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“TEXT OF AMENDMENTS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the Senate section on pages S6632-S6633 on June 8, 2004.
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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
previously submitted
SA 3375. Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself, Mr. Akaka, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Lieberman) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2400, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Services, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SA 3375. Mr. VOINOVICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3400, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Services, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SECTION 1. PAYMENT OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFIT
PREMIUMS.
(a) Authority To Continue Benefit Coverage.--Section 8905a of title 5, United States Code is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``paragraph (1) or (2) of'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(B) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) any employee who--
``(A) is enrolled in a health benefits plan under this chapter;
``(B) is a member of a Reserve component of the armed forces;
``(C) is called or ordered to active duty in support of a contingency operation (as defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10);
``(D) is placed on leave without pay or separated from service to perform active duty; and
``(E) serves on active duty for a period of more than 30 consecutive days.''; and
(3) in subsection (e)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) in the case of an employee described in subsection
(b)(3), the date which is 24 months after the employee is placed on leave without pay or separated from service to perform active duty.''.
(b) Authority for Agencies To Pay Premiums.--Subparagraph
(C) of section 8906(e)(3) of such title is amended by striking ``18 months'' and inserting ``24 months''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on March 1, 2003.
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SA 3409. Mr. DASCHLE submitted and amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2400, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities on the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Services, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
SA 3409. Mr. DASCHLE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2400, submitted by Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Baucus) and intended to be proposed to the bill S. 1072, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1068. FUNDING FOR VETERANS HEALTH CARE TO ADDRESS
CHANGES IN POPULATION AND INFLATION.
(a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 320. Funding for veterans health care to address changes in population and inflation
``(a) For each fiscal year, the Secretary of the Treasury shall make available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs the amount determined under subsection (b) with respect to that fiscal year. Each such amount is available, without fiscal year limitation, for the programs, functions, and activities of the Veterans Health Administration, as specified in subsection (c).
``(b)(1) The amount applicable to fiscal year 2005 under this subsection is the amount equal to--
``(A) 130 percent of the amount obligated by the Department during fiscal year 2003 for the purposes specified in subsection (c), minus
``(B) the amount appropriated for those purposes for fiscal year 2004.
``(2) The amount applicable to any fiscal year after fiscal year 2005 under this subsection is the amount equal to the product of the following, minus the amount appropriated for the purposes specified for subsection (c) for fiscal year 2004:
``(A) The sum of--
``(i) the number of veterans enrolled in the Department health care system under section 1705 of this title as of July 1 preceding the beginning of such fiscal year; and
``(ii) the number of persons eligible for health care under chapter 17 of this title who are not covered by clause (i) and who were provided hospital care or medical services under such chapter at any time during the fiscal year preceding such fiscal year.
``(B) The per capita baseline amount, as increased from time to time pursuant to paragraph (3)(B).
``(3)(A) For purposes of paragraph (12)(B), the term `per capita baseline amount' means the amount equal to--
``(i) the amount obligated by the Department during fiscal year 2004 for the purposes specified in subsection (c), divided by
``(ii) the number of veterans enrolled in the Department health care system under section 1705 of this title as of September 30, 2003.
``(B) With respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide a percentage increase (rounded to the nearest dollar) in the per capita baseline amount equal to the percentage by which--
``(i) the Consumer Price Index (all Urban Consumers, United States City Average, Hospital and related services, Seasonally Adjusted), published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor for the 12-month period ending on the June 30 preceding the beginning of the fiscal year for which the increase is made, exceeds
``(ii) such Consumer Price Index for the 12-month period preceding the 12-month period described in clause (i).
``(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the purposes for which amounts made available pursuant to subsection (a) shall be all programs, functions, and activities of the Veterans Health Administration.
``(2) Amounts made available pursuant to subsection (a) are not available for--
``(A) construction, acquisition, or alteration of medical facilities as provided in subchapter I of chapter 81 of this title (other than for such repairs as were provided for before the date of the enactment of this section through the Medical Care appropriation for the Department); or
``(B) grants under subchapter III of chapter 81 of this title.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``320. Funding for veterans health care to address changes in population and inflation.''.
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SA 3411. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2400, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Services, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SA 3411. Mr. LEVIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2400, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Services, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. DATA-MINING REPORTING ACT OF 2003.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Data-Mining Reporting Act of 2003''.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Data-mining.--The term ``data-mining'' means a query or search or other analysis of 1 or more electronic databases, where--
(A) at least 1 of the databases was obtained from or remains under the control of a non-Federal entity, or the information was acquired initially by another department or agency of the Federal Government for purposes other than intelligence or law enforcement;
(B) the search does not use a specific individual's personal identifies to acquire information concerning that individual; and
(C) a department or agency of the Federal Government is conducting the query or search or other analysis to find a pattern indicating terrorist or other criminal activity.
(2) Database.--The term ``database'' does not include telephone directories, information publicly available via the Internet or available by any other means to any member of the public without payment of a fee, or databases of judicial and administrative opinions.
(c) Reports on Data-Mining Activities.--
(1) Requirement for report.--The head of each department or agency of the Federal Government that is engaged in any activity to use or develop data-mining technology shall each submit a public report to Congress on all such activities of the department or agency under the jurisdiction of that official.
(2) Content of report.--A report submitted under paragraph
(1) shall include, for each activity to use or develop data-mining technology that is required to be covered by the report, the following information:
(A) A thorough description of the data-mining technology and the data that will be used.
(B) A thorough discussion of the plans for the use of such technology and the target dates for the deployment of the data-mining technology.
(C) An assessment of the likely efficacy of the data-mining technology in providing accurate and valuable information consistent with the stated plans for the use of the technology.
(D) An assessment of the likely impact of the implementation of the data-mining technology on privacy and civil liberties.
(E) A list and analysis of the laws and regulations that govern the information to be collected, reviewed, gathered, and analyzed with the data-mining technology and a description of any modifications of such laws that will be required to use the information in the manner proposed under such program.
(F) A thorough discussion of the policies, procedures, and guidelines that are to be developed and applied in the use of such technology for data-mining in order to--
(i) protect the privacy and due process rights of individuals; and
(ii) ensure that only accurate information is collected and used.
(G) A thorough discussion of the procedures allowing individuals whose personal information will be used in the data-mining technology to be informed of the use of their personal information and what procedures are in place to allow for individuals to opt out of the technology. If no such procedures are in place, a thorough explanation as to why not.
(H) Any necessary classified information in an annex that shall be available to the Committee on Governmental Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(3) Time for report.--Each report required under paragraph
(1) shall be--
(A) submitted not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(B) updated once a year and include any new data-mining technologies.
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