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108hr5408ih | (4) the type of heating fuel or energy that caused the sharp and significant increase in the cost for the participating small business concerns; and (5) recommendations for improvements to the program, if any. |
108hr5408ih | (b) Agriculture
Not later than 18 months after the date of final publication by the Secretary of Agriculture of the guidelines issued under section 5, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committees on Small B... |
108hr5408ih | Effective date
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to economic injuries suffered or likely to be suffered as the result of sharp and significant increases in energy prices which occur on or after November 1, 2004. |
108hr4761ih | 1. Pilot program for alternative water source projects
Section 220(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1300(j) ) is amended in the first sentence— (1) by striking $75,000,000 and inserting $125,000,000 ; and (2) by striking 2002 through 2004 and inserting 2005 through 2009. |
108hr5157ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the High Risk Pool Flexibility Act of 2004. 2. Revision of definition of qualified high risk pool
Section 2745(d) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. |
108hr5157ih | 300gg–45(d) ) is amended to read as follows: (d) Definitions
For purposes of this section: (1) Qualified high risk pool
The term ‘qualified high risk pool’ has the meaning given such term in section 2744(c)(2), except that a State may elect to meet the requirement of subparagraph (A) of such section (insofar as it re... |
108hr5157ih | (2) State
The term State means any of the 50 States and the District of Columbia.. |
108hr4602ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Alaska Native Allotment Subdivision Act. 2. Definitions
In this Act: (1) Restricted land
The term restricted land means land in the State that is subject to Federal restrictions against alienation and taxation. (2) Secretary
The term Secretary means the Secretary of the I... |
108hr4602ih | Subdivision and dedication of Alaska Native restricted land
(a) In general
An Alaska Native owner of restricted land may, subject to the approval of the Secretary— (1) subdivide the restricted land in accordance with the laws of the— (A) State; or (B) applicable local platting authority; and (2) execute a certificate... |
108hr4602ih | (b) Ratification of prior subdivisions and dedications
Any subdivision or dedication of restricted land executed before the date of enactment of this Act that has been approved by the Secretary and by the relevant State or local platting authority, as appropriate, shall be considered to be ratified and confirmed by Co... |
108hr4602ih | Effect on status of land not dedicated
Except in a case in which a specific interest in restricted land is dedicated under section 3(a)(2), nothing in this Act terminates, diminishes, or otherwise affects the continued existence and applicability of Federal restrictions against alienation and taxation on restricted la... |
108hr4867ih | 1. Permitting Objection to Certificate of Electoral Votes to be Received if Signed by Senator or Member of the House of Representatives
The fifth sentence of section 15 of title 3, United States Code, is amended by striking and shall be signed by at least one Senator and one Member of the House of Representatives and ... |
108hr4564ih | 1. Mandatory separation age
(a) Civil service retirement system
Section 8335(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking (b) and inserting (b)(1) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) In the case of employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the second sentence of paragraph (1) s... |
108hr4564ih | The authority to grant exemptions in accordance with the preceding sentence shall cease to be available after December 31, 2009.. (b) Federal employees’ retirement system
Section 8425(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking (b) and inserting (b)(1) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (... |
108hr4564ih | The authority to grant exemptions in accordance with the preceding sentence shall cease to be available after December 31, 2009.. 2. Retention and relocation bonuses
(a) In general
Subchapter IV of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 5759. Retention and relocation... |
108hr4564ih | a bonus under this section to an employee of the Bureau if— (1) (A) the unusually high or unique qualifications of the employee or a special need of the Bureau for the employee’s services makes it essential to retain the employee; and (B) the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation determines that, in the absen... |
108hr4564ih | or (2) the individual is transferred to a different geographic area with a higher cost of living (as determined by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation). (b) Service agreement
Payment of a bonus under this section is contingent upon the employee entering into a written service agreement with the Bureau ... |
108hr4564ih | (c) Limitation on authority
A bonus paid under this section may not exceed 50 percent of the employee’s basic pay. (d) Impact on basic pay
A retention bonus is not part of the basic pay of an employee for any purpose. (e) Termination of authority
The authority to grant bonuses under this section shall cease to be av... |
108hr4564ih | Retention and relocation bonuses for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 5759. Retention and relocation bonuses for the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(a) Authority
The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, after consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, may pay, on a case-by-... |
108hr4564ih | in the absence of such a bonus, the employee would be likely to leave— (i) the Federal service; or (ii) for a different position in the Federal service; or (2) the individual is transferred to a different geographic area with a higher cost of living (as determined by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation)... |
108hr4564ih | Such agreement shall include— (1) the period of service the individual shall be required to complete in return for the bonus; and (2) the conditions under which the agreement may be terminated before the agreed-upon service period has been completed, and the effect of the termination. (c) Limitation on authority
A bon... |
108hr4564ih | (e) Termination of authority
The authority to grant bonuses under this section shall cease to be available after December 31, 2009. 3. Federal Bureau of Investigation Reserve Service
(a) In general
Chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: VII Retention of retired spec... |
108hr4564ih | Federal Bureau of Investigation Reserve Service
(a) Establishment
The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may provide for the establishment and training of a Federal Bureau of Investigation Reserve Service (hereinafter in this section referred to as the FBI Reserve Service ) for temporary reemployment of ... |
108hr4564ih | (c) Annuitants
If an annuitant receiving an annuity from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund becomes temporarily reemployed pursuant to this section, such annuity shall not be discontinued thereby. An annuitant so reemployed shall not be considered an employee for the purposes of chapter 83 or 84. (d) No ... |
108hr4564ih | (e) Expenses
The Director may provide members of the FBI Reserve Service transportation and per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions of this title, for the purpose of participating in any training that relates to service as a member of the FBI Reserve Service. |
108hr4564ih | (f) Limitation on membership
Membership of the FBI Reserve Service is not to exceed 500 members at any given time.. (b) Clerical amendment
The analysis for chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Subchapter VII—Retention of retired specialized employees at the Federal... |
108hr4564ih | Federal Bureau of Investigation Reserve Service
(a) Establishment
The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may provide for the establishment and training of a Federal Bureau of Investigation Reserve Service (hereinafter in this section referred to as the FBI Reserve Service ) for temporary reemployment of ... |
108hr4564ih | (c) Annuitants
If an annuitant receiving an annuity from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund becomes temporarily reemployed pursuant to this section, such annuity shall not be discontinued thereby. An annuitant so reemployed shall not be considered an employee for the purposes of chapter 83 or 84. (d) No ... |
108hr4564ih | (e) Expenses
The Director may provide members of the FBI Reserve Service transportation and per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions of this title, for the purpose of participating in any training that relates to service as a member of the FBI Reserve Service. (f) Limitation on members... |
108hr4564ih | Critical positions in the Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence directorate
Section 5377(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking and at the end of subparagraph (E); (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (F) and inserting ; and ; and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (... |
108hr4957ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Keeping Our Education Promise to America's Children Act of 2004. 2. Deferral of Federal mandates if Federal government fails to make minimum appropriations
(a) Deferral of certain requirements
Section 1116 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. |
108hr4957ih | 6316 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) Deferral
No school or local educational agency may be identified for or subject to the requirements of school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring under this section for any school year for which the amounts appropriated for the corresponding fiscal... |
108hr4957ih | (3) $25,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.. (b) Deferral of requirements for teachers and paraprofessionals
Section 1119 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. |
108hr4957ih | 6319 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (m) Deferral
A State educational agency may defer the commencement, suspend the implementation, or modify but not cease the development, of the requirements of this section (for the State educational agency and local educational agencies within the State) for 1 sch... |
108hr4957ih | (2) $3,076,000,000 for fiscal year 2006. (3) $3,143,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.. |
108hr4592ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Friends of the Children National Demonstration Act. 2. Findings
Congress finds that— (1) the single most important protective factor in a child’s life is a long-term relationship with a supportive, caring adult; (2) while the most disadvantaged children can be accurately id... |
108hr4592ih | (4) privately-funded programs matching professional mentors with the most disadvantaged children beginning at an early age for the child and lasting for 10 years or more, show great promise in benefiting the most disadvantaged children and youth; and (5) violent juvenile crime is a national problem, and the most disadv... |
108hr4592ih | Purposes
The purposes of this Act are as follows: (1) To establish a national demonstration project to promote learning about successful early and sustained childhood interventions, with programs carried out by Friends of the Children local chapters, by employing and measuring an effective approach for improving the l... |
108hr4592ih | (3) To document best practices for conducting a successful early intervention for the most disadvantaged children and youth, based on the results of Friends of the Children local chapters. (4) To produce lessons and data from the operating experiences of those Friends of the Children local chapters that will provide in... |
108hr4592ih | Establishment of demonstration project
(a) In general
From amounts made available to carry out this Act, the Attorney General shall carry out a demonstration project under which the Attorney General makes a grant to Friends of the Children, National Office, to be subgranted by such office to Friends of the Children l... |
108hr4592ih | (3) Eugene, Oregon. (4) Klamath Falls, Oregon. (5) New York, New York. (6) Portland, Oregon. (7) Salem, Oregon. (8) San Francisco, California. (9) Seattle, Washington. (10) Wilmington, Delaware. (11) Boston, Massachusetts. (c) Federal share
(1) In general
The Federal share of the cost referred to in subsection (a) ma... |
108hr4592ih | (2) Non-federal share
The non-Federal share of such cost may be provided in cash or in-kind. 5. Eligibility
(a) In general
To be eligible to receive a subgrant under this Act, a Friends of the Children local chapter serving a city referred to in subsection (b) shall submit an application to Friends of the Children, ... |
108hr4592ih | shall consider the ability of the Friends of the Children local chapter— (1) to implement an early intervention program for the most disadvantaged children and youth; (2) to identify and target the most disadvantaged children and youth through a three-tiered process of identifying the children including— (A) several we... |
108hr4592ih | and (3) to participate in an evidence-based evaluation of the early intervention program for the most disadvantaged children and youth. 6. Uses of funds
(a) Programs
(1) Core features
A Friends of the Children local chapter that receives a subgrant under this Act shall use some or all of the subgrant amounts to carr... |
108hr4592ih | (II) school failure; (III) juvenile delinquency and gang and drug involvement; and (IV) teen pregnancy; and (ii) are unlikely to develop any form of resiliency without intensive, long-term intervention; and (iii) as adults, are likely to have problems with mental illness, substance abuse, and the criminal justice syste... |
108hr4592ih | (C) Long-term involvement
Professional mentors will engage each child one-on-one on a weekly basis for approximately 12 years (2) Permissible services
The Friends of the Children local chapter may use some of the subgrant amounts to secure training and technical assistance from the Friends of the Children National Of... |
108hr4592ih | to)— (1) prepare and implement an evaluation design for evaluating the Friends of the Children local chapters that receive subgrants under this Act; (2) conduct annual evaluations of the performance and progress of the early intervention programs under this Act; (3) provide training and technical assistance to the Frie... |
108hr4592ih | and (5) disseminate information and results generated from the operation of the demonstration project and the resulting evaluation with policy makers in the public and private sectors. 7. Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General to carry out this Act $7,500,000 fo... |
108hr4713ih | 1. Waiver of time limitations
(a) In general
The limitations set forth in sections 6511 and 6514(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to limitations on credit or refund and credits or refunds after period of limitation) shall not apply to a claim filed by Christine L. Barrott of Milton, Florida, for cred... |
108hr4713ih | (b) Deadline
Subsection (a) shall apply only if Christine L. Barrott submits a claim pursuant to such subsection within the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. |
108hr5381ih | 1. Permanent resident status for Griselda Lopez Negrete
(a) In general
Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act , Griselda Lopez Negrete shall be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for perman... |
108hr5381ih | (b) Adjustment of status
If Griselda Lopez Negrete enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), she shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality A... |
108hr5381ih | (c) Deadline for application and payment of fees
Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. |
108hr5381ih | (d) Reduction of immigrant visa number
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Griselda Lopez Negrete, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to nativ... |
108hr5381ih | (e) Denial of preferential immigration treatment for certain relatives
The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Griselda Lopez Negrete shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act. |
108hr5301ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2004. 2. Definitions
For purposes of this Act— (1) the term flag of the United States has the meaning given the term flag, standard, colors, or ensign under section 3 of title 4, United States Code; (2) the terms condominium assoc... |
108hr5301ih | 3603 ); (3) the term residential real estate management association has the meaning given such term under section 528 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ( 26 U.S.C. 528 ); and (4) the term member — (A) as used with respect to a condominium association, means an owner of a condominium unit (as defined under section 60... |
108hr5301ih | 3603 )) within such association; (B) as used with respect to a cooperative association, means a cooperative unit owner (as defined under section 604 of Public Law 96–399 ( 15 U.S.C. 3603 )) within such association; and (C) as used with respect to a residential real estate management association, means an owner of a res... |
108hr5301ih | Right to display the flag of the United States
A condominium association, cooperative association, or residential real estate management association may not adopt or enforce any policy, or enter into any agreement, that would restrict or prevent a member of the association from displaying the flag of the United States... |
108hr5301ih | Limitations
Nothing in this Act shall be considered to permit any display or use that is inconsistent with— (1) any provision of chapter 1 of title 4, United States Code, or any rule or custom pertaining to the proper display or use of the flag of the United States (as established pursuant to such chapter or any other... |
108hr4483ih | 1. Suspension of duty on 1,2 Hexanediol
(a) In general
Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following: 9902.34.31 1,2 Hexanediol (CAS No. 6920-22-5) (provided for in subheading 2905.39.90) Free No change No change On or be... |
108hr4483ih | (b) Effective date
The amendment made by subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act. |
108hr4956ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the E-mail Privacy Act of 2004. 2. Interceptions
Section 2510(4) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking the period at the end; and (2) by inserting , and, with respect to an electronic communication, includes the acquisition of the contents of the communic... |
108hr4956ih | Limitation of service provider exception
Section 2701(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting to the extent the access is a necessary incident to the rendition of the service, the protection of the rights or property of the provider of that service, or compliance with section 2702 after service. |
108hr5363ih | 1. Authorization of salary adjustments for Federal justices and judges
Pursuant to section 140 of Public Law 97–92 , Justices and judges of the United States are authorized during fiscal year 2005 to receive a salary adjustment in accordance with section 461 of title 28, United States Code. |
108hr5119ih | 1. Findings
The Congress finds the following: (1) In issuing remote control railroad operation guidelines in 2001, the Federal Railroad Administration noted that its first priority... is to ensure that these operations pose no threat to railroad workers or the general public. (2) The Nation’s freight rail system is re... |
108hr5119ih | (3) Remote control locomotives carrying hazardous materials in urban areas could be sabotaged or remote control locomotives could be used to cause intentional accidents with other trains, causing loss of life, release of hazardous materials, and the disruption of interstate and international commerce. (4) Therefore, th... |
108hr5119ih | Remote control locomotive use
(a) Prohibition
No railroad carrier shall operate or cause to be operated on the general system of railroad transportation a remote control locomotive to carry hazardous materials. (b) Penalty
(1) A railroad carrier that knowingly violates this section or a rule issued under this sectio... |
108hr5119ih | A railroad carrier acts knowingly when— (A) the railroad carrier has actual knowledge of the facts giving rise to the violation; or (B) a reasonable railroad carrier acting in the circumstances and exercising reasonable care would have that knowledge. (2) A separate violation occurs for each day the violation continues... |
108hr5119ih | Remote control transmitter security
(a) In general
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue a rule requiring that— (1) railroad carriers inventory and maintain a continuous accounting of remote control transmitters; (2) such transmitters be assigned ... |
108hr5119ih | (b) Penalty
A railroad carrier that violates the rule issued under subsection (a) shall be liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of at least $5,000 for each occurrence. 4. Remote control locomotive security
(a) In general
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secre... |
108hr5119ih | (b) Penalty
A railroad carrier that violates the rule issued under subsection (a) shall be liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of at least $5,000 for each occurrence. 5. Civil penalties
(a) Hearing requirement
The Secretary of Transportation may find that a railroad carrier has violated this A... |
108hr5119ih | (b) Penalty consideration
In determining the amount of a civil penalty under this Act, the Secretary shall consider— (1) the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation; (2) with respect to the violator, the degree of culpability, any history of prior violations, the ability to pay, and any effect on t... |
108hr5119ih | Criminal penalty
(a) In general
A railroad carrier knowingly violating this Act shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both; except that the maximum amount of imprisonment shall be 10 years in any case in which the violation involves the release of a hazardous mate... |
108hr5119ih | (b) Knowing violations
For purposes of this section— (1) a railroad carrier acts knowingly when— (A) the railroad carrier has actual knowledge of the facts giving rise to the violation; or (B) a reasonable railroad carrier acting in the circumstances and exercising reasonable care would have that knowledge; and (2) kn... |
108hr5119ih | Definitions
For purposes of this Act— (1) the term hazardous material has the meaning given that term in section 5102(2) of title 49, United States Code; (2) the term railroad carrier has the meaning given that term in section 20102 of title 49, United States Code; (3) the term remote control locomotive means a locomo... |
108hr5119ih | but does not include a locomotive that is remotely controlled from the lead locomotive of the same train; and (4) the term remote control transmitter means the transmitter component of a remote control locomotive system. |
108hr4871ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Puerto Rico Hospitals Medicare DSH Equity Act of 2004. 2. Calculation of Medicare DSH Payments for PPS hospitals in Puerto Rico
Section 1886(d)(9)(D)(iii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(9)(D)(iii) ) is amended to read as follows: (iii) Subparagraph (F) (re... |
108hr4871ih | except that for this purpose— (I) the sum described in clause (ii) of this subparagraph shall be substituted for the sum referred to in paragraph (5)(F)(ii)(I); and (II) for discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2004, |
108hr4871ih | subclause (I) of paragraph (5)(F)(vi) shall be applied by substituting for the numerator described in such subclause the number of subsection (d) Puerto Rico hospital’s patient days for a cost reporting period which were made up of patients who (for such days) were entitled to benefits under part A of this title and ei... |
108hr5004ih | 1. Permanent resident status for Judith Atuh Tanjoh, Serge Mbah Tikum, Marie Noel Tikum, Emmanuel Ngwa Tikum, and Roger Fon Tikum
(a) In general
Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Judith Atuh Tanjoh, Serge Mbah Tikum, Marie Noel Tikum, Emmanuel Ngwa Tikum, |
108hr5004ih | and Roger Fon Tikum shall each be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. |
108hr5004ih | (b) Adjustment of status
If Judith Atuh Tanjoh, Serge Mbah Tikum, Marie Noel Tikum, Emmanuel Ngwa Tikum, or Roger Fon Tikum enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), he or she shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible ... |
108hr5004ih | (c) Deadline for application and payment of fees
Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Reduction of immigrant visa number
U... |
108hr5004ih | during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the countr... |
108hr5004ih | (e) Denial of preferential immigration treatment for certain relatives
The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Judith Atuh Tanjoh, Serge Mbah Tikum, Marie Noel Tikum, Emmanuel Ngwa Tikum, and Roger Fon Tikum shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigrat... |
108hr3810ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Repairing Young Women’s Lives Around the World Act. 2. Findings
Congress finds the following: (1) Every minute, 1 woman dies from pregnancy-related complications. 95 percent of these women live in Africa and Asia. (2) For every woman who dies from pregnancy-related complica... |
108hr3810ih | (3) Obstetric fistula is a hole that is formed between the bladder and the vagina, or the rectum and the vagina, after a woman suffers from prolonged obstructed labor. In the struggle to pass through the birth canal, the fetus puts constant pressure, sometimes for several days, on the bladder and vaginal or rectal wall... |
108hr3810ih | [In Ethiopia], treatment is available at only 1 hospital in Addis Ababa that performs over 1,000 fistula operations a year. It estimates that for every successful operation performed, 10 other young women need the treatment. The maternal mortality rate is extremely high due, in part, to food taboos for pregnant women, ... |
108hr3810ih | (6) In nearly every case of obstetric fistula, the baby will be stillborn and the mother will have physical pain as well as social and emotional trauma from the loss of her child. (7) The physical symptoms of obstetric fistula include incontinence or constant uncontrollable leaking of urine or feces, frequent bladder i... |
108hr3810ih | (9) Although data on obstetric fistula are scarce, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates there are more than 2,000,000 women living with fistula and 50,000 to 100,000 new cases each year. (10) Obstetric fistula was once common throughout the world, but over the last century has been eradicated in Europe, North ... |
108hr3810ih | (12) Obstetric fistula can also be surgically repaired. Surgery requires a specially trained surgeon and support staff, access to an operating theater and to attentive post-operative care. Success rates for surgical repair of fistula are close to 90 percent and cost between $100 and $400. (13) In 2003, the United Natio... |
108hr3810ih | The campaign currently supports 20 countries in Africa and Asia and provides surgery to women, trains doctors and nurses, equips hospitals, and undertakes community outreach to prevent further cases. (14) The United States Government provided a voluntary contribution of $21,500,000 to UNFPA for fiscal year 2001 and the... |
108hr3810ih | (16) In the winter of 2001, the Secretary of State submitted written testimony to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate expressing support for the invaluable work of the UNFPA and for securing funding for the organization. (17) The United States Government, as part of its efforts to improve the dire health c... |
108hr3810ih | (18) Congress demonstrated its strong bipartisan support for a voluntary United States contribution to the UNFPA of up to $34,000,000 in the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2002, which was passed by the House of Representatives on a vote of 357 to 66 and by the Senate by u... |
108hr3810ih | (19) In May 2002, the President sent a 3-person delegation to investigate UNFPA programs in China and allegations that the agency was involved in coercive abortion practices. (20) This independent delegation concluded that such allegations were untrue. (21) On May 29, 2002, the delegation sent a letter to the Secretary... |
108hr3810ih | First Recommendation: We therefore recommend that not more than $34,000,000 which has already been appropriated be released to UNFPA.. (22) Regrettably, the Administration overruled the recommendation of its own delegation and invoked an overly broad interpretation of the law in order to eliminate funding for UNFPA. 3. |
108hr3810ih | UNITED STATES VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO THE UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in addition to amounts otherwise available to carry out the purposes of chapter 3 of part 1 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, there are authorized to be appropriated $34,000,000 for fiscal year 2... |
108hr5073ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Restore Open Government Act of 2004. 2. Table of Contents
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title Sec. 2. Table of Contents Title I—Freedom of information Sec. 101. Revocation of the Ashcroft Memo and the Card Memo Sec. 102. Findings and policy... |
108hr5073ih | Revocation of Executive Order of November 1, 2001 Title III—Advisory Committees Sec. 301. Presidential inter-agency advisory committees Title IV—Classification of Information Sec. 401. Reducing excessive classification of information Title V—Other provisions Sec. 501. Citizen actions 101. |
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