Sentences with phrase «authorization act»

Planned Parenthood sharply criticized the House Rules Committee for rejecting an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2012 that would allow military women to access insurance coverage that includes abortion coverage in the cases of rape or incest.

• A similar ban existed for women in the military until President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013, which included an amendment granting parity to military women by extending insurance coverage for abortion when a pregnancy results from rape or incest.

-- Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards released the following statement applauding the bipartisan Congressional approval of an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, granting military women insurance coverage for abortion when a pregnancy results from rape or incest.

According to CCN, the US Senate held hearings on amending the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act via HB2825.

Part of a larger bill called the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the Modernizing Government Technology Act (MGT) will allow the public sector to redirect cost savings into internal working capital funds that can be used to upgrade their IT systems.

Part of a larger bill called the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the Modernizing Government Technology Act (MGT) will allow the public sector to redirect cost savings (which normally must be returned to the Treasury Department) into internal working capital funds that can be used to upgrade their IT systems.

The approval of the defense spending bill called the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) may lead to the mainstream adoption of Blockchain technology by government agencies in the US.

2014)(successfully obtained reversal of a string of decisions holding that a provision of the California labor code requiring meal and rest breaks is preempted, as applied to a class of truck drivers, by the Federal Aviation Authorization Act of 1994 — a transportation deregulation measure that expressly preempts state law relating to «prices, routes, or services»)(briefed and argued)

After 23 years, the program is now preparing for its first planned intake of students in September, once approved under B.C.'s Degree Authorization Act.

The Intelligence Authorization Act currently making its way through Congress contains a provision that would allow federal law enforcement warrantless access to some browser history.

On November 16, 1973 President Richard Nixon signed the Trans - Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act.

Just last month, the House passed language in the Defense Authorization Act that would bar the Pentagon from analyzing how climate change will affect national security.

He also pointed to provisions in the Highway Authorization Act passed into law this month that favor renewable energy.

Originally written in July, and updated through the year, the post showed the progression of an Amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act calling for the military to report on their actions to prepare for climate change.

«There is an existing Department of Defense (DOD) process to evaluate — and if necessary — block wind farms, that was strengthened in the FY17 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA),» according to the American Wind Energy Association.

In 2009 the National Defense Authorization Act institutionalized FBCF and added a series of new energy Key Performance Parameters.

In the House version of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)(H.R. 2810), the committee accepted an amendment sponsored by Congressman Langevin (RI) that stated that it was the sense of Congress that climate change «is a direct threat to the national security of the United States» and that military installations «must be able to effectively prepare to mitigate climate damage.»

Full Text of S. 517 (109th): Weather Modification Research and Development Policy Authorization Act of 2005.

Sen. John McCain, R - Ariz., pauses before speaking to reporters during a meeting of the National Defense Authorization Act conferees in Washington.

After so many years of trying, the American Humane Association finally managed to get members of Congress to include language in the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) guaranteeing our military working dogs a ride home to U.S. soil after -LSB-...]

In 2013, Congress passed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that made it easier for handlers to adopt their dogs.

They urge legislators to amend the National Defense Authorization Act to read, «Military dogs shall (not may as it is currently worded) be returned to the United States after their service ends.»

After so many years of trying, the American Humane Association finally managed to get members of Congress to include language in the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) guaranteeing our military working dogs a ride home to U.S. soil after retirement and giving their handlers first rights of adoption.

AKC Government Relations provided recommendations in the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2810) to support using and developing additional sources for high - quality domestically bred working dogs.

The Fiscal Year 2016 Nation Defense Authorization Act created a new military retirement system that blends the traditional legacy retirement pension with a defined contribution to Service members» Thrift Savings Plan account.

On May 18, new legislation passed the House as part of the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would grant military homeowners the ability to refinance their mortgages even if they do not live in the residence at the time.

The partnership between MARAD and the Port of Guam was enabled by legislation that I included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009.

This past summer Polis was pushing language to amend the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Authorization Act (ESEA).

Under the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act (Public Law 107 - 279 III, section 303), the Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is charged with ensuring that NAEP tests do not question test - takers about personal or family beliefs or make information about their personal identity publicly available.

The House Armed Services Committee is scheduled to meet this Thursday, April 26, to consider the National Defense Authorization Act.

A similar provision could be introduced in the U.S. Senate (S. 2517) when the Senate Armed Services Committee considers the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 in the coming weeks.

But what can we say, as educators, about living in the United States today when Congress unanimously passes The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), where Section 1021 (b)(2) of NDAA gives the military having the power to detain you on American soil, without due process, indefinitely, at the discretion of the President?

The study was included in the National Defense Authorization Act, a Defense Department spending bill that the House and Senate agreed to last week.

Among them is making progress on legislation at the top of congressional priorities — appropriations bills for FY2018 (which begins on October 1) and the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

Top Republicans and Democrats on the House Science, Space and Technology (SS&T) committee today announced details of a new bipartisan NASA Authorization Act that will be introduced next week.

The annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is also considered must - pass legislation and both the House and Senate Armed Services Committees approved their versions of the bill.

The MPCV is an outgrowth of NASA's defunct Constellation Program and in accordance with the NASA Authorization Act of 2010 is being developed «to the extent practicable» using contracts, investments, workforce, and capabilities associated with that Program.

Just one day after it was officially introduced, and with no committee action, the House today passed the 2015 NASA Authorization Act, H.R. 810.

Pursuant to the 2005 NASA Authorization Act, if a program exceeds 30 percent of its baseline estimated cost, NASA must notify Congress and no money may be spent on it after 18 months from the time of that notification unless Congress reauthorizes it.

continues the commitment to the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion, and reiterates the directive in the 2010 NASA Authorization Act that Orion serve as a backup to commercial crew if necessary

According to Business Insider, the so - called NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017 marks the first time that the House and Senate have both passed a proposed law that would fund NASA, and it would mark a slight increase from the agency's 2016 funding level of $ 19.3 billion.

Intense congressional backlash led to the 2010 NASA Authorization Act wherein Congress directed the Administration to build a new big rocket and crew spacecraft — the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion — to take astronauts beyond LEO, essentially continuing that part of the Constellation program.

Both the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and the House Science, Space and Technology Committee hearings raised questions about other priorities in the NASA budget request — especially funding for robotic Mars exploration — but the focus was firmly on commercial crew versus the Space Launch System (SLS) and Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) space capsule (called Orion) Congress directed NASA to build in the 2010 NASA authorization act.

The 2010 NASA authorization act requires NASA to design SLS / Orion so it can service the ISS in case the commercial crew concept did not result in viable systems.

She was a key figure in designating the International Space Station (ISS) as a national laboratory, and in passing the 2010 NASA Authorization Act.

The report, Pathways to Exploration — Rationales and Approaches for a U.S. Program of Human Space Exploration, responds to a charge from Congress in the 2010 NASA Authorization Act to examine the rationales that underpin human exploration, articulate its «value proposition» — what the public believes it gets out of human spaceflight versus what they put into it monetarily, and evaluate options — «pathways» — for moving beyond low Earth orbit (LEO).

Jim Hillhouse, on September 26, 2015, commented after the AmericaSpace article «NASA Makes Improvements to Orion Heat Shield With Data Gathered From EFT - 1» «As there is no superceding authorization, the 2010 Authorization Act remains in force today, providing the guidance for all subsequent and current appropriations bills.»

(Sec. 4008) Earmarks funds for FY2008 - FY2011 for the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research under the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988.

Letters from three stakeholder groups to the House Science, Space, and Technology (SS&T) Committee offer mixed reviews of the 2016 - 2017 NASA Authorization Act that will be marked up by the committee tomorrow.

On American shores, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2000 [PDF] mandated that by 2010 one - third of the military's combat aircraft be unmanned and that by 2015 one - third of all combat vehicles be unmanned.