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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Beach Protection Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. BEACH WATER POLLUTION SOURCE IDENTIFICATION AND PREVENTION.
(a) In General.--Section 406 of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act (33 U.S.C. 1346) is amended in each of subsections (b), (c), (d),
(g), and (h) b... | Beach Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (popularly known as the Clean Water Act) to include among eligible grant activities the development and implementation of programs for source tracking, sanitary surveys, and prevention efforts to address the identified sources of beach water ... | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify provisions relating to beach monitoring, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bangladeshi Adjustment Act''.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN NATIONALS OF BANGLADESH.
(a) Adjustment of Status.--
(1) In general.--The status of any alien described in
subsection (b) shall be adjusted by the Attorney Genera... | Bangladeshi Adjustment Act - Provides for the permanent resident status adjustment of certain Bangladesh nationals residing in the United States. | Bangladeshi Adjustment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gun Show Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) more than 4,400 traditional gun shows are held annually
across the United States, attracting thousands of attendees per
show and hundreds of Federal ... | Gun Show Accountability Act - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit any person from organizing, planning, promoting, or operating a gun show without: (1) registering with the Secretary of the Treasury and paying a registration fee; (2) notifying the Secretary, at least 30 days in advance, of the ... | Gun Show Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safety, Accountability, and Funding
Efficiency for Transportation Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) to ensure that taxpayers receive safe, high quality
transportation services at the best possible price, a
... | Safety, Accountability, and Funding Efficiency for Transportation Act of 2003 - Requires government agencies to prepare cost benefit analyses before entering any private contract of $100,000 or more to procure private sector architectural, engineering, and related services for a surface transportation project.
Prescri... | To require government agencies carrying out surface transportation projects to conduct a cost-benefit analysis before procuring architectural, engineering, and related services from a private contractor, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Seniors Mental Health Access
Improvement Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST SERVICES UNDER PART
B.
(a) Coverage of Services.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)), as amended... | Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, to provide for coverage under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of marriage and family t... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of marriage and family therapist services under part B of the Medicare Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Commission on the
Modernization of the United Nations Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the ``National
Commission on the Modernization of the United Nations''.
SEC. 3. DUTIES OF THE COMMISS... | National Commission on the Modernization of the United Nations Act of 2005 - Establishes the National Commission on the Modernization of the United Nations to study: (1) the extent of modernization of the organizational structure and practices of the United Nations (UN) that can be effectuated with and without changes ... | To establish the National Commission on the Modernization of the United Nations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer's Defense Act''.
SEC. 2. MANDATORY CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.
Chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after section 808 the following:
``SUBCHAPTER II--MANDATORY REVIEW OF CERTAIN RULES
``Sec. 815. Rules subjec... | Outlines introduction, referral, and consideration procedures for approval of the bill. | Taxpayer's Defense Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Phantom Fuel Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. CELLULOSIC BIOFUEL REQUIREMENT.
(a) Provision of Estimate of Volumes of Cellulosic Biofuel.--
Section 211(o)(3)(A) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(3)(A)) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``Not later tha... | Phantom Fuel Reform Act This bill amends the Clean Air Act to revise the renewable fuel standard program. Beginning on January 1, 2015, the renewable fuel that is required to be blended into gasoline must be advanced biofuel, which cannot be ethanol derived from corn starch. This bill revises the renewable fuel standar... | Phantom Fuel Reform Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Creating Access to Rides Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR LOW-INCOME CAR OWNERSHIP PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Section 403(a) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 603(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(6) Grants for low-income ca... | Creating Access to Rides Act - Amends title IV (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Serivces to award grants to States, counties, localities, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, and nonprofit entities to promote programs that provi... | To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to improve access to dependable, affordable automobiles by low-income families. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Albuquerque Indian School Land
Transfer Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) 19 pueblos.--The term ``19 Pueblos'' means the New
Mexico Indian Pueblos of--
(A) Acoma;
(B) Cochiti;
... | Albuquerque Indian School Land Transfer Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to take into trust 4 tracts of federal land in New Mexico, the combined acreage of which is approximately 11.11 acres, that were historically part of the Albuquerque Indian School for the benefit of 19 specified pueblos immediately afte... | Albuquerque Indian School Land Transfer Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement
and Conveyance Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to implement the provisions of the negotiated Settlement
Agreement including conveyance of the Project I... | Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement and Conveyance Act - Approves the Settlement Agreement between the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to conduct all necessary and appropriate investigations, studies, and required Federal actions to impl... | Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement and Conveyance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Credit Cost Reduction Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FOR COMMUNICATIONS INVOLVING LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
Section 803(2) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C.
1692a(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
``Such term... | Permits continuation of collection and communications activities during the period of initial notice of debt unless the consumer requests cessation of such activities.
Expands the scope of debt collector's civil liability for noncompliance to include any series of class actions arising out of the same violations by the... | Credit Cost Reduction Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Property Low Hanging Fruit
Act''.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC-PRIVATE AGREEMENT PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Plan for Entering Into Public-Private Agreements.--
(1) In general.--The head of a covered agency shall develop
and carry out a plan to en... | Federal Property Low Hanging Fruit Act This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Energy, and the General Services Administration (covered agencies) to develop and carry out a plan to enter into agreements with eligible entities (defined to include a limited liability company, limited partne... | Federal Property Low Hanging Fruit Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Hospitals Education
Equity and Research (CHEER) Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS GRADUATE MEDICAL
EDUCATION PROGRAM.
(a) Extension of Program.--Section 340E(a) of the Public Health
Service Act (42... | Children's Hospitals Education Equity and Research (CHEER) Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make payments through FY 2010 (currently, through FY 2005) to children's hospitals for expenses associated with operating approved graduate medical resid... | To reauthorize the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Magnitsky Human Rights
Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means a
person that is not a United States person.
(2) Person.--The term ``person'' m... | Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Sec. 3) This bill authorizes the President to impose U.S. entry and property sanctions against any foreign person (or entity) who: is responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed again... | Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Theodore Roosevelt Commemorative
Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Theodore Roosevelt, one of America's greatest
Presidents, was born on October 27, 1858, in New York City, New
York;
(2) at... | Theodore Roosevelt Commemorative Coin Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $1 silver coins: (1) emblematic of the life and legacy of President Theodore Roosevelt, bearing his image as a Rough Rider on one side and an eagle design on the other side; and (2) bearing his image on horsebac... | A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of the bestowal of the Nobel Peace Prize on President Theodore Roosevelt, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Financial Policy
Committee For Fair Capital Standards Act''.
SEC. 2. UNITED STATES FINANCIAL POLICY COMMITTEE.
(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established an inter-agency
committee, to be known as the ``United States Financial Policy ... | United States Financial Policy Committee For Fair Capital Standards Act - Establishes an inter-agency United States Financial Policy Committee to develop uniform U.S. positions on proposals made to, and issues before, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision that, if implemented, may directly or indirectly affect U.S... | To establish a mechanism for developing uniform United States positions on issues before the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision at the Bank for International Settlements, to require a review on the most recent recommendation of the Basel Committee for an accord on capital standards, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Price Index for Elderly
Consumers Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ELDERLY CONSUMERS.
(a) In General.--The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department
of Labor shall prepare and publish an index for each calendar month to
be k... | Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2005 - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish a monthly Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI) that indicates changes over time in expenditures for consumption which are typical for individuals aged 62 years of... | To require the establishment of a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits under titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Information Independence
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Access to accurate information at the point of sale
concerning the effect of nutrients on disease is indispensable
to the exercise ... | Health Information Independence Act - Prevents the Federal Government from restricting the distribution of a dietary supplement or other nutritional food because the manufacturer makes health claims unapproved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) if: (1) the product has a label clearly stating that its health clai... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a system independent of the Food and Drug Administration for the review of health claims, to define health claims, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Growth and Development
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The promotion of sustainable economic growth is the
only long-term solution to lifting people out of poverty and
addressing... | Directs the President to establish a primary mechanism to assist the private sector in coordinating U.S. development programs with private sector investment activities. Directs the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to direct their respective policy and c... | Economic Growth and Development Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Fuel Equity Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF RENEWABLE RESOURCES CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Section 45(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to qualified energy resources) is amended by striking
``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B),... | Renewable Fuel Equity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the renewable resources credit to include geothermal and solar energy, incremental hydropower and biomass (other than closed-loop biomass).Sets forth qualifying dates of service for facilities using such means to produce electricity.Expands the inve... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the renewable resources production tax credit to include additional forms of renewable energy, and to expand the investment tax credit to include equipment used to produce electricity from renewable resources. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Boys Town Centennial Commemorative
Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Boys Town is a nonprofit organization dedicated to
saving children and healing families, nationally headquartered
in the village of ... | Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 50,000 $5 gold coins, 350,000 $1 silver coins, and 300,000 half-dollar clad coins to commemorate the centennial of the founding of Father Flanagan's Boys Town. Requires the design of the coins to be emblematic of... | Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Oversight of Iran's
Access to Finance Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA),
informally known as the Iran nuclear deal, the Obama
a... | Strengthening Oversight of Iran's Access to Finance Act (Sec. 3) This bill sets forth reporting requirements with respect to the export of commercial passenger aircrafts to Iran. The Department of the Treasury must report on financial institutions conducting transactions regarding such exports. Additionally, Treasury m... | Strengthening Oversight of Iran’s Access to Finance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Diabetic Retinopathy Prevention Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Type 2 Diabetes affects 17,000,000 Americans, with over
1,000,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Type 1 Diabetes
affects ov... | Diabetic Retinopathy Prevention Act of 2005 - Amends Title XVIII (Medicare) and Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to expand Medicare and Medicaid coverage to include remote assessment of diabetic retinopathy (a diagnostic examination that is provided no more than annually to an individual who has been dia... | To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs of certain screening procedures for diabetic retinopathy, and to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish pilot programs to foster such screening, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Older Workers Against
Discrimination Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) In enacting section 107 of the Civil Rights Act of 1991
(adding section 703(m) of the Civil Right... | Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to specify that an unlawful employment practice is established when the complaining party demonstrates that age or participation in investigations, proceedings, or litigation under such Act was a motivating fac... | Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act |
on the Budget for
Fiscal Year 2005.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all
adjustments made pursuant to section 110(a)(2) of title 23, United
States Code, to sums authorized to be appropriated from the Highway
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out each of
the Federal-aid highway a... | Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part V - Extends Federal highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, and transit programs for seven months, and authorizes appropriations, through May 31, 2005.
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) apportion funds made available for Federal-aid highway progra... | To provide an extension of highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness in Punitive Damage Awards
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) punitive damage awards in jury verdicts in financial
injury cases are a serious and growing problem, and according
... | Fairness in Punitive Damage Awards Act - Limits punitive damage awards in civil actions brought in Federal or State court that affect interstate commerce, charitable or religious activities, or implicate rights or interests that may be protected by the Congress under the 14th Amendment, where such damages are sought fo... | Fairness in Punitive Damage Awards Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rapid Pathogen Identification to
Delivery of Cures Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND POLICY.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The possibility exists today that terrorists or others
who intend harm to United States forces... | Rapid Pathogen Identification to Delivery of Cures Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretaries of Homeland Security, Health and Human Services, and Defense to submit a report setting forth a strategy to reduce the time frame from the identification of a pathogen to the development and emer... | To promote technological advancements that will dramatically reduce the timeframe for the development of new medical countermeasures to treat or prevent disease caused by infectious disease agents or toxins that, through natural processes or intentional introduction, may pose a significant risk to public health now or ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Border Tax Equity Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS OF POLICY.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States largely relies on a direct tax
system, whereas 150 countries currently employ o... | Border Tax Equity Act of 2009 - Requires the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to certify to Congress whether or not U.S. objectives for revision of World Trade Organization (WTO) rules on border tax treatment of goods and services from countries with indirect tax systems have been met in WTO negotiations.
Ame... | To authorize the imposition of a tax on imports from any country that employs indirect taxes and grants rebates of the same upon export and to authorize compensatory payments to eligible United States exporters to neutralize the discriminatory effect of such taxes paid by such exporters if United States trade negotiati... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``North American Energy Infrastructure
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDING.
Congress finds that the United States should establish a more
uniform, transparent, and modern process for the construction,
connection, operation, and maintenance of oil and natural gas pip... | North American Energy Infrastructure Act - Prohibits any person from constructing, connecting, operating, or maintaining a cross-border segment of an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric transmission facility at the national boundary of the United States for the import or export of oil, natural gas, or electricity t... | North American Energy Infrastructure Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Otay Mountain Wilderness Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the public land in the Otay Mountain region of
California is one of the last remaining pristine locations in
western San Diego County, Cali... | Recognizes that, because of the Wilderness Area's proximity to the U.S.-Mexican international border, drug interdiction, border operations, and wildland fire management operations need to continue so long as they are conducted in accordance with the Wilderness Act and any conditions the Secretary of the Interior consid... | Otay Mountain Wilderness Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Poverty Measurement Improvement
Act''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING THE MEASUREMENT OF POVERTY IN THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Federal means-tested benefit.--The term ``Federal
means-tested benefit'' means a benefi... | Poverty Measurement Improvement Act This bill requires the Bureau of the Census, for each of FY2017-FY2027, in order to more accurately determine the extent of poverty in the United States and the anti-poverty effectiveness of federal means-tested benefit and tax programs, to conduct a new survey of income and poverty ... | Poverty Measurement Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sudan Peace Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Government of Sudan has intensified its prosecution of
the war against areas outside of its control, which has already
cost more than 2,000,000 live... | Sudan Peace Act - (Sec. 4) Condemns violations of human rights on all sides of the conflict in Sudan (including the Government of Sudan), the ongoing slave trade there, the Government's use and organization of "murahalliin" (or "mujahadeen"), Popular Defense Forces (PDF), and regular Sudanese Army units into raiding an... | To facilitate famine relief efforts and a comprehensive solution to the war in Sudan. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Next Generation Hispanic Serving
Institutions Act''.
TITLE I--GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES AT HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS
SEC. 101. POSTBACCALAUREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HISPANIC AMERICANS.
(a) Establishment of Program.--Title V of the Higher Education A... | Next Generation Hispanic Serving Institutions - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise provisions for Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) under title V (Developing Institutions).
Establishes a program of competitive grants to eligible HSIs that offer postbaccalaureate certifications or degrees (part B gran... | A bill to expand and enhance postbaccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fracturing Regulations are Effective
in State Hands Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) hydraulic fracturing is a commercially viable practice
that has been used in the United States for more than 60 years
in... | Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act This bill gives states the sole authority to promulgate or enforce any regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding hydraulic fracturing on or under any land within their boundaries. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a process to extract underground re... | Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Canadian River Project Prepayment
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ``Authority'' means the Canadian River
Municipal Water Authority, a conservation and reclamation
district of the State... | Canadian River Project Prepayment Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, Texas, the Canadian River Project, subject to: (1) the Authority accepting the obligations of the United States for the Project; and (2) Authority payment of a specified amount, with... | Canadian River Project Prepayment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Land Exchange Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Since time immemorial, the ancestors of the Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians have lived in... | Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Land Exchange Act of 2002 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to exchange the Ravensford tract, currently in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway, for the Yellow Face tract adjacent to the Waterrock Knob Visitor Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Requi... | To provide for a Federal land exchange for the environmental, educational, and cultural benefit of the American public and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Early Education Workforce
Act''.
SEC. 2. BLOCK GRANTS REGARDING AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE FOR CHILD
CARE PROVIDERS.
Title XIX of the Public Health Service Act is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``PART D--BLOCK GRAN... | Healthy Early Education Workforce Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make an annual allotment to each State that submits an application for formula grants to provide access to affordable health benefits coverage for: (1) eligible child care providers and t... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize formula grants to States to provide access to affordable health insurance for certain child care providers and staff, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Forest Stewardship Act''.
SEC. 2. DECLARATIONS.
With respect to the Northern Forest, in the States of Maine, New
Hampshire, New York, and Vermont, Congress declares that--
(1) people have a right to participate in decisions that
... | Northern Forest Stewardship Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) provide technical assistance to Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont for forest products marketing cooperatives, for implementing principles of sustainability, and for land conservation; (2) prepare a related study of the Northern Fo... | Northern Forest Stewardship Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME FOR AMOUNTS RECEIVED ON ACCOUNT OF
CERTAIN UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (r... | Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow an exclusion from gross income for amounts received (either backpay or frontpay or punitive damages) on account of an unlawful discrimination claim; and (2) allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay amounts received from such cla... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``True American Heroes Act of 2003''.
TITLE I--MEDALS FOR RESPONDERS AND RESISTERS
SEC. 101. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS FOR GOVERNMENT WORKERS WHO
RESPONDED TO THE ATTACKS ON THE WORLD TRADE CENTER AND
PERISHED.
... | True American Heroes Act of 2003 - Authorizes the posthumous award of congressional gold medals to the government workers and others who responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Virginia and perished in the tragic events of September 11, 2001, and to the people aboard Unit... | To posthumously award congressional gold medals to government workers and others who responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and perished and to people aboard United Airlines Flight 93 who helped resist the hijackers and caused the plane to crash, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homemaker Employment Assistance and
Lifeskills Act.''
SEC. 2. PURPOSE AND FINDINGS.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to provide assistance to
States for preparatory services, education and training programs,
support service assistance, and ref... | Homemaker Employment Assistance and Lifeskills Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make formula matching grants to States with approved plans for programs of vocational education, training, employment counseling, and related services for single parents, displaced homemakers, and individuals entering nontradi... | To provide effective training and education programs for displaced homemakers, single parents, and individuals entering nontraditional employment. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Riayan Tejeda Memorial Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURALIZATION THROUGH SERVICE IN COMBAT ZONE
DURING OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM.
(a) In General.--An alien described in subsection (b) may be
naturalized without regard to the r... | Riayan Tejeda Memorial Act of 2003 - Authorizes naturalization without regard to specified Immigration and Nationality Act requirements for an alien or noncitizen national of the United States who: (1) served honorably in a combat zone in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom; and (2) if separated from such service, ... | To provide for naturalization through service in a combat zone designated in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cabin Fee Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. CABIN USER FEES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this
Act as the ``Secretary'') shall establish a fee in accordance with this
section for the issuance of a special use permit for the use an... | Cabin Fee Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to set an annual fee for the issuance of a special use permit for the use and occupancy of National Forest System land for recreational residence purposes. Requires the Secretary to: (1) complete the current appraisal cycle, including receipt of time... | Cabin Fee Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Consent Decree Fairness
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that:
(1) Consent decrees are for remedying violations of rights,
and they should not be used to advance any policy extraneous to
the protection of tho... | Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act - Authorizes State or local governments and related officials sued in their official capacity to file a motion to modify or vacate a consent decree upon the earlier of: (1) four years after the consent decree is originally entered; or (2) in the case of a civil action in which a Stat... | A bill to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, to limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Product Safety Notification and
Recall Effectiveness Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Consumer Product Safety Commission conducts
approximately 300 recalls of hazardo... | Product Safety Notification and Recall Effectiveness Act of 2003 - Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a rule requiring: (1) manufacturers of juvenile products, small household appliances, and certain other consumer products to establish and maintain a system for providing notification to consu... | A bill to direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a rule that requires manufacturers of certain consumer products to establish and maintain a system for providing notification of recalls of such products to consumers who first purchase such a product. |
SECTION 1. 15-YEAR RECOVERY PERIOD FOR DEPRECIATION OF DESIGNATED LOW-
INCOME BUILDINGS.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (E) of section 168(e)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 15-year property) is amended
by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (ii), by striking the period
at th... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a 15-year recovery period for depreciation of certain low-income buildings eligible for the tax credit for low-income housing; and (2) exempt such buildings from provisions disallowing certain passive investment activity tax losses and credits. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a 15-year recovery period for depreciation of designated low-income buildings and to allow passive losses and credits attributable to qualified low-income buildings. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Advancement in Pediatric Autism
Research Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Infantile autism and autism spectrum disorders are
biologically-based neurodevelopmental diseases that cause
severe impair... | Advancement in Pediatric Autism Research Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate the activities of NIH with respect to autism. Requires the Director, among other things, to make awards of grants and contracts to ... | Advancement in Pediatric Autism Research Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Center for Social Work
Research Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) social workers focus on the improvement of individual
and family functioning and the creation of effective health and
mental health... | National Center for Social Work Research Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Center for Social Work Research as an agency of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct, support, and disseminate targeted research on social work methods and outcomes related to problems of signific... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a National Center for Social Work Research. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rim of the Valley Corridor
Preservation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area was
authorized as a unit of the National Park System on November
10, 1978.
... | Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act This bill adjusts the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in California as depicted on a specified map to include the Rim of the Valley Unit. The Rim of the Valley Unit, and any lands or interests acquired by the United States and located within i... | Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stealth Lobbyist Disclosure Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES BY CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to political organizations) is amended by adding at the end
the ... | Stealth Lobbyist Disclosure Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat certain associations or coalitions as political organizations and thus require disclosure of their lobbying activities. Sets forth disclosure requirements, including notice requirements. Exempts certain tax-exempt organizations from suc... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require disclosure of lobbying activities by certain organizations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE (SOMA) PROGRAM
REAUTHORIZATION.
Section 126(d) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of
2006 (42 U.S.C. 16926(d)) is amended to read as foll... | Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act to reauthorize through FY2018 the Sex Offender Management Assistance program and the Jessica Lunsford Address Verification Grant program. (Sec. 3) Additionally, it reauthorizes appropriations through FY20... | Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. CREATION OF GENERAL RULES RELATING TO CIVIL FORFEITURE
PROCEEDINGS.
Section 981 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting after subsection (i) the following:
... | Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to require that in any nonjudicial civil forfeiture proceeding under a civil forfeiture statute, with respect to which the agency conducting a seizure of property must give written notice to interested parties, such notice shall be given within 60 day... | Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 1998''.
(b) Amendment of National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Establishment Act.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in
this Act... | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 1998 - Amends the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act to increase the number of members of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Board of Directors. Provides for four directors experienced in ocean and coastal resources con... | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lewis and Clark Expedition
Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the expedition commanded by Meriwether Lewis and
William Clark, which came to be called ``The Corps of
Discov... | Lewis and Clark Expedition Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue one-dollar coins emblematic of the expedition of Lewis and Clark. Allocates surcharges from coin sales between the National Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Council and the National Park Service for acti... | Lewis and Clark Expedition Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Child Well-Being Research Act
of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The well-being of children is a paramount concern for
our Nation and for every State, and most programs for children
... | State Child Well-Being Research Act of 2004 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop comprehensive indicators to assess child well-being in each State.
Directs the Secretary to establish an a... | A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct research on indicators of child well-being. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hong Kong Reversion Act''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to support the autonomous governance of
Hong Kong and the future well-being of the Hong Kong people by ensuring
the continuity of United States laws with respect to Hon... | Hong Kong Reversion Act - Directs the President to consider the performance of the Hong Kong Government and the actions of the Chinese Government when determining whether Hong Kong is not sufficiently autonomous to justify treatment under a particular U.S. law different from that accorded China as required under the Un... | Hong Kong Reversion Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn
Pits Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS,
MITIGATION, TREATMENT, AND REHABILITATION OF HEALTH
CONDITIONS RELATING TO EXPOSURE TO BURN PITS AND OTHER
... | Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a center of excellence in the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to burn pits and other environmental exposures in Afghanistan or Iraq... | Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Christopher Bryski
Student Loan Protection Act'' or ``Christopher's Law''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection (hereafter referred to as... | Christopher Bryski Student Loan Protection Act or Christopher's Law This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to require a private student loan lender to disclose clearly and conspicuously in writing a cosigner's obligations regarding a private student loan. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) must publish ... | Christopher's Law |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Max Cleland Minority Serving
Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.
(a) In General.--There is established within the National Science
Foundation an Office of Minority Serving Institution Digital ... | Max Cleland Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act - Establishes in the Department of Commerce an Office of Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology to: (1) award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements (assistance) to eligible institutions to provide educa... | A bill to establish a digital and wireless network technology program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement
Act''.
SEC. 2. AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT.
(a) In General.--Chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding after section 1028, the following:
``Sec. 1028A. Aggravated identity theft
``(a) Offens... | Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for aggravated identity theft. Prescribes sentences, to be imposed in addition to the punishments provided for the related felonies, of: (1) two years' imprisonment for knowingly transferring, possessing, or using,... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish penalties for aggravated identity theft, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Housing Asset Management
Improvement Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. REVISIONS TO ASSET MANAGEMENT RULES AND RELATED FEES.
(a) Management and Related Fees.--The Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development shall not impose any restriction or limitation on ... | Public Housing Asset Management Improvement Act of 2008 - Prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from imposing restrictions or limitations on the amount of management and related fees for a public housing project which the public housing agency (PHA) determines reasonable, unless such restriction or l... | To improve the Operating Fund for public housing of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Older Worker Opportunity Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. TAX CREDIT FOR EMPLOYING OLDER WORKERS IN FLEXIBLE WORK
PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to busine... | Older Worker Opportunity Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers who provide health and retirement benefits to their employees a tax credit for 25% of the first $6,000 of wages paid to individuals age 62 or older participating in a flexible work program. Terminates such credit after 2012. | A bill to promote labor force participation of older Americans, with the goals of increasing retirement security, reducing the projected shortage of experienced workers, maintaining future economic growth, and improving the Nation's fiscal outlook. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Opioid Program Evaluation Act'' or
the ``OPEN Act''.
SEC. 2. EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PROGRAM.
(a) Evaluation of Justice Department Comprehensive Opioid Abuse
Grant Program.--Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment ... | Opioid Program Evaluation Act or the OPEN Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to identify outcomes and develop metrics to evaluate: (1) the incidence of opioid abuse and illegal opioid distribution, and (2) the effective... | OPEN Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act
of 2011'' or the ``HOME Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. AMENDING THE FAIR HOUSING ACT TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN
DISCRIMINATION.
(a) In General.--
(1) Section 804 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3604) i... | Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act of 2011 or HOME Act of 2011 - Amends the Fair Housing Act, with respect to prohibited discrimination in housing sales and rentals, residential real estate-related transactions, and brokerage services, to specify that the race, color, religion, sex, familial status, or national origi... | To amend the Fair Housing Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the Augusta Canal National Landmark in the State of
Georgia, listed on the National Historic Register of Historic
Places, and designated by the Governor of Georgia as one of
four regionally important resources in the State, i... | Establishes the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area in Georgia.
Establishes the Augusta Canal Commission. Requires the Commission to prepare and submit to the Secretary of the Interior for review and approval a plan for the management of the Area, based on existing Federal, State, and local plans in existence on the... | A bill to establish the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Multiple Peril Insurance Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE FOR WINDSTORMS.
Section 1304 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
4011) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
(2) by in... | Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to require the national flood insurance program to enable the purchase of multiperil coverage and optional separate windstorm coverage to protect against loss resulting from physical damage or loss of real or related persona... | To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide for the national flood insurance program to make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms or floods, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Act for
Responsible Employment of 2005'' or the ``CARE Act of 2005''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short Title; Table of Contents.
Sec. 2. Revised Age R... | Children's Act for Responsible Employment of 2005 - CARE Act of 2005 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to repeal certain exemptions from child labor prohibitions for agricultural employment.
Allows an exemption only if: (1) the agricultural employment of an individual under 16 occurs outside of sch... | To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase penalties for violations of child labor laws, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Regulatory Right-to-Know Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are to--
(1) promote the public right-to-know about the costs and
benefits of Federal regulatory programs and rules;
(2) increase Governm... | Regulatory Right-to-Know Act of 1999 - Directs the President, acting through the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to submit to the Congress, with the Federal budget each year, an accounting statement and associated report containing: (1) an estimate of the total annual costs and benefits of Federal regul... | Regulatory Right-to-Know Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Poland Parliamentary
Youth Exchange Program Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States established diplomatic relations with the
newly-formed Polish Republic in April 1919.
... | United States-Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange Program Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of State, in cooperation with the government of Poland, to establish a United States-Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange Program for American and Polish secondary students under 19 years old who have been accepted for up to... | A bill to establish a United States-Poland parliamentary youth exchange program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Kids IRA Act of 2008 (K-IRA)''.
SEC. 2. YOUNG SAVERS ACCOUNT.
(a) Establishment of Accounts.--
(1) In general.--Section 408A of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to Roth IRAs) is amended by adding at the end
the fo... | Kids IRA Act of 2008 (K-IRA) - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish young savers account for individual taxpayers under age 26. Treats such accounts as Roth individual retirement accounts (Roth IRAs) for income tax purposes. Allows a tax deduction for contributions to young savers accounts, up to $5,000 a taxa... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for tax preferred savings accounts for individuals under age 26, and for other purposes. |
OF COMPLAINT.
(a) Employment.--If, after a formal complaint is filed under
section 8 or in accordance with the procedures described in section
12(a), the employee and the head of the employing office resolve the
issues involved, the employee may withdraw the complaint or the parties
may enter into a written ag... | Congressional Accountability Act - Makes specified Federal statutes (or provisions thereof) applicable to the offices and employees of the legislative branch of the Federal Government, including (with exceptions): (1) the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA); (2) the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA... | Congressional Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Developing Responsible Individuals
for a Vibrant Economy Act'' or the ``DRIVE-Safe Act''.
SEC. 2. APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FOR COMMERCIAL DRIVERS UNDER THE AGE OF
21.
(a) In General.--For purposes of this section, the term
``apprentice'' m... | Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy Act or the DRIVE-Safe Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation to issue regulations relating to an apprenticeship program for licensed commercial motor vehicle drivers under the age of 21. | Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flexibility to Promote Reemployment
Act''.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF BARRIERS TO PROMOTE REEMPLOYMENT THROUGH
DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.
(a) Modification of Numerical Limitation.--Subsection (a) of
section 305 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.... | Flexibility to Promote Reemployment Act - Amends title III (Grants to States for Unemployment Compensation Administration) of the Social Security Act, with respect to grants to states by the Secretary of Labor for reemployment demonstration projects, to allow grants to up to 10 states per year instead of a maximum of 1... | Flexibility to Promote Reemployment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect our Kids Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) deaths from child abuse and neglect are preventable;
(2) deaths from child abuse and neglect are significantly
underreported and there is no nati... | Protect Our Kids Act of 2012 - Establishes the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities to: (1) study the use of child protective services and child welfare services under titles IV and XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to reduce fatalities from child abu... | A bill to establish a commission to develop a national strategy and recommendations for reducing fatalities resulting from child abuse and neglect. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Disaster Loan Equity Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Major disasters, including natural disasters and
disasters caused by terrorist acts, often result in a decline
in economic ac... | Community Disaster Loan Equity Act of 2005 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to make community disaster loans to state governments. Eliminates the $5 million limit on such a loan, and prohibits the President from requiring its repayment, if the state... | To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to modify the terms of the community disaster loan program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bombing Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the number of criminal bombing incidents in the United
States has doubled since 1988;
(2) each year, hundreds of millions of pounds of explosives
... | Bombing Prevention Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the transport, shipment, or receipt of explosive materials in interstate or foreign commerce without a permit or the distribution of explosive materials in interstate or foreign commerce to anyone other than a licensee or permittee.
Directs the Secr... | Bombing Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. EXPENSES FOR HOUSEHOLD AND ELDER CARE SERVICES NECESSARY FOR
GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``SEC. 25E. EXPENSES FOR HOUSEHOLD AND ELD... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a new tax credit for employment-related expenses necessary to care for a dependent of a taxpayer who has attained age 50, including expenses for household services and for the care of the dependent, including respite care and hospice care. Limits the amount of such credit to $3... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for expenses for household and elder care services necessary for gainful employment. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Tax Competitiveness
Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF FOREIGN CORPORATIONS MANAGED AND CONTROLLED IN THE
UNITED STATES AS DOMESTIC CORPORATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 7701 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating... | International Tax Competitiveness Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) treat foreign corporations that are managed, directly or indirectly, within the United States as domestic corporations for U.S. tax purposes; (2) make certain royalty income and income from intangibles received from a controlled fo... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for American businesses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Oversight of Surplus
Property Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) section 203(j) of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484(j))
established a system to ensure the ... | Taxpayer Oversight of Surplus Property Act - Requires that nonlethal excess supplies of the Department of Defense be made available to a State or a local government upon request before such supplies are made available for humanitarian relief purposes. Permits the President to make such supplies available for humanitar... | Taxpayer Oversight of Surplus Property Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Veterans Disabled for Life
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Armed Forces of the United States have answered the
call and served with distinction around the world--from hitting
... | American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 500,000 $1 coins emblematic of the design selected by the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation for the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial, in commemoration of disabled Amer... | A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dietary Supplement Regulatory
Implementation Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Over 158,000,000 Americans regularly consume dietary
supplements to maintain and improve their health.
(2) ... | Dietary Supplement Regulatory Implementation Act of 2005 - Authorizes and makes appropriations to: (1) carry out the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) and all applicable regulatory requirements for dietary supplements under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; and (2) expand research and ... | To ensure that the goals of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 are met by authorizing appropriations to fully enforce and implement such Act and the amendments made by such Act, and for other purposes. |
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(a) Retained and Redistributed Allotments for Fiscal Years 1998 and
1999.--Paragraphs (1)(B)(ii), (2)(A)(i), and (2)(A)(ii) of section
2104(g) of the Social Security Ac... | Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to revise the rule for redistribution and extended availability of FY1998 and 1999 allotments to States, permitting and extending retention of half of the FY 2000 allotment, and permitting and extending retention of half of the FY 2... | To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend the availability of allotments for fiscal years 1998 through 2001 under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``EPA Science Advisory Board Reform
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD.
(a) Independent Advice.--Section 8(a) of the Environmental
Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 (42
U.S.C. 4365(a)) is amended by inserting ... | EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to revise the process of selecting members of the Science Advisory Board, guidelines for participation in Board advisory activities, and terms of office. The Boar... | EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. IMMIGRATION RELIEF FOR INNOCENT VICTIMS OF IMMIGRATION
FRAUD.
(a) In General.--
(1) Relief upon approval of application.--If an alien, upon
application to an appropriate immigration official, establishes
to the satisfaction of such official that such alien is... | Provides immigration relief for aliens who are determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security to have: (1) obtained nonimmigrant status on or after January 1, 1980, and who at that time were nationals of the Republic of Korea; (2) applied before January 1, 1999, through one or more immigration brokers for adjustment ... | To provide for immigration relief in the case of certain immigrants who are innocent victims of immigration fraud. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cardiac Arrest Survival Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) A significant increase in the number of individuals
trained in lifesaving first aid would save many lives,
particularly an increase in the n... | Cardiac Arrest Survival Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to mandate a program to develop and operate demonstration projects to provide training in the provision of life-saving first aid and related recommendations, data collection, and evaluations. Requires the projects and recommendations to include project... | Cardiac Arrest Survival Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency
Agricultural Response Act of 1998''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Use of disaster reserve authority to provide dis... | Emergency Agricultural Response Act of 1998 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1970 to authorize the use of disaster reserve authority to augment crop insurance benefits for producers affected by multiple year crop losses. Appropriates funds subject to presidential emergency budget designation.
(Sec. 3) Amends the Agri... | Emergency Agricultural Response Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (referred to
in the section as ``title VI'') is one of the principal
antidiscrimin... | . Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016 (Sec. 4) This bill requires the Department of Education, when reviewing whether there has been a violation of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial a... | Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF THE MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT.
(a) Repeal.--The Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 451
et seq.) is repealed.
(b) Transfers in Connection With Repeal.--Notwithstanding the
proviso in section 10(a)(4) of the Military Selective Service Act (50
U.S.C. App. 460(a)(4)), the O... | Repeals the Military Selective Service Act.Prohibits the Office of Selective Service Records from being reestablished upon such repeal. Transfers the assets, property, and records held by the Selective Service System (SSS), as well as unexpended balances, to the Administrator of General Services. Requires the Director ... | To repeal the Military Selective Service Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Private Property Rights Protection
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON EMINENT DOMAIN ABUSE BY STATES.
(a) In General.--No State or political subdivision of a State shall
exercise its power of eminent domain, or allow the exercise of such
power by a... | Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2005 - (Sec. 2) Prohibits any state or political subdivision from exercising its power of eminent domain for economic development if that state or political subdivision receives federal economic development funds during the fiscal year. (Defines "economic development" as taking... | To protect private property rights. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Surveillance State Repeal Act''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF USA PATRIOT ACT.
The USA PATRIOT Act (Public Law 107-56) is repealed, and the
provisions of law amended or repealed by such Act are restored or
revived as if such Act had not been enacted.
SEC. 3. REP... | Surveillance State Repeal Act - Repeals the USA PATRIOT Act and the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (thereby restoring or reviving provisions amended or repealed by such Acts as if such Acts had not been enacted), except with respect to reports to Congress regarding court orders under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance ... | Surveillance State Repeal Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Congress has responsibility under the Constitution for
international commerce.
(2) Congressional oversight of trade policy has often been
hampered by a lack of resources.
(3) The United States has ... | Establishes the Congressional Trade Office to advise Congress on trade policy. | To establish a Congressional Trade Office. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The relationship between the United States and the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam has grown substantially since the
end of th... | Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act This bill requires the President to: (1) impose financial and immigration/entry sanctions on listed nationals of Vietnam who are complicit in human rights abuses committed against nationals of Vietnam or their family members, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in Vietnam; and... | Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security KidSave Accounts
Act''.
SEC. 2. SOCIAL SECURITY KIDSAVE ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401
et seq.) is amended--
(1) by inserting before section 201 the following:
... | Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer from the Federal Old- Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund to each account holder's KidSave Account: (1) $2,000, on the date such individual's KidSave Account is established; plus (2) other, including rollover, contributions, by or on behalf of the individual, the ag... | Social Security KidSave Accounts Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Promotion Energy
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Coal-to-liquid.--The term ``coal-to-liquid'' means--
(A) with respect to a process or technology, the
use of a fee... | Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Promotion Energy Act of 2006 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to include among the projects eligible for Department of Energy (DOE) loan guarantees large-scale coal-to-liquid facilities that use a feedstock, the majority of which is domestic coal resources, to produce at least 10,000 barrels a... | A bill to promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Servant Retirement Protection
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF CURRENT WINDFALL ELIMINATION PROVISION.
Paragraph (7) of section 215(a) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 415(a)(7)) is repealed.
SEC. 3. REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDFALL ELIMINATION... | Public Servant Retirement Protection Act of 2005 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to repeal the current windfall elimination provision (WEP) (that reduces the Social Security benefits of workers who also have pension benefits from employment not covered by... | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Airport and Airway Extension Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND.
(a) Fuel Taxes.--Subparagraph (B) of section 4081(d)(2) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``January 31,
2012'' and ins... | Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through February 17, 2012, increased excise taxes on aviation fuels, the excise tax on air transportation of persons and property, and the expenditure authority for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.
(Sec. 4) Extends through... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Land Invasive Species
Control, Prevention, and Management Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to ensure the effective management of
Federal land, including National Monuments and National Heritage Areas,
to protect from invasive... | Federal Land Invasive Species Control, Prevention, and Management Act This bill directs each agency concerned (the Department of the Interior for federal land administered through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, National Park Service, or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; th... | Federal Land Invasive Species Control, Prevention, and Management Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Samuel Clemens--better known to the world as Mark Twain--
was a unique American voice whose literary work has had a lasting
effect on our Nation's his... | Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins and $1 silver coins emblematic of the life and legacy of Mark Twain.
Limits issuance of such coins to calendar year 2016.
Requires specified surcharges in the sale of such coins, which shall be promptly paid, in ... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Mark Twain. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``ALS Registry Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 399R. AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS REGISTRY.
``... | ALS Registry Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), if scientifically advisable, to: (1) develop a system to collect data on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and ... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry. |
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