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.. I 113TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 89 To establish the St. Croix National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 3,2013 Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, and Ms. BORDALLO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com- mittee on Natural Resources A BILL To establish the St. Croix National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Representa- 2 lives of the United States ofimerica in Congress assembled, 3 SECTION 1. ST. CRO1X NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA 4 (a) DEFINITIONS.-In this section: 5 (1) HERITAGE AREA.-The term "Heritage 6 Area" means the St. Croix National Heritage Area 7 established by subsection (b)(1). 1 8 (2) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.-The term 9 "local coordinating entity" means the local coordi- .. 2 1 nating entity for the Heritage Area designated by 2 subsection (b) (4). 3 (3) 1\<[ANAGEMENT PLAN.-The term "manage- 4 ment plan" means the management plan for the 4 5 Heritage Area required under subsection (d). 6 (4) M~P.-The term "map" means the map en- 7 titled "Proposed St. Croix National Heritage Area" 8 and dated 9 (5) SECRETARY.-The term "Secretary" means 10 the Secretary of the Interior. 11 (6) STATE.-The term "State" means St. 12 Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. 13 (b) ST. CROIX NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.- 14 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.-There is established in 15 the State the St. Croix National Heritage Area. 16 (2) CONCEPTUAL BOUNDARIES.-The Heritage 17 Area shall consist of the entire island. 18 (3) MAP.-A map of the Heritage Area shall 19 be-- 20 (A) included in the management plan; and 21 (B) on file and available for public inspee- 22 tion in the appropriate offices of the National 23 Park Service. 24 (4) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.- 0 •HR 89 IH .. 3 1 (A) IN GENERAL.-The local coordinating 2 entity for the Heritage Area shall be known as 3 St. Croix United for Community, Culture, Envi- 4 ronment, and Economic Development (SUC- 4 5 CEED) Inc. 6 (B) MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS.-Mem- 7 bership in SUCCEED, Inc. shall be open to a 8 broad cross-section of public, private, and non- 9 governmental sectors including businesses, indi- 10 viduals, agencies, and organizations that were 11 involved in the planning and development of the 12 Heritage Area prior to the enactment of this 13 Act. 14 (e) ADMINISTRATION.- 15 (1) AUTHORITIES.-For purposes of carrying 16 out the management plan, the Secretary, acting 17 through the local coordinating entity, may use 18 amounts made available under this section to- 19 (A) make grants to the State or a political 20 subdivision of the State, nonprofit organiza- 21 tions, and other persons; 22 (B) enter into cooperative agreements . 23 with, or provide technical assistance to, the 4 24 State or a political subdivision of the State, •HIt 89 m .. 4 1 nonprofit organizations, and other interested 2 parties; 3 (C) hire and eompensate staff, which shall ' 4 include individuals with expertise in natural, , 5 cultural, and historical resources protection, 6 and heritage programming; 7 (D) obtain money or services from any 8 source including any that are provided under 9 any other Federal law or program; 10 (E) contract for goods or services; and 11 (F) undertake to be a catalyst for any 12 other activity that furthers the Heritage Area 13 and is consistent with the approved manage- 14 ment plan. 15 (2) DUTIES.-The local coordinating entity 16 shall 17 (A) in accordance with subsection (d), pre- 18 pare and submit a management plan for the 19 Heritage Area to the Secretary; 20 (B) assist units of local government, re- 21 gional planning organizations, and nonprofit or- 22 ganizations in carrying out the approved man- . 23 agement plan by- 24 (i) earuing out programs and projects P 25 that recognize, protect, and enhance im- •HR 89 m .. 5 1 portant resource values in the Heritage 2 Area; 3 (ii) establishing and maintaining in- 4 terpretive exhibits and programs in the 5 Heritage Area; 6 (iii) developing recreational and edu- 7 eational opportunities in the Heritage 8 Area; 9 (iv) increasing public awareness of, 10 and appreciation for, natural, historical, 11 scenic, and cultural resources of the Herit- 12 age Area; 13 (v) protecting and restoring historic 14 sites and buildings in the Heritage Area 15 that are consistent with Heritage Area 16 themes; 17 (vi) ensuring that clear, consistent, 18 and appropriate signs identifying points of 19 public access, and sites of interest are 20 posted throughout the Heritage Area; and 21 (vii) promoting a wide range of part- 22 nerships among governments, organiza- / 23 tions, and individuals to further the Herit- 24 age Area; •HR 89 m .. 6 1 (C) consider the interests of diverse units 2 of government, businesses, organizations, and 3 individuals in the Heritage Area in the prepara- ' 4 tion and implementation of the management 5 plan; 6 (D) conduct meetings open to the public at 7 least semiannually regarding the development 8 and implementation of the management plan; 9 (E) for any year that Federal funds have 10 been received under this section- 11 (i) submit an annual report to the 12 Seeretary that describes the activities, ex- 13 penses, and income of the local eoordi- 14 nating entity (including grants to any 15 other entities during the year that the re- 16 port is made); 17 (ii) make available to the Secretary 18 for audit all records relating to the expend- 19 iture of the funds and any matching funds; 20 and 21 (iii) require, with respect to all agree- 22 ments authorizing expenditure of Federal 23 funds by other organizations, that the or- 24 ganizations receiving the funds make avail- 25 able to the Secretary for audit all records •HR 89 m .. 7 1 concerning the expenditure of the funds; 2 and 3 (F) encourage by appropriate means eeo- 4 nomie viability that is consistent with the Herit- 5 age Area. 6 (3) PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF 7 REAL PROPERTY.-The local coordinating entity 8 shall not use Federal funds made available under 9 this section to acquire real property or any interest 10 in real property. 11 (4) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.- 12 (A) AuTHORIZATION OF APPROPR]A- 13 TIONS.-Subject to subsection (b), there are au- 14 thorized to be appropriated to carry out this 15 Act not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal 16 year. Funds so appropriated shall remain avail- 17 able until expended. 18 (B) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.-The 19 Federal share of the total cost of any activity 20 under this Act shall be not more than 50 per- 21 cent; the non-Federal contribution may be in 22 the form of in-kind contributions of goods or 23 services fairly valued. 24 (d) 1\<IANAGEMENT PLAN.- •HR 89 m .. 8 1 (1) IN GENERAL.-Not later than 3 years after 2 the date of enactment of this Act, the local coordi- 3 nating entity shall submit to the Secretary for ap- ' 4 proval a proposed management plan for the Heritage 5 Area. 6 (2) REQUIREMENTS.-The management plan 7 shall- 8 (A) incorporate an integrated and coopera- 9 tive approach for the protection, enhancement, 10 and interpretation of the natural, cultural, his- 11 torie, scenic, and recreational resources of the 12 Heritage Area; 13 (B) take into consideration State and local 14 plans; 15 (C) include-- 16 (i) an inventory of- 17 (I) the resources located in the 18 core area described in subsection 19 (b)(2); and 20 (II) any other property in the 21 core area that- 22 (aa) is related to the themes 23 of the Heritage Area; and 24 (bb) should be preserved, re- p 25 stored, managed, or maintained •Hit 89 IH .. 9 1 because of the significance of the 2 property; 3 (ii) describe comprehensive policies, 4 goals, strategies and recommendations for 1 5 telling the story of the heritage of the area 6 covered by the designation and eneour- 7 aging long-term resource protection, en- 8 haneement, interpretation, funding, man- 9 agement, and development; 10 (iii) a description of actions that gov- 11 ernments, private organizations, and indi- 12 viduals have agreed to take to protect the 13 natural, historical and cultural resources of 14 the Heritage Area; 15 (iv) a program of implementation for 16 the management plan by the local coordi- 17 nating entity that includes a description 18 of- 19 (I) actions to facilitate ongoing 20 collaboration among partners to pro- 21 mote plans for resource protection, 22 restoration, and construction; and 23 (II) specific commitments for im- 24 plementation that have been made by 25 the local coordinating entity or any •Hit 89 III .. 10 1 government, organization, or indi- 2 vidual for the first 5 years of oper- 3 ation; 4 (v) the identification of sources of & 5 funding for carrying out the management 6 plan; 7 (vi) analysis and recommendations for 8 means by which local, State, and Federal 9 programs, may best be coordinated to 10 carry out this section; and 11 (vii) a business plan that describes the 12 role, operation, financing, and functions of 13 the local coordinating entity and of each of 14 the major activities contained in the man- 15 agement plan and provides adequate assur- 16 ances that the local coordinating entity has 17 the partnerships and financial and other 18 resources necessary to implement the man- 19 agement plan for the National Heritage 20 Area; and 21 (D) recommend policies and strategies for 22 resource management that consider and detail 23 the application of appropriate land and water 24 management techniques, including the develop- p 25 ment of intergovernmental and interagency co- •HR 89 Iii .. 11 1 operative agreements to protect the natural, 2 historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and ree- 3 reational resources of the Heritage Area. 4 (3) DEADLINE.-If a proposed management 5 plan is not submitted to the Secretary by the date 6 that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this 7 Aet, the local coordinating entity shall be ineligible 8 to receive additional funding under this section until 9 the date that the Secretary receives and approves 10 the management plan. 11 (4) ApPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGE- 12 MENT PLAN.- 13 (A) IN GENERAL.-Not later than 180 14 days after the date of receipt of the manage- 15 ment plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary, 16 in consultation with the State, shall approve or 17 disapprove the management plan. 18 (B) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.-In deter- 19 mining whether to approve the management 20 plan, the Secretary shall consider whether- 21 (i) the local coordinating entity is rep- 22 resentative of the diverse interests of the 23 Heritage Area, including governments, nat- 24 ural and historic resource protection orga- •HR 89 IH .. 12 1 nizations, educational institutions, busi- 2 nesses, and recreational organizations; 3 (ii) the local coordinating entity has ' 4 afforded adequate opportunity, including 4 5 public hearings, for public and govern- 6 mental involvement in the preparation of 7 the management plan; and 8 (iii) the resource protection and inter- 9 pretation strategies contained in the man- 10 agement plan, if implemented, would ade- 11 quately protect the natural, historical, and 12 cultural resources of the Heritage Area. 13 (C) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.-If 14 the Secretary disapproves the management plaii 15 under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall- 16 (i) advise the local coordinating entit, 17 in writing of the reasons for the dis- 18 approval; 19 (ii) make recommendations for revi- 20 sions to the management plan; and 21 (iii) not later than 180 days after the 22 receipt of any proposed revision of the f 23 management plan from the local coordi- 24 nating entity, approve or disapprove the , 25 proposed revision. •HR 89 IH .. 13 1 (D) AMENDMENTS.- 2 (i) IN GENERAL.-The Secretary shall 3 approve or disapprove each amendment to 4 the management plan that the Secretary 5 determines make a substantial change to 6 the management plan. 7 (ii) USE OF FUNDS.-The local eo- 8 ordinating entity shall not use Federal 9 funds authorized by this section to carry 10 out any amendments to the management 11 plan until the Secretary has approved the 12 amendments. 13 (e) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGEN- 14 CIES.- 15 (1) IN GENERAL.-Nothing in this section af- 16 feets the authority of a Federal agency to provide 17 technical or financial assistance under any other law. 18 (2) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.-The 19 head of any Federal agency planning to conduct ae- 20 tivities that may have an impact on the Heritage 21 Area is encouraged to consult and coordinate the ae- 22 tivities with the Secretary and the local coordinating 23 entity to the maximum extent practicable. 24 (3) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.-Nothing in 25 this section- •HR 89 IH .. 14 1 (A) modifies, alters, or amends any law or 2 regulation authorizing a Federal agency to 3 manage Federal land under the jurisdiction of 4 the Federal agency;, 5 (B) limits the discretion of a Federal land 6 manager to implement an approved land use 7 plan within the boundaries of the Heritage 8 Area; or 9 (C) modifies, alters, or amends any author- 10 ized use of Federal land under the jurisdiction 11 of a Federal agency. 12 (f) PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTEC- 13 TIONs.-Nothing in this section- 14 (1) abridges the rights of any property owner 15 (whether public or private), including the right to re- 16 frain from participating in any plan, project, pro- 17 gram, or activity conducted within the Heritage 18 Area; 19 (2) requires any property owner to permit pub- 20 lie access (including access by Federal, State, or 21 local agencies) to the property of the property 22 owner, or to modify public access or use of property 23 of the property owner under any other Federal, 24 State, or local law; •EOR 89 IH .. 15 1 (3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, 2 approved land use plan, or other regulatory author- 3 ity of any Federal, State, or local agency, or conveys 4 any land use or other regulatory authority to the . 5 local coordinating entity; 6 (4) authorizes or implies the reservation or ap- 7 propriation of water or water rights; 8 (5) diminishes the authority of the State to 9 manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation of 10 fishing and hunting within the Heritage Area; or 11 (6) creates any liability, or affects any liability 12 under any other law, of any private property owner 13 with respect to any person injured on the private 14 property. 15 (g) EVALUATION; REPORT.- 16 (1) IN GENERAL.-Not later than 3 years be- 17 fore the date on which authority for Federal funding 18 terminates for the Heritage Area, the Secretary 19 shall-- 20 (A) conduct an evaluation of the aecom- 21 plishments of the Heritage Area; and 22 (B) prepare a report in accordance with 23 paragraph (3). 24 (2) EVALUATION.-An evaluation conducted 25 under paragraph (1) (A) shall- •HR 89 IH .. 16 1 (A) assess the progress of the local eoordi- 2 nating entity with respect to- 3 (i) accomplishing the purposes of this ' 4 section for the Heritage Area; and 5 (ii) achieving the goals and objectives 6 of the approved management plan for the 7 Heritage Area; 8 (B) analyze the Federal, State, local, and 9 private investments in the Heritage Area to de- 10 termine the leverage and impact of the invest- 11 ments; and 12 (C) review the management structure, 13 partnership relationships, and funding of the 14 Heritage Area for purposes of identifying the 15 critical components for sustainability of the 16 Heritage Area. 17 (3) REPORT.- 18 (A) IN GENERAL.-Based on the evalua- 19 tion conducted under paragraph (1)(A), the 20 Secretary shall prepare a report that includes 21 recommendations for the future role of the Na- 22 tional Park Service, if any, with respect to the 23 Heritage Area. 24 (B) REQUIRED ANALYSIS.-If the report j 25 prepared under subparagraph (A) recommends •HR 89 IH .. 17 1 that Federal funding for the Heritage Area be 2 reauthorized, the report shall include an anal- 3 ysis of- 4 (i) ways in which Federal funding for 5 the Heritage Area may be reduced or 6 eliminated; and 7 (ii) the appropriate time period nee- 8 essary to achieve the recommended redue- 9 tion or elimination. 10 (C) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.-On Com- 11 pletion of the report, the Secretary shall submit 12 the report to- 13 (i) the Committee on Energy and 14 Natural Resources of the Senate; and 15 (ii) the Committee on Natural Re- 16 sources of the House of Representatives. 17 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.-There is 18 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 19 $10,000,000, of which not more than $1,000,000 may be 20 made available for any fiscal year. 21 (i) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.-The authority of 22 the Secretary to provide assistance under this section ter- 23 minates on the date that is 15 years after the date of en- 24 actment of this Act. 0 •HR 89 III .. H30 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE January 3, 2013 and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a By Ms. JACKSON LEE: H.R. 91. A bill to extend the supplemental period to be subsequently determined by the H.R. 82. A bill to amend title XVIII of the security income benefits program to Guam, Speaker. in each case for consideration of Social Security Act to require hospitals re- the United States Virgin Islands, and Amer- such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- imbursed under the Medicare system to es- ican Samoa: to the Committee on Ways and tion of the committee concerned. tablish and implement security procedures Means, By Ms. BORDALLO (for herself'. Mr. to reduce the likelihood of infant patient ab- By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN: PIERLUISI. Mr. FARR, Mrs. duction and baby switching, including proce- H.R. 92. A bill to provide energy crisis re- CHRISTENSEN, and Ms. WASSERMAN dures for identifying all infant patients in lief to residents of the Virgin Islands; to the SCHULTZ): the hospital in a manner that ensures that it Committee on Agriculture, and in addition H.R. 71. A bill to reauthorize the Coral will be evident if infants are missing from to the Committees on Energy and Com- Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other the hospital: to the Committee on Ways and merce, Transportation and Infrastructure, purposes; to the Committee on Natural Re- Means, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Education and the sources. the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce. Workforce, for a period to be subsequently By Ms. JACKSON LEE: for a period to be subsequently determined determined by the Speaker, in each case for H.R. 72. A bill to provide for emergency de. by the Speaker. in each case for consider- consideration of such provisions as fall with- ployments of United States Border Patrol ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- in the jurisdiction of the committee con- agents and to increase the number of DEA risdiction of the committee concerned. cerned and ATF agents along the international bor- By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself. By Mr. CICILLINE: der of the United States to increase re- Mr. PIERLUISI. Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, H.R. 93. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title sources to identify and eliminate illicit Mr. SABLAN, and Ms. BORDALLO): 18, United States Code, to restrict the ability sources of firearms into Mexico for use by H.R. 83. A bill to require the Secretary of of a person whose Federal license to import, violent drug trafficking organizations and the Interior to assemble a team of technical. manufacture, or deal in firearms has been re- for other lawful activities, and for other pur- policy, and financial experts to address the voked, whose application to renew such a li- poses; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- energy needs of the insular areas of the rity, and in addition to the Committee on United States and the Freely Associated cense has been denied, or who has received a license revocation or renewal denial notice, the Judiciary, for a period to be subse- States through the developrnent of action quently determined by the Speaker, in each plans aimed at reducing reliance on im. to transfer business inventory firearms, and case for consideration of such provisions as ported fossil fuels and increasing use of in- for other purposes: to the Committee on the fall within the jurisdiction of the committee digenous clean-energy resources, and for Judiciary. By Mr. COLE: other purposes; to the Committee on Energy H.R. 94. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- concerned. and Commerce. By Mr. BROUN of Georgia: , H.R. 73. A bill to abolish the Board of Gov- By Ms. JACKSON LEE: enue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of pub- ernors of the Federal Reserve System and H.R, 84, A bill to amend title 49, United lic funds for political party conventions; to States Code, to establish an Ombudsman Of- the Committee on House Administration. the Federal reserve banks , to repeal the Fed- fice within the Transportation Security Ad- By Mr . COLE: eral Reserve Act, and for other purposes; to ministration for the purpose of enhancing H.R. 95. A bill to reduce Federal spending the Committee on Financial Services. By Ms. JACKSON LEE: transportation security by providing con- and the deficit by terminating taxpayer fi- fidential, informal, and neutral assistance to nancing of presidential election campaigns H.R. 74. A bill to provide for the collection of data on traffic stops, and for other pur- address work-place related problems of and party conventions; to the Committee on Transportation Security Administration em- Ways and Means, and in addition to the Com- poses; to the Committee on the Judiciary. ployees, and for other purposes; to the Com- mittee on House Administration, for a period By Mr. BROUN of Georgia: H.R. 75. A bill to end membership of the mittee on Homeland Security. to be subsequently determined by the Speak- By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN: er, in each case for consideration of such pro- United States in the United Nations; to the H.R. 85. A bill to create the Office of Chief visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Financial Officer of the Government of the committee concerned. By Ms. JACKSON LEE: Virgin Islands, and for other purposes: to the By Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself and H.R. 76. A bill to designate the facility of Committee on Natural Resources. Mr. POE of Texas): the United States Postal Service located at By Ms. JACKSON LEE: H.R. 96. A bill to permit the televising of 1900 West Gray Street in Houston, Texas, as H.R. 86. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Supreme Court proceedings; to the Com- the ·'Hazel Hainsworth Young Post Office Horneland Security to establish a program to mittee on the Judiciary. Building"; to the Committee on Oversight award grants to institutions of higher edu- By Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself and and Government Reform. cation for the establishment or expansion of Mr. LANGEVIN): By Mr. BROUN of Georgia: cybersecurity professional development pro- H.R. 97. A bill to provide incentives for H.R. 77. A bill to repeal the legal tender grams, and for other purposes: to the Com- States to invest in practices and technology laws, to prohibit taxation on certain coins mittee on Science, Space, and Technology, that are designed to expedite voting at the ~ and bullion. and to repeal superfluous sec- and in addition to the Committees on Edu- polls and to simplify voter registration: to tions related to coinage; to the Committee cation and the Workforce, and Homeland Se- the Committee on House Administration, on Financial Services, and in addition to the curity, for a period to be subsequently deter- and in addition to the Committee on the Ju- Committees on Ways and Means, and the Ju- mined by the Speaker. in each case for con- diciary, for a period to be subsequently de- diciary, for a period to be subsequently de- sideration of such provisions as fall within termined by the Speaker, in each case for termined by the Speaker, in each case for the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. consideration of such provisions as fall with- consideration of such provisions as fall with- By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN: in the jurisdiction of the committee con- in the jurisdiction of the committee con- . H.R. 87. A bill to establish the Castle cerned. cerned. Nugent National Historic Site at St. Croix, By Mr. CONYERS: By Ms. JACKSON LEE: United States Virgin Islands, and for other H.R. 98. A bill to provide a remedy for sur- , H.R. 78. A bill to designate the facility of purposes; to the Committee on Natural Re- vivors and descendants of the victims of the the United States Postal Service located at sources. Tulsa, Oklahoma Race Riot of 1921; to the 4110 Almeda Road in Houston, Texas, as the By Ms. JACKSON LEE: " George Thomas 'Mickey' Lela*1 Post Office H.R. 88. A bill to increase the evidentiary Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. CONYERS: Building"; to the Committee on Oversight standard required to convict a person for a H.R. 99. A bill to prohibit anticompetitive and Government Reform. drug offense, to require screening of law en- By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself, forcement officers or others acting under activities and to provide that health insur- Mr. PIERLUISI. and Ms. BORDALLO): color of law participating in drug task ance issuers and medical malpractice insur- H.R. 79. A bill to amend title XIX of the forces, and for other purposes: to the Com- ance issuers are subject to the antitrust laws Social Security Act to increase the Federal mittee on the Judiciary. of the United States, and for other purposes; medical assistance percentage for the terri- By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself, to the Committee on the Judiciary. tories; to the Committee on Energy and Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Commerce. ~12' and Ms. BORDALLO) COHEN. Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. NADLER, Mr. By Ms. JACKSON LEE: --kH.R. 89. A bill to establish the St. Croix JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. WATT, Mr. H.R. 80. A bill to provide for research and N2tional Heritage Area, and for other pur- GEORGE MILLER of California, and Ms. education with respect to triple-negative Poses; to the Committee on Natural Re- JACKSON LEE): breast cancer, and for other purposes; to the . sources. H.R. 100. A bill to amend title 11. United Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Ms. JACKSON LEE: States Code, to improve protections for em- By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN: H.R. 90. A bill to enhance Federal enforce- ployees and retirees in business bank- H.R. 81. A bill to amend subtitle B of title ment of hate crimes, and for other purposes; ruptcies: to the Committee on the Judiciary. I of the Patient Protection and Affordable to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Care Act,to extend the temporary high-risk By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself. COHEN, Mr. NADLER. Mr. MODERMON. insurance pool program to the territories; to Ms. BORDALLO. and Mr. Mr, SCOm' of Virginia, Mr. JOHNSON the Committee on Energy and Commerce. FALEOMAVAEGA): of Georgia. and Ms. JACKSON LEE):