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Bill· SS. 1362 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 2001
Advancement of Geriatric Education Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to payment to hospitals for inpatient hospital services to: (1) provide that, with respect to specified cost reporting periods, in applying the limitations regarding the total number of full-time equivalent residents in the field of allopathic or osteopathic medicine under provisions on payments for direct and indirect graduate medical education (GME) costs for a hospital, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall disregard up to a specified maximum number of residents enrolled in an approved geriatric residency or fellowship program under certain circumstances; and (2) provide that in the case of an individual enrolled in an approved geriatric residency or fellowship program, the period of board eligibility and the initial residency period shall be the period of board eligibility for the subspeciality involved, plus one year under provisions on payments for direct GME costs. Amends the Public Health Service Act to increase, provide for, and make other specified funding-related changes with respect to certain geriatric matters.
Bill· SS. 1356 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 2001
Wartime Treatment of European Americans and Refugees Study Act - Establishes the Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans and Refugees to review the U.S. Government's: (1) wartime treatment of European Americans and European Latin Americans; and (2) refusal to allow European refugees fleeing persecution in Europe entry to the United States. Directs that such review include: (1) a comprehensive review of the facts and circumstances surrounding U.S. Government actions during World War II which violated the civil liberties of European Americans and European Latin American; (2) a review of U.S. Government action with respect to European Americans, including registration requirements, travel and property restrictions, establishment of restricted areas, raids, arrests, internment, exclusion, internee employment by American companies, exchange, repatriation, and deportment, and the immediate and long-term effect of such actions, particularly internment; (3) a brief review of the participation by European Americans, including those whose families were interned, repatriated, or excluded, in the U.S. armed forces; and (4) a recommendation of appropriate remedies, including how civil liberties can be better protected during war, an assessment of the continued viability of the Alien Enemy Act, and public education programs.
Bill· SS. 1357 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 2001
Directs the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to conduct a nationwide study, and report with policy recommendations to Congress and the Secretary of Education, on how secondary schools are implementing specified policy guidance of the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights relating to sexual harassment directed against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 65 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 2001
Declares the sense of Congress that: (1) all Americans should be more informed of the developmental disorder dyspraxia, its easily recognizable symptoms, and proper treatment; (2) the Secretary of Education should establish and promote a campaign in elementary and secondary schools to encourage the social acceptance of dyspraxic children; and (3) the Federal Government has a responsibility to endeavor to raise dyspraxia awareness, consider ways to increase knowledge of possible therapy and access to health care services, and endeavor to inform educators on how to recognize dyspraxic symptoms and to handle this disorder appropriately.
Bill· SS. 1344 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2001
Native American Commercial Driving Training and Technical Assistance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to award four grants to eligible entities (tribally-controlled community colleges and universities) to support commercial vehicle (tractor-trailer truck) driving training programs.
Bill· SS. 1335 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2001
Linking Educators and Developing Entrepreneurs for Reaching Success Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to support business incubation at institutions of higher education that award associate or baccalaureate degrees. Directs the Secretary to make competitive, matching awards to: (1) a non-profit entity that manages or provides technical assistance to a degree-granting institution's affiliated incubator (or to the institution that manages in the absence of such an entity), for helping acquire or renovate space for incubators, and for developing curricula, providing services, or providing programming for entrepreneurs housed in an incubator; and (2) a degree-granting institution or a nonprofit local government or community development organization, for feasibility studies to determine the need for or siting of incubators. Requires the Secretary to reserve certain amounts for research regarding best practices for incubator programs, including the development of a benchmarking system based on uniform measures, and for dissemination of information regarding such practices. Authorizes contracts for such purposes with organizations with expertise in business incubation practices.
Bill· SS. 1337 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2001
National Digital School Districts Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to: (1) make one-year grants to State educational agencies to make competitive subgrants to local educational agencies to create national digital school districts by acquiring technology, providing teacher mentoring, and other related efforts; (2) make competitive grants to institutions of higher education to conduct research on the effectiveness of the technology used in national digital school districts; and (3) evaluate and report on best practices in implementing technology in education.
Bill· HRH.R. 2768 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2001
Medicare Regulatory and Contracting Reform Act of 2001 - Amends part D (Miscellaneous) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to: (1) regulations, establishing a regular timeline for the publication of final regulations; and (2) contracts with Medicare administrative contractors. Outlines requirements for provider education and technical assistance under Medicare. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a demonstration program making certain technical assistance available, upon request on a voluntary basis, to small providers of services or suppliers to evaluate their billing and related systems for compliance with the applicable Medicare requirements. Amends SSA title XVIII part D with respect to the Practicing Physicians Advisory Council to direct the Secretary to appoint a Medicare Provider Ombudsman to: (1) assist confidentially service providers, physicians, practitioners, and suppliers with respect to grievances and requests for information; and (2) submit recommendations to the Secretary for improvement in Medicare administration. Outlines requirements with respect to provider appeals. Directs the Secretary to establish a process for expedited access to judicial review. Amends SSA title XVIII part D with respect to: (1) the Medicare Integrity Program to provide for the recovery of overpayments and prepayment review; and (2) agreements with service providers to direct the Secretary to establish a process (including an appeals process) for enrollment of Medicare service providers, services, physicians, practitioners, and suppliers. Requires the Secretary to establish a demonstration program under which Medicare specialists employed by HHS provide advice and assistance to Medicare beneficiaries at the location of existing local offices of the Social Security Administration. Prohibits the Secretary from implementing any documentation guidelines for evaluation and management physician services under Medicare unless the Secretary has, among other things, established a plan that contains specific goals and a schedule for improving the use of such guidelines.
Bill· HRH.R. 2781 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2001
Access to Student Loans Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend indefinitely specified changes of interest rates for certain student loans.
Bill· HRH.R. 2731 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2001
School Energy Assistance Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a two-year grant program to reimburse certain eligible local educational agencies, or schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, that have been severely impacted by rising energy costs, for up to half the increase in annual energy costs. Authorizes the Secretary to give priority to eligible entities that have demonstrated: (1) the greatest need for such funds; and (2) the strongest commitment to energy conservation.
Bill· HRH.R. 2793 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2001
Teacher Technology Training Incentive Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow local educational agencies to use certain professional development funds to provide incentives, including bonus payments, to recognized educators who achieve an information technology certification directly related to their teaching curriculum or content area.
Bill· HRH.R. 2752 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2001
School Safety Enhancement and Website Protection Act of 2001 - Amends Federal criminal law to apply specified criminal penalties for fraud and related activity in connection with computers to: (1) unauthorized access to information on websites of elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education; and (2) threats to public health or safety.
Bill· HRH.R. 2795 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2001
Agroterrorism Prevention Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit plant enterprise terrorism. Enhances penalties for animal enterprise terrorism and establishes penalties for plant enterprise terrorism. Prohibits the use of explosives or arson against the enterprise. Provides for the death penalty under specified circumstances. Authorizes restitution for any economic damage resulting from the violation (currently limited to the reasonable cost of repeating any experimentation that was interrupted or invalidated as a result of the offense, and the loss of food production or farm income reasonably attributable to the offense, and currently applicable only to animal enterprise terrorism). Makes animal and plant enterprise terrorism a predicate offense under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to establish and maintain a national clearinghouse for information on incidents of crime and terrorism committed against or directed at any: (1) animal or plant enterprise; (2) commercial activity because of the perceived impact of such activity on the environment; or (3) person because of such person's perceived connection with or support of any enterprise or activity. Requires the Director to: (1) award grants on a competitive basis to colleges and universities for technical assistance, threat and risk assessments, and other activities related to improving security at individual research universities; and (2) develop a comprehensive security report for universities, colleges, and nonprofit organizations which examines the threat posed by animal and plant enterprise terrorism on research activities and includes strategies for reducing such threat.
Bill· HRH.R. 2762 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2001
Earthquake Loss Reduction Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a nonrefundable personal credit of 50 percent of so much of the qualified seismic retrofit expenses (principal residence earthquake retrofit expenses) incurred during a taxable year that does not exceed $6,000. Provides a five-year recovery period for the depreciation of qualified seismic retrofit expenses. Authorizes the issuance of qualified seismic retrofitting bonds, 95 percent of the proceeds of which must be used for seismic retrofitting expenditures. Provides an exemption from passive activity loss restrictions for any seismic retrofitting activity engaged in during a taxable year. Amends the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 to authorize the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to establish a grant program to provide financial assistance to certain local governments, public or nonprofit private hospitals, or public institutions of higher education to pay the Federal share of the cost of carrying out earthquake disaster mitigation and recovery planning measures with respect to critical facilities and infrastructures (disaster response facilities, hospital and medical facilities) under the jurisdiction of such recipients. Allows grant funds to be used to retrofit such facilities and infrastructures, implement earthquake disaster mitigation measures, or develop earthquake disaster recovery plans. Establishes the Loss Reduction Trust Fund for grant payments.
Bill· HRH.R. 2732 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2001
Stop Westward Aquatic Threats Act - Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) provide the public with information and education on the threat of zebra mussels and other aquatic nuisance species and how to prevent their westward advance; (2) work with States that contain aquatic nuisance species (including zebra mussels) that threaten western States to develop and implement a prevention action plan that includes inspections of vessels at boat launches and elsewhere (including vessels involved in the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Expedition); and (3) prevent westward movement of aquatic nuisance species by monitoring and preventing westward movement of zebra mussels and other aquatic nuisance species beyond the 100th meridian, monitoring water bodies, educating boaters leaving waters infected by aquatic nuisance species, and providing rapid response capacity in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Authorizes the Director of the of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force to make grants to States to develop management plans which identify those areas or activities within the State for which assistance is needed to eliminate or reduce the environmental, public health, and safety risks associated with aquatic nuisance species, particularly the zebra mussel.
Bill· HRH.R. 2810 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2001
Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program through September 30, 2006. Sets the maximum amount of payments for training of workers adversely affected by imports from NAFTA countries (Mexico and Canada) at no more than $60 million for any fiscal year. Extends trade adjustment reallowances for adversely affected workers (including during training period) for an additional 26 weeks. Authorizes trade adjustment reallowances in order to assist an adversely affected worker who has limited English proficiency to complete his or her training, or to assist such worker to complete a program of remedial education. Extends such reallowances for additional specified periods.
Bill· HRH.R. 2761 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2001
Small Business Tax Fairness Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase: (1) from 70 percent to 100 percent the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals; (2) from $24,000 to $30,000 the deduction amount for small businesses of section 179 property; and (3) the deduction for business meal expenses from 50 percent to 60 percent (80 percent for individuals subject to Federal limitations on service hours). Provides that income averaging for farmers and fishermen shall not increase their alternative minimum tax liability. Permits small taxpayers (with gross annual receipts averaging $5 million or less) to use the cash accounting method without limitation. Makes permanent the tax credit for increasing research activities. Allows a taxpayer a deduction of up to 50 percent of any qualified timber gain, subject to a formula, for partial inflation adjustment. Decreases from 84 to 60 months the amortization period for reforestation expenditures and the reforestation tax credit. Allows an individual a tax credit for 20 percent (up to $2,000) of the amount paid or incurred for qualified energy efficiency improvements installed during the taxable year. Allows a business a tax credit of up to $2,000 of the aggregate adjusted bases of all energy efficient property installed in a qualified new energy efficient home during construction. Repeals the Federal communications excise tax. Allows a corporation a tax credit for 50 percent of the qualified computer technology and equipment donations it made to elementary and secondary schools during the taxable year.
Bill· HRH.R. 2765 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2001
Teachers for Tomorrow Act of 2001 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish new programs for teacher student loan forgiveness, under the guaranteed loan program and the direct loan program. Requires three consecutive complete school years of full-time teaching in a public elementary or secondary school as: (1) a secondary school teacher of a subject area relevant to the borrower's academic major; or (2) an elementary school teacher who has demonstrated knowledge and teaching skills in reading, writing, mathematics, and other curriculum areas. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from a teacher's gross income any student loan amounts discharged under both the current HEA programs and those added by this Act.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 232 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2001
Establishes a select committee to be known as the Select Committee on Medical Research which shall conduct a thorough and complete study of: (1) the effectiveness of public and private (including universities, foundations, and industries) partnerships in the advancement and funding of medical research; (2) intellectual property issues arising from the advancement of medical research and research techniques; (3) ethical and social issues arising from advancements in medical research; (4) regulatory barriers to the performance of medical research and to the dissemination and application of research findings; and (5) other important issues relating to medical research. Requires a report from the committee to the House of Representatives.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 212 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2001
Calls for the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee of the U.S. Postal Service to recommend and the Postmaster General to issue a postage stamp in honor of William C. Velasquez (the national Hispanic civic leader and founder of the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project).
Bill· SS. 1291 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 2001
Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act or DREAM Act - - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to repeal the provision prohibiting an unlawful alien's eligibility for higher education benefits based on State residence unless a U.S. national is similarly eligible without regard to such State residence. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Attorney General to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional permanent resident status, certain (inadmissible or deportable) alien higher education students under the age of 21 with qualifying years of U.S. residency.
Bill· HRH.R. 2705 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 2001
Rural and Urban Health Care Act of 2001 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) revise admission requirements for nonimmigrant alien nurses, including increasing the type of qualifying employer-facilities; and (2) increase the number of annual two-year foreign residency requirement waivers for aliens receiving graduate medical education or training in the United States.
Bill· SS. 1274 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 2001
Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to create a new title (this title) covering stroke prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) carry out a national education and information campaign to promote stroke prevention and increase the number of stroke patients who seek immediate treatment; and (2) make available, support, and evaluate a grant program to enable a State to develop statewide stroke care systems, foster the development of modern systems of stroke care, and provide technical assistance to State and local agencies. Requires the Secretary to: (1) maintain the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry and Clearinghouse; and (2) ensure the availability of published research on stroke or conduct research concerning best practices, barriers to access, the effectiveness of existing public awareness campaigns, and disparities in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation, regarding stroke. Directs the Secretary to award grants to States for the purpose of establishing statewide stroke prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation systems. Requires the Secretary to develop standards of care for stroke patients in all phases of stroke that may be adopted for guidance by the State and a model plan for the establishment of statewide stroke care systems. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public and non-profit private entities for the development and implementation of education programs for appropriate medical personnel in the use of newly developed diagnostic approaches, technologies, and therapies for the prevention and treatment of stroke.
Bill· SS. 1275 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 2001
Community Access to Emergency Defibrillation Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States, political subdivisions of States, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations to develop and implement public access defibrillation programs by: (1) training and equipping local emergency medical services personnel to administer immediate care, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillation (AED), to cardiac arrest victims; (2) purchasing AEDs, placing the defibrillators in public places where cardiac arrests are likely to occur, and training personnel in such places to administer CPR and AED to such victims; (3) setting procedures for proper maintenance and testing of such devices; (4) providing training to members of the public in CPR and AED; (5) integrating the emergency medical services system with the public access defibrillation programs; and (6) encouraging private companies to purchase AEDs and provide training for their employees to administer CPR and AED to cardiac arrest victims in their community. Directs the Secretary to award grants to States, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations to develop and implement innovative, comprehensive, community-based public access defibrillation demonstration projects that: (1) provide CPR and AED to cardiac arrest victims in unique settings; (2) provide training to community members in CPR and AED; and (3) maximize community access to AEDs. Directs the Secretary to award a grant to a health care organization to establish a national information clearinghouse that provides information to increase public access to defibrillation in schools.
Bill· SS. 1283 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 2001
Telehealth Mental Health Services Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award grants of at least $1.5 million to each eligible entity to establish demonstration projects for the provision of: (1) mental health services to special populations as delivered remotely by qualified mental health professionals using telehealth; and (2) mental illness education as delivered remotely by qualified mental health professionals and mental health education professionals using telehealth.
Bill· SS. 1276 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 2001
Directs the Secretary of Energy to submit to the congressional defense and appropriations committees a plan for conducting an interim counterintelligence polygraph program consisting of periodic polygraph examinations of Department of Energy employees, or contractor employees, who have or may have access to Restricted Data or Sensitive Compartmented Information. Requires the Secretary, within six months after obtaining the results of a polygraph review conducted by the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education of the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, to prescribe requirements for a Department counterintelligence polygraph program. Amends the Department of Energy Facilities Safeguards, Security, and Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 1999 to repeal the existing Department polygraph program. Directs the Administrator for Nuclear Security to submit to Congress recommendations for necessary legislative action to enhance the Department's personnel security program.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 143 (107th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 2001
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the week of November 11 through 17, 2001, should be designated as National Veterans Awareness Week for the purpose of emphasizing education efforts directed at elementary and secondary school students concerning the contributions and sacrifices of veterans.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 204 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 30 July 2001
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) a National Character Counts Week should be established to promote character education; and (2) the President should issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to embrace the elements of character identified by their local schools and communities such as trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, citizenship, and honesty.
Bill· SS. 1265 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 27 July 2001
Children's Adjustment, Relief, and Education Act or the CARE Act - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to repeal the provision prohibiting an unlawful alien's eligibility for higher education benefits based on State residence unless a U.S. national is similarly eligible without regard to such State residence. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Attorney General to cancel the removal of, and adjust to permanent resident status, certain (inadmissible or deportable) alien secondary or higher education students under the age of 21 with qualifying years of U.S. residency. Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to make such alien higher education students eligible for education assistance during the pendency of their application for cancellation of removal.
Bill· SS. 1262 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 July 2001
National Mathematics and Science Partnerships Act - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF Director) to establish the following programs of grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) or, in some cases, eligible nonprofit institutions, in support of activities relating to elementary and secondary school mathematics and science teaching and education: (1) Mathematics and Science Education Partnerships with local educational agencies (LEAs); (2) a Teacher Research Stipend Program; (3) establishment of four multidisciplinary Centers for Research on Learning and Education Improvement; (4) education research teacher fellowships, to give research opportunities related to the science of learning to elementary and secondary school teachers of science and mathematics; (5) Robert Noyce Scholarships for teacher recruitment and training, with recipient service commitments; and (6) educational technology research centers. Requires the NSF Director to expand the National Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Education Digital Library program to enable dissemination of elementary and secondary science, math, engineering, and technology educational resources, materials, practices, and policies through the Internet and other digital technologies. National Science Education Act - Requires the NSF Director to: (1) establish programs of grants to IHEs for training master teachers and assisting schools to establish master teacher programs, and for providing distance learning in mathematics or science for elementary or secondary school students; (2) disseminate information, jointly with the Secretary of Education, on required courses of study and licensing requirements for teaching careers in elementary or secondary school science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education; and (3) convene a conference for stakeholders in kindergarten-through-12th grade science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education. Requires the NSF Director to make demonstration grants to LEAs for mathematics and science proficiency partnerships with private sector entities. Authorizes the NSF Director to make grants for developing educational materials on energy production and use, energy conservation, and renewable energy for use in elementary and secondary schools. Amends the Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 to: (1) require the NSF Director to give priority, in making outreach grants for articulation partnerships between community colleges and secondary schools, to proposals involving secondary schools with a majority of students from groups underrepresented in the science, mathematics and engineering workforce; and (2) authorize the NSF Director to make grants for educational technology assistance enters for schools and for a learning community consortium of associate-degree-granting colleges to encourage women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities to enter and complete programs in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology.
Bill· SS. 1259 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 July 2001
Rural and Urban Health Care Act of 2001 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) revise admission requirements for nonimmigrant alien nurses, including increasing the type of qualifying employer-facilities; (2) revise related immigrant status provisions; and (3) increase the number of annual two-year foreign residency requirement waivers for aliens receiving graduate medical education or training in the United States. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States, local governments, and institutions of higher education for recruitment and training of domestic registered nurses and other health care providers.
Bill· HRH.R. 2670 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 27 July 2001
Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act - Sets forth entitlement standards and implementation guidelines for employee use of emergency leave to address domestic or sexual violence. Permits victims of domestic or sexual violence to substitute existing leave in lieu of emergency leave. Authorizes State use of funds under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) to provide nonrecurrent short-term emergency benefits for emergency leave precipitated by domestic or sexual violence . Amends the Internal Revenue Code relating to approval of State unemployment compensation laws to prohibit denial of compensation where an individual is separated from employment due to circumstances resulting from the individual's experience of domestic or sexual violence. Amends the Social Security Act to include training under this Act for unemployment compensation and TANF personnel. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award a grant to a national victim services organization to develop and disseminate a model program for domestic and sexual violence training. Victims' Employment Sustainability Act - Prohibits certain discriminatory employer practices relating to terms or conditions of employment in connection with victims of domestic or sexual violence. Victims of Abuse Insurance Protection Act - Prohibits denial or restriction of insurance coverage based on the status of the applicant or insured regarding abuse or abuse-related claims. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business related credit for 40 percent of an employer's costs for implementing workplace safety and education programs relating to domestic and sexual violence. Authorizes the Attorney General to provide a grant for a clearinghouse and resource center to provide information and assistance to employers, labor organizations, and advocates on behalf of victims of domestic or sexual violence.
Bill· HRH.R. 2666 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 27 July 2001
Vocational and Technical Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2001 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration: (1) to establish a demonstration program under which the Administrator shall make grants to, or may enter into cooperative agreements with, small business development centers to provide technical assistance to secondary schools, or to post-secondary vocational or technical schools, for the development and implementation of curricula designed to promote vocational and technical entrepreneurship; and (2) before making such grants, to select an association to act as an information clearinghouse regarding vocational and technical entrepreneurship education programs.
Bill· HRH.R. 2667 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 27 July 2001
Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Health Resources Access Improvement Act of 2001 - Urges the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs to commit their departments to exploring new ways for significantly improving health resources sharing and to building supportive organizational cultures. Directs such Secretaries to: (1) conduct a demonstration project at five qualifying sites to identify advantages of providing integrated management of military treatment facilities and veterans' health care facilities in the same geographic area; and (2) provide for a unified management system for such facilities at each site. Authorizes each Secretary to waive administrative regulations or policies to implement the demonstration project. Terminates the project on September 30, 2006. Directs the Secretaries to: (1) submit to the appropriate congressional committees a prospectus for construction of a new joint medical facility for their departments; (2) enter into a joint contract for an independent, comprehensive review to identify opportunities for joint funding for an integrated graduate medical education program; and (3) develop and implement a common affiliation agreement or contract for graduate medical education purposes at project locations. Requires (current law authorizes) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to share health care resources with the Secretaries of the military departments. Repeals current Department of Veterans Affairs hospital bed limits.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 202 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 July 2001
Declares that Congress considers the Palestinian Authority to be in violation of the principles embodied in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child for its use of children as soldiers and for inciting children to acts of violence and war. Urges: (1) the Palestinian Council to declare its commitment to the Convention and to adopt legislation to implement the Convention as soon as possible; (2) the President to withhold any future U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority until it stops the use of children in armed conflict; and (3) the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. executive director of each international financial institution to use the U.S. voice and vote to oppose assistance to the Palestinian Authority until it discontinues its use of children as soldiers. Requests reports by the Secretary of State on: (1) the degree to which Palestinian children are encouraged by the Palestinian Authority to participate in organized violent or terrorist acts and the degree to which the Palestinian education system, religious structures, and media play a role; and (2) Palestinian Authority efforts to prevent the involvement of children in such acts.
Bill· SS. 1252 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 July 2001
School Website Protection Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly causing the transmission of a program, information, code, or command that affects or impairs, without authorization, a computer of an elementary or secondary school or an institution of higher education.
Bill· HRH.R. 2648 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 July 2001
Recruit and Reward Future Math and Science Teachers of America Act of 2001 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish the National Math and Science Teacher Scholarships pilot program to recruit and train future secondary school mathematics and science teachers. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to higher education institutions with graduate programs in teacher training to make such scholarships to outstanding students enrolled in such programs who are committed to pursuing careers in secondary school mathematics and science teaching. Makes institutions eligible only if they are ranked by the Secretary in the top 25 percent of schools in their States with the highest percentage of graduates passing the State teacher qualification assessment for new teachers. Gives priority to institutions with one or more of the following: (1) a year-long internship program in a professional development school; (2) mentoring programs for novice teachers in their first three years; (3) a history of placing graduates in rural and urban schools; and (4) a high retention rate of teachers that the institution places in teaching positions. Requires scholarship recipients to agree to teach in an urban or rural public secondary school for at least three full academic years, or repay the pro rata amount of awards received, plus interest, for any failure to fulfill such obligation, with specified exceptions.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 201 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 July 2001
Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should establish an international education policy to enhance national security, significantly further U.S. foreign policy and economic competitiveness, and promote mutual understanding and cooperation among nations. Includes among policy objectives: (1) producing citizens with a high level of international experience; (2) promoting greater diversity of locations, languages, and subjects involved in teaching, research, and study abroad; (3) increasing participation in internships abroad; (4) invigorating citizen and professional international exchange programs; (5) supporting visas and employment policies that promote increased numbers of international students; (6) encouraging programs that begin foreign language learning in the United States at an early age; (7) promoting educational exchanges and research collaboration with American educational institutions abroad; and (8) promoting partnerships among government, business, and educational institutions and organizations to provide adequate resources for implementing this policy.
Bill· SS. 1247 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2001
Foundations for Learning Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make formula grants to States to assist eligible children to become ready for school through specified kinds of: (1) screening; (2) family support initiatives; (3) consultations and support to providers of early childhood services; (4) services to eligible children and their families; and (5) development of community resources. Requires all services under this Act to be: (1) provided in the most culturally competent manner practicable; (2) free-of-charge for any child of a family whose income is below 200 percent of the poverty line (and, if a charge is imposed on other children it must be on a sliding scale based on ability to pay); (3) provided by or under the supervision of qualified professionals with expertise in early childhood development; and (4) intended to benefit eligible children. Makes eligible under this Act children, aged zero to six, to whom two or more of these characteristics apply: (1) low birth weight; (2) cognitive deficit or developmental disability; (3) parental substance abuse; (4) custodial parent with less than secondary school diploma; (5) parental depression or other mental illness; (6) abuse, maltreatment, or neglect; (7) family income below 200 percent of the Federal poverty line; (8) early behavioral and peer relationship problems; (9) exposure to violence; (10) homelessness; or (11) removal from child care, Head Start, or preschool for behavioral reasons or at risk of being so removed.
Bill· SS. 1237 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2001
Wartime Parity and Justice Act of 2001 - Allows certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the United States from countries in Latin America and interned in the United States during World War II to be provided restitution under the Civil Liberties Act of 1988. Urges the President to transmit a letter of apology to each such individual. Makes the Attorney General responsible for identifying and locating individuals eligible for restitution. Authorizes judicial review of a denial of compensation. Permits an individual covered by this Act who has accepted payment on a related claim before this Act's enactment to receive an appropriately reduced payment. Directs: (1) individuals covered by this Act to not be considered to have been present in the United States unlawfully during the evacuation, relocation, or internment period; (2) each U.S. agency to correct any records indicating otherwise; (3) agencies to disclose all information relating to the removal and internment of such individuals; and (4) the President to share such information with other countries and encourage those countries to make that information available. Reestablishes in the Treasury the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund and establishes a board of directors for the Fund.
Bill· SS. 1238 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 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.
Bill· SS. 1249 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2001
Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act - Sets forth entitlement standards and implementation guidelines for employee use of emergency leave to address domestic or sexual violence. Permits victims of domestic or sexual violence to substitute existing leave in lieu of emergency leave. Authorizes State use of funds under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) to provide nonrecurrent short-term emergency benefits for emergency leave precipitated by domestic or sexual violence . Amends the Internal Revenue Code relating to approval of State unemployment compensation laws to prohibit denial of compensation where an individual is separated from employment due to circumstances resulting from the individual's experience of domestic or sexual violence. Amends the Social Security Act to include training under this Act for unemployment compensation and TANF personnel. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award a grant to a national victim services organization to develop and disseminate a model program for domestic and sexual violence training. Victims' Employment Sustainability Act - Prohibits certain discriminatory employer practices relating to terms or conditions of employment in connection with victims of domestic or sexual violence. Victims of Abuse Insurance Protection Act - Prohibits denial or restriction of insurance coverage based on the status of the applicant or insured regarding abuse or abuse-related claims. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business related credit for 40 percent of an employer's costs for implementing workplace safety and education programs relating to domestic and sexual violence. Authorizes the Attorney General to provide a grant for a clearinghouse and resource center to provide information and assistance to employers, labor organizations, and advocates on behalf of victims of domestic or sexual violence.
Bill· HRH.R. 2639 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2001
Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt from certain child labor restrictions the employment, inside or outside of businesses where machinery is used to process wood products, of individuals between ages 14 and 18 who are members of religious sects that do not permit formal education beyond the eighth grade. Permits such youth employment if the individual: (1) is supervised by an adult relative or by an adult member of the same religious sect or division; (2) does not operate or assist in the operation of power-driven woodworking machines; (3) is protected from wood particles or other flying debris within the workplace by a barrier appropriate to such potential hazard or by maintaining a sufficient distance from machinery in operation; and (4) is required to use personal protective equipment to prevent exposure to excessive levels of noise and sawdust.
Bill· HRH.R. 2625 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2001
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate consideration of the amount of a student's tuition in determining the amount of a Federal Pell Grant.
Bill· HRH.R. 2636 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2001
Foundations for Learning Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make formula grants to States to assist eligible children to become ready for school through specified kinds of: (1) screening; (2) family support initiatives; (3) consultations and support to providers of early childhood services; (4) services to eligible children and their families; and (5) development of community resources. Requires all services under this Act to be: (1) provided in the most culturally competent manner practicable; (2) free-of-charge for any child of a family whose income is below 200 percent of the poverty line (and, if a charge is imposed on other children it must be on a sliding scale based on ability to pay); (3) provided by or under the supervision of qualified professionals with expertise in early childhood development; and (4) intended to benefit eligible children. Makes eligible under this Act children, aged zero to six, to whom two or more of these characteristics apply: (1) low birth weight; (2) cognitive deficit or developmental disability; (3) parental substance abuse; (4) custodial parent with less than secondary school diploma; (5) parental depression or other mental illness; (6) abuse, maltreatment, or neglect; (7) family income below 200 percent of the Federal poverty line; (8) early behavioral and peer relationship problems; (9) exposure to violence; (10) homelessness; or (11) removal from child care, Head Start, or preschool for behavioral reasons or at risk of being so removed.
Bill· HRH.R. 2629 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2001
Hematological Cancer Research Investment and Education Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of: (1) the National Institutes of Health to expand, intensify, and coordinate programs for the conduct and support of research with respect to blood cancer, particularly with respect to leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma; (2) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to establish a related public information program, to be carried out in collaboration with private health organizations that have national education and patient assistance programs on blood-related cancers.
Bill· HRH.R. 2604 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 2001
Amends the Asian Development Bank Act to authorize appropriations for: (1) the U.S. contribution to the seventh replenishment of the Asian Development Fund; and (2) the U.S. contribution to the fifth replenishment of the International Fund for Agricultural Development. Amends the International Financial Institutions Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Directors at certain international financial institutions to: (1) support continued efforts by such institutions in the fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and other infectious diseases; and (2) oppose user fees in impoverished countries for primary education or primary healthcare, including prevention and treatment efforts for HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and infant, child, and maternal well-being, in connection with any strategy or country plan, grant, or loan by such institutions. Sets forth provisions promoting greater transparency with regard to such institutions' activities. Directs the Secretary to instruct the U.S. Executive Directors at such institutions to focus on poverty alleviation, economic growth, increased productivity, sustainable development, environmental protection, labor rights, and an increased focus on education. Commends Omar Kabbaj (an official of the Ministry of Finance of Morocco) for his successful reform efforts as President of the African Development Bank and Fund.
Bill· HRH.R. 2616 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 2001
Forty Percent Funding of IDEA in Four Years Act - Forty-in-Four Act - Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to require specified minimum levels of Federal grant payments to States for assistance for education of all children with disabilities in order to increase funding under the Act, by five percent increments per fiscal year, from 20 percent of the national current average for per pupil expenditure in FY 2002 to 40 percent in FY 2005 and afterwards.
Bill· HRH.R. 2613 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 2001
Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend for an additional 26 weeks (130 weeks in total) the permissible maximum period for payment of trade adjustment assistance to adversely affected workers who require a program of remedial education to complete their job training.
Bill· HRH.R. 2586 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2001
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 2002 for: (1) procurement, including aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and chemical agents and munitions destruction; (2) research, development, test and evaluation; (3) operation and maintenance, including defense working capital funds; (4) the Armed Forces Retirement Home; and (5) active and reserve military personnel, including authorized end strengths. Authorizes the President to dispose of specified obsolete and excess materials in the National Defense Stockpile. Increases as of January 1, 2002, the rates of military basic pay. Extends certain bonus and special and incentive pay authorities. Authorizes: (1) an accession bonus program for officers with critical skills; and (2) certain travel and transportation allowances. Sets forth provisions or requirements concerning: (1) commissaries and nonappropriated fund instrumentalities; (2) active and reserve military personnel policy, including the discharge or retirement of reserve personnel for years of service or age; (3) military education and training; (4) military decorations, awards, and commendations; (5) educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill; (6) acquisition policy and management, including acquisition workforce development; (7) general contracting procedures and limitations; (8) military construction, military family housing, and the leaseback of defense base closure property; (9) Department of Defense (DOD) organization and management; (10) matters relating to other nations, including the recognition of assistance from foreign nationals; and (11) DOD civilian personnel, including a pilot program for the payment of retraining expenses.