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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Grasslands Management Act
of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the inclusion of the National Grasslands within the
National Forest System has prevented the Secretary of
... | National Grasslands Management Act of 1996 - Amends the Forest Rangeland Renewable Resource Planning Act of 1974 to remove the National Grasslands and land utilization projects administered under title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (such Act) from the National Forest System (NFS).
Directs the Secretary of ... | National Grasslands Management Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Professions and Primary Care
Reinvestment Act''.
SEC. 2. EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR DELIVERY SYSTEM REFORM.
(a) Medical Home Training.--Section 747(a) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293k(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph... | Health Professions and Primary Care Reinvestment Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to hospitals, medical schools, and other entities to train primary care providers to provide care through patient-centered medical homes and to develop... | A bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to provide improved training and primary care. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Front Range Roadless Area
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTED ROADLESS AREAS.
(a) Areas Designated.--Subject to the requirements of subsection
(c), the following lands within the Arapaho and Roosevelt National
Forests in Colorado shall be man... | Northern Front Range Roadless Area Protection Act - Requires specified lands within the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado to be managed by the Secretary of Agriculture as protected roadless areas. Requires a report from the Secretary concerning such lands' suitability for inclusion in the National Wild... | To provide interim protection for certain roadless areas in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Thurgood Marshall Commemorative Coin
Act''.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) $1 Silver Coins.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue not
more than 500,000 1 dollar coins, which shal... | Thurgood Marshall Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 500,000 one dollar coins which shall be emblematic of the tenure of Supreme Court Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall.Requires all surcharges from the sale of such coins to be paid to the Historical Preserva... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Black-Market Elimination
Act''.
TITLE I--SANCTIONS FOR NUCLEAR ENRICHMENT AND REPROCESSING TRANSFERS BY
FOREIGN PERSONS
SEC. 101. AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Presid... | Nuclear Black-Market Elimination Act - Authorizes the President to prohibit, for at least three years, any transaction or dealing by a U.S. person or within the United States with any foreign person or entity that the President determines sells, transfers, brokers, finances, assists, delivers or otherwise provides or r... | To impose sanctions on foreign entities that engage in certain nuclear proliferation activities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. REVISION OF FEASIBILITY AND SUITABILITY STUDIES OF EXISTING
NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAILS.
Section 5 of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(g) Revision of Feasibility and Suitability Studies of Existing
National Historic Trail... | Amends the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) revise the feasibility and suitability studies for certain existing National Historic Trails for consideration of possible additions to such trails; and (2) study the feasibility and suitability of designating certain routes and cutof... | A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to update the feasibility and suitability studies of four national historic trails, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Simplifying Access to Student Loan
Information Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE TRUTH IN LENDING ACT.
(a) In General.--Section 128(e) of the Truth in Lending Act (15
U.S.C. 1638(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(1... | Simplifying Access to Student Loan Information Act of 2015 Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require private educational lenders to submit to the Secretary of Education information regarding each private education loan they make. Requires that such information: (1) be placed in the National Student Loan Data System (... | Simplifying Access to Student Loan Information Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION OF CAPITAL GAIN FROM CERTAIN INVESTMENTS WITHIN
URBAN AREAS AND INDIAN RESERVATIONS.
(a) In General.--Part I of subchapter P of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to treatment of capital gains)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 1203. ... | Excludes from the gross income of an individual any "qualified capital gain" (long-term capital gain) from the sale or exchange of "qualified farm property" held more than five years. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income capital gain from the disposition of certain urban property, Indian reservation property, or farm property which has been held for more than 5 years. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fugitive Apprehension Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENAS TO APPREHEND FUGITIVES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 49 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1075. Administrative subpoenas to apprehend ... | Fugitive Apprehension Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize the Attorney General to subpoena witnesses for the purpose of the production of any records that the Attorney General finds, based on articulable facts, are relevant to discerning the whereabouts of a fugitive. Specifies that the attendan... | A bill to provide administrative subpoena authority to apprehend fugitives. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iran Diplomatic Enhancement Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Islamic Republic of Iran is a party to the Treaty
on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
(2) Iran is a me... | Iran Diplomatic Enhancement Act of 2009 - Amends the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to direct the President to impose two or more sanctions under such Act if a person has, with actual knowledge: (1) on or after the date of enactment of such Act made an investment of $40 million or more (or any combination of investments of... | To amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran to include refined petroleum, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``English Language Unity Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds and declares the following:
(1) The United States is comprised of individuals from
diverse ethnic, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds, and
continu... | English Language Unity Act of 2001 - Amends specified Federal law to declare English to be the official language of the United States. Requires the official functions of the United States (meaning, in this case, the States and the District of Columbia) to be conducted in English. Requires a uniform English language rul... | To reaffirm English as the official language of the United States, to establish an uniform English language rule for naturalization,and to avoid misconstructions of the English language texts of the Laws of the United States, pursuant to Congress' powers to provide for the General Welfare of the United States and to es... |
SECTION 1. EXCEPTION FROM PASSIVE LOSS RULES FOR INVESTMENTS IN HIGH
TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH SMALL BUSINESS PASS-THRU ENTITIES.
(a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 469 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating paragraphs (4) through
(7) as paragraphs (5) through (8), resp... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the definition of "passive activity," for purposes of the passive loss tax rules, any qualified research activity carried on by a high technology research small business pass-thru entity. Defines "high technology research small business pass-thru entity" as any domestic p... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exception from the passive loss rules for investments in high technology research small business pass-thru entities. |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of chapter 1 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 22 the
following new section:
``SEC. 23. PURCHASE OF PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE BY FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER.
``(a) Allowance of Credit.--If an indi... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a first-time homebuyer who purchases a principal residence a tax credit of ten percent of the purchase price of such residence. Limits the credit to $2,500. Requires married individuals filing jointly to both be first-time buyers. Allows the use of 50 percent of the credit i... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for the purchase of a principle residence by a first-time homebuyer. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Copper Valley Native Allotment
Resolution Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Association.--The term ``Association'' means the Copper
Valley Electric Association.
(2) Native allotment.--
... | Copper Valley Native Allotment Resolution Act of 2006 - Grants rights-of-way across specified Native allotments to the Copper Valley Electric Association for an electric transmission line.
Declares ratified any electric transmission right-of-way or conveyance within a federally granted highway easement granted by the ... | A bill to grant rights-of-way for electric transmission lines over certain Native allotments in the State of Alaska. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Protection and Rate Review
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONERS TO INVESTIGATE
INSTANCES OF INADEQUATE NOTICES OF CANCELLATION OR
CONVERSION OF INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES.
(a) In... | Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act of 2013 - Requires each state insurance commissioner to investigate and take appropriate actions on cases of inadequate notices of cancellations or conversions of health insurance coverage in the individual market that take effect on or after January 1, 2014. Requires that such ... | Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Vaccines for the Future Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) AIDS.--The term ``AIDS'' has the meaning given the term
in section 104A(g) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2151b-2).
... | Vaccines for the Future Act of 2007- Directs the President to establish a strategy to accelerate efforts to develop vaccines and microbicides for neglected diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, which shall: (1) expand public-private partnerships; (2) create economic incentives for such vaccines' researc... | To accelerate efforts to develop vaccines for diseases primarily affecting developing countries, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of the Armed
Forces is the element of the Armed Forces of the United States
that has the capability quickly to augment the active duty
forces of the Armed Forces successf... | Makes a member of the Selected Reserve and his or her dependents eligible for health care under the TRICARE Standard. Requires the member to pay 40 percent of the premiums for such care, and the Government to pay the remaining 60 percent. States that participation in TRICARE Standard shall not effect enrollment of the ... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for expanded eligibility for participation by members of the Selected Reserve and their dependents in the TRICARE program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Waste and Abuse Reduction
Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING UNNECESSARY AND WASTEFUL MEDICARE PAYMENTS FOR
CERTAIN ITEMS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation or payment
policy, the following categories of cha... | Medicare Waste and Abuse Reduction Act of 1995 - ProhibitsMedicare reimbursement of charges for tickets to sporting or other entertainment events, gifts or donations, and other specified items.
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish co... | Medicare Waste and Abuse Reduction Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. MAKING ONLINE BANKING INITIATION LEGAL AND EASY.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Affiliate.--The term ``affiliate'' has the meaning
given the term in section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act of
1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841).
(2) Driver's license.--The term ``dri... | (Sec. 1) This bill authorizes a financial institution to record personal information from a scan, copy, or image of an individual's driver's license or personal identification card and store the information electronically when an individual initiates an online request to open an account or obtain a financial product. T... | Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Link-up for Learning Grant Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) growing numbers of children live in an environment of
social and economic conditions that greatly increase the risk
of academic failure when such ... | Link-up for Learning Grant Act - Establishes a program of demonstration grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) in partnership with other eligible entities for coordinated educational and other student support services for at-risk youth.
Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award such grants to eligible entiti... | Link-up for Learning Grant Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Honest Expenditure Limitation
Program Act of 2010'' or the ``HELP Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPIRATION.
This Act shall expire at the end of fiscal year 2020.
TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL NON-SECURITY DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS
SEC. 101. NON-SECURITY DISCRETIONAR... | Honest Expenditure Limitation Program Act of 2010 or HELP Act - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to make it out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report that includes any provision that would exceed specified non-security d... | A bill to reduce the deficit by establishing discretionary caps for non-security spending. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Elementary and Secondary Education
Amendments of 1994''.
TITLE I--ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAM AUTHORIZED
SEC. 101. REFERENCE.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an
amendment or repeal is expressed in ter... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Elementary and Secondary Education Program
Authorized
Title II: Amendments to Other Educational Programs
Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments of 1994 -
Title I: Elementary and Secondary Education Program Authorized
- Amends the Elementary and Secondary Ed... | Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Fairness Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) During the years 2008 and 2009, the Nation's largest
financial firms received extraordinary and unprecedented
assistance from the public.
... | Taxpayer Fairness Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose a 50% tax on bonuses, including retention bonuses, exceeding $400,000 paid in 2009 to employees of financial institutions (including the Federal National Mortgage Association [Fannie Mae] and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation [Freddie Mac]... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on excessive 2009 bonuses received from certain major recipients of Federal emergency economic assistance, to limit the deduction allowable for such bonuses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Home Owners Make Energy-
Efficiency Residential Upgrades Now Act of 2008'' or the ``H-HOMERUN
Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
(in this ... | Helping Home Owners Make Energy-Efficiency Residential Upgrades Now Act of 2008 or the H-HOMERUN Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a program to make direct loans for energy efficiency improvements for single family housing. Sets forth loan requirements.
Directs the Secr... | To establish a direct loan program for providing energy efficiency improvements for single family housing, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Parental Consent Drug Testing and
Counseling Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANT AUTHORIZATION.
(a) State Grants.--The Secretary is authorized to provide grants to
State educational agencies to provide subgrants that enable each local
educational agency in the State... | Authorizes parents to determine whether their children participate in such programs.
Sets forth requirements for State and local allocations and administrative costs.
Requires LEAs receiving grants to make certain certifications to SEAs.
Sets forth required and optional uses of grant funds.
Requires LEAs receiving such... | Parental Consent Drug Testing and Counseling Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Helium
Privatization Act of 1995''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the United States Government's helium recovery program
was instituted in 1925, when helium conservation was deemed to
... | Helium Privatization Act of 1995 - Amends the Helium Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) enter into agreements with private parties for the recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands; (2) grant leasehold rights to such helium; (3) store and transport crude helium; and (4) maintain and operate ... | Helium Privatization Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAMS
UNDER SMALL BUSINESS ACT AND SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT
ACT OF 1958.
The authorization for any program, authority, or provision,
including any pilot program, that was extended through April 2, 2004,
by section 1 o... | (Sec. 1) Extends through June 4 (currently, April 2), 2004, under the same terms and conditions, the authorization for any program, authority, or provision, including any pilot program, that is authorized under the Small Business Act (the Act) or the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (SBIA) as of September 30, 2003... | To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 through June 4, 2004, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Tax Freedom Act Amendments
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. MORATORIUM.
The Internet Tax Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151 note) is amended--
(1) in section 1101(a) by striking ``2007'' and inserting
``2014'', and
(2) in section 1104(a)(2)(... | Internet Tax Freedom Act Amendments Act of 2007 - Amends the Internet Tax Freedom Act to extend until November 1, 2014, the moratorium on state and local taxation of Internet access and electronic commerce (moratorium) and the exemption from such moratorium for states with previously enacted Internet tax laws (grandfat... | To amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to extend the moratorium on certain taxes relating to the Internet and to electronic commerce. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wildland Firefighter Retirement and
Disability Compensation Benefits Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. CIVIL SERVICE RETENTION RIGHTS.
Section 8151 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking
subsection (b) and inserting the following:
``(b) Regula... | Wildland Firefighter Retirement and Disability Compensation Benefits Act of 2016 This bill allows wildland firefighters of the Forest Service or the Department of the Interior who sustained injuries in the performance of their duty that prevent them from performing the physical duties of a firefighter, but who commence... | Wildland Firefighter Retirement and Disability Compensation Benefits Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal
Land Conveyance Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) under the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as
the ``Flood Control Act of 1944'')(58 Stat. 887, chapter 665;
... | Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal Land Conveyance Act of 1999 - Deauthorizes the Blunt Reservoir feature of the Oahe Irrigation Project authorized as part of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to convey all of the preferent... | Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal Land Conveyance Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL PORTION OF THE LITTLE SANDY RIVER
WATERSHED IN THE BULL RUN WATERSHED MANAGEMENT UNIT,
OREGON.
(a) In General.--Public Law 95-200 (16 U.S.C. 482b note; 91 Stat.
1425) is amended by striking section 1 and inserting the following:
``SECTION 1. ESTABL... | Includes an additional portion of the Little Sandy River Watershed in the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit in Oregon.Repeals an exception allowing certain timber cutting in the Unit to require the Secretary of Agriculture or the Interior, as applicable, to prohibit the cutting of trees on Federal land throughout the ... | To provide further protections for the watershed of the Little Sandy River as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit, Oregon, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE SKILLS TESTING AND RETESTING.
(a) In General.--Section 31305 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(e) CDL Skills Testing and Retesting Wait Times.--
``(1) In general.--Beginning not later than February 7,
... | This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish requirements to ensure that states conduct commercial driver's license (CDL) skills tests and retests in a timely manner. DOT must require each state to submit quarterly reports that describe the status of skills testing for individuals applying fo... | To amend title 49, United States Code, to address delays in commercial driver's license skills testing and retesting, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Adjustment and Income Revenue
for Social Security Act'' or the ``FAIR Social Security Act''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF CAP ON COMPENSATION SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INSURANCE
CONTRIBUTIONS ACT.
(a) Wages.--Section 3121(a) of the Internal Revenue Co... | Fair Adjustment and Income Revenue for Social Security Act or the FAIR Social Security Act This bill repeals the cap on the amount of income ($118,500 in 2015) that is subject to the employment or self-employment tax for funding social security benefits. The bill also reallocates employment and self-employment tax rev... | FAIR Social Security Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cooperator Program Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS, POLICY, AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the future prosperity of United States agriculture
increasingly will be determined by access to foreign markets
... | Cooperator Program Act of 1995 - Amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and, in cooperation with eligible trade organizations (ETOs), carry out a foreign market development cooperator program to maintain and develop foreign markets for U.S. agricultural commoditie... | Cooperator Program Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``COPS Improvement and Reauthorization
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. COPS GRANT IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) is amended--
(1) by striking subsecti... | COPS Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to modify the public safety and community policing grant program (COPS ON THE BEAT grant program) to: (1) establish within the Department of Justice (DOJ), under the general authority of the Attorney General... | COPS Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Civil War Defenses
of Washington National Historical Park Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purpose.
S... | Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park Act - Redesignates the Civil War defenses of Washington, which were constructed at the beginning of the Civil War in 1861 as a ring of fortifications in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and northern Virginia to protect the nation's Capital, as the Civil War D... | Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Banking Privacy Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. PERSONAL INFORMATION SHARING.
(a) Depository Institutions and Subsidiaries of Depository
Institutions.--Section 18 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12
U.S.C. 1828) is amended by adding at the end the followin... | Banking Privacy Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to mandate customer notice and written consent as a prerequisite to personal information sharing between institutions under their purview (an insured depository institution or bank holding company, respective... | Banking Privacy Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Act''.
SEC. 2. CONSENT OF CONGRESS.
The Congress consents to the November 12, 2002, Streamlined Sales
and Use Tax Agreement.
SEC. 3. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.
It is the sense of the Congress that the sales and use tax sy... | Streamlined Sales and Use Tax - Grants the consent of Congress to the November 12, 2002, Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.
Expresses the sense of Congress that such Agreement provides sufficient simplification and uniformity to warrant Federal authorization to States that are parties to the Agreement to require... | A bill to promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Head Start Access for
Homeless and Foster Children Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 637 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9832) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(18) The term `family' means all persons li... | Improving Head Start Access for Homeless and Foster Children Act of 2005 - Amends the Head Start Act to include consideration of the needs of homeless children, children in foster care, and children referred by child welfare agencies under specified requirements for Head Start and Early Head Start programs. | A bill to amend the Head Start Act to address the needs of victims of child abuse and neglect, children in foster care, children in kinship care, and homeless children. |
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Aid
Simplification Act''.
(b) Reference.--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 to be made ... | Financial Aid Simplification Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance to study and report to specified congressional committees on the feasibility of simplifying the need analysis methodology for all Federal student financial assistance programs and ... | To begin the process of simplifying the Federal student financial aid process, making it easier and more understandable for students and families to participate in Federal student financial aid programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Amateur Radio Emergency
Communications Enhancement Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Nearly 700,000 amateurs radio operators in the United
States are licensed by the Federal Communications Commis... | Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) study the uses and capabilities of amateur radio communications in emergencies and disaster relief; (2) use the expertise of the American Radio Relay League in the study; and (3) report to Congress. | To promote and encourage the valuable public service, disaster relief, and emergency communications provided on a volunteer basis by licensees of the Federal Communications Commission in the Amateur Radio Service, by undertaking a study of the uses of amateur radio for emergency and disaster relief communications, by i... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Federal Government has a substantial interest in
assuring that delivery of health care services to patients in
health car... | Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to place limitations on mandatory overtime for nurses, protect nurses against retaliation in any manner with respect to any aspect of employment, and provide for civil money penalties for violations of such provisions.D... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work in certain providers of services to which payments are made under the Medicare Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Servicemembers' Healthcare Benefits
and Rehabilitation Enhancement Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE FOR RECOVERING SERVICE
MEMBERS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by ... | Servicemembers' Healthcare Benefits and Rehabilitation Enhancement Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to: (1) assign a medical care manager and a caseworker to each member of the Armed Forces who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, or is otherwise in a medical hold or holdover status,... | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the management of medical care for members of the Armed Forces, to improve the speed and efficiency of the physical disability evaluation system of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Opportunity Zone Family Center
Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. COORDINATED SERVICES.
Title XI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8401 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:
``TITLE XI--COORDINATED SERVIC... | Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to eligible partnerships for the Federal share of costs of establishing and expanding such child opportunity zone family centers.
Authorizes appropriations. | Child Opportunity Zone Family Center Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Community Wastewater Treatment
Affordability Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY.
(a) Acquisition of Lands, Easements, and Rights-of-Ways.--Sections
601(a) and 603(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1381(a) and 1383(c)) are ... | Rural Community Wastewater Treatment Affordability Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make activities involving the acquisition of lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for construction of publicly owned treatment works eligible for assistance from State revolving loan funds (SRFs).... | Rural Community Wastewater Treatment Affordability Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reclamation Facility Title Transfer
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' means an
Indian tribe, band, Nation, or other organized group or
community that is recognized... | Reclamation Facility Title Transfer Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to: (1) establish criteria for the transfer of title to reclamation facilities from the United States to project beneficiaries (or an entity approved by such beneficiaries); and (2) r... | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish criteria to transfer title to reclamation facilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF COBRA BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN TAA-ELIGIBLE
INDIVIDUALS AND PBGC RECIPIENTS.
(a) ERISA Amendments.--Section 602(2)(A) of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1162(2)(A)) is amended--
(1) by moving clause (v) to after clause (iv) and before
... | Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Internal Revenue Code, and the Public Health Service Act to extend the continuation of group health care benefits as provided by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) to certain recipients of benefits paid by the Pension Benefi... | To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and title XXII of the Public Health Service Act to extend COBRA benefits for certain TAA-eligible individuals and PBGC recipients. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prevent Trafficking in Cultural
Property Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
In this Act, the term ``cultural property'' includes property
covered under--
(1) Article 1 of the Convention for the Protection of
Cultural Property in the Event ... | Prevent Trafficking in Cultural Property Act This bill declares that it is U.S. policy to: (1) ensure that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) components enhance and unify their efforts to interdict, detain, seize, and investigate cultural property illegally imported into the United States, disrupt and dismantle smug... | Prevent Trafficking in Cultural Property Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the New Bedford National Historic Landmark District and
associated historic sites, including the Schooner Ernestina,
are National Historic Landmarks and are listed on the National
Register of Histo... | Establishes the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to submit to specified congressional committees a general management plan for the Park and to implement such plan. Authorizes appropriations. | A bill to establish the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park in New Bedford, Massachussetts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``America's Energy Security Trust Fund
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. TAX ON CARBON DIOXIDE CONTENT OF CERTAIN SUBSTANCES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 38 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to environmental taxes) is amended by adding at the end
thereof... | America's Energy Security Trust Fund Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on any taxable carbon substance sold by a manufacturer, producer, or importer. Defines "taxable carbon substance" as: (1) coal (including lignite and peat); (2) petroleum and any petroleum products; and (3) natur... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the United States domestic energy supply. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Regulation Moratorium and Jobs
Preservation Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``agency'' has the meaning given under section
3502(1) of title 44, United States Code;
(2) the term ``regulatory... | Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011 - Prohibits any federal agency from taking any significant regulatory action until the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports a monthly unemployment rate equal to or less than 7.7%.
Defines as "significant" any regulatory action that is likely to: (1) have an... | To provide that no agency may take any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than 7.7 percent. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Flood Insurance Program
Fairness Act''.
SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION AND APPEAL OF MAP CHANGES.
Subsection (h) of section 1360 of the National Flood Insurance Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4101(h)) is amended to read as follows:
``(h) Notification and Ap... | Requires the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide notice of any change to flood insurance map panels, including any change in a letter of map amendment or a letter of map revision by: (1) providing the chief executive officer of each community affected by the change, by registered mail,... | National Flood Insurance Program Fairness Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Residual Radioactive Contamination
Compensation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Beginning in the early 1940s, the Department of Energy
and its predecessors, the Atomic Energy Commission and the
Ma... | Residual Radioactive Contamination Compensation Act - Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to cover individual employees: (1) at an atomic weapons employer facility with respect to which the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health found a potential for residual... | To provide coverage under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program for individuals employed at atomic weapons employer facilities during periods of residual contamination. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Insurance Disclosure Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURES BY INSURERS TO APPLICANTS.
(a) Requirement To Provide Written Explanation or Notice of
Declination.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall, by
regulation, require that each insurer ... | Insurance Disclosure Act of 1995 - Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to require insurers to provide written disclosures to applicants and policyholders, stating the reasons for: (1) declining a written application; or (2) cancelling or refusing to renew an existing policy.
Authorizes the Secreta... | Insurance Disclosure Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Forever Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. TAX IMPOSED ON WAGES IN EXCESS OF CONTRIBUTION AND BENEFIT
BASE.
(a) Tax on Employees.--Section 3101 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to rate of tax) is amended by adding at th... | Social Security Forever Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose on employers, employees, and self-employed individuals an additional employment tax for wages in excess of the social security contribution and benefit base.
Requires all Treasury securities to bear a facsimile of the signatures of the Pr... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on the amount of wages in excess of the contribution and benefit base, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ALLOCATION TO SOURCES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF INTEREST
EXPENSE ON INDEBTEDNESS FINANCING RATE-REGULATED ELECTRIC
ENERGY OR NATURAL GAS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 864 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to rules for... | Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to rules for allocating interest to provide, in general, that interest on any qualified infrastructure indebtedness shall be allocated and apportioned solely to sources within the United States, and such indebtedness shall not be taken into account in allocating and appo... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that interest on indebtedness used to finance the furnishing or sale of rate-regulated electric energy or natural gas in the United States shall be allocated solely to sources within the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Weather Modification Research and
Technology Transfer Authorization Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to develop and implement a
comprehensive and coordinated national weather modification policy and
a national cooperative ... | Weather Modification Research and Technology Transfer Authorization Act of 2005 - Establishes in the Department of Commerce the Weather Modification Advisory and Research Board to promote and fund research and development (R&D), studies, and investigations with respect to: (1) improved forecast and decisionmaking techn... | To establish the Weather Modification Operations and Research Board, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FAA Research, Engineering, and
Development Reform Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 48102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1)(J);
(2) ... | FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Reform Act of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law to: (1) authorize appropriations for FY 1997 for specified aviation programs; and (2) instruct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to consider the advice of a certain research advisory committee... | FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Reform Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Economic and National
Security by Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Multilateral Development
Banks Act''.
SEC. 2. CAPITAL STOCK INCREASE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR
RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT.
The Bretton Woods Agreements ... | Supporting Economic and National Security by Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Multilateral Development Banks Act - Amends the Bretton Woods Agreements Act, the Inter-American Development Bank Act, the African Development Bank Act, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Act to authorize the U.S. Governor... | To maintain American leadership in multilateral development banks in order to support United States economic and national security by authorizing general capital increases for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, the African Development Bank, and the European B... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Authentication Feature and
Enhanced Identification Defense Act of 2003'' or ``SAFE ID Act''.
SEC. 2. FRAUD AND FALSE STATEMENTS.
(a) Offenses.--Section 1028(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by in... | Secure Authentication Feature and Enhanced Identification Defense Act of 2003 (SAFE ID Act) - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly trafficking in false authentication features for use in false identification documents, document-making implements, or means of identification.Directs the court, in additi... | A bill to prohibit fraud and related activity in connection with authentication features, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Safety Board Act
Amendments of 1994''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 1118(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
``(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated for the
purposes ... | Independent Safety Board Act Amendments of 1994 - Amends Federal transportation law to authorize appropriations for FY 1994 through 1996 for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). (Sec. 3) Revises the application of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) economic and safety requirements to public aircraft (air... | Independent Safety Board Act Amendments of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Retirement Savings Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. STATE-SPONSORED MULTIPLE EMPLOYER PLANS.
Part 2 of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 (29 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 212. STA... | State Retirement Savings Act of 2016 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to authorize and establish requirements for: (1) state-sponsored multiple employer retirement plans, and (2) state-managed payroll deduction savings programs that provide individual retirement plans. | State Retirement Savings Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Criminal Copyright Improvement Act
of 1997''.
SEC. 2. CRIMINAL INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHTS.
(a) Definition of Financial Gain.--Section 101 of title 17, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after the undesignated paragraph
relating to the term ``... | Criminal Copyright Improvement Act of 1997 - Amends Federal copyright law to define "financial gain" to include the receipt of anything of value, including the receipt of other copyrighted works.
Sets penalties for willfully infringing a copyright by reproducing or distributing, including by electronic means, during a... | Criminal Copyright Improvement Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX ON INDIVIDUALS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 55 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to alternative minimum tax imposed) is
amended by adding at the end the following new flush sentence:
``Except in the case of a corporation, no tax shall be im... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the alternative minimum tax on individuals. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the alternative minimum tax on individuals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Guard and Reserve Mental
Health Access Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. IMPLEMENTATION OF YELLOW RIBBON REINTEGRATION PROGRAM FOR
MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE.
(a) Deadline for Implementation.--The Secretary of Defense shall
... | National Guard and Reserve Mental Health Access Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to: (1) provide for the implementation of the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program for members of the National Guard and reserves and their families required by section 582 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal... | A bill to expand and improve mental health care and reintegration programs for members of the National Guard and Reserve, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Campaign Integrity Act of 1999''.
TITLE I--SOFT MONEY AND CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES OF POLITICAL
PARTIES
SEC. 101. BAN ON SOFT MONEY OF NATIONAL POLITICAL PARTIES AND
CANDIDATES.
Title III of the Fe... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Soft Money and Contributions and Expenditures of
Political Parties
Title II: Indexing Contribution Limits
Title III: Expanding Disclosure of Campaign Finance
Information
Title IV: Effective Date
Campaign Integrity Act of 1999 -
Title I: Soft Mo... | Campaign Integrity Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Water Infrastructure Now Public-
Private Partnership Act'' or the ``WIN P3 Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) investment in water infrastructure is critical to
protecting property and personal safety through flood,
... | Water Infrastructure Now Public-Private Partnership Act or the WIN P3 Act - Directs the Chief of Engineers to establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and project delivery efficiency of allowing non-federal interests to carry out authorized flood damage reduction, hurricane and storm damage reductio... | WIN P3 Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cruise Line Accurate Safety
Statistics Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO REPORT CRIMES AND OTHER INFORMATION.
(a) Requirement.--The owner of a cruise ship that calls at a port
in the United States shall report to the Secretary--
(1) each covere... | Cruise Line Accurate Safety Statistics Act - Requires the owner of a cruise ship that calls at a U.S. port to report to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating each: (1) crime that occurred on the cruise ship in which a U.S. citizen was a victim; (2) incident on a cruise ship in which a U.... | To require the owner of a cruise ship that calls at a port in the United States to report to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating crimes that occur on the cruise ship in which a citizen of the United States was a victim, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Tissue Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Establishment.--The term ``establishment'' has the
meaning given such term in section 1271.3 of title 21, Code of
Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).
... | Safe Tissue Act - Requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to inspect, at least once every two years, each establishment that engages in the manufacture of human cells, tissues, and cellular and tissue-based products. Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a user fee to fund such inspecti... | A bill to improve the oversight and regulation of tissue banks and the tissue donation process, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Charities Helping Americans
Regularly Throughout the Year Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE SENATE RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF CHARITABLE
DEDUCTIONS.
(a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
(1) The deductio... | Charities Helping Americans Regularly Throughout the Year Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify several tax provisions affecting charitable contributions and tax-exempt organizations. The Internal Revenue Service may determine the standard mileage rate for deducting the cost of using a passe... | Charities Helping Americans Regularly Throughout the Year Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Asthma Awareness, Education and
Treatment Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Asthma is a chronic lung condition that affects an
estimated 14,600,000 Americans, including 4,800,000 children.
... | Asthma Awareness, Education and Treatment Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities for projects for specified asthma-related activities for low-income communities, including screening and referrals, information and education, and worksho... | To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out programs regarding the prevention and management of asthma, allergies, and related respiratory problems, to establish a tax credit regarding pest control and indoor air quality and climate control services for multifamily residential housing in low-in... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jeremy Bell Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. OFFENSE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 98 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1822. Transfers for employment of individuals engaging in child
sex acts
``... | Jeremy Bell Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit an employer from directing, causing, persuading, inducing, or enticing the travel of an employee in one state to employment in another state if the employer knows that the employee engaged in sexual conduct with a person under age 18 that would cons... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties with respect to employers' conduct relating to persons engaging in sexual conduct with children, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness for Crime Victims Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CERTAIN CHANGES IN MANDATORY PROGRAMS
AFFECTING THE CRIME VICTIMS FUND.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Crime Victims Fund was created in 19... | . Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish a point of order in the Senate and House of Representatives against any provision in an appropriation measure, amendment, motion, or conference report that: (1) contains a change in mandatory program sp... | Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Celia Cruz Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress hereby finds as follows:
(1) Celia Cruz began singing in amateur contests in her
hometown of Havana, Cuba, at the age of 14.
(2) During this period Cruz ... | Celia Cruz Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 300,000 one dollar silver coins and 500,000 half dollar clad coins emblematic of Celia Cruz (known as the "Queen of Salsa") and her legacy.
Establishes surcharges of ten dollars per coin for the dollar coin and th... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Celia Cruz. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Personnel Security Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947.
The National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is
amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new title:
``TITLE VIII--ACCESS TO... | Personnel Security Act of 1994 - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to: (1) entitle the President and Vice President, Members of Congress, Justices of the Supreme Court, and judges of other U.S. courts established pursuant to Article III of the Constitution to access to top secret information needed for the perf... | Personnel Security Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and
Science Education Amendments of 1993''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION GRANTS AND
PROGRAMS.
(a) In-State Apportionment.--Section 2005(c)(1) of the Elementary
and Secondary Edu... | Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Amendments of 1993 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (of which title II part A is the Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Act) to revise provisions for mathematics and science education grants and programs with respect t... | Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Amendments of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 803 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C.
1692a) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``facilitating collection
of such debt for anothe... | Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to apply that Act's restrictions to collectors of debt owed to a federal agency. A federal agency that is a creditor may not sell or transfer a debt to a debt collector until 90 days after the obligation ... | Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cybersecurity and Internet Safety
Standards Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Computers.--Except as otherwise specifically provided,
the term ``computers'' means computers and other devices that
connect to the In... | Internet and Cybersecurity Safety Standards Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct an analysis to determine the costs and benefits of requiring Internet service providers, communications service providers, electronic messaging providers, electronic mail providers, and other persons who provid... | A bill to reduce the ability of terrorists, spies, criminals, and other malicious actors to compromise, disrupt, damage, and destroy computer networks, critical infrastructure, and key resources, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Local Community Radio Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.
Section 632 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law
106-553; 114 Stat. 2762A-111), is amended to read as follow... | Local Community Radio Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to modify the rules authorizing the operation of low-power FM radio stations, as proposed in MM Docket ... | To implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Design Services Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. ARCHITECT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.
Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``SEC. 5322. ARCHITECT ... | National Design Services Act of 2014 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a loan repayment program for eligible architects who provide certain design services on behalf of a Community Design Center (a non-profit organiz... | National Design Services Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hope Housing Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``authorized placement'' means placing a
covered manufactured home as authorized by subparagraph (A),
(B), or (C) of section 3(a)(1);
(2... | Hope Housing Act of 2006 - Requires the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to place a manufactured home purchased by FEMA between August 1, 2005, and this Act's enactment date in a floodway or costal high hazard area or in a flood plain (without elevating such home up to the base flood level or ... | A bill to authorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide relief to the victims of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita by placing manufactured homes in flood plains, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act
of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) Members of Congress pledge to uphold the Constitution
and the laws of the United States;
(2) Members of Congress are elected... | Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act of 1996 - Amends Federal law to provide that any service as a Member of Congress of an individual convicted of specified offenses committed while a Member during the 105th Congress or later, if the conduct on which the offense is based is directly related to the individual's service... | Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Veterans Affairs
Budget Planning Reform Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF STRATEGIC PLANS TO IMPROVE PROGRAMS AND
BENEFITS FOR VETERANS.
(a) Future-Years Veterans Program.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 1 of ti... | Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Planning Reform Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit annually to Congress a future-years veterans program (program) reflecting estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations included in the budget for that fiscal year. Requires each program to ... | Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Planning Reform Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Perkins Modernization Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
Section 2 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act
of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, or high demand
occupations in cur... | Perkins Modernization Act of 2015 This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to revise its purposes, which are to develop more fully the academic and career and technical skills of secondary education students and postsecondary students who elect to enroll in career and technical ed... | Perkins Modernization Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Partners for Fish and Wildlife
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) approximately 60 percent of fish and wildlife in the
United States are on private land;
(2) it is imperative to... | Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to provide assistance to private landowners for voluntary projects to benefit Federal trust species by promoting habitat improvement, restoration,... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide technical and financial assistance to private landowners to restore, enhance, and manage private land to improve fish and wildlife habitats through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program. |
SECTION 1. TRANSFERS OF FUNDS.
Section 402(h) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of
1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(h)) is amended to read as follows:
``(h) Transfers of Interest Earned by Fund.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, as of the beginning
of each fiscal year beginnin... | Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to revise the statutory formula under which the Secretary of the Interior is required to transfer funds from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund to: (1) United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund; (2) United Mine Workers of America 1992 Benefit Pla... | To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to modify requirements relating to transfers from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. INCREASED OVERSIGHT OVER FEDERAL EMERGENCY ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
Federal financial entity that provides emergency economic assistance to
any private entity... | Taxpayer Protection Act - Makes a federal financial entity (the Secretary of the Treasury, members of the Financial Institutions Examination Council, and the Federal Housing Finance Agency) that provides emergency economic assistance to any private entity subject to oversight, reporting, accountability, and transparenc... | A bill to extend oversight, accountability, and transparency provisions of the Emergency Economic Assistance Act of 2008 to all Federal emergency economic assistance to private entities, to impose tough conditions for all recipients of such emergency economic assistance, to set up a Federal task force to investigate an... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Poverty Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) More than one billion people worldwide live on less
than $1 per day, and another 1.6 billion people struggle to
survive on less than ... | Global Poverty Act of 2007 - Directs the President, through the Secretary of State, to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the U.S. foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the United Nations Millennium... | To require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the prop... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flu Protection Act of 2004''.
TITLE I--FLU VACCINE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
SEC. 101. AWARENESS CAMPAIGN AND EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS.
Title XXI of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300aa-1 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the en... | Flu Protection Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Act to require: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to conduct annual public influenza awareness campaign and education and outreach (including Medicare outreach) efforts preceding t... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for influenza vaccine awareness campaign, ensure a sufficient influenza vaccine supply, and prepare for an influenza pandemic or epidemic, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage vaccine production capacity, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Choctaw Code Talkers Recognition
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On April 6, 1917, the United States, after
extraordinary provocations, declared war on Germany, thus the
United States entered Worl... | Choctaw Code Talkers Recognition Act - Authorizes the President to present on behalf of Congress (where appropriate, posthumously) congressional gold medals honoring the Choctaw Code Talkers who distinguished themselves in performing a unique, highly successful communications operation that greatly assisted in saving c... | To authorize the President to present a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to the Choctaw Code Talkers in recognition of their contributions to the Nation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Election Standards Act of
2001''.
TITLE I--ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ON FEDERAL
ELECTION STANDARDS.
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION; MEMBERSHIP.
(a) Establishment of Commission.--There is ... | Federal Election Standards Act of 2001- Establishes the National Advisory Commission on Federal Election Standards to: (1) examine and report to the President, the Congress, and the chief election official of each State regarding the accuracy, integrity, and efficiency of Federal election procedures in the States; (2) ... | To establish a bipartisan commission to study the accuracy, integrity, and efficiency of Federal election procedures and develop standards for the conduct of Federal elections, and to authorize grants and technical assistance to the States to assist them in implementing such standards. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ethanol Infrastructure Expansion Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) it is in the national interest to make greater use of
ethanol in transportation fuels;
(2) ethanol is a clean, renewable fuel th... | Ethanol Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Transportation, to award up to $1 million to one or more eligible firms to conduct feasibility studies for the construction of one or more dedicated ethanol pipelines. | A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to award funds to study the feasibility of constructing 1 or more dedicated ethanol pipelines to increase the energy, economic, and environmental security of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bovine Growth Hormone Milk Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Synthetic recombinant bovine growth hormone (in this
section referred to as ``synthetic BGH'') is a product of
genetic engineering and... | Bovine Growth Hormone Milk Act -
Title I: Labeling
- Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) to impose labeling requirements on milk and milk products intended for human consumption produced from cows treated with synthetic bovine growth hormone (BGH).
Directs the Secretary to issue recordkeeping regulatio... | Bovine Growth Hormone Milk Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Truck Highway Safety
Demonstration Program Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Public safety on the highways of the United States is a
paramount concern of all who use the highways ... | Commercial Truck Highway Safety Demonstration Program Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a program to demonstrate the effects on the safety of the highway network in Maine of permitting operation on the Interstate System highways within the State of a vehicle that weighs over 80,000 poun... | A bill to establish a commercial truck highway safety demonstration program in the State of Maine, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Water
Quality Policy Oversight Act of 1999''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and definitions.
Sec. 3. In... | Agricultural Water Quality Policy Oversight Act of 1999 - Establishes in the executive branch the Interagency Water Quality Policy Working Group, to be chaired by the Secretary of Agriculture. Directs the Group to conduct an analysis of national water quality policy, including consideration of Federal, State, local, an... | Agricultural Water Quality Policy Oversight Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``HUBZone Improvement Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the terms ``Administration'' and ``Administrator'' mean
the Small Business Administration and the Administrator
thereof, respectively;
(2)... | HUBZone Improvement Act of 2010 - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to ensure that the map used by the SBA to identify HUBZones (historically underutilized business zones) is accurate, up-to-date, and revised as new data is made available.
Requires the Administrator to: (1) implement... | A bill to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to reform and improve the HUBZone program for small business concerns, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Upper Mississippi
River Basin Protection Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Reliance on sound science.... | Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States Geological Survey (USGS), to establish a nutrient and sediment monitoring network for the Upper Mississippi River Basin.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish guidelines for related data collection ... | A bill to promote Department of the Interior efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Technology Education Incentive Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. EMPLOYER CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEER SERVICES IN GRADES K-12.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related ... | Technology Education Incentive Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a volunteer education services credit for qualified employee services. Defines such services as any service furnished by an employee of the taxpayer if: (1) the services are performed at a qualified K-12 school; (2) the services ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax to encourage them to have their employees provide volunteer services that aid science, mathematics, and engineering education in grades K-12. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Colorectal Cancer Mortality
Prevention Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM OF GRANTS TO STATES FOR DETECTION AND
CONTROL OF COLORECTAL CANCER.
The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by
inserting afte... | Colorectal Cancer Mortality Prevention Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide matching grants to States to carry out programs to: (1) screen for colorectal cancer as a preventive health measure; (2) provide referrals for medical treatment to individuals screened and ensure appropriate follow-up s... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program of grants for the detection and control of colorectal cancer. |
SECTION 1. FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE.
The first section 33 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act
of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 33. FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE.
``(a) Definition of Firefighting Personnel.--In this section, the
term `firefighting personnel' means individuals... | Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 with respect to competitive grants to fire departments by the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) U.S. Fire Administration. Adds protection of property to the list of grant purposes.Requires the grant administration office to require peer review of t... | To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 with respect to firefighter assistance. |
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