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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Surface Transportation Board
Improvement Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. SCOPE OF AUTHORITY; EMPLOYEE PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS.
(a) Scope of Authority.--Section 11321 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a) and in... | Revises certain requirements to subject employee protective arrangements to specified conditions. | Surface Transportation Board Improvement Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Institute of Biomedical
Imaging and Engineering Establishment Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Basic research in imaging, bioengineering, computer
science, informatics, and related fie... | National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering Establishment Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering. Requires the Director of the Institute to establish a National Biomedical Imaging and Engineering Program w... | National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering Establishment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chattahoochee Trace National
Heritage Corridor Study Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Corridor.--The term ``Corridor'' means the
Chattahoochee National Heritage Corridor.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Se... | Chattahoochee Trace National Heritage Corridor Study Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating a specified study area in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin (Alabama and Georgia) as the "Chattahoochee Trace National Herit... | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Chattahoochee Trace National Heritage Corridor in Alabama and Georgia, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Research and
Experimentation Simplification Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. RESEARCH TAX CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the followin... | Small Business Research and Experimentation Simplification Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow small business employers with an average of 500 or fewer employees in a calendar year a partially refundable tax credit for 20% of their research expenditures. Terminates such credit after 2015.
Requires ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a simplified research tax credit for small businesses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Vehicles for Cleaner Air Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. CLEAN-FUEL CREDIT WITH RESPECT TO BUSINESSES LOCATED IN
NONATTAINMENT AREAS.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (r... | Clean Vehicles for Cleaner Air Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain businesses located in areas designated as nonattainment areas under the Clean Air Act a general business tax credit for the cost of certain clean-fuel vehicle property and clean-burning fuel. Allows the credit to be taken aga... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a business credit relating to the use of clean-fuel and fuel efficient vehicles by businesses within areas designated as nonattainment areas under the Clean Air Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Mediation Improvement
Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF AGRICULTURAL ISSUES COVERED BY STATE MEDIATION
PROGRAMS.
(a) Expansion of Mediation Programs.--Section 501 of the
Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 5101) is a... | Agricultural Mediation Improvement Act of 1994 - Amends the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 to expand the types of agricultural issues covered by State mediation programs.
Extends the authorization of appropriations for such programs. | Agricultural Mediation Improvement Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Government Publishing Office Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE TO GOVERNMENT
PUBLISHING OFFICE.
(a) In General.--The Government Printing Office is hereby
redesignated the Government Publishing Office.
... | . Government Publishing Office Act of 2014 - Redesignates the Government Printing Office (GPO) as the Government Publishing Office and the Public Printer and the Deputy Public Printer as the Director of the Government Publishing Office and the Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office, respectively. Eli... | Government Publishing Office Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Yellowstone and Grand Teton Paddling
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act:
(1) Hand-propelled vessel.--The term ``hand-propelled
vessel'' means a vessel designed for river travel that is
propelled by one... | Yellowstone and Grand Teton Paddling Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to promulgate regulations to allow the use of hand-propelled vessels on certain rivers and streams within: (1) the Yellowstone National Park in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming; and (2) the Grand Teton National Park and the Jo... | Yellowstone and Grand Teton Paddling Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iraq Troop Protection and Reduction
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to protect and reduce levels of United
States military forces in Iraq. If the President follows the provisions
of this Act, the United States should be able... | Iraq Troop Protection and Reduction Act of 2007 - Prohibits, with a limited presidential national security waiver, U.S. military force levels in Iraq after the date of the enactment of this Act from exceeding such levels as of January 1, 2007.
Prohibits appropriations for security and reconstruction assistance to the ... | A bill to set forth limitations on the United States military presence in Iraq and on United States aid to Iraq for security and reconstruction, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Vision Preservation Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) An estimated 80 million Americans have a potentially
blinding eye disease, and more than 19.1 million Americans... | Vision Preservation Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to expand and intensify... | To provide for the expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Choices for Seniors
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Social Security Administration's Program Operations
Manual System section HI 00801.002, titled ``Waiver of Hospital
Insurance En... | Health Care Choices for Seniors Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivor's and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a procedure under which an individual otherwise entitled to benefits under part A (Hospital Insurance) of SSA t... | To amend the Social Security Act to improve choices available to Medicare eligible seniors by permitting them to elect (instead of regular Medicare benefits) to receive a voucher for a health savings account, for premiums for a high deductible health insurance plan, or both and by suspending Medicare late enrollment pe... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal HUD-VASH Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELESS OR AT-RISK INDIAN VETERANS.
Section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(D)... | Tribal HUD-VASH Act of 2017 This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to direct the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to use at least 5% of the amounts made available for rental assistance under the low-income housing assistance program to carry out a rental assistance and supported housing... | Tribal HUD–VASH Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lackawanna Valley Heritage Area Act
of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The industrial and cultural heritage of northeastern
Pennsylvania inclusive of Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wa... | Lackawanna Valley Heritage Area Act of 1998 - Establishes the Lackawanna Heritage Valley American Heritage Area, comprised of all or parts of four coal-producing counties in northeast Pennsylvania, to be managed by the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a manageme... | Lackawanna Valley Heritage Area Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Rehabilitation Innovation
Centers Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDING.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In the United States, there are an estimated 1,181
inpatient rehabilitation facilities. Among these facilities i... | Preserving Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study whether there should be an increase in the prospective payment rate for inpatient rehabilitation services that would otherwise be made t... | Preserving Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Settlement Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administrati... | Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Settlement Act - Provides for the settlement of claims by the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation against the United States with regard to compensation for electric power generated by the Grand Coulee Dam. | Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Settlement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Interstate Slamming Prevention Act
of 1997''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENT OF PROTECTIONS.
(a) Liability for Additional Charges.--Subsection (b) of section
258 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 258) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(b) Liab... | Interstate Slamming Prevention Act of 1997 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to make telecommunications carriers that execute illegal changes in a subscriber's selection of telephone exchange or toll service liable for any fees associated with changing the subscriber back to the carrier previously selected.
Subj... | Interstate Slamming Prevention Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Opportunity Grant Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) An educated citizenry is fundamental both for a
democratic society and for a productive economy.
(2) In today's world a high school... | American Opportunity Grant Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to rename basic educational opportunity grants (currently, Federal Pell Grants) as American Opportunity Grants for students at institutions of higher education.
Revises the determination of the amount of such a grant. Sets forth formulas based o... | American Opportunity Grant Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
(``WMATA'') provides approximately 2.3 million Metrorail and
Metrobus trips per year across the National Capital Region to
Federal employees, commuters, and millions of v... | This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat any qualified ride-sharing service provided after the date of the enactment of this bill and before June 1, 2017, as a qualified transportation fringe benefit that is excluded from an employee's gross income. A qualified ride-sharing service is transportation provide... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain ride-sharing services provided by transportation network companies as excludable transportation fringe benefits, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Disease Cluster Assistance
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secr... | Community Disease Cluster Assistance Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), to award grants to any individual or group of individuals that may be affected by a reported community-based disease cluster. Requi... | Community Disease Cluster Assistance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Better Eating for
Better Living Act of 2003''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO RICHARD B. RU... | Better Eating for Better Living Act of 2003 - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (CNA) and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) to revise school lunch programs with respect to reimbursement rates, nutrition guidelines, milk guidelines, and funds for nutrition education and training.
Amends NLSA ... | A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the nutrition and health of children in the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Business Risk Mitigation and Price
Stabilization Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. MARGIN RULES.
(a) Commodity Exchange Act Amendments.--The Commodity Exchange Act
(7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 1a(33)(A), as added by section 721(a)(... | Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to revise the element of the definition of a major swap participant which states that the participant's outstanding swaps create substantial counterparty exposure that could hav... | To provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Marine Sanctuaries Renewal
Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES ACT.
The National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1431-1445a) is
amended as follows:
(1) In subsection 311(b) (16 U.S.C. 1442(b)... | National Marine Sanctuaries Renewal Act of 1996 - Amends the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) create, or participate in the creation of, nonprofit organizations to solicit donations to carry out the Act; and (2) recruit, train, and accept volunteer services and provide for... | National Marine Sanctuaries Renewal Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Aviation and Flight Enhancement
Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Whereas in 2012 the International Civil Aviation
Organization (``ICAO'') adopted a standard requiring all new
aircraft ... | Safe Aviation and Flight Enhancement Act of 2014 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to require all commercial passenger aircraft ordered by an air carrier on or after January 1, 2016, to be equipped with a deployable recorder system as the second combination FDR/CVR recorder system... | Safe Aviation and Flight Enhancement Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``John H. Chafee Blackstone River
Valley National Heritage Corridor Sustainability Report Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
(redesigna... | John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Sustainability Report Act - Requires the Director of the National Park Service (NPS) to prepare a report on the sustainability of the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
Requires the repor... | A bill to direct the Director of the National Park Service to prepare a report on the sustainability of the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor and the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Commission. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Turkey Christian Churches
Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) United States diplomatic leadership contributes
meaningfully and materially to the protection internationally
of religious ... | Turkey Christian Churches Accountability Act - Directs the Secretary of State to report annually to Congress until 2021 on the status and return of stolen, confiscated, or otherwise unreturned Christian churches, places of worship, and other properties in or from the Republic of Turkey and in the areas of northern Cypr... | Turkey Christian Churches Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strategy for Assuring Financial
Empowerment Act'' or the ``SAFE Act''.
SEC. 2. STRATEGY FOR ASSURING FINANCIAL EDUCATION.
(a) Findings.--
(1) In general.--The Congress finds it is imperative to--
(A) reduce overlap and du... | Strategy for Assuring Financial Empowerment Act - SAFE Act - Directs the President to develop a national strategy for financial education, the Strategy for Assuring Financial Empowerment (SAFE strategy), acting through the Secretary of the Treasury and the Office of Financial Education in the Department of the Treasury... | To reduce duplication in Federal financial literacy and financial programs, identify more effective ways to provide financial education, and facilitate greater cooperation at the Federal, State and local levels and between government units and entities in the private sector by requiring the establishment of a national ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rancher Preservation Act''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOG.
(a) In General.--Section 13 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973
is amended to read as follows:
``special requirements regarding black-tailed prairie d... | Rancher Preservation Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that, in any case in which the Secretary of the Interior is required to use the best scientific and commercial data available with respect to determining whether the black-tailed prairie dog is an endangered or threatened species, the Secre... | To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish special requirements for determining whether the black-tailed prairie dog is an endangered species or threatened species. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Criminal Welfare Prevention Act,
Part II''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF PRISONERS UNDER TITLES II AND XVI OF THE SOCIAL
SECURITY ACT.
(a) Implementation of Prohibition Against Payment of Title II
Benefits to Prisoners.--
(1) In gene... | Criminal Welfare Prevention Act, Part II - Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to require the Commissioner of Social Security to enter into an agreement with a State or local jail or correctional facility under which the facility shall report monthly the name and social security number of any inmate who has received a... | Criminal Welfare Prevention Act, Part II |
SECTION 1. CUSTOMS AND TRADE AGENCY AUTHORIZATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS
1998 AND 1999.
(a) United States Customs Service.--
(1) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 301(b) of the
Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 (19
U.S.C. 2075(b)) is amended to... | Amends the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 to authorize appropriations for FY 1998 and 1999 for the United States Customs Service for: (1) noncommercial and commercial operations; and (2) the air and marine interdiction programs.
Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for FY... | To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for the Customs Service, the Office of the United States Trade Representative, and the International Trade Commission. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Patient Access and
Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. REGISTRATION PROCESS UNDER CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.
(a) Definitions.--
(1) Consistent with the public health and safety.--Section
303 of the Controlled ... | Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2013 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to require registrants to manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances to obtain a criminal background check on, and perform drug testing on, each employee with access to facility areas where controll... | Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Plastics Recycling Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT FOR CERTAIN RECYCLING ACTIVITIES.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related
credits) is amended ... | Plastics Recycling Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit equal to 60 cents per gallon of qualified synthetic oil produced from recycled waste plastics. Defines "qualified synthetic oil" as oil derived from post-consumer and post-industrial waste plastics and which has a m... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a tax credit for producing oil from recycled waste. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Fraud and Error
Prevention Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FRAUD AND ERROR PREVENTION.
(a) In General.--Section 201 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
401 et seq.) is amended by striking subsection (n) and inserting the
following:
``(n) ... | Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to appropriate from the Social Security Trust Funds to the Social Security Administration for each fiscal year beginning FY2015 amounts for specified fraud and error pr... | Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014 |
I72SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
I20This Act may be cited as the ``Iran Freedom Support Act''.
I72SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
I20The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
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I74TITLE I_CODIFICATION OF SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN
I42Sec.101... | Iran Freedom Support Act - States that: (1) specified U.S. sanctions, controls, and regulations with respect to Iran shall remain in effect. Authorizes the President to terminate such sanctions in whole or in part upon congressional notification; and (2) nothing in this Act shall affect sanctions, controls, or regulati... | A bill to hold the current regime in Iran accountable for its threatening behavior and to support a transition to democracy in Iran. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``America Star Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) America star company.--The term ``America Star
company'' means a participating company that is designated as
an America Star company under section 3(e).
(... | America Star Act This bill directs the Secretary of Labor to establish within the Department of Labor a voluntary America Star program under which the Secretary annually shall designate certain companies, based on specified performance categories, as America Star companies for their support for the U.S. workforce. Com... | America Star Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Guard Empowerment Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDED AUTHORITY OF CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU AND
EXPANDED FUNCTIONS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU.
(a) Expanded Authority.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (a) of secti... | National Guard Empowerment Act of 2007 - Expands the: (1) authority of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau (Bureau) to include membership on the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) (and raises the grade of the Chief from lieutenant general to general); and (2) functions of the Bureau to include facilitating and coordinating... | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and the enhancement of the functions of the National Guard Bureau, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Columbine-Hondo
Wilderness Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I--ADDITION TO THE NATIONAL WILDERNES... | Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act - Designates specified land in Carson National Forest in New Mexico, which shall be known as the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness, as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Releases any federal land within the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Study Area administered by the Fores... | Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Syria Accountability Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373
(September 28, 2001) mandates that all states ``refrain from
providing any form... | Syria Accountability Act of 2003 - Declares the sense of Congress that: (1) Syria should halt support for terrorism, withdraw armed forces from Lebanon, stop develpment of ballistic missiles and biological and chemical weapons, and halt imports and transshipments of Iraqi oil; (2) Lebanon and Syria should enter into bi... | A bill to halt Syrian support for terrorism, end its occupation of Lebanon, stop its development of weapons of mass destruction, cease its illegal importation of Iraqi oil, and hold Syria accountable for its role in the Middle East, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Treatment on Demand Assistance
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the Department of Health and Human
Services, each year drug and alcohol related abuse kills more
than 120,000 A... | Treatment on Demand Assistance Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, to, for the purpose of providing substance abuse treatment services: (1) award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreem... | To provide assistance to States to expand and establish drug abuse treatment programs to enable such programs to provide services to individuals who voluntarily seek treatment for drug abuse. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nationally Enhancing the Wellbeing
of Babies through Outreach and Research Now Act'' or the ``NEWBORN
Act''.
SEC. 2. INFANT MORTALITY PILOT PROGRAMS.
Section 330H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c-8) is
amended--
(1) by rede... | Nationally Enhancing the Wellbeing of Babies through Outreach and Research Now Act or the NEWBORN Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award five-year grants to eligible entities to create, implement, an... | To authorize funding for the creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PROCEDURES FOR ADJUDICATION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT BY COURTS-
MARTIAL.
(a) New UCMJ Article.--(1)(A) Chapter 47 of title 10, United States
Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by inserting
after section 852 (article 52) the following new section (article):
``Sec. 852a. ... | Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to establish procedures under which a court-martial may prescribe the death sentence.
Requires that: (1) the sentence of death be concurred in unanimously; (2) the offense must be one expressly made punishable by death; and (3) the trial counsel must notify the accus... | To amend chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), to establish procedures for the adjudication by courts-martial of sentences of capital punishment. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Muhammad Ali Commemorative Coin
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Muhammad Ali was an Olympic gold medalist, 3-time World
Heavyweight Champion boxer, and one of the most celebrated and
well-known athletes i... | Muhammad Ali Commemorative Coin Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue commemorative coins that emblemize the life and legacy of Muhammad Ali. Surcharges received from the sale of these coins shall be paid to: (1) the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky; (2) the Muhammad A... | Muhammad Ali Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT THAT PASSENGER SECURITY SCREENING BE CONDUCTED
BY PRIVATE SCREENING COMPANIES.
(a) In General.--Section 44901(a) of title 49, United States Code,
is amended in the second sentence by striking ``except as otherwise''
and all that follows through the end period and inserting `... | Requires the screening of passengers on flights and flight segments originating in the United States to be conducted by employees of a private screening company.
Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to enter into contracts with private screening companies ... | A bill to require security screening of passengers at airports to be carried out by private screening companies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Conrad State 30 and Physician Access
Reauthorization Act''.
SEC. 2. CONRAD STATE 30 PROGRAM.
(a) Extension.--Section 220(c) of the Immigration and Nationality
Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-416; 8 U.S.C. 1182
note) is amended by str... | Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to extend the J-1 visa waiver program (Conrad state 30/medical services in underserved areas) through September 30, 2021. The bill sets forth specified employment protections and... | Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act |
SECTION 1. PREPAYMENT OR REPRICING OF REA LOANS.
Title III of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 is amended by
inserting after section 306B (7 U.S.C. 936b) the following new section:
``SEC. 306C. PREPAYMENT OR REPRICING OF LOANS.
``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secreta... | Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to prescribe guidelines under which the Secretary of the Treasury and the Rural Electrification Administrator (the Administrator) shall allow, upon a borrower's request, the prepayment or repricing of a loan made by the Federal Financing Bank and guaranteed by the Administra... | A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to permit the prepayment or repricing of certain loans according to the terms of the applicable loan contract, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pension Reform Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PENSION INTEGRATION RULES.
(a) Applicability of New Integration Rules Extended to All Existing
Accrued Benefits.--Notwithstanding subsection (c)(1) of section 1111 of
the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (relating to effecti... | Pension Reform Act of 1993 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) with respect to pension integration, participation, and vesting requirements.
Extends applicability of new integration rules under the Tax Reform Act of 1986 to all existing accrued benef... | Pension Reform Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Law Judge Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO REFER TO MEMBERS OF BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS AS
VETERANS LAW JUDGES.
Section 7101(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(5)(A) Exc... | Veterans Law Judge Act of 1994 - Redesignates the Chairman and other members of the Board of Veterans Appeals (other than temporary members) as veterans law judges. Classifies the pay rate for veterans law judges as that of administrative law judges.
Authorizes the Chairman of the Board or other Board members to cont... | Veterans Law Judge Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Advertising Reform Act''.
TITLE I--LABELING AND ADVERTISING FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
SEC. 101. ADVERTISING FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
(a) Advertisements Intended for Consumers; Prior Approval.--Section
502(n) of the Federal Food, Drug, and C... | Medical Advertising Reform Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require prior approval by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of consumer-directed advertising for prescription drugs and restricted medical devices.
Prohibits drugs advertising for a two-year period after approval of a new pres... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require prior approval by the Food and Drug Administration of advertisements for prescription drugs and restricted medical devices, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public-Private Cybersecurity
Cooperation Act''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY DISCLOSURE OF SECURITY
VULNERABILITIES.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate information system.--The term ``appropriate
... | Public-Private Cybersecurity Cooperation Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) establish a policy applicable to individuals and entities that reports security vulnerabilities on DHS public websites, (2) develop a process for mitigation or remediation of security vulnerabilities that ar... | Public-Private Cybersecurity Cooperation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Perkins County Rural Water System
Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) there are insufficient water supplies of reasonable
quality available to the members of the Perkins County ... | Perkins County Rural Water System Act of 1996 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants for the planning and construction of the Perkins County Rural Water System, Inc. Prohibits the obligation of System construction funds until: (1) Federal environmental compliance requirements have been met; (2) a f... | Perkins County Rural Water System Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prioritizing Reinvestment in
Infrastructure and Military while Eliminating Debt Act of 2015'' or the
``PRIMED Act''.
SEC. 2. DIVIDENDS RECEIVED DEDUCTION FOR REPATRIATED FOREIGN EARNINGS.
(a) Period for Repatriation.--Paragraph (1) of section 965(a) of... | Prioritizing Reinvestment in Infrastructure and Military while Eliminating Debt Act of 2015 or the PRIMED Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow corporate taxpayers to elect a tax deduction for cash dividends received from a controlled foreign corporation during the period beginning after the bill's en... | PRIMED Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment
Fund Distribution Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On January 22, 1948, the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
representing all Chippewa bands in Minnesota except the Red Lake
Ban... | Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2012 - (Sec. 4) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to reimburse the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe for the amount, plus interest, that the Tribe contributed for the payment of attorneys' fees and litigation expenses associated with the litigation of Docket No. ... | To provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, et al, by the United States Court of Federal Claims in Docket Numbers 19 and 188, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Training for Future Jobs Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Local nonprofit organizations are effective providers
of job training for adults and out-of-school youth.
(2) Twelve Federal... | Training for Future Jobs Act of 1993 - Establishes a five-year demonstration of centralizing Federal job training programs.
Establishes the Job Training Council, composed of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Health and Human Services, and Labor, and the Director of the Office of Management ... | Training for Future Jobs Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Muscle Shoals area in Northwest Alabama is a region
rich in natural and cultural history.
(2) The Muscle Shoals area is ... | Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area in Alabama.
Designates the Muscle Shoals Regional Center as the local coordinating entity for the Area.
Requires the Muscle Shoals Regional Center to prepare and submit a management plan for the Area.
Prohibits the Muscle... | To establish the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area in the State of Alabama, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Critical Care Assessment and
Improvement Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Critical care medicine is the care for patients whose
illnesses or injuries present a significant d... | Critical Care Assessment and Improvement Act of 2013 - Requires studies on critical care health services in the United States by the Institute of Medicine and the Health Resources and Services Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Directs the HHS Secretary, acting through the Direct... | Critical Care Assessment and Improvement Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Loan Employment Benefits Act
of 2012''.
SEC. 2. STUDENT LOAN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 127
the following new s... | Student Loan Employment Benefits Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of an employee amounts paid by an employer under a student loan payment assistance program. Limits the amount of such exclusion to $5,000 in a taxable year.
Requires an employer student loan payment assista... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts paid by an employer on an employee's student loans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Access to Care Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF
1974.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part 7 of subtitle B of title I of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1185 ... | Women's Access to Care Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan or a health insurance issuer to permit a woman participant to designate a physician who specializes in obstetrics and gynecology as her pri... | Women's Access to Care Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hospital Fair Competition Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. HOSPITAL PAYMENT IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) Use of Estimated Costs Rather Than Average Charges in
Establishing Weighting Factors for Diagnosis-Related Groups Under the
Inpatient Hospital Prospective Payment Syst... | Hospital Fair Competition Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to hospital payments. Provides for the use of estimated costs rather than average charges in establishing weighting factors for diagnosis-related groups under the inpatient hospital prospective payment system.
... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make improvements in payments to hospitals under the medicare program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Fraud Detection and
Disclosure Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINANCIAL FRAUD DETECTION AND DISCLOSURE.
(a) Amendments to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.--The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is amended by inserting after section
13 (15 U.S.C. 7... | Financial Fraud Detection and Disclosure Act of 1995 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to include specified fraud detection and disclosure procedures within the requirements for audits of public companies by an independent public accountant.
Authorizes the Securities and Exchange Commission to impose civil ... | Financial Fraud Detection and Disclosure Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Credit Union
Regulatory Relief Act of 2008''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Investments in securities by Federal credit unio... | Credit Union Regulatory Relief Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Credit Union Act to: (1) permit a credit union to invest in securities for its own account, subject to certain percentage limitations; and (2) increase the investment and lending limit in credit union service organizations from 1% to 3% of a credit union's... | To advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, modify credit union regulatory standards and reduce burdens, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Work Incentives Amendments of
1993''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TITLE I--ACCESS TO SSI WORK INCENTIVES
Sec. 101. Access to work incentives under SSI... | TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title I: Access to SSI Work Incentives
Title II: Work Incentives Waiver Authority
Title III: Amendments to Work Incentives Provisions
Title IV: Effective Date
Work Incentives Amendments of 1993 -
Title I: Access to SSI Work Incentives
- Amends title XVI (Supplemental Se... | Work Incentives Amendments of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Shivwits Paiute Indian Band
Settlement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Santa Clara River, a tributary of the Virgin River,
flows through the reservation of the Shivwits Paiute Indian
Band.
... | Shivwits Paiute Indian Band Settlement Act - Directs that: (1) the St. George Water Reuse Project (as described in the Memorandum of Understanding executed by the Shivwits Paiute Indian Band on March 26, 1998, to implement construction, operation, and maintenance of that Project and the Santa Clara Project (MOU)) cons... | Shivwits Paiute Indian Band Settlement Act |
SECTION 1. EMPLOYMENT INVESTIGATIONS OF PILOTS.
Section 44936 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(f) Records of Employment.--
``(1) In general.--An air carrier or foreign air carrier
receiving an application for employment from an individual ... | Authorizes domestic or foreign air carriers to request and receive a pilot applicant's employment record for the previous ten years of employment. Prohibits any Federal or State court action for defamation or invasion of privacy against any carrier or person with respect to the furnishing or use of such records accord... | To amend title 49, United States Code, relating to required employment investigations of pilots. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Child Summer Hunger Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. SUMMER ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM.
Section 13(a) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act
(42 U.S.C. 1761(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
`... | Stop Child Summer Hunger Act of 2014 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a program providing eligible households with summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards that give children access to food during the summer months to: (1) reduc... | Stop Child Summer Hunger Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Blackstone River Valley National
Heritage Corridor Amendments Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. BOUNDARY CHANGES.
Section 2 of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish the Blackstone
River Valley National Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and Rhode
Island'', appr... | Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Amendments Act of 1993 - Modifies the boundaries of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor pursuant to a specified Act (the Act).
Requires the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission to revise the Cultural Heritage and Land Manage... | Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Amendments Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Forest System Trails
Stewardship Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) The National Forest System features a world-class trail
system with over 158,000 miles of trails that provide world-
c... | National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act of 2014 - Directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to publish a national strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in trail maintenance. Requires the strategy to: (1) augment and support the capabilities of federal employees to carry out or... | National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Housing Privatization
Initiatives Projects Oversight and Accountability Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVED OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR MILITARY HOUSING
PRIVATIZATION INITIATIVE PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter IV of chapte... | Military Housing Privatization Initiatives Projects Oversight and Accountability Act of 2007 - Requires each military housing privatization initiative project to be carried out under a guaranteed maximum price contract (to be reviewed by an independent third party) and accompanied by a performance schedule. Requires ea... | A bill to provide for improved oversight of and accountability for military housing privatization initiative projects. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cardiomyopathy Health Education,
Awareness, Risk Assessment, and Training in the Schools (HEARTS) Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. MATERIALS AND RESOURCES TO INCREASE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS OF
CARDIOMYOPATHY AMONG SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, EDUCATORS,
... | Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Risk Assessment, and Training in the Schools (HEARTS) Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in conjunction with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to develop and provid... | To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to authorize and support the creation of cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources by the Secretary of Health and Human Services through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the dissemination of such materials and r... |
.
(a) In General.--Not later than July 1, 1996, the Secretary shall,
by regulation, develop alternative dispute resolution methods for use
by individuals, health information trustees, and other persons in
resolving claims under section 151.
(b) Effect on Initiation of Civil Actions.--
(1) In gen... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Fair Health Information Practices
Subtitle A: Duties of Health Information Trustees
Subtitle B: Use and Disclosure of Protected Health
Information
Subtitle C: Access Procedures and Challenge Rights
Subtitle D: Miscellaneo... | Fair Health Information Practices Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADVISORY BOARD.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) There is a need for objective and neutral Federal
Government accounting standards. To be objective and neutral,
standards must ensure that the resulting information is a
f... | Establishes a Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board which shall work under the general oversight of the Comptroller General, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to consider and recommend accounting concepts and standards for the Government that provide a frame of... | To establish the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patent Application Publication Act
of 1995''.
SEC. 2. EARLY PUBLICATION.
Section 122 of title 35, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:
``Sec. 122. Confidential status of applications; publication of patent
applications
... | Patent Application Publication Act of 1995 - Requires each patent application, except applications for design patents and provisional applications, to be published as soon as possible after 18 months from the earliest filing date for which a benefit is sought, except for an application that is no longer pending or one ... | Patent Application Publication Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Missouri River Management and Water
Control Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Missouri River system is an integral part of a
broad, national, and international transportation network. As... | Missouri River Management and Water Control Act of 1995 - Requires the Secretary of the Army to maintain permanent pool levels in the Missouri River system of above 18 million acre feet unless a lower level is required for emergency or commercial purposes. Increases the length of each navigation season by 15 days unti... | Missouri River Management and Water Control Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Commission on Budget
Concepts Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The conceptual framework of the budget, which is
central to Federal planning and policy, has not be... | National Commission on Budget Concepts Act of 2002 - Establishes the National Commission on Budget Concepts to, among other things: (1) evaluate structure, concepts, classifications, and bases of accounting of the Federal budget; (2) evaluate the applicability and value of general accounting principles and practices us... | To establish the National Commission on Budget Concepts. |
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN MOTOR FUEL TAXES.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 4081(a)(2) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to imposition of tax on
gasoline and diesel fuel) is amended--
(1) by striking ``18.3 cents'' and inserting ``26.3
cents'', and
(2) by s... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the rate of tax on gasoline and diesel fuel. Imposes the tax on such products held in a foreign trade zone on the date of the tax increase if taxes have been determined or customs duties liquidated.
Doubles the amount transferred to the Mass Transit Account of the Highway ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase motor fuel taxes by 8 cents a gallon, the resulting revenues to be used for mass transit, AMTRAK, and interstate, State, and local roads and bridges, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Survivor Benefits
Improvement Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FULL SBP SURVIVOR BENEFITS FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES OVER AGE 62.
(a) Phased Increase in Basic Annuity.--
(1) Increase to 55 percent.--Subsection (a)(1)(B)(i) of
section 1451... | Military Survivor Benefits Improvement Act of 2003 - Adjusts the basic Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuity amount for surviving spouses, age 62 and older, of former military personnel to: (1) 35 percent of the retired pay of the decedent (current law), for months before October 2005; (2) 40 percent for months beginning... | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older, to provide for a one-year open season under that plan, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Energy Programs
Reauthorization Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. BIOBASED MARKETS PROGRAM.
Section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
(7 U.S.C. 8102) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in... | Agricultural Energy Programs Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Farm Security Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reauthorize through FY2023 several Department of Agriculture (USDA) energy programs, including: the Biobased Markets Program; the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufact... | Agricultural Energy Programs Reauthorization Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security and Medicare Off-
Budget Lockbox Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. STRENGTHENING SOCIAL SECURITY POINTS OF ORDER.
(a) In General.--Section 312 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 (2 U.S.C. 643) is amended by inserting at the end the following:
... | Social Security and Medicare Off-Budget Lockbox Act of 2001 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide that the receipts and disbursements of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund shall not be counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus for purposes of the Federal or cong... | To establish an off-budget lockbox to strengthen Social Security and Medicare. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission
Indians Land Transfer Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF LAND IN TRUST FOR PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO MISSION
INDIANS.
(a) Transfer and Administration.--
(1) Transfer.--Effective on the date of the enactment of this ... | Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2007 - Transfers certain lands in Riverside and San Diego Counties, California, from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to the United States to be held in trust for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians.
Prohibits such transfer from including the 12... | To transfer certain land in Riverside County, California, and San Diego County, California, from the Bureau of Land Management to the United States to be held in trust for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``First-time Homebuyer Affordability
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND POLICY.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) it is desirable to make funds available from individual
retirement plans to encourage first time home owners... | First-time Homebuyer Affordability Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make the tax on prohibited transactions inapplicable to a home equity participation arrangement. Describes such arrangement as one in which the eligible participant in an individual retirement plan directs the plan trustee to acquire ... | First-time Homebuyer Affordability Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Measuring and Evaluating Trends for
Reliability, Integrity, and Continued Success Act''.
SEC. 2. DATA SYSTEMS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Subpart 1 of part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding at the end the fol... | Measuring and Evaluating Trends for Reliability, Integrity, and Continued Success Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require each state receiving school improvement funds to implement, within four years of this Act's enactment, a pre- through high-school longitudinal data system that inc... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide for the use of longitudinal data systems. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Nurse Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. AMENDING PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT WITH RESPECT TO THE OFFICE
OF THE NATIONAL NURSE.
Title XVII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following ... | National Nurse Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Office of the National Nurse within the Office of Public Health and Science to: (1) encourage individuals to enter the nursing profession; (2) encourage nurses to become educators in schools of nursing; and (3) promote the public health.... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of the National Nurse. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Puerto Rico Land and Water
Conservation Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS, PURPOSE, AND DEFINITIONS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Karst Region of Puerto Rico is a unique geological
formation which is critical to the ma... | Declares that federally-owned lands within the Area shall be subject to this Act and the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the National Forest System.
Establishes the Puerto Rico Land Conservation Fund which shall be used for the protection of the Area and other National Forest and National Wildlife Refuge uni... | Puerto Rico Land and Water Conservation Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in
Hospitals Act of 2018'' or the ``COACH Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. DEVELOPING GUIDANCE ON PAIN MANAGEMENT AND OPIOID USE DISORDER
PREVENTION FOR HOSPITALS RECEIVING PAYMENT UNDER PART A
OF THE MEDIC... | Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018 or the COACH Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to publish guidance for hospitals on pain management and opioid-use disorder prevention strategies for Medicare beneficiaries. (Sec. 3) The CMS must also c... | Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Fish
and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2016''.
(b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever
in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a
section or other provision, the ... | Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2016 This bill reauthorizes for FY2016-FY2021 the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 and revises requirements for: (1) funding requests to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for proposals and regional projects that restore the fish and wildlife resourc... | Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Portable Benefits for Independent
Workers Pilot Program Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Many independent workers, constituting a growing
percentage of the workforce in the United States, do not have
... | Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Pilot Program Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to award grants for FY2018, on a competitive basis, to states, local governments, or nonprofit organizations to support broad innovation and experimentation with respect to portable benefits. Portable benefits are w... | Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Pilot Program Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rare Cats and Canids Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are to provide financial resources and to
foster international cooperation--
(1) to restore and perpetuate healthy populations of rare
felids and rare ca... | Rare Cats and Canids Act of 2014 This bill establishes a Rare Cats and Canids Conservation Fund as a separate account within the Multinational Species Conservation Fund. The Department of the Interior must use amounts in the fund to provide assistance for the conservation of rare felids and rare canids. Grant amounts m... | Rare Cats and Canids Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Climate Change
Adapt America Bond Act of 2016''.
(b) Table of Contents.--
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I--CLIMATE CHANGE ADVISORY COMMISSION
Sec. 101. Establishment... | Climate Change Adapt America Bond Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to issue Climate Change Bonds. The proceeds from the bonds must be deposited in the Adapt America Fund established by this bill within the Department of Commerce. Commerce must carry out an investment program to fund projec... | Climate Change Adapt America Bond Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medical FSA Improvement Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. ADDITION OF TAXABLE DISTRIBUTIONS.
(a) Treatment of Amounts Expended for Medical Care.--Section 105 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to amounts received under
accident and health plans) is a... | Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow an increased exclusion from gross income through 2011 for distributions from a medical flexible spending arrangement; and (2) make self-employed individuals eligible for benefits under medical flexible spending arrangements and acciden... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Janey Ensminger Act''.
SEC. 2. HOSPITAL CARE, MEDICAL SERVICES, AND NURSING HOME CARE FOR
VETERANS STATIONED AT CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, WHILE
THE WATER WAS CONTAMINATED AT CAMP LEJEUNE.
(a) In General.--Section 1710(e)... | Janey Ensminger Act - Makes any veteran who was stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, during a period in which the water there was contaminated by volatile organic compounds, including known and probable human carcinogens, eligible for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care through the Department o... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the water was contaminated at Camp Lejeune, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) President Jimmy Carter and his wife, First Lady
Rosalynn Carter, epitomize the best qualities in American
service, volunteerism, and statesmanship, through their life
work in Plains, Georgia, and throughout the world.... | Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of gold medals to former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, in recognition of their life work and service to the United States. | To award congressional gold medals to former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter in recognition of their outstanding service to the United States and to the world. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Removing Barriers to Adoption and
Supporting Families Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF ADOPTION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 473A of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
673b) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(5), by... | Removing Barriers to Adoption and Supporting Families Act of 2013 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to reauthorize the adoption incentive payment program through FY2018. Adds a new adoption incentive payment for states involved in sending and receiving in... | Removing Barriers to Adoption and Supporting Families Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. UNIFORM TREATMENT OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS OF UNIFORMED AND
OVERSEAS VOTERS.
(a) Postmark Requirements; Date to Accept Absentee Ballots.--
Section 102 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act
(42 U.S.C. 1973ff-1) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Each'' and insertin... | Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act with regard to the treatment of absentee ballots of uniformed and overseas voters to ensure the acceptance and counting of any valid absentee ballot from an overseas voter with respect to any election for Federal office, regardless of whether such ballot co... | A bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to ensure uniform treatment by States of Federal overseas absentee ballots, 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 l... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVED SIKES ACT COVERAGE OF STATE-OWNED FACILITIES USED FOR
THE NATIONAL DEFENSE.
(a) Improvements to Act.--The Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670 et seq.) is
amended as follows:
(1) Defini... | Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010 - Amends the Sikes Act (conservation programs on military installations and facilities) to include under such Act's coverage state-owned facilities used for National Guard training.
Authorizes the Secretary of a military department to develop and implement an integrated natural resourc... | To amend the Sikes Act to improve natural resources management planning for State-owned facilities used for the national defense, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dietary Supplement Access and Claims
Moratorium Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Many consumers use vitamins, minerals, herbs, amino
acids, and other dietary supplements.
(2) There h... | Dietary Supplement Access and Claims Moratorium Act of 1993 -
Title I: Access to Dietary Supplements
- Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from requiring: (1) a prescription for a dietary supplement marketed on or before November 15, 1993; and (2) p... | Dietary Supplement Access and Claims Moratorium Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sexual Assault Training Oversight
and Prevention Act'' or the ``STOP Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Department of Defense conducted a survey of members
of the Armed Forces serving on active d... | Sexual Assault Training Oversight and Prevention Act or STOP Act - Establishes a Sexual Assault Oversight and Response Council, composed mainly of civilians, as an independent entity from the chain of command of the Department of Defense (DOD).
Directs the Council to: (1) appoint personnel to the Sexual Assault Oversi... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the prevention of and response to sexual assault in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``UNRWA Humanitarian Accountability
Act.''
SEC. 2. UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNRWA.
Section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by
striking subsection (c) and inserting the following new subsection:
``(c)(1) Withholding.--Contri... | UNRWA Humanitarian Accountability Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to withhold U.S. contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) or to any successor or related entity unless the Secretary of State certifies to Congress that: (1) no UNRWA offi... | To ensure accountability for United States taxpayers' humanitarian assistance for Palestinian refugees. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Crime Control Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the most important domestic function of the Federal
Government is the protection of the personal security of
individual Americans through the enactment... | Crime Control Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment for persons prosecuted in State courts for violent and drug trafficking crimes involving a firearm. Prohibits probation, suspension of sentence, concurrent sentencing, or early release for such persons. Mak... | Crime Control Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. RESTRICTIONS ON INTELLIGENCE SHARING WITH THE UNITED
NATIONS.
(a) In General.--The United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22
U.S.C. 287 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``SEC. 12. RESTRICTIONS ON INTELLIGENCE SHARING WITH THE UNITED
... | Amends the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 to prohibit the providing of U.S. intelligence information to the United Nations or any of its affiliated organizations, or to any U.N. officials or employees, unless the President certifies to appropriate congressional committees that the Director of Central Intellig... | A bill to restrict intelligence sharing with the United Nations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NASA Aeronautics Research and
Technology Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the aerospace industry makes a major contribution to
the economy of the United States, accounting for the largest
posit... | NASA Aeronautics Research and Technology Act of 1993 - Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to provide for independent performance reviews of NASA programs of: (1) aeronautics research and development; and (2) private technology transfer.
Provides for a joint NASA-Fede... | NASA Aeronautics Research and Technology Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Capital Gains and Dividend Income
Reform Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. 70-PERCENT CAPITAL GAINS DEDUCTION FOR TAXPAYERS OTHER THAN
CORPORATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended to read as follows:
... | Capital Gains and Dividend Income Reform Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise rules concerning capital gain for taxpayers other than corporations to establish a new general rule which provides that if for any taxable year a taxpayer other than a corporation has a capital gain, 70 percent of such gai... | Capital Gains and Dividend Income Reform Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable and Distributed Energy Net
Metering Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that it is in the public interest to:
(1) Enable small businesses, residences, schools, churches,
farms, and other retail electric customers w... | Renewable and Distributed Energy Net Metering Act - Mandates that each State, electric utility not regulated by a State, and Federal power marketing agency consider establishing a net metering program, or modifying an existing program, to meet certain minimum Federal standards. Instructs the Federal Energy Regulatory C... | To amend the Federal Power Act to promote energy security, environmental protection, electricity price stability, and electric reliability by providing for the use of net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems, and for other purposes. |
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