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3 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Transport the amount of money which has been invested in the capital building programme for Dublin, Shannon, Cork and Knock airports; the amounts paid to each airport separately; the way in which he expects Knock International Airport, which is supposed to be accommodated out of the regional airports budget, to provide the same level of service as the other international airports; the way in which he expects Knock Airport to realise its major potential from its 2,300-metre runway; his views on whether the treatment of Knock Airport is in line with the stated Government policy of balanced regional development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27882/03]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2003

3 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Transport the amount of money which has been invested in the capital building programme for Dublin, Shannon, Cork and Knock airports; the amounts paid to each airport separately; the way in which he expects Knock International Airport, which is supposed to be accommodated out of the regional airports budget, to provide the same level of service as the other international airports; the way in which he expects Knock Airport to realise its major potential from its 2,300-metre runway; his views on whether the treatment of Knock Airport is in line with the stated Government policy of balanced regional development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27882/03]

2 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that infringement proceedings against Ireland are in train by the European Commission arising from the NRA's failure to comply with the requirements of the European and Irish standards EN 1317 in respect of safety barriers on roads and that the breach has continued despite a written undertaking to comply on 7 March 2002, as a consequence of which road users have been deprived of the level of protection decreed by the European Commission as appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27906/03]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2003

2 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that infringement proceedings against Ireland are in train by the European Commission arising from the NRA's failure to comply with the requirements of the European and Irish standards EN 1317 in respect of safety barriers on roads and that the breach has continued despite a written undertaking to comply on 7 March 2002, as a consequence of which road users have been deprived of the level of protection decreed by the European Commission as appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27906/03]

1 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Transport the underspend in the Border, midlands and western region under the national development plan; the action he intends to take to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27879/03]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2003

1 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Transport the underspend in the Border, midlands and western region under the national development plan; the action he intends to take to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27879/03]

United States-Africa Partnership Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 20 November 2003

United States-Africa Partnership Act of 2003 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to repeal the requirement that certain non-apparel articles that are the growth, product, or manufacture of a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country (SSA country) under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) shall receive duty-free treatment only if the President determines that they are not import-sensitive in the context of imports from such countries. Extends duty-free treatment for AGOA articles from FY 2008 through FY 2015. Amends AGOA to revise requirements for textile and apparel products from SSA countries receiving duty-free and other preferential import treatment. Permits certain articles to contain fabric or yarn not originating from an SSA country or the United States (third country fabric), regardless of commercial availability in the United States. Extends through FY 2008 the current special rule for lesser developed SSA countries. Extends duty-free treatment to ethnic printed fabric of an SSA country meeting certain criteria. Amends AGOA to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) to develop a comprehensive plan for public policies and incentives for the private sector to: (1) identify SSA products that can be exported to the United States; (2) analyze critical constraints to U.S.-Africa agricultural trade; and (3) develop a strategy for increasing such SSA agricultural exports. Requires the President and the Secretary to direct the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to evaluate methods for training African agricultural producers and for implementing capacity building programs to help the producers meet U.S. food safety standards. Directs the President to assign at least 20 full-time APHIS personnel to at least ten eligible SSA countries with the greatest: (1) potential to increase marketable exports of agricultural products to the United States; and (2) need for technical training and capacity building in meeting phytosanitary standards for such products. Amends AGOA to condition the President's termination of the designation of an SSA country upon Congress' not prohibiting it. Requires the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) to focus funding on investments in agribusiness, electronics, textiles, and apparel. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to waive certains prohibitions against OPIC issuance of any contract of insurance or reinsurance, guaranty, or agreement to provide financing for an eligible investor's proposed investment in an SSA country even if such investment is likely to cause a significant reduction in the number of employees in the United States. Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to require the Bank to implement regulations and procedures appropriate to ensure that full consideration is given to the extent to which any credit extension is likely to have a positive effect on industries, including the textile and apparel industry and agricultural production, in SSA countries. Requires the Secretary to direct the Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) to work with national African agricultural organizations to identify agricultural equipment and supply needs and implement programs that strengthen the ability of members of African agricultural organizations to fulfill these needs in conjunction with export credit guarantee programs. States the sense of Congress that USAID, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), and the African Development Bank, should continue to provide technical assistance to SSA countries in tax policy and revenue administration. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to seek negotiations with those SSA countries which the Secretary determines will benefit most from an income tax treaty with the United States to avoid double taxation. Directs the USAID Administrator to study the economy of each SSA country, identifying growth sectors and barriers impeding growth, as well as how the U.S. Government and the private sector can provide technical assistance to help dismantle such barriers and promote investment in such sectors. Directs the President to develop and implement policies to encourage, and assist with, investment in transportation, energy, agriculture, and telecommunications infrastructure in SSA countries. Directs the USAID Administrator to foster specified port-to-port and airport-to-airport relationships. Directs the President to assemble an interagency task force to facilitate the goals and objectives of this Act. Authorizes the USTR to provide grants to U.S. nongovernmental organizations and to U.S. representatives of the private sector to host AGAO forums.

Surface Transportation Research and Development Act of 2004

United States · United States Congress · 20 November 2003

Surface Transportation Research and Development Act of 2003 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 2004 through 2009 for: (1) surface transportation research, development, and deployment; (2) training and education; (3) the Bureau of Transportation Statistics; (4) university transportation research; and (5) intellligent transportation systems research. Revises requirements for transportation: (1) research strategic planning to include development priorities; and (2) deployment grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts. Directs the Secretary to establish a program to demonstrate the application of innovative technology in surface transportation infrsstructure construction and safety. Requires the Director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics to: (1) develop an integrated, multimodal data strategic plan and revise it triennially; and (2) establish an Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics. Directs the Secretary to arrange with the National Academy of Sciences for establishment of a Future Strategic Highway Research Program. Amends the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to revise the Intelligent Transportation Systems Act of 1998 and rename it the Intelligent Transportation Systems Act of 2003. Directs the Secretary to establish a National Multimodal Trends Policy Research Program that systematically addresses critical short-term, medium-term, and long-term social science issues affecting and affected by the transportation system. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2004 through 2009 for: (1) transit research and development; (2) highway safety research and development; and (3) motor carrier research and development. Amends Federal highway law to direct the Secretary to establish an Innovative Practices and Technologies Demonstration and Deployment Program. Authorizes the Secretary (or the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development when required for urban transportation planning) to make grants to nonprofit institutions of higher learning to: (1) conduct competent research and investigations into the theoretical or practical problems of urban transportation; and (2) train individuals to conduct further research or obtain employment in an organization that plans, builds, operates, or manages an urban transportation system. Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) a motor carrier research and technology program; (2) a multimodal energy and climate change program to study the relationship of transportation, energy, and climate change as part of the National Climate Change Technology Initiative and the Climate Change Research Initiative; (3) a national cooperative freight transportation research program; (4) data exchange formats to ensure that highway and transit monitoring systems data, including statewide incident reporting systems, can readily be exchanged across jurisdictional boundaries; and (5) a planning capacity building initiative to support enhancements in transportation planning. Directs the President shall establish a Next Generation National Transportation Policy Study Commission.

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2004

United States · United States Congress · 20 November 2003

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users - Reauthorizes the Federal-aid surface transportation program through FY 2009. Reauthorizes appropriations from the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for: (1) specified highway (including highway safety) programs; (2) research and technology; (3) motor carrier safety; and (4) transportation research. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a National Commission on Future Revenue Sources to Support the HTF. Establishes: (1) a National Commission on the Future of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate Defense Highways; and (2) a Commission on Intelligent Transportation Systems Procurement Policy. Requires States with an urbanized area population of over 200,000 to obligate specified funds for congestion relief. Federal Public Transportation Act of 2004 - Sets forth revised provisions governing public transportation funding and the Secretary's authority to make specified grants, including grants for capital projects, planning, and transit and for commercial driver's license program improvements. Directs the Secretary to establish programs involving: (1) long-term bridge performance; (2) innovative highway safety technologies; (3) freight planning capacity building; (4) freight transportation research; (5) future strategic highway research; (6) surface transportation congestion solutions research; and (7) commercial remote sensing products and spatial information technologies. Intelligent Transportation Systems Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary to conduct an ongoing intelligent system transportation program to research, develop, and operationally test and advance nationwide deployment of intelligent transportation systems as a component of the U.S. surface transportation systems. Incorporates Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration planning provisions. Reauthorizes the hazardous materials transportation program. Makes the guaranteed funding levels provided under this Act dependent on identifying additional budgetary resources.

To limit liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 for service station dealers with respect to the release or threatened release of recycled oil.

United States · United States Congress · 20 November 2003

Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, with respect to abatement actions because of the release of recycled oil and liability for costs or damages resulting from such oil's release in the course of disposal or transport, to limit liability of a service station dealer with respect to any period between November 8, 1986, and the effective date of certain corrective action regulations or standards promulgated under the Solid Waste Disposal Act if the dealer had complied with all applicable laws and regulations relating to such oil's disposal.

Schieneninfrastrukturprojekte im Burgenland

Austria · National Council · 19 November 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Evelin Lichtenberger, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Schieneninfrastrukturprojekte im Burgenland

Zerschlagung der ÖBB und die Auswirkungen auf die Umwelt

Austria · National Council · 18 November 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Ulrike Sima, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Zerschlagung der ÖBB und die Auswirkungen auf Umwelt, Gesundheit und Volkswirtschaft

Zerschlagung der ÖBB und die negativen Auswirkungen auf die Umwelt

Austria · National Council · 18 November 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Ulrike Sima, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Zerschlagung der ÖBB und die negativen Auswirkungen auf die Umwelt/Klimaschutz

Department of State Review Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 November 2003

Department of State Review Act - Requires establishment of a nonpartisan independent Department of State Review Panel, which shall report to Congress on its review of the following matters concerning Department of State organization and operations: (1) current Department structures and possible reorganization; (2) changes to ensure effective diplomacy and implementation of U.S. foreign policy; (3) challenges through the year 2020 and beyond; (4) efficient handling of future risks; (5) planning assumptions; (6) positioning necessary for negotiation and conflict deterrence; (7) information infrastructure and technology; (8) the process of developing scenarios; and (9) future personnel policies.

Highway Trust Fund Commission Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 17 November 2003

Highway Trust Fund Commission Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a National Commission on Future Revenue Sources to Support the Highway Trust Fund to investigate and recommend alternatives to replace the fuel tax as the principal revenue source to support the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) over at least the next 30 years. Directs the Commission to consider: (1) the ability to generate sufficient revenues to meet anticipated long term surface transportation financing needs; (2) the roles of the various levels of government and the private sector; (3) administrative costs; (4) potential taxpayer privacy concerns; (5) likely technological advances; (6) alternative transportation vehicles, including alternative-fueled vehicles; (7) the equity and economic efficiency of each option; (8) the flexibility of different options to allow various pricing alternatives to be implemented; and (9) potential compatibility issues with States' tax mechanisms.

Bahnhofsoffensive - Bahnhof Schwarzach St. Veit

Austria · National Council · 13 November 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Erika Scharer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Bahnhofsoffensive - Bahnhof Schwarzach St. Veit

Holzforschungs- und Infrastrukturzentrum in St. Veit/Glan

Austria · National Council · 13 November 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Klaus Hubert Auer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Holzforschungs- und Infrastrukturzentrum in St. Veit/Glan

Umbau der Gleisanlagen im Bahnhof St. Pölten

Austria · National Council · 13 November 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Anton Heinzl, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Umbau der Gleisanlagen im Bahnhof St. Pölten

ÖBB-Immobilien - Immobilienmanagement-Ges.mbH

Austria · National Council · 13 November 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Erika Scharer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend ÖBB-Immobilien - Immobilienmanagement-Ges.mbH

Schließungen von Postbus-Verkehrsdienststellen

Austria · National Council · 13 November 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Erika Scharer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Schließungen von Postbus-Verkehrsdienststellen

Hygiene und Lebensmittelkontrollen in Speisewägen auf österreichischem Gebiet

Austria · National Council · 13 November 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Johann Maier, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Gesundheit und Frauen betreffend Hygiene und Lebensmittelkontrollen in Speisewägen auf österreichischem Gebiet

Transitlösung für die Ostregion

Austria · National Council · 13 November 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Robert Rada, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Transitlösung für die Ostregion

Bahnhofsoffensive - Bahnhof Schwarzach/St. Veit

Austria · National Council · 13 November 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Erika Scharer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend Bahnhofsoffensive - Bahnhof Schwarzach/St. Veit

Refundierung von Beförderungsentgelt auf Grund des ÖBB-Streiks

Austria · National Council · 13 November 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Hannes Missethon, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für soziale Sicherheit, Generationen und Konsumentenschutz betreffend Refundierung von Beförderungsentgelt auf Grund des ÖBB-Streiks

Umsetzung des Generalverkehrsplans

Austria · National Council · 13 November 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Anita Fleckl, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Umsetzung des Generalverkehrsplans

ein Paket wirksamer innerstaatlicher Maßnahmen gegen die LKW-Lawine

Austria · National Council · 13 November 2003

Dringlicher Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Evelin Lichtenberger, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Paket wirksamer innerstaatlicher Maßnahmen gegen die LKW-Lawine

Zukunft des Forschungsstandorts Seibersdorf

Austria · National Council · 12 November 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Kurt Grünewald, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Zukunft des Forschungsstandorts Seibersdorf

Vernichtung von Steuergeld

Austria · National Council · 12 November 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Theresia Haidlmayr, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Vernichtung von Steuergeld <i>(durch Nichtumsetzung von Richtlinien der EU im</i> <i>Eisenbahnbereich)</i>

Zurückziehung der Vorlagen zur Änderung des Bundesbahngesetzes und des Dienstrechts der ÖBB und Vorlage eines langfristigen ÖBB-Unternehmenskonzepts

Austria · National Council · 12 November 2003

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Kurt Eder, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Zurückziehung der Vorlagen zur Änderung des Bundesbahngesetzes und des Dienstrechts der ÖBB und Vorlage eines langfristigen ÖBB-Unternehmenskonzepts

Sammelbericht des Auschusses für Petitionen und Bürgerinitiativen

Austria · National Council · 11 November 2003

SAMMELBERICHT des Ausschusses für Petitionen und Bürgerinitiativen über die Petitionen Nr. 2-7, 9 und 13 sowie über die Bürgerinitiativen Nr. 1, 3, 4, 7, 9 und 10

Bundesbahnstrukturgesetz 2003

Austria · National Council · 11 November 2003

Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Bundesbahngesetz 1992, das Schieneninfrastrukturfinanzierungsgesetz, das Hochleistungsstreckengesetz, das Bundesgesetz zur Errichtung einer "Brenner Eisenbahn GmbH", das Bundespflegegeldgesetz und das Kriegsgefangenenentschädigungsgesetz sowie das Gesetz zur Neuordnung des Dienstrechtes der Österreichischen Bundesbahnen und deren Rechtsnachfolge-Unternehmen erlassen wird, mit dem das Bahn-Betriebsverfassungsgesetz aufgehoben wird, und mit dem das Arbeitsverfassungsgesetz und das Angestelltengesetz geändert werden (Bundesbahnstrukturgesetz 2003) <br><br><br><br>Gesetz geworden als:<br><br>Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Bundesbahngesetz 1992, das Schieneninfrastrukturfinanzierungsgesetz, das Hochleistungsstreckengesetz, das Bundesgesetz zur Errichtung einer "Brenner Eisenbahn GmbH", das Bundespflegegeldgesetz, das Kriegsgefangenenentschädigungsgesetz, das Arbeitsverfassungsgesetz und das Angestelltengesetz geändert werden und mit dem das Bahn-Betriebsverfassungsgesetz aufgehoben wird (Bundesbahnstrukturgesetz 2003)

Fahrplanänderungen der ÖBB im Raum Amstetten

Austria · National Council · 7 November 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Gabriele Binder, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Fahrplanänderungen der ÖBB im Raum Amstetten

Recht auf subventionierte Fahrkarten

Austria · National Council · 7 November 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Gabriele Binder, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Studierende ohne Recht auf subventionierte Fahrkarten

Außerstreit-Begleitgesetz - AußStr-BegleitG

Austria · National Council · 7 November 2003

Bericht des Justizausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (225 d.B.): Bundesgesetz, mit dem im Zusammenhang mit der Erlassung des Außerstreitgesetzes die Notariatsordnung, das Gesetz betreffend die Einräumung von Notwegen, die Jurisdiktionsnorm, die Zivilprozessordnung, die Exekutionsordnung, das Gerichtsorganisationsgesetz, das Tiroler Höfegesetz, das Allgemeine Grundbuchsanlegungsgesetz, das Liegenschaftsteilungsgesetz, das Ehegesetz, das Todeserklärungsgesetz 1950, das Kraftloserklärungsgesetz 1951, das Eisenbahnenteignungsgesetz 1954, das Allgemeine Grundbuchsgesetz 1955, das Scheckgesetz 1955, das Anerbengesetz, das Aktiengesetz 1965, das Bundesgesetz über Notare als Gerichtskommissäre im Verfahren außer Streitsachen, das Personenstandsgesetz, das Gerichtsgebührengesetz, das Bundesgesetz zur Durchführung des Europäischen Übereinkommens vom 20. Mai 1980 über die Anerkennung und Vollstreckung von Entscheidungen über das Sorgerecht für Kinder und die Wiederherstellung des Sorgerechts, das Unterhaltsvorschußgesetz 1985, das Rechtspflegergesetz, das Bundesgesetz zur Durchführung des Übereinkommens vom 25. Oktober 1980 über die zivilrechtlichen Aspekte internationaler Kindesentführung, das Kartellgesetz 1988, das Jugendwohlfahrtsgesetz 1989, das Kärntner Erbhöfegesetz 1990, das Auslandsunterhaltsgesetz, das Firmenbuchgesetz und das Bundesgesetz zur Umsetzung der Richtlinie 93/7/EWG über die Rückgabe von unrechtmäßig aus dem Hoheitsgebiet eines Mitgliedstaates der Europäischen Gemeinschaft verbrachten Kulturgütern geändert werden (Außerstreit-Begleitgesetz - AußStr-BegleitG)

Veräußerung von Bundesanteilen an der Tiroler Flughafenbetriebsgesellschaft mbH und von unbeweglichem Bundesvermögen

Austria · National Council · 7 November 2003

Bericht des Finanzausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (254 d.B.): Bundesgesetz betreffend die Veräußerung von Bundesanteilen an der Tiroler Flughafenbetriebsgesellschaft mbH und von unbeweglichem Bundesvermögen

Haftungsübernahme für von der Gesellschaft "Österreichische Bundesbahnen" bei der "EUROFIMA" aufzunehmende Anleihen, Darlehen und sonstige Kredite

Austria · National Council · 7 November 2003

Bericht des Finanzausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (175 d.B.): Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Bundesgesetz, mit dem die Haftungsübernahme für von der Gesellschaft "Österreichische Bundesbahnen" bei der "EUROFIMA" (Europäische Gesellschaft für die Finanzierung von Eisenbahnmaterial) aufzunehmende Anleihen, Darlehen und sonstige Kredite geregelt wird, geändert wird

Flugverkehr über Vorarlberg

Austria · Federal Council · 6 November 2003

Anfrage der Bundesräte Jürgen Weiss, Christoph Hagen, Ilse Giesinger, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Maßnahmen gegen den zunehmenden Flugverkehr über Vorarlberg

Healthcare Equality and Accountability Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 November 2003

Healthcare Equality and Accountability Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to improve minority health and healthcare and to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health and healthcare. FamilyCare Act of 2003 - Amends the Social Security Act respecting: (1) family care; (2) Medicaid coverage for all residents with poverty level incomes; and (3) funding for the territories. Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide for optional coverage of legal immigrants under Medicaid and SCHIP (State children's health insurance program). Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise provisions respecting program operations and funding. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a demonstration project to strengthen Medicaid and SCHIP coverage for migrant workers and farmworkers. Establishes the National Commission for Expanded Access to Health Care. Amends the Public Service Health Act to improve limited English speakers' access to health care. Directs the Secretary to establish a Center for Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Healthcare. Provides for health workforce diversity, including provisions respecting: (1) career training and support; (2) data collection; (3) cultural training; (4) Hispanic-serving health professions schools; (5) student assistance, including online degree programs; (6) the Louis Stokes public health scholars program; (7) the Patsy Mink health and gender research fellowship program; (8) the Paul David Wellstone international health fellowship program; and (9) the Edward R. Roybal Healthcare scholar program. Environmental Justice Act of 2003 - Establishes: (1) the Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice which shall provide guidance to Federal agencies for identifying disproportionately high and adverse health and environmental effects on minority, low-income, and Native American populations; and (2) the Federal Environmental Justice Advisory Committee which shall advise the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Working Group on areas environmental justice. Border Health Security Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary, through the United States members of the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission, to award grants to eligible entities to improve the health of border area residents that are established by: (1) the United States members of the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission; (2) the State border health offices; and (3) the Secretary. Amends the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act to make permanent authorizations of appropriations for activities under such Act. Patient Navigator, Outreach, and Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public and nonprofit private health centers (including Indian Health Service Centers, tribal governments, urban Indian organizations, tribal organizations, clinics serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and Alaska Natives, and rural health clinics) for model programs that provide health disparity populations with: (1) cancer and chronic disease prevention and treatment; (2) patient navigators to manage the care of individuals within such groups; and (3) outreach services. Authorizes similar grant programs through: (1) the National Cancer Institute; and (2) the Indian Health Service. Community Health Workers Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States or local or tribal units to promote positive health behaviors for women in target populations, especially racial and ethnic minority women in medically underserved communities. Extends funding for breast and cervical cancer preventive health measures. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to qualifying health centers, nonprofit organizations, and public institutions for cancer treatment and prevention programs for underserved minority and other populations, with consideration given to such population's language and cultural context. Provides for grants and activities respecting: (1) health empowerment zone programs in health disparity communities; (2) the Minority HIV/AIDS Initiative; (3) infant mortality and sudden infant death syndrome rates in minority communities; (4) fetal alcohol syndrome treatment and diagnosis; (5) diabetes prevention and treatment activities with Indian tribes, Pacific Islanders, and Native Hawaiians; (6) diabetes programs, including youth and children's programs; (7) heart disease; (8) a national stroke education campaign; and (9) obesity treatment and prevention in underserved minority populations; (10) tuberculosis control and prevention; (11) asthma; (12) sickle cell disease; (13) autoimmune disease in minority populations; (14) sexually transmitted diseases; (15) children's dental disease coverage under Medicaid or SCHIP, and dental health services in underserved areas; (16) demonstration projects to reduce violence; (17) uterine fibroid research and education; (18) disease screening; (19) community outreach; (20) immunizations; (21) chronic disease management; and (22) racial and ethnic approaches to community health. Requires HHS funded or operated programs to collect race, ethnicity, and language data to detect ethnic and racial health care disparities. Authorizes demonstration program grants for health plan, health center, and hospital data collection. Amends the Social Security Act to require the Social Security Administration to collect similar data. Directs the Secretary to fund epidemiology centers in Indian health areas lacking such centers. Extends funding for the National Center for Health Statistics. Minority Health and Genomics Act of 2003 - Establishes the Minority Health and Genomics Commission, which shall conduct a study of, and develop recommendations on, issues relating to genomic research as applied to minority groups. Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) civil rights compliance offices within each HHS agency that administers a health program; and (2) an Office of Minority Health within the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Establishes the Indian Health Service as an agency of the Public Health Service. Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish an Office of Minority Affairs within the Office of the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary to make grants for demonstration programs to improve minority healthcare access and quality. Directs the Secretary to: (1) designate centers of excellence at hospitals and other health systems serving large numbers of minority patients; (2) provide financial assistance to designated healthcare providers and community health centers for facility and service improvements in American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii; and (3) provide grants and loan guarantees from the Health Safety Net Infrastructure Trust Fund (established by this Act) for capital financing assistance to eligible healthcare facilities.

A bill to require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq.

United States · United States Congress · 6 November 2003

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make payments to States and local governments to coordinate their budget-related actions with Federal Government efforts to stimulate the economy. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2003 for such payments in an amount equal to the total amount appropriated for for FY 2003 for the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund in the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003, and subsequent appropriations Acts. Requires not less than one-third of such amount to be made available to local governments. Requires the Secretary to establish a formula for determining the allocation of payments, with priority consideration to the relative unemployment rate, median income, population, and poverty rate. Permits the use of funds received by States and local governments only for: (1) ordinary and necessary maintenance and operating expenses for education, public safety, public health, social services, roads, transportation, water infrastructure, and housing; and (2) ordinary and necessary capital expenditures authorized by law.

Healthcare Equality and Accountability Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 November 2003

Healthcare Equality and Accountability Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to improve minority health and healthcare and to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health and healthcare. FamilyCare Act of 2003 - Amends the Social Security Act respecting: (1) family care; (2) Medicaid coverage for all residents with poverty level incomes; and (3) funding for the territories. Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide for optional coverage of legal immigrants under Medicaid and SCHIP (State children's health insurance program). Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise provisions respecting program operations and funding. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a demonstration project to strengthen Medicaid and SCHIP coverage for migrant workers and farmworkers. Establishes the National Commission for Expanded Access to Health Care. Amends the Public Service Health Act to improve limited English speakers' access to health care. Directs the Secretary to establish a Center for Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Healthcare. Provides for health workforce diversity, including provisions respecting: (1) career training and support; (2) data collection; (3) cultural training; (4) Hispanic-serving health professions schools; (5) student assistance, including online degree programs; (6) the Louis Stokes public health scholars program; (7) the Patsy Mink health and gender research fellowship program; (8) the Paul David Wellstone international health fellowship program; and (9) the Edward R. Roybal Healthcare scholar program. Environmental Justice Act of 2003 - Establishes: (1) the Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice which shall provide guidance to Federal agencies for identifying disproportionately high and adverse health and environmental effects on minority, low-income, and Native American populations; and (2) the Federal Environmental Justice Advisory Committee which shall advise the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Working Group on areas environmental justice. Border Health Security Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary, through the United States members of the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission, to award grants to eligible entities to improve the health of border area residents that are established by: (1) the United States members of the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission; (2) the State border health offices; and (3) the Secretary. Amends the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act to make permanent authorizations of appropriations for activities under such Act. Patient Navigator, Outreach, and Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public and nonprofit private health centers (including Indian Health Service Centers, tribal governments, urban Indian organizations, tribal organizations, clinics serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and Alaska Natives, and rural health clinics) for model programs that provide health disparity populations with: (1) cancer and chronic disease prevention and treatment; (2) patient navigators to manage the care of individuals within such groups; and (3) outreach services. Authorizes similar grant programs through: (1) the National Cancer Institute; and (2) the Indian Health Service. Community Health Workers Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States or local or tribal units to promote positive health behaviors for women in target populations, especially racial and ethnic minority women in medically underserved communities. Extends funding for breast and cervical cancer preventive health measures. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to qualifying health centers, nonprofit organizations, and public institutions for cancer treatment and prevention programs for underserved minority and other populations, with consideration given to such population's language and cultural context. Provides for grants and activities respecting: (1) health empowerment zone programs in health disparity communities; (2) the Minority HIV/AIDS Initiative; (3) infant mortality and sudden infant death syndrome rates in minority communities; (4) fetal alcohol syndrome treatment and diagnosis; (5) diabetes prevention and treatment activities with Indian tribes, Pacific Islanders, and Native Hawaiians; (6) diabetes programs, including youth and children's programs; (7) heart disease; (8) a national stroke education campaign; and (9) obesity treatment and prevention in underserved minority populations; (10) tuberculosis control and prevention; (11) asthma; (12) sickle cell disease; (13) autoimmune disease in minority populations; (14) sexually transmitted diseases; (15) children's dental disease coverage under Medicaid or SCHIP, and dental health services in underserved areas; (16) demonstration projects to reduce violence; (17) uterine fibroid research and education; (18) disease screening; (19) community outreach; (20) immunizations; (21) chronic disease management; and (22) racial and ethnic approaches to community health. Requires HHS funded or operated programs to collect race, ethnicity, and language data to detect ethnic and racial health care disparities. Authorizes demonstration program grants for health plan, health center, and hospital data collection. Amends the Social Security Act to require the Social Security Administration to collect similar data. Directs the Secretary to fund epidemiology centers in Indian health areas lacking such centers. Extends funding for the National Center for Health Statistics. Minority Health and Genomics Act of 2003 - Establishes the Minority Health and Genomics Commission, which shall conduct a study of, and develop recommendations on, issues relating to genomic research as applied to minority groups. Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) civil rights compliance offices within each HHS agency that administers a health program; and (2) an Office of Minority Health within the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Establishes the Indian Health Service as an agency of the Public Health Service. Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish an Office of Minority Affairs within the Office of the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary to make grants for demonstration programs to improve minority healthcare access and quality. Directs the Secretary to: (1) designate centers of excellence at hospitals and other health systems serving large numbers of minority patients; (2) provide financial assistance to designated healthcare providers and community health centers for facility and service improvements in American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii; and (3) provide grants and loan guarantees from the Health Safety Net Infrastructure Trust Fund (established by this Act) for capital financing assistance to eligible healthcare facilities.

Port Anti-Terrorism and Security Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 6 November 2003

Port Anti-Terrorism and Security Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit damaging or destroying a vessel or maritime facility. Provides enhanced penalties where the vessel carried high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel. Prohibits placing in U.S. waters devices or substances likely to destroy or damage ships. Prohibits piracy, privateering, theft or intentional wrecking of a vessel, or use of a dangerous weapon or explosive on a passenger vessel. Provides sanctions for failure to heave to and for obstructing boarding or providing false information during a boarding. Prohibits the knowing discharge of hazardous substances in U.S. navigable waters or the adjacent shoreline with intent to endanger human life, health, or welfare or the marine environment. Directs the Attorney General to: (1) take specified actions to coordinate port-related crime data collection; and (2) establish an outreach program to work with State and local law enforcement officials to harmonize the reporting of data on cargo theft and with local port security committees to disseminate such information to appropriate law enforcement officials. Sets civil penalties of up to $25,000 per violation of Federal prohibitions against theft or embezzlement related to interstate or foreign shipments by carrier. Amends the Tariff Act to increase penalties for falsity or lack of a manifest. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress a plan to inspect merchandise and containers at foreign facilities.

"Konjunkturpaket III" der Bundesregierung

Austria · National Council · 5 November 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Evelin Lichtenberger, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend "Konjunkturpaket III" der Bundesregierung

"Konjunkturpaket III" der Bundesregierung

Austria · National Council · 5 November 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Evelin Lichtenberger, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundeskanzler betreffend "Konjunkturpaket III" der Bundesregierung

Regionalbahnstrecken, insbesondere in Niederösterreich

Austria · National Council · 5 November 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Evelin Lichtenberger, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Regionalbahnstrecken, insbesondere in Niederösterreich

pietätlose Geschäftspraktiken gegenüber ÖBB-Vorteilscard-Kunden/innen

Austria · National Council · 5 November 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend pietätlose Geschäftspraktiken gegenüber ÖBB-Vorteilscard-Kunden/innen <i>(Werbung für den Abschluß einer Bestattungsversicherung)</i>

pietätlose Geschäftspraktiken gegenüber ÖBB-Vorteilscard-Kunden/innen

Austria · National Council · 5 November 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Justiz betreffend pietätlose Geschäftspraktiken gegenüber ÖBB-Vorteilscard-Kunden/innen <i>(Werbung für den Abschluß einer Bestattungsversicherung)</i>

Gleichstellung von Frauen und Männern im ländlichen Raum

Austria · National Council · 4 November 2003

Bericht des Ausschusses für Land- und Forstwirtschaft über den Antrag 51/A(E) der Abgeordneten Heidemarie Rest-Hinterseer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Gleichstellung von Frauen und Männern im ländlichen Raum

proposition de loi relative à la création du registre international français

France · Senate · 30 October 2003

Local Participation in Railroad Operations Act

United States · United States Congress · 30 October 2003

Local Participation in Railroad Operations Act - Amends Federal transportation law to prohibit rail carriers from constructing, developing, or expanding railroad maintenance facilities, intermodal rail transfer facilities, railroad sidings, railroad bridges, railroad yards, or other railroad facilities unless the Surface Transportation Board determines that the carrier has: (1) provided affected local communities with notice and an opportunity to be heard with respect to such activities; and (2) conducted an assessment of negative environmental impacts and appropriate mitigation actions pursuant to State or local law. Prohibits a rail carrier from constructing an at-grade crossing over a public road without first obtaining approval from the local governmental entity with jurisdiction over the location of the proposed grade crossing. Prohibits the Board from approving the consolidation, merger, and acquisition of control of a rail carrier by one or more rail carriers unless it has received assurances that the rail carriers have addressed adequately and will continue to address adequately problems identified with respect to the quality of life and safety of persons who live, work, or are for any other reason near railroad tracks. Repeals a section of the Noise Control Act of 1972 regarding railroad noise emission standards upon the issuance of the final regulations under this Act.

Aircraft Noise Reduction Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 30 October 2003

Aircraft Noise Reduction Act of 2003 - Prohibits a person from operating any civil subsonic turbojet that fails to comply with stage three noise levels to or from an airport located in any of the 20 most populated U.S. metropolitan areas.

Lobbying-Versorgungsaufträge an Politiker der Regierungsparteien, diesmal der ÖVP

Austria · National Council · 29 October 2003

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dieter Brosz, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Lobbying-Versorgungsaufträge an Politiker der Regierungsparteien, diesmal der ÖVP <i>(im Zusammenhang mit dem Projekt Nord Autobahn der ASFINAG)</i>

Goods Movement Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 29 October 2003

Goods Movement Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a goods movement program to improve the productivity, security, and safety of freight transportation gateways, while mitigating congestion and community impacts in the area of such gateways. Declares that the purposes of the program shall be to: (1) facilitate and support multimodal freight transportation initiatives at the State, regional, and local levels to improve freight transportation gateways and mitigate congestion in the area of such gateways; (2) provide capital funding to address infrastructure and freight operational needs at freight transportation corridors and gateways; (3) encourage adoption of new financing strategies to leverage State, local, and private investment in freight transportation gateways; and (4) support military mobilization and readiness. Qualifies for funding under this Act intermodal freight transportation projects that provide community and highway benefits by addressing economic, congestion, security, safety, and environmental issues associated with freight transportation corridors and gateways, subject to specified limitations. Sets forth project selection and grant approval criteria. Requires a recipient of Federal financial assistance for a project with an estimated total cost of $100 million or more to submit to the Secretary an annual financial plan for the project. Repeals National Corridor Planning and Development Program provisions of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.

New Partnership for Haiti Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 29 October 2003

New Partnership for Haiti Act of 2003 - Directs the President to work with the Government of Haiti and international organizations to establish a comprehensive and integrated strategy to combat infectious diseases in Haiti, including HIV/AIDS, and to establish a comprehensive health infrastructure in Haiti. Authorizes the President: (1) acting through the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to provide assistance to Haiti to develop its health sector, including by supporting infrastructure and education and prevention activities; and (2) acting through the Secretary of State and the Corps of Engineers, to provide assistance to develop Haiti's basic sanitation and transportation infrastructure. Directs the President to establish a program to recruit U.S. health care professionals and engineers to rebuild the health care and physical infrastructures of Haiti. Authorizes the President to provide financial incentives to encourage such individuals to participate in the program.