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Group Health Plan Coverage Expansion Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 20 December 2001

Group Health Plan Coverage Expansion Act of 2001 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to direct the Secretary of Labor to establish a program to promote and facilitate expansion of coverage under group health plans. Requires administrators of employee benefit plans under ERISA to notify plan participants, in plan descriptions, of the availability of : (1) child health insurance assistance, through the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) under title XXI of the Social Security Act (SSA); and (2) cash benefits for eligible elderly or disabled individuals, through Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments under title XVI of SSA. Prohibits group health plans, and health insurance issuers offering group health insurance coverage, under ERISA, from imposing: (1) any aggregate lifetime limit on benefits, including any category of benefits; or (2) any change in the premium rates charged to any participant or beneficiary to make them more than those charged to otherwise similarly situated individuals solely on the basis of a pre-existing condition. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow pension or annuity plans to make payments for premiums for continuation coverage (COBRA benefits, in reference to requirements of title X of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985) under a group health plan on behalf of a qualified beneficiary, if such COBRA benefits are subordinate to retirement benefits provided by the plan and to the qualified current retiree health liabilities of a health benefits account which is part of such plan. Amends ERISA to authorize the Secretary or a State to bring a civil action for equitable relief against a qualified individual for not maintaining substantial health insurance coverage while obtaining emergency room services. Authorizes a court to order such a defendant to maintain at least two years of substantial health insurance coverage on the patient involved.

Hurricane, Tornado, and Related Natural Hazards Research Act

United States · United States Congress · 20 December 2001

Hurricane, Tornado, and Related Natural Hazards Research Act - Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish an Interagency Group to be responsible for the development and implementation of a coordinated Federal windstorm and related natural hazards reduction research, development, and technology transfer program (the Windstorm and Related Natural Hazard Impact Reduction Program) based on identified public needs to achieve major measurable reductions in losses within ten years. Requires that such program feature: (1) pertinent basic and applied research that takes into account locality-specific weather, susceptibility to natural hazards, design and construction practices, and performance of the built environment during windstorms and related natural hazards; (2) systematic collection of data for buildings and other structures for use in developing and deploying mitigation measures; (3) an ongoing program of information dissemination on cost-effective and affordable hazard reduction research results and hazard-resistant building construction techniques to industry, State and local governments, and the general public; and (4) improved technology for loss estimation, risk assessment, hazard identification, prediction, warnings, advanced planning, and disaster response. Requires the Interagency Group to develop and submit to Congress a ten-year implementation plan. Requires the Director to prepare, with other program agencies, an annual program budget. Establishes a National Advisory Committee to review progress made under the Program, advise on any improvements, and report to Congress on actions that have been taken to advance the Nation's capability to reduce windstorm and related natural hazard impacts.

Medicare+Choice Improvement and Stabilization Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 20 December 2001

Medicare+Choice Improvement and Stabilization Act of 2001 - Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to make each annual Medicare+Choice capitation rate for a Medicare+Choice payment area for a contract year equal to the largest of the amounts specified under current law or, for 2003, 100 percent of the fee-for-service costs for the Medicare+Choice payment area for services covered under Medicare parts A (Hospital Insurance) or B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) for individuals entitled to benefits under part A and enrolled under part B who are not enrolled in a Medicare+Choice plan under this part for the year. Revises the calculation of the national standardized annual Medicare+Choice capitation rate used in determining the input-price-adjusted annual national Medicare+Choice capitation rate for a Medicare+Choice payment area for calculation of annual Medicare+Choice capitation rates for 2003. Eliminates budget neutrality in such calculation for a year other than 2003. Modifies requirements for establishment of standards (other than solvency standards) for provider-sponsored organizations for Medicare+Choice organizations and plans in relation to State laws to avoid duplicative State regulation. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a demonstration program under which payment rules for Medicare+Choice organizations are modified in order to promote: (1) the offering of Medicare+Choice plans by preferred provider organizations, of Medicare+Choice plans that provide point-of-sale coverage for other than participating providers, and of MSA plans: and (2) the use of disease management programs by Medicare+Choice plans. Amends SSA title XVII part C to: (1) suspend the limitation for program reentry for Medicare+Choice organizations for 2003 and 2004; and (2) set forth rules governing specialized Medicare+Choice plans for special needs beneficiaries. Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to provide for extension of municipal health service demonstration projects.

Medicare Rural Ambulance Service Improvement Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 19 December 2001

Medicare Rural Ambulance Service Improvement Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to increase by 20 percent the payment under Medicare for rural ambulance services. Increases by $7.50 per mile the payment rate for the first 17 miles of an ambulance trip transporting a patient. Provides for determination of rural areas based on population density by postal zip codes. Requires the use of recent data for calculation of budget neutrality adjustments to payments for ambulance services. Exempts ambulance suppliers from certain provider designation rules. Directs the Secretary to determine and apply separately the reasonable costs of ground and air ambulance services.

Nancy Dorn, of Texas, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, vice Sean O'Keefe.

United States · United States Senate · 18 December 2001

Economic Recovery Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 13 December 2001

Economic Recovery Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional first year 30 percent depreciation allowance for property which has a recovery period of 20 years or less, is water utility property, or computer software and which was acquired after September 10, 2001, and before September 11, 2004, and is placed in service before January 1, 2005. Provides for a supplemental rebate for individuals who, before October 16, 2001, filed tax returns for 2000. Provides for a program of temporary emergency unemployment compensation. Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish an emergency health coverage assistance program to provide a limited period of health insurance premium assistance for certain qualified individuals for Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) continuation coverage. Allows a State to elect to provide temporary Medicaid coverage for certain uninsured individuals: (1) eligible for unemployment benefits; (2) not eligible for COBRA continuation coverage; and (3) with assets and resources below certain levels. Provides for a revenue offset by increasing the 35 percent highest marginal tax rate to 37.6 percent (effective in 2006). Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to provide additional funding for national emergency grants.

Work Opportunity and Relief Compensation Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 December 2001

Work Opportunity and Relief Compensation Act - Sets forth health insurance coverage options for recently unemployed individuals and their families. Requires establishment of a temporary program under which 75 percent of the premium for COBRA continuation coverage shall be provided for an individual who: (1) at any time between September 11, 2001, and December 31, 2002, is separated from employment; and (2) is eligible for, and has elected, COBRA continuation coverage. (COBRA refers to title X of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, and concerns continuing post-employment employee group health plan coverage under specified provisions of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of1974.) Permits a State to elect to provide temporary Medicaid coverage (under title XIX of the Social Security Act) for individuals who: (1) are separated from employment at any time between September 11, 2001, and December 31, 2002; (2) are not eligible for COBRA continuation coverage; (3) are not insured; and (4) do not have assets, resources, and earned or unearned income that exceed limitations set by the State. Permits a State to pay the entire COBRA premium for certain low-income individuals. Includes in the optional Medicaid eligibility category for such illnesses Indian women with breast or cervical cancer who are eligible for health services under a medical care program of the Indian Health Service or of a tribal organization. Increases the allowed Federal Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotment in extremely low-DSH States. Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services, for a certain period, from implementing any modification to upper payment limits for services furnished by non-State government-owned or operated hospitals. Revises the transitional medical assistance (TMA) program to give States the option to: (1) waive notice and reporting requirements; (2) extend eligibility period for low-income individuals; (3) allow families to receive TMA if they have received Medicaid for fewer than three of the preceding six months; and (4) not comply with certain TMA requirements if coverage is extended to certain low-income families. Temporary Unemployment Compensation Act of 2001 - Provides for a program of temporary supplemental unemployment compensation. Includes among eligibility requirements an individual's not having rights, with respect to a week, to other compensation (excluding extended compensation). Applies program agreements to weeks of unemployment: (1) beginning after the date on which such an agreement is entered into; and (2) ending before January 1, 2003.

Security Assistance Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 11 December 2001

Security Assistance Act of 2001 - Mandates specified allocations of appropriations to the Bureau of Verification and Compliance of the Department of State, for activities related to verification of arms control and nonproliferation agreements, including the Key Verification Assets Fund. Requires use of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund for nonproliferation and counter-narcotics purposes. Authorizes appropriations under the Arms Export Control Act, the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and the Security Assistance Act of 2000 with respect to foreign military sales and financing, international military education and training (IMET), security assistance for Israel, Egypt, Greece, Turkey, and specified other countries, antiterrorism assistance, nonproliferation and export control assistance, destruction of surplus weapons stockpiles, and demining programs. Authorizes funds for excess defense articles for certain countries. Amends the Arms Export Control Act's prohibition on transactions with countries that repeatedly support acts of international terrorism by providing access to nuclear explosive devices or material to include chemical, biological, and radiological agents as well. Authorizes the establishment of an interagency program of law enforcement designed to prevent the diversion of sensitive United States technology. Amends the Soviet Scientists Immigration Act of 1992 to expand the number of foreign scientists eligible for immigration. Expresses the sense of Congress favoring a gradual increase in the budget of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Russian Federation Debt Reduction for Nonproliferation Act of 2001 - Authorizes the President to engage in debt-for-nonproliferation exchanges and other specified transactions to reduce the amount of outstanding Soviet-era debt owed by the Russian Federation to the United States. Nonproliferation Assistance Coordination Act of 2001- Establishes the Committee on Nonproliferation Assistance to the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union to monitor U.S. nonproliferation efforts in the independent states of the former Soviet Union and coordinate the implementation of related U.S. policy. Prescribes requirements for expediting the munitions export licensing process. Directs the Secretary of State to establish and report to the appropriate congressional committees on a National Security Assistance Strategy for the United States. Declares U.S. policy regarding nuclear and missile proliferation in South Asia. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives regarding nonproliferation commitments and export controls in free trade agreements with foreign countries. Prescribes requirements with respect to: (1) real-time public availability of raw seismological data; (2) the detailing of U.S. Government personnel to international arms control and nonproliferation organizations; (3) establishment of a Counselor for Nonproliferation and Political Military Affairs in U.S. diplomatic missions overseas; (4) the fingerprinting of crop and livestock pathogens to enhance Government ability and research in pathogen epidemiology; (5) compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention; and (6) authority to transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries.

Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 December 2001

Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act - Approves the August 28, 2000, Federal Record of Decision issued by the Calfed Federal agencies and supported by the State of California as a framework for addressing Calfed Bay-Delta Program components consisting of water storage, ecosystem restoration, water supply reliability, conveyance, water use efficiency, water quality, water transfers, watersheds, the Environmental Water account, levee stability, governance, and science. Authorizes the Secretary to implement Stage 1 (projects and programs planned for the first seven years) if such an activity has been subject to environmental review and approval under Federal and State law and has been certified by the Calfed Policy Group to be consistent with the Record of Decision. Requires specific congressional authorization for any projects and acquisitions with a Federal share in excess of $10 million. Requires the Federal agencies to: (1) coordinate their activities with the stage agencies; (2) cooperate with local and tribal governments and the public; and (3) implement the Program using the best available scientific information and scientific review. Directs the Secretary and the Federal agency heads to operate under the Calfed Bay-Delta Program Implementation Memorandum of Understanding until the Memorandum is replaced by a permanent governing structure developed with their State counterparts. Requires the submission of: (1) Calfed Policy Group status reports; (2) a revised implementation schedule, if necessary; (3) financial reports; and (4) Office of Management and Budget interagency cross-cut budget reports. Sets forth authorization and reporting requirements for construction and acquisition activities where the Federal share exceeds $10 million. Expresses the intent of Congress that the implementation of the Calfed Program fulfills the commitment to specified environmental justice challenges. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to the Federal agencies responsible for implementation of Program components.

State Budget Relief Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 5 December 2001

State Budget Relief Act of 2001 - Requires the Federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) for: (1) a State for FY 2001 to be substituted for the State's FMAP for FY 2002 if the FY 2002 FMAP would otherwise be less than the FY 2001 FMAP; and (2) each eligible State for each calendar quarter in FY 2002 to be increased by two percentage points. Mandates specified FMAP increases for States with high unemployment rates, and a specified Medicaid payment cap increase for territories. Prohibits application of the FMAP increases for a State under this Act with respect to: (1) disproportionate share hospital payments under Medicaid; and (2) payments under SSA titles IV and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP).

Urgent Counter-Terrorism Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2002

United States · United States Congress · 4 December 2001

Urgent Counter-Terrorism Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2002 - Appropriates additional funds for FY 2002 to the Defense Emergency Response Fund solely for upgrading critical defense and intelligence capabilities to fight the war on terrorism and recover from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Allocates such funds to the following categories: (1) anti-terrorism intelligence upgrades, including funds for the Department of Defense and the Central Intelligence Agency; (2) chemical and biological warfare defense capabilities, including funds for detection systems, vaccines, mobile laboratories, and public safety at chemical weapons storage facilities; (3) special forces counter-terrorism capability, including for survival radios, common missile warning systems, and nonstandard and unconventional weapons and equipment; (4) munitions and essential equipment replenishment and upgrades; (5) force protection and recovery activities, including renovations of the Pentagon Reservation; (6) essential aircraft upgrades; and (7) Operation Enduring Freedom operational costs. Designates all such funds as an emergency requirement under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, limiting their availability unless Congress receives a presidential budget request for the entire amount in such category.

Putting Americans First Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 December 2001

Putting Americans First Act - Sets forth provisions for a temporary unemployment compensation (UC) program. Permits any State to enter into and participate in an agreement with the Secretary of Labor for such program under which States receive Federal payments and State agencies pay: (1) modified regular UC to individuals; and (2) temporary supplemental UC to individuals who have otherwise exhausted their rights to regular UC or have received 26 weeks of regular UC. Requires the modified regular UC to: (1) have an alternative base period; (2) not be denied to individuals who can show good cause for seeking or being available for only part-time employment; and (3) include increased benefits. Requires temporary supplemental UC accounts for eligible individuals who file applications for such UC. Limits such agreements to weeks of unemployment: (1) beginning after the date on which such agreement is entered into; and (2) ending before January 1, 2003. Sets forth health insurance coverage options for recently unemployed individuals and their families. Requires establishment of a temporary program under which 75 percent of the premium for COBRA continuation coverage for Medicaid be provided for an individual who: (1) at any time during the period that begins on September 11, 2001, and ends on December 31, 2002, is separated from employment; and (2) is eligible for, and has elected coverage under, COBRA continuation coverage. (COBRA refers to title X of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, and concerns employee group health plan coverage under specified provisions of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of1974.) Permits a State to elect to provide temporary Medicaid coverage (under title XIX of the Social Security Act) for individuals who: (1) are separated from employment at any time during the period that from September 11, 2001, through December 31, 2002; (2) are not eligible for COBRA continuation coverage; (3) are uninsured; and (4) do not have assets, resources, and earned or unearned income that exceed limitations set by the State. Permits a State to pay the entire COBRA premium for individuals whose family income does not exceed 200 percent of the poverty line and who are receiving COBRA premium assistance under this Act. Provides for temporary increases in the Medicaid Federal Medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for FY 2002. Amends the Social Security Act title IV part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) to: (1) reauthorize TANF supplemental grants for population increases for FY 2002; and (2) extend and increase TANF contingency fund grants through FY 2002.

Health Care Coverage Assistance for the Unemployed Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 28 November 2001

Health Care Coverage Assistance for the Unemployed Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish an emergency health coverage assistance program to provide premium assistance for qualified individuals for Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) continuation coverage under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Allows a State to elect to provide temporary Medicaid coverage for individuals who are: (1) eligible for unemployment benefits; (2) not eligible for COBRA continuation coverage; and (3) not covered under a group health plan, health insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid.

Economic Recovery and Assistance for American Workers Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 27 November 2001

Economic Recovery and Assistance for American Workers Act of 2001 - Temporary Unemployment Compensation Act of 2001 - Permits any State to enter into and participate in an agreement with the Secretary of Labor for a temporary unemployment compensation (UC) program under which States receive Federal payments and State agencies pay: (1) temporary enhanced regular UC to individuals; and (2) temporary supplemental UC to individuals who have otherwise exhausted their rights to regular or temporary enhanced regular UC. Requires temporary enhanced regular UC to: (1) have an alternative base period; (2) not be denied to individuals who can show good cause for seeking or being available for only part-time employment; and (3) include increased benefits. Requires temporary supplemental UC accounts for eligible individuals who file applications for such UC. Limits an agreement entered into under this title to weeks of unemployment: (1) beginning after the date on which such agreement is entered into; and (2) ending before January 1, 2003. Sets forth health insurance coverage options for recently unemployed individuals and their families. Requires establishment of a temporary program under which 75 percent of the premium for COBRA continuation coverage for Medicaid be provided for any individual who: (1) is separated from employment at any time during the period from September 11, 2001, through December 31, 2002; and (2) is eligible for, and has elected coverage under, COBRA continuation coverage. (COBRA refers to title X of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, and concerns continuation of coverage by employee group health plans under specified provisions of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of1974.) Permits a State to elect to provide temporary Medicaid coverage (under title XIX of the Social Security Act) for individuals who: (1) are separated from employment at any time during the period that from September 11, 2001, through December 31, 2002; (2) are not eligible for COBRA continuation coverage; (3) are uninsured; and (4) do not have assets, resources, and earned or unearned income that exceed limitations set by the State. Permits a State to pay the entire COBRA premium for individuals whose family income does not exceed 200 percent of the poverty line and who are receiving COBRA premium assistance under this Act. Provides for temporary increases in the Medicaid Federal Medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for FY 2002.

A bill to establish a National Commission on Threats to the Homeland and United States National Security.

United States · United States Congress · 27 November 2001

Establishes a National Commission on Threats to the Homeland and United States National Security to evaluate, in light of the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, threats to the United States and U.S. national security in order to assist the Federal Government in setting priorities in the national budget and in the organization of the relevant government departments to address those threats.

Putting Americans First Act

United States · United States Congress · 19 November 2001

Putting Americans First Act - Sets forth provisions for a temporary unemployment compensation (UC) program. Permits any State to enter into and participate in an agreement with the Secretary of Labor for such program under which States receive Federal payments and State agencies pay: (1) modified regular UC to individuals; and (2) temporary supplemental UC to individuals who have otherwise exhausted their rights to regular (or extended) UC. Requires the modified regular UC to: (1) have an alternative base period; (2) not be denied to individuals who can show good cause for seeking or being available for only part-time employment; and (3) include increased benefits. Requires temporary supplemental UC accounts for eligible individuals who file applications for such UC. Limits such agreements to weeks of unemployment: (1) beginning after the date on which such agreement is entered into; and (2) ending before January 1, 2003. Sets forth health insurance coverage options for recently unemployed individuals and their families. Requires establishment of a temporary program under which 75 percent of the premium for COBRA continuation coverage for Medicaid be provided for an individual who: (1) at any time during the period that begins on September 11, 2001, and ends on December 31, 2002, is separated from employment; and (2) is eligible for, and has elected coverage under, COBRA continuation coverage. (COBRA refers to title X of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, and concerns employee group health plan coverage under specified provisions of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of1974.) Permits a State to elect to provide temporary Medicaid coverage (under title XIX of the Social Security Act) for individuals who: (1) are separated from employment at any time during the period that from September 11, 2001, through December 31, 2002; (2) are not eligible for COBRA continuation coverage; (3) are uninsured; and (4) do not have assets, resources, and earned or unearned income that exceed limitations set by the State. Permits a State to pay the entire COBRA premium for individuals whose family income does not exceed 200 percent of the poverty line and who are receiving COBRA premium assistance under this Act. Provides for temporary increases in the Medicaid Federal Medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for FY 2002. Amends the Social Security Act title IV part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) to: (1) reauthorize TANF supplemental grants for population increases for FY 2002; and (2) extend and increase TANF contingency fund grants through FY 2002.

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States must allocate significantly more resources to combat global poverty and that the President's decision to establish the Millennium Challenge Account is a step in the right direction.

United States · United States Congress · 16 November 2001

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States should increase foreign assistance spending by at least 25 percent per year for the next five years, with the goal of reaching an amount equal to or exceeding three percent of the Federal budget by 2010. Calls for the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development to: (1) conduct a top-to-bottom evaluation of current foreign assistance efforts to evaluate effectiveness; and (2) work with private voluntary organizations, foundations, and corporations to identify areas where increased targeted foreign assistance could help reduce poverty and to promote equitable economic growth and the development of democratic institutions.

A joint resolution suspending certain provisions of law pursuant to section 258(a)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

United States · United States Congress · 2 November 2001

Declares that: (1) certain conditions under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 concerning low or negative economic growth for two consecutive quarters have been met; and (2) sequestration procedures under specified provisions of such Act and the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 are suspended.

To extend the Medicare community nursing organization (CNO) demonstration project.

United States · United States Congress · 31 October 2001

Amends the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999, as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, to extend Medicare community nursing organization demonstration projects. Makes this Act effective as if its amendments were included in the enactment of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000.

A bill to provide new discretionary spending limits for fiscal year 2002, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 25 October 2001

Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to increase the discretionary spending limits for FY 2002. Provides a new allocation to the appropriations committees for FY 2002. Increases the recommended levels of total new budget authority and budget outlays for FY 2002. Limits the adjustments for emergency discretionary spending required in certain sequestration reports under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Excludes from such adjustment limit emergency funding in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in preparing the final pay-as-you-go and deficit sequestration reports, to change any balance of direct spending and receipts legislation for FY 2002 so as to eliminate any balances resulting from legislation enacted prior to the date of the enactment of this Act. Repeals the mechanism for congressional implementation of an increase of FY 2002 discretionary spending limits and the Senate defense firewall prohibiting consideration of any legislation that exceeds specified limits for defense and non-defense discretionary spending.

American Worker Assistance Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 16 October 2001

American Worker Assistance Act of 2001 - Provides for programs of emergency unemployment compensation (EUC) and emergency health coverage assistance. Sets forth EUC program requirements for Federal-State agreements, formulas for determining amounts in individual EUC accounts and weekly benefits, payments to States, and financing. Includes among eligibility requirements an individual's not having rights, with respect to a week, to other compensation (including both regular and extended compensation). Makes an individual's period of EUC eligibility consist of any week which: (1) begins on or after the first day of the first week after the date on which an EUC agreement is entered into; and (2) ends on or before December 31, 2001. Prohibits any period of eligibility unless the individual's benefit year ends on or after January 1, 2001. Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish an emergency health coverage assistance program to provide a limited period of premium assistance for certain qualified individuals for Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) continuation coverage, under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Allows a State to elect to provide temporary Medicaid coverage for individuals who are: (1) eligible for unemployment benefits (including under title I of this Act); (2) not eligible for COBRA continuation coverage; and (3) not covered under a group health plan, health insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid.

Interim Budget Control and Enforcement Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 11 October 2001

Interim Budget Control and Enforcement Act of 2001-Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to increase discretionary spending limits for FY 2002. Requires the President's FY 2003 budget submission to identify emergency-designated funding that was enacted in response to the events of September 11, 2001, and that is ongoing and recurring in nature. Adjusts figures within the concurrent resolution on the budget for FY 2002 with regard to: (1) total new budget authority; (2) total budget outlays; (3) the surplus; (4) the public debt; (5) net interest; (6) and allowances. Requires the chairmen of the budget committees of each House to: (1) make the necessary conforming changes for FY 2003-2011 in each of such areas; and (2) make appropriate adjustments in the allocations to their respective Committees on Appropriations.

To establish the National Office for Combatting Terrorism.

United States · United States Congress · 10 October 2001

Establishes within the Executive Office of the President the National Office for Combatting Terrorism to: (1) develop U.S. policies, goals, objectives, and priorities for the prevention of and response to terrorism; (2) develop a National Terrorism Prevention and Response Strategy and coordinate its implementation; (3) oversee State and local government programs and activities as part of the Strategy; (4) coordinate the development of a comprehensive annual budget for programs and activities under the Strategy; and (5) certify to the President whether the budget for each Federal agency's terrorism prevention and response responsibilities is consistent with the Strategy.

Car Rental Firms Stabilization Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 October 2001

Car Rental Firms Stabilization Act - Directs the President and the Air Transportation Stabilization Board to issue Federal credit instruments (including subsidy amounts for such instruments) to car rental firms to compensate them in the aggregate of $1.5 billion for losses incurred as a result of the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001. Designates the amount of new budget authority and outlays in all fiscal years resulting from this title as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act).

Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 4 October 2001

Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments Act of 2001 - Amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise requirements for promoting safe and stable families, including objectives, allotments to States, rigorous evaluation methodologies for research and technical assistance, authorization of appropriations, and grants for programs for mentoring children of incarcerated parents. Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 with respect to entitlement funding for State courts to assess and improve handling of proceedings relating to foster care and adoption. Amends SSA title IV part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) to: (1) revise State plan requirements to eliminate the authority of States to opt-out of the requirement to conduct criminal background checks on prospective foster or adoptive parents; (2) modify adoption assistance program requirements concerning the eligibility for such assistance payments of special needs children voluntarily relinquished to private nonprofit agencies; and (3) provide for educational and training vouchers for youths aging out of foster care under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program.

COBRA Coverage Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 4 October 2001

COBRA Coverage Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a tax credit for employer-provided COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985) continuation coverage for covered employees and their families.

Office of Homeland Security Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 4 October 2001

Office of Homeland Security Act of 2001 - Establishes the Office of Homeland Security within the Executive Office of the President. Requires the Director of the Office to: (1) create a national strategy for homeland security, to include all aspects of prevention and response to terrorist activities; (2) develop a national budget for homeland security; (3) review Federal activities to insure effective implementation of such strategy; (4) coordinate Federal homeland security activities to remove duplication and gaps; (5) certify Federal agency counterterrorism budgets; (6) direct development of a comprehensive national assessment of the threat to homeland security; (7) oversee interagency information sharing; and (8) establish a center within the Office to disseminate information learned from homeland security exercises. Establishes a Homeland Security Advisory Council to advise the President and Director on the creation and implementation of the national strategy, and the Director on the operation of the Office. Requires the Director to review additional legal authorities needed to prevent and respond effectively to terrorist threats, including the role of the Department of Defense and the imposition of regulations on civilian populations and private entities during a state of emergency.

District of Columbia Fiscal Integrity Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 2 October 2001

District of Columbia Fiscal Integrity Act of 2001 - Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to repeal the establishment of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the District of Columbia. Subjects the authority of the Mayor for administration of the financial affairs of the District of Columbia, and for accounting supervision and control of the District government, to the limitations provided under the Independence of the Chief Financial Officer Establishment Act of 2001 (thus, providing for enactment of such Act). Specifies interim rules regarding: (1) the CFO's authority over the Office's personnel and certain other financial personnel; (2) the CFO's authority over contract procurement of goods and services for the Office; and (3) the preparation and submission of the annual budgets of such Office and the Inspector General. States conditions under which reprogramming of amounts in the budget may occur after the adoption of the annual budget for control and non-control fiscal years. Repeals the requirement for D.C. Council approval of contracts exceeding $1 million during a one-year period. Amends the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995 to direct the CFO to: (1) establish a reporting event notification system to monitor the financial performance of the District government, economic trends in the Washington metropolitan area, and other factors affecting the District's financial stability; (2) make a determination, based on such factors, as to whether an event is likely to occur which will result in the initiation of a control period if the District does not take certain actions to respond to the event; and (3) notify the Mayor and Congress upon such determination. Requires the Mayor to develop an action plan to respond to an event upon such a notification. Sets forth provisions concerning: (1) the enactment of the District's budget without congressional approval; (2) the hiring of employees if the positions are authorized by the D.C. Council (currently, only by an Act of Congress); and (3) repeal of specified Federal authority over the District's budget-making process.

A bill to establish the National Office for Combatting Terrorism.

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 2001

Establishes within the Executive Office of the President the National Office for Combatting Terrorism to: (1) develop U.S. policies, goals, objectives, and priorities for the prevention of and response to terrorism; (2) develop a National Terrorism Prevention and Response Strategy and coordinate its implementation; (3) oversee State and local government programs and activities as part of the Strategy; (4) coordinate the development of a comprehensive annual budget for programs and activities under the Strategy; and (5) certify to the President whether the budget for each Federal agency's terrorism prevention and response responsibilities is consistent with the Strategy.

Preparedness Against Terrorism Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 2001

Preparedness Against Terrorism Act of 2001 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to: (1) include within the definition of "major disaster" acts of terrorism or catastrophic events; (2) define a "weapon of mass destruction" for purposes of emergency preparedness provisions; and (3) provide for the administration of emergency preparedness programs by the President (currently, by the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)). Directs the President to ensure that Federal response plans and programs are adequate to respond to the consequences of terrorism directed against a U.S. target, including terrorism involving a weapon of mass destruction or cybertechnology. Requires training and exercise programs (current law authorizes training programs) for emergency preparedness officials and other persons. Establishes the Council on Domestic Terrorism Preparedness to establish Federal policies, objectives, and priorities for enhancing domestic preparedness for the consequences of terrorist attacks. Directs the Council to: (1) issue a statement regarding enhancing State and local capabilities in early identification of, preparation for, response to domestic attacks; and (2) establish certification criteria for programs under which Federal response teams assist State and local emergency response personnel in responding to such attacks and for Federal training and exercise programs for enhancing State and local emergency preparedness and response personnel capabilities. Establishes in FEMA an Office of National Preparedness to serve as the primary liaison between the Federal and State and local governments on terrorism preparedness policies and programs. Requires the Office's Executive Director to: (1) submit to the Council for approval a Domestic Terrorism Preparedness Plan, an Annual Implementation Strategy, and recommendations for resource allocations under such Strategy; (2) submit approved recommendations to the relevant Federal agencies and to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget for consideration for the annual budget submitted to the President; (3) certify emergency response, training, and exercise programs; and (4) establish a State and local advisory group for the Office to establish voluntary guidelines for State and local terrorist attack preparedness programs. Requires the Council to annually compile the results of threat and risk assessments of Federal agencies for use in ensuring the adequacy of such Plan and Strategies. Requires the Executive Director to: (1) ensure conduct of a biennial review of State and local terrorist attack preparedness programs and an analysis of the adequacy of emergency medical preparedness in the event of a major disaster; and (2) publish policies concerning financial assistance to States based on the potential risk and threat of terrorist attacks in the State, the State's capabilities to respond, and its ability to achieve the end state of preparedness.

Ballistic Missile Defense Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 19 September 2001

Ballistic Missile Defense Act of 2001 - Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of ballistic missile defense funding under the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2002 for any activity inconsistent with the requirements of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty of 1972 (ABM Treaty) unless such Treaty is modified in a way which permits such activity or the President certifies the failure of good faith efforts to develop a new strategic framework or modify such treaty. Requires the passage of a joint resolution specifically authorizing such obligation or expenditure. Sets forth the program elements required to be submitted in support of any budget requests for activities of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization. Requires budget justification materials to also specify the amounts requested for specific categories of systems and established programs. Permits the Secretary of Defense to obligate additional funds for an established program or class of systems, subject to specified limits and notification requirements. Directs the Secretary to submit to the congressional defense committees an annual program plan and an annually updated baseline document for the ballistic missile defense research and development program.

Mark W. Everson, of Texas, to be Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget, vice Joshua Gotbaum, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 14 September 2001

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002

United States · United States Congress · 14 September 2001

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 2002 for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the: (1) Central Intelligence Agency; (2) Department of Defense; (3) Defense Intelligence Agency; (4) National Security Agency; (5) Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; (6) Departments of State, the Treasury, and Energy; (7) Federal Bureau of Investigation; (8) National Reconnaissance Office; and (9) National Imagery and Mapping Agency. Specifies that the amounts authorized and the authorized personnel ceilings as of September 30, 2002, for such activities are those specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations. Allows the Director of Central Intelligence, with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to authorize employment of civilian personnel in excess of the number authorized for FY 2002 (by not more than two percent) when necessary to the performance of important intelligence functions. Authorizes appropriations for the Community Management Account of the Director of Central Intelligence for FY 2002, as well as for full-time personnel for elements within such Account. Earmarks a specified amount of such funds for the National Drug Intelligence Center. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2002 for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund. Specifies that the authorization of appropriations by this Act shall not be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of any intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized by the Constitution or laws of the United States. Amends the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act to repeal a provision exempting the actions involving the identification and blocking of assets of significant foreign narcotics traffickers from judicial review. Requires the Attorney General to carry out a comprehensive review of current protections against the unauthorized disclosure of classified information. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 to require the President to make a certification to Congress (currently, only a determination) with respect to illicit drug trafficking before foreign agents may interdict, with immunity, an aircraft in that country's airspace. Extends through FY 2003 the Central Intelligence Agency Voluntary Separation Pay Act.

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 2001

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 2002 for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the: (1) Central Intelligence Agency; (2) Department of Defense; (3) Defense Intelligence Agency; (4) National Security Agency; (5) Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; (6) Departments of State, the Treasury, and Energy; (7) Federal Bureau of Investigation; (8) National Reconnaissance Office; and (9) National Imagery and Mapping Agency. Specifies that the amounts authorized and the authorized personnel ceilings as of September 30, 2002, for such activities are those specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations, which shall be made available to the Senate and House Appropriations Committees and the President. Allows the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI), with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to authorize employment of civilian personnel in excess of the number authorized for FY 2002 (by not more than two percent) when necessary to the performance of important intelligence functions. Requires notification of the congressional intelligence committees. Authorizes appropriations for the Intelligence Community Management Account for FY 2002, as well as for full-time personnel for elements within such Account. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2002 for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund. Specifies that the authorization of appropriations by this Act shall not be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of any intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized by the Constitution or laws of the United States. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the DCI should continue to direct that elements of the intelligence community should competitively award contracts in a manner that maximizes the procurement of products properly designated as having been made in the United States.

National Defense Emergency Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002

United States · United States Congress · 12 September 2001

National Defense Emergency Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 2002 to the Secretary of Defense for Department of Defense (DOD): (1) infrastructure sustainment and restoration; and (2) acquisition of spare and repair parts. Treats such authorization as an additional authorization for DOD for FY 2002. States that amounts appropriated pursuant to such authorization: (1) may be designated as an emergency requirement for purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act); and (2) shall be available only if an official budget request for the entire amount, that includes such emergency designation, is transmitted by the President to Congress. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer amounts appropriated pursuant to such authorization among the various service branches and defense-wide activities as specified.

Small Business Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 6 September 2001

Small Business Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2001 - Amends the Small Business Act to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to submit disagreements between the Administration and procurement agencies on matters relating to certain awards or contracts to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (currently, to the Secretary of Commerce or the head of the appropriate department or agency), who shall render decisions regarding such matters not later than ten days after receiving them. Establishes a minimum 60-day period for the submission of offers from small business concerns for a bundled contract that is issued by a Federal agency.

Social Security Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 September 2001

Social Security Protection Act - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require: (1) a sequestration of discretionary non-defense spending for FY 2002 equal to the size of any actual budget deficit for FY 2001; and (2) a final sequestration report by the Office of Management and Budget setting forth the receipts, outlays, and surplus or deficit for FY 2001 and the sequestration percentage necessary in FY 2002.

Medicare+Choice Equity and Access Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 5 September 2001

Medicare+Choice Equity and Access Act of 2001 - Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to calculation of annual Medicare+Choice capitation rates to: (1) give Medicare+Choice organizations the option to receive payment based on the annual area-specific Medicare+Choice capitation rate for the Medicare+Choice payment area involved; (2) permanently remove application of the budget neutrality adjustment factor in the calculation of the blended capitation rate; and (3) revise the formula used to calculate the national standardized annual Medicare+Choice capitation rate to reflect Medicare+Choice enrollment.

Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2002

United States · United States Congress · 4 September 2001

Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2002 - Treasury Department Appropriations Act, 2002 - Makes appropriations to the Department of the Treasury for FY 2002 for: (1) departmental offices; (2) department-wide systems and capital investments programs for development and acquisition of automatic data processing equipment, software, and services; (3) the Office of Inspector General; (4) Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration; (5) repair and restoration of the Treasury building and annex; (6) expanded access to financial services; (7) the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; (8) the counterterrorism fund; (9) the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; (10) interagency crime and drug enforcement; (11) the Financial Management Service; (12) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; (13) the United States Customs Service; (14) the Bureau of the Public Debt; (15) the Internal Revenue Service; and (16) the United States Secret Service. Postal Service Appropriations Act, 2002 - Makes FY 2002 appropriations for payments to the Postal Service Fund for revenue foregone on free and reduced rate mail. Executive Office Appropriations Act, 2002 - Makes FY 2002 appropriations for: (1) compensation of the President and the White House office; (2) operating, maintenance, and reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at the White House; (3) White House repair and restoration; (4) special assistance to the President and the official residence of the Vice President; (5) the Council of Economic Advisers; (6) the Office of Policy Development; (7) the National Security Council; (8) the Office of Administration; (9) the Office of Management and Budget; (10) the Office of National Drug Control Policy; (11) Federal drug control programs; and (12) unanticipated needs in furtherance of the national interest, security, or defense. Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 - Makes FY 2002 appropriations for: (1) the Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled; (2) the Federal Election Commission; (3) Federal Labor Relations Authority; (4) the General Services Administration; (5) the Merit Systems Protection Board; (6) the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation; (7) the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund to carry out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 1998; (8) the National Archives and Records Administration; (9) the National Historical Publications and Records Commission; (10) the Office of Government Ethics; (11) the Office of Personnel Management; (12) Government contributions for health and life insurance benefits for annuitants; (13) the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund; (14) the Office of Special Counsel; and (15) the United States Tax Court. Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on, such funds.

A bill to amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act to clarify the responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the Central Utah Project , to redirect unexpended budget authority for the Central Utah Project for wastewater treatment and reuse and other purposes, to provide for prepayment of repayment contracts for municipal and industrial water delivery facilities, and to eliminate a deadline for such prepayment.

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 2001

Amends the Central Utah Project Completion Act to: (1) provide that the Secretary of the Interior is responsible for carrying out the responsibilities identified in the Act and the Colorado River Storage Project Act relating to the Central Utah Project, including oversight for all of the Project's phases, the administration of all prior and future contracts, and operation and maintenance of previously constructed facilities; (2) authorize the Secretary to utilize any unexpended budget authority provided with respect to Project construction for units of the Project; (3) authorize the Secretary to utilize such funds as may be provided by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission for fish and wildlife purposes to implement water conservation measures (currently), including use of reverse osmosis membrane technologies, water recycling, and conjunctive use; (4) direct the Secretary to allow for prepayment of any additional or supplemental repayment contracts providing for repayment of municipal and industrial water delivery facilities of the Project; and (5) repeal the existing requirement concerning the exercise by the Utah Water Conservancy District of its right to prepayment.

Medicare+Choice Equity and Access Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2001

Medicare+Choice Equity and Access Act of 2001 - Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to calculation of annual Medicare+Choice capitation rates to: (1) give Medicare+Choice organizations the option to receive payment based on the annual area-specific Medicare+Choice capitation rate for the Medicare+Choice payment area involved; (2) permanently remove application of the budget neutrality adjustment factor in the calculation of the blended capitation rate; and (3) revise the formula used to calculate the national standardized annual Medicare+Choice capitation rate to reflect Medicare+Choice enrollment.

21st Century Retirement Security Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2001

21st Century Retirement Security Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require the Commissioner of Social Security to: (1) establish an individual security account (ISA) for each eligible individual in the Individual Security Fund (ISF); and (2) credit the contributions transferred from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund (Trust Fund) that result from reduced Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax rates (provided for in this Act), as well as other specified contributions involving certain tax overpayments treated as contributions and certain rollovers. Requires investment of an ISA in a manner similar to that under the Thrift Savings Plan for Federal employees. Establishes in the Treasury an Individual Security Fund composed of all established ISAs, and managed by an Individual Security Fund Board established in the Social Security Administration. Provides for an alternative ISA privately-administered by a certified institution. Prescribes rules for: (1) distribution of an eligible individual's ISA's funds; (2) off-budget treatment of the ISF and any federally-administered ISAs within it; and (3) privately-administered ISAs. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce FICA tax rates on the income of every eligible individual, and to impose an ISA contribution on such income for crediting to the eligible individual's ISA. Entitles each eligible individual to a specified limited ISA tax credit for the taxable year involved, treated as a tax overpayment, to be transferred by the Secretary for crediting by the Commissioner, as a contribution equal to the tax overpayment, to such eligible individual's ISA for its sole use. Specifies related contribution incentives. Amends SSA title II to establish a new minimum monthly Social Security benefit for certain low-income beneficiaries. Amends SSA title II to prescribe formula changes for computation of the primary insurance amount, including cost-of-living increases, bend points, adjustments for changes in life expectancy, and coverage of disabled beneficiaries. Makes appropriations to the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics for specified research on the Consumer Price Index. Phases-in an increase in the Social Security normal retirement age to 67. Amends SSA title VII (Administration) to prescribe a mechanism for ensuring solvency in the Social Security trust funds.

A bill to require the Secretary of the Navy to report changes in budget and staffing that take place as a result of the regionalization program of the Navy.

United States · United States Congress · 1 August 2001

Directs the Secretary of the Navy to report semiannually to Congress on changes in the budget and staffing of each Navy installation that occur as a result of the Navy regionalization program. Requires the Secretary to: (1) notify the congressional defense committees 30 days in advance of any modification of the budget, staffing, or functional area of responsibility of an installation by reason of such program; and (2) report on each Navy installation affected by the program. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary should ensure that: (1) the allocation of funds and staff within each region of the program is distributed equally among the various installations in that region; and (2) no single installation becomes the focal point for funding or staffing.

Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 30 July 2001

Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2001 - Amends the Paperwork Reduction Act to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, annually, to publish in the Federal Register and make available on the Internet a list of the collections of information required by Federal agencies which are applicable to small businesses. Requires each Federal agency, with respect to the collection of information and the control of paperwork, to establish one agency point of contact to act as a liaison with small businesses. Requires each agency to make efforts to further reduce the paperwork burden for small businesses with fewer than 25 employees. Establishes a task force to study the feasibility of streamlining requirements with respect to small businesses regarding the collection of information. Amends the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 to require each agency to submit, biennially, to specified congressional committees information concerning regulatory enforcement actions taken and civil penalties assessed, including actions and assessments against small businesses.

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 2001

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002 - Makes appropriations for the legislative branch for FY 2002. Title I: Congressional Operations - Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 2002 - Makes appropriations for the House of Representatives for: (1) salaries and expenses of the House leadership offices, committees (including the Committee on Appropriations), officers and employees, and the Child Care Center; and (2) Members' representational allowances. (Sec. 101) Transfers the following four majority positions from the Clerk of the House to the Speaker of the House: (1) the chief of floor service; (2) two assistant floor chiefs; and (3) one cloakroom attendant. Transfers the following four minority positions from the Clerk of the House to the minority leader: (1) the chief of floor service; (2) two assistant floor chiefs; and (3) one cloakroom attendant. (Sec. 102) Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1987 to require that: (1) receipts from disposal of used or surplus furniture and equipment by the Chief Administrator Officer of the House (CAO) be deposited in the Treasury for credit to the appropriate House account; and (2) in the case of receipts from the sale or disposal of any audio or video transcript prepared by the House Recording Studio, the appropriate House account shall be the account of the CAO. (Sec. 103) Makes amounts appropriated under this Act for "House of Representatives Salaries and Expenses - Members' Representational Allowances" available for FY 2002 only. Requires amounts remaining after all payments are made under such allowances for FY 2002 to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or, if there is no Federal budget deficit, for reducing the Federal debt. (Sec. 104) Makes the usual day for paying salaries in or under the House the last day of each month, except that if the last day of a month falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal public holiday, the CAO shall pay such salaries on the first weekday which precedes the last day. Makes appropriations for: (1) the Joint Economic and Taxation Committees; (2) the Office of the Attending Physician; (3) the Capitol Police Board; (4) the Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office; (5) the Office of Compliance; (6) the Congressional Budget Office; (7) the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) for salaries and expenses, minor construction, Capitol buildings and grounds, House office buildings, and the Capitol power plant; (8) the Library of Congress for Congressional Research Service (CRS) salaries and expenses; and (9) the Government Printing Office (GPO) for congressional printing and binding (including transfer of funds). (Sec. 106) Authorizes the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), by regulation, to apply Federal civil service training law as necessary to provide for training of CBO employees. (Sec. 107) Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1997 to allow the CBO to dispose of surplus or obsolete property by inter-agency transfer, donation, sale, trade-in, or discarding (currently, only by inter-agency transfer, donation, or discarding). (Sec. 108) Establishes in the Treasury a minor construction account to be used by the AOC for land and building acquisition, construction, repair, and alteration projects resulting from unforeseen and unplanned conditions in connection with construction and maintenance activities under the AOC's jurisdiction (including the U.S. Botanic Garden). Requires the AOC to notify specified congressional committees at least 21 days before the AOC obligates any funds in the account with respect to a project. (Sec. 109) Authorizes the AOC to secure, under specified conditions, certain property and facilities located at 67 K Street Southwest in the District of Columbia. Requires such property and facilities to be under the control of the Chief of the U.S. Capitol Police and to be used by the Chief for the care and maintenance of U.S. Capitol Police vehicles. Allows use of the secured property and facilities, subject to the approval of certain congressional committees, for other U.S. Capitol Police purposes, the House, the Senate, and the AOC. Makes the AOC responsible for the costs of the necessary expenses incidental to the use of the property and facilities, with the exception of the Chief, for the costs of any equipment, furniture, and furnishing used in connection with the care and maintenance of vehicles. Requires funds expended by the AOC for such costs in any fiscal year to be derived solely from AOC appropriated funds: (1) for the fiscal year for U.S. Capitol Police purposes; or (2) in the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999 under the heading "Architect of the Capitol - Capitol Buildings and Grounds - Capitol Buildings - Salaries and Expenses" for the design of police security projects. (Sec. 110) Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 to authorize the AOC to fix the rate of basic pay for not more than 11 positions (of whom one shall be the project manager of the Capitol Visitor Center and one shall be the project manager for the modification of the Capitol Power Plant) under AOC jurisdiction (excluding the Architect and Assistant Architect), at a rate not to exceed the highest total rate of pay for the Senior Executive Service, for the locality involved. Requires the Comptroller General to: (1) study and report to the AOC and specified congressional committees on AOC management and operations; and (2) develop and submit to such committees a management improvement plan to address such study and which indicates how the salary adjustments made by this Act will support such plan. (Sec. 111) Prohibits the AOC from entering into or administering any construction contract with a value greater than $50,000 unless the contract includes a provision requiring the payment of liquidated damages in an amount that is equal to the product of the daily liquidated damage payment rate and the number of days by which the completion of the project is delayed in the event that completion of the project is delayed because of the contractor. Sets forth the formula for the daily liquidated damage payment rate. Allows, under specified conditions, adjustment of such rate by the contracting officer. (Sec. 112) Prohibits the AOC from reprogramming any funds with respect to any project or object class without approval of appropriate congressional committees. (Sec. 113) Provides that, with the exception of a temporary employee of the Senate Restaurant or a temporary employee who is hired for a total of 120 days or less during any five-year period, none of the funds provided by this Act or any other Act may be used by the AOC during FY 2002 or any succeeding fiscal year to employ a temporary employee within the category of temporary employment which does not provide employees with the same eligibility for life insurance, health insurance, retirement, and other benefits which are provided to temporary employees who are hired for a period exceeding one year in length. Applies Federal civil service allotment and assignment of pay law to the AOC Office. Title II: Other Agencies - Appropriates funds for: (1) the Botanic Garden for salaries and expenses; (2) the Library of Congress for salaries and expenses, the Copyright Office for salaries and expenses, Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped for salaries and expenses, and for the expenses of furniture and furnishings; (3) the AOC for Library buildings and grounds; (4) salaries and expenses of the GPO's Office of Superintendent of Documents (including transfer of funds); and (5) the General Accounting Office for salaries and expenses. Specifies administrative provisions for the Library of Congress identical or similar to corresponding provisions of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001. (Sec. 202) Prohibits the Library from using funds appropriated in this Act to administer any flexible or compressed work schedule which: (1) applies to any manager or supervisor in a position the grade or level of which is equal to or higher than GS-15; and (2) grants such manager or supervisor the right to not be at work for all or a portion of a workday because of time worked by such individual on another workday. (Sec. 206) Reduces the obligational authority of the Library from FY 2002 levels for reimbursable and revolving fund activities funded from sources other than appropriations to the Library in appropriation Acts for the legislative branch. Authorizes the Librarian of Congress, under specified conditions, to temporarily transfer funds appropriated in this Act under the heading "Library of Congress Salaries and Expenses" to the revolving fund for the FEDLINK Program and the Federal Research Program established under the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement Act of 2000. (Sec. 208) Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999 to extend until October 1, 2004, the early retirement and voluntary separation incentive payments authorities for Government Printing Office employees. Title III: General Provisions - Sets forth authorized or prohibited uses of funds appropriated by this Act identical or similar to corresponding provisions of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001. (Sec. 305) Sets forth Buy American requirements. (Sec, 308) Makes Federal civil service law relating to back pay due to unjustified personnel action applicable to AOC and U.S. Botanic Garden employees. (Sec. 309) Amends the House Employees Position Classification Act to provide that, for purposes of applying the adjustment made by the committee under this Act for 2002 and each succeeding year, positions under the CAO shall include positions of the U.S. Capitol telephone exchange under the CAO. (Sec. 310) Authorizes the AOC to maintain and improve the landscape features, excluding streets and sidewalks, in the irregular shaped grassy areas bounded by Washington Avenue, SW on the northeast, Second Street SW on the west, Square 582 on the south, and the beginning of the I-395 tunnel on the southeast.

Expressing the sense of Congress in opposition to the retirement of 33 B-1 Lancer aircraft as proposed by the Air Force.

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2001

Expresses opposition to the proposed retirement of 33 of the B-1 Lancer aircraft and consolidation of the operations of the remaining 60 such aircraft from five bases to two, as proposed by the Air Force, and calls for deferral of such actions during FY 2002 while Congress reviews the proposals. Expresses the sense of Congress that all procurement and research and development funds for the B-1 aircraft program in the FY 2002 budget for the Department of Defense should be reallocated to the Operations and Maintenance account for the Air National Guard, to be available for the continued operation of the 33 aircraft proposed to be retired.

Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2002

United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2001

Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2002 - Treasury Department Appropriations Act, 2002 - Makes appropriations to the Department of the Treasury for FY 2002 for: (1) departmental offices; (2) department-wide systems and capital investments programs for development and acquisition of automatic data processing equipment, software, and services; (3) the Office of Inspector General; (4) Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration; (5) repair and restoration of the Treasury building and annex; (6) expanded access to financial services; (7) the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; (8) the counterterrorism fund; (9) the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; (10) interagency crime and drug enforcement; (11) the Financial Management Service; (12) the United States Customs Service; (13) the United States Mint; (14) the Bureau of the Public Debt; (15) the Internal Revenue Service; and (16) the United States Secret Service. Postal Service Appropriations Act, 2002 - Makes FY 2002 appropriations for payments to the Postal Service Fund for revenue foregone on free and reduced rate mail. Executive Office Appropriations Act, 2002 - Makes FY 2002 appropriations for: (1) compensation of the President and the White House office; (2) operating, maintenance, and reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at the White House; (3) White House repair and restoration; (4) special assistance to the President and the official residence of the Vice President; (5) the Council of Economic Advisers; (6) the Office of Policy Development; (7) the National Security Council; (8) the Office of Administration; (9) the Office of Management and Budget; (10) the Office of National Drug Control Policy; (11) Federal drug control programs; and (12) unanticipated needs in furtherance of the national interest, security, or defense. Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 - Makes FY 2002 appropriations for: (1) the Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled; (2) the Federal Election Commission; (3) Federal Labor Relations Authority; (4) the General Services Administration; (5) the Merit Systems Protection Board; (6) the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation; (7) the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund to carry out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 1998; (8) the National Archives and Records Administration; (9) the National Historical Publications and Records Commission; (10) the Office of Government Ethics; (11) the Office of Personnel Management; (12) Government contributions for health and life insurance benefits for annuitants; (13) the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund; (14) the Office of Special Counsel; and (15) the United States Tax Court. Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on, such funds.

Energy Advancement and Conservation Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2001

Energy Advancement and Conservation Act of 2001 - Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act and the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (NECPA) to reauthorize Federal Energy Conservation Programs and revise requirements with respect to: (1) Federal energy savings performance contracts; (2) State energy conservation plans, including energy conservation programs for schools and hospitals, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance program, and establishment of a High Performance Public Buildings grants program; (3) establishment of an Energy Star Program to promote energy efficient consumer products and buildings; and (4) energy-efficient vehicles. Establishes a Federal Energy Bank to make loans to Federal agencies to finance energy efficiency projects. Prescribes requirements for automobile fuel economy. Moves the Nuclear Waste Fund off-budget. Revises the Atomic Energy Act with respect to combined construction and operating licenses and depleted uranium hexafluoride. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) to use certain funds: (1) to implement cold standby status and plan hot restart for the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant; and (2) for the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. Prohibits Federal commercial sales of uranium (with certain exceptions) until 2009. Amends the Federal Power Act to authorize alternative hydroelectric project conditions and fishway prescriptions. National Electricity and Environmental Improvement Act - Prescribes guidelines for a clean coal power production program that incorporates cost and performance goals and establishes a Department of Energy (DOE) clean coal power initiative. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish tax credits (refundable for specified organizations and governmental units) with respect to emission reductions and efficiency improvements in existing coal-based electricity generation facilities and investment in and production from qualifying clean coal technology, including advanced technology. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to commence a rulemaking to determine the need for modified regulations regarding high ozone season reformulated gasoline and gasoline blendstock requirements. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to prohibit the Secretary from establishing criteria or procedures governing renewable energy production incentives that effectively assigns a different priority to incentive payment applications on the basis of the energy source proposed. Directs the Secretaries of Transportation and of Energy to implement an accelerated cooperative research and development program to ensure the integrity of natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines. Prohibits Federal approval of a certain pipeline route that would: (1) transport natural gas from lands within the Prudhoe Bay oil and gas lease area; and (2) traverse specified submerged lands.

Tax Relief Improvement Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2001

Tax Relief Improvement Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to reduce individual capital gains tax rates. Amends the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to repeal title IX (Compliance with Congressional Budget Act). Makes permanent IRC provisions relating to: (1) the deduction for higher education expenses; (2) the nonrefundable credit to certain individuals for elective deferrals and IRA contributions; and (3) the increase in the alternative minimum tax exemption.

To amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act to clarify the responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the Central Utah Project, to redirect unexpended budget authority for the Central Utah Project for wastewater treatment and reuse and other purposes, to provide for prepayment of repayment contracts for municipal and industrial water delivery facilities, and to eliminate a deadline for such prepayment.

United States · United States Congress · 19 July 2001

Amends the Central Utah Project Completion Act to: (1) provide that the Secretary of the Interior is responsible for carrying out the responsibilities identified in the Act and the Colorado River Storage Project Act relating to the Central Utah Project, including oversight for all of the Project's phases, the administration of all prior and future contracts, and operation and maintenance of previously constructed facilities; (2) authorize the Secretary to utilize any unexpended budget authority provided with respect to Project construction for units of the Project; (3) authorize the Secretary to utilize such funds as may be provided by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission for fish and wildlife purposes to implement water conservation measures (currently), including use of reverse osmosis membrane technologies, water recycling, and conjunctive use; (4) direct the Secretary to allow for prepayment of any additional or supplemental repayment contracts providing for repayment of municipal and industrial water delivery facilities of the Project; and (5) repeal the existing requirement concerning the exercise by the Utah Water Conservancy District of its right to prepayment.