Education

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure fairness.

United States · United States Congress · 27 November 2001

Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to revise title I requirements for allocations to: (1) local educational agencies and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico of part A basic grants for education of disadvantaged children; (2) States (including the District of Columbia) and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico of part C grants for education of migratory children; and (3) State agencies in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico of part D subgrants for prevention and intervention programs for children and youth who are neglected, delinquent, or at-risk of dropping out.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the reporting requirements relating to higher education tuition and related expenses.

United States · United States Congress · 27 November 2001

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require any person which is an eligible educational institution (current law requires any person which is an eligible educational institution which receives payments for qualified tuition and related expenses with respect to any individual for any calendar year or which makes reimbursements or refunds to any individual of qualified tuition and related expenses) which enrolls any individual for any academic period to meet specified return requirements. Revises requirements concerning the form and manner of such returns.

Urging the establishment of a commission on technology and education.

United States · United States Congress · 27 November 2001

Urges creation of a commission on education and technology .

Department of Defense and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United States Act, 2002

United States · United States Congress · 19 November 2001

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2002 - Appropriates funds for FY 2002 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) military personnel; (2) operation and maintenance (including for the Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund, the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and environmental restoration); (3) procurement(including for shipbuilding and conversion); (4) research, development, test, and evaluation; (5) revolving and management funds; (6) the Defense Health Program; (7) chemical agents and munitions destruction; (8) drug interdiction and counter-drug activities; (9) the Office of the Inspector General; (10) the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund; (11) the Intelligence Community Management Account; (12) payment to the Kaho'olawe Island Conveyance, Remediation, and Environmental Restoration Fund; (13) the National Security Education Trust Fund; (14) the Counter-Terrorism and Operational Response Transfer Fund to prosecute Operation Enduring Freedom; (15) former Soviet Union threat reduction; (16) the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization;(17) DOD chemical and biological weapon defense programs; and (18) the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 - Appropriates funds for FY 2002 for emergency expenses to respond to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States for: (1) the Departments of Agriculture, Health and Human Services, Justice, Commerce, State and related agencies, Defense, the Interior, Energy, Labor, Education and related agencies, Transportation and related agencies, the Treasury, Veterans Affairs, and Housing and Urban Development; (2) the Judiciary; (3) the District of Columbia; (4) the Smithsonian Institution; (5) the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; (6) the National Capital Planning Commission; (7) the Legislative Branch; (8) the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; (9) the General Services Administration; (10) the Environmental Protection Agency: (11) the Federal Emergency Management Agency; (12) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and (13) the National Science Foundation.

Access for Afghan Women Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 19 November 2001

Access for Afghan Women Act of 2001 - Directs the United States to undertake a variety of measures to guard and enhance the quality of life of Afghan and other Central Asian women, including the following: (1) incorporating the perspectives of women's and human rights organizations in matters related to peace and the future governance of Afghanistan; (2) including significant numbers of women in drafting a new constitution for Afghanistan; (3) providing funding for education for all Afghans; (4) increasing Central Asian women's access to and ownership of productive assets and property; (5) providing funding for women-centered economic development programs in Central Asia; (6) assuring the safety and health of female Central Asian refugees; and (7) including women in peacekeeping and peace building measures in Central Asia. Defines Central Asia as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

Emergency Relief and Recovery Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2002

United States · United States Congress · 19 November 2001

Emergency Relief and Recovery Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2002 - Makes additional supplemental appropriations for FY 2002, and provides for other types of emergency relief and recovery from the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States. Makes such appropriations to the Department of Labor 's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) for temporary emergency assistance to the State of New York (NYS) for a special fund for unemployment compensation. Establishes an emergency program of health insurance premium assistance for COBRA continuation coverage for certain individuals impacted by the terrorist attacks. Permits a State to elect to provide temporary Medicaid coverage (under title XIX of the Social Security Act) for certain uninsured individuals impacted by the terrorist attacks. Makes additional emergency supplemental appropriations for FY 2002, with respect to claims and activities in response to the attacks, to: (1) the Department of Labor for ETA training and employment services and for State Unemployment Security Office for certain payments to the NYS Workers Compensation Review Board and the NYS Uninsured Employers Fund; (2) the Department of Health and Human Services for the Health Resources and Services Administration to reimburse local area hospitals for unreimbursed care provided in response to, and damage caused by, the attacks, and for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; (3) the Department of Commerce for emergency grants for public telecommunications facilities, planning, and construction by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration; (4) the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Community Development Fund, with a portion for a program to aid the tourism and travel industry in New York City (NYC); and (5) the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for disaster relief, including recovery activities and assistance in NYC and NYS, Northern Virginia, and Pennsylvania, with portions for the Office of World Trace Center Attack Claims and for the NYC Board of Education. World Trade Center Attack Claims Act - Establishes within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) the Office of World Trade Center Attack Claims. Entitles to Federal compensation individuals and entities which suffered injury as a result of the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and who reside or maintain a place of business in the area south of Canal Street in Manhattan. Limits claim payments to up to $500,000 for the amount necessary to compensate for injuries (including residential and business losses) suffered during the 18-month period following the attack. Authorizes reimbursement of: (1) public utilities regulated by the New York Public Service Commission; and (2) not-for-profit exchanges and boards of trade regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Visitor Center Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 November 2001

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Visitor Center Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to construct an education and administrative center at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in Box Elder County, Utah, to provide for the interpretation of resources at the Refuge for the education and benefit of the public, the advancement of research, protection, and health of waterfowl habitat, and the administration of such Refuge.

Declaration of Official Language Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 16 November 2001

Declaration of Official Language Act of 2001 - Declares English to be the official language of the U.S. Government, and requires the U.S. Government to preserve and enhance the role of English as the official language of the U.S.A. Makes this Act inapplicable to the use of a language other than English for: (1) religious purposes; (2) for training in foreign languages for international communication; (3) terms of art in Government documents; (4) law enforcement; or (5) scientific terminology. Declares that this Act is not intended to affect programs in schools designed to encourage students to learn foreign languages. Directs the Immigration and Naturalization Service to: (1) enforce the established English language proficiency standard for all applicants for U.S. citizenship; and (2) conduct all naturalization ceremonies entirely in English. Prohibits any U.S. Government agency or department from requiring any State or local government, or any person or organization, to communicate or provide materials in any language other than English. Repeals the Bilingual Education Act (title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965). Terminates the Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs in the Department of Education. Releases States, local governments, and local educational agencies from certain consent decrees that require them to develop, implement, provide, or maintain any form of bilingual education. Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to repeal bilingual voting requirements.

Bioterrorism Preparedness Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 16 November 2001

Bioterrorism Preparedness Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to add provisions granting additional authorities to the Secretary of Health and Human Services concerning bioterrorism preparedness and responding to public health emergencies. Requires the Secretary to develop and implement a plan which includes the development of specific criteria enabling measurements to be made of the progress made at the national, State, and local levels toward achieving the national goal of bioterrorism preparedness. Requires the maintenance of an adequate national pharmaceutical stockpile of vaccines (including a smallpox vaccine), therapies, and medical supplies for use at the Secretary's discretion in the event of a biological threat or attack or other public health emergency. Expands the role of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Directs the Secretary to provide for the establishment of a coordinated network of public health laboratories to assist with the detection of and response to a biological threat or attack. Provides for the appointment of an Assistant Secretary for Emergency Preparedness who shall head the Office for Emergency Preparedness. Provides for a National Disaster Medical System to provide appropriate health and social services to respond to a public health emergency, if the Secretary activates the System. Provides for enhanced regulatory control of biological agents and toxins. Establishes a State Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Block Grant Program to improve State and local preparedness and response capabilities. Amends the Clayton Act to provide for a limited antitrust exemption with respect to the development of new countermeasures against bioterrorism. Requires, under the Public Health Service Act, the development of a crisis communications and education strategy with respect to bioterrorist threats to the food supply. Expands animal and plant health inspection service activities and authorities. Amends the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to expand the authority of the Food and Drug Administration with respect to food presenting a serious threat to humans or animals. Requires the registration of food manufacturing, processing, and handling facilities. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to utilize existing authorities to expand Agricultural Research Service and Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service programs to protect the food supply of the United States.

Cancer Testing, Education, Screening, and Treatment Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 November 2001

Cancer Testing, Education, Screening, and Treatment Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to qualifying health centers for programs providing cancer information, education, screening, counseling, and treatment. Targets service populations with significant numbers of low-income minority individuals who are at-risk for cancer, requiring programs to provide outreach and culturally sensitive services (including same language) to such populations. Requires the Secretary to designate the type(s) of cancer covered by a grant.

Computer Security Enhancement and Research Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 16 November 2001

Computer Security Enhancement and Research Act of 2001 - Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to: (1) establish a program to support research at institutions of higher education, for-profit research institutions, or consortia of such institutions, to improve the security of networked information systems; (2) provide support for post-doctoral research fellowships and senior research fellowships in such areas; and (3) contract with the National Research Council for a comprehensive review of such program during its fifth year. Requires NIST to solicit recommendations of the Computer System Security and Privacy Board regarding Federal computing systems standards and guidelines.

Bioterrorism Preparedness Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 15 November 2001

Bioterrorism Preparedness Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to add provisions granting additional authorities to the Secretary of Health and Human Services concerning bioterrorism preparedness and responding to public health emergencies. Requires the Secretary to develop and implement a plan which includes the development of specific criteria enabling measurements to be made of the progress made at the national, State, and local levels toward achieving the national goal of bioterrorism preparedness. Requires the maintenance of an adequate national pharmaceutical stockpile of vaccines (including a smallpox vaccine), therapies, and medical supplies for use at the Secretary's discretion in the event of a biological threat or attack or other public health emergency. Expands the role of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Directs the Secretary to provide for the establishment of a coordinated network of public health laboratories to assist with the detection of and response to a biological threat or attack. Provides for the appointment of an Assistant Secretary for Emergency Preparedness who shall head the Office for Emergency Preparedness. Provides for a National Disaster Medical System to provide appropriate health and social services to respond to a public health emergency, if the Secretary activates the System. Provides for enhanced regulatory control of biological agents and toxins. Establishes a State Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Block Grant Program to improve State and local preparedness and response capabilities. Amends the Clayton Act to provide for a limited antitrust exemption with respect to the development of new countermeasures against bioterrorism. Requires the development of a crisis communications and education strategy with respect to bioterrorist threats to the food supply. Expands animal and plant health inspection service activities and authorities. Directs the Secretary to expand the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to: (1) increase inspections to ensure the safety of the food supply; and (2) improve linkages between the Agency and other regulatory agencies of the Federal Government, the States, and Indian tribes with shared responsibilities. Provides for food manufacturing, processing, and distribution biosecurity, agricultural biosecurity and biosecurity upgrades at the Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services. Requires the registration of food manufacturing, processing, and handling facilities. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to utilize existing authorities to expand Agricultural Research Service and Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service programs to protect the food supply of the United States.

Expressing the sense of the Congress that public awareness and education about the importance of health care coverage is of the utmost priority and that a National Importance of Health Care Coverage Month should be established to promote these goals.

United States · United States Congress · 15 November 2001

Expresses the sense of Congress that a National Importance of Health Care Coverage Month should be established and the President should issue a proclamation calling on the public and private sectors to conduct promotional programs and events.

Agricultural Bioterrorism Countermeasures Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 14 November 2001

Agricultural Bioterrorism Countermeasures Act of 2001 - Authorizes appropriations for biosecurity upgrades at specified Department of Agriculture and related facilities. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to bioterrorism countermeasures, to: (1) expand Agricultural Research Service programs to protect the domestic food supply; (2) establish a Consortium for Countermeasures Against Agricultural Bioterrorism comprised of institutions of higher education in partnership with Federal agencies to develop long-term biosecurity programs; (3) enhance the National Research Initiative of the Competitive Grants Program of the Award Grants Program of the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service by awarding grants for bioterrorism protective measures; and (4) expand the capacities of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Food Safety Inspection Service. Authorizes appropriations.

Federal-Local Information Sharing Partnership Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 13 November 2001

Federal-Local Information Sharing Partnership Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the Federal criminal code, and the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (USA PATRIOT ACT) of 2001 to authorize the sharing of grand jury information, electronic, wire, and oral interception information, and foreign intelligence information, respectively, with State or local law enforcement personnel. Directs that such information be used consistent with such guidelines as the Attorney General shall issue to protect confidentiality. Amends: (1) the Fair Credit Reporting Act to authorize the recipient of a consumer report or information to disclose the contents to law enforcement personnel to assist in the performance of official duties; and (2) the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Secretary of State to provide copies of Department of State and U.S. diplomatic and consular office records regarding visas or related information to law enforcement personnel. Directs that such information be used consistent with such guidelines. Amends: (1) the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to authorize the sharing of information acquired from an electronic surveillance or from a physical search with law enforcement personnel; and (2) the General Education Provisions Act and the National Education Statistics Act of 1994 to authorize the disclosure of the contents of education records and reports, records, and information to law enforcement personnel, subject to guidelines for the use of that information.

Farm Security Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 9 November 2001

Farm Security Act of 2001 - Amends specified Acts to extend and revise agricultural and related programs with respect to: (1) commodities and price supports; (2) conservation; (3) agricultural trade; (4) nutrition; (5) agricultural credit; (6) rural development; (7) agricultural research, extension, and education; (8) forestry and tree assistance; and (9) miscellaneous programs.

Consolidation Student Loan Flexibility Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 9 November 2001

Consolidation Student Loan Flexibility Act of 2001 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow student loan borrowers to choose a lender for loan consolidation. (Eliminates the requirement that: (1) the consolidation loan lender must already hold an outstanding student loan of the borrower; or (2) the borrower must certify to having sought and been unable to obtain a consolidation loan with income-sensitive repayment terms from any holders of the outstanding loans selected for consolidation.)

National Junior College for Deaf and Blind at the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind Act

United States · United States Congress · 8 November 2001

National Junior College for Deaf and Blind at the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind Act - Amends the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 to direct the Secretary of Education to enter into an agreement with the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind for the establishment and operation of the National Junior College for Deaf and Blind.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Coverdell educational savings accounts to be used for homeschooling expenses.

United States · United States Congress · 8 November 2001

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow Coverdell education savings accounts to be used for homeschooling expenses.

Nuclear Energy Electricity Supply Assurance Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 8 November 2001

Nuclear Energy Electricity Supply Assurance Act of 2001 - Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 2001 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to extend the indemnification authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regarding licensees and nonprofit educational institutions. Makes such authority permanent with respect to Department of Energy (DOE) contractors. Revises guidelines governing: (1) licensee insurance premiums; and (2) liability and indemnification limits. Limits any civil penalty for a tax-exempt nonprofit contractor, subcontractor, or supplier to the amount of the performance fee paid by the Secretary. Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to add two Assistant Secretaries of Energy to serve, respectively, as Director of: (1) the Office of Science; and (2) the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science, and Technology. Instructs the Secretary of Energy to establish or continue certain programs including: (1) specified nuclear energy research and technology programs; (2) investments to increase electricity capacity at commercial nuclear plants; (3) continued domestic capability for uranium mining, conversion, and enrichment industries; and (4) university nuclear engineering education research and infrastructure. Amends the USEC Privatization Act to prohibit the Secretary from selling surplus natural uranium and conversion services through 2006. Requires the sale of uranium hexaflouride. Authorizes the Secretary to place the Portsmouth gaseous diffusion plant into cold standby condition for a five-year period. Mandates a program to: (1) demonstrate the NRC Early Site Permit process; (2) evaluate opportunities for completion of partially constructed nuclear plants; (3) assess opportunities for Generation IV reactors; and (4) research potential licensing issues associated with new reactor technologies and designs. Declares electricity generated by a nuclear plant to be an environmentally preferable product. Conditions Federal funding for a domestic or international organization that supports electricity production facilities upon inclusion of emission-free electricity production facility projects that use nuclear fuel. Establishes the Office of Spent Nuclear Fuel Research to implement a research and development regarding treatment, recycling, and disposal of high-level nuclear radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct advanced fuel recycling technology research and development to promote electrometallurgical technology as a proliferation-resistant alternative to aqueous reprocessing; and (2) establish the Advanced Accelerator Applications Program. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to: (1) revise certain commercial license requirements; (2) repeal restrictions pertaining to foreign ownership of commercial licensees; and (3) grant firearms and arrest authority to employees of NRC licensees.

September 11 Surviving Spouse Student Loan Relief Act

United States · United States Congress · 8 November 2001

September 11 Surviving Spouse Student Loan Relief Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to discharge or cancel the Federal student loan indebtedness of spouses of individuals who died (or die) or who became (or become) permanently and totally disabled from injuries suffered in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

Medical Education for National Defense in the 21st Century Act

United States · United States Congress · 8 November 2001

Medical Education for National Defense in the 21st Century - Directs the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs and Defense to jointly develop and disseminate a series of model education and training programs on medical responses to terrorist activities, based on programs established at the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine.

National Junior College for Deaf and Blind at the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind Act

United States · United States Congress · 8 November 2001

National Junior College for Deaf and Blind at the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind Act - Amends the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 to direct the Secretary of Education to enter into an agreement with the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind for the establishment and operation of the National Junior College for Deaf and Blind.

Servicemembers Health Protection Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 8 November 2001

Servicemembers Health Protection Act of 2001 - Establishes in the Department of Health and Human Services the National Center for Military Deployment Health Research, headed by a Director, to: (1) conduct research on deployment-related health issues of members of the armed forces, veterans, and their families; and (2) serve as the national center for coordination of private and public research on those issues. Requires the Center to have an Advisory Committee on Military Deployment Health Research to advise the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Center Director on all aspects of Center activities. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and operate centers for research, education, and clinical activities related to post-deployment illnesses, designating such centers as National Centers for Military Post-Deployment Illness Research. Allows the designation of no more than 25 centers and requires geographical diversity of such centers. Requires the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a panel to assess the scientific and clinical merit of proposals submitted for center designation.

Bioterrorism Protection Act (BioPAct) of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 8 November 2001

Bioterrorism Protection Act (BioPAct) of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for grants, scholarships, and loans in order to strengthen the nursing profession. Establishes the National Nursing Service Corps Scholarship Program. Authorizes appropriations to: (1) increase hospital and provider capacity, training, and resources for treating bioterrorism victims; (2) increase and improve vaccine and antibiotic supplies for attack victims; and (3) provide for the coordination, training, and equipping of bioterrorism emergency responders. Authorizes appropriations for Department of Agriculture activities to: (1) reduce agricultural pathogen and insect pest threats; and (2) increase Department information systems security. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand the Food and Drug Administration's capacity to ensure the safety of the food supply system, including imported food, and protect against the threat of bioterrorism. Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to: (1) permit debarment for repeated or serious food import violations; (2) deem as misbranded imported food without country-of-origin labeling; (3) deem as adulterated a food item imported by a debarred person; and (4) require registration of food manufacturing, processing, and handling facilities. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) undertake public water systems vulnerability assessments and review related emergency response plans; and (2) provide such systems with assistance for basic security enhancements and information systems protection. Amends the Federal criminal code to set penalties for possessing a select agent known to be a biological agent, with reckless disregard for the public health and safety. Authorizes appropriations for neutron scanner technology and technology to detect biological or chemical agents and for increased numbers of border patrol and immigration officers. Directs the Attorney General to develop or carry out various programs, including programs to improve identification of those appearing on law enforcement "watch lists" and to mandate better tracking of visas. Requires the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security to: (1) assess terrorist threats within the United States and its territories and possible responses to such threats; (2) implement a public education campaign concerning appropriate response to a terrorist attack; and (3) coordinate the deployment of chemical and biological detection capabilities. Requires the President to: (1) establish a database of information concerning terrorist activity; and (2) reduce barriers to the sharing of such information among Federal law enforcement agencies and the intelligence community. Requires the Secretary of Defense to: (1) increase military capability to respond to domestic crises involving chemical or biological weapons; (2) implement interagency crisis response and consequence management; and (3) accelerate response research and development. Requires the Secretary of Energy to increase efforts relating to nonproliferation verification of chemical and biological materials in countries other than the United States. Urges the President to seek to establish a United States-Russian Federation Biological-Chemical Working Group.

Reservists Education Protection Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 7 November 2001

Reservists Education Protection Act of 2001 - Restores, as of September 11, 2001, veterans' basic educational and vocational assistance eligibility for retired or reserve military personnel ordered to active duty as part of Operation Enduring Freedom (the war on terrorism).

Commending and urging increased support for organizations led by Afghan women that are providing substantial education, health, and relief services during a time of humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and in Afghan refugee areas in neighboring countries, and for the inclusion of women in any new government established in that nation.

United States · United States Congress · 7 November 2001

Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) recognizes the grave humanitarian crisis that existed in Afghanistan before the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, and that has since been exacerbated; (2) commends the heroic work of organizations led by Afghan women that have persevered during this time of crisis to assist vulnerable Afghan women and their families; (3) urges the Secretary of State to support, and the United Nations to provide funding to, these organizations in order to strengthen their ability to deliver services during this humanitarian crisis and to enhance their role in fostering a more civil society; (4) urges the President to direct the international coalition engaged in combating terrorism in Afghanistan to protect women's rights as it attempts to provide humanitarian relief to the Afghani people; and (5) urges the President to encourage any new government established in Afghanistan to include women as leaders and as full and active participants.

Hubert H. Humphrey Civic Education Enhancement Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 November 2001

Hubert H. Humphrey Civic Education Enhancement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs), State educational agencies (SEAs), and other nonprofit educational providers (NEPs) for teacher training and retraining institutes that focus on the teaching of civics. Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to extend and increase an authorization of appropriations for school-based and community-based service-learning programs (Learn and Serve America). Authorizes the National and Community Service Corporation to award service-learning institute grants to IHEs, SEAs, and other NEPs for teacher training and retraining institutes that focus on school-based service-learning programs. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to revise provisions for local innovative education programs to include community service programs under which qualified school personnel train and mobilize young people to strengthen their communities through nonviolence, responsibility, compassion, respect, and moral courage. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to: (1) local educational agencies to plan, develop, and implement a program to enhance the efficacy of student government and other student leadership programs in the decision-making processes of secondary schools, or a partnership program with the appropriate governmental entities to allow formal involvement by secondary school student representatives in local government activities, on the school board, in the local educational agency, or in State government; and (2) SEAs to provide short-term training programs and stipends for student leaders that inform them of local, State, and Federal governments, and training programs, or that use experienced student leaders to carry out training on the importance of civic engagement, methods of engagement, and other aspects of leadership development.

Jack Martin, of Michigan, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Education, vice Donald Rappaport, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 5 November 2001

Imported Perishable Product Safety Improvement Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 November 2001

Imported Perishable Product Safety Improvement Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a system to deny the importation of any perishable product if the Secretary determines it has a history of adulteration or association with serious health issues, including a single outbreak of serious disease. Sets forth requirements for processing such products, including examination, holding, destruction, and subsequent labeling as refused entry. Prohibits: (1) port shopping when a product has been refused admission; and (2) imports of perishable products by debarred persons. Provides for the promulgation and enforcement of regulations governing, and the imposition of penalties against, the importing of contaminated perishable products. Authorizes the debarment of repeat offenders. Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary to (1) make grants or agreements with, and provide technical assistance to, eligible agencies to enhance their capacity to carry out activities relating to surveillance and prevention of pathogen-related disease borne in a perishable product; and (2) conduct related training, education, and public awareness activities. Requires the Secretary to award grants to universities, nonprofits, and industrial partners to develop improved methods of pathogen detection and food safety monitoring sensors.

Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 2 November 2001

Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001 - Amends specified Acts to extend and revise agricultural and related programs with respect to: (1) commodities and price supports; (2) conservation; (3) agricultural trade; (4) nutrition; (5) agricultural credit; (6) rural development; (7) agricultural research, extension, and education; (8) forestry; (9) energy; and (10) agricultural competition.

Historically Women's Public Colleges and Universities Historic Building Preservation and Restoration Act

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 2001

Historically Women's Public Colleges or Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to award grants to historically women's public colleges or universities for the preservation and restoration of historic buildings and structures on their campuses. Specifies eight institutions to receive such grants in FY 2002 through 2006.

Federal-Local Information Sharing Partnership Act of 2002

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 2001

Federal-Local Information Sharing Partnership Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the Federal criminal code, and the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (USA PATRIOT ACT) of 2001 to authorize the sharing of grand jury information, electronic, wire, and oral interception information, and foreign intelligence information, respectively, with State or local law enforcement personnel. Directs that such information be used consistent with such guidelines as the Attorney General shall issue to protect confidentiality. Amends: (1) the Fair Credit Reporting Act to authorize the recipient of a consumer report or information to disclose the contents to law enforcement personnel to assist in the performance of official duties; and (2) the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Secretary of State to provide copies of Department of State and U.S. diplomatic and consular office records regarding visas or related information to law enforcement personnel. Directs that such information be used consistent with such guidelines. Amends: (1) the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to authorize the sharing of information acquired from an electronic surveillance or from a physical search with law enforcement personnel; and (2) the General Education Provisions Act and the National Education Statistics Act of 1994 to authorize the disclosure of the contents of education records and reports, records, and information to law enforcement personnel, subject to guidelines for the use of that information.

Enhanced Border Security Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 2001

Enhanced Border Security Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of State (Secretary), the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (Commissioner), and the Director of Central Intelligence to submit a congressional report, and develop a plan and an interoperable intelligence data system (with the Attorney General), for the identification and provision of law enforcement and intelligence information needed by the Department of State and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to screen visa and admissions applicants. Directs the Attorney General to waive INS personnel limits. Authorizes appropriations for INS, Border Patrol, United States Customs Service, and consular personnel, training, and security-related technology. Provides for machine-readable visa fees. Directs the Secretary and the Commissioner to study the costs and implementation alternatives of a Perimeter National Security Program, which shall include: (1) the feasibility of establishing a North American National Security Cooperative (Canada, Mexico, and the United States); and (2) alien preclearance and preinspection programs. Directs: (1) the Commissioner to expeditiously implement the port of entry integrated entry and exit data system; and (2) the Secretary to provide Foreign Service officers with visa screening training. Requires international commercial air carriers arriving in the United States to: (1) provide specified passenger manifest information; and (2) develop procedures for electronic transmission of such information. Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to include among the data required to be collected on foreign students and exchange visitors information on such alien's dates of entry and enrollment commencement and termination. Sets forth related reporting provisions, including the requirement that an institution of higher education report to the INS concerning an alien student's failure to enroll. Prohibits the admission of an alien from a country designated to be a state sponsor of terrorism until appropriate clearances are conducted on such individual. Requires the INS to periodically review institutions authorized to enroll foreign students and exchange visitors. Amends Federal law to treat INS immigration inspectors as law enforcement officers for Federal retirement program purposes. Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to extend the deadline for presentation of biometric border crossing identification cards.

To establish a temporary moratorium on the issuance of visas for nonimmigrant foreign students and other exchange program participants and to improve reporting requirements for universities under the foreign student monitoring program.

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 2001

Establishes a nine-month moratorium on the issuance of nonimmigrant foreign student and other exchange program visas. Requires universities, under the foreign student monitoring program, to report information respecting a student's failure to enroll or to satisfy half-time status or other academic or program conditions. Provides for the inclusion of such information in the National Crime Information Center's Interstate Identification Index.

Enhanced Border Security Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 2001

Enhanced Border Security Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of State (Secretary), the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (Commissioner), and the Director of Central Intelligence to submit a congressional report, and develop a plan and an interoperable intelligence data system (with the Attorney General), for the identification and provision of law enforcement and intelligence information needed by the Department of State and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to screen visa and admissions applicants. Directs the Attorney General to waive INS personnel limits. Authorizes appropriations for INS, Border Patrol, United States Customs Service, and consular personnel, training, and security-related technology. Provides for machine-readable visa fees. Directs the Secretary and the Commissioner to study the costs and implementation alternatives of a Perimeter National Security Program, which shall include: (1) the feasibility of establishing a North American National Security Cooperative (Canada, Mexico, and the United States); and (2) alien preclearance and preinspection programs. Directs: (1) the Commissioner to expeditiously implement the port of entry integrated entry and exit data system; and (2) the Secretary to provide Foreign Service officers with visa screening training. Requires international commercial air carriers arriving in the United States to: (1) provide specified passenger manifest information; and (2) develop procedures for electronic transmission of such information. Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to include among the data required to be collected on foreign students and exchange visitors information on such alien's dates of entry and enrollment commencement and termination. Sets forth related reporting provisions, including the requirement that an institution of higher education report to the INS concerning an alien student's failure to enroll. Prohibits the admission of an alien from a country designated to be a state sponsor of terrorism until appropriate clearances are conducted on such individual. Requires the INS to periodically review institutions authorized to enroll foreign students and exchange visitors. Amends Federal law to treat INS immigration inspectors as law enforcement officers for Federal retirement program purposes. Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to extend the deadline for presentation of biometric border crossing identification cards.

Federal Human Capital Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 31 October 2001

Federal Human Capital Act of 2001 - Chief Human Capital Officers Act of 2001 - Places an agency Chief Human Capital Officer in specified Federal agencies. Requires such Officers to: (1) set the workforce development strategy of the agency; (2) assess current workforce characteristics and future needs based on the agency's strategic plan and mission; (3) align human resources policies with organization mission, strategic goals, and performance outcomes; (4) develop and advocate a culture of continuous learning to attract and retain employees with superior abilities; (5) identify best practices and benchmarking studies; and (6) create systems for measuring intellectual capital and identifying links of that capital to organizational performance and growth. Establishes a Chief Human Capital Officers Council. Requires a study on the feasibility and desirability of developing human capital metrics for use by the Federal Government. Permits certain agencies to evaluate applicants for competitive service positions according to a quality category rating system rather than numerical ratings. Permits appointment into the competitive service without competition under specified conditions. Authorizes voluntary separation incentive payments. Revises voluntary early retirement criteria. Provides for phased retirement for certain specialized positions. Authorizes the use of a streamlined critical pay authority. Requires expedited approval for appointments to positions classified above GS-15. Reduces the notification period for reductions in grade or removal for unacceptable performance. Requires a study on the discipline and termination process. Authorizes an agency to assign a senior executive to a private entity to perform work of mutual concern. Repeals the recertification requirements for senior executives. Permits the waiver of certain qualifications and other requirements for specially qualified scientists and professionals and persons in critical positions. Revises agency training programs to require: (1) their evaluation and modification; (2) the hiring of a training officer; (3) establishment of a comprehensive management succession program; and (4) manager training on unacceptable performance issues. Revises academic degree training criteria. Allows accrual of leave for certain qualified non-Federal service. Amends the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 to expand: (1) the national security education program to include emphasis on the quality of teaching and learning in fields critical to national interests; and (2) the National Security Education Trust Fund to include repayment of student loans and payment for professional development instruction in critical national interest fields.

Nurse Reinvestment Act

United States · United States Congress · 31 October 2001

Nurse Reinvestment Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) develop and issue public service announcements that advertise and promote the nursing profession, highlight the advantages and rewards of nursing, and encourage individuals from diverse communities and backgrounds to enter the nursing profession; and (2) award grants to designated eligible educational entities in order to increase the number of nurses. Establishes a National Nurse Service Corps Scholarship program that provides scholarships to individuals seeking nursing education in exchange for service by such individuals in areas with nursing shortages.

Johne's Disease Elimination Act

United States · United States Congress · 31 October 2001

Johne's Disease Elimination Act - Amends the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a bovine Johne's disease research and control program.

To suspend temporarily the duty on certain machines designed for children's education.

United States · United States Congress · 31 October 2001

See summary of: H.R. 2257

Public Health Emergency Planning and Information Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 25 October 2001

Public Health Emergency Planning and Information Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) carry out a public health crisis education, information, and grant program; (2) publish public health crisis educational materials for use by Medicare hospitals and the general public; (3) publish information regarding community and media communications for Medicare hospitals; and (4) establish a program to provide the necessary staff and resources to communicate with the public and the press during a public health crisis, to maintain updated media resources, and to promote public health awareness in the course of the regular activities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to applicant Medicare hospitals to: (1) adopt such educational materials for local use and to assist hospitals in applying such information on community and media relations and in developing ties with the local and regional media; (2) assist such hospitals in meeting epidemic training, recognition, and response standards identified by the Secretary as designed to educate Medicare hospital staff regarding epidemics resulting from natural causes or bioterrorism, and to enable such staff to effectively recognize and respond to such epidemics; and (3) reimburse such hospitals that serve an area that the President has determined warrants assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act due to the direct effects of an epidemic to reimburse for specified post-disaster costs.

Food Supply Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 October 2001

Food Supply Protection Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Agriculture for: (1) Department of Agriculture biosecurity initiatives required under presidential directive PDD-67, to be used to secure resources at existing facilities of the Agricultural Research Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; (2) research in support of bioterrorism response initiatives; (3) continuation of joint research initiatives between the Agricultural Research Service, universities, and industry on counter-bioterrorism efforts; (4) competitive grants to universities and qualified research institutions for counter-bioterrorism research; (5) specified biosafety laboratories and animal research facilities at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center in Greenport, New York; (6) the Agricultural Research Service/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service facility in Ames, Iowa; (7) planning and design of an Agricultural Research Service biocontainment laboratory for poultry research in Athens, Georgia; (8) planning, updating, and renovation of the Arthropod-Borne Animal Disease Laboratory in Laramie, Wyoming; (9) collaborative research with the Oklahoma City Counter-Terrorism Institute, the Department of Justice, and other law enforcement and emergency preparedness organizations; and (10) the purchase of and training for rapid detection field test kits to be distributed by the Secretary to State and local agencies engaged in defending against agroterrorism.

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 23 October 2001

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001 - Establishes a counterterrorism fund. Condemns discrimination against Arab and Muslim Americans. Increases funding for the technical support center at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Authorizes the Attorney General to request military assistance to enforce laws related to any weapon of mass destruction. Requires the Director of the U.S. Secret Service to develop a national electronic crime task force. Grants the President authority to confiscate any property of any foreign person, country, or organization involved with an attack on or armed hostilities with the United States. Amends Federal criminal law to provide for authority to intercept wire, oral, and electronic communications relating to computer fraud and abuse offenses. Permits disclosure to specified Federal personnel of Federal grand jury matters pertaining to intelligence or counterintelligence. Allows sharing of electronic, wire, and oral interception information by Federal law enforcement and other specified Federal officials. Permits the similar sharing of foreign intelligence information. Requires the FBI Director to expedite the hiring of translators to support counterterrorism investigations and operations. Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 with respect to roving surveillance authority and duration of surveillance of non-U.S. persons who are agents of a foreign power. Permits the seizure of voice mail messages pursuant to search warrants. Allows subpoenas for records of electronic communications to include temporarily assigned network addresses. Permits electronic communication and remote computing service providers to make emergency disclosures to a governmental entity of customer electronic communications to protect life and limb. Authorizes Federal district courts to allow a delay of required notices of the execution of a warrant if immediate notice may have an adverse result. Prohibits use of a pen register or trap and trace devices in any investigation to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities that is conducted solely on the basis of activities protected by the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Authorizes the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (or designee) to apply for an court order requiring production of certain business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations. Amends Federal criminal law to: (1) require a trap and trace device to restrict recording or decoding so as not to include the contents of a wire or electronic communication; (2) apply a court order for a pen register or trap and trace devices to any person or entity providing wire or electronic communication service in the United States whose assistance may facilitate execution of the order; (3) allow a trap and trace device to identify the source (but not the contents) of a wire or electronic communication; and (4) provide for nationwide service of search warrants for electronic evidence. Amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to extend trade sanctions to the territory of Afghanistan controlled by the Taliban. Amends the Federal criminal code to provide for administrative discipline of Federal officers or employees who violate prohibitions against unauthorized disclosures of information gathered under this Act. Provides for civil actions against the United States for damages by any person aggrieved by such violations. Terminates specified provisions of this Act on December 31, 2005. International Money Laundering Abatement and Financial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001 - Sunsets this Act after the first day of FY2005 if Congress enacts specified legislation to that effect. Prescribes special measures for jurisdictions, financial institutions, or international transactions of primary money laundering concern, including a proscription against United States correspondent accounts with foreign shell banks. Establishes Federal jurisdiction over foreign money launderers, money that is laundered through a foreign bank, and foreign and domestic bank records related to anti-money laundering programs. Provides for forfeiture of money laundering funds in U.S. interbank accounts. Authorizes Federal application for restraining orders to preserve the availability of property subject to a foreign forfeiture or confiscation judgment. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to issue regulations to ensure that concentration accounts of financial institutions are not used to prevent association of the identity of an individual customer with the movement of funds of which the customer is the direct or beneficial owner. Directs the Secretary to issue regulations prescribing minimum standards for financial institutions regarding customer identity in connection with the opening of accounts. Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require consideration of the effectiveness of a company or companies in combating money laundering during reviews of proposed bank shares acquisitions or mergers. Urges U.S. negotiations for international cooperation in investigations of money laundering, financial crimes, and the finances of terrorist groups. Establishes civil liability immunity for disclosures by a financial institution that reports suspicious activities. Mandates that financial institutions institute anti-money laundering programs. Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to authorize the inclusion of suspicions of illegal activity in written employment references . Mandates that securities brokers and dealers report suspicious financial transactions. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to share monetary instruments transactions records with any U.S. intelligence agency upon request. Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require a consumer reporting agency to furnish all information in a consumer's file to a government agency authorized to conduct investigations of or intelligence activities related to international terrorism. Places within the ambit of mandatory records and reports on monetary instruments transactions any person who engages as a business in the transmission of funds, including through an informal value transfer banking system or network (e.g., hawala) of people facilitating the transfer of value domestically or internationally outside of the conventional financial institutions system. Makes the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network a bureau in the Department of the Treasury. Directs the Secretary to establish a highly secure network in the Network that allows financial institutions to file certain reports and receive alerts and other information regarding suspicious activities warranting immediate and enhanced scrutiny. Increases the civil and criminal penalties for money laundering. Amends the Federal Reserve Act to provide for uniform protection authority for Federal Reserve facilities, including law enforcement officers authorized to carry firearms and make warrantless arrests. Amends Federal law to require reports relating to coins and currency of more than $10,000 received in a nonfinancial trade or business. Establishes as a bulk cash smuggling offense the knowing concealment and attempted transport (or transfer) across U.S. borders of currency and monetary instruments in excess of $10,000, with intent to evade specified currency reporting requirements. Requires courts to order, as part of a criminal sentence, forfeiture of all property involved in certain currency reporting offenses. Amends the Federal criminal code to revise the prohibition of unlicensed (currently, illegal) money transmitting businesses. Increases the criminal penalties for counterfeiting domestic and foreign currency and obligations. Authorizes: (1) the Attorney General to waive certain Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) personnel caps with respect to ensuring security needs on the Northern U.S. border; and (2) appropriations for increased Border Patrol, Customs Service, and INS personnel along such border. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Attorney General and the FBI to provide the Department of State and the INS with access to specified criminal history extracts in order to determine whether or not a visa or admissions applicant has a criminal history. Directs the Attorney General and the Secretary of State to develop a technology standard to identify visa and admissions applicants. Broadens the scope of aliens ineligible for admission and deportable for terrorist activities. Defines "terrorist organization" as: (1) a designated foreign or other terrorist organization; or (2) a group of two or more individuals which engage in specified terrorist-related activities. Provides for mandatory detention until removal from the United States (regardless of any relief from removal) of an alien certified by the Attorney General as a suspected terrorist or threat to national security. Requires release of such alien after seven days if removal proceedings have not commenced, or the alien has not been charged with a criminal offense. Authorizes detention for additional periods of up to six months of an alien not likely to be deported in the reasonably foreseeable future only if release will threaten U.S. national security or the safety of the community or any person. Limits judicial review to habeas corpus proceedings in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Requires the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, in developing the integrated entry and exit data system, to focus on the use of biometric technology and the development of tamper-resistant documents readable at ports of entry. Directs the Attorney General to implement fully and expand the foreign student monitoring program. Requires audits and reports on implementation of the mandate for machine readable passports. Provides for: (1) special immigrant status for certain alien victims of terrorist activities; and (2) humanitarian relief for certain surviving alien spouses and children of U.S. citizens killed by such activities. (Excludes terrorists or family members from such benefits.) Authorizes the Attorney General and revises the Secretary of State's authority to pay rewards to combat terrorism. Qualifies a Federal terrorism offense for collection of DNA for identification Authorizes consultation among Federal law enforcement officers regarding information acquired from an electronic surveillance or physical search in terrorism and related investigations or protective measures. Allows the FBI to request telephone toll and transactional records, financial records, and consumer reports in any investigation to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities only if the investigation is not conducted solely on the basis of activities protected by the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Revises U.S. Secret Service jurisdiction with respect to fraud and related activity in connection with computers. Amends the General Education Provisions Act and the National Education Statistics Act of 1994 to provide for disclosure of educational records to the Attorney General in a terrorism investigation or prosecution. Provides for expedited payments for: (1) public safety officers involved in the prevention, investigation, rescue, or recovery efforts related to a terrorist attack; and (2) heroic public safety officers. Increases Public Safety Officers Benefit Program payments. Amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to establish an antiterrorism emergency reserve in the Victims of Crime Fund. Authorizes the Director of the Office of Victims of Crime to make supplemental grants for victims of terrorism to States, victim service organizations, public agencies, and nongovernmental organizations the provide assistance to crime victims. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend Bureau of Justice Assistance regional information sharing system grants to systems that enhance the investigation and prosecution abilities of participating Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in addressing multi-jurisdictional terrorist conspiracies and activities. Amends the Federal criminal code to establish criminal penalties for terrorist attacks and other acts of violence against mass transportation systems. Prescribes penalties for harboring any person known to have committed or to be about to commit a terrorism offense. Establishes Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed at U.S. facilities abroad. Subjects to civil forfeiture all assets, foreign or domestic, of terrorist organizations. Extends the statute of limitations for certain terrorism offenses without limit. Provides for alternative maximum penalties for terrorism crimes. Makes the penalties for attempts and conspiracies the same as the penalties for terrorism offenses. Makes any term of years or life the supervised release terms for offenses with terrorism predicates. Makes specified terrorism crimes Racketeer Influenced And Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute predicates. Revises prohibitions and penalties with regard to fraud and related activity in connection with computers to include specified cyberterrorism offenses. Directs the Attorney General to establish regional computer forensic laboratories, and support existing laboratories, to develop specified cybersecurity capabilities. Prescribes penalties for knowing possession in certain circumstances of biological agents, toxins, or delivery systems, especially by certain restricted persons. Requires the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) to establish requirements and priorities for foreign intelligence collected under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and to provide assistance to the Attorney General to ensure that information derived from electronic surveillance or physical searches is disseminated for efficient and effective foreign intelligence purposes. Requires the inclusion of international terrorist activities within the scope of foreign intelligence under such Act. Expresses the sense of Congress that officers and employees of the intelligence community should establish and maintain intelligence relationships to acquire information on terrorists and terrorist organizations. Provides temporary authority to defer the submission to Congress of certain reports on intelligence and intelligence-related matters. Requires the Attorney General or head of any other Federal department or agency to disclose expeditiously to the DCI any foreign intelligence acquired in the course of a criminal investigation. Requires the Attorney General, DCI, and Secretary of the Treasury to report jointly to Congress on the feasibility and desirability of reconfiguring the Foreign Asset Tracking Center and the Office of Foreign Assets Control to provide for the analysis and dissemination of foreign intelligence relating to the financial capabilities and resources of international terrorist organizations. Requires the DCI to report to the appropriate congressional committees on the establishment and maintenance of the National Virtual Translation Center for timely and accurate translations of foreign intelligence for elements of the intelligence community. Requires the Attorney General to provide a program of training to Government officials regarding the identification and use of foreign intelligence. Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Justice to designate one official to review allegations of abuse of civil rights, civil liberties, and racial and ethnic profiling by government employees and officials. Expresses the sense of Congress condemning acts of violence or discrimination against any American, including Sikh-Americans. Amends the Federal criminal code with respect to venue in money laundering cases. First Responders Assistance Act - Directs the Attorney General to make grants to State and local governments to improve the ability of State and local law enforcement, fire department, and first responders to respond to and prevent acts of terrorism. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make inadmissible to the United States any alien engaged in money laundering. Authorizes funds for Drug Enforcement Administration police training in South and Central Asia. Directs the Attorney General to conduct a feasibility study on the use of a biometric identifier scanning system with access to the FBI integrated automated fingerprint identification system at overseas consular posts and points of entry to the United States. Authorizes the use of Department of Defense funds to contract with local and State governments, during the period of Operation Enduring Freedom, for the performance of security functions at U.S. military installations. Crimes Against Charitable Americans Act of 2001 - Amends the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act to cover fraudulent charitable solicitations. Amends the Federal transportation code to prohibit States from licensing any individual to operate a motor vehicle transporting hazardous material unless the Secretary of Transportation determines that such individual does not pose a security risk warranting denial of the license. Requires background checks of such license applicants by the Attorney General upon State request. Expresses the sense of the Senate on substantial new U.S. investment in bioterrorism preparedness and response. Directs the Office for State and Local Domestic Preparedness Support of the Office of Justice Programs to make grants to enhance State and local capability to prepare for and respond to terrorist acts. Amends the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998 to extend it through FY 2007 and provide for antiterrorism grants to States and localities. Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001 - Establishes the National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center to serve as a source of national competence to address critical infrastructure protection and continuity through support for activities related to counterterrorism, threat assessment, and risk mitigation.

September 11 Surviving Spouse Student Loan Relief Act

United States · United States Congress · 23 October 2001

September 11 Surviving Spouse Student Loan Relief Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to discharge or cancel the Federal student loan indebtedness of spouses of individuals who died (or die) or who became (or become) permanently and totally disabled from injuries suffered in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

Farm and Ranch Equity Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 18 October 2001

Farm and Ranch Equity Act of 2001 - Amends specified Acts to extend and revise agricultural and related programs with respect to: (1) commodities and price supports; (2) conservation; (3) agricultural trade; (4) nutrition; (5) agricultural credit; (6) rural development; (7) agricultural research, extension, and education; (8) forestry; (9) energy; and (10) agricultural security.

Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 18 October 2001

Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to waive or modify certain requirements of student financial aid programs under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as the Secretary deems necessary in connection with the national emergency declared by the President with respect to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, or any subsequent national emergency declared by reason of terrorist attacks (the emergency). Authorizes such waiver or modification of requirements in order to provide relief from certain financial and administrative burdens to affected individuals who: (1) are serving on active duty during the emergency; (2) reside or are employed in a disaster area declared by any Federal, State, or local official in connection with the emergency; or (3) suffered direct economic hardship as a direct result of the emergency, as determined under a waiver or modification issued under this Act. Authorizes waiver or modification of certain reporting requirements for institutions of higher education, lenders, guarantee agencies, and other entities participating in such programs, if such entities are located in declared disaster areas connected to the emergency. Expresses the sense of Congress that institutions offering postsecondary education should provide refunds and waivers of certain requirements to students who are members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty during the national emergency.

Cyberterrorism Prevention Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 18 October 2001

Cyberterrorism Prevention Act of 2001 - Modifies Federal criminal code provisions regarding fraud and related activity in connection with computers. Establishes penalties for intentionally accessing a protected computer without authorization, or exceeding authorized access, thereby causing: (1) loss to one or more persons during any one-year period aggregating at least $5,000 in value; (2) the modification or impairment of the medical examination, diagnosis, treatment, or care of one or more individuals; (3) physical injury to any person; (4) a threat to public health or safety; or (5) damage affecting a computer system used by or for a government entity in furtherance of the administration of justice, national defense, or national security. Increases penalties and broadens the scope of provisions regarding computer-related fraud. Includes within the definition of "protected computer" a computer located outside the United States that is used in a manner that affects interstate or foreign commerce or communication of the United States. Includes good faith reliance on a request of a governmental entity to preserve evidence among defenses to civil actions relating to a violation of provisions governing access to stored wire or electronic communications. Requires the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to take appropriate actions to develop at least ten regional computer forensic laboratories and to provide support, education, and assistance for existing laboratories so that such laboratories have the capability to provide forensic examinations regarding seized or intercepted computer evidence relating to criminal activity, to provide training and education regarding computer-related crime for and to assist law enforcement personnel, and to promote sharing of Federal law enforcement computer crime expertise with State and local authorities.

Agricultural Bioterrorism Countermeasures Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 17 October 2001

Agricultural Bioterrorism Countermeasures Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to bioterrorism countermeasures, to: (1) expand Agricultural Research Service programs to protect the domestic food supply; (2) establish a Consortium for Countermeasures Against Agricultural Bioterrorism comprised of institutions of higher education in partnership with Federal agencies to develop long-term biosecurity programs; (3) enhance the National Research Initiative of the Competitive Grants Program of the Award Grants Program of the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service by awarding grants for bioterrorism protective measures; and (4) expand the capacities of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Food Safety Inspection Service. Authorizes appropriations.

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that public schools may display the words "God Bless America" as an expression of support for the Nation.

United States · United States Congress · 16 October 2001

Expresses the sense of Congress that public schools may display the words "God Bless America" as an expression of support for the Nation.

Undergraduate Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Education Improvement Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 October 2001

Technology Talent Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Director of the National Science Foundation to award competitive grants to institutions of higher education to increase the number of students studying and receiving associate's or bachelor's degrees in established or emerging fields within science, mathematics, engineering, and technology. Provides that an institution receiving such a grant shall be known as a National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Talent Expansion Center.