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110th CONGRESS 2d Session
S. 3048
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 22, 2008
Mr. Alexander introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the allowance of bonus depreciation and the increased expensing limitations permanent.

1.Bonus depreciation made permanent
(a)In generalParagraph (2) of section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special allowance for certain property acquired after December 31, 2007, and before January 1, 2009) is amended—
(1)in subparagraph (A)—
(A)by adding and at the end of clause (ii),
(B)by striking , and before January 1, 2009 in clause (iii)(I),
(C)by striking , and before January 1, 2009, and in clause (iii)(II) and inserting a period, and
(D)by striking clause (iv),
(2)in subparagraph (B), by striking clause (ii) and by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively, and
(3)in subparagraph (E)(i), by striking , and before January 1, 2009.
(b)Conforming amendments
(1)Subclause (I) of section 168(k)(2)(B)(i) of such Code is amended by striking (iii), and (iv) and inserting and (iii).
(2)Clause (i) of section 168(k)(2)(C) of such Code is amended by striking , (iii) and (iv) and inserting and (iii).
(3)Subparagraph (B) of section 168(l)(5) of such Code is amended to read as follows:

(B)by substituting January 1, 2013. for the period at the end of clause (i) thereof, and .
(4)Subparagraph (D) of section 1400L(b)(2) of such Code is amended by striking clause (i) thereof shall be applied without regard to and before January 1, 2010, and.
(5)Subparagraph (B) of section 1400N(d)(3) of such Code is amended to read as follows:

(B)by substituting January 1, 2008. for the period at the end of clause (i) thereof, and .
(6)The heading for subsection (k) of section 168 of such Code is amended by striking and before January 1, 2009.
(c)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act, in taxable years ending after such date.
2.Permanent increase in limitations on expensing of certain depreciable business assets
(a)In generalSubsection (b) of section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to limitations) is amended—
(1)by striking $25,000 and all that follows in paragraph (1) and inserting $250,000.,
(2)by striking$200,000 and all that follows in paragraph (2) and inserting $800,000,
(3)by striking after 2003 and before 2010, the $100,000 and $400,000 in paragraph (5)(A) and inserting after 2008, the $250,000 and the $800,000,
(4)by striking 2002 in paragraph (5)(A)(ii) and inserting 2007, and
(5)by striking paragraph (7).
(b)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008.


114 HJ 84 IH: To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against organizations that support Islamist extremism, and for other purposes.
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		114th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. J. RES. 84
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			March 2, 2016
			Mr. Perry (for himself and Mr. Salmon) introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

		JOINT RESOLUTION
		To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against organizations that support Islamist
			 extremism, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis joint resolution may be cited as the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Islamist Extremism. 2.Authorization for use of United States Armed Forces against organizations that support Islamist extremism (a)In generalThe President is authorized to use the Armed Forces of the United States as the President determines necessary and appropriate against organizations on the list of organizations described in subsection (b).
			(b)List of organizations described
 (1)In generalThe list of organizations described in this subsection are the Islamic State, Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Al Shabab, Boko Haram, Al-Nusrah Front, the Haqqani-Network, the Taliban, Houthi’s, Khorasan Group, Hamas, Hezbollah, and any substantial supporters, associated forces, or closely related successor entities to any of such organizations.
 (2)Additions to listThe President may add an organization that is not on the list of organizations described in paragraph (1) if—
 (A)the President determines that the organization supports Islamist extremism and submits to Congress the name of such organization and supporting documents that are relevant to such determination; and
 (B)Congress enacts a joint resolution providing for the use of the authority described in subsection (a) against such organization.
					(c)War Powers Resolution requirements
 (1)Specific statutory authorizationConsistent with section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution, the Congress declares that this section is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution.
 (2)Applicability of other requirementsNothing in this joint resolution supersedes any requirement of the War Powers Resolution. 3.Repeal of Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 and 2001 Authorization for Use of Military ForceThe following provisions of law are hereby repealed:
 (1)The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107–243; 116 Stat. 1498; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note).
 (2)The Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note).


110 HRES 679 IH: Expressing the sense of the House of

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		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. RES. 679
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			September 25, 2007
			Mr. Smith of New
			 Jersey submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Foreign
			 Affairs

		RESOLUTION
		Expressing the sense of the House of
		  Representatives regarding the continuing effects of the genocide, crimes
		  against humanity, and war crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

		Whereas H. Res. 199 and S. Res. 134 (109th Congress)
			 resolved that from April 1992 to November 1995, Serb forces committed
			 aggression and genocide against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and its
			 population, with the direct support from authorities in Serbia and
			 Montenegro;
		Whereas the perpetrators and the supporters of the
			 aggression and genocide, including the Yugoslav People’s Army and its Ministry
			 of Interior, the Army of Republika Srpska, the Police of Republika Srpska, and
			 other regular and paramilitary forces under Serb control, intended to destroy,
			 through slaughter, rape, torture, and expulsion, the unique multiethnic culture
			 of Bosnia and Herzegovina woven through a thousand years of tolerance, respect,
			 mutual trust, and dignified coexistence of all of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s
			 ethnically and religiously diverse citizens;
		Whereas the International Criminal Tribunal for the former
			 Yugoslavia (ICTY) has found numerous Serb political and military officials
			 guilty of committing war crimes, crimes against humanity, and the crime of
			 genocide against the non-Serb population of the Republic of Bosnia and
			 Herzegovina;
		Whereas the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in its
			 judgment of February 26, 2007, ruled that the execution of more than 7,000
			 civilians in and around Srebrenica in July 1995 by the institutions of the then
			 self-styled Republika Srpska entity, and in particular its army and police, was
			 a crime of genocide, as defined by the Convention on the Prevention and
			 Punishment of the Crime of Genocide;
		Whereas Srebrenica and other areas of eastern Bosnia from
			 which the victims of genocide hail continues to be under the jurisdiction of
			 the Republika Srpska entity and its institutions, especially the Police of
			 Republika Srpska, that committed genocide;
		Whereas the ICJ also ruled that Serbia had violated the
			 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide by failing
			 to prevent the genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina and punish its
			 perpetrators;
		Whereas the ICJ’s judgment declares that significant
			 sections of the documents detailing the proceedings of the Supreme Defense
			 Council of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (later Serbia and Montenegro)
			 were redacted and therefore not available to the ICJ at the time of that
			 judgment;
		Whereas the findings of the RS Srebrenica Commission
			 report unequivocally stated that Republic of Srpska’s Interior Ministry (i.e.
			 the Police of Republika Srpska) has failed to provide specific data on
			 several hundred individuals deployed in Srebrenica in July 1995 under the
			 direct or indirect auspices of the RS;
		Whereas the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia
			 and Herzegovina concluded that the Srebrenica Commission must complete
			 the list of names, currently standing at 892, of those implicated in the
			 Genocide who are currently employed in BH or Republic of Srpska institutions,
			 and forward a completed list to the BH Prosecutor and to the
			 ICTY.;
		Whereas all countries are obliged not to recognize as
			 lawful the situation created by the crime of aggression and the crime of
			 genocide, as well as to cooperate in the application of measures designed to
			 eliminate the consequences of such crimes;
		Whereas the General Framework Agreement for Peace in
			 Bosnia and Herzegovina (commonly referred to as the Dayton Peace
			 Accords), that was made possible through the strong leadership of the
			 United States, ended the aggression, genocide, war crimes, and crimes against
			 humanity against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and its non-Serb
			 population, but it failed to achieve its intended goal of reversing the effects
			 of those crimes;
		Whereas due to the failure to ensure sustainable return of
			 refugees and displaced persons to their homes of origins, as guaranteed by
			 Annex VII of the Dayton Peace Accords, the Constitution of Bosnia and
			 Herzegovina (Annex IV of the Dayton Peace Accords) has evolved into an
			 ethno-territorial arrangement that now institutionalizes the results of the
			 genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes in Bosnia and
			 Herzegovina;
		Whereas one of the most ominous of the ethno-territorial
			 provisions of this Constitution is an entity voting mechanism, which allows a
			 small number of Serb deputies from Republika Srpska in the Parliament of Bosnia
			 and Herzegovina, constituting less than one-quarter of the Parliament, to block
			 any proposed legislation or decision;
		Whereas the entity voting mechanism has
			 been used to block various crucial State-level legislation, including the
			 proposed changes to the Citizenship Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina which in its
			 current form threatens to permanently deny over 500,000 Bosnians their Bosnian
			 citizenship, effectively continuing the project of genocide and ethnic
			 cleansing;
		Whereas 300,000 Bosnian-Americans live in the United
			 States as fully engaged citizens with a significant potential to further
			 strengthen the ties between the United States and Bosnia and
			 Herzegovina;
		Whereas the political leadership of the Republika Srpska
			 entity has continuously blocked all attempts to move beyond the
			 ethno-territorial basis of the Dayton Constitution and create a fully
			 democratic and functioning system of government, as has been demonstrated by,
			 among other things, the Republika Srpska entity’s unwillingness to agree to the
			 reform of the police force structures within Bosnia and Herzegovina in line
			 with the standards demanded by the European Union;
		Whereas Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said that
			 the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina need a stronger energetic state
			 capable of advancing the public good and pledged that the United States
			 will remain a dedicated partner to Bosnia and Herzegovina as it moves toward
			 further Euro-Atlantic integration;
		Whereas Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs
			 Nicholas Burns has unequivocally stated that the Dayton Peace Accords
			 cannot be the way that the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina organize
			 themselves for the next ten years and that it is time for [the
			 people of] Bosnia and Herzegovina … to go beyond the Dayton Accords and to
			 build a modern constitutional state;
		Whereas the European Parliament and the Parliamentary
			 Assembly of the Council of Europe have recently adopted Resolutions calling for
			 an in-depth reform of the Dayton constitutional arrangements, and particularly
			 for the reduction and elimination of the entity voting mechanism;
		Whereas there continues to be, within Republika Srpska
			 ethnic exclusivity, which has effectively discouraged and prevented the return
			 of the ethnically-cleansed non-Serb population to this region of Bosnia and
			 Herzegovina; and
		Whereas the constitutional arrangements of Bosnia and
			 Herzegovina must satisfy the interests of all of its people by guaranteeing
			 full civil, cultural, individual, and religious rights to all citizens of
			 Bosnia and Herzegovina, and promoting the integration of the entire region of
			 Southeast Europe into the Euro-Atlantic political and security structures: Now,
			 therefore, be it

		That—
			(1)it is the sense of
			 the House of Representatives that—
				(A)Bosnia and Herzegovina should begin the
			 process of adopting a new constitution that is based on civic representation
			 and that fully eliminates the ethno-territorial arrangements which reflect and
			 institutionalize the effects of the genocide, war crimes, and crimes against
			 humanity committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
				(B)the new
			 constitution should advance the principles of civic democracy, full equality of
			 citizens, tolerance and protection of all ethnic groups, and should reflect the
			 highest standards of individual human rights and liberties;
				(C)the new
			 constitution should eliminate the ethnic power-sharing principles that reflect
			 the ethnic divisions imposed by the perpetrators of the genocide, crimes
			 against humanity, and war crimes;
				(D)the new
			 constitution must restructure the ethno-territorial organization of Bosnia and
			 Herzegovina and eliminate its division into entities, cantons, and
			 municipalities with a view to creating a single, unified economic space and
			 increasing efficiency and sustainability of the country and its governing
			 apparatus;
				(E)the entity voting
			 mechanism, which has proved to be a serious obstacle to the functioning of
			 Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Parliament, must be eliminated;
				(F)Srebrenica and
			 other areas of eastern Bosnia should be placed under the exclusive jurisdiction
			 of the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina in order to ensure that the
			 situation created by genocide is not recognized as lawful;
				(G)the police reform
			 in Bosnia and Herzegovina must create a single police structure, replacing
			 entity police forces with a single police at the state level, and in particular
			 eliminating the Police of the Republika Srpska entity, which was identified in
			 the ICJ judgment as one of the institutions of Republika Srpska that
			 participated in the commission of the crime of genocide;
				(H)the Republika
			 Srpska entity cannot persist under its current name which represents the
			 ethnically-exclusive political philosophy of its founders and which perpetuates
			 the effects of the genocide and ethnic cleansing;
				(I)Serbia must
			 immediately honor its international legal obligations towards Bosnia and
			 Herzegovina, stemming from the Convention on the Prevention and the Punishment
			 of the Crime of Genocide and the ICJ judgment, by immediately apprehending and
			 transferring to the ICTY all individuals indicted for participating in the
			 commission of the crime of genocide, particularly Radovan Karadzic and Ratko
			 Mladic; and
				(J)it is in the
			 national interest of the United States that all individuals who are responsible
			 for war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity in Bosnia and Herzegovina
			 should be held accountable for their actions, and the Republika Srpska entity,
			 Serbia, and Montenegro must therefore fully cooperate with the ICTY;
				(2)the United States
			 reaffirms its strongest support for the independence, sovereignty, and
			 territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and supports the
			 transformation of Bosnia and Herzegovina into a state with governmental
			 institutions commensurate with EU and NATO membership, as this will ensure a
			 lasting peace and greater prosperity for all of the people and states of the
			 entire region; and
			(3)the House of
			 Representatives calls for an immediate, refocused, and concentrated diplomatic
			 effort by the United States to achieve the objectives stated in this Resolution
			 in order to achieve definitive success in reversing the effects of genocide in
			 Bosnia and Herzegovina and building a modern, functional, self-sustainable, and
			 a fully democratic state.


110 HR 3604 IH: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat

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		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 3604
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			September 19, 2007
			Mr. Udall of New
			 Mexico introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means

		A BILL
		To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat
		  certain payments made to the European Union in lieu of income taxes to a member
		  of the European Union as income taxes paid to a foreign country for purposes of
		  the foreign tax credit.

		1.Certain payments made to the
			 European Union in lieu of income tax to a member of the European Union treated
			 as income tax paid to a foreign country
			(a)In
			 generalSection 903 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
			 (relating to credit for taxes in lieu of income, etc., taxes) is amended to
			 read as follows:

					903.Credit for
				taxes in lieu of income, etc., taxesFor purposes of this part and of sections
				164(a) and 275(a)—
						(1)the term income, war profits, and
				excess profits taxes shall include a tax paid in lieu of a tax on
				income, war profits, or excess profits otherwise generally imposed by any
				foreign country or by any possession of the United States, and
						(2)in the case of an individual, any payment
				to the European Union shall be treated as an income tax paid to a foreign
				country if such payment is—
							(A)determined on the
				basis of compensation (including any health, pension, retirement, or other
				benefits) paid by the European Union to such individual for services performed
				by such individual for the European Union, and
							(B)paid in lieu of an
				income tax otherwise generally imposed by any foreign country which is a member
				of the European
				Union.
							.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by this section shall apply to payments
			 made after the date of the enactment of this Act, in taxable years ending after
			 such date.


109 HR 3859 IH: Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act of 2005
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2005-09-22
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109th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. R. 3859
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 22, 2005
Mr. Gerlach (for himself and Ms. Bean) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL
To establish the Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act of 2005.
2.FindingsCongress finds the following:
(1)The senior population (persons 65 or older) in this country is rapidly growing, and is expected to increase from 34,700,000 in 2000 to nearly 40,000,000 by 2010, and then will dramatically increase to over 50,000,000 by 2020.
(2)By 2020, the population of older seniors, those over age 85, is expected to double to 7,000,000, and then double again to 14,000,000 by 2040.
(3)As the senior population increases, so does the need for additional safe, decent, affordable, and suitable housing that meets their unique needs.
(4)Due to the health care, transportation, and service needs of seniors, issues of providing suitable and affordable housing opportunities differ significantly from the housing needs of other families.
(5)Seniors need access to a wide array of housing options, such as affordable assisted living, in-home care, supportive or service-enriched housing, and retrofitted homes and apartments to allow seniors to age in place and to avoid premature placement in institutional settings.
(6)While there are many programs in place to assist seniors in finding and affording suitable housing and accessing needed services, these programs are fragmented and spread across many agencies, making it difficult for seniors to access assistance or to receive comprehensive information.
(7)Better coordination among Federal agencies is needed, as is better coordination at State and local levels, to ensure that seniors can access government activities, programs, services, and benefits in an effective and efficient manner.
(8)Up to date, accurate, and accessible statistics on key characteristics of seniors, including conditions, behaviors, and needs, are required to accurately identify the housing and service needs of seniors.
3.DefinitionsIn this Act:
(1)The term housing means any form of residence, including rental housing, homeownership, assisted living, group home, supportive housing arrangement, nursing facility, or any other physical location where a person can live.
(2)The term service includes transportation, health care, nursing assistance, meal, personal care and chore services, assistance with daily activities, mental health care, physical therapy, case management, and any other services needed by seniors to allow them to stay in their housing or find alternative housing that meets their needs.
(3)The term program includes any Federal or State program providing income support, health benefits or other benefits to seniors, housing assistance, mortgages, mortgage or loan insurance or guarantees, housing counseling, supportive services, assistance with daily activities, or other assistance for seniors.
(4)The term Council means the Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors.
(5)The term senior means any individual 65 years of age or older.
4.Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors
(a)EstablishmentThere is established in the executive branch an independent council to be known as the Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors.
(b)ObjectivesThe objectives of the Council are as follows:
(1)To promote coordination and collaboration among the Federal departments and agencies involved with housing, health care, and service needs of seniors in order to better meet the needs of senior citizens.
(2)To identify the unique housing and service needs faced by seniors around the country and to recommend ways that the Federal Government, States, State and local governments, and others can better meet those needs, including how to ensure that seniors can find and afford housing that allows them to access health care, transportation, nursing assistance, and assistance with daily activities where they live or in their communities.
(3)To facilitate the aging in place of seniors, by identifying and making available the programs and services necessary to enable seniors to remain in their homes as they age.
(4)To improve coordination among the housing and service related programs and services of Federal agencies for seniors and to make recommendations about needed changes with an emphasis on—
(A)maximizing the impact of existing programs and services;
(B)reducing or eliminating areas of overlap and duplication in the provision and accessibility of such programs and services; and
(C)making access to programs and services easier for seniors around the country.
(5)To increase the efficiency and effectiveness of existing housing and service related programs and services which serve seniors.
(6)To establish an ongoing system of coordination among and within such agencies or organizations so that the housing and service needs of seniors are met in a more efficient manner.
(c)MembershipThe Council shall be composed of the following:
(1)The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or a designee of the Secretary.
(2)The Secretary of Health and Human Services or a designee of the Secretary.
(3)The Secretary of Agriculture or a designee of the Secretary.
(4)The Secretary of Transportation or a designee of the Secretary.
(5)The Secretary of Labor or a designee of the Secretary.
(6)The Secretary of Veterans Affairs or a designee of the Secretary.
(7)The Secretary of the Treasury or a designee of the Secretary.
(8)The Commissioner of the Social Security Administration or a designee of the Commissioner.
(9)The Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or a designee of the Administrator.
(10)The Administrator of the Administration on Aging or a designee of the Administrator.
(11)The head (or designee) of any other Federal agency as the Council considers appropriate.
(12)State and local representatives knowledgeable about the needs of seniors as chosen by the Council members described in paragraphs (1) through (11).
(d)ChairpersonThe Chairperson of the Council shall alternate between the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on an annual basis.
(e)Vice ChairEach year, the Council shall elect a Vice Chair from among its members.
(f)MeetingsThe Council shall meet at the call of its Chairperson or a majority of its members at any time, and no less often than quarterly. The Council shall hold meetings with stakeholders and other interested parties at least twice a year, so that the opinions of such parties can be taken into account and so that outside groups can learn of the Council’s activities and plans.
5.Functions of the council
(a)Relevant ActivitiesIn carrying out its objectives, the Council shall—
(1)review all Federal programs and services that assist seniors in finding, affording, and rehabilitating housing, including those that assist seniors in accessing health care, transportation, supportive services, and assistance with daily activities, where or close to where seniors live;
(2)monitor, evaluate, and recommend improvements in existing programs and services administered, funded, or financed by Federal, State, and local agencies to assist seniors in meeting their housing and service needs and make any recommendations about how agencies can better work to house and serve seniors; and
(3)recommend ways—
(A)to reduce duplication among programs and services by Federal agencies that assist seniors in meeting their housing and service needs;
(B)to ensure collaboration among and within agencies in the provision and availability of programs and services so that seniors are able to easily access needed programs and services;
(C)to work with States to better provide housing and services to seniors by—
(i)holding individual meetings with State representatives;
(ii)providing ongoing technical assistance to States in better meeting the needs of seniors; and
(iii)working with States to designate State liaisons to the Council;
(D)to identify best practices for programs and services that assist seniors in meeting their housing and service needs, including model—
(i)programs linking housing and services;
(ii)financing products offered by government, quasi-government, and private sector entities;
(iii)land use, zoning, and regulatory practices; and
(iv)innovations in technology applications that give seniors access to information on available services;
(E)to collect and disseminate information about seniors and the programs and services available to them to ensure that seniors can access comprehensive information;
(F)to hold biannual meetings with stakeholders and other interested parties (or to hold open Council meetings) to receive input and ideas about how to best meet the housing and service needs of seniors;
(G)to maintain an updated website of policies, meetings, best practices, programs, services, and any other helpful information to keep people informed of the Council’s activities; and
(H)to work with the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging Statistics, the Census Bureau, and member agencies to collect and maintain data relating to the housing and service needs of seniors so that all data can be accessed in one place and to identify and address unmet data needs.
(b)Reports
(1)By membersEach year, the head of each agency that is a member of the Council shall prepare and transmit to the Council a report that describes—
(A)each program and service administered by the agency that serves seniors and the number of seniors served by each program or service, the resources available in each, as well as a breakdown of where each program and service can be accessed;
(B)the barriers and impediments, including statutory or regulatory, to the access and use of such programs and services by seniors;
(C)the efforts made by each agency to increase opportunities for seniors to find and afford housing that meet their needs, including how the agency is working with other agencies to better coordinate programs and services; and
(D)any new data collected by each agency relating to the housing and service needs of seniors.
(2)By the councilEach year, the Council shall prepare and transmit to the President, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, the House Financial Services Committee, and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce a report that—
(A)summarizes the reports required in paragraph (1);
(B)utilizes recent data to assess the nature of the problems faced by seniors in meeting their unique housing and service needs;
(C)provides a comprehensive and detailed description of the programs and services of the Federal Government in meeting the needs and problems described in subparagraph (B);
(D)describes the activities and accomplishments of the Council in working with Federal, State, and local governments, and private organizations in coordinating programs and services to meet the needs described in subparagraph (B) and the resources available to meet those needs;
(E)assesses the level of Federal assistance required to meet the needs described in subparagraph (B); and
(F)makes recommendations for appropriate legislative and administrative actions to meet the needs described in subparagraph (B) and for coordinating programs and services designed to meet those needs.
6.Powers of the council
(a)HearingsThe Council may hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Council considers advisable to carry out the purposes of this Act.
(b)Information From AgenciesAgencies which are members of the Council shall provide all requested information and data to the Council as requested.
(c)Postal ServicesThe Council may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
(d)GiftsThe Council may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services or property.
7.Council personnel matters
(a)Compensation of MembersAll members of the Council who are officers or employees of the United States shall serve without compensation in addition to that received for their services as officers or employees of the United States.
(b)Travel ExpensesThe members of the Council shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Council.
(c)Staff
(1)In generalThe Council shall, without regard to civil service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an Executive Director and such other additional personnel as may be necessary to enable the Council to perform its duties.
(2)Executive directorThe Council shall appoint an Executive Director at its initial meeting. The Executive Director shall be compensated at a rate not to exceed the rate of pay payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.
(3)CompensationWith the approval of the Council, the Executive Director may appoint and fix the compensation of such additional personnel as necessary to carry out the duties of the Council. The rate of compensation may be set without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to classification of positions and General Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title.
(d)Temporary and Intermittent ServicesIn carrying out its objectives, the Council may procure temporary and intermittent services of consultants and experts under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for individuals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title.
(e)Detail of Government EmployeesUpon request of the Council, any Federal Government employee may be detailed to the Council without reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege.
(f)Administrative SupportThe Secretary of Housing Urban Development and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide the Council with such administrative and supportive services as are necessary to ensure that the Council can carry out its functions.
8.Authorization of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act, $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2010.


		II

		109th CONGRESS

		1st Session

		S. 1351

		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED

		  STATES

			June 30, 2005

			Mrs. Clinton introduced

			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the

			 Committee on Armed

			 Services

		A BILL

		To amend title 10, United States Code, to

		  provide for the award of a military service medal to members of the Armed

		  Forces who served honorably during the Cold War era.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as Cold War Medal Act of 2005.

		2.Cold War service

			 medal

			(a)AuthorityChapter 57 of title 10, United States Code,

			 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

					1135.Cold War service

				medal

						(a)Medal

				authorizedThe Secretary

				concerned shall issue a service medal, to be known as the Cold War

				service medal, to persons eligible to receive the medal under

				subsection (b). The Cold War service medal shall be of an appropriate design

				approved by the Secretary of Defense, with ribbons, lapel pins, and other

				appurtenances.

						(b)Eligible

				personsThe following persons

				are eligible to receive the Cold War service medal:

							(1)A person who—

								(A)performed active duty or inactive duty

				training as an enlisted member during the Cold War;

								(B)completed the person’s initial term of

				enlistment or, if discharged before completion of such initial term of

				enlistment, was honorably discharged after completion of not less than 180 days

				of service on active duty; and

								(C)has not received a discharge less favorable

				than an honorable discharge or a release from active duty with a

				characterization of service less favorable than honorable.

								(2)A person who—

								(A)performed active duty or inactive duty

				training as a commissioned officer or warrant officer during the Cold

				War;

								(B)completed the person’s initial service

				obligation as an officer or, if discharged or separated before completion of

				such initial service obligation, was honorably discharged after completion of

				not less than 180 days of service on active duty; and

								(C)has not been released from active duty with

				a characterization of service less favorable than honorable and has not

				received a discharge or separation less favorable than an honorable

				discharge.

								(c)One award

				authorizedNot more than one

				Cold War service medal may be issued to any person.

						(d)Issuance to

				representative of deceasedIf

				a person described in subsection (b) dies before being issued the Cold War

				service medal, the medal shall be issued to the person’s representative, as

				designated by the Secretary concerned.

						(e)ReplacementUnder regulations prescribed by the

				Secretary concerned, a Cold War service medal that is lost, destroyed, or

				rendered unfit for use without fault or neglect on the part of the person to

				whom it was issued may be replaced without charge.

						(f)Application for

				medalThe Cold War service

				medal shall be issued upon receipt by the Secretary concerned of an application

				for such medal, submitted in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary

				prescribes.

						(g)Uniform

				regulationsThe Secretary of

				Defense shall ensure that regulations prescribed by the Secretaries of the

				military departments under this section are uniform so far as is

				practicable.

						(h)DefinitionIn this section, the term Cold

				War means the period beginning on September 2, 1945, and ending at the

				end of December 26,

				1991.

						.

			(b)Clerical

			 amendmentThe table of

			 sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the

			 following new item:

						1135. Cold War service

				medal.

					.


110 HR 4149 IH: Truth-in-Tuition Act of

U.S. House of Representatives
2007-11-09
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		I
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 4149
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			November 9, 2007
			Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of
			 Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Education and
			 Labor

		A BILL
		To limit excessive fluctuations in tuition to help
		  students and families plan for college costs.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Truth-in-Tuition Act of
			 2007.
		2.PurposeIt is the purpose of this Act to assist
			 students and families in multi-year financial planning for the full cost of a
			 post-secondary education program, while not restricting the ability of
			 institutions of higher education to raise tuition and fee levels from one year
			 to the next.
		3.Commitment to and
			 Notice of Tuition LevelsSection 487(a) of the Higher Education Act
			 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
			 paragraph:

				(24)(A)The institution will
				provide to each perspective cohort of students applying to enter a program of
				undergraduate or graduate education a binding, multi-year tuition and fee
				schedule for that cohort of students for the duration of the normal length of
				the relevant undergraduate or graduate program.
					(B)At the discretion of the institution,
				the multi-year tuition and fee schedules required by
				subparagraph (A)—
						(i)are not limited in their
				year-to-year growth;
						(ii)may include a percentage or dollar
				increase from one year to the next for a relevant cohort of students:
				and
						(iii)may reflect a consistent per year
				dollar amount for the normal length of the relevant undergraduate or graduate
				program.
						(C)The Secretary shall waive the
				requirements of
				subparagraph (A), and of the binding
				commitment made therender, if the institution demonstrates to the Secretary
				that the institution is unable to comply because of the occurrence of one or
				more events causing the institution severe economic
				distress.
					.
		4.Incentives and
			 rewards for low tuition
			(a)Rewards for low
			 tuition
				(1)Competitive
			 grantsThe Secretary of Education shall award grants on a
			 competitive basis to institutions of higher education that, for academic year
			 2008–2009 or any succeeding academic year, have an annual net tuition increase
			 (expressed as a percentage) for the most recent academic year for which
			 satisfactory data is available that is equal to or less than the percentage
			 change in the higher education price index for such academic year.
				(2)Use of
			 fundsFunds awarded to an
			 institution of higher education under
			 paragraph (1) shall be distributed by the
			 institution in the form of need-based grant aid to students who are eligible
			 for Federal Pell Grants, except that no student shall receive an amount under
			 this section that would cause the amount of total financial aid received by
			 such student to exceed the cost of attendance of the institution.
				(b)Rewards for
			 guaranteed tuition
				(1)BonusFor each institution of higher education
			 that the Secretary of Education of Education determines complies with the
			 requirements of
			 paragraph (2) or
			 (3) of this subsection, the Secretary of
			 Education shall provide to such institution a bonus amount. Such institution
			 shall award the bonus amount first to students who are eligible for Federal
			 Pell Grants who were in attendance at the institution during the award year
			 that such institution satisfied the eligibility criteria for maintaining low
			 tuition and fees, then to students who are eligible for Federal Pell Grants who
			 were not in attendance at the institution during such award year, in the form
			 of need-based aid.
				(2)4-year
			 institutionsAn institution of higher education that provides a
			 program of instruction for which it awards a bachelor’s degree complies with
			 the requirements of this paragraph if such institution guarantees that for any
			 academic year beginning on or after July 1, 2008, and for each of the 4
			 succeeding continuous academic years, the net tuition charged to an
			 undergraduate student will not exceed—
					(A)the amount that
			 the student was charged for an academic year at the time he or she first
			 enrolled in the institution of higher education, plus
					(B)the product of the
			 percentage increase in the higher education price index for the prior academic
			 year, or the most recent prior academic year for which data is available,
			 multiplied by the amount determined under subparagraph (A).
					(3)Less-than 4-year
			 institutionsAn institution of higher education that does not
			 provide a program of instruction for which it awards a bachelor’s degree
			 complies with the requirements of this paragraph if such institution guarantees
			 that for any academic year (or the equivalent) beginning on or after July 1,
			 2008, and for each of the 1.5 succeeding continuous academic years, the net
			 tuition charged to an undergraduate student will not exceed—
					(A)the amount that
			 the student was charged for an academic year at the time he or she first
			 enrolled in the institution of higher education, plus
					(B)the product of the
			 percentage increase in the higher education price index for the prior academic
			 year, or the most recent prior academic year for which data is available,
			 multiplied by the amount determined under subparagraph (A).
					(c)Maintaining
			 affordable tuition
				(1)Institution
			 reportsIf an institution of higher education has an increase in
			 annual net tuition (expressed as a percentage), for the most recent academic
			 year for which satisfactory data is available, that is greater than the
			 percentage increase in the higher education price index for such academic year,
			 the institution or a representative association is required to submit to the
			 Secretary of Education the following information, within 6 months of such
			 determination—
					(A)a report on the
			 factors contributing to the increase in the institution’s costs and the
			 increase in net tuition and fees charged to students, including identification
			 of the major areas in the institution’s budget with the greatest cost
			 increases;
					(B)the institution’s
			 3 most recent Form 990s submitted to the Internal Revenue Service, as required
			 under section 6033 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
					(C)a description of
			 the major areas of expenditures in the institution’s budget with the greatest
			 increase for such academic year; and
					(D)actions being
			 taken by the institution to reduce net tuition.
					(2)Report to
			 CongressThe Secretary of Education shall compile the information
			 submitted under this subsection and shall provide to the relevant authorizing
			 committees an annual report relating to such information.
				(d)DefinitionsIn this section:
				(1)Net
			 tuitionThe term net tuition means the average
			 tuition and fees charged to a full-time undergraduate student by an institution
			 of higher education for an academic year, minus the average grant amount
			 received by such a student for such academic year.
				(2)Higher education
			 price indexThe term higher education price index
			 means the higher education price index developed pursuant to section
			 133(b).
				(3)Institution of
			 higher educationThe term institution of higher
			 education has the meaning provided in section 102 of Higher Education
			 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002).


115 HR 2563 IH: Entrepreneurial Education Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-05-19
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2563IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 19, 2017Mr. Lawson of Florida (for himself, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Adams, Ms. Clarke of New York, and Mrs. Murphy of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small BusinessA BILLTo codify the Small Business Administration’s Entrepreneurial Education Initiative, and for other
			 purposes.
 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Entrepreneurial Education Act. 2.Entrepreneurial Education InitiativeThe Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended—
 (1)by redesignating section 47 as section 48; and (2)by inserting after section 46 the following:

					47.Entrepreneurial Education Initiative
 (a)In generalThere is established a program within the Small Business Administration to be known as the Entrepreneurial Education Initiative, under which the Administrator shall provide training to executives of businesses poised for growth in historically challenged communities that have the organizational framework, resource network, and motivation required to build sustainable businesses and promote the economic development within urban communities.
 (b)Authorization of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator such sums as may be necessary to carry out the Entrepreneurial Education Initiative..


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 6482
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			September 21, 2012
			Mr. Burgess (for
			 himself, Mrs. Christensen,
			 Mr. Guthrie,
			 Mr. Womack,
			 Mrs. Myrick,
			 Mr. Lance,
			 Mrs. Blackburn,
			 Mr. Gingrey of Georgia,
			 Mr. Cassidy,
			 Mr. Griffin of Arkansas,
			 Ms. Granger,
			 Ms. Lee of California,
			 Ms. Richardson,
			 Ms. Moore,
			 Mr. Davis of Illinois,
			 Mr. Fleischmann, and
			 Ms. Roybal-Allard) introduced the
			 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget

		A BILL
		To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting
		  the scoring of preventive health savings.

		1.Scoring of preventive health
			 savingsSection 202 of the
			 Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 602) is
			 amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

				(h)Scoring of
				preventive health savings
					(1)Determination by
				the DirectorUpon a request by the chairman or ranking minority
				member of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate, or by the chairman or
				ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget of the House of
				Representatives, the Director shall determine if a proposed measure would
				result in reductions in budget outlays in budgetary outyears through the use of
				preventive health and preventive health services.
					(2)ProjectionsIf
				the Director determines that a measure would result in substantial reductions
				in budget outlays as described in paragraph (1), the Director—
						(A)shall include, in
				any projection prepared by the Director, a description and estimate of the
				reductions in budget outlays in the budgetary outyears and a description of the
				basis for such conclusions; and
						(B)may prepare a
				budget projection that includes some or all of the budgetary outyears,
				notwithstanding the time periods for projections described in subsection (e)
				and sections 308, 402, and 424.
						(3)DefinitionsAs
				used in this subsection—
						(A)the term
				preventive health means an action that focuses on the health of
				the public, individuals and defined populations in order to protect, promote,
				and maintain health and wellness and prevent disease, disability, and premature
				death that is demonstrated by credible and publicly available epidemiological
				projection models, incorporating clinical trials or observational studies in
				humans, to avoid future health care costs; and
						(B)the term
				budgetary outyears means the 2 consecutive 10-year periods
				beginning with the first fiscal year that is 10 years after the budget year
				provided for in the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the
				budget.
						.


116 HR 8233 IH: Restoring Essential Service to Small Airports Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2020-09-11
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I116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8233IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 11, 2020Mr. Trone (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Reed) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo direct the Secretary of Transportation to reinstitute subsidies under the Essential Air Service program for certain airports, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Restoring Essential Service to Small Airports Act.2.COVID–19 essential air service program reinstatement(a)In generalNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Transportation shall reinstitute a subsidy under the Essential Air Service program for all airports that were removed from such program after fiscal year 2015.(b)TimingFor purposes of this section, an airport described in subsection (a) shall be reinstituted for the longer of a period of 1 year beginning on the date of enactment of this Act or the period in which such airport meets the qualifying criteria for an airport under the Essential Air Service Program.


114 HR 642 IH: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential programs at facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
U.S. House of Representatives
2015-02-02
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I
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 642
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 2, 2015
Mrs. Walorski (for herself, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Coffman, and Mr. Ruiz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential programs at facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

1.Beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs
(a)EligibilitySection 111 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1)in subsection (b)(1), by adding at the end the following subparagraph:

(G)A veteran whose travel to a specialized outpatient or residential program at a Department facility is in connection with treatment or care for military sexual trauma.; and (2)by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(g)In this section: (1)The term military sexual trauma means psychological trauma, which in the judgment of a Department mental health professional, resulted from a physical assault of a sexual nature, battery of a sexual nature, or sexual harassment which occurred while the veteran was serving on active duty or active duty for training.
(2)The term sexual harassment means repeated, unsolicited verbal or physical contact of a sexual nature which is threatening in character.. (b)Effective dateThe amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to travel occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act.


I
One Hundred Eleventh Congress of the United States of America At the First SessionBegun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the sixth day of January, two thousand and nine
H. R. 2760

AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1615 North Wilcox Avenue in Los Angeles, California, as the Johnny Grant Hollywood Post Office Building.

1.Johnny Grant Hollywood Post Office Building
(a)DesignationThe facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1615 North Wilcox Avenue in Los Angeles, California, shall be known and designated as the Johnny Grant Hollywood Post Office Building.
(b)ReferencesAny reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Johnny Grant Hollywood Post Office Building.
 Speaker of the House of Representatives.Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.


114 HRES 313 IH: Expressing support for designation of May 23rd as “National Rosie the Riveter Day”.
U.S. House of Representatives
2015-06-12
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		IV
		114th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. RES. 313
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			June 12, 2015
			Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself, Ms. Speier, Mr. Huffman, and Mr. DeSaulnier) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

		RESOLUTION
		Expressing support for designation of May 23rd as National Rosie the Riveter Day.

 Whereas National Rosie the Riveter Day is a collective national effort to raise awareness of the 16 million women working during World War II;
 Whereas Americans have chosen to honor female workers who contributed on the home front during World War II;
 Whereas these women left their homes to work or volunteer full-time in factories, farms, shipyards, airplane factories, banks, and other institutions in support of the military overseas;
 Whereas these women worked with the USO and Red Cross, drove trucks, riveted airplane parts, collected critical materials, rolled bandages, and served on rationing boards;
 Whereas it is fitting and proper to recognize and preserve the history and legacy of working women, including volunteer women, during World War II to promote cooperation and fellowship among such women and their descendants;
 Whereas these women and their descendants wish to further the advancement of patriotic ideas, excellence in the workplace, and loyalty to the United States of America; and
 Whereas May 23rd would be an appropriate date to designate as National Rosie the Riveter Day: Now, therefore, be it  That the House of Representatives—
 (1)supports the designation of National Rosie the Riveter Day; and (2)acknowledges the important role played by women in World War II.


116 HR 4352 IH: Supporting Kinship Connections Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-09-17
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4352IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 17, 2019Ms. Bass (for herself, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Bacon, Mrs. Lawrence, and Mr. Mitchell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide grants to develop and enhance, or
			 to evaluate, kinship navigator programs, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Supporting Kinship Connections Act. 2.FindingsCongress makes the following findings:
 (1)2,500,000 children in the United States are living in kinship care with grandparents or other relatives.
 (2)With the rise of substance abuse, including heroin and other opioid-use, more kin caregivers are stepping up to raise children who are in need of foster care and permanent homes.
 (3)Grandparents and relatives residing in urban, rural, and suburban households in every county of the United States have stepped forward out of love and loyalty to care for children during times in which parents are unable to do so.
 (4)Kinship caregivers provide safety, promote well-being, and establish stable households for vulnerable children.
 (5)Kinship care enables a child to maintain family relationships and cultural heritage and remain in the community of the child.
 (6)Kinship care is a national resource that provides loving homes for children at risk. (7)Kinship caregivers face daunting challenges to keep countless children from entering foster care.
 (8)Kinship navigator programs have been shown to proactively provide support to kinship caregivers in an effort to avert crises and potentially prevent more costly services.
 (9)Kinship placement decreases the likelihood that children will run away and end up on the streets where they are at risk of trafficking.
 (10)Children in kinship placements are less likely to be moved from placement to placement. (11)Children in kinship placements are less likely to struggle with behavioral health and less likely to be maltreated.
			3.Grants to develop, enhance, or evaluate kinship navigator programs
 (a)In generalSection 427 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 627) is amended to read as follows:  427.Kinship navigator program grants (a)AuthorityThe Secretary shall make grants to States, to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, or tribal consortia, and to community-based organizations to develop and enhance kinship navigator programs, or to evaluate such programs, in order to promote the use of kinship navigator programs by all such entities, and to advance the knowledge and use of kinship navigator programs that meet—
 (1)the evidence-based practices criteria to qualify for payments under section 474(a)(7); and (2)the requirements described in subsection (b)(1) of this section.
							(b)Program requirements
 (1)Mandatory requirementsThe requirements described in this paragraph are the following: (A)The kinship navigator program is designed to assist kinship caregivers in learning about, finding, and using programs and services to meet the needs of the children they are assisting or raising, and their own needs, and to promote effective partnerships among public and private agencies to ensure kinship caregiver families are served.
 (B)The kinship navigator program is coordinated with other State or local agencies that promote service coordination or provide information and referral services, including the entities that provide 2–1–1 or 3–1–1 information systems where available, to avoid duplication or fragmentation of services to kinship care families.
 (C)The kinship navigator program is planned and operated in consultation with kinship caregivers and organizations representing them, youth raised by kinship caregivers, relevant government agencies, and relevant community-based or faith-based organizations.
 (D)The kinship navigator program establishes information and referral systems that link (via toll-free access) kinship caregivers, kinship support group facilitators, and kinship service providers to—
 (i)each other; (ii)eligibility and enrollment information for Federal, State, and local benefits;
 (iii)relevant training to assist kinship caregivers in caregiving and in obtaining benefits and services; and
 (iv)relevant legal assistance and help in obtaining legal services. (E)The kinship navigator program provides outreach to kinship care families, including by establishing, distributing, and updating a kinship care website, or other relevant guides or outreach materials.
 (F)The kinship navigator program promotes— (i)partnerships between public and private agencies, including schools and universities, community-based or faith-based organizations, and relevant government agencies, to increase their knowledge of the needs of kinship care families and other individuals who are willing and able to assist parents to help prevent children from entering foster care or to be foster parents; and
 (ii)improved services for such families and individuals. (2)Additional activitiesIn addition to meeting the requirements described in paragraph (1), a grant under this section may be used to assist a kinship navigator program in—
 (A)establishing and supporting a kinship care ombudsman with authority to intervene and help kinship caregivers access services;
 (B)supporting any other activities designed to assist kinship caregivers in obtaining benefits and services to improve their caregiving, including in-person supportive services;
 (C)negotiating, managing, and implementing agreements to enable the kinship navigator program obtain data from the information systems used to carry out a State program funded under part A, or a State plan developed in accordance with this subpart, or approved under subpart 2 of this part; and
 (D)public education and awareness of kinship placement and processes. (c)ApplicationsIn order to receive a grant under this section, a State, Indian tribe, tribal organization, tribal consortium, or community-based organization shall submit to the Secretary an application, at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall require, that contains the following:
 (1)A description of how the grant will be used to develop, enhance, or evaluate kinship navigator programs that meets the requirements of subsection (b)(1), and whether the State or tribal entity intends to carry out any of the activities described in subsection (b)(2).
 (2)A description of how kinship caregivers and the children they care for will be identified and an initial projection of the number of children and kin caregivers that will be served.
 (3)A description of how the State or tribal entity intends to make its kinship navigator program available as broadly as possible, including on a statewide (or, in the case of a tribal entity, multi-State) basis whenever possible.
 (4)A description of how the State intends to sustain the kinship navigator program after the end of the grant funding, including through use of funding available under section 474(a)(7).
 (5)An assurance that the State, Indian tribe, tribal organization, tribal consortium, or community-based organization will cooperate fully with any evaluation provided for by the Secretary with respect to grants made under this section.
 (6)Any other information that the Secretary may require. (d)Grant allotments and payments (1)Allotments to States, tribes, or community-based organizationsSubject to the succeeding paragraphs of this subsection, from the amounts appropriated to carry out this section for a fiscal year, after the application of the amounts reserved under subsection (e) for the fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each State that has submitted an application for a grant under this section (and to each Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium that has submitted an application for a grant to be paid from an allotment under this paragraph) for the fiscal year an amount equal to the sum of—
 (A)$200,000; and (B)the product of—
 (i)the amount remaining after making the reservations required under subsection (e), and allotting the amount described in subparagraph (A) to each such State and each such Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium, for the fiscal year; and
 (ii)the proportion that the number of children in the State, Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium for the fiscal year bears to the total number of children for all the States (and all the Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal consortia provided with a grant paid from an allotment under this paragraph) for the fiscal year.
 (2)Allotments to certain territoriesIn the case of an allotment determined under paragraph (1) for the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or the Northern Mariana Islands, the Secretary may reduce the amount of the allotment based on the need of the territory, but not below a minimum amount that the Secretary determines is sufficient to enable the territory to carry out the purposes of a grant made under this section.
 (3)Indian tribes or tribal consortiaFrom the amount reserved under subsection (e)(1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each Indian tribe, tribal organization, and tribal consortium that has submitted an application for a grant under this section (other than from an allotment under paragraph (1)) for the fiscal year an amount that bears the same ratio to such reserved amount as the number of children in the Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium for the fiscal year bears to the total number of children in all Indian tribes and tribal organizations that have submitted an application for a grant under this section (other than from an allotment under paragraph (1)) for the fiscal year, as determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most current and reliable information available to the Secretary. If a consortium of Indian tribes applies and is approved for a grant under this section, the Secretary shall allot to the consortium an amount equal to the sum of the allotments determined for each Indian tribe and tribal organization that is part of the consortium.
 (4)PaymentsPayments of grants under this section may be made in advance or by way of reimbursement, and in such installments, as the Secretary may determine, and shall be made on such conditions as the Secretary finds necessary to carry out the purposes of the grants.
 (5)Availability of fundsAmounts allotted under this subsection to a State, an Indian tribe, a tribal organization, a tribal consortium, or a community-based organization for a fiscal year shall remain available for expenditure through the end of the succeeding fiscal year.
 (6)No matching payment requiredNo matching payment shall apply to the grants made under this section. (e)Reservations of funds (1)Indian tribes, tribal organizations, or tribal consortiaThe Secretary shall reserve 5 percent of the funds appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out this section, for grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, or tribal consortia not provided a grant from an allotment under subsection (d)(1) for the fiscal year.
 (2)Technical assistance, evaluations, and guidanceThe Secretary shall reserve 5 percent of the funds appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out this section to provide technical assistance, evaluations emphasizing community-based participatory methods that align programs with local knowledge and community values, and guidance to grantees, and to carry out, by grant, contract, or interagency agreement, cross-site evaluations for purposes of identifying evidence-based practices criteria that will qualify for payment under section 474(a)(7).
 (f)Authorization of appropriationsIn addition to any amounts otherwise appropriated to carry out this subpart, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for purposes of making grants under this section, $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021, to remain available until expended.
 (g)DefinitionsIn this section: (1)Indian tribe; tribal organizationThe terms Indian tribe and tribal organization have the meanings given such terms in section 428(c).
 (2)StateThe term State has the meaning given that term in section 1101 for purposes of this title and includes the Northern Mariana Islands..
			(b)Conforming amendments
 (1)Section 474(a)(7) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 674(a)(7)) is amended by striking section 427(a)(1) and inserting section 427(b)(1). (2)Section 476 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 676) is amended—
 (A)in subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii)— (i)in subclause (I), by striking and after the semicolon; and
 (ii)by inserting after subclause (II) the following:  (III)Indian tribes, tribal organizations, or tribal consortia seeking to develop and enhance kinship navigator programs, or to evaluate such programs, in order to promote their use by tribal entities, and to advance the knowledge and use of kinship navigator programs that meet the evidence-based practices to qualify for payments under section 474(a)(7) and the requirements described in section 427(b)(1); and; and
 (B)in subsection (d)(2), by striking section 427(a)(1) and inserting section 427(b)(1). (c)Technical amendments (1)Section 428(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 628(c)) is amended by striking by subsections (e) and (l) of section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b), respectively and inserting under section 4 of the Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
 (2)Section 479B(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 679c(a)) is amended by striking 450b and inserting 5304. (d)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2019.


109 HR 5101 IH: To authorize a major medical facility project for the Department of Veterans Affairs at Denver, Colorado.
U.S. House of Representatives
2006-04-05
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109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5101
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 5, 2006
Mr. Beauprez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

A BILL
To authorize a major medical facility project for the Department of Veterans Affairs at Denver, Colorado.

1.Authorization of major medical facility project, Denver, ColoradoThe Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out a major medical facility project for a replacement facility for the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, in an amount not to exceed $621,000,000.
2.Authority for use of existing fundsThe Secretary of Veterans Affairs may obligate and expend any unobligated amount in the Construction, Major Projects appropriation of the Department of Veterans Affairs to purchase a site for, and for the construction of, the Department of Veterans Affairs replacement facility authorized in section 1.


113 S1575 IS: To correct inconsistencies in the definitions relating to Native Americans in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
U.S. Senate
2013-10-16
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II113th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1575IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESOctober 16, 2013Mr. Begich (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. Schatz) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceA BILLTo correct inconsistencies in the definitions relating to Native Americans in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.1.Technical corrections to
			 PPACA(a)Definition of
			 IndianSection 1304 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
			 Act (42 U.S.C. 18024) is amended by adding at the end the following:(f)Indian(1)In
				generalIn this title, the term Indian means any
				individual—(A)described in
				paragraph (13) or (28) of section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act
				(25 U.S.C. 1603);(B)who is eligible
				for health services provided by the Indian Health Service under section 809 of
				the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1679);(C)who is of Indian
				descent and belongs to the Indian community served by the local facilities and
				program of the Indian Health Service; or(D)who is described
				in paragraph (2).(2)Included
				individualsThe following individuals shall be considered to be
				an Indian:(A)A member of a
				Federally-recognized Indian tribe.(B)A resident of an
				urban center who meets 1 or more of the following 4 criteria:(i)Membership in a
				tribe, band, or other organized group of Indians, including those tribes,
				bands, or groups terminated since 1940 and those recognized now or in the
				future by the State in which they reside, or being a descendant, in the first
				or second degree, of any such member.(ii)Is an Eskimo or
				Aleut or other Alaska Native.(iii)Is considered
				by the Secretary of the Interior to be an Indian for any purpose.(iv)Is determined to
				be an Indian under regulations promulgated by the Secretary.(C)An individual who
				is considered by the Secretary of the Interior to be an Indian for any
				purpose.(D)An individual who
				is considered by the Secretary to be an Indian for purposes of eligibility for
				Indian health care services, including as a California Indian, Eskimo, Aleut,
				or other Alaska
				Native..(b)Conforming
			 amendments(1)Affordable
			 choices health benefit plansSection 1311(c)(6)(D) of the Patient
			 Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18031(c)(6)(D)) is amended by
			 striking section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act and
			 inserting section 1304(f).(2)Reduced
			 cost-sharing for individuals enrolling in qualified health
			 plansSection 1402(d) of the Patient Protection and Affordable
			 Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18071(d)) is amended—(A)in paragraph (1),
			 in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking section 4(d) of
			 the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
			 450b(d)) and inserting section 1304(f); and(B)in paragraph (2),
			 in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking (as so
			 defined) and inserting (as defined in section
			 1304(f)).(3)Exemption from
			 penalty for not maintaining minimum essential coverageSection
			 5000A(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraph
			 (3) and inserting the following:(3)IndiansAny
				applicable individual who is an Indian (as defined in section 1304(f) of the
				Patient Protection and Affordable Care
				Act)..


115 HR 5580 IH: Surveillance and Testing of Opioids to Prevent Fentanyl Deaths Act of 2018
U.S. House of Representatives
2018-04-23
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		115th CONGRESS2d Session
		H. R. 5580
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			April 23, 2018
			Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire (for herself, Mr. MacArthur, Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia, and Mr. Norcross) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

		A BILL
		To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct programs to address the usage of
			 illicit drugs, particularly fentanyl, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Surveillance and Testing of Opioids to Prevent Fentanyl Deaths Act of 2018 or the STOP Fentanyl Deaths Act of 2018. 2.Public health laboratories to detect fentanyl (a)In generalThe Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the Secretary) shall establish a program to award grants to Federal, State, and local agencies for the establishment or operation of public health laboratories to detect fentanyl, its analogues, and other synthetic opioids, as described in subsection (b).
 (b)StandardsThe Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, and in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall—
 (1)develop standards for effectively handling and testing fentanyl, its analogues, and other synthetic opioids; and
 (2)include in such standards procedures for encountering new and emerging synthetic opioid formulations and reporting those findings to other Federal, State, and local public health laboratories.
 (c)LaboratoriesEach public health laboratory funded under subsection (a) shall— (1)agree to follow the standards established under subsection (b) and be capable of providing systematic and routine laboratory testing of drugs for the purposes of obtaining and disseminating public health information to Federal, State, and local public health officials, laboratories, and other entities the Secretary deems appropriate;
 (2)work with law enforcement agencies and public health authorities to develop real-time information on the purity and movement of fentanyl, its analogues, and other synthetic opioids;
 (3)assist State and local law enforcement agencies in testing seized drugs when State and local forensic laboratories request additional assistance; and
 (4)provide early warning information and advice to Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies and public health authorities of potential significant changes in the supply of fentanyl, its analogues, and other synthetic opioids.
 (d)Authorization of appropriationsTo carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022.
			3.Enhanced fentanyl surveillance
 (a)In generalThe Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall enhance its drug surveillance program by—
 (1)expanding its surveillance program to include all 50 States and the territories of the United States;
 (2)increasing and accelerating the collection of data on fentanyl, its analogues, and other synthetic opioids, including related overdose data from medical examiners and drug treatment admissions; and
 (3)utilizing available and emerging information on fentanyl, its analogues, and other synthetic opioids, including—
 (A)the National Drug Early Warning System; (B)State and local public health authorities; and
 (C)Federal, State, and local public health laboratories. (b)Authorization of appropriationsTo carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022.
			4.Pilot program for point-of-use testing of illicit drugs for dangerous contaminants
 (a)In generalThe Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, in coordination with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall—
 (1)establish a pilot program through which 5 State or local agencies conduct, in 5 States, point-of-use testing of illicit drugs for dangerous contaminants;
 (2)establish metrics to evaluate the success of the pilot program in reducing drug overdose rates; and (3)based on such metrics, conduct an annual evaluation of the pilot program and submit an annual report to the Congress containing the results of such evaluation.
 (b)Authorization of appropriationsTo carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022.


116 S4348 IS: Rural Health Care Access Review Act of 2020
U.S. Senate
2020-07-28
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II116th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4348IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 28, 2020Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Ms. Smith) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceA BILLTo provide for the conduct of a GAO study and report on rural health access during the COVID–19 pandemic.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Rural Health Care Access Review Act of 2020.2.GAO study and report on rural health access during the COVID–19 pandemic(a)StudyThe Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on access to health care in rural areas during the public health emergency described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)(1)(B)). Such study shall include the following:(1)To the extent data are available, an analysis of access, quality, patient and provider experience, and spending and utilization of telehealth services furnished during such public health emergency. Such evaluation shall be broken out by each of the following:(A)Individuals enrolled in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.(B)The provider type and medical specialty of the practitioner furnishing the telehealth service.(C)The modality under which such telehealth services were furnished—(i)using audio-only technology; and(ii)using audio-visual technology.(2)To the extent data are available, an analysis of how these flexibilities influenced private payer policies on telehealth.(3)To the extent data are available, an analysis of disparities in access to, and quality of, telehealth services during such public health emergency.(4)To the extent data are available, an analysis of barriers to accessing and providing telehealth services covered by the Medicare or Medicaid programs, including those related to broadband infrastructure.(5)An analysis of what is known about the privacy impacts of the waiver of Federal privacy regulations during such public health emergency.(b)ReportNot later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives containing the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).(c)Definition of rural areaIn this section, the term rural area means an area classified as rural by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy of the Health Resources & Services Administration.


109 HRES 1030 EH: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Border Patrol is performing an invaluable service to the United States, and that the House of Representatives fully supports the more than 12,000 Border Patrol agents.
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2006-09-26
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109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1030
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

September 26, 2006

RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Border Patrol is performing an invaluable service to the United States, and that the House of Representatives fully supports the more than 12,000 Border Patrol agents.

Whereas Border Patrol agents are a highly trained and qualified group of men and women;
Whereas Border Patrol agents protect the United States from an influx of illegal immigration, illicit drugs, counterfeit goods, and terrorists;
Whereas Border Patrol agents protect our borders in some of the most remote and dangerous areas of the country; and
Whereas Border Patrol agents continue to perform their duties under tough circumstances: Now, therefore, be it

That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the men and women of the United States Border Patrol should be supported for their dedication to the United States and to their mission to secure our borders.

Karen L. HaasClerk.


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2636
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 25, 2011
			Mr. Gary G. Miller of
			 California (for himself, Mr.
			 Bachus, Mrs. McCarthy of New
			 York, and Mr. Frank of
			 Massachusetts) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
			 the Committee on Financial
			 Services

		A BILL
		To authorize depository institutions, depository
		  institution holding companies, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to lease foreclosed
		  property held by such entities for up to 5 years, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Neighborhood Preservation Act of
			 2011.
		2.FindingsThe Congress finds as follows:
			(1)Depository
			 institutions and affiliates of depository institutions currently may control
			 and lease foreclosed property for a limited period of time often subject to
			 safety and soundness considerations, under various Federal laws and the law of
			 some States.
			(2)Authorizing such
			 institutions, the GSEs, and affiliates to enter into a long-term lease with the
			 occupant of the property or any other person would reduce the number of
			 residential properties entering into the housing inventory, which in turn would
			 help to stabilize home values and restore confidence in the housing
			 markets.
			(3)Allowing
			 depository institutions, the GSEs, and affiliates of such institutions to lease
			 foreclosed property will allow the institution or affiliate to dispose of such
			 property into a presumably more stable market at the end of the lease term
			 which would reduce the loss the institution or affiliate may otherwise be
			 required to recognize upon disposition of the property.
			(4)Providing a means
			 for foreclosed property to remain occupied during the housing downturn will
			 preserve the property itself as well as the aesthetic and economic values of
			 neighboring homes and even whole neighborhoods.
			3.Bank leasing of
			 foreclosed properties
			(a)In
			 GeneralSection 18 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12
			 U.S.C. 1828) is amended by adding at the end the following new
			 subsection:

					(y)Leasing of
				Foreclosed Property
						(1)Leasing
				authorizedNotwithstanding any provision of Federal or State law
				restricting the time during which a depository institution, or any affiliate of
				a depository institution, may hold or lease property, or any provision of
				Federal or State law prohibiting a depository institution, or any affiliate of
				a depository institution, from leasing property and subject to this subsection
				and regulations prescribed under this subsection, any depository institution,
				and any affiliate of a depository institution, may lease to any individual,
				including a lease with an option to purchase, for not to exceed 5 years an
				interest in residential property which—
							(A)was or is security
				for an extension of credit by such depository institution or affiliate;
				and
							(B)came under the
				ownership or control of the depository institution or affiliate through
				foreclosure, or a deed in lieu of foreclosure, on the extension of
				credit.
							(2)Safety and
				soundness regulationsThe Federal banking agencies shall jointly
				prescribe regulations which—
							(A)establish criteria
				and minimum requirements for the leasing activity of any depository institution
				or affiliate of a depository institution, including minimum capital
				requirements, that the agency determines to be appropriate for the preservation
				of the safety and soundness of the institution or affiliate;
							(B)establish
				requirements or exceptions that the agency determines are appropriate under
				this subsection for any such institution or affiliate for any other purpose;
				and
							(C)provide for
				appropriate actions under section 38 with respect to any such lease if
				necessary to protect the capital or safety and soundness of the institution or
				affiliate or any other necessary enforcement action.
							(3)Length of
				leaseIf any provision of any Federal or State law, including the
				Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, governing the permissible activities of
				depository institutions or affiliates of depository institutions permits a
				depository institution or any such affiliate to hold property as described in
				paragraph (1) for a period longer than 5 years, any lease under paragraph (1)
				may be extended to the extent permitted by such provision of law.
						(4)SunsetThis
				section shall apply only with respect to leases entered into during the 3-year
				period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Neighborhood Preservation
				Act.
						.
			(b)Intent of the
			 CongressIt is the intent of the Congress that—
				(1)no permanent
			 change in policy on leasing foreclosed property is being established with
			 respect to depository institutions and depository institution holding
			 companies; and
				(2)subsection (y) of
			 section 18 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act should not apply to leases
			 entered into after the sunset date contained in such subsection.
				4.Government
			 sponsored enterprise leasing of foreclosed properties
			(a)In
			 generalFor the purpose of
			 mitigating losses to the taxpayer and stabilizing home prices, an enterprise
			 may market for rental any real estate owned properties and assets of such
			 enterprises and enter into lease agreements with lessees as the Federal Housing
			 Finance Agency determines appropriate, prior to the sale of such properties and
			 assets, except that any such lease agreement shall be no greater than 5 years.
			 Authority to enter into leasing agreements pursuant to this subsection shall
			 terminate 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
			(b)Enterprise
			 definedThe term
			 enterprise means—
				(1)the Federal
			 National Mortgage Association; and
				(2)the Federal Home
			 Loan Mortgage Corporation.


115 HR 3608 RH: Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act
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2017-07-28
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		Union Calendar No. 815
		115th CONGRESS2d Session
		H. R. 3608
		[Report No. 115–1048]
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 28, 2017
			Mr. McClintock (for himself, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Jones, Mr. Gianforte, and Mr. Tipton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

		November 27, 2018Additional sponsors: Mr. Banks of Indiana, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Estes of Kansas, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Norman, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Perry, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Miss González-Colón of Puerto Rico, and Mr. Hunter
			November 27, 2018
			Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

		A BILL
		To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication on the Internet of the basis for
			 determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species,
			 and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act. 2.Requirement to publish on the internet the basis for listingsSection 4(b) of the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1533(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

 (9)The Secretary shall make publicly available on the Internet the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for each regulation, including each proposed regulation, promulgated under subsection (a)(1), except that, at the request of a Governor, State agency, or legislature of a State, the Secretary shall not make available under this paragraph information regarding which the State has determined public disclosure is prohibited by a law or regulation of that State, including any law or regulation requiring the protection of personal information; and except that within 30 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall execute an agreement with the Secretary of Defense that prevents the disclosure of classified information pertaining to Department of Defense personnel, facilities, lands, or waters..
		3.Decisional transparency and use of State, tribal, and local information
 (a)Requiring decisional transparency with affected StatesSection 6(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535(a)) is amended— (1)by inserting (1) before the first sentence; and
 (2)by striking Such cooperation shall include and inserting the following:  (2)Such cooperation shall include—
 (A)before making a determination under section 4(a), providing to States affected by such determination all data that is the basis of the determination; and
							(B).
				(b)Ensuring use of State, tribal, and local information
 (1)In generalSection 3 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1532) is amended— (A)by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (21) as paragraphs (3) through (22), respectively; and
 (B)by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:  (2)The term best scientific and commercial data available includes all such data submitted by a State, tribal, or county government..
 (2)Conforming amendmentSection 7(n) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1536(n)) is amended by striking section 3(13) and inserting section 3(14). 4.Disclosure of expenditures under Endangered Species Act of 1973 (a)Requirement To discloseSection 13 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (87 Stat. 902; relating to conforming amendments which have executed) is amended to read as follows:

					13.Disclosure of expenditures
 (a)RequirementThe Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall— (1)not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate an annual report detailing Federal Government expenditures for covered suits during the preceding fiscal year (including the information described in subsection (b)); and
 (2)make publicly available through the Internet a searchable database of the information described in subsection (b).
 (b)Included informationThe report shall include— (1)the case name and number of each covered suit, and a hyperlink to the record or decision for each covered suit (if available);
 (2)a description of the claims in each covered suit; (3)the name of each covered agency whose actions gave rise to a claim in a covered suit;
 (4)funds expended by each covered agency (disaggregated by agency account) to receive and respond to notices referred to in section 11(g)(2) or to prepare for litigation of, litigate, negotiate a settlement agreement or consent decree in, or provide material, technical, or other assistance in relation to, a covered suit;
 (5)the number of full-time equivalent employees that participated in the activities described in paragraph (4);
 (6)attorneys fees and other expenses (disaggregated by agency account) awarded in covered suits, including any consent decrees or settlement agreements (regardless of whether a decree or settlement agreement is sealed or otherwise subject to nondisclosure provisions), including the bases for such awards; and
 (7)any Federal funding used by a person or a governmental or nongovernmental entity in bringing a claim in a covered suit.
 (c)Requirement To provide informationThe head of each covered agency shall provide to the Secretary in a timely manner all information requested by the Secretary to comply with the requirements of this section.
 (d)Limitation on disclosureNotwithstanding any other provision of this section, this section shall not affect any restriction in a consent decree or settlement agreement on the disclosure of information that is not described in subsection (b).
						(e)Definitions
 (1)Covered agencyThe term covered agency means any agency of the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, the National Marine Fisheries Service, the Bonneville Power Administration, the Western Area Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, or the Southeastern Power Administration.
 (2)Covered suitThe term covered suit means any civil action containing a claim against the Federal Government, in which the claim arises under this Act and is based on the action of a covered agency..
 (b)Clerical amendmentThe table of contents in the first section of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to such section and inserting the following:

						Sec. 13. Disclosure of expenditures..
 (c)Prior amendments not affectedThis section shall not be construed to affect the amendments made by section 13 of such Act, as in effect before the enactment of this Act.
 5.Award of litigation costs to prevailing parties in accordance with existing lawSection 11(g)(4) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1540(g)(4)) is amended by striking to any and all that follows through the end of the sentence and inserting to any prevailing party in accordance with section 2412 of title 28, United States Code..

		November 27, 2018
		Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed