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SECTION. 1. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY IN UMNAK ISLAND, ALASKA.
(a) Authority To Convey.--Subject to the conditions set forth in
subsections (b) and (c)(3), the Secretary of the Interior shall convey
to the Chaluka Corporation, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
village corporation for the Native Village of Ni... | Directs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to convey to the Chaluka Corporation, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act village corporation for the Native Village of Nikolski, Umnak Island, Alaska, the surface estate in: (1) specified Phase I lands in the former Nikolski Radio Relay Site by September 30, 20... | To provide for the conveyance of certain property in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Security for American
Consumers Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR PRODUCING FUEL FROM A NONCONVENTIONAL
SOURCE.
(a) Extension of Credit.--Subsection (f) of section 29 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to ... | Energy Security for American Consumers Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the production and sales eligibility dates respecting the credit for production of fuel from a nonconventional source.Sets forth a credit phaseout and disallows it as of tax year 2016.Includes certain heavy oil as a qualifie... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the section 29 credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source. |
SECTION 1. MENTAL ILLNESS RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND CLINICAL CENTERS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 7319. Mental illness research, education, and clinical centers
``(a) The purpose of this section is to improv... | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) designate not more than five facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs as locations for centers of mental illness research, education and training, and clinical activities; (2) subject to appropriations, establish and operate such centers; (3) designate one suc... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the establishment in the Department of Veterans' Affairs of mental illness research, education, and clinical centers, and for other purposes. |
approving the
temporary suspension of the restriction of export licenses.
``g. As used in this section--
``(1) the term `alternative nuclear reactor fuel or target'
means a nuclear reactor fuel or target which is enriched to
less than 20 percent in the isotope U-235;
... | American Medical Isotopes Production Act of 2011 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to implement a technology-neutral program to evaluate and support projects for the production in the United States (except in certain circumstances without the use of highly enriched uranium) of significant quantities of m... | A bill to promote the production of molybdenum-99 in the United States for medical isotope production, and to condition and phase out the export of highly enriched uranium for the production of medical isotopes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Voting Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The right to vote is guaranteed in the United States
Constitution for all citizens. The right to vote in all
gove... | Voting Restoration Act - Prohibits the denial or abridgement of the right of any individual to vote or to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the grounds of a felony conviction. Permits a State, however, to restrict such an individual's right to vote or register to vote during any period in which the ... | To restore the eligibility to vote and register to vote in Federal elections to individuals who have completed sentences for criminal offenses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Missouri River Basin, Kansas and
Nebraska, Pick-Sloan Project Facilities Transfer Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) Project beneficiary.--(A) The term ``project
beneficiary'' means one or more of the following irr... | Missouri River Basin, Kansas and Nebraska, Pick-Sloan Project Facilities Transfer Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of the Army, as appropriate, to transfer specified Missouri River Basin, Pick-Sloan project facilities in Kansas and Nebraska, including all right, title, and interest of the Un... | Missouri River Basin, Kansas and Nebraska, Pick-Sloan Project Facilities Transfer Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Debt Management and Fiscal
Responsibility Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY REPORT TO CONGRESS BEFORE REACHING
DEBT LIMIT.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 31 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by adding ... | Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2016 This bill requires the Secretary of the Treasury to provide a report to Congress prior to any date on which Treasury anticipates the public debt will reach the statutory limit. The Secretary must appear before the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Fina... | Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Quality Education for
Veterans Act''.
SEC. 2. REVISION OF 90-10 RULE.
(a) Revision of 90-10 Rule.--Section 487 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(24), by inserting after ``other ... | Ensuring Quality Education for Veterans Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require proprietary institutions of higher education to derive not less than 10% of their revenue from sources other than title IV or the educational assistance programs of the Departments o... | Ensuring Quality Education for Veterans Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Biosurveillance Enhancement Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL BIOSURVEILLANCE INTEGRATION CENTER.
(a) In General.--Title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``SEC. 3... | Biosurveillance Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC) to enhance the government's capability to rapidly identify, characterize, and localize a biological event (a terrorist act inv... | To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a National Biosurveillance Integration Center. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Advanced Internet Communications
Services Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. REGULATORY TREATMENT.
(a) Consideration as Interstate Service.--An advanced Internet
communications service shall be considered an interstate service.
(b) Regulatory Treatment.--An ad... | Advanced Internet Communications Services Act of 2004 - Requires an advanced Internet communications service to be considered: (1) an interstate service; and (2) neither a telecommunications service nor an information service for purposes of the Communications Act of 1934.
Prohibits the Federal Communications Commissi... | To promote deployment of and investment in advanced Internet communications services. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency and Accountability in
Security Contracting Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CONTRACTS WITH PRIVATE SECURITY
CONTRACTORS.
(a) Accountability Requirements for Personnel Performing Federal
Contracts With Private Security... | Transparency and Accountability in Security Contracting Act - Directs that each "covered contract" (i.e., a contract entered into by the Government with a private security contractor, or a task order issued under the contract) require contractors to provide the appropriate Government contracting officer with informatio... | To require accountability for personnel performing Federal contracts with private security contractors. |
SECTION 1. DEMONSTRATION GRANTS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the length of the academic year at most elementary and
secondary schools in the United States consists of
approximately 175 to 180 academic days, while the length of the
academic years at elementary and... | Directs the Secretary of Education to provide three-year demonstration grants to local educational agenciess for: (1) extending the length of the school year to 210 days; (2) studying methods for extending learning time within or beyond the school day or year; (3) consulting with the community, parents, and students i... | A bill to provide demonstration grants to local educational agencies to enable the agencies to extend time for learning and the length of the school year. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Energy Partnership with India
Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. RENEWABLE ENERGY DEFINED.
For purposes of this Act, the term ``renewable energy'' means an
energy supply or end-use technology (including solar technology, wind
technology, geothermal technolo... | Clean Energy Partnership with India Act of 2008 - Establishes in the legislative branch the Congressional Commission on Renewable Power Technology Commerce with India to: (1) study methods for improvement and promotion of bilateral renewable energy cooperation between the United States and India; and (2) recommend to C... | To establish a commission to study methods for improving and promoting bilateral renewable energy cooperation between the United States and India, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Althea Gibson Excellence Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Althea Gibson was born August 25, 1927, in Silver,
South Carolina.
(2) Althea Gibson lived with her family in Harlem during
... | Althea Gibson Excellence Act - Requires that arrangements be made for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Althea Gibson in recognition of her achievements in athletics and her commitment to ending racial discrimination and prejudice within the world of athletics. | To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Althea Gibson, in recognition of her ground breaking achievements in athletics and her commitment to ending racial discrimination and prejudice within the world of athletics. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Entrepreneur Startup Growth Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. SELF-EMPLOYMENT TAX INITIATIVE GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, in
consultation with the Adminis... | Entrepreneur Startup Growth Act of 2011 - Directs the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in consultation with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), to establish a self-employment tax initiative grant program to provide certain self-employed individuals with modified adjusted gro... | To direct the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to establish a self-employment tax initiative grant program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act
of 2014''.
SEC. 2. GROUNDS FOR INELIGIBILITY FOR TRAVEL TO THE UNITED STATES;
REPORTS ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY INTERESTS;
CONTINUING QUALIFICATION AND DESIGNATION TERMINATIONS;
... | Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include terrorism risk as a factor the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) shall consider under the electronic system for travel authorization (ESTA) in determining the eligibility of an alien to travel to the United States. D... | Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Sanctions Enforcement
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.
(a) Determination by the President.--
(1) In general.--If the President determines that a foreign
person, on or after the date of the enactment of t... | International Sanctions Enforcement Act of 1993 - Authorizes the President to prohibit U.S. persons from procuring, importing, selling, or exporting goods or services to or from any foreign person who has knowingly violated United Nations Security Council Resolution 748 imposing sanctions against Libya.
Urges the Pres... | International Sanctions Enforcement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Mental Health Screening
and Prevention Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Over the past 20 years, advances in scientific research
have changed the way of thinking about children's mental... | Children's Mental Health Screening and Prevention Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Education, and the Attorney General (the "Secretaries"), in consultation with various other officials, to make a grant to one "demonstration facility" in each of ten areas to be selected ... | To establish a demonstration project to implement evidence-based preventive-screening methods to detect mental illness and suicidal tendencies in school-age youth at selected facilities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Terrorism Victim Compensation Equity
Act''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever 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 sha... | Terrorism Victim Compensation Equity Act - Amends the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 to provide compensation for the U.S. citizens who were victims of the bombings of United States embassies in East Africa on August 7, 1998, the attack on the U.S.S. Cole on October 12, 2000, or the attack on the World ... | A bill to amend the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 (Public Law 107-42; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note) to provide compensation for the United States Citizens who were victims of the bombings of United States embassies in East Africa on August 7, 1998, the attack on the U.S.S. Cole on October 12, 2000, or the att... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Training and Research for Autism
Improvements Nationwide Act of 2010'' or the ``TRAIN Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. UNIVERSITY CENTERS FOR EXCELLENCE INITIATIVES ON AUTISM
SPECTRUM DISORDERS.
(a) In General.--Subtitle D of title I of the Develop... | Training and Research for Autism Improvements Nationwide Act or the TRAIN Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities ... | To amend subtitle D of title I of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 to provide grants and technical assistance to University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service to improve services rendered to children and adults on the autism spec... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Compact-Impact
Reimbursement Act''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) In approving the Compact of Free Association it was not
the intent of Congress to cause adverse consequences for... | Compact-Impact Reimbursement Act - Amends the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 to authorize and appropriate to the Secretary of the Interior specified funds for FY 2004 through 2023 for grants to Guam, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa to aid in defraying costs incurred... | To amend the Compact of Free Association of 1985 to provide for adequate Compact-impact aid. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Peaceful Learning Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) In General.--Except as otherwise specifically provided, in this
Act the definitions in section 5302 of title 49, United States Code,
shall apply.
(b) Additional Definitions.--In this Act, th... | Peaceful Learning Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to study railway noise in the United States. Requires the Secretary, by regulation, to: establish a single system of measuring railway noise that: (1) has a highly reliable re... | Peaceful Learning Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Advancing Career Pathways Innovation
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) ESEA definitions.--The terms ``elementary school'',
``local educational agency'', and ``secondary school'' have the
meanings given the terms ... | Advancing Career Pathways Innovation Act This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to establish a career pathways innovation grant program to award competitive three-year grants to eligible agencies (a local educational agency, or consortium thereof, or a school operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Educ... | Advancing Career Pathways Innovation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Cuba Normalization Act
of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) with the end of the cold war and the collapse of the
Soviet Union, Cuba is no longer a threat to the United States
or the Western H... | United States-Cuba Normalization Act of 2017 This bill repeals the embargo on trade with Cuba. The bill: (1) makes ineffective certain prohibitions on exports to Cuba; (2) extends nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations) to Cuban products; (3) prohibits regulation or banning of travel to and from Cuba, or o... | United States-Cuba Normalization Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Accurate Background Check Act of
2013'' or as the ``ABC Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. PROCEDURES RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT-RELATED EXCHANGES OF RECORDS
AND INFORMATION.
Section 534 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end t... | Accurate Background Check Act of 2013 or the ABC Act of 2013 - Amends the federal judicial code to require the Attorney General (DOJ) to provide procedures to ensure the accuracy and completeness of certain criminal records and information exchanged for employment background checks. Directs the Attorney General, i... | ABC Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transparent Review of the
Affordability and Cost of Electricity (TRACE) Renewable Energy Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Federal energy-specific subsidies and support to all
forms of energy were e... | Transparent Review of the Affordability and Cost of Electricity (TRACE) Renewable Energy Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to direct the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, to prepare and publish an annual report setting f... | To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to provide for an annual electric production cost report. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. MOBILE DEVICE THEFT PREVENTION.
(a) In General.--Part I of title III of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 343. MOBILE DEVICE... | Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2013 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit a provider of commercial mobile or commercial mobile data service from providing service on a mobile device that has been reported to such provider as stolen: (1) by the person who holds the account with respect to such service,... | Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON PUERTO RICO AND POSSESSION TAX CREDIT.
(a) General Rule.--Section 936 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to Puerto Rico and possession tax credit) is amended by
adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:
``(i) Denial of Credit for Income Attributable to Runaw... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny the Puerto Rico and possession tax credit to runaway plants (new or newly expanded operations at Puerto Rican or other possession facilities) unless the Secretary of the Treasury determines that such plants will not have a substantial adverse effect on employment at U.S. facilit... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the benefits of the Puerto Rico and possession tax credit in the case of runaway plants. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress hereby finds as follows:
(1) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., dedicated his life to
securing the Nation's fundamental principles of liberty and
... | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue five-dollar gold coins, one-dollar silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita
Fairness in Contracting Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS.
In entering into a contract to procure property or services in
connection with Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita reconstruction
efforts, th... | Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita Fairness in Contracting Act of 2005 - Requires agencies, in entering into a contract to procure property or services in connection with Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita reconstruction efforts, to use specified competitive procedures.
Allows agencies to enter into a contract to p... | A bill to provide for full and open competition for Federal contracts related to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita reconstruction efforts. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Space Leadership Preservation Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATOR AND DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR.
Section 20111 of title 51, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``Administrator.--There is
... | Space Leadership Preservation Act of 2012 - Establishes a Board of Directors for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Sets forth Board membership and appointment criteria. Directs the President to appoint the NASA Administrator and Deputy Administrator from among a list of nominees provided by the ... | To preserve American space leadership, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is established in the legislative branch the Independent
Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses (in this title
referred to as the ``Commission'').
SEC. 2. DUTIES.
(a) Investigation.--The Commission shall conduct a full, complete,
independent, and i... | Establishes in the legislative branch the Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses to conduct a full, complete, independent, and impartial investigation of the abuses of detainees in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, or any operation within the Global War on Terr... | To establish an independent Commission to investigate detainee abuses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive
Act''.
SEC. 2. STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT FOR PUBLIC ATTORNEYS.
(a) In General.--The Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by
inserting after section 428K (20 U.S.C. 1078-11) the following:
``SEC. 428L. LOAN FORGIVENE... | Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish a program of student loan forgiveness for borrowers who agree to remain employed, for at least three years, as public attorneys who are: (1) State or local criminal prosecutors; or (2) State, local, or Federal public de... | To authorize funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Infrastructure Corps Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States is suffering a worsening crisis in
public infrastructure, including a lack or insufficiency of
railroad, mas... | National Infrastructure Corps Act of 2006 - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish a National Infrastructure Corps of up to 40,000 eligible individuals, to be operated by the Corporation for National and Community Service, in order to address: (1) the economic infrastructure needs of the Nat... | To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish a National Infrastructure Corps to address the Nation's infrastructure needs and provide employment opportunities for unemployed individuals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Judicial District of the Virgin
Islands Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AS AN
ARTICLE III COURT.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 5 of title 28, United States Code,
... | Judicial District of the Virgin Islands Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal judicial code to establish a Federal judicial district in the Virgin Islands, composed of two divisions, one for Saint Croix and the other for Saint Thomas and Saint John. Provides two judges for such district.
Repeals provisions of the Revised ... | Judicial District of the Virgin Islands Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Los Angeles Homeless Veterans
Leasing Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CERTAIN LEASES AT THE DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS WEST LOS ANGELES CAMPUS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out
leases de... | Los Angeles Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out the following leases at the VA's West Los Angeles Campus in Los Angeles, California: any enhanced-use lease of real property for supportive housing that principally benefits veterans an... | Los Angeles Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Website for American Taxpayers to
Check and Help Deter Out-of-control Government Spending Act'' or
``WATCHDOGS Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' means an Executive agency
as defined under sec... | Website for American Taxpayers to Check and Help Deter Out-of-control Government Spending Act or WATCHDOGS Act - Defines: (1) a "contractor entity" as any entity that receives federal funds as a general contractor or subcontractor at any tier in connection with a federal contract; and (2) "covered entity" as any entity... | A bill to require full disclosure by entities receiving Federal funds, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Government Litigation Savings Act''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE PROVISIONS.
(a) Agency Proceedings.--Section 504 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (... | Government Litigation Savings Act - Revises provisions of the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) and the federal judicial code relating to the fees and other expenses of parties in agency proceedings and court cases against the federal government. Restricts awards of fees and other expenses under EAJA to prevailing par... | Government Litigation Savings Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prohibition of Cigarette Sales to
Minors in Federal Buildings and Lands Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) cigarette smoking and the use of smokeless tobacco
products continue to represent major health hazards to... | Prohibition of Cigarette Sales to Minors in Federal Buildings and Lands Act - Requires the Administrator of the General Services Administration and the head of each Federal agency to promulgate regulations that prohibit the sale of tobacco products in vending machines and the distribution of free samples of tobacco pro... | Prohibition of Cigarette Sales to Minors in Federal Buildings and Lands Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Emergency Telemedical
Communications Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are as follows:
(1) To form a task force and create testing networks to
facilitate the development of a National Telemedical Net... | National Emergency Telemedical Communications Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program for the development of statewide and regional telehealth network testbeds that securely link existing State and local telehealth initiatives to regional consortiums of States in the southeastern and... | A bill to authorize the formulation of State and regional emergency telehealth network testbeds and, within the Department of Defense, a telehealth task force. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Center to Advance, Monitor, and
Preserve University Security Safety Act of 2011'' or the ``CAMPUS
Safety Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CENTER FOR CAMPUS PUBLIC SAFETY.
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3711... | Center to Advance, Monitor, and Preserve University Security Safety Act of 2011 or CAMPUS Safety Act of 2011 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to establish and operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety... | A bill to establish and operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Schools Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. SAFE SCHOOLS.
(a) Amendments to the Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994.--Part F of
title XIV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8921 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 14601 (20 ... | Safe Schools Act of 2001 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require a local educational agency (LEA) that receives ESEA funds to expel a student determined to be in possession of an illegal drug or illegal drug paraphernalia on school property or in a vehicle operated by an LEA employ... | A bill to encourage drug-free and safe schools. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Families Credit Reporting
Act''.
SEC. 2. NOTICE OF STATUS AS AN ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY CONSUMER.
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 605, by adding at the end the following:
``(i) Not... | Military Families Credit Reporting Act This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act with respect to an item of adverse information about an active duty military consumer. Declares that, if the action or inaction that gave rise to the item occurred while the consumer was an active duty military consumer, then: (1) th... | Military Families Credit Reporting Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bruce Vento Stand Down Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS, COMMENDATION, AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) veterans outreach activities known as ``Stand Down
events'' have proven to be an effective form of outreach and a... | Bruce Vento Stand Down Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that several branches of the Armed Forces and the National Guard have provided and should continue to provide valuable service in the delivery of services to veterans at Stand Down events (events to provide food, shelter, health care, benefit certification an... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct veterans outreach programs known as Stand Down events and to establish a pilot program to provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rare Diseases Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Rare diseases and disorders are those which affect small
patient populations, typically populations smaller than 200,000
... | Rare Diseases Act of 2002 - Amends the Pubic Health Service Act to: (1) establish an Office of Rare Diseases at the National Institutes of Health; and (2) provide for rare disease regional centers of excellence. Sets forth the duties of such Office and regional centers, including research and educational duties. Define... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Rare Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Harbor Fairness Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT OF DREDGING NEEDS.
Section 210 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33
U.S.C. 2238) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Assessment of Operation and Maintenance Needs.--
... | Harbor Fairness Act of 2011 - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to direct the Secretary of the Army to assess the total operation and maintenance needs of all harbors and inland harbors within the United States, including harbors used: (1) for commercial navigation, (2) for commercial fishing, (3) for ... | To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to ensure that annual expenditures from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to pay for operation and maintenance costs are allocated equitably among eligible harbor projects, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Clarify Workers
Misclassification in the Construction Industry Act''.
(b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Worker misclassification in the construction industry
has reached ep... | Clarify Workers Misclassification in the Construction Industry Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to initiate an enforcement initiative to increase tax compliance in the construction industry. The initiative must include: consultations with industry experts and leaders on its scope and prioritie... | Clarify Workers Misclassification in the Construction Industry Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Facilitating Access to Speedy
Transmissions for Networks, E-commerce and Telecommunications (FASTNET)
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was enacted to
... | Facilitating Access to Speedy Transmissions for Networks, E-commerce and Telecommunications (FASTNET) Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to define a "two percent carrier" (carrier) as an incumbent local exchange carrier whose access lines, when combined with the access lines of any other carrier that such carr... | A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to promote deployment of advanced services and foster the development of competition for the benefit of consumers in all regions of the Nation by relieving unnecessary burdens on the Nation's two percent local exchange telecommunications carriers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education for Freedom Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Given the increased threat to American ideals in the
trying times in which we live, it is important to preserve and
... | Higher Education for Freedom Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to institutions of higher education and nonprofit history or academic organizations associated with higher education to prepare elementary, middle, and secondary school history teachers and to strengthen postsecondary progr... | To establish and strengthen postsecondary programs and courses in the subjects of traditional American history, free institutions, and Western civilization, available to students preparing to teach these subjects, and to other students. |
TITLE I--LOW-POWER TELEVISION
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Digital Translator and Low-Power
Television Transition Assistance Act''.
SEC. 102. DEADLINE FOR CONVERSION OF TRANSLATOR STATIONS AND LOW-POWER
ANALOG TELEVISION STATIONS.
(a) Digital Transition Period.--Se... | Digital Translator and Low-Power Television Transition Assistance Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to extend the deadline for conversion of translator stations and low-power analog television stations to advanced (digital) television services from the current transition period ending on December 31, 2006, to... | A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure full access to digital television in areas served by low-power television, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children of Military Service Members
Commemorative Lapel Pin Act''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RECOGNITION OF DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Establishment and Presentation of Lapel Button.--Chapter 57 of
title ... | Children of Military Service Members Commemorative Lapel Pin Act - Requires a lapel button, to be known as the children of military service members commemorative lapel button, to be designed, as approved by the Secretary of Defense (DOD), to identify and recognize child dependents of members of the Armed Forces who ser... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to recognize the dependent children of members of the Armed Forces who are serving on active duty or who have served on active duty through the presentation of an official lapel button. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Guard and Reserves Reform
Act for the 21st Century''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR RETIRED PAY FOR NON-REGULAR SERVICE.
(a) Age and Service Requirements.--Subsection (a) of section 12731
of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follow... | National Guard and Reserves Reform Act for the 21st Century - Makes an individual eligible for retired pay for non-regular (reserve) military service if such individual: (1) satisfies one of specified combinations of minimum age (between 55 and 60) and years of service (between 20 and 30); (2) performed the last six ye... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to revise the age and service requirements for eligibility to receive retired pay for non-regular service; to provide TRICARE eligibility for members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve and their families; to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a cr... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``School Access to Emergency
Epinephrine Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) According to research funded by the Food Allergy
Initiative and conducted by Northwestern University and
Children's Memorial ... | School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in awarding grants to states under the children's asthma treatment grants program, to favor states that require their public elementary and secondary schools to: (1) permit auth... | To provide States with incentives to require elementary schools and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine at schools. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Criminal Aliens Federal
Responsibility Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. INCARCERATION OF CRIMINAL ALIENS BY OR AT THE EXPENSE OF THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
(a) Definition.--In this section, ``criminal alien who has been
convicted of a felony and is i... | Criminal Aliens Federal Responsibility Act of 1995 - Requires the Federal Government to incarcerate or to reimburse State and local governments for the cost of incarcerating specified criminal aliens.
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for: (1) expedited deportation and exclusion of criminal aliens... | Criminal Aliens Federal Responsibility Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Champlain Valley National Heritage
Partnership Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Champlain Valley and its extensive cultural and
natural resources have played a significant ro... | Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership Act of 2003 - Establishes the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership within the States of Vermont and New York.Directs the Partnership's management entity, the Lake Champlain Basin Program, to develop a management plan for the Partnership (for the Secretary of Inte... | A bill to establish the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership in the States of Vermont and New York, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening of FDA Integrity Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. DEBARMENT.
(a) Application to Drugs, Biological Products, and Devices.--The
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is
amended--
(1) in section 201, by amending sub... | Strengthening of FDA Integrity Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to apply debarment provisions currently applicable to abbreviated new drugs to any drug products, including new drugs, animal drugs, exported drugs, biological products, and medical devices.
Expands the conditions under which ... | To expand the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to impose debarments in order to ensure the integrity of drug, biological product, and device regulation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oil and Gas Production and
Distribution Reform Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FERC PROCESS COORDINATION WITH RESPECT TO REGULATORY APPROVAL
OF OIL AND GAS PROJECTS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' m... | Oil and Gas Production and Distribution Reform Act of 2015 This bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to: (1) identify, as soon as practicable after an application for federal authorization relating to oil and gas production and distribution is submitted, each federal, state, or local government... | Oil and Gas Production and Distribution Reform Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Technology Administration Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM CENTER EXTENSION.
Section 25(c)(5) of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(c)(5)) is amended by striking ``, which
are desig... | Technology Administration Act of 1998 - Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (NISTA) to provide for the extension of Federal financial assistance to Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program after the sixth year of ope... | Technology Administration Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Black Canyon of the Gunnison
National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Boundary
Revision Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY REVISION.
(a) Establishment.--Section 4(a) of the Black Canyon of the... | Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Boundary Revision Act of 2003 - Amends the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Act of 1999 to revise the boundaries of the Park and the Conservation Area to add specified lands.D... | To revise the boundary of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Assessing Progress in Haiti Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On January 12, 2010, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the
Richter magnitude scale struck the country of Haiti.
(2) According to the Unit... | Assessing Progress in Haiti Act - Directs the President to report to Congress on the status of post-earthquake humanitarian, reconstruction, and development efforts in Haiti, including efforts to prevent the spread of cholera and treat persons infected with the disease.
Requires such report to evaluate: (1) the overal... | To measure the progress of relief, recovery, reconstruction, and development efforts in Haiti following the earthquake of January 12, 2010, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American $1 Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIVE AMERICAN $1 COIN PROGRAM.
Section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(r) Redesign and Issuance of Circulating $1 Coins Honoring Native
Americans and t... | Native American $1 Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $1 coins in commemoration of Native Americans and important contributions made by Indian tribes and individual Native Americans to the development and history of the United States.
Requires, effective beginning January 1, 2008, that ... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue coins in commemoration of Native Americans and the important contributions made by Indian tribes and individual Native Americans to the development of the United States and the history of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Furthering International Nuclear
Safety Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are as follows:
(1) To recognize the paramount importance of international
nuclear safety cooperation for operating power reactors.
... | Furthering International Nuclear Safety Act of 2010 - Directs The President to instruct the U.S. delegate to the Convention on Nuclear Safety to use U.S. influence to encourage: (1) parties to more systematically assess progress in improving nuclear safety and increase the number and public dissemination of related rep... | A bill to underscore the importance of international nuclear safety cooperation for operating power reactors, encouraging the efforts of the Convention on Nuclear Safety, supporting progress in improving nuclear safety, and enhancing the public availability of nuclear safety information. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Meat Labeling Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. LABELING OF IMPORTED MEAT AND MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS.
(a) Definitions.--Section 1 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21
U.S.C. 601) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(w) Beef.--The term `beef'... | Meat Labeling Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to deem misbranded beef, lamb, and pork that does not bear certain country of origin labeling. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate regulations for such labeling. Authorizes the Secretary to require that any person that prepares, stores... | Meat Labeling Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON DEDUCTION FOR INTANGIBLE DRILLING AND DEVELOPMENT
COSTS.
(a) In General.--Section 263(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new sente... | Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny to taxpayers with gross revenues in excess of $100 million in a taxable year (applicable large taxpayers): (1) the tax deduction for intangible drilling and development costs; (2) the tax deduction for qualified tertiary injectant expenses; (3) ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate oil and gas company preferences. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Regulatory Review
Reform Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY RULEMAKING.
Chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:
``CHAPTER 8--CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY RULEMAKING
``Sec.
`... | Defines major rule as any rule that the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget finds has resulted in or is likely to result in: (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual... | Congressional Regulatory Review Reform Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland Security
Insider Threat and Mitigation Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INSIDER THREAT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Title I of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 111 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the follo... | . Department of Homeland Security Insider Threat and Mitigation Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish an Insider Threat Program, which shall: (1) provide training and education for DHS personnel to identify, prevent, mit... | Department of Homeland Security Insider Threat and Mitigation Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Child Care for the Gulf
Coast Region Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Studies have stated that reopening child care
facilities was crucial for helping parents get back to work and
... | Emergency Child Care for the Gulf Coast Region Act of 2006 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish grant programs for: (1) businesses and consortia in the Gulf Coast Region to pay start-up costs and to provide additional child care services for employees; (2) nonprofit business organizations ... | To provide emergency child care in the Gulf Coast Region, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Educational Technology Utilization
Extension Assistance Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to improve the utilization of
educational technologies in elementary and secondary education by
creating an educational technology extension ... | Educational Technology Utilization Extension Assistance Act - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), in cooperation with the Secretary of Education and the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), to provide assistance for the creation and support of regional cente... | Educational Technology Utilization Extension Assistance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Black Lung
Benefits Restoration Act''.
(b) Reference.--Whenever in this Act (other than section 9(a) (1),
10, 11, or 12) an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi... | Black Lung Benefits Restoration Act - Amends the Black Lung Benefits Act (the Act) to provide that, when black lung benefits are paid after an initial determination of eligibility, repayment of an overpayment will not be required even upon a final determination of ineligibility, if there was no fraud or deception by th... | Black Lung Benefits Restoration Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Information Sharing Improvement Act
of 2004''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL SECURITY INTELLIGENCE SHARING.
(a) Telephone Records.--Section 2709(d) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``for foreign'' and all that follows
through ``such agency''... | Information Sharing Improvement Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Right to Financial Privacy Act, and the National Security Act of 1947 to authorize the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to disseminate information relevant to an authorized investigation to protect ag... | A bill to strengthen anti-terrorism investigative tools, to enhance prevention and prosecution of terrorist crimes, to combat terrorism financing, to improve border and transportation security, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Genetic Information
Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part 7 of subtitle B of title I of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act... | Genetic Information Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance Act of 1997 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prohibit a group health plan or a health insurance issuer offering group coverage from discriminating on the basis: (1) of genetic information; or (2) that the participant or beneficiar... | Genetic Information Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Conservation Assistance Loan Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF NONRECOURSE CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE LOANS FOR
LOAN COMMODITIES.
(a) Nonrecourse Loans Available.--
(1) In general.--For each of the 2018 through 2022 crops of... | Conservation Assistance Loan Act of 2018 This bill establishes a Department of Agriculture (USDA) nonrecourse conservation assistance loan program. Under the program, farmers who receive loans must meet certain conservation requirements, including: (1) complying with applicable conservation and wetland protection requ... | Conservation Assistance Loan Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Food Employment Empowerment and
Development Program Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means an
entity that meets the requirements of section (3)(b).
(2) S... | Food Employment Empowerment and Development Program Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a food employment empowerment and development program of grants to eligible public agencies and private nonprofit institutions to encourage the use of community resources to combat hunger and the root cau... | A bill to encourage the effective use of community resources to combat hunger and the root causes of hunger by creating opportunity through food recovery and job training. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``ADA Education and Reform Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. COMPLIANCE THROUGH EDUCATION.
Based on existing funding, the Disability Rights Section of the
Department of Justice shall, in consultation with property owners and
representatives of the disability right... | ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015 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 training f... | ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Upper Mississippi
River Basin Protection Act of 2001''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Reliance on sound ... | Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act of 2001 - Declares that it is the policy of Congress that Federal investments in the Upper Mississippi River Basin must be guided by sound science.Title I: Sediment and Nutrient Monitoring Network - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the United States Geological ... | To promote Department of the Interior efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Back to Work Tax Credit''.
SEC. 2. LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED WORKERS WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDITS.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 51(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ``$10,000 per year in the
case of any individual ... | Back to Work Tax Credit - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an increased work opportunity tax credit for the hiring of a qualified long-term unemployed individual. Defines "qualified long-term unemployed individual" as any individual who was not a student for at least six months during the one-year period endin... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide work opportunity tax credits for the hiring of long-term unemployed workers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Free Sugar Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. SUGAR PROGRAM.
Section 156 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act
of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272) is repealed.
SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF SUGAR PRICE SUPPORT AND PRODUCTION ADJUSTMENT
PROGRAMS.
(... | Free Sugar Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to repeal the sugar loan program. | A bill to repeal the Federal sugar program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Welfare Extension and Marriage
Promotion Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES BLOCK
GRANT PROGRAM THROUGH JUNE 30, 2004.
(a) In General.--Activities authorized by part A of title IV of the
Socia... | Welfare Extension and Marriage Promotion Act of 2004 - Extends through June 30, 2004, the activities authorized by part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) (except with respect to the bonus to reward decrease in illegitimacy ratio), and related activities with... | To reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program through June 30, 2004, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emigrant Wilderness Preservation Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN WATER IMPOUNDMENT
STRUCTURES IN THE EMIGRANT WILDERNESS, STANISLAUS
NATIONAL FOREST, CALIFORNIA.
(a) Cooperative Agreement For Mai... | Emigrant Wilderness Preservation Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to the Emigrant Wilderness in the Stanislaus National Forest, California, to enter into an agreement with a non-Federal entity (non-profit or private entity, or the State of California or political subdivision) to retain, ... | To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a cooperative agreement to provide for retention, maintenance, and operation, at private expense, of 12 concrete dams and weirs located within the boundaries of the Emigrant Wilderness in the Stanislaus National Forest, California, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Security Credit Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The personal savings rate reached historic lows in the
past decade, and a lack of personal savings was a major
contributor to the ... | Financial Security Credit Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income-based tax credit equal to the lesser of $500 or 50% of the total amount deposited or contributed into designated savings products in a taxable year. Defines "designated savings products" as a qualified retirement plan,... | Financial Security Credit Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Residential Solar Energy Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT TO HOLDERS OF RESIDENTIAL SOLAR ENERGY BONDS.
(a) In General.--Subpart B 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 ... | Residential Solar Energy Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a credit, as specified, to holders of residential solar energy bonds. Defines such bonds. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an interest-free source of capital to cover the costs of installing residential solar energy equipment. |
SECTION 1. COVERAGE OF STATEWIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ACCESS PROGRAM
ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN UNDER AGE 21.
(a) Child Behavioral Health Access Program Activities for Children
Under Age 21.--Title XIX of the Social Security Act is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 1947. CO... | This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow a state Medicaid program to provide, and receive an enhanced federal matching rate for providing, administrative activities carried out with respect to a behavioral health access program for individuals under 21 years of age. | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a State Medicaid option to enhance administrative matching funds to support statewide behavioral health access program activities for children under 21 years of age, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Opt Out of Iraq War Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. TAX PAYMENTS TO FUTURE FUND.
(a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to information and returns) is amended by adding
at the end the following new part:
... | Opt Out of Iraq War Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate that the percentage of their income, estate, or gift tax payments that would otherwise be used to fund the Iraq war be paid into a Future Fund from which funding will be provided, in equal amounts, to the Head Sta... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to designate that their income, estate, or gift tax payments be spent other than for purposes of supporting the war in Iraq and to provide that amounts so designated shall be used to provide funding for Head Start, to reduce the national debt, and to provi... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``World Trade Center Bombing Victims
Compensation Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal
of, a section or other provision... | World Trade Center Bombing Victims Compensation Act of 2003 - Amends the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 to allow claims filed with respect to the bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993. | A bill to amend the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note; Public Law 107-42) to provide compensation for victims killed in the bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Government Amendments to the
Homeland Security Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) there is a government-to-government relationship
between the United States and each Indian ... | Tribal Government Amendments to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (sic) - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, to include the participation of Indian tribes with respect to specified activities of the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Amend... | A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to include Indian tribes among the entities consulted with respect to activities carried out by the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Serving America's
Veterans Effectively Act of 2014'' or the ``SAVE Act of 2014''.
(b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Veterans often have unique health needs that may be
related to the... | Serving America's Veterans Effectively Act of 2014 or the SAVE Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: require the inclusion of a patient's status as a veteran in the patient information that the Secretary requires for meaningful use of electronic health records under the Medicare a... | SAVE Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Victims of Polygamy Assistance Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Despite the fact that polygamy has been illegal in the
United States for over 100 years, the practice of polygamy
in... | Victims of Polygamy Assistance Act of 2008 - Establishes within the Department of Justice a Federal Polygamy Task Force to strengthen federal law enforcement activities and provide state and local law enforcement officials the assistance they need to address the illegal activity of one or more polygamist organizations.... | A bill to establish a Federal Polygamy Task Force, to authorize assistance for victims of polygamy, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CHARTER FOR IRISH AMERICAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE.
Part B of subtitle II of title 36, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating chapter 1001 as chapter 1003;
(2) by redesignating sections 100101 through 100110, and
the items relating thereto in the table of secti... | Grants a Federal charter to the Irish American Cultural Institute, Incorporated (a nonprofit corporation incorporated under the laws of New Jersey). | A bill to amend title 36, United Sates Code, to grant a Federal charter to the Irish American Cultural Institute. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Storage for Grid Resilience
and Modernization Act of 2016'' or the ``Energy Storage Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. ENERGY INVESTMENT CREDIT FOR ENERGY STORAGE PROPERTY CONNECTED
TO THE GRID.
(a) 30-Percent Credit Allowed.--Clause (i) of se... | Energy Storage for Grid Resilience and Modernization Act of 2016 or the Energy Storage Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow, through 2026, a 30% energy tax credit for investment in energy storage property capable of absorbing energy, storing the energy for a period of time, and dispatch... | Energy Storage Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Nurse Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL NURSE.
Title XVII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 1711. OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL NURSE.
``(... | National Nurse Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the Public Health Service an Office of the National Nurse, headed by a registered nurse appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Directs the Secretary to: (1) initially appoint the individual serving as the Chief... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Office of the National Nurse. |
SECTION 1. CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
(a) Treatment as Law Enforcement Officers.--Section 8331(20) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``administrative
position.'' and inserting ``administrative position, and any revenue
officer, customs inspector, customs canine enforcement officer, an... | Includes revenue officers in the Internal Revenue Service, customs inspectors and canine enforcement officers in the U.S. Customs Service, and inspectors in the Immigration and Naturalization Service as Federal law enforcement officers for purposes of provisions governing the Civil Service Retirement System and the Fed... | To amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that, for civil service retirement purposes, inspectors of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, inspectors and canine enforcement officers of the United States Customs Service, and revenue officers of the Internal Revenue Service shall be tre... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Travel Facilitation and Safety Act
of 2015''.
SEC. 2. RECOVERY OF INITIAL PRECLEARANCE OPERATION COSTS.
(a) Cost Sharing Agreements With Relevant Airport Authorities.--The
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection may enter into a
cost sharin... | Travel Facilitation and Safety Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enter into cost-sharing agreements with airport authorities in foreign countries at which preclearance operations will be established or maintained if certain circ... | Travel Facilitation and Safety Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Services, Education, and
Rehabilitation for Veterans Act'' or the ``SERV Act''.
SEC. 2. VETERAN'S TREATMENT COURTS.
(a) Delegation.--The Director of the Office of National Drug
Control Policy (referred to in this Act as the ``Director'') shall
delegat... | Services, Education, and Rehabilitation for Veterans Act or the SERV Act - Requires the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to delegate to the Department of Justice (DOJ) the authority to administer the veteran's treatment courts program established by this Act.
Authorizes the Attorney General to ma... | A bill to provide grants to establish veteran's treatment courts. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Simplifying Access to Student Loan
Information Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE TRUTH IN LENDING ACT.
(a) In General.--Section 128(e) of the Truth in Lending Act (15
U.S.C. 1638(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(1... | Simplifying Access to Student Loan Information Act of 2014 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require private educational lenders to submit to the Secretary of Education information regarding each private education loan they make. Requires that such information: (1) be placed in the National Student Loan Data System... | Simplifying Access to Student Loan Information Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nutria Eradication and Control Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) wetland and tidal marshes in the Chesapeake Bay, the
State of Louisiana, and other coastal States provide
sig... | Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2009 - Establishes a nutria eradication program under which the Secretary of the Interior may provide financial assistance to Maryland, Louisiana, Delaware, Oregon, Virginia, and Washington to eradicate or control nutria and restore nutria-damaged wetland.
Requires that the Maryla... | To provide for the eradication and control of nutria in Maryland, Louisiana, and other coastal States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coral Reef Conservation Amendments
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF CORAL REEF CONSERVATION PROGRAM.
(a) Project Diversity.--Section 204(d) of the Coral Reef
Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6403(d)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Geo... | Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2005 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 to extend the award of remaining grant funds under the coral reef conservation program, in addition to projects addressing emerging priorities or threats, to other appropriate projects, as identified by the Administ... | A bill to reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Upper Connecticut River Partnership
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the upper Connecticut River watershed in the States of
New Hampshire and Vermont is a scenic region of historic
... | Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, through the Connecticut River Joint Commissions, to provide technical and financial assistance in managing the River to the States of New Hampshire and Vermont. | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance in implementing cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the Connecticut River watershed of the States of Hew Hampshire and Vermont. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission to Study Reparation
Proposals for African Americans Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) approximately 4,000,000 Africans and their descendants
were enslaved in the United Sta... | Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act - Establishes the Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans to examine slavery and discrimination in the colonies and the United States from 1619 to the present and recommend appropriate remedies.
Authorizes appropriations. | Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act |
SECTION 1. CERTAIN ENTRIES OF SALMON.
(a) Liquidation or Reliquidation of Entries.--Notwithstanding
sections 514 and 520 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514 and
1520) or any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
liquid... | Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to liquidate or reliquidate, without assessment of antidumping duties or interest, specified entries of salmon at the port of Miami, Florida. Requires refund of any antidumping duties or interest previously paid on such entries. | A bill to reliquidate certain entries of salmon. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Excise, Sales, and Transaction
Tax Enforcement Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) through a long line of decisions, the United States
Supreme Court has established that States have the right to
... | Defines a "qualified State tax" as any lawfully imposed, nondiscriminatory excise, sales, or transaction tax imposed by a State on a purchase of a good or service from a tribal retail enterprise by a person who is not a member of the Indian tribe that is (or with respect to which a member is) the owner or operator of t... | State Excise Sales, and Transaction Tax Enforcement Act of 1999 |
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