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By selecting these links, you will be leaving NIST webspace. We have provided these links to other web sites because they may have information that would be of interest to you. No inferences should be drawn on account of other sites being referenced, or not, from this page. There may be other web sites that are more appropriate for your purpose. NIST does not necessarily endorse the views expressed, or concur with the facts presented on these sites. Further, NIST does not endorse any commercial products that may be mentioned on these sites. Bills in the House of Representatives H. Con. Res. 27, (Morella, R-MD) - honoring the National Institute of Standards and Technology and its employees for 100 years of service to the Nation. H. Con. Res. 353, Budget Resolution, (Nussle, R-IA) - establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2003 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2007. H.R. 4, Securing America ’s Future Energy Act of 2001 or the SAFE Act of 2001 (Tauzin, R-LA) - To enhance energy conservation, research and development and to provide for security and diversity in the energy supply for the American people, and for other purposes. This bill has incorporated H.R. 2460, Comprehensive Energy Research and Technology Act of 2001, to authorize appropriations for environmental research and development, scientific and energy research, development, and demonstration, and commercial application of energy technology programs, projects, and activties of the Department of Energy and of the Office of Air and Radiation of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes. Two amendments were adopted that impact NIST: A Representative David Wu (D-OR) amendment, which was part of a large Representative Mark Udall (D-CO) amendment, authorizes the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with NIST, to work with the IEEE and other standards development organizations on voluntary consensus standards for equipment and systems used in electric distribution systems; and a Representative Ralph Hall (D-TX) amendment which requires the Director of OSTP to establish an interagency group responsible for the development and implementation of a National Building Performance Initiative to address energy conservation and R&D. A National Building Performance Advisory Committee made up of private sector individuals is also to be established to advise the interagency group. NIST is to provide necessary administrative support to the Interagency group. H.R. 60, Secure Democracy for All Americans Act (Jackson Lee, D-TX) - to establish a Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures, which shall complete a study to the President and Congress on all issues relating to voting procedures in Federal, State, and local elections. The Commission shall include, among others, at least one member from NIST. H.R. 66, a bill to amend the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 to require Federal agencies to impose certain requirements on recipients of awards for scientific and engineering research (Ehlers, R-MI) - to amend the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 to require guidelines on government use of the metric system of measurement to require any Federal agency transaction providing for a person to perform scientific and engineering research with Federal Funding to include provisions: (1) Clearly identifying the extent to which such system or other systems of measurement will be used under the transaction and requiring such use; and (2) Assigning such person the financial responsibility for failure to follow such requirements. H.R. 93, Federal Firefighters Retirement Age Fairness Act (Gallegly, R-CA) - amends Federal civil service law relating to the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees' Retirement System to provide that the mandatory separation age for Federal firefighters (currently, 55) be made the same as the age that applies with respect to Federal law enforcement officers (currently, 57). H.R. 375, Department of Commerce Elimination Act (Royce, R-CA) - abolishes the Department of Commerce and transfers its functions to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget; requires affected agencies to establish agency-wide priority placement programs for Federal employees affected by a reduction in force attributable to this Act; provides for the disposition of Department programs, functions, and agencies. Terminates functions not specifically continued by this Act; transfers to the Director for privatization: (1) all functions of the National Technical Information Service; and (2) National Telecommunications and Information Administration laboratories; redesignates the National Institute of Standards and Technology as the National Bureau of Standards; reestablishes the: (1) National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration as an independent agency in the executive branch; and (2) U.S. Trade Administration in the executive branch as an independent establishment; and establishes a Federal Statistical Service as an independent establishment in the executive branch. H.R. 524, Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act of 2001 (Barcia, D-MI) - Title I: Electronic Commerce - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to establish an Advisory Panel to report on the challenges facing small and medium-sized manufacturers and other such businesses in integrating and utilizing electronic commerce technologies and business practices. Requires the Panel to provide an interim and final report to the Director and specified congressional committees. Requires the final report to include: (1) a three-year planning document for NIST's Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program in the field of electronic commerce; and (2) recommendations for NIST to address interoperability issues in electronic commerce. Requires the MEP program to: (1) establish a pilot program to assist such manufacturers and businesses in integrating and utilizing electronic commerce technologies and business practices through a competitive grants program; and (2) consult with the Panel and utilize the Panel's reports. Title II: Enterprise Integration - Requires the Director to: (1) identify critical enterprise integration standards and implementation activities for major manufacturing industries; (2) report to Congress on such matters and anticipated related NIST activities for that fiscal year; and (3) submit to Congress a plan for enterprise integration for each major manufacturing industry. Requires annual plan updates for an industry until enterprise integration has been achieved. H.R. 555, Child Care Affordability for Federal Employees Act (Morella, R-MD) - permits executive agencies to use appropriated funds (available to such agencies for salaries and expenses) to provide child care services, in Federal or leased facilities, or through contracts, for their civilian employees. Requires amounts so provided to be applied to improve the affordability of child care for lower income employees. H.R. 752, American Voting Standards and Technology Act (King, R-NY) a bill to develop voluntary consensus standards to ensure to ensure the accuracy and validation of the voting process, to direct the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to study voter participation and emerging voting technology, to provide grants to States to improve voting methods, and for other purposes. H.R. 895, A bill to abolish the Advanced Technology Program (Royce, R-CA) - a bill to abolish the Advanced Technology Program. H.R. 1042, To prevent the elimination of certain reports (Grucci, Jr., R-NY) - prohibits the application of the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 with respect to specified reports relevant to the jurisdiction of the House Committee on Science, including certain reports originating from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. H.R. 1165, Election Voting Systems Standards Act of 2001 (Barcia, D-MI) - directs the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish the Election Voting Systems Standards Commission to: (1) establish a set of technical performance-based standards relating to the accuracy, integrity, and security of voting products and systems used in Federal elections, and criteria for the selection of an organization to establish and operate the National Election Systems Standards Laboratory; (2) develop uniform testing and evaluation procedures suitable for determining the conformance of voting products and systems to such standards; (3) establish procedures for Laboratory certification of non-Federal laboratories to perform such testing and evaluation procedures; and (4) make recommendations for methods of promoting their use. Requires the Director to select an organization to operate the Laboratory. Requires the Laboratory to: (1) investigate and analyze issues with respect to voting products and systems and their conformance to the standards established under this Act; (2) certify non-Federal laboratories to perform the testing and evaluation procedures developed under this Act; and (3) maintain and make available to the public a list of voting products and systems that have been tested and evaluated by non-Federal laboratories certified and found to be in conformance with such standards. H.R. 1259, Computer Security Enhancement Act of 2001 (Morella, R-MD) - amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to require the Institute to provide assistance to Federal agencies in the protection of computer networks, promote Federal compliance with computer information security and privacy guidelines, and assist Federal response efforts to unauthorized access to Federal systems. Requires the Institute to develop uniform standards for the cost-effective security and privacy of sensitive information in certain Federal systems, provide a list of certified commercial Federal computer system security products, and report annually on Federal computer system evaluations. Directs the Institute to solicit Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board recommendations regarding standards. Authorizes appropriations to enable the Board to identify emerging computer security, privacy, and cryptography issues. Prohibits the Institute from adopting encryption and electronic authentication standards for other than Federal computer systems. Authorizes (current law requires) the Institute to draw upon National Security Agency computer security guidelines. Amends the Computer Security Act of 1987 to require Federal computer security training to emphasize protecting sensitive information accessible through public networks. Authorizes appropriations for fellowships to students in computer security. Requires a National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences study of electronic authentication technologies. Directs the Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology to promote an increased use of security technologies for the nation's information infrastructure, establish a central repository of information on security vulnerability and risks, and promote the development of national infrastructures for encryption technologies. Directs the Institute's Director to develop technology-neutral electronic authentication infrastructure standards for Federal agencies, provide a list of commercially available authentication products, establish core specifications for Federal electronic certification and management technologies, provide a list of conforming systems, and report annually on infrastructure implementation. H.R. 1417, Technology Extension Act of 2001 (Hinchey, D-NY) - directs the Secretary of Commerce to provide financial assistance, through grants, for the establishment and support of regional centers for the commercial use of advanced technologies by small- and medium-sized businesses. Allows a regional center to use grant proceeds to: (1) assist such businesses in addressing their most critical needs for the application of the latest technology, improvement of infrastructure, and use of best business practices; and (2) transfer technologies to such businesses in the region in order to create jobs and increase production. H.R. 1693, Science Education for the 21st Century Act (Hall, D-TX) - to improve science, mathematics, and technology education in elementary and secondary schools, advance knowledge on the effective uses of information technologies in education, increase participation in science, mathematics, and engineering careers by groups underrepresented in those fields, provide for more effective coordination of public and private sector efforts to improve science, mathematics, and technology education, and for other purposes. H.R. 1824, To increase the rate of pay for certain offices and positions within the executive and judicial branches of the Government, respectively, and for other purposes (Davis, R-VA) H.R. 1889, A bill to improve the utilization of educational technologies in elementary and secondary education by creating an educational technology extension service (Barcia, D-MI) H.R. 2275, Voting Technology Standards Act of 2001 (Ehlers, R-MI) - To amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to ensure the usability, accuracy, integrity, and security of United States voting products and systems through the development of voluntary consensus standards, the provision of technical assistance, and laboratory accreditation, and for other purposes. H.R. 2460, Comprehensive Energy Research and Technology Act of 2001 (Boehlert, R-NY) - To authorize appropriations for environmental research and development, scientific and energy research, development, and demonstration, and commercial application of energy technology programs, projects, and activties of the Department of Energy and of the Office of Air and Radiation of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes. The bill has been incorporated into H.R. 4, Securing America ’s Future Energy Act of 2001 or the SAFE Act of 2001. The bill is intended to promote conservation, energy efficiency and research and development of alternative and renewable, domestic sources of energy by providing increases to DOE's conservation and renewable energy programs, among other things. Two amendments were adopted that impact NIST: A Representative David Wu (D-OR) amendment, which was part of a large Representative Mark Udall (D-CO) amendment, authorizes the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with NIST, to work with the IEEE and other standards development organizations on voluntary consensus standards for equipment and systems used in electric distribution systems; and a Representative Ralph Hall (D-TX) amendment which requires the Director of OSTP to establish an interagency group responsible for the development and implementation of a National Building Performance Initiative to address energy conservation and R&D. A National Building Performance Advisory Committee made up of private sector individuals is also to be established to advise the interagency group. NIST is to provide necessary administrative support to the Interagency group. House Report 107-177. H.R. 2472, Protect Children From E-Mail Smut Act of 2001 (Lofgren, D-CA) - To stop sexually explicit e-mail advertisements from being sent to chlidren, such advertisements would have to contain an electronic tag that can be blocked by parents. This legislation would direct NIST to prescribe marks or notices to be included or affixed to any e-mail that contains a sexually oriented advertisement forwarded to children. Such marks shall, to the extent possible, be made so that they may not be removed or altered. Parents may then set their children's e-mail service to block e-mails containing such a mark or designation. H.R. 2500, Departments of Commerce, Justice, State, the Judicary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 (Wolf, R-VA) - Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary and Related Agencies for fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes. House Report 107-139. Conference Report (H. Rept. 107-278). H.R. 2733, Enterprise Intergration Act of 2001 (Barcia, D-MI) - To authorize the National Institute of Standards and Technology to work with major manufacturing industries on an initiative of standards development and implementation for electronic enterprise integration. H.R. 2975, Uniting and Strengthening America Act (USA Act of 2001) (Sensenbrenner, R-WI) - To combat terrorism and would require the Attorney General, the Secretary of the State, NIST, and Secretary of the Treasury to develop and certify a technology standard that can confirm the identity of a person applying for a U.S. visa or such person seeking to enter the U.S. pursuant to a visa. H.R. 3101, Aviation Security Technology Enhancement Act (Matheson, D-UT) - To direct NIST to ensure the development of standards and measures for effective aviation security technologies, and would direct the Director of FAA to carry out a pilot program to test and evaluate new and emerging aviation security technologies. H.R. 3162, USA Patriot Act of 2001 (Sensenbrenner, R-WI)- To deter and punish terrorist acts to the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools and for other purposes. The bill would require the Attorney General and the Secretary of State through NIST and in consultation with the Department of the Treasury and other Federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies and within 2 years of enactment to develop a technology standard to facilitate confirmation of the identity of persons seeking a visa or persons using a visa to enter the United States. H.R. 3295, Help America Vote Act of 2001 (Ney, R-OH) - Would establish a program to provide funds to States to replace punch card voting systems, to establish the Election Assistance Commission to assist in the administration of Federal elections and to otherwise provide assistance with the administration of certain Federal election laws and programs, to establish minimum election administration standards for States and units of local government with responsibility for the administration of Federal elections, and for other purposes. The bill would establish the Technical Standards Development Committee which shall assist the Executive Director of the Commission in the development of voluntary standards by recommending standards and modifications to standards to ensure the usability, accuracy, security, accessibility, and integrity of voting systems and voting equipment. The Development Committee shall be composed of the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (who shall serve as its chair), together with a group of 14 other individuals appointed jointly by the Commission and the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, consisting of the following: an equal number of each of the following: (i) Members of the Standards Board; (ii) Members of the Board of Advisors; (iii) Members of the Architectural and Transportation Barrier Compliance Board, under section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act 5 of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 792); a representative of the American National Standards Institute; other individuals with technical and scientific expertise relating to voting systems and voting equipment. The bill would also required that not later than 6 months after the Commission first adopts voluntary engineering and procedural performance standards, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall conduct an evaluation of independent, non-Federal laboratories and shall submit to the Commission a list of those laboratories the Director proposes to be accredited to carry out the testing, certification, decertification, and recertification. The bill would also require the Director to establish a program for intramural research and development in areas to support the development of voluntary technical standards for voting products and systems, including(1) the security of computers, computer networks, and computer data storage used in voting products and systems, including the Statewide voter registration networks required under the minimum standard; (2) methods to detect and prevent fraud; (3) the protection of voter privacy; (4) the role of human factors in the design and application of voting products and systems, including assistive technologies for individuals with disabilities and varying levels of literacy; and (5) remote access voting, including voting through the Internet. H.R. 3355, A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to convey certain Federal property in Montgomery County, Maryland, to the city of Gaithersburg, Maryland (Morella, R-MD) - Would direct the Secretary of Commerce to convey the property of land at the site of the former Department of Defense Nike Battery W-92 in Montgomery County, Maryland, to the city of Gaithersburg, Maryland, to be used solely as a public park. H.R. 3394, Cyber Security Research and Development Act (Boehlert, R-NY) - To authorize funding for computer and network security research and development and research fellowship programs,and for other purposes. Would authorize $880M over five years for new research programs at NSF and NIST. Included in the bill would be $233M over five years for a NSF program that would provide grants for “particularly innovative” basic research into computer and network security, $144M to create cyber-security research centers at colleges and universities and $185M to improve or establish undergraduate and graduate school curriculums. Included in the bill for NIST is $275M for cyber-security programs that have the potential to boost protections. The bill would also require the National Academy of Sciences to report to Congress on critical infrastructure vulnerabilities. H.R. 3400, Networking and Information Technology Research Advancement Act (Smith, R-MI) - Amends the 1991 High Performance Computing Act and would authorize $6.99B for NSF, NIST, NASA, EPA, DOE and NOAA. Also included in the bill is language urging the different agencies to coordinate their efforts and two reports are required of the National Academy of Sciences, one would compare the state of information teohnology research in the U.S. against other countries and the second would evaluate the state of the information technology workforce. H.R. 3481, Ensuring Congressional Security and Continuity Act (Langevin, D-RI) - To require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to investigate the feasibility and costs of implementing a secure computer system for remote voting and communication for the Congress and establishing a system to ensure business continuity for congressional operations. H.R. 3525, Enhanced Boarder Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 (Sensenbrenner, R-WI) - To enhance the border security of the United States, and for other purposes. Public Law 107-173 H.R. 3683, Fair Play in Sport Act of 2002 (Matheson, D-UT) - To authorize the National Institute of Standards and Technology to assist in the development of reliable and valid tests for banned performance-enhancing substances and to establish a research program on the long-term consequences of the use of such performance-enhancing substances. H.R. 3844, Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (Davis, R-VA) - To strengthen federal government information security, including through the requirement for the development of mandatory information security risk management standards. H.R. 3844 would require OMB to promulgate standards and guidelines pertaining to Federal information systems developed by NIST and in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and would authorize for NIST, $20,000,000 for each of Fiscal Years 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2000. The bill would establish the Information Security Advisory Board to replace the Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board to advise NIST and OMB on information security issues pertaining to Federal government information systems including review of proposed standards and guidelines developed by NIST. H.R. 3929, Energy Pipeline Research, Development, and Demonstration Act(Hall, D-TX) - Directs the heads of the Department of Energy, the Department of Transportation, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (participating agencies) to develop and implement a cooperative Federal research, development, demonstration, and standardization program to ensure the integrity of pipeline facilities. Establishes a Pipeline Integrity Technical Advisory Committee to advise participating agencies on the development and implementation of a five-year program plan to guide research, development, demonstration, and standardization activities under this Act. Requires participating agencies to enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) detailing their respective responsibilities under this Act. H.R. 4582, Instructional Materials Accessibility Act of 2002 (Petri, R-WI) - Would improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind persons, or other persons with print disabilities, in elementary schools and secondary schools through the creation of a coordinated and efficient system for acquisition and distribution of instructional materials in the form of electronic files suitable for conversion into a variety of specialized formats. H.R. 4607, Joseph Moakley Memorial Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 2002 (Markey, D-MA) - To provide for fire safety standards for cigarettes,and for other purposes. H.R. 4633, Driver's License Modernization Act of 2002 (Moran, D-VA) - To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish standards for State programs for the issuance of drivers' licenses and identification cards, and for other purposes. H.R. 4687, National Construction Safety Team Act (Boehlert, R-NY) - To provide for the establishment of investigative teams to assess building performance and emergency response and evacuation procedures in the wake of any building failure that has resulted in substantial loss of life or that posed significant potential of substantial loss of life. House Report 107-530. H.R. 4981, Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 2002 (Stearns, R-FL) - To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide for fire safety standards for cigarettes. H.R. 5059, Fire-Safe Cigarette Act of 2002 (Stearns, R-FL) - To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide for fire safety standards for cigarettes. H.R. 5074, Technology Administration and National Institute of Standards and Technology Act of 2002 (Barcia, D-MI) - To authorize appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal years 2003, 2004, and 2005, and for other purposes. Bills in the United States Senate S. 304, Drug Abuse Education, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2001 (Hatch, R-UT) - increases penalties for drug offenses involving juveniles, including trafficking in or near a school. Provides for: (1) grants to encourage drug-free prisons and jails; and (2) mandatory revocation of probation and supervised release for failing a drug test. Authorizes: (1) grants to develop, implement, or expand drug treatment alternative to prison programs; (2) a study of the effect of mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses; and (3) grants for substance abuse education and prevention efforts, residential and outpatient treatment programs for juveniles, and drug abuse research. Provides for a National Academy of Sciences study regarding youth violence and substance abuse. Provides for grants for: (1) alternative education for at-risk youth; and (2) counseling, training, and mentoring services in low-income, high-crime communities for children of prisoners. Authorizes: (1) the President to award to individuals under age 18 a National Character Achievement Award; and (2) grants for after school programs. Reestablishes drug courts. Prohibits participation by violent offenders. Offender Reentry and Community Safety Act of 2001 - Establishes: (1) the Federal Reentry Center Demonstration project; (2) the Federal High-Risk Offender Reentry Demonstration project; (3) the District of Columbia and Federal Intensive Supervision, Tracking, and Reentry Training Demonstration projects; and (4) the Federal Enhanced In-Prison Vocational Assessment and Training Demonstration project. Directs the Attorney General to make grants for: (1) adult and juvenile offender reentry demonstration projects and programs; and (2) research, development, and evaluation. Requires that the Government consider religious organizations for assistance under Government programs funded under this Act. S. 368, American Voting Standards and Technology Act (McCain, R-AZ) - is intended to develop voluntary consensus standards to ensure accuracy and validation of the voting process, would direct NIST to study voter participation and emerging voting technology and would provide grants to States to improve voting methods. S.429, Technology Extension Act of 2001 (Clinton, D-NY) - a bill to expand the Manufacturing Extension Program. The bill would authorize $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 to the Department of Commerce to carry out a program to provide, through grants, financial assistance for the establishment and support of regional centers for the commercial use of advanced technologies by small and medium-sized businesses. S. 432, Entrepreneurial Incubators Development Act of 2001 (Clinton, D-NY) - directs the Secretary of Commerce to provide financial assistance, through grants, for the establishment and support of entities that provide business incubator services (services necessary for the initiation and initial sustainment of operations of a newly established business, including legal, intellectual property, and technology services and planning) for small- and medium-sized businesses. S. 517, National Laboratories Partnership Improvement Act of 2001, (Bingaman, D-NM) - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) establish a Technology Infrastructure Pilot Program to improve the ability of the National Laboratories to support department missions by stimulating technology cluster development, improving Laboratory ability to leverage and benefit from commercial research, technology, and services, and encouraging the exchange of scientific and technological expertise between such Laboratories and other specified institutions; (2) provide specified maximum funding among up to ten National Laboratories selected to conduct those Programs; (3) authorize each National Laboratory Director to implement such Pilot Program; (4) require each such Director to establish a small business advocacy program (organizationally independent of National Laboratory procurement function) to increase small business participation in procurement, collaborative research, and technology licensing and transfer; and (5) establish a technology partnership ombudsman program and a small business assistance program. S. 565, Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2001, (Dodd, D-CT) - To require States and localities to meet uniform and nondiscriminatory election technology and administration requirements applicable to Federal elections, to establish grant programs to provide assistance to States and localities to met those requirements and to improve election technology and the administration of Federal elections, to establish the Election Administration Commission, and for other purposes. S.718, Amateur Sports Integrity Act - Athletic Performance-Enhancing Drugs Research and Detection Act (McCain, R-AZ) - requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish a program to support research into the use of performance-enhancing substances by athletes, and methods of detecting their use. Requires the Director to: (1) consider research proposals involving performance-enhancing substances banned from use by competitors in events sanctioned by organizations such as the International Olympic Committee, the U.S. Olympic Committee, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, and Major League Baseball. Requires the Director in carrying out such program to: (1) fund research on the detection of naturally-occurring steroids, such as testosterone, and other testosterone precursors (e.g., androstendione), and other substances, such as human growth hormone and erythropoietin for which no tests are available but for which there is evidence of abuse or abuse potential; (2) fund research that focuses on population studies to ensure that tests are accurate for men, women, all relevant age, and major ethnic groups; and (3) not fund research on drugs of abuse, such as cocaine, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, phencyclidine, marijuana, morphine/codeine, and methamphetamine/amphetamine. Requires the Director to develop a grant program to fund educational substance abuse prevention and intervention programs related to the use of such banned performance-enhancing substances by high school and college student athletes. Amends the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act to make it unlawful for a governmental entity to sponsor, operate, advertise, promote, license, or authorize by law or compact, or for a person, to sponsor, operate, advertise, or promote, a lottery, sweepstakes, or other betting, gambling, or wagering scheme based on a competitive game at the Summer or Winter Olympics, a competitive game in which high school or college athletes participate, or a performance of high school or college athletes in a competitive game. Senate Report 107-16. S. 769, International Carbon Conservation Act (Brownback, R-KS) - establishes within the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology an implementing panel, to be headed by the Chief of the Forest Service, which shall: (1) establish a carbon sequestration program; and (2) accept qualifying projects located outside of the United States. Permits an owner or operator of property located outside the United States that is used in a qualifying project to be eligible for: (1) credit extension from the Export-Import Bank of the United States of up to 75 percent of the cost of carrying out the carbon sequestration practices specified in the contract; and (2) investment insurance issued by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. S. 803, E-Government Act of 2001 (Lieberman, D-CT) - to enhance the management and promotion of electronic Government services and processes by establishing a Federal Chief Information Officer within the Office of Management and Budget, and by establishing a broad framework of measures that require using Internet-based information technology to enhance citizen access to Government information and services, and for other purposes. S.1214, Port and Maritime Security Act of 2001 (Hollings, D-SC) - To amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to establish a program to ensure greater security for United States seaports, and for other purposes. The bill would require the Departments of Treasury and Transportation to establish a joint task force to work with ocean shippers to develop performance standards for systems to track data for shipments and to work with NIST to develop enhanced performance standards for in-bond seals and locks for use on or in containers used for water-borne shipments. S.1215, FY 2002 Appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies (Hollings, D-SC) - Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes. Senate Report 107-42. S. 1510 Uniting and Strengthening America Act (USA Act of 2001) (Daschle, D-SD) – Is intended to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools. The bill would require the Attorney General and the secretary of State jointly, through NIST and in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and other law enforcement and intelligence agencies, within 2 years after the date of enactment, to develop and certify a technology standards that can confirm the identity of a person applying for a U.S. visa or such person seeking to enter the U.S. pursuant to a visa. The bill would also expand law enforcement’s power to investigate suspected terrorists and would allow disclosure of wiretap information among certain government officials, authorize limited disclosure of secret grand jury information to certain government officials, and authorize the Attorney General to detain foreigners he suspects are tied to terrorism. It also would make it easier for law enforcement to track Internet communications using surveillance techniques. S. 1603, Federal Human Capital Act of 2001 (Voinovich, R-OH) - Would require agencies to place greater emphasis on career development training for employees, including academic degree training; allow phased retirement for certain specialized positions; reduce the notice period before disciplinary action for employees with poor performance from 30 to 15 days; and require a GAO study of the disciplinary and termination process relating to Federal employees with unacceptable performance. The bill would also establish a chief human capital officer in agencies. S. 1628, Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001 (Harkin, D-IA) - To strengthen the safety net for agricultural producers, to enhance resource conservation and rural development, to provide for farm credit, agricultural research, nutrition, and related programs, to ensure consumers abundant food and fiber, and for other purposes. The bill would require that not later than 180 days after the date of enactment, and annually thereafter, the Secretary (Agriculture), in consultation with the Administrator (EPA) and the National Institute of Standard and Technology, shall publish a list of biobased products. The term ‘biobased product ’means a commercial or industrial product (other than food or feed) that utilizes biological products or renewable domestic agricultural (plant, animal, and marine)or forestry materials. S. 1631, National Communications System for Emergency Response Personnel (Jeffords, D-VT) - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to conduct a study to determine the resources that are needed for development of an effective nationwide communications system for emergency response personnel. The bill would direct FEMA, in consultation with the FCC, NIST and DOD to conduct the study including a review of the use of the digital and analog spectrum to create an effective emergency communications system. S. 1731, Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001 (Harkin, D-IA) - To strengthen the safety net for agricultural producers, to enhance resource conservation and rural development, to provide for farm credit, agricultural research, nutrition, and related programs, to ensure consumers abundant food and fiber, and for other purposes. S. 1731 would require the Department of Agriculture, in consultation with EPA and NIST to publish a list of biobased products. S. 1749, Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2001 (Kennedy, D-MA) - Would require a report to Congress identifying law enforcement and intelligence information and would make recommendations regarding the selection and use of biometric identifiers that NIST has determined to be highly accurate when used to verify identity. The bill also requires that NIST and any other agency deemed appropriate be consulted in the development of the interoperable law enforcement and intelligence electronic data system. S. 1766, Energy Policy Act of 2002 (Daschle, D-SD) - To provide for the energy security of the Nation, and for other purposes. The bill includes incentives to increase oil and gas production and the nation’s supplies of traditional fuels streamlining of electricity systems and regulations, environmental and conservation measures and provisions to increase efficiency of vehicles and appliances. S. 1781, Emission Reductions Incentive Act of 2001 (McCain, R-AZ) - To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a voluntary national registry system for greenhouse gases trading among industry and to make changes to United States Global Change Research Program, and for other purposes. S. 1781 would require the establishment of a registry for voluntary trading systems. The Secretary of Commerce through the Undersecretary for Technology shall establish a national voluntary registry system for greenhouse gas trading among industry under which emission reductions are assigned unique identifying numerical codes by the registry. The bill would require a uniform reporting format be adopted for reporting emissions baselines and reductions established through NIST. S. 1900, Cyberterrorism Preparedness Act of 2002 (Edwards, D-NC) - Is intended to protect against cyberterrorism and cybercrime and would require NIST to award a grant to a qualifying nongovernmental entity for purposes of a program to support the development of appropriate cybersecurity best practices, support long-term cybersecurity research and development and perform functions relating to such activities and would require NIST to identify appropriate cybersecurity best practices and proposed demonstration projects for the adoption of such best practices by various departments and agencies of the Federal government. The bill would authorize $70,000,000 for Fiscal Year 2003 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the Fiscal Years 2004 through 2007. S.1901, Cybersecurity Research and Education Act of 2002 (Edwards, D-NC) - The bill would authorize NSF and NSA to establish programs to increase the number of qualified faculty teaching advanced courses conducting research in the field of cybersecurity and would require NSF to award grants to institutions of higher education to enable faculty members who are teaching cybersecurity subjects to spend a sabbatical from teaching working at NSA, DOD, NIST, a research laboratory supported by DOE or a qualified institution. The bill would authorize $8,000,000 for each of the Fiscal Years 2003 through 2005. S. 1923, Fuel Economy and Security Act of 2002 (McCain, R-AZ) - Would provide for increased corporate average fuel economy standards. The bill would require the adoption of a uniform format for reporting emissions baselines and reductions established through the Director of NIST for greenhouse gas baselines and reductions generally. S. 2037, Science and Technology Emergency Mobilization Act (Wyden, D-OR) - Would mobilize technology and science experts to respond quickly to the threats posed by terrorist attacks and other emergencies, by providing for the establishment of a national emergency technology guard, a technology reliability advisory board and a center for evaluating antiterrorism and disaster response technology within NIST. Senate Report 107-186. S. 2246, Instructional Materials Accessibility Act of 2002 (Dodd, D-CT) - Would improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind persons, or other persons with print disabilities, in elementary schools and secondary schools through the creation of a coordinated and efficient system for acquisition and distribution of instructional materials in the form of electronic files suitable for conversion into a variety of specialized formats. S. 2317, Joseph Moakley Memorial Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 2002 (Durbin, D-IL) - Would provide for fire safety standards for cigarettes, and for other purposes. S. 2448, Broadband Telecommunications Deployment Act of 2002 (Hollings, D-SC) - To improve nationwide access to broadband services. S. 2496, National Construction Safety Team Act of 2002 (Clinton, D-NY) - To provide for the establishment of investigative teams to assess building performance and emergency response and evacuation procedures in the wake of any building failure that has resulted in substantial loss of life or that posed significant potential of substantial loss of life, and for other purposes. Continuing Resolutions
H.J. Res. 65, Continuing Resolution - to extend FY2001 funding until October 16, 2001 H.J.Res. 68, Continuing Resolution - to extend FY2001 funding until October 23, 2001 H.J. Res. 69, Continuing Resolution - to extend FY2001 funding until October 31, 2001 H.J. Res. 70, Continuing Resolution - to extend FY2001 funding until November 16, 2001 H.J. Res. 74, Continuing Resolution - to extend FY2001 funding until December 7, 2001 |
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