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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Advancing the Global Opportunities
for Biotechnology in Agriculture Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Biotechnology in the agricultural sector holds the
prospect for substantial benefits t... | Directs the President to establish an interagency process for all relevant executive branch agencies, including the Department of Agriculture, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the Department of State, AID, the Department of Commerce, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency,... | Advancing the Global Opportunities for Biotechnology in Agriculture Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. QUALIFIED DISPOSITION OF DAIRY PROPERTY TREATED AS
INVOLUNTARY CONVERSION.
(a) In General.--Section 1033 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to involuntary conversions) is amended by designating
subsection (k) as subsection (l) and inserting after subsection (j) the
followin... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to, until December 31, 2005: (1) provide for the treatment, as an involuntary conversion, of qualified dispositions of dairy property which is certified by the Secretary of Agriculture as having been the subject of an agreement under the bovine tuberculosis eradication program, as imple... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for nonrecognition of gain on dispositions of dairy property which is certified by the Secretary of Agriculture as having been the subject of an agreement under the bovine tuberculosis eradication program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Physician Ownership and
Referral Amendments of 1995''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO EXCEPTIONS FOR CERTAIN ARRANGEMENTS.
(a) Exceptions for Both Ownership and Compensation Arrangements.--
(1) Repeal of exception for physicians' services... | Medicare Physician Ownership and Referral Amendments of 1995 - Makes modifications under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act to the general exceptions to both ownership and compensation arrangement prohibitions with respect to physician referrals. Excepts shared facility services from suc... | Medicare Physician Ownership and Referral Amendments of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nurses' Higher Education and Loan
Repayment Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Health Resources and Services Administration
estimates there is currently a shortage of more than 200,000
... | Nurses' Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to repay education loans in exchange for an individual working as a full-ti... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission
Indians Land Transfer Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF LAND IN TRUST FOR SANTA YNEZ BAND OF CHUMASH
MISSION INDIANS.
(a) Transfer and Administration.--
(1) Transfer of lands into trust.--If... | Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to take specified lands in Santa Barbara County, California, into trust for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians if the Tribe transfers title to that land to the United States. (Placing that land into ... | Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Workforce Housing Construction for
the GO Zone Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PLACED-IN-SERVICE DATE REQUIREMENT FOR LOW-INCOME
HOUSING CREDIT BUILDINGS IN GULF OPPORTUNITY ZONE.
Section 1400N(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ... | Workforce Housing Construction for the GO Zone Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2010 the placed-in-service date requirement for buildings in the Gulf Opportunity Zone (GO Zone) for purposes of the low-income housing tax credit; (2) allow a low-income housing tax credit for buildings... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the placed-in-service date requirement for low-income housing credit buildings in the Gulf Opportunity Zone, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Truth in Voting Act of 1995''.
TITLE I--CHANGES IN DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS
SEC. 101. DEFICIT REDUCTION TRUST FUND.
(a) Establishment.--A trust fund known as the ``Deficit Reduction
Trust Fund'' (hereinafter in this title referred to as... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Changes in Discretionary Spending Limits
Title II: Miscellaneous Amendments to the Rules of the House of
Representatives
Title III: Economic and Employment Impact Statements
Title IV: Applicability of Freedom of Information Act
Truth in Voting Act of 1... | Truth in Voting Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Manufacturing
Competitiveness Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL MANUFACTURING COMPETITIVENESS STRATEGY.
Not later than June 1, 2014, and June 1, 2018, the President shall
submit to Congress, and publish on a public website, a strategy to
promot... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 10, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2012 - Directs the President, in each of 2014 and 2018, to submit to Congress and publish on a public website a strategy to promote g... | To promote the growth and competitiveness of American manufacturing. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nursing Education and Quality of
Health Care Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The current nursing workforce is the largest group of
healthcare providers in the United States.
(2) There w... | Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to, or enter into contracts with, schools of nursing, health care facilities, or partnerships of such schools and facilities to educate nurses to serve in... | A bill to increase the number of well-educated nurses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``America Stands with Israel Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) A state of armed conflict exists between Israel and the
Hamas regime controlling Gaza. Hamas has launched 10,000
rockets against Israeli c... | America Stands with Israel Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States: (1) supports Israel's right to defend itself; (2) supports Israel's naval blockade of Gaza; and (3) should oppose any investigation by the United Nations (U.N.) into the flotilla incident (involving the May 2010 Israeli interceptio... | To prohibit United States participation on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and prohibit contributions to the United Nations for the purpose of paying for any United Nations investigation into the flotilla incident. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Employment Rights
Realignment Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. ENFORCEMENT THROUGH OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL OF VETERANS'
EMPLOYMENT OR REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO
EMPLOYERS THAT ARE FEDERAL EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.
(a) E... | Veterans Employment Rights Realignment Act of 2009 - Provides for the enforcement through the Office of Special Counsel of the employment and unemployment rights of veterans and members of the Armed Forces employed by federal agencies. Authorizes such an individual to file a complaint with the Special Counsel. (Under c... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the enforcement through the Office of Special Counsel of the employment and reemployment rights of veterans and members of the Armed Forces employed by Federal executive agencies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Growth Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN INDIVIDUAL CAPITAL GAINS TAX RATES.
(a) In General.--Subsection (h) of section 1 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
``(h) Maximum Capital Gains Rate.--
... | Economic Growth Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce individual capital gains tax rates. | Economic Growth Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Retirement Savings Commission Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the Commission on
Retirement Savings (in this Act referred to as the ``Commission'').
SEC. 3. DUTIES.
(a) In General.--The genera... | Retirement Savings Commission Act of 1997 - Establishes the Retirement Savings Commission to study and report to the President and Congress on private pension and savings issues and to recommend policies to expand access to and encourage participation in retirement savings vehicles. Requires the Commission to address ... | Retirement Savings Commission Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Revision Act
of 2005''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision,
th... | Tax Revision Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2006 the: (1) election to include combat zone compensation as earned income for purposes of calculating the earned income tax credit; (2) increased cover over (payment) of distilled spirits excise tax to the Treasuries of Puerto Rico and the ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide certain hurricane-related tax relief, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promotion and Expansion of Private
Employee Ownership Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) on January 1, 1998--nearly 25 years after the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 was enacted and the
... | Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend to all domestic corporations, including S corporations, provisions allowing deferral of tax on gain from the sale of employer securities to an S corporation-sponsored employer stock ownership plan (ESOP);... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Small Business Act to expand the availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Qods Force Terrorist Designation
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On January 19, 1984, the Secretary of State determined
that the Islamic Republic of Iran is a state sponsor of
terrorism.
... | Qods Force Terrorist Designation Act - Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps Qods Force as a foreign terrorist organization, and (2) report to Congress on Qods Force terrorist activities. | Qods Force Terrorist Designation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Defense Financial
Accountability Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Financial Statements of Department of Defense.--
(1) Validation as ready for audit.--The financial
... | Department of Defense Financial Accountability Act of 2009 - Requires annual audits of the financial statements of the: (1) Department of Defense (DOD); (2) Department of the Army; (3) Department of the Navy; (4) Department of the Air Force; and (5) Defense Logistics Agency. Sets forth deadlines concerning the completi... | A bill to provide for the audit of financial statements of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2017 and fiscal years thereafter, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wastewater Treatment Works Security
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS SECURITY.
Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1281
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 222. WASTEWATER TREATMEN... | Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make grants to a State, municipality, or intermunicipal or interstate agency to conduct a vulnerability assessment of a publicly owned treatment... | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to enhance the security of wastewater treatment works. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Moving to Work Charter Program Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. MOVING TO WORK CHARTER PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is--
(1) to give public housing agencies and the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development (i... | Moving to Work Charter Program Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to enter into charter contracts, beginning in FY2007, with up to 250 public housing agencies administering the public housing program or the section 8 housing assistance program under the United States Housing Act of 193... | A bill to authorize the Moving to Work Charter program to enable public housing agencies to improve the effectiveness of Federal housing assistance, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arapaho and Roosevelt National
Forests Land Exchange Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Certain National Forest System lands near Empire,
Colorado, are needed by the city of Golden, Colorado, to
... | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests Land Exchange Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain lands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, Colorado, with the City of Golden, Colorado, subject to the City's right to use necessary surface and subsurface land to maintain the Vidler Tu... | 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 ``United Nations Population Fund
Women's Health and Dignity Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Sexual and reproductive health problems account for an
estimated 10 percent of... | United Nations Population Fund Women's Health and Dignity Act - Authorizes the President to make a voluntary contribution on a grant basis to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to: (1) provide and distribute equipment, medicine, supplies, and expertise to ensure safe childbirth and emergency obstetric care; (2)... | To provide financial and other support to the United Nations Population Fund to carry out activities to save women's lives, limit the incidence of abortion and maternal mortality associated with unsafe abortion, promote universal access to safe and reliable family planning, and assist women, children, and men in develo... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Building Efficiently Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. SHORTER DEPRECIATION RECOVERY PERIODS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT
BUILDINGS.
(a) 25-Year Recovery Period for Energy Efficient Nonresidential
Real Property.--
(1) In general.--Section 168(e)... | Building Efficiently Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish, for depreciation purposes: (1) a 25-year recovery period for qualified energy efficient nonresidential real property, and (2) a 20-year recovery period for qualified energy efficient residential rental property. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the depreciation recovery periods for energy efficient commercial buildings, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Downtown Equity Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that locating Federal facilities in
central business areas--
(1) strengthens the economic base of cities, towns, and
rural communities of th... | Directs the Administrator of General Services to study and report to Congress on the feasibility of establishing a system for: (1) assessing the costs of locating Federal facilities in rural areas as compared to urban areas, in central business areas of rural areas as compared to rural areas outside central business a... | Downtown Equity Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mosquito Abatement for Safety and
Health Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS REGARDING PREVENTION OF MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES.
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243
et seq.), as amended by section 4 of Public Law 107-84 and section 312
... | Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to make grants to political subdivisions of States ("localities") for the operation of mosquito cont... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for the operation of mosquito control programs to prevent and control mosquito-borne diseases. |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE COORDINATION
COUNCIL.
(a) Establishment.--There is established the National Foreign
Language Coordination Council (in this section referred to as the
``Council''), which shall be an independent establishment as defined
under section 104 of tit... | Establishes the National Foreign Language Coordination Council to develop and implement a national foreign language strategy. Includes heads of certain federal agencies as members of the Council.
Establishes a National Language Director, to be appointed by the President, to: (1) chair the Council; (2) develop and over... | To establish a National Foreign Language Coordination Council. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Land Consolidation Act
Amendments of 2006''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 202 of the Indian Land Consolidation Act (25 U.S.C. 2201)
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4)--
(A) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``(4)'';
... | Indian Land Consolidation Act Amendments of 2006 - Amends the Indian Land Consolidation Act (ILCA) to revise the meaning of land and improvements to specify that the term "permament improvement" to land subject to probate means only a decedent's interest in any improvement permanently affixed to a parcel of trust or re... | A bill to amend the Indian Land Consolidation Act to modify certain requirements under that Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Personal Watercraft Responsible Use
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The growing popularity of recreational boating,
including personal watercraft, has resulted in increased
numbers of ... | Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish certain guidelines and standards for the operation of personal watercraft, consistent with the enforceable policies, in the national boating safety program. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation, subject to the availability of appropriations, to make recreationa... | Personal Watercraft Responsible Use Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS.
(a) Findings and Purposes.--
(1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(A) it is important for Congress to be better
informed regarding the impact of technology on matters
of public concern, in... | Requires the General Accounting Office (GAO) to establish a technology assessment capability to coordinate and prepare information for Congress relating to the policy implications of applications of technology.
Provides for technology assessments performed under this Act to: (1) provide Congress with timely and objec... | A bill to amend chapter 7 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for a technology assessment capability within the General Accounting Office, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Common Sense
Savings Act of 2016''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Treatment of lottery winnings and other lump-sum income for... | Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to specify how a state must treat qualified lottery winnings and lump sum income for purposes of determining an individual's income-based eligibility for a state Medicaid program. Specifically, a state shall i... | Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Honest FHA Originator Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR FHA-APPROVED MORTGAGEES.
(a) Mortgagee Review Board.--Paragraph (2) of section 202(c) of the
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1708(c)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (E), by inse... | Honest FHA Originator Act of 2009 - Amends the National Housing Act to remove the Director of the Enforcement Center from the Mortgagee Review Board of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Declares that any person or entity that is not approved by the HUD S... | To improve the process through which loan originators participate in FHA mortgage programs,and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Market Failure
Protection Act of 1999''.
SEC. 101. MARKETING ASSISTANCE LOANS.
(a) In General.--Section 132 of the Agricultural Market Transition
Act (7 U.S.C. 7232) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
(... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to temporarily increase from two to ten the number of years permitted for the carryback of net operating losses for certain farmers. | Agricultural Market Failure Protection Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Airport Security Personnel
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Airport security screener.--The term ``airport security
screener'' means an individual who is employed to perform
security screening service... | Airport Security Personnel Protection Act - Amends the Aviation and Transportation Security Act to establish a special rule granting transitional employment eligibility, upon a specified certification by the Attorney General, to qualified lawful permanent resident alien airport security screeners until their naturaliza... | To provide for transitional employment eligibility for qualified lawful permanent resident alien airport security screeners until their naturalization process is completed, and to expedite that process. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Film Incentive Reform Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF ELECTION TO EXPENSE THE COST OF
QUALIFIED FILM, TELEVISION, AND THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS.
(a) Extension.--Section 181(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amen... | Film Incentive Reform Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2015 the election to expense the cost of qualified film, television, and theatrical productions; and (2) include theatrical productions in such expensing allowance. Defines "theatrical production" as a live staged production of ... | Film Incentive Reform Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SMALL ETHANOL PRODUCER CREDIT.
(a) Allocation of Alcohol Fuels Credit to Patrons of a
Cooperative.--Section 40(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to alcohol used as fuel) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(6) Allocation of small ethanol producer... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code respecting the small ethanol producer credit to: (1) authorize credit allocation among a cooperative's patrons; (2) increase the gallon capacity for eligible producers; (3) make the credit a non-passive income credit; and (4) remove the credit from the alcohol fuel credit gross income i... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance the use of the small ethanol producer credit. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Waterways Are Vital for the Economy,
Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act of 2012'' or the ``WAVE4 Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The inland waterways navigation system is vital to the
economic well-be... | Waterways Are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act of 2012 or WAVE4 Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to require certain delivery process reforms for qualifying construction and major rehabilitation projects for navigation infrastructure of inland ... | To provide for funding for construction and major rehabilitation for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit
Enhancement Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENT OF CHILD AND DEPENDENT CARE TAX CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 21(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
`... | Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for employment-related expenses incurred for the care of a taxpayer's dependent, to: (1) increase to $120,000, the adjusted gross income threshold level above which such credit is incre... | Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sandra Day O'Connor Civic Learning
Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that the Commissioner for Education
Statistics, in administering the National Assessment of Educational
Progress, should increase the sample size ... | Sandra Day O'Connor Civic Learning Act of 2011 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Commissioner for Education Statistics, in administering the National Assessment of Educational Progress, should increase the number of students tested to improve disaggregation and analysis of data regarding progress in history an... | To authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to promote civic learning and engagement, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Plain Language in Government
Communications Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to improve the Federal Government's
effectiveness and accountability to the public by promoting clear
communication that the public can understand a... | Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2008 - (Sec. 4) Requires each executive agency, within one year, to: (1) use plain language in any covered document issued or substantially revised after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) use the English language in covered documents when appropriate. Auth... | To enhance citizen access to Government information and services by establishing plain language as the standard style for Government documents issued to the public, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Recovery Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. EXPEDITED PAYMENTS OF FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FOR DEBRIS REMOVAL AND
EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE MEASURES.
(a) Expedited Payments Authorized.--Notwithstanding the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergen... | Disaster Recovery Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to pay an eligible disaster relief applicant 50 percent of the Federal share of assistance for which the applicant is eligible under specified sections of the Robert T. St... | To expedite payments of certain Federal emergency assistance authorized pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to exercise certain authority provided under such Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Water Sovereignty Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF STATE.
In this Act, the term ``State'' includes the District of Columbia,
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the ... | State Water Sovereignty Protection Act - Directs the United States, when it seeks to appropriate water or acquire a water right in a State, to be subject to all procedural and substantive laws of that State relating to its water rights and uses. Gives consent to join the United States in any State proceeding relating t... | A bill to preserve the authority of States over water within their boundaries, to delegate to States the authority of Congress to regulate water, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pension Benefits Protection Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS AND
NONDISCRIMINATION REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall take no action
in contravention of section 204(b)(... | Pension Benefits Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code with respect to pension benefits of employees in defined benefit plans.
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to apply Code provisions regarding continued accrual of benefits be... | To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect pension benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to enforce the age discrimination requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Commission on an Open
Society with Security Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) an open society which affords free access to public
facilities and spaces and which protects the right to engage in
... | United States Commission on an Open Society with Security Act - Establishes the United States Commission on an Open Society with Security to study how the government may provide for both security in, and public access to, federal buildings and other federal property and sites. | To establish the United States Commission on an Open Society with Security. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Electronic Message Preservation Act
of 2015''.
SECTION 2. PRESERVATION OF ELECTRONIC MESSAGES AND OTHER RECORDS.
(a) Requirement for Preservation of Electronic Messages.--Chapter
29 of title 44, United States Code is amended by adding at the end the
f... | . Electronic Message Preservation Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations governing federal agency preservation of electronic messages that are federal records and to periodically review and amend, as necessary, such regulations. Such regulations, at a min... | Electronic Message Preservation Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Victim Restitution Enhancement Act
of 1995''.
SEC. 2. RESTITUTION.
Section 3663 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (f)--
(A) by striking paragraphs (1) through (3);
(B) by ... | Victim Restitution Enhancement Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide that a restitution order shall require the defendant to submit a sworn statement listing all owned or controlled assets and to make payment immediately unless, in the interest of justice, the court provides for payment on a date ce... | Victim Restitution Enhancement Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Utah Recreational Land Exchange Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the land
located in Grand, San Juan, and Uintah Counties, Utah, that is
identified on the m... | Utah Recreational Land Exchange Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey specified federal land in Grand, San Juan, and Uintah Counties, Utah, to the state of Utah in exchange for specified non-federal land in such counties. Requires the conveyance to be in three phases.
Sets forth provisions reg... | A bill to direct the exchange of certain land in Grand, San Juan, and Uintah Counties, Utah, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``DHS Immigration Accountability and
Transparency Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENT FOR IMMIGRATION POLICY DIRECTIVES.
(a) Reporting Requirement.--The Secretary of Homeland Security
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov... | DHS Immigration Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit to Congress an annual report on DHS immigration policy directives. States that for specified purposes an immigration policy directive shall be treated as a rule. | DHS Immigration Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013 |
AND TERMINATION OF BANK FUNCTIONS.
(a) Resolution of Functions.--The Secretary shall--
(1) complete the disposition and resolution of functions of
the Bank in accordance with this Act; and
(2) resolve all functions that are transferred to the
Secretary under section 3(a)(2... | Export-Import Bank Termination Act of 2012 - Abolishes the Export-Import Bank of the United States three years after enactment of this Act. | To abolish the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Enhancement Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. URBAN UNIVERSITY BUSINESS INITIATIVE GRANTS.
(a) Urban University Business Initiative Grants.--
(1) Authorization.--The Administrator of the Small Business
Administration (hereafter ... | Small Business Enhancement Act of 1995 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make grants to eligible institutions to design and implement programs to assist businesses, especially those in lower income urban communities, to become more productive and able to compete in the global ... | Small Business Enhancement Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pre-existing Condition Patient
Protection Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the United States Census Bureau,
45,700,000 individuals were uninsured in 2007.
(2) Accor... | Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a group health plan from: (1) imposing any preexisting condition exclusion; or (2) providing for an affiliation period for ... | A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit preexisting condition exclusions in group health plans and in health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``True American Heroes Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS FOR GOVERNMENT WORKERS WHO RESPONDED
TO THE ATTACKS ON THE WORLD TRADE CENTER AND PERISHED.
(a) Presentation Authorized.--In recognition of the bravery and
self-sacrifice of of... | True American Heroes Act - Authorizes the President to present on behalf of Congress a gold medal to the next of kin or other representative of each officer, emergency worker, or employee of a State and local government agency, including the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and of the Federal Government, who ... | To award congressional gold medals on behalf of government workers who responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center and perished and on behalf of people aboard United Airlines Flight 93 who helped resist the hijackers and caused the plane to crash. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Marine Vessel Emissions Reduction
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) emissions of air pollutants from marine vessels
contribute significantly to dangerous air pollution in many
areas in the United St... | Marine Vessel Emissions Reduction Act of 2007 - Amends the Clean Air Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate regulations that, effective beginning on December 31, 2010, require specified marine vessels to use fuel that contains not more than 1,000 parts per million of ... | To amend the Clean Air Act to reduce air pollution from marine vessels. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Boat Building Investment Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR PURCHASE OF LUXURY YACHTS CONSTRUCTED IN THE UNITED
STATES.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by ... | Boat Building Investment Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a personal tax credit (20 percent of the cost, $10 million maximum) for the purchase of a new U.S.-made luxury yacht.
Sets forth credit recapture rules upon disposition or registration or maintenance outside the United States.
Directs th... | Boat Building Investment Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Wetlands Conservation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) according to the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, approximately 170,200,000 acres of wetlands existed in
Alaska in the 1780s and app... | Alaska Wetlands Conservation Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide that specified guidelines for disposal sites for the discharge of dredged and fill material into navigable waters for States with substantial conserved wetlands areas: (1) shall not require mitigation to compensate for wetlands... | A bill to amend the wetlands regulatory program under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide credit for the low wetlands loss rate in Alaska and recognize the significant extent of wetlands conservation in Alaska, to protect Alaskan property owners, and to ease the burden on overly regulated Alaskan cities,... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Animal Experimentation Right To Know
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Over 21,000,000 animals are used every year in
laboratory experiments and tests conducted by research
facilities subject to... | Animal Experimentation Right to Know Act - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to require annual reports from research facilities concerning animal experimentation and testing to include information regarding: (1) where animals used were obtained; (2) an accurate count of all animals of all species used in experiments; and ... | Animal Experimentation Right To Know Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Water Efficiency Improvement Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. WATERSENSE.
(a) In General.--Part B of title III of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act is amended by adding after section 324A (42 U.S.C.
6294a) the following:
``SEC. 324B. WATERSENSE.
``(a... | Water Efficiency Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to codify the WaterSense Program of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that allows water-efficient products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services to bear a "WaterSense" label. The EPA must esta... | Water Efficiency Improvement Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Technical Assistance,
Resources, and Training to Unleash the Potential of Veterans Act of
2015'' or the ``STARTUP Vets Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) startups face common challenges as they seek to ... | Strengthening Technical Assistance, Resources, and Training to Unleash the Potential of Veterans Act of 2015 or the STARTUP Vets Act of 2015 This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make two-year renewable grants to create and operate incubators and accelerators that... | STARTUP Vets Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Front to Heroes Postal Benefits
Act''.
SEC. 2. POSTAL BENEFITS PROGRAM FOR SENDING FREE MAIL TO MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES SERVING IN CERTAIN OVERSEAS OPERATIONS AND
HOSPITALIZED MEMBERS.
(a) Availability of Postal Be... | Home Front to Heroes Postal Benefits Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to provide for a program under which postal benefit vouchers are provided during FY2010 for members of the Armed Forces who are serving in overseas operations or who are hospitalized due to a disease or injury incurred as a result of such servi... | To provide monthly vouchers to members of the Armed Forces serving in overseas operations, or hospitalized due to a disease or injury incurred as a result of service in such operations, that a member may transfer to another person to permit the person to mail, without charge, correspondence and small parcels to members... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Food Stamp Trafficking Prevention
and Penalty Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. BIENNIAL REAUTHORIZATION OF RETAIL FOOD STORES AND WHOLESALE
FOOD CONCERNS.
Section 9(a)(2)(A) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2018(a)(2)(A)) is amended--
... | Food Stamp Trafficking Prevention and Penalty Act of 1995 - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide for: (1) food stamp program biennial reauthorization of retail food stores and wholesale food concerns; and (2) civil and criminal forfeiture of property for certain food stamp trafficking and use violations. | Food Stamp Trafficking Prevention and Penalty Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Swap Execution Facility
Clarification Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SWAP EXECUTION FACILITY.
(a) Commodity Exchange Act.--Section 1a(50) of the Commodity
Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1a(50)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``The term'' and inserting ... | Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in interpreting or defining a "security-based swap execution facility," from requiring it to: (1) have a minimum number of participants receive a bid or offer or respond to any trad... | To refine the definition of swap execution facility in the provisions regulating swap markets added by title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Play Fair at the Olympics Act''.
SEC. 2. LABOR STANDARDS AND OBSERVANCE.
(a) Labor Standards and Observance.--Subchapter I of chapter 2205
of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``Sec. 220513. Labor ... | Play Fair at the Olympics Act - Amends Federal law relating to the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) to direct the USOC to require observance of certain labor standards by companies that enter into licensing agreements with it, and by subcontractors and suppliers of such companies. | To amend title 36, United States Code, to require the observance of certain labor standards by companies that enter into licensing agreements with the United States Olympic Committee. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthen Social Work Training Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS.
(a) Health Professions School.--Section 736(g)(1)(A) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293(g)(1)(A)) is amended by striking
``graduate program in behavioral or ment... | Strengthen Social Work Training Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to make disadvantaged students enrolled in social work programs eligible for scholarships. Makes schools offering social work programs eligible for assistance for certain disadvantaged faculty programs, programs to support excellence in ... | A bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure that social work students or social work schools are eligible for support under the certain programs to assist individuals in pursing health careers and programs of grants for training projects in geriatrics, and to establish a social work training pr... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Child Hunger Relief Act''.
SEC. 2. SCHOOL MEALS.
(a) Commodities.--Section 6(c)(1) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1755(c)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``on July 1, 1982, and
... | National Child Hunger Relief Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide semiannual reimbursement rate adjustments for: (1) national school lunch and breakfast programs; (2) the special milk program; (3) the child and adult day care program; and (4) the summer food service program. | A bill to require semiannual indexing of certain Federal child nutrition programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Election Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF ELECTION ADMINISTRATION COMMISSION.
There is established a commission to be known as the Election
Administration Commission (in this Act referred to as the
``Commission'').
SEC. 3. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSI... | Transfers to the Commission: (1) all functions which the Office of Election Administration, established within the Federal Election Commission, exercised before enactment of this Act; and (2) all functions which the Presidential designee under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act exercised before ena... | Election Reform Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) on June 25, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt
issued Executive Order No. 8802, establishing the Fair
Employment Practices Commission and opening the doors for
African-American individuals to enlist in the United States
... | Authorizes the award of a single Congressional Gold Medal to collectively honor the Montford Point Marines, U.S. Marine Corps, in recognition of their service during World War II. (Camp Montford Point, North Carolina, was the site for the training of the first African-American Marines.)
Provides for the Medal's displa... | A bill to authorize the award of a Congressional gold medal to the Montford Point Marines of World War II. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Family Farm
Empowerment Act of 1995''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Marketing loans for 1996 through 2002 crops of certain
... | Family Farm Empowerment Act of 1995 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 (Act) to provide nonrecourse marketing loans through 2002 for wheat, feed grains, rice, upland cotton, and oilseeds. Requires repayment at the lower of the loan rate or the prevailing domestic market price. Authorizes marketing loan deficiency ... | Family Farm Empowerment Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave
Act''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL LEAVE UNDER THE FMLA.
(a) Definitions.--
(1) Inclusion of grandchild and grandparents.--Section 101
of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611) is
... | Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act This bill amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and federal civil service law to entitle to leave an eligible employee, including a federal employee, to care for an adult child, grandparent, or grandchild (as well as for a spouse, child, or parent), if that person has... | Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act |
SECTION 1. QUARTERLY REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON CONFERENCES SPONSORED BY
THE DEPARTMENT.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 5 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 517. Quarterly reports to Congress on conferences sponsored by
... | Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit quarterly to the congressional veterans committees an accounting of the costs of each conference, meeting, or other similar forum sponsored or co-sponsored by the VA that is: (1) attended by at least 50 individuals, including at least 1 VA employee; and (3) esti... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to notify Congress of conferences sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Spent Nuclear Fuel Control and
Accounting Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) several incidents involving missing or unaccounted-for
spent nuclear fuel have occurred at civilian nuclear power
reactors... | Spent Nuclear Fuel Control and Accounting Act of 2006 - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to promulgate regulations requiring: (1) each civilian nuclear power reactor to report a detailed record of each individual spent fuel rod, and each fragment of a spent f... | To amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to improve the material control and accounting and data management systems used by civilian nuclear power reactors to better account for spent nuclear fuel and reduce the risks associated with the handling of those materials. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lost Creek Land Exchange Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE.
(a) General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'')
is authorized and directed to acquire by exchange cert... | Lost Creek Land Exchange Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire certain lands owned by the Brand S Corporation and located in the Lost Creek area of the Deerlodge National Forest and within the Gallatin National Forest (to be added to and administered as part of such National Forests) in exchange... | Lost Creek Land Exchange Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``Lali's Law''.
SEC. 2. OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL MEDICATION ACCESS AND EDUCATION GRANT
PROGRAMS.
(a) Technical Clarification.--Effective as if included in the
enactment of the Children's Health Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-310),
section 3405(a)... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 10, 2016. Lali's Law (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to permit the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants to states that allow standing orders (documents that allow a person to acquire, dispense, or adm... | Lali's Law |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Continuity in Representation Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING SPECIAL ELECTIONS TO BE HELD TO FILL VACANCIES IN THE
HOUSE IN EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES.
Section 26 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (2 U.S.C.
8) is amended--
... | Continuity in Representation Act of 2005 - (Sec. 2) Amends Federal law concerning the election of Senators and Representatives to require States to hold special elections for the House of Representatives within 49 days after a vacancy is announced by the Speaker of the House in the extraordinary circumstance that vacan... | To require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives not later than 49 days after the vacancy is announced by the Speaker of the House of Representatives in extraordinary circumstances. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Investor, Shareholder, and Employee
Protection Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The failure of accounting firms to provide accurate
audits of its clients is not a new or isolated problem.
... | Investor, Shareholder, and Employee Protection Act of 2002 - Establishes within the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) an independent regulatory agency to be known as the Federal Bureau of Audits, which shall conduct an annual audit of the financial statements submitted to the SEC by reporting issuers. Requires t... | To establish a Federal Bureau of Audits within the Securities and Exchange Commission to conduct audits of all publicly registered companies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Building Code
Administration Grant Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
(a) Grant Authorization.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development shall provide grants to local building code enforcement
departments.
(b) Competi... | Community Building Code Administration Grant Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to award grants, on a competitive basis and with federal matching funds, to qualified local building code enforcement departments to increase staffing, provide staff training, increase staff competence and... | A bill to promote and enhance the operation of local building code enforcement administration across the country by establishing a competitive Federal matching grant program. |
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 state tourism offices, local convention and visitors bureaus, and partnerships between a sta... | A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a comprehensive grant program to promote domestic regional tourism. |
That this Act may be
cited as the ``National Topsoil Preservation Act of 1993''.
Sec. 2. The Congress finds and declares that--
(1) topsoil is a valuable, unique, and peculiar natural
resource upon which future generations will be dependent and
that while ownership of land in the Unit... | National Topsoil Preservation Act of 1993 - Establishes a National Land Resources Protection Commission which shall establish standards for stockpiling and replacing topsoil on lands where federally assisted projects are carried out.
Directs the Commission to establish minimum standards to assure that projects will no... | National Topsoil Preservation Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDING OF CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional
Redistricting Formula Act''.
(b) Finding.--Congress finds that it has the authority to establish
the terms and conditions States must follow in carrying out
congressional redistricting... | Congressional Redistricting Formula Act - Requires any congressional redistricting conducted by a state after an apportionment of Representatives to be conducted in accordance with a plan which: (1) meets certain standards; and (2) is enacted in accordance with specified public notice requirements.
Sets standards rega... | To establish the terms and conditions States must follow in carrying out Congressional redistricting. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Turkish Human Rights Compliance
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Department of State, in its 1995 report entitled
``Country Reports on Human Rights'', documented a systematic
and w... | Turkish Human Rights Compliance Act - Requires the President, from the funds available for FY 1996 for assistance for Turkey under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act, to withhold, first from grant assistance and then from loan assistance, $500,000 for each day that Turkey does not meet t... | Turkish Human Rights Compliance Act |
SECTION 1. RENEWAL COMMUNITY TAX INCENTIVES.
(a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 1400E of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(1) by striking ``December 31, 2009'' in paragraphs (1)(A)
and (3) and inserting ``December 31, 2012''; and
(2) by striking ``January 1, ... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through December 31, 2012, the designation period of areas as renewal communities and tax incentives for investment in such areas, including: (1) the exclusion from gross income for income tax purposes of gain from the sale or exchange of assets (stock or business property) in... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the Renewal Community program through end of 2012. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans and Survivors Employment
and Training Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS ELIGIBLE FOR ACCELERATED
PAYMENT OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE MONTGOMERY GI
BILL.
(a) In General.--Subsection (b) ... | Veterans and Survivors Employment and Training Act of 2007 - Permits accelerated payments of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill to an individual enrolled in an approved program of education that either: (1) leads to employment in a high technology occupation in a high technology industry; or (2) lasts ... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the scope of programs of education for which accelerated payments of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ALGAE DERIVED FUEL CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after
section 40A the following new section:
``SEC. 40B. ALGAE DERIVED FUEL CREDIT.
``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, the alga... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income and excise tax credit for the production of algae derived fuel and fuel mixtures. Defines "algae derived fuel" as a liquid hydrocarbon product that is derived from the biomass of algal organisms (single- or multi-cellular organisms that are inherently photosynthetic a... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a credit for algae derived fuels, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Accountability in
Corporate Political Activity Act of 2010''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC
allows a corporation to have increased access... | Accountability in Corporate Political Activity Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a corporation organized by authority of any law of Congress from engaging in any campaign-related activity if the corporation has been subject to: (1) any federal criminal penalty; (2) a civil money... | To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit corporations which are subject to certain criminal or civil sanctions from engaging in campaign-related activity under such Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Canadian Waste Import Ban Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. CANADIAN MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE.
(a) In General.--Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 4011. CANADIAN MUNICIPAL SOLID ... | Canadian Waste Import Ban Act of 2003 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the importation into any State, and acceptance by a solid waste management facility, of Canadian municipal solid waste for disposal or incineration until the date on which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EP... | A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the importation of Canadian municipal solid waste without State consent. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``What Works to Move Welfare
Recipients into Jobs Act''.
SEC. 2. STRENGTHENING WELFARE RESEARCH AND EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT
OF A WHAT WORKS CLEARINGHOUSE.
Section 413 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 613) is amended
to read as foll... | What Works to Move Welfare Recipients into Jobs Act This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title VI of the Social Security Act to revise requirements for research by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the benefits, effects, and costs of operating different state pr... | What Works to Move Welfare Recipients into Jobs Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cruise Vessel Consumer Confidence
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. CRUISE VESSEL PASSENGER PROTECTIONS.
(a) In General.--Subtitle VIII of title 46, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``CHAPTER 807--CRUISE VESSEL PASSEN... | Cruise Vessel Consumer Confidence Act of 2013 - Amends federal shipping law to authorize the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to investigate, on its own initiative or upon receiving a complaint, whether the sale of a ticket to a cruise vessel passenger by a cruise vessel owner is: (1) an unfair or deceptive practice, ... | Cruise Vessel Consumer Confidence Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Silver Alert Grant Program Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are to--
(1) create a grant program to encourage the establishment
and improvement of State-administered notification systems to
help find... | Silver Alert Grant Program Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to states to implement or improve a Silver Alert system. Defines "Silver Alert system" to mean a state-administered notification system to help locate missing individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other dementia-related illnesse... | To authorize a grant program to help establish and improve State-administered notification systems to help locate missing individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other dementia-related illnesses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cancer Screening and Prevention
Act''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF COLORECTAL SCREENING.
(a) In General.--Section 1834 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395m) is amended by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
subsection:
``(d) F... | Cancer Screening and Prevention Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of various specified colon and colorectal screening tests and corresponding payment and frequency limits. | Cancer Screening and Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Graduate Medical
Education Reform Act of 2010''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Medicare indirect medical education performanc... | Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2010 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and implement procedures under which the amount of payments that a hospital would otherwise receive for indirect medical education (IME) costs ... | A bill to establish a medical education trust fund, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Farm Program Integrity Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 1001 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7
U.S.C. 1308) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (3) and
inserting the follo... | Farm Program Integrity Act of 2013 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish a per farm cap of $50,000 on commodity program benefits and $75,000 on marketing loan program benefits ($125,000 total). Increases such limit to $250,000 for married couples. Limits benefits eligibility to active producers. Establis... | Farm Program Integrity Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Financial Institution
Reform and Authorization Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION.
The International Development Association Act (22 U.S.C. 284 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 22. ... | International Financial Institution Reform and Authorization Act of 1997 - Amends the International Development Association Act to authorize appropriations, without fiscal year limitation, for the U.S. contribution to the 11th replenishment of the resources of the International Development Association.
Amends the Asia... | International Financial Institution Reform and Authorization Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Broadband Opportunity and
Affordability Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The adoption of broadband service results in enhanced
economic development and public safety for communities across
the ... | Broadband Opportunity and Affordability Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to implement a two-year pilot program to expand the Lifeline program to reduce the cost of broadband service for low-income consumers. | A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a pilot program expanding the Lifeline Program to include broadband service, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK.
Section 102 of the Everglades National Park Protection and
Expansion Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 410r-6) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``The park boundary'' and inserting
the following:
``(1) In gen... | Amends the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire from one or more willing sellers not more than ten acres of land located outside the boundary of Everglades National Park and adjacent to or near the East Everglades area of the Park for the de... | A bill to authorize the exchange of certain land in Everglades National Park. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Right-To-Know Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) The term ``Project SHAD'' means a series of tests,
known as the Shipboard Hazard and Defense Project, conducted by
the Department of Defense betwe... | Veterans Right-To-Know Act of 2002 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to identify each developmental or operational test of the Department of Defense (DOD) involving chemical or biological weapons, or defense against such weapons, in which military personnel or civilians were or may have been exposed to actual or simu... | To provide for the disclosure of information on projects of the Department of Defense, such as Project 112 and the Shipboard Hazard and Defense Project (Project SHAD), that included testing of biological or chemical agents involving potential exposure of members of the Armed Forces to toxic agents, and for other purpos... |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR CERTAIN ENERGY-EFFICIENT PROPERTY.
(a) Business Property.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 48(a)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining energy property) is
amended by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i), by adding
``or'' at ... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow, through December 31, 2008, a limited credit for energy-efficient building property. Defines such property as a fuel cell power plant that: (1) generates electricity using an electrochemical process; (2) has an electricity-only generation efficiency greater than 30 percent; and... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for certain energy-efficient property. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Full Employment Act for Fiscal Year
1994''.
TITLE I--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FULL EMPLOYMENT ECONOMY
The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to provide supplemental
appropriations f... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Supplemental Appropriations for Full Employment
Economy
Title II: Work Hours
Title III: Wages
Title IV: Tax Incentives for Full Employment
Title V: Entitlement Programs
Full Employment Act for Fiscal Year 1994 -
Title I: Supplemental Appropria... | Full Employment Act for Fiscal Year 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Preservation and Drug Price
Fairness Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO NEGOTIATE PRICES.
Subsection (i) of section 1860D-11, as added by section 101 of the
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003,
is repealed.
SEC. 3... | Medicare Preservation and Drug Price Fairness Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to repeal the prohibition against: (1) interference by the Secretary of Health and Human Services with the negotiations ... | A bill to make improvements to the Medicare Prescriptions Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Corporate Transparency Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF BOOK-TAX DIFFERENCES TO SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION.
(a) Disclosure for Enforcement Purposes.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (l) of section 6103 of the
... | Corporate Transparency Act of 2007 [sic] - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) disclose to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) certain tax return information of public entities whose securities are required to be registered under the Securities and Exchange Act of ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the disclosure of schedule M-3 to the Securities and Exchange Commission, to provide for the public disclosure of certain information on such schedule, to provide penalties for failure to file such schedule or inaccurately reporting information on such sc... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) on July 21, 1922, Jay Sterner Hammond was born in Troy,
New York;
(2) Hammond studied petroleum engineering at Penn State
University, w... | Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Act Designates approximately 2,600,000 acres of National Wilderness Preservation System land in the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in Alaska as the "Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Area." | Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mineral Hill Historic Mining
District Preservation Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Mineral Hill Mine located north of Yellowstone
National Park in the Gallatin National Fore... | Mineral Hill Historic Mining District Preservation Act of 2002 - States that all terms and other provisions in the Donation Agreement between TVX Mineral Hill, Inc., and the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, are incorporated in this Act, ratified, and confirmed.Authorizes the Secretary, if certai... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to accept the donation of certain land in the Mineral Hill-Crevice Mountain Mining District in the State of Montana, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Genetic Privacy and
Nondiscrimination Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The DNA molecule contains information about an
individual's probable medical future.
(2... | Genetic Privacy and Nondiscrimination Act of 1995 - Establishes limitations with respect to the disclosure and use of genetic information.
Prohibits disclosure of genetic information about an individual unless specifically authorized by the individual involved, or the individual's legal representative, through a writt... | Genetic Privacy and Nondiscrimination Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed
Conditions Awareness Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
It is the purpose of this Act to--
(1) increase patient referrals to providers of key support
services for women who have received a positive diagnosis for Down... | Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act - (Sec. 3) Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through either the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), or the... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions. |
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