WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The Senate Appropriations Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-108) on further revised allocation to subcommittees of budget totals for fiscal 2024. The report was advanced by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, on Oct. 25, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * The Committee on Appropriations submits the following report revising the allocations to its subcommittees for fiscal year 2024 set forth in Senate Report 118-45 (June 22, 2023) and revised in Senate Report 118-57 (July 1  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-107) on the U.S.-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act (S. 3084), which aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the U.S. The report was advanced by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, on Oct. 19, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * I. LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND The Committee on Finance, having considered the United State  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-107) on the U.S.-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act (S. 3084), which aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the U.S. The report was advanced by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, on Oct. 19, 2023. (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * RESOLVING RESIDENCE OF A DUAL RESIDENT The residence of a dual resident is r  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-109) on the AI Leadership Training Act (S. 1564), which aims to require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to establish or otherwise ensure the provision of a training program on artificial intelligence for federal management officials and supervisors. The report was advanced by Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, on Nov. 2, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * I. PURPOSE AND   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-112) on the Protecting Consumers From PFAS Act (S. 820), which aims to add the Consumer Product Safety Commission to the list of agencies required to be represented on the PFAS interagency working group. The report was advanced by Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, on Nov. 27, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * I. Purpose and Summary S. 820, the Protecting Consumers from PFAS Act, would a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-106) on the Native American Child Protection Act (S. 2273), which aims to amend the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act. The report was advanced by Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, on Oct. 16, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE S. 2273 would modernize and reauthorize two programs established by the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act,/1/ the Child Abuse Treatme  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-110) on the Tule River Tribe Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act (S. 306), which aims to approve the settlement of the water right claims of the Tule River Tribe. The report was advanced by Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, on Nov. 6, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE The purpose of S. 306 is to recognize the federally reserved Indian water rights of the Tule River Indian Tribe and to authorize, ratify, a  more