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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Veterans Affairs
Budget Planning Reform Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF STRATEGIC PLANS TO IMPROVE PROGRAMS AND
BENEFITS FOR VETERANS.
(a) Future-Years Veterans Program.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 1 of ti... | Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Planning Reform Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit annually to Congress a Future-Years Veterans Program (Program) reflecting estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations included in the budget for that fiscal year. Requires the Pro... | Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Planning Reform Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Meningococcal Vaccination Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS.
Part G of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended
by inserting after section 485C (20 U.S.C. 1092c) the following new
section:
``SEC. 485D. VACCINATION REQUIRE... | Meningococcal Vaccination Act of 2004 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require entering students who will reside in on-campus housing at postsecondary institutions to have received meningococcal vaccinations. | To require entering students who will reside in on-campus housing at postsecondary institutions to have received meningococcal vaccinations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gulf Coast Back to Business and
Homes Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) 43 percent of businesses that close following a natural
disaster never reopen;
(2) an additional 29 percent of businesses c... | Gulf Coast Back to Business and Homes Act of 2006 - Authorizes appropriations for the Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce to make grants to appropriate state government agencies in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas for assistance to small businesses located in a disaster area that... | A bill to address ongoing small business and homeowner needs in the Gulf Coast States impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Holocaust Victims Insurance Act''.
SEC. 2. STATUS OF POLICIES.
(a) Report.--Any person engaged in the business of insurance in the
United States directly or through a related company during the period
1920 to 1945 shall, within 90 days of the enactment... | Holocaust Victims Insurance Act - Requires any person engaged in the insurance business in the United States directly or through a related company during the period 1920 to 1945 to report to the Secretary of Commerce within 90 days of the enactment of this Act on the current status of the insurance policies issued duri... | Holocaust Victims Insurance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Charity Reform Act''.
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 the Internal Revenue Code... | Comprehensive Charity Reform Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual a tax credit not exceeding $500 ($1,000 for a joint return) for qualified charitable contributions paid to certain private charities providing assistance to the poor. Sets forth provisions providing for the coordination of the c... | Comprehensive Charity Reform Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Education Development
Initiative for the 21st Century Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to provide rural school students in the
United States with increased learning opportunities.
SEC. 3. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the follo... | Rural Education Development Initiative for the 21st Century Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to make: (1) formula grants to applicant State educational agencies to award subgrants to rural local educational agencies (LEAs) serving certain percentages of children from poor families, for elementary and secondary ... | A bill to provide for improved educational opportunities in rural schools and districts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strategic Refinery Reserve Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Reserve.--The term ``Reserve'' means the Strategic
Refinery Reserve established under section 3.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' mean... | Strategic Refinery Reserve Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish and operate a Strategic Refinery Reserve.
Authorizes the Secretary to contract for: (1) the construction or operation of new refineries; or (2) the acquisition or reopening of closed refineries.
Instructs the Secretary to operate th... | A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a strategic refinery reserve, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``S Corporation
Modernization Act of 2016''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repe... | S Corporation Modernization Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of S corporations, to: allow a nonresident alien to be a qualifying beneficiary of an electing small business trust (ESBT), which is a type of trust that is permitted to hold shares in an S corporat... | S Corporation Modernization Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES SUPPORT PROGRAM.
(a) Short Title.--Chapter 2 of the National Narcotics Leadership
Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1521 et seq.), (referred to in this section as
``the Act'') is amended by inserting after the chapter heading the
following:
``SEC. 1020. SHORT TITLE.
``This chapter ma... | Increases and extends through FY 2006 the authorization of appropriations to the Office of National Drug Control Policy (Office) for the drug-free communities support program. Modifies grant renewal funding levels.
Requires the Office Director to study the need to increase administrative costs under the program. Author... | Drug-Free Communities Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Managing Your Data Against Telecom
Abuses Act of 2017'' or the ``MY DATA Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTING BROADBAND USERS FROM UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR
PRACTICES RELATING TO PRIVACY OR DATA SECURITY.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:... | Managing Your Data Against Telecom Abuses Act of 2017 or the MY DATA Act of 2017 This bill prohibits providers of Internet broadband services or of Internet content, applications, or devices from using unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to privacy or data security. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), after ... | Managing Your Data Against Telecom Abuses Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Grant Accessibility and Transparency
Enhancement Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON EARMARK REFORM.
(a) Establishment.--The President shall establish a commission to
be known as the ``National Commission on Earmark Reform'' (in this
section... | Grant Accessibility and Transparency Enhancement Act of 2010 - Requires the President to establish the National Commission on Earmark Reform to: (1) study the laws and practices related to replacing earmarks with a full grant making process; and (2) develop a plan to transition from congressional member-directed earmar... | To require the establishment of a commission on earmark reform, to consolidate and streamline the grants management structure of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pro Football Hall of Fame
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Pro Football Hall of Fame's mission is--
(A) to honor individuals who have made outstanding
... | Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 50,000 $5-gold coins, 400,000 $1-silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar coins emblematic of the game of professional football. Requires all sales of such coins to include specified surcharges, which... | Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sam Farr Peace Corps Enhancement
Act''.
SEC. 2. PROVISIONS FOR CURRENT AND FORMER VOLUNTEERS OF THE PEACE
CORPS.
(a) Enhanced Compensation Benefits.--
(1) In general.--Section 8142 of title 5, United States
Code, is a... | Sam Farr Peace Corps Enhancement Act This bill increases the monthly pay rate for Peace Corps volunteers. The Peace Corps shall provide initial medical care to a former volunteer for a service-related condition for 180 days after termination of service, which may be extended under specified circumstances. The bill gran... | Sam Farr Peace Corps Enhancement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Endowment for Workforce
Education in Renewables and Agriculture Act of 2007'' or ``NEW ERA Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR BIOENERGY TECHNICIAN EDUCATION AND
TRAINING THROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND ADVANCED
... | National Endowment for Workforce Education in Renewables and Agriculture Act of 2007, or NEW ERA Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make competitive grants to community colleges and advanced technology education centers located in Iowa or other midwestern states to support the education and traini... | To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make competitive grants to community colleges and advanced technology education centers partnering with community colleges to support the education and training of technicians in the fields of bioenergy and other agriculture-based, renewable energy resources, and for other p... |
SECTION 1. CAMPUS-BASED CHILD CARE.
Subpart 8 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1070f) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 420C. CAMPUS-BASED CHILD CARE.
``(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the `Child Care
Access Means Parents in School Act'... | Child Care Access Means Parents in School Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to assist institutions of higher education in providing campus-based child care services to low-income students.
Authorizes appropriations. | Child Care Access Means Parents in School Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Executive Compensation Clawback Full
Enforcement Act''.
SEC. 2. NO AVOIDANCE OF PERSONAL LIABILITY.
(a) In General.--An officer, director, employee, or other
institution-affiliated party of a depository institution, depository
institution holding comp... | Executive Compensation Clawback Full Enforcement Act - Prohibits personnel or affiliated parties of depository institutions, depository institution holding companies, or nonbank financial companies who are required by federal financial regulatory law that imposes personal liability from insuring or hedging against, or ... | To prohibit individuals from insuring against possible losses from having to repay illegally-received compensation or from having to pay civil penalties, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Park Service Employee
Housing Program Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS REGARDING PROVISION OF HOUSING TO EMPLOYEES.
The Secretary of the Interior (in this Act referred to as the
``Secretary''), acting through the Director of the National Pa... | National Park Service Employee Housing Program Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to: (1) provide housing to employees of the National Park Service (Service) only when and where such housing is necessary and justified; and (2) ensure that such... | National Park Service Employee Housing Program Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employees Paid Parental
Leave Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. PAID PARENTAL LEAVE UNDER TITLE 5.
(a) Amendment to Title 5.--Subsection (d) of section 6382 of title
5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating such subsection as s... | Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008 - Allows federal employees to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay available for either the: (1) birth of a child; or (2) placement of a child with the employee for either adoption or foster care. Makes available for any of the 12 weeks of leave... | A bill to provide that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may cited as the ``Early Hearing Detection and
Intervention Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, toddlers,
and young children require access to specialized early
intervention... | Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to expand programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns and infants to include young children. The programs are revised and reauthorized for FY2016-FY2020. | Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On October 9, 2012, Malala Yousafzai was shot in the
head by Pakistani Taliban on her way home from school.
(... | Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act - (Sec. 3) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) every individual, regardless of gender, should have the opportunity to pursue an education free from the fear of discrimination; (2) educational exchanges promote institutional linkages between the United States and Pakistan; and (3) ... | Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``STEM Support for Teachers in
Education and Mentoring (STEM) Act'' or the ``STEM\2\ Act''.
SEC. 2. STEM EDUCATION PLANNING AND TRAINING.
(a) In General.--Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended ... | STEM Support for Teachers in Education and Mentoring (STEM) Act or STEM 2 Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive planning grants to states, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, nonprofit organizations, or institutions of higher educati... | A bill to assist in the coordination among science, technology, engineering, and mathematics efforts in the States, to strengthen the capacity of elementary schools, middle schools, and secondary schools to prepare students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Construction Safety Team
Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION SAFETY TEAMS.
(a) Establishment.--The Director of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (in this Act referred to as the ``Director'')
is authorized to establis... | National Construction Safety Team Act of 2002 - Authorizes the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to establish National Construction Safety Teams for deployment within 48 hours after events causing the failure of a building that has resulted in substantial loss of life or that posed s... | A bill to provide for the establishment of investigative teams to assess building performance and emergency response and evacuation procedures in the wake of any building failure that has resulted in substantial loss of life or that posed significant potential of substantial loss of life, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Communities Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Land use and public facility planning at both the State
and local levels have not had adequate financial resources to
fully incorporate ... | Safe Communities Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide cost-sharing grants to states and local governments for: (1) development or revision of land use planning statutes, and state or local comprehensive planning documents, in those states or local governments that have not adequately inco... | To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to encourage community safety by incorporating disaster mitigation and emergency preparedness into comprehensive land use planning and urban development, and for other purposes. |
SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Land
Transfer Act''.
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE TO CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA, DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION.
(a) In general.--
(1) Conveyance.--Notwithstanding the land use planning
requirements contained in sections 202 ... | Requires, at the Department's option, conveyance of land in parcels over 20 years as may be required for phased construction and development.
States that the proceeds of the sale of each parcel shall be deposited in the special account established under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 and dispose... | Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Land Transfer Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Compound 1080 and M-44 Elimination
Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF COMPOUND 1080.
(a) Immediate Prohibition on Manufacture, Processing, or
Distribution in Commerce of Compound 1080.--
(1) Amendment of toxic substances control act.--Section 6 ... | Compound 1080 and M-44 Elimination Act - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit the manufacture, processing, possession, or distribution in commerce of sodium fluoroacetate (known as Compound 1080 or sodium monofluoroacetate).
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) conduct an inventory to identify s... | To prohibit the manufacture, processing, possession, or distribution in commerce of the poison sodium fluoroacetate (known as "Compound 1080"), to provide for the collection and destruction of remaining stocks of Compound 1080, to compensate persons who turn in Compound 1080 to the Secretary of Agriculture for destruct... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Safe and
Affordable Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 1996.''
(b) Reference.--Whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision,
the reference shall ... | Safe and Affordable Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 1996 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a consensus committee for maintenance and revision of Federal manufactured home construction and safety standards. Includes e... | Safe and Affordable Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``SEC Revolving Door Restriction Act
of 2015''.
SEC. 2. ONE-YEAR EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTION RELATED TO ENFORCEMENT MATTERS.
(a) In General.--The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 4E the following ne... | SEC Revolving Door Restriction Act of 2015 This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to subject to federal criminal penalties for bribery, graft, and conflicts of interest an ex-employee of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) who, within one year after ending employment with the SEC, works for any c... | SEC Revolving Door Restriction Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Parity Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Administration has requested and received funds for
an ongoing multibillion dollar reconstruction for the Republic
of Iraq.
... | American Parity Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make grants to states and local governments for assistance in making priority expenditures. Defines priority expenditures as ordinary and necessary maintenance and operating expenses for: (1) primary, secondary, or higher education; (2) public safet... | To require grants to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Marshals Service 225th
Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress hereby finds as follows:
(1) The United States Marshals, the first Federal law
enforcement officers in America, were established under se... | United States Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in commemoration of the 225th anniversary of the establishment of the United States Marshals Service, to mint and issue $5 gold and $1 silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the 225 ... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 225th anniversary of the establishment of the Nation's first Federal law enforcement agency, the United States Marshals Service. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Electronic Life Safety and Security
Systems Federal Background Check Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. ELECTRONIC LIFE SAFETY AND SECURITY SYSTEMS FEDERAL BACKGROUND
CHECKS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The electronic... | Electronic Life Safety and Security Systems Federal Background Check Act of 2013 - Directs the Attorney General to establish a method to permit employers in the electronic life safety and security systems industry to request a fitness determination based on state and federal fingerprint-based criminal history backgroun... | Electronic Life Safety and Security Systems Federal Background Check Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patient Choice Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. PROVISIONAL APPROVAL FOR FAST TRACK PRODUCTS.
(a) In General.--Section 506 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 356(d)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(e) Provisional Approva... | Patient Choice Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize provisional approval of fast track products determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to be adequately safe. Treats provisional approval in the same manner as approval of a drug, except that provisional approv... | To amend chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to permit provisional approval of fast track products. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Faster Action Safety Team Emergency
Response Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Completion.--The term ``completion'' means the date on
which the well involved is properly equipped for the production
of oil... | Faster Action Safety Team Emergency Response Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to promulgate regulations relating to response teams. Defines a "response team" as a team of individuals established by an operator on an onshore oil or gas well, who: (1) are familiar with the well operations and equipment; (2) p... | A bill to provide for an expedited response to emergencies related to oil or gas production or storage. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom and Mobility in Consumer
Banking Act''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT AMENDMENTS.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 51. RIGHT TO CLOSE PERSONAL ... | Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking Act - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) to prohibit an insured depository institution from: (1) prohibiting any person from closing a checking or savings account, regardless of its balance; or (2) charging a fee to close such an account.
Requires a depository inst... | To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to ensure that customers have the right to immediately close any account at any insured depository institutions on demand, without cost to the consumer, that consumers receive any balance in their account immediately, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veteran Voting Support Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Veterans have performed a great service to, and risked
the greatest sacrifice in the name of, our country, and should
be sup... | Veteran Voting Support Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide mail voter registration application forms to each veteran who: (1) seeks to enroll in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system at the time of such enrollment; and (2) is already enrolled in such system when there... | A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be designated as voter registration agencies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Getting into Researching, Learning,
& Studying of STEM Act of 2014'' or the ``GIRLS-STEM Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO PREPARE FEMALES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY.
(a) In General.--Title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 72... | Getting into Researching, Learning, & Studying of STEM Act of 2014 or the GIRLS-STEM Act of 2014 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to local educational agencies that serve underrepresented or low-income students to enable their elemen... | GIRLS-STEM Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pakistan State Sponsor of Terrorism
Designation Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON DESIGNATION OF PAKISTAN AS A STATE SPONSOR OF
TERRORISM.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Following the September 11, 2001, terro... | Pakistan State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of State to submit a determination regarding whether the government of Pakistan, including any of its agents or instrumentalities, committed, conspired to commit, attempted, aided, or abetted: (1) any of specified acts constitu... | Pakistan State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ste. Genevieve National Historical
Park Establishment Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Historic district.--The term ``Historic District''
means the Ste. Genevieve Historic District National Historic
Landmark, as... | Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park Establishment Act This bill establishes the Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park in Missouri as a unit of the National Park System. The Department of the Interior may acquire by donation, purchase, or exchange any land or interest in land located within the park's boundary o... | Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park Establishment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Protection and Contractor
Integrity Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to end support by the taxpayers of the
United States of Federal Government contractors that violate the trust
of such taxpayers through repeated civil judg... | Prohibits the award of a Federal contract for the procurement of property or services to any individual or entity against whom three or more convictions or civil judgments have been entered after this Act's enactment for: (1) fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining or performing a Federal, State, or lo... | Taxpaper Protection and Contractor Integrity Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sectoral Market Assessment for
Regional Training Enhancement and Revitalization Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) More than \1/3\ of the Nation's current workforce lacks
the basic skills necessary t... | Sectoral Market Assessment for Regional Training Enhancement and Revitalization Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Labor to make skills gap capacity grants to states to assist local boards and regional consortia, through certain partnerships, to make: (1) strategic sectoral ski... | A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to provide for strategic sectoral skills gap assessments, strategic skills gap action plans, and strategic training capacity enhancement seed grants, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Satellite Access to Local Stations
Act''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS; SECONDARY TRANSMISSIONS BY
SATELLITE CARRIERS WITHIN LOCAL MARKETS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code, is
amended by adding after... | Satellite Access to Local Stations Act - Amends Federal copyright law to cite circumstances under which the secondary transmission by a satellite carrier of a primary transmission of a television broadcast station into the station's local market shall be subject to statutory licensing. Sets forth reporting requirement... | Satellite Access to Local Stations Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Equity for Health Plan
Beneficiaries Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF ACCIDENT AND HEALTH PLANS TO ELIGIBLE
BENEFICIARIES.
(a) Exclusion of Contributions.--Section 106 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to contributi... | Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health care coverage to certain eligible beneficiaries and their dependent children; (2) revise the definition of "dependent" for purposes of the tax deduction for... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage for employees' spouses and dependent children to coverage provided to other eligible designated beneficiaries of employees. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Seniors Mental Health Access
Improvement Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST SERVICES AND MENTAL
HEALTH COUNSELOR SERVICES UNDER PART B OF THE MEDICARE
PROGRAM.
(a) Coverage of Services.--
... | Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance). | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under part B of the medicare program. and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ponzi Scheme Investor Protection Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR INVESTORS IN PONZI SCHEMES.
(a) In General.--The Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 (15
U.S.C. 78aaa et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 8 the
follow... | Ponzi Scheme Investor Protection Act of 2010 - Amends the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 with respect to the duties of a trustee appointed for a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)-registered broker or dealer undergoing liquidation.
Instructs the trustee to take specified actions if the trustee determ... | To amend the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 to provide insurance coverage for certain indirect investors caught in Ponzi schemes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drug Overdose Reduction Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Drug overdose death is now second only to motor vehicle
crashes as a leading cause of injury-related death nationally.
Both fatal and non... | Drug Overdose Reduction Act - Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to: (1) award grants or enter into cooperative agreements to enable eligible entities to reduce deaths occurring from drug overdoses; and (2) give priority to public health agencies or community-based organizatio... | To reduce deaths occurring from drug overdoses. |
SECTION 1. INVESTMENT CREDIT FOR TRUCKS WITH NEW DIESEL TECHNOLOGY.
(a) In General.--
(1) Allowance of credit.--Subpart E of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by inserting after section 48 the following new
section:
``SEC. 4... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an investment tax credit for five percent of the cost of a qualified truck. Defines "qualified truck" as a motor vehicle: (1) first placed in service on or after January 1, 2007, and before January 1, 2008; (2) powered by diesel fuel; (3) having a gross vehicle weight of more t... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an investment tax credit for the purchase of trucks with new diesel engine technologies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rebuilding American Manufacturing
Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. 20 PERCENT INCOME TAX RATE FOR DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING INCOME.
(a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the
follo... | Rebuilding American Manufacturing Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers engaged in domestic manufacturing in the United States a tax deduction equal to 43% of the lesser of their domestic manufacturing income or their taxable income for the taxable year (thus effectively reducing their incom... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of tax on domestic manufacturing income to 20 percent. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Great Black Americans
Commemoration Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Black Americans have served honorably in Congress, in
senior executive branch positions, in the law, the judiciary, and
oth... | National Great Black Americans Commemoration Act of 2004 - Directs the Attorney General, acting through the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice, to make a grant to the Great Blacks in Wax Museum, Inc. in Baltimore, Maryland, to be used only for carrying out programs relating to civil rights and juve... | A bill to authorize assistance for the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum and Justice Learning Center. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Water and Sewer
Authority Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. PERMITTING ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT
ACTIVITIES.
(a) Authority to Issue Bonds.--
(1) In general.--The first sentence of section 490(a)(... | District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Act of 1996 - Amends the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to authorize the District of Columbia Council to issue revenue bonds, notes, and other obligations to borrow money to finance water and sewer facilities (defined as facilities... | District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Deficit Reduction
for Infrastructure, Value, and Efficiency Now Act of 2014'' or the
``DRIVE Now Act of 2014''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of... | Deficit Reduction for Infrastructure, Value, and Efficiency Now Act of 2014 or the DRIVE Now Act of 2014 - Appropriates additional funding for the Highway Account in the Highway Trust Fund. Requires the Federal Chief Information Officer (defined as the Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government in the O... | DRIVE Now Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Geriatric Care Act
of 2003''.
(b) Table of Contents.--
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Extension of eligibility periods for geriatric graduate medical
education.
Sec. 3. Di... | Geriatric Care Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to payments to hospitals, rural health clinics, or Federally qualified health centers for direct graduate medical education (GME) costs and the limitation on the number of full-time-equivalent residents in allopathi... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the eligibility periods for geriatric graduate medical education, to permit the expansion of medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine, to provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services provided under the medicare p... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Home
Infusion Therapy Act of 2001''.
(b) Purpose.--The purposes of this Act are to ensure that medicare
beneficiaries--
(1) have the choice of receiving infusion drug therapies in
the home when cl... | Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for coverage of home infusion drug therapy services. | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of home infusion drug therapies under the Medicare Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Regulatory Cost
Relief Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. TAX CREDIT FOR CERTAIN REGULATORY COSTS.
(a) General Rule.--Section 44 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 44. SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY COSTS.
``... | Small Business Regulatory Cost Relief Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the small business tax credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals with the small business tax credit for regulatory costs. Makes such credit 50 percent of qualified regulatory costs for a taxable year... | Small Business Regulatory Cost Relief Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Russian World Trade Organization
Commitments Verification Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) World trade organization; wto.--The terms ``World Trade
Organization'' and ``WTO'' mean the organization established
... | Russian World Trade Organization Commitments Verification Act of 2012 - Directs the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), within 90 days after the effective date of an Act of Congress authorizing the extension of permanent normal trade relations treatment to products of the Russian Federation, to report to Congress on: (1)... | To require the United States Trade Representative to take action to obtain the full compliance of the Russian Federation with its commitments under the protocol on the accession of the Russian Federation to the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Emergency Access Care Hospital
Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. RURAL EMERGENCY ACCESS CARE HOSPITALS DESCRIBED.
(a) In General.--Section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395x) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``R... | Rural Emergency Access Care Hospital Act of 1995 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) permit certain rural hospitals to serve as rural emergency access care hospitals; and (2) provide for coverage of rural emergency access care hospital services under Medicare part B. | Rural Emergency Access Care Hospital Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Design-Build Efficiency and Jobs Act
of 2015''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE DESIGN-BUILD CONSTRUCTION PROCESS FOR
CIVILIAN CONTRACTS.
Section 3309 of title 41, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by amending subsection (b) to... | Design-Build Efficiency and Jobs Act of 2015 Modifies criteria for the use of design-build selection procedures for civilian and defense contracts for the design and construction of a public building, facility, or work. Requires the use of two-phase selection procedures (i.e., submission of qualifications and then the ... | Design-Build Efficiency and Jobs Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Mercy Ships was founded in 1978 and has worked in more
than 70 countries, providing services valued at more than $1.3
billion, treating more than 2.56 million direct beneficiaries.
(2) Mercy Ships owns and operates... | This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to Don and Deyon Stephens, founders of Mercy Ships. | To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Don and Deyon Stephens, Founders of Mercy Ships, in recognition of nearly 40 years of service as the leaders of a humanitarian relief organization that exemplifies the compassionate character of America. |
SECTION 1. INVESTMENT CREDIT FOR NEW MANUFACTURING AND OTHER PRODUCTION
EQUIPMENT.
(a) Allowance of Credit.--Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to amount of investment credit) is amended by
striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2), by striking the period at
the end of p... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an investment tax credit for manufacturing and other productive equiment for the period after December 31, 1986, and before January 1, 1992. Provides for determining such credit.
Allows such credit in determining the regular tax and the alternative minimum tax. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage investments in new manufacturing and other productive equipment by allowing an investment tax credit to taxpayers who increase the amount of such investments. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gas Affordability Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. SIX-MONTH SUSPENSION OF 1993 4.3 CENT INCREASE IN FUEL TAXES.
(a) Six-Month Suspension of Fuel Taxes.--Section 4081 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to imposition of tax on
gasoline, diesel fuel, a... | Gas Affordability Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to suspend for six months (the period beginning on July 1, 2001, and ending on December 31, 2001) the 4.3 cent increase in motor fuel taxes enacted in 1993. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend for six months the 4.3 cent increase in motor fuel taxes enacted in 1993. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Recovery and Enhancement
Act of 2010'' or the ``CRE Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR EQUITY INVESTMENTS USED TO BUY DOWN DEBT ON
COMMERCIAL REAL PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Interna... | Community Recovery and Enhancement Act of 2010 or the CRE Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a new tax deduction for 50% of equity investment in a partnership (qualified debt reduction equity investment) and 50% of any payment on commercial real property (qualified debt reduction payment) made to r... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for the portion of any equity investment used to buy down debt on commercial real property. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Uniformed Services Former Spouses
Equity Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF PAYMENTS UPON REMARRIAGE OF FORMER SPOUSE.
(a) In General.--Section 1408(c) of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
... | Uniformed Services Former Spouses Equity Act of 1997 - Requires payment from the monthly disposable retired pay of a member to his or her former spouse in compliance with court orders (division of property) to terminate upon the remarriage of that spouse, effective as of the last day of the month in which the remarriag... | Uniformed Services Former Spouses Equity Act of 1997 |
TITLE I--PROTECTION AGAINST SCAMS ON SENIORS
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Protection Against Scams on
Seniors Act of 1999''.
SEC. 102. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) telemarketing fraud costs consumers nearly
$40,000,000,000 each year;
(2... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Protection Against Scams on Seniors
Title II: Telemarketing Fraud Over the Internet
Title I: Protection Against Scams on Seniors
- Protection Against Scams on Seniors Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Ag... | Protection Against Scams on Seniors Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ending the Medicare Disability
Waiting Period Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. PHASE OUT OF WAITING PERIOD FOR MEDICARE DISABILITY BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Section 226(b) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 426(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (... | Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2005 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) phase out the waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits under SSA title XVIII (Medicare); and (2) eliminate th... | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to phase out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits, to eliminate the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cannabidiol Research Expansion
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``authorized medical research'' means medical
research that is--
(A) a preclinical study or clinical investigation
... | Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act This bill requires the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Department of Health and Human Services to each evaluate whether cannabidiol, the nonpsychoactive substance derived from marijuana or the synthetic formulation, should be a controlled substance under the Controlled S... | Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Summer Travel Delay Prevention
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Flight delays and cancellations hit all time highs at
major airports nationwide during the summer of 2007, when--
... | Summer Travel Delay Prevention Act - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to develop: (1) a plan for opening up to commercial flights special use airspace for additional lanes of air traffic at specific choke points; and (2) a permanent plan for sharing military airspace off the easter... | A bill to develop a plan to share military and special use airspace along the eastern seaboard with commercial air traffic, to provide adequate resources for the FAA New York Integration Office, to establish an Aviation Traveler Task Force, and to design a notification system to alert passengers of potential service di... |
SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF RESIDENTIAL PURCHASE CONTRACTS AND CERTAIN
CONSUMER CONTRACTS.
Article III of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940
(50 U.S.C. App. 530 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 307. TERMINATION BY SERVICEMEMBERS OF RESIDENT... | Amends the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to allow a person in military service to terminate a contract for the lease of a motor vehicle, a telecommunications contract, or a contract for the purchase of a residence at any time after: (1) entry into military service; or (2) the date of the lessee's stat... | To amend the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to provide protections to members of the Armed Forces who terminate certain consumer contracts and real estate residential purchase contracts entered into before permanent change of station or deployment orders or motor vehicle leases entered into before mili... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NASA Innovation Fund and Sponsorship
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. NASA INNOVATION FUND.
(a) Creation.--
(1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of
the United States a trust fund, to be known as the ``NASA
Innovat... | NASA Innovation Fund and Sponsorship Act of 2007 - Establishes within the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) a NASA Innovation Fund into which amounts collected from charitable donations or in accordance with the Innovation Fund Sponsorship Program (created by this Act) shall be transferred.
Authoriz... | To create a sponsorship program to help fund NASA's Centennial Challenges prize program and expand public awareness of NASA activities and technology needs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE TO LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that the following:
(1) The historical use by settlers and travelers since the late
1800's of the cemetery known as ``Kingston Cemetery'' in Kingston,
Nevada, predates incorporation of the land within the jurisdiction
... | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land to Lander County, Nevada, and the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to Eureka County, Nevada, for continued cemetery use. Permits the lands to be used for purposes other than as cemeteries upon a determination by the relevant Secretary that such... | To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land to Lander County, Nevada, and the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to Eureka County, Nevada, for continued use as cemeteries. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Earnings Test
Amendments of 1993''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF EARNINGS TEST FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ATTAINED
RETIREMENT AGE.
(a) In General.--Section 203 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
403) is amended--
(... | Social Security Earnings Test Amendments of 1993 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to remove the limitation on the amount of outside income which beneficiaries who have attained retirement age may earn without incurring a reduction in benefits.
Sets a mo... | Social Security Earnings Test Amendments of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Credit Card Consumer Protection Act
of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FEES FOR ON-TIME PAYMENTS PROHIBITED.
Section 127 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1637) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(h) Fees for On-Time Payments Proh... | Credit Card Consumer Protection Act of 1999- Amends the Truth in Lending Act to: (1) prohibit fee assessment against a credit card account under an open-end consumer credit plan solely on the basis of on-time payments; (2) require advance notice of any interest rate increase for a credit card account, and of the consum... | Credit Card Consumer Protection Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Elderly Housing Plus Health Support
Demonstration Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) there are at least 34,100,000 Americans who are 65
years and older, and persons who are 85 years of... | Sets forth public housing authority (PHA) selection provisions.
Authorizes appropriations for capital improvements Directs the Secretary to provide PHA grants under the Housing Act of 1937 for service coordinator and congregate services. Authorizes appropriations. | Elderly Housing Plus Health Support Demonstration Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Underground Gas Storage Safety
Act''.
SEC. 2. REGULATION OF UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE FACILITIES.
Section 60102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(4) Underground gas storage facilitie... | Underground Gas Storage Safety Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to prescribe minimum safety standards, meeting specified requirements, for underground gas storage facilities. A state authority may, however, adopt additional or more stringent safety standards for intrastate underground gas ... | Underground Gas Storage Safety Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Historic Downtown Preservation and
Access Act''.
SEC. 2. CREDITS FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO ENSURING SAFETY AND
ACCESSIBILITY IN HISTORIC BUILDINGS.
(a) Credit for Installation of Sprinklers and Elevators in Historic
Buildings.--Subpart C o... | Historic Downtown Preservation and Access Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow refundable tax credits for 50% of the expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the year for: (1) installing an elevator or a sprinkler system in a certified historic structure, and (2) hazardous substance (lead pa... | Historic Downtown Preservation and Access Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Honor Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR VETERANS FOR PURSUIT OF GRADUATE AND
POST-GRADUATE DEGREES IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SCIENCES.
(a) Scholarship Program.--
(1) Program.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall car... | Honor Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a program to provide scholarships for the pursuit of a graduate or postgraduate degree in behavioral health sciences to veterans who performed active-duty service in a theater of combat or during a contingency operation overseas. Requires the ve... | A bill to enhance benefits for survivors of certain former members of the Armed Forces with a history of post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, to enhance availability and access to mental health counseling for members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alternative Minimum Tax Repeal Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX ON CORPORATIONS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 55 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
sentence:
``N... | Alternative Minimum Tax Repeal Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit the imposition of the alternative minimum tax on: (1) corporations beginning January 1, 2003; and (2) individuals beginning January 1, 2013. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the alternative minimum tax on corporations and individuals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coral Reef Conservation Legacy Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF CORAL REEF CONSERVATION GRANTS PROGRAM.
(a) Project Diversity.--Section 204(d) of the Coral Reef
Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6403(d)) is amended by striking
paragraph (3) and i... | Coral Reef Conservation Legacy Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 to extend the award of remaining coral reef conservation program grant funds, in addition to projects addressing emerging priorities or threats, to other appropriate projects, as determined by the Administrator of the N... | To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Assure Access to Mammography Act of
2001''.
TITLE I--ENHANCED REIMBURSEMENT FOR SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY UNDER THE
MEDICARE PROGRAM
SEC. 101. ENHANCED REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM FOR
SCREENING MAMMOGRA... | Assure Access to Mammography Act of 2001 - Amends the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 to delay until 2003 the inclusion of payment for screening mammography in the Medicare physician fee schedule.Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for a chan... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide enhanced reimbursement for, and expanded capacity to, mammography services under the medicare program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer
Protection Act of 2016''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provisi... | Taxpayer Protection Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish additional requirements and procedures for collecting taxes, regulating tax preparers, responding to identity theft, and assisting low-income taxpayers. The bill repeals the authority of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to contr... | Taxpayer Protection Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR CHILD VICTIMS OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, STALKING, OR SEXUAL ASSAULT.
Subtitle B of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C.
13701 note; 108 Stat. 1925) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``CHAPTER 11--TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSI... | Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to require the Attorney General to award grants to States, units of local government, Indian tribes, and other organizations to carry out programs to provide short-term housing assistance and related support services to minors, adults, and their dependents: (1) who are home... | To amend the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to provide for transitional housing assistance grants for child victims of domestic violence. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Survivor Benefits Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF TWO-YEAR LIMITATION ON PAYMENT OF ACCRUED BENEFITS AT
DEATH.
Subsection (a) of section 5121 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in the matter precedin... | Veterans' Survivor Benefits Act of 2003 - Repeals the limitation (benefits due and unpaid for not to exceed two years) on the accrued benefits required to be paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs upon the death of a veteran or other beneficiary. Provides that, upon the death of a child claiming benefits as a child ... | A bill to repeal the two-year limitation on the payment of accrued benefits that are due and unpaid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs upon the death of a veteran or other beneficiary under laws administered by the Secretary, to allow for substitution of parties in the case of a claim for benefits provided by the Sec... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``HIV Partner Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM FOR HIV HEALTH CARE SERVICES; AMENDMENT REGARDING STATE
PROGRAMS OF PARTNER NOTIFICATION.
Subpart I of part B of title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 300ff-21 et seq.) is ame... | HIV Partner Protection Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit a grant to a State under provisions relating to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care grants unless the State: (1) carries out a program of notification of sex or needle sharing partners of individuals with HIV disease that the partners ma... | HIV Partner Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Generic Drug Price Fairness
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. APPLYING THE MEDICAID ADDITIONAL REBATE REQUIREMENT TO GENERIC
DRUGS.
(a) In General.--Section 1927(c)(3) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396r-8(c)(3)) is amended--
... | Medicaid Generic Drug Price Fairness Act of 2015 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to increase the amount of rebate with respect to each generic drug in the manner that the rebate for a dosage form and strength of a single source drug or an innovator multiple source drug is increased, exc... | Medicaid Generic Drug Price Fairness Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Retirement Equity Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. CONCURRENT PAYMENT OF RETIRED PAY AND COMPENSATION.
(a) Limitation on Duplication of Benefits.--Chapter 71 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``... | Military Retirement Equity Act of 2001 - Permits retired members of the armed forces to be paid retirement pay concurrently with compensation for any service-connected disability, with an exception for members retired with less than 20 years of creditable service.Reduces the retirement pay of individuals receiving both... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive a portion of their military retired pay concurrently with veterans' disability compensation. |
SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Sec. 1. Table of contents.
Sec. 2. Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor.
Sec. 3. John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage
Corridor.
Sec. 4. Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor.
Sec. 5. Southwestern Pennsylvania Heri... | Prohibits the use of federal funding for specified National Heritage Areas, Corridors, and Partnerships and similar areas. | To provide that Federal funds may not be used for National Heritage Areas and similar areas, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Youth Violence Prevention Act of
2001''.
TITLE I--EXPANSION OF INSTANT GUN CHECK CAPABILITIES
SEC. 101. EXPANSION OF BYRNE PURPOSES.
Section 501(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3751(b)) is amended--
... | Youth Violence Prevention Act of 2001- Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the use of drug control (Byrne) grants to develop or expand a State instant criminal background check system that includes allowing a person who sells a firearm and who is not a licensed dealer only limited... | To allow States to develop or expand instant gun checking capabilities, to allow a tax credit for the purchase of safe storage devices for firearms, to promote the fitting of handguns with child safety locks, and to prevent children from injuring themselves and others with firearms. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) methyl bromide is a highly effective fumigant used to
control insects, nematodes, weeds, and pathogens in more than
100 crops in domestic agriculture, in forest and ornamental
nurseries, and in wood products;
(2) the ... | Amends the Clean Air Act to establish critical use exemptions for methyl bromide for 2006 and 2007, incorporating critical use exemptions approved by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol and submitted by the U.S. State Department at the first Extraordinary Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol. | To amend the Clean Air Act to authorize critical use exemption amounts for methy bromide as identified by the United States State Department for the years 2006 and 2007, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stark Administrative Simplification
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE SANCTIONS FOR TECHNICAL NONCOMPLIANCE WITH STARK
RULE UNDER MEDICARE.
Section 1877(g) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395nn(g)) is
amended--
(1) in... | Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prescribe a single civil monetary penalty as an alternative sanction to those already established for compensation arrangements between a physician (or an immediate family member) and a person or entity that is... | Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Our Security Through
Utilizing Right-Sized End-Strength Act of 2016'' or the ``POSTURE
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The first function of Government is to secure its
people and their rights.... | Protecting Our Security Through Utilizing Right-Sized End-Strength Act of 2016 or the POSTURE Act This bill expresses the sense of Congress that given the uncertain world and the need for trained and ready U.S. land force, the planned drawdown of land forces should be stopped. The bill sets forth: FY2016 Army, Marine ... | POSTURE Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement
Security Act''.
SEC. 2. REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY LAW OF DESIGNATION OF CLASS INDEPENDENCE
BENEFIT PLAN.
Title XXXII of the Public Health Service Act, as added by section
8002(a) of the Patient Protectio... | Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to require congressional approval of the designation by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) of a benefit plan as the CLASS Independence Benefit Plan under ... | To amend title XXXII of the Public Health Service Act to require review and approval by law prior to collection of premiums under the CLASS program, to require notice to individuals prior to enrollment, and to require termination of the program in the event of actuarial unsoundness, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on
Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance Act of 2007''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. ... | Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance Act of 2007 - Establishes the Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance to report to Congress on its findings and assessments regarding the risks posed to the United States by natural catastrophes, and means for mitigating those risks... | An original bill to establish a nonpartisan commission on natural catastrophe risk management and insurance, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Iran Nuclear
Negotiations Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) After a 30-year formal diplomatic relations drought and
decades of repeated and direct threats to the United States,
Iran an... | United States-Iran Nuclear Negotiations Act - States that it is the policy of Congress that it is in the national security interest of the United States and its allies and partners to ensure that Iran: (1) halts all uranium enrichment and identifies all enrichment sites, (2) removes and transfers to a third party under... | United States-Iran Nuclear Negotiations Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Insurance Data Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF SUBPOENA AND ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.
Subsection (e) of section 313 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by striking paragraph (6).
SEC. 3. CONFIDENTIALITY BY FEDERAL INSURANCE OFFICE.
Paragr... | Insurance Data Protection Act - Repeals the subpoena and enforcement powers of the Director of the Federal Insurance Office in the Department of the Treasury.
Declares that the sharing of any nonpublicly available data with or by the Office among other federal agencies, the state insurance regulators and their collect... | To prohibit the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury and other financial regulators from collecting data directly from an insurance company. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) on February 12, 2008, a thorough inspection of a hotel
in Nashua, New Hampshire, found that 16 of 117 rooms were
infested with bedbugs;
... | Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to provide grants to to assist states in carrying out inspections of lodging facilities for cimex lectularius, commonly known as the bed bug. Allows states to use grants to conduct inspections, train inspection personnel, contract with a com... | To establish a grant program to assist States in inspecting hotel rooms for bed bugs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Americans Working Building Our
Transportation Infrastructure Act''.
SEC. 2. HIGHWAYS.
(a) Waiver Requirement.--Section 313 of title 23, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(g) Waiver Requirements.--
... | Keep Americans Working Building Our Transportation Infrastructure Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to publish on the Internet any request for a waiver of Buy American requirements under the highway, public transportation, aviation, or passenger rail programs and provide the public with an opportunity to co... | To improve transparency and accountability in the waiver process of the Buy America requirement for certain transportation provisions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``ACO Improvement Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE ACO PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 1899 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395jjj) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(l) Improving Outcomes Through Gre... | ACO Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the shared savings program under which groups of service providers and suppliers meeting specified criteria may work together to manage and coordinate care for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries through an account... | ACO Improvement Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Learn to Earn Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) One of America's strengths has always been that it is a
great place to start and grow a business.
(2) According to the 2010 Small Business E... | Learn to Earn Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Education to designate a local educational agency (LEA) as an entrepreneurship community if it is carrying out a high-quality entrepreneurship education program for secondary school students.
Requires those programs to include: (1) high standards in mathematics and ... | To provide priority consideration to local educational agencies that establish high quality entrepreneurship education programs for secondary schools, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Democratic Rights
for Union Members Act of 2000''.
(b) References.--Whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision,
the reference sh... | Allows a trusteeship (for authorization control of a union) to be authorized only after a fair hearing either before the executive board or another body provided by the constitution and bylaws of the labor organization. Allows a temporary trusteeship to be established where such immediate action is necessary.
Requires ... | Democratic Rights for Union Members Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dolley Madison Commemorative Coin
Act''.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) $1 Silver Coins.--In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of
the death of Dolley Madison, the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter
in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary''... | Dolley Madison Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue commemorative one-dollar silver coins emblematic of the 150th anniversary of the death of Dolley madison and the life and achievements of the wife of the fourth President of the United States.
Requires the Secretary to turn over pro... | Dolley Madison Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Underground Railroad
Network to Freedom Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Underground Railroad, which flourished from the end
of the 18th century to the end of the Ci... | National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1997 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish in the National Park Service (NPS) a program to be known as the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom under which the Secretary shall: (1) produce and disseminate educational materials about th... | National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wasatch Wilderness and Watershed
Protection Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS, UINTA-WASATCH-CACHE NATIONAL
FORESTS, UTAH.
(a) Designation.--In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), th... | Wasatch Wilderness and Watershed Protection Act of 2010 - Designates specified federal lands in the vicinity of the Lone Peak Wilderness and the Mount Olympus Wilderness, and specified federal lands comprising the Bear Trap Wilderness and the Wayne Owens Grandeur Peaks/ Mount Aire Wilderness within the Uinta-Wasatch-Ca... | To designate certain lands in the Wasatch Mountains of Salt Lake County, Utah, as wilderness, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition
Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT TO MARIHUANA.
(a) In General.--Part A of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
801 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SE... | Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2017 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide that the Act's regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties do not apply to with respect to marijuana. It removes marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols from schedule I. (A schedule I control... | Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2017 |
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