		II
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 2311
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			November 6, 2007
			Mr. Kennedy introduced
			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
			 and Pensions

		A BILL
		To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
		  provide for the amendment or repeal of monographs, to expand the Food and Drug
		  Administration’s authority to regulate drug advertising, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Non-Prescription Drug Modernization
			 Act of 2007.
		2.Amending or
			 repealing monographsSubchapter E of chapter V of the Federal
			 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb et seq.) is amended by adding at
			 the end the following:

				568.Amending or
				repealing monographs
					(a)Good
				causeIn applying section 553
				of title 5, United States Code, to any amendment to or repeal of a monograph
				established pursuant to section 330.10 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations
				(or any successor regulation), good cause (as such term is used in subsections
				(b) and (d) of such section 553) is deemed to exist, and notice and public
				procedure are deemed to be unnecessary (as such term is used in subsection (b)
				of such section 553), for purposes of making such amendment or repeal
				if—
						(1)there is a finding—
							(A)by the Secretary
				that the category of drugs or the specific drug involved is associated with a
				significant risk; or
							(B)by the Secretary, after holding a meeting
				of an advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration to evaluate the
				category of drugs or the specific drug involved, that such category of drugs or
				specific drug lacks evidence of effectiveness; and
							(2)such amendment or repeal is based, in whole
				or in part, on such finding.
						(b)Subsequent
				comment periodAfter the amendment or repeal of a monograph in
				accordance with subsection (a), the Secretary may provide a period for public
				comments on the amendment or repeal and may make additional changes with
				respect to the monograph to reflect comments received, if determined
				appropriate by the
				Secretary.
					.
		3.Expansion of FDA’s
			 authority to regulate drug advertising
			(a)In
			 generalThe Federal Food,
			 Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended—
				(1)in section
			 303(g)(1), by striking With respect to and all that follows
			 through section 351 of the Public Health Service Act, and
			 inserting With respect to a person who is a holder of an approved
			 application under section 505 or under section 351 of the Public Health Service
			 Act, or a person who is the manufacturer of a drug marketed pursuant to a
			 monograph established pursuant to section 330.10 of title 21, Code of Federal
			 Regulations (or any successor regulation),; and
				(2)in section
			 502(n)—
					(A)by striking the
			 term prescription drug each place such term appears and inserting
			 drug; and
					(B)by striking
			 subject to section 503(b)(1).
					(b)RegulationsThe
			 Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall promulgate such revisions to the
			 regulations under section 502(n) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
			 (21 U.S.C. 352(n)) as may be necessary to carry out the amendments made by
			 subsection (a).
			(c)Transitional
			 provisions
				(1)False or
			 misleading advertisementsDuring the period beginning on the date
			 of the enactment of this Act and ending on the effective date of the
			 regulations required by subsection (b), a drug other than a prescription drug
			 is deemed to be misbranded under section 502(n) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
			 Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 352(n)) if any advertisement or other descriptive
			 printed matter issued or caused to be issued by the manufacturer, packer, or
			 distributer with respect to that drug is false or misleading.
				(2)DefinitionsThe terms used in this subsection have the
			 meanings applicable to those terms in section 502(n) of the Federal Food, Drug,
			 and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 352(n)).
				4.Identification
			 and report on monographs
			(a)Identification
				(1)In
			 generalThe Commissioner of Food and Drugs (in this section
			 referred to as the Commissioner) shall identify each monograph
			 established pursuant to section 330.10 of title 21, Code of Federal
			 Regulations, that may require further review to determine whether the monograph
			 is in need of amendment or repeal.
				(2)Public
			 commentsTo assist in the identification of such monographs, the
			 Commissioner shall give interested persons, including medical societies and
			 other entities with expertise on drugs, an opportunity to submit
			 comments.
				(b)ReportNot
			 later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
			 Commissioner shall submit a report to the Congress identifying any monographs
			 that, as determined by the Commissioner, may require further review to
			 determine whether such monographs are in need of amendment or repeal. Such
			 report shall include—
				(1)an assessment of
			 the resources necessary to conduct such review and make such amendments or
			 repeals;
				(2)a
			 summary of the comments received under subsection (a)(2); and
				(3)a
			 listing of the monographs that, as recommended in such comments, are in need of
			 amendment or repeal and the basis for such recommendations.
				5.Authorization of
			 appropriationsTo carry out
			 this Act and the amendments made by this Act, there are authorized to be
			 appropriated such sums as may be necessary.


114 HR 4810 IH: U.S.-Israel Security Cooperation Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2016-03-17
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		114th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 4810
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			March 17, 2016
			Ms. Stefanik introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 authorize the Secretary of Defense to cooperate with Israel to develop directed energy
			 capabilities to detect and defeat ballistic missiles, and for other
			 purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the U.S.-Israel Security Cooperation Act. 2.United States-Israel directed energy cooperation (a)Authority To establish directed energy capabilities program with Israel (1)In generalThe Secretary of Defense, upon the request of the Ministry of Defense of Israel, and in consultation with the Secretary of State, may carry out research, development, test, and evaluation activities, on a joint basis with Israel, to establish directed energy capabilities to detect and defeat ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, mortars, and improvised explosive devices that threaten the United States, deployed forces of the United States, or Israel. Any activities carried out pursuant to such authority shall be conducted in a manner that appropriately protects sensitive information and the national security interests of the United States and Israel.
 (2)ReportThe activities described in paragraph (1) may be carried out after the Secretary of Defense submits to the appropriate committees of Congress a report setting forth the following:
 (A)A memorandum of agreement between the United States and Israel regarding sharing of research and development costs for the capabilities described in paragraph (1), and any supporting documents.
 (B)A certification that the memorandum of agreement— (i)requires sharing of costs of projects, including in-kind support, between the United States and Israel;
 (ii)establishes a framework to negotiate the rights to any intellectual property developed under the memorandum of agreement; and
 (iii)requires the United States Government to receive semiannual reports on expenditure of funds, if any, by the Government of Israel, including a description of what the funds have been used for, when funds were expended, and an identification of entities that expended the funds.
 (3)Annual limitation on amountThe amount of support provided under this subsection in any year may not exceed $25,000,000. (b)Lead agencyThe Secretary of Defense shall designate the Missile Defense Agency as the appropriate research and development entity and as the lead agency of the Department of Defense in carrying out this section.
 (c)Semiannual reportsThe Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress on a semiannual basis a report that contains a copy of the most recent semiannual report provided by the Government of Israel to the Department of Defense pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(B)(iii).
 (d)SunsetThe authority in this section to carry out activities described in subsection (a) shall expire on December 31, 2018.
 (e)Appropriate committees of congress definedIn this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (1)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
 (2)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.


116 HR 710 IH: Never Again Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-01-22
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116th CONGRESS1st Session
H. R. 710
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 22, 2019
Mr. Welch introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

A BILL
To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide pay to employees excepted from furlough during a Government shutdown, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Never Again Act.  2.Providing salaries to excepted employees during a Government shutdownSection 1341 of title 31, United States Code, is amended in subsection (c), as added by the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:

(2)
(A)Each employee of the United States Government or of a District of Columbia public employer furloughed as a result of a covered lapse in appropriations shall be paid for the period of the lapse in appropriations, at the employee’s standard rate of pay, at the earliest date possible after such lapse in appropriations ends, regardless of scheduled pay dates.  (B) (i)With respect to the lapse in appropriations beginning on or around December 22, 2018—
(I)each excepted employee who was required to perform work during the period beginning on the first day of such lapse and ending on the date of enactment of the Never Again Act shall be paid for such work, at the employee’s standard rate of pay, at the earliest date possible after the date of enactment, regardless of scheduled pay dates; and  (II)for the remainder of such lapse, each excepted employee who is required to perform work during such remainder shall be paid for such work, at the employee’s standard rate of pay, on the employee’s scheduled pay dates.
(ii)During any covered lapse in appropriations beginning after the lapse in appropriations described in clause (i) ends, each excepted employee who is required to perform work during a covered lapse in appropriations shall be paid for such work, at the employee’s standard rate of pay, on the employee’s scheduled pay dates.  (iii)There are appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this subparagraph. .


110 HR 6509 IH: United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2008
U.S. House of Representatives
2008-07-16
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110th CONGRESS 2d Session
H. R. 6509
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 16, 2008
Mr. Conyers (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Gohmert, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL
To provide for the continued performance of the functions of the United States Parole Commission.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2008.
2.Amendment of Sentencing Reform Act of 1984For purposes of section 235(b) of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (18 U.S.C. 3551 note; Public Law 98–473; 98 Stat. 2032), as such section relates to chapter 311 of title 18, United States Code, and the United States Parole Commission, each reference in such section to 21 years or 21-year period shall be deemed a reference to 24 years or 24-year period, respectively.


113 S857 IS: Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act
U.S. Senate
2013-05-06
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		II
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 857
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			May 6, 2013
			Mr. Durbin (for himself,
			 Mr. Leahy, Mr.
			 Whitehouse, Mr. Sanders,
			 Mrs. Murray, Mr. Coons, Mrs.
			 Gillibrand, Mr. Lautenberg,
			 and Mr. Blumenthal) introduced the
			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
			 and Pensions

		A BILL
		To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to
		  permit leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law,
		  adult child, sibling, grandchild, or grandparent who has a serious health
		  condition.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Family and Medical Leave Inclusion
			 Act.
		2.Leave to care for
			 a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling,
			 grandchild, or grandparent
			(a)Definitions
				(1)Inclusion of
			 adult children and children of a domestic partnerSection 101(12) of such Act (29 U.S.C.
			 2611(12)) is amended—
					(A)by inserting
			 a child of an individual’s domestic partner, after a
			 legal ward,; and
					(B)by striking
			 who is— and all that follows and inserting and includes
			 an adult child..
					(2)Inclusion of
			 grandchildren, grandparents, parents-in-law, siblings, and domestic
			 partnersSection 101 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2611) is further
			 amended by adding at the end the following:

						(20)Domestic
				partnerThe term
				domestic partner, used with respect to an employee, means—
							(A)the person
				recognized as the domestic partner of the employee under any domestic partner
				registry or civil union law of the State or political subdivision of a State
				where the employee resides, or the person who is lawfully married to the
				employee under the law of the State where the employee resides and who is the
				same sex as the employee; or
							(B)in the case of an
				unmarried employee who lives in a State where a person cannot marry a person of
				the same sex under the laws of the State, a single, unmarried adult person of
				the same sex as the employee who is in a committed, personal (as defined in
				regulations issued by the Secretary) relationship with the employee, who is not
				a domestic partner to any other person, and who is designated to the employer
				by such employee as that employee’s domestic partner.
							(21)GrandchildThe term grandchild, used with
				respect to an employee, means any person who is a son or daughter of a son or
				daughter of the employee.
						(22)GrandparentThe
				term grandparent, used with respect to an employee, means a parent
				of a parent of the employee.
						(23)Parent-in-lawThe
				term parent-in-law, used with respect to an employee, means a
				parent of the spouse or domestic partner of the employee.
						(24)SiblingThe term sibling, used with
				respect to an employee, means any person who is a son or daughter of the
				employee’s parent.
						(25)Son-in-law or
				daughter-in-lawThe term
				son-in-law or daughter-in-law, used with respect to an employee,
				means any person who is a spouse or domestic partner of a son or daughter of
				the
				employee.
						.
				(b)Leave
			 RequirementSection 102 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of
			 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612) is amended—
				(1)in subsection
			 (a)(1)—
					(A)in subparagraph
			 (C), by striking spouse, or a son, daughter, or parent, of the employee,
			 if such spouse, son, daughter, or parent and inserting spouse or
			 domestic partner, or a son, daughter, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, or
			 sibling, of the employee if such spouse, domestic partner, son, daughter,
			 parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, or sibling; and
					(B)in subparagraph
			 (E), by striking spouse, or a son, daughter, or parent and
			 inserting spouse or domestic partner, or a son, daughter, parent,
			 parent-in-law, grandchild, or sibling,;
					(2)in subsection
			 (a)(3), by striking spouse, son, daughter, parent, and inserting
			 spouse or domestic partner, son, daughter, parent, son-in-law or
			 daughter-in-law, grandparent, sibling,;
				(3)in subsection (e)—
					(A)in paragraph (2)(A), by striking
			 spouse, parent, and inserting spouse, domestic partner,
			 parent, parent-in-law, grandchild, grandparent, sibling, ; and
					(B)in paragraph (3),
			 by striking spouse, or a son, daughter, or parent, and inserting
			 spouse or domestic partner, or a son, daughter, parent, parent-in-law,
			 grandchild, or sibling,; and
					(4)in subsection
			 (f)—
					(A)in paragraph (1), by striking a
			 husband and wife and inserting 2 spouses or 2 domestic
			 partners; and
					(B)in paragraph
			 (2)—
						(i)in
			 subparagraph (A), by striking that husband and wife and
			 inserting those spouses or those domestic partners; and
						(ii)in subparagraph
			 (B), by striking the husband and wife and inserting those
			 spouses or those domestic partners.
						(c)CertificationSection
			 103 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2613) is
			 amended—
				(1)in subsection (a),
			 by striking spouse, or parent and inserting spouse,
			 domestic partner, parent, parent-in-law, grandchild, grandparent, or
			 sibling; and
				(2)in subsection
			 (b)—
					(A)in paragraph
			 (4)(A), by striking spouse, or parent and an estimate of the amount of
			 time that such employee is needed to care for the son, daughter, spouse, or
			 parent and inserting spouse, domestic partner, parent,
			 parent-in-law, grandparent, or sibling and an estimate of the amount of time
			 that such employee is needed to care for such son, daughter, spouse, domestic
			 partner, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, or sibling; and
					(B)in paragraph (7), by striking
			 parent, or spouse and inserting spouse, domestic partner,
			 parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, or sibling.
					(d)Employment and
			 Benefits ProtectionSection 104(c)(3) of the Family and Medical
			 Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2614(c)(3)) is amended—
				(1)in subparagraph
			 (A)(i), by striking spouse, or parent and inserting
			 spouse, domestic partner, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, or
			 sibling; and
				(2)in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking
			 spouse, or parent and inserting spouse, domestic partner,
			 parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, or sibling.
				3.Federal
			 employees
			(a)Definitions
				(1)Inclusion of
			 adult children and children of a domestic partnerSection 6381(6) of title 5, United States
			 Code, is amended—
					(A)by inserting
			 a child of an individual’s domestic partner, after a
			 legal ward,; and
					(B)by striking
			 who is— and all that follows and inserting and includes
			 an adult child..
					(2)Inclusion of
			 grandchildren, grandparents, parents-in-law, siblings, and domestic
			 partnersSection 6381 of such
			 title is further amended—
					(A)in paragraph
			 (11)(B), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon;
					(B)in paragraph (12),
			 by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and
					(C)by adding at the
			 end the following:

							(13)the term domestic partner,
				used with respect to an employee, means—
								(A)the person
				recognized as the domestic partner of the employee under any domestic partner
				registry or civil union law of the State or political subdivision of a State
				where the employee resides, or the person who is lawfully married to the
				employee under the law of the State where the employee resides and who is the
				same sex as the employee; or
								(B)in the case of an
				unmarried employee who lives in a State where a person cannot marry a person of
				the same sex under the laws of the State, a single, unmarried adult person of
				the same sex as the employee who is in a committed, personal (as defined in
				regulations issued by the Office of Personnel Management) relationship with the
				employee, who is not a domestic partner to any other person, and who is
				designated to the employer by such employee as that employee’s domestic
				partner;
								(14)the term grandchild, used with
				respect to an employee, means any person who is a son or daughter of a son or
				daughter of the employee;
							(15)the term
				grandparent, used with respect to an employee, means a parent of a
				parent of the employee;
							(16)the term
				parent-in-law, used with respect to an employee, means a parent of
				the spouse or domestic partner of the employee;
							(17)the term
				sibling, used with respect to an employee, means any person who is
				a son or daughter of the employee’s parent; and
							(18)the term son-in-law or
				daughter-in-law, used with respect to an employee, means any person who
				is a spouse or domestic partner of a son or daughter of the
				employee.
							.
					(b)Leave
			 RequirementSection 6382 of title 5, United States Code, is
			 amended—
				(1)in subsection (a)(1)—
					(A)in subparagraph (C), by striking
			 spouse, or a son, daughter, or parent, of the employee, if such spouse,
			 son, daughter, or parent and inserting spouse or domestic
			 partner, or a son, daughter, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, or sibling, of
			 the employee, if such spouse, domestic partner, son, daughter, parent,
			 parent-in-law, grandparent, or sibling; and
					(B)in subparagraph
			 (E), by striking spouse, or a son, daughter, or parent and
			 inserting spouse or domestic partner, or a son, daughter, parent,
			 parent-in-law, grandchild, or sibling,;
					(2)in subsection (a)(3), by striking
			 spouse, son, daughter, parent, and inserting spouse or
			 domestic partner, son, daughter, parent, son-in-law or daughter-in-law,
			 grandparent, sibling,; and
				(3)in subsection (e)—
					(A)in paragraph (2)(A), by striking
			 spouse, parent and inserting spouse, domestic partner,
			 parent, parent-in-law, grandchild, grandparent, sibling; and
					(B)in paragraph (3),
			 by striking spouse, or a son, daughter, or parent, and inserting
			 spouse or domestic partner, or a son, daughter, parent, parent-in-law,
			 grandchild, or sibling,.
					(c)CertificationSection
			 6383 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
				(1)in subsection (a), by striking
			 spouse, or parent and inserting spouse, domestic partner,
			 parent, parent-in-law, grandchild, grandparent, or sibling; and
				(2)in subsection (b)(4)(A), by striking
			 spouse, or parent, and an estimate of the amount of time that such
			 employee is needed to care for such son, daughter, spouse, or parent
			 and inserting spouse, domestic partner, parent, parent-in-law,
			 grandparent, or sibling and an estimate of the amount of time that such
			 employee is needed to care for such son, daughter, spouse, domestic partner,
			 parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, or sibling.


113 HR 2745 IH: No Social Security for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2013
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-07-18
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		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2745
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 18, 2013
			Mr. Rohrabacher (for
			 himself, Mr. Wittman,
			 Mr. Lamborn,
			 Mr. Kingston,
			 Mr. Latta,
			 Mr. Gosar,
			 Mrs. Black,
			 Mr. Marchant,
			 Mr. Rahall,
			 Mr. Culberson,
			 Mrs. Bachmann,
			 Mr. Wilson of South Carolina,
			 Mr. Bilirakis,
			 Mr. Duncan of South Carolina,
			 Mr. Conaway,
			 Mr. Jones,
			 Mr. Rogers of Alabama,
			 Mr. Alexander, and
			 Mr. Duncan of Tennessee) introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means

		A BILL
		To amend title II of the Social Security Act to exclude
		  from creditable wages and self-employment income wages earned for services by
		  aliens illegally performed in the United States and self-employment income
		  derived from a trade or business illegally conducted in the United
		  States.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 No Social Security for Illegal
			 Immigrants Act of 2013.
		2.Exclusion of
			 unauthorized employment from employment upon which creditable wages may be
			 basedSection 210(a)(19) of
			 the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
			 410(a)(19)) is amended—
			(1)by striking
			 (19) Service and inserting the following:

					(19)(A)Service performed by an
				alien while employed in the United States for any period during which the alien
				is not authorized to be so employed.
						(B)Service
						.
			3.Exclusion of
			 unauthorized functions and services from trade or business from which
			 creditable self-employment income may be derivedSection 211(c) of the
			 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 411(c))
			 is amended—
			(1)in paragraph (5),
			 by striking or at the end;
			(2)in paragraph (6),
			 by striking him. and inserting him; or;
			 and
			(3)by inserting after
			 paragraph (6) the following new paragraph:

					(7)The performance of
				a function or service in the United States by an alien during any period for
				which the alien is not authorized to perform such function or service in the
				United
				States.
					.
			4.Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by
			 this Act shall apply with respect to wages earned, and self-employment income
			 derived, before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
			 Notwithstanding section 215(f)(1) of the Social
			 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(f)(1)), as soon as practicable after the
			 date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall
			 recompute all primary insurance amounts to the extent necessary to carry out
			 such amendments. Such amendments shall affect benefits only for months after
			 the date of the enactment of this Act.


114 HR 3676 IH: Expanding Opportunities for Recovery Act of 2015
U.S. House of Representatives
2015-10-01
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		114th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 3676
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			October 1, 2015
			Mr. Foster (for himself, Ms. Esty, Ms. Edwards, and Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

		A BILL
		To authorize the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
			 acting through the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment,
			 to award grants to States to expand access to clinically appropriate
			 services for opioid abuse, dependence, or addiction.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Expanding Opportunities for Recovery Act of 2015. 2.Opioid addiction treatment (a)In generalThe Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, acting through the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (in this section referred to as the Administrator) shall award grants to States to expand access to clinically appropriate services for opioid abuse, dependence, or addiction.
 (b)RequirementsAs conditions on the receipt of a grant under this section, a State shall agree to comply with the following:
 (1)The grant will be administered through the head of the State’s primary agency responsible for programs and activities relating to the treatment of substance abuse.
 (2)The services through the grant will be evidence-based such as medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorder.
 (3)The services through the grant will be provided according to a physician or a clinician’s recommendation to ensure that individuals receive the optimal level of substance use disorder treatment for the amount of time that is deemed medically necessary.
 (4)The services through the grant will be provided exclusively to individuals— (A)who lack health insurance; or
 (B)whose health insurance— (i)does not cover such services; or
 (ii)places other barriers on the receipt of such services, such as— (I)limiting coverage of such services to a certain period of time; or
 (II)imposing non-quantitative treatment limitations that are more stringent than treatment limitations imposed on other medical conditions (such as a requirement to use less expensive services, like out-patient treatment, prior to more expensive, but physician-recommended services, such as in-patient or residential treatment).
 (5)The grant will not be used to pay or subsidize the cost of more than 60 consecutive days of opioid abuse, dependence, or addiction treatment in the case of any individual.
 (c)Permissible provision of medicationsIn expanding access to clinically appropriate services for opioid abuse, dependence, or addiction through a grant under this section, a State may provide for the use of medications, in conjunction with other treatment, so long as—
 (1)the medications are lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.);
 (2)are clinically indicated to address the abuse, dependence, or addiction; and (3)are offered consistent with consumer choice.
 (d)CoordinationThe Administrator shall coordinate the program under this section with the program for prevention and treatment of substance abuse under subpart II of part B of title XIX of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x–21 et seq.).
			(e)Evaluation; dissemination of information; technical assistance
 (1)In generalThe Administrator shall— (A)require States receiving a grant under this section to report appropriate outcome measures associated with use of the grant, including any—
 (i)decreases in substance use; (ii)changes in retention in care;
 (iii)connections to the next appropriate level of care; (iv)decreases in involvement with criminal justice activities; and
 (v)other outcome data as appropriate; (B)require States receiving a grant under this section to report data on individuals’ length of time under clinically appropriate addiction treatment, and the use of medication-assisted treatment;
 (C)evaluate the activities supported by grants under this section; (D)submit to the Congress and the Secretary, and make publicly available on the Internet site of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, information about the results of such evaluation; and
 (E)offer technical assistance to States receiving a grant under this section regarding activities funded through the grant.
 (2)Use of certain fundsOf the funds appropriated to carry out this section for any fiscal year, 5 percent shall be available to carry out activities under this subsection.


109 HRES 990 IH: Expressing the sense of the House of

U.S. House of Representatives
2006-09-07
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		IV
		109th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. RES. 990
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			September 7, 2006
			Ms. Waters submitted
			 the following resolution; which was referred to the
			 Committee on International
			 Relations

		RESOLUTION
		Expressing the sense of the House of
		  Representatives that the original authorization for use of force against Iraq
		  contained in Public Law 107–243 is outdated and Congress should vote on a new
		  use of force resolution that reflects the current situation in
		  Iraq.

		Whereas the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, were
			 carried out by members of al-Qaeda, an international terrorist
			 organization;
		Whereas, shortly after the 9–11 terrorist attacks,
			 President Bush, Vice President Cheney, Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld, and
			 others in the executive branch began talking of and planning for war with
			 Iraq;
		Whereas President Bush, Vice President Cheney, Secretary
			 of Defense Rumsfeld, and others in the executive branch used multiple reasons
			 to justify the war with Iraq, including an arsenal of weapons of mass
			 destruction, ties to al-Qaeda, and harboring members of al-Qaeda;
		Whereas, in October 2002, the 107th Congress passed H.J.
			 Res. 114, which became Public Law 107–243, authorizing the use of force against
			 Iraq, stating that Iraq both poses a continuing threat to the national
			 security of the United States … by, among other things, continuing to possess
			 and develop a significant chemical and biological weapons capability, actively
			 seeking a nuclear weapons capability, and supporting and harboring terrorist
			 organizations;
		Whereas with the authorization provided for by Public Law
			 107–243, the United States went to war with Iraq on March 19, 2003;
		Whereas the government of Saddam Hussein fell in April
			 2003 due to the military action of the United States;
		Whereas it is clear that none of the justifications for
			 going to war with Iraq were accurate;
		Whereas many of the provisions of Public Law 107–243,
			 which were based on the erroneous claims, were also false;
		Whereas since the invasion of Iraq by the United States,
			 Iraq has descended into civil war, resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands
			 of Iraqis; and
		Whereas the terms of Public Law 107–243 are no longer
			 applicable to the current military action in Iraq: Now, therefore, be it

		That it is the sense of the House of
			 Representatives that—
			(1)the original authorization for use of force
			 against Iraq contained in Public Law 107–243 is outdated; and
			(2)Congress should vote on a new use of force
			 resolution that reflects the current situation in Iraq.


109 HR 2741 IH: Subcontractor Protection Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-05-26
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109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2741
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 26, 2005
Mr. Wynn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business

A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act to provide a penalty for the failure by a Federal contractor to subcontract with small businesses as described in its subcontracting plan, and for other purposes.

1.Short title This Act may be cited as the Subcontractor Protection Act.
2.Implementation of subcontracting plans Section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

(12)In the case of any contract containing a subcontracting plan included pursuant to paragraph (4) or (5), the following provisions apply:
(A)The Federal agency awarding the contract shall include in the contract a clause providing for the withholding of not less than (i) $5,000 in the case of a contract in the amount of $100,000 or less, (ii) 3 percent of the contract amount in the case of a contract in an amount of more than $100,000 and less than $5,000,000, and (iii) 5 percent of the contract amount in the case of a contract in an amount of $5,000,000 or more, if the contractor does not achieve the percentage goal for the utilization of small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals as set forth in the subcontracting plan.
(B)The Federal agency awarding the contract shall require the contractor to provide written justification to the agency whenever the contractor, in performing the contract, does not enter into a subcontract with, or substitutes another subcontractor for, a specific small business concern identified in the subcontracting plan.
(13)The Administration shall establish a telephone line or other electronic means of communication through which any small business concern identified in a subcontracting plan by an offeror or bidder may communicate to the Administration any concerns regarding major deviations by prime contractors from the use of small business concerns as subcontractors under the prime contract as described in subcontracting plans..
3.Requirement to consider use of small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals when considering past compliance with subcontracting plans Paragraphs (4)(C) and (5)(B) of section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) are each amended in the second sentence by inserting , especially compliance with the goal set forth in such plans for the utilization of small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, after other such subcontracting plans.


114 HR 5024 IH: Clean Air and Vehicle Technology Accountability Act of 2016
U.S. House of Representatives
2016-04-21
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		I
		114th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5024
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			April 21, 2016
			Mr. DeSaulnier (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Lowenthal, and Mr. Ted Lieu of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
			 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

		A BILL
		To amend the Clean Air Act to establish criminal penalties for knowingly bypassing, defeating, or
			 rendering inoperative air pollution control parts or components in motor
			 vehicles, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Clean Air and Vehicle Technology Accountability Act of 2016. 2.Criminal penalties for knowingly bypassing, defeating, or rendering inoperative air pollution control parts or components in motor vehiclesTitle II of the Clean Air Act is amended by inserting after section 205 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7524) the following:

 205A.Criminal penaltiesWhoever knowingly violates subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 203(a)(3) shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both. The penalties under the preceding sentence are in addition to any other applicable civil and criminal penalties..