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Bill· HRH.R. 6249 (109th)referred

To authorize the Secretary of Energy to make price floor loans to certain low-carbon coal-to-liquid fuel projects.

United States · United States Congress · 28 September 2006

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to enter into agreements, in the form of price floor loans, with up to six low-carbon CTL projects (that convert coal to liquid or gaseous transportation fuels) to guarantee each project a minimum price for its output of liquid or gaseous transportation fuels in return for: (1) payment to the United States of the cost of such loan; or (2) at the borrower's election, a call option for the United States equivalent in value to such payment. Prohibits any agreement for a price floor loan unless the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) determines that the loan cost is fully offset by either certain payments or by the value of a call option.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 98 (109th)referred

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 28 September 2006

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits outlays for a fiscal year (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year (except those derived from borrowing) unless Congress, by a three-fifths rollcall vote of each Chamber, authorizes a specific excess of outlays over receipts. Requires a three-fifths rollcall vote of each Chamber to increase the public debt limit. Directs the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually. Prohibits any bill to increase revenue from becoming law unless approved by a majority of each Chamber by rollcall vote. Authorizes waivers of these provisions when a declaration of war is in effect or under other specified circumstances involving military conflict.

Question· writtenPQ 1229asked

1296 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary schools here that were sanctioned by her Department to proceed to tender and construction stage in the building programme in the past two years; the amount of money spent by her Department on same; the budget allocated for such works; the number of the above schools which are being constructed; the reasons for the delay with the other schools that have not started to be constructed; and the breakdown of the figures. [28981/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2006

1296 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary schools here that were sanctioned by her Department to proceed to tender and construction stage in the building programme in the past two years; the amount of money spent by her Department on same; the budget allocated for such works; the number of the above schools which are being constructed; the reasons for the delay with the other schools that have not started to be constructed; and the breakdown of the figures. [28981/06]

Question· writtenPQ 1217asked

1406 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland is 29th out of 30 OECD countries in terms of per capita expenditure on second level education; the action she will take to increase the spending on second level education in Budget 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29807/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2006

1406 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland is 29th out of 30 OECD countries in terms of per capita expenditure on second level education; the action she will take to increase the spending on second level education in Budget 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29807/06]

Question· writtenPQ 963asked

1037 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of additional revenue which would be raised on an annual basis if employers PRSI was returned to its pre-budget 2002 rate of 12 per cent. [29853/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2006

1037 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of additional revenue which would be raised on an annual basis if employers PRSI was returned to its pre-budget 2002 rate of 12 per cent. [29853/06]

Question· writtenPQ 485asked

534 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Finance the detail of stamp duty rates on cheques, laser cards with ATM function, ATM cards and credit cards each year since 2002; the income to the exchequer each year on each; if he will review these rates; if consideration will be given to removing the stamp duty on each in Budget 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29640/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2006

534 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Finance the detail of stamp duty rates on cheques, laser cards with ATM function, ATM cards and credit cards each year since 2002; the income to the exchequer each year on each; if he will review these rates; if consideration will be given to removing the stamp duty on each in Budget 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29640/06]

Question· writtenPQ 477asked

526 Ms Burton asked the Minister for Finance the number of workers here affected by the change in the remittance basis of taxation for foreign workers as announced in Budget 2006; the number of people that have been affected by same; the estimate of the amount of tax generated by the changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29479/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2006

526 Ms Burton asked the Minister for Finance the number of workers here affected by the change in the remittance basis of taxation for foreign workers as announced in Budget 2006; the number of people that have been affected by same; the estimate of the amount of tax generated by the changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29479/06]

Question· writtenPQ 473asked

521 Ms Burton asked the Minister for Finance the estimated additional revenue expected to accrue to the Exchequer in terms of excise duties and VAT over and above the estimates at Budget 2006, arising from the increase in the price of petrol and other oil products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29425/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2006

521 Ms Burton asked the Minister for Finance the estimated additional revenue expected to accrue to the Exchequer in terms of excise duties and VAT over and above the estimates at Budget 2006, arising from the increase in the price of petrol and other oil products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29425/06]

Question· writtenPQ 457asked

503 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance if he has received pre-Budget submissions from a company (details supplied) in County Dublin; if he will favourably consider same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29180/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2006

503 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance if he has received pre-Budget submissions from a company (details supplied) in County Dublin; if he will favourably consider same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29180/06]

Question· writtenPQ 152asked

198 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on reports that funding has been withheld from healthcare projects in certain hospitals worth almost €4.5 million; her views on whether the method of assessing budget overruns needs to be examined; if she will provide a list of projects that are awaiting funding around the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29549/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2006

198 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on reports that funding has been withheld from healthcare projects in certain hospitals worth almost €4.5 million; her views on whether the method of assessing budget overruns needs to be examined; if she will provide a list of projects that are awaiting funding around the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29549/06]

Question· writtenPQ 41asked

115 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Health and Children in view of the recent tragic death of a young mother and her two little girls, her views on the fact that there were no after hours social workers available; her views on whether there is a need for a new initiative on suicide prevention; her views on the need for an increased budget for the National Prevention Office; the measures she intends to put in place to improve on suicide prevention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29547/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2006

115 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Health and Children in view of the recent tragic death of a young mother and her two little girls, her views on the fact that there were no after hours social workers available; her views on whether there is a need for a new initiative on suicide prevention; her views on the need for an increased budget for the National Prevention Office; the measures she intends to put in place to improve on suicide prevention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29547/06]

Bill· SS. 3958 (109th)referred

Public Service Academy Act of 2006

United States · United States Congress · 27 September 2006

Public Service Academy Act of 2006 - Establishes, in the Department of Homeland Security, a United States Public Service Academy providing a fully subsidized liberal arts education to students selected from a pool of candidates nominated by Congress and the President. Reserves 100 first-year seats for international students, whose tuition and expenses are to be covered by their home countries. Requires incoming students to sign an Honor Code and be at least 17 years old, unmarried, and without dependents. Requires students to: (1) participate in daily public service programming and, during their final year, plan and implement a one-year public service project; (2) take foreign language and international relations courses in preparation for spending their junior year studying abroad and interning at a U.S. mission; (3) spend eight weeks each summer engaged in specified training and internship activities; and (4) by the completion of their fourth semester, choose a public service concentration in the economy, education, emergency management, the environment, foreign policy, health care, law enforcement, or the public infrastructure. Directs the Academy to assign graduates to public service employment in their field of concentrated study, where they must serve for at least five years. Includes private nonprofit organizations and private entities deemed to meet critical national needs among acceptable public service employers. Requires foreign students to serve in their home countries. Authorizes the Academy to subsidize a student's graduate education in return for an extended public service commitment. Requires the Academy to raise 20% of its annual budget from private sources.

Bill· HRH.R. 6221 (109th)referred

Public Service Academy Act of 2006

United States · United States Congress · 27 September 2006

Public Service Academy Act of 2006 - Establishes, in the Department of Homeland Security, a United States Public Service Academy providing a fully subsidized liberal arts education to students selected from a pool of candidates nominated by Congress and the President. Reserves 100 first-year seats for international students, whose tuition and expenses are to be covered by their home countries. Requires incoming students to sign an Honor Code and be at least 17 years old, unmarried, and without dependents. Requires students to: (1) participate in daily public service programming and, during their final year, plan and implement a one-year public service project; (2) take foreign language and international relations courses in preparation for spending their junior year studying abroad and interning at a U.S. mission; (3) spend eight weeks each summer engaged in specified training and internship activities; and (4) by the completion of their fourth semester, choose a public service concentration in the economy, education, emergency management, the environment, foreign policy, health care, law enforcement, or the public infrastructure. Directs the Academy to assign graduates to public service employment in their field of concentrated study, where they must serve for at least five years. Includes private nonprofit organizations and private entities deemed to meet critical national needs, among acceptable public service employers. Requires foreign students to sign an agreement with the student's home country that meets the same conditions applicable to U.S. students. Authorizes the Academy to subsidize a student's graduate education in return for an extended public service commitment. Requires the Academy to raise 20% of its annual budget from private sources.

Bill· HRH.R. 6201 (109th)referred

Budget and Transparency Act

United States · United States Congress · 27 September 2006

Budget and Transparency Act - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the Rules of the House of Representatives to require biennial budget resolutions, appropriations Acts, and government strategic and performance plans, with the biennium beginning on October 1 of any odd-numbered year. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to report to Congress on the impact and feasibility of changing to a two-year fiscal period. Makes it out of order in the House or Senate to consider: (1) any reported bills or conference reports if the accompanying reports or joint statements include earmarks or tax earmarks; or (3) any reported bills whose accompanying reports do not list each earmark in the bills and its sponsor's name. Makes it out of order in the House or Senate to consider a bill carrying a tax measure reported by the Committee on Ways and Means or the Committee on Finance in which the Joint Committee on Taxation has: (1) identified a tax earmark unless the report includes a list of tax earmarks in it (and the names of the requesting Members); or (2) failed to provide such analysis. Requires the Joint Committee to: (1) review any such reported bill containing a tax measure; (2) identify whether it contains any tax earmarks; and (3) provide the reporting Committee with a statement identifying such earmarks or declaring that the legislation does not contain any. Allows a point of order to be made by any Member in the House or the Senate against consideration of a conference report that includes any earmark or tax earmark not committed to conference by either chamber.

Decision· BUD2006/2018(BUD)voted

2007 general budget

European Union · European Parliament · 26 September 2006

Bill· HRH.R. 6176 (109th)referred

To establish requirements for the consideration of supplemental appropriation bills.

United States · United States Congress · 26 September 2006

Makes it out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any measure making supplemental appropriations for two or more unrelated emergencies. Prohibits any provisions containing spending that is not designated as emergency spending from being reported in a measure making supplemental appropriations. Makes it out of order in the House or the Senate to consider: (1) the conference report on a measure making supplemental appropriations if such measure contains such spending; or (2) any bill, joint resolution, or conference report if the accompanying report or joint statement of managers does not comply with this Act. Requires the Committee on Appropriations or any other House or Senate committee that reports any bill or joint resolution that provides budget authority for any emergency, the accompanying report, or the joint explanatory statement accompanying the conference report on the measure to: (1) identify all provisions that provide budget authority and the resulting outlays for such emergency; (2) state the reasons why such budget authority meets the definition of an emergency; and (3) justify why such funding is in a supplemental appropriation and not the regular appropriation for the next fiscal year. Prohibits a provision containing an earmark from being reported in a measure making supplemental appropriations. Makes it out of order in the House or the Senate to consider the conference report on any measure making supplemental appropriations containing earmarks.

Bill· HRH.R. 6163 (109th)referred

Federal Agency Data Breach Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 September 2006

Federal Agency Data Breach Protection Act - Amends federal law governing public printing and documents to instruct the Director of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish policies, procedures, and standards for agencies to follow in the event of a breach of data security involving disclosure of sensitive personal information for which harm to an individual could reasonably be expected to result. Requires such policies and procedures to include: (1) timely notification to individuals whose sensitive personal information could be compromised as a result of a breach; (2) guidance on determining how to provide timely notice; and (3) guidance regarding whether additional special actions are necessary and appropriate, including data breach analysis, fraud resolution services, identity theft insurance, and credit protection or monitoring services. Authorizes each agency Chief Information Officer to: (1) enforce data breach policies; and (2) develop an inventory of all personal computers, laptops, or any other hardware containing sensitive personal information. Requires federal agency information security programs to include data breach notification procedures to alert individuals whose sensitive personal information is compromised. Makes it the duty of each agency Chief Human Capital Officer to prescribe policies and procedures for employee exit interviews, including a full accounting of all federal personal property assigned to the employee during the course of employment.

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage4735/Jschriftliche anfrage

Fehlende Gleichbehandlung der Justiz

Austria · National Council · 21 September 2006

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Johannes Jarolim, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Justiz betreffend fehlende Gleichbehandlung der Justiz <i>(für die Strafverfolgung in den Fällen Hypo</i> <i>Alpe-Adria-Bank AG und BAWAG P.S.K.)</i>

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage4737/Jschriftliche anfrage

Versicherungsleistungen der Österreichischen Hagelversicherung VVaG im Ausland

Austria · National Council · 21 September 2006

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Anton Heinzl, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Versicherungsleistungen der Österreichischen Hagelversicherung VVaG im Ausland

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage4738/Jschriftliche anfrage

Wertstellung bei Einzahlungen auf Girokonten: "Körberlgeld für Banken"?

Austria · National Council · 21 September 2006

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Johann Maier, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend Wertstellung bei Einzahlungen auf Girokonten: "Körberlgeld für Banken"?

Resolution· Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag406/UEAunselbständiger entschließungsantrag

Kompetenzen des Rechnungshofes

Austria · National Council · 21 September 2006

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Einbringung einer Regierungsvorlage zur Ausweitung der Kompetenzen des Rechnungshofes

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 114 (109th)passed

A concurrent resolution providing for corrections to the enrollment of the bill S. 2590.

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 2006

Directs the Secretary of the Senate to make corrections in the enrollment of S. 2590 (Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006) by: (1) modifying the requirement that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), by January 1, 2008, ensure the existence and operation of a single searchable website for federal awards to require that it do so in accordance with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act; (2) requiring that the website provide for separate searches that distinguish between awards that are grants, subgrants, loans, cooperative agreements, and other forms of financial assistance and awards that are contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders, task orders, and delivery orders; and (3) requiring the Comptroller General to report to Congress by January 1, 2010, on compliance with that Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 6069 (109th)referred

Clean Contracting Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 2006

Clean Contracting Act - Requires the revision of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to restrict the contract period of noncompetitive federal contracts in an amount greater than the simplified acquisition threshold ($100,000) to the minimum contract period necessary to: (1) meet the urgent and compelling requirements of the work to be performed; and (2) enter into another contract for the required goods and services through the use of competitive procedures. Requires: (1) FAR to be revised to require competition in the purchase of goods and services by executive agencies pursuant to multiple award contracts; and (2) Secretary of Defense to revise the Department of Defense Supplement to FAR to cover purchases of goods by the Department of Defense (DOD) pursuant to such contracts. Prohibits the award of monopoly contracts (as defined). Requires: (1) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to report on interagency acquisitions; and (2) revision of Appendix B of OMB Circular A-123 for preventing abuse of government credit cards. Requires federal agencies and departments to submit quarterly reports to Congress on: (1) certain excessive government contractor costs; and (2) significant or substantial deficiencies in the performance of any contractor or any contractor's business system. Requires executive agencies to make specified contractor information publicly available. Requires the House Committee on Government Reform or its subcommittees to hold hearings to investigate credible evidence or allegations of waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in federal contracts.

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage4707/Jschriftliche anfrage

überplanmäßige Ausgaben im Bereich der Allgemein bildenden Pflichtschulen

Austria · National Council · 12 September 2006

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dieter Brosz, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur betreffend überplanmäßige Ausgaben im Bereich der Allgemein bildenden Pflichtschulen

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage4719/Jschriftliche anfrage

"S.W.I.F.T. - Illegale Datenschnüffelei durch USA - Wirtschaftsspionage?"

Austria · National Council · 12 September 2006

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Johann Maier, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend S.W.I.F.T. <i>(Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial</i> <i>Telecommunication)</i> - illegale "Datenschnüffelei" durch USA - Wirtschaftsspionage?

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage4718/Jschriftliche anfrage

"S.W.I.F.T. - Illegale Datenschnüffelei durch USA - Wirtschaftsspionage?"

Austria · National Council · 12 September 2006

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Johann Maier, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundeskanzler betreffend S.W.I.F.T. <i>(Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial</i> <i>Telecommunication)</i> - illegale "Datenschnüffelei" durch USA - Wirtschaftsspionage?

Resolution· Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag401/UEAunselbständiger entschließungsantrag

Stornierung des Eurofighter-Kaufs zur Umschichtung von Budgetmitteln in den Bildungsbereich

Austria · National Council · 12 September 2006

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Umschichtung von Budgetmitteln zugunsten des Bildungsbereichs durch Stornierung des Eurofighter-Kaufs

Bill· HRH.R. 6040 (109th)referred

Accountable Budgeting Commission Act of 2006

United States · United States Congress · 7 September 2006

Accountable Budgeting Commission Act of 2006 - Establishes the Accountable Budgeting Commission to review, evaluate, and make recommendations respecting the budget concepts that underlie the federal budget and its process. Prohibits the Commission from making findings, conclusions, or recommendations with respect to Social Security, Medicare, or government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs).

Record· Schriftliche Anfrage - BR2441/J-BR/2006schriftliche anfrage - br

Untätigkeit der Justiz im Kriminalfall BAWAG

Austria · Federal Council · 4 August 2006

Anfrage der Bundesräte Wolfgang Schimböck, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Justiz betreffend Untätigkeit der Justiz im Kriminalfall BAWAG

Bill· SS. 3802 (109th)referred

A bill to amend the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to expand the county organized health insuring organizations authorized to enroll Medicaid beneficiaries.

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 2006

Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as added by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 and as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, to add health insuring organizations operated by public entities established by Ventura and Merced Counties, California, to the number of county-organized health insuring organizations in California authorized to enroll Medicaid beneficiaries under title XIX of the Social Security Act. Increases from 14% to 16% the maximum percentage of California Medicaid beneficiaries which may be enrolled with such organizations.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 554 (109th)passed

A resolution authorizing the printing with illustrations of a document entitled "Committee on the Budget, United States Senate, 32nd Anniversary, 1974-2006".

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 2006

Authorizes the printing with illustrations as a Senate document of a compilation of materials entitled &quot;Committee on the Budget, United States Senate, 32nd Anniversary, 1974-2006.&quot; Requires the printing of up to 500 copies of such document in addition to the usual number.

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