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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care for Members of the Armed
Forces Exposed to Chemical Hazards Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF REGISTRIES OF MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES EXPOSED IN LINE OF DUTY TO OCCUPATIONAL
AND ENVIRONMENT... | Health Care for Members of the Armed Forces Exposed to Chemical Hazards Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Defense, for each occupational and environmental health chemical hazard of particular concern, to establish and administer a registry of members and former members of the Armed Forces who were exposed to such ... | To require the Secretary of Defense to establish registries of members and former members of the Armed Forces exposed in the line of duty to occupational and environmental health chemical hazards, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide health care to veterans exposed to such hazards, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND
CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE UNITED STATES CAPTURED BY JAPAN
AND USED AS SLAVE LABOR DURING WORLD WAR II.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) During World War II, members of the United... | Directs the Secretary of Defense to pay a specified amount of compensation to those members of the Armed Forces and U.S. civilian employees, or to the surviving spouses of such members and employees, who were captured by Japan and who were used as slave labor during World War II. | A bill to require the payment of compensation to members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the United States who performed slave labor for Japanese industries during World War II, or the surviving spouses of such members, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY.
(a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the Defense Intelligence Agency, the
People's Liberation Army of China owns and operates a number of
enterprises which produce both civilian and mili... | Prohibits the importation into the United States of goods manufactured or exported by the People's Liberation Army or Chinese defense industrial trading company. | To prohibit the importation into the United States of goods produced, manufactured, or exported by the People's Liberation Army of China or any Chinese defense industrial trading company. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``South Utah Valley Electric
Conveyance Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Distribution fixture land.--The term ``distribution
fixture land'' means the Federal land or interests in Federal
land--
... | South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, if the Strawberry Water Users Association conveys its interest, if any, in an electric distribution system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, and the District agrees to assume from the United States all liability for th... | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal features of the electric distribution system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Assistance Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) small communities are concerned about improving the
environmental quality of their surroundings;
(2) many small communities are uncertain of ... | Directs the Administrator to develop and implement a plan to increase the involvement of small communities in the regulatory review processes conducted under the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, and title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995.
... | Community Assistance Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 5(e) of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act
of 2002 (Public Law 107-368; 116 Stat. 3039) is amended to read as
follows:
``(e) Fiscal Year 2007.--
``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated
to the Foundation... | Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to carry out a program of awarding grants to high-need local educational agencies to establish partnerships for access to laboratory science to improve laboratories and to provide instrumentation as part of a comprehensive program to enhance the quality of mathem... | A bill to amend the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to authorize grants for Partnerships for Access to Laboratory Science (PALS). |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Commitment Act''.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE COVERED BENEFICIARIES IN FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM.
(a) FEHBP Option.--(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end th... | Health Care Commitment Act - Amends Federal provisions concerning the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) to direct the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) under which a covered CHAMPUS beneficiary who is also entitled to hosp... | Health Care Commitment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Kidney Disease
Equitable Access, Prevention, and Research Act of 2012''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--PROVIDING EQUITABLE A... | Kidney Disease Equitable Access, Prevention, and Research Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in specified circumstances, to accept the results of a state licensure survey for purposes of determining federal certification of ... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve Medicare benefits for individuals with kidney disease, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arlington National Cemetery
Integrity Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR INTERMENT IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.
(a) In General.--Chapter 24 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2... | Arlington National Cemetery Integrity Act of 1998 - Allows the remains of the following persons to be interred at Arlington National Cemetery: (1) any member of the armed forces who dies while on active duty; (2) any retired member who served on active duty, was carried on a retired list, and was entitled to retired p... | Arlington National Cemetery Integrity Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Davis-Bacon Reform
Act''.
(b) Reference.--Whenever in this Act (other than in section 12) an
amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a section or other
provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a ... | Davis-Bacon Reform Act - Amends the Davis-Bacon Act (the Act) to raise the threshold amount of contracts covered by such Act and related Acts.
Requires computation of the prevailing wage for the particular urban or rural subdivision of the State in which the work is to be performed.
Requires establishment as the prev... | Davis-Bacon Reform Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enhanced Grid Security Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
Department of Energy.
(2) Electric utility.--The term ``electric utility'' has
the meani... | Enhanced Grid Security Act of 2015 This bill designates the Department of Energy (DOE) as the lead Sector-Specific Agency for cybersecurity for the energy sector (this action comports with the presidential policy directive entitled "Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience" dated February 12, 2013). D... | Enhanced Grid Security Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. PROGRAMS REGARDING EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP AND PARTICIPATION.
(a) Establishment of Program.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor (referred to
in this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall establish a program to
facilitate the establishment of State program... | Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a program to facilitate the establishment of State programs to foster increased employee ownership and greater employee participation in business decisionmaking.
Requires the Secretary to establish the Office of Employee Ownership and Participation to support existing State ... | A bill to provide State programs to encourage employee ownership and participation in business decisionmaking throughout the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Budget Enforcement Legislative Tool
Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN PROPOSED RESCISSIONS.
(a) In General.--Part B of title X of the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 681 et seq.) is amended by ... | Budget Enforcement Legislative Tool Act of 2008 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to authorize the President to propose, at any time and in any manner provided in this Act, the rescission of any discretionary budget authority in an appropriation Act.
Prohibits funds made available f... | A bill to establish procedures for the expedited consideration by Congress of certain proposals by the President to rescind amounts of budget authority. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Financial Empowerment Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The proportion of the population of the United States
that is 60 years of age or older will drastically increase in
th... | Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2017 This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to disseminate to senior citizens and their families and caregivers information regarding mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud that targets senior citizens. The information must: (1) teach safe and smart financial practice... | Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeland Security Technology
Improvement Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. HOMELAND SECURITY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 313 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(6 U.S.C. 193) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at... | Homeland Security Technology Improvement Act of 2003 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to include as a component of the technological innovation program of the Department of Homeland Security a multi-agency homeland security technology transfer program to transfer technology, equipment, and information to Stat... | To establish a technology, equipment, and information transfer program within the Department of Homeland Security. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``ATM Public Safety and Crime Control
Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED SECURITY MEASURES REQUIRED AT DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS.
Section 3 of the Bank Protection Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1882) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`... | ATM Public Safety and Crime Control Act of 1996 - Amends the Bank Protection Act of 1978 to direct each Federal banking supervisory agency to prescribe specified lighting and surveillance camera security measures at depository institutions based upon recommendations made by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investi... | ATM Public Safety and Crime Control Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``End Radon in Schools Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Subject to the availability of appropriations to
carry out this Act, not later than 180 days after the date that Federal
funds are first appropriated for this Act, the... | End Radon in Schools Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review, update, revise, and publish the Radon Measurements In Schools Guidelines with current information and guidance on radon testing in public elementary and secondary schools.
Directs the Administrator, subject to ... | To establish a grant program to test and mitigate radon levels in public schools, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``Family Caregiver Security Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF QUALIFIED FAMILY CAREGIVER SERVICES UNDER THE
MEDICARE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 1891(a) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395bbb(a)) is amended by adding at the end t... | Family Caregiver Security Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for the use of qualified family caregivers in the provision of home health aide services under Medicare.
Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to: (1) include nurse practitioners as health care provide... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the use of qualified family caregivers in the provision of home health aide services under the Medicare Program, to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation
Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States established diplomatic relations with
Ukraine in 1992, following Ukraine's independence from the
Soviet ... | Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill states that is U.S. policy to: (1) reaffirm the United States-Ukraine Charter on Strategic Partnership, which highlights the bilateral relationship's importance and outlines enhanced cooperation in defense, security, economics and trade, energy security, ... | Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Security and Freedom Ensured Act of
2003 (SAFE) Act''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON ROVING WIRETAPS UNDER FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE
SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978.
Section 105(c) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
(50 U.S.C. 1805(c)) is ... | Security and Freedom Ensured Act of 2003 (SAFE Act) - Amends the USA PATRIOT Act to modify provisions regarding roving wiretaps under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to require that: (1) an order approving an electronic surveillance specify either the identity of the target or the place to be w... | To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 and title 18, United States Code, to strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of the foreign intelligence surveillance authorities under Federal law, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Mitigation Fisheries
Coordination Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The operation of dams and other water diversion
projects are for the benefit of the American public. They
provide inexpen... | National Mitigation Fisheries Coordination Act - Directs the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to impose a charge for conducting mitigation fishery activities in connection with federal water resources development projects carried out by water development agencies (Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamatio... | National Mitigation Fisheries Coordination Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Health Insurance Program Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. STATE OPTION TO PROVIDE HEALTH BENEFITS COVERAGE FOR PARENTS OF
CHILDREN ELIGIBLE FOR CHILD HEALTH ASSISTANCE UNDER THE
STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM.
(a) I... | Family Health Insurance Program Act of 2001 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to give States the option to provide for coverage of parent health assistance for targeted low-income parents under SCHIP. | A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to allow States to provide health benefits coverage for parents of children eligible for child health assistance under the State children's health insurance program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Electronic Communications Privacy
Act Modernization Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR WARRANT FOR ACCESS TO CONTENTS; NOTICE RULES.
(a) Standard for Access to Stored Communications.--
(1) In general.--Section 2703(a) of title 18, United... | Electronic Communications Privacy Act Modernization Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise rules for requiring disclosure by a governmental entity of wire or electronic communications and for delaying notification of the issuance of a warrant requiring such disclosure. Extends such disclosure requirem... | To amend title 18, United States Code, regarding access to stored communications and customer records, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NOAA Ocean Exploration and Undersea
Research Program Act of 2009''.
TITLE I--OCEAN EXPLORATION
SEC. 101. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this title is to establish the national ocean
exploration program and the national undersea researc... | NOAA Ocean Exploration and Undersea Research Program Act of 2009 - Requires the administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to: (1) establish within NOAA a coordinated national ocean exploration program that promotes collaboration with other federal ocean and undersea research and explor... | A bill to establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Port Revitalization Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. COST SHARING FOR LAND-BASED AND CONFINED DREDGED MATERIAL
DISPOSAL FACILITIES.
(a) Treatment as General Navigation Feature.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the cost of providing, aft... | Port Revitalization Act of 1996 - Provides that the cost of providing land-based and confined aquatic dredged material disposal facilities (facilities) associated with the construction, operation, and maintenance of any Federal navigation project for any harbor or other federally maintained waterway shall be considered... | Port Revitalization Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. READICALL EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM.
(a) In General.--Title V of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(Public Law 107-296; 6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``SEC. 510. READICALL EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM.
``(a) In General.--As soon as is practicable, but not later than... | Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and implement an emergency telephonic alert notification system (the Responsive Emergency Alert and Dissemination of Information Call System or READICall System) to: (1) alert persons of imminent or current hazardous event... | To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and implement the READICall emergency alert system. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wind Engineering Research Program
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Hurricanes and tornadoes kill more Americans and
destroy more property than any other natural disaster.
(2) Each ye... | Wind Engineering Research Program Act of 1993 - Establishes within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (Institute) a Wind Engineering Program which shall: (1) provide for wind engineering research; (2) serve as an information clearinghouse; and (3) improve interagency coordination on wind engineering re... | Wind Engineering Research Program Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Flood Mitigation and Recovery
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. CORPS OF ENGINEERS FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--In carrying out a study for a flood damage
reduction project to be carried out for a flood prone disaster area,
the Secreta... | Rural Flood Mitigation and Recovery Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to determine that a flood damage reduction project for a flood prone disaster area is justified and to recommend the project solely on the basis that the non-federal interest has demonstrated that the project is appropriate and neede... | To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to improve recovery and hazard mitigation activities with respect to major disasters, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``The American Horse Slaughter Prevention
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Horses have played a significant role in the history
and culture of the United States.
(2) Horses in the United St... | The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act - Prohibits a person from: (1) slaughtering a horse for human consumption; (2) importing to, or exporting from, the United States horseflesh or horses for human consumption; (3) selling, bartering, transferring, receiving, or distributing horseflesh or horses for human consum... | To prevent the slaughter of horses in and from the United States for human consumption by prohibiting the slaughter of horses for human consumption and by prohibiting the trade and transport of horseflesh and live horses intended for human consumption, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ballona Wetlands Restoration Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds and declares the following:
(1) Wetlands perform a number of valuable functions which
are important to the ecological and econo... | Ballona Wetlands Restoration Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of the Army to issue regulations for the expedited consideration of permit applications submitted under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for the discharge of dredged or fill material into navigable waters at the Ballona Wetlands in Los Angeles, Cal... | Ballona Wetlands Restoration Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Provo River Project Transfer Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means the contract
numbered 04-WC-40-8950 and entitled ``Agreement Among the United
States, the Provo River Water Users Associa... | Provo River Project Transfer Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Provo River Water Users Association (Association) all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Provo Reservoir Canal in the State of Utah. Conditions such conveyance upon the execution by the Secretar... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands and facilities of the Provo River Project. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Energy Generation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that it is in the public interest to:
(1) Enable small businesses, residences, schools, churches,
farms with small electric generation units, and other retail
... | Home Energy Generation Act - Amends the Federal Power Act to mandate that: (1) each retail electric supplier make available an electric energy meter capable of net metering to certain retail customers that have installed an energy generation unit intended for net metering; and (2) rates, charges, and contract terms for... | To amend the Federal Power Act to promote energy independence and self-sufficiency by providing for the use of net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO JOBS FOR LOAN ORIGINATORS.
(a) In General.--The S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (12
U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 1518. EMPLOYMENT TRANSITION OF LOAN ORIGINATORS.
``(a) Temporary Authority To Originate Loans for Loan Ori... | . (Sec. 1) This bill amends the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to temporarily allow loan originators that meet specified requirements to continue to originate loans after moving: (1) from one state to another, or (2) from a depository institution to a non-depository institution. (Sec. 2) The bill revises... | To amend the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to provide a temporary license for loan originators transitioning between employers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Still Saving Women's Lives Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The renewed commitment of the world community to the
formulation of government policies that contribute to global
po... | Still Saving Women's Lives Act of 2002 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to set forth permanent guidelines for U.S. voluntary contributions to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) by requiring such contributions to be obligated and expended not more than 30 days after they become available unless the Pr... | To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide for permanent guidelines for United States voluntary contributions to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Landmine Use Moratorium Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On September 26, 1994, the President declared it to be
a goal of the United States to eventually eliminate
antipersonne... | Landmine Use Moratorium Act of 1995 - Directs the President to support, at the 1995 United Nations review conference, proposals to modify Protocol II to the 1980 Conventional Weapons Convention to implement the U.S. goal of the elimination of antipersonnel landmines.
Declares a U.S. moratorium, for a one year period b... | Landmine Use Moratorium Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Level of Effort Clean Water Bonus
Fund Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. LEVEL OF EFFORT CAPITALIZATION GRANTS.
(a) In General.--Section 604 of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act (33 U.S.C. 1384) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``... | Level of Effort Clean Water Bonus Fund Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to reserve 20 percent of the amounts made available for capitalization grants for State water pollution control revolving funds for making level of effo... | Level of Effort Clean Water Bonus Fund Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NATO Revitalization Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) for over 40 years, the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization has helped guarantee the security, freedom, and
prosperity of the United States and our par... | NATO Revitalization Act - Declares that it should be U.S. policy to: (1) continue the commitment to and an active leadership role in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); (2) join with NATO allies to redefine the role of the alliance in the post-Cold War world, taking into account specified factors; (3) urge... | NATO Revitalization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Campus Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PROTECTING
VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND INVESTIGATING AND
ADJUDICATING ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE.
(a) In General.--Title I of the Hig... | Fair Campus Act of 2015 This bill amends title I (General Provisions) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish requirements with respect to sexual violence allegations at institutions of higher education (IHEs). An IHE that receives HEA funds, except a foreign institution, must provide support services to... | Fair Campus Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sacramento Valley Water Storage and
Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The State of California has recently experienced one of
the driest periods on record, and in 2017 is experiencing one
... | Sacramento Valley Water Storage and Restoration Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to: complete the final feasibility study authorized under the Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act for the Sites Reservoir in Colusa County, Cali... | Sacramento Valley Water Storage and Restoration Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Milk Price Discovery Improvement Act
of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the National Cheese Exchange, located in Green Bay,
Wisconsin, is the only cash market for bulk cheese in the
United States, trades... | Milk Price Discovery Improvement Act of 1997 - Amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from directly or indirectly using a price established on the National Cheese Exchange to determine the basic formula price for milk.
Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to dir... | Milk Price Discovery Improvement Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Investment Advice Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. SAFE HARBOR FOR PLAN SPONSORS DESIGNATING INVESTMENT ADVISERS.
(a) In General.--Section 404 of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1104) is amended by adding at the end
th... | Independent Investment Advice Act of 2001 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to deem to have satisfied certain requirements (provide a safe harbor for) retirement plan sponsors and fiduciaries who designate, according to specified criteria, and monitor investment advisers for workers m... | A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to cerate a safe harbor for retirement plan sponsors in the designation and monitoring of investment advisers for workers managing their retirement income assets. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Valles Caldera Preservation Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE VALLES CALDERA PRESERVATION ACT.
(a) Acquisition of Outstanding Mineral Interests.--Section 104(e)
of the Valles Caldera Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 698v-2(e)) is
amended--
... | Valles Caldera Preservation Act of 2004 - Amends the Valles Caldera Preservation Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to negotiate a price for buying the remaining mineral interests of the Valles Caldera Preserve in New Mexico. Directs that any difference between the sum estimated to be just compensation by the ... | A bill to amend the Valles Preservation Act to improve the preservation of the Valles Caldera, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. MORATORIUM ON FLOOD MAP UPDATES.
The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency may
not revise and update a floodplain area or flood-risk zone under
section 1360(f) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
4101(f)) until the date on which the Administrator submits to Congr... | Prohibits the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from updating a floodplain area or flood-risk zone under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 until the Administrator submits a community outreach plan to Congress.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a credit equal to the pr... | To prohibit the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency from updating flood maps until the Administrator submits to Congress a community outreach plan, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration and Naturalization
Service Data Management Improvement Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 110 OF IIRIRA.
(a) In General.--Section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1221 note) i... | Directs the Attorney General to determine which Department of Justice and other law enforcement personnel may have access to such data.
Directs the Attorney General to establish a task force which shall evaluate specified program-related issues. Authorizes appropriations.
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Attorn... | Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Responding Equitably, Swiftly,
Proportionally, and On-time to Natural Disasters Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. ENSURING DECLARATION.
Section 101(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121(b)) is amended--
... | Responding Equitably, Swiftly, Proportionally, and On-time to Natural Disasters Act of 2005 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include among those methods by which Congress intends to provide Federal disaster assistance: (1) ensuring that assistance is adequate and allows in... | To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to improve Federal response to disasters, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Election Rules and
Technology Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION; MEMBERSHIP.
(a) Establishment.--There is established the Federal Elections
Review Commission (hereafter in this Act referred to as the
``Commission'').
(b) Purp... | 21st Century Election Rules and Technology Act - Establishes the Federal Elections Review Commission to study the nature and consequences of the Federal electoral process and make recommendations to the President, the Federal Election Commission, and Congress to ensure the integrity of, and public confidence in, Federa... | To establish the Federal Elections Review Commission to study the nature and consequences of the Federal electoral process and make recommendations to ensure the integrity of, and public confidence in, Federal elections. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Earthquake Hazards Reduction
Authorization Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Federal Emergency Management Agency.--Section 12(a) of the
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706(a)) is
amended--
(1)... | Earthquake Hazards Reduction Authorization Act of 1999 - Amends the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 to authorize appropriations to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for earthquake hazards reduction for FY 2000 and 2001. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2000 and 2001 to the Secretary of the Interio... | Earthquake Hazards Reduction Authorization Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Specialty Crop Mechanization Prize
Challenge of 2018''.
SEC. 2. SPECIALTY CROP MECHANIZATION CHALLENGES.
(a) Authority.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a program to
be know... | Specialty Crop Mechanization Prize Challenge of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a Specialty Crop Mechanization Challenges program to carry out prize competitions for the mechanization of specialty crop production. (Specialty crops are fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fr... | Specialty Crop Mechanization Prize Challenge of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Disaster Medical System
Act''.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS; NATIONAL DISASTER MEDICAL
SYSTEM.
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243
et seq.), as amended by section 102 of Public Law 106... | National Disaster Medical System Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the Office of Public Health and Science an Office to be known as the Office of Emergency Preparedness. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to coordinate the activities of the Department of Health and Human Ser... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a National Disaster Medical System, and for other purposes. |
PROCESSES TO BE AUTHORIZED IN
ALL DISTRICT COURTS.
Section 651 of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:
``Sec. 651. Authorization of alternative dispute resolution
``(a) Definition.--For purposes of this chapter, an alternative
dispute resolution process includes any p... | Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 1998 - Replaces Federal judicial code arbitration provisions with alternative dispute resolution (ADR) provisions.
Directs each U.S. district court to: (1) authorize the use of ADR processes in all civil actions; (2) devise and implement its own ADR program to encourage and promot... | Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flexibility for Individual
Excellence in Education Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION TO AMENDMENTS MADE BY NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT OF
2001.
(a) Modifications to Highly Qualified Teacher Standard.--
(1) Middle or secondary t... | Flexibility for Individual Excellence in Education Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to alter the requirement that teachers be highly qualified by: (1) applying it only to teachers of core subjects; (2) allowing new middle or secondary school teachers to teach subjects for which th... | To modify certain amendments made by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Highlands Stewardship Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Highlands region is a geographic area that
encompasses more than 2,000,000 acres extending from eastern
Pennsylvania through the States of ... | Highlands Stewardship Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to establish the Highlands Stewardship Area in the Highlands region (an area encompassing nearly 2,000,000 acres extending from eastern Pennsylvania through New Jersey and New York to northwestern Connecticut).Directs the Secret... | A bill to establish the Highlands Stewardship Area in the States of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Business Training Centers
Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. WOMEN'S BUSINESS TRAINING CENTERS.
Section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656) is amended to
read as follows:
``Sec. 29. (a) The Administration may provide financial assistance
to p... | Women's Business Training Centers Act of 1996 - Amends the Small Business Act to: (1) authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to provide financial assistance to private organizations to conduct five-year (currently, three-year) demonstration projects to benefit small businesses owned and contr... | Women's Business Training Centers Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SAFE SCHOOLS.
(a) Amendments.--Part F of title XIV of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8921 et seq.) is amended to
read as follows:
``PART F--ILLEGAL DRUG AND GUN POSSESSION
``SEC. 14601. DRUG-FREE AND GUN-FREE REQUIREMENTS.
``(a) Short Title.--This s... | Safe Schools Act of 1997 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require a local educational agency that receives ESEA funds to expel a student determined to be in possession of an illegal drug, or illegal drug paraphernalia (or, as under current law, in possession of a gun) on school prop... | Safe Schools Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Innovations for our Nation's Vital
Educational Needs for Technology Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Invention, the wellspring of innovation, is the basic
source of the economic wellbeing and quality of... | Innovations for our Nation's Vital Educational Needs for Technology Act - Directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to: (1) establish a competitive grant program, with the goal of developing, and making available for use at the elementary, secondary, and undergraduate levels within two years after enactment of this... | To provide for the establishment at the National Science Foundation of a program to promote and assist the teaching of inventiveness and innovation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Growth in
Manufacturing Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR ON-THE-JOB TRAINING.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new sec... | Small Business Growth in Manufacturing Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow small business employers a business-related tax credit for up to 50% of qualified employee training expenses in a taxable year, (2) make permanent the tax credit for increasing research expenditures, and (3) increase the... | Small Business Growth in Manufacturing Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Anti-Excessive Speculation Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) as scores of recent academic and governmental studies,
reports, and analyses have shown, unlimited and excessive
speculation in commodity... | Anti-Excessive Speculation Act of 2011 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to revise the registration requirements for foreign boards of trade. Directs the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to consider whether foreign boards are subject to rules and restrictions prohibiting excessive speculation by government... | To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prevent excessive speculation in commodity markets and excessive speculative position limits on energy contracts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to clarify section 3626(j)(1)(D)(ii) of
title 39, United States Code.
SEC. 2. COOPERATIVE MAILINGS.
Section 3626(j) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(4)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section... | Amends Federal postal law to apply certain reduced postage rates to specified mail matter (cooperative mailings) sent (or proposed to be sent) by or on behalf of an organization authorized to mail at non-profit postage rates even though it has a contractual or any other business relationship with an entity not so autho... | A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, with respect to cooperative mailings. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Home Energy Savings
Revolving Fund Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Home energy audit.--The term ``home energy audit''
means any process that identifies and specifies the energy and
cost savings that ar... | National Home Energy Savings Revolving Fund Act - Establishes within the Department of Energy (DOE) the National Home Energy Savings Revolving Fund to provide funds to local governments for use in making loans to homeowners for the costs of conducting a qualified home energy audit and implementing, acquiring, and insta... | To establish the National Home Energy Savings Revolving Fund within the Department of Energy to provide amounts to units of general local government to make loans to homeowners for qualified home energy audits and certified energy savings improvements, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged
Areas Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION OF NON-IMMIGRANT NURSES IN HEALTH
PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS DURING 4-YEAR PERIOD.
(a) Establishment of a New Nonimmigrant Classification for
Nonim... | Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act of 1998 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a nonimmigrant classification for (nonimmigrant) nurses in health professional shortage areas. Sets forth admissions requirements, including a maximum three-year stay. Limits: (1) eligible hospitals; (2) fisc... | Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting
Colorectal Examination and Education Now Act of 2011'' or the ``SCREEN
Act of 2011''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. ... | Supporting Colorectal Examination and Education Now Act of 2011 or the SCREEN Act of 2011 - Increases Medicare payments to qualifying Medicare providers by 10% for cancer screening tests recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Terminates the increase for a test when it reaches a 75% utilization rate for... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to improve coverage for colorectal screening tests under Medicare and private health insurance coverage, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Right To Know Act''.
SEC. 2. MATERIAL TO BE INCLUDED IN ANNUAL REPORT OF TRUSTEES.
Section 201(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401(c)) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as
subparag... | Social Security Right To Know Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to require a certain annual report by the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors and Disability Insurance Trust Funds on the operation and status of such Funds to include ... | To modify the annual reporting requirements of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Export-Import Bank
Reauthorization Act of 1997''.
(b) Table of Contents.--
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Extension of authority.
Sec. 3. Tied aid credit fund authority.
Sec. 4. Extension of authority ... | Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 1997 - Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to extend the authority of the Export-Import Bank of the United States through FY 2001. Reauthorizes the Bank's tied aid credit program.
(Sec. 4) Extends from FY 1997 through 2001 Bank authority to provide financing for the exp... | Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on Preemptive Foreign
Policy and Military Planning Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the ``Commission
on Preemptive Foreign Policy and Military Planning'' (in this Act
referred to as ``the Commis... | Commission on Preemptive Foreign Policy and Military Planning Act - Establishes the Commission on Preemptive Foreign Policy and Military Planning to: (1) review the doctrine of preemption adopted by the President in the National Security Strategy of the United States of America of September 2002; and (2) assess the con... | To establish the Commission on Preemptive Foreign Policy and Military Planning. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Online Booking Scams Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Internet has become an important channel of
commerce in the United States, accounting for billions of... | Stop Online Booking Scams Act of 2016 This bill prohibits third party online hotel reservation sellers from charging a consumer's credit card or financial accounts in an Internet transaction for a hotel unless they disclose: (1) a description of the offered good or service, the cost, and other material terms before the... | Stop Online Booking Scams Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Retiree Health Account Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. RETIREMENT HEALTH ARRANGEMENT.
(a) In General.--Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to qualified pension, profit-sharing, and stock bonus plans)
is amended by redesignating subsectio... | Retiree Health Account Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish tax-exempt retirement health arrangements and individual health accounts to assist retirees in paying their medical expenses; (2) make a portion of the tax credit for retirement plan contributions refundable for contributions to ret... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for tax-favored retirement health savings accounts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) in section 1103(a)(2) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4225), Congress recognized
the Upper Mississippi River System as ``a nationally
significant ecosystem and a nationally significant commercial
... | Directs the Secretary of the Army (at a specified cost of Treasury funds to be matched by the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, which is paid by private users) to: (1) construct mooring facilities at Locks 12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 24, and LaGrange Lock, provide switch boats at Locks 20 through 25 over five years for project oper... | To enhance navigation capacity improvements and the ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``African Elephant Conservation and
Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. 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, a provision, the... | African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2014 - Reauthorizes the African Elephant Conservation Act (AECA) through FY2019. Authorizes ivory to be imported or exported under the AECA and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) if: (1) the raw ivory or worked ivory is solely for a museum; (2) it w... | African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Helium Privatization Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF HELIUM ACT.
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, the reference... | Helium Privatization Act of 1996 - Amends the Helium Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) enter into agreements with private parties for the recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands; (2) grant leasehold rights to such helium; (3) store and transport crude helium; and (4) maintain and operate ... | Helium Privatization Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``James Campbell National Wildlife
Refuge Expansion Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service manages the
James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge for the purpose of
... | James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act of 2005 - Expands the boundary of the James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge in Honolulu County, Hawaii, and authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make modifications to the boundary and to acquire certain lands. | To provide for the expansion of the James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge, Honolulu County, Hawaii. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Local Energy Supply and Resiliency
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) a quantity of energy that is more than--
(A) 27 percent of the total energy consumption in
... | Local Energy Supply and Resiliency Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish a program to disseminate information and provide technical assistance, directly or through grants, to assist eligible entities in identifying, evaluating, planning, and designing local energy infrastructure. Defines &qu... | Local Energy Supply and Resiliency Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ending Nuclear Trafficking Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) A single, simple nuclear weapon detonated in the heart
of an American city would kill 100,000 people instantly, and
seriously injure t... | Ending Nuclear Trafficking Act - Declares it to be the policy of the United States that the transfer of a nuclear weapon or device or of nuclear material or technology for terrorist purposes is a crime against humanity and should be punished under customary international criminal law.
Amends the federal criminal code ... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish the transfer of any nuclear weapon, device, material, or technology to terrorists as a crime against humanity. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Air Traffic Controllers Hiring Act
of 2015''.
SEC. 2. HIRING OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS.
Section 44506 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(f) Revision of Hiring Practices.--
``(1) Considera... | Air Traffic Controllers Hiring Act of 2015 Directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in appointing individuals to the position of air traffic controller, to give preference to: an individual who has successfully completed air traffic controller training and graduated from an institution participating in the C... | Air Traffic Controllers Hiring Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Efficient Affordable Home Act
of 1998''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR PURCHASE OF NEW ENERGY EFFICIENT HOME AND OF ENERGY
EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING HOMES.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the I... | Energy Efficient Affordable Home Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide individuals a limited tax credit for the purchase of: (1) a new energy efficient affordable home; or (2) energy efficiency improvements to an existing home. | Energy Efficient Affordable Home Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Prescription Drug Savings
and Choice Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF MEDICARE OPERATED PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN
OPTION.
(a) In General.--Subpart 2 of part D of the Social Security Act, as
added by section 101 of the Medica... | Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2004 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as added by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, for ... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices under the Medicare Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Brownfields Revitalization Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR EXPENDITURES TO REMEDIATE CONTAMINATED SITES.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related
credits) i... | Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business tax credit for up to 50 percent of qualified remediation expenditures for contaminated sites (property used in a trade or business on which there has been a release (or threat of release) or disposal of any hazardous substance... | A bill to amend the internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers a credit against income tax for expenditures to remediate contaminated sites. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Uterine Fibroid Research and
Education Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) The development of uterine fibroids is a common and
significant health problem, affecting women, primarily of
reproducti... | Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2005 - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate programs for the conduct and support of uterine fibroids research.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers fo... | A bill to provide for research and education with respect to uterine fibroids, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Medical Services
Efficiency Act of 1998''.
TITLE I--MEDICARE COVERAGE OF CERTAIN AMBULANCE SERVICES
SEC. 101. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF CERTAIN AMBULANCE SERVICES.
(a) Coverage.--Section 1861(s)(7) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 13... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Medicare Coverage of Certain Ambulance Services
Title II: State Emergency Medical Services Agency
Participation in Certain Federal Programs
Title III: Federal Commission for Emergency Ambulance
Services
Title IV: Study and Report Regarding Co... | Emergency Medical Services Efficiency Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Security Clearance Modernization and
Reporting Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Subsection (a) of section 3001 of the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 435b) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding para... | Security Clearance Modernization and Reporting Act of 2009 - Amends the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to extend national security clearance report requirements to the earlier of two years after the Comptroller General has removed all security clearance-related items from the list known as the... | A bill to amend the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to establish a Security Clearance and Suitability Performance Accountability Council and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Advanced Information and
Communications Technology Research Act''.
SEC. 2. SPECTRUM-SHARING INNOVATION TESTBED.
(a) Spectrum-Sharing Plan.--Within 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission and the
Assistant ... | Advanced Information and Communications Technology Research Act - Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to develop a plan to increase sharing of spectrum between federal and nonfederal government users and establish a implementati... | A bill to promote innovation and basic research in advanced information and communications technologies that will enhance or facilitate the availability and affordability of advanced communications services to all Americans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Resolving Environmental and Grid
Reliability Conflicts Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL POWER ACT.
(a) Compliance With or Violation of Environmental Laws While Under
Emergency Order.--Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C.
... | Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Power Act with respect to orders by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to generate, transmit, or sell electricity to prevent an emergency in energy reliability, where the order may result in a conflict with envi... | Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. ADMINISTRATIVE NATURALIZATION CEREMONIES.
Section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1448)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(e)(1) The ceremonies described in subsection (d) shall, at a
minimum, contain the following events:
``(A) The introduct... | Amends the Immigration and Naturalization Act to set forth naturalization ceremony provisions. | To codify procedures regarding naturalization ceremonies conducted by the Secretary of Homeland Security. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dam Safety Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to reduce the risks to life and property
from dam failure in the United States through the reauthorization of an
effective national dam safety program that brings together the
exper... | Dam Safety Act of 2011 [sic] - Amends the National Dam Safety Program Act to authorize appropriations for the national dam safety program for FY2012-FY2015.
Requires the head of a federal agency, at the request of a state dam safety agency with respect to any dam the failure of which would affect the state, to provide... | To reauthorize the National Dam Safety Program Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Diamonds Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Diamonds are being used by rebels and dictators to
finance military activities, overthrow legitimate governments,
subvert international efforts to pro... | Clean Diamonds Act - Prohibits the import of diamonds into the United States unless the exporting country is implementing a system of controls on the export or import of rough diamonds that meets specified requirements, consistent with United Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/56 adopted on December 1, 2000, or a f... | To prohibit the importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds into the United States have in place a system of controls on rough diamonds, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``Carlie's Law''.
SEC. 2. COORDINATION AMONG DEPARTMENT OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY, AND FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION TO MONITOR
OVERSEAS SEX OFFENDERS UPON RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES.
(a) State Department to Not... | Carlie's Law - Requires: (1) the Secretary of State to notify the Secretary of Homeland Security that a U.S. citizen has been convicted outside the United States of a child predatory crime; (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that such information is available to, and used by, agents of the Bureau of Custo... | To protect against child predators and trafficking in persons. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Senate makes the following findings:
(1) On May 26, 1972, President Nixon and General Secretary
Brezhnev signed the Treaty Between the United States of America
and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Limitation
of Anti-Ballistic Missile Sys... | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the missile defense programs and activities of the United States should remain consistent with its obligations under the ABM Treaty; (2) the U.S. should consult with Russia and pursue modest modifications to address security considerations in, but not unilaterally abrogate or... | A bill relating to United States adherence to the ABM Treaty. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Combating the Pakistani Taliban Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF PAKISTANI TALIBAN AS FOREIGN TERRORIST
ORGANIZATION.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Pakistani Taliban is a murderous organiza... | Combating the Pakistani Taliban Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of State to designate the Pakistani Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization under the Immigration and Nationality Act. | A bill to instruct the Secretary of State to designate the Pakistani Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education
and Learning Promotion Act''.
(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... | Higher Education and Learning Promotion Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish nontaxable education investment accounts which shall permit annual contributions of not more than $1,500 for the account holder's qualified higher education costs. Subjects account distributions used for nonqualifying purposes ... | Higher Education and Learning Promotion Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Reauthorization Act
of 2000''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS.
Section 20 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 note) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(g) Fiscal Year 2001.--
``(1) P... | Amends the Act to: (1) increase the authorized annual amount for the small business development centers program; (2) adjust and extend through FY 2003 the authorization of appropriations for the drug-free workplace program; and (3) authorize appropriations for FY 2001 through 2003 for the HUBZone program.Amends the: (1... | Small Business Reauthorization Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Contra Costa Canal Transfer Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Acquired land.--The term ``acquired land'' means land
in Federal ownership and land over which the Federal Government
holds an interest for the purpose... | Contra Costa Canal Transfer Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of the Interior, in consideration for the Contra Costa Water District, California, assuming all liability for the Contra Costa Canal, to offer to convey to the district all U.S. interest in the canal and associated land. Interior shall convey t... | Contra Costa Canal Transfer Act |
SECTION l. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom of Access to Clinic
Entrances Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FREEDOM OF ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES.
Chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``Sec. 248. Blocking access to reproductive healt... | Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit: (1) intentionally injuring, intimidating, or interfering with any person by force, threat of force, or physical obstruction because that person or any other person or class of persons is obtaining or providing reproductiv... | Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. EXCHANGE OF CERTAIN MINERAL INTERESTS IN BILLINGS COUNTY,
NORTH DAKOTA.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to consolidate certain
mineral interests in the Little Missouri National Grasslands in
Billings County, North Dakota, through the exchange of Federal and
private mineral... | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the Burlington Resources Oil and Gas Company (formerly known as Meridian Oil Inc.) all Federal rights and interests identified on a map entitled the "Billings County, North Dakota, Consolidated Mineral Exchange--November 1995," contingent on Burlington's conveyance to t... | A bill to consolidate certain mineral interests in the National Grasslands in Billings County, North Dakota, through the exchange of Federal and private mineral interests to enhance land management capabilities and environmental and wildlife protection, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. EXPENSING AND RAPID AMORTIZATION FOR CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL
REMEDIATION EXPENDITURES.
(a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to itemized deductions for
individuals and corporations) is amended by adding at the end the
followi... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the expensing (of up to $500,000) and amortization (of the remaining amount over a 60-month period) of qualified environmental remediation expenses. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow expensing and rapid amortization of certain environmental remediation expenditures. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Guard and Reservists Debt
Relief Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.
Section 707(b)(2)(D) of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in clauses (i) and (ii)--
(A) by indenting the left margin of such clause... | National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008 - Amends federal bankruptcy law to prohibit the bankruptcy court from dismissing or converting a case based on means testing while the debtor: (1) is either on active duty in the military service of the United States or performing a homeland defense activity for at ... | To amend title 11 of the United States Code to exempt for a limited period, from the application of the means-test presumption of abuse under Chapter 7, qualifying members of reserve components of the Armed Forces and members of the National Guard who, after September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to perform a... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Rehabilitation Innovation
Centers Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In the United States, there are an estimated 1,181
inpatient rehabilitation facilities. Among these facilities ... | Preserving Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study whether there should be an increase in the prospective payment rate for inpatient rehabilitation services that would otherwise be made to a re... | Preserving Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Get America Moving Again Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY CREDIT FOR PURCHASE OF PASSENGER VEHICLES.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after
section 30D the ... | Get America Moving Again Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for the purchase of a new or used passenger vehicle before or during 2010. Requires that such vehicle have a purchase price not exceeding $50,000 and have a gross vehicle weight rating of not more than 8,500 pounds. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals and businesses a temporary credit against income tax for the purchase of certain vehicles. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``White-Collar Crime Penalty
Enhancement Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT OFFENSE OR TO
DEFRAUD THE UNITED STATES.
Section 371 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking
``If two or more'' and... | White-Collar Crime Penalty Enhancement Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal criminal code to increase penalties for: (1) conspiracy to commit an offense against, or to defraud, the United States; and (2) mail and wire fraud.Amends the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 to increase criminal penalties for violations of... | A bill to increase criminal penalties relating to conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud, and ERISA violations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Increasing Technology Skills Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department of Labor
a fund to be known as the Information Technology Certification Fund
(referred to in this Act as the ``Fund''... | Increasing Technology Skills Act of 2014 - Establishes in the Department of Labor the Information Technology Certification Fund. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a work opportunity tax credit for any employer who hires a certified information technology certification program graduate. Directs the Secretary o... | Increasing Technology Skills Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Head Start Centers of Excellence Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD.
The Head Start Act is amended by inserting after section 641A (42
U.S.C. 9836a) the following:
``SEC. 641B. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD.
... | Head Start Centers of Excellence Act of 2003 - Amends the Head Start Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program for: (1) designating up to 200 exemplary Head Start agencies as Centers of Excellence in Early Childhood; and (2) making bonus grants to such centers to provide Head Start... | A bill to amend the Head Start Act to designate up to 200 Head Start centers as Centers of Excellence in Early Childhood, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT.
The Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after section 10 the following new section:
``final arbitration procedures
``Sec. 10A. (a) If any dispute with respect to which a board
created under section 10 has made recommendations remains ... | Amends the Railway Labor Act to establish final arbitration procedures for settlement of railroad labor-management disputes. | Amending the Railway Labor Act to provide for the settlement of railroad labor-management disputes. |
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