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108hr4548ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005. 101. Authorization of appropriations
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2005 for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the following elements of the United Stat... |
108hr4548ih | (6) The Department of State. (7) The Department of the Treasury. (8) The Department of Energy. (9) The Department of Justice. (10) The Federal Bureau of Investigation. (11) The National Reconnaissance Office. (12) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. (13) The Coast Guard. (14) The Department of Homeland Securit... |
108hr4548ih | Classified Schedule of Authorizations
(a) Specifications of amounts and personnel ceilings
The amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 101, and the authorized personnel ceilings as of September 30, 2005, for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the elements listed in such... |
108hr4548ih | The President shall provide for suitable distribution of the Schedule, or of appropriate portions of the Schedule, within the executive branch. 103. Personnel ceiling adjustments
(a) Authority for adjustments
With the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Director of Central Intelligenc... |
108hr4548ih | (b) Notice to intelligence committees
The Director of Central Intelligence shall notify promptly the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives whenever the Director exercises the authority granted by this section. 104. Intelligence... |
108hr4548ih | Within such amount, funds identified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 102(a) for advanced research and development shall remain available until September 30, 2006. (b) Authorized personnel levels
The elements within the Intelligence Community Management Account of the Director of Cen... |
108hr4548ih | (c) Classified authorizations
(1) Authorization of appropriations
In addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management Account by subsection (a), there are also authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management Account for fiscal year 2005 such additiona... |
108hr4548ih | (2) Authorization of personnel
In addition to the personnel authorized by subsection (b) for elements of the Intelligence Community Management Account as of September 30, 2005, there are also authorized such additional personnel for such elements as of that date as are specified in the classified Schedule of Authoriza... |
108hr4548ih | 404h), during fiscal year 2005 any officer or employee of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces who is detailed to the staff of the Intelligence Community Management Account from another element of the United States Government shall be detailed on a reimbursable basis, except that any such officer, employee... |
108hr4548ih | Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund for fiscal year 2005 the sum of $_____. 301. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law
Appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, retirement, and... |
108hr4548ih | Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities
The authorization of appropriations by this Act shall not be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of any intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized by the Constitution or the laws of the United States. |
108hr4682ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2004. 2. Human embryonic stem cell research
Part H of title IV of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 289 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 498C the following: 498D. Human embryonic stem cell research
(a) In general... |
108hr4682ih | (b) Requirements
The Secretary shall conduct or support research that utilizes human embryonic stem cells if the following requirements are met: (1) The stem cells were derived from human embryos that have been donated from in vitro fertilization clinics, were created for the purposes of fertility treatment, and were ... |
108hr4682ih | (3) The individuals seeking fertility treatment donated the embryos with written informed consent and without receiving any financial or other inducements to make the donation. (c) Guidelines
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of NIH... |
108hr4682ih | (d) Determination
In determining whether this section authorizes or prohibits the conduct or support of research using a particular human embryonic stem cell line, the Secretary— (1) shall apply the requirements of subsection (b) regardless of the date on which the stem cell line is derived from a human embryo; and (2... |
108hr4682ih | (e) Reporting requirements
The Secretary shall annually prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of the Congress a report describing the activities carried out under this section during the preceding fiscal year, and including a description of whether and to what extent research under subsection (a) has been c... |
108hr4682ih | (b) Requirements
The Secretary shall conduct or support research that utilizes human embryonic stem cells if the following requirements are met: (1) The stem cells were derived from human embryos that have been donated from in vitro fertilization clinics, were created for the purposes of fertility treatment, and were ... |
108hr4682ih | (3) The individuals seeking fertility treatment donated the embryos with written informed consent and without receiving any financial or other inducements to make the donation. (c) Guidelines
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of NIH... |
108hr4682ih | (d) Determination
In determining whether this section authorizes or prohibits the conduct or support of research using a particular human embryonic stem cell line, the Secretary— (1) shall apply the requirements of subsection (b) regardless of the date on which the stem cell line is derived from a human embryo; and (2... |
108hr4682ih | (e) Reporting requirements
The Secretary shall annually prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of the Congress a report describing the activities carried out under this section during the preceding fiscal year, and including a description of whether and to what extent research under subsection (a) has been c... |
108hr4098ih | 1. Permanent resident status for Zhuljeta Zhegra
(a) In general
Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act , Zhuljeta Zhegra shall be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence ... |
108hr4098ih | (b) Adjustment of status
If Zhuljeta Zhegra 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 Act as o... |
108hr4098ih | (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. |
108hr4098ih | (d) Reduction of immigrant visa number
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Zhuljeta Zhegra, 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 natives of t... |
108hr4098ih | (e) Denial of preferential immigration treatment for certain relatives
The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Zhuljeta Zhegra shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act. |
108hr3986ih | 1. Across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security discretionary spending for fiscal year 2005
(a) Across-the-board rescissions
There is hereby rescinded an amount equal to 5 percent of— (1) the budget authority provided (or obligation limitation imposed) for fiscal year 2005 for any non-defense, n... |
108hr3986ih | and (3) the contract authority provided in fiscal year 2005 for any program that is subject to a limitation contained in any fiscal year 2005 appropriation Act for any non-defense, non-homeland-security discretionary account. |
108hr3986ih | (b) Non-defense, Non-homeland-security discretionary account
For purposes of subsection (a), the term non-defense, non-homeland security discretionary account means any discretionary account, other than— (1) any account included in a Department of Defense Appropriations Act; (2) any account included in a Department of... |
108hr3986ih | (c) Proportionate application
Any rescission made by subsection (a) shall be applied proportionately— (1) to each discretionary account and each item of budget authority described in such subsection; and (2) within each such account and item, to each program, project, and activity (with programs, projects, and activit... |
108hr3986ih | (d) Subsequent appropriation laws
In the case of any fiscal year 2005 appropriation Act enacted after the enactment of this section, any rescission required by subsection (a) shall take effect immediately after the enactment of such Act. |
108hr3986ih | (e) OMB report
Within 30 days after the enactment of this section (or, if later, 30 days after the enactment of any fiscal year 2005 appropriation Act), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report specifyin... |
108hr4738ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Public Housing Community Service Incentive Act. 2. Community service
(a) Community service
Section 12 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. |
108hr4738ih | 1437j ) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following new subsection: (c) Community service
(1) In general
Each adult resident of a public housing project who performs 8 hours per month of community service (not including political activities) within the community in which that adult resides shall... |
108hr4647ih | 1. Lands to be held in trust
Section 902(b) of the California Indian Land Transfer Act ( Public Law 106–568 ; 114 Stat. |
108hr4647ih | 2921) is amended— (1) by striking 3,525.8 and inserting 3,765.8 ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (9) Utu utu gwaitu paiute tribe
Lands to be held in trust for the Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe, Benton Paiute Reservation are comprised of the approximately 240 acres described as follows: Mount Diablo Base and... |
108hr4671ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Iraqi Women and Children’s Liberation Act of 2004. 2. Findings
Congress makes the following findings: (1) For more than 600 years under the Ottoman Empire, women in Iraq were kept inside their homes, repressed, and forbidden to be seen in public without a related male escor... |
108hr4671ih | (3) Within a span of 20 years, 6 centuries of repression of women in Iraq was reversed. Thousands of women in Iraq became lawyers, physicians, educators, teachers, professors, engineers, prominent writers, artists, and poets, demonstrating the impact of progressive policies on the ability of women in Iraq to achieve. (... |
108hr4671ih | (5) On July 14, 1958, the monarchy in Iraq was overthrown by General Abdul-Karim Kasim, who enfranchised women in Iraq with political rights. (6) In 1959, Iraq became the first country in the Middle East to have a female minister, four female judges, prominent scientists, politicians, and freedom fighters. (7) The 1959... |
108hr4671ih | Women had the right to receive an education and work outside the home. Women were career military officers, oil-project designers, and construction supervisors, and had government jobs in education, medicine, accounting, and general administration. (8) The Code of Personal Status also granted women extensive legal prot... |
108hr4671ih | (9) The regime of Saddam Hussein regularly used rape and sexual violation of women to control information and suppress opposition in Iraq and tortured and killed female dissidents and female relatives of male dissidents. (10) The Department of State has reported that more than 200 women in Iraq were beheaded by units o... |
108hr4671ih | Presently, women comprise as much as 65 percent of the population of Iraq, but only 19 percent of the workforce. (12) Men who killed female relatives in honor killings were protected from prosecution for murder under Article 111 of the Iraqi Penal Code enacted in 1990. The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence ... |
108hr4671ih | (13) Maternal mortality is the leading cause of death among women of reproductive age in Iraq, and it continues to rise due to lack of basic health care. The maternal mortality rate in Iraq is 292 deaths per 100,000 live births compared with a maternal mortality rate in the United States of 8 deaths per 100,000 live bi... |
108hr4671ih | 1 in 4 children of the age of 5 years or younger is chronically malnourished. 1 in 8 children dies before the age of 5 years, the highest rate of mortality among children under that age in the region. Some estimate the total rate of child mortality in Iraq to be as high as 13 percent. (15) Girls and women in Iraq have ... |
108hr4671ih | The illiteracy rate in Iraq is the highest in the Arab world at 61 percent for the general population, 77 percent for women, and 45 percent for men. (16) Press accounts indicate that many women in Iraq are being pressured to adhere to strict Islamic codes that restrict their mobility and impinge on their human rights. ... |
108hr4671ih | 1 of the 3 women on the Iraqi Governing Council was assassinated, and another has a $2,000,000 bounty on her head. (19) Women from the autonomous Kurdish region travel freely, hold important jobs and political positions, and perform a key role in the revival of the areas of Iraq that have been under Kurdish control. Th... |
108hr4671ih | (20) According to the 2003 Arab Human Development Report of the United Nations, pervasive exclusion of women from the political, economic, and social spheres hampers development and growth in Arab countries. (21) Ambassador L. Paul Bremer, the Presidential Envoy to Iraq, has voiced his support of women in Iraq in stati... |
108hr4671ih | (B) 1 of the government ministries is led by a woman. 16 of the 25 deputy minister positions are held by women. (C) 15 of the 1,000 nationally-appointed judges are women. (23) Resolution 137 was adopted in a closed session (sponsored by conservative Shiite members) on December 29, 2003, with the intent of reversing fam... |
108hr4671ih | (24) Ambassador Bremer, who has veto power, stated that he would not sign Resolution 137 into law. (25) The Iraqi Governing Council revoked Resolution 137 on February 27, 2004, in part due to pressure from women’s groups. However some members of the Governing Council walked out to protest this action. (26) The Transiti... |
108hr4671ih | It aims to achieve a goal of having women constitute not less than 25 percent of the members of Iraq’s interim legislature. It does not express a goal for a representation rate for women in the executive or judicial branch of the interim government. It also provides that Sharia, the Islamic law, can be a source, but no... |
108hr4671ih | Some factions have already voiced strong objection to the TAL and could press ahead with their goal of making Sharia the supreme law of Iraq. 3. Sense of Congress
It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the United States should ensure that women and children in Iraq benefit from the liberation of Iraq from the regime of... |
108hr4671ih | of the emerging nation in Iraq in order to ensure that the transition to that nation does not involve or facilitate the erosion of the rights of women in Iraq; (4) women should have membership in any legislature or other committee, body, or structure convened to advance the reconstruction of Iraq that builds on the goa... |
108hr4671ih | (6) the presence of women on the Iraqi Governing Council should better represent the percentage of women in the general population of Iraq; (7) the participation and contribution of women to the economy of Iraq should be fostered by awarding contracts and sub-contracts to women and women-led businesses and by ensuring ... |
108hr4671ih | (9) the security needs of women in Iraq should be addressed and special emphasis placed on recruiting and training women for the police force in Iraq; and (10) the Government of Iraq should adhere to internationally accepted standards on human rights and rights of women and children. 4. Authorization of assistance
(a)... |
108hr4671ih | (b) Enhancement of political participation, economic empowerment, civil society, and personal security of women
The President is authorized to provide assistance for the enhancement of political participation, economic empowerment, civil society, and personal security of women in Iraq. (c) Sense of Congress on provisi... |
108hr4671ih | (d) Sense of Congress on promotion of human rights in provision of assistance to Government of Iraq
In providing assistance to the government of Iraq, the President should ensure that such assistance is conditioned on the government of Iraq making continued progress toward internationally accepted standards of human r... |
108hr4671ih | (e) Reports
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter during the 3-year period beginning on such date, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that sets forth the following: (1) A comprehensive description and ass... |
108hr4671ih | (2) A statement of the number of women and children of Iraq who are in refugee camps throughout the Middle East as of the date of such report, a description of their conditions as of such date, and a description of any changes in such conditions during the 6-month period ending on such the date. (3) A statement of the ... |
108hr4671ih | (f) Appropriate congressional committees defined
In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (1) the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (2) the Committees on Appropriations and International Relations of the House of Representatives. |
108hr3835ih | 1. Prohibition on operation of medicare comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in Michigan
Section 1860C–1(b)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–29(b)(2) ), as added by section 241(a) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 ( Public Law 108–173 ), is amended by add... |
108hr4770ih | 1. Glyoxylic acid
(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 new heading: 9902.34.41 Glyoxylic acid (provided for in subheading 2918.30.90) Free No change No change On or before 12/31/2007. (b) Effective... |
108hr4967ih | 1. Short title; findings
(a) Short title
This Act may be cited as the Nursing Home Fire Safety Act of 2004. (b) Findings
Congress finds the following: (1) On February 26, 2003, a fire at a Hartford, Connecticut, nursing facility without an automatic fire sprinkler system claimed the lives of 16 patients. (2) On Sept... |
108hr4967ih | (3) The National Fire Protection Association finds no record of a multiple death fire in a nursing facility equipped with an automatic fire sprinkler system. (4) An estimated 1.5 million of the nation’s elderly population reside in nursing facilities. (5) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services estimates that of... |
108hr4967ih | (7) Automatic fire sprinkler systems greatly improve the chances of survival for older adults in the event of a fire. 2. Requiring automatic fire sprinkler systems in medicare and medicaid funded nursing facilities
(a) Requirement for medicare skilled nursing facilities
(1) In general
Section 1819(d)(2) of the Socia... |
108hr4967ih | 1395i–3(d)(2) ) is amended— (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting , subject to subparagraph (C) after except that ; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Automatic fire sprinkler system
(i) In general
A skilled nursing facility shall be equipped with an operational automatic fire sprinkler ... |
108hr4967ih | (ii) Period for compliance and disclosure of compliance for current facilities
In the case of a skilled nursing facility that is providing extended care services for which payment is made under this title as of the date of the enactment of this subparagraph and that was not in compliance with the requirement of clause... |
108hr4967ih | in a form and manner specified by the Secretary, of whether the facility is in compliance with the standard described in clause (i). (iii) Treatment of earlier state deadline
Nothing in clause (ii)(I) shall be construed to prevent a State from establishing a deadline for the installation of automatic fire sprinkler sy... |
108hr4967ih | 1395yy(e) ) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1) by striking and (12) and inserting (12), and (13) ; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (13) Additional amount to amortize for costs of installing automatic fire sprinkler system
(A) In general
In the case of a skilled nursing facility that, as of a d... |
108hr4967ih | and does not have installed an automatic fire sprinkler system that met the requirements described in section 1819(d)(2)(C), and which subsequently incurs expenses in order to meet such requirements, in addition to any other payments made to the facility under this subsection, there shall be paid, in an amortized manne... |
108hr4967ih | Such payments shall be made by the Secretary in such form and manner as the Secretary shall specify and based upon the presentation of such information as the Secretary requires. (B) No effect on other payments
The additional payment under subparagraph (A) shall not affect the amount of any other payment made under th... |
108hr4967ih | 1396r(d)(2) ) is amended— (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting , subject to subparagraph (C) after except that ; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Automatic fire sprinkler system
(i) In general
A nursing facility shall be equipped with an operational automatic fire sprinkler system tha... |
108hr4967ih | (ii) Period for compliance and disclosure of compliance for current facilities
In the case of a nursing facility that is providing nursing facility services for which payment is made under this title as of the date of the enactment of this subparagraph and that was not in compliance with the requirement of clause (i) ... |
108hr4967ih | in a form and manner specified by the Secretary, of whether the facility is in compliance with the standard described in clause (i). (iii) Treatment of earlier state deadline
Nothing in clause (ii)(I) shall be construed to prevent a State from establishing a deadline for the installation of automatic fire sprinkler sy... |
108hr4967ih | 1396a(a)(13)(A) ) is amended— (A) by striking and at the end of clause (iii); (B) by striking ; and at the end of clause (iv) and inserting , and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new clause: (v) in the case of nursing facility services furnished by a nursing facility that, as of a date that is on or after S... |
108hr4967ih | is participating in the program under this title but does not have installed an automatic fire sprinkler system that met the requirements described in section 1919(d)(2)(C), and that subsequently incurs expenses in order to meet such requirements, such rates shall provide for the payment, in an amortized manner over a ... |
108hr4967ih | and the payment rates otherwise provided shall not take into account such costs incurred in meeting such requirements; and. (3) Full federal payment
(A) In general
The third sentence of section 1905 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d ) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: and with respect to... |
108hr4967ih | 1308 ) is amended— (i) in subsection (f), by striking subsection (g) and inserting subsections (g) and (h) ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) Exception for payment for automatic fire sprinkler systems
The limitations on payments under subsection (f) shall not apply to payments that are a... |
108hr4967ih | (c) Reduction in tax basis
Section 1016(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and at the end of paragraph (27), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (28) and inserting , and , and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (29) in the case of property with respect to which any... |
108hr4967ih | (d) Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, except that the amendments made by subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2) shall apply to payments to facilities for periods beginning on or after October 1, 2004, regardless of whether the payments are for expense... |
108hr4848ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Obstetric Fistula Surgical Repair, Assistance, and Prevention Act of 2004. 2. Findings and Purpose
(a) Findings
Congress finds the following: (1) Obstetric fistula is a devastating condition that occurs during childbirth when prolonged pressure of the baby’s head against t... |
108hr4848ih | (2) Obstetric fistula can be excruciatingly painful and often causes a woman to lose control of her bowel movements. (3) To date, an estimated 2,000,000 cases of obstetric fistula have been reported worldwide—mostly in Africa among women who are very young, delivering their first child, lacking proper nutrition and mat... |
108hr4848ih | For example, an additional estimate contends that in Nigeria alone, approximately 1,000,000 women suffer from obstetric fistula. (5) It is estimated that 50,000 to 100,000 new cases of obstetric fistula occur each year, mostly involving women under the age of 20. (6) Women who suffer from obstetric fistula may also suf... |
108hr4848ih | (7) Women who suffer from obstetric fistula may also suffer severe emotional stress from their condition and social isolation that is often magnified by the death of their child during labor. (8) Obstetric fistula can be prevented through increased access by women to emergency obstetrical care, a postponement of sexual... |
108hr4848ih | (10) A large percentage of women who suffer from obstetric fistula are unaware that treatment exists and may spend their entire lives suffering from this condition needlessly. (11) Unfortunately, there are few treatment centers or hospitals with the capacity to treat obstetric fistula in developing countries, particula... |
108hr4848ih | (13) Tens of thousands of women in developing countries suffering from obstetric fistula could be successfully treated if adequate resources were devoted to this objective. |
108hr4848ih | (b) Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to ensure that, in addition to the prevention of obstetric fistula, treatment of obstetric fistula is an important priority of United States bilateral foreign assistance programs, including through— (1) the establishment and expansion of the capacity to treat obstetric fistula in... |
108hr4848ih | Definition
In this Act, the term obstetric fistula means a rupture or hole in tissues surround a woman’s vagina, bladder, or rectum that occurs when the woman is in obstructed childbirth for a prolonged period of time without adequate medical attention. 4. Amendments to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
Section 104(... |
108hr4848ih | 2151b(c) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph: (4)(A) In carrying out the purposes of this subsection, the President is authorized to furnish assistance, on such terms and conditions as the President may determine, for th... |
108hr4848ih | (B) In selecting sites for the establishment of centers pursuant to subparagraph (A), the President should seek the consultation and advice of United States embassy officials, appropriate nongovernmental organizations, and local government officials in developing countries with high rates of obstetric fistula, with par... |
108hr4848ih | (C) Each center established pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, carry out the following activities: (i) The provision of surgery to repair obstetric fistula in women who do not otherwise have the resources to pay for such surgery and the provision of necessary post-surgery care and su... |
108hr4848ih | (iii) Activities to reduce the incidence of obstetric fistula, including the conduct of appropriate seminars and the dissemination of appropriate educational materials, such as brochures, pamphlets, and posters. (D) Not later than January 31 of each year, the President shall prepare and transmit to Congress a report on... |
108hr4848ih | Amounts appropriated under this clause are authorized to remain available until expended. (F) In this paragraph, the term obstetric fistula means a rupture or hole in tissues surrounding a woman’s vagina, bladder, or rectum that occurs when the woman is in obstructed childbirth for a prolonged period of time without ad... |
108hr4636ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Methamphetamine Remediation Act of 2004. 2. Findings
The Congress finds the following: (1) Methamphetamine use and production is growing rapidly throughout the United States. (2) Materials and residues remaining from the production of methamphetamine pose novel environmenta... |
108hr4636ih | (4) Initial clean-up actions are generally limited to removal of hazardous substances and contaminated materials that pose an immediate threat to public health or the environment. It is not uncommon for significant levels of contamination to be found throughout residential structures after a methamphetamine laboratory ... |
108hr4636ih | (6) Many States are struggling with establishing remediation guidelines and programs to address the rapidly expanding number of methamphetamine laboratories being closed each year. 3. Environmental remediation research and standardization
(a) Research Program
The Environmental Protection Agency shall establish a rese... |
108hr4636ih | (b) Model Guidelines and Procedures
The Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall establish, not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, practical and cost-effective model guidelines and procedures for— (1) preliminary site asse... |
108hr4636ih | Methamphetamine detection research and development program
The National Institute of Standards and Technology shall support a research program to develop— (1) new methamphetamine detection technologies, with emphasis on field test kits and site detection; and (2) appropriate standard reference materials and validation... |
108hr4636ih | Public disclosure of former methamphetamine laboratories
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Drug Enforcement Agency shall make available to the public, through a regularly updated internet-accessible database, a listing of all methamphetamine laboratories that have undergone clean-up ... |
108hr4636ih | Residual effects study
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Environmental Protection Agency shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences for a study on the residual effects of methamphetamine laboratories on residents of buildings where such laboratories are loca... |
108hr4636ih | This report shall include a cost/benefit analysis comparing human impairment, child services, incarceration, and environmental costs of methamphetamine production and abuse to a proactive program to reduce methamphetamine production and abuse which includes a comprehensive treatment component. |
108hr4224ih | 1. Use of Governmentwide commercial purchase card
(a) Amendment of FAR
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be revised to require the head of each executive agency to— (1) seek commercial, volume, or other discounts for purchases made with the Gover... |
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