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108hr5275ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the American Indian Veterans Pay Restoration Act of 2004. 2. Remittance to certain Indian veterans of amounts withheld from military basic pay for State income tax purposes
(a) Payment
The Secretary concerned shall pay to each person who is a qualifying Indian veteran an amoun... |
108hr5275ih | (b) Qualifying Indian veterans
For purposes of this section, a qualifying Indian veteran is a person who— (1) is a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe; (2) is or was a member of the uniformed services; and (3) while performing active service in the uniformed services, incurred State income tax withholding fr... |
108hr5275ih | (c) Determination of amount to be paid
The amount to be paid to any person under this section is the total amount of State income tax withholding from basic pay incurred by that person for periods during which the legal domicile of that person was in Indian country, reduced by any amount of such withholding previously... |
108hr5275ih | Interest on any such withholding during any calendar year shall be allowed and paid (using the overpayment rate determined under section 6621 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and compounded daily) from January 1 of the following calendar year to a date to be determined by the Secretary concerned. Such date may prec... |
108hr5275ih | (d) Survivors
In the case of a qualifying Indian veteran who is deceased, the Secretary concerned shall make a payment under this section, upon receipt of an application under subsection (e), in the same manner as specified in section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, for the payment of a death gratuity under sect... |
108hr5275ih | Any such application shall be in such form and shall include such information as the Secretary may require, including information attesting to the status of such person as a Indian and attesting to the domicile of such person, while a member of the uniformed services, in Indian country. Such application shall also incl... |
108hr5275ih | There is authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this section the amount of $5,000,000. (g) Recovery from States
When the Secretary concerned makes a payment under this section to any person, the United States shall become subrogated to any claim of that person against a State for the amount so paid, and the... |
108hr5275ih | (h) Definitions
In this section: (1) Secretary concerned
The term Secretary concerned has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 37, United States Code. (2) Uniformed services
The term uniformed services has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 37, United States Code. (3) Indian country
... |
108hr5260ih | 1. Extension of life of Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs
Section 203(h) of the Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act of 1999 ( 15 U.S.C. 657b note) is amended by striking September 30, 2004 and inserting September 30, 2006. 2. Conforming amendments relating to assumption of duties... |
108hr5260ih | 657c(h) ) is amended— (1) by striking October 1, 2004 and inserting October 1, 2006 ; and (2) by striking of this Act and inserting of the Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act of 1999 ( 15 U.S.C. 657b note). |
108hr5092ih | 1. Hold-harmless provisions
(a) Targeted grants
Paragraph (2) of section 1122(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6332(c) ) is amended— (1) by striking If sufficient funds and inserting the following: (A) Concentration grants
If sufficient funds ; and (2) by adding at the end the fol... |
108hr5092ih | if sufficient funds are appropriated, the amount made available to the agency under section 1125 for that year shall be— (i) if the agency met such minimum eligibility criteria and received a grant under section 1125 for the preceding fiscal year, not less than 67 percent of the amount of such grant; or (ii) if the age... |
108hr5092ih | (C) Education finance incentive grants
Notwithstanding the inability of a local educational agency to meet the minimum eligibility criteria described in section 1125A(c) for a fiscal year, if sufficient funds are appropriated, the amount made available to the agency under section 1125A for that year shall be— (i) if t... |
108hr5092ih | or (ii) if the agency met such minimum eligibility criteria and received a grant under section 1125A for the second preceding fiscal year (but not the preceding fiscal year), not less than 34 percent of the amount of such grant. (b) Application
The amendments made by this section apply only with respect to funds appro... |
108hr4654ih | 1. Reduction of debt under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954
Section 806(d) of the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 2431d(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (4) $20,000,000 for fiscal year ... |
108hr4654ih | Use of funds to conduct program audits and evaluations
Section 806 of the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 2431d ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) Use of funds to conduct program audits and evaluations
Of the amounts made available to carry out this part for a fis... |
108hr4654ih | Authority to allow for payments of interest and principal in local currencies
(a) Authority under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
Section 806(c) of the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 2431d(c) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking The following and inserting (1) ... |
108hr4654ih | and (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) In addition to the application of the provisions relating to repayment of principal under section 705 of this Act to the reduction of debt under subsection (a)(1) (in accordance with paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection), repayment of principal on a new obligation establis... |
108hr4654ih | (b) Authority under Title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954
Section 807(c) of the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 2431e(c) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking The following and inserting (1) The following ; (2) by redesignating para... |
108hr4654ih | and (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) In addition to the application of the provisions relating to repayment of principal under section 605 of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to the reduction of debt under subsection (a)(1) (in accordance with paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection)... |
108hr4654ih | (c) Conforming Amendment
Section 810(a) of the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 2431h(a) ) is amended by inserting and principal after interest. |
108hr5221ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Native American Housing Enhancement Act of 2004. 2. Findings
Congress finds that— (1) there exist— (A) a unique relationship between the Government of the United States and the governments of Indian tribes; and (B) a unique Federal trust responsibility to Indian people; (2)... |
108hr5221ih | (C) 8 percent lacking a safe indoor water supply; and (D) approximately 90,000 Native families who are homeless or underhoused; (3) the poverty rate for Native Americans is twice that of the rest of the population of the United States; (4) the population growth of Native Americans that began in the latter part of the 2... |
108hr5221ih | ), members of Indian tribes are given preference for housing programs; (B) a primary purpose of the Act is to allow Indian tribes to leverage funds with other Federal and private funds; (C) the Department of Agriculture has been a significant funding source for housing for Indian tribes; and (D) to allow assistance pro... |
108hr5221ih | should be amended to allow for the preference referred to in subparagraph (A) by granting an exemption from title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq. ) and title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq. ) to tribes who comply with the Indian Civil Rights Act (title II of th... |
108hr5221ih | 1301-1303 ), or who are acting under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 ( 25 U.S.C. 4131(b) ); and (6) section 457 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12899f ) should be amended to include Indian tribes, tribally designated housing entities, or oth... |
108hr5221ih | Treatment of program income
Section 104(a)(2) of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 ( 25 U.S.C. 4114(a)(2) ) is amended by inserting restrict access to or after not. 4. Civil rights compliance
Title V of the Housing Act of 1949 ( 42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq. ) is amended by adding at ... |
108hr5221ih | Indian tribes
(a) In general
Federally recognized Indian Tribes who exercise powers of self-government (or their instrumentalities) shall comply with the Indian Civil Rights Act (title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1968; 25 U.S.C. 1301-1303 ) when receiving assistance under this title. (b) Exemption
Title VI of the ... |
108hr5221ih | shall not apply to— (1) tribes covered by the Indian Civil Rights Act (title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1968; 25 U.S.C. 1301-1303 ); or (2) tribes acting under section 201(b) of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 ( 25 U.S.C. 4131(b) ).. 544. |
108hr5221ih | Indian tribes
(a) In general
Federally recognized Indian Tribes who exercise powers of self-government (or their instrumentalities) shall comply with the Indian Civil Rights Act (title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1968; 25 U.S.C. 1301-1303 ) when receiving assistance under this title. (b) Exemption
Title VI of the ... |
108hr5221ih | shall not apply to— (1) tribes covered by the Indian Civil Rights Act (title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1968; 25 U.S.C. 1301-1303 ); or (2) tribes acting under section 201(b) of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 ( 25 U.S.C. 4131(b) ). 5. Eligibility of Indian tribes for youthb... |
108hr5221ih | 12899f(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (F), by striking and at the end; (2) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as sub-paragraph (H); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following: (G) an Indian tribe, tribally designated housing entity (as defined in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance a... |
108hr5221ih | Federal guarantees for financing for tribal housing activities
Section 601 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 ( 25 U.S.C. 4191 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Limitation on Percentage
A guarantee made under this title shall guarantee repaym... |
108hr4955ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Children’s Listbroker Privacy Act. 2. Findings
Congress finds the following: (1) Commercial list brokers routinely advertise and sell detailed information on children, including names, addresses, ages, and other data, for use in marketing. This data is commonly available on... |
108hr4955ih | (3) Commercially available marketing databases can include a variety of information on the children they cover, from ethnicity to family income to hobbies and interests. (4) Money spent on marketing to children has been estimated at $12 billion per year. (5) Several Federal statutes, including section 1061 of the No Ch... |
108hr4955ih | When data on children is collected in a manner that is outside the scope of those statutes, however, Federal law does not significantly restrict the commercial sale or resale of such data. (6) The ability to sell information about children to marketers for a profit creates an economic incentive to find new and creative... |
108hr4955ih | Restriction on sale or purchase of children’s personal information
(a) In general
It is unlawful— (1) to sell personal information about an individual the seller knows to be a child; (2) to purchase personal information about an individual identified by the seller as a child, for the purpose of marketing to that chil... |
108hr4955ih | (b) Exceptions
(1) Parental consent
Subsection (a) shall not apply to any sale, purchase, or use of personal information about a child if the parent of the child has granted express consent to that sale, purchase, or use of the information. |
108hr4955ih | (2) Certification
Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to the sale of personal information about a child if the purchaser certifies to the seller, electronically or in writing, before the sale is completed— (A) the purpose for which the information will be used by the purchaser; and (B) that the purchaser will neither— (... |
108hr4955ih | Administration and enforcement
(a) In general
Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act shall be enforced by the Federal Trade Commission as if the violation of section 3 of this Act were an unfair or deceptive act or practice proscribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 5... |
108hr4955ih | 1818 ), in the case of— (A) national banks, and Federal branches and Federal agencies of foreign banks, by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; (B) member banks of the Federal Reserve System (other than national banks), branches and agencies of foreign banks (other than Federal branches, Federal agencies, and... |
108hr4955ih | 601 and 611), by the Board; and (C) banks insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (other than members of the Federal Reserve System) and insured State branches of foreign banks, by the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; (2) section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U... |
108hr4955ih | 1751 et seq. ) by the National Credit Union Administration Board with respect to any Federal credit union; (4) part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, by the Secretary of Transportation with respect to any air carrier or foreign air carrier subject to that part; (5) the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 ... |
108hr4955ih | 226 , 227)), by the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to any activities subject to that Act; and (6) the Farm Credit Act of 1971 ( 12 U.S.C. 2001 et seq. ) by the Farm Credit Administration with respect to any Federal land bank, Federal land bank association, Federal intermediate credit bank, or production credit a... |
108hr4955ih | (c) Exercise of certain powers
For the purpose of the exercise by any agency referred to in subsection (b) of its powers under any Act referred to in that subsection, a violation of section 3 of this Act is deemed to be a violation of a requirement imposed under that Act. In addition to its powers under any provision ... |
108hr4955ih | (d) Actions by the Commission
The Commission shall prevent any person from violating section 3 of this Act in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 41 et seq. ) were incorporat... |
108hr4955ih | Any entity that violates any provision of that section is subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, power, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Fede... |
108hr4955ih | Actions by States
(a) In general
(1) Civil actions
In any case in which the attorney general of a State has reason to believe that an interest of the residents of that State has been or is threatened or adversely affected by the engagement of any person in a practice that section 3 of this Act, the State, as parens ... |
108hr4955ih | or other compensation on behalf of residents of the State; or (D) to obtain such other relief as the court may consider to be appropriate. (2) Notice
(A) In general
Before filing an action under paragraph (1), the attorney general of the State involved shall provide to the Commission— (i) written notice of that actio... |
108hr4955ih | (B) Exemption
(i) In general
Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to the filing of an action by an attorney general of a State under this subsection, if the attorney general determines that it is not feasible to provide the notice described in that subparagraph before the filing of the action. (ii) Notificat... |
108hr4955ih | (b) Intervention
(1) In general
On receiving notice under subsection (a)(2), the Commission shall have the right to intervene in the action that is the subject of the notice. (2) Effect of intervention
If the Commission intervenes in an action under subsection (a), it shall have the right— (A) to be heard with respe... |
108hr4955ih | (c) Construction
For purposes of bringing any civil action under subsection (a), nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to prevent an attorney general of a State from exercising the powers conferred on the attorney general by the laws of that State to— (1) conduct investigations; (2) administer oaths or affirmati... |
108hr4955ih | (d) Actions by the Commission
In any case in which an action is instituted by or on behalf of the Commission for violation of section 2 of this Act, no State may, during the pendency of that action, institute an action under subsection (a) against any defendant named in the complaint in that action for violation of th... |
108hr4955ih | (2) Service of process
In an action brought under subsection (a), process may be served in any district in which the defendant— (A) is an inhabitant; or (B) may be found. 6. Definitions
In this Act: (1) Child
The term child means an individual under the age of 16. (2) Commission
The term Commission means the Federa... |
108hr4955ih | The term express consent does not include consent inferred from a failure to indicate affirmatively that consent is denied or withheld. (B) Prerequisites
Express consent is not valid unless— (i) before granting the consent the individual granting the consent was informed of the purpose for which the information would ... |
108hr4955ih | For purposes of this paragraph, a product or service shall be considered to be commercial if some or all of the proceeds from the sale inure to the benefit of an enterprise conducted for profit. (5) Parent
The term parent includes a legal guardian. |
108hr4955ih | (6) Personal information
The term personal information means identifiable information about an individual, including— (A) a name; (B) a home or other physical address including street name and name of a city or town; (C) an e-mail address or online username; (D) a telephone number; (E) a Social Security number; or (F)... |
108hr4955ih | (7) Purchase; sell; sale
In section 3, the terms purchase , sell , and sale include the purchase and sale of the right to use personal information, without regard to whether— (A) the right is limited or unlimited; (B) the transaction is characterized as a purchase, sale, lease, or otherwise; and (C) the consideration ... |
108hr4545ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the The Gasoline Price Reduction Act of 2004. 2. Waiver of fuel provisions in case of fuel supply disruption
Section 211(c)(4)(C) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. |
108hr4545ih | 7545(c)(4)(C) ) is amended by adding the following at the end thereof: The Administrator may waive the provisions of any applicable implementation plan approved under this subparagraph with respect to a fuel or fuel additive if the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, determines that such waiver... |
108hr4545ih | No State or person shall be subject to an enforcement action, penalties, or liability solely arising from actions taken pursuant to the issuance of a waiver under this section.. 3. Cap and reduction of boutique fuels
(a) EPA approval of State plans with boutique fuels
Section 211(c)(4) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C... |
108hr4545ih | 7545(c)(4) ) is amended by adding the following at the end thereof: (D) In the case of gasoline, after the enactment of this subparagraph, the Administrator may give a preference to the approval of State implementation plan provisions described in subparagraph (C) if the control or prohibition in such provisions requir... |
108hr4545ih | The Administrator shall have no authority, when considering State implementation plan revisions under subparagraph (C), to approve any fuel or fuel additive if the effect of such approval would be to increase the total number of fuels and fuel additives approved in all State implementation plans nationwide prior to Jun... |
108hr4545ih | any State implementation plan revision under this subparagraph involving gasoline shall be considered only pursuant to both this subparagraph and subparagraph (D). (c) Study
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in cooperation with the Secretary of Energy, shall undertake a study of the effects on ... |
108hr4545ih | The Administrator shall submit the results of such study to the Congress not later than 18 months after the enactment of this Act, together with any recommended legislative changes to the list of fuels in section 211(c)(4)(D), which, if expanded, shall not exceed 10 fuels. |
108hr4919ih | 1. Short title; findings
(a) Short title
This Act may be cited as the Medicare Drug Card Guaranteed Savings Act. (b) Findings
Congress finds the following: (1) Americans who buy their own prescription drugs often pay twice as much for prescription drugs as consumers in foreign nations or as the price the Department ... |
108hr4919ih | (2) The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law No: 108–173) established a program for the endorsement of medicare drug discount card programs in order to provide for reduced prices for drugs for medicare beneficiaries and provide a subsidy for low-income medicare beneficiarie... |
108hr4919ih | Medicare beneficiaries are allowed to change their current medicare drug discount card program only once, during an annual enrollment period between November 15 and December 31, 2004. (4) Enrollment in medicare drug discount card programs has been less than projected due to the complexity of the programs, the limited n... |
108hr4919ih | As of July 19, 2004, fewer than 14 percent of low-income medicare beneficiaries who qualify for the $600 subsidy under the law have enrolled in a medicare drug discount card program. (5) Currently, medicare discount drug card sponsors are required to pass on to enrollees only an undefined “share” of the rebates they se... |
108hr4919ih | The law does not require the sponsors to reveal to enrollees the size of the rebates secured from drug manufacturers or to disclose what portion of those rebates are kept by the sponsors and not passed on to enrollees. (6) There is a need for a Federal national medicare prescription drug discount card program that offe... |
108hr4919ih | Offering of Federal national prescription drug discount card program
(a) Offering of program
(1) In general
Subsection (a)(1) of section 1860D–31 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–141 ) is amended— (A) by striking and at the end of subparagraph (A); (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B... |
108hr4919ih | and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) to provide for the offering of a Federal national prescription drug discount card program that is available for discount card eligible individuals throughout the United States (including the territories) and that meets the requirements under subsection (l... |
108hr4919ih | and (B) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iv) Limitation to enrollment in Federal national prescription drug discount card program in 2005
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, for periods beginning with January 1, 2005, the only discount card program in which an individual may be enrolled... |
108hr4919ih | who do not affirmatively disenroll from all discount card programs under this section are deemed to be enrolled in such Federal national prescription drug discount card program. (b) Additional program requirements
Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ( l ) Provisions relat... |
108hr4919ih | the discounted prices offered under the program shall be less than prices otherwise available in the retail market. Through such negotiations, the Secretary shall obtain discounted prices that are at least as low as the manufacturer's average foreign price (as defined in paragraph (3)) for the drug involved. (B) Passin... |
108hr4919ih | (C) Fee for card
The annual fee for enrollment in the program shall be $30 (except as provided under subparagraphs (E) through (G) of subsection (c)(1)), which fees shall be available to the Secretary for administrative expenses in offering such program. (D) National availability
The program shall be made available t... |
108hr4919ih | (E) Handling fee for pharmacists
The program shall be designed to provide for a reasonable handling fee for pharmacists in connection with the provision of drugs obtained under the program and shall be approximately equal to the average handling fee for pharmacists of other large insurance plans that administer drug b... |
108hr4919ih | the term `average foreign price' means, with respect to a covered discount card drug, the average price that the manufacturer of the drug realizes on the sale of drugs with the same active ingredient or ingredients that are consumed in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom, taking into account— ... |
108hr4919ih | and (iii) any other contract or side agreement that has the effect of adjusting the effective price of the drug, including agreements to purchase non-drug products. (B) Exempt transactions
The Secretary may, by regulation, exempt from the calculation of the average foreign price of a drug those prices realized by a ma... |
108hr4919ih | (c) Conforming amendments
Such section is further amended— (1) in subsection (h)(1)(A), by adding after and below clause (v) the following new sentence: Such term also includes the Secretary with respect to the offering of the Federal national prescription drug discount card program described in subsection (a)(1)(C). ... |
108hr4919ih | ; and (3) in subsection (k)(6), by inserting before the period at the end the following: , except in the case of the Federal national prescription drug discount card program described in subsection (a)(1)(C). |
108hr4919ih | (d) Implementation
(1) Availability of funds
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds provided under section 1015 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 ( Public Law 108–173 ) shall be available to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for reasonable administrative... |
108hr4919ih | (2) Timely implementation
The Secretary shall take such steps as may be required to provide for the offering of such program during the annual open enrollment period occurring in November, 2004. |
108hr5100ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Neighborhood Security Act. 2. |
108hr5100ih | Reinstatement for 10 years of repealed criminal provisions relating to assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices
(a) Reinstatement of provisions wholly repealed
Paragraphs (30) and (31) of section 921(a), subsections (v) and (w) and Appendix A of section 922, and the last 2 sentences of section 92... |
108hr5100ih | (b) Reinstatement of provisions partially repealed
Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: (B) knowingly violates subsection (a)(4), (f), (k), (r), (v), or (w) of section 922; ; and (2) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by stri... |
108hr5100ih | the person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 10 years; or. |
108hr5100ih | (c) Sunset
Effective 10 years after the date of the enactment of this section— (1) the provisions enacted by subsection (a) of this section are repealed; and (2) section 924 of title 18, United State Code, is amended— (A) in subsection (a)(1)(B), by striking (r), (v), or (w) and inserting or (r) ; and (B) in subsectio... |
108hr4604ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Protecting Railroads against Enemy Efforts through Modernization, Planning, and Technology Act. 2. Railroad transportation security plan
(a) Requirement
(1) In general
The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Borde... |
108hr4604ih | (B) identification of threats to those assets and infrastructures; (C) identification of vulnerabilities that are specific to the transportation of hazardous materials via railroad; (D) identification of redundant and backup systems required to ensure the continued operation of critical elements of the railroad system ... |
108hr4604ih | (F) a plan for the Federal Government to provide increased security support at high or severe threat levels of alert, developed in consultation with the freight and intercity passenger railroads and State and local governments; (G) procedures for establishing and maintaining permanent and comprehensive consultative rel... |
108hr4604ih | such as a bridge, tunnel, yard, or station; and (ii) methods of continuing railroad service in the Northeast Corridor in the event of a commercial power loss, or catastrophe affecting a critical bridge, tunnel, yard, or station. (2) Existing private and public sector efforts
The plan shall take into account actions ta... |
108hr4604ih | rail switching and car storage areas, other rail infrastructure and facilities, information systems, and other areas identified by the Secretary as posing significant railroad-related risks to public safety and the movement of interstate commerce, taking into account the impact that any proposed security measure might ... |
108hr4604ih | (D) conducting public outreach campaigns on passenger railroads; (E) deploying surveillance equipment; and (F) identifying the immediate and long-term costs of measures that may be required to address those risks. (b) Consultation
In developing the plan under subsection (a), the Secretary of Transportation shall consu... |
108hr4604ih | (c) Report
(1) Contents
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report containing the... |
108hr4604ih | (d) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 for the purpose of carrying out this section. 3. Memorandum of understanding
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation ... |
108hr4604ih | 4. Railroad security upgrades
(a) Security improvement grants
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to make grants to railroads, hazardous materials shippers, owners of rail cars used in the transportation of hazardous materials, universities, colleges, and research centers, and State and local governments (f... |
108hr4604ih | (4) track, structure, and right-of-way integrity monitoring; (5) technologies for reduction of tank car vulnerability; (6) demonstration of bridge and tunnel inspection technologies; (7) establishment of a unified national railroad emergency operations center; (8) signal system security at turnouts; (9) security and re... |
108hr4604ih | (12) public security awareness campaigns for passenger train operations; (13) the sharing of intelligence and information about railroad security threats; (14) train tracking and interoperable communications systems that are coordinated to the maximum extent possible; (15) additional police and security officers, inclu... |
108hr4604ih | (2) $20,000,000 for continued development and deployment of communications-based train control systems; (3) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2008 for emergency bridge repair and replacement technology and testing; (4) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 for track, structure, and right-of-way integrity monit... |
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