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400 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Device Patient Safety Act''.
SEC. 2. OVERSIGHT OF DEVICE RECALLS BY THE FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION.
(a) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Commissioner.--The term ``Commissioner'' means the
Commissioner of Food a... | Medical Device Patient Safety Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to establish a program to enhance the oversight by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of medical device recalls.
Requires the program to routinely and systematically asse... | A bill to enhance Food and Drug Administration oversight of medical device recalls, to provide for the conditional clearance of certain medical devices, and for other purposes. |
401 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Addiction Free Treatment Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Heroin use in the United States continues to increase.
(2) Drug use among teenagers in the United States is
increasing ... | Addiction Free Treatment Act of 1999 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act and the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the use of certain funds under such Acts for any drug treatment or rehabilitation program that uses methadone or Levo-Alpha Acetyl-Methadol (pharmacological heroin detoxification a... | Addiction Free Treatment Act of 1999 |
402 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Livestock Market Revitalization Act
of 1996''.
SEC. 2. CAPTIVE SUPPLY.
(a) Definition of Captive Supply.--Section 2(a) of the Packers and
Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 182(a)), is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(12) Captive... | Livestock Market Revitalization Act of 1996 - Amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to define "captive supply" as livestock acquired by a packer for slaughter, including livestock delivered seven days or more before slaughter.
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) make information available to the public... | Livestock Market Revitalization Act of 1996 |
403 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Proliferation Prevention Enhancement
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. MANDATORY USE OF THE AUTOMATED EXPORT SYSTEM FOR FILING CERTAIN
SHIPPERS' EXPORT DECLARATIONS.
(a) Authority.--Section 301 of title 13, United States Code, is
amended by adding ... | Expresses the sense of Congress urging exporters (or their agents) who are required to file Shippers' Export Declarations, but are not required under this Act to file them using the Automated Export System, to do so anyway. | Proliferation Prevention Enhancement Act of 1999 |
404 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Communications Commission
Satellite Carrier Oversight Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(a) The Congress finds that:
(1) Signal theft represents a serious threat to direct-to-
home satellite television. In the Telecommunications Act o... | Federal Communications Commission Satellite Carrier Oversight Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to: (1) include direct-to-home satellite services under provisions protecting signal broadcast; (2) direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to initiate a notice of inquiry to determine the best way to f... | Federal Communications Commission Satellite Carrier Oversight Act |
405 | SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The average life expectancy in the United States has
increased to 80 years of age, causing an ever-increasing demand
for medical care.
(2) Medical school enrollment numbers have been virtually
stagnant for the... | Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to obligate, for scholarships for individuals who are accepted or enrolled in a course of study or program that leads to a degree in medicine or osteopathic medicine, the greater of : (1) 10% of amounts appropriated for the... | To amend the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the number of primary care physicians and medical residents serving health professional shortage areas, and for other purposes. |
406 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Ireland Peace and
Reconciliation Support Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States has been effectively engaged in the
Northern Ireland peace proc... | Northern Ireland Peace and Reconciliation Support Act of 2003 - Declares the sense of Congress that: (1) U.S. assistance for the International Fund for Ireland has contributed greatly to the economic development of Northern Ireland and that both objectives of the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986, economic deve... | To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2004 and 2005 for United States contributions to the International Fund for Ireland, and for other purposes. |
407 | SECTION 1. COMMISSION TO EDUCATE OUR NATION'S TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ON
FINANCIAL LITERACY SKILLS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) A range of trends points to the need for individuals in
the United States to receive a practical economics education
that ... | Directs the President to convene a Commission to Educate our Nation's Teachers and Students on Financial Literacy Skills to examine, identify, and report to the President, the congressional leadership, and the chief executive officers of the States on government policies that promote economic and financial literacy. | To establish a Commission to Educate our Nation's Teachers and Students on Financial Literacy Skills. |
408 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Program Management Improvement and
Accountability Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR MANAGEMENT.
(a) Additional Functions.--Section 503 of title 31, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(c) Pro... | Program Management Improvement and Accountability Act of 2015 Establishes as additional functions of the Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requirements to: adopt and oversee government-wide standards, policies, and guidelines for program and project management for executive ag... | Program Management Improvement and Accountability Act of 2015 |
409 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Aircraft Ownership Transparency Act
of 2017''.
SEC. 2. CERTIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION.
(a) In General.--Before approving a certificate of registration
issued under section 44103 of title 49, United States Code, with a
covered entity, the Admin... | Aircraft Ownership Transparency Act of 2017 This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to obtain the identity of each beneficial owner of an entity seeking a certificate of registration for an aircraft. "Beneficial owner" is defined as a natural person who exercises control over or has an interest... | Aircraft Ownership Transparency Act of 2017 |
410 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency in Phone Solicitation
Act of 2015'' or the ``TIPS Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. TECHNICAL AND PROCEDURAL STANDARDS.
(a) In General.--Section 227(d) of the Communications Act of 1934
(47 U.S.C. 227(d)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)... | Transparency in Phone Solicitation Act of 2015 or the TIPS Act of 2015 Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit businesses, entities, or individuals from making live telephone solicitations unless the solicitor: (1) states the solicitor's identity, telephone number, and address; (2) states the address of a web... | TIPS Act of 2015 |
411 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Workforce Diversity Partnership Act
of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the workplace in the United States is becoming the most
diverse workplace in the world at a time of growing ec... | Workforce Diversity Partnership Act of 1994 - Establishes a workforce diversity grant program.
Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to make such grants for various research, education, and training activities relating to workforce and cultural diversity. Makes eligible for such grants partnerships of an institution of h... | Workforce Diversity Partnership Act of 1994 |
412 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Protection Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF INTERNET INFORMATION SERVICES.
Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended by inserting
after section 230 (47 U.S.C. 230) the following new section:
``SEC. 231. PROVISION OF INTERNET INF... | Internet Protection Act of 1997 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to declare that it shall be U.S. policy to rely on private initiative and to avoid government restriction or supervision of Internet services.
Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to grant authority to the Federal Communications Com... | Internet Protection Act of 1997 |
413 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Pension Start-Up
Credit Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR PENSION PLAN START-UP COSTS OF SMALL EMPLOYERS.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business relat... | Small Business Pension Start-Up Credit Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a three-year business credit of 50 percent of small employer pension plan start-up costs, with a limit of $1000 for the first year and $500 for each of the second and third years. | Small Business Pension Start-Up Credit Act of 1998 |
414 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Local Leadership in Education Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITIONS IN THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT.
(a) General Prohibitions.--Section 9527 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7907) is amended--
(1) by strik... | Local Leadership in Education Act Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to prohibit a federal officer or employee, either directly or indirectly through grants, contracts, or other cooperative agreements under ESEA, from: mandating, directing, or controlling a state's, local educational agen... | Local Leadership in Education Act |
415 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Institutions Due Process
Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. TIMELINESS OF EXAMINATION REPORTS.
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978
(12 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 1012. TIMELI... | Financial Institutions Due Process Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to establish an Independent Examination Review Panel. The panel shall have exclusive jurisdiction of an appeal of a final material supervisory determination of a federal financial inst... | Financial Institutions Due Process Act of 2017 |
416 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``BPA-Free Kids Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Bisphenol a.--The term ``bisphenol A'' means the
chemical compound phenol, 4,4-(1-methylethylidine)bis, propane
(CAS No. 80-05-7).
(2) Children's... | BPA-Free Kids Act of 2009 - Defines "children's food or beverage container" as any container, except a metal can, that is: (1) designed or intended to be filled with any liquid, food, or beverage primarily for consumption from that container by children three years old or younger; and (2) sold or distributed at retail ... | To prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of children's food and beverage containers composed of bisphenol A, and for other purposes. |
417 | SECTION 1. REFORM OF BIODIESEL INCOME TAX INCENTIVES.
(a) In General.--Section 40A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 40A. BIODIESEL PRODUCTION.
``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 38, the biodiesel fuels
credit determined under this section for the taxable ye... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the income and excise tax credits for biodiesel used as fuel to: (1) allow a $1.00 tax credit for each gallon of biodiesel produced; (2) provide for an increased income tax credit for small biodiesel producers; (3) revise the definitions of "biodiesel" and "small biodiesel pro... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the incentives for the production of biodiesel. |
418 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National High Performance Passenger
Rail Transportation-Oriented Development Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation (in this Act
referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall... | National High Performance Passenger Rail Transportation-Oriented Development Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish an initiative to promote intercity and urban passenger rail operations and transportation-oriented development by creating rail projects qualified for federal incentives ... | National High Performance Passenger Rail Transportation-Oriented Development Act of 2013 |
419 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Loan Repayment Assistance
Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new s... | Student Loan Repayment Assistance Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for an employer's payments for employees under a student loan repayment program. The credit is equal to 10% of the amounts that an employer pays on behalf of any employee under a program and ... | Student Loan Repayment Assistance Act of 2017 |
420 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Information Security
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. INFORMATION SECURITY TASK FORCE.
(a) Establishment.--The Administrator of the Small Business
Administration shall establish a task force, to be known as the Small
Business Information Security... | Small Business Information Security Act of 2006 - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish the Small Business Information Security Task Force to address the information technology security needs of small businesses. Requires the Task Force, among other duties, to make recommenda... | To establish the Small Business Information Security Task Force. |
421 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Hiring Process Improvement
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
In this Act, the term ``agency''--
(1) means an Executive agency as defined under section 105
of title 5, United States Code; and
(2) shall not includ... | Federal Hiring Process Improvement Act of 2010 - (Sec. 3) Requires the head of each executive agency (excluding the Government Accountability Office [GAO]) to develop a strategic workforce plan as part of the agency performance plan, to include: (1) hiring projections; (2) strategic human capital planning to address cr... | A bill to provide for improvements in the Federal hiring process and for other purposes. |
422 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Colorado Ute
Settlement Act Amendments of 1998''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds that in order to provide for a full
and final settlement of the claims of the Colorado Ute Indian Tribes,
the Tribes have agreed to reduced water... | Colorado Ute Settlement Act Amendments of 1998 - Amends the Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 1988 to require the Secretary of the Interior to provide: (1) for construction of a reservoir with a storage capacity of 260,000 acres-feet, a pumping plant, and a reservoir inlet conduit as components of the... | Colorado Ute Settlement Act Amendments of 1998 |
423 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Although ammonium nitrate is an important fertilizer
used in agricultural production, in the wrong hands, ammonium
nitra... | Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to regulate the handling and purchase of ammonium nitrate to prevent its misappropriation or use in an act of terrorism.
Authorizes the Secretary to promulgate regulations that require: (1) handlers to register facilities, ... | To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to regulate the production, storage, sale, and distribution of ammonium nitrate on account of the prior use of ammonium nitrate to create explosives used in acts of terrorism and to prevent terrorists from acquiring ammonium nitrate to create explosives. |
424 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lyme Disease Initiative Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The incidence of Lyme disease in the United States is
increasing more rapidly than most other diseases. The Centers
for Disease Con... | Lyme Disease Initiative Act of 1998 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Director of the National Institute of Health and the Secretary of Defense to collaborate in: (1) establishing specified public health goals rela... | Lyme Disease Initiative Act of 1998 |
425 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Black Metropolis National Heritage
Area Study Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Black Metropolis area on Chicago, Illinois' South
Side has a cohesive and distinctive history as well as an
import... | Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility of designating a specified region in Chicago, Illinois, as the Black Metropolis National Heritage Area. | Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Study Act |
426 | SECTION 1. PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRADE.
(a) Establishment.--Section 135(c)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2155(c)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The
President shall establish, among the committees established under this
paragraph, a Public Health Advisory Committee on... | Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require the President to establish a Public Health Advisory Committee on Trade.
Requires the composition of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations to include representatives from nonprofit nongovernmental public health organizations or coalitions that promote the publi... | A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to require a Public Health Advisory Committee on Trade to be included in the trade advisory committee system, to require public health organizations to be included on the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations and other relevant sectoral or functional advisory committ... |
427 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trade Prosecutor Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF TRADE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION AND DEPUTY UNITED
STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE FOR TRADE ENFORCEMENT.
(a) Establishment.--Chapter 4 of title I of the Trade Act of 1974
(19 U.S.C. 2171) is... | Trade Prosecutor Act of 2011 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to establish within the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) a Trade Enforcement Division.
Establishes the position of Deputy United States Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement to head the Trade Enforcement Division. Requires the Depu... | A bill to establish a Trade Enforcement Division in the Office of the United States Trade Representative, and for other purposes. |
428 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Metropolitan Medical Response System
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In its January 2010 report card, the Commission on the
Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and
Terr... | Metropolitan Medical Response System Program Act of 2010 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a Metropolitan Medical Response System Program to support state and local jurisdictions in preparing for and maintaining all-hazards response capabilities to ... | To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Metropolitan Medical Response System Program, and for other purposes. |
429 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``George E. Brown, Jr. Hydrogen Future
Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
Section 102(b)(2) of the Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research,
Development, and Demonstration Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12401(b)(2)) is
amended by striking ``among the Federal agencies and aer... | Modifies information exchange guidelines pertaining to the technology transfer program.
Authorizes appropriations.
Amends the Hydrogen Future Act of 1996 to instruct the Secretary of Energy to: (1) solicit proposals to prove the feasibility of integrating fuel cells into Federal and State facilities for stationary and ... | George E. Brown, Jr. Hydrogen Future Act |
430 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improved Vaccine Supply Act''.
SEC. 2. SUPPLY OF VACCINES.
Title XXI of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300aa-1 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Subtitle 3--Adequate Vaccine Supply
``SEC. 2141. SUPPLY... | Improved Vaccine Supply Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to develop a plan for the purchase, storage, and rotation of a six-month supply of vaccines routinely recommended... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve immunization rates by increasing the supply of vaccines. |
431 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Focus on Family Health Worldwide Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Since 1965, the people and Government of the United
States have supported international voluntary family planning
programs,... | Focus on Family Health Worldwide Act of 2005 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to provide assistance for voluntary family planning programs in developing countries, including activities to: (1) improve public k... | To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries, and for other purposes. |
432 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Investment
Competitiveness Act of 1997''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Whenever in this Act an amendment or
repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a
section or other provision, the reference shall be considered ... | Investment Competitiveness Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt interest-related dividends and short-term capital gain dividends received from a regulated investment company from the 30 percent tax on the income of nonresident aliens and foreign corporations not connected with a U.S. business, subje... | Investment Competitiveness Act of 1997 |
433 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL PERMANENT OFFICES OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGES.
Section 152(a)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the item relating to the eastern and western
districts of Arkansas ... | Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2010 - Amends the federal judicial code to authorize the appointment of additional permanent bankruptcy judges in various states.
Converts certain temporary offices of bankruptcy judges to permanent offices in specified states.
Extends certain temporary offices of bankruptcy judges previou... | To authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges, and for other purposes. |
434 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Declaration of Official Language Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. ENGLISH AS OFFICIAL LANGUAGE.
(a) In General.--Title 4, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new chapter:
``CHAPTER 6--LANGUAGE OF THE GOVERNMENT
``S... | Declaration of Official Language Act of 2001 - Declares English to be the official language of the U.S. Government, and requires the U.S. Government to preserve and enhance the role of English as the official language of the U.S.A.Makes this Act inapplicable to the use of a language other than English for: (1) religiou... | To amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the official language of the Government of the United States. |
435 | SECTION 1. EMPOWERING FUTURE ENTREPRENEURS.
Title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is
amended--
(1) by striking the title heading and inserting the
following:
``TITLE V--PROMOTING EQUITY AND EMPOWERMENT''; and
(2) by adding at the end the follow... | Future Entrepreneurs of America Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a program for youth entrepreneurship education.
Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to States for entrepreneurship education and training programs for students in grades seven through 12 (programs... | Future Entrepreneurs of America Act |
436 | 98, passed in the House of
Representatives on March 16, 2005, ``to provide a legal
justification for the use of force against Taiwan, altering the
status quo in the region, and thus is of grave concern to the
United States.''.
(7) The 2011 Department of Defense's Annual R... | Establishes the Congressional Advisory Commission on the Implementation of United States Policy under the Taiwan Relations Act.
Requires the Commission to: (1) assess the sufficiency of U.S. defense articles and services for Taiwan; (2) review U.S. operational planning, policy reviews, and other preparations since 200... | To establish a Congressional Advisory Commission on the Implementation of United States Policy under the Taiwan Relations Act. |
437 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Haskell Indian Nations University
Administrative Systems Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the provision of culturally sensitive curricula for
higher education programs at Haskell Indian Nations Universi... | Haskell Indian Nations University Administrative Systems Act of 1996 - Provides that certain civil service laws relating to personnel management shall not apply to applicants for employment with, employees of, or positions in or under the Haskell Indian Nations University. Directs the university president to prescribe... | Haskell Indian Nations University Administrative Systems Act of 1996 |
438 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ocean Energy Safety and Technology
Improvement Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. PRIORITY IN PERMITTING FOR NEW SAFETY-ENHANCING TECHNOLOGIES.
(a) Exploration Plans and Permits.--Section 11 of the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1340) is amended by a... | Ocean Energy Safety and Technology Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, with respect to the consideration of permits for geological explorations and development and production, to allow the Secretary of the Interior to give priority to reviewing and processing plans and applications t... | Ocean Energy Safety and Technology Improvement Act of 2013 |
439 | SECTION 1. MORTGAGE PROTECTION LIFE INSURANCE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 19 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter:
``SUBCHAPTER V--SUPPLEMENTAL MORTGAGE PROTECTION LIFE INSURANCE FOR
CERTAIN VETERANS
``Sec. 1991. Purchase of i... | Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide mortgage protection life insurance to certain veterans unable to obtain commercial life insurance at a standard rate because of service-connected disabilities. Establishes guidelines for such insurance regarding: (1) amount of insurance; (2) premium rates; (3) p... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide mortgage protection life insurance to certain veterans unable to acquire commercial mortgage protection life insurance because of service-connected disabilities. |
440 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Primary Care Volunteer Incentive Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PRIMARY CARE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.
Part C of title VII of the Public Health Service Act is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 749. PRIMARY CARE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRA... | Primary Care Volunteer Incentive Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a loan repayment program to repay up to $5,000 each year of an individual's graduate educational loans in exchange for such individual serving without pay as a primary c... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a competitive loan repayment program for primary care physicians who commit to volunteering part-time at community health centers. |
441 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Benefits Protection
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. ENTITLEMENT TO BENEFITS FOR MONTH OF BENEFICIARY'S DEATH.
(a) Old-Age Insurance Benefits.--Section 202(a) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(a)) is amended by striking ``the month
prece... | Social Security Benefits Protection Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to continue an individual's entitlement to benefits through the month of his or her death, without affecting any other person's entitlement to benefits for that month. Disre... | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies, and for other purposes. |
442 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education Sustainability Act
of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Progress on sustainable development requires the
simultaneous achievement of a well functioning envir... | Higher Education Sustainability Act of 2004 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to eligible institutions of higher education to establish university sustainability centers to develop and implement integrated environmental, economic, and social sustainability pro... | To direct the Secretary of Education to provide grants to establish sustainability centers, charged with developing and implementing integrated environmental, economic, and social sustainability programs through administrative and operational practices as well as multidisciplinary research, education, and outreach at i... |
443 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FACT Act Rulewriting Improvement Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. RAPID IMPLEMENTATION OF REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED UNDER THE FAIR
AND ACCURATE CREDIT TRANSACTIONS ACT OF 2003.
(a) Accuracy Guidelines for Furnishers of Information.--Section
623(e) ... | FACT Act Rulewriting Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to confer responsibility upon the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alone to establish accuracy guidelines and prescribe regulations (according to the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003, or the FACT Act of 2003): (1) for fur... | To require rapid implementation of guidelines and regulations regarding the accuracy of consumer information furnished to consumer reporting agencies that were required to be established by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 and have not been implemented, to provide that the Federal Trade Commission ... |
444 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Revitalizing the Economy of Coal
Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More Act of
2016'' or the ``RECLAIM Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION FOR COAL COUNTRY.
(a) In General.--Title IV of the Surface Mining Control and
... | Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More Act of 2016 or the RECLAIM Act of 2016 This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to make specified funds available to the Department of the Interior for each of FY2017-FY2021 for distribution to ... | RECLAIM Act of 2016 |
445 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Montgomery GI Bill Improvements Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED BENEFITS UNDER MONTGOMERY GI BILL FOR FOUR YEARS OF
ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 30 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the fol... | Montgomery GI Bill Improvements Act of 2003 - Amends Federal basic educational assistance provisions (the Montgomery GI Bill) to authorize enhanced educational assistance to a member of the armed forces who, after September 30, 2003: (1) first enters on active duty; (2) reenlists or continues to serve on active duty; (... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill by establishing an enhanced educational assistance program, by increasing the amount of basic educational assistance, by repealing the requirement for reduction in pay for participation in the program, and for other purposes. |
446 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``RESPONSE Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. RAILROAD EMERGENCY SERVICES PREPAREDNESS, OPERATIONAL NEEDS,
AND SAFETY EVALUATION SUBCOMMITTEE.
Section 508 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 318) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating... | RESPONSE Act of 2014 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish the Railroad Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety Evaluation Subcommittee of the National Advisory Council. Directs the Subcommittee to eva... | RESPONSE Act of 2014 |
447 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Measures to Prevent Childhood
Obesity Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Obesity is related to more than 30 chronic conditions,
including diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and
arthrit... | Measures to Prevent Childhood Obesity Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require: (1) each health care provider that administers a vaccine set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table to record in the vaccinated person's medical record the person's age, gender, height, and weight to calculate body mass inde... | To prevent childhood obesity. |
448 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux
Tribe of Nebraska Development Trust Fund Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) by enacting the Act of December 22, 1944, commonly
known as the ``Flood Con... | Directs the tribal council of each Tribe to prepare a Tribal Plan for using payments for carrying out projects and programs to promote: (1) economic development; (2) infrastructure development; or (3) the educational, health, recreational, and social welfare objectives of the Tribe and its members.
Prohibits any paymen... | Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska Development Trust Fund Act |
449 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``WAIVE Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) As of July 15, 2011, the Department of Health and Human
Services has approved 1,471 one-year waivers giving some
Americans temporary relief from onero... | WAIVE Act - Allows an individual to apply for a waiver from one or more of the requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) by submitting an application to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Requires the application to include: (1) the provision or provisions of PPACA for which ... | A bill to ensure that all Americans have access to waivers from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. |
450 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Procure PGMS For Israel Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Hezbollah constitutes a major threat.
(2) Israel uses precision guided munitions to save civilian
lives.
(3) Congress authoriz... | Procure PGMS For Israel Act This bill authorizes the President to: (1) conduct a joint assessment with the government of Israel regarding Israel's precision guided munitions needs in a sustained armed confrontation with Hezbollah, and (2) add precision guided munitions to war reserve stocks in Israel and to transfer su... | Procure PGMS For Israel Act |
451 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Carbon Storage Stewardship Trust
Fund Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to promote the commercial deployment of carbon capture
and storage as an essential component of a national climate
mi... | Carbon Storage Stewardship Trust Fund Act of 2009 - Makes the Secretary of Energy responsible for the long-term stewardship of a carbon dioxide storage facility upon the issuance of a certificate of closure for the facility. Authorizes a state to request that the stewardship of a facility located in the state be transf... | A bill to establish a program to be managed by the Department of Energy to ensure prompt and orderly compensation for potential damages relating to the storage of carbon dioxide in geological storage units. |
452 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Valles Caldera National Preserve
Management Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Eligible employee.--The term ``eligible employee''
means a person who was a full-time or part-time employee of the
Trust during the 18... | Valles Caldera National Preserve Management Act - Designates the Valles Caldera National Preserve in New Mexico as a unit of the National Park System for the protection, preservation, and restoration of the fish, wildlife, watershed, natural, scientific, scenic, geologic, historic, cultural, archaeological, and recreat... | A bill to designate the Valles Caldera National Preserve as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. |
453 | SECTION 1. THE NATIONAL TEACHERS HALL OF FAME.
Part B of subtitle II of title 36, United States Code, is amended
by inserting after chapter 1533 the following new chapter:
``CHAPTER 1534--THE NATIONAL TEACHERS HALL OF FAME
``Sec.
``153401. Organization.
``153402. Purposes.
``153403. Operation.
``1534... | Grants a Federal charter to the National Teachers Hall of Fame, Incorporated (a tax-exempt organization incorporated under the laws of Kansas). | To amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to The National Teachers Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kansas. |
454 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Paid Sick Leave Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR PAID SICK LEAVE.
(a) In General.--An employer shall permit each employee employed by
the employer to earn not less than 1 hour of paid sick leave for every
30 hours worked, to be used as described in subse... | Paid Sick Leave Act - Requires certain employers, who employ 15 or more employees for each working day during 20 or more workweeks a year, to permit each employee to earn at least 1 hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked. Allows employees to use such time to: (1) meet their own medical needs; (2) care for the... | Paid Sick Leave Act |
455 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Priorities Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. RECAPTURE OF SAVINGS FROM RETAIL ELECTRICITY COMPETITION.
(a) Effective Date.--This Act shall take effect for a consumer
sector in any State on January 1 of the first year after all State
regulated elec... | Environmental Priorities Act of 2003 - Requires providers of retail electric services to contribute to the fiscal agent for the Environmental Priorities Board (established by this Act) ten percent of the total consumer savings for the consumer sector for that calendar year.Requires the Administrator of the Environmenta... | To establish a Fund for Environmental Priorities to be funded by a portion of the consumer savings resulting from retail electricity choice, and for other purposes. |
456 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Funding Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. REVISIONS TO SYSTEM OF PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY MATCHING PAYMENTS.
(a) Increase in Matching Rate for Payments.--Section 9034(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``an amount equal
to the... | Presidential Funding Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (including the Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act and the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account Act) and the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to, among other things: (1) increase the presidential primary $250 one-to-one match to a fou... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of public financing for presidential elections, and for other purposes. |
457 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Centennial Monetary Commission Act
of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Constitution endows Congress with the power ``to
coin money, regulate the value thereof''.
(2) Following the financial... | . Centennial Monetary Commission Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) This bill establishes the Centennial Monetary Commission to: (1) examine how U.S. monetary policy since the creation of the Federal Reserve Board in 1913 has affected the performance of the U.S. economy in terms of output, employment, prices, and financial stabili... | Centennial Monetary Commission Act of 2015 |
458 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Investing in U.S. Territories, Not
Corporations Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE TO RUM PRODUCERS.
Subsection (e) of section 7652 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to shipments of rum to the United States) is amen... | Investing in U.S. Territories, Not Corporations Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to shipments of rum to the United States from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, to: (1) limit during a two-year period the amount of direct and indirect government assistance by the governments of Puerto Rico ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to regulate the subsidies paid to rum producers in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes. |
459 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Revitalization Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. DISTRESSED COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BONDS.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 141(e) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (defining qualified bond) is amended by striking
``or'' at the end of... | Economic Revitalization Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a tax-exemption for distressed community economic development bonds. Excepts 50 percent of such bonds from the volume cap. Allows a deduction for such bonds as qualified tax-exempt obligations. | Economic Revitalization Act of 1996 |
460 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Climate Change Tax Amendments of
2001''.
SEC. 2. PERMANENT TAX CREDIT FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT REGARDING
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION, AVOIDANCE, OR
SEQUESTRATION.
(a) In General.--Section 41(h) of the Internal Re... | Climate Change Tax Amendments of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to: (1) set forth a permanent tax credit for research and development regarding greenhouse gas emissions reduction, avoidance, or sequestration; and (2) allow a tax credit for qualified investments in greenhouse gas emissions facilities.Ex... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the voluntary reduction, avoidance, and sequestration of greenhouse gas emissions and to advance global climate science and technology development and deployment. |
461 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coastal Services and Performance
Evaluation Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Amendment of Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972.
Sec. 4. Po... | Coastal Services and Performance Evaluation Act of 2003 - Amends Federal law to make loan repayments deposited in the Coastal Zone Management Fund available to offset costs of implementing coastal zone management programs.Requires the Secretary of Commerce to provide training, education, and technical assistance for co... | To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to reauthorize coastal services, training, education, and technical support programs of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a performance evaluation system for such administration, and for other purposes. |
462 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS.
(a) Appointments.--The following bankruptcy judges shall be
appointed in the manner prescribed in section 152(a)(1) of title 28,
United States Code, for the appointment of bankruptcy jud... | Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2002 - Makes appointments to the office of bankruptcy judge for judicial districts in the following States: California, Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Maryland; Michigan; Mississippi; New Jersey; New York; North Carolina, Pennsylvania; Puerto Rico; Tennessee; Virginia, South Carolina and Nevada... | A bill to provide bankruptcy judgeships. |
463 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Elections Review Commission
Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION; MEMBERSHIP.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known
as the Federal Elections Review Commission (hereafter in this Act
referred to as the ``Commis... | Federal Elections Review Commission Act - Establishes the Federal Elections Review Commission to study and report to the President and the Congress on the nature and consequences of the Federal electoral process, making recommendations to ensure the integrity of, and public confidence in, Federal elections. | To establish a commission to study and make recommendations with respect to the Federal electoral process. |
464 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``RESPONSE Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. RAILROAD EMERGENCY SERVICES PREPAREDNESS, OPERATIONAL NEEDS,
AND SAFETY EVALUATION SUBCOMMITTEE.
Section 508 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 318) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as su... | RESPONSE Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish the Railroad Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety Evaluation (RESPONSE) Subcommittee of the National Advisory Council. The RESPONSE Subcommitt... | RESPONSE Act of 2016 |
465 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Interstate Greyhound Racing Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND POLICY.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that the States should have the
primary responsibility for determining what forms of greyhound racing
may legally take place within their borders... | Interstate Greyhound Racing Act of 1993 - Allows the acceptance of interstate off-track wagers on greyhound races by off-track betting systems after consent is obtained from the host racing association (making certain exceptions with regard to existing contracts), the host racing commission, and the off-track commissio... | Interstate Greyhound Racing Act of 1993 |
466 | SECTION 1. TAX CREDIT FOR GREEN ROOFS.
(a) Findings and Purpose.--
(1) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(A) Green roofs reduce storm water run off.
(B) Green roofs reduce heating and cooling loads on
a building.
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) an 10% energy tax credit for the installation of a qualified green roof; and (2) a residential energy efficient tax credit for 30% of qualified green roof property expenditures up to $2,000. Defines a "qualified green roof" as any green roof which is at least 40% vegetated... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for green roofs. |
467 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Food Desert Oasis
Act of 2009''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--FOOD DESERT OASIS PILOT PROGRAM
Sec. 101. Fo... | Food Desert Oasis Act of 2009 - Designates certain U.S. cities as Food Desert Zones. Defines a "qualified food desert business" as a wholesale or retail business that derives at least 25% of its gross receipts from the sale of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Grants certain tax benefits to a qualified food desert business... | To establish the Food Desert Oasis Pilot Program, and for other purposes. |
468 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``Kate's Law''.
SEC. 2. ILLEGAL REENTRY.
Section 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1326)
is amended to read as follows:
``reentry of removed alien
``Sec. 276. (a) Reentry After Removal.--Any alien who has been ... | . Kate's Law (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise provisions relating to the reentry of removed aliens. The bill provides that an alien who has been excluded, deported, removed, or denied admission, or who has departed the United States while under an outstanding order of exclusion,... | Kate’s Law |
469 | SECTION 1. NO FEDERAL FUNDS FOR DRUGS WHEN PRESCRIBED FOR THE TREATMENT
OF ERECTILE OR SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION.
(a) Restriction.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, no Federal funds may be expended for the payment or
reimbursement, including paymen... | Prohibits the expenditure of federal funds for payment or reimbursement for a drug prescribed for the treatment of erectile or sexual dysfunction, including under any federal health care program (including Medicare, Medicaid, health-related programs administered by the Indian Health Service, the federal employees healt... | To provide that no Federal funds may be expended for the payment or reimbursement of drugs when prescribed for the treatment of erectile or sexual dysfunction. |
470 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Stornetta
Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2010''.
(b) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Public lands.--The term ``public lands'' has the
meaning stated in section 103(e) of the Federal Land Policy and
... | Stornetta Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2010 - Establishes the Stornetta Public Lands Outstanding Natural Area in Mendocino County, California, for the protection, conservation, and enhancement of the unique and nationally important historical, natural, cultural, scientific, educational, scenic, and recreational valu... | To designate the Stornetta Public Lands as an Outstanding Natural Area to be administered as a part of the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other purposes. |
471 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. LEGISLATIVE STAY.
(a) Establishment of Standards.--In place of the rules specified in
subsection (b), and notwithstanding the date by which such rules would
otherwise be required to be promulgated, the Admin... | EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 - Provides that the following rules shall have no force or effect and shall be treated as though they had never taken effect: (1) the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters; (2) t... | A bill to provide additional time for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators, and for other purposes. |
472 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Regulatory Review Sunshine Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act, the term--
(1) ``agency'' means an agency as defined under section
551(1) of title 5, United States Code, and section 552(f) of
title ... | Regulatory Review Sunshine Act of 1993 - Requires executive branch regulatory review entities to establish procedures to provide public access to specified information concerning each agency rulemaking activity under review.
Requires a review entity to transmit to the rulemaking agency: (1) copies of any written as w... | Regulatory Review Sunshine Act of 1993 |
473 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Quarantining the Ayatollah's State-
Sponsored Aggression and Militancy (QASSAM) Act''.
TITLE I--IRAN'S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS WATCH LIST AND REPORT
SEC. 101. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps... | Quarantining the Ayatollah's State-Sponsored Aggression and Militancy (QASSAM) Act This bill directs the President to block all property and property interest transactions of an entity that is U.S-located or controlled by a U.S. person if it is at least 20% owned by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), regardless o... | Quarantining the Ayatollah's State-Sponsored Aggression and Militancy (QASSAM) Act |
474 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pledge Language is English
Declaration and Government Endorsement Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) One of the fundamental strengths of the United States
is a shared commit... | Pledge Language is English Declaration and Government Endorsement Act of 2008 - Prohibits state or local educational agencies from requiring or permitting the Pledge of Allegiance or national anthem to be recited or sung in any language other than English in any elementary or secondary school under their jurisdiction.
... | To withhold Federal funds from schools that permit or require the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance or the national anthem in a language other than English. |
475 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom to Travel Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. TRAVEL TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
(a) Freedom of Travel for United States Citizens and Legal
Residents.--The President shall not restrict travel abroad by United
States citizens or legal residents, except to countrie... | Freedom to Travel Act of 1995 - Prohibits the President from restricting U.S. citizens or legal residents from traveling abroad, except to countries with which the United States is at war, where armed hostilities are in progress, or where there is imminent danger to the public health or physical safety of U.S. traveler... | Freedom to Travel Act of 1995 |
476 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Self-Defense Protection Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On July 17, 1998, the United Nations Diplomatic
Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an
International Cr... | American Self-Defense Protection Act of 2010 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should not ratify, nor should the President submit for ratification, the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC); (2) the President and the Secretary of State should not undertake actions that could... | To safeguard the sovereignty and right to self-defense of the United States and its allies, to prohibit United States participation in the International Criminal Court, and for other purposes. |
477 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Land Acquisition Impact
Relief Act of 1993.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) land that is held by agencies of the Federal Government
does not fully contribute to the tax base of overburdened units
of loca... | Federal Land Acquisition Impact Relief Act of 1993 - Requires the head of an agency to prepare an economic impact analysis prior to each agency acquisition of private land.
Directs the agency head to pay annually to the pertinent local government an amount equal to the real property taxes computed on the current marke... | Federal Land Acquisition Impact Relief Act of 1993 |
478 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Access to Capital for
Entrepreneurial Leaders Act'' or the ``EXCEL Act''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.
Section 303(b) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15
U.S.C. 683(b)) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in
the... | Expanding Access to Capital for Entrepreneurial Leaders Act or EXCEL Act - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to guarantee the payment of up to $4 billion per fiscal year for debentures or participating securities issued by small bu... | A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to enhance the Small Business Investment Company Program, and for other purposes. |
479 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Telemarketing Fraud Prevention Act
of 1998''.
SEC. 2. CRIMINAL FORFEITURE OF FRAUD PROCEEDS.
Section 982 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by redesignating the second paragraph designated as
... | Telemarketing Fraud Prevention Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal criminal code to require the court, in sentencing a defendant for specified offenses of fraud involving telemarketing, or conspiracies to commit such offenses, to order that the defendant forfeit to the United States any real or personal property: (1) use... | Telemarketing Fraud Prevention Act of 1998 |
480 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration Preinspection Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. PREINSPECTION AT FOREIGN AIRPORTS.
(a) In General.--The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by
inserting after section 235 the following new section:
``preinspection at foreign ... | Immigration Preinspection Act of 1993 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Attorney General to: (1) establish preinspection stations in at least three of the ten foreign airports identified as last departure points for the greatest numbers of passengers arriving at U.S. entry ports; (2) maintain ... | Immigration Preinspection Act of 1993 |
481 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Landfill Reduction Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that:
(1) While most forms of pollution are steadily being
reduced in the United States, solid waste discards are
projected to increase by 10 percent between... | Makes this Act inapplicable to any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2008. | Landfill Reduction Act of 2000 |
482 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Countering Foreign Propaganda and
Disinformation Act''.
SEC. 2. CENTER FOR INFORMATION ANALYSIS AND RESPONSE.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President shall establish a Center for
Informati... | Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act This bill directs the Department of State to establish a Center for Information Analysis and Response to: coordinate the sharing among government agencies of information on foreign government information warfare efforts, establish a process for integrating infor... | Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act |
483 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Fair Treatment and Job
Creation Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) There are approximately 28.7 million golfers in the
United States.
(2) The golf industry is responsible for rais... | Economic Fair Treatment and Job Creation Act of 2010 - Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to revise the prohibition against the use by any state or local government or private entity of funds made available in that Act for any golf course to prohibit such use for any golf course: (1) which is pri... | To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make funds and tax benefits available to assist job creation and workforce diversification in the golf industry, and for other purposes. |
484 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl
Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl was born in Hungary on
October 25, 1903, later moving to Slovakia to study under R... | Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl in recognition of his acts of valor during World W... | Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 |
485 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa
Indians Restoration Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians is a
political successor to signatories of the Pembina Treaty of
1863,... | . Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2015 (Sec. 4) Extends federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana. (Sec. 5) Makes the Tribe and each member eligible for all services and benefits provided by the United States to Indians and federally recognized Indian tribe... | Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2015 |
486 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Olympic Committee
Paralympic Program Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In 1998, Congress enacted the Olympic and Amateur
Sports Act Amendments of 199... | United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Program Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make a grant to the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) to plan, develop, manage, and implement the Paralympic Program (Program) for disabled veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces (members). Directs th... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to the Paralympic Program of the United States Olympic Committee, and for other purposes. |
487 | SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION.
Section 5209 of the Competitiveness Policy Council Act (15 U.S.C.
4808) is amended--
(1) by striking ``1991 and 1992'' and inserting ``1993,
1994, 1995, and 1996''; and
(2) by striking ``$5,000,000'' and inserting
``$2,500,000''.
SEC. 2. RENAM... | Amends the Competitiveness Policy Council Act to rename it and to: (1) change the name of the Competitiveness Policy Council to the National Competitiveness Commission (Commission); and (2) reauthorize and extend the Commission.
Amends the National Competitiveness Commission Act (as renamed) to make technical changes ... | To amend the Competitiveness Policy Council Act to provide for reauthorization, to rename the Council, and for other purposes. |
488 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Superior National Forest Land
Adjustment Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DEFINITIONS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Fragmentation of property rights on certain lands
within and adjacent to the Superior Nat... | Superior National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to sell certain lands in Superior National Forest in Minnesota. Requires: (1) consideration for a sale of lands to be not less than the appraised market value of those lands; and (2) the first offer for the sale of the lands ... | To authorize the sale of certain National Forest System lands in the Superior National Forest in Minnesota. |
489 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cold War Victory Medal Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(a) In General.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States Armed Forces engaged the forces of
international communism from September 2, 1945, the end of
World War II,... | Cold War Victory Medal Act - Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned, upon application, to issue Cold War Victory service medals to military personnel who served honorably during the Cold War era (September 2, 1945, through December 26, 1991). | To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of a military service medal to each member of the Armed Forces who served honorably during the Cold War, and for other purposes. |
490 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy Act
of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States has been a leader in seeking to
contain the spread of nuclear weapons technology and materials.
... | Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy Act of 1998 - Provides that, in order to end nuclear proliferation and reduce current nuclear arsenals and supplies of weapons-usable nuclear materials, it shall be U.S. policy to pursue certain nuclear nonproliferation objectives, including: (1) reaching a verifiable agreement with th... | Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy Act of 1998 |
491 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, FINDINGS, AND PURPOSE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Abandoned Hardrock
Mines Reclamation Funding Act''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Through various laws and policies, including the Act of
May 10, 1872 (commonly known as ... | Abandoned Hardrock Mines Reclamation Funding Act - Requires any person producing hardrock minerals from a mine within an unpatented mining claim or a mine on land that was patented under the general mining laws to pay a reclamation fee to the Secretary of the Interior.
Requires the fee amount to be equal to a percent... | To provide a source of funding for the reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes. |
492 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Health Workers Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Chronic diseases, defined as any condition that
requires regular medical attention or medication, are the
leading cause of... | Community Health Workers Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to promote positive health behaviors for women in target populations, especially racial and ethnic minority women in medically underserved communities.
Permits such funds ... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to promote positive health behaviors in women. |
493 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable and Reliable Gas Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. LIST OF FUELS.
(a) List of Fuels.--Section 211(c)(4)(C) of the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7545(c)(4)(C)) (as amended by the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(Public Law 109-58; 119 Stat. 1106)) is amended by s... | Affordable and Reliable Gas Act of 2005 - Amends the Clean Air Act (as amended by the Energy Policy Act of 2005) to: (1) require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, to identify and publish in the Federal Register a list of five gasolines and dies... | A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for a Federal Fuels List, and for other purposes. |
494 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nursing Facility Fire Safety Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) On February 26, 2003, a fire at a Hartford,
Connecticut, nursing facility without an automatic fire... | Nursing Facility Fire Safety Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to establish programs of direct loans and grants for retrofitting nursing facilities with automatic fire sprinkler systems. Gives priority to grant applications that demonstrate a need or hardship.
Requires t... | To provide loans and grants for fire sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities. |
495 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Savings Account Expansion Act
of 2016''.
SEC. 2. ADEQUATE FUNDS FOR HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS.
(a) In General.--Section 223(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by striking ``the sum of the monthly'' and all that
follows through `... | Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs). The bill modifies the requirements to: increase the maximum contribution amounts, permit the use of HSAs to pay health insurance premiums and direct primary care e... | Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2016 |
496 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ballistics, Law Assistance, and
Safety Technology Act'' or the ``BLAST Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to increase public safety by assisting law enforcement
in solving more gun-related crimes and offerin... | Ballistics, Law Assistance, and Safety Technology Act (BLAST Act) - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to require a licensed manufacturer or importer of firearms to: (1) test fire manufactured or imported firearms as specified by the Secretary of the Treasury; (2) prepare ballistics images of the fired bu... | A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all firearms in custody of Federal agencies. |
497 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securities and Exchange Commission
Fee Reduction Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. REDUCING REGISTRATION FEES.
Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77f(b)) is
amended to read as follows:
``(b) Registration Fee.--
``(1) Fee payment... | Securities and Exchange Commission Fee Reduction Act of 1996 - Amends the Securities Act of 1933 to: (1) prohibit the minimum required registration fee from exceeding $100 (current law prohibits the minimum fee from being less than $100); and (2) set forth a schedule for general revenue fees and offsetting collection ... | Securities and Exchange Commission Fee Reduction Act of 1996 |
498 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Growth and Price Stability
Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; STATEMENT OF POLICY.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) during the 25 years preceding the date of enactment of
this Act, the United States experienced a ... | Economic Growth and Price Stability Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to repeal the mandate of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee to maintain long run growth of monetary and credit aggregates in order to promote maximum employment, stable prices, and mo... | Economic Growth and Price Stability Act of 1995 |
499 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enhancing Quality Assistance and
Leadership and Improving Transparency for Women Act'' or the ``EQUALITY
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Women are vital to successful development. On January
... | Enhancing Quality Assistance and Leadership and Improving Transparency for Women Act or the EQUALITY Act - Establishes in the Office of the Secretary of State the Office for Global Women's Issues which shall be headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues.
Establishes in the United States Agency for Inte... | A bill to establish the Office for Global Women's Issues and the Women's Development Advisor to facilitate interagency coordination and the integration of gender considerations into the strategies, programming, and associated outcomes of the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development... |
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