Sense of Congress. It is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased with funds made available under this award should be made in the United States.
Sense of Congress. It is the sense of Congress that rates of compensation for civilian employees of the United States should be adjusted at the same time, and in the same proportion, as are rates of compensation for members of the uniformed services.
Sense of Congress. It is the sense of Congress that the Commis- sioner of Food and Drugs should promptly estab- lish a national standard of identity for honey for the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to use to ensure that imports of honey are—
(1) classified accurately for purposes of as- sessing duties; and
(2) denied entry into the United States if such imports pose a threat to the health or safety of consumers in the United States. (Pub. L. 114–125, title VI, § 608, Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 189.)
Sense of Congress. It is the sense of Congress that the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Finance should consider legislation that makes State sales tax deductible against Federal income taxes.
Sense of Congress. It is the sense of Congress that the Government should support the core operations of the Federal Emergency Management Agency by providing needed fire grant programs to assist our firefighters and rescue personnel as they respond to more than 17,000,000 emergency calls annually. To accomplish this task, Congress supports preservation of the Assist- ance to Firefighters grant program. Continued support of the Assist- ance to Firefighters grant program will enable local firefighters to adequately protect the lives of countless Americans put at risk by insufficient fire protection. SEC. 313. FUNDING FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AT CHIL- DREN’S TEACHING HOSPITALS. It is the sense of Congress that:
(1) Function 550 includes an appropriate level of funding for graduate medical education conducted at independent chil- dren’s teaching hospitals in order to ensure access to care by millions of children nationwide.
(2) An emphasis should be placed on the role played by community health centers in underserved rural and urban communities.
(3) Funding under function 550 should also reflect the importance of the Xxxx Xxxxx CARE Act to persons afflicted with HIV/AIDS.
Sense of Congress. It is the sense of Congress that—
Sense of Congress. The sense of Congress is the following:
(1) The safety of children should be a top priority for public officials and communities in the United States.
(2) According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, an individual in the United States is sexually assaulted every 68 seconds. And every 9 minutes, that victim is a child. Meanwhile, only 25 out of every 1,000 perpetrators will end up in prison.
(3) The effects of child sexual abuse can be long-lasting and affect the victim’s mental health.
(4) Victims are more likely than non-vic- xxxx to experience the following mental health challenges:
(A) Victims are about 4 times more likely to develop symptoms of drug abuse.
(B) Victims are about 4 times more likely to experience post-traumatic stress disorder as adults.
(C) Victims are about 3 times more likely to experience a major depressive episode as adults.
(5) The criminal justice system should and has acted as an important line of defense to protect children and hold perpetrators ac- countable.
(6) However, the horrific crimes perpet- uated by Xxxxx Xxxxxx demonstrate first- hand the loopholes that still exist in the criminal justice system. While Xxxxx Xxxxxx was found guilty of several State-level of- fenses, he was not charged federally for his illicit sexual contact with minors, despite crossing State and international borders to commit this conduct.
(7) The Department of Justice has also identified a growing trend of Americans who use charitable or missionary work in a for- eign country as a cover for sexual abuse of children.
(8) It is the intent of Congress to prohibit Americans from engaging in sexual abuse or exploitation of minors under the guise of work, including volunteer work, with an or- ganization that affects interstate or foreign commerce, such as an international charity.
(9) Federal law does not require that an abuser’s intention to engage in sexual abuse be a primary, significant, dominant, or moti- vating purpose of the travel.
(10) Child sexual abuse does not require physical contact between the abuser and the child. This is especially true as perpetrators turn increasingly to internet platforms, on- line chat rooms, and webcams to commit child sexual abuse.
(11) However, a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Cir- cuit found the use of a webcam to engage in sexually provocative activity with a minor did not qualify as ‘‘sexual activity’’.
(12) Congress can address this issue by amending the definition o...
Sense of Congress. It is the sense of Congress that the amendments in this sec- tion to section 235 of the Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthoriza- tion Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232) are intended to satisfy the requirements of the Settlement Agreement in Xxxxxx x. Xxxxx, No. 85–4544 (C.D. Xxx), as approved by the court on Janu- ary 28, 1997, with respect to its interpreta- tion in Xxxxxx x. Xxxxxxx, 212 F. Supp. 3d 864 (C.D. Cal. 2015), that the agreement applies to accompanied minors.
Sense of Congress. It is the sense of Congress that the national security interest of the United States will best be served if the United States devel- ops and implements a long-term strategy to improve the United States relationship with Pakistan and works with the Government of Pakistan to stop nu- clear proliferation.
Sense of Congress. It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) all United States law enforcement per- sonnel serving in Mexico should be accredited the same status under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Immunity as other diplomatic personnel serving at United States posts in Mexico; and
(2) all Mexican narcotics law enforcement personnel serving in the United States should be accorded the same diplomatic status as Drug Enforcement Administration personnel serving in Mexico. (Pub. L. 105–277, div. C, title VIII, § 843, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–704.)
