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108hr4902ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Medicare Rural Home Health Services Improvement Act of 2004. 2. Two-year extension of temporary medicare payment increase for home health services furnished in a rural area
Section 421 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 ( Public La... |
108hr4902ih | 1395fff note) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking one-year and inserting temporary ; and (2) in subsection (a), by striking 2005 and inserting 2007. |
108hr4300ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Eastern Municipal Water District Recycled Water System Pressurization and Expansion Project. 2. Project authorization
(a) In general
The Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act ( Public Law 102–575 , title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq. ) is amended by... |
108hr4300ih | Eastern Municipal Water District Recycled Water System Pressurization and Expansion Project, California
(a) Authorization
The Secretary, in cooperation with the Eastern Municipal Water District, California, may participate in the design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities needed to establish operation... |
108hr4300ih | (c) Limitation
Funds provided by the Secretary shall not be used for operation or maintenance of the project described in subsection (a). (d) Authorization of Appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $12,000,000.. (b) Clerical amendment
The table of sections in section 2 of Pub... |
108hr4300ih | Eastern Municipal Water District Recycled Water System Pressurization and Expansion Project, California
(a) Authorization
The Secretary, in cooperation with the Eastern Municipal Water District, California, may participate in the design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities needed to establish operation... |
108hr4300ih | (c) Limitation
Funds provided by the Secretary shall not be used for operation or maintenance of the project described in subsection (a). (d) Authorization of Appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $12,000,000. |
108hr4298ih | 1. Improvements to Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program
(a) State agreements
Section 3661 of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 ( 42 U.S.C. |
108hr4298ih | 7385o ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b) by striking Pursuant to agreements under subsection (a), the and inserting The ; (2) in subsection (c) by striking provided in an agreement under subsection (a), and if ; and (3) in subsection (e) by striking If provided in an agreement under subsection (a) and inserting If a p... |
108hr4298ih | 7385o ) is further amended in subsection (d) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: (2) The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall select individuals to serve as panel members based on experience and competency in diagnosing occupational illnesses. For each individual so selected, the Secretary shall appoi... |
108hr4740ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Jobs for America Act of 2004. 2. Amendments to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
(a) Definition
Section 2(a) of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act ( 29 U.S.C. 2101(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking for— and all tha... |
108hr4740ih | (3) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (9) the term offshoring of jobs means any action taken by an employer the effect of which is to create, shift, or transfer work or facilities outside the United States and which results in an employment loss d... |
108hr4740ih | 2102(d) ) is amended— (1) by striking each of which and inserting 1 or more of which ; and (2) by striking within any 90-day period and inserting within any 180-day period. (c) Notice
Section 3 of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act ( 29 U.S.C. |
108hr4740ih | 2102 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 60-day and inserting 90-day ; and (B) in paragraph (1), by striking and at the end; (C) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (D) by inserting after paragraph (2), the following: (3) to the Secr... |
108hr4740ih | and (3) by adding at the end the following: (e) Notice for offshoring of Jobs
In the case of a notice under subsection (a) regarding the offshoring of jobs, the notice shall include, in addition to the information otherwise required by the Secretary with respect to other notices under such subsection, information conc... |
108hr4740ih | (d) Technical amendments
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act ( 29 U.S.C. 2101 et seq. ) is amended— (1) by striking plant closing or mass layoff each place that such appears and inserting plant closing, mass layoff, or offshoring of jobs ; (2) by striking closing or layoff each place that such appear... |
108hr4740ih | and offshoring of jobs ; (B) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking closing or mass layoff and inserting closing, layoff, or offshoring ; and (C) in subsection (d), by striking section 2(a)(2) or (3) and inserting paragraph (2), (3), or (9) of section 2(a). (e) Civil Actions against employers
Section 5(a) of the Worker ... |
108hr4740ih | 2104(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking 60 days and inserting 90 days ; (2) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), by striking and ; (3) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; (4) in paragraph (1), by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: (C) any other consequential damages incurr... |
108hr4740ih | ; (5) in paragraph (3), by inserting State or after with respect to a ; (6) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following: If the court determines that an employer acted in bad faith in an attempt to evade the requirements of this Act, the court may, in its discretion, award to persons seeking to enforce this Ac... |
108hr4740ih | 2101 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 11. Posting of notice of rights
(a) Development
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Labor shall develop a notice of employee rights under this Act for posting by employers. (b) Posting
Each employer shall p... |
108hr4740ih | ), as amended by subsection (d), is further amended by adding at the end the following: 12. Contents of annual reports by the Secretary of Labor
(a) In general
The Secretary of Labor shall collect and compile statistics based on the information submitted to the Secretary under subsections (a)(3) and (e) of section 3. |
108hr4740ih | (b) Report
Not later than 120 days after the date on which each regular session of Congress commences, the Secretary of Labor shall prepare and submit to the President and the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the offshoring of jobs (as defined in section 2(a)(9)). |
108hr4740ih | Each such report shall include information concerning— (1) the number of jobs affected by offshoring; (2) the locations to which work or facilities are being shifted or transferred; (3) the reasons why such shifts and transfers are occurring; and (4) any other relevant data compiled under subsection (a).. 11. Posting o... |
108hr4740ih | (b) Posting
Each employer shall post in a conspicuous place in places of employment the notice of the rights of employees as developed by the Secretary under subsection (a). 12. Contents of annual reports by the Secretary of Labor
(a) In general
The Secretary of Labor shall collect and compile statistics based on th... |
108hr4740ih | (b) Report
Not later than 120 days after the date on which each regular session of Congress commences, the Secretary of Labor shall prepare and submit to the President and the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the offshoring of jobs (as defined in section 2(a)(9)). Each such report shall include informati... |
108hr5191ih | 1. Short Title
This Act may be cited as the Count Every Vote Act of 2004. 2. Extension of Dates Provided for Meeting of Electors and Joint Session of Congress for Counting Electoral Votes in Event of Unresolved Controversy or Contest in any State
(a) Meeting of Electors in States
Section 7 of title 3, United States ... |
108hr5191ih | and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Special Rule in Event of Unresolved Controversy or Contest in any State
Notwithstanding the date provided under subsection (a), the electors of President and Vice President of each State shall meet and give their votes on the first day (or, if such day is ... |
108hr5191ih | and (2) a final determination of the controversy or contest has not been made at least 3 days prior to the date described in subsection (a). (b) Deadlines For Delivery of Certificates and Votes by States
(1) Certificate of appointed electors
Section 6 of such title is amended by inserting after communicate by registe... |
108hr5191ih | to ensure receipt not later than the second day that follows the date described in section 7(b)). (2) Disposition of certificates by electors
Section 11 of such title is amended— (A) by striking The electors shall dispose and inserting (a) In General.— Except as provided in subsection (b), the electors shall dispose ;... |
108hr5191ih | the electors shall carry out the delivery and transmission requirements of this section by such method as may be appropriate, including overnight delivery or a secure form of electronic transmission, to ensure receipt of the certificates and lists by the President of the Senate and the Archivist of the United States no... |
108hr5191ih | and (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Special Rule in Event of Unresolved Controversy or Contest
If the special rule described in section 7(b) is in effect with respect to the election, the Secretary of State of each State shall take such action as may be necessary (including overnight deliver... |
108hr5191ih | (4) Demand on district court judge
Section 13 of such title is amended— (A) by striking When no certificates and inserting (a) In General.— Except as provided in subsection (b), when no certificates ; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Special Rule in Event of Unresolved Controversy or Cont... |
108hr5191ih | the district judge referred to in subsection (a) shall take such action as may be necessary (including overnight delivery or a secure form of electronic transmission) to ensure that the list described in such subsection is received by the President of the Senate or the Archivist of the United States not later than the ... |
108hr5191ih | on the second day (or, if such day is a Sunday, the third day) that follows the deadline for the receipt of certificates and votes by the President of the Senate or the Archivist of the United States under section 12(b). 3. Extension of Safe Harbor Period for Resolution of Controversy or Contest Regarding Appointment o... |
108hr5191ih | Effective Date
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to the Presidential election held in November 2004 and each succeeding Presidential election. |
108hr5139ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura Irrigation Project Modernization and Development Act. 2. Findings
Congress finds that— (1) Congress approved the Pick-Sloan Missouri River basin program by passing the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the Flood Control Act of 1944 ) (... |
108hr5139ih | (C) to protect urban and rural areas from devastating floods of the Missouri River; and (D) for other purposes; (2) the Angostura Unit— (A) is a component of the Pick-Sloan program; and (B) provides for— (i) irrigation of 12,218 acres of productive farm land in South Dakota; and (ii) substantial recreation and fish and... |
108hr5139ih | and (B) the national economic development benefits of recreation at Angostura Reservoir total approximately $7,100,000 annually; (4) the Angostura Unit impounds the Cheyenne River 20 miles upstream of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota; (5) (A) the Reservation experiences extremely high rates of unemploy... |
108hr5139ih | (7) the Angostura Unit may be associated with negative affects on water quality and riparian vegetation in the Cheyenne River on the Reservation; (8) modernization of the irrigation facilities at the Angostura Unit would— (A) enhance the national economic development benefits of the Angostura Unit; and (B) result in im... |
108hr5139ih | and (B) provide resources that are necessary for restoration of the Cheyenne River corridor on the Reservation. 3. Definitions
In this Act: (1) Angostura Unit
The term Angostura Unit means the irrigation unit of the Angostura irrigation project developed under the Act of August 11, 1939 ( 16 U.S.C. 590y et seq. ). (2... |
108hr5139ih | (3) Pick-Sloan program
The term Pick-Sloan program means the Pick-Sloan Missouri River basin program approved under the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the Flood Control Act of 1944 ) ( 33 U.S.C. 701–1 et seq. ). (4) Plan
The term plan means the development plan developed by the Tribe under section 201(f)... |
108hr5139ih | (7) Tribe
The term Tribe means the Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. (8) Tribal Council
The term Tribal Council means the governing body of the Tribe. 101. Modernization of facilities at Angostura Unit
(a) In general
The Secretary shall carry out the modernization and improvement of the facilities at the Angostur... |
108hr5139ih | (b) Nonreimbursability
The cost of the modernization and improvement of the facilities at the Angostura Unit shall be carried out on a nonreimbursable basis. 102. Delivery of water to Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
The Secretary shall provide for the delivery of the water saved through the modernization and improvemen... |
108hr5139ih | 201. Oglala Sioux Tribal Development Trust Fund
(a) Oglala Sioux Tribal Development Trust Fund
There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the Oglala Sioux Tribal Development Trust Fund , consisting of any amounts deposited in the Fund under this title. |
108hr5139ih | (b) Funding
On the first day of the 11th fiscal year that begins after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall, from the General Fund of the Treasury, deposit in the Fund— (1) $92,500,000; and (2) the amount that equals the amount of interest that would have accrued on the amount describ... |
108hr5139ih | (c) Investment of trust Fund
(1) In general
The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest such portion of the Fund as is not, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Treasury, required to meet current withdrawals. (2) Eligible obligations
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury shall i... |
108hr5139ih | (d) Payment of interest to Tribe
(1) Withdrawal of interest
Beginning on the first day of the 11th fiscal year after the date of enactment of this Act and, on the first day of each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer the aggregate amount of interest deposited into the Fund for the fis... |
108hr5139ih | (3) Payments to Tribe
(A) In general
The Secretary shall use the amounts transferred under paragraph (1) only for the purpose of making payments to the Tribe, as such payments are requested by the Tribe pursuant to tribal resolution. (B) Limitation
Payments may be made by the Secretary of the Interior under subparag... |
108hr5139ih | (e) Limitation on transfers and withdrawals
Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d)(1), the Secretary of the Treasury shall not transfer or withdraw any amount deposited under subsection (b). (f) Development plan
(1) In general
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the governing bod... |
108hr5139ih | (2) Contents
The plan shall provide for the manner in which the Tribe shall expend payments to the Tribe under subsection (d) to promote— (A) economic development; (B) infrastructure development; (C) the educational, health, recreational, and social welfare objectives of the Tribe and members of the Tribe; or (D) any ... |
108hr5139ih | (3) Plan review and revision
(A) In general
The Tribal Council shall make available for review and comment by the members of the Tribe a copy of the plan before the plan becomes final, in accordance with procedures established by the Tribal Council. (B) Updating of plan
(i) In general
The Tribal Council may, on an ... |
108hr5139ih | (C) Consultation
In preparing the plan and any revisions to update the plan, the Tribal Council shall consult with the Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (4) Audit
(A) In general
The activities of the Tribe in carrying out the plan shall be audited as part of the annual single-agency audit tha... |
108hr5139ih | (B) Determination by auditors
The auditors that conduct the audit under subparagraph (A) shall— (i) determine whether funds received by the Tribe under this section for the period covered by the audit were expended to carry out the plan in a manner consistent with this section; and (ii) include in the written findings... |
108hr5139ih | (C) Inclusion of findings with publication of proceedings of Tribal Council
A copy of the written findings of the audit described in subparagraph (A) shall be inserted in the published minutes of the Tribal Council proceedings for the session at which the audit is presented to the Tribal Council. (g) Prohibition of pe... |
108hr5139ih | Eligibility of Tribe for certain programs and services
No payment made to the Tribe under this title shall result in the reduction or denial of any service or program with respect to which, under Federal law— (1) the Tribe is otherwise entitled because of the status of the Tribe as a federally recognized Indian tribe;... |
108hr5139ih | Water rights
Nothing in this Act— (1) (A) affects any rights, benefits, privileges or claims (including water rights or claims to water rights) of the Tribe, whether located within or without the external boundaries of the Reservation, based on treaty, Executive order, agreement, Act of Congress, aboriginal title, the... |
108hr5139ih | 564 (1908)), or otherwise; or (B) validates or invalidates any assertion of the existence, nonexistence or extinguishment of any water rights, or claims to water rights, held by the Tribe or any other Indian tribe or individual Indian under Federal or State law; or (2) affects any other water rights in existence on the... |
108hr4317ih | 1. Name of department of veterans affairs outpatient clinic, lufkin, texas
The Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic located in Lufkin, Texas, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Charles Wilson Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic. Any reference to su... |
108hr5374ih | 1. Dalip Singh Saund Post Office Building
(a) Designation
The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 30777 Rancho California Road in Temecula, California, shall be known and designated as the Dalip Singh Saund Post Office Building. (b) References
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, pa... |
108hr3884ih | 1. Designation
The Federal building and United States courthouse located at 615 East Houston Street in San Antonio, Texas, shall be known and designated as the Hipolito F. Garcia Federal Building and United States Courthouse. 2. References
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of t... |
108hr5231ih | 1. Short title; definitions
(a) Short Title
This Act may be cited as the Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2004. (b) Definitions
For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply: (1) Secretary
The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (2) Light Station... |
108hr5231ih | 1703(e) ). (4) Outstanding Natural Area
The term Outstanding Natural Area means the Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station Outstanding Natural Area established pursuant to section 3. 2. Findings
Congress finds as follows: (1) The publicly owned Piedras Blancas Light Station has nationally recognized historical struct... |
108hr5231ih | (3) The Light Station tells an important story about California’s coastal prehistory and history in the context of the surrounding region and communities. (4) The coastal area surrounding the Light Station was traditionally used by Indian people, including the Chumash and Salinan Indian tribes. (5) The Light Station is... |
108hr5231ih | (6) The Light Station represents a model partnership where future management can be successfully accomplished among the Federal Government, the State of California, San Luis Obispo County, local communities, and private groups. (7) Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station Outstanding Natural Area would make a significant... |
108hr5231ih | (8) Statutory protection is needed for the Light Station and its surrounding Federal lands to ensure that it remains a part of our historic, cultural, and natural heritage and to be a source of inspiration for the people of the United States. 3. |
108hr5231ih | Designation of the piedras blancas historic light station outstanding natural area
(a) In General
In order to protect, conserve, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations the unique and nationally important historical, natural, cultural, scientific, educational, scenic, and recreatio... |
108hr5231ih | (b) Maps and Legal Descriptions
The boundaries of the Outstanding Natural Area as those shown on the map entitled Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station: Outstanding Natural Area , dated May 5, 2004, which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Director, Bureau of Land Management, Un... |
108hr5231ih | (c) Basis of Management
The Secretary shall manage the Outstanding Natural Area as part of the National Landscape Conservation System to protect the resources of the area, and shall allow only those uses that further the purposes for the establishment of the Outstanding Natural Area, the Federal Land Policy and Manage... |
108hr5231ih | 198, Federal Register 52149), the Federal lands and interests in lands included within the Outstanding Natural Area are hereby withdrawn from— (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the public land mining laws; and (3) operation of the minera... |
108hr5231ih | Management of the piedras blancas historic light station outstanding natural area
(a) In general
The Secretary shall manage the Outstanding Natural Area in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the unique and nationally important historical, natural, cultural, scientific, educational, scenic, and recreation... |
108hr5231ih | (b) Uses
Subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall only allow such uses of the Outstanding Natural Area as the Secretary finds are likely to further the purposes for which the Outstanding Natural Area is established as set forth in section 3(a). (c) Management plan
Not later than 3 years after of the date... |
108hr5231ih | 1712 ) to provide long-term management guidance for the public lands within the Outstanding Natural Area and fulfill the purposes for which it is established, as set forth in section 3(a). The management plan shall be developed in consultation with appropriate Federal, State, and local government agencies, with full pu... |
108hr5231ih | (3) an implementation plan for a continuing program of interpretation and public education about the Light Station and its importance to the surrounding community; (4) a proposal for minimal administrative and public facilities to be developed or improved at a level compatible with achieving the resources objectives fo... |
108hr5231ih | and long-term scientific uses of the resources, giving priority to the enforcement of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 ( 16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq. ) and the National Historic Preservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 470 et seq. ) within the Outstanding Natural Area. |
108hr5231ih | (d) Cooperative agreements
In order to better implement the management plan and to continue the successful partnerships with the local communities and the Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument, administered by the California Department of Parks and Recreation, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements ... |
108hr5231ih | (e) Research activities
In order to continue the successful partnership with research organizations and agencies and to assist in the development and implementation of the management plan, the Secretary may authorize within the Outstanding Natural Area appropriate research activities for the purposes identified in sec... |
108hr5231ih | (f) Acquisition
State and privately held lands or interests in lands adjacent to the Outstanding Natural Area and identified as appropriate for acquisition in the management plan may be acquired by the Secretary as part of the Outstanding Natural Area only by— (1) donation; (2) exchange with a willing party; or (3) pu... |
108hr5231ih | (h) Overflights
Nothing in this Act or the management plan shall be construed to— (1) restrict or preclude overflights, including low level overflights, military, commercial, and general aviation overflights that can be seen or heard within the Outstanding Natural Area; (2) restrict or preclude the designation or crea... |
108hr5231ih | (i) Law enforcement activities
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preclude or otherwise affect coastal border security operations or other law enforcement activities by the Coast Guard or other agencies within the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, or any other Federal, State, and local... |
108hr5231ih | In implementing this section, the Secretary, upon the request of an Indian tribe or Indian religious community, shall temporarily close to the general public use of one or more specific portions of the Outstanding Natural Area in order to protect the privacy of traditional cultural and religious activities in such area... |
108hr5231ih | ; commonly referred to as the American Indian Religious Freedom Act ). (k) No buffer zones
The designation of the Outstanding Natural Area is not intended to lead to the creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones around area. The fact that activities outside the Outstanding Natural Area and not consistent with ... |
108hr5117ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Fortifying America’s Intellectual Property Rights (FAIR) Act. 2. Findings
The Congress finds as follows: (1) International markets are vital to intellectual property industries in the United States, providing a strong export base that sustains jobs in the United States. Thi... |
108hr5117ih | (2) The United States is the world’s largest creator, producer, and exporter of copyrighted materials, accounting for more than 5 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the United States and adding billions of dollars to the United States economy annually. (3) International markets are vital to creative industr... |
108hr5117ih | (4) Global piracy affecting the motion picture industry is estimated as amounting to $3,500,000,000 annually, not including illegal downloading. Globally, 2 in 5 music recordings are pirated copies, with annual world-wide sales of pirated music estimated at from $4,000,000,000 to $5,000,000,000. The software industry e... |
108hr5117ih | (5) The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has been charged with identifying countries that deny adequate and effective protection of intellectual property rights. The effective use of trade tools by the USTR, including the negotiation of bilateral free trade agreements, serves an essential role in protecting ab... |
108hr5117ih | Currently, the Office of the Assistant United States Trade Representative for Services, Investment and Intellectual Property has a substantially large workload, given that services and investment account for more than 50 percent of the United States economy. (7) The USTR’s ability to meet its mandate to protect abroad ... |
108hr5117ih | Trade Representative for Intellectual Property Rights
Section 141(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2171(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (6) (A) There shall be in the Office the position of Assistant United States Trade Representative for Intellectual Property Rights. The Assistant United Sta... |
108hr5117ih | (B) The Assistant United States Trade Representative for Intellectual Property Rights shall have primary responsibility for— (i) intellectual property matters relating to bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, including— (I) enforcement of, and any modifications to, the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intel... |
108hr5117ih | 3511(d)(15) ); and (II) the negotiation and enforcement of intellectual property provisions of any other bilateral or multilateral trade agreement to which the United States is a party; (ii) the identification of countries under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 182(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2242(a)(1) an... |
108hr5117ih | arising from such identification or other actions of a foreign country described in section 182(a)(1) of that Act; and (iii) monitoring the extent to which the trading partners of the United States protect and enforce intellectual property rights of United States persons. (C) At least 6 professional staff members shall... |
108hr5117ih | (D) The Assistant United States Trade Representative should direct and coordinate all interagency activities, including in consultation with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Register of Copyrights, on trade-related intellectu... |
108hr5117ih | Construction
Nothing in this Act or the amendment made by this Act shall be construed to limit the powers and duties of the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office. |
108hr4158ih | 1. |
108hr4158ih | Conveyance of NOAA vessel WHITING
(a) In General
The Secretary of Commerce shall convey to the Government of Mexico, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessel WHITING— (1) for use as a hydrographic survey platform in... |
108hr4158ih | (b) Operation and maintenance
The Government of the United States shall not be responsible or liable for any remediation, maintenance, or operation of a vessel conveyed under this section after the date of the delivery of the vessel to the Government of Mexico. (c) Deadline
The Secretary shall seek to complete the co... |
108hr5300ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Servicemembers Anti-Predatory Lending Protection Act. 2. Terms of consumer credit extended to servicemember or servicemember’s dependent
(a) Terms of consumer credit
Title II of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 521 et seq.) is amended by adding at the en... |
108hr5300ih | Terms of consumer credit
(a) Interest
A creditor who extends consumer credit to a servicemember or a servicemember’s dependent shall not require the servicemember or the servicemember’s dependent to pay interest with respect to the extension of such credit, except as— (1) agreed to under the terms of the credit agree... |
108hr5300ih | (b) Annual percentage rate
A creditor described in subsection (a) shall not impose an annual percentage rate greater than 36 percent with respect to the consumer credit extended to a servicemember or a servicemember’s dependent. (c) Mandatory loan disclosures
(1) Information required
With respect to any extension of... |
108hr5300ih | (B) Any disclosures required under the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. ). (C) A clear description of the payment obligations of the servicemember or the servicemember’s dependent, as applicable. (2) Terms
Such disclosures shall be presented in accordance with terms prescribed by the regulations issued by... |
108hr5300ih | (d) Limitation
A creditor described in subsection (a) shall not automatically renew, repay, refinance, or consolidate with the proceeds of other credit extended by the same creditor any consumer credit extended to a servicemember or a servicemember’s dependent without— (1) executing new loan documentation signed by th... |
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