115 HR 3345 IH: Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-07-20
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3345IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 20, 2017Mr. Lawson of Florida (for himself, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Evans, Mr. Payne, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Barragán, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Espaillat, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Adams, Ms. Lee, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Correa, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Soto, and Mr. Veasey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a small business start-up tax credit for
			 veterans creating businesses in underserved communities.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act. 2.Veteran small business start-up credit (a)In generalSubpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

					45S.Veteran small business start-up credit
 (a)In generalFor purposes of section 38, in the case of an applicable veteran-owned business which elects the application of this section, the veteran small business start-up credit determined under this section for any taxable year is an amount equal to 15 percent of so much of the qualified start-up expenditures of the taxpayer as does not exceed $80,000.
 (b)Applicable veteran-Owned small businessFor purposes of this section— (1)In generalThe term applicable veteran-owned small business means a small business owned and controlled by one or more veterans or spouses of veterans and the principal place of business of which is in an underserved community.
 (2)Ownership and controlThe term owned and controlled means— (A)management and operation of the daily business, and—
								(B)
 (i)in the case of a sole proprietorship, sole ownership, (ii)in the case of a corporation, ownership (by vote or value) of not less than 51 percent of the stock in such corporation, or
 (iii)in the case of a partnership or joint venture, ownership of not less than 51 percent of the profits interests or capital interests in such partnership or joint venture.
 (3)Small businessThe term small business means, with respect to any taxable year, any person engaged in a trade or business in the United States if—
 (A)the gross receipts of such person for the preceding taxable year did not exceed $5,000,000, or (B)in the case of a person to which subparagraph (A) does not apply, such person employed not more than 100 full-time employees during the preceding taxable year.
								For purposes of subparagraph (B), an employee shall be considered full-time if such employee is
			 employed at least 30 hours per week for 20 or more calendar weeks in the
 taxable year.(4)Underserved communityThe term underserved community means any area located within— (A)a HUBZone (as defined in section 3(p) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p))),
 (B)an empowerment zone, or enterprise community, designated under section 1391 (and without regard to whether or not such designation remains in effect),
 (C)an area of low income or moderate income (as recognized by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council), or
 (D)a county with persistent poverty (as classified by the Economic Research Service of the Department of Agriculture).
 (5)Veteran or spouse of veteranThe term veteran or spouse of a veteran has the meaning given such term by section 7(a)(31)(G)(iii) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(31)(G)(iii)).
 (c)Qualified start-Up expendituresFor purposes of this section— (1)In generalThe term qualified start-up expenditures means—
 (A)any start-up expenditures (as defined in section 195(c)), or (B)any amounts paid or incurred during the taxable year for the purchase or lease of real property, or the purchase of personal property, placed in service during the taxable year and used in the active conduct of a trade or business.
 (d)Special rulesFor purposes of this section— (1)Year of electionThe taxpayer may elect the application of this section only for the first 2 taxable years for which ordinary and necessary expenses paid or incurred in carrying on such trade or business are allowable as a deduction by the taxpayer under section 162.
 (2)Controlled groups and common controlAll persons treated as a single employer under subsections (a) and (b) of section 52 shall be treated as 1 person.
 (3)No double benefitIf a credit is determined under this section with respect to any property, the basis of such property shall be reduced by the amount of the credit attributable to such property..
 (b)Clerical amendmentThe table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

						Sec. 45S. Veteran small business start-up credit..
 (c)Made part of general business creditSection 38(b) of such Code is amended by striking plus at the end of paragraph (35), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (36) and inserting , plus, and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:  (37)the veteran small business start-up credit determined under section 45S..
 (d)Report by Treasury Inspector General for Tax AdministrationEvery fourth year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration shall include in one of the semiannual reports under section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 with respect to such year, an evaluation of the program under section 45S of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section), including an evaluation of the success of, and accountability with respect to, such program.
 (e)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.


I
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4542
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 9, 2004
Mr. Langevin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Pigment Red 187.

1.Pigment Red 187
(a)In generalHeading 9902.32.22 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking 12/31/2002 and inserting 12/31/2006.
(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after January 1, 2003.


115 S214 RS: To authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric project.
U.S. Senate
2017-01-24
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IICalendar No. 141115th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 214[Report No. 115–105]IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJanuary 24, 2017Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Sullivan) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesJune 13, 2017Reported by Ms. Murkowski, without amendmentA BILLTo authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric project.

		1.Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project Upper Hidden Basin Diversion
 (a)DefinitionsIn this section: (1)CommissionThe term Commission means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
 (2)Terror Lake Hydroelectric ProjectThe term Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project means the project identified in section 1325 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3212), and which is the Commission project numbered 2743.
 (3)Upper Hidden Basin Diversion ExpansionThe term Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion means the expansion of the Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project as generally described in exhibit E to the Upper Hidden Basin Grant Application dated July 2, 2014, and submitted to the Alaska Energy Authority Renewable Energy Fund Round VIII by Kodiak Electric Association, Inc.
 (b)AuthorizationThe licensee for the Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project may occupy not more than 20 acres of Federal land to construct, operate, and maintain the Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion without further authorization of the Secretary of the Interior or under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.).
 (c)Savings clauseThe Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion shall be subject to appropriate terms and conditions included in an amendment to a license issued by the Commission pursuant to the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.), including section 4(e) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 797(e)), following an environmental review by the Commission under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).June 13, 2017Reported without amendment


116 HR 2771 IH: Protecting Home Oxygen and Medical Equipment Act of 2019
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-05-15
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2771IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 15, 2019Mrs. Rodgers of Washington (for herself and Mr. Loebsack) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 concernedA BILLTo direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise regulations with respect to payment
			 rates for durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for
			 other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Protecting Home Oxygen and Medical Equipment Act of 2019 or the Protecting HOME Act of 2019. 2.Revising payment rates for durable medical equipment under the Medicare program (a)Rural and noncontiguous areasNot later than December 31, 2020, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall revise section 414.210(g)(9)(iii) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), to apply the transition rule described in such section to all applicable items and services furnished in rural areas and noncontiguous areas (as such terms are defined for purposes of such section) on or after June 1, 2018.
 (b)Areas other than rural and noncontiguous areasWith respect to items and services furnished on or after the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall apply section 414.210(g)(9)(iv) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), as if the reference to 100 percent of the adjusted payment amount established under this section were instead a reference to 75 percent of the adjusted payment amount established under this section and 25 percent of the unadjusted fee schedule amount.
 3.Budget neutrality for oxygen under the Medicare programSection 1834(a)(9)(D)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)(9)(D)(ii)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: The requirement of the preceding sentence shall not apply beginning on January 1, 2020..


I
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4265
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 4, 2004
Mr. Green of Wisconsin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL
To provide that when a company makes a charitable donation of equipment, the company is generally not liable for harm later caused by that equipment, and for other purposes.

1.Charitable donations liability reform for in-kind corporate contributions
(a)DefinitionsFor purposes of this section:
(1)AircraftThe term aircraft has the meaning provided that term in section 40102(6) of title 49, United States Code.
(2)Business entityThe term business entity means a firm, corporation, association, partnership, consortium, joint venture, or other form of enterprise.
(3)EquipmentThe term equipment includes mechanical equipment, electronic equipment, and office equipment.
(4)FacilityThe term facility means any real property, including any building, improvement, or appurtenance.
(5)Gross negligenceThe term gross negligence means voluntary and conscious conduct by a person with knowledge (at the time of the conduct) that the conduct is likely to be harmful to the health or well-being of another person.
(6)Intentional misconductThe term intentional misconduct means conduct by a person with knowledge (at the time of the conduct) that the conduct is harmful to the health or well-being of another person.
(7)Motor vehicleThe term motor vehicle has the meaning provided that term in section 30102(6) of title 49, United States Code.
(8)Nonprofit organizationThe term nonprofit organization means—
(A)any organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code; or
(B)any not-for-profit organization organized and conducted for public benefit and operated primarily for charitable, civic, educational, religious, welfare, or health purposes.
(9)StateThe term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, any other territory or possession of the United States, or any political subdivision of any such State, territory, or possession.
(b)Liability
(1)Liability of business entities that donate equipment to nonprofit organizations
(A)In generalSubject to subsection (c), a business entity shall not be subject to civil liability relating to any injury or death that results from the use of equipment donated by a business entity to a nonprofit organization.
(B)ApplicationThis paragraph shall apply with respect to civil liability under Federal and State law.
(2)Liability of business entities providing use of facilities to nonprofit organizations
(A)In generalSubject to subsection (c), a business entity shall not be subject to civil liability relating to any injury or death occurring at a facility of the business entity in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit organization, if—
(i)the use occurs outside of the scope of business of the business entity;
(ii)such injury or death occurs during a period that such facility is used by the nonprofit organization; and
(iii)the business entity authorized the use of such facility by the nonprofit organization.
(B)ApplicationThis paragraph shall apply—
(i)with respect to civil liability under Federal and State law; and
(ii)regardless of whether a nonprofit organization pays for the use of a facility.
(3)Liability of business entities providing use of a motor vehicle or aircraft
(A)In generalSubject to subsection (c), a business entity shall not be subject to civil liability relating to any injury or death occurring as a result of the operation of aircraft or a motor vehicle of a business entity loaned to a nonprofit organization for use outside of the scope of business of the business entity, if—
(i)such injury or death occurs during a period that such motor vehicle or aircraft is used by a nonprofit organization; and
(ii)the business entity authorized the use by the nonprofit organization of motor vehicle or aircraft that resulted in the injury or death.
(B)ApplicationThis paragraph shall apply—
(i)with respect to civil liability under Federal and State law; and
(ii)regardless of whether a nonprofit organization pays for the use of the aircraft or motor vehicle.
(c)ExceptionsSubsection (b) shall not apply to an injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct.
(d)Superseding provision
(1)In generalSubject to paragraph (2) and subsection (e), this section preempts the laws of any State to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this section, except that this section shall not preempt any State law that provides additional protection for a business entity for an injury or death described in a paragraph of subsection (b) with respect to which the conditions specified in such paragraph apply.
(2)LimitationNothing in this section shall be construed to supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
(e)Election of state regarding nonapplicabilityA provision of this section shall not apply to any civil action in a State court against a business entity in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State enacts a statute—
(1)citing the authority of this section;
(2)declaring the election of such State that such provision shall not apply to such civil action in the State; and
(3)containing no other provisions.
(f)Effective dateThis section shall apply to injuries (and deaths resulting therefrom) occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2722
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			June 4, 2009
			Mr. Filner (for
			 himself and Mr. Buyer) introduced the
			 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’
			 Affairs

		A BILL
		To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify and
		  update provisions of law relating to nonprofit research and education
		  corporations, and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Veterans Nonprofit Research and
			 Education Corporations Enhancement Act of 2009.
		2.General
			 authorities on establishment of corporations
			(a)Authorization of
			 multi-medical center research corporations
				(1)In
			 generalSection 7361 of title 38, United States Code, is
			 amended—
					(A)by redesignating
			 subsection (b) as subsection (e); and
					(B)by inserting after
			 subsection (a) the following new subsection (b):

							(b)(1)Subject to paragraph
				(2), a corporation established under this subchapter may facilitate the conduct
				of research, education, or both at more than one medical center. Such a
				corporation shall be known as a multi-medical center research
				corporation.
								(2)The board of directors of a
				multi-medical center research corporation under this subsection shall include
				the official at each Department medical center concerned who is, or who carries
				out the responsibilities of, the medical center director of such center as
				specified in section 7363(a)(1)(A)(i) of this title.
								(3)In facilitating the conduct of
				research, education, or both at more than one Department medical center under
				this subchapter, a multi-medical center research corporation may administer
				receipts and expenditures relating to such research, education, or both, as
				applicable, performed at the Department medical centers
				concerned.
								.
					(2)Expansion of
			 existing corporations to multi-medical center research
			 corporationsSuch section is further amended by adding at the end
			 the following new subsection:

						(f)A corporation
				established under this subchapter may act as a multi-medical center research
				corporation under this subchapter in accordance with subsection (b) if—
							(1)the board of
				directors of the corporation approves a resolution permitting facilitation by
				the corporation of the conduct of research, education, or both at the other
				Department medical center or medical centers concerned; and
							(2)the Secretary
				approves the resolution of the corporation under paragraph
				(1).
							.
				(b)Restatement and
			 modification of authorities on applicability of State law
				(1)In
			 generalSection 7361 of such title, as amended by subsection (a)
			 of this section, is further amended by inserting after subsection (b) the
			 following new subsection (c):

						(c)Any corporation
				established under this subchapter shall be established in accordance with the
				nonprofit corporation laws of the State in which the applicable Department
				medical center is located and shall, to the extent not inconsistent with any
				Federal law, be subject to the laws of such State. In the case of any
				multi-medical center research corporation that facilitates the conduct of
				research, education, or both at Department medical centers located in different
				States, the corporation shall be established in accordance with the nonprofit
				corporation laws of the State in which one of such Department medical centers
				is
				located.
						.
				(2)Conforming
			 amendmentSection 7365 of such title is repealed.
				(c)Clarification of
			 status of corporationsSection 7361 of such title, as amended by
			 this section, is further amended—
				(1)in subsection (a),
			 by striking the second sentence; and
				(2)by inserting after
			 subsection (c) the following new subsection (d):

						(d)(1)Except as otherwise
				provided in this subchapter or under regulations prescribed by the Secretary,
				any corporation established under this subchapter, and its officers, directors,
				and employees, shall be required to comply only with those Federal laws,
				regulations, and executive orders and directives that apply generally to
				private nonprofit corporations.
							(2)A corporation under this subchapter
				is not—
								(A)owned or controlled by the United
				States; or
								(B)an agency or instrumentality of the
				United
				States.
								.
				(d)Reinstatement of
			 requirement for 501(c)(3) status of corporationsSubsection (e)
			 of section 7361 of such title, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this
			 section, is further amended by inserting section 501(c)(3) of
			 after exempt from taxation under.
			3.Clarification of
			 purposes of corporations
			(a)Clarification of
			 purposesSubsection (a) of section 7362 of title 38, United
			 States Code, is amended—
				(1)in the first
			 sentence—
					(A)by striking
			 Any corporation and all that follows through
			 facilitate and inserting A corporation established under
			 this subchapter shall be established to provide a flexible funding mechanism
			 for the conduct of approved research and education at one or more Department
			 medical centers and to facilitate functions related to the conduct of;
			 and
					(B)by inserting
			 before the period at the end the following: or centers;
			 and
					(2)in the second
			 sentence, by inserting or centers after medical
			 center.
				(b)Modification of
			 defined term relating to education and trainingSubsection (b) of
			 such section is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking
			 the term education and training and inserting
			 the term education includes education and training
			 and.
			(c)Repeal of role
			 of corporations with respect to fellowshipsParagraph (1) of
			 subsection (b) of such section is amended by striking the flush matter
			 following subparagraph (C).
			(d)Availability of
			 education for families of veteran patientsParagraph (2) of
			 subsection (b) of such section is amended by striking to patients and to
			 the families and inserting and includes education and training
			 for patients and families.
			4.Modification of
			 requirements for boards of directors of corporations
			(a)Requirements for
			 department board membersParagraph (1) of section 7363(a) of
			 title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

					(1)with respect to
				the Department medical center—
						(A)(i)the director (or
				directors of each Department medical center, in the case of a multi-medical
				center research corporation);
							(ii)the chief of staff; and
							(iii)as appropriate for the activities
				of such corporation, the associate chief of staff for research and the
				associate chief of staff for education; or
							(B)in the case of a
				Department medical center at which one or more of the positions referred to in
				subparagraph (A) do not exist, the official or officials who are responsible
				for carrying out the responsibilities of such position or positions at the
				Department medical center;
				and
						.
			(b)Requirements for
			 non-department board membersParagraph (2) of such section is
			 amended—
				(1)by inserting
			 not less than two before members; and
				(2)by striking
			 and who and all that follows through the period at the end and
			 inserting and who have backgrounds, or business, legal, financial,
			 medical, or scientific expertise, of benefit to the operations of the
			 corporation..
				(c)Conflicts of
			 interestSubsection (c) of section 7363 of such title is amended
			 by striking , employed by, or have any other financial relationship
			 with and inserting or employed by.
			5.Clarification of
			 powers of corporations
			(a)In
			 generalSection 7364 of title 38, United States Code, is amended
			 to read as follows:

					7364.General
				powers
						(b)In
				general(1)A
				corporation established under this subchapter may, solely to carry out the
				purposes of this subchapter—
								(A)accept, administer, retain, and spend
				funds derived from gifts, contributions, grants, fees, reimbursements, and
				bequests from individuals and public and private entities;
								(B)enter into contracts and agreements
				with individuals and public and private entities;
								(C)subject to paragraph (2), set fees for
				education and training facilitated under section 7362 of this title, and
				receive, retain, administer, and spend funds in furtherance of such education
				and training;
								(D)reimburse amounts to the applicable
				appropriation account of the Department for the Office of General Counsel for
				any expenses of that Office in providing legal services attributable to
				research and education agreements under this subchapter; and
								(E)employ such employees as the
				corporation considers necessary for such purposes and fix the compensation of
				such employees.
								(2)Fees charged pursuant to paragraph
				(1)(C) for education and training described in that paragraph to individuals
				who are officers or employees of the Department may not be paid for by any
				funds appropriated to the Department.
							(3)Amounts reimbursed to the Office of General
				Counsel under paragraph (1)(D) shall be available for use by the Office of the
				General Counsel only for staff and training, and related travel, for the
				provision of legal services described in that paragraph and shall remain
				available for such use without fiscal year limitation.
							(c)Transfer and
				administration of funds(1)Except as provided in
				paragraph (2), any funds received by the Secretary for the conduct of research
				or education at a Department medical center or centers, other than funds
				appropriated to the Department, may be transferred to and administered by a
				corporation established under this subchapter for such purposes.
							(2)A Department medical center may
				reimburse the corporation for all or a portion of the pay, benefits, or both of
				an employee of the corporation who is assigned to the Department medical center
				if the assignment is carried out pursuant to subchapter VI of chapter 33 of
				title 5.
							(3)A
				Department medical center may retain and use funds provided to it by a
				corporation established under this subchapter. Such funds shall be credited to
				the applicable appropriation account of the Department and shall be available,
				without fiscal year limitation, for the purposes of that account.
							(d)Research
				projectsExcept for reasonable and usual preliminary costs for
				project planning before its approval, a corporation established under this
				subchapter may not spend funds for a research project unless the project is
				approved in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Under Secretary for
				Health for research carried out with Department funds. Such procedures shall
				include a scientific review process.
						(e)Education
				activitiesExcept for reasonable and usual preliminary costs for
				activity planning before its approval, a corporation established under this
				subchapter may not spend funds for an education activity unless the activity is
				approved in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Under Secretary for
				Health.
						(f)Policies and
				proceduresThe Under Secretary for Health may prescribe policies
				and procedures to guide the spending of funds by corporations established under
				this subchapter that are consistent with the purpose of such corporations as
				flexible funding mechanisms and with Federal and State laws and regulations,
				and executive orders, circulars, and directives that apply generally to the
				receipt and expenditure of funds by nonprofit organizations exempt from
				taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
				1986.
						.
			(b)Conforming
			 amendmentSection 7362(a) of such title, as amended by section
			 3(a)(1) of this Act, is further amended by striking the last sentence.
			6.Redesignation of
			 section 7364A of title 38, United States
			 Code
			(a)RedesignationSection
			 7364A of title 38, United States Code, is redesignated as section 7365 of such
			 title.
			(b)Clerical
			 AmendmentsThe table of sections at the beginning of chapter 73
			 of such title is amended—
				(1)by striking the
			 item relating to section 7364A; and
				(2)by striking the
			 item relating to section 7365 and inserting the following new item:

							7365. Coverage of employees under certain
				Federal tort claims
				laws.

						.
				7.Improved
			 accountability and oversight of corporations
			(a)Additional
			 information in annual reportsSubsection (b) of section 7366 of
			 title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

					(b)(1)Each corporation shall
				submit to the Secretary each year a report providing a detailed statement of
				the operations, activities, and accomplishments of the corporation during that
				year.
						(2)(A)A corporation with
				revenues in excess of $300,000 for any year shall obtain an audit of the
				corporation for that year.
							(B)A corporation with annual revenues
				between $10,000 and $300,000 shall obtain an audit of the corporation at least
				once every three years.
							(C)Any audit under this paragraph shall
				be performed by an independent auditor.
							(3)The corporation shall include in each
				report to the Secretary under paragraph (1) the following:
							(A)The most recent audit of the
				corporation under paragraph (2).
							(B)The most recent Internal Revenue
				Service Form 990 Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax
				or equivalent and the applicable schedules under such
				form.
							.
			(b)Confirmation of
			 application of conflict of interest regulations to appropriate corporation
			 positionsSubsection (c) of such section is amended—
				(1)by striking
			 laws and each place it appears;
				(2)in
			 paragraph (1)—
					(A)by inserting
			 each officer and after under this subchapter,;
			 and
					(B)by striking
			 , and each employee of the Department and all that follows
			 through during any year; and
					(3)in paragraph
			 (2)—
					(A)by inserting
			 , officer, after verifying that each director;
			 and
					(B)by striking
			 in the same manner and all that follows before the period at the
			 end.
					(c)Establishment of
			 appropriate payee reporting thresholdSubsection (d)(3)(C) of
			 such section is amended by striking $35,000 and inserting
			 $50,000.


116 HR 4164 IH: Trademark Licensing Protection Act of 2019
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-08-06
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4164IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESAugust 6, 2019Mr. Chabot (for himself, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Correa, and Mr. Cline) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide that the licensing of a mark for use by a related
			 company may not be construed as establishing an employment relationship
			 between the owner of the mark, or an authorizing person, and either that
			 related company or the employees of that related company, and for other
			 purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Trademark Licensing Protection Act of 2019. 2.Safe harborSection 5 of the Act entitled An Act to provide for the registration and protection of trademarks used in commerce, to carry out the provisions of certain international conventions, and for other purposes, approved July 5, 1946 (commonly known as the Trademark Act of 1946) (15 U.S.C. 1055), is amended—
 (1)in the first sentence, by striking Where a and inserting the following:  (a)In generalWhere a; and
 (2)by adding at the end the following:  (b)Consistency in use (1)DefinitionsIn this subsection—
 (A)the term authorizing person means a person that is authorized by the owner of a mark to license that mark for use by a related company;
 (B)the term communicate, with respect to subparagraph (D)(i)(II), does not include any communication related to a personnel or employment policy or procedure;
 (C)the term employment relationship means any type of joint employer relationship, single employer relationship, or other employment-related status or relationship;
 (D)the term exercise control over the mark— (i)includes, but is not limited to, requiring a related company to—
 (I)complete training conducted for the purpose of preserving or enhancing goodwill, a reputation, uniformity, or the expectation of the public with respect to the nature and quality of goods or services associated with a mark; or
 (II)communicate with the owner of a mark, or an authorizing person, with respect to preserving or enhancing goodwill, a reputation, uniformity, or the expectation of the public with respect to the nature and quality of goods or services associated with a mark; and
 (ii)does not include any personnel or employment policy or procedure that is communicated— (I)by—
 (aa)the owner of a mark; or (bb)an authorizing person; and
 (II)to— (aa)a related company with respect to the mark; or
 (bb)any employee of a related company described in item (aa); (E)the term franchise means a franchise, as defined—
 (i)in section 436.1(h) of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection; or
 (ii)under an applicable State franchise law; (F)the term franchisee means a franchisee, as defined—
 (i)in section 436.1(i) of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection; or
 (ii)under an applicable State franchise law; (G)the term franchisor means a franchisor, as defined—
 (i)in section 436.1(k) of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection; or
 (ii)under an applicable State franchise law; and (H)the term personnel or employment policy or procedure means—
 (i)any contractually retained right of the owner of a mark, or an authorizing person, to directly control a related company’s hiring, promotion, firing, or discipline of the employees of such related company;
 (ii)any contractually retained right of the owner of a mark, or an authorizing person, to directly control a related company’s rates of pay, including wages and fringe benefits;
 (iii)any contractually retained right of the owner of a mark, or an authorizing person, to directly control a related company’s assignment of employee work schedules;
 (iv)any contractually retained right of the owner of a mark, or an authorizing person, to directly control collective bargaining procedures or labor relations; and
 (v)any contractually retained right of the owner of a mark, or an authorizing person, to directly supervise the employees of a related company.
 (2)ApplicabilityFor the purposes of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.), none of the following may be construed, alone or in combination with any other factor, as establishing an employment relationship between the owner of a mark that is a franchisor, or an authorizing person that is a franchisor, and a related company with respect to that franchisor, or the employees of that related company:
 (A)The licensing of the mark for use by that related company or the employees of that related company. (B)Any exercise of control over the mark by that owner or authorizing person, as applicable—
 (i)with respect to the use of the mark by that related company or the employees of that related company; and
 (ii)for the purpose of preserving or enhancing goodwill, a reputation, uniformity, or the expectation of the public with respect to the nature and quality of goods or services associated with the mark..
			3.Applicability
 This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall not apply to any proceeding before the National Labor Relations Board that is commenced before the date of enactment of this Act.


96 HR 8973 IH: To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain interests in land in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.
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I116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8973IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 15, 2020Mr. Young introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesA BILLTo require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain interests in land in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.1.Canyon Village(a)ConveyanceNotwithstanding section 2653.3(c) of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), or the withdrawal made by section 303(2)(A) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 96–487; 94 Stat. 2390), the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the Secretary) shall convey to Kian Tr’ee Corporation, for the Native Village of Canyon Village, the surface estate in the land selected by the Kian Tr’ee Corporation pursuant to section 14(h)(2) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(2)). (b)LimitationThe conveyance under subsection (a) shall not exceed 6,400 acres.(c)Subsurface estate(1)In generalUnless Doyon, Limited, elects to receive conveyance under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall convey to Doyon, Limited, the subsurface estate in the land conveyed under subsection (a).(2)Alternate selectionAt the option of Doyon, Limited, in lieu of accepting the conveyance under paragraph (1)—(A)Doyon, Limited, may receive a conveyance from existing selections on land withdrawn pursuant to section 11(a)(3) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1610(a)(3)) that is equal in acreage to the subsurface that would otherwise be conveyed under paragraph (1);(B)Doyon, Limited, shall notify the Secretary (acting through the Alaska State Office of the Bureau of Land Management) of the preference of Doyon, Limited, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act; and(C)the Secretary shall convey to Doyon, Limited, the subsurface estate selected under subparagraph (A).


I
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4084
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 17, 2009
Mr. Dent introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on alkylated amino resin solution, formaldehyde.

1.Alkylated amino resin solution, formaldehyde
(a)In generalSubchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following new heading:

9902.01.00Alkylated amino resin solution, formaldehyde; 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine (CAS No. 68955–24–8) (provided for in subheading 3909.30.00)FreeNo changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2011.
(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.


110 HRES 1045 IH: Recognizing the paramount need to address

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2008-03-13
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		IV
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. RES. 1045
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			March 13, 2008
			Mr. McGovern (for
			 himself and Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of
			 California) submitted the following resolution; which was referred
			 to the Committee on Foreign
			 Affairs

		RESOLUTION
		Recognizing the paramount need to address
		  the threat of international terrorism and protect the global security of the
		  United States by reducing the number and accessibility of nuclear weapons and
		  preventing their proliferation, and directing a portion of the resulting
		  savings towards child survival, hunger, and universal education, and calling on
		  the President to take action to achieve these goals.

		Whereas the United States and the Russian Federation have
			 in the past entered into arms control treaties providing for reductions of
			 several thousand nuclear delivery systems, including the Strategic Arms
			 Reduction Treaty of 1991 (START I) and the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces
			 Treaty of 1987 (INF);
		Whereas both countries retain several thousand nuclear
			 weapons, delivery systems, and supporting infrastructure at a cost of many
			 billions of dollars;
		Whereas the United States and the Russian Federation now
			 face different threats to their security since the end of the Cold War, notably
			 that of international terrorism;
		Whereas international terrorism, particularly the danger
			 posed by a terrorist entity acquiring a nuclear explosive device, requires that
			 the countries redouble efforts to prevent the proliferation of such devices and
			 the technology to produce them;
		Whereas since 1992, the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR)
			 program of assistance to the Russian Federation and certain other states of the
			 former Soviet Union, initiated under the leadership of Senators Sam Nunn and
			 Richard Lugar, has proven an effective and necessary tool to combat the
			 proliferation of weapons of mass destruction at a cost far below that of
			 maintaining such weapons;
		Whereas additional reductions in nuclear armaments of both
			 the United States and the Russian Federation, together with other nuclear
			 powers, will—
			(1)meet the objective of the eventual
			 elimination of nuclear weapons as prescribed in Article VI of the Treaty on the
			 Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the vision of a nuclear-weapon-free
			 world of Presidents Reagan and Gorbachev at the Reykjavik Summit of
			 1986;
			(2)reduce the number of nuclear weapons
			 subject to diversion or theft by terrorist groups; and
			(3)eventually make available additional
			 funds in the range of tens of billions of dollars to further enhance
			 international security, reduce world poverty, and address the root causes of
			 international terrorism;
			Whereas the United States and the Russian Federation,
			 committed by international agreement as well as joint commitments by their
			 respective Presidents, will reduce nuclear armaments in coming years and will
			 encourage other countries to do likewise;
		Whereas the Task Force on Department of Energy
			 Nonproliferation Programs with Russia, commonly known as the Baker-Cutler Task
			 Force, recommended in its final report of January 10, 2001, significant
			 increases in the amounts of funding devoted to securing nuclear arsenals and
			 other weapons of mass destruction;
		Whereas the savings generated in the long term by
			 significant reduction of nuclear armaments will be appreciable, with estimates
			 as high as $13,000,000,000 annually, even in the face of the extra costs of
			 eliminating a large portion of the nuclear arsenals of both the Russian
			 Federation and the United States;
		Whereas on March 22, 2002, President George W. Bush stated
			 that We fight against poverty because hope is an answer to terror. We
			 fight against poverty because opportunity is a fundamental right to human
			 dignity. We fight against poverty because faith requires it and conscience
			 demands it. We fight against poverty with a growing conviction that major
			 progress is within our reach.;
		Whereas the 2002 National Security Strategy of the United
			 States of America, issued by the White House, noted that a world where
			 some live in comfort and plenty, while half of the human race lives on less
			 than $2 per day, is neither just nor stable. Including all of the world’s poor
			 in an expanding circle of development and opportunity is a moral imperative and
			 one of the top priorities of U.S. international policy;
		Whereas the final report of the National Commission on
			 Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (more commonly known as the 9/11
			 Commission Report), issued on July 22, 2004, recommended that a comprehensive
			 U.S. strategy to counter terrorism should include policies that encourage
			 development, more open societies, and opportunities that improve the lives of
			 families and enhance prospects for their children’s futures;
		Whereas addressing the needs of the very poor in the
			 world, particularly children, reduces a source of international tension and
			 local despair that contribute to terrorist initiatives;
		Whereas despite significant progress worldwide in reducing
			 child mortality rates over time, the State of the World’s Children 2008: Child
			 Survival, released by UNICEF in January 2008, reports that 9,700,000 children
			 under the age of 5 die every year, most from preventable and treatable
			 causes;
		Whereas investing in the health and nutrition of children
			 and their mothers is a sound economic decision and one of the surest ways for a
			 country to set its course toward a better future;
		Whereas international health experts estimate that an
			 additional $5,000,000,000 a year in global assistance for proven child survival
			 interventions could save the lives of 6,000,000 young children each
			 year;
		Whereas in sub-Saharan Africa, UNICEF and other
			 organizations estimate that scaling up a minimum package of existing
			 interventions delivered through effective, community-based health services
			 could cut the region’s child mortality rate by 30 percent, and the maternal
			 mortality rate by 15 percent, at an estimated annual cost of $1,000 per life
			 saved;
		Whereas the United States supports child survival programs
			 to meet the needs of children in poor countries through its contributions to
			 international organizations and support for bilateral and multilateral
			 programs;
		Whereas according to the United Nations World Food
			 Program, more than 300,000,000 children suffer from chronic hunger, and an
			 estimated 121,000,000 of these children, two-thirds of whom are girls, do not
			 attend school;
		Whereas providing nutritious meals in schools has proven
			 to be one of the most effective strategies to increase school attendance and
			 enrollment, particularly among girls, decrease the incidence of hunger and
			 malnutrition in school-age children, and help create literate, self-sustaining,
			 and healthy societies;
		Whereas the United States supports programs to address
			 chronic hunger and malnutrition and promote universal education among
			 adolescent and school-age children;
		Whereas the World Food Programme and the Food and
			 Agricultural Organization of the United Nations estimate that an additional
			 $5,000,000,000 annually in global assistance for school feeding and other food
			 supports could eliminate hunger and malnutrition among the world’s school-age
			 children; and
		Whereas Americans consistently rank child survival and
			 ending hunger in poor countries as a top priority of United States foreign
			 assistance: Now, therefore, be it

		1.Short titleThis resolution may be cited as the
			 Global Security Priorities Resolution.
		2.Sense of the
			 HouseIt is the sense of the
			 House of Representatives that—
			(1)the President
			 should continue both negotiations with other countries and unilateral
			 initiatives to achieve further reductions in nuclear arms to minimum
			 levels;
			(2)the President
			 should agree to the verifiable reduction of deployed nuclear weapons of both
			 the United States and the Russian Federation to equal levels of 1,000, and a
			 total nuclear inventory of not more than 3,000, by the year 2015;
			(3)the Cooperative
			 Threat Reduction (Nunn-Lugar) Program should be enhanced and extended to third
			 countries who request it as a truly cooperative, equally funded program between
			 the United States and the Russian Federation to assist in the reduction and
			 elimination of nuclear weapons throughout the world and to establish an
			 environment of assurance that nuclear explosive material will not and cannot be
			 diverted into the hands of terrorists; and
			(4)the funds saved
			 through nuclear arms reductions should be used for cooperative threat reduction
			 and to alleviate those problems in the world affecting children and families
			 that can contribute to the support for international terrorism,
			 including—
				(A)as a first
			 priority, allocating funds annually to extend the Nunn-Lugar Program at a rate
			 of at least an additional $500,000,000 per year, and increased as warranted, to
			 dismantle remaining weapons, establish verifiable safeguards, and improve
			 accounting and physical security;
				(B)increasing United
			 States contributions to such programs as the Global Partnership Against the
			 Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction and the Global Threat
			 Reduction Initiative by an additional $2,500,000,000 annually over a period of
			 5 years, if and when it can be demonstrated that these programs can usefully
			 absorb these funds;
				(C)in addition to
			 funds already available for such purposes, providing an additional
			 $5,000,000,000 over a period of 5 years to enhance child survival in the
			 world’s most needy countries, by scaling up implementation of integrated
			 packages of high-impact and low-cost health and nutrition interventions at the
			 community level; and
				(D)in addition to
			 funds already available for such purposes, providing an additional
			 $1,500,000,000 annually over a period of 5 years for programs under title II of
			 Public Law 480 (Food for Peace) and the George McGovern-Robert Dole
			 International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, specifically for
			 programs targeted at reducing the incidence of child hunger and increasing
			 child nutrition and educational opportunities.


IB
Union Calendar No. 470
108th CONGRESS 2d Session
H. R. 4588
[Report No. 108–758]
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 16, 2004
Mr. Hinojosa (for himself, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Bonilla, and Mr. Ortiz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

October 7, 2004
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic
For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 16, 2004

A BILL
To amend the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize additional projects and activities under that Act, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2004.
2.Authorization of additional projects and activities under the lower rio grande water conservation and improvement program
(a)Additional projectsSection 4(a) of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–576; 114 Stat. 3067) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(20)In Cameron County, Texas, Bayview Irrigation District No. 11, water conservation and improvement projects as identified in the March 3, 2004, engineering report by NRS Consulting Engineers at a cost of $1,425,219.
(21)In the Cameron County, Texas, the Brownsville Irrigation District, water conservation and improvement projects as identified in the February 11, 2004 engineering report by NRS Consulting Engineers at a cost of $722,100.
(22)In the Cameron County, Texas Harlingen Irrigation District No. 1, water conservation and improvement projects as identified in the March, 2004, engineering report by Axiom-Blair Engineering at a cost of $4,173,950.
(23)In the Cameron County, Texas, Cameron County Irrigation District No. 2, water conservation and improvement projects as identified in the February 11, 2004 engineering report by NRS Consulting Engineers at a cost of $8,269,576.
(24)Braden, Inc. at a cost of $5,607,300.
(25)In the Cameron County, Texas, Adams Gardens Irrigation District No. 19, water conservation and improvement projects as identified in the March, 2004 engineering report by Axiom-Blair Engineering at a cost of $2,500,000.
(26)In the Hidalgo and Cameron Counties, Texas, the Hidalgo and Cameron Counties Irrigation District No. 9, water conservation and improvement projects as identified by the February 11 engineering report by NRS Consulting Engineers at a cost of $8,929,152.
(27)In the Hidalgo and Willacy Counties, Texas, Delta Lake Irrigation District, water conservation and improvement projects as identified in the March, 2004 engineering report by Axiom-Blair Engineering at a cost of $8,000,000.
(28)In the Hidalgo County, Texas, Hidalgo County Irrigation District No. 2, a water conservation and improvement project identified in the engineering reports attached to a letter dated February 11, 2004, from the district’s general manager, at a cost of $5,312,475.
(29)In the Hidalgo County, Texas, Hidalgo County Irrigation District No. 1, water conservation and improvement projects identified in an engineering report dated March 5, 2004 by Melden and Hunt, Inc. at a cost of $5,595,018.
(30)In the Hidalgo County, Texas, Hidalgo County Irrigation District No. 6, water conservation and improvement projects as identified in the March, 2004, engineering report by Axiom-Blair Engineering at a cost of $3,450,000.
(31)In the Hidalgo County, Texas Santa Cruz Irrigation District No. 15, water conservation and improvement projects as identified in an engineering report dated March 5, 2004 by Melden and Hunt at a cost of $4,609,000.
(32)In the Hidalgo County, Texas, Engelman Irrigation District, water conservation and improvement projects as identified in an engineering report dated March 5, 2004 by Melden and Hunt, Inc. at a cost of $2,251,480.
(33)In the Hidalgo County, Texas, Valley Acres Water District, water conservation and improvement projects as identified in an engineering report dated March, 2004 by Axiom-Blair Engineering at a cost of $500,000.
(34)In the Hudspeth County, Texas, Hudspeth County Conservation and Reclamation District No. 1, water conservation and improvement projects as identified in the March, 2004, engineering report by Axiom-Blair Engineering at a cost of $1,500,000.
(35)In the El Paso County, Texas, El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1, water conservation and improvement projects as identified in the March, 2004, engineering report by Axiom-Blair Engineering at a cost of $10,500,000.
(36)In the Hidalgo County, Texas, Donna Irrigation District, water conservation and improvement projects identified in an engineering report dated March 22, 2004 by Melden and Hunt, Inc. at a cost of $2,500,000.
(37)In the Hidalgo County, Texas, Hidalgo County Irrigation District No. 16, water conservation and improvement projects identified in an engineering report dated March 22, 2004 by Melden and Hunt, Inc. at a cost of $2,800,000.
(38)The United Irrigation District of Hidalgo County water conservation and improvement projects as identified in a March 2004 engineering report by Sigler Winston, Greenwood and Associates at a cost of $6,067,021..
(b)Inclusion of activities to conserve water or improve supply; transfers among projectsSection 4 of such Act (Public Law 106–576; 114 Stat. 3067) is further amended by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e), and by inserting after subsection (b) the following:

(c)Inclusion of activities to conserve water or improve supplyIn addition to the activities identified in the engineering reports referred to in subsection (a), each project that the Secretary conducts or participates in under subsection (a) may include any of the following:
(1)The replacement of irrigation canals and lateral canals with buried pipelines.
(2)The impervious lining of irrigation canals and lateral canals.
(3)Installation of water level, flow measurement, pump control, and telemetry systems.
(4)The renovation and replacement of pumping plants.
(5)Other activities that will result in the conservation of water or an improved supply of water.
(d)Transfers among projectsOf amounts made available for a project referred to in any of paragraphs (20) through (38) of subsection (a), the Secretary may transfer and use for another such project up to 10 percent..
3.Reauthorization of appropriations for lower rio grande constructionSection 4(e) of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–576; 114 Stat. 3067), as redesignated by section 2(b) of this Act, is further amended by inserting before the period the following: for projects referred to in paragraphs (1) through (19) of subsection (a), and $42,356,145 (2004 dollars) for projects referred to in paragraphs (20) through (38) of subsection (a).

October 7, 2004
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed


116 S1240 IS: Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2019
U.S. Senate
2019-04-30
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II116th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1240IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESApril 30, 2019Mr. Tester introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceA BILLTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count resident time spent in a critical access
			 hospital as resident time spent in a nonprovider setting for purposes of
			 making Medicare direct and indirect graduate medical education payments.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2019.
		2.Counting resident time spent in a critical access hospital as resident time spent in a
			 nonprovider setting for purposes of making Medicare direct and indirect
			 graduate medical education payments
 (a)GMESection 1886(h)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(4)) is amended— (1)in subparagraph (E), by striking subparagraphs (J) and (K) and inserting subparagraphs (J), (K), and (L); and
 (2)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:  (L)Treatment of critical access hospitalsEffective for cost reporting periods beginning on or after July 1, 2020, such rules shall provide that a critical access hospital (as defined in section 1861(mm)(1)) is deemed to be a nonprovider setting for purposes of determining the hospital's number of full-time equivalent residents under this subsection..
 (b)IMESection 1886(d)(5)(B)(iv)(II) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)(iv)(II)) is amended by adding at the end the following sentence: Effective for discharges occurring on or after July 1, 2020, for purposes of this subclause, a critical access hospital (as defined in section 1861(mm)(1)) is deemed to be a nonprovider setting..


110 HR 7133 IH: To authorize the Secretary of the Army to retain funds

U.S. House of Representatives
2008-09-26
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		I
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 7133
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			September 26, 2008
			Mr. Boren introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Transportation and
			 Infrastructure

		A BILL
		To authorize the Secretary of the Army to retain funds
		  collected from recreation fees at Lake Texoma to repair flood-damaged
		  recreation facilities.

		1.Disposition of recreation
			 fees at Lake Texoma
			(a)In
			 generalFunds generated by fees collected during fiscal years
			 2009 through 2014 for entering or being admitted to public recreation areas at
			 Denison Dam, Lake Texoma, Texas and Oklahoma, or for using recreation
			 facilities located in such areas, shall be retained by the Secretary of the
			 Army and shall be used to cover the cost of repairing damages to any federally
			 owned recreation structure, facility, or real property managed by the Secretary
			 at Lake Texoma that were damaged as a result of flooding that occurred at the
			 Lake prior to September 30, 2007.
			(b)Funds available
			 to SecretaryThe funds referred to in subsection (a) shall be
			 deposited into a special account established in the Treasury of the United
			 States and shall be available to the Secretary of the Army without further
			 appropriation for use by the Secretary as specified in subsection (a), except
			 that any funds that remain available after September 30, 2021, shall be
			 deposited into the special account established in the Treasury under section
			 4(i)(1) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965.


117 HR 965 : Young African Leaders Initiative Act of 2021
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-04-22
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IIB117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 965IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESApril 22, 2021Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign RelationsAN ACTTo establish a comprehensive United States Government initiative to build the capacity of young leaders and entrepreneurs in Africa, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Young African Leaders Initiative Act of 2021 or YALI Act of 2021.2.Sense of CongressIt is the sense of Congress that—(1)the Young African Leaders Initiative, launched in 2010, is a signature effort to invest in the next generation of African leaders;(2)Africa is a continent of strategic importance and it is vital for the United States to support strong and enduring partnerships with the next generation of African leaders; and(3)the United States Government should prioritize investments to build the capacity of emerging young African leaders in sub-Saharan Africa, including through efforts to enhance leadership skills, encourage entrepreneurship, strengthen public administration and the role of civil society, and connect young African leaders continentally and globally across the private, civic, and public sectors.3.Young African Leaders Initiative Program(a)In generalThere is established in the Department of State the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) program.(b)PurposeThe YALI program shall seek to build the capacity of young African leaders in sub-Saharan Africa in the areas of business, civic engagement, or public administration, including through efforts to—(1)support young African leaders by offering professional development, training, and networking opportunities, particularly in the areas of leadership, innovation, civic engagement, elections, human rights, entrepreneurship, good governance, and public administration; and(2)provide increased economic and technical assistance to young African leaders to promote economic growth and strengthen ties between United States and African businesses.(c)FellowshipsThe YALI program shall award fellowships under the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders program to young African leaders ages 18 to 35 who have demonstrated strong capabilities in entrepreneurship, innovation, public service, and leadership, and who have had a positive impact in their communities, organizations, or institutions.(d)Regional leadership centersThe YALI program shall seek to establish regional leadership centers in sub-Saharan Africa to offer training to young African leaders ages 18 to 35 who have demonstrated strong capabilities in entrepreneurship, innovation, public service and leadership, and who have had a positive impact in their communities, organizations, or institutions.(e)Activities(1)United States-based activitiesThe Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator for the United States Agency for International Development and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall oversee all United States-based activities carried out under the YALI program, including the following: (A)The participation of Mandela Washington fellows in a six-week Leadership Institute at a United States university or college in business, civic engagement, or public management, including academic sessions, site visits, professional networking opportunities, leadership training, community service, and organized cultural activities.(B)The participation by Mandela Washington fellows in an annual Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit, to provide such Fellows the opportunity to meet with United States leaders from the private, public, and non-profit sectors.(2)Africa-based activitiesThe Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator for the United States Agency for International Development and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, should continue to support YALI programs in sub-Saharan Africa, including the following: (A)Access to continued leadership training and other professional development opportunities for Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders alumni upon their return to their home countries, including online courses, technical assistance, and access to funding.(B)Training for young African leaders at regional leadership centers established in accordance with subsection (d), and through online and in-person courses offered by such centers.(C)Opportunities for networking and engagement with—(i)other alumni of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders;(ii)alumni of programs at regional leadership centers established in accordance with subsection (d); and(iii)United States and like-minded diplomatic missions, business leaders, and others as appropriate.(3)ImplementationTo carry out this subsection, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies shall seek to partner with the private sector to pursue public-private partnerships, leverage private sector expertise, expand networking opportunities, and identify funding opportunities as well as fellowship and employment opportunities for participants in the YALI program.(f)Implementation planNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for implementing the YALI program, including the following: (1)A description of clearly defined program goals, targets, and planned outcomes for each year and for the duration of implementation of the program. (2)A strategy to monitor and evaluate the program and progress made toward achieving such goals, targets, and planned outcomes.(3)A strategy to ensure the program is promoting United States foreign policy goals in Africa, including ensuring that the program is clearly branded and paired with robust public diplomacy efforts.(g)ReportNot later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and publish in a publicly accessible, internet–based form, a report on the following: (1)The progress made toward achieving the goals, targets, and planned outcomes described in subsection (f)(1), including an overview of the program implemented in the previous year and an estimated number of beneficiaries.(2)An assessment of how the YALI program is contributing to and promoting United States-Africa relations, particularly in areas of increased private sector investment, trade promotion, support to civil society, improved public administration, and fostering entrepreneurship and youth empowerment.(3)Recommendations for improvements or changes to the program and implementation plan, if any, that would improve their effectiveness during subsequent years of implementation of the program.(h)Appropriate congressional committees definedIn this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means—(1)the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and(2)the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.(i)SunsetThe requirements of this section shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.Passed the House of Representatives April 20, 2021.Cheryl L. Johnson,Clerk.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5560
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			June 17, 2010
			Mr. Moore of Kansas
			 (for himself, Ms. Berkley,
			 Mr. Berman,
			 Mr. Cao, Mr. Clay, Mr.
			 Cleaver, Mr. Conyers,
			 Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida,
			 Ms. Edwards of Maryland,
			 Mr. Ellison,
			 Mr. Frank of Massachusetts,
			 Ms. Kilroy,
			 Mr. LoBiondo,
			 Mrs. McCarthy of New York,
			 Mr. Markey of Massachusetts,
			 Mr. Meeks of New York,
			 Ms. Moore of Wisconsin,
			 Ms. Richardson,
			 Ms. Schakowsky,
			 Mr. Spratt, and
			 Ms. Waters) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the Committee
			 on Energy and Commerce

		A BILL
		To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve quality
		  of cancer care and quality of life for patients and survivors by coordinating
		  development and distribution of information about relieving pain, symptoms,
		  side effects, and stress; increasing awareness of treatment and post-treatment
		  health risks for survivors; enhancing research into symptom management and
		  survivorship; increasing health care professional education and training;
		  reducing health disparities in cancer treatment, symptom management, and
		  survivorship care; and expanding and enhancing cancer registries; and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Quality Cancer Care for Life Act of
			 2010.
		2.Improving quality
			 of cancer care and quality of life for patients and survivorsTitle III of the Public Health Service Act
			 (42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

				317U.Information,
				support, and outcomes monitoring to improve quality care and quality of life
				for cancer patients and survivors
					(a)In
				generalThe Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers
				for Disease Control and Prevention (in this section referred to as the
				Director), shall improve the quality of cancer care and quality
				of life for cancer patients and survivors by expanding cancer control programs
				of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including the National
				Comprehensive Cancer Control Program and the National Program of Cancer
				Registries.
					(b)Coordination of
				federal cancer care and survivorship
						(1)In
				generalThe Secretary shall direct the coordination of
				appropriate agencies described in paragraph (2) for the following
				purposes:
							(A)To develop information and support to
				States to—
								(i)incorporate
				evidence-based, best practice strategies into Comprehensive Cancer Control
				Program activities and services of such States; and
								(ii)improve systems
				of care and care delivery by including promotion of care supporting quality of
				life for cancer patients, survivors, and the family caregivers of such patients
				and survivors.
								(B)To develop service
				delivery efforts with special emphasis on addressing the particular needs of
				childhood and adolescent cancer patients and survivors, as well as patients and
				survivors in low-income, racial, or ethnic minority groups, and other medically
				underserved populations.
							(C)To improve the
				National Program of Cancer Registries and other existing surveillance systems
				for tracking cancer patients and survivors and assessing their health status
				and risk for other chronic and disabling conditions.
							(2)Appropriate
				agenciesAppropriate agencies described in this paragraph include
				the Office of Cancer Survivorship at the National Cancer Institute, the
				National Institute of Nursing Research, and such other appropriate agencies as
				determined by the Secretary.
						(c)Improving State
				and local programs To address cancer care and survivorshipIn
				conducting or supporting State and local comprehensive cancer control programs
				through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Secretary shall
				provide funding and support to States, localities, and territories to expand
				and enhance such programs for the following purposes:
						(1)To include
				emphasis on quality cancer care and survivorship, and provide information and
				support for quality care initiatives for all cancer patient and survivor
				populations including women, children, adolescent, minority, and other
				medically underserved populations.
						(2)To develop and
				strengthen community outreach and education programs, resources, interventions,
				and campaigns; strengthen community information delivery systems to inform
				patients, survivors, and family members about quality of life support and
				services available to relieve pain, symptoms and stress; increase awareness of
				treatment and post-treatment health risks and challenges; and provide follow-up
				care important for survivors. Such programs may—
							(A)create and
				disseminate easily accessible, culturally appropriate communication materials
				and resources tailored to specific audiences;
							(B)inform patients,
				survivors, and family caregivers about particular symptoms, side effects, and
				late effects often associated with specific types of cancer or treatments and
				the importance of addressing them as essential elements of quality health care
				across the life course, including information on pain, nausea, fatigue, or
				other physical symptoms; worry, stress, or other psychological or emotional
				symptoms; lymphedema; cancer-related oral health issues and oral care; sexual
				dysfunction; fertility concerns and fertility preservation options; specific
				side effects or late effects that may affect overall health and well being;
				survivorship follow up care; and any other health-related conditions that are
				known to be experienced as a result of cancer by patients, survivors, and their
				family caregivers across the life course;
							(C)provide resource
				and referral information about other specific issues faced by cancer patients,
				survivors, and their families, including financial concerns, employment rights,
				medical leave, insurance coverage, anticipating and managing late effects of
				treatment and recurrent disease, advance care planning (including advance
				directives, living wills, and durable powers of attorney), and other care
				planning involved in health and medical decision-making; and
							(D)assist patients,
				survivors, and family caregivers with information about how to communicate
				effectively with health professionals about physical and psychological
				symptoms, and limitations or barriers to normal daily function that may be
				caused by treatment of cancer.
							(3)To include special
				emphasis on addressing the particular needs of children and adolescent cancer
				patients and survivors, as well as patients and survivors in low-income,
				racial, or ethnic minority groups, and other medically underserved
				populations.
						(d)Cancer care and
				survivorship demonstration grants
						(1)In
				generalThe Director shall award competitive grants to States,
				localities, and not-for-profit organizations for the purposes of developing,
				implementing, and evaluating cancer case management and coordination programs
				to enhance the quality of cancer care and quality of life for patients and
				survivors and to improve cancer outcomes. Specific emphasis shall be on
				addressing relief of symptoms, pain, side effects, and stress; increasing
				patient awareness of treatment and post-treatment health risks; and survivor
				care.
						(2)ApplicationA
				State, locality, or not-for-profit organization seeking a grant under this
				subsection shall submit to the Director an application (at such time, in such
				manner, and containing such information as the Director may require), including
				assurances that the State, locality, or entity will—
							(A)serve medically
				underserved populations through specific outreach activities and coordinate
				culturally competent and appropriate care in accordance with existing, relevant
				departmental guidelines; and
							(B)evaluate and
				disseminate to the public annually detailed information about program
				activities.
							(3)Use of
				fundsA State, locality, or not-for-profit entity shall use grant
				amounts awarded under this subsection to carry out programs that create
				partnerships with community organizations, including health care providers,
				cancer centers, hospitals, community health centers, palliative care programs,
				psychosocial care programs, hospice programs, home care, nonprofit
				organizations, health plans to facilitate access to integrated care services
				that support quality of life needs for patients, survivors, and family
				caregivers. Such activities shall include—
							(A)patient navigation
				and referrals, including assistance to patients and survivors in finding
				support groups;
							(B)interventions for
				patients, survivors, and caregivers; pain management; palliative care;
				psychosocial care; hospice; or other end of life care programs;
							(C)general advocacy
				on behalf of patients, survivors, and families; and
							(D)an evaluation to
				identify best practices to improve the coordination of cancer and survivorship
				care services and activities.
							(4)Evaluation and
				reportingThe Director shall evaluate activities funded under
				this subsection and shall submit to Congress (and disseminate to the public)
				reports related to such evaluation, including findings, outcomes, and other
				program information. The first report shall be submitted not later than January
				1, 2013, with updates provided every three years thereafter.
						(e)Health care
				professional education and training demonstration grants
						(1)In
				generalThe Director shall award competitive grants to
				not-for-profit entities or qualified individuals for the purpose of training
				individuals to undertake the quality of life needs of cancer patients,
				survivors, and family caregivers.
						(2)ApplicationA
				not-for-profit entity or qualified individual seeking a grant under this
				subsection shall submit an application to the Director at such time, and in
				such manner, and containing such information as the Director may require,
				including assurances that the entity or individual will—
							(A)improve health professional communication
				skills in caring for patients and survivors to more effectively assess and
				address their quality of life or survivorship concerns;
							(B)assess and relieve
				pain, symptoms, side effects, and stress associated with cancer and its
				treatment;
							(C)promote care
				planning to align treatment with patient and family goals;
							(D)anticipate and
				communicate about cancer treatment and post-treatment health risks and
				follow-up care;
							(E)provide
				palliative, psychosocial, or other care to support quality of life integrated
				as part of disease-directed treatment to improve quality of cancer care;
							(F)promote use of
				survivorship care planning;
							(G)improve cultural
				sensitivity, communication, and patient care for minority and medically
				underserved populations, including addressing the particular needs of children,
				adolescents, and their families; racial and ethnic groups, and other medically
				underserved cancer patient and survivor populations; and
							(H)collect and
				analyze data related to the effectiveness of education and training
				efforts.
							(3)Use of
				fundsAn eligible entity shall use grant amounts awarded under
				this subsection to train and develop individuals with skills needed to assist
				the quality of life needs of cancer patients, survivors, and family caregivers
				by addressing symptoms, pain, side effects, stress, treatment, and
				post-treatment health risks and train individuals to assist in arranging
				follow-up care across the life course.
						(4)EvaluationThe
				Secretary shall develop and implement a plan for evaluating the effects of
				professional training programs funded through this subsection.
						(5)DefinitionFor
				purposes of this subsection, the term qualified individual means a
				physician, nurse, social worker, chaplain, psychologist, or other individual
				who is involved in providing palliative care and symptom management services to
				cancer patients.
						(f)Quality of life
				advisory committee
						(1)EstablishmentNot
				later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the
				Secretary shall establish a Quality of Life Advisory Committee (in this
				subsection referred to as the advisory committee) to advise,
				coordinate, and assist the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in
				creating and conducting the cancer quality of life and survivorship activities,
				program enhancements, and training initiatives specified in subsections (a)
				through (e).
						(2)MembershipThe
				Secretary shall appoint to the advisory committee such members as the Secretary
				considers necessary, and shall include individuals and representatives of
				public and private organizations with expertise in cancer treatment and care;
				pain, symptom, and stress management; and cancer survivorship.
						(3)DutiesThe
				advisory committee shall meet at least once a year and shall—
							(A)consider and
				summarize recent advances achieved in cancer symptom management and
				survivorship research relevant to the goals of this section and identify gaps
				in basic, clinical, behavioral, or other research required to achieve further
				improvements in care to support quality of life and survivorship; and
							(B)annually submit to
				the Secretary a report on the findings described in subparagraph (A) with
				recommendations about additional research needed to improve care for cancer
				patients, survivors, and families that will support quality of life and
				survivorship.
							(g)Authorization of
				appropriationsTo carry out this section, there is authorized to
				be appropriated such sums as are
				necessary.
					.
		3.Enhancing
			 research in support of quality of life, and cancer survivorshipPart B of title IV of the Public Health
			 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 284 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
			 following:

				409K.Quality cancer
				care and cancer survivorship research
					(a)In
				generalThe Director of the National Institutes of Health shall,
				in coordination with recommendations of the Quality of Life Advisory Committee
				established under section 317U(f), undertake additional cancer quality of life
				and survivorship research that addresses pain, symptom management, side effects
				and late effects, and psychosocial factors to improve cancer clinical
				communication and care planning, treatment and post-treatment, and follow-up
				care across the life course.
					(b)Authorized
				researchResearch supported under this section may include at
				least the following:
						(1)Examination of
				evidence-based practices relating to cancer care, survivorship, and follow-up
				care including comparing community-based public health interventions.
						(2)Analysis of the
				translation of cancer interventions from academic settings to real world
				settings.
						(3)Lifestyle,
				behavioral, and other research on the impact of cancer treatment and
				survivorship.
						(4)Formative research
				to assist with the development of educational messages and information, for
				dissemination to targeted populations such as children, adolescents, racial and
				ethnic minority groups, and other medically underserved groups, on the residual
				effects of cancer treatment.
						(5)Health disparities
				in cancer survivorship outcomes within minority or other medically underserved
				populations.
						(6)Intervention
				research to prevent or treat the post-treatment effects of cancer
				treatment.
						(7)Identification of the unique needs of
				patients who are diagnosed with rare or deadly cancers or cancers that have not
				been well studied.
						(8)Development of a
				consistent, standardized model of service delivery for cancer-related follow-up
				care across cancer centers and community oncology practices.
						(9)Development, testing, and communication of
				messages for patients, survivors, and health professionals that will improve
				understanding, demand for, and delivery of care to relieve pain, symptoms,
				stress, and other quality of life factors associated with serious illnesses
				such as cancer.
						(c)FundingSuch
				funds as necessary to accomplish the requirements of subsection (a) shall be
				available from funds reserved under section 402A(c)(1) for the Common Fund or
				otherwise available for such
				initiatives.
					.