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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employees Deserve to
Volunteer on the Elections Act of 2008'' or the ``FEDVOTE Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. LEAVE TO SERVE AS A POLL WORKER.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 63 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end... | Federal Employees Deserve to Volunteer on the Elections Act of 2008 or the FEDVOTE Act of 2008 - Entitles executive agency employees to leave, without loss of or reduction in pay, leave to which otherwise entitled, credit for time or service, or performance or efficiency rating, not exceeding six days in a leave year, ... | To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional leave for Federal employees to serve as poll workers, and to direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States for poll worker recruitment and training. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Currently, it is possible to test for at least 30
disorders through newborn screening.
(2) There is a lack of uniform newbo... | Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Associate Administrator of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award grants for newborn screening education ... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping Families Home Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. DEED-FOR-LEASE PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--Each servicer shall establish a deed-for-
lease program (hereinafter referred to as the ``Program''),
which shall perm... | Keeping Families Home Act of 2014 - Directs each mortgage servicer to establish a deed-for-lease program which shall permit an eligible mortgagor to: enter into a deed in lieu of foreclosure agreement; continue to occupy and lease the property that is the subject of the agreement for one year; and have a right of firs... | Keeping Families Home Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Research Informed Consent
Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT OF INFORMED CONSENT REGARDING USE OF HUMAN SUBJECTS
IN FEDERALLY QUALIFIED RESEARCH.
(a) In General.--Section 491 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 289) is amended by... | Federal Research Informed Consent Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the requirement that, in federally qualified research in which any human subject is to be used, the principal researcher obtain the informed consent of the subject. Allows the ... | Federal Research Informed Consent Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Long-Term Care Insurance for the
Elderly Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. TAX-FREE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS FOR
THE PURCHASE OF LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE COVERAGE BY
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ATTAINED AGE 59\1/2\.
... | Long-Term Care Insurance for the Elderly Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax-free distributions from an individual retirement account or an individual retirement annuity for the purchase of long-term care insurance coverage when: (1) the entire amount received is used to buy such insurance for ... | Long-Term Care Insurance for the Elderly Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Clean Water Trust Fund Act
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CLEAN WATER TRUST FUND.
Section 309 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1319) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(h) National Clean Water Trust Fund.--
... | National Clean Water Trust Fund Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a National Clean Water Trust Fund to be composed of monies obtained through enforcement actions. Makes the Fund available for projects to restore waters from damages resulting from violations of such Act and from t... | National Clean Water Trust Fund Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Regulatory Accountability Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds and declares that--
(1) the overall cost of Federal regulation in the United
States has risen to wel... | Regulatory Accountability Act of 1993 - Sets forth specific requirements Federal agencies must adhere to in taking any regulatory action.
Provides an exemption from certain requirements for regulatory actions for which the President publishes in the Federal Register a statement of waiver that: (1) outlines the reason... | Regulatory Accountability Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. PURCHASES FROM FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES.
(a) Revision of Preference.--Section 4124 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) and
inserting the following:
``(a) A Federal agency that has a requirement for a specific
product listed in the current edition of th... | Amends the Federal criminal code to revise the requirements for procurement of products of Federal Prison Industries (FPI).Directs a Federal agency that has a requirement for a specific product listed in the current edition of the FPI catalog to: (1) provide a copy of the required notice to FPI at least 15 days before ... | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to revise the requirements for procurement of products of Federal Prison Industries to meet needs of Federal agencies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``STELA
Reauthorization Act of 2014''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. No additional appropriations authorized.
... | STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Title I: Communications Provisions - (Sec. 101) Amends the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 (STELA), to extend until December 31, 2019, the exemption from retransmission consent requirements (which prohibit cable sy... | STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safeguarding America's Retirement
Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. NEW PROTECTIONS UNDER ERISA FIDUCIARY RULES FOR PARTICIPANTS
AND BENEFICIARIES UNDER 401(K) PLANS.
Section 404(a)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 (29 U.S.... | Safeguarding America's Retirement Act of 2002 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to prohibit individual account plans which include cash or deferred arrangements, under the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 401(k), from using employee contributions to acquire or hold more than ten pe... | To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide new protections under applicable fiduciary rules for participants and beneficiaries under 401(k) plans and to provide for 3-year vesting of elective deferrals under such plans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Infant Immunization Improvement Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR VACCINATION CO-LOCATION SERVICES AT
WIC CLINICS.
Section 317(k) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b(k))
is amended by adding at the end the fol... | Infant Immunization Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize an immunization grantee to use funds from a preventive health services grant to provide, through participating Women, Infants and Children Program clinics: (1) recommended vaccines to eligible children aged 0 to 35 months; (... | A bill to improve vaccination rates among children. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Corporate Inverters Earnings
Stripping Reform Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL RULES RELATED TO INVERTED CORPORATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 7874 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h) and ... | Corporate Inverters Earnings Stripping Reform Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose limitations on the tax deduction for interest paid by corporations which are designated as applicable entities (i.e., members of an expanded affiliated group which includes a surrogate foreign corporation which is not... | Corporate Inverters Earnings Stripping Reform Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Child Protection and
Volunteers for Children Improvement Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 5 of the National Child Protection Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C.
5119c) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and'' at the en... | National Child Protection and Volunteers for Children Improvement Act of 2002 - Amends the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to define "qualified State program" to include policies and procedures that require: (1) requests for national criminal history background checks to be routinely returned to a qualified entit... | To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Aviation Bilateral Accountability
Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. CIVIL AVIATION AGREEMENTS.
Section 40105 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(e) Congressional Approval.--
``(1) In general.--A civil... | Aviation Bilateral Accountability Act of 1998 - Amends Federal aviation law to require congressional approval, according to a specified procedure, of civil aviation agreements establishing air navigation (including air routes and services) between the United States and a foreign country. | Aviation Bilateral Accountability Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Antitrust Technical Corrections Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.
(a) Act of March 3, 1913.--The Act of March 3, 1913 (chapter 114,
37 Stat. 731; 15 U.S.C. 30) is repealed.
(b) Panama Canal Act.--Section 11 of the Panama Canal Act (37 Stat.
566; ... | Antitrust Technical Corrections Act of 2001 - (Sec. 2) Repeals: (1) the Act of March 3, 1913, requiring proceedings for the taking of depositions for use in suits in equity brought by the United States under the Sherman Act to be open to the public; and (2) provisions of the Panama Canal Act which bar use of the Panama... | To make technical corrections to various antitrust laws and to references to such laws. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Child Health
Immunization Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--
(1) Current circumstances.--Congress finds the following:
(A) Immunizations are among the most cost-effective
... | Comprehensive Child Health Immunization Act of 1993 - Amends the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to regularly contract for the purchase of specified childhood vaccines in amounts: (1) necessary for distribution under the Public Health Service Act to meet anticipated needs and f... | Comprehensive Child Health Immunization Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Assistance for Workforce Recovery
Program Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In today's global economy, employees must possess the
education and training necessary to adapt... | Assistance for Workforce Recovery Program Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1988 to require the Secretary of Labor to establish the Unemployment Tuition Assistance Program making tuition assistance available to individuals who became or become unemployed on or after December 1, 2007, due to the recession for... | A bill to establish a program to provide tuition assistance to individuals who have lost their jobs as a result of the economic downturn. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``John F. Kennedy Center Plaza
Authorization Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER PLAZA.
The John F. Kennedy Center Act (20 U.S.C. 76h et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating sections 12 and 13 as sections 13 and
14, respe... | John F. Kennedy Center Plaza Authorization Act of 2002 - Amends the John F. Kennedy Center Act to direct the Secretary of Transportation to undertake activities necessary to plan, design, engineer, and construct a Plaza (other than buildings) adjacent to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, including imp... | A bill to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a project for construction of a plaza adjacent to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTING PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--The Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 is
amended--
(1) by striking section 604 (16 U.S.C. 6591c);
(2) by redesignating sections 601, 602, and 603 (16 U.S.C.
6591, 6591a, 6591b) as sections 701, 702, and 703,
... | This bill amends the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to authorize the Forest Service to enter into stewardship contracting projects with private persons or other public entities to perform services to achieve land management goals for the National Forest System that meet local and rural community needs. The ... | A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to provide for stewardship contracting projects, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Survivor's Benefits Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. CONTINUATION OF BENEFITS THROUGH 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
preceding... | Provides for disregard of such benefits for the individual for the month of death under provisions for determining maximum family benefits. | Family Survivor's Benefits Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) certain scattered parcels of Federal land in Gilpin
County, Colorado, are administered by the Secretary of the
Interior as part of the Royal Gorge Resource Area, Canon City
District, Bureau of Land Mana... | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Lake Gulch, Inc., a Colorado corporation, specified lands in Gilpin County, Colorado, in exchange for: (1) certain lands comprising approximately 40 acres located in Larimer County, Colorado, within the boundaries of Rock Mountain National Park; (2) certain lands loca... | A bill to provide for the exchange of certain lands in Gilpin County, Colorado. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Grand Teton National Park Extension
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Park.--The term ``Park'' means the Grand Teton National
Park.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
the Interior.
... | Grand Teton National Park Extension Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1 ) accept from any willing donor the donation of any land or interest in land of the GT Park Subdivision; and (2) upon acquisition of land or an interest, include the land or interest in the boundaries of Grand Teton Nation... | A bill to modify the boundaries of Grand Teton National Park to include certain land within the GT Park Subdivision, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative
Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) During the Battle for Baltimore of the War of 1812,
Francis Scott Key visited the British fleet in the Chesapeake
Bay on Se... | Star-Spangled Banner Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins and $1 silver coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the Star-Spangled Banner.
Requires a coin design emblematic of the War of 1812, and in particular of, the Battle fo... | A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the Star-Spangled Banner, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Jordan Defense
Cooperation Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) From the $2,400,000,000 in total United States
multilateral funding for the Syrian humanitarian crisis, the
... | United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act of 2014 - Expresses the sense of Congress that expeditious consideration of certifications of letters of offer to sell defense articles, defense services, design and construction services, and major defense equipment to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is fully consistent wit... | United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. INFERTILITY BENEFITS.
Section 8904 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(c)(1) Each health benefits plan described by section 8903 or
8903a which provides obstetrical benefits shall also provide coverage
for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility, i... | Amends Federal civil service law to require any health benefits plan under the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program that provides obstetrical benefits to also provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility, including nonexperimental assisted reproductive technology procedures. | To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that any health benefits plan which provides obstetrical benefits shall be required also to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility. |
SECTION 1. PURPOSES AND DEFINITIONS.
(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain
Federal lands in Missouri from the Secretary of the Interior to
the Secretary of Agriculture for continued Federal operation of
the Mingo ... | Transfers (with a reversionary interest for non-Job Corps use) administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands in Stoddard County, Missouri, from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Agriculture for continued operation of the Mingo Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center. Maintains Department of Labor ... | To transfer federal lands between the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reciprocal Market Access Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) One of the fundamental tenets of the World Trade
Organization (WTO) is reciprocal market access. This principle
... | Reciprocal Market Access Act of 2018 This bill requires that reductions in tariff rates for imports into the United States are accompanied by reciprocal trade barrier reductions for the same U.S.-produced goods exported to the same foreign country. Before the President agrees to reduce or eliminate a rate of duty for a... | Reciprocal Market Access Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fourth Amendment Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution
states ``The right of the people to be secure in their persons,
houses, papers, a... | Fourth Amendment Restoration Act - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to impose limits on roving electronic surveillance by revising specifications and adding directions required to be included in the order of a designated judge approving such surveillance, including, in cases where the fac... | A bill to modify the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 and to require judicial review of National Security Letters and Suspicious Activity Reports to prevent unreasonable searches and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Maritime Competitiveness Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Since early in our Nation's history, it has been the
policy of the United States to maintain a strong United States
maritime in... | Maritime Competitiveness Act of 1993 - Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to establish the National Commission to Ensure a Strong and Competitive United States Maritime Industry. Terminates the Commission after transmittal of its report. | Maritime Competitiveness Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Priorities Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Senate finds the following:
(1) The United States has the highest rate of poverty and
the highest rate of childhood poverty among 17 major countries
in the Organizatio... | National Priorities Act of 2007 - Rescinds after 2008 income tax reductions enacted under the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 and the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 for taxpayers with gross incomes in 2008 of over $400,000.
Reduces funding for the Department of Defense ... | A bill to expand the middle class, reduce the gap between the rich and the poor, keep our promises to veterans, lower the poverty rate, and reduce the Federal deficit by repealing tax breaks for the wealthiest one percent and eliminating unnecessary Cold War era defense spending, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Injury Compensation Reform
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) Congressional Findings.--
(1) Effect on interstate commerce.--The Congress finds that
the health care and insurance industries are industries
... | Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of 1993 - Makes this Act applicable, with exceptions, to: (1) any medical malpractice liability claim and action brought in State or Federal court; and (2) claims accruing or actions brought after three years after enactment of this Act. Specifies that nothing in this Act shall ... | Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing Disparities Using Care
Models and Education Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The infant death rate among African-Americans is more
than double that of Whites.
(2) The death rat... | Reducing Disparities Using Care Models and Education Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to contract with the National Academy of Medicine (formerly known as the Institute of Medicine) to study health disparities, existing programs and policies intended to reduce disparities... | Reducing Disparities Using Care Models and Education Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ``United States Fire
Administration Reauthorization Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The number of lives lost each year because of fire has
dropped significantly over the last 25 years in the Unite... | United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) for FY2009-FY2012.
(Sec. 4) Authorizes the Superintendent of the National Academy for Fire Prevention and Control to in... | A bill to reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PROCEDURES FOR COLLECTION AND DELIVERY OF MARKED ABSENTEE
BALLOTS OF ABSENT OVERSEAS UNIFORMED SERVICES VOTERS.
(a) Procedures.--
(1) In general.--The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens
Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff et seq.) is amended by
inserting after... | Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to direct the Secretary of Defense (the presidential designee) to establish procedures for: (1) collecting marked absentee ballots of military overseas voters in elections for federal office; and (2) delivering such ballots to the appropriate state election... | A bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cost of Services and Translations
Act'' or the ``COST Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to create a new appendix within each agency's annual
performance and accountability report detailing any cost
... | Cost of Services and Translations Act or the COST Act Requires federal agency Chief Financial Officers to include multilingual services accounting information in their mandatory annual reports to the agency head and to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Defines multilingual services to include: (1) services pr... | COST Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ste. Genevieve National Historic
Site Establishment Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Historic district.--The term ``Historic District''
means the Ste. Genevieve Historic District National Historic
Landma... | Ste. Genevieve National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2016 This bill establishes the Ste. Genevieve National Historic Site in Missouri as a unit of the National Park System. Interior may acquire, by donation, purchase, or exchange, any land or interest in land located within the boundary of the Historic Site or a... | Ste. Genevieve National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The historic significance of the 52-mile Going-to-the-
Sun Road is recognized by its listing on the National Register
of Historic Places in 1983, designation as a National Historic
Engineering Landmark by the Amer... | Directs the Secretary to upgrade and continue the maintenance of utility systems which service the Park and its related facilities. Authorizes appropriations.
Requires the Secretary to complete a comprehensive plan for visitor facilities in the Park by a specified deadline. Prescribes plan contents, including a plan fo... | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to authorize and provide funding for rehabilitation of the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, to authorize funds for maintenance of utilities related to the Park, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Citizen Housing Safety Act''.
SEC. 2. SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING SAFETY.
(a) Limitation on Occupancy in Public Housing Designated for
Elderly Families.--
(1) In general.--Section 7(a) of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (42 ... | Senior Citizen Housing Safety Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to prohibit persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying dwelling units in assisted housing designated for elderly families. | Senior Citizen Housing Safety Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Counsel Accountability
and Reform Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION.
Section 599 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking
``Reauthorization Act of 1987'' and inserting ``Act of 1993''.
SEC. 3. APPLICATION TO MEMBERS OF CONGRE... | Independent Counsel Accountability and Reform Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal judicial code to reauthorize the independent counsel statute (the Act). Makes the Act applicable to Members of Congress.
Revises the Act to: (1) require specific information from a credible source sufficient to constitute grounds to inves... | Independent Counsel Accountability and Reform Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Winnemem Wintu Tribe Clarification
and Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Winnemem Wintu Indian Tribe was entitled to have
been included in the 1979 acknowledgement process that created
a lis... | Winnemem Wintu Tribe Clarification and Restoration Act - Restores Federal recognition to the Winnemem Wintu Indian Tribe of California. | A bill to restore recognition to the Winnemem Wintu Indian Tribe of California. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE (SOMA) PROGRAM
REAUTHORIZATION.
Section 126(d) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of
2006 (42 U.S.C. 16926(d)) is amended to read as foll... | Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act to reauthorize through FY2022 the Sex Offender Management Assistance program. (Sec. 3) The bill reauthorizes through FY2022 the activities of the U.S. Marshals Service to locate and apprehend sex offender... | Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Franchise Data and Public
Information Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Franchise business relationships represent a large and
growing segment of the Nation's retail and ... | Federal Franchise Data and Public Information Act - Requires all persons, partnerships, or corporations selling or offering for sale any franchise or any relationship represented either orally or in writing to be a franchise to file with the Department of Commerce a franchise disclosure document or circular which lists... | Federal Franchise Data and Public Information Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student-to-School Nurse Ratio
Improvement Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The American Academy of Pediatrics emphasizes the
crucial role school nurses have in the seamless provision of
... | Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make matching demonstration grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) in which the student-to-school nurse ratio in each of their public elementary and secondary schools is 750 or more students to every school nurse to re... | To make demonstration grants to eligible local educational agencies for the purpose of reducing the student-to-school nurse ratio in public elementary schools and secondary schools. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Asian Elephant Conservation Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Asian elephant populations in nations within the range
of Asian elephants have continued to decline to the point that
the lo... | Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to use amounts in the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund (established under this Act) to provide financial assistance for projects for the conservation of Asian elephants for which final project proposals are approved by the Secretary.
Sets... | Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trade Fairness Act of 1999.''
SEC. 2. RELIEF FROM INJURY.
(a) Test for Positive Adjustment to Import Competition.--Section
201(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2251(a)) is amended by
striking ``substantial''.
(b) Investigations and Determinat... | Revises certain factors the International Trade Commission must consider when investigating to determine whether an article is being imported into the United States in such increased quantities as to be a substantial cause of serious injury (or threat) to the domestic industry producing an article like or directly comp... | Trade Fairness Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Extradition
Enforcement Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT ON EXTRADITION EFFORTS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES
AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.
(a) Annual Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than January 1 of each year, ... | Prohibits the provision of development and security assistance to, or the issuance of a visa to any alien who is a high-ranking official of, a government of a country uncooperative in extradition efforts with the United States. Provides for the waiver of such prohibitions if it is in the vital national interests of the... | International Extradition Enforcement Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Contracting
Opportunities Expansion Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. GOALS FOR PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS AWARDED TO SMALL BUSINESS
CONCERNS.
(a) In General.--Section 15(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
644(g)) is amended by strik... | Small Business Contracting Opportunities Expansion Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to raise from 23% to 26% the governmentwide prime contract award goal for participation by small business concerns and make the governmentwide subcontract participation award goal 40% for such businesses. Increases percentage... | To amend the Small Business Act to provide for higher goals for procurement contracts awarded to small business concerns, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FAILURE TO REPATRIATE EXCEPTION TO IMMUNITY.
(a) Standing in Federal Courts.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 97 of title 28, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 1605A the
following:
``Sec. 1605B. Failure to repatriate exception to the jurisdictional
... | Denies immunity from the jurisdiction of U.S. courts to a foreign country in any case: (1) brought against a foreign country that denied or unreasonably delayed the repatriation of an alien who is a citizen, subject, national, or resident of such country and who, while under a final order of removal from the United Sta... | To create a cause of action and allow standing in Federal courts against a country that denies or unreasonably delays the repatriation of a national ordered removed from the United States to such country who later commits a crime of violence in the United States, to withhold foreign assistance from each country that de... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``David's Sling Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Israel is threatened by missiles and rockets from
adversaries in the region.
(2) Over the past several years, wi... | David's Sling Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 This bill authorizes the Secretary of Defense carry out activities relating to the research, development, test, and evaluation and procurement of the David's Sling weapons program. It is the sense of Congress that: the United States and Israel should enter into a p... | David's Sling Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transportation Security
Administration Ombudsman Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION OMBUDSMAN OFFICE.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 449 of title 49, United
States Code is amended by adding at the end the following... | Transportation Security Administration Ombudsman Act of 2011 - Establishes in the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) an Office of the Ombudsman, which shall be headed by the Ombudsman of TSA.
Requires the individual appointed as Ombudsman to have expertise in: (1)... | To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish an Ombudsman Office within the Transportation Security Administration for the purpose of enhancing transportation security by providing confidential, informal, and neutral assistance to address work-place related problems of Transportation Security Administration empl... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Farm Safety Net Improvement Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. REVENUE COUNTER-CYCLICAL PROGRAM.
Section 1104 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
(7 U.S.C. 7914) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 1104. REVENUE COUNTER-CYCLICAL PROGRAM.
... | Farm Safety Net Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend (through crop year 2012) and revise the counter-cyclical payment program.
Makes payments available in a state for a covered commodity if the actual state revenue (as defined by this Act) for the commodity is l... | A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to make revenue counter-cyclical payments available to producers on a farm to ensure that the producers at least receive a minimum level of revenue from the production of a covered commodity, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act
of 2015''.
SEC. 2. INJUNCTIONS AGAINST RAILROAD COMMON CARRIERS.
Section 16 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 26) is amended--
(1) by striking ``That any person'' and inserting the
following:
``(a)... | Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2015 Amends the Clayton Act to grant the United States exclusive authority to bring suit for injunctive relief against any common carrier that is not a rail common carrier and that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board (STB). This covers motor carriers,... | Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Low Carbon Fuel Standard Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD.
At the end of title II of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 841. LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD.
``(a) Definitions.... | Low Carbon Fuel Standard Act of 2009 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue regulations that: (1) determine the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of all transportation fuels; (2) determine the fuel emission baseline (i.e., average lifecycle greenho... | To amend the Clean Air Act regarding transportation fuels and establishment of a low carbon fuel standard. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mental Health Training Enhancement
for First Responders Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Section 2991(b)(5)(I) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797aa(b)(5)(I)) is amended by adding ... | Mental Health Training Enhancement for First Responders Act of 2016 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the allowable use of grant funds under the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program to include specialized mental health training for law enforcement officers. | Mental Health Training Enhancement for First Responders Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Commission on Employment
and Economic Security Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Employment is the backbone of the United States
economy, helping individuals feel positive about themselves,
... | National Commission on Employment and Economic Security Act - Establishes the National Commission on Employment and Economic Security to study and report on: (1) issues related to economic and psychological insecurity caused by employment displacement of U.S. workers; (2) relationships between psychological stress caus... | To establish a commission to study employment and economic insecurity in the United States workforce. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chinese Human Rights Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Political prisoner.--The term ``political prisoner''
means an individual citizen of the People's Republic o... | Chinese Human Rights Act of 1995 - Declares null and void any waiver by the President of human rights and emigration requirements for nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) for China under the Trade Act of 1974. Denies most-favored-nation treatment to China until the Congress provides so by statut... | Chinese Human Rights Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Campus Law Enforcement Emergency
Response Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. LAW ENFORCEMENT EMERGENCIES.
Section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1092(f)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (15) as
p... | Campus Law Enforcement Emergency Response Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each institution of higher education (IHE) participating in any program under title IV (Student Assistance) to include information concerning its law enforcement emergency response program and the occurrence of ca... | A bill to amend section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding law enforcement emergencies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Physician Equity Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL SPECIAL PAY RECEIVED BY MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND
VETERINARY OFFICERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES TREATED AS
PART OF BASIC PAY FOR RETIREMENT PURPOSES.
(a) Members Who Be... | Military Physician Equity Act of 2002 - Provides that the military personnel retired or retainer pay base shall include specified percentages of any additional or special pay received as a medical, dental, and veterinary officer for an officer who has completed at least 15 years of military service before retirement. M... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that additional special pay received by medical, dental, or veterinary officers of the uniformed services be treated as part of basic pay for retirement purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Christopher Bryski
Student Loan Protection Act'' and ``Christopher's Law''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) There is no requirement for Federal or private
educational lenders to provide... | Christopher Bryski Student Loan Protection Act and Christopher's Law - (Sec. 2) Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require institutions of higher education (IHEs) that provide student loan counseling to new borrowers and cosigners at the time of any student loan application, origination, or consolidation, or at the tim... | To amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners with respect to student loans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) There are new and emerging opportunities for producing
renewable energy fuel products, which will be of benefit to the
United States and its citizens.
(2) Disposal of animal and agricultural wastes can be a
ma... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the credit for production of electricity from renewable resources to include production of energy from agricultural and animal waste, including by-products and associated materials. Limits such credit to facilities placed in service after 2001 and before 2007. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for the production of electricity from renewable resources to include production of energy from agricultural and animal waste. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Land Sovereignty Protection
Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The power to dispose of and make all needful rules and
regulations governing lands belonging to the U... | American Land Sovereignty Protection Act of 1996 - Amends the National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from nominating any Federal lands for inclusion on the World Heritage List pursuant to the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural ... | American Land Sovereignty Protection Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION OF DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST RECEIVED BY INDIVIDUALS.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to amounts specifically
excluded from gross income) is amended by inserting after section 115
the following new section:
``SEC. 116. EXCL... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from an individual's gross income: (1) dividends received from domestic corporations; and (2) interest. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion for all dividends and interest received by individuals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Aviation Safety Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES PROVIDING AIR SAFETY INFORMATION.
(a) In General.--Chapter 421 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``SUBCHAPTER III--WHISTLEBLOWER ... | Aviation Safety Protection Act - Amends Federal transportation law to establish a whistleblower protection program for airline employees providing air safety information.
Prohibits air carriers, contractors, and subcontractors from discharging or otherwise discriminating against an employee as to pay, terms, condition... | Aviation Safety Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Saving the Earnings and Noting the
Investment of Our Retired Seniors Act of 2015'' or the ``SENIORS Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) seniors, especially those on a fixed income, who were
... | Saving the Earnings and Noting the Investment of Our Retired Seniors Act of 2015 or the SENIORS Act of 2015 This bill expresses the sense of Congress on a cost-of-living increase to Social Security benefits for seniors. The Department of the Treasury shall disburse a one-time payment to certain individuals who are enti... | SENIORS Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Livestock Concentration Report Act
of 1995''.
SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSION.
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the President shall appoint a Commission on Concentration in the
Livestock Industry which shall be com... | Livestock Concentration Report Act of 1995 - Directs the President to appoint a Commission on Concentration in the Livestock Industry to review and report on specified meat packing industry matters, including certain studies, effects of antitrust laws, and prices. | Livestock Concentration Report Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans and Survivors Behavioral
Health Awareness Act''.
SEC. 2. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH CARE SPECIALISTS FOR VET CENTERS.
(a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting
thro... | Veterans and Survivors Behavioral Health Awareness Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide scholarships to individuals pursuing education or training in behavioral health care specialties that are critical to the operations of Vet Centers (centers for readjustment counseling and related mental h... | To improve and enhance the mental health care benefits available to veterans, to enhance counseling and other benefits available to survivors of veterans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act''.
SEC. 2. ENERGY EFFICIENCY RETROFIT PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Applicant.--The term ``applicant'' means a nonprofit
organization that applies for a grant under this section... | Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for the purpose of retrofitting buildings owned by such organizations with energy-efficiency improvements. Directs the Secretary, in determining whether to award a grant, to ap... | Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NOAA Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Monitoring, Education, Training, and Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. CHESAPEAKE BAY OFFICE PROGRAMS.
Section 307 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Authorization Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 1511d) is amended--
... | NOAA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Monitoring, Education, Training, and Restoration Act - Requires the Director of the Chesapeake Bay Office, within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to establish a Chesapeake Bay Integrated Observing System.
Directs the System to coordinate existing monitoring and... | A bill to amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1992 to establish programs to enhance protection of the Chesapeake Bay, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Syria Accountability Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On September 20, 2001, President George Bush stated at
a joint session of Congress that ``[e]very nation, in every
region, now ... | Syria Accountability Act of 2002 - Prohibits the President from exporting any item on the United States Munitions List or Commerce Control List of dual-use items in the Export Administration Regulations, providing any U.S. assistance to U.S. businesses with respect to investment or other activities, or conducting Overs... | A bill to halt Syrian support for terrorism, end its occupation of Lebanon, stop its development of weapons of mass destruction, cease its illegal importation of Iraqi oil, and by so doing hold Syria accountable for its role in the Middle East, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Terrorist Asset Seizure Reform Act
of 2016''.
SEC. 2. CONFISCATION OF ASSETS.
(a) Confiscation of Interest.--
(1) Initial confiscation.--As soon as practicable after the
date of the enactment of this Act, but in no case later than 1... | Terrorist Asset Seizure Reform Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to require each financial institution to transfer annually to it all amounts of interest it has paid on certain frozen bank accounts, which shall be deposited into the Confiscated Assets Fund establish by this bill. With respec... | Terrorist Asset Seizure Reform Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN DIVIDENDS PAID BY REGULATED INVESTMENT
COMPANIES TO NONRESIDENT ALIENS EXPANDED AND MADE
PERMANENT.
(a) Expansion of Exemption for Interest-Related Dividends.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (E) of section 871(k)(1) of
the Internal... | This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax on nonresident alien individuals, to expand the categories of interest-related dividends for which a tax exemption is allowed. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand rules related to investment by nonresident aliens in domestic mutual funds and business development companies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Back to Work Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT FOR
VETERANS.
(a) Extension of Credit for Veterans.--Clause (i) of section
51(c)(4)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended b... | Veterans Back to Work Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2013 the work opportunity tax credit for hiring qualified veterans (veterans receiving compensation for a service-connected disability and other federal assistance), and (2) allow employers who hire qualified veterans an exempti... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans and to allow an exemption from an employer's employment taxes in an amount equivalent to the value of such credit. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jobs Friendly America Act''.
SEC. 2. ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION FOR EQUIPMENT USED TO MANUFACTURE OR
DEVELOP PRODUCTS IN THE UNITED STATES.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 168(e)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relatin... | Jobs Friendly America Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow accelerated depreciation for equipment used by any corporation having a majority of its manufacturing equipment in the United States.
Reduces corporate and individual capital gains rates.
Repeals the deferral on earnings of controlled foreign corpo... | Jobs Friendly America Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National MS Disease Registry Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Multiple sclerosis (referred to in this section as
``MS'') is a progressive, disabling disease that affects the
brain and the s... | National MS Disease Registry Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, to: (1) develop a system to collect data on multiple sclerosis (MS); and (2) establish a national surveillan... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a permanent Multiple Sclerosis National Surveillance System. |
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.
(a) Chapter 4 Highway Safety Programs.--Section 2001(a)(1) of the
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users (Pub. L. 109-59; 119 Stat. 1519) is amended--
... | Amends the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) to extend through FY2010 and the period October 1, 2010-March 31, 2011, the authorization of appropriations funded by the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) (other than the Mass Transit Account) for National Highway Traff... | An original bill to extend National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration authorizations funded by the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bring Our Children Home Act''.
SEC. 2. JURISDICTION OVER COMPETING STATE CUSTODY ORDERS.
Section 1738A of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(i) If a court of 1 State makes a child custody determination in... | Bring Our Children Home Act - Amends the Federal judicial code to provide that a contestant may bring an action in U.S. district court to resolve conflicting child custody determinations. Directs the Attorney General to establish a registry of child custody and visitation orders and proceedings. Authorizes State and lo... | A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to give district courts of the United States jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Primary Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
For purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``election year'' means a year during which a
Presidential election is to be held;
(2) the term ``national committee'' means ... | Presidential Primary Act of 1996 - Requires that each State hold a presidential primary according to a schedule specified by region for the first election primary cycle after enactment and for subsequent election primary cycles.
Sets forth provisions regarding voting at national party conventions by State delegates. | Presidential Primary Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia and United
States Territories Circulating Quarter Dollar Program Act''.
SEC. 2. ISSUANCE OF REDESIGNED QUARTER DOLLARS HONORING THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA AND EACH OF THE TERRITORIES.
Section 5112 of title 31, United St... | District of Columbia and United States Territories Circulating Quarter Dollar Program Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to issue during 2009 redesigned quarter dollars commemorating the District of Columbia and the U.S. Territories. | A bill to provide for a circulating quarter dollar coin program to honor the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Commission on the Structure
of the Army Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR REDUCTIONS TO THE ARMY
NATIONAL GUARD.
(a) Aircraft.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by
this Act or otherwis... | National Commission on the Structure of the Army Act of 2014 - Establishes the National Commission on the Structure of the Army to undertake a comprehensive study of the structure of the Army to determine: (1) the proper force mixture of the active component and reserve component, and (2) how the structure should be mo... | National Commission on the Structure of the Army Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Red Cross Transparency Act
of 2016''.
SEC. 2. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE OVERSIGHT.
Section 300111 of title 36, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
``Sec. 300111. Authority of the Comptroller General of the United
... | American Red Cross Transparency Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review: (1) the internal governance of the American National Red Cross (the corporation), and (2) any program or activity carried out by the corporation that is connected to national preparedness. The bill gra... | American Red Cross Transparency Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Vietnam Education Foundation
Amendments Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF THE FOUNDATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
(a) In General.--Section 204 of the Vietnam Education Foundation
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended to read as follows:
``S... | Vietnam Education Foundation Amendments Act of 2008 - Establishes the Vietnam Education Foundation within the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State. (Under current law the Foundation is an independent establishment of the executive branch.)
Establishes the Vietnam Education Foundation A... | To amend the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``1993 World Trade Center Victims
Compensation Act''.
TITLE I--COMPENSATION PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.
In this title, the following definitions apply:
(1) Claimant.--The term ``claimant'' means an individual
... | 1993 World Trade Center Victims Compensation Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to provide compensation for victims physically injured or killed as a result of the terrorist-related bombing of the World Trade Center on February 26, 1993.Directs the Attorney General, acting through the Special Master, to admin... | A bill to provide compensation and income tax relief for the individuals who were victims of the terrorist-related bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993 on the same basis as compensation and income tax relief is provided to victims of the terrorist-related aircraft crashes on September 11, 2001. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Surreptitious Video Surveillance Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF VIDEO SURVEILLANCE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 119 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 2523. Prohibition on use of video surv... | Surreptitious Video Surveillance Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the unauthorized video surveillance of an individual who: (1) is in an area of a temporary or permanent residence that is not readily observable from a public location; and (2) has a reasonable expectation of privacy in the area... | A bill to prohibit any person from engaging in certain video surveillance except under the same conditions authorized under chapter 119 of title 18, United States Code, or as authorized by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Physician Assistant Education Public
Health Initiatives Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT FOR CERTAIN PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS.
(a) In General.--Part C of title VII of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 293k et seq.) is amended by adding ... | Physician Assistant Education Public Health Initiatives Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to enter into contracts to repay the student loans of physician assistants who agree to serve as: (1) faculty members for physician assistant ed... | Physician Assistant Education Public Health Initiatives Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) In General.--This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Emergency
Medical Services Act of 2007''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--BIPARTISAN COMMISSION ON ACCESS TO EMERGEN... | Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 - Establishes the United States Bipartisan Commission on Access to Emergency Medical Services to: (1) identify and examine factors in the health care delivery, financing, and legal systems that affect the effective delivery of screening and stabilization services furnish... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to emergency medical services and the quality of care furnished in emergency departments of hospitals and critical access hospitals by establishing a bipartisan commission to examine factors that affect the effective delivery of such services, by providi... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taunton, Massachusetts Special
Resources Study Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The city of Taunton, Massachusetts, is home to 9
distinct historic districts, with more than 600 properties on
the Na... | Taunton, Massachusetts Special Resources Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study and report findings, conclusions, and recommendations to specified congressional committees regarding the suitability and feasibility of designating certain historic buildings and areas in Taunton, Massachusett... | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resources study regarding the suitability and feasibility of designating certain historic buildings and areas in Taunton, Massachusetts, as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Television
Broadcasting Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Voice of America (VoA) is now implementing the
NewsNow format, which broadcasts news repetitively in a
co... | Establishes the International Television Service within the International Broadcasting Bureau. Sets forth programming of the Television Service, including: (1) those programs which were produced by the Office of Policy of the Bureau before enactment of this Act; and (2) such additional programs relating to U.S. policie... | International Television Broadcasting Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Notch Adjustment Act
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF PERIOD OF TRANSITION; NEW ALTERNATIVE FORMULA WITH
RESPECT TO SUCH PERIOD.
(a) Expansion of Period of Transition.--Section 215(a)(4)(B)(i) of
the Social Security Act (4... | Social Security Notch Adjustment Act of 1993 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to establish a new alternative formula for computing the primary insurance amount (used in calculating the amount of OASDI benefits to which an individual is entitled) of worke... | Social Security Notch Adjustment Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Republic of Korea Free
Trade Agreement Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Economic growth in the United States has been
considerably enhanced by bilateral agreements to lower ba... | United States-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement Act of 2001 - Declares it to be U.S. policy to seek the elimination of tariff and nontariff barriers in order to achieve more open market access, on a reciprocal basis, to internationally-traded goods and services, through bilateral free trade agreements with like-mi... | A bill to authorize the negotiation of a Free Trade Agreement with the Republic of Korea, and to provide for expedited congressional consideration of such an agreement. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Campus Fire Safety Education Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to help provide fire safety education
and training to students attending institutions of higher education.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) A... | Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to establish a program to award grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education or consortiums of such institutions, in a collaborative partnership with a nonprofit organization or a public safety department... | Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Health and Safety Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS.
The Congress finds and declares that--
(1) the number of privately held handguns has more than
doubled--from 33,000,000 in 1973 to more than 70,000,000
... | Public Health and Safety Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the manufacture, import, export, sale, purchase, transfer, receipt, ownership, possession, transport, or use (manufacture) of a handgun or handgun ammunition. Makes exceptions with respect to the military, law enforcement agencies, reg... | Public Health and Safety Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. ENHANCEMENT OF TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) Compulsory Participation in Program.--Effective not later than
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall ensure the following:
(1) That each member of the Armed Forces who is discharged,
r... | Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to ensure that: (1) each member of the Armed Forces who is discharged, released, or otherwise separated from service participates in DOD's Transition Assistance Program; and (2) such Program's programs and services are also accessible by all members of the National Guard and reser... | A bill to improve the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Shivwits Plateau National
Conservation Area Establishment Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish the Shivwits Plateau
National Conservation Area to conserve, protect, and enhance for the
benefit and enjoyment of present and fu... | Requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, to manage the conservation area. Permits hunting, fishing, and livestock grazing in the area.
Directs the Secretary to develop and carry out forest restoration projects on Ponderosa pine and Pinion-Juniper forests in t... | Shivwits Plateau National Conservation Area Establishment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Cancer
Treatment Education Act of 2016''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
TITLE I--COMPREHENSIVE CANCER P... | Improving Cancer Treatment Education Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish Medicare coverage with respect to comprehensive treatment education services for cancer patients. In addition, the bill requires the National Institutes of Health to expand, intensi... | Improving Cancer Treatment Education Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Smart Energy and Water Efficiency
Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. SMART ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY MANAGEMENT PILOT PROGRAM.
Subtitle A of title IX of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16191 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC... | Smart Energy and Water Efficiency Act of 2017 This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish and carry out a smart energy and water efficiency management pilot program to award grants to utilities, municipalities, water districts, Indian tribes or Alaska Native vil... | Smart Energy and Water Efficiency Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Americans Save Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. SAVER'S CREDIT EXPANDED.
(a) Increase in Income Limits.--
(1) In general.--Section 25B(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (A)... | Helping Americans Save Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand eligibility for the retirement savings tax credit by increasing income eligibility limits. Allows an annual inflation adjustment to such income levels for taxable years beginning after 2015. Amends title IV, part A (Temporary Assistance for... | Helping Americans Save Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES TO HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education
Assistance Improvement Act''.
(b) References to Higher Education Act of 1965.--Except as
otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or
reference is expre... | Higher Education Assistance Improvement Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to increase funds available for the provision of student financial assistance.Increases the maximum individual Pell grant amount to: (1) $7,500 for academic year 2002-2003; and (2) $7,900 for academic year 2003-2004.Increases am... | To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the funds available for the provision of student financial assistance, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Preservation Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the Federal budget has moved from surplus to deficit,
causing social security trust funds financed by payroll ta... | Social Security Preservation Act of 2002 - Repudiates the statements of: (1) the Secretary of the Treasury, Paul O'Neill, that the social security program (title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act) is a "pyramid game" and that the social security trust funds (Federal Old-Age and... | To protect the Social Security trust funds by ensuring that the Government repays its debts to the trust funds. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Spending Cuts to Expired and
Unnecessary Programs Act''.
SEC. 2. RESCISSION OF BUDGET AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--Pursuant to the special message transmitted by the
President on May 8, 2018, to the House of Representatives and the
Senate proposing the... | Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act This bill rescinds approximately $15 billion in budget authority over 2018-2028 that was proposed to be rescinded by the President under procedures included in the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. (A rescission is legislation enacted by Congress that cancels the ava... | Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Targeted Tax Lien Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO LIEN NOTICE FILING PROCEDURES.
(a) In General.--Section 6323 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to validity and priority of tax liens against certain
persons) is amended by adding at... | Targeted Tax Lien Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury to determine, prior to filing a notice of tax lien for unpaid taxes, that: (1) the lien attaches to distrainable property; (2) the benefit to the government of filing such lien outweighs the harm to the taxpayer; a... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require certain determinations before the filing of all notices of Federal tax liens and supervisory approval before the filing of certain notices of Federal tax liens, and for other purposes. |
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