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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Entrepreneurial Equity Capital
Formation Act''.
TITLE I--TAX-FREE CONVERSIONS OF SPECIALIZED SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT
COMPANIES INTO PASS-THRU ENTITIES
SEC. 101. MODIFICATIONS TO PROVISIONS RELATING TO REGULATED INVESTMENT
... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Tax-Free Conversions of Specialized Small Business
Investment Companies Into Pass-Thru Entities
Title II: Additional Incentives Related to Investing in
Specialized Small Business Investment Companies
Entrepreneurial Equity Capital Formation Act -
Title I... | Entrepreneurial Equity Capital Formation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Violence Identification and
Referral Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT, FOR CERTAIN HEALTH PROFESSIONS PROGRAMS, OF
PROVISIONS REGARDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
(a) Title VII Programs; Preferences in Financial Awards.--Section
791... | Domestic Violence Identification and Referral Act of 1995 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to give preference, in making grants or contracts under provisions relating to health professions education and provisions relating to nurse education, to certain health professions entities that train students in the ident... | Domestic Violence Identification and Referral Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cyber Security Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The ability of the Federal Government to obtain
information on threats and risks to the critical infrastructure
of the United Sta... | Makes the antitrust laws inapplicable to conduct: (1) facilitating responses intended to correct or avoid a cyber security related problem; or (2) communicating or disclosing information to help correct or avoid the effects of such a problem.
Amends the Federal criminal code to: (1) increase the maximum terms of impris... | Cyber Security Enhancement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``September 11th Heroes Memorial Park
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked 4 civilian
aircraft, crashing 2 of them into the towers of the Wo... | September 11th Heroes Memorial Park Act - Establishes a national memorial at the Staten Island, New York, recovery site to honor the final resting place of those lost at the World Trade Center (WTC) on September 11, 2001.
Creates the September 11th Heroes Memorial Park Advisory Commission to: (1) submit to the Secreta... | To authorize a national memorial to commemorate the final resting place of those lost at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wall Street Trading and Speculators
Tax Act''.
SEC. 2. TRANSACTION TAX.
(a) In General.--Chapter 36 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by inserting after subchapter B the following new subchapter:
``Subchapter C--Tax on Trad... | Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a .03% excise tax on the purchase of a security: (1) if such purchase occurs on a trading facility located in the United States, or (2) the purchaser or seller is a U.S. person.
Defines "security" to include: (1) stocks, partnersh... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on certain trading transactions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Safe Harbor Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) harboring, supporting, or providing aid or protection
to individuals or entities engaged in terrorist activity
against the United States, its citizens, or... | No Safe Harbor Act - Authorizes the President to impose specified sanctions, including economic embargo and the blocking of property in the United States, against any country (or entity where applicable) that has been determined to: (1) have repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism; (2) not be co... | To protect the United States and its allies by imposing sanctions on countries and entities that aid and abet individuals or entities engaged in terrorist activity or fail to cooperate in the war against terrorism, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Professional Health
Insurance Advisors Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Licensed independent insurance producers (agents and
brokers) provide a wide range of services for both individual
... | Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to exclude remuneration paid for licensed independent insurance producers from administrative cost calculations for purposes of calculating the medical-loss ratio of a health insurance plan. Defines "independent insuranc... | To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive
Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2012''.
(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--COMPREHENSIVE CANC... | Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of comprehensive cancer care planning services.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to eligible entities to improve the quality of: (1) graduate and p... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of comprehensive cancer care planning under the Medicare Program and to improve the care furnished to individuals diagnosed with cancer by establishing grants programs for provider education, and related research. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expedited Rescissions Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN PROPOSED RESCISSIONS.
(a) In General.--Part B of title X of the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 681 et seq.) is amended by
redesignating ... | Expedited Rescissions Act of 1993 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to allow the President to transmit to both Houses of the Congress, for expedited consideration, one special message proposing to rescind all or part of any item of budget authority provided in an appropriation bill.... | Expedited Rescissions Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Schools Improvement Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Bullying and harassment foster a climate of fear and
disrespect that can seriously impair the physical and
psychological health of ... | Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states to direct their local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish policies that prevent and prohibit conduct, including bullying and harassment, that is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive to: (1) l... | Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Succession Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION.
Section 19 of title 3, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:
``Sec. 19 Vacancy in offices of both President and Vice President;
officers eligible to act... | Presidential Succession Act of 2003 - Revises provisions concerning presidential succession. Requires the President to submit to: (1) the Clerk of the House of Representatives notification in writing of the designation of either the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the office of the Minority Leader of the Hou... | To amend section 19 of title 3, United States Code, to allow the President to choose between possible successors in case of the event that, by reason of certain circumstances, there is neither a President nor Vice President to discharge the powers and duties of the office of President, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Canyon Ferry National Recreation
Area Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Canyon Ferry Unit Dam--
(A) was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1944
(58 Stat. ... | Canyon Ferry National Recreation Area Act - Designates specified federal land in Montana as the Canyon Ferry National Recreation Area and provides for its management and funding. | A bill to establish the Canyon Ferry National Recreation Area in the State of Montana, to establish the Canyon Ferry Recreation Management Fund, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Non-Prescription Drug Modernization
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. AMENDING OR REPEALING MONOGRAPHS.
Subchapter E of chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 568. A... | Non-Prescription Drug Modernization Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize: (1) the amendment or repeal of an over-the-counter drug monograph without notice and public procedure if there is a finding by the Secretary of Health and Human Services that a category of drugs or a specific... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the amendment or repeal of monographs, to expand the Food and Drug Administration's authority to regulate drug advertising, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Workforce Investments through Local
Libraries Act'' or the ``WILL Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.
2801) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(54) Digital literacy skills... | Workforce Investments through Local Libraries Act or WILL Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to define "digital literacy skills" to mean the skills associated with using technology to enable users to find, evaluate, organize, create, and communicate information. Revises requirements for member... | WILL Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Upper Connecticut River Partnership
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the upper Connecticut River watershed in the States of
New Hampshire and Vermont is a scenic region of historic
... | Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Connecticut River Grants and Technical Assistance Program to provide grants and technical assistance to the governments of New Hampshire and Vermont, local governments, nonprofits, and the private sector to carry out projects... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance in implementing cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the Connecticut River watershed of the States of New Hampshire and Vermont. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Traditional Foods Nourishment Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Alaska native.--The term ``Alaska Native'' means a
person who is a member of any Native village, Village
Corporation, or Regional Corporatio... | Traditional Foods Nourishment Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to allow the donation to and serving of traditional food through a food service program at a public or nonprofit facility that primarily services Indians if the food service program operator takes specified measures to ensure the safe prep... | Traditional Foods Nourishment Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Environmental Justice Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) Advisory committee.--The term ``Advisory Committee''
means the advisory committee established by section 6.
(2) ... | Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Environmental Justice Act - Defines "environmental justice" to mean the fair treatment of people of all races, cultures, and socioeconomic groups with respect to the development and implementation of laws affecting the environment.
Requires the heads of federal agencies to make achieving en... | To ensure environmental justice in the areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Grand Canyon
Capital Improvements Act of 2001''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Fundraising organization.... | Grand Canyon Capital Improvements Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a memorandum of agreement with an entity to act as an authorized fund raising organization for the benefit of the Grand Canyon National Park. Requires the organization to issue taxable bonds in return for a surcharge ... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to set aside up to $2 per person from park entrance fees or assess up to $2 per person visiting the Grand Canyon National Park to secure bonds for capital improvements, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. REPEALS.
(a) In General.--
(1) Sections 962 and 963 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(42 U.S.C. 16292, 16293) are repealed.
(2) Subtitle A of title IV of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(42 U.S.C. 15961 et seq.) is repealed.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
... | This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal: (1) the coal and related technologies program; (2) the carbon capture research, development and demonstration program; and (3) the Clean Coal Power Initiative. In lieu of those programs the Department of Energy (DOE) shall establish a coal technology program enc... | A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal certain programs, to establish a coal technology program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transportation Job Corps Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) There are millions of young people ages 16 through 24
who are neither in school nor in the labor force.
(2) According to a repor... | Transportation Job Corps Act of 2008 - Requires the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to establish workforce development councils and governing boards in each of its ten regions. Replaces the current discretionary grant and contract programs addressing human resource needs as they apply to publi... | To amend title 49, United States Code, to expand and improve transit training programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act''.
SEC. 2. JOINT RULEMAKING ON CROSS-BORDER SWAPS.
(a) Joint Rulemaking Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commiss... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House as amended, Part I, on June 10, 2013. Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act - Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to issue jointly rules governing the application of swaps requirements o... | Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Flood Mapping Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Map.--The term ``map'' means a National Flood Insurance
Program rate map.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of... | National Flood Mapping Act of 2005 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to require the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to cooperate with state and local mapping partners in establishing, updating, and maintaining flood-risk zone data and estimating the rates of loss caused by flo... | A bill to provide for the reviewing, updating, and maintenance of National Flood Insurance Program rate maps, and for other purposes. |
TITLE I--ELIMINATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY EARNINGS TEST
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Older Americans Freedom to Work
Act''.
SEC. 102. ELIMINATION OF EARNINGS TEST FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE
ATTAINED RETIREMENT AGE.
(a) In General.--Section 203 of the Social Security Ac... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Elimination of Social Security Earnings Test
Title II: Protecting and Preserving the Social Security
Trust Funds
Title I: Elimination of Social Security Earnings Test
- Older Americans Freedom to Work Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insuranc... | A bill to eliminate the social security earnings test for individuals who have attained retirement age, to protect and preserve the social security trust funds, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Counterterrorism Screening and
Assistance Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on... | Counterterrorism Screening and Assistance Act of 2017 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the U.S. government must ensure that capacity-building assistance to combat terrorist travel is coordinated among agencies as well as with foreign implementing partners, and (2) such assistance should be prioritize... | Counterterrorism Screening and Assistance Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on Affordable Health Care
Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. COMMISSION ON AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE.
(a) Establishment of Commission.--
(1) Establishment.--There is established in the legislative
branch a commission to be known as the ... | Commission on Affordable Health Care Act of 2008 - Establishes in the legislative branch the Commission on Affordable Health Care to: (1) conduct a comprehensive study of potential models for a health care system to provide affordable and quality health care to all U.S. citizens; and (2) make recommendations for implem... | To establish the Commission on Affordable Health Care to study and provide recommendations for establishing a health care system to provide affordable health care to all citizens of the United States and for the roles of certain health care entities in providing such services under such system, and to provide for exped... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fight Fraud Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO IMPROVE MORTGAGE, SECURITIES, AND FINANCIAL FRAUD
RECOVERY AND ENFORCEMENT.
(a) Definition of Financial Institution Amended To Include Mortgage
Lending Business.--Section 20 of title 18, Un... | Fight Fraud Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends the federal criminal code to include within the definition of "financial institution" a mortgage lending business or any person or entity that makes, in whole or in part, a federally related mortgage loan. Defines "mortgage lending business" as an organization that finances or ... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to enhance the investigation and prosecution of mortgage fraud and financial institution fraud, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Retrocession
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. RETROCESSION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO MARYLAND.
(a) In General.--Upon the issuance of a proclamation by the
President under section 7 and except as provided in subsection (b), the
territory ce... | District of Columbia Retrocession Act of 1993 - Retrocedes the District of Columbia to Maryland after Maryland's acceptance of such retrocession. Maintains the exclusive legislative authority and control of the Congress over the National Capital Service Area in the District of Columbia. | District of Columbia Retrocession Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Marine Mammal Cooperative Agreements
in Alaska Amendments Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS IN ALASKA.
(a) Definition of Depletion and Depleted.--Section 3(1)(A) of the
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1362(1)(A)) is amended ... | Marine Mammal Cooperative Agreements in Alaska Amendments Act of 2008 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize the Secretary of the department in which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is operating to enter into cooperative agreements with Alaska Native organizations to c... | To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize appropriations for marine mammal cooperative management agreements in Alaska, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Credit Protection Act
Amendments of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Section 602(a) Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6);
(2) by striking paragraphs (2) an... | Consumer Credit Protection Act Amendments of 2003 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to set forth impermissible uses of consumer credit scores by an insurance provider with respect to a consumer or insurance applicant.
Mandates that any credit scoring system used to generate any risk or credit score be in complian... | To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit history for any insurance purpose and to require the disclosure of consumer reports and the credit scoring procedure in order to prevent inaccuracies and mistakes in consumer credit reports, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) Section 121 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236) is amended in subsection
(d)(1)--
(1) by striking ``and the Director of the United States
Information Agency'' and inserting ``, the Director of... | Makes technical corrections to the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995.
Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to exclude certain U.S. citizens hired at posts abroad who are not family members of U.S. Government employees from coverage under Foreign Service grievance provisions.
Prohibits ... | To make certain technical amendments relating to the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, and other provisions of law. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bankruptcy Amendments of 1993''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.
(a) Who May Be a Debtor Under Chapter 13.--Section 109(e) of title
11, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``, unsecured debts of less than $100,000
and noncontingent... | Bankruptcy Amendments of 1993 - Amends Federal bankruptcy law to raise to $1 million the ceiling on debts for eligibility to file as a chapter 13 debtor (bankrupt consumer repayment of debt under court supervision). (Currently the ceiling is $100,000 for unsecured debts, or $350,000 for certain secured debts.) Modifi... | Bankruptcy Amendments of 1993 |
of November
23, 1993 (Public Law 103-150; 107 Stat. 1510) (commonly known
as the ``Apology Resolution''), was enacted into law, extending
an apology on behalf of the United States to the Native
Hawaiian people for the role of the United States in the
overthrow of the Kingdom... | Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2012 - (Sec. 5) Recognizes the right of the Native Hawaiian people to reorganize a Native Hawaiian governing entity to provide for their common welfare and to adopt an appropriate constitution and bylaws.
Considers the individuals listed on the roll compiled and certifi... | A bill to express the policy of the United States regarding the United States relationship with Native Hawaiians and to provide a process for the recognition by the United States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Capital Budget Commission Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) deteriorating infrastructure and the demand for capital
improvements and investment are at a critical stage;
(2) limited funding is... | Capital Budget Commission Act of 1994 - Establishes the Capital Budget Commission to study and report to the Congress on capital budgeting, including an evaluation of what should be included in a capital budget for the Federal Government. Requires the Commission to: (1) focus on growth-sustaining investments; and (2)... | Capital Budget Commission Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be known as the ``Cents and Sensibility Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States Mint, in its 2001 annual report,
announced that it was studying alternative metals for use in
circulating coins, but has ... | Cents and Sensibility Act - Revises the discretionary authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe the weight and the composition of the alloy of the one-cent coin.
Requires that the one-cent coin be: (1) produced primarily of steel; and (2) treated to impart a copper color to its appearance so that the app... | To amend title 31, United States Code, to save the American taxpayers money by immediately altering the metallic composition of the 1-cent coin, to require a prompt review and report, with recommendations, for cost-saving changes in the metallic content of other circulating United States coins, and for other purposes. |
That this Act may be
cited as the ``Certified Development Company Enhancement and
Improvement Act of 1997''.
Sec. 2. Section 20 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 note)
is amended by inserting the following new subsection:
``(r) The following program levels are authorized in financings as
provided in ... | Certified Development Company Enhancement and Improvement Act of 1997 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1998 through 2000 for the certified development company (CDC) program of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (the Act).
(Sec. 3) Amends the Act to limit the fee authorized to b... | Certified Development Company Enhancement and Improvement Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``James Guelff Body Armor Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) nationally, police officers and ordinary citizens are
facing increased danger as criminals use more deadly weaponry,
body armor, and other soph... | (Sec. 5) Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit the purchase, ownership, or possession of body armor by violent felons.
Makes it an affirmative defense that: (1) the defendant obtained prior written certification from his or her employer that the defendant's purchase, use, or possession of body ar... | James Guelff Body Armor Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural and Small Town Telework Tax
Credit Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. EMPLOYER CREDIT FOR TELEWORKING EQUIPMENT AND EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business relate... | Rural and Small Town Telework Tax Credit Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a tax credit for the cost of installing and maintaining qualified teleworking equipment (i.e., electronic and communications equipment used to eliminate the commute to and from traditional worksites). Limits the a... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses in rural and small town America. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Microcredit for Self-Reliance Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS OF POLICY.
The Congress makes the following findings and declarations:
(1) More than 1,000,000,000 people in the developing world
are living in severe po... | Microcredit for Self-Reliance Act of 1997 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to set forth congressional findings and policy, including that: (1) the development of micro- and small enterprise, including cooperatives, is a vital factor in the growth of developing countries and in the development of a free, ope... | Microcredit for Self-Reliance Act of 1997 |
SEC. 101. SAFE SCHOOLS.
(a) In General.--Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.), is amended--
(1) by redesignating part X as part Y;
(2) by redesignating section 2401 as section 2501; and
(3) by inserting after part W the foll... | Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) most directly affected by crime and violence. Requires the Director to develop and make available to LEAs a written safe schools model in Engli... | To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow grants to local educational agencies for the purpose of providing assistance to such agencies most directly affected by crime and violence. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Community Safety Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FIRST RESPONDER AGENCY GRANTS.
(a) In General.--Title XX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Subtitle C... | Strengthening Community Safety Act of 2011 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to make a grant to an eligible first responder agency for the additional costs incurred as a direct result of one or more of its employees who are reserv... | To establish a pilot grant program for first responder agencies that experience an extraordinary financial burden resulting from the deployment of employees. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Localism in Broadcasting Reform Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. 3-YEAR TERM FOR BROADCAST LICENSES.
(a) In General.--Section 307(c)(1) of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 307(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``8'' each place it
appears and inserting ``3'... | Localism in Broadcasting Reform Act of 2005 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to reduce from eight to three years the term for radio or television broadcasting licenses issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Requires full FCC review of at least five percent of the applications filed each year.
Re... | To shorten the term of broadcasting licenses under the Communications Act of 1934 from 8 to 3 years, to provide better public access to broadcasters' public interest issues and programs lists and children's programming reports, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. TAX CREDIT FOR MARGINAL AND NEW DOMESTIC OIL AND NATURAL GAS
PRODUCTION.
(a) Credit for Producing Oil and Gas From New Wells and Marginal
Wells.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business credits) is amended
by adding a... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business tax credit for producing crude oil and natural gas from new wells and marginal wells. Provides: (1) a formula for reducing such credit in years in which oil and gas prices increase; and (2) an inflation adjustment for such formula. Allows such credit against the reg... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for the production of oil and gas from existing marginal oil and gas wells and from new oil and gas wells. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Hydrogen Passenger Vehicle
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. RENEWABLE HYDROGEN TRANSPORTATION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) reductions in local air pollution, greenhouse gas
emissions, and oil impor... | Renewable Hydrogen Passenger Vehicle Act of 2005 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture, to conduct a three-year program to develop and demonstrate the cost-effective operation of a fleet of at least ten direct hyd... | A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to provide for a program to develop and demonstrate the cost-effective operation of a fleet of renewable hydrogen passenger vehicles. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterinarian Services Investment
Act''.
SEC. 2. VETERINARY SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM.
The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy
Act of 1977 is amended by inserting after section 1415A (7 U.S.C.
3151a) the following new section:
... | Veterinarian Services Investment Act - Amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out a matching grant program with qualified entities to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services.
Requires a qualifying entity t... | To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to establish a grant program to promote efforts to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taunton, Massachusetts Study Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the city of Taunton, Massachusetts, has--
(A) 9 distinct historic districts, including--
(i) the Church Green His... | Taunton, Massachusetts Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating certain historic buildings and areas in the city of Taunton, Massachusetts, as a unit of the National Park System. | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the suitability and feasibility of designating certain historic buildings and areas in Taunton, Massachusetts, as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Advisory Board Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The emerging fields of nanoscience and nanoengineering
(collectively, ``nanotechnology''), in which matter is ... | Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Advisory Board Act of 2002 - Establishes the Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Advisory Board which shall: (1) operate in coordination with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy; and (2) provide advice to the President and the National Science and Technology Council on rese... | To establish the Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Advisory Board. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Soledad Canyon Mine Leases
Adjustment Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Transit Mixed Concrete Corporation holds two valid
Federal leases for the extraction of sand and gravel... | Soledad Canyon Mine Leases Adjustment Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to cancel Bureau of Land Management leases CA-20139 and CA-22901 on lands subject to a federal mineral estate, which are located in Soledad Canyon adjacent to Santa Clarita, California.
Directs the Secretary to provide to the Transit M... | To provide to the Bureau of Land Management a mechanism to cancel certain mining leases for lands in the leases CA-20139 and CA-22901 and provide new leasing opportunities in the Soledad Canyon adjacent to the City of Santa Clarita, California, that reflect the historical mining levels, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cease Haitian Deportations Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) On January 12, 2010, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the
Richter magnitude scale struck the country of Haiti.
(2) According to the U... | Cease Haitian Deportations Act - Prohibits the removal of aliens to Haiti until the President reports to Congress on the status of post-earthquake humanitarian, reconstruction, and development efforts in Haiti, including efforts to prevent the spread of cholera and treat persons infected with the disease. | To halt removal of aliens to Haiti until a report is made to the Congress on the status of post-earthquake humanitarian, reconstruction, and development efforts in Haiti. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``At-Home Infant Care Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In the majority of American families, parents, whether
married or single, must work to provide economic security for
their families and, ... | At-Home Infant Care Act of 2004 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to authorize appropriations for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible States to provide financial assistance for up to 24 months (in the aggregate) to enable an eligible parent to become the c... | To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to authorize financial assistance to permit infants to be cared for at home by parents. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Autism Statistics, Surveillance,
Research, and Epidemiology Act of 1998 (ASSURE)''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Autism and other pervasive developmental disabilities
(fragile X syndrome, Rett's s... | Autism Statistics, Surveillance, Research, and Epidemiology Act of 1998 (ASSURE) - Authorizes grants and contracts for the collection, analysis, and reporting of data on autism and pervasive developmental disabilities.
Mandates establishment of three to five regional centers of excellence in autism and pervasive devel... | Autism Statistics, Surveillance, Research, and Epidemology Act of 1998 (ASSURE) |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumers' Home Improvement
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. PREVENTING FRAUD IN REHABILITATION LOAN PROGRAM.
Section 203(k) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(k)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(7) Prevention of f... | Directs the Secretary report on nonprofit organization program participation. | Consumers' Home Improvement Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cutting Contractor Use and Taxpayer
Savings Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Since 2002, the Department of Defense has spent more
than $2,000,000,000,000 on service contractors.
... | Cutting Contractor Use and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2014 - Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Defense (DOD) to submit to the congressional defense committees, and make publicly available, an annual comprehensive analysis of the global inventory of DOD service contractors. Requires the Defense Contract Au... | Cutting Contractor Use and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. INCREASED AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS.
(a) Increased Standard.--Section 32902 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``At least'' and inserting ``(1) At
least'';
(B) by striking ``auto... | Revises corporate average fuel economy standards (CAFE standards) provisions for non-passenger and passenger automobiles to: (1) provide for increased average fuel economy standards for non-passenger and passenger automobiles; (2) permit separate average fuel economy standards for non-passenger and passenger automobile... | To increase the corporate average fuel economy standards for automobiles, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PARTICIPATION OF PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS, POLITICAL APPOINTEES, AND CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
IN THE EXCHANGE.
(a) In General.--Section 1312(d)(3)(D) of the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act is amended to read as follows:
``(D)... | Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to require the participation of the President, Vice President, each Member of Congress, each political appointee, and each Congressional employee in state Exchanges established for the purchase of health care coverage under such Act. | To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for participation in the Exchange of the President, Vice-President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Tax Relief Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF EXPANSION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS TO CORPORATIONS AND TO PAYMENTS FOR
PROPERTY.
Section 9006 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act... | Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2011 - Repeals the provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that extends to corporations that are not tax-exempt the requirement to report payments of $600 or more.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a 5.4% surcharge on individual taxpayers whose modified adj... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the expansion of certain information reporting requirements to corporations and to payments for property, to impose a surcharge on high income taxpayers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Colorectal Cancer Early Detection,
Prevention, and Treatment Act''.
SEC. 2. PREVENTIVE HEALTH MEASURES WITH RESPECT TO COLORECTAL CANCER.
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section... | Colorectal Cancer Early Detection, Prevention, and Treatment Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to make grants to public and private entities for demonstrations projects to: ... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for demonstation projects to carry out preventive health measures with respect to colorectal cancer. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arla Harrell Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) During World War II, the Government carried out a
program of testing mustard gas and lewisite exposure on members
of the Armed Forces. This pro... | Arla Harrell Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reconsider and make a new determination regarding each claim for disability compensation in connection with exposure to mustard gas or lewisite during active military, naval, or air service during World War II that was denied before this bil... | Arla Harrell Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Build America Bonds Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. BUILD AMERICA BONDS MADE PERMANENT.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 54AA(d)(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ``or during a
period beginning on or after the date of t... | Build America Bonds Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the issuance authority for Build America Bonds and the authority for payments to issuers of such bonds, (2) make phased reductions in the credit percentage to bondholders and the percentage of payments to issuers of such bond... | Build America Bonds Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Estuarine Reserve System
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESERVE SYSTEM.
(a) Policy.--Section 303 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972
(16 U.S.C. 1452) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5) by striking ... | National Estuarine Reserve System Act of 2003 - Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to rename the National Estuarine Research Reserve System the National Estuarine Reserve System, and designates existing sanctuaries as part of the System.Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to designate additional areas as p... | To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to establish the National Estuarine Reserve System, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Government Shutdown Prevention Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. AUTOMATIC CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 1310 the following new section:
``Sec. 1311. Continuing approp... | Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2011 - Makes specified provisional (automatic) continuing appropriations in the event that any regular appropriation bill for a fiscal year is not enacted before the beginning of such fiscal year, or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not in effect. (Thus preven... | To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic continuing resolutions. |
SECTION 1. SKI AREA PERMIT RENTAL CHARGE.
(a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall charge a rental charge for
all ski area permits issued pursuant to section 3 of the National
Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 497b), the Act of March
4, 1915 (38 Stat. 1101, chapter 144; 16 U.S.C. 497), or the 9th thro... | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to charge a rental fee for all ski area permits on National Forest System lands.
Establishes a rental charge formula for permits issued pursuant to the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986. Grants permittees under the Act of March 4, 1915, and the Act of June 4, 1897, the o... | To amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to clarify the authorities and duties of the Secretary of Agriculture in issuing ski area permits on National Forest System lands and to withdraw lands within ski area permit boundaries from the operation of the mining and mineral leasing laws. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Project Delivery Improvement Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) in addition to amounts available as of the date of
enactment of this Act, the United States needs to expend
$20,000,000,000 to maintain... | Project Delivery Improvement Act of 2011 - Authorizes a state to select without competitive bidding or the approval of the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) one or more proprietary, patented, or experimental products for use in a federal-aid highway project. Declares that state use of such products shall not affect the... | A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to streamline the environmental review process for highway projects, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. REDI CENTER.
(a) Authorization.--The Secretary of State is authorized to provide
for the participation by the United States in the Regional Emerging
Diseases Intervention Center (in this section referred to as ``REDI
Center'') in Singapore, as established by the Agreement described in
subsection (c)... | (Sec. 1) Authorizes the Secretary of State to provide for U.S. participation in the Regional Emerging Diseases Intervention Center ("REDI Center") in Singapore.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) consult with the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of... | To provide certain authorities for the Department of State, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established in the legislative branch a commission to be
known as the ``Commission on Health Care Savings through Innovative
Wireless Technologies'' (in this Act referred to as the
``Commission'').
SEC. 2. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
The duties of the Commission shall be the f... | Establishes in the legislative branch the Commission on Health Care Savings through Innovative Wireless Technologies, which shall: examine the cost savings to the U.S. health care system that can be achieved by increasing the use of wireless health information technologies by patients, caregivers, and health care pro... | To establish the Commission on Health Care Savings through Innovative Wireless Technologies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Tampering of Prescription Pills
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. ABUSE-DETERRENT TECHNOLOGY.
(a) Definition.--Section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(ss) The term `abuse-... | Stop Tampering of Prescription Pills Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prescribe new drug application requirements for abuse-deterrent drugs: (1) containing as an active moiety (the part of the drug that makes it work the way it does) a controlled substance classified as opium, an opiate,... | Stop Tampering of Prescription Pills Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Creating Higher Education
Affordability Necessary to Compete Economically Act'' or the ``Middle
Class CHANCE Act''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF A FEDERAL PELL GRANT.
Section 401(b)(7)(C) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
107... | Creating Higher Education Affordability Necessary to Compete Economically Act or the Middle Class CHANCE Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify provisions related to the Federal Pell Grant program. Specifically, it increases the maximum Federal Pell Grant awa... | Middle Class CHANCE Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Joseph H. Seall Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF 5-MONTH WAITING PERIOD FOR BENEFITS BASED ON
DISABILITY IN CASES OF TERMINALLY ILL BENEFICIARIES.
(a) Disability Insurance Benefits.--Section 223(a) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 42... | Joseph H. Seall Act of 2007 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to authorize waivers by the Commissioner of Social Security of the five-month waiting period for entitlement to benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hard... | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to authorize waivers by the Commissioner of Social Security of the 5-month waiting period for entitlement to benefits based on disability in cases in which the Commissioner determines that such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries, and to... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Pharmacy Consumer
Protection Act'' or the ``Ryan Haight Act''.
SEC. 2. INTERNET SALES OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 5 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 5... | Internet Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act or the Ryan Haight Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to prohibit any person from dispensing a prescription drug pursuant to a sale if: (1) any part of the transaction is conducted through an Internet site; (2) the person dispenses the drug by mailing... | A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the sale of prescription drugs through the Internet, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Grace Period Restoration Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Language in the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (Public
Law 112-29; 125 Stat. 284) and regulations and examination ... | Grace Period Restoration Act of 2015 Amends federal patent law to revise the one-year grace period under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) that prohibits certain pre-filing disclosures made during the year preceding the effective filing date of a claimed invention from being considered prior art that would make... | Grace Period Restoration Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Laboratory Surge Capacity
Preparedness Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Federal Government, through grants provided by the
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has
investe... | Laboratory Surge Capacity Preparedness Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to award grants to regional biocontainment laboratories for maintaining surge capacity that can be used to respond to acts of bioterrorism or outbreaks of infectious diseases. Authorizes the Secretary to award such a grant only if t... | To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to award grants on a competitive basis to regional biocontainment laboratories for maintaining surge capacity that can be used to respond to acts of bioterrorism or outbreaks of infectious diseases, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Peer-Support Specialist Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON BEST PRACTICES FOR PEER-SUPPORT SPECIALIST PROGRAMS,
TRAINING, AND CERTIFICATION.
(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of ... | Peer-Support Specialist Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report on and publish best practices and professional standards in states for: (1) establishing and operating health care programs using peer-support specialists, and (2) training and certifying peer-support spec... | Peer-Support Specialist Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Omnibus Transportation Employee
Testing Act Amendments of 1995''.
SEC. 2. MASS TRANSIT TESTING.
Section 5331(b)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended
to read as follows:
``(b) Testing Program for Mass Transportation Employees.--(1)(A) I... | Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act Amendments of 1995 - Amends Federal transportation law to eliminate the requirement for preemployment alcohol testing of: (1) mass transit employees responsible for safety-sensitive functions; (2) railroad employees responsible for safety-sensitive functions; (3) operators o... | Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act Amendments of 1995 |
SECTION 1. FULFILLING THE POTENTIAL OF WOMEN IN ACADEMIC SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS.
(a) Definition of Federal STEM Agency.--In this Act, the term
``Federal STEM agency'' means any Federal agency that is responsible
for not less than 2 percent of total Federal research and d... | Defines a "federal STEM agency" as any federal agency responsible for not less than 2% of total federal research and development funding in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to institutions of higher education, according to National Science Foundation (NSF) data.
Requires the Director of Office ... | A bill to promote the potential of women in academic science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Relief and Recovery
Development Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. ABILITY TO PROVIDE DISASTER INFORMATION TO INDIVIDUALS WITH
LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY.
(a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct a study on th... | Disaster Relief and Recovery Development Act of 2009 - Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a study on the ability of existing alert and warning systems to provide information relating to disasters to individuals with limited English proficiency.
Requires the President to: (1) review regulations and policies rel... | To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to improve Federal assistance with respect to disasters, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Market Certainty and
Mandate Relief Act''.
SEC. 2. COST-SHARING REDUCTION PAYMENTS.
(a) In General.--
(1) Appropriations.--There is appropriated to the Secretary
of Health and Human Services, out of any funds in the Trea... | Health Care Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act This bill appropriates such sums as necessary to pay through health care plan year 2019 the cost-sharing reductions authorized in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. (A cost-sharing reduction is a discount that lowers the amount an individu... | Health Care Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bosnia-Hercegovina Self-Defense Act
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On July 10, 1991, the United States adopted a policy
suspending all licenses and other approvals to export or
o... | Bosnia-Hercegovina Self-Defense Act of 1993 - Directs the President to terminate the U.S. arms embargo of the Government of Bosnia-Hercegovina upon receipt of a request from such government for assistance in exercising its right of self-defense under the United Nations Charter.
Authorizes the President to direct the d... | Bosnia-Hercegovina Self-Defense Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flight Attendant Certification
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Federal Aviation Administration requires cabin crew
on board all transport category aircraft (20 seats or more) to
handle aircraf... | Flight Attendant Certification Act - Amends Federal taransportation law to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to prescribe standards for cabin crew training and certification for individuals working in an aircraft cabin on board a transport category aircraft with twenty or more seats.
Req... | To amend title 49, United States Code, to improve the training requirements for and require the certification of cabin crew members, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Miscellaneous
Maritime Transportation Amendments Act of 2016''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--POSITION, NAVI... | Miscellaneous Maritime Transportation Amendments Act of 2016 National Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2016 This bill directs the U.S. Coast Guard to develop a land-based system to backup its Global Position System (GPS). The bill revises the deadline for when certain fishing vessels m... | Miscellaneous Maritime Transportation Amendments Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Texas Band of Kickapoo Act
Amendments''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Texas Band of Kickapoo is a subgroup of the
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma whose ancestors were forced to
migrate from their ances... | Texas Band of Kickapoo Act Amendments - Amends the Texas Band of Kickapoo Act to require the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma and the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas (Tribes) to each update the membership roll of its members. Requires the Tribes to compile a list of their tribal members who permanently reside, but were n... | To clarify the rights of United States citizenship and eligibility for Federal benefits for all enrolled members of the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma and the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Program Management Improvement
Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
(a) Deputy Director for Management.--
(1) Additional functions.--Section 503 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
`... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 22, 2016. Program Management Improvement Accountability Act (Sec. 2) This bill establishes as additional functions of the Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requirements to: adopt and oversee impl... | Program Management Improvement Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Charitable Volunteers Tax Credit
Incentive Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO CERTAIN PRIVATE
CHARITIES PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO THE POOR.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of th... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to create a tax credit not to exceed $500 (in lieu of a deduction) for cash contributions made by an individual to a tax-exempt private charitable organization primarily assisting the poor, for which the individual must also have worked at least 50 hours.
Denies such credit if the dono... | Charitable Volunteers Tax Credit Incentive Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Honest Opportunity Probation with
Enforcement (HOPE) Initiative Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Crime continues to inflict a severe cost on victims and
communities across the country.
(... | Honest Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE) Initiative Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants for probation demonstration programs that reduce drug use, crime, and recidivism by requiring swift, predictable, and graduated sanctions for noncompliance with conditions of probation. Requires... | To authorize a national HOPE Program to reduce drug use, crime, and the costs of incarceration. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Leading and Expediting Aerotropolis
Development Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. AEROTROPOLIS GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish
and carry out an ae... | Leading and Expediting Aerotropolis Development Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish an aerotropolis grant program to assist in the development of aerotropolis transportation systems (i.e., planned and coordinated multimodal freight and passenger transportation networks that provide effici... | To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant program to assist the development of aerotropolis transportation systems, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power
Act''.
SEC. 2. QUALIFYING OFFSHORE WIND FACILITY CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5), by striking
the period at the end o... | Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a 30% tax credit for investment in a qualifying offshore wind facility (an offshore facility using wind to produce electricity), and (2) direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a qualifying credit for offshore wind facilit... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an investment tax credit related to the production of electricity from offshore wind. |
SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Table of contents.
TITLE I--YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK AUTHORIZED PAYMENTS
Sec. 102. Payments for educational services.
Sec. 103. Authorization for park facilities to be located outside the
b... | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide funds for FY 2006 through 2009 to the Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary School District and the Mariposa Unified School District in California for educational services for students who: (1) are dependents of persons engaged in the administration, operation, and mainten... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide supplemental funding and other services that are necessary to assist certain local school districts in the State of California in providing educational services for students attending schools located within Yosemite National Park, to authorize the Secretary of the I... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Zero Downpayment Pilot Program Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM FOR INSURANCE FOR ZERO-DOWNPAYMENT MORTGAGES.
(a) Mortgage Insurance Authority.--Section 203 of the National
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709) is amended by inserting after subsection
(k) ... | Zero Downpayment Pilot Program Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to insure first-time homeowner zero-downpayment mortgages for one-family residences, including one- to three-unit dwellings, condominiums, cooperatives, and manufactured hous... | To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a pilot program to insure zero-downpayment mortgages for one-unit residences. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coal Ash Reclamation, Environment,
and Safety Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR SURFACE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF COVERED WASTES
IN IMPOUNDMENTS.
(a) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Interior shall, within 180
days after the date o... | Coal Ash Reclamation, Environment, and Safety Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate regulations that: (1) establish design, engineering, and performance standards that provide for safe storage and disposal of covered wastes in impoundments; and (2) contain requirements that are substantially... | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate regulations concerning the storage and disposal of matter referred to as "other wastes" in the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education Loan Plan Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. INTEREST RATES ON STUDENT LOANS.
(a) Interest Rate Changes.--Section 427A of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1077a) is amended by striking subsections (k)
and (l) and inserting the followin... | Higher Education Loan Plan Act of 2003 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for variable interest rates on student (Stafford) loans, consolidation loans (which currently have fixed rates), and parent (PLUS) loans.
Revises formulas for determining such variable interest rates for student loans, consolid... | A bill to amend title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for variable interest rates on student loans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Investing in Our Children's Health
Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME FOR DIVIDENDS FROM TOBACCO
COMPANIES WHICH MEET YOUTH SMOKING REDUCTION TARGETS.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal... | Investing in Our Children's Health Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from an individual's gross income any income from dividends paid by a tobacco company which meets specified youth smoking reduction targets.
Provides for annual child tobacco use surveys. | Investing in Our Children's Health Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, FINDINGS, AND PURPOSE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Rocky Flats
Minerals Acquisition Act''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Pursuant to the Rocky Flats Wildlife Refuge Act of 2001
(Subtitle F of Public Law 107-107), upon com... | Rocky Flats Minerals Acquisition Act - Amends Federal law to permit the Secretary of the Interior to acquire mineral interests, including interests in sand and gravel, within Rocky Flats, Colorado, by purchase, exchange, issuance of credits, or any combination. Defines credits as legal instruments or other written docu... | To facilitate acquisition by the Secretary of the Interior of certain mineral rights, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Aeronautical Research and
Competitiveness Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) aircraft production in the United States affects nearly
80 percent of the economy;
(2) for every dollar in... | National Aeronautical Research and Competitiveness Act of 1993 - Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Secretary of Defense to: (1) establish a joint military and civilian aeronautical research and development program; (2) prepare and transmit to the Congress a five-yea... | National Aeronautical Research and Competitiveness Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Transportation Program
Improvement Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. INDIAN RESERVATION ROADS.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1101(a)(8)(A) of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 112) is
amended by striking ``of su... | Tribal Transportation Program Improvement Act of 2002 - Amends the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to authorize appropriations for Indian reservation roads under the Federal Lands Highways Program through FY 2009.Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation from distributing, for years after FY 2003, any am... | A bill to amend the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to provide the Highway Trust Fund additional funding for Indian reservation roads, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Assistance Authorization Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF AUTHORIZED AMOUNTS.
None of the amounts authorized by this Act may be used to lobby, or
retain a lobbyist, for the purpose of influencing a Federal, State, or
local governmen... | Housing Assistance Authorization Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make a grant to the National Urban League to provide technical and financial assistance to local non-profit organizations to undertake community development and affordable housing projects and programs serv... | To authorize appropriations for assistance for the National Urban League, the Raza Development Fund, the Housing Partnership Network, and the National Community Renaissance Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Death Penalty Reform Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 28.
Chapter 153 of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in section 2254(h) by striking ``section 408 of the
Controlled Substances Act'' and inserting ... | Death Penalty Reform Act of 2006 - Amends the federal criminal code to modify substantive law and procedures relating to the death penalty.
Adds certain crimes that result in death, including obstruction of justice, as aggravating factors in death penalty deliberations.
Defines "mentally retarded" for death penalty ... | To modify the law with respect to the death penalty, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Save Our Students Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL GUARD SUPPORT FOR STATE AND LOCAL EFFORTS TO KEEP
SCHOOLS SAFE FROM VIOLENCE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 32, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 112 the following ne... | Save Our Students Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to provide funds to states submitting specified plans for using National Guard personnel to: (1) perform administrative functions normally performed by state and local law enforcement personnel in order to enable such law enforcement personnel to be disp... | Save Our Students Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Natural Gas Environmental and
Economic Security Act''.
SEC. 2. GAS WASTE REDUCTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF GAS MEASURING AND
REPORTING.
(a) In General.--Title I of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty
Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1711 et seq.... | Natural Gas Environmental and Economic Security Act This bill amends the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 to direct the Department of the Interior to establish specified requirements for: reducing and preventing the waste of natural gas, including by venting, flaring, and fugitive releases, from all ... | Natural Gas Environmental and Economic Security Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Responsible Ownership of Public Land
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Covered lease.--The term ``covered lease'' means a
lease for the production of oil or natural gas under which
production is not occurring.
... | Responsible Ownership of Public Land Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish an annual production incentive fee for federal onshore and offshore lands subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas under which production is not occurring.
Prescribes the fee amount for each acre of land from w... | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish an annual production incentive fee with respect to Federal onshore and offshore land that is subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas under which production is not occurring, to authorize use of the fee for energy efficiency and renewable energy... |
TITLE I--ACCESS TO SAFETY AND ADVOCACY FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST
WOMEN ACT
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Access to Safety and Advocacy for
Victims of Violence Against Women Act''.
SEC. 102. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this title is to enhance safe... | (Sec. 104) Sets forth application requirements.
(Sec. 105) Authorizes appropriations. Sets forth an allocation formula providing that at least 65 percent of grant funds shall be allocated to projects that provide direct services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Bars discrimination against specified c... | Access to Safety and Advocacy for Victims of Violence Against Women Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act
of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Actual stamp.--The term ``actual stamp'' means a
Federal migratory-bird hunting and conservation stamp required
under the Act of March 16,... | Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 - Grants the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to authorize any state to issue electronic duck stamps. Sets forth state electronic duck stamp application requirements. | Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect America First Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950.
(a) Notification to Congress.--Section 721(c) of the Defense
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2170(c)) is amended--
(1) in the heading, by i... | Protect America First Act of 2006 - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to direct the President, no later than five days after receipt of written notification of a proposed or pending corporate merger, acquisition, or takeover by an individual controlled or acting on behalf of a foreign government and which may b... | To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to require notification to Congress after receipt of written notification of proposed or pending mergers, acquisitions, or takeovers subject to investigation under such Act, and for other purposes. |
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