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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Puppies Assisting Wounded
Servicemembers Act of 2017'' or the ``PAWS Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the analysis of veteran suicide published
by the Department of Veterans Af... | Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers Act of 2017 or the PAWS Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a five-year pilot program under which it provides grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to provide service dogs to veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disor... | Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Personal Holding Company Tax Repeal
Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF PERSONAL HOLDING COMPANY TAX.
(a) In General.--Part II of subchapter G of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to personal holding companies)
is hereby repealed.
... | Personal Holding Company Tax Repeal Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the tax on personal holding companies. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the tax on personal holding companies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Research in Aquaculture Opportunity
and Responsibility Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Aquatic species.--The term ``aquatic species'' means
all species that are propagated, reared, or grown in salt or
b... | Research in Aquaculture Opportunity and Responsibility Act of 2010 - Prohibits any executive agency or any Regional Fishery Management Council from developing or approving a rule, regulation, or fishery management plan to permit or regulate offshore aquaculture until the date that is three years after the date of the s... | A bill to prohibit offshore aquaculture until 3 years after the submission of a report on the impacts of offshore aquaculture and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Disability
Applicants' Access to Professional Representation Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF ATTORNEY FEE WITHHOLDING PROCEDURES TO
TITLE XVI.
(a) In General.--Section 302 of the Social Security Protection Act
of 2004 (Publi... | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Social Security Disability Applicants' Access to Professional Representation Act of 2010 - Amends the Social Security Protection Act of 2004 to provide for permanent extension of the attorney fee witholding proced... | To provide for permanent extension of the attorney fee withholding procedures under title II of the Social Security Act to title XVI of such Act, and to provide for permanent extension of such procedures under titles II and XVI of such Act to qualified non-attorney representatives. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Empowerment Act''.
SEC. 2. TAXPAYER EMPOWERMENT FORM.
(a) In General.--Chapter 77 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to miscellaneous provisions) is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``SEC. 7524. TAXPAYER EMP... | Taxpayer Empowerment Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an eligible individual to file a taxpayer empowerment form by April 15 of each year that specifies the individual's allocation of budget authority for major outlay categories.
Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to compile such budgeting decisions... | Taxpayer Empowerment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminating Dangerous Oil Cars and
Ensuring Community Safety Act''.
SEC. 2. RETROFITTING OR PHASING-OUT CERTAIN TANK CARS.
Section 20155 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
``Sec. 20155. Tank cars
``(a) Retrofitting Requ... | Eliminating Dangerous Oil Cars and Ensuring Community Safety Act This bill replaces general requirements for design standards of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for pressurized tank cars with a retrofitting requirement for certain tank cars. No rail carrier may ship on or after a specified deadline any hazard... | Eliminating Dangerous Oil Cars and Ensuring Community Safety Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``More Water and Security for
Californians Act''.
SEC. __. COMPLIANCE WITH ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The economy of the San Joaquin Valley in California is
predominantly based on ... | More Water and Security for Californians Act - Deems requirements of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 relating to operations of the Central Valley Project and the California State Water Project to be satisfied with regard to the species and their critical habitat covered by the biological opinions for the operations ... | More Water and Security for Californians Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Hospital GME Support
Reauthorization Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM OF PAYMENTS TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS THAT OPERATE
GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Section 340E of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 256e) is amende... | . Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend and reauthorize appropriations through FY2018 for payments to children's hospitals associated with operating approved graduate medical residency training programs. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human... | Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Family Privacy Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON PROVISION OF ACCESS TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT
STATEMENT INFORMATION, PERSONAL EARNINGS AND BENEFITS
ESTIMATE STATEMENT INFORMATION, OR TAX RETURN INFORMATION
... | American Family Privacy Act of 1997 - Prohibits a Federal officer or employee from making available a social security account statement (or information contained in such a statement), a personal earnings and benefits estimate statement (or information contained in such a statement), a tax return, or tax return informat... | American Family Privacy Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Appropriations Transparency Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. OUT OF SCOPE EARMARKS OR TAX EARMARKS IN CONFERENCE REPORTS.
(a) In General.--In the House of Representatives or the Senate, a
point of order may be made by any Member against consideration of a
confe... | Appropriations Transparency Act of 2007 - Allows a point of order to be made by any Member in the House of Representatives or the Senate against consideration of a conference report that includes any earmark or tax earmark not committed to conference by either chamber.
Defines "tax earmark" as any revenue-losing provi... | To prohibit the inclusion of earmarks in conference reports that were not in the House- or Senate-passed bills. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom for Refugees Escaping Enmity
(FREE) Act''.
SEC. 2. NULLIFICATION OF EFFECT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER.
(a) In General.--The Executive Order entitled ``Protecting the
Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States'' (January
27, 2017) (``th... | Freedom for Refugees Escaping Enmity (FREE) Act This bill nullifies Executive Order 13769, entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States." No federal funds may be used to implement or enforce any of the policy changes set forth in such order. Among the order's major prov... | Freedom for Refugees Escaping Enmity (FREE) Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Language Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. ENGLISH AS OFFICIAL LANGUAGE.
(a) In General.--Title 4, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new chapter:
``CHAPTER 6--LANGUAGE OF THE GOVERNMENT
``Sec.
``161. Declara... | National Language Act of 1995 - Makes English the official language of the U.S. Government. Requires the Government to conduct its official business in English, including publications, income tax forms, and informational materials.
Provides that this Act shall not apply to the use of a language other than English for... | National Language Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Eighty to ninety percent of the means by which we
prevent and control chronic disease is with medications.
Assuring the most appropriate and effective medications are
used to optimize patient outcomes is a nation... | This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to research and report on medication adherence with respect to federal health care programs. ("Medication adherence" refers to the extent to which patients take their medications as prescribed.) In addition, the b... | A bill to improve medication adherence. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``ITIN Reform Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF ITINS.
(a) In General.--Section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(i) Special Rules Relating to the Issuance of ITINs.--
... | ITIN Reform Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue an individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) to an individual only if such individual: (1) submits an application for an ITIN in person at an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) taxpayer assistance center wi... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that ITIN applicants submit their application in person at taxpayer assistance centers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Soldier Prevention Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The recruitment or use of children in armed conflict is
unacceptable for any government or government supported entity
receiving Un... | Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2017 This bill amends the Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2008 to prohibit assistance from being provided to, or licenses for direct commercial sales of military equipment issued to, the government of a country whose police or other security forces recruit and use child soldiers. The Dep... | Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Science Foundation Scholars
Program Act''.
SEC. 2. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Director shall establish a program to
provide scholarships to students in science, technology, engineering,
or mathematics programs at institution... | National Science Foundation Scholars Program Act - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to provide competitive scholarships to students in undergraduate science, engineering, technology, or mathematics programs.
Requires the Director to award annual $5,000 grants to institutions of higher education... | To provide for the establishment of a program at the National Science Foundation to increase the population of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics undergraduate students through a scholarship program to increase the business, industrial, academic, and scientific workforce, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arapaho and Roosevelt National
Forests Land Exchange Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, ARAPAHO AND ROOSEVELT NATIONAL FORESTS,
COLORADO.
(a) Conveyance by City of Golden.--
(1) Non-federal land described.--The land exchange directed by
t... | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests Land Exchange Act of 2004 - Provides that an exchange of certain land located near the community of Evergreen in Park County, Colorado, and certain land located near Argentine Pass in Clear Creek and Summit Counties, Colorado, (the non-Federal land) shall proceed if, not later tha... | A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain lands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in the State of Colorado. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Identity Theft Prevention
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF INCLUSION OF SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBERS ON
MEDICARE CARDS.
(a) In General.--Section 205(c)(2)(C) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(C)) is amended... | Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2015 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish cost-effective procedures to ensure that: (1) a Social Security account number (or any derivative) is no... | Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Advancing Agricultural Floodplain
Management Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. TASK FORCE TO ADVANCE AGRICULTURAL FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT IN THE
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Agricultural areas an... | Advancing Agricultural Floodplain Management Act of 2012 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to jointly establish a task force to analyze the challenges faced by agricultural areas and rural communities designated as having special flood ... | To provide for the establishment of a task force to conduct a study to analyze the challenges faced by agricultural areas and rural communities designated as an area having special flood hazards for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Intelligence Community Audit Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. COMPTROLLER GENERAL AUDITS AND EVALUATIONS OF ACTIVITIES OF
ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
(a) Reaffirmation of Authority; Audits of Intelligence Community
Activities.--Chapter... | Intelligence Community Audit Act of 2006 - Reaffirms the authority of the Comptroller General to audit and evaluate financial transactions, programs, and activities of elements of the intelligence community (those elements identified in the National Security Act of 1947) and obtain access to records for such purposes.
... | To reaffirm the authority of the Comptroller General to audit and evaluate the programs, activities, and financial transactions of the intelligence community, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. INCENTIVES TO INCREASE USE OF HIV SCREENING TESTS UNDER THE
MEDICAID PROGRAM.
(a) Higher Federal Matching Percentage for Routine HIV Screening
Services.--Section 1903 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by... | Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make quarterly payments to states with Medicaid plans for 90% of their expenditures for routine HIV screening services. | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for increased use of HIV screening tests under the Medicaid Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Residential Construction Lending
Act''.
SEC. 2. RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--There is established within the Department of
the Treasury a program to be known as the ``Residential Construction
Loan Guarantee Prog... | Residential Construction Lending Act - Establishes within the Department of the Treasury a three-year Residential Construction Loan Guarantee Program to guarantee loans made to eligible home building companies for viable building projects.
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) approve any insured depository in... | To establish the Residential Construction Loan Guarantee Program to guarantee loans made to eligible home building companies for viable building projects. |
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Locates the Memorial on the same site as the National Museum of the American Indian.
Provides for funding of the Memori... | Native American Veterans' Memorial Establishment Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Illegal Transshipments Enforcement
Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States textile and apparel sector, which
employs approximately 1,000,000 workers, is being seri... | Illegal Transshipments Enforcement Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to require: (1) inspection of not less than one of every ten containers imported into the United States; (2) pre-arrival electronic filing of entry documentation within 72 hours prior to arrival for release from Customs Service custo... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to take certain actions with respect to the prevention of illegal transshipments, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring America's Watersheds Act
of 2015''.
SEC. 2. WATER SOURCE PROTECTION PROGRAM.
Subtitle A of title III of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act
of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 1126) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``SEC.... | Restoring America's Watersheds Act of 2015 Directs the Forest Service to establish a Water Source Protection Program for National Forest System land derived from the public domain. Authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enter into water source investment partnerships with specified end water users to prot... | Restoring America's Watersheds Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Smokeless Tobacco Consumption
Reduction and Education Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN TAXES ON SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
(a) In General.--
(1) Snuff.--Paragraph (1) of section 5701(e) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relat... | Smokeless Tobacco Consumption Reduction and Education Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the excise tax on snuff and chewing tobacco equivalent to that on small cigarettes.
Establishes in the Treasury the Smokeless Tobacco Education and Prevention Trust Fund. Requires ten percent of the net in... | Smokeless Tobacco Consumption Reduction and Education Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Class Action Plaintiffs
Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT OF CLASS ACTION CERTIFICATION OR
SETTLEMENT.
(a) In General.--Part V of title 28, United States Code, is amended
by inserting after chapter 113 the follow... | Protecting Class Action Plaintiffs Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal judicial code to require the attorneys representing the class in a class action lawsuit, no later than ten days after a proposed settlement is filed, to serve the attorney general of each State in which a class member resides and the Department of Just... | Protecting Class Action Plaintiffs Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Campus Care and Counseling Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) In a recent report, a startling 85 percent of college
counseling centers revealed an increase in the number of
students they see with ... | Campus Care and Counseling Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to campus mental and behavioral health service centers. | To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide funds for campus mental and behavioral health service centers. |
SECTION 1. H-2B NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 214(g)(9)(A) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(9)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
``(A)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), and
subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), an alien who has
... | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to a returning H-2B alien (temporary nonagricultural worker) who has already been counted toward the annual numerical limitation. Exempts such an alien from that limitation unless he or she leaves the United States for more than one year and has not been counted t... | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for requirements for employers of H-2B nonimmigrants, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may cited as the ``Hospice Care Access Improvement Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. HOSPICE PAYMENT REFORM DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall conduct a
demonstration program for a 1-... | Hospice Care Access Improvement Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to select one Medicare administrative contractor to conduct a one-year demonstration program during FY2016 in all hospice programs under the contractor's jurisdiction to test revisions to the methodology for ... | Hospice Care Access Improvement Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``TRICARE Enhancement Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM.
(a) Waiver of Nonavailability Statement or Preauthorization.--In
the case of a covered beneficiary under chapter 55 of title 10, United
States Co... | (Sec. 3) Requires the Secretary to direct that: (1) the Composite Health Care System (CHS) be used in lieu of the Customer Satisfaction Survey to measure the performance of the Department of Defense in scheduling appointments in military medical facilities for covered beneficiaries under TRICARE Prime; (2) any necessar... | TRICARE Enhancement Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment
Fund Distribution Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) on January 22, 1948, the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
representing all Chippewa bands in the State of Minnesota
exc... | Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to reimburse the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe for the amount, plus interest, that the Tribe contributed for the distribution of judgment funds and the payment of attorneys' fees and litigation expenses associated with... | A bill to provide for the use and distribution of judgment funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe by the United States Court of Federal Claims in Docket Numbers 19 and 188, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Free Market Energy Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCE.
Section 3 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(30) Distributed energy resource.--The term `distributed
... | Free Market Energy Act This bill amends: (1) the Federal Power Act to define "distributed energy resource" as a resource, technology, or service interconnected to the electricity distribution system that generates, manages, or reduces energy use; and (2) the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to p... | Free Market Energy Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Benefit Protection
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AGAINST DECREASE DUE TO
PART D MEDICARE PREMIUM INCREASES.
(a) Protection Against Decrease in Social Security Benefits.--
(1) App... | Social Security Benefit Protection Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit a decrease in Social Security benefits resulting from Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) premium increases. | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prevent a decrease in Social Security benefits resulting from Medicare part D premiums increases. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gas Price Relief Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF MOTOR FUEL TAXES.
(a) In General.--Section 4081 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to imposition of tax on gasoline, diesel fuel, and kerosene)
is amended by adding at the end ... | Gas Price Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to suspend certain federal motor fuel excise taxes until the average price of unleaded regular gasoline is less than $3.00 per gallon for a period of six consecutive months (suspension period). Provides for adjustments to such excise taxes for floor stocks... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend the Federal motor fuel excise taxes until the average price of unleaded gasoline is below $3 per gallon for at least 6 months. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Educational Quality Index Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) cohort default rates alone do not indicate the quality
of an educational institution;
(2) for the purpose of evaluating performance... | Educational Quality Index Act of 1994 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to substitute evaluations of educational quality for cohort default rates in eligibility determinations for proprietary institutions of higher education under the Federal student loan insurance program of the Federal Family Education Loan P... | Educational Quality Index Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Health Care Quality
Act''.
TITLE I--ADVANCING NEW QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES FOR CHILDREN'S
HEALTH CARE
SEC. 101. PEDIATRIC QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES PROGRAM.
Title XIX of the Social Security Act (... | Children's Health Care Quality Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program to: (1) identify quality and performance measures for pediatric service providers; and (2) award grants or contracts for the development, validati... | A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish programs to improve the quality, performance, and delivery of pediatric care. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dietary Supplement Labeling Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. REGULATION OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS.
(a) Registration.--
(1) In general.--Section 415(a) of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 350d(a)) is amended by adding at
... | Dietary Supplement Labeling Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to expand the registration requirements for a dietary supplement manufacturing facility to: (1) require the submission of a description, ingredient list, and label and labeling for each dietary supplement product manufactu... | A bill to improve the safety of dietary supplements by amending the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require manufacturers of dietary supplements to register dietary supplement products with the Food and Drug Administration and to amend labeling requirements with respect to dietary supplements. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Safe
Reliable Water Infrastructure Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTUR... | Clean Safe Reliable Water Infrastructure Act This bill urges Congress to provide robust funding of capitalization grants to states for state drinking water revolving funds and state clean water revolving funds. The bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to: (1) make the implementation of source water protection plans ... | Clean Safe Reliable Water Infrastructure Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Colleges and Universities
Head Start Partnership Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Head Start Act requires that 50 percent or more of
teachers nationwide in center-based H... | Tribal Colleges and Universities Head Start Partnership Act - Amends the Head Start Act to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants of at least five years duration to Tribal Colleges and Universities to: (1) implement education programs that include tribal culture and language and increase the number of ass... | A bill to amend the Head Start Act to provide grants to Tribal Colleges and Universities to increase the number of post-secondary degrees in early childhood education and related fields earned by Indian Head Start agency staff members, parents of children served by such an agency, and members of the community involved. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Rio Grande National
Heritage Area Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) northern New Mexico encompasses a mosaic of cultures
and history, including several Indian tribes and the
desce... | Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area, including the counties of Santa Fe, Rio Arriba, and Taos, New Mexico. Designates Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area, Inc., as the management entity that shall develop and submit a management plan includi... | A bill to establish the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Conservation Corps Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. VETERANS CONSERVATION CORPS.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall,
in cooperation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of
Agric... | Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a veterans conservation corps to assist unemployed veterans in the transition from service in the Armed Forces to civilian life and to employ such veterans: (1) in conservation, resource management, firefighting, law e... | Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Berry Amendment Extension Act''.
SEC. 2. BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT IMPOSED ON DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY; EXCEPTIONS.
(a) In General.--Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) is amended by ... | Berry Amendment Extension Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from procuring specified covered items directly related to national security interests (including such items as clothing, footwear, tents, protective equipment, sleep systems, ... | A bill to prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from procuring certain items directly related to the national security unless the items are grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(a) the State of Alaska received management authority and
responsibility for fish and game resources in the State at the
time of statehood;
(b) the Alaska constitution requires equal access for all
citizens of the sta... | Requires the President: (1) to appoint a Special Master to mediate the issues involved in the impasse regarding fish and game management responsibilities in Alaska ; and (2) in making such appointment, to give careful consideration to recommendations submitted by the Governor of Alaska, the President of the Alaska Sta... | A bill to provide for the appointment of a Special Master to meet with interested parties in Alaska and make recommendations to the Governor of Alaska, The Alaska State Legislature, The Secretary of Agriculture, The Secretary of the Interior, and the United States Congress on how to return management of fish and game r... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Estate Tax Relief Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. MAXIMUM ESTATE AND GIFT TAX RATE REDUCED TO 45 PERCENT.
(a) In General.--The table contained in section 2001(c)(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the four highest
brackets and insert... | Estate Tax Relief Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reduce the maximum estate and gift tax rate to 45 percent; (2) replace the unified credit against the estate and gift taxes with a unified exemption amount of $10 million; and (3) increase from $10,000 to $50,000 the annual gift exclusion amount. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the maximum estate and gift tax rate to 45 percent, to replace the unified credit against the estate and gift tax with a unified exemption amount, and to increase the gift exclusion amount. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``Department of Energy Advanced Scientific
Computing Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Department of Energy and its Office of Science
research programs has played an important role in the
developm... | Department of Energy Advanced Scientific Computing Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to support a program to advance the Nation's computing capability across a diverse set of grand challenge computationally based science problems.Amends the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 to instruct the Secretary to include... | A bill to authorize funding for Advanced Scientific Research Computing Programs at the Department of Energy for fiscal years 2002 through 2006, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``KC-Tanker
Recompete Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. KC-X Tanker contract.
Sec. 3. Independent cost estimate.
Sec. 4. Re... | KC-Tanker Recompete Act - Prohibits funds from being used by the Department of Defense (DOD) on the KC-X (aerial refueling) tanker contract. Defines such contract as the contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force on February 29, 2008, for such aircraft.
Outlines requirements and conditions as part of the acqu... | A bill to prohibit the use of funds by the Department of Defense on the KC-X tanker contract, and for other purposes related to that contract. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Warning Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Effective public warnings save lives, prevent economic
losses, reduce uncertainty and fear, and quicken recovery.
(2) Effective publ... | Emergency Warning Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretaries of Commerce and Homeland Security to establish comprehensive national standards and systems for providing effective public warnings.Directs the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) develop and implement benchmarks assessing current all-hazard warning capabilities; (2) co... | To develop and coordinate a national emergency warning system. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``America's Opportunity Scholarships
for Kids Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to support local efforts to enable
students from low-income families who attend a school identified for
restructuring under section 1116(b)(8) of the Ele... | America's Opportunity Scholarships for Kids Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to local educational agencies, state educational agencies, or nonprofit organizations to provide scholarships or sustained supplemental educational services to low-income students who attend, or their siblin... | A bill to establish the America's Opportunity Scholarships for Kids Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Local Emergency Radio Service
Preservation Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds and declares the following:
(1) A primary objective and benefit of the Nation's
regulation of radio broadcasting is the local originati... | Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2004 - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to revise its regulations to provide that digital audio radio satellite service (DARSS): (1) licensees shall not provide services that are locally differentiated or that result in programming being delivered to ... | To preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and to require the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a rulemaking for that purpose. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sandra Day O'Connor Civic Learning
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. CIVIC LEARNING GRANTS.
(a) In General.--Subpart 3 of part C of title II of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6711 et seq.) is
amended--
(1) by repealing ... | Sandra Day O'Connor Civic Learning Act of 2015 This bill amends part C (Innovation for Teacher Quality) of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to repeal the We the People civic education program and replace it with a competitive grant program to promote civic learning and engagement, American... | Sandra Day O'Connor Civic Learning Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF LAND COMPRISING SUBTROPICAL HORTICULTURE
RESEARCH STATION.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) County.--The term ``County'' means Miami-Dade County in
the State of Florida.
(2) Property.--The term ``Property'' means approximately 2
... | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey to Miami-Dade County, Florida, federally owned land comprising the Subtropical Horticulture Research Station in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Directs the County to pay specified costs. | To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Miami- Dade County certain federally owned land in Florida, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sabine National Forest Land Exchange
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Authority.--The term ``Authority'' means the Sabine
River Authority of Texas.
(2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means--... | Sabine National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2013 - Requires a land exchange between the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) and the Sabine River Authority of Texas involving the Sabine National Forest, the Indian Mounds Wilderness Area, and the Toledo Bend Project in Texas. Requires the costs of the land exchange to be sh... | Sabine National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Boko Haram Disarmament and Northeast
Nigeria Recovery Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On the night of April 14, 2014, 276 female students,
most of them between 15 and 18 years old, were ab... | Boko Haram Disarmament and Northeast Nigeria Recovery Act of 2014 - Directs the President to develop and submit to Congress a regional strategy to guide U.S. support for multilateral efforts to: (1) eliminate the threat to civilians and regional stability from Boko Haram, and (2) enforce the rule of law and ensure full... | Boko Haram Disarmament and Northeast Nigeria Recovery Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. STATE OPTION TO EXTEND CURRENT TANF WAIVERS AND CREATION OF
NEW WAIVER AUTHORITY.
Section 415 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 615) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(e) State Option to Continue Waivers.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraphs ... | Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide a state option to extend current waivers through FY2010, and create additional waiver authority under the TANF program. | To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide a State option to extend current waivers and create additional waiver authority under the temporary assistance for needy families program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``10 Million-Solar Roofs Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1)(A) there is huge potential for increasing the quantity
of electricity produced in the United States from distributed
solar photovoltaics; and... | 10 Million-Solar Roofs Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to provide rebates (for each watt of installed capacity) to eligible individuals or entities for the purchase and installation of photovoltaic systems, over a 10-year period, of at least an additional 10 million solar systems i... | A bill to increase the quantity of solar photovoltaic electricity by providing rebates for the purchase and installation of an additional 10,000,000 photovoltaic systems by 2018. |
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Authorizes additional appropriations for the Park for land acquisition and development. | A bill to improve the administration of the Women's Rights National Historical Park in the State of New York, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FDIC Enforcement Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. ENFORCEMENT AGAINST MISREPRESENTATIONS REGARDING FDIC DEPOSIT
INSURANCE COVERAGE.
(a) In General.--Section 18(a) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act
(12 U.S.C. 1828(a)) is amended by adding at ... | FDIC Enforcement Enhancement Act - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) to prohibit use of the terms "Federal Deposit," "Federal Deposit Insurance," "Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation," any combination of such terms, or the abbreviation "FDIC," as part of the business name or firm name of any person or b... | To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to prevent misrepresentation about deposit insurance coverage, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Regulation Reduction,
Reform, and Budget Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974.
(a) Federal Regulatory Budget Cost Control System.--Title III of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by inserting be... | Federal Regulation Reduction, Reform, and Budget Act of 1993 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to jointly report to the President and the Congress on direct costs to the private sector of complying with Federal re... | Federal Regulation Reduction, Reform, and Budget Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Disabled Veterans Employment
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. RIGHTS OF PERSONS WHO RECEIVE TREATMENT FOR ILLNESSES,
INJURIES, AND DISABILITIES INCURRED IN OR AGGRAVATED BY
SERVICE IN THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.
(a) Rights of Persons ... | Disabled Veterans Employment Protection Act - Entitles a person who is absent from employment by reason of the receipt of medical treatment for a service-connected disability (absent employee) to: (1) be retained by the person's employer; (2) the seniority and other rights and benefits determined by seniority that the ... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide certain rights for persons who receive treatment for illnesses, injuries, and disabilities incurred in or aggravated by service in the uniformed services, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Auburn Indian Restoration Amendment
Act''.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON GAMING.
Section 202 of the Auburn Indian Restoration Act (25 U.S.C. 1300l)
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(g) Gaming.--
``(1) Class II a... | Auburn Indian Restoration Amendment Act - Amends the Auburn Indian Restoration Act to establish restrictions relating to gaming on and use of land to be taken into trust for the United Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California (Tribe). Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior, after enactment of this Act, ... | Auburn Indian Restoration Amendment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Jobs Credit Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In many parts of the United States, smaller cities and
rural areas are experiencing population loss and low-job growth
that hurts... | Small Business Jobs Credit Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include a "qualified small business employee" (an employee who is either hired by a qualified small business located in a development zone or who is hired by a qualified small business and who lives in such a zone) as a member of a targeted gr... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the work opportunity tax credit for small business jobs creation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Bureau of Investigation
Appropriations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1994''.
SEC. 2. 1994 FISCAL YEAR AUTHORIZATION.
There is authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1994, to carry out the activities of the Feder... | Federal Bureau of Investigation Appropriations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1994 - Authorizes appropriations to carry out the activities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for FY 1994.
Directs the FBI to fully support implementation of NCIC 2000 by the States. Bars the use of funds authorized by this Act ... | Federal Bureau of Investigation Appropriations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Recreational Trails Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITIES.
(a) State Eligibility.--Section 1302(c) of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (16 U.S.C. 1261(c)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Act'' each place i... | National Recreational Trails Act of 1994 - Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to revise State eligibility requirements with respect to national recreational trails funding to require States to agree to expend a specified amount from non-Federal sources for such trails. Repeals the curre... | National Recreational Trails Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Animal Fighting Enforcement Act''.
SEC. 2. ENFORCEMENT OF ANIMAL FIGHTING PROHIBITIONS UNDER ANIMAL
WELFARE ACT.
Section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2156) is amended--
(1) in subsection (e), by striking ``1 year'' an... | Animal Fighting Enforcement Act - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to increase the imprisonment penalty for animal fighting violations from one year to two years. Makes it unlawful to ship in interstate commerce a knife, gaff, or other sharp instrument used in cockfighting.Revises enforcement provisions. | To strengthen enforcement of provisions of the Animal Welfare Act relating to animal fighting, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Digital TV Transition Fairness
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant Secretary''
means the Assistant Secretary for Communications and
... | Digital TV Transition Fairness Act - Requires the Department of Commerce to implement and administer a program to obtain coupons that can be applied toward: (1) the cost to install a digital-to-analog converter box; (2) the purchase and installation of an indoor or outdoor antenna, or both if needed, to facilitate the ... | A bill to ensure access to basic broadcast television after the Digital Television Transition, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Law Enforcement and Industrial
Security Cooperation Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Seventy percent of all money invested in crime
prevention and law enforcement each year in the Unite... | Law Enforcement and Industrial Security Cooperation Act of 1996 - Establishes the Law Enforcement and Industrial Security Cooperation Commission which shall submit to the Congress and the Attorney General a report containing recommendations on methods and activities that promote cooperation between public law enforceme... | Law Enforcement and Industrial Security Cooperation Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Satellite Consumer Protection Act of
2006''.D23/
SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS: SECONDARY TRANSMISSIONS OF
DISTANT NETWORK SIGNALS FOR PRIVATE HOME VIEWING BY
CERTAIN SATELLITE CARRIERS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1... | Satellite Consumer Protection Act of 2006 - Grants a satellite carrier under an injunction for certain secondary transmission violations a statutory license to provide distant network stations in specified local markets under prescribed conditions. Requires a satellite carrier as a condition of license use to deposit e... | A bill to provide for secondary transmissions of distant network signals for private home viewing by certain satellite carriers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Science Education Tax
Incentive for Teachers Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR PORTION OF TUITION PAID FOR UNDERGRADUATE
EDUCATION OF CERTAIN TEACHERS.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1... | National Science Education Tax Incentive for Teachers Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain full-time elementary and secondary school teachers of math, science, engineering, or technology courses a refundable tax credit for 10% of their undergraduate tuition up to $1,000 in any taxable year. I... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage teachers to pursue teaching math and science subjects at elementary and secondary schools. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Families Beyond Bars Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Bureau of Justice Statistics estimates that
1,500,000 children in the United States have at least one
incarcerated parent, and an estim... | Families Beyond Bars Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to qualified organizations to carry out, directly or through subgrants to other entities, child-parent visitation programs that foster and develop familial ties between eligible children and their incarcerated parents. | To authorize a program to provide grants to nonprofit organizations that carry out child-parent visitation programs for children with incarcerated parents. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Air Incentive Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED OZONE ATTAINMENT VEHICLE PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to other credits) is
amended by adding ... | Clean Air Incentive Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a limited credit for qualified ozone attainment vehicle property. Defines such property as any qualified clean-fuel vehicle property, if substantially all of the use of such property is in an area designated as either: (1) a serious ozone nonat... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for qualified clean-fuel vehicles which are used in certain ozone nonattainment areas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Law Enforcement and Correctional
Officers Employment Registration Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) law enforcement officials, including members of the
International Association of Chiefs of Police recog... | Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers Employment Registration Act of 1994 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require the Governor (or the chief executive officer) of each State, U.S. territory, the District of Columbia, or a Native American Indian tribe or band (State) that receives ... | Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers Employment Registration Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN FEDERAL EXCISE TAX ON ALL CIGARETTES.
(a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 5701 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to imposition of tax on cigarettes) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``$12 per thousand ($10 per thousand on
cigarettes removed during 1991 ... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the excise tax on cigarettes.
Transfers to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (Medicare) any revenue resulting from the increase. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase to 32 cents per pack the Federal excise tax on cigarettes and to provide that the revenues from the additional tax shall be deposited in the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund under the Social Security Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Tribal
Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act of 2011''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the public and private sectors in the Republic of
Turkey have demonstrated a unique... | Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act of 2011 - (Sec. 3) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to select up to six Indian tribes or consortia of Indian tribes to participate in an Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project that facilitates trade and financial investment in Indian... | To facilitate economic development by Indian tribes and encourage investment by Turkish enterprises. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Employee Benefits Eligibility
Fairness Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The intent of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 to protect the pension a... | Sets forth additional standards relating to minimum requirements for such plan participation. Prohibits employers from excluding from plans such individuals who work full-time, on an indefinite long-term basis, by miscategorizing them as temporary workers. Prohibits any such exclusion based on certain purported categor... | Employee Benefits Eligibility Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``White House Conference on Haiti Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.
(2) On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck
the co... | White House Conference on Haiti Act of 2010 - Directs: (1) the President to call the White House Conference on Haiti, to be convened not later than six months after the selection of the Policy Committee, in order to make fundamental policy recommendations on ways to assist in Haiti's recovery and long-term development;... | To require the President to call a White House Conference on Haiti. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness and Accountability in
Receiving Overdraft Coverage Act of 2009'' or the ``FAIR Overdraft
Coverage Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
Section 102 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1601) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
... | Fairness and Accountability in Receiving Overdraft Coverage Act of 2009 or FAIR Overdraft Coverage Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a depository institution from engaging in unfair or deceptive acts or practices in connection with overdraft coverage, or in acts designed to evade the provisions of this ... | A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act, to establish fair and transparent practices related to the marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``OPIC Abolition Act''.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION.
(a) Termination of Authority To Make New Obligations.--(1)
Effective 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Overseas Private Investment Corporation ... | OPIC Abolition Act - Abolishes the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). | OPIC Abolition Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``YMCA Healthy Teen Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Adolescence is an ideal time to promote good physical
health. Positive and negative behaviors in adolescence tend to
carry over into adult... | YMCA Healthy Teen Act - Directs the Attorney General to award a grant to the YMCA of the USA to make subgrants to local YMCAs for programs to promote healthy living among teenage youth. | A bill to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent unhealthy, risky behaviors among teenage youth. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Simeon Saunders Booker, Jr., was born on August 27,
1918, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Reberta Waring and Simeon
Saunders Booker, Sr., a YMCA director and minister.
(2) After his family moved to Youngstown, Ohio, Booker ... | This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to Simeon Saunders Booker, Jr., in recognition of his achievements in the field of journalism, including his reporting during the civil rights... | To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Simeon Booker in recognition of his achievements in the field of journalism, including reporting during the Civil Rights movement, as well as social and political commentary. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``America's National World War II
Museum Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The National D-Day Museum Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit
corporation under section 503(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
... | America's National World War II Museum Act of 2003 - Authorizes the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana (which is managed by the National D-Day Museum Foundation, Inc.) to be referred to as America's National World War II Museum. | To authorize reference to the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, as "America's National World War II Museum". |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Business
Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) in 2010, the Department of Labor identified 128 goods
from 70 countries around the world made by forced labor and ... | Business Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) forced labor, slavery, human trafficking and the worst forms of child labor are among the most egregious forms of abuse in the name of commercial profit; (2) the legislative and regulatory framework to prevent goods produce... | To require companies to include in their annual reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission a disclosure describing any measures the company has taken during the year to identify and address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and the worst forms of child labor within the company's supply chai... |
SECTION 1. STATE PROGRAMS FOR CLEAN UP OF MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILL
SUPERFUND SITES.
(a) State Programs.--(1) The Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end of title I the following new section:
``SEC. 127.... | Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to authorize States to submit to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval programs for the remediation of qualified municipal waste landfills. Defines a "qualified municipal waste landfi... | To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund) to provide for the clean up of municipal waste landfill Superfund sites, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Reorganization Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. NUMBER AND COMPOSITION OF CIRCUITS.
Section 41 of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the matter before the table, by striking
``thirteen'' and inser... | Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 2003 - Divides the current U.S. Court of Appeals for the ninth circuit into: (1) the ninth circuit, composed of California and Nevada, consisting of 20 judges (25 as of February 1, 2005), and holding regular sessions in San Francisco and Los Angeles; (2) the tenth ci... | To amend chapter 3 of title 28, United States Code, to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit of the United States into two circuits, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PILOT PROGRAM FOR GREATER DIRECT ACCESS TO SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES AND COMMUNITY COORDINATION FOR DISABLED VETERANS
FAMILIES.
(a) In General.--Commencing not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA)
shall carry ou... | Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a three-year pilot program with community partners (private nonprofit organizations) to provide intensive community care coordination and supportive services to disabled veteran families who lack access to VA or other direct wellness services. Authorizes suc... | To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to improve access to supportive services and community coordination for families of disabled veterans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Earnings Advancement and Recovery
Now Act'' or the ``EARN Act''.
SEC. 2. DEDICATION OF EITC COMPLIANCE SAVINGS TO EXPANDING THE EITC.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The March 2014 report of the Treasury Inspector Genera... | Earnings Advancement and Recovery Now Act or the EARN Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the penalty on paid tax preparers who engage in willful or reckless conduct in understating tax liability or in disregarding tax rules or regulations, (2) extend from two to five years the period during which a... | EARN Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Reinvestment Improvement
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. MODIFIED EVALUATIONS.
The Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 809. MODIFIED EVALUATIONS.
``(a) Sco... | Community Reinvestment Improvement Act of 1993 - Amends the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to set forth a modified evaluation procedure for certain mid-sized financial institutions which meet specified criteria.
Requires the appropriate financial institutions supervisory agency to: (1) conduct a compliance evalua... | Community Reinvestment Improvement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Birth Control Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Family planning is basic health care for women. Access
to contraception helps women prevent unintended pregnancy and
control the timing and spac... | Access to Birth Control Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require pharmacies to comply with certain rules related to contraceptives, including: (1) providing a customer a contraceptive without delay if it is in stock; (2) immediately informing a customer if the contraceptive is not in stock and either trans... | A bill to establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of Food and Drug Administration-approved contraception, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Surface
Transportation And Taxation Equity Act'' or as the ``STATE Act''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Today's surface transportation problems are largely
local and regional in nature.
... | Surface Transportation and Taxation Equity Act or STATE Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the Federal excise tax on gasoline and special fuels (but not below 2 cents per gallon) by corresponding increases in fuel taxes imposed by States after March 3, 2005. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the Federal tax on fuels by the amount of any increase in the rate of tax on such fuel by the States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Prescription Drugs and
Medical Inventions Act''.
SEC. 2. COMPULSORY LICENSING OF PATENTED INVENTIONS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 14 of title 35, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 158. Compulsory licensin... | Affordable Prescription Drugs and Medical Inventions Act - Amends Federal patent law to grant the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Federal Trade Commission the right to establish compulsory licensing (without authorization of the right holder) for use of patented inventions relating to health care upon a ... | To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for compulsory licensing of certain patented inventions relating to health. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Capital Area Interest
Arbitration Standards Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) affordable public transportation is essential to the
economic vitality of the national c... | National Capital Area Interest Arbitration Standards Act of 1995 - Provides for the adoption of mandatory standards and procedures governing the actions of arbitrators in the arbitration of labor disputes involving transit agencies operating in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. | National Capital Area Interest Arbitration Standards Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patent Term and Publication Reform
Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. PATENT SIMPLIFICATION.
(a) Definition.--Section 100 of title 35, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
``(e) The term `filing date' means the earliest of... | Patent Term and Publication Reform Act of 1994 - Provides for a 20-year patent term, beginning from the date that the application is filed. (Under current law, a patent term runs for 17 years from the date the patent is granted.)
Provides for the publication of a patent application 18 months after its filing.
Specif... | Patent Term and Publication Reform Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Livestock Assistance Act
of 2002''.
SEC. 2. LIVESTOCK ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall use
$500,000,000 of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make
and administer payments for livestock los... | Emergency Livestock Assistance Act of 2002 - Directs: (1) the Secretary of Agriculture to make payments to livestock producers in emergency-designated counties who have suffered losses in 2001 or 2002; and (2) producers to elect payments for one but not both of such years. Obligates specified amounts for the American I... | A bill to provide emergency livestock assistance to agricultural producers, with an offset. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Self-Governance Demonstration
Project Technical Amendments Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. TRIBAL FUNDING SHARES.
Title III of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act (25 U.S.C. 450f note) is amended by adding at the end thereof the
f... | Tribal Self-Governance Demonstration Project Technical Amendments Act of 1993 - Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act with regard to self-determination contracts to direct the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make certain tribal funding shares availa... | Tribal Self-Governance Demonstration Project Technical Amendments Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Oil and Gas Reform Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. SANCTIONS FOR VIOLATIONS RELATING TO FEDERAL OIL AND GAS
ROYALTIES.
Section 109 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of
1982 (30 U.S.C. 1719) is amended to read as follows:
... | Federal Oil and Gas Reform Act of 1999 - Amends provisions of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 concerning civil penalties for violation of Federal oil or gas lease (lease) requirements to include under such violations: (1) the filing of false information relating to royalty payments; (2) lease ad... | Federal Oil and Gas Reform Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Child Protection Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. PREVENTING ADMISSION OF ALIENS CONVICTED OF SEX OFFENSES
AGAINST MINORS.
Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end... | International Child Protection Act of 2010 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make aliens convicted of sex offenses against minors inadmissible to the United States.
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), the Attorney General, and the Secretary of State should work ... | To render inadmissible to the United States aliens who have been convicted of a sex offense against a minor, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Air Cargo Security Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL AIR CARGO SCREENING PROGRAM.
Section 44901 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(l) Federal Air Cargo Screening Program.--
``(1) In general.--... | Air Cargo Security Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), acting through the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (TSA), to: (1) establish at each U.S. airport federal air cargo screening centers to screen cargo transported on domestic and foreign passenger aircraft that operate in air tran... | To amend title 49, United States Code, to improve air cargo security, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Regulatory Relief Act
of 2017''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``Ombudsman'' has the meaning given that term
in section 30(a) of the Small Business Act 15 U.S.C. 657(a));
and
(2)... | Small Business Regulatory Relief Act of 2017 This bill amends the Small Business Act to revise the duties of the Office of the National Ombudsman (ONO) to include working with federal agencies that have regulatory authority over small businesses or that provide support to small businesses to develop best practices for ... | Small Business Regulatory Relief Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Open Fuel Standard Act of 2008'' or
the ``OFS Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The status of oil as a strategic commodity, which
derives from its domination of the trans... | Open Fuel Standard Act of 2008 or the OFS Act - Amends federal transportation law to require each light-duty automobile manufacturer's annual inventory to comprise at least: (1) 50% fuel choice-enabling automobiles in years 2012-2014; and (2) 80% fuel choice-enabling automobiles in 2015, and in each subsequent year.
D... | To require automobile manufacturers to ensure that not less that 80 percent of the automobiles manufactured or sold in the United States by each such manufacturer to operate on fuel mixtures containing 85 percent ethanol, 85 percent methanol, or biodiesel. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Disability Fraud Reduction and
Unethical Deception (FRAUD) Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION OF CLAIMANT REPRESENTATIVES UPON FELONY
CONVICTIONS OR DISBARMENT.
Section 206(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 406(a)(1)... | Disability Fraud Reduction and Unethical Deception (FRAUD) Prevention Act Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to authorize the Social Security Administration (SSA) to disqualify or suspend immediately from appearing as a claimant representative before it any... | Disability Fraud Reduction and Unethical Deception (FRAUD) Prevention Act |
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