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110th CONGRESS  1st Session
S. 73
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 4, 2007
Mr. Reid (for Mr. Inouye) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by establishing minimum nurse staffing ratios at certain Medicare providers, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2007.
2.FindingsCongress makes the following findings:
(1)There are hospitals throughout the United States that have inadequate staffing of registered nurses to protect the well-being and health of the patients.
(2)Studies show that the health of patients in hospitals is directly proportionate to the number of registered nurses working in the hospital.
(3)There is a critical shortage of registered nurses in the United States.
(4)The effect of that shortage is revealed in unsafe staffing levels in hospitals.
(5)Patient safety is adversely affected by these unsafe staffing levels, creating a public health crisis.
(6)Registered nurses are being required to perform professional services under conditions that do not support quality health care or a healthful work environment for registered nurses.
(7)As a payer for inpatient and outpatient hospital services for individuals entitled to benefits under the Medicare program established under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, the Federal Government has a compelling interest in promoting the safety of such individuals by requiring any hospital participating in such program to establish minimum safe staffing levels for registered nurses.
3.Establishment of minimum staffing ratios by Medicare participating hospitals
(a)Requirement of Medicare Provider AgreementSection 1866(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395cc(a)(1)) is amended—
(1)in subparagraph (U), by striking and at the end;
(2)in subparagraph (V), by striking the period at the end and inserting , and; and
(3)by inserting after subparagraph (V) the following new subparagraph:

(W)in the case of a hospital, to meet the requirements of section 1890. .
(b)RequirementsTitle XVIII of the Social Security Act is amended by inserting after section 1889 the following new section:

1890.Staffing requirements for Medicare participating hospitals
(a)Establishment of Staffing System
(1)In generalEach participating hospital shall adopt and implement a staffing system that ensures a number of registered nurses on each shift and in each unit of the hospital to ensure appropriate staffing levels for patient care.
(2)Staffing system requirementsSubject to paragraph (3), a staffing system adopted and implemented under this section shall—
(A)be based upon input from the direct care-giving registered nurse staff or their exclusive representatives, as well as the chief nurse executive;
(B)be based upon the number of patients and the level and variability of intensity of care to be provided, with appropriate consideration given to admissions, discharges, and transfers during each shift;
(C)account for contextual issues affecting staffing and the delivery of care, including architecture and geography of the environment and available technology;
(D)reflect the level of preparation and experience of those providing care;
(E)account for staffing level effectiveness or deficiencies in related health care classifications, including but not limited to, certified nurse assistants, licensed vocational nurses, licensed psychiatric technicians, nursing assistants, aides, and orderlies;
(F)reflect staffing levels recommended by specialty nursing organizations;
(G)establish upwardly adjustable registered nurse-to-patient ratios based upon registered nurses’ assessment of patient acuity and existing conditions;
(H)provide that a registered nurse shall not be assigned to work in a particular unit without first having established the ability to provide professional care in such unit; and
(I)be based on methods that assure validity and reliability.
(3)LimitationA staffing system adopted and implemented under paragraph (1) may not—
(A)set registered-nurse levels below those required by any Federal or State law or regulation; or
(B)utilize any minimum registered nurse-to-patient ratio established pursuant to paragraph (2)(G) as an upper limit on the staffing of the hospital to which such ratio applies.
(b)Reporting, and Release to Public, of Certain Staffing Information
(1)Requirements for hospitalsEach participating hospital shall—
(A)post daily for each shift, in a clearly visible place, a document that specifies in a uniform manner (as prescribed by the Secretary) the current number of licensed and unlicensed nursing staff directly responsible for patient care in each unit of the hospital, identifying specifically the number of registered nurses;
(B)upon request, make available to the public—
(i)the nursing staff information described in subparagraph (A); and
(ii)a detailed written description of the staffing system established by the hospital pursuant to subsection (a); and
(C)submit to the Secretary in a uniform manner (as prescribed by the Secretary) the nursing staff information described in subparagraph (A) through electronic data submission not less frequently than quarterly.
(2)Secretarial responsibilitiesThe Secretary shall—
(A)make the information submitted pursuant to paragraph (1)(C) publicly available, including by publication of such information on the Internet site of the Department of Health and Human Services; and
(B)provide for the auditing of such information for accuracy as a part of the process of determining whether an institution is a hospital for purposes of this title.
(c)Recordkeeping; Data Collection; Evaluation
(1)RecordkeepingEach participating hospital shall maintain for a period of at least 3 years (or, if longer, until the conclusion of pending enforcement activities) such records as the Secretary deems necessary to determine whether the hospital has adopted and implemented a staffing system pursuant to subsection (a).
(2)Data collection on certain outcomesThe Secretary shall require the collection, maintenance, and submission of data by each participating hospital sufficient to establish the link between the staffing system established pursuant to subsection (a) and—
(A)patient acuity from maintenance of acuity data through entries on patients’ charts;
(B)patient outcomes that are nursing sensitive, such as patient falls, adverse drug events, injuries to patients, skin breakdown, pneumonia, infection rates, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, shock, cardiac arrest, length of stay, and patient readmissions;
(C)operational outcomes, such as work-related injury or illness, vacancy and turnover rates, nursing care hours per patient day, on-call use, overtime rates, and needle-stick injuries; and
(D)patient complaints related to staffing levels.
(3)EvaluationEach participating hospital shall annually evaluate its staffing system and establish minimum registered nurse staffing ratios to assure ongoing reliability and validity of the system and ratios. The evaluation shall be conducted by a joint management-staff committee comprised of at least 50 percent of registered nurses who provide direct patient care.
(d)Enforcement
(1)ResponsibilityThe Secretary shall enforce the requirements and prohibitions of this section in accordance with the succeeding provisions of this subsection.
(2)Procedures for receiving and investigating complaintsThe Secretary shall establish procedures under which—
(A)any person may file a complaint that a participating hospital has violated a requirement or a prohibition of this section; and
(B)such complaints are investigated by the Secretary.
(3)RemediesIf the Secretary determines that a participating hospital has violated a requirement of this section, the Secretary—
(A)shall require the facility to establish a corrective action plan to prevent the recurrence of such violation; and
(B)may impose civil money penalties under paragraph (4).
(4)Civil money penalties
(A)In generalIn addition to any other penalties prescribed by law, the Secretary may impose a civil money penalty of not more than $10,000 for each knowing violation of a requirement of this section, except that the Secretary shall impose a civil money penalty of more than $10,000 for each such violation in the case of a participating hospital that the Secretary determines has a pattern or practice of such violations (with the amount of such additional penalties being determined in accordance with a schedule or methodology specified in regulations).
(B)ProceduresThe provisions of section 1128A (other than subsections (a) and (b)) shall apply to a civil money penalty under this paragraph in the same manner as such provisions apply to a penalty or proceeding under section 1128A.
(C)Public notice of violations
(i)Internet siteThe Secretary shall publish on the Internet site of the Department of Health and Human Services the names of participating hospitals on which civil money penalties have been imposed under this section, the violation for which the penalty was imposed, and such additional information as the Secretary determines appropriate.
(ii)Change of ownershipWith respect to a participating hospital that had a change in ownership, as determined by the Secretary, penalties imposed on the hospital while under previous ownership shall no longer be published by the Secretary of such Internet site after the 1-year period beginning on the date of change in ownership.
(e)Whistleblower Protections
(1)Prohibition of discrimination and retaliationA participating hospital shall not discriminate or retaliate in any manner against any patient or employee of the hospital because that patient or employee, or any other person, has presented a grievance or complaint, or has initiated or cooperated in any investigation or proceeding of any kind, relating to the staffing system or other requirements and prohibitions of this section.
(2)Relief for prevailing employeesAn employee of a participating hospital who has been discriminated or retaliated against in employment in violation of this subsection may initiate judicial action in a United States district court and shall be entitled to reinstatement, reimbursement for lost wages, and work benefits caused by the unlawful acts of the employing hospital. Prevailing employees are entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees and costs associated with pursuing the case.
(3)Relief for prevailing patientsA patient who has been discriminated or retaliated against in violation of this subsection may initiate judicial action in a United States district court. A prevailing patient shall be entitled to liquidated damages of $5,000 for a violation of this statute in addition to any other damages under other applicable statutes, regulations, or common law. Prevailing patients are entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees and costs associated with pursuing the case.
(4)Limitation on actionsNo action may be brought under paragraph (2) or (3) more than 2 years after the discrimination or retaliation with respect to which the action is brought.
(5)Treatment of adverse employment actionsFor purposes of this subsection—
(A)an adverse employment action shall be treated as retaliation or discrimination; and
(B)the term adverse employment action includes—
(i)the failure to promote an individual or provide any other employment-related benefit for which the individual would otherwise be eligible;
(ii)an adverse evaluation or decision made in relation to accreditation, certification, credentialing, or licensing of the individual; and
(iii)a personnel action that is adverse to the individual concerned.
(f)Relationship to State LawsNothing in this section shall be construed as exempting or relieving any person from any liability, duty, penalty, or punishment provided by any present or future law of any State or political subdivision of a State, other than any such law which purports to require or permit the doing of any act which would be an unlawful practice under this title.
(g)Relationship To Conduct Prohibited Under the National Labor Relations Act or Other Collective Bargaining LawsNothing in this section shall be construed as permitting conduct prohibited under the National Labor Relations Act or under any other Federal, State, or local collective bargaining law.
(h)RegulationsThe Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as are appropriate and necessary to implement this section.
(i)DefinitionsIn this section:
(1)Participating hospitalThe term participating hospital means a hospital that has entered into a provider agreement under section 1866.
(2)Registered nurseThe term registered nurse means an individual who has been granted a license to practice as a registered nurse in at least 1 State.
(3)UnitThe term unit of a hospital is an organizational department or separate geographic area of a hospital, such as a burn unit, a labor and delivery room, a post-anesthesia service area, an emergency department, an operating room, a pediatric unit, a stepdown or intermediate care unit, a specialty care unit, a telemetry unit, a general medical care unit, a subacute care unit, and a transitional inpatient care unit.
(4)ShiftThe term shift means a scheduled set of hours or duty period to be worked at a participating hospital.
(5)PersonThe term person means 1 or more individuals, associations, corporations, unincorporated organizations, or labor unions. .
(c)Effective DateThe amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2008.


117 HR 2541 IH: Hate Crime Victim Assistance Act of 2021
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-04-14
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2541IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 14, 2021Ms. Velázquez (for herself, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Evans, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Carson, and Ms. Wilson of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish grants to reduce the incidence of hate crimes, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Hate Crime Victim Assistance Act of 2021.2.FindingsCongress makes the following findings:(1)Hate crimes have been on the rise over the previous years across the United States. In 2015, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 56.9 percent of single-bias incidents were motivated by either race, ethnicity or ancestry bias.(2)The same report mentions that 21.4 percent were prompted by religious bias; 18.1 percent sexual orientation bias; 2.0 percent gender-identity bias; and 1.3 percent disability bias.(3)Out of the 56.9 percent of the single-bias incidents that were motivated by race reported to the FBI in 2015, 9.4 percent of these were classified as anti-Hispanic or Latino, and 3.3 percent of these single bias incidents had an anti-Asian bias.(4)Previous data from the FBI suggest that hate crimes against African Americans have seen a dramatic increase over the years. Such trends can be traced back to 2003, when hate crimes against African Americans were twice as much as all other race groups combined.(5)A 2015 study conducted by the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations notes that half of the hate crimes in Los Angeles County were racially motivated—58 percent of those attacks targeted the County’s African-American population, although they only constituted 4 percent of the county’s population.(6)Previous research suggests that Black males are also more vulnerable to violent victimization. Furthermore, data suggest that communities of color continue to be victims of hate crime violence.(7)The Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations report found that the number of hate crimes targeting Asian and Pacific islanders tripled from six to eighteen since 2014. The same report notes that Anti-Latino hate crimes also rose from 36 in 2014 to 61 in 2015.(8)A study conducted by the Human Rights Campaign notes that out of the number of hate crimes committed against the transgender community from 2013–2015, at least 87 percent of victims were transgender people of color.(9)Only 16, or 30 percent, were killed in States that have hate crime laws that account for crimes motivated by the victim’s gender identity; but despite these provisions and a Federal hate crime law, not a single one of these murders was prosecuted or reported to the FBI as a hate crime.(10)The United States is currently facing a surge in religious bias. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, there are currently 917 hate groups operating across the country.(11)A CNN report found that in the first months of 2017 the country experienced a substantial increase in Anti-Semitic incidents. In comparison to the same period in 2016, Anti-Semitic incidents were 86 percent higher.(12)Historically hate crimes have gone under reported. On average there are 250,000 hate crime victims each year, of which only one-third are reported to the police.(13)It is Congress’ responsibility to provide for sustainable and feasible solutions to reduce, prevent and mitigate underlying factors responsible for bias incidents.3.Local hate crime hotlines and hate crime information and assistance web sitesTitle I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:MMHATE CRIME HOTLINES AND WEBSITES3031.Hate crime hotlines and websites(a)Grant authorizationThe Attorney General shall make grants to States, units of local government, or any combination thereof, in partnership with stakeholders, service providers, and nonprofit organizations.(b)Mandatory grant usesGrant funds shall be expended for each of the following purposes:(1)Hate crime information and assistance websiteTo provide for the establishment and operation of a hate crime information and assistance website, which shall be a highly secure Internet website that provides information and assistance to victims of hate crimes. In establishing and operating the hate crime information and assistance website, the grantee shall—(A)use grant funds for startup and operational costs associated with establishing and operating the website;(B)provide accurate information that describes the services available to victims of hate crimes, including health care and mental health services, social services, transportation, and other relevant services; and(C)make the website available to the operator of the hate crime hotline established or expanded pursuant to paragraph (2).(2)Hate crime hotlinesTo establish or expand a hate crime hotline to provide information and assistance to victims of hate crimes. In addition, grantees may, in operating the hotline, work in conjunction with other local programs and activities that serve targeted areas and that provide legal, health (including physical and mental health), and other support services to victims of hate crimes. In establishing and operating the hotline, the entity shall—(A)contract with a carrier for the use of a toll-free telephone line;(B)employ, train (including technology training), and supervise personnel to answer incoming calls and provide counseling and referral services to callers on a 24-hour-a-day basis;(C)assemble and maintain a current database of information relating to services for victims of hate crimes to which callers throughout the United States may be referred; and(D)be prohibited from asking hotline callers about their citizenship status.(c)Rule of constructionNothing in this section shall be construed to require any shelter or service provider, whether public or private, to be linked to the hate crime information and assistance website or to provide information to the recipient of the grant described in paragraph (1) or to the website.(d)ApplicationThe Attorney General may approve an application for a grant under this section only if such application—(1)contains such agreements, assurances, and information, be in such form, and be submitted in such manner, as the Attorney General shall by rule require;(2)in the case of an application for a grant to carry out activities described in subsection (b)(2), includes a complete description of the applicant’s plan for the operation of a hate crime hotline, including descriptions of—(A)the training program for hotline personnel, including technology training to ensure that all persons affiliated with the hotline are able to effectively operate any technological systems used by the hotline;(B)the hiring criteria for hotline personnel;(C)the methods for the creation, maintenance, and updating of a resource database;(D)a plan for publicizing the availability of the hotline;(E)a plan for providing service to non-English speaking callers that—(i)is based on data from the Bureau of the Census and be consistent with the local area demographics where the hate crime hotline will operate—such plan will outline which languages are most prevalent and commonly requested for translation services; or(ii)is based on qualitative and quantitative observation from community service providers including those that provide health and mental health services, social services, transportation, and other relevant services; and(F)a plan for facilitating access to the hotline by persons with hearing impairments; and(3)in the case of an application for a grant to carry out activities described in subsection (b)(1)—(A)include a complete description of the applicant’s plan for the development, operation, maintenance, and updating of information and resources of the hate crime information and assistance website;(B)include a certification that the applicant will implement a high-level security system to ensure the confidentiality of the website, taking into consideration the safety of hate crime victims;(C)include an assurance that, after the third year of the website project, the recipient of the grant will develop a plan to secure other public or private funding resources to ensure the continued operation and maintenance of the website;(D)demonstrate that the applicant has recognized expertise in the area of hate crimes and a record of high quality service to victims of hate crimes, including a demonstration of support from advocacy groups; and(E)demonstrate that the applicant has a commitment to diversity, and to the provision of services to the ethnic, racial, religious, and non-English speaking minorities, in addition to older individuals, individuals with disabilities, and individuals of various gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation.(e)Renewal of grantsA grant made under this part may be renewed, without limitations on the duration of such renewal, to provide additional funds, if the Attorney General determines that the funds made available to the recipient were used in a manner required under an approved application and if the recipient can demonstrate significant progress in achieving the objectives of the initial application.(f)No-Cost extensionsNotwithstanding subsection (e), the Attorney General may extend a grant period, without limitations as to the duration of such extension, to provide additional time to complete the objectives of the initial grant award.(g)DefinitionsFor the purposes of this part:(1)The term hate crime means a crime in which the defendant intentionally selects a victim, or in the case of a property crime, the property that is the object of the crime, because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, disability, or sexual orientation of any person.(2)The term targeted area means an area with a demonstrated lack of resources, as determined by the Attorney General, for victims of hate crimes.(h)Authorization of appropriations(1)In generalThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 and each succeeding fiscal year.(2)WebsiteOf the amounts appropriated, not less than 10 percent shall be used for purposes of carrying out activities under subsection (b)(1).(3)AvailabilityFunds authorized to be appropriated under this section may remain available until expended.3032.ReportA State or unit of local government that receives funds under this part during a fiscal year shall submit to the Attorney General a description and an evaluation report on a date specified by the Attorney General regarding the effectiveness of the programs carried out with a grant under this part..4.Local law enforcement hate crime education and training grant programTitle I of such Act, as amended, is further amended by inserting after part MM the following:NNHATE CRIME EDUCATION AND TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM3041.Hate crime education and training grant program(a)Grant authorization(1)In generalThe Attorney General shall establish a program to make grants to States and units of local government for any purpose described in paragraph (2).(2)PurposeThe purpose of the grant program under this subsection is to enable a law enforcement agency of a State or unit of local government to establish and carry out education and training programs on solving and preventing hate crimes and establishing community dialogue with groups whose members are at-risk of being victims of hate crimes.(3)EligibilityTo be eligible to receive a grant under this part, a State or unit of local government shall be in compliance with reporting requirements applicable to such entity pursuant to the Hate Crimes Statistics Act (28 U.S.C. 534 note).(b)Preferential consideration of certain grant applicationsThe Attorney General shall give priority in considering applications that show disproportionate hate crime activity relative to the total population within the local area where the education and training program will operate.(c)Disproportionate hate crime activityFor the purposes of this section, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Bureau of the Census, shall develop guidelines that define and quantify levels of hate crime activity using statistical data from the Census and data available from the Hate Crimes Statistics Act.(d)ContentsIn accordance with such requirements as the Attorney General may by rule establish, each application for a grant under this section shall—(1)include a long-term strategy and detailed implementation plan that reflects consultation with community groups and appropriate stakeholders;(2)demonstrate a specific public safety need;(3)explain the applicant’s inability to address the need without Federal assistance;(4)identify related governmental and community initiatives which compliment or will be coordinated with the proposal;(5)certify that there has been appropriate coordination with all affected agencies;(6)explain how the grant will be used to reorient the affected law enforcement agency’s mission toward community-oriented policing or enhance its involvement in or commitment to community-oriented policing; and(7)provide assurances that the applicant will, to the extent practicable, seek, recruit, and hire members of racial and ethnic minority groups and women in order to increase their ranks within the sworn positions in the law enforcement agency.(e)Renewal of grantsA grant made under this part may be renewed, without limitations on the duration of such renewal, to provide additional funds, if the Attorney General determines that the funds made available to the recipient were used in a manner required under an approved application and if the recipient can demonstrate significant progress in achieving the objectives of the initial application.(f)No-Cost extensionsNotwithstanding subsection (e), the Attorney General may extend a grant period, without limitations as to the duration of such extension, to provide additional time to complete the objectives of the initial grant award.(g)Suspension of fundsIf the Attorney General determines that a grant recipient under this section is not in substantial compliance with the terms and requirements of an approved grant application, the Attorney General may revoke or suspend funding of that grant, in whole, or in part.(h)Availability and auditingThe Attorney General shall have access for the purpose of audit and examination to any pertinent books, documents, papers, or records of a grant recipient under this section and to the pertinent books, documents, papers, or records of State and local governments, persons, businesses, and other entities that are involved in programs, projects, or activities for which assistance is provided under this part.(i)Authorization of appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for the fiscal year 2022 and each succeeding fiscal year.3042.ReportA State or unit of local government that receives funds under this part during a fiscal year shall submit to the Attorney General a description and an evaluation report on a date specified by the Attorney General regarding the effectiveness of the programs carried out with a grant under this part..5.Community based responses to hate crimes(a)In generalThe Attorney General shall establish a grant program within the Office for Victims of Crime in the Office of Justice Programs, under which the Attorney General may award grants to local community based organizations, nonprofit organizations, and faith-based organizations to establish or expand local programs and activities that serve targeted areas and that provide legal, health (including physical and mental health), and other support services to victims of hate crimes as defined in subsection (g)(1) of section 3. Grant funds may be used for activities including—(1)hiring counselors;(2)providing training and resources to victims; and(3)language support services.(b)Targeted area definedFor the purposes of this section, a targeted area shall be defined as the area described in and defined in subsection (g)(2) of section 3 of this Act.(c)Authorization of appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for the fiscal year 2022 and each succeeding fiscal year.6.Database of hate crime reports to local hotlines(a)In generalA grantee receiving funds under this Act shall, on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, submit to the appropriate State Attorney General, and the Attorney General, an annual report of hate crimes reported to the hotlines established under part MM of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.).(b)Report contentsThe report in subsection (a) shall include the following information with respect to each hate crime reported:(1)A description of hate crimes that occurred in the State, including a description of where the hate crimes occurred in the grantee’s State.(2)The frequency, in total number and percentage terms, of the use of weapons in reported hate crimes in the grantee’s State.(3)A summary of the total number of hate crimes that were reported in the grantee’s State.(4)A description of the methodologies used by the grantee to collect data.(c)Rule of constructionNothing in this section shall be construed to require the publication of personally identifiable data, which include the names, addresses, or physical description of any victims or persons reporting hate crimes.(d)Additional reporting requirements permitted for certain reportsThe Attorney General may, during the first 180 days after the Act’s enactment, prescribe additional reporting requirements for reports submitted to the Federal Government, subject to the limitations in subsection (d), to ensure consistent data reporting.


116 HR 2516 IH: Spending Safeguard Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-05-03
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2516IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 3, 2019Ms. Foxx of North Carolina (for herself and Mr. Woodall) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the BudgetA BILLTo establish a direct spending safeguard limitation on any direct spending program without a
			 specific level of authorized spending, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Spending Safeguard Act. 2.Spending limitation on direct spending programs (a)Establishment of spending safeguard limitation (1)In generalThe Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall establish a spending limitation (in this Act referred to as a spending safeguard limitation) with respect to any direct spending program not later than 90 days after any such program is enacted or reauthorized (as the case may be).
 (2)Determination of spending safeguard limitationThe spending safeguard limitation established under paragraph (1) for a direct spending program shall be equal to—
 (A)with respect to any such program within budget function 050 (Defense), 550 (Health), 570 (Medicare), 600 (Income Security), 650 (Social Security), or 700 (Veterans Benefits and Services), 120 percent of the cost of the program; and
 (B)with respect to any such program within any other budget function, 110 percent of the cost of the program.
 (3)Determination of cost of programFor purposes of paragraphs (2)(A) and (B), the cost of the program shall be the estimated six-year cost of the program, as determined by the Director using the scorecards or estimate (as the case may be) applicable to the program under section 4 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933).
				(b)Spending safeguard limitation scorecards
 (1)In generalThe Director shall maintain and make publicly available a spending safeguard limitation scorecard displaying the spending level for any direct spending program that is subject to a spending safeguard limitation pursuant to this Act.
 (2)Monthly costsNot later than 7 days after the end of each month beginning after the first full month in which such a direct spending program is operational, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transmit to the Director a report listing the total amount of spending for any direct spending program listed on the scorecard.
 (3)OMB biannual reportAfter the end of any six-month period, the Director shall submit a report to the Committees on the Budget of the House of Representatives and the Senate containing the total level of spending for any such direct spending program and the relation between such level and the spending safeguard limitation applicable to such program.
				(c)President budget submissions
 (1)AnnualSection 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:  (40)a report on the total level of spending for any direct spending program subject to a spending safeguard limitation pursuant to the Spending Safeguard Act, and the relation between such level and the spending safeguard limitation applicable to such program..
 (2)Mid-sessionSection 1106(a)(1)(C) of such title is amended by striking section 1105(a)(8) and (9)(B) and (C) and inserting section 1105(a)(8), (9) (B) and (C), and (40). (d)Procedures in case of breach (1)Spending limitation breach reportIf, during any of the six years used to determine the cost of a direct spending program pursuant to subsection (a)(3), the Director determines, using the reports submitted under subsection (b)(2), that a direct spending program listed on the scorecard established under subsection (b) will reach the applicable spending safeguard limitation within six months, the Director shall transmit, not later than 15 days after the date of such determination, a report to the Committees on the Budget of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the committees that have jurisdiction over the program.
 (2)Obligation limitationIf, during any of such six years, the Director determines using the reports submitted under subsection (b)(2) that such a direct spending program has reached the applicable spending safeguard limitation—
 (A)effective 30 days after such determination, no funds may be obligated to carry out such program; and
 (B)on the date of such determination, the Director shall submit a report to the Committees on the Budget of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the committees that have jurisdiction over the program that such an obligation limitation has been imposed.
 (e)Agency proceduresAny Federal agency implementing a direct spending program listed on the scorecard established under subsection (b) shall ensure that any contract, offer of benefits, or other material provided to the program participants includes information specifying that the program is subject to a spending safeguard limitation that may impact future availability of funds to pay benefits.
 (f)DefinitionsIn this Act— (1)the term Director means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget;
 (2)the term direct spending has the meaning given such term in section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900(c)(8)); and
 (3)the term direct spending program means any Federal program funded by direct spending that— (A)is enacted or reauthorized after the date of enactment of this Act; and
 (B)does not have, in statute, a specific level (expressed as a dollar amount) of authorization of appropriations.
 (g)Prohibition on new authorization of fundingNo additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act.


110 HR 2382 IH: Thailand Democracy Act of

U.S. House of Representatives
2007-05-17
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		I
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2382
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			May 17, 2007
			Mr. Kirk introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Foreign
			 Affairs

		A BILL
		To promote a return to democracy in
		  Thailand.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Thailand Democracy Act of
			 2007.
		2.FindingsCongress makes the following
			 findings:
			(1)On September 19, 2006, the military and
			 police of the Kingdom of Thailand overthrew the elected government of Prime
			 Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. At the time, the premier was in New York City for
			 a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly.
			(2)General Boonyaratkalin, leader of the
			 military coup, suspended the constitution and dissolved the Cabinet, both
			 houses of Parliament, and the Constitutional Court of Thailand.
			(3)On September 21, 2006, the Department of
			 State issued a statement saying, There’s no justification for a military
			 coup in Thailand or in anyplace else . . . we certainly are extremely
			 disappointed by this action. It’s a step backward for democracy in
			 Thailand..
			(4)Following the military coup, the United
			 States suspended $24 million in bilateral assistance to the Thai
			 Government.
			(5)Eight months after the military coup,
			 despite promises by the military leaders to the contrary, Thailand still has
			 not drafted a permanent constitution, held a referendum, or called for
			 elections.
			(6)On December 30, 2003, the President
			 notified Congress that he designated the Kingdom of Thailand as a major
			 non-NATO ally of the United States for purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act
			 of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act.
			(7)The benefits Thailand enjoys as a result of
			 its major non-NATO ally status include—
				(A)allowing it to
			 participate in certain counter-terrorism initiatives;
				(B)allowing it to
			 purchase depleted uranium anti-tank rounds;
				(C)giving it priority
			 delivery of military surplus;
				(D)loaning it
			 equipment and materials for cooperative research and development projects and
			 evaluations;
				(E)permitting it to
			 use United States financing for the purchase or lease of certain defense
			 equipment;
				(F)giving it
			 preferential treatment with respect to reciprocal training;
				(G)expediting its
			 export processing of space technology; and
				(H)permitting its
			 corporations to bid on certain Department of Defense contracts for the repair
			 and maintenance of military equipment outside the United States.
				3.Termination of
			 designation of the Kingdom of Thailand as a major non-NATO ally
			(a)Termination of
			 designationThe designation
			 of the Kingdom of Thailand as a major non-NATO ally of the United States
			 pursuant to paragraph (1) of section 517(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
			 1961 (Presidential Determination No. 2004–16; 69 Fed. Reg. 2053) shall be
			 deemed to have been terminated by the President pursuant to paragraph (2) of
			 such section irrespective of the requirement to notify Congress pursuant to
			 such section.
			(b)Effective
			 date
				(1)In
			 generalSubsection (a) shall be effective for the period
			 beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date on
			 which the Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate congressional
			 committees that the Government of Thailand has drafted a new constitution, held
			 a national referendum to approve the new constitution and scheduled a date for
			 national democratic elections to elect a new government under the new
			 constitution.
				(2)DefinitionIn
			 this subsection, the term appropriate congressional committees
			 means—
					(A)the Committee on
			 Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
			 Representatives; and
					(B)the Committee on
			 Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
					(c)Rule of
			 constructionNothing in this section shall be construed to
			 authorize the President to issue a separate designation of Thailand as a major
			 non-NATO ally of the United States pursuant to section 517(a)(1) of the Foreign
			 Assistance Act of 1961 for the period during which subsection (a) is in
			 effect.


117 S391 IS: EAGLES Act of 2021
U.S. Senate
2021-02-23
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II117th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 391IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESFebruary 23, 2021Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Manchin, Ms. Collins, and Ms. Hassan) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend title 18, United States Code, to reauthorize and expand the National Threat Assessment Center of the Department of Homeland Security.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the EAGLES Act of 2021.2.Findings; sense of Congress(a)FindingsCongress finds the following:(1)On February 14, 2018, 17 individuals lost their lives in a senseless and violent attack on Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Florida, a school whose mascot is the eagle.(2)These individuals lived lives of warmth, joy, determination, service, and love, and their loss is mourned by the Nation.(3)The shooter in that attack exhibited patterns of behavior that were alarming and that should have alerted law enforcement and other Federal, State, and local officials.(4)The attack on Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was preventable.(5)Lives were saved because of the brave and exemplary conduct of many students, teachers, and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, including several of the victims of the attack.(6)The National Threat Assessment Center (referred to in this Act as the Center) was established in 1998 to conduct research on various types of targeted violence.(7)Studies conducted by the Center on targeted school violence, in particular, have shown that—(A)most incidents were planned in advance;(B)the attackers’ behavior gave some indication that the individual was planning, or at least contemplating, an attack;(C)most attackers had already exhibited a pattern of behavior that was of concern to other people in their lives; and(D)prior to the attack, someone associated with the attacker, such as a family member or peer, knew the attack was to likely to occur.(8)Through their research, the Center developed the threat assessment model for responding to indicators of targeted violence, which includes a 3-step process—(A)identifying individuals who are exhibiting behaviors that indicate they are planning an attack on a school;(B)assessing whether the individual poses a threat to the school, based on articulable facts; and(C)managing the threat the individual may pose to the school.(9)The threat assessment model works most effectively when all the relevant parties, including school officials, local law enforcement, and members of the community, are part of a comprehensive protocol to identify, assess, and manage a potential threat to the school.(10)The primary goal of threat assessment programs in schools should be to prevent violent conduct, with an emphasis on early intervention, treatment, and care of individuals exhibiting behaviors associated with targeted violence.(11)Early intervention, treatment, and prevention of violent behavior is an effective way to prevent violent conduct that would harm others and necessitate disciplinary action, including criminal penalties.(12)The parties involved need the appropriate training and tools to establish the appropriate mechanisms for implementing this type of approach.(b)Sense of CongressIt is the sense of Congress that a fact-based threat assessment approach, involving school officials, local law enforcement, and members of the community, is one of the most effective ways to prevent targeted violence in schools, and is a fitting memorial to those who lost their lives in the February 14, 2018, attack on Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and those who heroically acted to preserve the lives of their friends, students, and colleagues.3.Reauthorization and expansion of the national threat assessment center of the Department of
 Homeland Security(a)In generalChapter 203 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3056A the following:3056B.Functions of the National Threat Assessment Center of the United States Secret Service(a)In generalThere is established a National Threat Assessment Center (in this section referred to as the Center), to be operated by the United States Secret Service, at the direction of the Secretary of Homeland Security.(b)FunctionsThe functions of the Center shall include the following:(1)Training in the area of best practices on threat assessment.(2)Consultation on complex threat assessment cases or programs.(3)Research on threat assessment and the prevention of targeted violence, consistent with evidence-based standards and existing laws and regulations.(4)Facilitation of information sharing on threat assessment and the prevention of targeted violence among agencies with protective or public safety responsibilities, as well as other public or private entities.(5)Development of evidence-based programs to promote the standardization of Federal, State, and local threat assessments, best practices in investigations involving threats, and the prevention of targeted violence.(c)Safe school initiativeIn carrying out the functions described in subsection (b), the Center shall establish a national program on targeted school violence prevention, focusing on the following activities:(1)ResearchThe Center shall—(A)conduct research into targeted school violence and evidence-based practices in targeted school violence prevention, including school threat assessment; and(B)publish the findings of the Center on the public website of the United States Secret Service.(2)Training(A)In generalThe Center shall develop and offer training courses on targeted school violence prevention to agencies with protective or public safety responsibilities and other public or private entities, including local educational agencies.(B)PlanNot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Center shall establish a plan to offer its training and other educational resources to public or private entities within each State.(3)Coordination with other Federal agenciesThe Center shall develop research and training programs under this section in coordination with the Department of Justice, the Department of Education, and the Department of Health and Human Services.(4)Consultation with entities outside the Federal GovernmentThe Center is authorized to consult with State and local educational, law enforcement, and mental health officials and private entities in the development of research and training programs under this section.(5)Interactive websiteThe Center may create an interactive website to disseminate information and data on evidence-based practices in targeted school violence prevention.(d)Hiring of additional personnelThe Director of the United States Secret Service may hire additional personnel to comply with the requirements of this section, which, if the Director exercises that authority, shall include—(1)at least 1 employee with expertise in child psychological development; and(2)at least 1 employee with expertise in school threat assessment. (e)Authorization of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the functions of the Center $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025.(f)Report to CongressNot later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Director of the Secret Service shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a report on actions taken by the United States Secret Service to implement provisions of this section, which shall include—(1)the number of employees hired (on a full-time equivalent basis);(2)the number of individuals in each State trained in threat assessment;(3)the number of school districts in each State trained in school threat assessment or targeted school violence prevention;(4)information on Federal, State, and local agencies trained or otherwise assisted by the Center;(5)a formal evaluation indicating whether the training and other assistance provided by the Center is effective;(6)a formal evaluation indicating whether the training and other assistance provided by the Center was implemented by the school;(7)a summary of the Center’s research activities and findings; and(8)a strategic plan for disseminating the Center’s educational and training resources to each State.(g)DefinitionsIn this section—(1)the term evidence-based means—(A)strong evidence from at least 1 well-designed and well-implemented experimental study;(B)moderate evidence from at least 1 well-designed and well-implemented quasi-experimental study; or(C)promising evidence from at least 1 well-designed and well-implemented correlational study with statistical controls for selection bias;(2)the term local educational agency has the meaning given that term under section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801); and(3)the term State means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.(h)No funds To provide firearms trainingNone of the funds authorized to be appropriated under this section may be used to train any person in the use of a firearm.(i)No effect on other lawsNothing in this section may be construed to preclude or contradict any other provision of law authorizing training in the use of firearms..(b)Technical and conforming amendments(1)Section 4 of the Presidential Threat Protection Act of 2000 (18 U.S.C. 3056 note) is repealed.(2)The table of sections for chapter 203 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3056A the following:3056B. Functions of the National Threat Assessment Center of the United States Secret Service..


113 HR 1700 IH: Nuclear Disaster Preparedness Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-04-24
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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1700
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 24, 2013
Mr. Engel (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Payne) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL
To require the President to issue guidance on Federal response to a large-scale nuclear disaster.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Nuclear Disaster Preparedness Act.
2.Guidance for response to a nuclear disaster
(a)IssuanceNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall issue guidance on Federal response to nuclear disasters described in subsection (b).
(b)Nuclear disasters describedThe guidance issued pursuant to subsection (a) shall be with respect to any nuclear disaster that—
(1)may be caused by a natural catastrophe, an accident, or a terrorist or other attack;
(2)occurs initially at a nuclear power plant; and
(3)disperses radiation off the reactor site and into the surrounding area.
(c)GuidanceThe guidance issued pursuant to subsection (a) shall—
(1)designate the single Federal agency that is responsible for coordinating the Federal Government’s efforts in response to a nuclear disaster (in this Act referred to as the Coordinating Agency), including making a formal declaration that a nuclear disaster exists;
(2)identify the circumstances under which a formal declaration described in paragraph (1) will occur;
(3)designate the single Federal agency that, in response to a nuclear disaster, is responsible for recommending to the Coordinating Agency—
(A)the evacuation of the area within a 10-mile radius from the nuclear power plant; or
(B)the evacuation of the area within a larger radius from the nuclear power plant, but not more than a radius of 50 miles;
(4)identify the circumstances under which a recommendation described in paragraph (3) will be made;
(5)designate the single Federal agency that is responsible for developing plans for an evacuation described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (3), educating the public regarding such an evacuation, and conducting such an evacuation when directed to do so by the Coordinating Agency;
(6)designate the single Federal agency that is responsible for recommending to the Coordinating Agency that evacuees may return following a nuclear disaster;
(7)identify the circumstances under which a recommendation described in paragraph (6) will be made;
(8)identify what cleanup standards will apply for a nuclear disaster;
(9)designate the single Federal agency that is responsible for conducting cleanup of a nuclear disaster when directed to do so by the Coordinating Agency; and
(10)identify any other roles and responsibilities of any Federal agency involved in the response effort to a nuclear disaster.


		II
		Calendar No. 101
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 423
		[Report No. 111–41]
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			February 12, 2009
			Mr. Akaka (for himself,
			 Ms. Snowe, Mr.
			 Johnson, Mr. Rockefeller,
			 Mr. Sanders, Mr. Tester, Mr.
			 Begich, Mr. Bingaman,
			 Mrs. Boxer, Mr.
			 Feingold, Ms. Landrieu,
			 Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Menendez, Ms.
			 Murkowski, Ms. Stabenow,
			 Mr. Thune, Mr.
			 Vitter, Mr. Schumer,
			 Mr. Burr, Mr.
			 Inhofe, Mrs. Lincoln,
			 Mr. Wyden, Mr.
			 Specter, Mr. Isakson,
			 Mr. Ensign, Mr.
			 Coburn, Mr. Kerry,
			 Mr. Sessions, Mr. Baucus, Mr.
			 Burris, Mr. Chambliss,
			 Mrs. Hagan, Ms.
			 Mikulski, Mr. Corker,
			 Mr. Udall of Colorado,
			 Mr. Leahy, Ms.
			 Collins, Mrs. Murray,
			 Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Bennett, Mr.
			 Lieberman, Mr. Brown,
			 Mr. Nelson of Nebraska,
			 Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Grassley, Mr.
			 Brownback, Mr. Durbin,
			 Mr. Bennet, Mr.
			 Johanns, Mr. Reed,
			 Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Casey, Mr.
			 Martinez, and Mrs.
			 Gillibrand) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
			 referred to the Committee on Veterans'
			 Affairs

			July 8, 2009
			Reported by Mr. Akaka
			 without amendment

		A BILL
		To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize
		  advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts of the Department of
		  Veterans Affairs by providing two-fiscal year budget authority, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and
			 Transparency Act of 2009.
		2.FindingsCongress makes the following
			 findings:
			(1)Title 38, United
			 States Code, authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish hospital
			 and domiciliary care, medical services, nursing home care, and related services
			 to eligible and enrolled veterans, but only to the extent that appropriated
			 resources and facilities are available for such purposes.
			(2)For 19 of the
			 past 22 fiscal years, funds have not been appropriated for the Department of
			 Veterans Affairs for the provision of health care as of the commencement of the
			 new fiscal year, causing the Department great challenges in planning and
			 managing care for enrolled veterans, to the detriment of veterans.
			(3)The cumulative
			 effect of insufficient, late, and unpredictable funding for the Department for
			 health care endangers the viability of the health care system of the Department
			 and impairs the specialized health care resources the Department requires to
			 maintain and improve the health of sick and disabled veterans.
			(4)Appropriations
			 for the health care programs of the Department have too often proven
			 insufficient over the past decade, requiring the Secretary to ration health
			 care and Congress to approve supplemental appropriations for those
			 programs.
			(5)Providing
			 sufficient, timely, and predictable funding would ensure the Government meets
			 its obligation to provide health care to sick and disabled veterans and ensure
			 that all veterans enrolled for health care through the Department have ready
			 access to timely and high quality care.
			(6)Providing
			 sufficient, timely, and predictable funding would allow the Department to
			 properly plan for and meet the needs of veterans.
			3.Two-fiscal year budget
			 authority for certain medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans
			 Affairs
			(a)Two-fiscal year
			 budget authority
				(1)In
			 generalChapter 1 of title
			 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 113 the following
			 new section:

						113A.Two-fiscal
				year budget authority for certain medical care accounts
							(a)In
				generalBeginning with fiscal year 2011, new discretionary budget
				authority provided in an appropriations Act for the appropriations accounts of
				the Department specified in subsection (b) shall be made available for the
				fiscal year involved, and shall include new discretionary budget authority for
				such appropriations accounts that first become available for the first fiscal
				year after such fiscal year.
							(b)Medical care
				accountsThe medical care accounts of the Department specified in
				this subsection are the medical care accounts of the Veterans Health
				Administration as follows:
								(1)Medical
				Services.
								(2)Medical Support
				and Compliance.
								(3)Medical
				Facilities.
								.
				(2)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1 of
			 such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 113 the
			 following new item:

							113A. Two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care
				accounts.

						.
				4.Comptroller
			 General of the United States study on adequacy and accuracy of baseline model
			 projections of the Department of Veterans Affairs for health care
			 expenditures
			(a)Study of
			 adequacy and accuracy of baseline model projectionsThe
			 Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of the adequacy
			 and accuracy of the budget projections made by the Enrollee Health Care
			 Projection Model, its equivalent, or other methodologies, as utilized for the
			 purpose of estimating and projecting health care expenditures of the Department
			 of Veterans Affairs (in this section referred to as the Model)
			 with respect to the fiscal year involved and the subsequent four fiscal
			 years.
			(b)Reports
				(1)In
			 generalNot later than the date of each year in 2011, 2012, and
			 2013, on which the President submits the budget request for the next fiscal
			 year under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Comptroller
			 General shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress and to the
			 Secretary a report.
				(2)ElementsEach
			 report under this paragraph shall include, for the fiscal year beginning in the
			 year in which such report is submitted, the following:
					(A)A statement
			 whether the amount requested in the budget of the President for expenditures of
			 the Department for health care in such fiscal year is consistent with
			 anticipated expenditures of the Department for health care in such fiscal year
			 as determined utilizing the Model.
					(B)The basis for
			 such statement.
					(C)Such additional
			 information as the Comptroller General determines appropriate.
					(3)Availability to
			 the publicEach report submitted under this subsection shall also
			 be made available to the public.
				(4)Appropriate
			 committees of Congress definedIn this subsection, the term
			 appropriate committees of Congress means—
					(A)the Committees on
			 Veterans' Affairs, Appropriations, and the Budget of the Senate; and
					(B)the Committees on
			 Veterans' Affairs, Appropriations, and the Budget of the House of
			 Representatives.

		July 8, 2009
		Reported without amendment


115 HRES 479 RH: Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to provide to the House of Representatives the tax return information of President Donald J. Trump as well as the tax returns of each business entity disclosed by Donald J. Trump on his Office of Government Ethics Form 278e.
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2017-07-27
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		IV
		House Calendar No. 84
		115th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. RES. 479
		[Report No. 115–309]
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 27, 2017
			Mr. Pascrell (for himself and Mr. Crowley) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

		September 14, 2017Additional sponsors: Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, and Mr. Pallone
			September 14, 2017
			Reported adversely, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed

		RESOLUTION
		Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to provide to the House of Representatives the
			 tax return information of President Donald J. Trump as well as the tax
			 returns of each business entity disclosed by Donald J. Trump on his Office
			 of Government Ethics Form 278e.

 That the Secretary of the Treasury is directed to furnish to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the adoption of this resolution, the full tax returns of Donald J. Trump for tax years 2006 through 2016, if available, as well as the tax returns for such taxable years of each business entity disclosed by Donald J. Trump on his Office of Government Ethics Form 278e, specifically each business entity specified in section 2 of this resolution; and any supplemental information in the possession of the President relating to—
 (1)the amount of taxes paid by Mr. Trump and each such business entity with respect to such taxable years;
 (2)the debts of Mr. Trump and such business entities which are held by foreign governments or foreign companies;
 (3)the investments of Mr. Trump and such business entities which are in foreign countries or foreign enterprises;
 (4)Mr. Trump’s personal and business profits received from foreign enterprises; (5)the amount of charitable giving claimed by Mr. Trump with respect to such taxable years; and
 (6)any use of tax shelters or other loopholes to reduce the amount of taxes owed. 2.Business entities disclosed by Donald J. Trump on Office of Government Ethics Form 278eThe following business entities were disclosed by Donald J. Trump on his Office of Government Ethics Form 278e:
 (1)4 Shadow Tree Lane LLC. (2)4 Shadow Tree Lane Member Corp.
 (3)40 Wall Development Associates LLC. (4)40 Wall Street LLC.
 (5)40 Wall Street Member Corp. (6)40 Wall Street Commercial LLC.
 (7)3126 Corporation. (8)401 Mezz Venture LLC.
 (9)401 North Wabash Venture LLC. (10)55 Wall Development Group.
 (11)767 Manager LLC. (12)809 North Canon LLC.
 (13)809 North Canon Member Corporation. (14)81 Pine Note Holder Inc.
 (15)Aviation Payroll Company. (16)B Plaza Realty Corp.
 (17)Bedford Hills Corp. (18)Briar Hall Operations LLC.
 (19)Briarcliff Properties, Inc. (20)Caribusiness MRE LLC.
 (21)Caribusiness RE Corp, The. (22)Chelsea Hall LLC.
 (23)Chicago Unit Acquisition LLC. (24)China Trademark LLC.
 (25)Coronet Hall Inc. (26)Development Member Inc.
 (27)D B Pace Acquisition LLC. (28)D B Pace Acquisition Member Corp.
 (29)DJT Aerospace LLC. (30)DJ Aerospace (Bermuda) Limited.
 (31)DJT Entrepreneur Managing Member LLC (f/k/a DJT University Managing Member LLC). (32)DJT Entrepreneur Member LLC (f/k/a DJT University Member LLC).
 (33)DJT Holdings LLC. (34)DJT Holdings Managing Member LLC.
 (35)DJT Land Holdings Member Corp. (36)DJT Operations I LLC.
 (37)DJT Operations II LLC. (38)DJT CX LLC.
 (39)DSN Licensing LLC (fka Trump Marks Network LLC). (40)DSN Licensing Member Corp (fka Trump Marks Network Member Inc).
 (41)DT APP Warrant Holding LLC. (42)DT APP Warrant Holding Managing Member Corp.
 (43)DT Connect II LLC. (44)DT Connect II Member Corp.
 (45)DT Connect LLC. (46)DT Connect Managing Member Corp.
 (47)DT Dubai Golf Manager LLC. (48)DT Dubai Manager Member Corp.
 (49)DT Dubai II Golf Manager LLC. (50)DT Dubai II Golf Manager Member Corp.
 (51)DT Home Marks International LLC. (52)DT Home Marks International Member Corp.
 (53)DT India Venture LLC. (54)DT India Venture Managing Member Corp.
 (55)DT Marks Baku LLC. (56)DT Marks Baku Managing Member Corp.
 (57)DT Marks Dubai LLC. (58)DT Marks Dubai Member Corp.
 (59)DT Marks Dubai II LLC. (60)DT Marks Dubai II Managing Member Corp.
 (61)DT Marks Gurgaon LLC. (62)DT Marks Gurgaon Managing Member Corp.
 (63)DT Marks Jersey City LLC. (64)DT Marks Jupiter LLC.
 (65)DT Marks Qatar LLC. (66)DT Marks Qatar Managing Member Corp.
 (67)DT Marks Products International LLC. (68)DT Marks Products International Member Corp.
 (69)DT Marks Pune LLC. (70)DT Marks Managing Member Corp.
 (71)DT Marks Pune II LLC. (72)DT Marks Pune II Managing Member Corp.
 (73)DT Marks Rio LLC. (74)DT Marks Rio Managing Member Corp.
 (75)DT Marks Vancouver LP. (76)DT Marks Vancouver Managing Member Corp.
 (77)DT Marks Worli LLC. (78)DT Marks Worli Managing Member Corp.
 (79)DT Tower Gurgaon LLC. (80)DT Tower Gurgaon Managing Member Corp.
 (81)DTW Venture LLC. (82)DTW Venture Managing Member Corp.
 (83)East 61 St Companny, L.P, The. (84)EID Venture I LLC.
 (85)EID Venture I Corporation. (86)Excel Venture I LLC.
 (87)Excel Venture I Corp. (88)Fifty Seven Management Corp.
 (89)Fifty Seventh Street Associates LLC. (90)First Member, Inc.
 (91)Flights, Inc. (formerly Trump Flights, Inc.). (92)Florida Properties Management LLC.
 (93)Fountainbleu Apartments LLC. (94)Golf Productions LLC.
 (95)Golf Productions Member Corp. (96)Golf Recreation Scotland Limited.
 (97)Helicopter Air Services, Inc. (98)Highlander Hall, Inc.
 (99)Hudson Waterfront Associates I, LP. (100)Hudson Waterfront Associates II, LP.
 (101)Hudson Waterfront Associates III, LP. (102)Hudson Waterfront Associates IV, LP.
 (103)Hudson Waterfront Associates V, LP. (104)Hudson Waterfront Associates, LP.
 (105)Identity Theft Productions LLC. (106)Identity Theft Productions Member Corp.
 (107)Indian Hills Holdings LLC f/k/a Indian Hills Development LLC. (108)Jupiter Golf Club LLC.
 (109)Jupiter Golf Club Managing Member Corp. (110)Lamington Family Holdings LLC.
 (111)Lawrence Towers Apartments LLC. (112)LFB Acquisition LLC.
 (113)LFB Acquisition Managing Member Corp. (114)Mar A Lago Club, Inc.
 (115)Mar A Lago Club, LLC. (116)Midland Associates.
 (117)Miss Universe L.P., L.L.L. P. (Formerly Trump Pageants, L.P.). (118)Nitto World Co., Limited.
 (119)Ocean Development Member Inc. (120)Ocean Development Services LLC.
 (121)OPO Hotel Manager LLC. (122)OP Hotel Manager Managing Member Corp.
 (123)OWO Developer LLC. (124)Panama Ocean Club Management LLC.
 (125)Panama Ocean Club Management Member Corp. (126)Paramount RPV Holdings LLC.
 (127)Paramount RPV Holdings Managing Member Corp. (128)Parc Consulting Inc.
 (129)Park Briar Associates. (130)Pine Hill Development Managing Member Corp.
 (131)Pine Hill Development LLC. (132)Plaza Consulting Corp.
 (133)Poker Venture LLC. (134)Poker Venture Managing Member Corp.
 (135)Reg Tru Equities, LTD. (136)RPV Development LLC.
 (137)Scotland Acquisitions LLC. (138)Sentient Jets LLC (Now known as Trump Jets LLC).
 (139)Sentient Jets Member Corp. (140)Seven Springs LLC.
 (141)Shore Haven Management Corp. (142)Shore Haven Apt #1, Inc.
 (143)Shore Haven Shopping Center LLC. (144)SLC Turnberry Limited.
 (145)South Beach Venture LLC (fka THC Marks Rio LLC). (146)South Beach Venture Member Corp (fka THC Marks Rio Member Corp).
 (147)Sussex Hall, Inc. (148)Restaurant 40 LLC.
 (149)Restaurant 40 Member Corp. (150)T International Realty LLC (dba Trump International Realty).
 (151)Tag Air, Inc. (152)TB Member LLC.
 (153)THC Baku Hotel Manager Services LLC. (154)THC Baku Hotel Manager Services Member Corp.
 (155)THC Baku Services LLC. (156)THC Baku Services Member Corp.
 (157)THC Barra Hotelaria LTDA. (158)THC Central Reservations LLC.
 (159)THC Central Reservations Member Corp. (160)THC China Development LLC (fka Trump China Development LLC).
 (161)THC China Development Management Corp (fka Trump China Development Management Corp). (162)THC Development Brazil Managing Member Corp.
 (163)THC Development Brazil LLC. (164)THC Dubai II Hotel Manager LLC.
 (165)THC Dubai II Hotel Manager Member Corp. (166)THC Hotel Development LLC.
 (167)THC IMEA Development LLC. (168)THC Miami Restaurant Hospitality Member Corp.
 (169)THC Miami Restaurant Hospitality LLC. (170)THC Rio Managing Member Corp.
 (171)THC Rio Manager LLC. (172)THC Sales & Marketing LLC.
 (173)THC Sales & Marketing Member Corp. (174)THC China Technical Services Manager Corp.
 (175)THC China Technical Services LLC. (176)THC Qatar Hotel Manager LLC.
 (177)THC Qatar Hotel Manager Member Corp. (178)THC Services Shenzhen LLC.
 (179)THC Services Shenzhen Member Corp. (180)THC Shenzhen Hotel Manager LLC.
 (181)THC Shenzhen Hotel Manager Member Corp. (182)THC Vancouver Management Corp.
 (183)THC Vancouver Payroll ULC. (184)THC Venture I LLC.
 (185)THC Venture II LLC. (186)THC Venture III LLC.
 (187)THC Venture I Managing Member Corp. (188)THC Venture II Managing Member Corp.
 (189)THC Venture III Managing Member Corp. (190)The Donald J. Trump Foundation, Inc.
 (191)The Trump Corporation. (192)The Trump Follies Member Inc.
 (193)The Trump Equitable Fifth Avenue Company. (194)TIGL Common Area Management Corp.
 (195)TIGL Common Area Management Holding LLC. (196)TIGL Ireland Enterprises Limited.
 (197)TIGL Ireland Management Limited. (198)TIHC Reservations LLC.
 (199)TIHH Member Corp. (200)TIHH Member LLC.
 (201)TIHM Member Corp. (202)TIHT Chicago Member Acquisition LLC.
 (203)TIHT Commercial LLC. (204)TIHT Holding Company LLC.
 (205)TIHT Member LLC. (206)Tipperary Realty Corp.
 (207)TMG Member LLC. (208)TNGC Charlotte LLC.
 (209)TNGC Charlotte Manager Corp. (210)TNGC Dutchess County LLC (fka Trump Marks Classic Cars LLC).
 (211)TNGC Dutchess County Member Corp (fka Trump Marks Classic Cars Member Corp). (212)TNGC Jupiter Management LLC.
 (213)TNGC Jupiter Managing Member Corp. (214)TNGC Pine Hill LLC (fka Crest Court Member Corp).
 (215)TNGC Pine Hill Member Corp (fka Crest Court Member Corp). (216)Toronto Development LLC.
 (217)TP CFD LLC. (218)TP CFD Managing Member Corp.
 (219)Travel Enterprises Managements, Inc (fka Toys at Trump Inc). (220)Trump 106 CPS LLC.
 (221)Trump 55 Wall Corp. (222)Trump 767 Management LLC.
 (223)Trump 845 LP LLC. (224)Trump 845 UN GP LLC.
 (225)Trump 845 UN MGR Corp. (226)Trump 845 UN MGR LLC (fka 845 UN LLC).
 (227)Trump AC Casino Marks LLC. (228)Trump AC Casino Marks Member Corp.
 (229)Trump Acquisition Corp. (230)Trump Acquisition LLC.
 (231)Trump Books LLC. (232)Trump Books Manager Corp.
 (233)Trump Brazil LLC. (234)Trump Briarcliff Manor Development LLC (fka Briar Hall Developments LLC).
 (235)Trump Canadian Services Inc. (236)Trump Canouan Estate LLC.
 (237)Trump Canouan Estate Member Corp. (238)Trump Caribbean LLC.
 (239)Trump Carousel LLC. (240)Trump Carousel Member Corp.
 (241)Ace Entertainment Holding Inc (fka Trump Casinos Inc. and formerly Trump Taj Mahal Inc.). (242)Trump Central Park West Corp.
 (243)Trump Chicago Commercial Member Corp. (244)Trump Chicago Commercial Manager LLC.
 (245)Trump Chicago Development LLC. (246)Trump Chicago Hotel Member Corp.
 (247)Trump Chicago Hotel Manager LLC. (248)Trump Chicago Managing Member LLC.
 (249)Trump Chicago Member LLC. (250)Trump Chicago Residential Member Corp.
 (251)Trump Chicago Residential Manager LLC. (252)Trump Chicago Retail LLC.
 (253)Trump Chicago Retail Manager LLC. (254)Trump Chicago Retail Member Corp.
 (255)Trump Classic Cars LLC. (256)Trump Classic Cars Member Corp.
 (257)Trump Commercial Chicago LLC. (258)Trump Cozumel Corp.
 (259)Trump Cozumel LLC. (260)Trump CPS Corp.
 (261)Trump CPS LLC. (262)Trump Delmonico LLC.
 (263)Trump Development Services LLC. (264)Trump Development Services Member Corp.
 (265)Trump Drinks Israel Holdings LLC. (266)Trump Drinks Israel Holdings Member Corp.
 (267)Trump Drinks Israel LLC. (268)Trump Drinks Israel Member Corp.
 (269)Trump Education ULC. (270)Trump Empire State, Inc.
 (271)Trump Endeavor 12 LLC. (272)Trump Endeavor 12 Member Corp.
 (273)Trump EU Marks LLC. (274)Trump EU Marks Member Corp.
 (275)The Trump Entrepreneur Initiative LLC (fka Trump University CA LLC). (276)Trump Ferry Point LLC.
 (277)Trump Ferry Point Member Corp. (278)Trump Florida Management LLC.
 (279)Trump Florida Manager Corp. (280)Trump Follies LLC.
 (281)Trump Fort Lee LLC. (282)Trump Fort Lee Member Corp.
 (283)Trump Golf Acquisition LLC. (284)Trump Golf Coco Beach LLC.
 (285)Trump Golf Coco Beach Member Corp. (286)Trump Golf Management LLC.
 (287)Trump Home Marks LLC. (288)Trump Home Marks Member Corp.
 (289)Trump Ice LLC. (290)Trump Ice, Inc.
 (291)Trump Identity LLC. (292)Trump Identity Member Corp.
 (293)Trump International Development LLC. (294)Trump International Development Member Corp.
 (295)Trump International Golf LC. (296)Trump International Golf Club Scotland Limited.
 (297)Trump International Golf Club, Inc. (298)Trump International Hotel and Tower Condominium.
 (299)Trump International Hotel Hawaii LLC. (300)Trump International Hotels Management LLC.
 (301)Trump International Management Corp. (302)Trump Kelowna LLC.
 (303)Trump Kelowna Member Corp. (304)Trump Korean Projects LLC.
 (305)Trump Las Olas LLC. (306)Trump Las Olas Member Corp.
 (307)Trump Las Vegas Corp. (308)Trump Las Vegas Development LLC.
 (309)Trump Las Vegas Managing Member LLC. (310)Trump Las Vegas Managing Member II LLC.
 (311)Trump Las Vegas Marketing and Sales LLC. (312)Trump Las Vegas Member LLC.
 (313)Trump Las Vegas Member II LLC. (314)Trump Las Vegas Sales and Marketing Inc.
 (315)Trump International Hotel and Tower Las Vegas Unit Owners Association. (316)Trump Lauderdale Development 2 LLC.
 (317)Trump Lauderdale Development LLC. (318)Trump Management Inc.
 (319)Trump Marketing LLC. (320)Trump Marks Asia Corp.
 (321)Trump Marks Asia LLC. (322)Trump Marks Atlanta LLC.
 (323)Trump Marks Atlanta Member Corp. (324)Trump Marks Baja Corp.
 (325)Trump Marks Baja LLC. (326)Trump Marks Batumi LLC.
 (327)Trump Marks Batumi Member Corp. (328)Trump Marks Beverages Corp.
 (329)Trump Marks Beverages LLC. (330)Trump Marks Canouan Corp.
 (331)Trump Marks Canouan LLC. (332)Trump Marks Chicago LLC.
 (333)Trump Marks Chicago Member Corp. (334)Trump Marks Cozumel Corp.
 (335)Trump Marks Cozumel LLC. (336)Trump Marks Dubai Corp.
 (337)Trump Marks Dubai LLC. (338)Trump Marks Egypt Corp.
 (339)Trump Marks Egypt LLC. (340)Trump Marks Fine Foods LLC.
 (341)Trump Marks Fine Foods Member Corp. (342)Trump Marks Ft. Lauderdale LLC.
 (343)Trump Marls Ft. Lauderdale Member Corp. (344)Trump Marks Golf Swing LLC.
 (345)Trump Marks Golf Swing Member Corp. (346)Trump Marks GP Corp.
 (347)Trump Marks Holding LP (fka Trump Marks LP). (348)Trump Marks Hollywood Corp.
 (349)Trump Marks Hollywood LLC. (350)Trump Marks Istanbul II Corp.
 (351)Trump Marks Istanbul II LLC. (352)Trump Marks Jersey City Corp.
 (353)Trump Marks Jersey City LLC. (354)Trump Marks Las Vegas Corp.
 (355)Trump Marks Las Vegas LLC. (356)Trump Marks LLC.
 (357)Trump Marks Magazine Corp. (358)Trump Marks Magazine LLC.
 (359)Trump Marks Mattress LLC. (360)Trump Marks Mattress Member Corp.
 (361)Trump Marks Menswear LLC. (362)Trump Marks Menswear Member Corp.
 (363)Trump Marks Mortgage Corp. (364)Trump Marks Mtg. LLC.
 (365)Trump Marks Mumbai LLC. (366)Trump Marks Mumbai Member Corp.
 (367)Trump Marks new Orleans Corp. (368)Trump Marks New Orleans LLC.
 (369)Trump Marks New Rochelle Corp. (370)Trump Marks New Rochelle LLC.
 (371)Trump Marks Palm Beach Corp. (372)Trump Marks Palm Beach LLC.
 (373)Trump Marks Panama Corp. (374)Trump Marks Panama LLC.
 (375)Trump Marks Philadelphia Corp. (376)Trump Marks Philadelphia LLC.
 (377)Trump Marks Philippines LLC. (378)Trump Marks Philippines Corp.
 (379)Trump Marks Products LLC. (380)Trump Marks Products Member Corp.
 (381)Trump Marks Puerto Rico I LLC. (382)Trump Marks Puerto Rico I Member Corp.
 (383)Trump Marks Puerto Rico II LLC. (384)Trump Marks Puerto Rico II Member Corp.
 (385)Trump Marks Punta del Este LLC. (386)Trump Marks Punta del Este Manager Corp.
 (387)The Donald J. Trump Company LLC. (388)The Trump Marks Real Estate Corp.
 (389)The Trump Marks Real Estate LLC. (390)Trump Marks SOHO License Corp.
 (391)Trump Marks SOHO LLC. (392)Trump Marks South Africa LLC.
 (393)Trump Marks South Africa Member Corp. (394)Trump Marks Stamford Corp.
 (395)Trump Marks Stamford LLC. (396)Trump Marks Sunny Isles I LLC.
 (397)Trump Marks Sunny Isles Member Corp. (398)Trump Marks Sunny Isles II LLC.
 (399)Trump Marks Sunny Isles II Member Corp. (400)Trump Marks Tampa Corp.
 (401)Trump Marks Tampa LLC. (402)Trump Marks Toronto LLC.
 (403)Trump Marks Toronto Corp. (404)Trump Marks Toronto LP (fka Trump Toronto Management LP).
 (405)Trump Marks Waikiki Corp. (406)Trump Marks Waikiki LLC.
 (407)Trump Marks Westchester Corp. (408)Trump Marks Westchester LLC.
 (409)Trump Marks White Plains Corp. (410)Trump Marks White Plains LLC.
 (411)Trump Miami Resort Management Member Corp. (412)Trump Miami Resort Management LLC.
 (413)Trump Nationals Golf Club Colts Neck LLC. (414)Trump National Golf Club Colts Neck Member Corp.
 (415)Trump National Golf Club LLC. (416)Trump National Golf Club Member Corp.
 (417)Trump National Golf Club Washington DC Member Corp. (418)Trump National Golf Club Washington DC Member Corp.
 (419)Trump Ocean Manager Inc. (420)Trump Ocean Managing Member LLC.
 (421)Trump Old Post Office LLC. (422)Trump Old Post Office Member Corp.
 (423)Trump on the Ocean LLC. (424)Trump Organization LLC.
 (425)The Trump Organization, Inc. (426)Trump Pageants, Inc.
 (427)Trump Palace Condominium. (428)Trump Palace/ Parc LLC.
 (429)Trump Panama Condominium Management LLC. (430)Trump Panama Condominium Member Corp.
 (431)Trump Panama Hotel Management LLC. (432)Trump Panama Hotel Management Member Corp.
 (433)Trump Parc East Condominium. (434)Trump Park Avenue Acquisition LLC.
 (435)Trump Park Avenue LLC. (436)Trump Payroll Chicago LLC.
 (437)Trump Payroll Corp. (438)Trump Phoenix Development LLC.
 (439)Trump Plaza LLC. (440)Trump Plaza Member Inc. (fka Trump Plaza Corp).
 (441)Trump Procida Fort Lee LLC. (442)Trump Productions LLC (former Rancho Lien LLC).
 (443)Trump Production Managing Member Inc. (444)Trump Project Management Corp.
 (445)Trump Properties LLC. (446)Trump Realty Services LLC (fka Trump Mortgage Services LLC (03) and Tower Mortgage Services LLC).
 (447)Trump Restaurants LLC. (448)Trump RHF Corp.
 (449)Trump Riverside Management LLC. (450)Trump Ruffin Commercial LLC.
 (451)Trump Ruffin LLC. (452)Trump Ruffin Tower I LLC.
 (453)Trump Sales and Leasing Chicago LLC. (454)Trump Sales and Leasing Chicago Member Corp.
 (455)Trump Scotland Member Inc. (456)Trump Scotsborough Square LLC.
 (457)Trump Scotsborough Square Member Corp. (458)Trump SoHo Hotel Condominium New York.
 (459)Trump SoHo Member LLC. (460)Trump Toronto Development Inc.
 (461)Trump Toronto Hotel Management Corp. (462)Trump Toronto Member Corp (formally Trump Toronto Management Member Corp).
 (463)Trump Tower Commercial LLC. (464)Trump Tower Condominium Residential Section.
 (465)Trump Tower Managing Member Corp. (466)Trump Village Construction Corp.
 (467)Trump Vineyard Estates LLC. (468)Trump Vineyard Estates Manager Corp.
 (469)Trump Vineyard Estates Lot 3 Owner LLC (fka Eric Trump Land Holdings LLC). (470)Trump Vineyard Estates Manager Corp.
 (471)Trump Virginia Acquisitions LLC (fka Virginia Acquisitions LLC). (472)Trump Virginia Acquisitions Manager Corp.
 (473)Trump Virginia Lot 5 LLC. (474)Trump Virginia Lot 5 Manager Corp.
 (475)Trump Wine Marks LLC. (476)Trump Wine Marks Member Corp.
 (477)Trump World Productions LLC. (478)Trump World Productions Manager Corp.
 (479)Trump world Publications LLC. (480)Trump/New world Property Management LLC.
 (481)Trump’s Castle Management Corp. (482)Trump Marks White Plains Corp.
 (483)Trump RHF Corp. (484)Turnberry Scotland Managing Member Corp.
 (485)Turnberry Scotland LLC. (486)TW Venture I LLC.
 (487)TW Venture II LLC. (488)TW Venture I Managing Member Corp.
 (489)TW Venture II Managing Member Corp. (490)Ultimate Air Corp.
 (491)Unit 2502 Enterprises Corp. (492)Unit 2502 Enterprises LLC.
 (493)VH Property Corp. (494)VHPS LLC.
 (495)West Palm Operations LLC. (496)Wexford Hall Inc.
 (497)White Course LLC. (498)White Course Managing Member Corp.
 (499)Wilshire Hall LLC. (500)Wollman Rink Operations LLC.
 (501)Yorktown Real Estate LLC (fka Yorktown Development Associates LLC). (502)The Fred C Trump December 16th, 1976 Trust—F/B/O Donald J. Trump.
 (503)The Fred C Trump December 16th, 1976 Trust—F/B/O David Desmond. (504)The Fred C Trump December 16th, 1976 Trust—F/B/O Robert S. Trump.
 (505)The Fred C Trump December 16th, 1976 Trust—F/B/O Elizabeth J. Trump. (506)The Fred C Trump December 16th, 1976 Trust—F/B/O Maryanne T. Barry.
 (507)The Fred C Trump December 16th, 1976 Trust—F/B/O Fred C. Trump III. (508)The Fred C Trump December 16th, 1976 Trust—F/B/O Mary Trump.
 (509)Fred C. Trump, GRAT Trust—F/B/O Elizabeth Trump Grau. (510)Trust U/W/O Fred C. Trump Trust—F/B/O Elizabeth Trump Grau.
 (511)Maryanne Trump GRAT Trust—F/B/O Elizabeth Trump Grau. (512)Trust U/W/O Fred C. Trump—F/B/O the grandchildren of Fred C. Trump.
 (513)Trust U/W/O Maryanne Trump—F/B/O the grandchildren of Maryanne Trump. (514)The Donald J. Trump grantor Trust—DJT is the Trustee Successor—Trustee is Donald J. Trump, Jr.
 (515)The Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust.   September 14, 2017 Reported adversely, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 6654
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			December 13, 2012
			Mr. Poe of Texas (for
			 himself, Mr. Chabot,
			 Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, and
			 Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California)
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on the
			 Judiciary

		A BILL
		To provide for the exchange of information related to
		  trade enforcement, and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise
			 Prevention Act.
		2.Exchange of
			 information related to trade enforcementSection 1905 of title 18, United States
			 Code, is amended—
			(1)by striking
			 Whoever and inserting (a)
			 In
			 general.—Whoever; and
			(2)by adding at the
			 end the following:

					(b)Provision of
				information relating to merchandise presented to CustomsIt shall
				not be a violation of this section for an officer or employee of U.S. Customs
				and Border Protection, at the time that merchandise is presented for
				examination and thereafter, to provide to the owner of a copyright or a
				registered mark, or to any person who may be injured by a violation of section
				1201 of title 17—
						(1)any information
				appearing on the merchandise, including its retail packaging,
						(2)a sample of the
				merchandise and its retail packaging, or
						(3)digital images of
				the merchandise and its retail packaging,
						as it was
				presented to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, without redaction, whether
				imported into or exported from the United States, or attempted to be exported
				from the United States, for purposes of determining whether the merchandise or
				its retail packaging infringes the copyright, bears or consists of a
				counterfeit mark of the registered mark, or is in violation of section 1201 of
				title 17, as the case may be.(c)Provision of
				information relating to seized merchandiseIt shall not be a
				violation of this section for an officer or employee of U.S. Customs and Border
				Protection, after seizing merchandise pursuant to a determination that the
				merchandise is in violation of section 1201 of title 17, to provide, to persons
				injured by the violation, information with respect to the merchandise,
				including, but not limited to, the following:
						(1)The date of
				importation.
						(2)The port of
				entry.
						(3)The description of
				the merchandise from the entry.
						(4)The quantity
				involved.
						(5)The country of
				origin of the merchandise.
						(6)The name and
				address of the foreign manufacturer.
						(7)The name and
				address of the exporter.
						(8)The name and
				address of the importer.
						(9)Photographic or
				digital images of the merchandise.
						(d)DefinitionsAs
				used in this section—
						(1)the term
				registered mark has the meaning given that term in section 45 of
				the Lanham Act (15 U.S.C. 1127);
						(2)the term
				Lanham Act has the meaning given that term in section 2320(e) of
				this title;
						(3)the term
				counterfeit mark has the meaning given that term in section
				2320(e) of this title; and
						(4)the term
				without redaction means, with respect to merchandise, without
				removing, revising, or otherwise obscuring any information, codes, marks,
				numbers, or any other markings that appear on the merchandise or its retail
				packaging.
						(e)Rule of
				constructionSubsections (b), (c), and (d) apply only with
				respect to tangible goods presented to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for
				importation into, or exportation from, the United States.
					.
			3.Prevention of
			 importation of manufactured goods bearing infringing marks
			(a)In
			 generalSection 42 of the
			 Lanham Act (15 U.S.C. 1124), is amended—
				(1)in the first
			 sentence, by striking Except as and inserting (a)
			 In
			 general.—Except as;
				(2)by striking
			 of the Treasury each place it appears and inserting of
			 Homeland Security; and
				(3)by adding at the
			 end the following:

						(b)Detention of
				critical merchandiseWith
				respect to critical merchandise that bears a registered trademark recorded
				under subsection (a), if U.S. Customs and Border Protection detains the
				merchandise because the merchandise is suspected of bearing a counterfeit mark,
				then, upon such detention, the Secretary—
							(1)shall provide to
				the owner of the registered trademark any information on the critical
				merchandise and its packaging and labels, including, without redaction,
				photographs or digital images of the critical merchandise, packaging, and
				labels; and
							(2)may, at any time,
				subject to any applicable bonding and return requirements, provide to the owner
				of the registered trademark samples of the critical merchandise, without
				redaction.
							(c)DefinitionsIn
				this section:
							(1)Critical
				merchandise
								(A)In
				generalThe term critical merchandise
				includes—
									(i)aircraft engines,
				appliances, propellers, and spare parts;
									(ii)children’s
				sleepwear;
									(iii)cosmetics;
									(iv)devices;
									(v)drugs;
									(vi)food;
									(vii)motor vehicle
				equipment;
									(viii)pesticide chemicals;
									(ix)semiconductors;
									(x)tobacco
				products;
									(xi)any item on the
				United States Munitions List established under section 38(a) of the Arms Export
				Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)); and
									(xii)any other
				article of manufacture that the Secretary determines could, if permitted entry
				into the United States in violation of the laws of the United States pose a
				danger to the health, safety, or welfare of consumers, or to the national
				security of the United States.
									(B)Other
				definitionsFor purposes of
				subparagraph (A)—
									(i)the terms
				aircraft engine, appliance, propeller,
				and spare part have the meanings given those terms in section
				40102(a) of title 49, United States Code;
									(ii)the term
				children’s sleepwear has the meaning given that term in sections
				1615.1 and 1616.2 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor
				regulations;
									(iii)the terms cosmetic, device, drug,
				food, pesticide chemical, and tobacco
				product have the meanings given those terms in section 201 of the
				Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321);
									(iv)the term
				motor vehicle equipment has the meaning given that term in section
				30102(a) of title 49, United States Code; and
									(v)the term
				semiconductor means semiconductor chip product as
				defined in section 901 of title 17.
									(2)SecretaryThe
				term Secretary means the Secretary of Homeland Security.
							(3)Without
				redactionThe term
				without redaction means, with respect to merchandise, without
				removing, revising, or otherwise obscuring any information, codes, marks,
				numbers, or any other markings that appear on the merchandise or its retail
				packaging.
							(d)Rule of
				constructionThis section applies only with respect to tangible
				goods presented to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for importation into the
				United States.
						.
				(b)DefinitionIn
			 this section, the term Lanham Act means the Act entitled An
			 Act to provide for the registration and protection of trademarks used in
			 commerce, to carry out the provisions of certain international conventions, and
			 for other purposes, approved July 5, 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.).
			(c)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by this section shall take effect upon
			 the expiration of the 60-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of
			 this Act.


114 SRES 108 ATS: Commemorating the discovery of the polio vaccine and supporting efforts to eradicate the disease.
U.S. Senate
2015-03-24
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		III
		114th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. RES. 108
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			March 24, 2015
			Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Coons, Mr. Markey, Mr. Isakson, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Blunt) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

		October 21, 2015Committee discharged; considered and agreed toRESOLUTION
		Commemorating the discovery of the polio vaccine and supporting efforts to eradicate the disease.

 Whereas April 12, 2015, is the 60th anniversary of the announcement of the discovery of the first safe and effective polio vaccine;
 Whereas the vaccine was developed by Jonas Salk with the support of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, now known as the March of Dimes Foundation;
 Whereas the vaccine developed by Jonas Salk was proven safe and effective in a massive nationwide field trial organized by the March of Dimes Foundation, relying on the largest peacetime mobilization of volunteers in the history of the United States;
 Whereas polio is a crippling and potentially fatal infectious disease for which there is no cure, which means that vaccination is the only viable pathway for eradication of the disease;
 Whereas nearly 60,000 children in the United States were reported to have polio in 1952 alone, with more than 20,000 cases of paralysis;
 Whereas, due to vaccination, polio was eliminated from the United States in 1979; Whereas the use of the inactivated polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk and the oral polio vaccine developed by Albert Sabin has dramatically reduced the incidence of polio worldwide;
 Whereas the fight against polio has been part of the mission of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (referred to in this preamble as the CDC) since the 1950s;
 Whereas, as part of the fight against polio, the CDC established a national polio surveillance unit and worked with Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin to widely distribute vaccines;
 Whereas, through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (referred to in this preamble as the Initiative), the Federal Government, Rotary International, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund (commonly known as UNICEF), the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the United Nations Foundation have joined together with governments around the world to successfully reduce cases of polio by more than 99 percent since the launch of global polio eradication efforts;
 Whereas Rotary International, a global association founded in Illinois, has contributed more than $1,000,000,000 alone to, and volunteered countless hours in, the global fight against polio;
 Whereas October 24 of each year is recognized internationally as World Polio Day to commemorate the fight against the disease;
 Whereas, according to the CDC, polio vaccination has prevented over 13,000,000 paralytic polio cases and 650,000 deaths since 1988;
 Whereas only 3 countries (Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan) remained polio-endemic in 2014, which is a decrease from more than 125 countries in 1988;
 Whereas there is a global push to eradicate polio by 2018; Whereas investments in polio eradication are helping improve routine immunization systems and creating lasting infrastructure to support other health priorities;
 Whereas the Initiative is finding and reaching the most vulnerable children in the world with the polio vaccine and combining those efforts with other health care resources;
 Whereas, in December 2011, the CDC activated Emergency Operations Center of the CDC to support the final push for polio eradication; Whereas the eradication of polio would be the only time in history aside from the eradication of smallpox that a disease affecting humans has been eradicated, and the eradication of polio would be a once-in-a-generation opportunity for global public health; and
 Whereas the success of the polio vaccine has shown the public what sustained medical research can accomplish and should encourage support for future Federal funding for biomedical research and public health prevention and control: Now, therefore, be it

 That the Senate— (1)commends the work of Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin in developing effective, safe vaccines for polio;
 (2)supports the goals and ideals of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative; (3)encourages and supports the international community of governments and nongovernmental organizations in remaining committed to the eradication of polio; and
 (4)encourages the Federal Government to continue committing funding to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative and for biomedical and basic scientific research so that more life-saving discoveries can be made.