Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Aircraft construction, Aircraft engines, Armed forces, Aviation safety, Avionics, Boats and boating, Budgets, Coast guard, Competitive bidding, Conflict of interests, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Conspiracy, Cost overruns, Criminal justice, Defense contracts, Defense economics, Defense policy, Defense procurement, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Drug abuse, Drug law enforcement, Drug traffic, Electronics, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal employees, Federal officials, Fines (Penalties), Flags of convenience, Foreign policy, Government contractors, Government employees, Government procurement, Identification devices, International affairs, Jurisdiction, Labor, Law, Licenses, Longshoremen, Military communications, Military pay, Military personnel, Military readiness, Officer personnel, Patrol aircraft, Patrol ships, Performance measurement, Privatization, Public contracts, Salaries, Sentences (Criminal procedure), Sentencing guidelines, Shipbuilding, Sports, Standards, Subcontractors, Submarines, Technology, Telecommunication, Territorial waters, Transportation, Transportation workers, Weapons systems, Workers' compensation
Latest Action: 09/27/2008 - Mr. Oberstar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Bill TextTo restructure the Coast Guard Integrated Deepwater Program, and for other purposes. 9/27/2008--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Title I: Integrated Deepwater Program - Integrated Deepwater Program Reform Act of 2008 - (Sec. 102) Prohibits the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating from using a private sector entity as a lead systems integrator (LSI) for Integrated Deepwater Program (IDP) acquisitions, subject to stated exceptions. Requires the Secretary and the IDP LSI, subject to exception, to use full and open competition for any IDP acquisition for which an outside contractor is used. Prohibits an LSI and any tier 1 subcontractor from having a financial interest in a subcontractor below the tier 1, subject to exception. (Sec. 103) Requires any IDP contract, delivery order, or task order to require, among other things, that: (1) IDP procurement certifications be conducted by the Secretary or [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Authorization, Bridges, Budgets, Building materials, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Corrosion, Data banks, Department of Transportation, Emergency management, Employee training, Engineers, Executive departments, Federal aid to transportation, Federal-state relations, Floods, Government employees, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Governmental investigations, Highway maintenance, Highway planning, Infrastructure, Job training, Law, Licenses, Quality control, Risk, Road construction, Science policy, Standards, State and local government, State employees, Technology, Traffic accidents and safety, Transportation, Transportation research, Tunnels, Water resources
Latest Action: 09/10/2008 - Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Bill TextA bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to improve the safety of Federal-aid highway bridges, to strengthen bridge inspection standards and processes, to increase investment in the reconstruction of structurally deficient bridges on the National Highway System, and for other purposes. 7/25/2008--Introduced. National Highway Bridge Reconstruction and Inspection Act of 2008 - Revises the national highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation program to direct the Secretary of Transportation to develop a risk-based priority process under which states shall assign priority for the replacement or rehabilitation of all federal-aid highways bridges, public roads bridges, and Indian reservation and park bridges found to be structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. Requires states, as a condition of receiving federal assistance, to develop, and update annually, an approved five-year performance plan for highway bridge inspection and rehabilitation and replacement. [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Aeronautics, Aerospace industries, Air pollution, Air pollution control, Aircraft noise, Alternative energy sources, Armed forces, Artificial satellites, Asteroids, Astronautical research, Astronautics, Astrophysics, Authorization, Aviation fuels, Aviation safety, Budgets, Business, Climate change, Commercial aircraft, Communication in science, Communications, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Cost accounting, Defense policy, Drone aircraft, Earth, Earth sciences, Education, Emergency management, Energy, Engineering, Engineers, Environmental protection, Environmental research, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Export controls, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to education, Federal employees, Finance, Florida, Foreign policy, Government contractors, Government employees, Government ethics, Government trust funds, Governmental investigations, Greenhouse gases, Higher education, Infrastructure, Inspectors general, International affairs, International cooperation in astronautics, Laboratories, Launch vehicles, Law, Layoffs, Leases, Life sciences, Louisiana, Manufacturing industries, Mathematics, Methane, Moon, Nanotechnology, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National security, Noise, Noise control, Performance measurement, Planets, Planning-programming-budgeting, Polar regions, Politics and government, Presidential appointments, Presidents, Public contracts, Radar, Research and development, Research and development facilities, Research ethics, Rockets (Aeronautics), Scholarships, Science policy, Scientific education, Sonic boom, Space activities, Space commercialization, Space exploration, Space flight, Space policy, Space shuttles, Space stations, Spacecraft, Strategic planning, Supersonic aircraft, Technology, Trade, Transportation
Latest Action: 07/16/2008 - Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Inouye. With written report No. 110-422. Bill TextAn original bill to reauthorize the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes. 7/16/2008--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Authorizes appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for FY2009 for: (1) science; (2) aeronautics; (3) exploration; (4) education; (5) space operations; (6) cross-agency support programs; and (7) the inspector general. Authorizes additional appropriations to accelerate the initial operational capability of a U.S.-owned human spacecraft capability.(Sec. 4) Affirms congressional support for the broad goals of U.S. space exploration policy, utilization of lunar exploration, activity related to Mars exploration,[...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Archives, Armed forces, Budgets, Civil liberties, Cost accounting, Criminal justice, Defense policy, Department of Homeland Security, Disciplining of employees, Dismissal of employees, Emergency management, Employee training, Executive departments, Federal employees, Fines (Penalties), Freedom of information, Government contractors, Government employees, Government information, Government publicity, History, Identification devices, Intelligence activities, Job training, Law, Misconduct in office, National Archives and Records Administration, Public contracts, Security classification (Government documents), Technology, Terrorism, Transfer of employees, Weapons of mass destruction, Weapons systems
Latest Action: 07/31/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Bill TextTo require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. 7/30/2008--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Improving Public Access to Documents Act of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement the controlled unclassified information framework for the marking and disclosure of homeland [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Advanced weapons, Afghanistan, Air force, Alternative energy sources, Ammunition, Animal pests, Anxiety, Arkansas, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Army, Athletes, Authorization, Autopsy, Ballistic missile defenses, Ballistic missiles, Bomber aircraft, Capital investments, Children, College costs, Communications, Compensation (Law), Competition, Computer security measures, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Conventional weapons, Courts-martial and courts of inquiry, Criminal justice, Defense budgets, Defense contracts, Defense economics, Defense policy, Defense procurement, Dental care, Dentists, Department of Defense, Disabled, Drug abuse, Drug therapy, Education, Educational exchanges, Electric batteries, Electric power transmission, Elementary and secondary education, Employee selection, Employee training, Energy, Engineers, Environmental protection, Europe, Executive departments, Families, Family leave, Fighter aircraft, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Fringe benefits, Government contractors, Governmental investigations, Guam, Guided missiles, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste sites, Hazardous wastes, Health policy, Higher education, Illinois, Impact aid, Imprisonment, Infrared technology, Intelligence activities, International affairs, International cooperation, International relief, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Job training, Labor, Laboratories, Language and languages, Lasers, Law, Logistics, Maintenance and repair, Mandatory retirement, Marines, Medical care, Medical education, Medicine, Mental depression, Mental health services, Mental illness, Middle East and North Africa, Military aircraft, Military airlift, Military and naval supplies, Military aviation, Military base closures, Military bases, Military chaplains, Military civic action, Military command and control, Military dependents, Military discharges, Military education, Military electronics, Military intelligence, Military law, Military leave, Military medicine, Military occupation, Military operations, Military pay, Military pensions, Military personnel, Military promotions, Military research, Military strategy, Military training, Military vehicles, National Guard, Navy, New York State, Non-native species, Nurses, Nursing education, Officer personnel, Olympic games, Ordnance, Pensions, Personnel records, Pest control, Pests, Pharmacists, Physicians, Psychologists, Public contracts, Reconnaissance aircraft, Recruiting and enlistment, Religion, Reprogramming of appropriated funds, Research and development, Research and development facilities, Retiree health benefits, Scholarships, Science policy, Scientists in government, Searches and seizures, Semiconductors, Service academies, Shipbuilding, Snakes, Solar energy, Solid wastes, South Asia, Space activities, Space warfare, Special education, Sports, Standards, Submarines, Suicide, Surplus government property, Tanker aircraft, Tanks (Combat vehicles), Technological innovations, Technology, Torpedoes, Transportation, Travel costs, Veterans, Warships, Washington State, Weapons systems, Youth services
Latest Action: 09/18/2008 - Received in the House. Bill TextAn original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. 9/17/2008--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2009 for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force for aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement. (Sec. 104) Authorizes appropriations for FY2009 for defense-wide procurement.Subtitle B: Army Programs - (Sec. 111) Provides that, if the Secretary of the Army certifies to Congress the operational effectiveness of the Stryker Mobile Gun System, or the Secretary [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Advanced weapons, Afghanistan, Air force, Alternative energy sources, Ammunition, Animal pests, Animals, Anxiety, Arkansas, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Arms control, Army, Athletes, Authorization, Autopsy, Ballistic missile defenses, Ballistic missiles, Bomber aircraft, Budgets, Business, Capital investments, Chemical warfare, Children, Classified defense information, College costs, Colorado, Communicable diseases, Communications, Compensation (Law), Competition, Computer security measures, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Construction costs, Conventional weapons, Cost effectiveness, Courts-martial and courts of inquiry, Criminal justice, Czech Republic, Defense budgets, Defense contracts, Defense economics, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Defense policy, Defense procurement, Dental care, Dentists, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Disabled, District of Columbia, Drug abuse, Drug therapy, Education, Educational exchanges, Electric batteries, Electric power transmission, Elementary and secondary education, Employee selection, Employee training, Endangered species, Energy, Energy conservation, Engineers, Environmental protection, Europe, Executive departments, Families, Family leave, Federal employees, Fighter aircraft, Finance, Fissionable materials, Florida, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Former Soviet states, Fringe benefits, Georgia, Germany, Government contractors, Government employees, Government information, Governmental investigations, Guam, Guided missiles, Habitat conservation, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste sites, Hazardous wastes, Health policy, Higher education, Housing, Idaho, Illinois, Impact aid, Imprisonment, Infrared technology, Intelligence activities, International affairs, International cooperation, International relief, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Italy, Job training, Kentucky, Labor, Laboratories, Land banking, Land transfers, Language and languages, Lasers, Law, Leases, Logistics, Maintenance and repair, Managed care, Mandatory retirement, Marines, Maryland, Medical care, Medical education, Medical research, Medicine, Mental depression, Mental health services, Mental illness, Middle East and North Africa, Military aircraft, Military airlift, Military and naval supplies, Military aviation, Military base closures, Military bases, Military chaplains, Military civic action, Military command and control, Military construction operations, Military dependents, Military discharges, Military education, Military electronics, Military housing, Military intelligence, Military law, Military leave, Military medicine, Military occupation, Military operations, Military pay, Military pensions, Military personnel, Military promotions, Military research, Military strategy, Military training, Military vehicles, National Guard, NATO military forces, Natural resources, Navy, New Mexico, New York State, Non-native species, Nuclear energy research, Nuclear fuels, Nuclear nonproliferation, Nuclear reactors, Nuclear security measures, Nuclear weapons, Nuclear weapons plants, Nuclear weapons tests, Nurses, Nursing education, Officer personnel, Olympic games, Ordnance, Pensions, Personnel records, Pest control, Pests, Petroleum industry, Pharmacists, Physicians, Privatization, Psychologists, Public contracts, Radioactive waste disposal, Radioactive wastes, Reconnaissance aircraft, Recruiting and enlistment, Religion, Reprogramming of appropriated funds, Research and development, Research and development facilities, Research centers, Retiree health benefits, Russia, Scholarships, Science policy, Scientists in government, Searches and seizures, Security measures, Semiconductors, Service academies, Shipbuilding, Snakes, Solar energy, Solid wastes, South Asia, Space activities, Space warfare, Special education, Sports, Standards, Student employment, Submarines, Suicide, Surplus government property, Tanker aircraft, Tanks (Combat vehicles), Technological innovations, Technology, Terrorism, Torpedoes, Transportation, Travel costs, Utah, Veterans, Virginia, Warships, Washington State, Weapons systems, Youth services
Latest Action: 10/14/2008 - Signed by President. Bill TextAn original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. 10/14/2008--Public Law. (There are 4 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 24, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Honorable Duncan Hunter, Representative from California, has discharged his official duties with integrity and distinction, has served the House of Representatives and the American people selflessly, and deserves the sincere gratitude of Congress and the Nation. Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Armed forces, Border patrols, Budgets, Cost effectiveness, Criminal justice, Customs administration, Defense policy, Emergency management, Fissionable materials, Hazardous substances, Immigration, Ionizing radiation, Nuclear terrorism, Nuclear weapons, Risk, Technological innovations, Technology, Terrorism, Trade, Weapons systems
Latest Action: 07/31/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Bill TextTo amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to clarify criteria for certification relating to Advanced Spectroscopic Portal monitors, and for other purposes. 7/30/2008--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Next Generation Radiation Screening Act of 2008 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require: (1) the Director of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office and the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to enter into an agreement regarding the minimum required functionality for the deployment of Advanced Spectroscopic Portal monitors (ASP) by CBP; and (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide Congress with the signed memorandum of understanding between the Office and CBP. Directs the Secretary to develop quantitative metrics that demonstrate any significant increased operational effectiveness of deploying ASP in primary and secondary screening sites. Requires such metrics to include: (1) a quantitative definition [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Admission of nonimmigrants, Afghanistan, Air force, Air piracy, Airports, Alaska, Alien labor, Alien property, Ammunition, Anniversaries, Annuities, Appellate procedure, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Arms control, Arms sales, Army, Art, Auditing, Authorization, Ballistic missile defenses, Ballistic missiles, Blind, Budgets, Business, Business records, Buy American, Capital investments, Chemical warfare, Children, Civil service retirement, Civil war, Clothing, Coast guard, Coinsurance, Cold War, Collection of accounts, College costs, College teachers, Colorado, Commemorations, Commercial blacklisting, Compensation (Law), Competition, Competitive bidding, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional investigations, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Congressional tributes, Cost accounting, Courts of special jurisdiction, Criminal justice, Damages, Defense budgets, Defense contracts, Defense economics, Defense industries, Defense policy, Defense procurement, Dentists, Department of Defense, Disability evaluation, Disabled, District of Columbia, Drug abuse, Drug law enforcement, Drugs, East Asia, Education, Electronic government information, Elementary and secondary education, Employee training, Energy, Environmental protection, Europe, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Families, Family violence, Federal advisory bodies, Federal employees, Fighter aircraft, Finance, Fines (Penalties), Firearms, Foreign corporations, Foreign policy, Free trade, Fringe benefits, Garnishment, Generic drugs, Gifts, Government contractors, Government employees, Government employees' health insurance, Government information, Government liability (International law), Government paperwork, Government publicity, Governmental investigations, Hawaiians, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste sites, Hazardous wastes, Health insurance, Health policy, Higher education, History, Hostages, Housing, Humanities, Immigrants, Immigration, Impact aid, Indigenous peoples, Information technology, Inspectors general, Insurance premiums, Intellectual property, International affairs, International agencies, International claims, International finance, Iran, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Israel, Job training, Joint ventures, Jurisdiction, Korean War, 1950-1953, Labor, Laboratories, Law, Leases, Legal aid, Liability for environmental damages, Licenses, Liens, Logistics, Managed care, Marines, Married people, Maryland, Medical care, Medical economics, Medical personnel, Medical tests, Medicine, Mental health services, Mentoring, Metals, Middle East and North Africa, Military agreements, Military aircraft, Military and naval supplies, Military base closures, Military cemeteries and funerals, Military civic action, Military dependents, Military discharges, Military education, Military helicopters, Military housing, Military medals, decorations, etc., Military medicine, Military occupation, Military operations, Military pay, Military pensions, Military personnel, Military promotions, Military readiness, Military research, Military training, Military transportation, Military vehicles, Minorities, Minority business enterprises, Minority education, Missile warheads, Monuments and memorials, Motor vehicles, Murder, Music, National Guard, Natural resources, Naturalization, Navy, New York State, Nuclear nonproliferation, Nurse practitioners, Nursing education, Officer personnel, Olympic games, Ordnance, Paralysis, Parties to actions, Pensions, Petroleum reserves, Physicians, Politics and government, Post exchanges, Prescription pricing, Privatization, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Public contracts, Public-private partnerships, Recruiting and enlistment, Refugees, Relocation, Reprogramming of appropriated funds, Rescue work, Research and development, Research and development facilities, Research centers, Residence requirements, Retired military personnel, Sabotage, Salaries, Sanctions (International law), Scholarships, Science policy, Searches and seizures, Sheltered workshops, Shipbuilding, Shipyards, Small business, Soldiers' homes, Solid wastes, Sound recording and reproducing, South Asia, State-sponsored terrorism, Strategic materials, Student loan funds, Subcontractors, Submarines, Subsidies, Surface-to-air missiles, Survivors' benefits, Syria, Tanks (Combat vehicles), Teachers, Technology, Technology transfer, Telecommunication, Terrorism, Torture, Toys, Trade, Trade agreements, Trademarks, Transport aircraft, Transportation, Travel costs, Veterans, Veterans' benefits, Veterans' disability compensation, Veterans' education, Veterans' medical care, Victims of terrorism, Vietnam veterans, Vietnamese Conflict, Virginia, Visas, Warships, Washington State, Weapons systems, World War II
Latest Action: 01/28/2008 - Signed by President. Bill TextTo provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes. 1/28/2008--Public Law. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2008 for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force for aircraft,[...] show full description
Also tagged in: Archives, Armed forces, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Classified defense information, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Defense policy, Department of Homeland Security, Employee training, Executive departments, Federal employees, Foreign policy, Government contractors, Government employees, Government information, History, Identification devices, Intelligence activities, Intelligence services, International affairs, Job training, National Archives and Records Administration, National security, Public contracts, Right of privacy, Security classification (Government documents), Standards, Technology, Terrorism, Transfer of employees, Weapons of mass destruction, Weapons systems
Latest Action: 07/31/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Bill TextTo require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. 7/30/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs (policies) within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to prevent the over-classification of homeland security, terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 that must be disseminated to prevent and collectively respond to acts of terrorism. Requires the Secretary to coordinate with [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Aliens, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Civil liberties, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Defense policy, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Electronic government information, Employee training, Executive departments, Families, Federal employees, Fingerprints, Government employees, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Identification devices, Immigration, Internet, Job training, Law, Military dependents, Military personnel, Naturalization, Recruiting and enlistment, Right of privacy, Technology, Telecommunication, Web sites
Latest Action: 06/26/2008 - Signed by President. Bill TextA bill to assist members of the Armed Forces in obtaining United States citizenship, and for other purposes. 6/26/2008--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on March 11, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act - (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to use the fingerprints provided by an individual at the time of military enlistment or at the time of applying for (immigration) status adjustment to satisfy any naturalization background or security requirements if: (1) the individual may be naturalized under the Immigration and Nationality Act, was fingerprinted in accordance with Department of Defense (DOD) requirements, and submits a naturalization application within 24 months of enlistment or provides the required biometric information at the time of application for status adjustment [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Budgets, Business, Computer software, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Emergency management, Equipment and supplies, Laboratories, Research, Research and development, Research and development facilities, Research centers, Science policy, Technological innovations, Technology, Terrorism, Trade secrets, User charges
Latest Action: 01/31/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology. Bill TextTo amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for additional availability of testing facilities and equipment and to extend the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out certain research and development projects. 12/5/2007--Introduced. Homeland Security Technology Advancement Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend (for five additional years) specified authority of the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to carry out certain basic, applied, and advanced research and development projects and prototype projects.Directs the Under Secretary for Science and Technology to: (1) make available to any person or entity, for an appropriate fee, the services of any DHS owned and operated center or other facility for the testing of materials, equipment, models, computer software, and other items designed to advance the homeland security mission; and (2) ensure that the testing of materiel not owned by the government [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Advice and consent of the Senate, Air traffic, Bridges, Budgets, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Transportation, Energy, Energy efficiency, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to transportation, Finance, Government attorneys, Government employees, Highspeed ground transportation, Infrastructure, Law, Magnetic levitation vehicles, Motor vehicle pollution control, Presidential appointments, Presidents, Railroad engineering, Railroad safety, Railroads, Research and development, Right-of-way, Science policy, Technological innovations, Technology, Traffic congestion, Transportation, Transportation planning, Transportation research, Tunnels, Venture capital
Latest Action: 11/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Bill TextTo provide for the creation of a National High-Speed Rail Authority. 11/8/2007--Introduced. High-Speed Rail Authority Development and Formation Act - Establishes within the Department of Transportation (DOT) the National High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority), which shall be headed by an Administrator. Declares that the Authority's mission shall be to encourage and assist in the establishment of high-speed rail systems in the United States. Establishes in the Authority: (1) a Policy Advisory Committee; (2) an Office of Administration; and (3) an Office of Policy, Research, and Development. Establishes within the Office of Administration a Design/Build/Operate Division, a Right-Of-Way Acquisition Division, the position of General Counsel, and an Office of Venture Capital. Authorizes the Administrator, based on certain criteria, to solicit the development of certain technologies that will contribute to the development of high-speed rail transportation. Requires [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Air pollution, Atmosphere, Budgets, Business, Climate, Climate change, Communication in science, Communications, Congress, Congressional agencies, Congressional reorganization, Department of Commerce, Energy, Energy efficiency, Environmental monitoring, Environmental protection, Environmental research, Executive departments, Executive Office of the President, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to research, Governmental investigations, Greenhouse gases, Manufacturing industries, Materials, National Science Foundation, Natural resources, Ozone layer depletion, Polar regions, Research grants, Science policy, Scientists, Small business, Standards, Storms, Strategic planning, Technology
Latest Action: 06/03/2008 - Star Print ordered on on the bill as reported. Bill TextA bill to amend the Global Change Research Act of 1990, and for other purposes. 5/22/2008--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Global Change Research Improvement Act of 2007 [sic]- Title I: Amendment of the Global Change Research Act of 1990 - (Sec. 103) Amends the Global Change Research Act of 1990 to: (1) rename the Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences as the Committee on Global Change Research; and (2) replace the Federal Coordinating Council on Science, Engineering, and Technology with the National Science and Technology Council established by Executive Order 12881, November 23, 1993. Defines "global change" to mean human-induced or natural changes in the global environment (including climate change and other phenome |
