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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Computer Recycling Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency;
(2) the term ``cathode ray tube'' means a... | National Computer Recycling Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, after submitting to Congress a study of waste materials in used computers that may be hazardous to human health or the environment, to require assessment of a fee on the sale to an end-user of any computer, monitor, or o... | To establish a grant and fee program through the Environmental Protection Agency to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medication Therapy Management
Benefits Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Medications are important to the management of chronic
diseases that require long-term or lifelong therapy.
Pharmacis... | Medication Therapy Management Benefits Act of 2009 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require that the medication therapy management (MTM) services prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors offer to targeted beneficiaries include: (1) ... | To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to promote medication therapy management under the Medicare part D prescription drug program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jobs Through Environmental
Safeguarding and Streamlining Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. ADVANCED ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.
Section 108 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(2)(G) by striking ``both the
Secr... | Jobs Through Environmental Safeguarding and Streamlining Act of 2011 - Revises requirements for the mandatory joint determination by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), with respect to the eligibility for state reimbursement of the federal share of s... | To amend title 23, United States Code, to reauthorize and modify the surface transportation project delivery pilot program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the New Bedford National Historic Landmark District and
associated historic sites as described in section 3(b) of this
Act, including the Schooner Ernestina, are National Historic
Landmarks and are... | Establishes the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park in New Bedford, Massachusetts, to be administered as a unit of the national park system. Requires expenditures to consist of: (1) one dollar of Federal funds for each four dollars of non-Federal funds for cooperative agreements entered into under this Act; ... | To establish the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Next Steps for Haiti Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Haiti is the world's first black-led republic and the
first Caribbean country to achieve independence.
(2) Since its independence on ... | Next Steps for Haiti Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Director of Foreign Assistance, in consultation with the government of Haiti and Haitian civil society organizations, to establish the Haiti Professional Exchange Program whose purpose shall be to assign qualified Haitian Americans and others to provide technical assist... | To provide for professional exchanges with Haiti, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. HOPE AND LIFETIME LEARNING CREDITS TO BE REFUNDABLE.
(a) Credit To Be Refundable.--Section 25A of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to Hope and Lifetime Learning credits) is hereby
moved to subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code
(relating to refundable credits) and i... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) move the Hope and Lifetime Learning credits from subpart A (Nonrefundable Personal Credits) to subpart C (Refundable Credits); and (2) permit the use of a future refund of such credits as collateral for short-term student loans. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the Hope and Lifetime Learning Credits refundable, and to allow taxpayers to obtain short-term student loans by using the future refund of such credits as collateral for the loans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Weatherization
Enhancement, and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability
Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. F... | Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act This bill amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to reauthorize the Weatherization Assistance Program for low-income persons through FY2020. The Department of Energy (DOE) must make competitive grants to qualified tax-e... | Weatherization Enhancement, and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Otay Mountain Wilderness Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds and declares the following:
(1) The public lands within the Otay Mountain region of
California are one of the last remaining pristine locations in
western San... | Otay Mountain Wilderness Act of 1998 - Designates specified public lands in the California Desert District of the Bureau of Land Management as the Otay Mountain Wilderness.
Recognizes that, because of the Wilderness Area's proximity to the U.S.-Mexican international border, drug interdiction, border operations, and wi... | Otay Mountain Wilderness Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National Park
Centennial Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purpose.
TITLE I--CENTENN... | National Park Centennial Act - Establishes the National Park Centennial Fund in the Treasury.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers to designate overpayments and contributions for the benefit of the National Park System. Allocates such amounts to the Fund (along with necessary amounts from the... | To eliminate the annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog in the national parks, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping Seniors Safe From Falls Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) One third of older adults over age 65 fall each year.
Falls are the leading cause of injury deaths among individuals
for thi... | Keeping Seniors Safe From Falls Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) oversee and support national education campaigns focusing on reducing falls among older adults, on preventing repeat falls, and on educating health professionals about falls r... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning falls among older adults. |
SECTION 1. NONMAILABILITY OF CERTAIN TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 30 of title 39, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 3002a the following:
``Sec. 3002b. Nonmailability of certain tobacco products
``(a) In General.--Cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and roll-your-
own-tobacco--... | Amends federal postal law to make cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and roll-your-own-tobacco nonmailable.
Requires tobacco products attempted to be mailed to be disposed of as the Postal Service directs.
Provides a civil penalty for each mailing violation.
Authorizes the Postal Service, on evidence satisfactory to the... | To amend title 39, United States Code, to make cigarettes and certain other tobacco products nonmailable, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Tax Incentives
Improvement Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO ENTERPRISE ZONE BENEFITS AVAILABLE WITH
RESPECT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
(a) Entire District of Columbia Treated as Empowerment Zone.--
... | District of Columbia Tax Incentives Improvement Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to designate the entire District of Columbia as an enterprise zone which shall be treated as an empowerment zone.Excludes from gross income capital gains on sale or exchange of District assets held for more than two years (pr... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote the economic recovery of the District of Columbia. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Fair and Equal
House Voting Rights Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Over half a million people living in the District of
Columbia, the capital of our democratic Nation, lack direct... | District of Columbia Fair and Equal House Voting Rights Act of 2007 - Considers the District of Columbia a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives.
Applies to the District in the same manner as it applies to a state the federal law providing for the fifteenth and subsequen... | To provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia as a Congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Virginia Jobs and Energy Act''.
SEC. 2. LEASE SALE 220 AND OTHER OCS OIL AND GAS LEASE SALES OFFSHORE
VIRGINIA.
(a) Conduct of Lease Sale.--Notwithstanding any 5-year oil and gas
leasing program in effect under section 18 of the Outer Con... | Virginia Jobs and Energy Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct an oil and gas lease sale off the coast of Virginia within one year, and conduct at least two lease sales in the area during the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program. During each of Interior's five-year le... | Virginia Jobs and Energy Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Thomas Alva Edison Sesquicentennial
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress hereby finds the following:
(1) Thomas Alva Edison, one of America's greatest
inventors, was born on February 11, 1847, in Milan, Ohio.
... | Thomas Alva Edison Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint one-dollar silver coins emblematic of the inventions made by Thomas A. Edison in commemoration of the sesquicentennial of his birth.
Instructs the Secretary to conduct an open design competition for the design of... | Thomas Alva Edison Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Breast Cancer and Environmental
Research Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDING COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ON BREAST CANCER AND THE
ENVIRONMENT.
(a) In General.--Subpart 1 of part C of title IV of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285 et seq.) is amended by... | Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Interagency Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Coordinating Committee to: (1) share and coordinate information on existing breast cancer research activ... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the development and operation of research centers regarding environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of breast cancer. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Infant Crib Safety Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The disability and death of infants resulting from
injuries sustained in crib incidents are a serious threat to
... | Infant Crib Safety Act - Amends the Federal Hazardous Substances Act to make it unlawful for any commercial user to: (1) manufacture, sell, or contract to sell any full-size or nonfull-size crib which is unsafe for any infant; or (2) sell, contract to sell or resell, lease, sublet, or otherwise place in the stream of c... | To provide for infant crib safety, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Climate Change Education Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The evidence for human-induced climate change is
overwhelming and undeniable.
(2) Atmospheric carbon can be significantly reduce... | Climate Change Education Act This bill declares that the evidence for human-induced climate change is overwhelming and undeniable. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) must establish a Climate Change Education Program to: increase the climate literacy of the United States by broadening the und... | Climate Change Education Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Robert James Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF 5-MONTH WAITING PERIOD FOR BENEFITS BASED ON
DISABILITY IN CASES OF TERMINALLY ILL BENEFICIARIES.
(a) Disability Insurance Benefits.--Section 223(a) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 423(a... | Robert James Act of 2008 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to authorize waivers by the Commissioner of Social Security of the five-month waiting period for entitlement to benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardshi... | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to authorize waivers by the Commissioner of Social Security of the 5-month waiting period for entitlement to benefits based on disability in cases in which the Commissioner determines that such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Fuel Equity Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF RENEWABLE RESOURCES CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Section 45(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to qualified energy resources) is amended by striking
``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B),... | Renewable Fuel Equity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the renewable resources credit to include geothermal and solar energy, incremental hydropower and biomass (other than closed-loop biomass).Sets forth qualifying dates of service for facilities using such means to produce electricity.Expands the inve... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the renewable resources production tax credit to include additional forms of renewable energy, and to expand the investment tax credit to include equipment used to produce electricity from renewable resources. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Survivor Outreach and Support Campus
Act'' or the ``SOS Campus Act''.
SEC. 2. INDEPENDENT ADVOCATE FOR CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND
RESPONSE.
(a) Establishment.--Part G of title IV of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1... | Survivor Outreach and Support Campus Act or the SOS Campus Act Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in any program under title IV (Student Assistance) to designate an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (Advoca... | SOS Campus Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Interstate Abortion
Notification Act''.
SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION OF MINORS IN CIRCUMVENTION OF CERTAIN LAWS
RELATING TO ABORTION.
Title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter
117 the following:
``CHAPTER 117A... | Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit transporting a minor child across a state line to obtain an abortion (deems such transporting to be a de facto abridgment of the right of a parent under any law in the minors state of residence that requires parental involvement ... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``North Korea Sanctions and Diplomatic
Nonrecognition Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) North Korean negotiators in the Six-Party diplomatic
process did not act in good faith by their refusal to agree ... | North Korea Sanctions and Diplomatic Nonrecognition Act of 2009 - Continues diplomatic, economic, and military sanctions against the government of North Korea as a supporter of international terrorism until the President certifies to Congress that North Korea: (1) is no longer engaged in the illegal transfer of missile... | To continue restrictions against and prohibit diplomatic recognition of the Government of North Korea, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. LIABILITY OF BUSINESS ENTITIES PROVIDING USE OF FACILITIES
TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Business entity.--The term ``business entity'' means a
firm, corporation, association, partnership, consortium, joint
venture, or oth... | Exempts a business entity from civil liability for any injury or death occurring at such entity's facility in connection with the use of such facility by a nonprofit organization if: (1) the use occurs outside of the scope of the business of the entity; (2) the injury or death occurs while the facility is being used b... | A bill to limit the civil liability of business entities providing use of facilities to nonprofit organizations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Assistance in Gaining Experience,
Independence, and Navigation Act of 2014'' or the ``AGE-IN Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.
Part R of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
280i et seq.) is amended by insertin... | Assistance in Gaining Experience, Independence, and Navigation Act of 2014 or the AGE-IN Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award a grant to: (1) analyze existing research on youth and young adults with an autism spectrum disorder or other developme... | AGE-IN Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foster Care Tax Credit Act''.
SEC. 2. FOSTER CARE TAX CREDIT.
(a) Allowance of Credit.--
(1) In general.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of
chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
inserting after s... | Foster Care Tax Credit Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a partially refundable tax credit for each qualifying foster child who resides in the home of an eligible taxpayer for at least one calendar month during the taxable year. A "qualifying foster child" is a child in foster care wh... | Foster Care Tax Credit Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Boys Town Centennial Commemorative
Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Boys Town is a nonprofit organization dedicated to
saving children and healing families, nationally headquartered
in the village of ... | Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 50,000 $5 gold coins, 350,000 $1 silver coins, and 300,000 half-dollar clad coins to commemorate the centennial of the founding of Father Flanagan's Boys Town. Requires the design of the coins to be emblematic of... | Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. INDIAN GAMING RESTRICTED.
(a) Regulation of Class II Gaming.--Section 11(b) of the Act (25
U.S.C. 2710(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``(A)'';
(ii) i... | Amends the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to revise conditions for regulation of certain types of gaming activities on Indian lands.
Revises such conditions with respect to the regulation of Class II and Class III gaming activities to specify that these shall be limited to the specific forms of, and methods of play for,... | To amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Small Business Regulatory
Assistance Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish a program to--
(1) provide confidential assistance to small business
concerns;
(2) provide small bus... | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the House on January 7, 2003. However, because action occurred on the measure, the summary has been expanded.)National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2003 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administ... | To amend the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small business concerns, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Telework Tax Incentive Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Federal, State and local governments spend billions of
dollars annually on the Nation's transportation needs.
(2) Congestion on the Nation... | Telework Tax Incentive Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an employer or an employee a tax credit, up to $1,000 per year, for teleworking expenses incurred by or on behalf of a teleworking employee under an arrangement whereby such employee teleworks not less than 75 days per year. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for expenses incurred in teleworking. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Naugatuck River Valley National
Heritage Area Study Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STUDY REGARDING NAUGATUCK RIVER VALLEY,
CONNECTICUT.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The area that encompasses the Nauga... | Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area Study Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to carry out a study on the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area in Connecticut. | Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area Study Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Quality Nursing Care Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) There are hospitals throughout the United States that
have inadequate staffing of registered nurses to protect the
well-bei... | Quality Nursing Care Act of 2005 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require that each participating hospital adopt and implement a staffing system that ensures a number of registered nurses on each shift and in each unit of the hospital ... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to impose minimum nurse staffing ratios in Medicare participating hospitals, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Narcotics Control
Corrections Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961.
(a) Use of Herbicides for Aerial Eradication.--Section 481(d) of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291(d)) is amended--
... | International Narcotics Control Corrections Act of 1994 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to redefine a "major illicit drug producing country" as a country in which 1,000 hectares or more of illicit opium poppy or coca is cultivated or harvested annually or 5,000 hectares or more of illicit cannabis is cultiv... | International Narcotics Control Corrections Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military and Veterans Education
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS FOR PROPRIETARY INSTITUTIONS
OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Section 487 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094) is
amended--
(1) in... | Military and Veterans Education Protection Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require proprietary institutions of higher education to derive at least 10% of their revenue from sources other than federal educational assistance, or risk becoming ineligible for title ... | Military and Veterans Education Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Youth Violence Prevention Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION POSSESSION BY VIOLENT
JUVENILE OFFENDERS.
(a) Definition.--Section 921(a)(20) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by--
(1) inserti... | Youth Violence Prevention Act of 1999 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (the Act) to prohibit: (1) the sale or other disposition of a firearm or ammunition to any person knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such person has committed an act of violent juvenile delinquency; and (2) the ship... | Youth Violence Prevention Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The right of the people of the United States to freedom
of speech, particularly as it relates to comment on
governmental activities, as protected by the first amendment to
the Constitution, cannot be meaning... | Authorizes: (1) the presiding judge of a U.S. appellate or district court to permit the photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting, or televising to the public of court proceedings; and (2) the Judicial Conference of the United States to promulgate advisory guidelines for the management and administration of suc... | To allow media coverage of court proceedings. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Autocycle Safety Act''.
SEC. 2. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS.
(a) Defined Term.--Section 30102(a) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (13) as
paragraphs (2) through (14), respe... | Autocycle Safety Act This bill applies specified interim automotive and motorcycle safety standards to autocycles until at most three years after enactment of this bill, by which time the Department of Transportation shall issue appropriate final rules, interpretations, and test procedures. The bill defines "autoc... | Autocycle Safety Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Protection Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Television is seen and heard in nearly every United
States home and is a uniquely pervasive presence in the daily
lives of Ame... | Requires a report from the Attorney General to Congress on the extent to which: (1) the motion picture, recording, and television industry have developed or enforced guidelines to ensure compliance with ratings or labeling systems which identify and limit the dissemination of sexual, violent, or other indecent material... | Children's Protection Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Special Criminal Contempt of
Congress Procedures Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. ALTERNATE PROCEDURE.
(a) Scope of Application.--If the House of Representatives finds a
current or former officer or employee of the Executive branch has
violated section 102 of t... | Special Criminal Contempt of Congress Procedures Act of 2009 - Establishes alternate procedures for the prosecution of current or former officers or employees of the executive branch found in contempt of Congress for refusal to testify or produce documents in response to a congressional subpoena.
Requires the Speaker... | To provide an alternate procedure for the prosecution of certain criminal contempts referred for prosecution by the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National
Transportation Safety Board Amendments Act of 1999''.
(b) References.--Except as otherwise specifically provided,
whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment to, or repeal of, ... | (Sec. 3) Grants the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) authority to: (1) negotiate and enter into agreements with private entities, Federal, State, and local governments, and foreign governments for the provision of technical services or training in accident investigation theory and technique; and (2) require ... | National Transportation Safety Board Amendments Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Water Compliance and
Affordability Act''.
SEC. 2. INTEGRATED MUNICIPAL STORMWATER AND WASTEWATER APPROACH
FRAMEWORK.
(a) In General.--In the first 5 fiscal years beginning after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator ... | Clean Water Compliance and Affordability Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to carry out a pilot program to facilitate the efforts of eligible municipalities to develop and implement integrated plans to meet their wastewater and stormwater obligations under the Federal Water Pollution Con... | Clean Water Compliance and Affordability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Competition in Foreign Commerce
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) The United States makes substantial contributions and
provides significant funding for major int... | Prohibits the use of funds for nonhumanitarian foreign assistance programs (including Agency for International Development (AID) activities) unless the recipient country, multilateral development bank or lending institution has demonstrated that: (1) procurement practices are open, transparent, and free of corruption, ... | Fair Competition in Foreign Commerce Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Tuberculosis
Elimination Act of 2001''.
TITLE I--INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION
SEC. 101. COMMITTEE ON INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION FOR TUBERCULOSIS
ELIMINATION.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human... | Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for the ongoing operation of a committee to be known as the Committee on Interagency Collaboration for Tuberculosis Elimination. Requires the Committee to: (1) provide advice on coordinating the activities of the Public... | To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to making progress toward the goal of eliminating tuberculosis, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iran Missile Proliferation Sanctions
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. REPORTS ON MISSILE PROLIFERATION TO IRAN.
(a) Reports.--Except as provided in subsection (c), the President
shall, at the times specified in subsection (b), submit to the
Committee on Interna... | Iran Missile Proliferation Sanctions Act of 1997 - Directs the President to report periodically to specified congressional committees on foreign persons who, on or after August 8, 1995, have transferred, or attempted to transfer, controlled goods or technology, or provided, or attempted to provide, technical assistance... | Iran Missile Proliferation Sanctions Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Health Care
Improvement Technical Corrections Act of 1996''.
(b) References.--Whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is
expressed in terms of an amendment to or repeal of a section or other
provision, the refere... | Indian Health Care Improvement Technical Corrections Act of 1996 - Makes technical corrections to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, including revisions concerning: (1) the deferral of a health professional's active duty service obligation; and (2) the right of recovery against an insurance company for failure t... | Indian Health Care Improvement Technical Corrections Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The international traffic in illicit drugs,
particularly along the Southwest Border, poses a serious threat
to the national security of the United States and to every
nation where the production, transit, or cons... | Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to declare that certain annual certifications made to Congress that allow a major drug-transit country or major illicit drug producing country to expend withheld bilateral assistance and multilateral development assistance provided certain conditions are met shall not apply to ... | A bill to provide that the annual drug certification procedures under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 not apply to certain countries with which the United States has bilateral agreements and other plans relating to counterdrug activities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teri Zenner Social Worker Safety
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, some 2 million American workers are victims of
job-related violence... | Teri Zenner Social Worker Safety Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to award grants to states to provide safety measures to social workers and other professionals working with violent, drug-using, or other at-risk populatio... | To establish a grant program to assist in the provision of safety measures to protect social workers and other professionals who work with at-risk populations. |
5, and on March 16, 1999, the
House of Representatives adopted House Concurrent Resolution
24, both of which resolved that: ``any attempt to establish
Palestinian statehood outside the negotiating process will
invoke the strongest congressional opposition.''.
(4) On July ... | Sets forth certain measures that shall be applied in the event that a Palestinian state is unilaterally declared, including: (1) to make it unlawful for the government of any unilaterally declared Palestinian state, the Palestinian Authority, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), or any successor entities to est... | Peace Through Negotiations Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Access to Prescription
Drug Benefits for Veterans Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT FOR VETERANS.
(a) In General.--(1) Chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 1722A the following new se... | Improving Access to Prescription Drug Benefits for Veterans Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a prescription drug benefit program under which drugs and medicines are furnished to eligible veterans on prescription of a duly licensed physician or other authorized health care professiona... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved prescription drug benefits for veterans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Literacy, Education, and
Rehabilitation Act''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATIONAL, VOCATIONAL, TREATMENT,
ASSIGNED WORK, OR OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Section 3624 of title 18, United States Code, is
amen... | Literacy, Education, and Rehabilitation Act - Amends the federal criminal code to allow a prisoner serving a term of imprisonment of more than one year to receive credit beyond time already served for up to 60 days each year, in addition to any credit received for satisfactory behavior, for earning a certificate of com... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to award credit toward the service of a sentence to prisoners who participate in designated educational, vocational, treatment, assigned work, or other developmental programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bringing Resources from Academia to
the Industry of Our Nation Act'' or the ``BRAIN Act''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZING CHANGE IN NONIMMIGRANT STATUS FOR
EMPLOYMENT-BASED NONIMMIGRANTS WITH DEGREES IN
MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, ... | Sets forth related employer filing and enforcement provisions.
Establishes in the Treasury the High-Tech Education Fund Account. | BRAIN Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Saddleback Mountain-Arizona
Settlement Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) in its capacity as a receiver for the Sun State Savings
and Loan Association, F.S.A., the Resolution Trust... | Saddleback Mountain-Arizona Settlement Act of 1995 - Approves and ratifies the Settlement Agreement providing for the transfer of certain lands in Scottsdale, Arizona, by the Resolution Trust Corporation to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (to be held in trust by the Department of the Interior) and the Cit... | Saddleback Mountain-Arizona Settlement Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Special Criminal Contempt of
Congress Procedures Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. ALTERNATE PROCEDURE.
(a) Scope of Application.--If the House of Representatives finds an
officer or employee of the Executive branch, or a former officer or
employee of the Execut... | Special Criminal Contempt of Congress Procedures Act of 2008 - Establishes alternate procedures for the prosecution of current or former officers or employees of the executive branch found in contempt of Congress for refusal to testify or produce documents in response to a congressional subpoena.
Establishes a Special... | To provide an alternate procedure for the prosecution of certain criminal contempts referred for prosecution by the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``California Ocean Protection Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the coast of California possesses unique historical,
ecological, educational, recreational, economic, and research
values that are appro... | California Ocean Protection Act of 1995 - Establishes a California Ocean Protection Zone consisting of: (1) waters of the Exclusive Economic Zone that are contiguous to the waters of the territorial sea that are contiguous to the State of California; (2) waters of the territorial sea that are contiguous to the State o... | California Ocean Protection Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. ATTORNEY ACCOUNTABILITY.
Rule 11(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is amended--
(1) by amending the first sentence to read as follows: ``If
a pleading, motion, or other paper i... | Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2005 - (Sec. 2) Amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Signing of Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations to Court; Sanctions) to: (1) require courts to impose sanctions on attorneys, law firms, or parties who file frivolous lawsuits (currently, discretionar... | To amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to improve attorney accountability, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Election Integrity Act of
2006'' .
SEC. 2. REQUIRING VOTERS TO PROVIDE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION.
(a) Requirement to Provide Photo Identification as Condition of
Receiving Ballot.--Section 303(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002
(42 U.S.C. 1548... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 19, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Federal Election Integrity Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the appropriate state or local election official from providing a federal el... | To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each individual who desires to vote in an election for Federal office to provide the appropriate election official with a government-issued photo identification, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Hospitals Education and
Research Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM OF PAYMENTS TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS THAT OPERATE
GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
(a) Payments.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make payment... | Children's Hospitals Education and Research Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make payment as specified to each children's hospital for each hospital cost reporting period under Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act (SSA)) from FY 2000 through FY 2003 for the direct and indi... | Children's Hospitals Education and Research Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Promotion and Improvement Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. DISTRIBUTIONS BY AN S CORPORATION TO AN EMPLOYEE STOCK
OWNERSHIP PLAN.
(a) In General.--Section 1368 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to distrib... | Employee Stock Ownership Plan Promotion and Improvement Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) treat certain distributions by S corporations to an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) as deductible dividends; (2) exempt deductions for ESOP dividends from corporate alternative minimum tax adjustments bas... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the operation of employee stock ownership plans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pinnacles National Park Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Pinnacles National Monument was established by
Presidential Proclamation 796 on January 16, 1908, for the
purposes of protecting... | Pinnacles National Park Act - Establishes Pinnacles National Park in California to: (1) preserve and interpret for the benefit of future generations the chaparral, grasslands, blue oak woodlands, and majestic valley oak savanna ecosystems of the park's area, the areas's geomorphology, riparian watersheds, unique flora ... | A bill to establish Pinnacles National Park in the State of California as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Commission on the Year 2000
Computer Problem Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(a) The Congress of the United States recognizes the
existence of a severe computer problem that may have extreme
... | Commission on the Year 2000 Computer Problem Act - Establishes the National Commission on the Year 2000 Computer Problem to identify problems and recommend possible solutions with respect to the proper transition of private and public sector computers from the year 1999 to the year 2000. | Commission on the Year 2000 Computer Problem Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Free Trade With Cuba Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) with the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the
Soviet Union, Cuba is no longer a threat to the United States
or the Western Hemisphere;
... | Free Trade With Cuba Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to repeal the embargo on trade with Cuba.
(Sec. 3) Prohibits the exercise by the President with respect to Cuba of certain authorities conferred by the Trading With the Enemy Act and exercised on July 1, 1977, as a result of a specified national emer... | Free Trade With Cuba Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Kendell Frederick Citizenship
Assistance Act''.
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT FOR FINGERPRINTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any regulation, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall use th... | Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to use the fingerprints provided by an individual at the time of military enlistment to satisfy any fingerprint requirements as part of an application for naturalization if the individual: (1) may be naturalized under provisions o... | A bill to assist members of the Armed Forces in obtaining United States citizenship, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Suicide Hotline Improvement
Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``Commission'' means the Federal
Communications Commission;
(2) the term ``covered dialing code'' means a simple, easy-
... | National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to coordinate with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to examine: (1) the feasibility of designating a three-... | National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Television Improvement Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Television is seen and heard in nearly every American
home and is a uniquely pervasive presence in the daily lives of
Americ... | Television Improvement Act of 1997 - Amends the Television Program Improvement Act of 1990 to make permanent and enlarge the scope of the antitrust exemption for television industry activities aimed at children's programming, or reducing levels of violent, sexual, criminal, or profane content.
States that this Act sha... | Television Improvement Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Natural Gas Security and
Consumer Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS.
Section 3(a) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b(a)) is
amended--
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ``(a) After s... | American Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act Amends the Natural Gas Act to prohibit exporting natural gas from the United States to a foreign country without first having secured an order of the Secretary of Energy (DOE) authorizing the exportation. Allows DOE to: (1) authorize such exportation after det... | American Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Weather Research
Program Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM FOCUS.
The focus of the United States Weather Research Program, an
interagency program established under section 108 of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authoriza... | United States Weather Research Program Act of 2002 - States that the United States Weather Research Program's priorities shall be in the areas of: (1) hurricanes, to improve landfall location and hurricane strength forecasts; (2) heavy precipitation, to improve winter and rain storm forecasts; (3) floods, to improve fl... | To authorize appropriations for the United States Weather Research Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Proportionate Final Benefit Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. CONTINUATION OF BENEFITS THROUGH MONTH OF BENEFICIARY'S DEATH.
(a) Old-Age Insurance Benefits.--Section 202(a) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(a)) is amended by striking ``the month
precedin... | Proportionate Final Benefit Act of 2005 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide that: (1) an individual's entitlement to any OASDI benefit shall continue through the month of his or her death (without affecting any other person's entitlement to benef... | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual's entitlement to any benefit thereunder shall continue through the month of his or her death (without affecting any other person's entitlement to benefits for that month) and that such individual's benefit shall be payable for such month only to... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Paperwork and Regulatory
Improvements Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In 1980, in the Paperwork Reduction Act, Congress
established the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
(OIRA) ... | Paperwork and Regulatory Improvements Act of 2005 - Amends the Paperwork Reduction Act to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to review information collection conducted by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to identify actions IRS can take to reduce the information collection burden impose... | To amend the Paperwork Reduction Act and titles 5 and 31, United States Code, to reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Victims of Child Abuse Act
Reauthorization Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF CHILD ABUSE CASES.
(a) Reauthorization.--Section 214B of the Victims of Child Abuse
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13004) is amended--
(1) ... | Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to authorize appropriations for FY2014-FY2018 for: (1) the children's advocacy program; (2) grants from the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to develop and implement multidisc... | Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native Act to Transform Imagery in
Various Environments''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Based on article I, section 8 of the United States
Constitution, treaties, Federal statutes, and court decisions,
... | Native Act to Transform Imagery in Various Environments - Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to elementary, secondary, and post-secondary schools to assist them in discontinuing the use of a name or depiction that is derogatory or discriminatory.
Requires the Secretary to make subsequent grants to schoo... | To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to eligible schools to assist such schools to discontinue use of a derogatory or discriminatory name or depiction as a team name, mascot, or nickname, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Thorium Energy Security Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the United States and foreign countries will continue
to demand increasing quantities of energy into the foreseeable
future in order to supp... | Thorium Energy Security Act of 2010 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish, and provide funds to, an office for the regulation of thorium fuel cycle nuclear power generation within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and an office of thorium-based fuel cycle research w... | A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide for thorium fuel cycle nuclear power generation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``School Bus Safety Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Bus.--The term ``bus'' means a motor vehicle with
motive power, except a trailer, designed for carrying more than
10 persons.
... | School Bus Safety Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe Federal proficiency standards for school bus drivers who are required to possess a commercial driver's license to operate a school bus. Requires the Secretary, in prescribing such standards, to authorize States to establish their own proficie... | School Bus Safety Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Upper Mississippi
River Basin Protection Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Reliance on sound science.... | Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act - (Sec. 3) Declares that it is the policy of Congress that federal investments in the Upper Mississippi River Basin must be guided by sound science.
Title I: Sediment and Nutrient Monitoring Network - (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Unit... | To promote Department of the Interior efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Telecommunications
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INDIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY.
(a) Amendment.--Title I of the Communications Act of 1934 is
amended by inserting after section 11 (47 U.S.C. 161) the following new
section:
... | Native American Telecommunications Act of 1997 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 (the Act) to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to initiate a proceeding to develop and establish an official policy regarding the relations between FCC and American Indians (including Alaskan Natives). Requires the... | Native American Telecommunications Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``EEOICPA Amendment Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ADVISORY BOARD ON TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND
WORKER HEALTH.
(a) Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health.--Subtitle
E of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compens... | EEOICPA Amendment Act of 2011 - Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to require the President to establish an Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health.
Requires the Board to advise the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Energy (DOE), and the Secretary of Healt... | To amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to establish the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health for the contractor employee compensation program under subtitle E of such Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``13th Regional Corporation Land
Entitlement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that authorizing a land entitlement
for the 13th Regional Corporation would provide an equitable land
entitlement for that Corporation.
(... | 13th Regional Corporation Land Entitlement Act - Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to set forth land selection rights of the 13th Regional Corporation.
Authorizes the Corporation, within five years, to select up to 1,453,388 acres from specified public lands and directs the Secretary of the Interior to co... | To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide an equitable distribution of land to the 13th Alaska Native Regional Corporation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teacher Relief Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. ABOVE-THE-LINE DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
EXPENSES OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS.
(a) Deduction Allowed.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of
the Internal Reve... | Teacher Relief Act of 2001- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a deduction of up to $500 annually for qualified professional development expenses to an individual who is a kindergarten through grade 12 teacher, instructor, counselor, principal, or aide in an elementary or secondary school for at least 900 h... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an above-the-line deduction for qualified professional development expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers and to allow a credit against income tax to elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Saving Family Homes Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. RIGHT TO RENT HOME SUBJECT TO FORECLOSURE.
(a) Exercise of Right.--If, at any time after notice under
subsection (b) for an eligible mortgage is provided to the eligible
mortgagor and before the commencement o... | Saving Family Homes Act of 2008 - Grants eligible mortgagors subject to foreclosure proceedings the right to continue to occupy forclosed properties subject to the payment of fair market rent for a period of 20 years that begins upon the commencement of occupancy of such property. | To allow homeowners of moderate-value homes who are subject to mortgage foreclosure proceedings to remain in their homes as renters. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control
Assessment and Demonstration Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Secretaries.--The term ``Secretaries'' means the
Secretary of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Secretary of
... | Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Assessment and Demonstration Act - (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretaries) to assess the extent of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive invasion in the western United States (as defined by the 1902 Reclamation Act... | To provide for an assessment of the extent of the invasion of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive on lands in the Western United States and efforts to date to control such invasion on public and private lands, including tribal lands, to establish a demonstration program to address the invasion of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive,... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Our Democracy Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established in the legislative branch the National
Commission on Foreign Interference in the 2016 Election (in this Act
referred to as the ``Commission'').
SEC. 3. PURPOSES.
(a) Acti... | Protecting Our Democracy Act This bill establishes in the legislative branch the National Commission on Foreign Interference in the 2016 Election to examine any attempts or activities by the Russian government or other governments, persons or entities associated with such governments, or persons or entities within Ru... | Protecting Our Democracy Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Underground Railroad
Freedom Center Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
(hereinafter ``Freedom Center'') is a nonprofit organizatio... | Authorizes appropriations.Requires annual reports from the Center to Congress.Amends the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary to make grants for the preservation and restoration of historic buildings or structures associated with the Underground Railroad and related re... | National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Young Americans Financial Literacy
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) That 87 percent of Americans believe finance education
should be taught in schools and 92 percent of K-12 teachers
believe that ... | Young Americans Financial Literacy Act This bill requires the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to award competitive grants to eligible institutions for the establishment of centers of excellence to support research, development, implementation, and evaluation of effective financial-literacy education programs ... | Young Americans Financial Literacy Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on the Advancement of
Women in the Science and Engineering Work Forces Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) despite a consistently high presence of women in the
professional and total work forces of the ... | Commission on the Advancement of Women in the Science and Engineering Work Forces Act - Establishes the Commission on the Advancement of Women in the Science and Engineering Work Forces.
Prohibits: (1) construing this Act to require any non-Federal entity to provide information to the Commission on such entity's pers... | Commission on the Advancement of Women in the Science and Engineering Work Forces Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) California's rapid population growth and the lack of
understanding about the environmental impacts of this growth
have caused a number of serious present and potential barriers
to future economic development of Califo... | Stipulates that if the California State University, Hayward, matches 20 percent of the funds that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency provides to the California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center, the Administrator shall enter into a series of cooperative agreements with the Universi... | To provide for the continuation of the operations of the California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sewage Sludge in Food Production
Consumer Notification Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION TO CONSUMERS OF FOOD PRODUCTS PRODUCED ON LAND ON
WHICH SEWAGE SLUDGE HAS BEEN APPLIED.
(a) Adulterated Food Under Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic... | Sewage Sludge in Food Production Consumer Notification Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to classify a food as adulterated if it was produced, or contains any ingredient that was produced, on land on which sewage sludge was applied. Permits the following exceptions: (1) if the application of... | To amend the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the egg, meat, and poultry inspection laws to ensure that consumers receive notification regarding food products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on land on which sewage sludge was applied. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Fairness Act of
2002''.
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
following new su... | Social Security Fairness Act of 2002 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) 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 day... | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder 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 days of such month, and to increase the lump sum death payment to reflect changes in... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Advancing Critical Connectivity
Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and
Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act'' or the ``ACCESS BROADBAND
Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF INTERNET CONNECTIVITY AND
... | Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act or the ACCESS BROADBAND Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth within the National Telecommunic... | Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Pay for Performance
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``Federal deficit'' has the meaning given the
term deficit by section 3(6) of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 (2 U.S... | Congressional Pay for Performance Act - Sets forth a formula by which the rate of basic pay for each Member of Congress will be reduced effective as of the first applicable pay period of the first calendar year beginning after the end of a fiscal year from FY 1996 through 2001 for which the Federal deficit exceeds the ... | Congressional Pay for Performance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Support Act''.
SEC. 2. SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH AND STUDENT SERVICE PROVIDERS.
(a) In General.--Subpart 14 of title V of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7269 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by inserting afte... | Student Support Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to make matching grants of at least $1 million to states for allocation to local educational agencies (LEAs) so that additional school-based mental health and student service providers may be hired, the... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to States for assistance in hiring additional school-based mental health and student service providers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military and Veterans Education
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS FOR PROPRIETARY INSTITUTIONS
OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Section 487 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094) is
amended--
(1) in... | Military and Veterans Education Protection Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require proprietary institutions of higher education to derive at least 10% of their revenue from sources other than title IV or federal educational assistance programs for military personnel and... | Military and Veterans Education Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Hydropower
Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2012''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Promoting small hydroelectric... | Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2012 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) to increase from 5,000 to 10,000 kilowatts the size of small hydroelectric power projects which the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) may exempt from its license requirements.
(Sec. 4) A... | To improve hydropower, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``First Responder Anthrax Preparedness
Act''.
SEC. 2. PRE-EVENT ANTHRAX VACCINATION PROGRAM FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE
PROVIDERS.
(a) Anthrax Preparedness.--
(1) In general.--Title V of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (Pu... | First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act (Sec. 2) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), for the purpose of domestic preparedness for and collective response to terrorism, to: (1) establish a ... | First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Recovery from Trauma
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to a 2002 Government Accountability Office
report (GAO-02-813), large numbers of children experience
trauma-relat... | Children's Recovery from Trauma Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and revise the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTSI). Requires the NCTSI coordinating center to: (1) collect, analyze, and report NCTSI child outcome and process data for the purpose of establishing the effectiveness,... | Children's Recovery from Trauma Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Transparency in Trade
Act''.
SEC. 2. PUBLICATION OF TEXTS WITH RESPECT TO NEGOTIATING ROUNDS.
(a) Negotiations.--Section 105(a)(1) of the Bipartisan
Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (19
U.S.C. 4204(a)(1)) is amen... | Promoting Transparency in Trade Act This bill amends the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 to require the President to publish on a publicly available website the proposed U.S. text for a trade agreement regarding trade barriers before the start of a negotiating round and the cons... | Promoting Transparency in Trade Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Travel Regional Investment
Partnership Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The importance of travel and tourism cannot be
overstated: travel and tourism employs America.
(2) Approximately 8,300,000... | Travel Regional Investment Partnership Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a competitive grant program, administered by the Office of Travel and Tourism Industries, to award grants to eligible entities (such as a Convention and Visitors Bureau or a partnership between a state or local government and a ... | To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a competitive grant program to promote domestic regional tourism. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``El Camino Real de los Tejas National
Historic Trail Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION.
Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(23) El camino ... | El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Act of 2003 - Amends the National Trails System Act to designate El Camino Real de los Tejas as a National Historic Trail. Authorizes establishment of such trail on portions of the trail on: (1) publicly owned lands; and (2) privately owned lands only with the consent... | To amend the National Trails System Act to designate El Camino Real de los Tejas as a National Historic Trail. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``War Crimes Prosecution Facilitation
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) In May 1993, the United Nations established the
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.
(2) Th... | War Crimes Prosecution Facilitation Act of 1997 - Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina cannot be achieved if indicted war criminals remain at large and refugees and displaced persons are unable to return to their homes; (2) the United States should ensure that multilat... | War Crimes Prosecution Facilitation Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hoh Indian Tribe Safe Homelands
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Hoh Indian Reservation, located along the Hoh River
and the Pacific Ocean in a remote section of Jefferson County,
... | Hoh Indian Tribe Safe Homelands Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer certain federal and non-federal land to the Hoh Indian Tribe, to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe. Prohibits on such land: (1) the placement of commercial, residential, or industrial buildings; (2) ... | To transfer certain land to the United States to be held in trust for the Hoh Indian Tribe, to place land into trust for the Hoh Indian Tribe, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Notch Fairness Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. NEW GUARANTEED MINIMUM PRIMARY INSURANCE AMOUNT WHERE
ELIGIBILITY ARISES DURING TRANSITIONAL PERIOD.
(a) In General.--Section 215(a) of the Social Security Act is
amended--
(1) in paragrap... | Notch Fairness Act of 2001 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to revise the formula for the computation of minimum Old Age Insurance benefits for individuals who reached age 65 in or after 1979 and to whom applies the 15-year transition period for the chan... | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow workers who attain age 65 after 1981 and before 1992 to choose either lump sum payments over four years totalling $5,000 or an improved benefit computation formula under a new 10-year rule governing the transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Civil Rights History Project Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
(1) A fundamental principle of American democracy is that
individuals should stand up for their rights and beliefs and fight
... | Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009 - Requires, within the limits of available funds, the Librarian of Congress and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (acting through the Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture) to establish an oral history project to: (1) collect video an... | To direct the Librarian of Congress and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out a joint project at the Library of Congress and the National Museum of African American History and Culture to collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of individuals who participated in the... |
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