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Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6]

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  • · House of Representatives · present

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 1085 (110th)passed

An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-707 to include a provision related to coordination with the FAA on sonic boom research. It also replaces Secs. 305 and 306 with equivalent language from Secs. 903 and 905 respectively of the House-passed FAA Reauthorization, H.R. 2881. It adds suborbital reusable launch vehicles to the list of suborbital science research platforms. The amendment includes a sense of Congress on the value of NASA's EarthKam and robotics competitions for inspiring students. It also includes sense of Congress language urging NASA to use entrepreneurial companies to conduct appropriate R&D and seek ways to ensure that firms that rely on fixed price proposals aren't disadvantaged. The amendment also includes NASA workforce-related provisions, including an extension of the RIF moratorium, a limit on the use of term positions in FY 2009, and a temporary continuation of coverage of health benefits.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 453 (111th)passed

An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 111-304 to make conforming and technical changes; require that at least one demonstration project be awarded in fiscal year 2011 for the demonstration of organic photovoltaic cell technologies; require the Secretary to study potential applications of micropower stations using solar power technology in underserved communities lacking in basic electric or traditional power infrastructure and make recommendations to Congress for increasing access to and implementation of solar technology in such communities; ensure that demonstration project grants authorized under the Act emphasize initiatives that promote accessibility and community implementation of the technology; require the Roadmap Committee to establish demonstration goals with recommended timeframes for improving the cost effectiveness and quality control of domestic manufacturing of implements and devices used in the production of solar energy; permit research and development into photovoltaics and related electronic components, including inverters, charge controllers, and energy monitors; include within the Roadmap the development of best practices for Department of Energy National Labs in their collaborations with institutions of higher education and private industry to bring new solar technologies to the marketplace more effi.iently and effectively; add, within the Photovoltaic Performance Study, an assessment of current consumer solar financing models used to address high upfront costs for the long term economic benefits of solar energy; require the Roadmap Committee to consider technologies used to condition solar energy, including inverters, DC/DC converters, and battery chargers, when determining how and when to integrate solar energy into the electricity grid; include federally-funded research and development centers on the list of entities eligible to receive research, development and demonstration awards; establish a pilot program within the Department of Energy to create grants for projects to protect against solar technology equipment theft, including projects for mapping large-scale solar projects and equipment serial number registries; provide that grant awards could be used for the operation of the project for 3 years using a monitoring methodology approved by the Secretary; require the Roadmap Committee to consider ways to reduce regional disparity in the use of solar technologies; require the Energy Secretary, when appointing members to the Committee, to consider individuals that represent diverse geographic regions of the United States; require that demonstration project awards are located in geographically-dispersed regions of the country and not concentrated in any single geographic region of the country; require the Roadmap Committee to consult with the Interior Department, National Park Service, Defense Department, and the General Services Administration on the potential for solar demonstration projects on Federal lands.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 412 (111th)passed

An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 111-255 to (1) amend title I to require the Secretary of Energy to report to Congress after 18 months, and annually thereafter through 2015, after enactment on the technologies developed, the success of the adopted technologies for commercial applications, and whether those technologies are manufactured in the United States; (2) amend the reporting requirement in title II to clarify that the Secretary of Energy must submit the report to Congress annually; and (3) expand the nonroad systems program from heavy duty nonroad equipment to mobile nonroad equipment.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 636 (111th)passed

An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 111-479 to make technical and clarifying changes to the bill. Would also amend Section 243 ("Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program") and Section 702 ("Persons with Disabilities), and add new Sections 412 ("Report On the Use of Modeling and Simulation") and Section 704 ("Budgetary Effects"), Section 705 ("Limitation"), and Section 706 ("Prohibition on Lobbying"), among other changes.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 76 (111th)passed

An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 111-82 to require that the National Water Research Development Plan specified in the bill be revised and resubmitted to Congress every 4 years after its initial submission. Also, it would authorize appropriations of $2 million for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014. It also would (1) require review of measures related to abating water quality impairment, (2) require the committee to work with institutions of higher education, (3) require cooperation with commercial end users, (4) require relevant information be posted on a public website, and (5) require research into watershed hydrology. It would require that the plan include a focus on the (1) development of the effect of invasive species on water supplies, (2) development of technologies to treat eutrophic water bodies, (3) development of a program to assist state and local regions regarding land conservation, (4) improvement of understanding of chemical impairments to water supply and quality, and (5) identification of whether a need exists for additional water research facilities. It requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to write to Congress and evaluate the budget as it relates to water research. It expresses the sense of Congress that the interagency committee sho.ld collaborate with public institutions of higher education. It requires the EPA to establish a pilot program exploring the use of energy audits of water-related infrastructure to identify energy and water saving opportunities.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 442 (101st)passed

An amendment in the nature of a substitute which provides only one category of unpaid leave limited to 12 weeks per year, instead of the two categories of leave over a one or two year period in the bill. The substitute would also permanently exempt firms with fewer than 50 employees from coverage, instead of expanding coverage to those with 35 employees after three years, as in the committee bill. Further, under the substitute, private firms with 50 or more employees and state and local governments would be required to provide employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year to allow employees to care for a new child, or a seriously ill child, parent, or spouse, or to use as medical leave if they are temporarily unable to perform their job due to a serious health condition. The substitute also specifies that only one parent at a time may take leave to care for a newborn child and that leave to care for a seriously ill older person could be used only to care for a spouse, biological parent, or the person who raised the employee. The substitute requires that certification of the medical condition must be done by a doctor. Finally, the substitute provides employees of the House of Representatives with the same leave as it provides to private sector employees. The substitute does not chang. the provisions of the bill regarding leave for federal civil service employees.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 394 (102nd)passed

Amendment in the nature of a substitute provides employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year for the birth or adoption of a child, for the employees own serious illness, or for the illness of a child, parent or spouse. Small businesses with less than 50 employees are exempt, as are key employees. It requires employers to continue their contribution to employee health insurance coverage while leave is being used.

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