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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rescue and Emergency Services
Prepared for Our Nation's Defense Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Many nations currently possess weapons of mass
destruction and related materials and technologies, and su... | Rescue and Emergency Services Prepared for Our Nation's Defense Act - Establishes the Commission to Assess Weapons of Mass Destruction Domestic Response Capabilities to: (1) assess Federal agency efforts to enhance domestic preparedness for incidents involving weapons of mass destruction and Federal training programs ... | Rescue and Emergency Services Prepared for Our Nation's Defense Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Biotechnology Food Labeling
Uniformity Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT.
(a) In General.--Section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 343) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
`... | Biotechnology Food Labeling Uniformity Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require food that contains an ingredient from a genetically modified organism (GMO) to be labeled as genetically engineered. A food is exempt from this requirement if GMO ingredients account for less than 0.9% of the... | Biotechnology Food Labeling Uniformity Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Capitalizing on American Methane
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. INCENTIVES FOR INNOVATIVE FUEL PRODUCTION THROUGH QUALIFIED
METHANE CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY.
(a) Inclusion of Qualified Methane Conversion Technology in
Gasification Project Credit.-... | Capitalizing on American Methane Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) include in the tax credit for investment in a qualifying gasification project any qualified methane conversion technology, and (2) allow an alternative fuel excise tax credit for liquid fuel produced through qualified methane convers... | Capitalizing on American Methane Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Wild
and Scenic River Act''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF SUDBURY, ASSABET, AND CONCORD SCENIC AND
RECREATIONAL RIVERS, MASSACHUSETTS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Sudbury, Assab... | Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Wild and Scenic River Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers in Massachusetts as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Requires the segments to be: (1) administered by the Secretary of the Interior t... | Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Wild and Scenic River Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Millennium National Commission on
Space Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to establish a National Commission on
Space that will assist the United States--
(1) to define the long-range needs of the Nation that may
... | Requires the Commission to identify long range goals, opportunities, and policy options for U.S. civilian space activity for the next 20 years and to develop options and recommendations for a long range national civilian space policy plan.
Authorizes appropriations. | Millennium National Commission on Space Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Electricity Storage Innovation
Act''.
SEC. 2. ELECTRICITY STORAGE BASIC RESEARCH INITIATIVE.
(a) Amendment.--Section 975 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 16315) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 975. ELECTRICITY STORAGE BASIC RESEARCH I... | Electricity Storage Innovation Act (Sec. 2)This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE)to establish the Electricity Storage Basic Research Initiative. The initiative is designed to expand knowledge related to thecontrol, storage, and conversion ofelectrical energy into chemical energy, and chemical energy into ele... | Electricity Storage Innovation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Review Cooperation
Act''.
SEC. 2. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROJECT DELIVERY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 330. Use of State environme... | Environmental Review Cooperation Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to carry out a demonstration program to allow a state or local government to assume the Secretary's responsibilities for environmental review and approval of highway projects under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 through ... | To amend title 23, United States Code, to modify the surface transportation project delivery pilot program to carry out a demonstration program using State environmental laws, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``20/20 Biofuels Challenge Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) Alternative fuel.--The term ``a... | 20/20 Biofuels Challenge Act of 2005 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations ensuring that motor vehicle fuel sold or dispensed to consumers in the contiguous United States, on an annual average basis, contains specified volumes of renewable fuel for calendar years 2... | A bill to increase the production and use of biofuels and diversify biofuel feedstock as key elements to achieving energy independence for the United States. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) In 2005, the oil industry recorded revenues of
$1,620,000,000,000, and profits for the industry totaled almost
$140,000,000,000.
(2) In 2005, multilateral development institutions such as
those in the World B... | Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to prohibit the Export-Import Bank of the United States from guaranteeing, insuring, or extending credit: (1) in connection with an oil or gas project; or (2) to any entity that may use the guarantee, insurance, or credit to finance such a project.
Amends the Foreign Assistanc... | To prevent public financing of oil or gas field development projects, surveying or extraction activities, processing facilities, pipelines, or terminals, or other oil and gas production or distribution operations or facilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Veterans Affairs
Employment Discrimination Resolution and Adjudication Act''.
SEC. 2. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS.
(a) In General.--(1) Chapter 5 of title 38, United States Code, i... | Department of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Resolution and Adjudication Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide that the employment discrimination complaint resolution system within the Department of Veterans Affairs be established and administered so as to encourage timely and fair reso... | Department of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Resolution and Adjudication Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hunting Heritage Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) hunting is an important and traditional recreational
activity in which 13,000,000 people in the United States 16
years of age and older participa... | Hunting Heritage Protection Act - Requires that federal public land be open to access and use for hunting except as limited by: (1) the federal agency with jurisdiction over the land for national security or public safety reasons or for other reasons authorized by applicable federal law for limiting access; and (2) any... | To recognize the heritage of hunting and provide opportunities for continued hunting on Federal public land. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children and Media Research
Advancement Act'' or the ``CAMRA Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to enable the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention to--
(1) examine the role and positive and negative impact of
... | Children and Media Research Advancement Act or the CAMRA Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to enter into a contract with the National Academy of Science or another appropr... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize funding for the establishment of a program on children and the media within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children. |
SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF SAVER'S CREDIT.
(a) 50 Percent Credit for All Taxpayers: Expansion of Phaseout
Ranges.--Subsection (b) of section 25B of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended to read as follows:
``(b) Applicable Percentage.--For purposes of this section--
``(1) In general.--Exce... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the rate of the tax credit for retirement savings contributions (saver's credit); and (2) make such credit refundable. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the availability of the saver's credit and to make the credit refundable. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Geothermal Energy Initiative Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Federal income tax credits have been established for
production of energy from renewable energy resources, other
than geoth... | Geothermal Energy Initiative Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include geothermal energy and certain geothermal energy facilities as qualified energy resources and appurtenant facilities eligible for the renewable electricity production credit.
Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) review and publish... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a Federal income tax credit for production of energy from geothermal energy resources, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Active Community Transportation Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Nearly half of the trips taken in the United States are
within a 20-minute bicycle ride, and a quarter of such trips
are wit... | Active Community Transportation Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to carry out an active transportation investment program to encourage a mode shift to active transportation within selected communities that have development plans that provide safe and convenient opportunities to travel by bicycling ... | To direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out an active transportation investment program to encourage a mode shift to active transportation within selected communities by providing safe and convenient options to bicycle and walk for routine travel, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Open Skies Treaty Compliance
Assurance Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Serv... | Open Skies Treaty Compliance Assurance Act This bill prohibits funds from being obligated or expended to aid the certification or approval of any new sensor, including to carry out an initial or exhibition observation flight of an observation aircraft, for use by the Russian Federation on observation flights under the ... | Open Skies Treaty Compliance Assurance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Primary Care Health Practitioner
Incentive Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. INCREASED MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT FOR NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND
CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS.
(a) Removal of Restrictions on Settings.--
(1) In general.--Section 186... | Primary Care Health Practitioner Incentive Act of 1995 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to payments for medical and other health services, to cover services which would be physicians' services if furnished by a physician but: (1) which are performed by a clinical nurse specialist... | Primary Care Health Practitioner Incentive Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fighting Fraud in Transportation Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Annual Review of Active Registrations.--The Administrator of
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall establish
processes and procedures to screen its ... | Fighting Fraud in Transportation Act of 2011 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to establish procedures to screen annually its list of registered motor carriers, brokers, and freight forwarders to: (1) ensure the list accurately reflects only those entities with curre... | To amend section 139 of title 49, United States Code, to increase the effectiveness of Federal oversight of motor carriers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sensible Oversight for Technology
which Advances Regulatory Efficiency Act'' or the ``SOFTWARE Act''.
SEC. 2. HEALTH SOFTWARE.
Section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
321) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``... | Sensible Oversight for Technology which Advances Regulatory Efficiency Act or the SOFTWARE Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to define health software as software that does not acquire, process, or analyze data from an in vitro diagnostic device or signal acquisition system, is not an access... | SOFTWARE Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Housing Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF PER-UNIT COSTS UNDER SECTION 8 RENTAL HOUSING
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of the item relating to the Housing
Certificate Fund in title II of the Departments o... | Fair Housing Protection Act - Amends the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 to revise the per-unit cost calculation for expiring tenant-based rental assistance contracts under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937.
Directs t... | To reform and improve certain housing programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sheltering All Veterans Everywhere
Act'' or the ``SAVE Reauthorization Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) homelessness is a serious problem in the United States;
(2) veterans, who have served and defended ... | Sheltering All Veterans Everywhere Act or SAVE Reauthorization Act of 2005 - Extends through FY2011: (1) the authorization of appropriations for Department of Veterans Affairs comprehensive services for homeless veterans; (2) the homeless veterans reintegration program; (3) a Department program to provide additional se... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reauthorize various programs servicing the needs of homeless veterans for fiscal years 2007 through 2011, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Security Clearance Enhancement Act
of 2014''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENT OF SECURITY CLEARANCE INVESTIGATION PROCEDURES.
(a) Information Collection.--Section 3001(c)(2) of the Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341(c)(2)) is ... | Security Clearance Enhancement Act of 2014 - Amends the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to expand the responsibilities of the executive agency selected to conduct security clearance investigations of U.S. government employees and contractors who require access to classified information. Require... | Security Clearance Enhancement Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Elementary Educator STEM Content
Coach Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Numerous recent reports by national advisory groups,
including the President's Council of Advisors on Science and
Technology ... | Elementary Educator STEM Content Coach Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to states and, through them, subgrants to partnerships between local educational agencies and public or nonprofit organizations to carry out professional development training programs for elementary school teachers that have... | Elementary Educator STEM Content Coach Act |
SECTION 1. EMPOWERING FUTURE ENTREPRENEURS.
Title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is
amended--
(1) by striking the title heading and inserting the
following:
``TITLE V--PROMOTING EQUITY AND EMPOWERMENT''; and
(2) by adding at the end the follow... | Future Entrepreneurs of America Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to States for entrepreneurship education and training programs for students in grades seven through 12. Requires such grants to States in any fiscal year in which appropria... | To promote youth entrepreneurship education. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Protective Service
Improvement and Accountability Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE INSPECTORS AND CONTRACT OVERSIGHT
FORCE.
Section 1315 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by
redesignating subsections (c... | Federal Protective Service Improvement and Accountability Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to maintain no fewer than 1,350 full-time equivalent positions in the Federal Protective Service inspector force, who shall be fully trained federal law enforcement officers. Directs the Secretary to... | To enhance homeland security, including domestic preparedness and collective response to terrorism, by improving the Federal Protective Service, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. STATE OPTION TO REQUIRE CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS TO PRESENT
SATISFACTORY DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE OF PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP
OR NATIONALITY FOR PURPOSES OF ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAID.
(a) In General.--Section 1902(a)(46) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396a(a)(46)) is amended--
... | Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to permit states, at their option, to require certain individuals to present satisfactory documentary evidence of citizenship or nationality for Medicaid eligibility.
Revises the rules for children born in the United States to mothers eligible for Medicaid. Declar... | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States, at their option, to require certain individuals to present satisfactory documentary evidence of proof of citizenship or nationality for purposes of eligibility for Medicaid, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Open Markets and Fair Trade Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. REPORTS ON MARKET ACCESS.
(a) Annual Reports.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall
submit to the Congress a report with res... | Open Markets and Fair Trade Act of 1995 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to report annually to the Congress on selected countries in which U.S. goods or services, that would otherwise be competitive there, do not have market access. Requires the Secretary, in selecting such countries and sectors, to give priority t... | Open Markets and Fair Trade Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Security Before Access Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTING THE PRIVACY OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
IN ENROLLMENT ACTIVITIES OF HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGES.
(a) In General.--Section 340A(c) of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S... | Security Before Access Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, with respect to patient navigator services, to require recipients of grants for the development and operation of demonstration programs to implement procedures developed under this Act to protect the privacy of personally identifiable informatio... | Security Before Access Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Head Start Enhanced Parental
Involvement and Family Literacy Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRED PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN HEAD START PROGRAMS.
(a) Administration of Policy.--Section 636 of the Head Start Act
(42 U.S.C. 9831) is amended by adding the followi... | Head Start Enhanced Parental Involvement and Family Literacy Act of 1994 - Amends the Head Start Act to require parental involvement activities, family literacy services, parenting skills training, and family needs assessments.
Authorizes Head Start agencies to offer parental social self-sufficiency training, substan... | Head Start Enhanced Parental Involvement and Family Literacy Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Assault Weapons Ban and Law
Enforcement Protection Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON MANUFACTURE, TRANSFER, AND POSSESSION OF CERTAIN
SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPONS.
(a) Restriction.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is
am... | Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal criminal code to reinstate the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act's assault weapons ban to prohibit: (1) the manufacture, transfer, or possession of a semiautomatic assault weapon; (2) the transfer, possession, o... | A bill to reinstate the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Savings and Investment Relief Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. TRANSACTION FEES.
Section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee)
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(h) Limitation on Transaction Fees.--
... | Savings and Investment Relief Act of 1998 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to transaction fees for both exchange-traded and exchange-regulated securities and off-exchange trades of last-sale-reported securities. Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to prescribe annually a fisca... | Savings and Investment Relief Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stabilization and Pacification of
Southern Serbia Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On June 10, 1999, the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) military air operation in the former
Yugoslavia co... | Stabilization and Pacification of Southern Serbia Act - Declares it is U.S. policy to: (1) promote dialog between representatives of the Albanian community of southern Serbia and the authorities of the Republic of Serbia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia aimed at addressing the concerns of both the ethnic Albanian... | To prohibit assistance for Kosovo unless the President determines and certifies to Congress that residents or citizens of Kosovo are not providing assistance to organizations engaging in or otherwise supporting ethnically-motivated violence in southern Serbia or in Macedonia, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) Members of Congress pledge to uphold the Constitution
and the laws of the United States;
(2) Members of Congress are elected... | Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act of 2007 - Amends federal civil service law, with respect to both the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS), to require the Office of Personnel and Management (OPM) to prescribe regulations that deny eligibility under CSRS or FERS ... | To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that a Member of Congress convicted of any of certain felony offenses shall not be eligible for retirement benefits based on that individual's Member service, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection
Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. AT-RISK YOUTH MEDICAID PROTECTION.
(a) In General.--Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ... | At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2018 This bill prohibits a state Medicaid program from terminating a juvenile's medical assistance eligibility because the juvenile is incarcerated. A state may suspend coverage while the juvenile is an inmate, but must reevaluate the juvenile's eligibility prior ... | At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Government Greenhouse Gas
Registry Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
The Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``TITLE VII--FEDERAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
`... | Federal Government Greenhouse Gas Registry Act of 2007 - Amends the Clean Air Act to establish within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the Federal Emissions Inventory Office. Sets forth the Offices' duties, including: (1) developing and using a greenhouse gas emission inventory or other system to measure and v... | A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish within the Environmental Protection Agency an office to measure and report on greenhouse gas emissions of Federal agencies. |
SECTION 1. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to authorize the Secretary of
Agriculture (referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') to sell or
exchange all or part of certain administrative sites and other lands in
the George Washington National Forest and the Jefferson National
Forest, and to use the valu... | Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands in Virginia for other lands or, if amounts are received through sale, to deposit receipts in a specified fund to be used for acquisition of lands in Virginia and acquisition or construction of administrative improvements in the George Washington and Jeffer... | To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands and improvements in the State of Virginia, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. USE OF BUILDINGS ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND RESERVE
COMPONENT FACILITIES AS POLLING PLACES.
(a) Use of Military Installations Authorized.--Section 2670 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``Under'' and inserting ``(a) Use by Red
Cross.--U... | Amends the Revised Statutes to authorize the use of military installations or reserve facilities for such purposes. Requires an installation or facility that was made available for a Federal election during 1998 to be made available for the general election for Federal office in November 2000. | To amend titles 10 and 18, United States Code, and the Revised Statutes to remove the uncertainty regarding the authority of the Department of Defense to permit buildings located on military installations and reserve component facilities to be used as polling places in Federal, State, and local elections for public off... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Chemicals Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. CREDITS FOR PRODUCTION OF RENEWABLE CHEMICALS AND INVESTMENTS
IN RENEWABLE CHEMICAL PRODUCTION FACILITIES.
(a) Production of Renewable Chemicals.--
(1) In general.--Subpart D of part I... | Renewable Chemicals Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a business-related tax credit for the production of renewable chemicals, and (2) a tax credit for investment in renewable chemical production facilities. The bill defines "renewable chemical" as any chemical that: (1) is produced i... | Renewable Chemicals Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Compliance Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) Affected owner or operator.--The term ``a... | Fair Compliance Act of 2011 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide an extension of at least two years of the deadline to comply with any emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants from electric utility steam generating units that the Administrator may promulgate based... | A bill to provide additional time for compliance with, and coordinating of, the compliance schedules for certain rules of the Environmental Protection Agency. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Forest Stewardship
Contracting Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS, PURPOSES, AND DEFINITIONS.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In many of the units of the National Forest System,
current conditions, su... | National Forest Stewardship Contracting Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) implement a Forest Service program to use National Forest System timber and forest products revenues (stewardship contracts) to conduct other ecosystem resource activities on such lands; and (2) develop a standard System... | National Forest Stewardship Contracting Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Victims' Rights Constitutional
Amendment Implementation Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. CRIME VICTIM RIGHTS.
(a) In General.--Except as provided in section 3, each victim of a
Federal felony offense or any other Federal crime of violence (as
defined in section... | Victims' Rights Constitutional Amendment Implementation Act of 1997 - Grants each victim of a Federal felony offense or any other Federal crime of violence the right: (1) to notice of, and not to be excluded from, all public proceedings relating to the offense; (2) to be heard, if present, and to submit a written stat... | Victims' Rights Constitutional Amendment Implementation Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Innovation Corps Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The acceleration of artificial intelligence is enabling
the automation of jobs that have traditionally required human
labor.
(2)... | Innovation Corps Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish a competitive program to make grants to institutions of higher education to establish or enhance education programs that retrain workers displaced from their jobs by automation to provide such workers with skills needed for jobs in ... | Innovation Corps Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. LEGISLATIVE STAY.
(a) Establishment of Standards.--In place of the rules specified in
subsection (b), and notwithstanding the date by which such rules would
otherwise be required to be promulgated... | Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 - Provides that the following rules shall have no force or effect and shall be treated as though they had never taken effect: (1) National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry and Standards of Performance for Portland... | To provide additional time for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Forensics and Attribution
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The threat of a nuclear terrorist attack on American
interests, both domestic and abroad, is one of the most serious
threats to the national secu... | Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should: (1) pursue bilateral and multilateral international agreements to establish an international framework for determining the source of any confiscated nuclear or radiological material or weapon, as well as the source of any... | To strengthen efforts in the Department of Homeland Security to develop nuclear forensics capabilities to permit attribution of the source of nuclear material, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Digital Signature Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. RECOGNITION OF DIGITAL SIGNATURES.
(a) Requirement.--To the extent that a Federal agency recognizes a
written signature as authenticating a document, the agency shall
recognize a digital signature as authenticat... | Digital Signature Act of 1999 - Directs a Federal agency, to the extent that it recognizes a written signature as authenticating a document, to recognize a digital signature as authenticating an equivalent electronically formatted document.
Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to... | Digital Signature Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sportsmen's Conservation and Outdoor
Recreation Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NATIONAL FISH HABITAT INITIATIVE.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the mission of the National Fish Habitat Initiative is
t... | Sportsmen's Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act This bill reauthorizes several programs supporting the conservation of wildlife habitat. The bill amends the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act by extending until July 25, 2022, the Department of the Interior's authority to sell certain public land ... | Sportsmen's Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Subsidiary Tax Equity Act''.
SEC. 2. INCOME FROM RUNAWAY PLANTS OR FROM MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS
LOCATED IN A COUNTRY WHICH PROVIDES A TAX HOLIDAY
INCLUDED IN SUBPART F INCOME.
(a) Foreign Base Company Manufacturing ... | Foreign Subsidiary Tax Equity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include as taxable income of U.S. shareholders in controlled foreign corporations the foreign base company manufacturing related income attributable to manufacturing operations in a tax holiday (tax haven) plant or in a runaway plant. | Foreign Subsidiary Tax Equity Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Review Freedom Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTING CONSUMER SPEECH.
(a) Prohibition.--A provision of a form contract is void from the
inception of such contract if said provision--
(1) prohibits or restricts the ability of a person w... | Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2014 - Declares a provision of a form contract to be void from the inception if it: (1) prohibits or restricts a person who is a party to the contract from engaging in written, verbal, or pictorial reviews, or other similar performance assessments or analyses of, the products, services, o... | Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2014 |
That this Act may be
cited as the ``Small Business Administration Amendments of 1994''.
TITLE I
Sec. 101. Section 7(m)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act is amended
by adding the words ``, a lender or alliance of lenders'' after the
word ``Administration'', and by adding after the ... | Small Business Administration Amendments of 1994 -
Title I:
Amends the Small Business Act (the Act) to: (1) allow the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), under the microloan demonstration program, to make up to 100 percent deferred participation loans to ten small business intermediaries locate... | Small Business Administration Amendments of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Aviation Employee Screening and
Security Enhancement Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administration.--The term ``Administration'' means the
Transportation Security Administration.
(2) Administrator.-... | Aviation Employee Screening and Security Enhancement Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct, and submit to Congress and the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a cost and feasibility study of a statistically sig... | Aviation Employee Screening and Security Enhancement Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Montana Mineral Conveyance Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) under section 503(a)(2) of the Department of the
Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public
Law 105-83; 111 Stat. 1617), the S... | Montana Mineral Conveyance Act - (Sec. 4) Requires the Secretary of the Interior, if Great Northern Properties Limited Partnership (the Great Northern Properties) conveys to the Northern Cheyenne Indian Tribe all its mineral interests underlying specified aggregate tracts of land in Montana within the Tribe's reservati... | To authorize the conveyance of mineral rights by the Secretary of the Interior in the State of Montana, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Removal of Terminated
Providers from Medicaid and CHIP Act''.
SEC. 2. INCREASING OVERSIGHT OF TERMINATION OF MEDICAID PROVIDERS.
(a) Increased Oversight and Reporting.--
(1) State reporting requirements.--Section 1902(kk) of the
... | Ensuring Removal of Terminated Providers from Medicaid and CHIP Act This bill amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program [CHIP]) of the Social Security Act to prohibit federal payment under Medicaid for nonemergency services furnished by providers whose participation in Medicaid, Medicare... | Ensuring Removal of Terminated Providers from Medicaidand CHIP Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equitable Care for All Veterans
Act''.
SEC. 2. REVISION TO MEDICAL CARE FUNDING ALLOCATION FORMULA FOR
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Modification to VERA Formula.--The funding allocation formula
for the Department of Veterans Affai... | Equitable Care for All Veterans Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modify the funding allocation formula for the Department of Veterans Affairs medical care system known as the Veterans Resource Allocation (VERA) system to provide for the incorporation of regional differences in the cost of providing h... | To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modify the formula, known as the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) system, for the allocation of funds appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical care to different geographic regions of the Nation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Act to Improve the American Diet''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Surgeon General of the Public Health Service has
stated that dietary patterns with excessive intake of foods
high in fat (especiall... | Act to Improve the American Diet - Directs the President to establish a national program for diet and health through the coordination of activities between the Federal Government, State and local governments, voluntary organizations, and private entities.
Requires the establishment of the President's Council on Diet a... | Act to Improve the American Diet |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Piracy Deterrence and Education Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Internet, while changing the way our society
communicates, has also changed the nature of many crimes,
including the th... | Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2003 - Directs the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to: (1) develop a program (including suitable warnings) to deter members of the public from committing acts of copyright infringement by offering on the Internet copies of copyrighted works, or making copies ... | To enhance criminal enforcement of the copyright laws, educate the public about the application of copyright law to the Internet, and clarify the authority to seize unauthorized copyrighted works. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taiwan Security Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Since 1949, the close relationship between the United
States and Taiwan has been of enormous benefit to both parties.
(2) The sec... | Taiwan Security Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to carry out a program of exchanges of senior military officers and senior officials between the United States and Taiwan that are designed to improve military relations. Exchanges should focus on: threat analysis; military doctrine; force ... | Taiwan Security Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Automatic Reserve Component
Enrollment Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT OF DEMOBILIZING MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL
GUARD AND RESERVE IN HEALTH CARE AND DENTAL CARE PROGRAMS
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a)... | Automatic Reserve Component Enrollment Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs to jointly provide for the enrollment of members of the National Guard and reserve being discharged or released from active duty in the health and dental care programs for veterans of the Department of Veterans ... | A bill to provide for the automatic enrollment of demobilizing members of the National Guard and Reserve in health care and dental care programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Abducted Young Adults Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS IN REGARD TO VULNERABLE INVOLUNTARILY MISSING YOUNG
ADULTS.
(a) Conforming Amendments.--Section 402 of the Missing Children's
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771) is amended--
(1) in pa... | Defines "young adult" as any individual who is at least 18 but has not attained age 22.
(Sec. 4) Amends provisions of the Act regarding the duties and functions of the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to require: (1) the national 24-hour toll-free telephone line established and... | Abducted Young Adults Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Information Protection and Security
Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Entities commonly known as ``information brokers'' have
created up to several billion personal reco... | Information Protection and Security Act - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate regulations governing the conduct of information brokers and the protection of personally identifiable information held by such brokers. States that such regulations shall include rules: (1) requiring procedures for maxim... | A bill to regulate information brokers and protect individual rights with respect to personally identifiable information. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Explosives Control Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST THE RECEIPT OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS WITHOUT
A FEDERAL PERMIT.
Section 842 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by amending subsection (a)(3)(A) to read a... | Explosives Control Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the receipt in interstate or foreign commerce of explosive materials (other than black powder or smokeless powder in amounts less than 50 pounds) without a Federal permit.
Makes provisions of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act applica... | Explosives Control Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. REPORTS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON
EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE.
Section 3003(a)(1) of the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset
Act of 1995 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note) does not apply to any report required
to be submitted under the following provisions of law:
(1... | Includes among such reports those submitted under specified provisions of: (1) the General Education Provisions Act, on effectiveness of applicable programs; (2) the Department of Education Organization Act, on promulgation of rules and regulations, and Departmental activities; (3) the Higher Education Act of 1965, on ... | To exempt certain reports from automatic elimination and sunset pursuant to the Federal Reports and Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Credit Union Charter Choice Act''.
SEC. 2. CONVERSIONS OF CREDIT UNIONS TO SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS OR MUTUAL
SAVINGS BANKS.
(a) In General.--Section 205(b)(2) of the Federal Credit Union Act
( 12 U.S.C. 1785(b)) is amended--
(1) ... | Credit Union Charter Choice Act - Amends the Federal Credit Union Act to repeal requirements governing oversight by the National Credit Union Administration of the member vote concerning charter conversions of credit unions to mutual savings banks or savings associations.
Revamps requirements governing credit union no... | To amend the Federal Credit Union Act provisions relating to any conversion of a credit union charter to a mutual savings bank or savings association charter, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR MANAGEMENT.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) Position and duties.--
(A) Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(i) in section 131(b), by striking
paragraph (1) a... | Establishes in the Department of Defense (DOD) a Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management (Deputy Secretary) to: (1) serve as the Chief Management Officer of DOD; and (2) act as principal adviser to the Secretary of Defense on matters relating to the management of DOD, including defense business activities.
Makes th... | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to establish the position of Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financing Corporation and Savings
Association Insurance Fund Reform Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF INTEREST EARNED ON RTC FUNDS TO FICO.
(a) In General.--Subsection (i) of section 21A of the Federal Home
Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1441a(i)) is amended... | Financing Corporation and Savings Association Insurance Fund Reform Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer into a trust fund managed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) certain funds appropriated (but not yet paid) to the Resolution Trust ... | Financing Corporation and Savings Association Insurance Fund Reform Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Administrative Procedure Reform Act
of 1994''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The cost and burden of regulations have risen to
historic highs.
(2) The number of people writing Feder... | Administrative Procedure Reform Act of 1994 - Amends Federal law to require a Federal agency head to publish in the Federal Register a notice of intent to engage in major rulemaking which contains a Regulatory Impact Analysis. Requires a final Regulatory Impact Analysis for any final proposal for a major rule. Specifi... | Administrative Procedure Reform Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Guaranteeing a United and Resolute
Defense Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR NATIONAL GUARD HOMELAND SECURITY ACTIVITIES.
(a) In General.--Title 32, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after section 112 the following new section:
``Sec. 112... | Guaranteeing a United and Resolute Defense Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to provide funds to the governor of a State who submits, and receives approval of, a plan for the use of personnel and equipment of the State's National Guard in homeland security activities. Provides authorized uses of such fu... | To amend title 32, United States Code, to provide assistance to States for the discharge of homeland security activities by the National Guard, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Surplus Uranium Disposition Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. BARTER, TRANSFER, OR SALE OF SURPLUS URANIUM.
(a) In General.--Chapter 14 of title I of the Atomic Energy Act of
1954 (42 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 17... | Surplus Uranium Disposition Act of 2010 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to barter, transfer, or sell uranium to eligible entities at fair market value.
Requires eligible entities to: (1) obtain a combined operating license for a reactor approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Com... | A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to barter, transfer, or sell surplus uranium from the inventory of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Access to Medical Records
Act''.
SEC. 2. FULL ACCESS TO MEDICARE INFORMATION BY THE AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF A DECEASED BENEFICIARY.
(a) In General.--Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395 et seq.) is amende... | Expanding Access to Medical Records Act - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) grant the authorized representative of a deceased beneficiary full access to information with respect to the deceased beneficiary's benefits ... | A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the authorized representative of a deceased beneficiary full access to information with respect to the deceased beneficiary's benefits under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) In General.--This Act may be cited as the ``Water Quality
Protection and Job Creation Act of 2016''.
(b) Table of Contents.--
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Amendment of Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
TITLE I--WATER QUA... | Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2016 The bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to reauthorize through FY2021 and revise specified wastewater infrastructure programs and water pollution control programs, including the clean water state revolving fund... | Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hire a Hero Act''.
SEC. 2. COMPETITIVE AWARD OF GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR
ASSISTANCE OF MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES IN SECURING PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYMENT.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
... | Hire a Hero Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that the federal government should support private sector employment initiatives for military personnel to help ensure that those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces have access to gainful employment.
Authorizes the Chief of the National Guard Bureau (Chief) t... | A bill to authorize a competitive grant program to assist members of the National Guard and Reserve and former and current members of the Armed Forces in securing employment in the private sector, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice in Sentencing Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In August 2003, United States Supreme Court Justice
Anthony Kennedy, in a speech before the annual convention of
the American ... | Justice in Sentencing Act of 2004 - Requires the Attorney General's prior written approval for a Federal prosecution of an offense under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) or the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (CSIEA), or for any conspiracy to commit such an offense, where the offense involves the illegal... | To repeal mandatory minimum sentencing for certain Federal crimes and restore justice and fairness to Federal sentencing practices. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prevent Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. BUSINESS CREDIT FOR SECURITY DEVICES, ASSESSMENTS, AND OTHER
SECURITY-RELATED EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to bu... | Prevent Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a building security credit for the purchase of a qualified building security device used to provide security for any building used by the taxpayer in any trade or business. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow businesses a credit for security devices, assessments, and other security-related expenses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Predictable, Equitable, and
Transparent (PET) Project Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PREDICTABLE AND EQUITABLE EARMARKING.
(a) Allocation.--Section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 (2 U.S.C. 633(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following
... | Predictable, Equitable, and Transparent (PET) Project Act of 2009 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to limit to 1/2 of 1% the allocation solely to appropriation earmarks of the amount allocated to the Senate and House appropriations committees for the first fiscal year of a budget resolution. Entitles each ... | To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to limit the annual cost of appropriation earmarks and to make them more predictable, equitable, and transparent. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Research for All Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. SUFFICIENCY OF DESIGN AND SIZE OF CLINICAL TRIALS DURING
EXPEDITED REVIEW.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the
Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall review and develop pol... | Research for All Act of 2015 This bill directs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ensure that the clinical trials for products granted expedited approval to treat a serious or life-threatening condition are sufficient to determine the safety and effectiveness of the products for men and women using subgroup anal... | Research for All Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Drinking Water for Healthy
Communities Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Perchlorate is a chemical used as the primary
ingredient in solid propellant for rockets, missiles, and
firework... | Safe Drinking Water for Healthy Communities Act of 2007 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate. | To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Loan Relief Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to spur economic growth, by establishing
a mechanism to allow borrowers of Federal student loans to refinance
their loans in order--
(1) to allow credit-worthy b... | Student Loan Relief Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to establish a temporary three-year program to facilitate federal student loan refinancing into the private market, at no cost to the federal government, to ensure payment of lower interest rates on student loans. Private lenders under ... | Student Loan Relief Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Enhanced Transition
Services Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVED ADMINISTRATION OF TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
(a) Preseparation Counseling.--Section 1142 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
... | Veterans' Enhanced Transition Services Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary concerned to: (1) require preseparation counseling for members of reserve components who have been serving on active duty continuously for at least 180 days; and (2) ensure that commanders authorize such members to obtain counseling during duty... | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve transitional assistance provided for members of the armed forces being discharged, released from active duty, or retired, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``GI Internship Program Act''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM ON PROVISION OF CAREER TRANSITION SERVICES TO YOUNG
VETERANS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 33 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sec... | GI Internship Program Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a career transition internship program to match individuals who are eligible for veterans' educational assistance with employers to: (1) provide such individuals with work experience in the civilian sector, (2) address the growing s... | GI Internship Program Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE COVERAGE OF IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DRUGS
UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.
(a) Continued Entitlement to Immunosuppressive Drugs for Kidney
Transplant Recipients.--
... | Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage Act of 2001 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) continue entitlement to prescription drugs used in immunosuppressive therapy furnished to an individual who receives a kidney transplant for which payment is made under ... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide adequate coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries under the medicare program that have received an organ transplant, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt overruled his
top generals and ordered the creation of an all Black flight
training program. President Roosevelt took this action one day
after the NAACP filed suit on behalf of Ho... | Authorizes the President, on behalf of Congress, to award a gold medal collectively to the Tuskegee Airmen in recognition of their unique military record, which inspired revolutionary reform in the Armed Forces. | A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of Congress, collectively, to the Tuskegee Airmen in recognition of their unique military record, which inspired revolutionary reform in the Armed Forces. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Technology Deployment and Early-
Stage Business Investment Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT AND EARLY-STAGE BUSINESS INVESTMENT GRANT
PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act,... | Technology Deployment and Early-Stage Business Investment Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a technology deployment and early-stage business investment grant program under which the Secretary makes grants to business accelerators (public or private nonprofit institutions, including academic i... | To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a technology deployment and early-stage business investment grant program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission to Study the Creation of
a National Museum of Irish American History''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the
Commission to study the potential creation of a National Museum ... | Commission to Study the Creation of a National Museum of Irish American History This bill establishes a commission to study the potential for creating a National Museum of Irish American History. The commission shall report to the President and Congress on: its recommendations for a plan of action for the establishm... | Commission to Study the Creation of a National Museum of Irish American History |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business
Opportunity Act of 2012''.
(b) Table of Contents.--
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT CENTER REPRESENTATIVES
Sec. 101. Procurement center representatives.
Sec.... | Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to replace the position of breakout procurement representative within the Small Business Administration (SBA) with the position of procurement center representative. Requires such representatives to, among other things, review any acquisition plan w... | To amend the Small Business Act with respect to procurement center representatives and acquisition planning, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Relief for Rural Veterans in Crisis
Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION AND EXTENSION OF THE MEDICARE RURAL HOSPITAL
FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 1820(g) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395i-4(g)) is amended by addin... | Relief for Rural Veterans in Crisis Act of 2008 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to states for increasing the delivery of mental health services or other health care services deemed necessary to meet the needs of vete... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program to increase the delivery of mental health services and other health services to veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom and to other residents of rural areas, and for other purpose... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gulf Security and Iran Sanctions
Enforcement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The illicit nuclear activities of the Government of
Iran--combined with its development of unconventional weapons
... | Gulf Security and Iran Sanctions Enforcement Act - Declares the sense of Congress about sanctions for the government of Iran's illicit nuclear activities and support for international terrorism. Urges that foreign companies be prohibited from receiving Iranian capital, technology, and expertise, and that foreign energy... | To restrict participation in offshore oil and gas leasing by a person who engages in any activity for which sanctions may be imposed under section 5 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, to require the lessee under an offshore oil and gas lease to disclose any participation by the lessee in certain energy-related joint ve... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Aid Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.
Title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
part:
PART L--ACCESS AID A... | Access to Aid Act of 2001 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to establish a demonstration program to assist nonprofit organizations working with local school districts to establish programs that identify and mentor college-eligible students and their fami... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a program to identify and mentor college eligible high school students and their parents or legal guardians, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Future Healthcare Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. REFORM OF HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
(a) Repeal of High Deductible Health Plan Requirement.--Section
223(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as
follows:
``(a) Deduction Allowed... | American Future Healthcare Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to health savings accounts (HSAs), to: repeal the requirement that an individual making a tax deductible contribution to an HSA be covered by a high deductible health care plan; increase the maximum HSA contribution le... | American Future Healthcare Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Grandparent and Family Caregiver
Support Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. WORK REQUIREMENTS NOT TO APPLY TO FAMILIES HEADED BY AN ADULT
NONPARENTAL RELATIVE CAREGIVER.
(a) Work Participation Rates To Be Determined Without Regard to
Families Headed... | Grandparent and Family Caregiver Support Act of 1997 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to generally exempt adult nonparental relative caregiver heads of families on TANF assistance from various specified (welfare reform) provisions added by the Perso... | Grandparent and Family Caregiver Support Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare at 55 Act''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE BUY-IN OPTION FOR INDIVIDUALS 55 TO 64 YEARS OF AGE.
(a) In General.--Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395c et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``medicare bu... | Medicare at 55 Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow individuals aged 55 to 64 to buy into Medicare or Medicare Advantage. Such enrollees shall be entitled to Medicare hospital, medical, and prescription-drug benefits. The Secretary of Health and Human Services (... | Medicare at 55 Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Character Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) inadequate planning at the State level contributes to
increased public and private capital costs for infrastructure
development, loss of communit... | Requires grant funds to be used to obtain technical assistance in: (1) drafting such legislation; (2) research and development for land use planning programs and requirements relating to the development of State guide plans; (3) conducting workshops, educating and consulting policy makers, and involving citizens in the... | Community Character Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Attorney Fee Payment System
Improvement Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE ATTORNEY FEE AND CAP ON ATTORNEY
ASSESSMENTS.
(a) Maximum Allowable Attorney Fee.--Section 206(a)(2)(A) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 40... | Attorney Fee Payment System Improvement Act of 2001 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) increase from $4,000 to $5,200 the maximum allowable attorney fee; and (2) cap the amount of attorney assessments at $100.Amends SSA title XVI (Supplementa... | To amend the Social Security Act to provide greater equity and efficiency to the Social Security Administration's payment system for representation of claimants, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Good Accounting Obligation in
Government Act'' or the ``GAO-IG Act''.
SEC. 2. REPORTS ON OUTSTANDING GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE AND
INSPECTOR GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS.
(a) Required Reports.--In the annual budget justification submitt... | Good Accounting Obligation in Government Act or the GAO-IG Act This bill requires each federal agency, in its annual budget justification, to include a report on: (1) each public recommendation of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that is classified as "open" or "closed, unimplemented"; (2)... | Good Accounting Obligation in Government Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Denali Commission Reauthorization
Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
Section 303 of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121
note; Public Law 105-277) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the f... | Denali Commission Reauthorization Act of 2012 - Amends the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (the Act) to revise requirements concerning the composition of the membership of the Denali Commission. Appoints Commission members to four-year terms.
Directs the Commission, in carrying out construction projects or activities u... | To amend the Denali Commission Act of 1998 to reauthorize and modify the membership of the Denali Commission, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fab Lab Classroom Modernization
Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--From the amounts made available pursuant to
section 9 for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall award a grant to
each State with an approved application under section 3.
... | Fab Lab Classroom Modernization Act This bill authorizes the Department of Education to award grants for FY2019-FY2023 to states for local educational agencies to purchase digital-fabrication laboratory equipment or to provide professional development related to incorporating a digital-fabrication labora... | Fab Lab Classroom Modernization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Homeowners and
Foreclosure Stabilization Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF STAY OF FORECLOSURE OF PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE.
Section 362(d) of title 11, the United States Code, is amended in
paragraph (1) by inserting ``(excluding a stay of t... | Protecting Homeowners and Foreclosure Stabilization Act of 2010 - Amends the bankruptcy code to make an exception to the requirement that the bankruptcy court grant relief from a stay, on the request of a party in interest, by terminating, annulling, modifying, or conditioning the stay for cause, including the lack of ... | To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the application of chapter 13 with respect to principal residences that are the subject of foreclosure. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Toxic Metals Protection Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Antimony.--The term ``antimony'' means elemental
antimony and any compounds or alloys which contain antimony.
(2) Barium.--The term ``barium'' ... | Toxic Metals Protection Act of 2010 - Prohibits the manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of any children's product containing specified levels of antimony, barium, cadmium, or chromium. Defines a "children's product" as a product designed or intended to be worn or used by a child 12 years of age or younger an... | To prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of children's products containing excessive cadmium, chromium, barium, or antimony, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare
Beneficiary Assistance Improvement Act of 2002''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Renaming program to eliminate confus... | Medicare Beneficiary Assistance Improvement Act of 2002 - Names the programs of benefits under the Medicaid program (title XIX of the Social Security Act (SSA)) that are commonly referred to as the "qualified Medicare beneficiary (QMB) program" and the "special low-income Medicare beneficiary (SLMB) program" as the Med... | A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the qualified medicare beneficiary (QMB) and special low-income medicare beneficiary (SLMB) programs within the medicaid program. |
SECTION 1. PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS SENTENCED BY A COURT-MARTIAL
TO CONFINEMENT AND PUNITIVE DISCHARGE OR DIS- MISSAL.
(a) Termination of Entitlement.--(1) Chapter 47 of title 10, United
States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by
adding at the end of subchapter VIII the... | Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to deny a member of the armed forces sentenced by a court-martial to confinement and a dishonorable or bad conduct discharge or dismissal entitlement to military pay and allowances for any period after such sentence. Restores such entitlement if the sentence is disapproved or... | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to terminate entitlement of pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces who are sentenced to confinement and a punitive discharge or dismissal, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hunger Has a Cure Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. STANDARD DEDUCTION.
Section 5(e)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(1))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Such standard deductions shall be adjusted on October 1,
2... | Hunger Has a Cure Act of 1997 - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide for an annual price-indexed standard deduction adjustment (as of FY 2001).
(Sec. 3) Revises maximum excess shelter deduction amounts and authorizes such amounts through FY 2001 (currently permanent).
(Sec. 4) Provides for an annual price-ind... | Hunger Has a Cure Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Get Tough on Trade Act''.
SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION OF TRADE EXPANSION PRIORITIES.
Section 310 of the Trade Act of 1974 is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 310. IDENTIFICATION OF TRADE EXPANSION PRIORITIES.
``(a) Identification.--
``(1) ... | Get Tough on Trade Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend from FY 2005 through 2009 (currently, 1995 only) the U.S. Trade Representative's mandate to identify and report on trade expansion priorities.
Requires the Trade Representative, before initiating an investigation (as under current law), to seek consultati... | A bill to strengthen United States trade enforcement laws. |
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