Housing

Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 2001

Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to eligible public entities to assist in the environmental cleanup and economic development of brownfield sites. Provides that community development block grant (CDBG) loan guarantee limits shall not include amounts for certain brownfield projects. Includes brownfield redevelopment as an eligible CDBG activity. Directs the Secretary to: (1) implement the community empowerment fund pilot program, including brownfield redevelopment activities; and (2) conduct a study of Federal brownfield redevelopment activities.

Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2002

United States · United States Congress · 20 September 2001

Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2002 - Appropriates funds for FY 2002 for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure functions administered by the Department of Defense (DOD), namely: (1) military construction for the Army, Navy, and Air Force, DOD, the Army and Air National Guards, and the Army, Naval, and Air Force reserves; (2) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program; (3) family housing and related operation and maintenance for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force; (4) family housing, DOD; (5) the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund; (6) the Homeowners Assistance Fund, Defense; and (7) the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990. Specifies restrictions and authorizations regarding the use of funds appropriated in this Act and in other military construction appropriations Acts. Directs the Secretary of Defense to notify the appropriate congressional committees 30 days in advance of the plans and scope of any military exercise involving U.S. personnel if construction costs are anticipated to exceed $100,000. Provides for the transfer of lapsed unobligated military construction and family housing funds into the Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense account. Directs the Secretary to report to the congressional appropriations committees on actions proposed by DOD to encourage other member nations of NATO, Japan, Korea, and other U.S. allies in the Arabian Gulf to assume a greater share of the common defense burden of such nations and the United States. Prohibits any entity from expending funds appropriated by this Act unless such entity agrees to comply with the Buy American Act.

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002

United States · United States Congress · 19 September 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. 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, including medical training; (4) military decorations, awards, and commendations; (5) retirement and survivor benefits; (6) military health care; (7) acquisition policy and management, including acquisition workforce development; (8) general contracting procedures and limitations; (9) Department of Defense (DOD) organization and management; (10) funds for combatant commands for combating terrorism; (11) reporting requirements, including a report on DOD policies, plans, and procedures for combating terrorism; (12) DOD civilian personnel authority, including authority for additional intelligence personnel; (13) matters relating to other nations, including cooperative threat reduction programs; (14) military construction, military family housing, military land conveyances, and defense base closures and realignment; and (15) Department of Energy national security authorizations. Authorizes the President to dispose of specified obsolete and excess materials in the National Defense Stockpile.

Shirlee Bowne, of Florida, to be a Director of the Federal Housing Finance Board for a term expiring February 27, 2004, vice J. Timothy O'Neill, term expired.

United States · United States Senate · 14 September 2001

To extend FHA-insured multifamily housing mortgage and housing assistance restructuring authority, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 14 September 2001

Amends the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (Act) to extend the Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring. Sites the Office within the Federal Housing Administration of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Transfers authority to appoint the Director of the Office from the President to the Secretary of HUD. Revises the multifamily housing mortgage and assistance restructuring program with respect to: (1) tenant groups; (2) mortgage restructuring and rental assistance sufficiency plans to facilitate property transfers; and (3) eligible project rents. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to make enhanced voucher authority under the section 8 rental assistance program subject to certain rent limitations under the Act.

To provide for the transfer of certain real property by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 2001

Directs the Administrator of General Services to transfer to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development the Poinciana Plaza Housing property, located in the City of Key West, Florida. Authorizes the Secretary to sell such property only to Key West for the purpose of providing low- and moderate-income housing.

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002

United States · United States Congress · 12 September 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. 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, including medical training; (4) military decorations, awards, and commendations; (5) retirement and survivor benefits; (6) military health care; (7) acquisition policy and management, including acquisition workforce development; (8) general contracting procedures and limitations; (9) Department of Defense (DOD) organization and management; (10) funds for combatant commands for combating terrorism; (11) reporting requirements, including a report on DOD policies, plans, and procedures for combating terrorism; (12) DOD civilian personnel authority, including authority for additional intelligence personnel; (13) matters relating to other nations, including cooperative threat reduction programs; (14) military construction, military family housing, military land conveyances, and defense base closures and realignment; and (15) Department of Energy national security authorizations. Authorizes the President to dispose of specified obsolete and excess materials in the National Defense Stockpile.

Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002

United States · United States Congress · 12 September 2001

Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) and the Secretaries of each military department to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes each department Secretary to construct or acquire family housing units, carry out architectural planning and design activities, and improve existing military family housing in specified amounts. Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense and each military department for fiscal years after 2001 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions. Limits the total cost of authorized construction projects. Modifies certain prior-year construction projects. Authorizes the Secretary to make contributions for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program and authorizes appropriations for fiscal years after 2001 for such Program. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years after 2001 for the Guard and reserve forces for acquisition, architectural and engineering services, and construction of facilities. Terminates all authorizations contained in this Act on October 1, 2004, or the date of enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for FY 2005, whichever is later, with exceptions. Extends certain prior-year military construction projects. Authorizes: (1) specified military land conveyances; and (2) the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission to carry out Commission activities during 2003.

A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to permit borrowers and grantees to use certain rural development loans and grants for other purposes under certain circumstances.

United States · United States Congress · 10 September 2001

Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture, upon a determination of changed circumstances, to permit a grantee or loan recipient of rural development funds to use property purchased with such funds, or proceeds from the sale of property purchased with such funds, for another qualifying project or activity.

Substance Abuse Group Homes Amendments of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 6 September 2001

Substance Abuse Group Homes Amendments of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require that grant funding agreements require that State and local officials consult with the public regarding the establishment of a designated substance abuse recovery group home, its governing policies, and the effects of an established home on the community. Requires the officials to monitor the home residents' compliance with the conditions upon which the home was established.

FHA Energy Efficiency Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 September 2001

FHA Energy Efficiency Act - Amends the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to require that, with respect to residential housing subject to a mortgage insured under the Act, any approval or certification for meeting energy efficiency or conservation criteria, or any approval or certification required with respect to energy conserving improvements or any solar energy system, be conducted only by an individual certified by a home energy rating system provider accredited to conduct such ratings by: (1) the Home Energy Ratings System Council; (2) the Residential Energy Services Network; or (3) another appropriate national organization.

Kenneth M. Donohue, Sr., of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Housing and Urban Development, vice Susan Gaffney, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 4 September 2001

District of Columbia Family Court Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 2001

District of Columbia Family Court Act of 2001 - Amends the District of Columbia Code to rename the Family Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia as the Family Court of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Provides that the Family Court shall have original jurisdiction over currently mandated actions, applications, determinations, adjudications, and proceedings. Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) special rules regarding the assignment and service of Family Court judges, including "One Family, One Judge;" (2) the administration of cases and proceedings in the Family Court, including alternative dispute resolution procedures; (3) on-site coordination of social services and other related services; (4) treatment of hearing commissioners as magistrate judges; and (5) special rules for Family Court magistrate judges. Requires the Family Court presiding judge to carry out an ongoing training program in family law and related matters for Family Court and other Superior Court judges, and appropriate nonjudicial personnel. Requires the Executive Officer of the D.C. courts to establish an electronic tracking and management system for Family Court cases and proceedings, with all records and materials stored and maintained in an accessible electronic format. Expresses the sense of: (1) Congress that Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia should promptly enter into a border agreement to facilitate the timely and safe placement of children in the District's welfare system in foster and kinship homes and other Maryland and Virginia facilities; and (2) the Senate that the chief judge of the Superior Court and the presiding judge of the Family Division (sic) should take all steps necessary to encourage and support the use of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) in family court actions or proceedings.

Affordable Housing Preservation Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 2001

Affordable Housing Preservation Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make matching grants to States to supplement State and local assistance for the preservation and promotion of low-income housing. Sets forth eligibility requirements for: (1) projects with Department of Housing and Urban Development-insured mortgages; (2) projects with section 8 project based assistance; (3) projects purchased by residents; and (4) rural rental assistance projects. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to qualifying nonprofit entities seeking to acquire and maintain eligible affordable housing.

H-2A Reform and Agricultural Worker Adjustment Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2001

H-2A Reform and Agricultural Worker Adjustment Act of 2001 - Directs the Attorney General, upon completion of specified agricultural work and residency requirements, to adjust the status of a qualifying alien agricultural worker (and spouse and minor children) to that of a: (1) lawfully admitted temporary nonimmigrant; and (2) permanent resident nonimmigrant. Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) adjustment of status applications, including penalties for false statements; (2) waiver of numerical limitations and certain grounds for inadmissibility; (3) temporary stay of removal and work authorization; (4) administrative and judicial review; and (5) dissemination of program information. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to set forth registry application requirements for H-2A employers and employer associations, including assurances: (1) that the job opportunity is temporary or seasonal, and is not the result of a labor dispute, (2) that attempts have been made to hire U.S. workers; and (3) respecting required wages and benefits, and compliance with labor laws. Sets forth employment requirements with respect to: (1) wages; (2) housing; and (3) transportation reimbursement. Establishes the Commission on Agricultural Wage Standards under the H-2A program. Revises provisions respecting the admission and extension of stay of temporary H-2A workers. Provides special rules for alien sheepherders. Amends the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Protection Act to provide coverage to H-2A agricultural workers, including the right to organize. Establishes in the Treasury the Agricultural Worker Account which, through the use of fees collected from H-2A employers, shall provide assistance for labor management committees, administrative expenses, and demonstration programs. Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish demonstration programs to improve agricultural labor management practices.

A resolution Designating October 30, 2001, as "National Weatherization Day".

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2001

Designates October 30, 2001, as National Weatherization Day. Encourages: (1) families to learn about the benefits of weatherizing their homes, including energy conservation, money savings, and safer homes for their children; and (2) community action and service agencies, Federal, State, and local government agencies, and private sector partners to work together to promote the positive aspects of weatherizing our Nation's housing stock.

Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2001

Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2001 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to expand the Act's coverage by reducing from 50 to 25 the threshold minimum number of employees of an employer necessary for the Act to apply. Allows employees covered by FMLA to take up to four hours during any 30-day period, and up to 24 hours during any 12-month period, of parental involvement leave to participate in or attend their children's or grandchildren's educational and extracurricular activities. Amends Federal civil service law to apply the same parental involvement leave allowance to Federal employees. Provides that leave under FMLA may be taken to meet: (1) routine family medical needs, including transportation of children or grandchildren for medical and dental appointments for annual checkups and vaccinations; and (2) the routine medical care needs of elderly relatives of the eligible employee, including visits to nursing homes and group homes.

Housing Affordability Assurance Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2001

Housing Affordability Assurance Act - Requires, with an exception for certain banking rules, a housing impact analysis of any new rule of a Federal agency that has an economic impact of $100,000,000 or more.

H-2A Reform and Agricultural Worker Adjustment Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2001

H-2A Reform and Agricultural Worker Adjustment Act of 2001 - Directs the Attorney General, upon completion of specified agricultural work and residency requirements, to adjust the status of a qualifying alien agricultural worker (and spouse and minor children) to that of a: (1) lawfully admitted temporary nonimmigrant; and (2) permanent resident nonimmigrant. Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) adjustment of status applications, including penalties for false statements; (2) waiver of numerical limitations and certain grounds for inadmissibility; (3) temporary stay of removal and work authorization; (4) administrative and judicial review; and (5) dissemination of program information. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to set forth registry application requirements for H-2A employers and employer associations, including assurances: (1) that the job opportunity is temporary or seasonal, and is not the result of a labor dispute, (2) that attempts have been made to hire U.S. workers; and (3) respecting required wages and benefits, and compliance with labor laws. Sets forth employment requirements with respect to: (1) wages; (2) housing; and (3) transportation reimbursement. Establishes the Commission on Agricultural Wage Standards under the H-2A program. Revises provisions respecting the admission and extension of stay of temporary H-2A workers. Provides special rules for alien sheepherders. Amends the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Protection Act to provide coverage to H-2A agricultural workers, including the right to organize. Establishes in the Treasury the Agricultural Worker Account which, through the use of fees collected from H-2A employers, shall provide assistance for labor management committees, administrative expenses, and demonstration programs. Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish demonstration programs to improve agricultural labor management practices.

Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Assistance Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2001

Homeless Veterans Assistance Act of 2001 - Expresses the sense of Congress urging Federal agencies to cooperate more fully to address the problem of homelessness among veterans. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, through FY 2003, to make grants for establishing programs, and for expanding or modifying existing programs, to furnish the following services to homeless veterans: outreach, rehabilitation, vocational counseling and training, and transitional housing assistance. Directs the Secretary to provide to grant recipients per diem payments for such services (authorizes the Secretary to provide in-kind assistance in lieu thereof). Directs the Secretary of Labor to conduct programs of job training, counseling, and placement services to expedite the reintegration of homeless veterans into the labor force. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to direct the Secretary of Labor to set aside specified amounts for providing, through a supported housing program administered in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs, rental housing assistance to homeless veterans with chronic mental illness or substance abuse disorders. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts with community agencies to provide representative payee services for veterans unable to manage their own personal funds. Directs each Secretary to: (1) establish a joint methodology to monitor results of services furnished to homeless veterans; and (2) carry out a demonstration program to determine costs and benefits of providing referral and counseling services to certain veterans. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a demonstration program of grants for independent group homes for veterans recovering from alcohol or other substance abuse disorders.

Health Care Safety Net Amendments of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 31 July 2001

Health Care Safety Net Amendments of 2001 - Reauthorizes the health centers program under the Public Health Service Act (PHSA). Includes within: (1) "required primary health services" appropriate cancer screening (currently, screening for breast and cervical cancer), specialty referral when medically indicated, and specified housing-related services; and (2) "additional health services" the detection and remediation of lead exposures. Authorizes the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration to award grants for translation services for clients for whom English is a second language. Rewrites PHSA provisions regarding rural health. Authorizes the Director of the Office of Rural Health Policy to: (1) award rural health network development grants to promote the development of integrated health care networks; and (2) award grants for the planning and implementation of small health care provider quality improvement activities. Telehealth Grant Consolidation Act of 2001 - Establishes in HRSA an Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, headed by a Director. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible certified home care providers for the provision of tele-home care. Reauthorizes and rewrites PHSA provisions regarding the National Health Service Corps program. Prohibits an entity to which a Corps member is assigned from denying requested health services and discriminating in the provision of services because an individual is unable to pay. Establishes a Healthy Communities Access program to help coordinate services for uninsured and under-insured. Amends the Social Security Act to provide exemptions from copayment and deductible requirements for rural health clinics.

Mark-to-Market Extension Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 2001

Mark-to-Market Extension Act of 2001 - Amends the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (Act) to require (currently, authorizes) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make specified funds available to tenant, nonprofit, and other organizations for activities under such Act. Requires the Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring (Office) to provide section 8 residents with notice of a restructuring plan's rejection. Authorizes the Secretary to consider mortgage restructuring and rental sufficiency plans to facilitate property transfers. Limits owner contribution to 25 percent of rehabilitation costs in the case of certain required additional features such as elevators, air conditioning, or community space. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide for consistent rent standards for projects undergoing restructuring, and for tenant-based vouchers. Amends the National Housing Act to limit a refinanced mortgage subject to a mortgage restructuring and rental sufficiency plan to not more than a 30-year term. Extends the Office and mortgage and rehabilitation programs under the Act.

District of Columbia Family Court Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 2001

District of Columbia Family Court Act of 2001 - Amends the District of Columbia Code to rename the Family Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia as the Family Court of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Grants the Family Court exclusive jurisdiction over currently mandated actions, applications, determinations, adjudications, and proceedings, except that those actions within the jurisdiction of the Domestic Violence Unit (a section of the Civil Division, Criminal Division, and the Family Court) shall remain in that Unit. Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) special rules regarding the assignment and service of Family Court judges, including "One Family, One Judge;" (2) the administration of cases and proceedings in the Family Court, including alternative dispute resolution procedures; (3) on-site coordination of social services and other related services; (4) treatment of hearing commissioners as magistrate judges; and (5) special rules for Family Court magistrate judges. Requires the Family Court presiding judge to carry out an ongoing training program in family law and related matters for Family Court and other Superior Court judges, and appropriate nonjudicial personnel. Requires the Executive Officer of the D.C. courts to establish an electronic tracking and management system for Family Court cases and proceedings, with all records and materials stored and maintained in an accessible electronic format. Expresses the sense of Congress that Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia should promptly enter into a border agreement to facilitate the timely and safe placement of children in the District's welfare system in foster and kinship homes and other Maryland and Virginia facilities.

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2620) making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 2001

Sets forth the rule (open) for the consideration of H.R. 2620 (FY 2002 Departments of Veterans Affairs and of Housing and Urban Development and independent agencies appropriations).

Kenneth M. Donohue, Sr., of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Housing and Urban Development, vice Susan Gaffney, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 25 July 2001

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2001

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2001 - Establishes the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury to promote the development, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable and safe low-income housing.

Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2001

Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 - Makes FY 2002 appropriations for the: (1) Department of Veterans Affairs; (2) Department of Housing and Urban Development; (3) American Battle Monuments Commission; (4) Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board; (5) Department of the Treasury community development financial institutions; (6) Consumer Product Safety Commission; (7) Corporation for National and Community Service; (8) U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; (9) Department of Defense-Civil; (10) (Department of Health and Human Services) National Institutes of Health; (11) Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; (12) Environmental Protection Agency; (13) Executive Office of the President; (14) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; (15) Federal Emergency Management Agency; (16) General Services Administration; (17) National Aeronautics and Space Administration; (18) National Credit Union Administration; (19) National Science Foundation; (20) Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation; and (21) Selective Service System. Specifies certain uses and limits on or prohibitions against the use of funds appropriated by this Act.

Round II EZ/EC Flexibility Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2001

Round II EZ/EC Flexibility Act of 2001 - Authorizes appropriations to: (1) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for specified urban empowerment zones; and (2) the Secretary of Agriculture for specified rural empowerment zones and rural enterprise communities. Permits: (1) use of such funds for zone or community strategic plan implementation; and (2) use of Federal funds to pay matching fund requirements. States that an empowerment zone or enterprise community shall not loses Federal funding because of reclassification as a renewal community.

Indian Child Welfare Act Amendments of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2001

Indian Child Welfare Act Amendments of 2001 - Amends the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (the Act) to provide for retention by an Indian tribe of exclusive jurisdiction over child custody proceedings involving Indian children that are or become wards of a tribal court of that tribe, except in Alaska, where the State and tribe shall have concurrent jurisdiction. Requires the determination of the appropriate foster or adoptive home placement of Indian children to include placement in homes that reflect the unique values of Indian culture. Revises requirements with respect to: (1) voluntary termination of parental rights; and (2) withdrawal of consent to such termination or to adoption. Requires a party seeking the voluntary placement of an Indian child or the voluntary termination of parental rights to provide written notice to such child's tribe. Provides conditions under which an Indian tribe may intervene in such actions. Requires a party that terminates or changes the voluntary adoptive placement of an Indian child, or that commences a proceeding for the adoption of an Indian child, to provide written notice thereof to such child's parents. Revises requirements with respect to: (1) disclosure of information regarding the biological parents of an adopted Indian child; and (2) resumption of State jurisdiction over Indian child custody proceedings. Subjects to criminal sanctions a person who makes fraudulent representations with respect to any proceeding under the Act. Authorizes a court to approve visitation rights with respect to an adopted Indian child.

Elie Wiesel Youth Leadership Congressional Fellowship Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2001

Elie Wiesel Youth Leadership Congressional Fellowship Act of 2001 - Establishes the Elie Wiesel Youth Leadership Congressional Fellowship Program, under which each Member of the House of Representatives may hire for the month of July in any year one additional employee who meets specified eligibility criteria to serve as the Elie Wiesel Youth Leadership Congressional Fellow for the Member's office. Requires the Chief Administrative Officer of the House to make arrangements for supervised housing and transportation to and from the District of Columbia for such Fellows.

Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2001

Waives the requirement under rule XIII of the House of Representatives of a two-thirds vote to consider a Committee on Rules report on the same day it is presented to the House, with respect to any resolution reported by such Committee on July 26, 2001, providing for deposition of H.R. 2620 (FY 2002 Departments of Veterans Affairs and of Housing and Urban Development and independent agencies appropriations).

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an additional basis for establishing the inability of veterans to defray expenses of necessary medical care, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2001

Includes as a basis for establishing the inability of a veteran to defray the expenses of necessary medical care the criterion that such veteran (or any part of such veteran's family) is eligible for treatment as a low-income family for the area in which the veteran resides under provisions of the United States Housing Act of 1937.

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002

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.

Mark-to-Market Extension Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2001

Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring Extension Act of 2001 - Amends the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 to extend authorization for the Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring.

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2002

United States · United States Congress · 20 July 2001

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2001 - Amends the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 to extend through FY 2006: (1) the authorization of appropriations for block grants for Indian tribes to carry out affordable housing activities; (2) the aggregate fiscal year limitation on guarantees for tribal housing activities loans; (3) the authorization of appropriations for the estimated long-term cost to the Government of such loan guarantees; and (4) the authorization of appropriations for providing training and technical assistance for Indian housing authorities and entities.

Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002

United States · United States Congress · 20 July 2001

Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 - Makes FY 2002 appropriations for the: (1) Department of Veterans Affairs; (2) Department of Housing and Urban Development; (3) American Battle Monuments Commission; (4) Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board; (5) Department of the Treasury community development financial institutions; (6) Consumer Product Safety Commission; (7) Corporation for National and Community Service; (8) U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; (9) Department of Defense-Civil; (10) (Department of Health and Human Services) National Institutes of Health; (11) Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; (12) Environmental Protection Agency; (13) Executive Office of the President; (14) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; (15) Federal Emergency Management Agency; (16) General Services Administration; (17) National Aeronautics and Space Administration; (18) National Credit Union Administration; (19) National Science Foundation; (20) Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation; and (21) Selective Service System. Specifies certain uses and limits on or prohibitions against the use of funds appropriated by this Act. Amends the Commercial Space Launch Act to extend commercial space launch industry damage indemnification provisions.

Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 2002

United States · United States Congress · 19 July 2001

Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 2001 - Amends the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 to: (1) include as functions of the Appalachian Regional Commission that it support local development districts and seek to coordinate economic development activities of, and the use of economic development resources by, Federal agencies in the Appalachian region; and (2) direct the President to establish the Interagency Coordinating Council on Appalachia. Authorizes the Commission to provide technical assistance and make grants, enter into contracts, and otherwise provide funds to persons or entities in the region for projects to: (1) increase affordable access to advanced telecommunications, entrepreneurship, and management technologies or applications in the region; (2) provide education and training in the use of telecommunications and technology; (3) develop programs to increase the readiness of industry groups and businesses in the region to engage in electronic commerce; or (4) support entrepreneurial opportunities for businesses in the information technology sector. Eliminates from criteria for programs and projects to be given assistance under the Act that an area have significant growth potential. Requires that, for each fiscal year, not less than 50 percent of the amount of grant expenditures approved by the Commission support activities or projects that benefit severely and persistently distressed counties and areas. Provides, at the Commission's discretion, for the modification of the limitation on administrative expenses of local development districts that have a charter or authority that includes the economic development of a county for which a distressed county designation is in effect.

Veterans Housing Fairness Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 19 July 2001

Veterans Housing Fairness Act of 2001 - Authorizes the use of veterans' housing loan benefits to purchase stock or membership in a development, project, or structure (structure) of a cooperative housing corporation as long as such structure: (1) complies with criteria prescribed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and (2) is a one-family residential unit.

Credit Watch Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 18 July 2001

Credit Watch Act of 2001 - Amends the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to review, at least annually, the indicators of portfolio risk for insured single family mortgages originated or underwritten by each mortgagee, and compare such risk with comparable mortgages in the same area. Authorizes the Secretary, based upon such comparison, to terminate the approval of a mortgage as an unacceptable insurance risk. Sets forth termination procedures.

Veterans' Compensation Rate Amendments of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 18 July 2001

Veterans Benefits Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2001, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled adult children, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. Includes: (1) diabetes mellitus (type 2) among the diseases presumed to be service-connected, and therefore compensable under veterans' disability compensation, for veterans exposed to certain herbicide agents in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam conflict; and (2) illnesses that cannot be clearly defined within such presumption for disabilities occurring in Persian Gulf War veterans. Preserves the service connection for undiagnosed illnesses occurring in Gulf War veterans to allow their participation in medical research projects. Authorizes the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to impose registration fees on persons participating in a judicial conference. Authorizes the payment of proceeds to certain alternate beneficiaries under the National Service Life Insurance and United States Government Life Insurance programs. Repeals the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Improvement Fund. Extends through December 31, 2005, the Native American veteran housing loan pilot program. Directs the Secretary to conduct a pilot program for expanding the toll-free telephone access to veterans service representatives. Codifies certain recurring provisions in annual Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations Acts.

Energy Tax Policy Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 17 July 2001

Energy Tax Policy Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to with respect to energy conservation credits and deductions, including: (1) a residential solar energy credit; (2) the credit for electricity from renewable sources; (3) a credit for stationary fuel cell powerplant expenditures; (4) an alternative motor vehicle credit; (5) the credit for electric vehicles; (6) an energy efficient appliance credit; (7) a credit for energy efficiency improvements to existing homes; (8) a business credit for construction of a new energy efficient home; (9) a deduction for energy efficient commercial building property; (10) a deduction for qualified energy management devices and retrofitted meters; and (11) an energy credit for combined heat and power system property. Sets forth provisions concerning energy suppliers and supply, including provisions relating to: (1) the treatment of natural gas gathering lines as seven-year property; (2) the treatment of petroleum refining property as seven-year property; (3) the expensing of capital costs incurred in complying with environmental protection agency sulfur regulations; (4) an environmental tax credit for every gallon of 15 parts per million or less sulfur diesel produced by a small business refiner; (5) tax-exempt bond financing of certain electric facilities; (6) special rules for nuclear decommissioning costs; (7) a marginal well production credit; (8) a deduction for delay rental payments for domestic oil and gas wells; (9) allowing an election to expense geological and geophysical expenditures; (10) the extension and modification of credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source; (11) an advanced clean coal technology credit; and (12) energy-related businesses on Indian reservations.

Save Our Homes Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 July 2001

Save Our Homes Act - Amends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 to: (1) mandate itemization and disclosure of the annual percentage rate of mortgage loans and other loans secured by residential real property originated by the lending institution, including the amount of fees and points imposed in connection with loan origination, grouped according to census tract, income level, racial characteristics, age, and gender; and (2) prohibit regulatory exemptions of depository institutions from such reporting requirements. Amends the Truth in Lending Act to: (1) set forth annual percentage rates that define a high-cost mortgage and the attendant rule relating to mortgage discount points in order to apply high-cost loan protections to home purchase loans, and to lower the threshold for high-cost loans; (2) include certain mortgage broker intermediaries within the statutory definition of "creditor"; (3) subject a creditor to liability for mortgage broker violations of this Act; and (4) proscribe designated practices for a high-cost mortgage. Declares unenforceable under both Federal and State law a high-cost mortgage document in which blanks are left to be filled in after the contract is signed. Excludes from participation in mortgage-backed security pools high-cost or conforming home loans in violation of this Act. Prescribes a formula for determining an alternative maximum amount of civil liability for credit or mortgage broker violations involving high-cost mortgages and conforming loans.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the low-income housing credit without regard to whether moderate rehabilitation assistance is provided with respect to a building.

United States · United States Congress · 17 July 2001

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the low-income housing credit when moderate rehabilitation assistance is provided with respect to a building.

Appalachian Regional Development Reauthorization Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 16 July 2001

Appalachian Regional Development Reauthorization Act of 2001 - Amends the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (the Act) to direct the President to establish the Interagency Coordinating Council on Appalachia. Authorizes the Appalachian Regional Commission to provide technical assistance and make grants, enter into contracts, and otherwise provide funds to: (1) increase affordable access to advanced telecommunications in the region; (2) provide education and training for people, businesses, and governments in the region in the use of telecommunications technology; (3) develop relevant technology readiness programs for industry groups and businesses in the region; and (4) support entrepreneurial opportunities in information technology in the region. Eliminates the growth center criteria with respect to factors in considering programs and projects to be given assistance under the Act. Directs that, for each fiscal year, at least half of the amount of grant expenditures approved by the Commission support activities or projects that benefit counties for which distressed county designations are in effect. Modifies Act provisions to direct that not more than 75 percent, for a development district that includes one or more counties for which a distressed county designation is in effect, of the costs of any activity eligible for financial assistance be provided from funds appropriated to carry out the Act. Adds Edmonson, Hart, and Metcalfe ( Kentucky), and Grenada, Montgomery, and Panola (in Mississippi), to the counties included in the Appalachian region. Reauthorizes appropriations and extends the Act until October 1, 2006.

Nuclear Disarmament and Economic Conversion Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 16 July 2001

Nuclear Disarmament and Economic Conversion Act of 2001 - Requires the U.S. Government to: (1) disable and dismantle all its nuclear weapons and refrain from replacing them at any time with weapons of mass destruction; (2) undertake vigorous good faith efforts to eliminate war, armed conflict, and all military operations; (3) actively promote policies to induce all other countries to join in these commitments for world peace and security; and (4) redirect resources that are currently being used for nuclear weapons programs to constructive, ecologically beneficial peacetime activities and to address human and infrastructure needs such as housing, health care, education, agriculture, and environmental protection. Makes this Act effective when the President certifies to Congress that all foreign countries possessing nuclear weapons have established legal requirements comparable to those set forth in this Act.

Children's Confinement Conditions Improvement Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 12 July 2001

Children's Confinement Conditions Improvement Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs to make grants for programs designed to: (1) alter existing correctional facilities, or develop separate facilities, to provide separate facilities for juveniles; (2) provide correctional staff responsible for supervising juveniles with orientation and ongoing training; (3) provide ombudsmen; (4) provide access to educational programs, vocational training, mental and physical health assessment and treatment, and drug treatment for juveniles; or (5) seek alternatives to housing juveniles with adult inmates. Authorizes the use of truth-in-sentencing and violent offender incarceration grants for purposes (1) through (3) above. Requires: (1) the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to report regarding the sentencing of juvenile offenders as adult criminal offenders; (2) the Assistant Attorney General to provide grants to provide custodial facilities appropriate for violent juvenile offenders in certain rural States and economically distressed communities; and (3) the General Accounting Office to study and report on the prevalence and effects of the use of electroshock, specified restraints, and solitary confinement against juvenile offenders. Directs that whenever a juvenile is taken into custody for an alleged act of juvenile delinquency, the arresting officer (current law) or another representative of the Attorney General immediately advise such juvenile of his legal rights, in language reasonably calculated to be comprehensible (currently, in language comprehensive) to a juvenile.

Omnibus Maritime Improvements Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 12 July 2001

Omnibus Maritime Improvements Act of 2001 - Amends Federal law concerning Coast Guard housing authorities to double the amount of the total value in budget authority permitted for all contracts and investments undertaken using such authorities. Requires the use of U.S. vessels, as specified, for certain cable laying, vessel escort, and towing assistance. Requires the establishment, implementation, and maintenance of the minimum standards necessary for the safe operation of all Coast Guard search and rescue center facilities. Permits the Secretary of Transportation to allow a person providing commercial VHF communications services to place commercial VHF communications equipment on Coast Guard owned or controlled property (including towers) subject to any terms agreed to by the parties. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation for lower Columbia River marine, fire, oil, and toxic spill response communications, training, equipment, and program administration activities conducted by the Maritime Fire and Safety Association. Requires the Commandant of the Coast Guard to ensure that all Coast Guard personnel are equipped with adequate safety equipment, including survival suits, while performing search and rescue missions.

Public Housing Tenants Respect Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 12 July 2001

Public Housing Tenants Respect Act of 2001 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to repeal public housing provisions respecting: (1) required tenant community service or economic self-sufficiency program participation; and (2) the prohibition of rental decreases based upon decreased income resulting from failure to meet assistance program work requirements or fraud.

FHA Multifamily Housing Mortgage Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 11 July 2001

FHA Multifamily Housing Mortgage Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2001 - Amends the National Housing Act to increase multifamily project mortgage loan limits for: (1) rental housing; (2) cooperative housing; (3) rehabilitation and neighborhood conservation housing; (4) housing for moderate income and displaced families; (5) housing for the elderly; and (6) condominiums.

Comprehensive Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 11 July 2001

Comprehensive Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Act of 2001 - Sets forth a statutory framework to implement U.S. policy for research, development, demonstration and commercial applications programs designed to enable 20 percent of domestic energy from stationary sources to be generated from nonhydropower renewable energy sources by 2020. Prescribes requirements for: (1) such programs in renewable energy, energy efficiency, biomass energy, and aeronautical system energy efficiency; and (2) a National Building Performance Initiative. Instructs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) provide private sector commercialization assistance for renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies; (2) establish a fuel cell technologies demonstration program; and (3) establish a National Electric System Public Benefits Board to administer a National Electric System Public Benefits Fund. Establishes the High Performance Schools grant program. Amends Federal transportation law to mandate: (1) increased vehicle fuel economy standards; and (2) a national tire fuel efficiency program. Establishes the Energy Star program to promote cost-effective energy-efficient products and buildings. Prescribes requirements for: (1) Federal electric power purchases; (2) Federal buildings energy efficiency; (3) guaranteed energy savings; and (4) Federal use of Energy Star standards. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax credits for: (1) certain energy efficient business property; (2) the manufacture of energy efficient appliances; (3) construction of a new energy-efficient home; (4) energy efficiency improvements to existing homes; (5) residential solar, wind, and fuel cell energy property; and (6) purchase of Energy Star products. Allows a deduction for energy-efficient commercial building property expenditures. Prescribes depreciation requirements for: (1) distributed power property; and (2) property used in electricity transmission. Increases the credit rate for electricity produced from renewable and waste products. Treats facilities using bagasse to produce energy as solid waste disposal facilities eligible for tax-exempt financing. Grants an investment tax credit for additional plant capacity for existing renewable resources facilities producing electricity. Allows tax credits for: (1) alternative motor vehicles placed in service; (2) retail sales of alternative fuels for motor vehicles; and (3) installation of alternative fueling stations. Extends the deduction for certain refueling property.