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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Spyware Control and Privacy
Protection Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION BY COMPUTER SOFTWARE.
(a) Notice and Choice Required.--
(1) In general.--Any computer software made available to
the public, whether by sale or ... | Spyware Control and Privacy Protection Act of 2001 - Requires any computer software made available to the public that includes the capability to collect information about the user of such software, the hardware on which such software is used, or the manner in which such software is used, and the capability to disclose ... | A bill to provide for the disclosure of the collection of information through computer software, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Minuteman Missile National Historic
Site Establishment Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile
(referred to in this Act as ``ICBM'') launch c... | Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1999 - Establishes the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, in South Dakota, as a unit of the National Park System.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a general management plan for the Site and to consider coordinating or consolidating a... | Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Boise Laboratory Replacement Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the existing facilities of the Rocky Mountain Research
Station Boise laboratory are outdated and no longer serve as ... | Grants right of first refusal for the laboratory site to the University of Idaho or a related nonprofit organization, and provides, if such option is exercised, for Federal cooperation with the University to develop a multiagency research and education facility at such site. | Boise Laboratory Replacement Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Treatment for Pregnant and
Postpartum Women Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING TREATMENT FOR PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN.
(a) In General.--Section 508 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 290bb-1) is amended--
(1) in subsec... | Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to extend support for residential substance abuse treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women through FY2020. The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment must carry out a pilot program to make grants t... | Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``First Amendment Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The freedom to practice religion and to express
religious thought is acknowledged to be one of the fundamental
and unalienable rights bel... | First Amendment Restoration Act - Denies jurisdiction to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, U.S. district courts, and the District Courts of Guam, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands, to hear or determine religious freedom-related cases. | To restore first amendment protections of religion and speech. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural America Health Care
Improvement Act''.
TITLE I--PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT
SEC. 101. ADMINISTRATOR OF PROGRAMS; FUNDING.
(a) Administrator.--For purposes of this title, the term
``Secretary'' means the Secretary of H... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Provisions Relating to Public Health Service Act
Title II: Provisions Relating to Medicare
Title III: Tax Incentives for Health Services Providers
Rural America Health Care Improvement Act -
Title I: Provisions Relating to Public Health Service Act
- Amends the Publi... | Rural America Health Care Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tobacco Price Support Elimination
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF TOBACCO PRICE SUPPORT AND PRODUCTION ADJUSTMENT
PROGRAMS.
(a) Price Support Program.--
(1) Parity price support.--Section 101 of the Agricultural
... | Tobacco Price Support Elimination Act of 1993 - Amends specified agricultural Acts to eliminate price supports and other production and marketing assistance for tobacco. | Tobacco Price Support Elimination Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom of Access to Clinic
Entrances Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
Pursuant to the affirmative power of Congress to enact this
legislation under section 8 of article I of the Constitution, as well
as under section 5 of the fourteenth amendment to t... | Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit: (1) intentionally injuring, intimidating, or interfering with, or attempting to injure, intimidate, or interfere, any person by force, threat of force, or physical obstruction because that person is or has been, or in ord... | Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Travel Tax Relief Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES OF VETERANS FOR HEALTH CARE FROM
MEDICAL CENTERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter I of the
Interna... | Veterans Travel Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow veterans a deduction from gross income for their travel expenses, including those of a family member, to a Department of Veterans Affairs medical center for treatment related to a service-connected disability or for an examination relate... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a deduction for travel expenses to medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with examinations or treatments relating to service-connected disabilities. |
SECTION 1. APALACHICOLA, CHATTAHOOCHEE, AND FLINT RIVER PROJECTS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint projects.--The term
``Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint projects'' means the Federal
water resources projects for the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee,
... | This bill directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to operate the federal water resources projects on the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia in a manner that ensures the maintenance of freshwater flows. The term "freshwater flows" is defined as the quality, quantity, timing, ... | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to provide for modification of certain Federal water resources development projects on the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Aviation Facilities Ensure
Aircraft Integrity and Reliability Act of 2008'' or the ``SAFE AIR Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED OVERSIGHT AND INSPECTION OF REPAIR STATIONS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Administrator.--The term ... | Safe Aviation Facilities Ensure Aircraft Integrity and Reliability Act of 2008 or the SAFE AIR Act of 2008 - Requires the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to: (1) prescribe regulations requiring maintenance work on passenger aircraft to be performed by certain authorized individuals; (2) certi... | A bill to provide for adequate oversight and inspection by the Federal Aviation Administration of facilities outside the United States that perform maintenance and repair work on United States commercial aircraft, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF WORKFORCE SKILLS AND DEVELOPMENT LOAN
PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Part B of title III of the Job Training
Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1662 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
``SEC. 327. WORKFORCE SKILLS AND DEVELOPMENT LOAN PROGRAM.
`... | Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to establish a workforce skills and development loan program.
Directs the Secretary of Labor to use certain amounts to make grants to States to establish reserve funds to guarantee loans to employers, employee representatives, and other eligible entities to provide skills upgrad... | To amend the Job Training Partnership Act to establish a workforce skills and development loan program to provide grants to States to guarantee loans made to employers, representatives of employees, and other entities to provide skills upgrading for non-managerial employees, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``San Francisco Bay Shipping and
Fisheries Enhancement Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) San Francisco Bay is a vital environmental, industrial,
and recreational resource to the San Francisco Bay area ... | San Francisco Bay Shipping and Fisheries Enhancement Act of 1999 - Requires: (1) the Secretary of the Army to carry out a navigation project in San Francisco Bay, California, to remove underwater hazards to navigation near Alcatraz Island; (2) the Commandant of the Coast Guard to modify navigation lanes and reroute ves... | San Francisco Bay Shipping and Fisheries Enhancement Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bill Payment Grace Period Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR MAKING CERTAIN PAYMENTS DUE TO A
NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
(a) In General.--The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C.
1692 et seq.) is amended by redesignating se... | Bill Payment Grace Period Act of 2001 - Amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to prohibit creditors from taking action that is adverse to the interests of a consumer with respect to certain payments that are due in or shortly after the period of a disruption of the mail resulting from a national emergency.Autho... | To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to prohibit creditors from taking action that is adverse to the interests of a consumer with respect to certain payments that are due in or shortly after the period of a disruption of the mail resulting from a national emergency declared under the National Emergencies Act... |
SECTION 1. SIOUX NATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.
Title IV of the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act (Public Law 106-568)
is amended--
(1) in section 401--
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking t... | Amends the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act to establish as part of the Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place the Sioux Nation Economic Development Council to: (1) accept and administer gifts of property and use such gifts as a source of matching funds necessary to receive Federal assistance; (2) train tribal members to establ... | A bill to provide for the establishment of a Sioux Nation Economic Development Council. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``IRS Information Technology
Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. MANAGEMENT OF INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
(a) Duties and Responsibilities of Internal Revenue Service Chief
Information Officer.--Section 7803 of the Internal Revenue Code of... | IRS Information Technology Accountability Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish the position of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Chief Information Officer (CIO) to be responsible for the development, implementation, and maintenance of information technology for the IRS. The duties and responsibilit... | IRS Information Technology Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``HIV Organ Policy Equity Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.
(a) Standards of Quality for the Acquisition and Transportation of
Donated Organs.--
(1) Organ procurement and transplantation network.--Section
372(b) of the ... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on June 17, 2013. HIV Organ Policy Equity Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to repeal the requirement that the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network adopt and use standards of quality for the acquisition and transportation of donated... | HIV Organ Policy Equity Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``First Lunar Landing Anniversary
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FIRST LUNAR LANDING COMMEMORATIVE COIN.
The Secretary of the Treasury (in this Act referred to as the
``Secretary'') shall mint and issue coins in accordance with this Act
to commemorat... | First Lunar Landing Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue one-dollar coins to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the first lunar landing.
Mandates that surcharges received from coin sales be paid to: (1) the Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum (Wapakoneta, Ohio): (2) th... | First Lunar Landing Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Servicemembers' Cellular Phone
Contract Fairness Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION UNDER SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT OF CONTRACTS
FOR CELLULAR PHONE SERVICES.
(a) Termination of Contracts for Cellular Phone Services.--
(1... | Servicemembers' Cellular Phone Contract Fairness Act of 2006 - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to allow members of the Armed Forces who are called to active duty for a period of not less than 90 days to cancel or suspend their cell phone contracts without incurring early termination or reactivation fees. | A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide relief for servicemembers with respect to contracts for cellular phone service, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Miccosukee Settlement Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
Congress finds and declares that--
(1) there is pending before the United States District
Court for the Southern District of Florida a lawsuit by the
Micco... | Miccosukee Settlement Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, as trustee for the Miccosukee Tribe, to assist in the fulfillment of the settlement agreement concerning the transfer of: (1) certain Miccosukee tribal land to the Florida Department of Transportation; and (2) certain Florida land to the United ... | Miccosukee Settlement Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. PURPOSES.
(a) The purposes of this Act are the following:
(1) To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to engage in
studies relating to enlarging Pueblo Dam and Reservoir and
Sugar Loaf Dam and Turquoise Lake, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project,
Colorado, as described in... | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to conduct storage space studies relating to enlarging Pueblo Dam and Reservoir and Sugar Loaf Dam and Turquoise Lake, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado, including a feasibility study and studies for determining the potential costs, benefits, and environmental and recreationa... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts for the use of excess storage and conveyance capacity in certain east slope facilities of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado, and to conduct studies for the enlargement of Pueblo Dam and Reservoir and Sugar Loaf Dam and Turquoise Lake, Fryingpan-A... |
SECTION 1. HOLOCAUST EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM.
Part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7241 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subpart:
``Subpart 22--Holocaust Education Assistance Program
``SEC. 5631. SHORT TITLE.
``This subpart may ... | Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to educational organizations to carry out proposed or existing Holocaust education programs. Prohibits such grants from being used to supplant nonfederal funds the grantees would otherwise have ... | To authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to educational organizations to carry out educational programs about the Holocaust. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Help Our Producers Equity Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. LOAN RATES FOR MARKETING ASSISTANCE LOANS.
(a) In General.--Section 132 of the Agricultural Market Transition
Act (7 U.S.C. 7232) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(g) Limitations on L... | Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase marketing loan gain and loan deficiency payment caps for crop years 1999 through 2002.
(Sec. 3) Amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act to authorize six-month marketing assistance loan extensions.
(Sec. 4) Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to eliminate 1999 thr... | Help Our Producers Equity Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Privacy Breach
Notification Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. TIMELY NOTIFICATION OF UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO PERSONAL
FINANCIAL INFORMATION.
Subtitle B of title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6821
et seq.) is amended--
... | Financial Privacy Breach Notification Act of 2005 - Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to require a financial institution to promptly notify the following entities whenever a breach of personal information has occurred at such institution: (1) each customer affected by such breach; (2) certain consumer reporting agencie... | A bill to require financial institutions and financial service providers to notify customers of the unauthorized use of personal financial information, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer
Automobile Lease Advertising Improvement Act of 2001''.
(b) Reference.--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 shall be c... | Consumer Automobile Lease Advertising Improvement Act of 2001 - Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act to increase from $25,000 to $75,000 the maximum amount of a contractual obligation of a consumer lease to which the Act applies.Prescribes additional lease advertising disclosure requirements.Prescribes requirement... | To amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to enhance the advertising of the terms and costs of consumer automobile leases, to permit consumer comparison of advertised lease offerings, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employees Group Long-Term
Care Insurance Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE.
Subpart G of part III of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new chapter:
``Chapter 90--Long-Term... | Federal Employees Group Long-Term Care Insurance Act of 1999 - Sets forth provisions for the establishment of a program under which long-term care insurance is made available to Federal employees and annuitants.
Authorizes the Office of Personnel Management to purchase group long-term care insurance policies from, and... | Federal Employees Group Long-Term Care Insurance Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Surface Transportation Safety Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. WORKER INJURY PREVENTION AND FREE FLOW OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.
The Secretary of Transportation shall modify regulations issued
pursuant to section 1402 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Tr... | Surface Transportation Safety Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to modify certain federal regulations to: (1) allow fire services personnel to wear high visibility apparel meeting certain requirements; and (2) ensure that positive protective measures (including temporary longitudinal traffic barrier... | A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out programs and activities to improve highway safety. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Natural catastrophic events in February 1998 created
potentially dangerous fire and insect infestation conditions in
areas of national forests and national grasslands in Texas.
(2) On March 10, 1998, the Council on... | Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to remove dead, downed, or severely root-sprung trees in accordance with certain alternative arrangements approved by the Council on Environmental Quality for forests and grasslands in Texas in specified National Forest areas in Colorado, Utah, California, Oregon, Pennsylvania, N... | To authorize the continued use on national forest and other public lands of the alternative arrangements that were approved by the Council on Environmental Quality for windstorm-damaged national forests and grasslands in Texas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arm All Pilots Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FACILITATION OF AND LIMITATIONS ON TRAINING OF FEDERAL FLIGHT
DECK OFFICERS.
(a) Improved Access to Training Facilities.--Section
44921(c)(2)(C)(ii) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
... | Arm All Pilots Act of 2015 This bill revises requirements for the federal flight deck officer program. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall designate additional training facilities for: firearms training and recurrent training for federal flight deck officers, and initial firearm training and certificatio... | Arm All Pilots Act of 2015 |
TITLE I--ASSAULT WEAPONS
SECTION 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Antidrug Assault Weapons
Limitation Act of 1993''.
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
``(29) The term `... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Assault Weapons
Title II: Indiscriminate Use of Weapons to Further Drug
Conspiracies
Title III: Miscellaneous Firearms Offenses
Title I: Assault Weapons
- Antidrug Assault Weapons Limitation Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the: ... | A bill to make unlawful the possession of certain assault weapons, to establish a Federal penalty for drive-by shootings, and for other purposes. |
SECTION. 1. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ``brownfield site'' means a parcel of land
that was previously used for industrial purposes but is
contaminated with hazardous or toxic waste and not currently
used for any purpose. Such term shall not include an... | Makes available to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency a specified fraction of amounts in the Hazardous Substance Superfund for each fiscal year for a program of grants to States to be used for decontamination and remediation of brownfield sites to make such sites available for proposed new uses. ... | To set aside a portion of the funds available under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to be used encourage the redevelopment of marginal brownfield sites, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Security Screening Confidential Data
Privacy Act''.
SEC. 2. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR UNAUTHORIZED RECORDING OR DISTRIBUTION OF
SECURITY SCREENING IMAGES.
(a) In General.--Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the en... | Security Screening Confidential Data Privacy Act - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to one year on any individual who: (1) photographs or otherwise records an image produced using advanced imaging technology during the screening of an individual at an airport or upon entry into... | A bill to impose a criminal penalty for unauthorized recording or distribution of images produced using advanced imaging technology during screenings of individuals at airports and upon entry to Federal buildings, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Reserve Credit Facility
Review Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) In August 2007, liquidity abruptly dried up in credit
and securities markets.
(2) This lack of access to affordab... | Federal Reserve Credit Facility Review Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Comptroller General to conduct reviews, including onsite examinations, of any credit facility established by the Federal Reserve Board or any federal reserve bank, and of its establishment as the lender of last resort, including when it provides tempor... | To amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize reviews by the Comptroller General of the United States of any credit facility established by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any Federal reserve bank during the current financial crisis, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Shirley A. Chisholm United States-
Caribbean Educational Exchange Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Caribbean.--The term ``Caribbean'' includes--
(A) the member countries of the Caribbean Community
... | Shirley A. Chisholm United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of State to establish the Shirley Chisholm United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Program under which scholars and secondary, undergraduate, and graduate students from the Caribbean would attend U.S. schools, p... | To authorize assistance to the countries of the Caribbean to fund educational development and exchange programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Support Reserve Trust Act''.
SEC. 2. STATE OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE CHILD SUPPORT RESERVE TRUST SYSTEM.
Section 454 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 654) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (32) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(... | Requires a State reserve unit to: (1) withhold the net proceeds from the sale or refinancing of real property in the State against which a lien for overdue child support by the seller or refinancer has arisen; (2) hold a certain amount of such proceeds (anticipated future child support) in trust for the benefit of the ... | Child Support Reserve Trust Act |
Section 1.--(a) The Secretary of the Interior (``Secretary'') shall
enter into expedited negotiations with the Alaska Native Village
Corporations of Tyonek Native Corporation, Chickaloon-Moose Creek
Native Association, Inc., Ninilchik Native Association, Inc., Seldovia
Native Association, Inc., and Knikatnu, Inc. f... | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into expedited negotiations with the Alaska Native Village Corporations of Tyonek Native Corporation, Chickaloon-Moose Creek Native Association, Inc., Ninilchik Native Association, Inc., and Knikatnu, Inc. to convey to the Village Corporations certain lands or interests in... | A bill to provide for expedited negotiations between the Secretary of the Interior and the villages of Chickaloon-Moose Creek Native Association, Inc., Ninilichik Native Association, Inc., Seldovia Native Association, Inc., Tyonek Native Corporation and Knikatnu, Inc. regarding the conveyances of certain lands in Alask... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gross Overcharging Undermines
Gasoline Economics Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) From May 2004 to May 2005, average United States
gasoline prices rose by 24 percent, according to the Energy
Infor... | Gross Overcharging Undermines Gasoline Economics Act - Prohibits retail sales of gasoline for a price that exceeds the base price index multiplied by twice the rate of inflation, as adjusted according to a certain regional price structure index.
Instructs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) develop a regional price struct... | To provide for the assessment of a penalty to gasoline retailers who charge prices grossly in excess of the prescribed index price for gasoline. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Postmasters Fairness and Rights
Act''.
SEC. 2. POSTMASTERS TO BE COVERED BY AGREEMENTS RELATING TO PAY
POLICIES AND SCHEDULES AND FRINGE BENEFIT PROGRAMS.
Section 1004 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by
redesignating subsecti... | Postmasters Fairness and Rights Act - Amends Federal law to prescribe guidelines within which the Postal Service shall propose changes in pay policies, schedules, and fringe benefit programs affecting postmasters which are to be in effect during the period covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the Postal... | A bill to amend the provisions of title 39, United States Code, relating to the manner in which pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters are established. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Airport Bus Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall establish
a pilot program for awarding grants on a competitive basis to eligible
entities for facilitating the use of nat... | Clean Airport Bus Act of 2003 (sic) - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a pilot program for: (1) awarding grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for facilitating the use of natural gas buses at public airports through airport bus replacement and fleet expansion programs; and (2) entering ... | To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a pilot program to facilitate the use of natural gas buses at public airports through grants for energy demonstration and commercial application of energy technology, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812
Bicentennial Commission Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the War of 1812 served as a crucial test for the United
States Constitution and the newly est... | Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission Act - Establishes the Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission to encourage, plan, develop, coordinate, and execute programs, observances, and activities commemorating the historic events that preceded and are associated with the War of 18... | A bill to establish the Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Banking Services Costs
Assessment Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. CONSUMER BANKING COSTS ASSESSMENT.
(a) In General.--Section 1002 of the Financial Institutions Reform,
Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 1811 note) is amended
to read as ... | Consumer Banking Services Costs Assessment Act of 2001- Amends the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to obtain and report to Congress annually on a representative sample of enumerated retail banking services and products ... | To authorize permanently an annual survey and report by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on fees charged for retail banking services. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Weather Mitigation Research and
Development Policy Authorization Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to develop and implement a
comprehensive and coordinated national weather mitigation policy and a
national cooperative Feder... | Weather Mitigation Research and Development Policy Authorization Act of 2007 - Establishes in the National Science Foundation (NSF) the Weather Mitigation Advisory and Research Board to establish and coordinate the national research and development program on weather mitigation described in this Act. Requires the Execu... | A bill to establish the Weather Mitigation Advisory and Research Board, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fuel Excise Tax Relief Act''.
SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF FUEL TAXES THROUGH MARCH 31, 2001.
(a) Temporary Suspension of Fuel Taxes.--During the suspension
period, each rate of tax referred to in subsection (b) shall be reduced
to zero.
(b) Rates of Tax.... | Repeal the 4.3 cent per gallon tax increase (enacted in 1993) for fuel used for trains, planes, and barges. | Fuel Excise Tax Relief Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Long-Term Care Security Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT TO CONGRESS BEFORE IMPLEMENTATION OF
REDUCTION IN PER DIEM RATES FOR CARE PROVIDED TO VETERANS
IN STATE HOMES.
(a) Requirement for Report.--Subs... | Veterans Long-Term Care Security Act of 2006 - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to the congressional veterans' committees a detailed justification of any proposal to implement a reduction in per diem payments to state nursing homes for care provided to veterans.
Directs the Secretary to pay for nur... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure appropriate payment for the cost of long-term care provided to veterans in State homes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Services Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR A SUBSIDIARY OF A NATIONAL BANK TO UNDERWRITE
SHARES OF AND SPONSOR INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Section 5136 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (12
U.S.C. 24) is amended by a... | Financial Services Act of 1993 - Amends the Revised Statutes of the United States to permit national banks to engage in mutual fund dealing, underwriting, distribution, and sponsorship, if such activities are conducted through nonbank subsidiaries.
Amends the Federal Reserve Act to set forth certain disclosure require... | Financial Services Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``USA PATRIOT
Reauthorization and Additional Weapons Against Terrorism Act of 2009''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE ... | USA PATRIOT Reauthorization and Additional Weapons Against Terrorism Act of 2009 - USA PATRIOT Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Makes permanent the provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act: (1) granting roving electronic surveillance authority and authorizing the production of tangible things (including books, records, papers, a... | A bill to reauthorize the expiring intelligence tools of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and defend against terrorism through improved classified procedures and criminal law reforms, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Marine Biotechnology Investment Act
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the oceans have for millennia been a source of food,
minerals and other natural products;
(2) molecular biology and biotechno... | Marine Biotechnology Investment Act of 1993 - Amends the National Sea Grant College Program Act to establish: (1) a program to further research, development, risk assessment, education, and technology transfer in marine biotechnology, regulating research on genetically modified organisms; and (2) the Marine Biotechnol... | Marine Biotechnology Investment Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Gun Safety and Gun Access
Prevention Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. INCREASING YOUTH GUN SAFETY BY RAISING THE AGE OF HANDGUN
ELIGIBILITY AND PROHIBITING YOUTH FROM POSSESSING
SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPONS.
Section 922(x) of ... | (Sec. 3) Increases penalties imposed upon: (1) a juvenile who violates Brady Act provisions for a second or subsequent violation, or for a first violation committed after an adjudication of delinquency or after a State or Federal conviction for an act that, if committed by an adult, would be a serious violent felony; a... | Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Border Sovereignty and Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. TWO-LAYERED REINFORCED FENCING ALONG THE SOUTHWEST BORDER.
(a) In General.--Section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-208; 8 U.S.C. 1103
note... | Border Sovereignty and Protection Act - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to require that: (1) at least 350 miles of fencing along the southwest border be two layers of reinforced fencing separated by a Border Patrol access road; (2) such work shall be completed within one y... | To secure smuggling routes on the U.S.-Mexico border, better prevent the smuggling of narcotics and weapons across the border, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Police Creating Accountability by
Making Effective Recording Available Act of 2017'' or the ``Police
CAMERA Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT BODY-WORN CAMERAS.
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act o... | Police Creating Accountability by Making Effective Recording Available Act of 2017 or the Police CAMERA Act of 2017 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to make grants to states, local governments, and Indian ... | Police Creating Accountability by Making Effective Recording Available Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Traveler Improvement Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING THE ``NEXUS'' AND ``FAST'' REGISTERED TRAVELER
PROGRAMS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Section 7208(k) of the Intelligence Reform and
... | Secure Traveler Improvement Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) merge the Free and Secure Trade program (FAST, a joint United States-Canada program offering pre-authorized importers, carriers, and drivers expedited clearance processes for eligible goods) and the NEXUS program (a joint Unite... | To improve the "NEXUS" and "FAST" registered traveler programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Honduran Refugee Immigration
Fairness Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF CERTAIN HONDURAN NATIONALS.
(a) Adjustment of Status.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 245(c) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, the... | Honduran Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 - Provides for the permanent resident status adjustment of certain Honduran nationals (and spouses and children) present in the United States. | Honduran Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Seeds for Soldiers Act''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY LOAN PROGRAM FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND
CONTROLLED BY VETERANS.
(a) In General.--The Administrator may make a loan under section
7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) to a... | Seeds for Soldiers Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), using loan authority under the Small Business Act, to make loans to small businesses owned and controlled by veterans. Allows such loans to be made for any business purpose, including the refinancing of outstanding busines... | To amend the Small Business Act to establish a temporary loan program and a temporary vocational development program for small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pension Interest Rate Relief Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. INTEREST RATE RANGE FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--
(1) Special rule.--Clause (i) of section 412(l)(7)(C) of
the Interna... | Pension Interest Rate Relief Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 by increasing, for plan years beginning 2001 through 2004, the permissible interest rate range used to determine additional funding requirements for certain benefit plans which are not multiem... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the permissible range for the interest rate used in determining the additional funding requirements for defined benefit plans which are not multiemployer plans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Duwamish Tribal
Recognition Act''.
(b) Findings. Congress finds the following:
(1) In 1855, the Duwamish Tribe signed the Treaty of Point Elliott,
which guaranteed fishing rights and reservations to all tribes
represented... | Duwamish Tribal Recognition Act - Extends all Federal laws and regulations to the Duwamish Tribe.Declares the Tribe and its members eligible for all services and benefits provided by the Federal Government to federally recognized tribes without regard to the existence of a reservation for the Tribe or the location of t... | To extend Federal recognition to the Duwamish Tribe, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Small Business Regulatory
Assistance Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish a pilot program to--
(1) provide confidential assistance to small business
concerns;
(2) provide small... | National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2001 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), acting through the Associate Administrator for Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs), to establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assis... | To amend the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small business concerns, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Elevating Educator Preparation
Through Innovation Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS UNDER TITLE II.
Section 200 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021) is
amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
... | Elevating Educator Preparation Through Innovation Act of 2016 This bill amends title II (Teacher Quality Enhancement) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise provisions related to the Teacher Quality Partnership grant program. Specifically, the bill: modifies requirements regarding which types of entit... | Elevating Educator Preparation Through Innovation Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. TAXABLE EXPENDITURES OF PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS NOT TO INCLUDE
CERTAIN EDUCATION GRANTS AND LOANS.
(a) In General.--Section 4945 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j) and by
adding after subsection (h) the following new subsection:... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt a private foundation making an employer-related grant from the excise tax on taxable expenditures when an individual scholarship or fellowship grant made by such a foundation is made on an objective and nondiscriminatory basis and is made pursuant to a qualified employer-relat... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of educational grants by private foundations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Commission on Major League
Baseball Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is hereby established the National Commission on Major League
Baseball (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ``Commission'').
SEC. 3. MEMBERSHIP.
(a) Num... | National Commission on Major League Baseball Act of 1994 - Establishes the National Commission on Major League Baseball to oversee and regulate specified business aspects of major league baseball. Instructs the Commission to report to the Congress on the need for continuing the antitrust exemption for major league base... | National Commission on Major League Baseball Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Highway Borders Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. COORDINATED BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.
Subchapter I of chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 165. Coordinated border infrastructure program
... | National Highway Borders Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish and implement a coordinated border infrastructure program under which the Secretary shall make allocations to border States (i.e., States with a common boundary with Canada or Mexico) for projects within a border region (the por... | A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to establish programs to facilitate international and interstate trade. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Dependent Hospital Relief
Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. DEVELOPMENT OF SEPARATE APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE INCREASES FOR
MEDICARE DEPENDENT HOSPITALS AND OTHER HOSPITALS BY THE
PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT ASSESSMENT COMMISSION.
(a) De... | Medicare Dependent Hospital Relief Act of 1995 - Directs the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission to: (1) develop separate applicable percentage increases for Medicare dependent and certain non-Medicare dependent hospitals to ensure that the average annual Medicare margins of the two hospitals are equalized while... | Medicare Dependent Hospital Relief Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Campaign Reform Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. MATCHING FUNDS FOR HOUSE CANDIDATES.
(a) Matching Funds.--The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2
U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
title:
``TITLE V--MATCHING... | Campaign Reform Act of 2006 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to entitle an eligible House of Representatives candidate to receive payments in support of the candidate's election campaign in an amount equal to the amount of qualified contributions received, not to exceed the aggregate matching payment ... | To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide matching funds for candidates in elections for the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Maximum Economic Growth for America
Through Safety Improvements Act'' or the ``MEGA Safe Act''.
SEC. 2. SCHOOL CROSSING ZONE AND OTHER PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE CROSSING
ZONE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
Section 104 of title 23, United States Code, ... | Maximum Economic Growth for America Through Safety Improvements Act (MEGA Safe Act) - Directs the Secretary of Transportation: (1) before making an apportionment for the Interstate and National Highway System program, the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement program, or the Surface Transportation program f... | A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to establish programs to encourage economic growth in the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for Yazidis Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Preventing genocide and mass atrocities is a national
priority of the United States.
(2) Atrocities committed by the Islamic Stat... | Justice for Yazidis Act This bill states that Syrian and Iraqi nationals who are members of a religious minority in their country of origin: (1) shall be classified as refugees of special humanitarian concern, (2) shall be eligible for priority-2 refugee resettlement processing, and (3) may apply directly to the U.S. r... | Justice for Yazidis Act |
SECTION 1. GOVERNMENTWIDE PROCUREMENT POLICY RELATING TO PURCHASES FROM
FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES.
(a) Requirements.--The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41
U.S.C. 403 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``SEC. 43. GOVERNMENTWIDE PROCUREMENT POLICY RELATI... | Amends the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to require an executive agency, when procuring Federal Prison Industries (FPI) products to: (1) use competitive procedures; or (2) make an individual purchase under a multiple award contract in accordance with applicable competition requirements. Requires an agency to... | A bill to amend the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to establish a governmentwide policy requiring competition in certain executive agency procurements, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pet and Women Safety Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. PET INVOLVEMENT IN CRIMES RELATED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND
STALKING.
(a) Interstate Stalking.--Section 2261A of title 18, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)--
... | Pet and Women Safety Act of 2014 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit threats or acts of violence against a person's pet under the offenses of stalking and interstate violation of a protection order. Defines "pet" to mean a domesticated animal that is kept for pleasure rather than for commercial pur... | Pet and Women Safety Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expand and Rebuild America's Schools
Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Many States and school districts will need to build new
schools to accommodate increasing student enrollments; the
... | Expand and Rebuild America's Schools Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a limited credit to taxpayers holding school construction bonds. Defines such bonds. Sets a national school construction bond limit. | Expand and Rebuild America's Schools Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lead Hazard Title X Amendments
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Poor housing conditions contribute to a wide range of
health conditions, including unintentional injuries,
respiratory illness, asthm... | Lead Hazard Title X Amendments Act - Amends the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 to revise the purpose for grants for lead-based paint hazard reduction in target housing. Requires such grants to be made instead for reduction of lead-based paint hazards and correction of other housing-related ha... | Lead Hazard Title X Amendments Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; DECLARATION OF POLICY.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Internet has become an important channel of
commerce in the United States, accounting for billions of
... | Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act - Defines "post-transaction third party seller" as a person that: (1) sells, or offers for sale, any good or service on the Internet; (2) solicits purchases on the Internet through an initial merchant after the consumer has initiated a transaction with the initial merchant; and (... | To protect consumers from certain aggressive sales tactics on the Internet. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``9/11 Heroes Health Improvement Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR 9/11-RELATED HEALTH CARE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
(referred to in this section as the ``Secretary''), acting through the
Director of the Centers for D... | 9/11 Heroes Health Improvement Act of 2006 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants to eligible entities to provide medical and mental health monitoring, tracking, and treatment to individuals whose health... | A bill to establish a grant program for individuals still suffering health effects as a result of the September 11, 2001, attacks in New York City and at the Pentagon. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Gaming Eligibility Act''.
SEC. 2. GAMING ON LAND ACQUIRED AFTER OCTOBER 17, 1988.
Section 20 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2719) is
amended--
(1) by striking the section designation and heading and all
that f... | Tribal Gaming Eligibility Act - Amends the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to place restrictions on the conduct of gaming on lands taken into trust for an Indian tribe after October 17, 1988, as part of the settlement of a land claim, initial reservation of a newly recognized tribe, or restoration of lands for a tribe tha... | A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to modify a provision relating to gaming on land acquired after October 17, 1988. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Postal Inspection Service and
Inspector General Act''.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON THE USE OF PAID CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANTS BY THE
POSTAL SERVICE.
(a) Confidential Informants.--
(1) Restriction.--Section 404 of title 39, United Stat... | Postal Inspection Service and Inspector General Act - Prohibits the Postal Service from retaining the services of a paid confidential informant for purposes of investigations concerning the possible violation of laws relating to controlled substances unless the unlawful use of the mails is involved.
Directs the Postal... | Postal Inspection Service and Inspector General Act |
SECTION 1. RATIFICATION OF CERTAIN CASWELL AND MONTANA CREEK NATIVE
ASSOCIATIONS CONVEYANCES.
The conveyance of approximately 11,520 acres to Montana Creek
Native Association, Inc., and the conveyance of approximately 11,520
acres to Caswell Native Association, Inc., by Cook Inlet Region, Inc.
in... | Ratifies certain land conveyances by Cook Inlet Region, Inc., to the Montana Creek Native Association, Inc., and to the Caswell Native Association, Inc.
(Sec. 2) Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (Act) with respect to requirements, administration, and revenues of mining claims patented to a Regional Corpo... | To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Outdoor Recreation Legacy
Partnership Grant Program Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Eligible entity.--
(A) In general.--The term ``eligible entity''
means--
... | Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grant Program Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish an outdoor recreation legacy partnership grant program under which Interior awards grants to eligible entities (the states, their political subdivisions, special purpose districts, and Indian Tr... | Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grant Program Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Equity and Education Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. EXCEPTION TO 50 PERCENT CORRESPONDENCE COURSE LIMITATIONS.
(a) Definition of Institution of Higher Education for Title IV
Purposes.--Section 102(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 100... | Internet Equity and Education Act of 2001 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to exempt courses offered through telecommunications from certain limitations on student financial assistance with respect to correspondence courses. (Such limitations include the 50-percent rule, requiring that an institution pro... | To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand the opportunities for higher education via telecommunications. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Acts of violence against journalists and media
personnel continue to rise in frequency, with very few of th... | Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of State, with the assistance of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, to provide Congress with an "Annual Report on the Status of Freedom of the Press Worldwide."
Sets forth Report provisions.
Directs the Secretary to administer a grant... | To highlight and promote freedom of the press worldwide. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving American Homeownership
Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The stability of the economy, housing market, and
neighborhoods of the United States depends upon reducing the
number of f... | Preserving American Homeownership Act of 2012 - Requires the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the Federal Housing Commissioner each to establish a pilot program to encourage the use of shared appreciation mortgage modifications that: (1) are designed to return greater cash flow to investors than other... | A bill to establish pilot programs to encourage the use of shared appreciation mortgage modifications, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Elizabeth A. Connelly Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Honorable Elizabeth A. Connelly was elected to the
New York State Assembly in 1973 as the first woman from Staten
Island, New York... | Elizabeth A. Connelly Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Public Health Service Act, the Health Professions Education Partnership Act of 1968, the National Sickle Cell Anemia Act, Cooley's Anemia, Tay-Sachs, and Genetic D... | To change references in Federal law to mental retardation to references to an intellectual disability, and change references to a mentally retarded individual to references to an individual with an intellectual disability. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Program for Arts and
Technology Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDING AND PURPOSES.
(a) Finding.--Congress finds that the national program for arts and
technology established under this Act will be the first national
replication program in the Unite... | National Program for Arts and Technology Act of 2011- Directs the Secretary of Education to establish and implement a national program for arts and technology that addresses the complex needs of the poor and undereducated by awarding competitive grants to qualifying centers (private, nonprofit educational entities) and... | To authorize the Secretary of Education to establish the national program for arts and technology. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Intermodal Safe Container
Transportation Act Amendments of 1996''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 49.
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... | Intermodal Safe Container Transportation Act Amendments of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law to revise the prior notification requirements for intermodal freight transportation.
Requires a person who tenders to a first carrier that is a motor carrier (currently, any carrier) a container or trailer with a gross ... | Intermodal Safe Container Transportation Act Amendments of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Offshore Energy and Jobs Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LEASING PROGRAM REFORMS.
Section 18(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
1344(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(5)(A) In this para... | Offshore Energy and Jobs Act of 2015 This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to direct the Department of the Interior to make available for leasing, and conduct lease sales including, at least 50% of the available unleased acreage within each outer Continental Shelf (OCS) planning area in the Gulf of Mex... | Offshore Energy and Jobs Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Preparedness and Response
for Individuals With Disabilities Act of 2005''.
TITLE I--EMERGENCY PLANNING AND RESPONSE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH
DISABILITIES
SEC. 101. DEFINITION.
Section 506 of the Homeland Securi... | Emergency Preparedness and Response for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2005 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to appoint a Disability Coordinator to ensure that the needs of individuals with disabilities are properly addressed in emergency preparedness and dis... | A bill to address the needs of individuals with disabilities in emergency planning requirements and relief efforts in the event of a major disaster, to increase the accessibility of replacement housing built with Federal funds following Hurricane Katrina and other major disasters, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dairy Augmentation for Increased
Retail in Yogurt products (DAIRY) Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF DAIRY FARM SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating sect... | Dairy Augmentation for Increased Retail in Yogurt products (DAIRY) Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish tax-exempt dairy farm savings accounts to allow taxpayers engaged in the trade or business of dairy farming to use distributions from such accounts to pay business expenses; (2) allow a deduction ... | Dairy Augmentation for Increased Retail in Yogurt products (DAIRY) Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Low Income Housing Tax Credit Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. ALLOWING LOW INCOME HOUSING CREDITS TO OFFSET 100 PERCENT OF
FEDERAL INCOME TAX LIABILITY.
(a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 38 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended... | Low Income Housing Tax Credit Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the low income housing tax credit, to increase the offset of such credit against regular income tax liability and permit a five-year carryback of credit amounts. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the low income housing credit to be carried back 5 years, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring Confidence in Our
Democracy Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Free and open elections are a founding principle of our
republican form of government.
(2) It is incumbent upon Congress to... | Restoring Confidence in Our Democracy Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to set forth special rules for electioneering communications, especially targeted communications, which national banks, corporations, and labor organizations are prohibited from paying for.
Defines "targeted communications" as... | To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reassert the authority of Congress to restrict spending by corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commitment to American Prosperity
Act of 2011'' or the ``CAP Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) This Act is authorized by the United States
Constitution under clause 1 of section 8 of article I, relat... | Commitment to American Prosperity Act of 2011 or CAP Act of 2011 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to require: (1) the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to estimate the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) outlay limit for the target fiscal year at the outset... | To reduce Federal spending in a responsible manner. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Emergency
Procurement Flexibility Act of 2002''.
(b) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency'' has
the meaning given the term in section 4(1) of the Office o... | Federal Emergency Procurement Flexibility Act of 2002 - Provides that the simplified acquisition threshold to be applied for any FY 2002 or 2003 executive agency procurement of property or services that is to be used to facilitate the defense against or recovery from terrorism or nuclear, biological, chemical, or radio... | To provide for flexibility in making emergency Federal procurements, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Forest Rescue Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) fire and land management policies have contributed to
the increasing severity and intensity of wildfires over the
past few decades;
... | Emergency Forest Rescue Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) designate Federal forest land that is at wildfire risk because of severe drought and dead and dying trees as an emergency mitigation area; and (2) request authority from the Council on Environmental Qual... | A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to designate certain Federal forest land at risk for catastrophic wildfires as emergency mitigation areas, to authorize the use of alternative arrangements in those areas, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``North American Wetlands Conservation
Reauthorization Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION ACT.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or ... | North American Wetlands Conservation Reauthorization Act - Amends the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to revise the findings and purposes of the Act.Revises the definition of "wetlands conservation project" to specify that: (1) water rights obtained as part of a real property interest must be those of a wetlan... | To reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``ADA Education and Reform Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. COMPLIANCE THROUGH EDUCATION.
(a) In General.--Based on existing funding, the Disability Rights
Section of the Department of Justice shall, in consultation with
property owners and representatives of the... | ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Disability Rights Section of the Department of Justice to develop a program to educate state and local governments and property owners on strategies for promoting access to public accommodations for persons with a disability. The program may include t... | ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chronic Absenteeism Reduction Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Students who are chronically absent--meaning they miss
10 percent or more of the school year--are more likely to
experience hardships l... | Chronic Absenteeism Reduction Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow local educational agencies to use specified federal funds for mentoring programs and other activities that address chronically absent students (i.e., students who miss 10% or more of school days). | Chronic Absenteeism Reduction Act |
SECTION 1. BONUS DEPRECIATION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY ACQUIRED DURING
2008.
(a) In General.--Subsection (k) of section 168 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special allowance for certain
property acquired after September 10, 2001, and before January 1, 2005)
is amended--
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase from 30 to 50% the rate of the special depreciation allowance (bonus depreciation) for certain business equipment and assets placed in service in 2008; and (2) allow a corporation to elect to increase its alternative minimum tax credit by its bonus depreciation amount i... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for bonus depreciation or an additional minimum tax credit in lieu of such bonus depreciation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; DEFINITIONS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Guides and
Outfitters Act'' or the ``GO Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; Table of contents; Definitions.
Sec. 2. Special recreation pe... | Guides and Outfitters Act or the GO Act This bill amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to specify the circumstances in which the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) may: (1) issue special recreation permits for federal recreational lands and waters, and (2) charge a specia... | GO Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``George Washington Commemorative Coin
Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) $5 Gold Coins.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue not
more than 100,000 5 dollar coins, whic... | George Washington Commemorative Coin Act of 1996 - Requires the Secretary of Treasury (the Secretary) to mint and issue five-dollar gold coins emblematic of George Washington.
Mandates that the design for the coins be: (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association and the ... | George Washington Commemorative Coin Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting America Together Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. BORDER PATROL AUXILIARY.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security (in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall establish a
Border Pa... | Protecting America Together Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a Border Patrol Auxiliary.
States that: (1) it is the intent of Congress that the Auxiliary be used to notify the Border Patrol if members see illegal aliens attempting to cross the U.S. border; (2) each Auxiliary organiz... | To provide for establishment of a Border Patrol Auxiliary. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency in Medical Device
Pricing Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. REPORTING OF SALES PRICE DATA FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES.
Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``S... | Transparency in Medical Device Pricing Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require manufacturers of implantable medical devices to report annually to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on sales prices and related data about such devices. | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the reporting of sales price data for implantable medical devices. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Low-Income Children
Presumptive Eligibility Amendments of 1997''.
SEC. 2. MEDICAID PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDREN.
(a) In General.--Title XIX of the Social Security Act is amended by
inserting after section 1920 the following ... | Medicaid Low-Income Children Presumptive EligibilityAmendments of 1997 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to permit presumptive eligibility for low-income children under the Medicaid program. | Medicaid Low-Income Children Presumptive Eligibility Amendments of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Humanitarian Exports Leading to
Peace Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Iraqi people suffered under a decade of war and
continue to suffer under a repressive regime and the most
comp... | Humanitarian Exports Leading to Peace Act of 2001 - Declares that certain sanctions prohibiting trade with Iraq under the Iraq Sanctions Act of 1990 or any other provision of law shall not apply with respect to the export of any food or other agricultural products (including fertilizer), medicines, medical supplies, me... | To provide the people of Iraq with access to food and medicines from the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Regional Economic Recovery
Coordination Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to assist eligible regions affected by
sudden and severe economic dislocation by--
(1) identifying and coordinating Federal, State, and local... | Regional Economic Recovery Coordination Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of Commerce the Office of Regional Economic Adjustment, headed by a Director, to: (1) lead, support, and coordinate a program to address economic dislocation in eligible regions (regions undergoing sudden and severe economic dislocation... | A bill to establish the Office of Regional Economic Adjustment in the Department of Commerce, to assist regions affected by sudden and severe economic dislocation by coordinating Federal, State, and local resources for economic adjustment and by providing technical assistance, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Poison Center Network Enhancement
Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF POISON CONTROL CENTERS NATIONAL TOLL-FREE
NUMBER.
Section 1271 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d-71)
is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 1271. ... | Poison Center Network Enhancement Act of 2018 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize for FY2020-FY2024 and revise the national toll-free phone number, public awareness campaign, and grant program relating to poison control centers. Among other changes, the bill: supports enhancements of the nati... | Poison Center Network Enhancement Act of 2018 |
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