114 S3237 IS: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2016
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		114th CONGRESS2d Session
		S. 3237
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			July 14, 2016
			Ms. Cantwell (for herself, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Wyden) 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 reform the low-income housing credit, and for other
			 purposes.

		1.Short title; table of contents
 (a)Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2016. (b)Table of contentsThe table of contents for this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
					TITLE I—Reform of State allocation formulas
					Sec. 101. Increases in State allocations.
					TITLE II—Reforms relating to tenant eligibility
					Sec. 201. Average income test.
					Sec. 202. Uniform income eligibility for rural projects.
					Sec. 203. Codification of rules relating to increased tenant income.
					Sec. 204. Modification of student occupancy rules.
					Sec. 205. Tenant voucher payments taken into account as rent for certain purposes.
					TITLE III—Credit rate and other rules relating to credit eligibility and determination
					Sec. 301. Minimum credit rate.
					Sec. 302. Reconstruction or replacement period after casualty loss.
					Sec. 303. Modification of rights relating to building purchase.
					Sec. 304. Modification of 10-year rule; limitation on acquisition basis.
					Sec. 305. Certain relocation costs taken into account as rehabilitation expenditures.
					Sec. 306. Repeal of qualified census tract population cap.
					Sec. 307. Determination of community revitalization plan to be made by State housing credit agency.
					Sec. 308. Prohibition of local approval and contribution requirements.
					Sec. 309. Increase in credit for certain projects designated to serve extremely low-income
			 households.
					Sec. 310. Increase in credit for bond-financed projects designated by State agency.
					Sec. 311. Elimination of basis reduction for low-income housing properties receiving certain energy
			 benefits.
					TITLE IV—Reforms relating to Native American assistance
					Sec. 401. Selection criteria under qualified allocation plans.
					Sec. 402. Inclusion of Indian areas as difficult development areas for purposes of certain
			 buildings.
					TITLE V—Affordable housing tax credit
					Sec. 501. Affordable housing tax credit.

			IReform of State allocation formulas
			101.Increases in State allocations
				(a)Phase-In of increases
 (1)In generalClause (ii) of section 42(h)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (A)by striking $1.75 in subclause (I) and inserting the per capita dollar amount, and
 (B)by striking $2,000,000 in subclause (II) and inserting the minimum ceiling amount. (2)Per capita dollar amount; minimum ceiling amountSubparagraph (I) of section 42(h)(3) of such Code is amended to read as follows:

 (I)Per capita dollar amount; minimum ceiling amountFor purposes of this paragraph— (i)Per capita dollar amountThe per capita dollar amount is—
 (I)for calendar year 2016, $2.35, (II)for calendar year 2017, $2.59,
 (III)for calendar year 2018, $2.82, (IV)for calendar year 2019, $3.06,
 (V)for calendar year 2020, $3.29, and (VI)$3.53 thereafter.
 (ii)Minimum ceiling amountThe minimum ceiling amount is— (I)for calendar year 2016, $2,690,000,
 (II)for calendar year 2017, $2,959,000, (III)for calendar year 2018, $3,228,000,
 (IV)for calendar year 2019, $3,497,000, (V)for calendar year 2020, $3,766,000, and
 (VI)$4,035,000 thereafter.. (3)Modification of cost-of-living adjustmentSubparagraph (H) of section 42(h)(3) of such Code is amended—
 (A)by striking 2002 in clause (i) and inserting 2016, (B)by striking the $2,000,000 and $1.75 amounts in subparagraph (C) in clause (i) and inserting the dollar amounts applicable to such calendar year under clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (I),
 (C)by striking 2001 in clause (i)(II) and inserting 2015, (D)by striking $2,000,000 in clause (ii)(I) and inserting minimum ceiling, and
 (E)by striking $1.75 in clause (ii)(II) and inserting per capita dollar. (4)Effective dateThe amendments made by this subsection shall apply to calendar years beginning after December 31, 2016.
					(b)Permanent increases
 (1)In generalClause (ii) of section 42(h)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by subsection (a)(1), is amended—
 (A)by striking the per capita dollar amount in subclause (I) and inserting $3.53, and (B)by striking the minimum ceiling amount in subclause (II) and inserting $4,035,000.
 (2)Conforming amendmentParagraph (3) of section 42(h) of such Code is amended by striking subparagraph (I), as amended by subsection (a)(2).
 (3)Cost-of-living adjustmentSubparagraph (H) of section 42(h)(3) of such Code, as amended by subsection (a)(3), is amended— (A)by striking the dollar amounts applicable to such calendar year under clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (I) in clause (i) and inserting the $4,035,000 and $3.53 amounts in subparagraph (C),
 (B)by striking minimum ceiling in clause (ii)(I) and inserting $4,035,000, and (C)by striking per capita dollar in clause (ii)(II) and inserting $3.53.
 (4)Effective dateThe amendments made by this subsection shall apply to calendar years beginning after December 31, 2021.
					IIReforms relating to tenant eligibility
			201.Average income test
 (a)In generalParagraph (1) of section 42(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1)by striking subparagraph (A) or (B) and inserting subparagraph (A), (B), or (C), and
 (2)by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:  (C)Average income test (i)In generalThe project meets the minimum requirements of this subparagraph if 40 percent or more (25 percent or more in the case of a project described in section 142(d)(6)) of the residential units in such project are both rent-restricted and occupied by individuals whose income does not exceed the imputed income limitation designated by the taxpayer with respect to the respective unit.
 (ii)Special rules relating to income limitationFor purposes of clause (i)— (I)DesignationThe taxpayer shall designate the imputed income limitation of each unit taken into account under such clause.
 (II)Average testThe average of the imputed income limitations designated under subclause (I) shall not exceed 60 percent of area median gross income.
 (III)10-percent incrementsThe designated imputed income limitation of any unit under subclause (I) shall be 20 percent, 30 percent, 40 percent, 50 percent, 60 percent, 70 percent, or 80 percent of area median gross income..
 (b)Rules relating to next available unitSubparagraph (D) of section 42(g)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1)in clause (i), by striking clause (ii) and inserting clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv),
 (2)in clause (ii)— (A)by striking If and inserting In the case of a project with respect to which the taxpayer elects the requirements of subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1), if,
 (B)by striking the second sentence, and (C)by striking Next available unit must be rented to low-income tenant if income rises above 140 percent of income limit in the heading and inserting Rental of next available unit in case of 20–50 or 40–60 test, and
 (3)by adding at the end the following new clauses:  (iii)Rental of next available unit in case of average income testIn the case of a project with respect to which the taxpayer elects the requirements of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1), if the income of the occupants of the unit increases above 140 percent of the greater of—
 (I)60 percent of area median gross income, or (II)the imputed income limitation designated with respect to the unit under paragraph (1)(C)(ii)(I),
								clause (i) shall cease to apply to any such unit if any residential rental unit in the building (of
			 a size comparable to, or smaller than, such unit) is occupied by a new
 resident whose income exceeds the limitation described in clause (v).(iv)Deep rent skewed projectsIn the case of a project described in section 142(d)(4)(B), clause (ii) or (iii), whichever is applicable, shall be applied by substituting 170 percent for 140 percent, and—
 (I)in the case of clause (ii), by substituting any low-income unit in the building is occupied by a new resident whose income exceeds 40 percent of area median gross income for any residential rental unit and all that follows in such clause, and
 (II)in the case of clause (iii), by substituting any low-income unit in the building is occupied by a new resident whose income exceeds the lesser of 40 percent of area median gross income or the imputed income limitation designated with respect to such unit under paragraph (1)(C)(ii)(I) for any residential rental unit and all that follows in such clause.
 (v)Limitation describedFor purposes of clause (iii), the limitation described in this clause with respect to any unit is— (I)the imputed income limitation designated with respect to such unit under paragraph (1)(C)(ii)(I), in the case of a unit which was taken into account as a low-income unit prior to becoming vacant, and
 (II)the imputed income limitation which would have to be designated with respect to such unit under such paragraph in order for the project to continue to meet the requirements of paragraph (1)(C)(ii)(II), in the case of any other unit..
 (c)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to elections made under section 42(g)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 after the date of the enactment of this Act.
				202.Uniform income eligibility for rural projects
 (a)In generalParagraph (8) of section 42(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the second sentence.
 (b)Effective dateThe amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016. 203.Codification of rules relating to increased tenant income (a)In generalClause (i) of section 42(g)(2)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by this Act, is amended by striking clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) and all that follows and inserting “clauses (ii), (iii), (iv), and (vi), notwithstanding an increase in the income of the occupants above the income limitation applicable under paragraph (1)—

 (I)a low-income unit shall continue to be treated as a low-income unit if the income of such occupants initially was 60 percent or less of area median gross income and such unit continues to be rent-restricted, and
 (II)a unit to which, at the time of initial occupancy by such occupants, any Federal, State, or local government income restriction applied, and which subsequently becomes part of a building with respect to which rehabilitation expenditures are taken into account under subsection (e), shall be treated as a low-income unit if the income of such occupants initially was 60 percent or less of area median gross income and does not exceed 120 percent of area median gross income as of the date of acquisition of the property by the taxpayer..
 (b)ExceptionSubparagraph (D) of section 42(g)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new clause:

 (vi)Exception to rule relating to increased tenant incomeIn the case of an occupant of a low-income unit who initially qualified to occupy such unit by reason of paragraph (1)(C) with an income in excess of 60 percent of area median gross income but not in excess of 80 percent of area median gross income, clause (i) shall be applied for substituting 80 percent for 60 percent each place it appears..
 (c)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015. 204.Modification of student occupancy rules (a)In generalSubparagraph (D) of section 42(i)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:

						(D)Rules relating to students
 (i)In generalA unit occupied solely by individuals who— (I)have not attained age 24, and
 (II)are enrolled in a full-time course of study at an institution of higher education (as defined in section 3304(f)),
 shall not be treated as a low-income unit.(ii)Exception for certain Federal programsIn the case of a federally assisted building (as defined in subsection (d)(6)(C)(i)), clause (i) shall not apply to a unit the occupants of which meet all requirements applicable under the housing program described in subsection (d)(6)(C)(i) through which the building is assisted, financed, or operated.
 (iii)Other exceptionsClause (i) shall not apply to a unit occupied by an individual who— (I)is married,
 (II)is a person with disabilities (as defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United States Housing Act of 1937),
 (III)is a veteran (as defined in section 101(2) of title 38, United States Code), (IV)has one or more qualifying children (as defined in section 152(c)), or
 (V)meets the income limitation applicable under subsection (g)(1) to the project of which the building is a part and is, or was immediately prior to attaining the age of majority—
 (aa)an emancipated minor or in legal guardianship as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in the individual's State of legal residence,
 (bb)under the care and placement responsibility of the State agency responsible for administering a plan under part B or part E of title IV of the Social Security Act, or
 (cc)was an unaccompanied youth (within the meaning of section 725(6) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a(6))) or a homeless child or youth (within the meaning of section 725(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)))..
 (b)Effective dateThe amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016. 205.Tenant voucher payments taken into account as rent for certain purposes (a)In generalSubparagraph (B) of section 42(g)(2) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: In the case of a project with respect to which the taxpayer elects the requirements of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1), or the portion of a project to which subsection (d)(5)(C) applies, clause (i) shall not apply with respect to any tenant-based assistance (as defined in section 8(f)(7) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(f)(7)))..
 (b)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to rent paid in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.
				IIICredit rate and other rules relating to credit eligibility and determination
			301.Minimum credit rate
 (a)In generalSubsection (b) of section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1)by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4), and
 (2)by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:  (3)Minimum credit rateIn the case of any new or existing building to which paragraph (2) does not apply and which is placed in service by the taxpayer after December 31, 2015, the applicable percentage shall not be less than 4 percent..
 (b)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to buildings placed in service after December 31, 2015.
				302.Reconstruction or replacement period after casualty loss
 (a)In generalSubparagraph (E) of section 42(j)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking a reasonable period established by the Secretary and inserting a reasonable period established by the applicable housing credit agency (not to exceed 25 months from the date on which the casualty loss arises). The determination under paragraph (1) shall not be made with respect to a property the basis of which is affected by a casualty loss until the period described in the preceding sentence with respect to such property has expired..
 (b)Effective dateThe amendment made by this section shall apply to casualty losses arising after the date of the enactment of this Act.
				303.Modification of rights relating to building purchase
 (a)In generalSubparagraph (A) of section 42(i)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1)by striking a right of 1st refusal and inserting an option, and
 (2)by striking the property and inserting the property or a partnership interest relating to the property. (b)Conforming amendmentSubparagraph (B) of section 42(i)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: In the case of a purchase of a partnership interest, the minimum purchase price is an amount equal to such interest's ratable share of the amount determined under the first sentence of this subparagraph..
 (c)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to agreements entered into or amended after the date of the enactment of this Act.
				304.Modification of 10-year rule; limitation on acquisition basis
 (a)In generalClause (ii) of section 42(d)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting , or the taxpayer elects the application of subparagraph (C)(ii) after service. (b)Limitation on acquisition basisSubparagraph (C) of section 42(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
 (1)by striking For purposes of subparagraph (A), the adjusted basis and inserting “For purposes of subparagraph (A)—  (i)In generalThe adjusted basis, and
 (2)by adding at the end the following new clauses:  (ii)Buildings in service within previous 10 yearsIf the period between the date of acquisition of the building by the taxpayer and the date the building was last placed in service is less than 10 years, the taxpayer's basis attributable to the acquisition of the building which is taken into account in determining the adjusted basis shall not exceed the sum of—
 (I)the lowest amount paid for acquisition of the building by any person during the 10 years preceding the date of the acquisition of the building by the taxpayer, adjusted as provided in clause (iii), and
 (II)the value of any capital improvements made by the person who sells the building to the taxpayer which are reflected in such seller's basis.
 (iii)AdjustmentWith respect to a basis determination made in any taxable year, the amount described in clause (ii)(I) shall be increased by an amount equal to—
 (I)such amount, multiplied by (II)a cost-of-living adjustment, determined in the same manner as under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins by taking into account the acquisition year in lieu of calendar year 1992.
								For purposes of the preceding sentence, the acquisition year is the calendar year in which the
			 lowest amount referenced in clause (ii)(I) was paid for the acquisition of
			 the building..
					(c)Conforming amendments
 Clause (i) of section 42(d)(2)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1)by striking for subparagraph (B) in the heading, and
 (2)by striking subparagraph (B)(ii) in the matter preceding subclause (I) and inserting subparagraph (B)(ii) or (C)(ii). (d)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to buildings placed in service after December 31, 2015.
				305.Certain relocation costs taken into account as rehabilitation expenditures
 (a)In generalParagraph (2) of section 42(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

 (C)Certain relocation costsIn the case of a rehabilitation of a building to which section 280B does not apply, costs relating to the relocation of occupants, including—
 (i)amounts paid to occupants, (ii)amounts paid to third parties for services relating to such relocation, and
 (iii)amounts paid for temporary housing for occupants, shall be treated as chargeable to capital account and taken into account as rehabilitation expenditures.. (b)Effective dateThe amendment made by this section shall apply to expenditures paid or incurred after December 31, 2015.
				306.Repeal of qualified census tract population cap
 (a)In generalClause (ii) of section 42(d)(5)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1)by striking subclauses (II) and (III), and
 (2)by striking “Qualified census tract.—  (I)In generalThe term,
 and inserting Qualified census tract.—The term.(b)Technical correctionsSections 42(d)(4)(C)(i) and 42(m)(1)(B)(ii)(III) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking as defined in paragraph (5)(C) and inserting as defined in paragraph (5)(B)(ii).
 (c)Effective dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to designations of qualified census tracts under section 42(d)(5)(B)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 after December 31, 2016.
				307.Determination of community revitalization plan to be made by State housing credit agency
 (a)In generalSubclause (III) of section 42(m)(1)(B)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting , as determined by the State housing credit agency, after the development of which.
 (b)Effective dateThe amendment made by this section shall apply to allocations of housing credit dollar amounts made after December 31, 2016.
 308.Prohibition of local approval and contribution requirementsNot later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall issue guidance prohibiting States from including a requirement of local approval or local contributions, either as a threshold qualification requirement or as part of a point system to be considered for allocations of housing credit dollar amount under the State's qualified allocation plan for purposes of section 42(m)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (other than the requirement of section 42(m)(1)(A)(ii) of such Code).
			309.Increase in credit for certain projects designated to serve extremely low-income households
 (a)In generalParagraph (5) of section 42(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

 (C)Increase in credit for projects designated to serve extremely low-income householdsIn the case of any building— (i)20 percent or more of the residential units in which are designated by the taxpayer for occupancy by households the aggregate household income of which does not exceed the greater of—
 (I)30 percent of area median gross income, or
 (II)100 percent of an amount equal to the Federal poverty line (within the meaning of section 36B(d)(3)), and
 (ii)which is designated by the State housing credit agency as requiring the increase in credit under this subparagraph in order for such building to be financially feasible as part of a qualified low-income housing project,
							subparagraph (B) shall not apply to the portion of such building which is comprised of such units,
			 and the eligible basis of such portion of the building shall be 150
			 percent of such basis determined without regard to this subparagraph..
 (b)Effective dateThe amendment made by this section shall apply to buildings placed in service after December 31, 2015.
				310.Increase in credit for bond-financed projects designated by State agency
 (a)In generalClause (v) of section 42(d)(5)(B) is amended by striking the second sentence. (b)Effective dateThe amendment made by this section shall apply to buildings placed in service after December 31, 2015.
				311.Elimination of basis reduction for low-income housing properties receiving certain energy benefits
 (a)New energy efficient home creditSubsection (e) of section 45L of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1)by striking adjustment.—For purposes and inserting “adjustment.—

 (1)In generalFor purposes, and (2)by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

 (2)Exception for low-income housing propertiesParagraph (1) shall not apply to any property with respect to which a credit is allowed under section 42..
 (b)Energy efficient commercial buildings deductionSubsection (e) of section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1)by striking reduction.—For purposes and inserting “reduction.—

 (1)In generalFor purposes, and (2)by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

 (2)Exception for low-income housing propertiesParagraph (1) shall not apply to any property with respect to which a credit is allowed under section 42..
 (c)Energy creditParagraph (3) of section 50(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1)by striking and at the end of subparagraph (A),
 (2)by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting , and, and (3)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

 (C)paragraph (1) shall not apply to any property with respect to which a credit is allowed under section 42..
 (d)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2015.
				IVReforms relating to Native American assistance
			401.Selection criteria under qualified allocation plans
 (a)In generalSubparagraph (C) of section 42(m)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and at the end of clause (ix), by striking the period at the end of clause (x) and inserting , and, and by adding at the end the following new clause:  (xi)the affordable housing needs of individuals in the State who are members of Indian tribes (as defined in section 45A(c)(6))..
 (b)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to allocations of credits under section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 made after December 31, 2016.
				402.Inclusion of Indian areas as difficult development areas for purposes of certain buildings
 (a)In generalSubclause (I) of section 42(d)(5)(B)(iii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting before the period the following: , and any Indian area.
 (b)Indian areaClause (iii) of section 42(d)(5)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subclause (II) as subclause (III) and by inserting after subclause (I) the following new subclause:

 (II)Indian areaFor purposes of subclause (I), the term Indian area means any Indian area (as defined in section 4(11) of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103(11))..
 (c)Eligible buildingsClause (iii) of section 42(d)(5)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by subsection (b), is amended by adding at the end the following new subclause:

 (IV)Special rule for buildings in Indian areasIn the case of an area which is a difficult development area solely because it is an Indian area, a building shall not be treated as located in such area unless such building is assisted or financed under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.) or the project sponsor is an Indian tribe (as defined in section 45A(c)(6)), a tribally designated housing entity (as defined in section 4(22) of such Act (25 U.S.C. 4103(22))), or wholly owned or controlled by such an Indian tribe or tribally designated housing entity..
 (d)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to buildings placed in service after December 31, 2016.
				VAffordable housing tax credit
			501.Affordable housing tax credit
 (a)In generalThe heading of section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking Low-income and inserting Affordable. (b)Conforming amendments (1)Subsection (a) of section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking low-income and inserting affordable.
 (2)Paragraph (5) of section 38(b) of such Code is amended by striking low-income and inserting affordable. (3)The heading of subparagraph (D) of section 469(i)(3) of such Code is amended by striking low-income and inserting affordable.
 (4)The heading of subparagraph (B) of section 469(i)(6) of such Code is amended by striking low-income and inserting affordable. (5)Paragraph (7) of section 772(a) of such Code is amended by striking low-income and inserting affordable.
 (6)Paragraph (5) of section 772(d) of such Code is amended by striking low-income and inserting affordable. (c)Clerical amendmentThe item relating to section 42 in the table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
					Sec. 42. Affordable housing credit..


		IB
		Union Calendar No. 414
		111th CONGRESS
		 2d Session
		H. R. 3376
		[Report No. 111–368, Part
		  I]
		IN THE HOUSE OF
		  REPRESENTATIVES

			July 29, 2009
			Mr. LoBiondo (for
			 himself and Mr. Cummings) introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Transportation and
			 Infrastructure

			December 19, 2009
			Reported and referred, for a period ending not later than
			 March 25, 2010, to the Committee on the
			 Judiciary for consideration of such provisions of the bill and
			 amendment as fall within its jurisdiction pursuant to clause 1(k), rule X, and
			 to the Committee on Homeland
			 Security for consideration of such provisions of the bill and
			 amendment as fall within its jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause
			 1(i), rule X

			March 25, 2010
			Referral to the Committees on
			 the Judiciary and
			 Homeland Security
			 extended for a period ending not later than May 28, 2010

			May 28, 2010
			Referral to the Committees on
			 the Judiciary and
			 Homeland Security
			 extended for a period ending not later than August 6, 2010

			August 6, 2010
			Referral to the Committees on
			 the Judiciary and
			 Homeland Security
			 extended for a period ending not later than September 30, 2010

			September 30, 2010
			Referral to the Committees on
			 the Judiciary and
			 Homeland Security
			 extended for a period ending not later than December 3, 2010

			December 3, 2010
			Referral to the Committees on
			 the Judiciary and
			 Homeland Security
			 extended for a period ending not later than December 17, 2010

			December 17, 2010
			Referral to the Committees on
			 the Judiciary and
			 Homeland Security
			 extended for a period ending not later than December 21, 2010

			December 21, 2010
			Referral to the Committees on
			 the Judiciary and
			 Homeland Security
			 extended for a period ending not later than December 22, 2010

			December 22, 2010
			Additional sponsors: Mr.
			 Coble, Mr. Mica, and
			 Mr. Young of Alaska

			December 22, 2010
			The Committees on the
			 Judiciary and Homeland
			 Security discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole
			 House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

		A BILL
		To amend title 46, United States Code, to
		  ensure the traditional right of self-defense of United States mariners against
		  acts of piracy, and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 United States Mariner and Vessel
			 Protection Act of 2009.
		2.
			 Use force against piracy
			(a)In
			 generalChapter 81 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by
			 adding at the end the following new section:

					8107.Use of force
				against piracyAn owner,
				operator, time charterer, master, or mariner who uses force, or authorizes the
				use of force, to defend a vessel of the United States against an act of piracy
				shall not be liable for any injury or death caused by such force to any person
				participating in the act of
				piracy.
					.
			(b)Clerical
			 amendmentThe analysis at the beginning of such chapter is
			 amended by adding at the end the following new item:

						8107. Use of force against
				piracy.

					.
			3.AgreementsTo carry out the purpose of this Act, the
			 Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall work
			 through the International Maritime Organization to establish agreements to
			 promote coordinated action among flag- and port-states to deter, protect
			 against, and rapidly respond to acts of piracy against the vessels of, and in
			 the waters under the jurisdiction of, those nations, and to ensure limitations
			 on liability similar to those established by section 8107 of title 46, United
			 States Code, as amended by this Act.

		December 22, 2010
		The Committees on the
		  Judiciary and Homeland
		  Security discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole
		  House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed


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		IV
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. RES. 748
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			October 16, 2007
			Mr. Aderholt (for
			 himself and Mr. Barton of Texas)
			 submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Rules

		RESOLUTION
		Providing for consideration of the bill
		  (H.R. 3584) to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend funding for
		  18 months for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and for
		  other purposes.

		That upon the adoption of this resolution
			 the House shall immediately proceed to consider in the House the bill (H.R.
			 3584) to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend funding for 18
			 months for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and for other
			 purposes. All points of order against the bill and against its consideration
			 are waived. The bill shall be considered as read. The previous question shall
			 be considered as ordered on the bill to final passage without intervening
			 motion except: (1) two hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the
			 chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce;
			 and (2) one motion to recommit.


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 4396
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			April 18, 2012
			Mr. Luján (for
			 himself and Mr. Gosar) introduced the
			 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in
			 addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 extend Forest Service and the Bureau of Land
		  Management stewardship end result contracting authority, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Forest Stewardship and Fire Fuels
			 Reductions Act of 2012.
		2.Stewardship end
			 result contracting authority
			(a)Extension of
			 authoritySubsection (a) of
			 section 347 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
			 Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in section 101(e) of division A of
			 Public Law 105–277; 16 U.S.C. 2104 note), as most recently amended by section
			 323 of Public Law 108–7 (117 Stat. 275), is amended by striking Until
			 September 30, 2013 and inserting Until September 30,
			 2023.
			(b)Specified land
			 management goal of projectsSubsection (b) of such section is
			 amended—
				(1)by redesignating
			 paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; and
				(2)by inserting after
			 paragraph (5) the following new paragraph:

						(6)restoration work, fire fuels reduction, and
				clearing overgrowth on snowpack
				watersheds;
						.


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113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4717
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 22, 2014
Mr. Tiberi (for himself, Mr. Neal, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Paulsen, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Kind, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Schock, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Reed, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Young of Indiana, Mr. Gibbs, and Ms. Lofgren) 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 make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program.

1.Temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program made permanent and expanded
(a)Minimum credit amount for new buildings made permanentSubparagraph (A) of section 42(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking with respect to housing credit dollar amount allocations made before January 1, 2014.
(b)Minimum credit for existing buildingsSubsection (b) of section 42 of such Code is amended by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:

(3)Minimum credit for existing buildingsIn the case of any existing building—
(A)which is placed in service by the taxpayer after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, and
(B)which is not federally subsidized for the taxable year,the applicable percentage shall not be less than 4 percent..
(c)Conforming amendmentSection 42(b)(2) of such Code is amended by striking Temporary minimum and inserting Minimum.
(d)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to buildings placed in service after December 31, 2013.


		III
		Calendar No. 248
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. RES. 316
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			November 8, 2011
			Mr. Lieberman (for
			 himself, Mr. McCain,
			 Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Rubio) submitted the following resolution; which
			 was referred to the
			 Committee on Foreign
			 Relations

			December 1, 2011
			Reported by Mr. Kerry,
			 without amendment and with an amendment to the preamble
			Strike the preamble and insert the part printed in
			 italic

		RESOLUTION
		Expressing the sense of the Senate
		  regarding Tunisia’s peaceful Jasmine Revolution.

		Whereas, on January 14, 2011, a
			 peaceful mass protest movement in Tunisia successfully brought to an end the
			 authoritarian rule of President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali;
		Whereas Tunisia’s peaceful
			 Jasmine Revolution was the first of several movements throughout
			 the Middle East and North Africa and inspired democracy and human rights
			 activists throughout the region and around the world;
		Whereas Tunisia, in the wake of
			 Ben Ali’s resignation, began a transition to democracy that has been broadly
			 inclusive, consensus-based, and civilian-led;
		Whereas, on October 23, 2011,
			 Tunisia conducted the first competitive, multi-party democratic election of the
			 Arab Spring, which involved dozens of political parties and hundreds of
			 independent candidates competing for a 217-member National Constituent
			 Assembly;
		Whereas more than 50 percent of
			 all eligible voters and nearly 90 percent of registered voters participated in
			 the October 23 election;
		Whereas Tunisia's Independent
			 Electoral Commission welcomed and accredited a robust domestic and
			 international election observer presence, including 3 independent delegations
			 from the United States;
		Whereas election observers have
			 broadly praised the October 23 election as free, fair, and consistent with
			 international standards;
		Whereas roughly 25 percent of the
			 seat in the National Constituent Assembly were won by women;
		Whereas the newly-elected National
			 Constituent Assembly is tasked with drafting a new constitution to guide
			 Tunisia’s transition towards a representative democracy that reflects the
			 aspirations of the Tunisian people;
		Whereas the Jasmine Revolution was
			 largely a reaction to long-accumulated economic grievances, ongoing high
			 unemployment and poor economic conditions sustain the potential to drive future
			 political protestations;
		Whereas the United States and
			 Tunisia have enjoyed friendly relations for more than 200 years; and
		Whereas the United States was
			 among the first countries to recognize Tunisian independence in 1956: Now,
			 therefore, be it
		Whereas on January 14, 2011, a peaceful
			 mass protest movement in Tunisia successfully brought to an end the
			 authoritarian rule of President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali;
		Whereas Tunisia’s peaceful Jasmine
			 Revolution was the first of several movements throughout the Middle
			 East and North Africa and inspired democracy and human rights activists
			 throughout the region and around the world;
		Whereas Tunisia, in the wake of Ben Ali’s
			 resignation, began a transition to democracy that has been broadly inclusive,
			 consensus-based, and civilian-led;
		Whereas on October 23, 2011, Tunisia
			 conducted the first competitive, multi-party democratic election of the Arab
			 Spring, which involved dozens of political parties and hundreds of independent
			 candidates competing for a 217-member National Constituent Assembly;
		Whereas more than 50 percent of all
			 eligible voters and nearly 90 percent of registered voters participated in the
			 October 23 election;
		Whereas Tunisia's Independent Electoral
			 Commission welcomed and accredited a robust domestic and international election
			 observer presence, including 3 independent delegations from the United
			 States;
		Whereas election observers have broadly
			 characterized the October 23 election as free, fair, and consistent with
			 international standards;
		Whereas roughly 25 percent of the seats
			 in the National Constituent Assembly were won by women;
		Whereas the newly-elected National
			 Constituent Assembly is tasked with drafting a new constitution to guide
			 Tunisia’s transition towards a representative democracy that reflects the
			 aspirations of the Tunisian people;
		Whereas the Jasmine Revolution was
			 largely a reaction to long-accumulated economic grievances, and ongoing high
			 unemployment and poor economic conditions sustain the potential to drive future
			 political protestations;
		Whereas the United States and Tunisia
			 have enjoyed friendly relations for more than 200 years; and
		Whereas the United States was among the
			 first countries to recognize Tunisian independence in 1956: Now, therefore, be
			 it

		That the Senate—
			(1)congratulates the
			 people of Tunisia for holding, on October 23, 2011, the first competitive,
			 multi-party democratic elections since the outbreak of popular revolutions
			 throughout the Middle East and North Africa in 2011;
			(2)commends the
			 Tunisian independent electoral commission for—
				(A)successfully
			 conducting a free, fair, transparent, and credible election on October 23,
			 2011; and
				(B)welcoming
			 independent international and domestic election observers and granting them
			 unrestricted access to polling and counting stations;
				(3)congratulates all
			 newly-elected members, and the parties with which they are affiliated, of the
			 National Democratic Constituent Assembly;
			(4)affirms the
			 national interest of the United States in a successful and irreversible
			 transition to democracy in Tunisia, including—
				(A)respect for the
			 rule of law;
				(B)independent
			 media;
				(C)a vibrant civil
			 society; and
				(D)universal rights
			 and freedoms, including equal rights for all citizens, freedom of speech, and
			 human rights;
				(5)affirms the
			 national interest of the United States in Tunisia’s economic prosperity and
			 development, including through increased foreign direct investment, tourism,
			 entrepreneurship, technical cooperation, and strengthened trade ties;
			(6)urges increased
			 United States engagement and cooperation with the Tunisian government and
			 people, including—
				(A)Tunisia’s
			 democratic institutions;
				(B)civil
			 society;
				(C)schools and
			 universities;
				(D)independent
			 media; and
				(E)the private
			 sector; and
				(7)reaffirms the
			 unwavering friendship between the people of the United States and the people of
			 Tunisia.

		December 1, 2011
		Reported without amendment and with an amendment to the
		  preamble


		IV
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. RES. 559
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			February 17, 2012
			Mr. McKinley
			 submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Foreign
			 Affairs

		RESOLUTION
		Calling for the release of United States
		  citizens being held by the Government of Egypt.

		Whereas the Egyptian Ministry of Justice is investigating
			 nongovernmental organization employees who face politically motivated
			 charges;
		Whereas some of those being held in Egypt are United
			 States citizens;
		Whereas the United States does not condone the use of
			 people being retained for political or economic gain or negotiation
			 tools;
		Whereas the Government of Egypt has refused help from and
			 taken actions against United States citizens and nongovernmental organizations
			 which are providing democracy assistance to the people of Egypt;
		Whereas the United States will not provide funds to any
			 foreign governments that condone these types of activities as well as other
			 activities which compromise the safety of United States and other foreign
			 citizens;
		Whereas the United States provides Egypt with $1.5 billion
			 in assistance annually; and
		Whereas recent activities conducted by the Government of
			 Egypt infringe on the liberties of its own citizens as well as international
			 citizens: Now, therefore, be it

		That—
			(1)the House of
			 Representatives—
				(A)calls on the Government of Egypt to release
			 the United States citizens without further delay;
				(B)calls on the
			 Secretary of State to withhold assistance to Egypt immediately if the United
			 States citizens are not released;
				(C)calls on the Government of Egypt to return
			 all assets and funds that have been seized from the nongovernmental
			 organizations and United States citizens;
				(D)calls on the Government of Egypt to allow
			 the nongovernmental organizations to continue their critical work in the
			 promotion of a free and democratic Egypt; and
				(E)calls on Egypt to
			 comply with international human rights standards; and
				(2)it is the sense of the House of
			 Representatives that United States assistance for Egypt in the future should
			 not be allocated if the Government of Egypt continues to retain United States
			 and other foreign citizens and work against the pursuit of democracy.


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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 441
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

July 15, 2019

RESOLUTION
A resolution condemning the attack on the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in July 1994 and expressing the concern of the United States regarding the continuing, 25-year-long delay in the resolution of this case and encouraging accountability for the attack.

Whereas, 25 years ago, on July 18, 1994, 85 innocent people were killed and 300 were wounded when the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association (AMIA) was bombed in Buenos Aires, Argentina;  Whereas, 2 years earlier, Hezbollah operatives also blew up the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires, killing 29 civilians;
Whereas it is reported that considerable evidence links the attack to the terrorist group Hezbollah, which is based in Lebanon, supported by the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic, and sponsored by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran;  Whereas the 25 years since the bombing have been marked by a failure to bring those responsible, including Iranian officials and their Hezbollah proxies, to justice;
Whereas, in September 2004, Alberto Nisman was appointed as the Special Prosecutor in charge of the 1994 AMIA bombing investigation;  Whereas, on October 25, 2006, Argentine prosecutors Alberto Nisman and Marcelo Martínez Burgos formally accused the Government of Iran of directing the bombing, and the Hezbollah militia of carrying it out;
Whereas Ibrahim Hussein Berro, a member of the terrorist group Hezbollah, was identified as the AMIA bomber;  Whereas, in November 2006, an Argentine judge issued arrest warrants for Iranian nationals Ali Fallahijan (former Iranian intelligence minister), Mohsen Rabbani (former Iranian cultural attaché), Ahmad Reza Asghari (former Iranian diplomat), Ahmad Vahidi (former Iranian defense minister), Ali Akbar Velayati (former Iranian foreign minister), Mohsen Rezaee (former chief commander of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps), Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (former President of Iran), Hadi Soleimanpour (former Iranian Ambassador to Argentina), and Lebanese national Imad Fayez Moughnieh who were named as suspects in the AMIA bombing;
Whereas, in November 2007, INTERPOL voted to put the following suspects in the 1994 AMIA attack on its most wanted list—Ali Fallahijan, Mohsen Rabbani, Ahmad Reza Asghari, Ahmad Vahidi, and Mohsen Razaee from Iran and Imad Fayez Moughnieh from Lebanon;  Whereas Interpol currently has four red alerts in place in relation to the AMIA attack;
Whereas, on January 13, 2015, prosecutor Alberto Nisman alleged in a complaint that then-Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and then-Minister of Foreign Relations Hector Timerman conspired to cover up Iranian involvement in the 1994 terrorist bombing, and reportedly agreed to negotiate immunity for Iranian suspects and help get their names removed from the INTERPOL list;  Whereas prosecutor Alberto Nisman was scheduled to present his new findings to the Argentinian Congress on January 19, 2015;
Whereas prosecutor Alberto Nisman was found shot in the head in his apartment in Buenos Aires on January 18, 2015;  Whereas the investigation of the AMIA bombing has been marked by judicial misconduct;
Whereas, in March 2019, an Argentine court handed down convictions and sentences, finding that the judge, prosecutors, and head of the Argentina’s secret services—the individuals responsible for investigating the AMIA bombing, Argentina’s deadliest terrorist attack—had interfered with the inquiry, diverting the investigation away from the truth;  Whereas former Federal judge Juan José Galeano was handed down a 6-year conviction by the court, which will not be enforced until the sentence is confirmed by a higher tribunal;
Whereas former State Intelligence Secretariat (SIDE) intelligence head Hugo Anzorreguy was handed a prison sentence of 54 months;  Whereas Carlos Telleldín, a used car dealer who sold the van that contained the bomb used to attack AMIA and received a bribe to incriminate police officers falsely, was sentenced to 42 months in jail; and
Whereas no Iranian suspects for the AMIA bombing have yet faced prosecution: Now, therefore, be it  That the House of Representatives—
(1)reiterates its strongest condemnation of the 1994 attack on the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and honors the victims of this heinous act;  (2)expresses its sympathy to the relatives of the victims, who have waited a quarter of a century without justice for the loss of their loved ones, and may have to wait even longer for justice to be served;
(3)underscores the concern of the United States regarding the continuing, 25-year-long delay in the proper resolution of this case; and  (4)expresses strong support for accountability for this attack, including against those Iranian and Hezbollah operatives who were responsible.

Cheryl L. Johnson,Clerk.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2909
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			June 17, 2009
			Mr. McDermott
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means, and in addition to the Committee on
			 Oversight and Government
			 Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
			 Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
			 jurisdiction of the committee concerned

		A BILL
		To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide
		  for an improved method to measure poverty so as to enable a better assessment
		  of the effects of programs under the Social Security Act, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Measuring American Poverty Act of
			 2009 .
		2.FindingsThe Congress finds as follows:
			(1)Poverty imposes substantial costs on all
			 Americans that can be addressed through effective poverty reduction.
			(2)States and cities throughout the country
			 have acknowledged the need to reduce poverty and the role of the Federal
			 Government as an essential partner.
			(3)On January 22, 2008, the House of
			 Representatives, by voice vote, passed House Concurrent Resolution 198 of the
			 110th Congress expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States
			 should set a national goal of cutting poverty in half over the next 10
			 years.
			(4)The poverty rate is a critical indicator of
			 how widely shared prosperity is in the economy, and a key benchmark for
			 targeting resources towards the most disadvantaged.
			(5)The poverty measure is critical for efforts
			 to strengthen and enlarge the middle class, as it indicates who falls from or
			 struggles to join the middle class.
			(6)The official
			 poverty measure, while helpful, is based on outdated assumptions and fails to
			 accurately measure economic deprivation or take into account the availability
			 of many economic resources.
			(7)The official
			 poverty measure offers inadequate guidance about the effectiveness of public
			 anti-poverty efforts.
			(8)In 1995, the
			 National Academy of Sciences’ Panel on Poverty and Family Assistance
			 recommended adoption of an improved poverty measure, which addresses many
			 shortcomings of the official poverty measure and which remains relevant and
			 offers a starting point for an improved measure.
			(9)Since even an improved poverty measure
			 remains a measure of deprivation, not of adequacy, a measure of adequate income
			 needed to reach a decent living standard is also necessary.
			(10)Since an inability to access needed medical
			 care is an important indicator of economic insecurity, a medical care risk
			 measure would further enhance understanding of Americans’ well-being.
			3.Statement of
			 purposeThe purpose of this
			 Act is to provide for an improved and updated method for measuring the extent
			 to which families and individuals in the United States have sufficient income
			 to allow a minimal level of consumption spending that meets their basic
			 physical needs, including food, shelter (including utilities), clothing, and
			 other necessary items, in order to better assess the effects of certain
			 policies and programs in reducing the prevalence and depth of poverty, to
			 accurately gauge the level of economic deprivation, and to improve
			 understanding of the targeting of public resources, without directly affecting
			 the distribution of, or eligibility for, any Federal benefits or
			 assistance.
		4.Modernization of
			 the measurement of povertyPart A of title XI of the Social Security
			 Act (42 U.S.C. 1301—1320b–21) is amended by adding at the end the
			 following:

				1150A.Modernization
				of the measurement of poverty
					(a)In
				generalThe Bureau of the
				Census, in collaboration with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after
				consultation about methodology with other Federal statistical agencies and
				outside experts, shall, to the extent possible and based on the best available
				data, calculate modern poverty thresholds, and modern poverty rates as provided
				for in subsection (d), for each calendar year (including any calendar year
				before the first year for which the first annual report is published, for which
				the information needed to perform the calculations is available or can be
				estimated with a reasonable degree of confidence, as determined by the Bureau
				of the Census) in accordance with this section.
					(b)No effect on
				benefit programsThis section shall not be interpreted to modify
				or authorize modification of eligibility of any entity for, or the amount or
				kind of benefits or assistance to be provided to any entity under, any program
				or activity funded, in whole or in part, with Federal funds.
					(c)Modern poverty
				thresholds
						(1)Consumption
				distribution for reference family
							(A)In
				generalWithin 12 months
				after the date of the enactment of this section, the Bureau of the Census and
				Bureau of Labor Statistics shall choose—
								(i)the most
				appropriate distribution of consumption expenditures (including the value of
				relevant amounts described in subsection (d)(3) or that would otherwise be
				described in subsection (d)(3) if included in the distribution) on food,
				clothing, and shelter (including utilities), which may, if appropriate, exclude
				families receiving subsidies for food, clothing, or shelter (including
				utilities); and
								(ii)the reference
				family for the modern poverty measure.
								(B)Calculation for
				reference familyThe modern
				poverty threshold for a reference family, as determined under subparagraph (A),
				shall be an amount equal to the average of 120 percent of the 33rd percentile
				of the distribution chosen under subparagraph (A) allowing for calculations to
				rely on a limited band converging on this percentile, during 4 or more of the
				most recent years for which data is available from the Consumer Expenditure
				Survey, a superior Federal Government source of data, or some combination of
				such sources as determined by the Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Labor
				Statistics. The threshold shall be updated no less often than annually using
				this method.
							(C)Special
				ruleNotwithstanding any
				other provision of this section, insofar as the amounts described in
				subparagraphs (F) and (G) of subsection (d)(3) are not easily included in the
				distribution referred to in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the Bureau of
				the Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics shall develop methods for
				including, and shall include, the actual or estimated amounts in the
				distribution.
							(2)Adjustment for
				family size and composition, and for geographic cost variationThe Bureau of the Census, in collaboration
				with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, and in
				consultation with other relevant Federal statistical agencies, shall adjust the
				modern poverty threshold calculated under paragraph (1) of this
				subsection—
							(A)for other family sizes and compositions,
				using the best available equivalence scales that consider economies of scale
				and any special needs of children, including young children; and
							(B)to the maximum extent possible and not
				earlier or later than the inclusion of State and local taxes and transfers as
				described in subsection (e)(4), for differences in the costs for the goods and
				services included in the threshold among States, sub-State non-metropolitan
				areas, and metropolitan areas.
							(3)Accommodation of
				housing statusTo the maximum
				extent possible, the calculation for the threshold for the reference family
				described in paragraph (1) and the adjustments to the modern poverty thresholds
				for varied family sizes and compositions under paragraph (2)(A) shall be made
				separately for each of the following categories of families:
							(A)Families who own
				their primary residence and do not have a mortgage secured by the
				residence.
							(B)All other families, or for any subgroups of
				all other families if the Bureau of Labor Statistics determines that reliable
				data indicates substantial variation in the amounts of money needed by the
				subgroups to purchase similar quality shelter.
							(4)Annual
				publication of weighted average poverty thresholdsNot
				less often than annually, the Bureau of the Census, in collaboration with the
				Bureau of Labor Statistics, shall publish—
							(A)the average
				poverty threshold for each family size, determined by weighting each threshold
				by the proportion of families of that size to which the threshold applies,
				and
							(B)the average poverty threshold for each
				family size in each category described in paragraph (3), determined by
				weighting each threshold by the proportion of families of that size in that
				category and to which the threshold applies.
							(d)Modern poverty
				rates
						(1)In
				generalThe Bureau of the Census shall use the modern poverty
				thresholds calculated under subsection (c) to calculate, at a minimum—
							(A)the number and
				percentage of families in the United States whose adjusted market income does
				not exceed the applicable modern poverty threshold, and the number and
				percentage of individuals in the United States who are members of such
				families;
							(B)the number and percentage of families in
				the United States whose adjusted disposable income does not exceed the
				applicable modern poverty threshold, and the number and percentage of
				individuals in the United States who are members of such families; and
							(C)the numbers and
				percentages described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) for various demographic,
				geographic, and other subgroups of families in the United States, and for
				individuals who are members of such subgroups of families.
							(2)Adjusted market
				incomeFor purposes of this
				section, the adjusted market income of a family is—
							(A)the total of the amounts received by any
				member of the family during a calendar year from wages, salaries, and
				self-employment income, interest income, dividend income, realized capital
				gains, rents, royalties, estate and trust income, a qualified retirement plan
				(as defined in section 4974(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), a plan
				described in section 457(b) of such Code, or any other plan, contract, annuity,
				or account payments or distributions from which are in the nature of a
				retirement benefit, survivor and disability pensions and annuities, paid-up
				insurance policies, alimony payments, child support payments, private workers’
				compensation, regular contributions from persons not living with the family,
				and other relevant income as determined by the Bureau of the Census except for
				income described in subparagraph (C), (D), (E), or (F) of paragraph (3) of this
				subsection; minus
							(B)the total of the amounts paid by any member
				of the family during the calendar year for—
								(i)alimony or the support or maintenance of a
				noncustodial child;
								(ii)medical expenses;
				and
								(iii)necessary
				work-related expenses, including—
									(I)dependent care
				expenses;
									(II)transportation
				expenses; and
									(III)if there is
				reliable data therefor, work-search expenses.
									(3)Adjusted
				disposable incomeFor
				purposes of this section, the Bureau of the Census shall define the adjusted
				disposable income of a family as follows, excluding any amounts that are not
				taken into account in determining poverty thresholds under this section:
							(A)the adjusted
				market income of the family; minus
							(B)the total of the amounts paid by any member
				of the family during the calendar year to cover Federal income tax liability or
				Federal payroll tax liability, or if such information is not available, the
				total of any such liabilities that are payable by any member of the family
				during the calendar year; plus
							(C)the total of the amounts received by any
				member of the family during the calendar year from refundable Federal tax
				credits, or if such information is not available, the total of any such credits
				that are expected by any member of the family to be received during the
				calendar year; plus
							(D)the total of the amounts received by any
				member of the family during the calendar year which may be used to meet food,
				clothing, or shelter (including utilities) needs—
								(i)referred to in
				section 459(h)(1)(A)(ii) of this Act; or
								(ii)paid under a State or local program funded
				under part A of title IV of this Act, the supplemental security income program
				under title XVI of this Act, or any other Federal program or activity the
				eligibility for which is based, in whole or in part, on need; plus
								(E)the total dollar value of any food
				assistance benefit (as defined in section 3(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of
				2008) received by any member of the family during the calendar year under
				section 8 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008; plus
							(F)the total of the amounts received by any
				member of the family during the calendar year as described in section
				2605(b)(2) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981; plus
							(G)the total of the amounts received by any
				member of the family during the calendar year as government-funded nonmedical
				in-kind, cash and near cash benefits that help families meet food, clothing,
				and shelter (including utilities) needs and are not intended to reimburse or
				subsidize other expenses, including nutrition programs, housing subsidies, and
				the value of public housing, not to exceed to the lesser of the share of the
				threshold defined in subsection (c) attributable to the component of the
				threshold towards which the benefit may be used or the estimated monetary value
				of the benefit to the recipient, to the extent possible.
							(4)Inclusion of
				state and local taxes and transfersWithin 5 years after the date of the
				enactment of this section, the Bureau of the Census, in collaboration with the
				Bureau of Labor Statistics, and after consultation with other relevant
				statistical agencies, shall modify the calculation under paragraph (3) to take
				account of State and local taxes and transfers.
						(e)FamiliesFor purposes of this section, the term
				family includes—
						(1)an individual who
				is living alone;
						(2)all members of a
				household who are related by blood, marriage, adoption, or other legal
				arrangement; and
						(3)any unrelated individuals living together
				whom the Bureau of the Census, in collaboration with the Bureau of Labor
				Statistics, after assessing existing research and undertaking any necessary new
				research, determines should be treated as a family for purposes of this
				section.
						(f)Report on
				poverty ratesNot less
				frequently than annually, the Bureau of the Census shall produce, release
				simultaneously with publication and announcement of poverty thresholds and
				rates under the traditional poverty measure, and make readily accessible to the
				public, a report which contains detailed tables and explanations of poverty
				rates—
						(1)as determined on
				the basis of adjusted market income;
						(2)as determined on
				the basis of adjusted disposable income; and
						(3)as determined on
				the basis of the traditional poverty measure referred to in subsection
				(g).
						(g)References to
				existing poverty measure as the traditional poverty
				measureTo the extent
				practicable, whenever an officer or employee of the Federal Government refers
				to the poverty measure outlined in Office of Management and Budget Statistical
				Policy Directive 14, the officer or employee, as the case may be, shall refer
				to that measure as the traditional poverty measure. Any
				reference in a law, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
				States to the poverty measure outlined in Office of Management and Budget
				Statistical Policy Directive 14 is deemed to be a reference to the
				traditional poverty measure.
					(h)Inclusion of
				information based on modern poverty thresholds and rates in published documents
				containing information based on traditional poverty thresholds and
				rates
						(1)In
				generalTo the extent possible, a relevant Federal statistical
				agency that publishes a document which contains information about a subject,
				which was produced using the poverty measure outlined in Office of Management
				and Budget Statistical Policy Directive 14, shall include in the document
				information about the subject, which is produced using the modern poverty
				thresholds and modern poverty rates calculated under this section.
						(2)Public release
				of microdata file and online toolsOn releasing a document described in
				paragraph (1), the Bureau of the Census shall release to the public, while
				maintaining privacy and confidentiality standards required by Federal
				law—
							(A)microdata files (modified as necessary to
				avoid unduly increasing the risk of serious primary and secondary disclosure
				problems) containing all of the individual variables that are necessary to
				compute the published modern poverty rates, as well as poverty rates determined
				on the basis of the traditional poverty measure referred to in subsection (g),
				and to calculate poverty rates using different definitions of income and
				poverty thresholds;
							(B)other public
				online tools that enable detailed poverty rates to be calculated using
				different definitions of income and poverty and adequacy thresholds, including
				1/2 and 3/5 of median income;
				and
							(C)the definitions of
				income set forth in, and the poverty thresholds established under, this
				section.
							(i)Consultation on
				improving calculation of the modern poverty thresholds or modern poverty rates;
				report to the CongressFrom
				time to time, and no less frequently than every 5 years, the Bureau of the
				Census, in collaboration with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shall—
						(1)consult with other relevant Federal
				statistical agencies and outside experts on whether the method of, and sources
				of data for, calculating the modern poverty thresholds or modern poverty rates
				provided for in this section could be improved so as to better measure,
				including through adjustments for any underreporting or other misreporting of
				income and adjustments for families with greater income needs (such as those
				including persons with disabilities), the extent to which families in the
				United States are able to secure sufficient income to allow a minimal level of
				consumption that meets their basic physical needs, including food, clothing,
				shelter (including utilities), and other necessary items; and
						(2)report to the
				Congress on any need for any such improvement.
						(j)Relevant federal
				statistical agencyIn this
				section, the term relevant Federal statistical agency means a
				Federal agency that—
						(1)is listed as a
				major statistical program of the United States in the annual report most
				recently made under section 3504(e)(2) of title 44, United States Code;
				or
						(2)the Office of Management and Budget expects
				to be so listed in the next such report.
						(k)Limitations on
				authorization of appropriationsTo carry out this section, there are
				authorized to be appropriated—
						(1)to the Bureau of
				the Census—
							(A)for fiscal year
				2010, not more than $5,000,000; and
							(B)for each
				succeeding fiscal year, not more than the amount specified in subparagraph (A),
				multiplied by the sum of 1 plus the percentage (if any) by which the Consumer
				Price Index for All-Urban Consumers for September of the fiscal year then
				preceding the succeeding fiscal year exceeds the index for September of the
				fiscal year second preceding the succeeding fiscal year; and
							(2)to the Bureau of
				Labor Statistics—
							(A)for fiscal year
				2010, not more than $2,500,000; and
							(B)for each succeeding fiscal year, not more
				than the amount specified in subparagraph (A), multiplied by the sum of 1 plus
				the percentage (if any) by which the Consumer Price Index for All-Urban
				Consumers for September of the fiscal year then preceding the succeeding fiscal
				year exceeds the index for September of the fiscal year second preceding the
				succeeding fiscal year.
							1150B.Study of
				decent living standard
					(a)In
				generalThe Bureau of the
				Census, in collaboration with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shall enter into
				a contract with the National Academy of Sciences which obligates the National
				Academy of Sciences to develop and publish a method of calculating a decent
				living standard threshold, including relevant variations for geography, family
				size, and other such factors, and a method of measuring the extent to which the
				income of families in the United States is sufficient to meet the threshold.
				The National Academy of Sciences shall consider and critically review the
				growing body of work in this area, comparing different underlying concepts in
				existing approaches such as family budgets, basic needs budgets, and
				self-sufficiency standards, and comment on the best ways to move forward
				towards building consensus.
					(b)Technical
				supportThe Bureau of the Census, the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
				and other relevant statistical agencies shall provide necessary technical
				support for the efforts to develop the threshold and method referred to in
				subsection (a).
					(c)Definition of
				decent living standard thresholdIn subsection (a), the term decent
				living standard threshold means the amount of annual income that would
				allow an individual to live at a safe and decent, but modest, standard of
				living. The decent living standard shall be a measure of income adequacy
				reflecting the resources necessary to meet basic needs and live beyond
				deprivation.
					(d)Limitations on
				authorization of appropriationsTo carry out this section, there are
				authorized to be appropriated to the Bureau of the Census—
						(1)for fiscal year
				2010, not more than $500,000; and
						(2)for fiscal year 2011, not more than the
				amount specified in paragraph (1), multiplied by the sum of 1 plus the
				percentage (if any) by which the Consumer Price Index for All-Urban Consumers
				for September 2010 exceeds the index for September 2009.
						1150C.Study of
				medical care risk measure
					(a)In
				generalThe Bureau of the
				Census, in collaboration with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Agency for
				Healthcare Research and Quality, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
				Services shall enter into a contract with the National Academies, including the
				National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine, which obligates the
				National Academies to develop and publish a method of measuring the extent of
				medical care risk in the United States and calculating the number and
				percentage of individuals in the United States who, to varying degrees, lack
				adequate health insurance, placing them at risk of being unable to afford
				needed treatment.
					(b)Technical
				supportThe Bureau of the Census, the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
				the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Centers for Medicare and
				Medicaid Services, and other relevant health and statistical agencies shall
				provide necessary technical support for the efforts to develop the method and
				measure referred to in subsection (a).
					(c)Definition of
				medical care riskIn subsection (a), the term medical care
				risk means the extent to which individuals are at risk of being unable
				to afford needed medical treatment, services, goods, and care.
					(d)Limitations on
				authorization of appropriationsTo carry out this section, there are
				authorized to be appropriated to the Bureau of the Census—
						(1)for fiscal year
				2010, not more than $500,000; and
						(2)for fiscal year 2011, not more than the
				amount specified in paragraph (1), multiplied by the sum of 1 plus the
				percentage (if any) by which the Consumer Price Index for All-Urban Consumers
				for September 2010 exceeds the index for September 2009.
						1150D.Study to
				improve state and local poverty measurement
					(a)In
				generalThe Bureau of the
				Census, in consultation with other relevant statistical agencies, shall enter
				into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences which obligates the
				National Academy of Sciences to develop a set of recommendations for methods to
				implement annual modern poverty measurement at the State and local level and a
				timeframe for the implementation. The methods to be examined shall include
				revisions to the American Community Survey questionnaire, use of administrative
				records, and use of modeled estimates.
					(b)Technical
				supportThe Bureau of the Census and other relevant statistical
				agencies shall provide necessary technical support for the effort referred to
				in subsection (a).
					(c)Limitations on
				authorization of appropriationsTo carry out this section, there
				are authorized to be appropriated to the Bureau of the Census—
						(1)for fiscal year
				2010, not more than $250,000; and
						(2)for fiscal year
				2011, not more than the amount specified in paragraph (1); multiplied by the
				sum of 1 plus the percentage (if any) by which the Consumer Price Index for
				All-Urban Consumers for September 2010 exceeds the index for September
				2009.
						.


109 HR 79 IH: Military Retiree Health Care Task Force Act of 2005
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-01-04
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109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 79
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 4, 2005
Mrs. Emerson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL
To establish the Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Military Retiree Health Care Task Force Act of 2005.
2.EstablishmentThere is established a task force to be known as the Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force (in this Act referred to as the Task Force).
3.Duties of Task Force
(a)StudyIt shall be the duty of the Task Force to conduct a comprehensive legal and factual study of the following matters:
(1)Promises, commitments, or representations made to members of the uniformed services by Department of Defense personnel with respect to health care coverage of such members and their families after separation from the uniformed services.
(2)Sharing agreements and contracts between the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding health care coverage for military retirees and their dependents.
(3)Proposals to provide for a full continuum of health care coverage for medicare eligible military retirees and their dependents, including any such proposal developed by the Department of Defense.
(b)ReportNot later than one year after the Task Force first meets, the Task Force shall submit to Congress a report containing a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the Task Force with respect to the study conducted under subsection (a), together with its recommendations for such legislative and administrative actions as it considers appropriate.
4.Membership
(a)Number and appointmentThe Task Force shall be composed of 12 members appointed as follows:
(1)The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the minority leader of the House of Representatives shall jointly appoint nine members from among qualified individuals as follows:
(A)Two members shall be representatives of veterans service organizations.
(B)Three members shall be representatives of military associations with retired enlisted members.
(C)One member shall be a representative of a retired officers association.
(D)Three members shall be health care professionals.
(2)The Secretary of Defense shall appoint one member from among officers or employees of the Department of Defense.
(3)The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall appoint one member from among officers or employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(4)The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall appoint one member from among officers or employees of the Department of Health and Human Services.Not more than six members appointed under this subsection may be of the same political party.
(b)Deadline for appointmentMembers of the Task Force shall be appointed by not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c)Terms of appointmentThe term of any appointment under subsection (a) shall be for the life of the Task Force.
(d)VacanciesAny member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the member’s predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that term. A vacancy in the Task Force shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
(e)Waiver of limitation on executive schedule positionsAppointments may be made under this section without regard to section 5311(b) of title 5, United States Code.
(f)Continuation of membershipIf a member was appointed to the Task Force as a Member of Congress and the member ceases to be a Member of Congress, or was appointed to the Task Force while the member was not an officer or employee of any government and later becomes an officer or employee of a government, that member may continue as a member.
(g)CompensationMembers of the Task Force shall receive no additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on the Task Force.
(h)ExpensesEach member of the Task Force shall receive travel expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
(i)QuorumSeven members of the Task Force shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings.
(j)ChairpersonAs the first order of business at the first meeting of the Task Force, the members of the Task Force shall elect a chairperson from among the members.
(k)MeetingsThe Task Force shall meet at the call of the Chairperson or a majority of its members.
5.Staff of Task Force and support services
(a)DirectorThe Chairperson shall appoint a Director of the Task Force, without regard to section 5311(b) of title 5, United States Code. The Director shall be paid at the minimum annual rate of basic pay payable for GS–15 of the General Schedule.
(b)StaffWith the approval of the Chairperson of the Task Force, the Director may appoint and fix the pay of not more than eight additional personnel.
(c)Applicability of certain civil service lawsThe staff of the Task Force may be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and may be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that an individual so appointed may not receive pay in excess of the minimum annual rate of basic pay payable for GS–13 of the General Schedule.
(d)Staff of Federal agenciesUpon request of the Chairperson, the head of any department or agency of the United States may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that department or agency to the Task Force to assist it in carrying out its duties under this Act.
6.Powers of Task Force
(a)Hearings and sessionsThe Task Force may, for the purpose of carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places, take testimony, and receive evidence as the Task Force considers appropriate.
(b)Powers of members and agentsAny member or agent of the Task Force may, if authorized by the Task Force, take any action which the Task Force is authorized to take by this section.
(c)Obtaining official dataThe Task Force may secure directly from any department or agency of the United States information necessary to enable it to carry out this Act. Upon request of the Chairperson of the Task Force, the head of that department or agency shall furnish that information to the Task Force.
(d)MailsThe Task Force may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and agencies of the United States.
(e)Administrative support servicesUpon the request of the Task Force, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the Task Force, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support services necessary for the Task Force to carry out its responsibilities under this Act.
(f)Contract authorityThe Task Force may contract with and compensate government and private agencies or persons for supplies or services, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5).
7.TerminationThe Task Force shall terminate 90 days after submitting the report under section 3(b).


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5184
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			April 27, 2012
			Mr. Marino introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means

		A BILL
		To suspend temporarily the duty on lanthanum
		  oxide.

		1.Lanthanum oxide
			(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:

								9902.01.00Lanthanum oxide (CAS No. 13778–59–1) (provided for in
						subheading 2846.90.80)FreeNo changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2015

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


114 SRES 438 ATS: Designating September 2016 as “National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month”.
U.S. Senate
2016-04-21
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		114th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. RES. 438
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			April 21, 2016
			Mr. Markey (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Durbin) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

		RESOLUTION
		Designating September 2016 as National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month.

 Whereas a brain aneurysm is an abnormal saccular or fusiform bulging of an artery in the brain; Whereas an estimated 1 out of every 50 individuals in the United States has a brain aneurysm;
 Whereas brain aneurysms are most likely to occur in individuals between the ages of 35 and 60; Whereas there are typically no warning signs before the occurrence of a brain aneurysm;
 Whereas brain aneurysms are more likely to occur in women than in men by a 3 to 2 ratio; Whereas young and middle-aged African-Americans have a higher risk of brain aneurysm rupture compared to Caucasians in the United States;
 Whereas, based on a 2004 study (the most recent year with readily available data), the combined lost wages of survivors of a brain aneurysm rupture and the caretakers of the survivors for 1 year were $138,000,000;
 Whereas various risk factors can contribute to the formation of a brain aneurysm, including smoking, hypertension, and a family history of brain aneurysms;
 Whereas approximately 6,000,000 individuals in the United States have a brain aneurysm; Whereas an unruptured brain aneurysm can lead to double vision, vision loss, loss of sensation, weakness, loss of balance, incoordination, and speech problems;
 Whereas a brain aneurysm is often discovered when it ruptures and causes a subarachnoid hemorrhage; Whereas a subarachnoid hemorrhage can lead to brain damage, hydrocephalus, stroke, and death;
 Whereas, each year, more than 30,000 individuals in the United States suffer from ruptured brain aneurysms, 50 percent of whom die as a result;
 Whereas, annually, between 3,000 and 4,500 individuals in the United States with ruptured brain aneurysms die before reaching the hospital;
 Whereas a number of advancements have been made in recent years regarding the detection of brain aneurysms, including the computerized tomography scan, the magnetic resonance imaging test, and the cerebral arteriogram;
 Whereas early detection of brain aneurysms can save lives;
 Whereas various research studies are currently being conducted in the United States in order to better understand, prevent, and treat brain aneurysms;
 Whereas the United States spends only $1.30 per individual for research on brain aneurysms each year for the approximately 6,000,000 individuals in the United States who suffer from brain aneurysms;
 Whereas the Brain Aneurysm Foundation, a nonprofit organization, remains a globally recognized leader for brain aneurysm awareness, education, support, advocacy, and research funding; and
 Whereas the month of September is an appropriate month to designate as National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: Now, therefore, be it   That the Senate—
 (1)designates September 2016 as National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month; and (2)continues to support research to prevent, to detect, and to treat brain aneurysms.


116 HR 4846 IH: Fair Opportunities for Seniors Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-10-23
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4846IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOctober 23, 2019Ms. Scanlon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and LaborA BILLTo amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide priority for the senior community service
			 employment program.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Fair Opportunities for Seniors Act. 2.Priority for the senior community service employment programThe Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended—
 (1)in section 503(a)(4)(C)— (A)in clause (iii) by striking and at the end;
 (B)in clause (iv) by adding and at the end; and (C)by adding at the end the following:

 (v)eligible individuals who have been incarcerated or are under supervision following the release from prison or jail within the last 5 years;;
 (2)in section 514(e)(1) by inserting older individuals who have been incarcerated or are under supervision following the release from prison or jail, after need,; and
 (3)in section 518— (A)in subsection (a)(3)(B)(ii)—
 (i)in subclause (IV) by striking or at the end; (ii)in subclause (V) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and
 (iii)by adding at the end the following:  (VI)have been incarcerated or are under supervision following the release from prison or jail within the last 5 years.; and
 (B)in subsection (b)(2)— (i)in subparagraph (F) by striking or at the end;
 (ii)in subparagraph (G) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and (iii)by adding at the end the following:

 (H)has been incarcerated or is under supervision following the release from prison or jail within the last 5 years..


114 HR 3211 RH: To provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon.
U.S. House of Representatives
2015-07-23
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		IB
		Union Calendar No. 437
		114th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 3211
		[Report No. 114–563]
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 23, 2015
			Mr. Schrader introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

			May 11, 2016
			Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

		A BILL
		To provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the
			 State of Oregon.

		1.Purpose; clarification
 (a)PurposeThe purpose of this Act is to facilitate fee-to-trust applications for the Siletz Tribe within the geographic area specified in the amendment made by this Act.
 (b)ClarificationExcept as specifically provided otherwise by this Act or the amendment made by this Act, nothing in this Act or the amendment made by this Act, shall prioritize for any purpose the claims of any federally recognized Indian tribe over the claims of any other federally recognized Indian tribe.
 2.Treatment of certain property of the Siletz tribe of the State of OregonSection 7 of the Siletz Tribe Indian Restoration Act (25 U.S.C. 711e) is amended by adding at the end the following:

				(f)Treatment of certain property
					(1)In general
 (A)TitleThe Secretary may accept title to any additional number of acres of real property located within the boundaries of the original 1855 Siletz Coast Reservation established by Executive order dated November 9, 1855, comprised of land within the political boundaries of Benton, Douglas, Lane, Lincoln, Tillamook, and Yamhill Counties in the State of Oregon, if that real property is conveyed or otherwise transferred to the United States by or on behalf of the tribe.
 (B)TrustLand to which title is accepted by the Secretary under this paragraph shall be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the tribe.
 (2)Treatment as part of reservationAll real property that is taken into trust under paragraph (1) shall— (A)be considered and evaluated as an on-reservation acquisition under part 151.10 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); and
 (B)become part of the reservation of the tribe. (3)Prohibition on gamingAny real property taken into trust under paragraph (1) shall not be eligible, or used, for any gaming activity carried out under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.)..

		May 11, 2016
		Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed