SAVE II Act
Latest action · Oct 15, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 19, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Savings, Accountability, Value, and Efficiency II Act or SAVE II Act - Requires the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Task Force to conduct an examination of the entire UAS portfolio of the Department of Defense (DOD), including UAS requirements, platforms, payloads, and ground control stations, to develop strategies for improved interoperability of existing systems.
Directs the Secretary of Defense to: (1) identify areas in which commonality with other unmanned aircraft systems across the UAS portfolio will be achieved, (2) request a federally-funded research and development center to conduct an independent study on UAS interoperability and overlap issues, (3) report to Congress on the examination of the UAS portfolio and the UAS independent study, and (4) issue revised excess inventory management guidance and report to Congress on such guidance.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the denial, revocation, or limitation of a passport or passport card for individuals with a seriously delinquent tax debt in excess of $50,000. Prohibits the Secretary of State from issuing a passport to an individual with a seriously delinquent tax debt and requires the Secretary to revoke the passport of such an individual, with an exception for emergency circumstances or humanitarian reasons. Allows disclosure of tax return information to the Secretary for purposes of processing passports of individuals with a seriously delinquent tax debt.
Directs the Secretary of Commerce to report on the merits and feasibility of converting from a retrospective antidumping and countervailing duty collection system to a prospective one, including an estimate of costs and cost savings resulting from such a conversion.
Requires the Inspector General of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to report on the effectiveness of each USAID foreign assistance program and project.
Directs the Attorney General to convert by 2015 all X-ray systems in federal prisons from analog, film-based systems to digital, filmless systems.
Prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury from minting or issuing any coin, or engraving or printing any U.S. currency, that costs more to produce than the denomination of such coin or currency.
Requires the Public Printer of the Government Printing Office (GPO) to make any document of the House of Representatives or Senate available only in an electronic format accessible through the Internet and prohibits the printing or distribution of a printed copy of any such document, with a limited exception for requests by any person for whom the Public Printer would have been required to provide a printed copy.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 19, 2013 to Sep 8, 2014, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | Sep 19, 2013 |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Original | Sep 19, 2013 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Sep 19, 2013 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Sep 23, 2013 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Oct 22, 2013 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Oct 30, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Nov 12, 2013 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Sep 8, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 15, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Sep 19, 2013Introduced in House
- Sep 19, 2013Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, the Judiciary, Financial Services, House Administration, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5196 | USA Act | Related bill | Jul 25, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Aviation and airports
- Congressional operations and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Currency
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Government information and archives
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government studies and investigations
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Legislative rules and procedure
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Radiation
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Tariffs
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
- Visas and passports
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2013Introduced in House
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