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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Multidistrict Litigation Restoration
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) under section 1407 of title 28, United States Code
(enacted April 29, 1968), the Judicial Panel on Multidist... | Multidistrict Litigation Restoration Act of 2005 [sic] - Amends the federal judicial code to allow a civil action transferred for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings (multidistrict litigation) to be transferred to the transferee or other district for trial purposes in the interest of justice and for the co... | A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to allow a judge to whom a case is transferred to retain jurisdiction over certain multidistrict litigation cases for trial, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Older Americans Preventive Health
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH ASSESSMENT.
(a) In General.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at th... | Older Americans Preventive Health Act of 1993 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of a comprehensive health assessment and certain immunizations under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance).
Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize additional appropria... | Older Americans Preventive Health Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mental Health Care for Our Wounded
Warriors Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) An estimated one in six members of the Armed Forces
returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan has a diagnosable
... | Mental Health Care for Our Wounded Warriors Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) members of the Armed Forces (members) deserve the best possible treatment for mental and physical illnesses and injuries sustained while in military service; (2) members should have access to mental health providers; (3) mental ... | A bill to improve mental health care for wounded members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reliable and Effective Growth for
Regenerative Health Options that Improve Wellness'' or the ``REGROW
Act''.
SEC. 2. CELLULAR THERAPEUTICS.
(a) Current Pathways.--Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made
by this Act, shall be applied or interpreted... | Reliable and Effective Growth for Regenerative Health Options that Improve Wellness or the REGROW Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conditionally approve certain cellular therapeutic products without initiation of large-scale clinical trials. A condi... | REGROW Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Law Enforcement Armor Act''
or the ``PLEA Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Law enforcement is facing a threat from handguns and
accompanying ammunition, which are designed... | Protect Law Enforcement Armor Act or the PLEA Act This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to promulgate regulations for the uniform testing of firearms for their ability to penetrate the Body Armor Exemplar, which shall take into consideration various enumerated factors and any other considerations DOJ deem... | Protect Law Enforcement Armor Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Marriage Tax
Relief Reconciliation Act of 2000''.
(b) Section 15 Not To Apply.--No amendment made by this Act shall
be treated as a change in a rate of tax for purposes of section 15 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
SEC. 2. ... | (Sec. 2) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the basic standard deduction for a married couple filing jointly shall be twice the basic standard deduction for an unmarried individual, beginning in 2001.
(Sec. 3) Provides that the 15 and 28 percent regular income tax bracket for a married couple filing joint... | Marriage Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nurse of Tomorrow Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.
(a) Nurse Retention and Recruitment.--
(1) In general.--Title VIII of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 296 et seq.) is amended by inserting at ... | Nurse of Tomorrow Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human services to make grants for: (1) nurse recruitment and retention; (2) basic nurse education; and (3) nurse education encouragement.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide a refundable tax credit ... | To amend the Public Health Service Act and the Internal Revenue Code to help solve the worsening shortage of registered nurses in hospitals and continuing care settings, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nevada Public Land Management Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) Federal holdings in the State of Nevada constitute over
87 percent of the area of the State, and in 10 of the 17
... | Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1999 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to dispose of public land in the State of Nevada under specified current land use plans other than land identified under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998.
Authorizes the State or local governments in the jurisdic... | Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN LIMITATION ON 1-TIME EXCLUSION OF GAIN FROM SALE
OF PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE.
(a) General Rule.--Paragraph (1) of section 121(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to dollar limitation) is amended by
striking ``$125,000 ($62,500'' and inserting ``$186,000 ($93,000''.
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the limitation on the one-time exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence by an individual who has attained age 55 and provide a cost-of-living adjustment for such amount.
Increases the unified credit against the estate tax and the unified credit against the g... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on the 1-time exclusion of gain from sale of a principal residence by individuals who have attained age 55, to increase the amount of the unified estate and gift tax credits, and to reduce the tax on capital gains. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform
Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Cadastre.--
(A) In general.--The term ``cadastre'' means--
(i) an inventory of Federal land developed
... | Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop a multipurpose cadastre (an inventory) of federal land to assist with federal land management, resource conservation, environmental protection, and use of such land. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cost-sharing agr... | A bill to improve Federal land management, resource conservation, environmental protection, and use of Federal land by requiring the Secretary of the Interior to develop a multipurpose cadastre of Federal land and identifying inaccurate, duplicate, and out-of-date Federal land inventories, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Hunger Assistance in Response
to Emergency Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Secretary of Agriculture conducts an annual report
that measures food security and hunger by State; and
(2) ... | State Hunger Assistance in Response to Emergency Act of 2001 - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide funding for food stamp informational activities by States with the greatest rate of hunger. | A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to improve food stamp informational activities in those States with the greatest rate of hunger. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Tampering of Prescription Pills
Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. TAMPER-RESISTANT TECHNOLOGY.
(a) Definition.--Section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(ss) The term `tampe... | Stop Tampering of Prescription Pills Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prescribe new drug application requirements for tamper-resistant drugs: (1) containing as an active moiety (the part of the drug that makes it work the way it does) a controlled substance classified as opium, an opiate... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to incentivize the development of tamper-resistant drugs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oversight of Vital Emergency
Recovery Spending Enhancement and Enforcement Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) Chief Financial Officer.--The term ``Chief Financial Officer''
means the Hurricane Katrina Recovery Chief Financial Officer.
(b) Offi... | Oversight of Vital Emergency Recovery Spending Enhancement and Enforcement Act of 2005 - Establishes within the Executive Office of the President the Office of Hurricane Katrina Recovery Chief Financial Officer (CFO), who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Makes the ... | To establish an Office of the Hurricane Katrina Recovery Chief Financial Officer, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sunshine in Academic Admissions
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Citizens and taxpayers have a right to know whether
federally funded institutions of higher education are treating
student applicati... | Sunshine in Academic Admissions Act This bill requires each institution of higher education that participates in a program under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to submit an annual report to the Department of Education that states whether the institution gives weight to race, color, or national origin in t... | Sunshine in Academic Admissions Act |
SECTION 1. ACCELERATED PAYMENT OF SURVIVORS' AND DEPENDENTS'
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION.
(a) In General.--Subchapter IV of chapter 35 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3532 the following
new section:
``Sec. 3532A. Accelerated payme... | Permits accelerated payments of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill to an individual enrolled in program with tuition in excess of 200% of the monthly rate of educational assistance otherwise payable when the program is an approved program of education that either: (1) leads to employment in a high tech... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for accelerated payment of survivors' and dependents' educational assistance for certain programs of education, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness in Tax
Collections Act of 2002''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other... | Fairness in Tax Collections Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the IRS to enter into installment agreements with taxpayers that do not provide for full payment of liabilities. Requires the IRS to review partial payment installment agreements at least every two years.Extends from nine months to two... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide fairness in tax collection procedures. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Systematic Application of Value
Engineering Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. VALUE ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES.
(a) In General.--Federal agencies shall apply value engineering
consistent with subsection (b)(2) to, at a minimum, identify and
im... | Systematic Application of Value Engineering Act of 1993 - Requires Federal agencies to apply value engineering, at a minimum, to identify and implement opportunities to reduce capital and operation costs and improve and maintain optimum quality of construction, administrative, program, acquisition, and grant projects. ... | Systematic Application of Value Engineering Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Subsection (a) of section 802 of the Tropical Forest
Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431) is amended--
(1) in paragraphs (1), (6), and (7), by striking ``tropical
forests'' each place it appears and inserting ``tropical
forests an... | (Sec. 1) Amends the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to include tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems within the scope of such Act. (Current law refers to only tropical forests.)
(Sec. 3) Renames the Tropical Forest Facility as the Conservation Facility.
(Sec. 4) Makes deve... | To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alternative Certification and
Licensure of Teachers Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the measure of a good teacher is how much and how well
the teacher's students learn;
... | Alternative Certification and Licensure of Teachers Act of 1998 - Establishes a program to assist States to develop and implement programs for alternative routes to teacher certification or licensure requirements, in order to increase the supply of well-qualified elementary school and secondary school teachers.
Sets f... | Alternative Certification and Licensure of Teachers Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. PARTICIPATION OF TAIWAN IN THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL POLICE
ORGANIZATION.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Safety, security and peace is important to every
citizen of the world, and shared information ensuring wide
assistance among p... | . (Sec. 1) This bill directs the President to: (1) develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan in the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and at other related activities, and (2) instruct INTERPOL Washington to request observer status for Taiwan in INTERPOL and urge INTERPOL members to su... | To direct the President to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan in the International Criminal Police Organization, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) black carbon--
(A) is a component of ambient particulate matter,
the mixture of which has been found to harm public
health by causing serious respiratory and
cardiovascular effects in d... | Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to conduct a study of black carbon emissions, which shall include: (1) phase I to establish for the scientific community standard definitions of the terms black carbon and organic carbon; (2) phase II to summarize the available scientific and techn... | A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study on black carbon emissions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Health Equity Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. APPROVAL OF UP TO 4 STATE WAIVERS TO ALLOW TITLE XXI ALLOTMENTS
TO BE USED FOR INCREASING THE ENROLLMENT OF MEDICAID
CHILDREN.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(... | Children's Health Equity Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to approve not more than four waiver applications to allow a State to use its allotment under the State children's health insurance programs (SCHIP) under title XXI of the Social Security Act to increase the enrollment of children... | A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to approve up to 4 State waivers to allow a State to use its allotment under the State children's health insurance program under title XXI of the Social Security Act to increase the enrollment of children eligible for medical assistance under the medicaid pro... |
SECTION 1. CERTAIN CENTRIFUGE MEDIUM FREQUENCY DRIVE SUPPLY.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in numerical
sequence the following new heading:
`` 9902.xx.xx Centrifuge medium Free No change No change On or before 12/ ''.
frequency dr... | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain structures, parts, and components for use in an isotopic separation facility. | To suspend temporarily the duty on certain structures, parts, and components for use in an isotopic separation facility. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Substance Use Disorder Workforce
Loan Repayment Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT
EMPLOYEES.
Title VII of the Public Health Service Act is amended--
(1) by redesignating part F ... | Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to create a loan repayment program for individuals who complete a period of service in a substance use disorder treatment job in a mental health professional shortage area or a county where the drug overdose death... | Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Law Officer's Armor Vest Tax Credit
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR AN ARMOR VEST PURCHASE.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefundable
personal credits) is amend... | Law Officer's Armor Vest Tax Credit Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit, for a law enforcement officer, a credit for 100 percent of the costs (up to $1,200) of an armor vest purchased by the officer. | Law Officer's Armor Vest Tax Credit Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Disclosing Aid Spent to Ensure
Relief Act'' or the ``DISASTER Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) At a time of constrained budgets, it is fiscally
prudent to understand the amount and the scope of the Federal ... | Disclosing Aid Spent to Ensure Relief Act or the DISASTER Act - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to submit annually to Congress a report on all disaster-related assistance provided by the federal government. Requires the report to include all federal obligations related to disaster res... | DISASTER Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Those Who Serve Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Increasing numbers of members of the Armed Forces
serving in Afghanistan and Iraq are suffering from the
significant injuries of the current ... | Helping Those Who Serve Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a demonstration project (project) designed to: (1) increase access of members of the Armed Forces (members) returning from deployment abroad, and their families, to accessible, safe, and confidential mental health counseling; (2) reduce the stigm... | To require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a demonstration project regarding access to mental health services by members of the Armed Forces. |
SECTION 1. PRESIDENTIAL CERTIFICATIONS.
(a) Certifications Regarding Environmental Agreement.--
(1) Annual certifications.--The President shall, on the
basis of the reports prepared under paragraph (2), submit to
the Congress, not later than May 31 of each year, a report that
... | Directs the President to certify annually to the Congress whether or not each North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) country is meeting its commitments under the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation and the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAFTA supplemental agreements).
Establishes... | To require the President to certify whether the commitments made in the side agreements on the environment and on labor to the North American Free Trade Agreement are being met, and to remove certain benefits from a country that is certified as not meeting those commitments. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reforming Access for Investments in
Startup Enterprises Act of 2015'' or the ``RAISE Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTED TRANSACTIONS.
(a) Exempted Transactions.--Section 4 of the Securities Act of 1933
(15 U.S.C. 77d) is amended--
(1) in subse... | Reforming Access for Investments in Startup Enterprises Act of 2015 or the RAISE Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) The Securities Act of 1933 is amended to exempt from security registration requirements, and related prohibitions against using interstate commerce and the mails for the sale or delivery of securities after sale, any... | Reforming Access for Investments in Startup Enterprises Act of 2015 or the RAISE Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY FOR 16- AND 17-YEAR-OLDS TO LOAD MATERIALS INTO
SCRAP PAPER BALERS AND PAPER BOX COMPACTORS.
Section 13(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C.
213(c)) is amended by adding to the end thereof the following new
paragraph:
``(5)(A) In the administration and enf... | Provides that, in the administration and enforcement of the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 16- and 17-year-old individuals shall be permitted to load materials into, but not operate or unload materials from, scrap paper balers or paper box compactors that meet: (1) the current safety s... | To authorize minors who are under the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and who are under 18 years of age to load materials into balers and compacters that meet appropriate American National Standards Institute design safety standards. |
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS.
(a) Hospital Care and Medical Services for Persian Gulf Veterans
Exposed to Toxic Substances.--(1) Section 1710(e) of title 38, United
States Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting ``becom... | Extends through December 31, 1998, the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide hospital care and medical services to Persian Gulf veterans exposed to toxic substances or environmental hazards during such service, as long as symptoms become manifest before January 1, 1997. Extends through December 31... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring authorities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``The Buy American Enhancement Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. DOMESTIC CONTENT REQUIREMENT FOR THE BUY AMERICAN ACT.
(a) Substantially All Defined.--Section 8301 of title 41, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para... | Buy American Enhancement Act of 2011 - Defines "substantially all" for purposes of Buy American requirements to mean that articles, materials, or supplies shall be treated as made substantially all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States if the cost of the domestic co... | To amend title 41, United States Code, to increase the American-made content requirement for the Buy American Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SCRAP TIRE TRUST FUND.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--There is established in the Treasury of
the United States a trust fund to be known as the ``Scrap Tire
Trust Fund'' (hereinafter in this section referred to as the
``Trust Fund'').
(2) Account... | Establishes the Scrap Tire Trust Fund in the Treasury. Provides that the Fund shall consist of a Scrap Tire Reduction Account and a Scrap Tire Recycling Account. Appropriates amounts equivalent to fees collected under this Act to the Accounts. Makes amounts in the Accounts available for: (1) financial assistance to... | To establish a scrap tire trust fund to provide financial assistance to States to eliminate current scrap tire piles and to manage the future disposal of scrap tires. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Belarus Democracy Reauthorization
Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Section 2 of the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 (Public Law 109-480;
22 U.S.C. 5811 note) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
``Congress makes the following findings... | Belarus Democracy Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Amends the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 to authorize assistance to promote democracy and civil society in Belarus.
Includes Internet broadcasting within the scope of support and funding for broadcasting from within and to Belarus.
Expresses the sense of Congress that t... | A bill to reauthorize the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``BLM Permit Processing Improvement
Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM TO IMPROVE FEDERAL PERMIT COORDINATION.
Section 365 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15924) is
amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``pilot'';
... | BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to make the Federal Permit Streamlining Project program permanent. Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to collect for each of FY2016-FY2026 a fee of $9,500 for each new application for a drilling pe... | BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Providing Our Support to Troops Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FREE MAILING PRIVILEGES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 34 of title 39, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 3407. Free postage for personal correspondence and certai... | Providing Our Support to Troops Act of 2003 - Allows personal correspondence or certain parcels to be mailed free of postage if such matter is: (1) sent from within an area served by a U.S. post office; (2) addressed to an active-duty member of the armed forces or a civilian authorized to use postal services at militar... | A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to provide for free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent from within the United States to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty abroad who are engaged in military operations involving armed conflict against a hostile foreign f... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe and Responsible Handgun Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) certain handguns that are widely marketed across State
lines are traced disproportionately to violent crimes, and in
particular to ... | Safe and Responsible Handgun Act of 1996 - Directs: (1) the Secretary of the Treasury to establish guidelines for the establishment by each State of a Handgun Roster Board; and (2) each Board to publish a roster of types of handguns which may be lawfully manufactured, sold, owned, possessed, or used (manufactured) in ... | Safe and Responsible Handgun Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. OPEN CONTAINER LAWS.
(a) Establishment.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 161. Open Container Limitations
``(a) Withholding of Funds for Noncompliance.--
``(1) General rule.--Beginning with fiscal year 1997, and... | Requires the Secretary of Transportation, beginning with FY 1997, to withhold five percent of the amount required to be apportioned to a State under specified Federal highway provisions if it is lawful in such State to: (1) possess an open alcoholic beverage container in the passenger area of any motor vehicle on a pu... | A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, relating to open containers of alcoholic beverages and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the passenger area of motor vehicles, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense Enhancement and
National Guard Empowerment Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDED AUTHORITY OF CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU AND
EXPANDED FUNCTIONS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU.
(a) Expanded Authority.--
(1) In ... | National Defense Enhancement and National Guard Empowerment Act of 2006 - Expands the: (1) authority of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau (Bureau) to include membership on the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) (and raises the grade of the Chief from lieutenant general to general); and (2) functions of the Bureau to incl... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and the enhancement of the functions of the National Guard Bureau, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for Child Victims Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. RESTITUTION IN THE CASE OF TRAFFICKING IN CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
CONVICTIONS.
(a) Restitution in the Case of Trafficking in Child Pornography
Convictions.--Section 2259(b) of title 18, United S... | Justice for Child Victims Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify procedures for the payment of restitution and monetary assessments by defendants in certain child pornography cases. The bill also establishes a Child Pornography Victim's Fund. | Justice for Child Victims Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Tax Moratorium and Equity
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The moratorium of the Internet Tax Freedom Act on new
taxes on Internet access and on multiple and discriminatory
taxes ... | Internet Tax Moratorium and Equity Act - Amends the Internet Tax Freedom Act to extend: (1) permanently provisions which prohibit a State or political subdivision from imposing taxes on Internet access, unless such tax was generally imposed and actually enforced prior to October 1, 1998; and (2) until December 31, 2005... | A bill to foster innovation and technological advancement in the development of the Internet and electronic commerce, and to assist the States in simplifying their sales and use taxes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Business Protection Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS EXCLUSION.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter A of chapter 11 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to gross estate) is amended by
inserting after section 2033 the f... | Family Business Protection Act of 1995 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross estate, for estate tax purposes, specified portions of the adjusted value of the qualified family-owned business interests of the decedent. | Family Business Protection Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Plain Writing Act for Regulations of
2012''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to require that Federal regulations use
plain writing, to enhance public understanding of regulations, and to
increase the level of public participation in the ru... | Plain Writing Act for Regulations of 2012 - Requires the head of each executive agency to: (1) implement a program for using plain writing in drafting agency regulations, (2) designate a senior official to oversee the implementation of plain writing requirements, (3) certify to the Director of the Office of Management ... | A bill to require that Federal regulations use plain writing that is clear, concise, well-organized, and follows other best practices appropriate to the subject or field and intended audience. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Every Child Deserves a Family Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) There is a shortage of qualified individuals willing to
adopt or foster a child in the child welfare s... | Every Child Deserves a Family Act Prohibits adoption or foster care placement service entities that receive federal assistance (or that contract with entities receiving such assistance) from using the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of a prospective adoptive or foster parent, or from using the se... | Every Child Deserves a Family Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``School Enhancement of Talented
Students Act'' or the ``School EATS Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDING.
Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the Secretary of Agriculture, in the
school year beginning July 2007, the school lunch program... | School Enhancement of Talented Students Act or School EATS Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to award competitive grants to states, local educational agencies, or school food authorities to reduce the amount of processed food served each day under the s... | To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to carry out a pilot program to reduce the amount of processed food served each day under the school breakfast program or school lunch program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be referred to as the ``Manufacturing Jobs for
Veterans Act''.
SEC. 2. VETERANS MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment of Pilot Program.--To encourage the employment of
eligible veterans in manufacturing, the Secretary of Labor, as part of
the Veteran's Wo... | Manufacturing Jobs for Veterans Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor, as part of the Veteran's Workforce Investment Program, to carry out a five-year pilot program (to be known as the Veterans Manufacturing Employment Program) to award competitive grants to three states for the establishment and administration of a Sta... | Manufacturing Jobs for Veterans Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Physician Choice Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. CHOICE OF PHYSICIANS.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part 7 of subtitle B of title I of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
``S... | Ensuring Physician Choice Act of 1999 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require group health plans, if they provide for coverage of services only if such services are furnished exclusively through health care professionals who are members of a closed panel of health care profession... | Ensuring Physician Choice Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Horse Protection Amendments Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
Section 2 of the Horse Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1821) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs
(3) and (4), respectively; and
... | Horse Protection Amendments Act of 2013 [sic] - Amends the Horse Protection Act to replace the Designated Qualified Persons program responsible for inspecting horses for soring with a new inspection system. (The soring of horses is any of various actions taken on a horse's limb to produce a higher gait that may cause p... | Horse Protection Amendments Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. ACCESS TO HUD PROGRAMS FOR PERSONS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH
PROFICIENCY.
(a) HUD Responsibilities.--To allow the Department of Housing and
Urban Development to better serve persons with limited proficiency in
the English language by providing technical assistance to recipients of
Federal f... | Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to take specified actions to allow the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to better serve persons with limited English proficiency by providing technical assistance to recipients of federal funds.
Requires the Secretary to convene a task force to id... | A bill to allow the Department of Housing and Urban Development to better serve persons with limited proficiency in the English language by providing technical assistance to recipients of Federal funds. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Prison Industries
Competition in Contracting Corrections Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. PURCHASE OF PRISON-MADE PRODUCTS BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.
Section 4124 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:
``Sec. 4124. Purchase of prison-m... | Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Corrections Act of 1996 - Modifies Federal criminal code provisions regarding the purchase of prison-made products by Federal departments to require each Federal department and agency to offer to purchase prison-made products in accordance with this Act.
Specifies t... | Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Corrections Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Pediatric HIV/AIDS Prevention
and Treatment Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Section 2 of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS,
Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (26 U.S.C. 7601) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by adding at t... | Global Pediatric HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Act - States that the U.S. government's response to the global HIV/AIDS pandemic should place high priority on: (1) prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS; and (2) care and treatment of all children affected by HIV/AIDS, including children orphaned by A... | To amend the U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Defending Our Great Lakes Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL ZONE AT BRANDON ROAD LOCK AND
DAM SITE, JOLIET, ILLINOIS.
(a) Immediate Actions.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army, acting through
... | Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015 This bill requires federal agencies to take immediate actions to prevent the upstream transfer of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin through the Brandon Road Lock and Dam site. The actions must place a special focus on Asian carp spec... | Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Victims on Campus Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF CAMPUS SECURITY POLICY AND CAMPUS CRIME
STATISTICS.
Section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1092(f)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
... | Protecting Victims on Campus Act of 2012 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise provisions that require each institution of higher education (IHE) participating in a title IV (Student Assistance) program to comply with certain crime reporting requirements.
Requires IHEs to provide students and employees w... | To amend the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to provide further clarity for institutions of higher education, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drought Information Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL INTEGRATED DROUGHT INFORMATION
SYSTEM.
(a) System Amendments.--Section 3 of the National Integrated
Drought Information System Act of 2006 (15 U.S.C. 313d) is amended-... | Drought Information Act of 2013 - Amends the National Integrated Drought Information System Act of 2006 to specify that: (1) the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere shall continue to support the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Program, and (2) the program's purpose shall be to b... | Drought Information Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Benefits Fairness
Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. COMPUTATION AND PAYMENT OF LAST MONTHLY PAYMENT.
(a) Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Benefits.--Section 202 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402) is amended by adding at the end the
followi... | Social Security Benefits Fairness Act of 1996 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly OASDI benefit shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies, subject to a reduction of 50 percent if the recipient dies during the first 15... | Social Security Benefits Fairness Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Second Chance Voting Rights Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The right to vote is the most fundamental act performed
by citizens in our great representative democracy.
(2) C... | Authorizes the Attorney General, in a civil action, to obtain such declaratory or injunctive relief as is necessary to remedy a violation of this Act. Creates a private right of action, subject to specified requirements. | Second Chance Voting Rights Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION FROM INCOME OF GAIN FROM SALE OF PRINCIPAL
RESIDENCE.
(a) In General.--Section 121 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 121. EXCLUSION OF GAIN FROM SALE OF PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE.
``(a) General Rule.--Gross income does not include gain f... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude all gain on the sale of a principal residence if owned and used as the principal residence for periods aggregating at least three years during the five-year period prior to sale or exchange.
Sets forth special rules relating to: (1) jointly held property; (2) a deceased spo... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from income capital gain from the sale of a principal residence. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Solid Waste
Importation and Management Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. CANADIAN MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE.
(a) In General.--Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 4011... | International Solid Waste Importation and Management Act of 2005 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize states to enact laws restricting the receipt and disposal of foreign municipal solid waste within their borders until the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgates regulations... | A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize States to restrict receipt of foreign municipal solid waste, to implement the Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste between the United States and Canada, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Energy Carbon Capture
and Sequestration Program Amendments Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. LARGE-SCALE CARBON STORAGE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Subtitle F of title IX of the Energy Policy Act of
2005 (42 U.S.C. 16291 et seq.) is amended by inserti... | Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Sequestration Program Amendments Act of 2009 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out a demonstration program for the commercial application of integrated systems for the capture, injection, monitoring, and long-term geological storage... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program to demonstrate the commercial application of integrated systems for long-term geological storage of carbon dioxide, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Behavioral Health Information
Technology Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE FOR
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
Section 3000(3) of the Public Health Services Act (42 U.S.C... | Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the definition of "health care provider" for purposes of health information technology provisions to include a behavioral or mental health professional, a substance abuse professional, a psychiatric hospital, a communi... | A bill to amend the Public Health Services Act and the Social Security Act to extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Math and Science Teacher Recruitment
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. REVISION OF TEACHER LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAMS.
(a) Guaranteed Student Loans.--Part B of title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 is amended by--
(1) redesignating section 428K ... | Math and Science Teacher Recruitment Act of 2001 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish new programs of student guaranteed and direct loan forgiveness for middle and secondary school mathematics and science teachers in public or private nonprofit schools. Requires for eligibility: (1) at least three con... | To expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs for teachers of mathematics and science, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expedited Remedy for Persistent
Dumping Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. EXPEDITED REMEDY WHERE PERSISTENT DUMPING IS PRESENT.
(a) Change in Persistent Dumping Procedures.--Section 732(a)(2) of
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673a(a)(2)) is amended--
... | Expedited Remedy for Persistent Dumping Act of 2005 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to revise requirements for monitoring cases of suspected persistent dumping to: (1) provide for an expedited antidumping investigation of merchandise from an additional supplier country if the Department of Commerce discerns imports of ... | A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide for an expedited antidumping investigation when imports increase materially from new suppliers after an antidumping order has been issued, and to amend the provision relating to adjustments to export price and constructed export price. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business
Guaranteed Credit Enhancement Act of 1993''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. General authorizations.
Sec. 3. Aut... | Small Business Guaranteed Credit Enhancement Act of 1993 - Amends the Small Business Act (the Act) to increase the FY 1993 and 1994 authorizations of appropriations for loans to State and local development companies for community business development programs.
Authorizes the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1... | Small Business Guaranteed Credit Enhancement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Responding to
Urgent needs of Survivors of the Holocaust Act'' or the ``RUSH Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Purposes.
... | Responding to Urgent Needs of Survivors of the Holocaust Act or RUSH Act - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to: (1) include specifically within its purview older Americans who are Holocaust survivors; (2) direct the Assistant Secretary for Aging of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants... | A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide social services agencies with the resources to provide services to meet the unique needs of the Holocaust survivors to age in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of life. |
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO THE CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACT.
(a) Treatment of Investigation Costs.--Section 201(b) of the
Central Utah Project Completion Act (106 Stat. 4607) is amended
following paragraph (2) by inserting the following: ``All amounts
previously expended in planning and developing the proj... | (Sec. 1) Amends the Central Utah Project Completion Act to require all amounts previously expended in planning and developing specified Utah reclamation projects and features, including amounts previously expended for investigation of power features in the Bonneville Unit, to be considered non-reimbursable and non-retu... | To amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act to clarify the responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the Central Utah Project, to redirect unexpended budget authority for the Central Utah Project for wastewater treatment and reuse and other purposes, to provide for prepayment of repayment c... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Attorney Fee Payment
System Improvement Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. CAP ON ATTORNEY ASSESSMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 206(d)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 406(d)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting ``, except that the
maximum a... | Social Security Attorney Fee Payment System Improvement Act of 2002 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to set a cap of $75 on assessments owed by attorney representatives upon receiving payment for representing a successful claimant for past-due bene... | A bill to amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to limit the amount of attorney assessments for representation of claimants and to extend the attorney fee payment system to claims under title XVI of that Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Device Regulatory
Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF LEAST BURDENSOME.
(a) Premarket Approval.--Section 513(a)(3)(D) of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360c(a)(3)(D)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating cl... | Medical Device Regulatory Improvement Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in determining the least burdensome appropriate means of evaluating device effectiveness, to: (1) not request information unrelated or irrelevant to demonstration of r... | A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to device review determinations and conflicts of interest, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Homeowners Insurance Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM RETIREMENT PLANS FOR DISASTER RELIEF NOT
SUBJECT TO PENALTY FOR EARLY WITHDRAWAL.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 72(t) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1... | Affordable Homeowners Insurance Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt distributions from retirement plans for disaster relief from the penalty for premature retirement plan withdrawals. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt disaster relief distributions from retirement plans from the penalty for early withdrawal. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Broadband Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FROM
UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND.
Section 254(e) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(e))
is amended--
(1) by redesignating... | Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administrative Organization Act to direct the Rural Utilities Service of the Department of Agriculture to make loans or other credit extensions to eligible telecommunications carrier providers, or to companies that accept the obligations of such carriers, to financ... | Rural Broadband Enhancement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Good Medicine Cultural Competence
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Racial and ethnic minorities receive lower-quality
health care, even when insurance status, income, age, and
severity o... | Good Medicine Cultural Competence Act of 2003 - Establishes the Cultural Competence Commission to study and report on establishing standards in cultural competence education for medical and health professionals.Addresses issues of training, clinical guidelines and protocols, access, vulnerable populations, policy forum... | To establish the Cultural Competence Commission. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Access to Prescription Drugs
for All Seniors Act''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT PROGRAM FOR CATASTROPHIC
EXPENSES.
Part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act is amended by
adding at the end the following new se... | Equal Access to Prescription Drugs for All Seniors Act - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program that provides outpatient prescription drug benefits for individuals who are enrolled u... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for establishment of a Medicare prescription drug benefit covering costs that exceed a percentage of a beneficiary's income. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Childhood Outcomes Need New
Efficient Community Teams'' or the ``CONNECT Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO AWARD COMPETITIVE GRANTS TO ENHANCE COLLABORATION
BETWEEN STATE CHILD WELFARE AND JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS.
(a) In General.--Section 436 ... | Childhood Outcomes Need New Efficient Community Teams or the CONNECT Act This bill amends title IV of the Social Security Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants to state child welfare and juvenile justice agencies to: collaborate in the collection of data relating to dual status yo... | CONNECT Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Our Hometown Independent
Pharmacies Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF THE ANTITRUST LAWS TO INDEPENDENT PHARMACIES
NEGOTIATING WITH HEALTH PLANS.
(a) In General.--Any independent pharmacies who are engaged in
negotiations ... | Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act of 2011 - Treats independent pharmacies negotiating contract terms with a health plan for the provision of health care items or services the same under the antitrust laws as an employee engaged in concerted activities, and not as an employer, independent contractor, ma... | To ensure and foster continued safety and quality of care and a competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies from the antitrust laws in their negotiations with health plans and health insurance insurers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Increasing the Department of
Veterans Affairs Accountability to Veterans Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. ACCOUNTABILITY OF LEADERS FOR MANAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is
ame... | Increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability to Veterans Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct an annual performance plan for each political appointee that is similar to the plan conducted for career appointee Senior Executive Service employees. Each... | Increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability to Veterans Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pipe and Tube Inverted Tariff
Correction Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. NONALLOY IRON AND STEEL PIPES AND TUBES.
(a) The superior article description for subheadings 7306.30.30 and
7306.30.50 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (19
U.S.C. 3... | Pipe and Tube Inverted Tariff Correction Act of 1993 - Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to revise a specified subheading relating to nonalloy iron and steel pipes and tubes to include non-galvanized forms of such products. Increases the duty on certain other iron and steel pipes and tubes.
I... | Pipe and Tube Inverted Tariff Correction Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. GUN SHOW BACKGROUND CHECK.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) approximately 5,200 traditional gun shows are held
annually across the United States, attracting thousands of
... | Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to make it unlawful for any person to operate a gun show unless such person: (1) has attained 21 years of age; (2) is not prohibited from transporting, shipping, or receiving firearms and has not violated any federal firearms requirements; (3) has... | To require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at gun shows. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Crisis of 2008 Criminal
Investigation and Prosecution Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has testified
that ``today's financial crisis dwarves the S... | Financial Crisis of 2008 Criminal Investigation and Prosecution Act of 2009 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2012 for the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to hire 1,000 FBI agents as well as additional forensic experts to investigate corporate, securities, and mortgage fraud, and associated... | To provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the 2008 Financial Crisis, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Economic Assistance
Conditionality Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The governments of low income oil-producing countries
often do not provide information to the people of such
... | United States Economic Assistance Conditionality Act of 2004 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require governments of low income oil-producing countries (as defined by this Act) to meet specified requirements relating to their oil revenues in order to be eligible for U.S. economic assistance.
Amends the B... | To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the governments of low income oil-producing countries to meet certain requirements relating to their oil revenues in order to be eligible to receive United States economic assistance. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act
of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Interstate off-track wager; horsemen's group; host
racing association; off-track betting system.--The terms
``interstate off-track wager'... | Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2013 - Requires: (1) there to be an independent anti-doping organization with responsibility for ensuring the integrity and safety of horse races that are the subject of interstate off-track wagers, and (2) the independent anti-doping organization designated pursuant to the Offic... | Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Act for Responsible
Employment of 2017'' or the ``CARE Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. AMENDED DEFINITIONS.
Section 3(l) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C.
203(l)) is amended to read as follows:
``(l) `Oppressive child labor' mean... | Children's Act for Responsible Employment of 2017 or the CARE Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to redefine "oppressive child labor," for purposes of the Act's child labor prohibitions, as the employment of any employee who is: 16 or 17 years of age in any occupation found by the Depar... | Children’s Act for Responsible Employment of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``U.S. Holocaust Assets Commission Act
of 1998''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a Presidential Commission,
to be known as the ``Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust
Assets in the United States'' (... | U.S. Holocaust Assets Commission Act of 1998 - Establishes the Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the United States to: (1) study and develop a historical record of the collection and disposition of specified assets of Holocaust victims in the possession or control of the Federal Government (inclu... | U.S. Holocaust Assets Commission Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing America's Future Economy
Commission Act'' or the ``SAFE Commission Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the ``Securing
America's Future Economy Commission'' (hereinafter in this Act referred
to as the... | Securing America's Future Economy Commission Act, or SAFE Commission Act - Establishes the Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission to develop legislation designed to address: (1) the unsustainable imbalance between long-term federal spending commitments and projected revenues; (2) increases in net national ... | To establish a commission to develop legislation designed to reform tax policy and entitlement benefit programs and ensure a sound fiscal future for the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chesapeake Bay Accountability and
Recovery Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Adaptive management.--The term ``adaptive management''
means a type of natural resource management in which project
and program... | Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2011 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in consultation with the Chesapeake Executive Council, the chief executive of each Chesapeake Bay state, and the Chesapeake Bay Commission, to submit annually to Congress a financial report conta... | A bill to require the Office of Management and Budget to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, to require the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and implement an adaptive management plan, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF FACILITIES.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Burley.--The term ``Burley'' means the Burley Irrigation
District, an irrigation district organized under the law of the
State of Idaho.
(2) Division.--The term ``Division'' means the Southside
Pumping Divisi... | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Burley Irrigation District, by quitclaim deed or patent, acquired lands, easements, and rights-of-way of the Southside Pumping Division of the Minidoka Project, Idaho, together with improvements or appurtenances to the land or used for the delivery of water from the he... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain facilities of the Minidoka project to the Burley Irrigation District, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness to Minority Women Health
Act''.
SEC. 2. EXCEPTION TO AFDC INCOME AND RESOURCES ATTRIBUTION RULE FOR
CERTAIN BATTERED ALIENS.
(a) In General.--Section 415(f) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 615(f)) is amended--
... | Fairness to Minority Women Health Act - Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) (AFDC) of title IV of the Social Security Act and the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to exempt aliens and their children from provisions attributing to the alien the income and resources of the sponsor and the sponsor's spouse if th... | Fairness to Minority Women Health Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Contractors Improve
Competition Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON REVERSE AUCTIONS.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, when used
appropriately, reverse auctions may improve procurement by the Federal
Government of comm... | Small Contractors Improve Competition Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that, when used appropriately, with respect to federal agency procurement, an auction between a group of offerors who compete against each other by submitting offers for a contract or task or delivery order with the abi... | Small Contractors Improve Competition Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Church Health Plan Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. CHURCH PLANS AS QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS.
(a) In General.--Section 1301(a) of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18021(a)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4... | Church Health Plan Act of 2013 - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to include qualified church plans, established and maintained for employees or their beneficiaries, by a church or by a convention or association of churches, as qualified health plans that provide essential health benefits p... | Church Health Plan Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Road Usage Fee Pilot Program Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The 2009 report of the National Surface Transportation
Infrastructure Financing Commission recommends a transition
away from th... | Road Usage Fee Pilot Program Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the Road Usage Fee Pilot Program to make competitive grants to state or local governments, or metropolitan planning, regional transportation planning, or tribal organizations to conduct pilot studies on implementing mileage-ba... | Road Usage Fee Pilot Program Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Crow Creek Sioux Tribe
Infrastructure Development Trust Fund Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the Congress approved the Pick-Sloan Missouri River basin
program by passing the Act of December 22, ... | Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund Act of 1996 - Establishes in the Treasury the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund, which shall: (1) receive funds from the Missouri River basin Pick-Sloan program until a specified Fund aggregate is attained; and (2) be used for the ... | Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Animal Feed Protection Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) BSE.--The term ``BSE'' means bovine spongiform
encephalopathy.
(2) Covered article.--
(A) In general.--The term ``covered ar... | Animal Feed Protection Act of 2004 - Makes it unlawful for any person to introduce into interstate or foreign commerce a covered article that contains: (1) specified risk material from a ruminant, or any material from a ruminant that was in any foreign country when there was a risk of transmission of bovine spongiform ... | A bill to promote food safety and to protect the animal feed supply from bovine spongiform encephalopathy. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Citizens' Protection in Federal
Databases Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Many Federal national security, law enforcement, and
intelligence agencies are currently accessing large databases,
... | Citizens' Protection in Federal Databases Act - Directs the Attorney General, the Secretaries of Defense, Homeland Security, and Treasury, and the Directors of Central Intelligence and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to submit to specified congressional committees and make available to the public a written re... | A bill to require a report on Federal Government use of commercial and other databases for national security, intelligence, and law enforcement purposes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Response to Energy
Emergencies Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. UNCONSCIONABLE PRICING OF GASOLINE, OIL, NATURAL GAS, AND
PETROLEUM DISTILLATES DURING EMERGENCIES.
(a) Unconscionable Pricing.--
(1) In general.--During any energy... | Federal Response to Energy Emergencies Act of 2005 - Declares unlawful: (1) unconscionable pricing of gasoline, oil, natural gas, and petroleum distillates during emergencies; (2) intentional reporting of false price information concerning wholesale prices of such products; and (3) market manipulation regarding the pur... | To protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Access to Safe Mortgages
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) American families will be severely harmed by an
unprecedented wave of potential foreclosures expected to occur
in the next 12 months, as... | Protecting Access to Safe Mortgages Act - Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to increase mortgage portfolio limitations placed upon: (1) the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae); and (2) the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation... | A bill to temporarily raise conforming loan limits in high cost areas and portfolio caps applicable to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, to provide the necessary financing to curb foreclosures by facilitating the refinancing of at-risk subprime borrowers into safe, prime loans, to preserve liquidity in the mortgage lending m... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on the Abolition of the
Transatlantic Slave Trade Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) On March 2, 1807, President Thomas Jefferson signed into
law a bill approved by the Congress ``A... | Commission on the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade Act - Establishes the Commission on the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Sets forth Commission duties, including: (1) planning activities appropriate to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade; (2) encou... | A bill to establish the Commission on the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. |
SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE
This Act may be cited as the ``Support for Overseas Cooperative
Development Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) It is in the mutual economic interest of the United
States and peoples in developing and transitional countries to
... | Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide that, in meeting the goal of strengthening the participation of the rural and urban poor in their country's development through the use of development funds for technical and capital assistance in the development and use of cooperatives in less developed countries, t... | Support for Overseas Cooperative Development Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Book Stamp Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Literacy is fundamental to all learning.
(2) Between 40 and 60 percent of the Nation's children do
not read at grade level, particularly children in fa... | Directs the Secretary to carry out such program by allotting grants to applicant State agencies on the basis of relative amounts received by States under specified provisions of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990.
Requires State agencies to use such grants to enter into contracts with local child ca... | Book Stamp Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Price Transparency
Promotion Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. INCREASING THE TRANSPARENCY OF INFORMATION ON HOSPITAL CHARGES
AND MAKING AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON ESTIMATED OUT-OF-
POCKET COSTS FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
(a) ... | Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2006 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require state Medicaid plans to provide that the state will establish and maintain laws to require disclosure of information on hospital charges, to make such information available to the public, and to prov... | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for increased price transparency of hospital information and to provide for additional research on consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sudanese Diaspora Loan Forgiveness
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The 21-year civil war between the North and the South
in Sudan caused many Sudanese people to flee their homeland and
seek re... | Sudanese Diaspora Loan Forgiveness Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to establish education loan forgiveness programs for Sudanese citizens who have become naturalized U.S. citizens or who are lawfully residing in the United States if they commit to returning to Southern... | To establish a student loan forgiveness program for members of the Sudanese Diaspora to enable them to return to southern Sudan and contribute to the reconstruction effort of southern Sudan. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National Forest
Jobs and Management Act of 2014''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Purposes.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Proj... | National Forest Jobs and Management Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to conduct projects that involve the management or sale of national forest material (covered projects) within certain National Forest System (NFS) lands (Forest Management Emphasis Areas). Makes timber sale contracts under... | National Forest Jobs and Management Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coal Liquid Fuel Act''.
SEC. 2. STANDBY LOANS FOR QUALIFYING COAL-TO-LIQUIDS PROJECTS.
Section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16512) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(k) Standby Loans for Qualifying C... | Coal Liquid Fuel Act - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to enter into: (1) standby loan agreements with up to six qualifying CTL projects, at least one of which shall be owned by two or more small coal producers; and (2) a profit-sharing agreement with the project at the time th... | To provide for a standby loan program for certain coal-to-liquid projects. |
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