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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair International Standards in
Trade for the Americas Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. PRINCIPAL NEGOTIATING OBJECTIVES OF THE UNITED STATES.
The purposes, policies, and objectives that are applicable with
respect to any free-trade area trade agreement negotiat... | Fair International Standards in Trade for the Americas Act of 1995 (sic) - States that the purposes and objectives of any free-trade area trade agreement in furtherance of the proposed Free Trade Agreement for the Americas include the following principal negotiating objectives: (1) specified worker rights, standards a... | Fair International Standards in Trade for the Americas Act of 1995 |
TITLE I--VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL VISITOR CENTER
SEC. 101. VISITOR CENTER.
Public Law 96-297 (16 U.S.C. 431 note) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``SEC. 6. VISITOR CENTER.
``(a) Authorization.--
``(1) In general.--The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc., is
authorized to const... | Title I: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center - (Sec. 101) Authorizes the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc. (Fund) to construct an underground visitor center at or near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Memorial) to better inform and educate the public about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the Vietnam War. Requir... | To authorize the design and construction of a visitor center for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Surgeon General Independence Act''.
SEC. 2. INDEPENDENCE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH
SERVICE.
(a) In General.--Section 204 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 205) is amended to read as follows:
... | Surgeon General Independence Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to add as requirements for appointment as Surgeon General that an individual be: (1) a licensed physician; and (2) nominated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires the Regular Corps to submit to the Secretary and the President a li... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure the independence of the Surgeon General from political interference. |
SECTION 1. AUTOMATIC LAND BANK PROTECTION.
(a) Lands Received in Exchange From Certain Federal Agencies.--The
matter preceding clause (i) of section 907(d)(1)(A) of the Alaska
National Interest Lands Conservation Act (43 U.S.C. 1636(d)(1)(A)) is
amended by inserting ``or conveyed to a Native Corporation pursuan... | Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) to include lands conveyed to a Native Corporation pursuant to an exchange authorized under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) or other applicable law among lands that are exempt, as long as such lands are not developed, leased, or sold to ... | To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to make certain clarifications to the land bank protection provisions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR BROADBAND STIMULUS FUNDS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service or the Assistant Secretary
of Commerce for Communications and Information shall take prompt and
appropriate action to terminate for cause any awar... | Requires the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service or the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to terminate for cause any award (including grants and loans) made under the Broadband Initiatives Program or the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program, respectively, established purs... | A bill to return unused or reclaimed funds made available for broadband awards in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to the Treasury of the United States. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Environmental Research Parks are unique
outdoor laboratories that provide opportunities for
environmental studies on protected lands around Department of
Energy facilities.
(2) In 1972, the Atomic... | Requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to designate as protected outdoor research reserves for the purpose of conducting long-term environmental research on the impacts of human activities on the natural environment: (1) Savannah River National Environmental Research Park; (2) Idaho National Environmental Research Par... | To authorize the designation of National Environmental Research Parks by the Secretary of Energy, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Agricultural Disaster
Assistance Act of 2004''.
TITLE I--PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE
SEC. 101. CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 508(b)(7) of the Federal
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(b)(7... | Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide: (1) emergency financial assistance to agricultural producers who have incurred qualifying 2003 and/or 2004 crop losses due to weather or related conditions; and (2) payments to livestock producers who have incurred... | A bill to provide emergency disaster assistance to agricultural producers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES OF POLYESTER FLEECE SHEET
SETS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection shall, not later than 90 days after receiving a
request described i... | Directs the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to provide for the reliquidation (refund of duties) of certain entries of polyester fleece sheet sets. | A bill to provide for the reliquidation of certain entries of polyester fleece sheet sets entered on or after January 29, 2009, and on or before October 27, 2009. |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR PRODUCING FUEL FROM LANDFILL GAS.
(a) In General.--Section 29 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source)
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(h) Extension and Modification for Facilities Producin... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) provision concerning the credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source to provide, in general, that in the case of a facility for producing qualified fuel from landfill gas which is placed in service after June 30, 1998, and before January 1, 2008, the provision shall ap... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for the production of fuel from nonconventional sources for the production of electricity to include landfill gas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Empowering Encore Entrepreneurs Act
of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administration.--The term ``Administration'' means the
Small Business Administration.
(2) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' me... | Empowering Encore Entrepreneurs Act of 2013 - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a program under which the Administrator may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, or make grants to, nonprofit organizations to provide technical assistance, mentoring, and othe... | Empowering Encore Entrepreneurs Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Forest Protection Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. TRIBAL FOREST ASSETS PROTECTION.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means--
(A) land of the National Forest System (as defined in
s... | Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior (with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management) or the Secretary of Agriculture (with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service), within 120 days after the request of an Indian tribe to ente... | To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement or contract with Indian tribes meeting certain criteria to carry out projects to protect Indian forest land. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Narrowing Exceptions for Withholding
Taxes Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. EMPLOYMENT TAX TREATMENT OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE BUSINESSES.
(a) In General.--Section 1402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsecti... | Narrowing Exceptions for Withholding Taxes Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Benefits) of the Social Security Act to require a shareholder of a subchapter S corporation engaged in a professional service business to include all items of income or lo... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Social Security Act to provide for employment tax treatment of professional service businesses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping out Illegal Drugs Act of
2015'' or ``KIDs Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the fiduciary responsibility of the United States to
Indians includes protecting future generations of Indians from
... | Keeping out Illegal Drugs Act of 2015 or the KIDs Act of 2015 This bill prohibits any Indian tribe or a tribal organization from: (1) cultivating, manufacturing, or distributing marijuana on Indian lands; (2) knowingly or intentionally allowing the cultivation, manufacture, or distribution of marijuana on Indian lands;... | KIDs Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Ecology Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. BALLAST WATER TREATMENT REGULATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 1101(b) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic
Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4711(b)) is
amended--
(1) by redesignat... | Great Lakes Ecology Protection Act - Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate and review regulations to prevent, to the maximum extent practicable, the introduction and spread of aquatic nuisance species in the Great Lakes. Call... | A bill to amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to require the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate and review regulations to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that vessels entering the Great Lakes do not spread nonindigenous aquatic species, to require treatment of b... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dangerous Explosives Background
Checks Requirement Act''.
SEC. 2. PERMITS AND BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR PURCHASES OF EXPLOSIVES.
(a) Permits for Purchase of Explosives in General.--
(1) In general.--Section 842 of title 18, United States
... | Dangerous Explosives Background Checks Requirement Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit a person other than a Federal explosive materials licensee or permittee from knowingly: (1) transporting, shipping, causing to be transported, or receiving explosive materials (currently, in interstate or foreign comme... | Dangerous Explosives Background Checks Requirement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENT OF SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.
(a) Enhancement of Suicide Prevention Programs.--The Secretary of
Defense shall take appropriate actions to e... | Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to undertake specified actions to enhance the suicide prevention programs of the Department of Defense (DOD), including: (1) suicide prevention training for all members of the Armed Forces and DOD civilian health care community and family su... | To provide for the enhancement of the suicide prevention programs of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Article 3 of the Inter-American Democratic Charter of
the Organization of American States (OAS) states that,
``Essential elements of representative democracy include, inter
alia, respect for human rights and fundamental f... | Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) withhold 20% of U.S. assessed and voluntary contributions to the Organization of American States (OAS) for every permanent council meeting at which Article 20 of the Inter-American Charter is not invoked with regard to Venezuela's recent constitutional reforms, and (2) resume maki... | To withhold twenty percent of United States assessed and voluntary contributions to the Organization of American States (OAS) for every permanent council meeting that takes place where Article 20 of the Inter-American Charter is not invoked with regard to Venezuela's recent constitutional reforms, and for other purpose... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Criminal Alien Notification Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
Department of Homeland Security.
(2) Law enforcement notification system.--The term ``law
en... | Criminal Alien Notification Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a law enforcement notification system for every state. "Law enforcement notification system" means a secure information sharing system utilized by federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement agencie... | Criminal Alien Notification Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Telephone Metadata Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. SEARCHES OF BULK CALLER DATA.
(a) In General.--Title V of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 501--
(A) in subsec... | Telephone Metadata Reform Act - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to exclude call data records from the categories of tangible things (commonly referred to as "business records") that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) may seek in an application to a FISA court for a produ... | Telephone Metadata Reform Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coaching Our Adolescents for College
Heights Act'' or the ``COACH Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to recruit and train recent graduates of
4-year institutions of higher education, and place the graduates in
high schools, to increase... | Coaching Our Adolescents for College Heights Act or the COACH Act - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to direct the Corporation for National and Community Service to award a contract to a nonprofit organization to establish a seven-year pilot program under which recent college graduates commit to tw... | A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish a program to provide college coaches to low- and middle-income high-achieving high school students. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Job Creation and Investment
Act''.
SEC. 2. ELECTION TO TEMPORARILY UTILIZE UNUSED AMT CREDITS DETERMINED
BY DOMESTIC WAGES AND DOMESTIC INVESTMENT.
(a) In General.--Section 53 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by a... | American Job Creation and Investment Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a corporation to elect in 2010 and 2011 to increase its alternative minimum tax (AMT) credits by a specified credit adjustment amount for purposes of increasing its U.S. workforce and making investments in business equipment. Terminate... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow companies to utilize existing alternative minimum tax credits to create and maintain United States jobs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Encouraging the participation in Federal contracting of
small businesses owned and controlled by socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals is in the Federal
Government's interest, helps spur competition and inno... | Requires at least 10% of funds made available for high-speed rail corridor planning and development projects to be expended through small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (disadvantaged business enterprises). Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), ... | To amend title 49, United States Code, to require that not less than 10 percent of the amounts made available for certain high-speed rail projects be expended through small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medically
Underserved Access to Care Act of 1999''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Minority individuals living in medically underserved
areas are generally less well-off socioeconomically,... | Treats as meeting such requirements any managed care organization serving a medically underserved area that has similar arrangements with health care professionals and providers having a history of serving such areas.
Directs the Secretary to establish a program in the Office of Minority Health of the Department of Hea... | Medically Underserved Access to Care Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century STEM for
Underrepresented Students Act''.
SEC. 2. STEM FOR UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS.
(a) In General.--The Director of the National Science Foundation
shall establish a program to provide grants on a merit-reviewed,
competitive basis for ... | 21st Century STEM for Underrepresented Students Act - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to provide merit-reviewed, competitive grants for research on programming that engages underrepresented students in grades kindergarten through 8 in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematic... | 21st Century STEM for Underrepresented Students Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Hospital Emergency Repair
Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS FOR PATIENT
CARE IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) In General.--(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs is
authorized to carry out major medical facility pr... | Veterans Hospital Emergency Repair Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out major medical facility projects at Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers for improving, replacing, renovating, or updating patient care facilities or research facilities. Requires the Secretary to use FY 2002 or ... | To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating patient care facilities at Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``H-1B Visa Fraud Prevention Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. H-1B EMPLOYER REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Prohibition of Outplacement.--
(1) In general.--Section 212(n) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)) is amended--
... | H-1B Visa Fraud Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise employer and government requirements with respect to H-1B (specialty occupation) nonimmigrant aliens.
Increases labor condition application penalties.
Provides H-1B alien whistleblower protections.
Requires the Director of ... | A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reduce fraud in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumers Rebate to ban Emissions
and Boost AlTernative Energy Act'' or the ``Consumers REBATE Act''.
SEC. 2. EXCISE TAX ON CARBON DIOXIDE CONTENT OF COAL, OIL, AND NATURAL
GAS.
(a) In General.--The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amende... | Consumers Rebate to ban Emissions and Boost AlTernative Energy Act or the Consumers REBATE Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose as of January 1, 2017, an excise tax on the production or importation of a taxable carbon substance (i.e., coal, oil, and natural gas), payable by the producer, miner, or i... | Consumers REBATE Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Slamming Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED CHANGES OF
PROVIDERS OF TELEPHONE SERVICE.
Section 258 of the Communications Act of 1984 (47 U.S.C. 258) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(... | Slamming Protection Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prescribe criminal penalties for the willful and unlawful execution of changes in a subscriber's selection of a telephone exchange or toll service provider.
Authorizes affected subscribers to bring actions for an order to revoke the change and for the ... | Slamming Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Standardized School Report Card
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the report ``Quality Counts 99'', by
Education Week, 36 States require the publishing of annual
report cards o... | Standardized School Report Card Act - Requires annual State and school report cards in easily understandable language with respect to elementary and secondary education.Requires each State educational agency (SEA) receiving assistance under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to produce and widely... | A bill to provide parents, taxpayers, and educators with useful, understandable school report cards. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Vaccinate America's Children through
Complete Information & Education Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. ENCOURAGING STATES TO STRENGTHEN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
RELATED TO NONMEDICAL EXEMPTIONS FROM STATE VACCINATION
REQUIREMENTS.
(... | Vaccinate America's Children through Complete Information & Education Act of 2015 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require a state to certify that it has established, in its pediatric vaccine distribution program, administrative procedures regarding nonmedical exemptions from stat... | Vaccinate America's Children through Complete Information & Education Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. LARGE-SCALE GEOTHERMAL ENERGY.
Title VI of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 is
amended by inserting after section 616 (42 U.S.C. 17195) the following:
``SEC. 616A. LARGE-SCALE GEOTHERMAL ENERGY.
``(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
``(1) the Geothermal Technologies P... | Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require the Secretary of Energy (DOE): (1) acting through the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, to establish a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application for geothermal heat pumps and the direct use... | A bill to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to improve geothermal energy technology and demonstrate the use of geothermal energy in large scale thermal applications, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange
Initiative Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Mohandas (Mahatma) Karamchand Gandhi and Martin Luther
King, Jr., were dedicated leaders of peace, civil rights,
s... | Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of State to carry out, in cooperation with the government of India, the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative comprised of educational, scholarly, and professional exchange programs. | To authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminate and Stop Abuse, Frequent
Exploitation, and Trafficking on the Internet Task Force Act'' or ``E-
SAFETI Task Force Act''.
SEC. 2. INTERNET-FACILITATED HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department of S... | Eliminate and Stop Abuse, Frequent Exploitation, and Trafficking on the Internet Task Force Act or the E-SAFETI Task Force Act - Establishes in the Department of State a three-year task force to be known as the Eliminate and Stop Abuse, Frequent Exploitation, and Trafficking on the Internet (E-SAFETI) Task Force to stu... | To establish a task force for the purpose of studying and making recommendations to prevent and combat internet-facilitated human trafficking. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive One-Call Notification
Act of 1997''.
SECTION 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) unintentional damage to underground facilities during
excavation is a significant cause of disruptions in
telecommunicati... | Comprehensive One-Call Notification Act of 1997 - Provides for the establishment of a State one-call notification program to protect underground facilities from excavation damage. Outlines required elements of the program, including minimum standards and provisions for implementation and enforcement. Authorizes a Sta... | Comprehensive One-Call Notification Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``White River National Forest
Improvement Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATIVE SITES CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY, WHITE RIVER NATIONAL
FOREST, COLORADO.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The White River National For... | White River National Forest Improvement Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) sell, lease, exchange, or otherwise convey all right of the United States in specified parcels of real property within the White River National Forest, Colorado; and (2) accept cash, land, improvements, and operational... | To provide special authority to the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain Forest Service administrative sites in the White River National Forest in Colorado, to reserve the proceeds from such conveyances to help resolve the facilities needs of that national forest, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patients and Public Health
Partnership Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEMS TO EXPAND
ACCESS TO PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE SERVICES FOR THE
MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED.
Part D of title III of the... | Patients and Public Health Partnership Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration project under which up to 30 qualifying integrated health systems receive grants for the costs of their operations to expand access to primary and ... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a demonstration project for integrated health systems to expand access to primary and preventive care for the medically underserved, and for other purposes. |
That the following sums
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for
other purposes, namely:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Corps of E... | Makes emergency supplemental FY2008 appropriations for disaster relief and recovery related to Hurricanes Katrina, Wilma, Dennis, and Rita to the Department of Defense (Civil) for construction, flood control, and coastal emergencies. | To make emergency supplemental appropriations for Katrina recovery for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Networking Online Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. EMPLOYER ACCESS TO PERSONAL ACCOUNTS ON SOCIAL NETWORKING
WEBSITES.
(a) Conduct Prohibited.--It shall be unlawful for any employer--
(1) to require or request that an employee... | Social Networking Online Protection Act This bill prohibits employers from: (1) requiring or requesting that employees or applicants for employment provide their passwords or any other means for accessing their private email accounts or personal online accounts, including social networking websites; or (2) discharging,... | Social Networking Online Protection Act |
That this Act may be
cited as the ``Intergovernmental Mandate Relief Act of 1993''.
findings and purpose
Sec. 2. (a) The Congress finds and declares that--
(1) Federal regulation of State and local governments has
become increasingly extensive and intrusive in recen... | Intergovernmental Mandate Relief Act of 1993 - Prohibits a Federal agency or court from requiring compliance in any fiscal year by State or local governments with any intergovernmental regulation unless provisions of law have been enacted which compensate such governments for additional direct costs incurred by such co... | Intergovernmental Mandate Relief Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Spokane Tribe of Indians of the
Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) from 1927 to 1931, at the direction of Congress, the
Corps of Engineers inves... | Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act - Establishes in the Treasury the Spokane Tribe of Indians Settlement Fund.
Requires the payment of compensation to the Spokane Business Council for the use of tribal lands for the generation of hydropower from t... | To provide for equitable compensation to the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for the use of tribal land for the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON DISCRIMINATORY TAXATION OF NATURAL GAS
PIPELINE PROPERTY.
(a) Definitions.--As used in this Act, the following definitions
apply:
(1) Assessment.--The term ``assessment'' means valuation
for a property tax levied by a taxing authority.
(2) A... | Describes the following as acts that unreasonably burden and discriminate against interstate commerce, and prohibits States, political subdivisions, and any other taxing authority from: (1) assessing natural gas pipeline property at a value that has a higher ratio to its true market value than the ratio used to assess ... | A bill to prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline property. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Tax Relief for Working Older
Americans''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) no American should be unfairly discouraged from
working;
(2) older Americans are currently severely penalized for
at... | Fair Tax Relief for Working Older Americans - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to revise excess earnings provisions in order to eliminate the tax and earnings penalties imposed on the wage income of individuals who have attained retirement age. | Fair Tax Relief for Working Older Americans |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Outreach Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT TO INCREASE COORDINATION OF OUTREACH
EFFORTS BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND
FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AGENCIES AND NONPROFIT
ORGANIZAT... | Veterans' Outreach Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a two-year demonstration project to assess the feasibility and advisability of using state and local government agencies and nonprofit organizations to increase veteran awareness of available benefits and services, and to impro... | Veterans' Outreach Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) California rapid population growth and the lack of
understanding about the environmental impacts of this growth
have caused a number of serious present and potential barriers
to future economic development of Californ... | Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) establish the California Urban Environmental Research and Training Center; and (2) enter into a cooperative agreement with California State University, Hayward, to establish the Center if the university agrees and meets a specified matching fund ... | To establish the California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Burn Area Flood Prevention Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to ensure that private property, public
safety, and human life are protected from flood hazards that directly
result from post-fire watershed conditions that are cre... | Burn Area Flood Prevention Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement Act of 2009 to include within the purpose of FLAME Wildlife Suppression Reserve Funds to cover the costs of burn area responses, including flood prevention. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to make th... | A bill to ensure that private property, public safety, and human life are protected from flood hazards that directly result from post-fire watershed conditions that are created by wildfires on Federal land. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Farm and Ranch
Emergency Assistance 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. Emergency requirement.
TITLE I--MARK... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Market Loss Assistance for Contract Commodities
Title II: Market Loss Assistance for Soybeans and Other
Oilseeds
Title III: Removal of Trade Sanctions
Title IV: Temporary Removal of Limit on Loan Deficiency
Payments and Marketing Loan Gains
... | Farm and Ranch Emergency Assistance Act of 1999 |
SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Brownfields Economic Development Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.
Section 108(q) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
(42 U.S.C. 5308(q)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Assistance'' and ... | Brownfields Economic Development Act of 2001 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to eligible public entities and federally recognized Indian tribes for the redevelopment of brownfield sites, independent of notes or obligat... | A bill to promote brownfields redevelopment in urban and rural areas and spur community revitalization in low-income and moderate-income neighborhoods. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Water Supply Construction Assistance
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are as follows:
(1) To provide grants for establishment of State revolving
funds for the purpose of providing financial and technical
... | Water Supply Construction Assistance Act of 1993 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to States for establishing water supply construction accounts in State water pollution control revolving loan fund programs to provide assistance for the construction, rehabilitation, and i... | Water Supply Construction Assistance Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. WAIVER OF 10 PERCENT PENALTY ON WITHDRAWALS FROM QUALIFIED
RETIREMENT PLANS UPON RECEIPT OF NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE ON
A PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 72(t) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to subsection not to apply to certain ... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt a taxpayer from the 10% penalty on premature withdrawals from tax-exempt retirement plans if such taxpayer received a foreclosure notice relating to a mortgage on a principal residence and makes a withdrawal from a retirement account after July 31, 2007, and before January 1, ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive the 10 percent penalty on withdrawals from qualified retirement plans upon receipt of notice of foreclosure on a principal residence. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Monument Designation
Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL MONUMENTS.
Section 2 of the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431), popularly
known as the ``Antiquities Act of 1906'', is amended--... | National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 - Amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to require land reserved as part of a national monument to be confined to the smallest area essential to ensure the proper care and management of the objects of historic or scientific interest protected by the... | To amend the Act popularly known as the Antiquities Act of 1906 to require certain procedures for designating national monuments, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Contractor Tax
Simplification Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that:
(1) Simplifying the tax rules with respect to independent
contractors was the top vote-getter at the 1995 White House
Confe... | Independent Contractor Tax Simplification Act of 1995 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that, for purposes of determining the employment status of individuals as employees, a service provider shall not be treated as an employee, a service recipient shall not be treated as an employer, and a payor shall not ... | Independent Contractor Tax Simplification Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Budget Autonomy
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. ENACTMENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LOCAL BUDGET.
(a) In General.--Section 446 of the District of Columbia Home Rule
Act (sec. 1-204.46, D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as follows:
... | District of Columbia Budget Autonomy Act of 2003 - Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide that the District of Columbia budget passed by the Council of the District of Columbia shall be enacted without referral to the President or approval by the Congress, unless it is the budget for a fiscal year whi... | To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide the District of Columbia with autonomy over its budgets, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Aviation Biometric Technology
Utilization Act''.
SEC. 2. USE OF BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY.
Section 44903(h) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4)(E) by striking ``may provide for'' and
inserting ``shall issue... | Aviation Biometric Technology Utilization Act - Amends Federal transportation law to change from discretionary to mandatory the authority of the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to issue guidance for the use of biometrics or other technology that positi... | To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the importance of utilizing existing, as well as emerging, biometric technology to improve aviation security, including airport perimeter access security. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma
Working Family Tax Relief Act''.
SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF EARNED INCOME FOR PURPOSES OF THE EARNED
INCOME CREDIT AND THE CHILD TAX CREDIT FOR INDIVIDUALS IN
THE HURRICANE HARVEY AND HURRICANE ... | Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma Working Family Tax Relief Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain individuals affected by Hurricanes Harvey or Irma to elect to use earned income from the preceding year for the purpose of determining earned income for the earned income tax credit and the chi... | Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma Working Family Tax Relief Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``HUD Property Disposition Reform
Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) while there is a pressing need to serve homeless
families and individuals, the program of the Department of
Housing and Ur... | HUD Property Disposition Reform Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from using specified lease options in carrying out the program of disposing of single family properties for use by the homeless.
States that the purchase price of such disposed properties shall be the fair market value less ... | HUD Property Disposition Reform Act |
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION OF USE OF VETERANS CHOICE FUNDS FOR
CERTAIN PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 802 of the Veterans
Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-146; 128
Stat. 1802) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``A... | Grants the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) temporary authority (through October 1, 2015) to use certain transfers from the Veterans Choice Fund to pay for health care for eligible veterans at non-VA facilities, including pharmaceuticals for treatment of Hepatitis C. | To provide for the temporary use of Veterans Choice Funds for certain programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tapoco Project Licensing Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) APGI.--The term ``APGI'' means Alcoa Power Generating Inc.
(including its successors and assigns).
(2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Fede... | Tapoco Project Licensing Act of 2004 - (Sec. 3) Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to engage in a simultaneous land exchange with Alcoa Power Generating Inc. (APGI) upon conveyance by APGI of acceptable title to certain land adjacent to the APGI power line within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, generally ... | A bill to authorize and facilitate hydroelectric power licensing of the Tapoco Project. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Northwest Rural Employment and
Forest Restoration Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this section:
(1) Northwest forest plan.--The term ``Northwest Forest
Plan'' means the collection of documents issued in 1994 and
enti... | Northwest Rural Employment and Forest Restoration Act of 2004 - Requires each Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management administrative unit containing Westside Forest land to identify: (1) different forest land management allocations, as amended by the Northwest Forest Plan; and (2) the location, acreage, and age of... | To establish management priorities for Federal forest lands in Oregon and Washington located west of the Cascade Crest that will protect old growth timber while improving the health of young managed stands, increasing the volume of commercial timber available from these lands, and providing economic opportunities in lo... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Livestock Packer and Producer
Fairness Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRED SPOT MARKET PURCHASES OF LIVESTOCK BY PACKERS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 5 of subtitle B of the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1636 et seq.) is amended by adding at
th... | Livestock Packer and Producer Fairness Act of 2002 - Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish minimum per plant per reporting day purchase and slaughter requirements through spot purchases from nonaffiliated producers for a covered packer: (1) that is a cooperative; and (2) that is not a cooperative.S... | To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to increase competition and transparency among packers required to report information on the price and quantity of livestock purchased by the packer. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flood Insurance Tax Credit Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR FLOOD INSURANCE EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after
section 25D the following new ... | Flood Insurance Tax Credit Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for flood insurance expenses. The credit applies to portions of a taxpayer's expenses for federal flood insurance, private flood insurance, and federal contents coverage flood insurance for a principal residence. Th... | Flood Insurance Tax Credit Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cache La Poudre River National
Heritage Area Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the
Cache La Poudre River National Heritage Area established by
section 3(a)... | Cache La Poudre River National Heritage Area Act of 2009 - Establishes the Cache La Poudre River National Heritage Area in Colorado. Designates the Poudre Heritage Alliance, a nonprofit, as the local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area. Requires the Alliance to prepare and submit a management plan for the Heritag... | A bill to establish the Cache La Poudre River National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT.
(a) Extension of Third-Country Fabric Program.--Section 112(c)(1)
of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3721(c)(1)) is
amended--
(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``2012'' and
inserting ``2015'';
(2) in subpar... | (Sec. 1) Amends the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend through FY2015 the third-country fabric rule granting duty-free treatment of apparel articles wholly assembled, or knit-to-shape and wholly assembled, or both, in one or more lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries, regardless of the co... | To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric program and to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under that Act, to make technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States relating to the textile and apparel rules of origin for... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Balkan Economic Partnership Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE AND FINDINGS.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to support economic
opportunity and political progress in Bosnia and Herzegovina through
the creation of an enterprise fund that will provide fina... | Balkan Economic Partnership Act This bill authorizes the President to designate a private, nonprofit organization to be known as the Bosnia and Herzegovina-American Enterprise Fund to promote private sector development through: the initiation and expansion of employment and profitability of private enterprises; the m... | Balkan Economic Partnership Act |
SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF QUALIFIED ORDER REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVED
TRANSACTIONS.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 5891(b)(2) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``and'' at the end
of clause (i) and by adding at the end the following new clause:
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax exemption for structured settlement factoring transactions (i.e., transfers of the right to receive periodic payments under a settlement of a legal claim for damages in exchange for a lump sum payment) to require that court orders approving such transf... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to strengthen the rules for approved structured settlement factoring transactions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``March of Dimes Commemorative Coin
Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) President Franklin Roosevelt's personal struggle with polio
led him to create the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis
(now kn... | March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 500,000 $1 silver coins emblematic of the mission and programs of the March of Dimes. Requires the design of the coins to be emblematic of the mission and programs of the March of Dimes and its record of genera... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the March of Dimes Foundation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. MULTIPLE HANDGUN TRANSFER PROHIBITION.
(a) In General.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(y)(1)(A)(i) It shall be unlawful for any licensed impo... | Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit any licensed firearms importer, manufacturer, or dealer from transferring: (1) two or more handguns to an unlicensed individual during any 30-day period; or (2) a handgun to an unlicensed individual who received a handgun during the 30-day... | Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``PTC Elimination Act''.
SEC. 2. PHASEOUT AND REPEAL OF CREDIT FOR ELECTRICITY PRODUCED FROM
CERTAIN RENEWABLE RESOURCES.
(a) Reduction of Credit and Phaseout Amounts.--
(1) In general.--Section 45(b) of the Internal Revenue Code... | PTC Elimination Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to phase out and eventually eliminate the tax credit for production of electricity from renewable resources. The bill repeals the inflation adjustment for current recipients of the tax credit and modifies the "beginning of construction" requireme... | PTC Elimination Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tire-Derived Fuel Safety Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. COMBUSTION OF TIRE-DERIVED FUEL.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
... | Tire-Derived Fuel Safety Act of 2005 - Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from issuing a permit under the Clean Air Act authorizing the burning of tire-dervied fuel at any pulp or paper mill unless such mill meets specified performance standards promulgated by the Administrator or ... | A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish performance standards for fine particulates for certain pulp and paper mills, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Earned Income Tax
Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 2015''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Certain improvements in th... | Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the earned income tax credit, to: (1) make permanent the increase in the rate of such credit for taxpayers with three or more qualifying children and the reduction in the amount of the marriage penalty fo... | Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE: TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Port Authority of
New York/New Jersey Port Security Task Force Implementation Act of
2008''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. ... | Port Authority of New York/New Jersey Port Security Task Force Implementation Act of 2008 - Amends federal port security law to revise mandatory elements of the secure system of transportation program.
Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, acting through the Commissioner of Cus... | A bill to improve port and intermodal supply chain security. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Border Safeguard
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF IMPORT AND ENTRY AGRICULTURAL INSPECTION
FUNCTIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
(a) Repeal of Transfer of Functions.--Section 421 of the Homeland
Security Act of... | Agricultural Border Safeguard Protection Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act to repeal the transfer of agricultural import and entry inspection functions from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) develop agricultural import and entr... | To restore import and entry agricultural inspection functions to the Department of Agriculture. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Grand Jury Reform Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Grand juries are typically used as the process by which
allegations of police misconduct are prosecuted.
(2) There exists a symbioti... | Grand Jury Reform Act of 2015 Conditions a state or local government's eligibility for funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program on the state's compliance with this Act. Requires: (1) the chief officer of the law enforcement agency of a locality in which a death results from the use of d... | Grand Jury Reform Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS; REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education
Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) There is no more important cause than that of our nation's
defense.
(2) The ... | Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to waive or modify any requirement or regulation applicable to the student financial assistance programs under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as deemed necessary with respect to an affected individual wh... | To provide the Secretary of Education with specific waiver authority to respond to a war or other military operation or national emergency. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Critical Access to Health
Information Technology Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
(referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') shall establish and
imp... | Critical Access to Health Information Technology Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program to award grants to states to increase access to health care in rural areas by improving health information technology.
Requires a state that receives such a grant to designate a le... | A bill to provide grants for rural health information technology development activities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Behavioral Health Infrastructure
Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) Enhanced FMAP for Infrastructure Improvements.--
(1) In general.--Section 1903(a)(3) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C... | Behavioral Health Infrastructure Improvement Act This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to temporarily increase the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for behavioral health infrastructure and systems improvements under a state medical assistance program. For a period of fiv... | Behavioral Health Infrastructure Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Pay Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Supreme Court in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Co., No. 05-1074 (May 29, 2007), significantly impairs
statutory protections against di... | Fair Pay Restoration Act - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to declare that an unlawful employment practice occurs when a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice is adopted, when an individual becomes subject to the decision or practice, or when an individual is affected by application of the decision... | A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to clarify that an unlawful practice occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Stutsman County Park
Board in Jamestown, North Dakota.
(2) Game and fish headquarters.--The term ``game and fish
headquarters'' means the land depicted as ``Game and Fish
Headquarters'' on the Map.
(... | This bill directs the Bureau of Reclamation to provide to the holder of a permit for any cabin site located on specified federal land associated with the Jamestown Reservoir, North Dakota, the first option to purchase that property for fair market value, provided that the permittee pays to the Stutsman County Park Boar... | A bill to establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around the Jamestown Reservoir in the State of North Dakota, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pipeline Revolving Fund and Job
Creation Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration.
... | Pipeline Revolving Fund and Job Creation Act Directs the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to offer to enter into agreements to make capitalization grants, including letters of credit, to eligible states for the repair or replacement of natural gas distribution pipelines. Req... | Pipeline Revolving Fund and Job Creation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Retirement Enhancement Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF LIMITS ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO CERTAIN RETIREMENT
ACCOUNTS.
(a) Individual Retirement Accounts.--
(1) In general.--The table in subparagraph (A) of section
219... | Retirement Enhancement Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase limits on contributions to certain tax-exempt retirement plans, including: (1) individual retirement accounts; (2) deferred compensation plans, including plans of state and local governments and tax-exempt organizations; and (3) defined c... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the contribution limits for individual retirement plans, defined contribution plans, and salary reduction plans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on Americans Living
Abroad Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the ``Commission
on Americans Living Abroad'' (in this Act referred to as the
``Commission'').
SEC. 3. MEMBERSHIP.
(a) N... | Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act of 2015 Establishes the Commission on Americans Living Abroad which shall conduct a study of how federal laws and policies affect U.S. citizens living abroad, including civilians and members of the Armed Forces. Requires the head of any federal agency that is affected by a rec... | Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Federal information reporting requirements continue to
place an unprecedented paperwork burden upon private citizens,
recipients of Federal assistance, businesses, government
contractors and... | Establishes the Commission on Information Technology and Paperwork Reduction in order to minimize the information reporting burden imposed by the Federal Government, consistent with the information needs of the Government for policy purposes. Lists specific Commission functions, which include the study and review of f... | To establish the Commission on Information Technology and Paperwork Reduction. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``StartUp Visa Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. STARTUP VISAS.
(a) In General.--Section 203(b) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 203(b)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
(2) by inserting af... | StartUp Visa Act of 2010 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an employment-based, conditional immigrant visa (StartUp visa) for a sponsored alien entrepreneur: (1) with required amounts of financial backing from a qualifying investor or venture capitalist; and (2) whose commercial activities will ... | A bill to establish an employment-based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish a business in the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hate Crimes Prevention Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the incidence of violence motivated by the actual or
perceived race, color, national origin, religion, sexual
orientation, gender, or disabil... | Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal criminal code to set penalties for persons who, whether or not acting under color of law, willfully cause bodily injury to any person or, through the use of fire, a firearm, or an explosive device, attempt to cause such injury, because of the actual or perceived: ... | Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Firearm Victims Prevention Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) according to the Centers for Disease Control, an
estimated 34,000 Americans die from firearm injuries each year,
... | Firearm Victims Prevention Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the excise tax on manufacturers of certain handguns, assault weapons, and ammunition.
Imposes a retail excise tax on the sale, transfer, or other disposition of such weapons and ammunition.
Establishes the Health Care Trust Fund to ... | Firearm Victims Prevention Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``Commissioner'' means the Commissioner of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection;
(2) the term ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection'' means U.S.
Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland
Security;
(... | Authorizes the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to convert an employee serving under an overseas limited appointment for at least two years of current continuous service, whose service is rated at least fully successful throughout that time, to a permanent appointment in the competitive service.... | To allow certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees who serve under an overseas limited appointment for at least 2 years, and whose service is rated fully successful or higher throughout that time, to be converted to a permanent appointment in the competitive service. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Savings for Seniors Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. INTERIM PROTECTIONS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUND SURPLUS.
(a) In General.--Section 201(d) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 402(d)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``It shall be the duty'' and in... | Savings for Seniors Act of 2005 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to establish in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund a Social Security Surplus Protection Account to hold the Social Security surplus.
Denies the availability of the bala... | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to establish a Social Security Surplus Protection Account in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund to hold the Social Security surplus, to provide for suspension of investment of amounts held in the Account until enactment of legislation providing for invest... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Paperwork Amnesty Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF FINES FOR FIRST-TIME PAPERWORK VIOLATIONS BY
SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.
Section 3506 of title 44, United States Code (commonly referred to
as the ``Paperwork Reduction A... | Small Business Paperwork Amnesty Act of 2006 - Amends the Paperwork Reduction Act to direct agency heads not to impose civil fines for first-time paperwork violations by small business concerns unless there is potential for serious harm to the public interest, the detection of criminal activity would be impaired, the v... | To amend title 44 of the United States Code, to provide for the suspension of fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations by small business concerns. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Highway Reauthorization Tax Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY-RELATED TAXES AND TRUST FUNDS.
(a) Extension of Taxes.--
(1) In general.--The following provisions of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by stri... | Highway Reauthorization Tax Act of 2005 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through FY 2011 excise tax provisions relating to: (1) certain buses; (2) special motor fuels; (3) certain alcohol fuels; (4) heavy trucks and trailers; (5) tires; (6) gasoline, diesel fuel, and kerosene; (7) heavy vehicles; (... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the extension of highway-related taxes and trust funds, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland Security Blue
Campaign Authorization Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY COORDINATION THROUGH
THE BLUE CAMPAIGN.
(a) In General.--Subtitle C of title IV of the Homeland Security
Act of 2... | . The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign Authorization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the Blue Campaign to unify and coordinate DHS efforts... | Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign Authorization Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. PROGRAM ON PROVISION OF READJUSTMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE
SERVICES TO VETERANS WHO SERVED IN OPERATION IRAQI
FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.
(a) Program Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affa... | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to provide to veterans of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, particularly veterans who served in such Operations while in the National Guard and reserves: (1) peer outreach and support services; (2) readjustment counseling and related services... | To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oceans Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES.
The purpose of this Act is to establish a commission to make
recommendations for coordinated and comprehensive national ocean policy
that will promote--
(1) the protection of life and proper... | Directs the President to submit to Congress: (1) after considering the Commission's report, proposals for a coordinated, comprehensive, and long range national policy for the responsible use and stewardship of ocean and coastal resources for the benefit of the United States; and (2) a biennial report on all existing Fe... | Oceans Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. 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.
(2) Energy-efficiency improvement.--
(A) In general.--The t... | This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish a pilot program to award grants, through FY2020, to nonprofit organizations for retrofitting their buildings with energy-efficiency improvements. This bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to offset the costs of the grants by decreasing the... | To require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy efficiency retrofit pilot program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State and Local Aid and Economic
Stimulus Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. ONE-TIME REVENUE GRANT TO STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 67 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 6721... | State and Local Aid and Economic Stimulus Act of 2003 - Amends Federal law to authorize and make appropriations for FY 2003 for a one-time revenue grant to States and local governments.Specifies amounts to be allotted to each of the States based upon population and changes in unemployment rates.Declares the sense of Co... | A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide Federal aid and economic stimulus through a one-time revenue grant to the States and their local governments. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Spending Transparency Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF AGGREGATE DATA ON MEDICARE PROVIDERS OF
SERVICES AND SUPPLIERS.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to make aggregate
information about providers of se... | Medicare Spending Transparency Act of 2011 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), consistent with applicable information, privacy, security, and disclosure laws, to make public on the Internet website of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Servic... | A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to make available to the public aggregate data on providers of services and suppliers under the Medicare program and to allow qualified individuals and groups access to claims and payment data under the Medicare program for purposes of conducting health research and d... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century STEM Competitive Jobs
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Harvard Graduate School of Education's report
``Pathways to Prosperity'' cites research that shows employers
across the count... | 21st Century STEM Competitive Jobs Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. Requires grantees to use grant funds to collaborate w... | 21st Century STEM Competitive Jobs Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tested Ability to Leverage
Exceptional National Talent Act of 2016'' or the ``TALENT Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. PRESIDENTIAL INNOVATION FELLOWS PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the follow... | . Tested Ability to Leverage Exceptional National Talent Act of 2016 or the TALENT Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill codifies provisions establishing the Presidential Innovation Fellows Program (originally established pursuant to Executive Order 13704) to encourage successful entrepreneurs, executives, and innovators to ... | TALENT Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Veterans' Memorial
Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Native Americans across the Nation have a long, proud,
and distinguished tradition of service in the Armed Forces of
the ... | Native American Veterans' Memorial Act of 1998 - Requires the Director of the National Museum of the American Indian to construct and maintain a Native American Veterans' Memorial within the interior structure or the exterior grounds of the Museum mall facility. Prohibits: (1) the use of Federal funds to pay any of th... | Native American Veterans' Memorial Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Development Administration
Reauthorization Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS.
Section 101 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3131) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(e)... | Economic Development Administration Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to establish and carry out an Excellence in Economic Development Award Program to recognize innovative economic development strategies of national signifi... | A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to reauthorize that Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transition-to-Success Mentoring
Act''.
SEC. 2. TRANSITION-TO-SUCCESS MENTORING PROGRAM.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1002(d) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6553) is
amended to read as follows: ``There... | Transition-to-Success Mentoring Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize educational programs that assist at-risk middle school students. The bill establishes a transition-to-success mentoring program requiring the Department of Education to award grants to local educationa... | Transition-to-Success Mentoring Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Export Coordination Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. DUTIES.
(a) In General.--Section 2312(b) of the Export Enhancement Act of
1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end before the
semicolon the following... | Export Coordination Act of 2012 - Amends the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to revise the duties of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC).
Requires the TPCC to: (1) identify opportunities to consolidate or co-locate offices of federal agencies involved in export promotion and export financing activities; (... | To amend the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to make improvements to the trade promotion policies and programs of the United States Government. |
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