Summary: Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Act of 2008 - Establishes the Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Program for the appointment of individuals who are graduates of accredited law schools to serve as Congressional Clerks in the Senate or House of Representatives.Requires the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and the House Committee on House Administration to each select at least six individuals for a one-year term to serve as employees in their respective chambers.Specifies eligibility criteria for a Congressional Clerk, including that the selected candidate be a graduate of such a law school as of the starting date of his or her clerkship.Requires the committees to ensure that Congressional Clerks selected under this Act are apportioned equally between majority and minority party offices.Entitles each clerk selected to the same compensation as, and comparable benefits to, an individual who holds the position of a judicial clerkship for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia within three months of graduating from law school.

congressional act establishes congressional program appointment individuals graduates accredited law schools serve congressional senate house_of_representatives requires senate_committee_on_rules_and_administration house_committee house administration select individuals year term serve employees respective chambers specifies eligibility criteria congressional clerk including selected candidate graduate law school starting date requires committees ensure congressional selected act apportioned equally majority minority party offices entitles clerk selected compensation comparable benefits individual holds position judicial district_court district_of_columbia months graduating law school


Summary: Child Care Investment Act of 2008 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) of title IV of the Social Security Act to increase appropriations for child care assistance grants for FY2009-FY2014. Makes appropriations for FY2009-FY2014 for grants to states to establish: (1) a Quality Rating and Improvement System (or maintain such a system) for center-based child care providers, group home child care providers, family child care providers, and other early childhood education providers; (2) a statewide network of infant and toddler specialists to train such providers; (3) standards that require at least 40 hours of appropriate health, safety, and child development training for an individual before employment with or as a licensed or registered child care provider; and (4) requirements that licensed or registered providers are visited by monitoring staff at least twice a year.Requires the use of such appropriations also to pay reimbursement rates at or above the 75th percentile of market rates for providers of child care services assisted under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990.

child care investment act amends temporary_assistance needy families title social_security_act increase appropriations child care assistance grants fy2009 fy2014 makes appropriations fy2009 fy2014 grants states establish quality rating improvement system maintain system center based child care providers group home child care providers family child care providers early childhood education providers statewide network infant toddler specialists train providers standards require hours appropriate health safety child development training individual employment licensed registered child care provider requirements licensed registered providers monitoring staff twice year requires use appropriations pay reimbursement rates 75th percentile market rates providers child care services assisted child_care_and_development_block grant act


Summary: Midnight Rule Act - Amends federal civil service law to provide that a midnight rule (i.e., a rule adopted by an agency within the final 90 days a President serves in office) shall not take effect until 90 days after the agency head is appointed by the new President. Makes exceptions if the President serving his final term makes a determination by executive order, and submits written notice to Congress, that the rule should take effect because it is: (1) necessary because of an imminent threat to health or safety or other emergency; (2) necessary for the enforcement of criminal laws; (3) necessary for national security; or (4) issued pursuant to any statute implementing an international trade agreement.Provides that an exercise by the President of such authority shall have no effect on existing provisions governing congressional disapproval of agency rules.Authorizes the agency head appointed by the new President to disapprove of a midnight rule (by publishing a statement of disapproval in the Federal Register and sending a notice of disapproval to the congressional committees of jurisdiction) no later than 90 days after being appointed.Makes this Act applicable to any rule adopted on or after October 22, 2008.

midnight rule act_-_amends federal civil service law provide midnight rule rule adopted agency final days president serves office shall effect days agency head appointed new president makes exceptions president serving final term makes determination executive order submits written notice congress rule effect necessary imminent threat health safety emergency necessary enforcement criminal laws necessary national security issued pursuant statute implementing international_trade agreement provides exercise president authority shall effect existing provisions governing congressional disapproval agency rules authorizes agency head appointed new president disapprove midnight rule publishing statement disapproval federal_register sending notice disapproval congressional committees jurisdiction later days appointed makes act applicable rule adopted october


Summary: Establishes the National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties to investigate, and report to the President and Congress on, the broad range of policies of the Bush Administration that were undertaken under claims of unreviewable war powers, including: (1) detention by the Armed Forces and the intelligence community; (2) the use by such entities of enhanced interrogation techniques or techniques not authorized by the Uniform Code of Military Justice; (3) "ghosting" or other policies intended to conceal an individual's capture or detention; (4) extraordinary rendition; and (5) domestic warrantless electronic surveillance.

establishes national_commission presidential war powers civil liberties investigate report president congress broad range policies bush administration undertaken claims war powers including detention armed_forces intelligence_community use entities enhanced interrogation techniques techniques authorized uniform code military justice policies intended conceal individual capture detention extraordinary domestic warrantless electronic surveillance


Summary: District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 - Considers the District of Columbia a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives in the 112th Congress and each succeeding Congress. Applies to the District in the same manner as it applies to a state the federal law providing for the 15th and subsequent decennial censuses and for apportionment of Representatives in Congress. Limits the District to one Member under any reapportionment of Members. Modifies the formula regarding the number of presidential electors to subject it to the 23rd amendment to the Constitution in the case of the District. Increases membership of the House from 435 to 437 Members. Provides for a reapportionment of Members resulting from such increase. Directs the Clerk of the House to: (1) certify to the Governor of each state the number of Representatives to which the state is entitled; and (2) identify to the Speaker of the House the state (other than the District of Columbia) entitled to one additional Representative. Requires election at large of such additional Representative. Sets forth procedures for expedited judicial review of any action brought to challenge the constitutionality of any provision of this Act or any amendment made by it.

district_of_columbia house voting rights act considers district_of_columbia congressional district purposes representation house_of_representatives congress succeeding congress applies district manner applies state federal law providing 15th subsequent decennial censuses apportionment representatives congress limits district member reapportionment members modifies formula number presidential electors subject 23rd amendment constitution case district increases membership house members provides reapportionment members resulting increase directs clerk house certify governor state number representatives state entitled identify speaker house state district_of_columbia entitled additional representative requires election large additional representative sets forth procedures expedited judicial review action brought challenge constitutionality provision act amendment


Summary: Congressional Lawmaking Authority Protection Act of 2009 - Prohibits the use of funds made available to the Executive Office of the President, or to any executive agency, to produce, publish, or disseminate any presidential statement made contemporaneously with the signing of any legislation by him (signing statement). Applies this prohibition only to signing statements that contradict, or are inconsistent with, the intent of Congress in enacting a measure or that otherwise encroach upon the congressional prerogative to make laws. Prohibits a governmental entity from taking into consideration any presidential signing statement for purposes of construing or applying any Act of Congress.

congressional authority protection act prohibits use funds available executive_office president executive agency produce publish disseminate presidential statement signing legislation signing statement applies prohibition signing statements inconsistent intent congress enacting measure congressional laws prohibits governmental entity taking consideration presidential signing statement purposes construing applying act congress


Summary: Contempt of the House of Representatives Subpoena Authority Act of 2009 - Grants the U.S. district court for the District of Columbia original jurisdiction over any civil action brought by the House of Representatives (or any authorized committee or subcommittee) to enforce, to secure a declaratory judgment concerning the validity of, or to prevent a threatened refusal or failure to comply with, any subpoena or order issued by it to any entity acting or purporting to act under color or authority of state law, or to any natural person, to secure the production of: (1) documents or other materials of any kind, or the answering of any deposition or interrogatory; (2) testimony; or (3) any combination of such things. Requires the district court, upon application by the House (or any authorized committee or subcommittee), to issue a mandatory compliance order to an entity or person refusing, or failing to comply with, or threatening to refuse or not to comply with, a subpoena or order. Authorizes the court to hold in contempt any refusal or failure to obey a lawful order. Authorizes the General Counsel of the House of Representatives to bring a civil action under any statute conferring jurisdiction on any U.S. court to enforce, to secure a declaratory judgment concerning the validity of, or to prevent a threatened failure or refusal to comply with, any subpoena or order issued by the House (or a committee or a subcommittee). Prescribes a procedure for consideration in the House of a resolution to direct the General Counsel to bring such an action.

contempt house_of_representatives subpoena authority act grants district_court district_of_columbia original jurisdiction civil action brought house_of_representatives authorized committee subcommittee enforce secure declaratory judgment concerning validity prevent threatened refusal failure comply subpoena order issued entity acting purporting act color authority state law natural person secure production documents materials kind answering deposition testimony combination things requires district_court application house authorized committee subcommittee issue mandatory compliance order entity person refusing failing comply threatening refuse comply subpoena order authorizes court hold contempt refusal failure obey lawful order authorizes general counsel house_of_representatives bring civil action statute jurisdiction court enforce secure declaratory judgment concerning validity prevent threatened failure refusal comply subpoena order issued house committee subcommittee prescribes procedure consideration house resolution direct general counsel bring action


Summary: Special Criminal Contempt of Congress Procedures Act of 2009 - Establishes alternate procedures for the prosecution of current or former officers or employees of the executive branch found in contempt of Congress for refusal to testify or produce documents in response to a congressional subpoena. Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives to certify a finding of contempt of Congress to the appropriate U.S. attorney for presentation to a grand jury. Requires the Chief Judge of a U.S. district court to appoint a special counsel to prosecute any contempt case certified by the Speaker if the Attorney General or U.S. attorney to whom a finding of contempt was certified declines to prosecute or a grand jury does not return an indictment within a specified time period. Requires such special counsel to be an attorney in good standing with substantial prosecutorial experience who did not serve in the administration of a President in office when a finding of contempt was certified. Grants full power and independent authority to the special counsel to exercise all prosecutorial functions and powers.Sets forth provisions for the removal of the special counsel and the termination of the special counsel's authority. Increases the penalty for refusal of witnesses to testify or produce papers in response to a congressional subpoena.Makes this Act effective on January 20, 2009.

special criminal contempt congress procedures act establishes alternate procedures prosecution current officers employees executive branch found contempt congress refusal testify produce documents response congressional subpoena requires speaker house_of_representatives certify finding contempt congress appropriate attorney presentation grand jury requires chief judge district_court appoint special_counsel prosecute contempt case certified speaker attorney general attorney finding contempt certified declines prosecute grand jury return indictment specified time period requires special_counsel attorney good standing substantial prosecutorial experience serve administration president office finding contempt certified grants power independent authority special_counsel exercise prosecutorial functions powers sets forth provisions removal special_counsel termination special_counsel authority increases penalty refusal witnesses testify produce papers response congressional subpoena makes act effective january


Summary: Amends Rule XIII (Calendars and Committee Reports) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require committee reports on measures that would have an impact on the governance of public lands and/or on domestic energy availability to include a domestic energy impact statement prepared by the Comptroller General.

amends rule xiii committee reports rules house_of_representatives require committee reports measures impact governance public lands domestic energy availability include domestic energy impact statement prepared comptroller_general


Summary: Enumerated Powers Act - Requires each Act of Congress to contain a concise and definite statement of the constitutional authority relied upon for the enactment of each portion of that Act. Declares that failure to comply with this requirement shall give rise to a point of order in either chamber of Congress.

enumerated powers act_-_requires act congress contain concise definite statement constitutional authority relied enactment portion act declares failure comply requirement shall rise point order chamber congress


Summary: Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to provide that pay for Members of Congress may not be increased by any adjustment scheduled to take effect in a calendar year if the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) determines that the federal aggregate outlays during the last completed fiscal year exceeded the federal aggregate receipts during such fiscal year.

amends legislative reorganization act provide pay members congress increased adjustment scheduled effect calendar year office_of_management_and_budget omb determines federal aggregate outlays completed fiscal year exceeded federal aggregate receipts fiscal year


Summary: Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009 - Requires, within the limits of available funds, the Librarian of Congress and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (acting through the Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture) to establish an oral history project to: (1) collect video and audio recordings of, and visual and written materials relevant to the personal histories of, participants in the Civil Rights movement; and (2) make the collection available for public use through the Library of Congress and the Museum. Defines, for this Act, "Civil Rights movement" as the movement to secure racial equality in the United States for African Americans that, focusing on the period 1954 through 1968, challenged the practice of racial segregation in the nation and achieved equal rights legislation for all American citizens. Encourages the Librarian and the Secretary to solicit and accept related donations of funds and in-kind contributions. Authorizes appropriations.

Civil rights and liberties, minority issues

civil rights history project act requires limits available funds librarian congress secretary smithsonian_institution acting director national museum african american history culture establish oral history project collect video audio recordings visual written materials relevant personal histories participants civil rights movement collection available public use library_of_congress museum defines act civil rights movement movement secure racial equality united_states african americans focusing period challenged practice racial segregation nation achieved equal rights legislation american citizens encourages librarian secretary solicit accept related donations funds kind contributions authorizes appropriations


Summary: Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodities Exchange Act to direct both the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to prohibit purchase or sale of either securities or commodities for future delivery by a person in possession of material nonpublic information regarding pending or prospective legislative action if the information was obtained: (1) knowingly from a Member or employee of Congress; (2) by reason of being a Member or employee of Congress; and (3) other federal employees. Amends the Code of Official Conduct of the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit designated House personnel from disclosing material nonpublic information relating to any pending or prospective legislative action relating to either securities of a publicly-traded company or a commodity if such personnel has reason to believe that the information will be used to buy or sell the securities or commodity based on such information. Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require formal disclosure of certain securities and commodities futures transactions to either the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate. Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to subject to its registration, reporting, and disclosure requirements, as well as requirements for identification of clients and covered legislative and executive officials, all political intelligence activities, contacts, firms, and consultants. Requires the Comptroller General to include political intelligence activities, contacts, firms, and consultants in its annual compliance audits and reports.

stop trading congressional knowledge act_-_amends securities_exchange_act commodities exchange act direct securities_and_exchange_commission sec commodity_futures_trading_commission cftc prohibit purchase sale securities commodities future delivery person possession material nonpublic information pending prospective legislative action information obtained knowingly member employee congress reason member employee congress federal employees amends code official conduct rules house_of_representatives prohibit designated house personnel disclosing material nonpublic information relating pending prospective legislative action relating securities publicly traded company commodity personnel reason believe information buy sell securities commodity based information amends ethics_in_government_act require formal disclosure certain securities commodities futures transactions clerk house_of_representatives secretary senate amends lobbying disclosure act subject registration reporting disclosure requirements requirements identification clients covered legislative executive officials political intelligence activities contacts firms consultants requires comptroller_general include political intelligence activities contacts firms consultants annual compliance audits reports


Summary: National Language Act of 2009 - Makes English the official language of the U.S. government. Requires the government to: (1) conduct its official business in English, including publications, income tax forms, and informational materials; and (2) preserve and enhance the role of English as the official language of the United States of America. Provides that no person has a right, entitlement, or claim to have the government act, communicate, perform, or provide services or materials in any other language, unless specifically stated in applicable law. Provides that this Act shall not apply to the use of a language other than English for religious purposes, for training in foreign languages for international communication, or in school programs designed to encourage students to learn foreign languages. States that this does not prevent the U.S. government from providing interpreters for persons over age 62. Repeals provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 regarding bilingual election requirements and regarding congressional findings of voting discrimination against language minorities, prohibition of English-only elections, and other remedial measures. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that all public ceremonies in which the oath of allegiance is administered pursuant to such Act be conducted solely in English. Specifies that this Act shall not preempt any state law.

national language act makes english official language government requires government conduct official business english including publications income tax forms informational materials preserve enhance role english official language united_states_of_america provides person right entitlement claim government act communicate perform provide services materials language specifically stated applicable law provides act shall apply use language english religious purposes training foreign languages international communication school programs designed encourage students learn foreign languages states prevent government providing interpreters persons age repeals provisions voting rights act bilingual election requirements congressional findings voting discrimination language minorities prohibition english elections remedial measures amends immigration_and_nationality_act require public ceremonies oath allegiance administered pursuant act conducted solely english specifies act shall preempt state law


Summary: Restoring the Integrity of American Statistics Act of 2009 - Reestablishes the United States Census Bureau as an independent establishment in the executive branch, effective January 1, 2012. Requires the Bureau Director to be: (1) appointed by the President without regard to political affiliation for a five-year term; and (2) compensated at level II of the Executive Schedule. Provides for: (1) the transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the Bureau under the Department of Commerce; (2) transition rules; and (3) appointment of an Inspector General for the Bureau.

restoring integrity american statistics act reestablishes united_states census bureau independent establishment executive branch effective january requires bureau director appointed president regard political affiliation year term compensated level executive schedule provides transfer functions personnel assets liabilities bureau department_of_commerce transition rules appointment inspector_general bureau


Summary: Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002 to authorize the Committee on House Administration, by regulation, to provide for the payment of salaries with respect to a month on a date other than the date provided under the Act as may be necessary to conform to generally accepted accounting practices. (Currently, the usual day for paying salaries in or under the House of Representatives is the last day of each month; except that if the last day of a month falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal public holiday, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House pays such salaries on the first weekday which precedes the last day.) Enacts into law H.Res.1068, 110th Congress, agreed to April 15, 2008 (thus permitting active duty members of the Armed Forces who are assigned to congressional liaison offices of the Armed Forces at the House to obtain membership in its staff exercise facility).

amends legislative_branch_appropriations_act authorize committee house administration regulation provide payment salaries respect month date date provided act necessary conform generally accepted accounting practices currently usual day paying salaries house_of_representatives day month day month falls saturday sunday legal public holiday chief administrative officer house pays salaries day enacts law 110th congress agreed april permitting active duty members armed_forces assigned congressional liaison offices armed_forces house obtain membership staff exercise facility


Summary: Chief Technology Officer Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Executive Office of the President an Office of the Federal Chief Technology Officer (FCTO). Includes among the functions of the FCTO to: (1) analyze and advise the President and agency officials regarding the government's information technology infrastructures, strategy, and use; (2) ensure the security and privacy of the federal information technology infrastructure and networks; (3) promote technological innovation in the federal government; (4) establish public-private sector partnership initiatives; and (5) lead specified interagency efforts, including a planning process to ensure the use of best-in-class technologies, the sharing of best practices, and improvement in the use of technology in support of government requirements. Requires the Office to serve as a source of analysis and advice for the President and agency heads regarding major government policies, plans, and programs associated with information technology. Requires the FCTO to: (1) be a member of the Domestic Policy Council; and (2) publish an annual report on programs to promote technological innovations, recommendations for policies to encourage the generation of such innovations, and information on the Office's activities and accomplishments.

chief technology officer act establishes executive_office president office federal chief technology officer includes functions analyze advise president agency officials government information technology infrastructures strategy use ensure security privacy federal information technology infrastructure networks promote technological innovation federal_government establish public private sector partnership initiatives lead specified interagency efforts including planning process ensure use best class technologies sharing best practices improvement use technology support government requirements requires office serve source analysis advice president agency heads major government policies plans programs associated information technology requires member domestic policy council publish annual report programs promote technological innovations recommendations policies encourage generation innovations information office activities accomplishments


Summary: Prohibits the inclusion of earmarks in the enactment of a bill authorizing intelligence activities for FY2010. (Thus prohibits earmarks in the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010.)

prohibits inclusion earmarks enactment bill authorizing intelligence activities fy2010 prohibits earmarks intelligence authorization act fiscal year


Summary: Architect of the Capitol Appointment Act of 2009 - Requires the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) to be appointed jointly by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leaders of the House of Representatives and Senate, the chair and ranking Minority Members of the congressional appropriations committees, the chair and ranking Minority Member of the House Committee on House Administration, and the chair and ranking Minority Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. Establishes a 10-year term for the AOC, as under current law, but permits additional reappointments. Repeals the requirement of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1990 that the AOC be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

architect capitol appointment act requires architect capitol aoc appointed jointly speaker house_of_representatives majority leader senate minority leaders house_of_representatives senate chair ranking minority members congressional appropriations committees chair ranking minority member house_committee house administration chair ranking minority member senate_committee_on_rules_and_administration establishes year term aoc current law permits additional reappointments repeals requirement legislative_branch_appropriations_act aoc appointed president advice consent senate


Summary: Stop the Revolving Door in Washington Act - Amends the federal criminal code regarding the two-year ban on lobbying contacts by former Senators with any member, officer, or employee of either chamber, or employee of any other legislative office. Imposes the two-year lobbying ban on all former Members of Congress. Continues the one-year ban, as under current law, on lobbying contacts by former elected officers of the House of Representatives with any House Member, officer, or employee.

stop revolving door washington act_-_amends federal criminal code year ban lobbying contacts senators member officer employee chamber employee legislative office imposes year lobbying ban members congress continues year ban current law lobbying contacts elected officers house_of_representatives house member officer employee


Summary: Directs the President to submit an annual report to Congress regarding anti-American incitement to violence in the Middle East. Requires that such report include a country-by-country list of media outlets and satellite companies that engage in such incitement.

directs president submit annual report congress anti american incitement violence middle_east requires report include country country list media outlets satellite companies engage incitement


Summary: Medicare Warning Act of 2009 - Continues through the remainder of the 111th Congress procedures under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 for House of Representatives consideration of the President's legislative proposal to respond to a Medicare funding warning.

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Summary: Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to make it out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any legislation, if that measure or any accompanying report or joint explanatory statement of managers contains any earmark for which the intended recipient is a private, for-profit entity. Permits waiver or suspension of such prohibition, or successful appeals from rulings of the Chair, only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths (60) of the Senate.

amends congressional_budget_act order house_of_representatives senate consider legislation measure accompanying report joint explanatory statement managers contains earmark intended recipient private profit entity permits waiver suspension prohibition successful appeals rulings chair affirmative vote fifths senate


Summary: Classified Information Accountability Act of 2009 or CIA Act - Provides a civil penalty of up to $10,000 against a member of the intelligence community who, as part of a communication to a U.S. Senator or Representative that involves classified material: (1) falsifies, conceals, or covers up a material fact; (2) makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or misrepresentation; or (3) makes or uses any false writing or document known to contain any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry. Prohibits any federal department or agency from indemnifying a person from such liability. Authorizes the Senator or Representative concerned to bring a civil action for such a violation. Requires the court involved to review the classified information in camera.

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Summary: William Orton Law Library Improvement and Modernization Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Library of Congress for the maintenance and administration of the operations of the Law Library of the Library of Congress, including the cataloguing of the collections of the Law Library. Directs the Law Library to electronically catalog and archive material in its collections in a nonproprietary and nondiscriminatory format. Requires the separation of the salaries and expenses of the Law Library from other salaries and expenses of the Library of Congress in the preparation of the annual budget for the Library of Congress. Establishes the William Orton Law Library Support Program to provide enhanced or special services and programs for the Law Library and otherwise support the mission of the Law Library. Allows the Librarian of Congress (the Librarian) to carry out the Program through agreements and partnerships with other government and private entities, including the American Association of Law Libraries and the American Bar Association (ABA). Permits the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board and the Librarian to accept private donations in support of the Program. Makes any accepted donations subject to disbursement by the Librarian only upon the recommendation of the Law Librarian, with an exception. Establishes in the Treasury a separate account for the Program. Limits the use of account funds only to the Law Librarian to carry out such Program. Authorizes annual appropriations to the Library of Congress for the deposit into such account of an amount equal to 40% of the amount of donations accepted by the Board in support of such Program, in addition to any other amounts authorized for the Law Library. Designates the Law Library as the "National Law Library."

william law library improvement modernization act_-_authorizes appropriations library_of_congress maintenance administration operations law library library_of_congress including collections law library directs law library electronically catalog archive material collections nonproprietary nondiscriminatory format requires separation salaries expenses law library salaries expenses library_of_congress preparation annual budget library_of_congress establishes william law library support program provide enhanced special services programs law library support mission law library allows librarian congress librarian carry program agreements partnerships government private entities including american association law libraries american bar association permits library_of_congress trust_fund board librarian accept private donations support program makes accepted donations subject disbursement librarian recommendation law librarian exception establishes treasury separate account program limits use account funds law librarian carry program authorizes annual appropriations library_of_congress deposit account equal donations accepted board support program addition amounts authorized law library designates law library national law library


Summary: Architect of the Capitol Appointment Act of 2010 - Requires the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) to be appointed jointly by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the House of Representatives and Senate, the chair and ranking Minority Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the chair and ranking Minority Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, the chair and ranking Minority Members of the congressional appropriations committees, a Member of the Senate designated by the Senate Majority Leader, and a Member of the Senate designated by the Senate Minority Leader. Establishes a 10-year term for the AOC, as under current law, but permits additional reappointments. Repeals the requirement of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1990 that the AOC be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

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Summary: All-American Flag Act - Requires any flags of the United States acquired for use by the federal government to be entirely manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies entirely grown, produced, or manufactured in the United States.Permits the federal government to purchase flags only from a manufacturer that certifies that: (1) it does not employ aliens who are not authorized to be employed in the United States; and (2) it participates in the E-Verify Program.

american flag act_-_requires united_states acquired use federal_government entirely manufactured united_states articles materials supplies entirely grown produced manufactured united_states permits federal_government purchase manufacturer certifies employ aliens authorized employed united_states participates e-verify_program


Summary: Earmark Transparency and Accountability Reform Act - Amends Rule XXI (House and Senate Relations) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to make it out of order to consider any legislation containing a congressional earmark that has not been posted on the website of the reporting committee for at least 72 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays except when the House is in session on such a day). Amends Rule XXIII (Code of Official Conduct) to require a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner (Member) requesting a congressional earmark, within 24 hours of making such request, to: (1) submit the amount requested, the project name, a project description of its subject matter, and the name of the earmark's recipient to the Clerk for posting on the Clerk's website; (2) provide a written statement to the chairman and ranking minority member of the committee of jurisdiction certifying whether the Member or the Member's spouse has any financial interest in it; and (3) provide an accompanying letter of support from a supporting public entity if such earmark is for a non-public entity. Amends Rule II (Other Officers and Officials) to require the Clerk's website to include an up-to-date list of all such requests under a heading entitled "Member Spending Requests." Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) to make it out of order to consider any legislation if a committee report or the joint explanatory statement of the managers accompanying a conference report contains any congressional earmark. Prohibits a conference report from including a modification of any congressional earmark or limited tax or tariff benefit committed to the conference committee by either or both chambers if that modification is beyond the scope of that specific matter as committed to such committee. Provides for consideration of a point of order against a conference report that contains a violation of this prohibition. Makes it out of order to consider legislation containing an earmark for an entity named after a sitting Member or Senator. Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to authorize the President to propose the repeal of any congressional earmark or the cancellation of any limited tariff or targeted tax benefit. Sets forth requirements for the President's transmittal to Congress of a special message regarding a proposed repeal or cancellation. Dedicates only to deficit reduction or increase of a surplus any earmark or limited tax or tariff benefit repealed or cancelled. Sets forth procedures for expedited congressional consideration of a proposed rescission. Authorizes the President, when transmitting a special message to Congress, to direct that any congressional earmark to be repealed in that special message shall not be made available for obligation for a specified period of time after transmittal of the message. Grants similar authority to the President to suspend implementation of a limited tax or tariff benefit proposed for cancellation in a special message to Congress. Requires the Comptroller General to develop and implement a systematic process to audit and report to Congress annually on programs, projects, and activities funded through earmarks. Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require any nonpublic recipient of federal funds to file a lobbying disclosure report containing the name of any registered lobbyist to whom the recipient paid money to lobby on behalf of such funds, including the amount. Establishes the Joint Select Committee on Earmark Reform. Expresses the sense of the Congress on: (1) disclosure of earmarks requested by the President; (2) official visits by earmark-requesting Members to project sites; and (3) hearings by the subcommittees of the House Committee on Appropriations for earmark-requesting Members to testify.

earmark transparency accountability reform_act_-_amends rule xxi house senate relations rules house_of_representatives order consider legislation containing congressional earmark posted website reporting committee hours excluding holidays house session day amends rule xxiii code official conduct require member delegate resident commissioner member requesting congressional earmark hours making request submit requested project project description subject matter earmark recipient clerk posting clerk website provide written statement chairman ranking minority member committee jurisdiction certifying member member spouse financial interest provide accompanying letter support supporting public entity earmark non public entity amends rule officers officials require clerk website include date list requests heading entitled member spending requests amends rule xxi restrictions certain bills order consider legislation committee report joint explanatory statement managers accompanying conference report contains congressional earmark prohibits conference report including modification congressional earmark limited tax tariff benefit committed conference committee chambers modification scope specific matter committed committee provides consideration point order conference report contains violation prohibition makes order consider legislation containing earmark entity named sitting member senator amends congressional_budget impoundment control act authorize president propose repeal congressional earmark cancellation limited tariff targeted tax benefit sets forth requirements president transmittal congress special message proposed repeal cancellation dedicates deficit reduction increase surplus earmark limited tax tariff benefit repealed cancelled sets forth procedures expedited congressional consideration proposed rescission authorizes president transmitting special message congress direct congressional earmark repealed special message shall available obligation specified period time transmittal message grants similar authority president suspend implementation limited tax tariff benefit proposed cancellation special message congress requires comptroller_general develop implement systematic process audit report congress annually programs projects activities funded earmarks amends lobbying disclosure act require nonpublic recipient federal funds file lobbying disclosure report containing registered lobbyist recipient paid money lobby behalf funds including establishes joint_select_committee earmark reform expresses sense congress disclosure earmarks requested president official visits earmark requesting members project sites hearings subcommittees house_committee appropriations earmark requesting members testify


Summary: Checks and Balances Restoration and Revitalization Act - Requires: (1) any claim of executive privilege before Congress to be made by the express authority of the President and to be accompanied by a statement, approved by the President, of the factual and legal basis for that claim; (2) an executive branch official to appear before Congress to assert executive privilege; (3) any person withholding subpoenaed items on a claim of executive privilege to provide an index of and a statement describing the items in a manner that will enable the requesting body to assess the validity of the executive privilege claim; and (4) the President or the Attorney General to issue binding guidelines setting forth a policy governing the use of executive privilege. Authorizes the House of Representatives to: (1) commence a civil action to obtain appropriate relief to enforce compliance with a subpoena or order of the House if authorized by House resolution; and (2) overcome a court's presumption that the material sought is privileged based upon the President's generalized interest in confidentiality by showing that the House has a specific need for the material to carry out its constitutional obligations and the material is not otherwise available. Establishes alternate procedures for the prosecution of executive branch officers or employees found in contempt of Congress for refusal to testify or produce documents in response to a congressional subpoena. Requires the Speaker of the House to certify a finding of contempt of Congress to the appropriate U.S. attorney for presentation to a grand jury. Establishes within the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia a Special Division to appoint special counsels. Requires such Special Division to appoint a special counsel to prosecute any contempt case certified by the Speaker if the Attorney General or U.S. attorney declines to prosecute or a grand jury does not return an indictment within a specified period. Sets forth provisions concerning qualifications, prosecutorial jurisdiction and authority, and removal and termination of authority of a special counsel. Increases penalties for contempt of Congress. Authorizes the General Counsel of the House and the Senate Legal Counsel, acting jointly, to bring a civil action in U.S. district court for declaratory or injunctive relief to compel the enforcement of a legal provision which a presidential signing statement asserts or implies an intention not to enforce, only upon adoption of a resolution by the House and Senate directing such Counsels to do so. Amends the federal judicial code to require a report to Congress, with specified exceptions, where the Attorney General or any Department of Justice (DOJ) officer issues an authoritative legal interpretation: (1) that concludes that a federal statutory provision is unconstitutional, raises constitutional concerns, relies on a legal presumption against applying it to any executive agency or employee, or has been superseded; or (2) regarding the constitutionality or legality of a policy or action of the executive branch. Denies legal effect to any such interpretation not signed personally by the Attorney General.

checks balances restoration revitalization act_-_requires claim executive privilege congress express authority president accompanied statement approved president factual legal basis claim executive branch official appear congress assert executive privilege person withholding items claim executive privilege provide index statement describing items manner enable requesting body assess validity executive privilege claim president attorney general issue binding guidelines setting forth policy governing use executive privilege authorizes house_of_representatives commence civil action obtain appropriate relief enforce compliance subpoena order house authorized house resolution overcome court presumption material sought privileged based president generalized interest confidentiality showing house specific need material carry constitutional obligations material available establishes alternate procedures prosecution executive branch officers employees found contempt congress refusal testify produce documents response congressional subpoena requires speaker house certify finding contempt congress appropriate attorney presentation grand jury establishes court_of_appeals district_of_columbia special division appoint special requires special division appoint special_counsel prosecute contempt case certified speaker attorney general attorney declines prosecute grand jury return indictment specified period sets forth provisions concerning qualifications prosecutorial jurisdiction authority removal termination authority special_counsel increases penalties contempt congress authorizes general counsel house senate legal counsel acting jointly bring civil action district_court declaratory injunctive relief compel enforcement legal provision presidential signing statement asserts implies intention enforce adoption resolution house senate directing amends federal judicial code require report congress specified exceptions attorney general department_of_justice doj officer issues authoritative legal interpretation concludes federal statutory provision unconstitutional raises constitutional concerns relies legal presumption applying executive agency employee superseded constitutionality legality policy action executive branch denies legal effect interpretation signed personally attorney general


Summary: Congressional Responsibility and Accountability Act - Amends the Administrative Procedure Act to: (1) require each agency, before adopting a rule, to determine whether compliance with the rule will result in a specified economic impact; and (2) prohibit an agency from enforcing a rule it determines will result in such impact until its requirements are enacted into law.Requires each agency: (1) annually, to determine whether its rules have resulted in a specified economic impact in the preceding year; and (2) not later than 365 days after making such determination, to no longer enforce such a rule until its requirements are enacted into law.Defines "specified economic impact" as: (1) costs to any individual of $5,000 or more in a year; (2) costs to any partnership, corporation, association, or public or private organization of $10,000 or more in a year; (3) costs to all persons (not including the federal government or a state government) in the aggregate of $25,000 or more in a year; or (4) the loss by one or more U.S. citizens of existing employment in a year.

congressional responsibility accountability act_-_amends administrative procedure act require agency adopting rule determine compliance rule result specified economic impact prohibit agency enforcing rule determines result impact requirements enacted law requires agency annually determine rules resulted specified economic impact preceding year later days making determination longer enforce rule requirements enacted law defines specified economic impact costs individual year costs partnership corporation association public private organization year costs persons including federal_government state government aggregate year loss citizens existing employment year


Summary: Sunset All Czars Act or the SAC Act - Prohibits appropriated funds from being used to pay salaries or expenses of any task force, council, or similar office established by or at the direction of the President, if the head of such entity is a Czar. Defines a "Czar" as an entity head who: (1) is appointed (on other than an interim basis) without the Senate's advice and consent; (2) is excepted from the competitive service by reason of the confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character of the position; (3) performs or delegates functions that would otherwise be performed or delegated by an individual appointed by the President with the Senate's advice and consent; and (4) does not have an existing removal date established at the direction of the President or through an authorization of Congress. Requires that by December 31, 2009, any Czar who is not appointed by a former President or the incumbent President, with the Senate's advise and consent, be removed from his or her position.

sunset act act prohibits appropriated funds pay salaries expenses task_force council similar office established direction president head entity defines entity head appointed interim basis senate advice consent excepted competitive service reason confidential policy determining policy making policy advocating character position performs delegates functions performed delegated individual appointed president senate advice consent existing removal date established direction president authorization congress requires december appointed president incumbent president senate advise consent removed position


Summary: Health Care Bill of Rights Act or 10 Prescriptions for a Healthy America Act - Prohibits Congress and the President from enacting health reform legislation that: (1) includes government-run health insurance; (2) reduces benefits for seniors under Medicare; (3) increases the federal deficit; (4) imposes new taxes; (5) allows the federal government to ration care: (6) imposes a mandate on individuals to purchase health care coverage or on employers to provide such coverage; or (7) provides taxpayer-funded health insurance to illegal immigrants. Requires Congress and the President to enact health reform legislation on or before December 31, 2009, that: (1) protects individuals with preexisting conditions; (2) reforms medical liability law and curbs abusive litigation; and (3) reduces the overall cost of health care for all.

health_care bill rights act prescriptions healthy america act prohibits congress president enacting health reform legislation includes government run health insurance reduces benefits seniors medicare increases federal deficit imposes new taxes allows federal_government care imposes mandate individuals purchase health_care coverage employers provide coverage provides taxpayer funded health insurance illegal immigrants requires congress president enact health reform legislation december protects individuals preexisting conditions reforms medical liability law abusive litigation reduces overall cost health_care


Summary: Disclosure of Presidential Declassification of Intelligence Information Act of 2009 - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to direct the President, no later than 15 days after the declassification of any intelligence by the President or Vice-President, to notify the congressional intelligence committees. Directs the President to: (1) submit to such committees a list of each official of the Executive Office of the President who is authorized to declassify information other than information originally classified by such official; and (2) update such list upon any addition or removal of such an official. Expresses the sense of Congress that any such notification should also be submitted to: (1) the Director of National Intelligence; (2) the Archivist of the United States; and (3) the heads of applicable elements of the intelligence community.

disclosure presidential declassification intelligence information act amends national security act direct president later days declassification intelligence president vice president notify congressional intelligence committees directs president submit committees list official executive_office president authorized information information originally classified official update list addition removal official expresses sense congress notification submitted director national_intelligence archivist united_states heads applicable elements intelligence_community


Summary: Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA), at least every two years, to review and, as appropriate, prescribe per diem allowances and maximum reimbursement amounts for federal employees traveling on official business for a locality that includes, or is adjacent to one that includes, a military installation within the continental United States.

directs administrator general_services gsa years review appropriate prescribe diem allowances maximum reimbursement amounts federal employees traveling official business locality includes adjacent includes military installation continental united_states


Summary: Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to include in mandatory annual financial disclosure reports information on the balance of any mortgage secured by a personal residence.

amends ethics_in_government_act require members congress include mandatory annual financial disclosure reports information balance mortgage secured personal residence


Summary: Congress 2014 Commission Act - Establishes the Congress 2014 Commission to make recommendations on the appropriate size of membership of the House of Representatives and the method by which Members are elected, including: (1) examining methods of providing greater representation in the House for the people of the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S.Virgin Islands; and (2) reporting to the President and Congress on its work, together with a draft of legislation (including technical and conforming provisions) to implement its proposals.

congress commission act establishes congress commission recommendations appropriate size membership house_of_representatives method members elected including examining methods providing greater representation house people district_of_columbia commonwealth_of_puerto_rico american_samoa guam northern_mariana_islands islands reporting president congress work draft legislation including technical conforming provisions implement proposals


Summary: Taxpayer Investment Protection Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to divest, by December 31, 2010, the federal ownership interest in certain troubled assets purchased by the Secretary under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA). Requires all repayments of obligations arising under EESA, and all proceeds from the sale of assets acquired by the federal government under EESA, to be paid into the general fund of the Treasury for reduction of the public debt. Instructs the Secretary to report periodically to Congress on plans for compliance with this Act, providing detail on equity divestiture plans and return of capital for the following corporate investments: (1) Bank of America; (2) Chrysler; (3) General Motors; (4) Citigroup; (5) American International Group, Inc. (AIG); (6) Hartford Financial Services; (7) Lincoln National Corporation; and (8) GMAC (formerly General Motors Acceptance Corporation).

taxpayer investment protection act directs secretary treasury divest december federal ownership interest certain troubled assets purchased secretary troubled_asset_relief_program tarp emergency_economic_stabilization_act eesa requires repayments obligations arising eesa proceeds sale assets acquired federal_government eesa paid general_fund_of_the_treasury reduction public debt instructs secretary report periodically congress plans compliance act providing detail equity divestiture plans return capital following corporate investments bank america general motors american international group financial_services lincoln national corporation general motors acceptance corporation


Summary: Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to direct the President to provide to the congressional intelligence committees all information necessary to assess the lawfulness, effectiveness, cost, benefit, intelligence gain, budgetary authority, and risk of an intelligence activity. Requires information or material concerning covert actions and actions other than covert actions to be made available to each member of such committees, unless the President requests in writing that access be limited to meet extraordinary circumstances affecting vital U.S. interests. Allows the chair and ranking member of each committee to jointly determine whether and how to limit such access. Requires information or material so limited to be made fully available to each committee member at the earliest possible time, and to include the reasons for not providing prior access.

amends national security act direct president provide congressional intelligence committees information necessary assess effectiveness cost benefit intelligence gain budgetary authority risk intelligence activity requires information material concerning covert actions actions covert actions available member committees president requests writing access limited meet extraordinary circumstances affecting vital interests allows chair ranking member committee jointly determine limit access requires information material limited fully available committee member earliest possible time include reasons providing prior access


Summary: Suspending Travel After Years of Pleasure Trips on Unwitting Taxpayers Act of 2010 or the STAY PUT Act of 2010 - Prohibits the use of appropriated funds, including official funds of the House of Representatives or funds available under any federal law, rule, or regulation, to pay for official travel outside of the United States by any Member, officer, or employee of the House, until the Comptroller General studies and reports to the Speaker of the House and the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and of State on the use of certain appropriated funds for such travel and recommendations for appropriate restrictions on, and reporting requirements applicable to, such travel which will promote transparency and cost savings. Exempts from the prohibition and requirements of this Act any travel: (1) to a military installation or to a theater of operations of the Armed Forces; and (2) by Members and employees of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, if the travel is for official committee business.

suspending travel years pleasure trips taxpayers act stay act prohibits use appropriated funds including official funds house_of_representatives funds available federal law rule regulation pay official travel outside united_states member officer employee house comptroller_general studies reports speaker house secretaries_of_defense dod state use certain appropriated funds travel recommendations appropriate restrictions reporting requirements applicable travel promote transparency cost savings exempts prohibition requirements act travel military installation theater operations armed_forces members employees committee foreign affairs permanent select committee intelligence travel official committee business


Summary: Congressional Accountability Pay Act - Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to revise the method of adjusting the annual rate of pay of Members of Congress. Requires a decrease in the rate of pay for each Member by a specified percentage if outlays for any fiscal year are greater than outlays for the preceding fiscal year. Amends the Federal Salary Act of 1967 to require that recommendations by the Citizens' Commission on Public Service and Compensation conform with this Act, except those for the salaries of the Chief Justice of the United States, judges of U.S. district courts, and judges of the U.S. Court of International Trade.

congressional accountability pay act_-_amends legislative reorganization act revise method adjusting annual rate pay members congress requires decrease rate pay member specified percentage outlays fiscal year greater outlays preceding fiscal year amends federal salary act require recommendations citizens commission public service compensation conform act salaries chief justice united_states judges district_courts judges court international_trade


Summary: Public Online Information Act of 2010 - Establishes a Public Online Information Advisory Committee to: (1) coordinate and encourage the government's efforts to make information from all three branches of government available on the Internet; and (2) issue and update nonbinding guidelines on how the government should make public information available. Directs the government to make public records available on the Internet at no charge, except as imposed by federal law before this Act's enactment. Requires: (1) public records to be permanently available on the Internet; (2) current information technology capabilities to be applied to the means by which records are made available and to the formats in which they are available; and (3) each agency to publish on the Internet a comprehensive, searchable, machine processable list of all records it makes publicly available. Delineates the roles of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government, and the chief information officers of independent regulatory agencies, including granting narrow case-by-case exceptions to the Internet publication requirement if an agency requests an exception and demonstrates that: (1) there is a clear and convincing reason for the record to not be made available on the Internet; and (2) on balance the harm caused by disclosure significantly outweighs the public's interest in having the record available on the Internet. Directs the Inspector General of each agency to conduct periodic reviews regarding agency compliance with Internet publication requirements. Sets forth provisions regarding enforcement of public access by private individuals or organizations. Urges: (1) judicial and legislative agencies to adopt or adapt the Advisory Committee's recommendations; and (2) the Government Printing Office (GPO) to make all of its publications permanently available on the Internet in a multiplicity of formats.

public online information act establishes public online information advisory_committee coordinate encourage government efforts information branches government available internet issue update nonbinding guidelines government public information available directs government public records available internet charge imposed federal law act enactment requires public records permanently available internet current information technology capabilities applied means records available formats available agency publish internet comprehensive searchable machine processable list records makes publicly available delineates roles director office_of_management_and_budget omb administrator office_of_electronic_government chief information officers independent regulatory agencies including granting narrow case case exceptions internet publication requirement agency requests exception demonstrates clear convincing reason record available internet balance harm caused disclosure significantly outweighs public interest having record available internet directs inspector_general agency conduct periodic reviews agency compliance internet publication requirements sets forth provisions enforcement public access private individuals organizations urges judicial legislative agencies adopt adapt advisory_committee recommendations government_printing_office gpo publications permanently available internet formats


Summary: Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit each applicant for naturalization to choose to have the oath of allegiance for naturalization administered by a Member of Congress, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner (Member). Limits the administration of the oath: (1) by a Senator to individuals who reside in the Senator's state; and (2) by a Member of the House of Representatives, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner to individuals who reside in the respective congressional district. Limits the Member's authority solely to the administration of such oath. Prohibits a Member from administering the oath during the 90-day period before any election for federal, state, or local office in which the Member is a candidate. Requires a Member to administer the oath only at times and places designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security. Prohibits a Member from administering the oath during any period in which exclusive authority to administer it may be exercised by an eligible court for the person concerned, unless the court has waived such exclusive authority.

amends immigration_and_nationality_act permit applicant naturalization choose oath allegiance naturalization administered member congress delegate resident commissioner member limits administration oath senator individuals reside senator state member house_of_representatives delegate resident commissioner individuals reside respective congressional district limits member authority solely administration oath prohibits member administering oath day period election federal state local office member candidate requires member administer oath times places designated secretary homeland_security prohibits member administering oath period exclusive authority administer exercised eligible court person concerned court waived exclusive authority


Summary: Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2010 - Revises provisions of federal law concerning government information security. Establishes: (1) in the Executive Office of the President the National Office for Cyberspace to serve as the principle office for coordinating an assured, reliable, secure, and survivable information infrastructure and related capabilities; and (2) within such Office the Federal Cybersecurity Practice Board, which shall be responsible for developing and periodically updating information security policies and procedures. Requires the Director of such Office to: (1) develop and oversee the implementation of policies, standards, and guidelines on information security; and (2) require agencies to identify and provide protections commensurate with the risk and magnitude of harm resulting from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction of information collected by or maintained for an agency or of information systems used by or operated for an agency. Makes the head of each agency responsible for providing appropriate information security protections. Requires: (1) each agency to have an annual independent information security effectiveness evaluation; and (2) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), on the basis of proposed standards developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), to promulgate information security standards pertaining to federal information systems. Allows an agency to employ more stringent standards. Requires the Director of the National Office for Cyberspace to: (1) ensure the operation of a central federal information security incident center; and (2) oversee the development and implementation of policies, standards, and guidance to cost effectively enhance agency information security. Prohibits an agency from entering into a contract or interagency agreement for information technology without including requirements to provide effective information security. Provides for vulnerability assessments of major systems.

federal information security amendments act revises provisions federal law concerning government information security establishes executive_office president national office cyberspace serve principle office coordinating assured reliable secure information infrastructure related capabilities office federal cybersecurity practice board shall responsible developing periodically updating information security policies procedures requires director office develop oversee implementation policies standards guidelines information security require agencies identify provide protections commensurate risk magnitude harm resulting unauthorized access use disclosure disruption modification destruction information collected maintained agency information systems operated agency makes head agency responsible providing appropriate information security protections requires agency annual independent information security effectiveness evaluation director office_of_management_and_budget omb basis proposed standards developed national_institute_of_standards_and_technology nist promulgate information security standards pertaining federal information systems allows agency employ stringent standards requires director national office cyberspace ensure operation central federal information security incident center oversee development implementation policies standards guidance cost effectively enhance agency information security prohibits agency entering contract interagency agreement information technology including requirements provide effective information security provides vulnerability assessments major systems


Summary: Budget Enforcement Legislative Tool Act of 2010 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to authorize the President to propose, at any time and in any manner provided in this Act, the rescission of any discretionary budget authority in an appropriation Act. Prohibits funds made available for obligation under this procedure from being proposed for rescission again. Sets forth requirements for: (1) the President's transmittal to Congress of a special message regarding a proposed rescission; and (2) expedited consideration of such proposal.

budget enforcement legislative tool act amends congressional_budget impoundment control act authorize president propose time manner provided act rescission discretionary budget authority appropriation act prohibits funds available obligation procedure proposed rescission sets forth requirements president transmittal congress special message proposed rescission expedited consideration proposal


Summary: Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009 [sic] - Requires each federal agency with extramural research expenditures of over $100 million to develop a specified federal research public access policy that is consistent with and advances the purposes of the agency. Makes each federal research public access policy applicable to: (1) researchers employed by the federal agency whose works remain in the public domain; and (2) researchers funded by the agency. Specifies exclusions.Requires the submission of annual reports by each federal agency on its federal research public access policy.

federal research public access act sic requires federal agency extramural research expenditures million develop specified federal research public access policy consistent advances purposes agency makes federal research public access policy applicable researchers employed federal agency works remain public domain researchers funded agency specifies exclusions requires submission annual reports federal agency federal research public access policy


Summary: Congressional Oversight and Spending Transparency (COST) Act of 2010 - Prohibits the amount authorized to be appropriated for FY2011 for the Members' Representational Allowance under the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act from exceeding the appropriated amount for FY2009. Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 to prohibit the use of funds of the House of Representatives for official mail of a Member of the House for any material other than a document transmitted under the official letterhead used for the Member's stationery. Requires quarterly reports by the Chief Administrative Officer of receipts and expenditures for official mail of the House to include, in the required statement of costs incurred for official mail by each person entitled to use the congressional frank, a breakdown of the costs incurred for each category of mass mailings and communications covered by the statement.

congressional oversight spending transparency cost act prohibits authorized appropriated fy2011 members representational allowance house_of_representatives administrative reform technical corrections act exceeding appropriated fy2009 amends legislative_branch_appropriations_act prohibit use funds house_of_representatives official mail member house material document transmitted official member requires quarterly reports chief administrative officer receipts expenditures official mail house include required statement costs incurred official mail person entitled use congressional frank breakdown costs incurred category mass mailings communications covered statement


Summary: Expresses the sense of Congress that the federal Pell Grant program: (1) is the largest federally-funded source of postsecondary grant aid and this country's largest single source of need-based grant aid; (2) plays a unique role in promoting economic and social mobility; and (3) should be a high funding priority.

expresses sense congress federal pell_grant program largest federally funded source postsecondary grant aid country largest single source need based grant aid plays unique role promoting economic social mobility high funding priority


Summary: Federal Research Public Access Act of 2010 - Requires each federal agency with extramural research expenditures of over $100 million to develop a specified federal research public access policy that is consistent with and advances the purposes of the agency. Makes each federal research public access policy applicable to: (1) researchers employed by the federal agency whose works remain in the public domain; and (2) researchers funded by the agency. Specifies exclusions.Requires the submission of annual reports by each federal agency on its federal research public access policy.

federal research public access act requires federal agency extramural research expenditures million develop specified federal research public access policy consistent advances purposes agency makes federal research public access policy applicable researchers employed federal agency works remain public domain researchers funded agency specifies exclusions requires submission annual reports federal agency federal research public access policy


Summary: Earmark Transparency Act of 2010 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate to establish jointly a free public searchable website, listing all requests by Members of Congress for congressionally directed spending items (congressional earmarks). Requires each congressional committee, within five calendar days of receipt of a request for a congressional earmark from a Member of Congress, to provide to the Clerk and the Secretary, as applicable, the initial required information regarding that request that is required to be placed on the website. Makes it out of order to consider any legislation unless it meets the requirements of this Act.

earmark transparency_act amends congressional_budget_act require clerk house_of_representatives secretary senate establish jointly free public searchable website listing requests members congress congressionally directed spending items congressional earmarks requires congressional committee calendar days receipt request congressional earmark member congress provide clerk secretary applicable initial required information request required placed website makes order consider legislation meets requirements act


Summary: Reduce Unnecessary Spending Act of 2010 - Amends the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (ICA) to require the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to transmit, within 45 days of a congressional session after the enactment of the funding in question, a message to Congress with specified information requesting any rescission the President proposes under the procedures in this Act. Prescribes requirements for timing and packaging of rescission requests. Authorizes OMB, subject to a specified time limit, to withhold funding from obligation temporarily if the President proposes a rescission. Prohibits the President from invoking such expedited procedures or such authority to withhold funding on more than one occasion for any Act providing funding. Sets forth procedures for expedited congressional consideration of proposed rescissions. States that, if budget authority or funding is rescinded under the ICA, the amount so rescinded shall revert to the fund whence it came (general fund, trust fund, special fund, revolving fund, and so on as applicable), except to the extent legislation specifies otherwise.

reduce unnecessary spending act amends impoundment control act require office_of_management_and_budget omb transmit days congressional session enactment funding question message congress specified information requesting rescission president proposes procedures act prescribes requirements timing packaging rescission requests authorizes omb subject specified time limit withhold funding obligation temporarily president proposes rescission prohibits president invoking expedited procedures authority withhold funding occasion act providing funding sets forth procedures expedited congressional consideration proposed rescissions states budget authority funding rescinded rescinded shall revert fund came general_fund trust_fund special fund revolving fund applicable extent legislation specifies


Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude executive branch officers and employees from provisions that allow nonrecognition for income tax purposes of gain from the sale of property required to comply with federal conflict of interest laws.

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Summary: Authorizes the Librarian of Congress to dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property of the Library of Congress by interagency transfer, donation, sale, trade-in, or other appropriate method. Requires proceeds from such disposition to be: (1) credited to the funds available for the Library's operations; and (2) made available to acquire the same or similar property during the fiscal year in which the amounts are received, including the following fiscal year. States that amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Librarian for a fiscal year for salaries and expenses of Library employees may be used by the Librarian to make payments under the student loan repayment program, on behalf of a Library employee, without regard to the source of the funds used to pay the employee's salary. Makes unobligated balances of expired appropriations made to the Library for fiscal years beginning with FY2011 available to the Librarian to make a specified mandatory deposit to the credit of the Employees' Compensation Fund. Declares that the budgetary effects of this Act, in order to comply with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled "Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation" for this Act, provided that such statement has been submitted before the vote on passage.

authorizes librarian congress dispose surplus obsolete personal property library_of_congress interagency transfer donation sale trade appropriate method requires proceeds disposition credited funds available library operations available acquire similar property fiscal year amounts received including following fiscal year states amounts appropriated available librarian fiscal year salaries expenses library employees librarian payments student loan repayment program behalf library employee regard source funds pay employee salary makes unobligated balances expired appropriations library fiscal years beginning fy2011 available librarian specified mandatory deposit credit employees compensation fund declares budgetary effects act order comply statutory pay act shall determined reference latest statement titled budgetary effects paygo legislation act provided statement submitted vote passage


Summary: Permits any active duty member of the Armed Forces assigned to a congressional liaison office of the Armed Forces at the House of Representatives to obtain membership in the exercise facility established for House employees in the same manner as such employees. Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 to convert the House Child Care Center Account into the House Child Care Center Revolving Fund in the Treasury. Transfers to the Fund any amounts in the House Child Care Center Account. Treats the Fund as a category of allowances and expenses for purposes of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993. Directs the Chief Administrative Officer of the House, instead of the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), to supervise and direct the care and repair of all furniture in the Hall, cloakrooms, lobby, committee rooms, and House offices. Requires all furniture required for the House or for any of its committee rooms or offices to be procured on designs and specifications made or approved by the Chief (currently, the AOC). Restores into permanent law provisions of H.Res. 661, 95th Congress, requiring the per annum gross rate of compensation of the Chaplain of the House to be equal to the highest rate of basic pay in effect for level IV of the Executive Schedule. Declares that the budgetary effects of this Act, in order to comply with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled "Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation" for this Act, provided that such statement has been submitted before the vote on passage.

permits active duty member armed_forces assigned congressional liaison office armed_forces house_of_representatives obtain membership exercise facility established house employees manner employees amends legislative_branch_appropriations_act convert house child care center account house child care center revolving fund treasury transfers fund amounts house child care center account treats fund category allowances expenses purposes legislative_branch_appropriations_act directs chief administrative officer house instead architect capitol aoc supervise direct care repair furniture hall lobby committee rooms house offices requires furniture required house committee rooms offices procured designs specifications approved chief currently aoc restores permanent law provisions congress requiring gross rate compensation chaplain house equal highest rate basic pay effect level executive schedule declares budgetary effects act order comply statutory pay act shall determined reference latest statement titled budgetary effects paygo legislation act provided statement submitted vote passage


Summary: End the Lame Duck Act - Considers the House of Representatives to be adjourned sine die if it stands adjourned on the date of the regularly scheduled general election for federal office during a Congress (beginning with the 110th Congress) pursuant to a concurrent resolution providing for the adjournment of the House. Authorizes the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate, or their respective designees, acting jointly after consultation with the Minority Leaders of both chambers, to notify the Members of the House and Senate to reassemble if they determine that the existence of a national emergency warrants it. Provides for automatic continuing appropriations if a regular appropriation bill for a fiscal year does not become law before the date of the regularly scheduled general election for federal office held during such fiscal year.

end duck act considers house_of_representatives die stands date regularly scheduled general election federal office congress beginning 110th congress pursuant concurrent resolution providing house authorizes speaker house majority leader senate respective designees acting jointly consultation minority leaders chambers notify members house senate determine existence national emergency warrants provides automatic continuing appropriations regular appropriation bill fiscal year law date regularly scheduled general election federal office held fiscal year


Summary: Stop Wasting Archive Grants Act of 2010 - Prohibits the Archivist of the United States from making grants to preserve or publish non-federal records.

stop archive grants act prohibits archivist united_states making grants preserve publish non federal records


Summary: Questioning of Terrorism Suspects Act of 2010 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the public safety exception to the constitutional requirements known as the Miranda warnings allows unwarned interrogation of terrorism suspects for as long as is necessary to protect the public from pending or planned attacks when a significant purpose of the interrogation is to gather intelligence and not solely to elicit testimonial evidence; and (2) a confession given during overseas questioning of a terrorism suspect in foreign custody shall not be rendered inadmissible for failure to provide Miranda warnings, if such confession was voluntarily given and reliable. Amends the federal criminal code to provide that in the case of an individual who is a terrorism suspect, upon ex parte application made by the government within 6 hours immediately following the person's arrest or other detention, such individual may be taken before a magistrate not later than 48 hours after arrest or other detention and any confession made within those 48 hours shall not be considered inadmissible solely because the individual was not presented to a magistrate earlier. Requires the government's application to contain a certification by the Attorney General or the Deputy Attorney General and by the Director of National Intelligence or the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence that the individual with respect to whom the application is made is a terrorism suspect and that such individual may be able to provide intelligence necessary to protect the public safety.

questioning terrorism suspects act expresses sense congress public safety exception constitutional requirements known warnings allows interrogation terrorism suspects long necessary protect public pending planned attacks significant purpose interrogation gather intelligence solely evidence given overseas questioning terrorism suspect foreign custody shall rendered inadmissible failure provide warnings voluntarily given reliable amends federal criminal code provide case individual terrorism suspect parte application government hours immediately following person arrest detention individual taken magistrate later hours arrest detention hours shall considered inadmissible solely individual presented magistrate earlier requires government application contain certification attorney general deputy attorney general director national_intelligence principal deputy director national_intelligence individual respect application terrorism suspect individual able provide intelligence necessary protect public safety


Summary: Anti-Pork Act of 2010 - Amends Rule XXIII (Code of Official Conduct) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner (Member) requesting a congressional earmark in any bill or joint resolution (or an accompanying report) to provide a written statement to the chair and ranking minority member of the committee of jurisdiction certifying that specified requirements have been met. Requires a governmental entity or nonprofit, earmark recipient within the district of, and designated by, the Member to have held a public hearing on the congressional earmark at least 30 days before its submission to the committee. Requires notice of the public hearing to have been printed in the appropriate local newspaper at least 15 days before the hearing. Requires further that, if such earmark request is for public improvement purposes, the local government entity with jurisdiction over the requested improvement has passed a resolution in support of the earmark request or written a binding official communication in its support. Limits the amount of appropriated funds for the project to 50% of its total cost. Prohibits an earmark from funding any administrative costs. Requires the requesting Member to have posted the earmark request on his or her public website, including the name and address of the intended recipient or, if there is no specifically intended recipient, the intended location of the activity, the earmark's purpose, and the 30-day public hearing notice. Amends Rule X (Organization of Committees) to require any subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations to hold a hearing on all requested earmarks to be included in a measure or any accompanying report before it approves such legislation. Requires a 14-day advance public notice of the hearing on the committee website. Requires the Member requesting an earmark to testify in its support at the applicable subcommittee hearing.

anti pork act amends rule xxiii code official conduct rules house_of_representatives require member delegate resident commissioner member requesting congressional earmark bill joint resolution accompanying report provide written statement chair ranking minority member committee jurisdiction certifying specified requirements met requires governmental entity nonprofit earmark recipient district designated member held public hearing congressional earmark days submission committee requires notice public hearing printed appropriate local newspaper days hearing requires earmark request public improvement purposes local government entity jurisdiction requested improvement passed resolution support earmark request written binding official communication support limits appropriated funds project total cost prohibits earmark funding administrative costs requires requesting member posted earmark request public website including address intended recipient specifically intended recipient intended location activity earmark purpose day public hearing notice amends rule organization committees require subcommittee house_committee appropriations hold hearing requested earmarks included measure accompanying report approves legislation requires day advance public notice hearing committee website requires member requesting earmark testify support applicable subcommittee hearing


Summary: Paperwork Assistance Act - Requires a federal agency to inform any person receiving a collection of information from the agency of the agency's contact information, including a website and a telephone number, by which a person may obtain a specific contact person responsible for answering questions about the information collection and other information to assist in responding to the information collection.Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to include in the Director's annual report on information policy activities: (1) the status of implementation by agencies of the requirements of this Act; and (2) a description of how each agency has responded to complaints related to the agency's compliance with such requirements.Makes this Act's contact information requirements applicable to new or revised collections of information approved by the Director beginning one year after enactment.

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