113 HR 429 IH: Northern Mariana Islands Federal Depository Library Act of 2013
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-01-25
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		I
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 429
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			January 25, 2013
			Mr. Sablan introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on House
			 Administration

		A BILL
		To permit the Delegate from the Commonwealth of the
		  Northern Mariana Islands to designate Federal depository
		  libraries.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Northern Mariana Islands Federal Depository Library Act of
			 2013.
		2.Designation of
			 depository libraries by the Delegate from the Commonwealth of the Northern
			 Mariana IslandsSection 1905
			 of title 44, United States Code, is amended—
			(1)in the first
			 sentence, by inserting by the Delegate from the Commonwealth of the
			 Northern Mariana Islands, after District of Columbia,;
			 and
			(2)in the last
			 sentence, by inserting the Delegate from the Commonwealth of the
			 Northern Mariana Islands may designate two depository libraries in the
			 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, after libraries in
			 the District of Columbia,.
			3.Requirements of
			 depository libraries in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
			 IslandsSection 1909 of title
			 44, United States Code, is amended—
			(1)in the first
			 sentence, by inserting the Delegate from the Commonwealth of the
			 Northern Mariana Islands, after District of Columbia,;
			 and
			(2)in the last
			 sentence, by inserting and, in the case of a library in the Commonwealth
			 of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Delegate from the Commonwealth of Northern
			 Mariana Islands, after Commissioner of the District of
			 Columbia,.


115 HR 1993 IH: Homeless Veterans Legal Services Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-04-06
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1993IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 6, 2017Mrs. Beatty (for herself, Mr. Stivers, and Mr. Tiberi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsA BILLTo amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into
			 partnerships with public and private entities to provide legal services to
			 homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Homeless Veterans Legal Services Act. 2.Partnerships with public and private entities to provide legal services to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (a)In generalChapter 20 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2022 the following new section:

					2022A.Partnerships with public and private entities to provide legal services to homeless veterans and
			 veterans at risk of homelessness
 (a)Partnerships authorizedSubject to the availability of funds for such purpose, the Secretary shall enter into partnerships with public or private entities to fund a portion of the general legal services specified in subsection (c) that are provided by such entities to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness.
 (b)LocationsThe Secretary shall ensure that, to the extent practicable, partnerships under this section are made with entities equitably distributed across the geographic regions of the United States, including rural communities and tribal lands.
 (c)Legal servicesLegal services specified in this subsection include legal services provided by public or private entities that address the needs of homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness as follows:
 (1)Legal services related to housing, including eviction defense, representation in landlord-tenant cases, and representation in foreclosure cases.
 (2)Legal services related to family law, including assistance in court proceedings for child support, divorce, estate planning, and family reconciliation.
 (3)Legal services related to income support, including assistance in obtaining public benefits. (4)Legal services related to criminal defense, including defense in matters symptomatic of homelessness, such as outstanding warrants, fines, and driver's license revocation, to reduce recidivism and facilitate the overcoming of reentry obstacles in employment or housing.
 (5)Such other legal services as the Secretary determines appropriate. (d)ConsultationIn developing and carrying out partnerships under this section, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable—
 (1)consult with veterans service organizations and other appropriate organizations; and (2)coordinate appropriate outreach relationships with such organizations.
 (e)ReportsThe Secretary may require entities that have entered into partnerships under this section to submit to the Secretary periodic reports on legal services provided to homeless veterans and veterans who are at risk of homelessness pursuant to such partnerships..
 (b)Clerical amendmentThe table of sections at the beginning of chapter 20 of such title is amended by adding after the item relating to section 2022 the following new item:

						2022A. Partnerships with public and private entities to provide legal services to homeless veterans
			 and veterans at risk of homelessness..


114 HR 1864 IH: To direct the Secretary of Defense to designate a single senior official of the Department of Defense to procure wideband satellite communications necessary to meet the requirements of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
U.S. House of Representatives
2015-04-16
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		I
		114th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1864
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			April 16, 2015
			Mr. Bridenstine (for himself, Mr. Cooper, and Mr. Rogers of Alabama) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

		A BILL
		To direct the Secretary of Defense to designate a single senior official of the Department of
			 Defense to procure wideband satellite communications necessary to meet the
			 requirements of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

		1.Procurement of wideband satellite communications
 (a)Acquisition agentExcept as provided by subsection (b)(1), not later than September 30, 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall designate a single senior official of the Department of Defense to procure wideband satellite communications necessary to meet the requirements of the Department of Defense for such communications, including with respect to military and commercial satellite communications.
			(b)Exception
 (1)In generalNotwithstanding subsection (a), an official described in paragraph (2) may carry out the procurement of commercial wideband satellite communications if the official determines that such procurement is required to meet an urgent need.
 (2)Official describedAn official described in this paragraph is any of the following: (A)A Secretary of a military department.
 (B)The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. (C)The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense.
 (D)A commander of a combatant command. (3)Annual reportsNot later than March 1, 2017, and each year thereafter through 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees (as defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code) a report on procurement carried out under paragraph (1) during the year prior to the submission of the report, including—
 (A)a brief description of the urgent need fulfilled by each such procurement; (B)the date and length of the contract of each such procurement; and
 (C)the value of each such contract. (c)PlanNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for the Secretary to meet the requirements of the Department of Defense for satellite communications, including with respect to—
 (1)the roles and responsibilities of officials of the Department; and (2)carrying out subsections (a) and (b).


116 HR 7087 IH: No Tolerance for Rioters Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2020-06-04
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I116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7087IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 4, 2020Mr. Budd (for himself and Mr. Bishop of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the penalty for rioting, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the No Tolerance for Rioters Act.2.Increased penalty for riotingSection 2101(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking five years and inserting ten years.


		II
		Calendar No. 1054
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 24
		[Report No. 110–483]
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			January 4, 2007
			Mrs. Boxer (for herself,
			 Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr.
			 Cardin, and Ms. Klobuchar)
			 introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Environment and Public
			 Works

			September 24 (legislative day, September 17),
			 2008
			Reported by Mrs. Boxer,
			 with an amendment
			Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert
			 the part printed in italic

		A BILL
		To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require a health
		  advisory and monitoring of drinking water for perchlorate.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Perchlorate Monitoring and
			 Right-to-Know Act of 2008.
		2.Findings and
			 purpose
			(a)FindingsCongress
			 finds that—
				(1)perchlorate—
					(A)is a chemical used
			 as the primary ingredient of solid rocket propellant; and
					(B)is also used in
			 fireworks, road flares, and other applications.
					(2)waste from the
			 manufacture and improper disposal of chemicals containing perchlorate is
			 increasingly being discovered in soil and water;
				(3)according to the
			 Government Accountability Office, perchlorate contamination has been detected
			 in water and soil at almost 400 sites in the United States, with concentration
			 levels ranging from 4 parts per billion to millions of parts per
			 billion;
				(4)the Government
			 Accountability Office has determined that the Environmental Protection Agency
			 does not centrally track or monitor perchlorate detections or the status of
			 perchlorate cleanup, so a greater number of contaminated sites may already
			 exist;
				(5)according to the
			 Government Accountability Office, limited Environmental Protection Agency data
			 show that perchlorate has been found in 35 States and the District of Columbia
			 and is known to have contaminated 153 public water systems in 26 States;
				(6)those data are
			 likely underestimates of total drinking water exposure, as illustrated by the
			 finding of the California Department of Health Services that perchlorate
			 contamination sites have affected approximately 276 drinking water sources and
			 77 drinking water systems in the State of California alone;
				(7)Food and Drug
			 Administration scientists and other scientific researchers have detected
			 perchlorate in the United States food supply, including in lettuce, milk,
			 cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, cantaloupe, wheat, and spinach, and in human
			 breast milk;
				(8)(A)perchlorate can harm
			 human health, especially in pregnant women and children, by interfering with
			 uptake of iodide by the thyroid gland, which is necessary to produce important
			 hormones that help control human health and development;
					(B)in adults, the
			 thyroid helps to regulate metabolism;
					(C)in children, the
			 thyroid helps to ensure proper mental and physical development; and
					(D)impairment of
			 thyroid function in expectant mothers or infants may result in effects
			 including delayed development and decreased learning capability;
					(9)(A)in October 2006,
			 researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published the
			 largest, most comprehensive study to date on the effects of low levels of
			 perchlorate exposure in women, finding that—
						(i)significant
			 changes existed in thyroid hormones in women with low iodine levels who were
			 exposed to perchlorate; and
						(ii)even low-level
			 perchlorate exposure may affect the production of hormones by the thyroid in
			 iodine-deficient women; and
						(B)in the United
			 States, about 36 percent of women have iodine levels equivalent to or below the
			 levels of the women in the study described in subparagraph (A);
					(10)the Environmental
			 Protection Agency has not established a health advisory or national primary
			 drinking water regulation for perchlorate, but instead established a
			 Drinking Water Equivalent Level of 24.5 parts per billion for
			 perchlorate, which—
					(A)does not take into
			 consideration all routes of exposure to perchlorate;
					(B)has been
			 criticized by experts as failing to sufficiently consider the body weight,
			 unique exposure, and vulnerabilities of certain pregnant women and fetuses,
			 infants, and children; and
					(C)is based primarily
			 on a small study and does not take into account new, larger studies of the
			 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or other data indicating potential
			 effects at lower perchlorate levels than previously found;
					(11)on August 22,
			 2005 (70 Fed. Reg. 49094), the Administrator proposed to extend the requirement
			 that perchlorate be monitored in drinking water under the final rule entitled
			 Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation (UCMR) for Public Water
			 Systems Revisions promulgated pursuant to section 1445(a)(2) of the
			 Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–4(a)(2)); and
				(12)on December 20,
			 2006, the Administrator signed a final rule removing perchlorate from the list
			 of contaminants for which monitoring is required under the final rule entitled
			 Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation (UCMR) for Public Water
			 Systems Revisions (72 Fed. Reg. 368 (January 4, 2007)).
				(b)PurposeThe
			 purpose of this Act is to require the Administrator of the Environmental
			 Protection Agency—
				(1)to establish, not
			 later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a health advisory
			 that—
					(A)is fully
			 protective of, and considers, the body weight and exposure patterns of pregnant
			 women, fetuses, newborns, and children;
					(B)provides an
			 adequate margin of safety; and
					(C)takes into account
			 all routes of exposure to perchlorate;
					(2)to promulgate, not
			 later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a final regulation
			 requiring monitoring for perchlorate in drinking water; and
				(3)to ensure the
			 right of the public to know about perchlorate in drinking water by requiring
			 that consumer confidence reports disclose the presence and potential health
			 effects of perchlorate in drinking water.
				3.Monitoring and
			 health advisory for perchlorateSection 1412(b)(12) of the Safe Drinking
			 Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)(12)) is amended by adding at the end the
			 following:

				(C)Perchlorate
					(i)Health
				advisoryNot later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
				this subparagraph, the Administrator shall publish a health advisory for
				perchlorate that fully protects, with an adequate margin of safety, the health
				of vulnerable persons (including pregnant women, fetuses, newborns, and
				children), considering body weight and exposure patterns and all routes of
				exposure.
					(ii)Monitoring
				regulations
						(I)In
				generalThe Administrator shall propose (not later than 60 days
				after the date of enactment of this subparagraph) and promulgate (not later
				than 120 days after the date of enactment of this subparagraph) a final
				regulation requiring—
							(aa)each public water
				system serving more than 10,000 individuals to monitor for perchlorate
				beginning not later than October 31, 2007; and
							(bb)the collection of
				a representative sample of public water systems serving 10,000 individuals or
				fewer to monitor for perchlorate in accordance with section 1445(a)(2).
							(II)DurationThe
				regulation shall be in effect unless and until monitoring for perchlorate is
				required under a national primary drinking water regulation for
				perchlorate.
						(iii)Consumer
				confidence reportsEach consumer confidence report issued under
				section 1414(c)(4) shall disclose the presence of any perchlorate in drinking
				water, and the potential health risks of exposure to perchlorate in drinking
				water, consistent with guidance issued by the
				Administrator.
					.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Perchlorate Monitoring and
			 Right-to-Know Act of 2008.
		2.Findings and
			 purpose
			(a)FindingsCongress
			 finds that—
				(1)perchlorate—
					(A)is a chemical used as the
			 primary ingredient of solid rocket propellant; and
					(B)is also used in
			 fireworks, road flares, and other applications.
					(2)waste from the
			 manufacture and improper disposal of chemicals containing perchlorate is
			 increasingly being discovered in soil and water;
				(3)according to the
			 Government Accountability Office, perchlorate contamination has been detected
			 in water and soil at almost 400 sites in the United States, with concentration
			 levels ranging from 4 parts per billion to millions of parts per
			 billion;
				(4)the Government
			 Accountability Office has determined that the Environmental Protection Agency
			 does not centrally track or monitor perchlorate detections or the status of
			 perchlorate cleanup, so a greater number of contaminated sites may already
			 exist;
				(5)according to the
			 Government Accountability Office, limited Environmental Protection Agency data
			 show that perchlorate has been found in 35 States and the District of Columbia
			 and is known to have contaminated 153 public water systems in 26 States;
				(6)those data are likely
			 underestimates of total drinking water exposure, as illustrated by the finding
			 of the California Department of Health Services that perchlorate contamination
			 sites have affected approximately 274 drinking water sources and 82 drinking
			 water systems in the State of California alone;
				(7)Food and Drug
			 Administration scientists and other scientific researchers have detected
			 perchlorate in the United States food supply, including in lettuce, milk,
			 cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, cantaloupe, wheat, and spinach, and in human
			 breast milk;
				(8)(A)perchlorate can
			 harm human health, especially in pregnant women and children, by interfering
			 with uptake of iodide by the thyroid gland, which is necessary to produce
			 important hormones that help control human health and development;
					(B)in adults, the thyroid
			 helps to regulate metabolism;
					(C)in children, the thyroid
			 helps to ensure proper mental and physical development; and
					(D)impairment of thyroid
			 function in expectant mothers or infants may result in effects including
			 delayed development and decreased learning capability;
					(9)(A)in October 2006,
			 researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published the
			 largest, most comprehensive study to date on the effects of low levels of
			 perchlorate exposure in women, finding that—
						(i)significant changes
			 existed in thyroid hormones in women with low iodine levels who were exposed to
			 perchlorate; and
						(ii)even low-level
			 perchlorate exposure may affect the production of hormones by the thyroid in
			 iodine-deficient women; and
						(B)in the United States,
			 about 36 percent of women have iodine levels equivalent to or below the levels
			 of the women in the study described in subparagraph (A);
					(10)the Environmental
			 Protection Agency has not established a health advisory or national primary
			 drinking water regulation for perchlorate, but instead established a
			 Drinking Water Equivalent Level of 24.5 parts per billion for
			 perchlorate, which—
					(A)does not take into
			 consideration all routes of exposure to perchlorate;
					(B)has been criticized by
			 experts as failing to sufficiently consider the body weight, unique exposure,
			 and vulnerabilities of certain pregnant women and fetuses, infants, and
			 children; and
					(C)is based primarily on a
			 small study and does not take into account new, larger studies of the Centers
			 for Disease Control and Prevention or other data indicating potential effects
			 at lower perchlorate levels than previously found;
					(11)on August 22, 2005 (70
			 Fed. Reg. 49094), the Administrator proposed to extend the requirement that
			 perchlorate be monitored in drinking water under the final rule entitled
			 Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation (UCMR) for Public Water
			 Systems Revisions promulgated pursuant to section 1445(a)(2) of the
			 Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–4(a)(2)); and
				(12)on December 20, 2006,
			 the Administrator signed a final rule removing perchlorate from the list of
			 contaminants for which monitoring is required under the final rule entitled
			 Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation (UCMR) for Public Water
			 Systems Revisions (72 Fed. Reg. 368 (January 4, 2007)).
				(b)PurposeThe
			 purpose of this Act is to require the Administrator of the Environmental
			 Protection Agency—
				(1)to establish, not later
			 than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a health advisory
			 that—
					(A)is fully protective of,
			 and considers, the body weight and exposure patterns of pregnant women,
			 infants, and children;
					(B)provides an adequate
			 margin of safety; and
					(C)takes into account all
			 routes of exposure to perchlorate;
					(2)to promulgate, not later
			 than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a final regulation
			 requiring monitoring for perchlorate in drinking water; and
				(3)to ensure the right of
			 the public to know about perchlorate in drinking water by requiring that
			 consumer confidence reports disclose the presence and potential health effects
			 of perchlorate in drinking water.
				3.Monitoring and health
			 advisory for perchlorateSection 1412(b)(12) of the Safe Drinking
			 Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)(12)) is amended by adding at the end the
			 following:

				(C)Perchlorate
					(i)Health
				advisoryNotwithstanding any other provision of this section, not
				later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the
				Administrator shall publish a health advisory for perchlorate that is fully
				protective, with an adequate margin of safety, of the health of vulnerable
				persons (including pregnant women, infants, and children), taking into
				consideration body weight, exposure patterns, and all routes of
				exposure.
					(ii)Monitoring
				regulations
						(I)In
				generalThe Administrator shall propose (not later than 60 days
				after the date of enactment of this subparagraph) and promulgate (not later
				than 120 days after the date of enactment of this subparagraph) a final
				regulation pursuant to section 1445(a)(2) requiring—
							(aa)each public water system
				serving more than 10,000 individuals to monitor for perchlorate beginning not
				later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subparagraph;
				and
							(bb)the collection of a
				representative sample of public water systems serving 10,000 individuals or
				fewer to monitor for perchlorate in accordance with section 1445(a)(2).
							(II)DurationThe
				regulation shall be in effect until monitoring for perchlorate is required
				under a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate.
						(iii)Consumer confidence
				reports
						(I)In
				generalSubject to subclause (II), by regulation promulgated
				simultaneously with the promulgation of the final regulation under clause (ii),
				the Administrator shall require that each consumer confidence report issued
				under section 1414(c)(4) shall disclose the presence of any perchlorate in
				drinking water, and the potential health risks of exposure to perchlorate in
				drinking water to vulnerable persons (including pregnant women, infants, and
				children), consistent with regulations promulgated by the Administrator.
						(II)ExceptionNotwithstanding
				subclause (I), perchlorate shall not be considered to be 1 of the 3 regulated
				contaminants described in the matter following clause (vi) of section
				1414(c)(4)(B).
						.

		September 24 (legislative day, September 17),
		  2008
		Reported with an amendment


113 SRES 64 PCS: Authorizing expenditures by committees of the Senate for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013.
U.S. Senate
2013-02-28
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		III
		Calendar No. 20
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. RES. 64
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			February 28, 2013
			Mr. Schumer, from the
			 Committee on Rules and
			 Administration, reported the following original resolution;
			 which was placed on the calendar

		RESOLUTION
		Authorizing expenditures by committees of the Senate for
		  the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013.

		1.Aggregate
			 authorization
			(a)In
			 GeneralFor purposes of carrying out the powers, duties, and
			 functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, and under the appropriate
			 authorizing resolutions of the Senate there is authorized for the period March
			 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, in the aggregate of $62,295,795, in
			 accordance with the provisions of this resolution, for standing committees of
			 the Senate, the Special Committee on Aging, the Select Committee on
			 Intelligence, and the Committee on Indian Affairs.
			(b)Agency
			 ContributionsThere are authorized such sums as may be necessary
			 for agency contributions related to the compensation of employees of the
			 committees for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, to be paid
			 from the appropriations account for Expenses of Inquiries and
			 Investigations of the Senate.
			2.Committee on
			 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
			(a)General
			 AuthorityIn carrying out its powers, duties, and functions under
			 the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its jurisdiction under
			 rule XXV of such rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings,
			 and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of
			 the Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
			 Forestry is authorized from March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, in its
			 discretion—
				(1)to make
			 expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate;
				(2)to employ
			 personnel; and
				(3)with the prior
			 consent of the Government department or agency concerned and the Committee on
			 Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis
			 the services of personnel of any such department or agency.
				(b)Expenses for
			 Period Ending September 30, 2013The expenses of the committee
			 for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, under this section
			 shall not exceed $2,464,069, of which amount—
				(1)not to exceed
			 $200,000, may be expended for the procurement of the services of individual
			 consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the
			 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and
				(2)not to exceed
			 $40,000, may be expended for the training of the professional staff of such
			 committee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
				3.Committee on
			 Armed Services
			(a)General
			 AuthorityIn carrying out its powers, duties, and functions under
			 the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its jurisdiction under
			 rule XXV of such rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings,
			 and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of
			 the Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee on Armed Services is authorized
			 from March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, in its discretion—
				(1)to make
			 expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate;
				(2)to employ
			 personnel; and
				(3)with the prior
			 consent of the Government department or agency concerned and the Committee on
			 Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis
			 the services of personnel of any such department or agency.
				(b)Expenses for
			 Period Ending September 30, 2013The expenses of the committee
			 for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, under this section
			 shall not exceed $4,179,885, of which amount—
				(1)not to exceed
			 $75,000, may be expended for the procurement of the services of individual
			 consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the
			 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and
				(2)not to exceed
			 $30,000, may be expended for the training of the professional staff of such
			 committee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
				4.Committee on
			 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
			(a)General
			 AuthorityIn carrying out its powers, duties, and functions under
			 the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its jurisdiction under
			 rule XXV of such rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings,
			 and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of
			 the Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
			 Affairs is authorized from March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, in its
			 discretion—
				(1)to make
			 expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate;
				(2)to employ
			 personnel; and
				(3)with the prior
			 consent of the Government department or agency concerned and the Committee on
			 Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis
			 the services of personnel of any such department or agency.
				(b)Expenses for
			 Period Ending September 30, 2013The expenses of the committee
			 for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, under this section
			 shall not exceed $3,787,685, of which amount—
				(1)not to exceed
			 $10,267, may be expended for the procurement of the services of individual
			 consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the
			 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and
				(2)not to exceed
			 $616, may be expended for the training of the professional staff of such
			 committee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
				5.Committee on the
			 Budget
			(a)General
			 AuthorityIn carrying out its powers, duties, and functions under
			 the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its jurisdiction under
			 rule XXV of such rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings,
			 and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of
			 the Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee on the Budget is authorized
			 from March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, in its discretion—
				(1)to make
			 expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate;
				(2)to employ
			 personnel; and
				(3)with the prior
			 consent of the Government department or agency concerned and the Committee on
			 Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis
			 the services of personnel of any such department or agency.
				(b)Expenses for
			 Period Ending September 30, 2013The expenses of the committee
			 for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, under this section
			 shall not exceed $3,950,532, of which amount—
				(1)not to exceed
			 $35,000, may be expended for the procurement of the services of individual
			 consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the
			 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and
				(2)not to exceed
			 $21,000, may be expended for the training of the professional staff of such
			 committee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
				6.Committee on
			 Commerce, Science, and Transportation
			(a)General
			 AuthorityIn carrying out its powers, duties, and functions under
			 the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its jurisdiction under
			 rule XXV of such rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings,
			 and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of
			 the Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
			 Transportation is authorized from March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, in
			 its discretion—
				(1)to make
			 expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate;
				(2)to employ
			 personnel; and
				(3)with the prior
			 consent of the Government department or agency concerned and the Committee on
			 Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis
			 the services of personnel of any such department or agency.
				(b)Expenses for
			 Period Ending September 30, 2013The expenses of the committee
			 for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, under this section
			 shall not exceed $4,080,061, of which amount—
				(1)not to exceed
			 $50,000, may be expended for the procurement of the services of individual
			 consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the
			 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and
				(2)not to exceed
			 $50,000, may be expended for the training of the professional staff of such
			 committee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
				7.Committee on
			 Energy and Natural Resources
			(a)General
			 AuthorityIn carrying out its powers, duties, and functions under
			 the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its jurisdiction under
			 rule XXV of such rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings,
			 and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of
			 the Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
			 is authorized from March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, in its
			 discretion—
				(1)to make
			 expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate;
				(2)to employ
			 personnel; and
				(3)with the prior
			 consent of the Government department or agency concerned and the Committee on
			 Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis
			 the services of personnel of any such department or agency.
				(b)Expenses for
			 Period Ending September 30, 2013The expenses of the committee
			 for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, under this section
			 shall not exceed $3,453,383.
			8.Committee on
			 Environment and Public Works
			(a)General
			 AuthorityIn carrying out its powers, duties, and functions under
			 the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its jurisdiction under
			 rule XXV of such rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings,
			 and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of
			 the Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee on Environment and Public Works
			 is authorized from March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, in its
			 discretion—
				(1)to make
			 expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate;
				(2)to employ
			 personnel; and
				(3)with the prior
			 consent of the Government department or agency concerned and the Committee on
			 Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis
			 the services of personnel of any such department or agency.
				(b)Expenses for
			 Period Ending September 30, 2013The expenses of the committee
			 for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, under this section
			 shall not exceed $3,178,904, of which amount—
				(1)not to exceed
			 $4,667, may be expended for the procurement of the services of individual
			 consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the
			 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and
				(2)not to exceed
			 $1,167, may be expended for the training of the professional staff of such
			 committee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
				9.Committee on
			 Finance
			(a)General
			 AuthorityIn carrying out its powers, duties, and functions under
			 the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its jurisdiction under
			 rule XXV of such rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings,
			 and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of
			 the Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee on Finance is authorized from
			 March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, in its discretion—
				(1)to make
			 expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate;
				(2)to employ
			 personnel; and
				(3)with the prior
			 consent of the Government department or agency concerned and the Committee on
			 Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis
			 the services of personnel of any such department or agency.
				(b)Expenses for
			 Period Ending September 30, 2013The expenses of the committee
			 for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, under this section
			 shall not exceed $4,693,751, of which amount—
				(1)not to exceed
			 $17,500, may be expended for the procurement of the services of individual
			 consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the
			 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and
				(2)not to exceed
			 $5,833, may be expended for the training of the professional staff of such
			 committee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
				10.Committee on
			 Foreign Relations
			(a)General
			 AuthorityIn carrying out its powers, duties, and functions under
			 the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its jurisdiction under
			 rule XXV of such rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings,
			 and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of
			 the Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Relations is
			 authorized from March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, in its
			 discretion—
				(1)to make
			 expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate;
				(2)to employ
			 personnel; and
				(3)with the prior
			 consent of the Government department or agency concerned and the Committee on
			 Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis
			 the services of personnel of any such department or agency.
				(b)Expenses for
			 Period Ending September 30, 2013The expenses of the committee
			 for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, under this section
			 shall not exceed $3,866,195, of which amount—
				(1)not to exceed
			 $100,000, may be expended for the procurement of the services of individual
			 consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the
			 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and
				(2)not to exceed
			 $20,000, may be expended for the training of the professional staff of such
			 committee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
				11.Committee on
			 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
			(a)General
			 AuthorityIn carrying out its powers, duties, and functions under
			 the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its jurisdiction under
			 rule XXV of such rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings,
			 and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of
			 the Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
			 and Pensions is authorized from March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, in
			 its discretion—
				(1)to make
			 expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate;
				(2)to employ
			 personnel; and
				(3)with the prior
			 consent of the Government department or agency concerned and the Committee on
			 Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis
			 the services of personnel of any such department or agency.
				(b)Expenses for
			 Period Ending September 30, 2013The expenses of the committee
			 for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, under this section
			 shall not exceed $5,381,475, of which amount—
				(1)not to exceed
			 $75,000, may be expended for the procurement of the services of individual
			 consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the
			 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and
				(2)not to exceed
			 $25,000, may be expended for the training of the professional staff of such
			 committee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
				12.Committee on
			 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
			(a)General
			 AuthorityIn carrying out its powers, duties, and functions under
			 the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its jurisdiction under
			 rule XXV of such rules and S. Res. 445, agreed to October 9, 2004 (108th
			 Congress), including holding hearings, reporting such hearings, and making
			 investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing
			 Rules of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
			 Affairs is authorized from March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, in its
			 discretion—
				(1)to make
			 expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate;
				(2)to employ
			 personnel; and
				(3)with the prior
			 consent of the Government department or agency concerned and the Committee on
			 Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis
			 the services of personnel of any such department or agency.
				(b)Expenses for
			 Period Ending September 30, 2013The expenses of the committee
			 for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, under this section
			 shall not exceed $6,074,429, of which amount—
				(1)not to exceed
			 $75,000, may be expended for the procurement of the services of individual
			 consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the
			 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and
				(2)not to exceed
			 $20,000, may be expended for the training of the professional staff of such
			 committee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
				(c)Investigations
				(1)In
			 generalThe committee, or any duly authorized subcommittee of the
			 committee, is authorized to study or investigate—
					(A)the efficiency
			 and economy of operations of all branches of the Government including the
			 possible existence of fraud, misfeasance, malfeasance, collusion,
			 mismanagement, incompetence, corruption, or unethical practices, waste,
			 extravagance, conflicts of interest, and the improper expenditure of Government
			 funds in transactions, contracts, and activities of the Government or of
			 Government officials and employees and any and all such improper practices
			 between Government personnel and corporations, individuals, companies, or
			 persons affiliated therewith, doing business with the Government, and the
			 compliance or noncompliance of such corporations, companies, or individuals or
			 other entities with the rules, regulations, and laws governing the various
			 governmental agencies and its relationships with the public;
					(B)the extent to
			 which criminal or other improper practices or activities are, or have been,
			 engaged in the field of labor-management relations or in groups or
			 organizations of employees or employers, to the detriment of interests of the
			 public, employers, or employees, and to determine whether any changes are
			 required in the laws of the United States in order to protect such interests
			 against the occurrence of such practices or activities;
					(C)organized
			 criminal activity which may operate in or otherwise utilize the facilities of
			 interstate or international commerce in furtherance of any transactions and the
			 manner and extent to which, and the identity of the persons, firms, or
			 corporations, or other entities by whom such utilization is being made, and
			 further, to study and investigate the manner in which and the extent to which
			 persons engaged in organized criminal activity have infiltrated lawful business
			 enterprise, and to study the adequacy of Federal laws to prevent the operations
			 of organized crime in interstate or international commerce, and to determine
			 whether any changes are required in the laws of the United States in order to
			 protect the public against such practices or activities;
					(D)all other aspects
			 of crime and lawlessness within the United States which have an impact upon or
			 affect the national health, welfare, and safety, including but not limited to
			 investment fraud schemes, commodity and security fraud, computer fraud, and the
			 use of offshore banking and corporate facilities to carry out criminal
			 objectives;
					(E)the efficiency
			 and economy of operations of all branches and functions of the Government with
			 particular reference to—
						(i)the
			 effectiveness of present national security methods, staffing, and processes as
			 tested against the requirements imposed by the rapidly mounting complexity of
			 national security problems;
						(ii)the capacity of
			 present national security staffing, methods, and processes to make full use of
			 the Nation’s resources of knowledge and talents;
						(iii)the adequacy of
			 present intergovernmental relations between the United States and international
			 organizations principally concerned with national security of which the United
			 States is a member; and
						(iv)legislative and
			 other proposals to improve these methods, processes, and relationships;
						(F)the efficiency,
			 economy, and effectiveness of all agencies and departments of the Government
			 involved in the control and management of energy shortages including, but not
			 limited to, their performance with respect to—
						(i)the
			 collection and dissemination of accurate statistics on fuel demand and
			 supply;
						(ii)the
			 implementation of effective energy conservation measures;
						(iii)the pricing of
			 energy in all forms;
						(iv)coordination of
			 energy programs with State and local government;
						(v)control of
			 exports of scarce fuels;
						(vi)the management
			 of tax, import, pricing, and other policies affecting energy supplies;
						(vii)maintenance of
			 the independent sector of the petroleum industry as a strong competitive
			 force;
						(viii)the allocation
			 of fuels in short supply by public and private entities;
						(ix)the management
			 of energy supplies owned or controlled by the Government;
						(x)relations with
			 other oil producing and consuming countries;
						(xi)the monitoring
			 of compliance by governments, corporations, or individuals with the laws and
			 regulations governing the allocation, conservation, or pricing of energy
			 supplies; and
						(xii)research into
			 the discovery and development of alternative energy supplies; and
						(G)the efficiency
			 and economy of all branches and functions of Government with particular
			 references to the operations and management of Federal regulatory policies and
			 programs.
					(2)Extent of
			 inquiriesIn carrying out the duties provided in paragraph (1),
			 the inquiries of this committee or any subcommittee of the committee shall not
			 be construed to be limited to the records, functions, and operations of any
			 particular branch of the Government and may extend to the records and
			 activities of any persons, corporation, or other entity.
				(3)Special
			 committee authorityFor the purposes of this subsection, the
			 committee, or any duly authorized subcommittee of the committee, or its
			 chairman, or any other member of the committee or subcommittee designated by
			 the chairman is authorized, in its, his, her, or their discretion—
					(A)to require by
			 subpoena or otherwise the attendance of witnesses and production of
			 correspondence, books, papers, and documents;
					(B)to hold
			 hearings;
					(C)to sit and act at
			 any time or place during the sessions, recess, and adjournment periods of the
			 Senate;
					(D)to administer
			 oaths; and
					(E)to take
			 testimony, either orally or by sworn statement, or, in the case of staff
			 members of the Committee and the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, by
			 deposition in accordance with the Committee Rules of Procedure.
					(4)Authority of
			 other committeesNothing contained in this subsection shall
			 affect or impair the exercise of any other standing committee of the Senate of
			 any power, or the discharge by such committee of any duty, conferred or imposed
			 upon it by the Standing Rules of the Senate or by the Legislative
			 Reorganization Act of 1946.
				(5)Subpoena
			 authorityAll subpoenas and related legal processes of the
			 committee and its subcommittee authorized under S. Res. 81, agreed to March 2,
			 2011 (112th Congress) are authorized to continue.
				13.Committee on
			 the Judiciary
			(a)General
			 AuthorityIn carrying out its powers, duties, and functions under
			 the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its jurisdiction under
			 rule XXV of such rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings,
			 and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of
			 the Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary is authorized
			 from March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, in its discretion—
				(1)to make
			 expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate;
				(2)to employ
			 personnel; and
				(3)with the prior
			 consent of the Government department or agency concerned and the Committee on
			 Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis
			 the services of personnel of any such department or agency.
				(b)Expenses for
			 Period Ending September 30, 2013The expenses of the committee
			 for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, under this section
			 shall not exceed $5,882,131, of which amount—
				(1)not to exceed
			 $200,000, may be expended for the procurement of the services of individual
			 consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the
			 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and
				(2)not to exceed
			 $20,000, may be expended for the training of the professional staff of such
			 committee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
				14.Committee on
			 Rules and Administration
			(a)General
			 AuthorityIn carrying out its powers, duties, and functions under
			 the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its jurisdiction under
			 rule XXV of such rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings,
			 and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of
			 the Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee on Rules and Administration is
			 authorized from March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, in its
			 discretion—
				(1)to make
			 expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate;
				(2)to employ
			 personnel; and
				(3)with the prior
			 consent of the Government department or agency concerned and the Committee on
			 Rules and Administration , to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis
			 the services of personnel of any such department or agency.
				(b)Expenses for
			 Period Ending September 30, 2013The expenses of the committee
			 for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, under this section
			 shall not exceed $1,619,831, of which amount—
				(1)not to exceed
			 $43,750, may be expended for the procurement of the services of individual
			 consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the
			 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and
				(2)not to exceed
			 $7,000, may be expended for the training of the professional staff of such
			 committee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
				15.Committee on
			 Small Business and Entrepreneurship
			(a)General
			 AuthorityIn carrying out its powers, duties, and functions under
			 the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its jurisdiction under
			 rule XXV of such rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings,
			 and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of
			 the Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee on Small Business and
			 Entrepreneurship is authorized from March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013,
			 in its discretion—
				(1)to make
			 expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate;
				(2)to employ
			 personnel; and
				(3)with the prior
			 consent of the Government department or agency concerned and the Committee on
			 Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis
			 the services of personnel of any such department or agency.
				(b)Expenses for
			 Period Ending September 30, 2013The expenses of the committee
			 for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, under this section
			 shall not exceed $1,524,917, of which amount—
				(1)not to exceed
			 $25,000, may be expended for the procurement of the services of individual
			 consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the
			 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and
				(2)not to exceed
			 $10,000, may be expended for the training of the professional staff of such
			 committee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
				16.Committee on
			 Veterans’ Affairs
			(a)General
			 AuthorityIn carrying out its powers, duties, and functions under
			 the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its jurisdiction under
			 rule XXV of such rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings,
			 and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of
			 the Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs is
			 authorized from March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, in its
			 discretion—
				(1)to make
			 expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate;
				(2)to employ
			 personnel; and
				(3)with the prior
			 consent of the Government department or agency concerned and the Committee on
			 Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis
			 the services of personnel of any such department or agency.
				(b)Expenses for
			 Period Ending September 30, 2013The expenses of the committee
			 for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, under this section
			 shall not exceed $1,409,970, of which amount—
				(1)not to exceed
			 $30,000, may be expended for the procurement of the services of individual
			 consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the
			 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and
				(2)not to exceed
			 $10,000, may be expended for the training of the professional staff of such
			 committee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
				17.Special
			 Committee on Aging
			(a)General
			 AuthorityIn carrying out its powers, duties, and functions
			 imposed by section 104 of S. Res. 4, agreed to February 4, 1977 (95th
			 Congress), and in exercising the authority conferred on it by such section, the
			 Special Committee on Aging is authorized from March 1, 2013, through September
			 30, 2013, in its discretion—
				(1)to make
			 expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate;
				(2)to employ
			 personnel; and
				(3)with the prior
			 consent of the Government department or agency concerned and the Committee on
			 Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis
			 the services of personnel of any such department or agency.
				(b)Expenses for
			 Period Ending September 30, 2013The expenses of the committee
			 for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, under this section
			 shall not exceed $1,704,661, of which amount not to exceed $15,000, may be
			 expended for the training of the professional staff of such committee (under
			 procedures specified by section 202(j) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of
			 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(j))).
			18.Select
			 Committee on Intelligence
			(a)General
			 AuthorityIn carrying out its powers, duties, and functions under
			 S. Res. 400, agreed to May 19, 1976 (94th Congress), as amended by S. Res. 445,
			 agreed to October 9, 2004 (108th Congress), in accordance with its jurisdiction
			 under sections 3(a) and 17 of such S. Res. 400, including holding hearings,
			 reporting such hearings, and making investigations as authorized by section 5
			 of such S. Res. 400, the Select Committee on Intelligence is authorized from
			 March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, in its discretion—
				(1)to make
			 expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate;
				(2)to employ
			 personnel; and
				(3)with the prior
			 consent of the Government department or agency concerned and the Committee on
			 Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis
			 the services of personnel of any such department or agency.
				(b)Expenses for
			 Period Ending September 30, 2013The expenses of the committee
			 for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, under this section
			 shall not exceed $3,739,220, of which amount not to exceed $10,000, may be
			 expended for the procurement of the services of individual consultants, or
			 organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative
			 Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))).
			19.Committee on
			 Indian Affairs
			(a)General
			 AuthorityIn carrying out its powers, duties, and functions
			 imposed by section 105 of S. Res. 4, agreed to February 4, 1977 (95th
			 Congress), and in exercising the authority conferred on it by that section, the
			 Committee on Indian Affairs is authorized from March 1, 2013, through September
			 30, 2013, in its discretion—
				(1)to make
			 expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate;
				(2)to employ
			 personnel; and
				(3)with the prior
			 consent of the Government department or agency concerned and the Committee on
			 Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis
			 the services of personnel of any such department or agency.
				(b)Expenses for
			 Period Ending September 30, 2013The expenses of the committee
			 for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, under this section
			 shall not exceed $1,304,696, of which amount—
				(1)not to exceed
			 $20,000, may be expended for the procurement of the services of individual
			 consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the
			 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946); and
				(2)not to exceed
			 $20,000, may be expended for training consultants of the professional staff of
			 such committee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) of that
			 Act).
				20.Special
			 reserve
			(a)EstablishmentWithin
			 the funds in the account Expenses of Inquiries and
			 Investigations appropriated by the legislative branch appropriation
			 Acts for fiscal year 2013, there is authorized to be established a special
			 reserve to be available to any committee funded by this resolution as provided
			 in subsection (b) in an amount not to exceed $3,850,000, which shall be
			 available for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013.
			(b)AvailabilityThe
			 special reserve authorized in subsection (a) shall be available to any
			 committee—
				(1)on the basis of
			 special need to meet unpaid obligations incurred by that committee during the
			 period referred to in subsection (a); and
				(2)at the request of
			 a Chairman and Ranking Member of that committee subject to the approval of the
			 Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Rules and
			 Administration.
				21.Senate National
			 Security Working Group extension and revision
			(a)Working Group
			 reconstitution
				(1)In
			 generalThe Senate National Security Working Group (in this
			 section referred to as the Working Group), authorized by Senate
			 Resolution 105 of the 101st Congress, 1st session (agreed to on April 13,
			 1989), as subsequently amended and extended, is hereby reconstituted.
				(2)DutiesThe
			 Working Group—
					(A)shall serve as a
			 forum for bipartisan discussion of current national security issues relating to
			 the jurisdictions of multiple committees of the Senate;
					(B)shall conduct
			 regular meetings and maintain records of all meetings and activities;
					(C)may authorize
			 members to act as official observers on the United States delegation to any
			 negotiations to which the United States is a party regarding—
						(i)the
			 reduction, limitation, or control of conventional weapons, weapons of mass
			 destruction, or the means for delivery of any such weapons;
						(ii)the reduction,
			 limitation, or control of missile defenses; or
						(iii)export
			 controls;
						(D)may study any
			 issues related to national security that the majority leader of the Senate and
			 the minority leader of the Senate jointly determine appropriate;
					(E)is encouraged to
			 consult with parliamentarians and legislators of foreign nations and to
			 participate in international forums and institutions regarding the matters
			 described in subparagraphs (C) and (D); and
					(F)is not authorized
			 to investigate matters relating to espionage or intelligence operations against
			 the United States, counterintelligence operations and activities, or other
			 intelligence matters within the jurisdiction of the Select Committee on
			 Intelligence under Senate Resolution 400 of the 94th Congress, agreed to on May
			 19, 1976.
					(3)Composition
					(A)In
			 generalThe Working Group shall be composed of 20 members, as
			 follows:
						(i)7
			 Cochairmen, who shall head the Working Group, as follows:
							(I)4 Members of the
			 Senate from the majority party in the Senate (in this section referred to as
			 the Majority Cochairmen), appointed by the majority leader of
			 the Senate.
							(II)3 Members of the
			 Senate from the minority party in the Senate (in this section referred to as
			 the Minority Cochairmen), appointed by the minority leader of
			 the Senate.
							(ii)The majority
			 leader of the Senate and the minority leader of the Senate.
						(iii)5
			 Members of the Senate from the majority party in the Senate, appointed by the
			 majority leader of the Senate.
						(iv)6
			 Members of the Senate from the minority party in the Senate, appointed by the
			 minority leader of the Senate.
						(B)Administrative
			 cochairmenThe majority leader of the Senate shall designate one
			 of the Majority Cochairmen to serve as the Majority Administrative Cochairman,
			 and the minority leader of the Senate shall designate one of the Minority
			 Cochairmen to serve as the Minority Administrative Cochairman.
					(C)PublicationAppointments
			 and designations under this paragraph shall be printed in the Congressional
			 Record.
					(4)VacanciesAny
			 vacancy in the Working Group shall be filled in the same manner in which the
			 original appointment was made.
				(b)Working Group
			 staff
				(1)Compensation
			 and expenses(A)The Working Group is
			 authorized, from funds made available under subsection (c), to employ such
			 staff in the manner and at a rate not to exceed that allowed for employees of a
			 committee of the Senate under paragraph (3) of section 105(e) of the
			 Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61–1(e)), and incur such
			 expenses as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out its duties and
			 functions.
					(B)Senate Resolution 243, 100th Congress,
			 agreed to July 1, 1987, is amended in section 2(b) by striking the period at
			 the end and inserting at a rate not to exceed that allowed for employees
			 of a committee of the Senate under paragraph (3) of section 105(e) of the
			 Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61–1(e))..
					(C)Payments made under this subsection
			 for receptions, meals, and food-related expenses shall be authorized, however,
			 only for those actual expenses incurred by the Working Group in the course of
			 conducting its official duties and functions. Amounts received as reimbursement
			 for such food expenses shall not be reported as income, and the expenses so
			 reimbursed shall not be allowed as a deduction under title 26, United States
			 Code.
					(2)Designation of
			 professional staff
					(A)In
			 generalThe Majority
			 Administrative Cochairman shall designate one or more professional staff
			 members for each Majority Cochairman of the Working Group, upon recommendations
			 from each such Majority Cochairman. The Minority Administrative Cochairman
			 shall designate one or more professional staff members for each Minority
			 Cochairman of the Working Group, upon recommendations from each such Minority
			 Cochairman.
					(B)Compensation of
			 Senate employeesIn the case of the compensation of any such
			 professional staff member who is an employee of a Member of the Senate or of a
			 committee of the Senate and who has been designated to perform services for the
			 Working Group, such professional staff member shall continue to be paid by such
			 Member or such Committee, as the case may be, but the account from which such
			 professional staff member is paid shall be reimbursed for the services of such
			 professional staff member (including agency contributions when appropriate) out
			 of funds made available under subsection (c)(2).
					(C)DutiesThe
			 professional staff members authorized by this paragraph shall serve all members
			 of the Working Group and shall carry out such other functions as their
			 respective Cochairmen may specify.
					(D)Exclusive
			 participation in official activitiesExcept as provided in
			 paragraph (4), only designated staff of the Working Group may participate in
			 the official activities of the Working Group.
					(3)Leadership
			 staff
					(A)In
			 generalThe majority leader of the Senate and the minority leader
			 of the Senate may each designate 2 staff members who shall be responsible to
			 the respective leader.
					(B)CompensationFunds
			 necessary to compensate leadership staff shall be transferred from the funds
			 made available under subsection (c)(3) to the respective account from which
			 such designated staff member is paid.
					(4)Foreign
			 travel
					(A)In
			 generalAll foreign travel of the Working Group shall be
			 authorized solely by the majority leader of the Senate and the minority leader
			 of the Senate, upon the recommendation of the Administrative Cochairmen.
			 Participation by Senate staff members in, and access to, all official
			 activities and functions of the Working Group during foreign travel, and access
			 to all classified briefings and information made available to the Working Group
			 during such travel, shall be limited exclusively to Working Group staff members
			 with appropriate clearances.
					(B)Authorization
			 required
						(i)Committee
			 staffNo foreign travel or other funding shall be authorized by
			 any committee of the Senate for the use of staff for activities described under
			 this paragraph without the joint written authorization of the majority leader
			 of the Senate and the minority leader of the Senate to the chairman of such
			 committee.
						(ii)Member
			 staffNo foreign travel or other funding shall be authorized for
			 the staff of any Member of the Senate, other than Working Group staff, for
			 activities described under this paragraph unless the majority leader of the
			 Senate and the minority leader of the Senate jointly so authorize in
			 writing.
						(c)Payment of
			 expenses
				(1)In
			 generalThe expenses of the Working Group shall be paid from the
			 contingent fund of the Senate, out of the account of Miscellaneous Items, upon
			 vouchers approved jointly by the Administrative Cochairmen (except that
			 vouchers shall not be required for the disbursement of salaries of employees
			 who are paid at an annual rate).
				(2)Amounts
			 availableFor any fiscal year, not more than $500,000 shall be
			 expended for staff and for expenses (excepting expenses incurred for foreign
			 travel), of which not more than $100,000 shall be available for each
			 Administrative Cochairman and the staff of such Administrative Cochairman, and
			 not more than $60,000 shall be available for each Cochairman who is not an
			 Administrative Cochairman and the staff of such Cochairman.
				(3)Leadership
			 staffIn addition to the amounts referred to in paragraph (2),
			 for any fiscal year, not more than $200,000 shall be expended from the
			 contingent fund of the Senate, out of the account of Miscellaneous Items, for
			 leadership staff as designated in subsection (b)(3) for salaries and expenses
			 (excepting expenses incurred for foreign travel).
				(d)SunsetThe provisions of this section shall remain
			 in effect until December 31, 2016.

		February 28, 2013
		Placed on the calendar


115 S1207 IS: FUELS Act
U.S. Senate
2017-05-23
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II115th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1207IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMay 23, 2017Mrs. Fischer (for herself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Ernst, Mr. Moran, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Hoeven, and Mr. Roberts) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public WorksA BILLTo amend the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 with respect to the application of
			 the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule to certain farms,
			 and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act or the FUELS Act. 2.Applicability of spill prevention, control, and countermeasure ruleSection 1049 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 1361 note; 128 Stat. 1257; 130 Stat. 1902) is amended—
 (1)in subsection (b)— (A)in paragraph (1)(B), by striking 20,000 and inserting 42,000;
 (B)in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:  (A)an aggregate aboveground storage capacity greater than 10,000 gallons but less than 42,000 gallons; and;
 (C)in paragraph (3)— (i)by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:

 (A)with an aggregate aboveground storage capacity of less than or equal to 10,000 gallons; and; and (ii)in subparagraph (B), by striking ; and and inserting a period; and
 (D)by striking paragraph (4); (2)in subsection (c)(2)(A)—
 (A)in clause (i), by striking 1,000 and inserting 1,320; and (B)in clause (ii), by striking 2,500 and inserting 3,000; and
 (3)by striking subsection (d).


113 HR 3246 IH: Support Our Department of Defense Civilian Employees Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-10-04
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I
113th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. R. 3246
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 4, 2013
Mr. Turner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL
To amend the Pay Our Military Act to ensure that all civilian and contractor employees of the Department of Defense and the Coast Guard are paid in the event of a Government shutdown.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Support Our Department of Defense Civilian Employees Act.
2.Continuing appropriations for employees and contractors of Department of Defense and reserve component personnel
(a)Sense of CongressIt is the sense of Congress that all civilian employees and contractors of the Department of Defense and the Coast Guard serve to provide support to members of the Armed Forces.
(b)Amendments To Pay Our Military ActSubsection (a) of section 2 of the Pay Our Military Act (HR 3210 of the 113th Congress) is amended—
(1)in paragraph (2)—
(A)by striking the civilian personnel and inserting all civilian personnel; and
(B)by striking whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support to members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1); and
(2)in paragraph (3)—
(A)by striking pay and allowances to and inserting compensation to all employees of; and
(B)by striking whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support to members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1).
(c)Treatment of previously furloughed employeesSubsection (b) of such section is amended to read as follows:

(b)Treatment of previously furloughed employees
(1)In generalNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard) shall ensure that all personnel described in paragraph (2) are treated as retained or excepted status, as those terms are used in the Office of Management and Budget Circular A–11, during the period for which continuing appropriations are made available pursuant to subsection (a), effective as of the date of the enactment of the Support Our Department of Defense Civilian Employees Act.
(2)Personnel describedPersonnel described in this paragraph are civilian personnel of the Department of Defense or the Coast Guard that the Secretary of Defense (or the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard) determined were not in retained or excepted status, as those terms are used in the Office of Management and Budget Circular A–11, at any time during the period beginning on October 1, 2013, and ending on the date of the enactment of the Support Our Department of Defense Civilian Employees Act..


114 HR 1002 IH: Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2015
U.S. House of Representatives
2015-02-13
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I
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1002
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 13, 2015
Mr. Reed (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Heck of Nevada, Mr. Paulsen, Mr. Young of Indiana, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Schock, Mr. Neal, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Kind, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Pascrell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for 2 years the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2015. 2.Two-year extension of exclusion from gross income of discharge of qualified principal residence indebtedness (a)In generalSection 108(a)(1)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking January 1, 2015 and inserting January 1, 2017.
(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by this section shall apply to indebtedness discharged after December 31, 2014.


		III

		109th CONGRESS

		1st Session

		S. RES. 63

		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			February 17, 2005

			Mr. Reid (for

			 Mr. Biden (for himself,

			 Mr. Lugar, Mr.

			 Reid, Mr. Frist,

			 Mr. Levin, Mr.

			 Dodd, Mr. Corzine,

			 Mr. Allen, and Mr. Chafee)) submitted the following resolution;

			 which was considered and agreed to

		RESOLUTION

		Calling for an investigation into the

		  assassination of Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and urging steps to pressure the

		  Government of Syria to withdraw from Lebanon.

			Whereas on February 14, 2005,

			 Rafiq Hariri, the former Prime Minister of Lebanon, was assassinated in a

			 despicable terrorist attack;

			Whereas the car bomb used in

			 the assassination killed 16 others and injured more than 100 people;

			Whereas the intent of the

			 terrorists who carried out the assassination was to intimidate the Lebanese

			 people and push Lebanon backward toward chaos;

			Whereas Rafiq Hariri served

			 as Prime Minister of Lebanon for a total of 10 years since the end of the

			 Lebanese war in 1991;

			Whereas Rafiq Hariri helped

			 revitalize the economy of Lebanon and rebuild its shattered infrastructure and

			 pioneered and directed the rebirth of Beirut’s historic downtown

			 district;

			Whereas Rafiq Hariri stepped

			 down as Prime Minister on October 20, 2004;

			Whereas Syria maintains at

			 least 14,000 troops and a large number of intelligence personnel in

			 Lebanon;

			Whereas there is widespread

			 opposition in Lebanon to the continuing Syrian presence in Lebanon;

			Whereas the United Nations

			 Security Council issued a Presidential Statement (February 15, 2005) condemning

			 the terrorist bombing that killed Rafiq Hariri and calling on the

			 Lebanese Government to bring to justice the perpetrators, organizers and

			 sponsors of this heinous terrorist act;

			Whereas United Nations

			 Security Council Resolution 1559 (September 2, 2004) calls for the political

			 independence and sovereignty of Lebanon, the withdrawal of foreign forces from

			 Lebanon, and the disarmament of all militias in Lebanon;

			Whereas Syria is the main

			 supporter of the terrorist group Hezbollah, the only significant remaining

			 armed militia in Lebanon;

			Whereas Hezbollah supports

			 Palestinian terrorist groups and poses a threat to the prospects for peace in

			 the Middle East;

			Whereas the Syria

			 Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2151

			 note) was enacted into law on December 12, 2003; and

			Whereas the President has

			 recalled the United States Ambassador to Syria for urgent consultations: Now,

			 therefore, be it

			That the Senate—

				(1)

				condemns the cowardly and

			 despicable assassination of Rafiq Hariri, the former Prime Minister of

			 Lebanon;

				(2)

				extends condolences to Prime

			 Minister Hariri’s family and the people of Lebanon;

				(3)

				supports United Nations

			 Security Council Resolution 1559 (September 2, 2004), which calls for the

			 withdrawal of all foreign forces from Lebanon;

				(4)

				urges the President to seek a

			 United Nations Security Council resolution that establishes an independent

			 investigation into the assassination;

				(5)

				urges the President to

			 consider imposing sanctions under the Syria Accountability and Lebanese

			 Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note); and

				(6)

				supports the call of the

			 Lebanese people for an end to Syria’s presence in Lebanon, and for free and

			 fair elections monitored by international observers.


		IA
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. J. RES. 20
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			February 10, 2009
			Mr. Baca introduced
			 the following joint resolution; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Oversight and Government
			 Reform

		JOINT RESOLUTION
		To honor the achievements and contributions
		  of Native Americans to the United States, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Native American Heritage Day Act of
			 2009.
		2.FindingsCongress finds that—
			(1)Native Americans
			 are the descendants of the aboriginal, indigenous, native people who were the
			 original inhabitants of and who governed the lands that now constitute the
			 United States;
			(2)Native Americans
			 have volunteered to serve in the United States Armed Forces and have served
			 with valor in all of the Nation’s military actions from the Revolutionary War
			 through the present day, and in most of those actions, more Native Americans
			 per capita served in the Armed Forces than any other group of Americans;
			(3)Native American
			 tribal governments developed the fundamental principles of freedom of speech
			 and separation of governmental powers that were a model for those that form the
			 foundation of the United States Constitution;
			(4)the Founding
			 Fathers based the provisions of the Constitution on the unique system of
			 democracy of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, which divided powers
			 among the branches of government and provided for a system of checks and
			 balances;
			(5)Native Americans
			 have made distinct and significant contributions to the United States and the
			 rest of the world in many fields, including agriculture, medicine, music,
			 language, and art, and Native Americans have distinguished themselves as
			 inventors, entrepreneurs, spiritual leaders, and scholars;
			(6)Native Americans
			 should be recognized for their contributions to the United States as local and
			 national leaders, artists, athletes, and scholars;
			(7)nationwide
			 recognition of the contributions that Native Americans have made to the fabric
			 of American society will afford an opportunity for all Americans to demonstrate
			 their respect and admiration of Native Americans for their important
			 contributions to the political, cultural, and economic life of the United
			 States;
			(8)nationwide
			 recognition of the contributions that Native Americans have made to the Nation
			 will encourage self-esteem, pride, and self-awareness in Native Americans of
			 all ages;
			(9)designation of the
			 Friday following Thanksgiving of each year as Native American Heritage Day will
			 underscore the government-to-government relationship between the United States
			 and Native American governments;
			(10)designation of
			 Native American Heritage Day will encourage public elementary and secondary
			 schools in the United States to enhance understanding of Native Americans by
			 providing curricula and classroom instruction focusing on the achievements and
			 contributions of Native Americans to the Nation; and
			(11)the Friday
			 immediately succeeding Thanksgiving Day of each year would be an appropriate
			 day to designate as Native American Heritage Day.
			3.Implementation of
			 Native American Heritage DayCongress encourages the people of the United
			 States, as well as Federal, State, and local governments, and interested groups
			 and organizations to observe Native American Heritage Day with appropriate
			 programs, ceremonies, and activities, including activities relating to—
			(1)the historical
			 status of Native American tribal governments as well as the present day status
			 of Native Americans;
			(2)the cultures,
			 traditions, and languages of Native Americans; and
			(3)the rich Native
			 American cultural legacy that all Americans enjoy today.


113 HRES 165 IH: Supporting the goals of Golf Day in America and congratulating the communities of Pittsford and Rochester, New York, which are hosting the Ladies Professional Golf Association and the Professional Golf Association Championships in 2013.
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		IV
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. RES. 165
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			April 16, 2013
			Ms. Slaughter
			 submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Oversight and Government
			 Reform

		RESOLUTION
		Supporting the goals of Golf Day in America
		  and congratulating the communities of Pittsford and Rochester, New York, which
		  are hosting the Ladies Professional Golf Association and the Professional Golf
		  Association Championships in 2013.

		Whereas April 16, 2013, is celebrated as Golf Day in
			 America;
		Whereas New York State continues to grow every year as a
			 premier destination for golfers from across the world seeking the chance to
			 play some of its challenging golf courses;
		Whereas the Rochester area in New York State will host two
			 of the biggest championships in men’s and women’s professional golf during the
			 summer of 2013;
		Whereas Locust Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York,
			 will host the Wegmans Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Championship
			 June 3–9, 2013;
		Whereas Locust Hill Country Club has played host to the
			 LPGA Championship for over 35 years, beginning in 1977;
		Whereas the LPGA will donate 100 percent of the proceeds
			 from the Wegmans LPGA Championship to benefit the United Way’s Graduation is
			 the Goal program which aids evidence-based programs that show promise in
			 delivering on the Graduation is the Goal mission;
		Whereas the LPGA has distributed proceeds from the
			 tournament to over 15 local United Way agencies, including the Rochester
			 Hearing and Speech Center, Girl Scouts of Western New York, Family Resource
			 Centers of Crestwood Children’s Center, Urban League, YMCA, and Boys and Girls
			 Club;
		Whereas Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York, will
			 host the 95th Professional Golf Association (PGA) Championship August 8–11,
			 2013;
		Whereas Oak Hill Country Club has earned a reputation as
			 one of the elite golf courses in New York State, as well as around the world,
			 by hosting 10 professional and amateur tournaments since 1949, the only course
			 to hold such a distinction;
		Whereas the PGA is supporting local charities and helping
			 community organizations in conjunction with Oak Hill and its partners during
			 the PGA Championship, including supporting more than 80 charities, conducting a
			 youth clinic, founding Reach for the Green, and committing $75,000 to enable
			 Rochester City School District children to attend college;
		Whereas the PGA and its partners have created the H.O.P.E.
			 (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) program, a 5-week program designed to
			 introduce veterans with disabilities to the game of golf to enhance their
			 mental, social, physical, and emotional well-being; and
		Whereas LPGA and PGA tournaments bolster local economies
			 as well as promote the game of golf, which will contribute more than $1 billion
			 dollars to the overall New York State economy, support over 50,000 jobs across
			 the many areas of the golf industry, including over 1,100 golf-related
			 businesses in the State, and generates millions of dollars in hospitality and
			 tourism from non-local spectators visiting the greater Rochester area: Now,
			 therefore, be it

		That the House of
			 Representatives—
			(1)supports the goals of Golf Day in
			 America;
			(2)congratulates the communities of Pittsford
			 and Rochester, New York, which are hosting the Ladies Professional Golf
			 Association and the Professional Golf Association Championships in 2013;
			 and
			(3)recognizes the Ladies Professional Golf
			 Association, the Professional Golf Association, and the communities of
			 Pittsford and Rochester for their dedication to the region and their support of
			 the local economy.


113 S2762 IS: Propane Supply and Security Act of 2014
U.S. Senate
2014-07-31
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		II
		113th CONGRESS2d Session
		S. 2762
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			July 31, 2014
			Mr. Franken (for himself, Mr. Portman, and Ms. Baldwin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

		A BILL
		To prevent future propane shortages, and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
		  Propane Supply and Security Act of 2014.2.DefinitionsIn this Act:(1)AdministratorThe term Administrator means the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration.(2)CommissionThe term Commission means the Federal Energy
		Regulatory Commission.(3)Interstate commerceThe term interstate commerce has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717a).(4)Propane pipelineThe term propane pipeline means a pipeline used to transport propane in interstate commerce.(5)SecretaryThe term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.3.Information collection(a)In generalThe Administrator shall publish, to the maximum extent practicable and consistent with
			 confidentiality requirements, data on—(1)propane storage, including—(A)weekly inventory data disaggregated below the level of the Petroleum Administration for Defense
			 Districts (PADD), including—(i)data at the State level; and(ii)data from the collective storage facilities at market hubs, including storage facilities in and
			 around Mont Belvieu, Texas, Conway, Kansas, and any future market hubs of
			 significant regional scope; and(B)weekly data to separately account for non-fuel propylene and propane for PADD 3 and other regions
			 if the Administrator determines that inclusion of the nonfuel propylene
			 supply data significantly distorts propane supply and pricing data, and
			 the Administrator determines it is feasible to collect separate data on
			 nonfuel propylene and propane; and(2)propane markets, including pricing data for residential customers in States that voluntarily choose
			 to participate in the State Heating Oil and Propane Program (SHOPP) of the
			 Energy
			 Information Administration.(b)Biannual working and net available storage capacity reportThe Administrator shall publish data on—(1)storage at—(A)major market centers, including the regions around Conway, Kansas and Mont Belvieu, Texas; and(B)to the extent practicable based on existing surveys
			 and consistent with confidentiality requirements, the regions reported in
			 the weekly and
			 monthly inventory data under subsection (a); and(2)pipeline fill requirements and pipeline operational storage capacity.(c)Wood pilotThe Administrator shall work with the States participating in SHOPP to develop a program
			 comparable to SHOPP to collect data on wood pellets, firewood, and other
			 biomass.4.Coordinated response to emergencies(a)In generalThe Secretary shall lead Federal and State emergency response efforts with respect to propane
			 supply
			 emergencies in any State or region of the United States
			 that are characterized, as determined by the Secretary, by—(1)sudden increases in consumer prices for propane; or(2)propane supply shortages that threaten public safety or livestock safety.(b)DutiesIn carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall—(1)establish criteria to determine when an emergency response action would be triggered;(2)establish a system for forecasting and tracking the availability of propane, with an emphasis on
			 predicting supply shortages;(3)establish a system for alerting other Federal agencies, States, industry groups, and appropriate
			 stakeholders of the crisis—(A)before an emergency; and(B)when the Secretary determines that an emergency has occurred;(4)establish a plan for coordinated response to an emergency by Federal and State agencies; and(5)establish criteria to determine when the emergency has ended.(c)ActionsAn emergency response carried out under this section may include—(1)actions to protect consumers from unfair pricing;(2)actions to expedite the distribution of propane through available transportation modes, including
			 provisions—(A)to exempt motor carriers of propane from hours-of-service restrictions;(B)to prioritize propane shipments by rail; and(C)to prioritize propane shipments over other shipments in batched pipelines;(3)expedited release of energy assistance funds; and(4)other actions to relieve price spikes and supply shortages.(d)EffectNothing in this section limits any existing authority of any Federal agency.5.Definition of consumer propane prices(a)Functions of Propane Education and Research CouncilSection 5(f) of the Propane Education and Research Act of 1996	(15 U.S.C. 6404(f)) is amended in
			 the first sentence by inserting to train propane distributors and consumers in strategies to mitigate negative effects of future
			 propane price spikes, after to enhance consumer and employee safety and training,.(b)Market survey and consumer protection price analysisSection 9(a) of the Propane Education and Research Act of 1996	 (15 U.S.C. 6408(a)) is amended in
			 the first sentence by striking only data provided by the Energy Information Administration and inserting the refiner price to end users of consumer grade propane, as published by the Energy Information
			 Administration.6.Regional propane reserve(a)StudyNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a
			 study to determine the effectiveness and feasibility of establishing 1 or
			 more propane storage facilities, to be operated separately from the
			 Strategic Petroleum Reserve established under part B of title
			 I of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6231 et seq.).(b)PlanFollowing completion of the study under subsection (a), the Secretary may submit to Congress and
			 the President a plan describing—(1)the proposed acquisition of storage and related facilities or storage services for,
			 including—(A)the potential use of storage facilities not currently in use;
			 and(B)a determination of the combination of primary, secondary,
			 and tertiary storage facilities that will be used;(2)the proposed acquisition of propane for storage;(3)the proposed methods of disposition of propane;(4)the estimated costs of establishment, maintenance, and operation;(5)the efforts the Secretary will make—(A)to minimize any potential need for future drawdowns; and(B)to ensure that distributors and importers are not discouraged from maintaining and increasing
			 supplies of propane;(6)the proposed actions to ensure the quality of the propane; and(7)the proposed accounts and funding structures required for acquisition of propane and propane
			 storage facilities.7.Storage facility loans for propane storageSection 1614(a) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8789(a)) is amended by
			 inserting , including facilities for propane that is used for drying and heating before the period at the end.8.Study of jurisdictionNot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
			 United States shall complete a
			 study
			 of facilities appurtenant to propane pipelines (such as terminals and
			 storage
			 facilities) that
			 are not subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission (as of the date on
			 which the study commences) to determine—(1)whether the nonjurisdictional nature of the facilities is
			 injurious to shippers or consumers; and(2)(A)whether the facilities can be placed under the jurisdiction
			  of the Commission; or(B)if not, whether changes in law to place the facilities under the jurisdiction of the Commission are
			 in
			 the public interest.


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5022
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			April 27, 2012
			Mr. Burton of Indiana
			 (for himself and Mr. Young of Indiana)
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means

		A BILL
		To suspend temporarily the duty on (R)–(+)–2–(4
		  hydroxyphenoxy)propionic acid.

		1.(R)–(+)–2–(4
			 hydroxyphenoxy)propionic acid
			(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:

								9902.01.00(R)–(+)–2–(4 hydroxyphenoxy)propionic acid (CAS No. 94050–90–5)
						(provided for in subheading 2918.99.43)FreeNo
						changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2015

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