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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. CADASTRE OF FEDERAL LAND.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall develop a multipurpose
cadastre of Federal real property to assist with Federal land
management, resource conservation, and devel... | Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop a multipurpose cadastre of Federal real property (an inventory of real property of the Federal Government developed through the collection of geographical and digital data depicting natural or man-made physical features, ... | To require the Secretary of the Interior to develop a multipurpose cadastre of Federal real property to assist with Federal land management, resource conservation, and development of Federal real property, including identification of any such property that is no longer required to be owned by the Federal Government, an... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Special Blue Ribbon Commission on
Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Pollution Control Financing Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish a commission to oversee
development of a comprehensive plan to--
(1) remove the Chesapeake... | Special Blue Ribbon Commission on Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Pollution Control Financing Act - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish the Special Blue Ribbon Commission on Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Pollution Control Financing. Charges the commission with the duty to oversee developmen... | A bill to establish the Special Blue Ribbon Commission on Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Pollution Control Financing. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Building Blocks of STEM Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Science Foundation has made the largest
financial investment in STEM education of all Federal agencies,
and plays a very pow... | Building Blocks of STEM Act This bill instructs the National Science Foundation, when awarding grants under the Discovery Research PreK-12 program, to consider age distribution in order to more equitably allocate funding for research studies with a focus on early childhood. | Building Blocks of STEM Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stem Cell Research Investment Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. INCENTIVES FOR STEM CELL RESEARCH.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter:
``Subchapter Z--Stem ... | Stem Cell Research Investment Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for investment in qualified stem cell research bonds. Defines "qualified stem cell research bond" as any bond issued by a State or local government, 95 percent of the proceeds of which are to be used for interdisciplinary... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax credits to holders of stem cell research bonds. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Primary Care for Children Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. PATIENT ACCESS TO PEDIATRIC CARE THROUGH PEDIATRICIANS.
(a) Amendment to Public Health Service Act.--Subpart 2 of part A of
title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act is amended by adding at
the end t... | Primary Care for Children Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code to provide for patient access to primary pediatric care through pediatricians under group health plans and group health insurance coverage. | To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to assure patient access to primary pediatric care through pediatricians under group health plans and group health insurance coverage. |
TITLE I--STEAMTOWN NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT.
(a) Establishment.--In order to preserve and interpret certain
elements of railroading, especially steam-operated railroads during the
period of 1850 to 1950, there is hereby established the Steamtown
National Historic Site (hereinafter in this... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Steamtown National Historic Site
Title II: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Title III: Civil War Battlefield of Corinth, Mississippi
Title I: Steamtown National Historic Site
- Repeals the Steamtown National Historic Site Act of 1986 and sets forth new prov... | Corinth, Mississippi, Battlefield Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Philanthropic Enterprise Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. EXCEPTION FROM PRIVATE FOUNDATION EXCESS BUSINESS HOLDING TAX
FOR CERTAIN PHILANTHROPIC BUSINESS HOLDINGS.
(a) In General.--Section 4943 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by a... | Philanthropic Enterprise Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt the holdings of a private foundation in any business enterprise that meet specified requirements relating to exclusive ownership, minimum distribution of net operating income for the charitable purpose (all profits to charity), and i... | Philanthropic Enterprise Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Higher-Risk Impaired Driver Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Of the total 42,850 people who died in motor vehicle
traffic crashes in the United States during 2002, alcohol-
related traffic deaths... | Higher-Risk Impaired Driver Act - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to withhold an increasing percentage (two percent on October 1, 2007; four percent on October 1, 2008; six percent on October 1, 2009; and eight percent on October 1, 2010) of a State's Federal-aid highway funds if the State has not enacted or i... | A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to increase penalties for individuals who operate motor vehicles while intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Advanced Biofuel Investment Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED ADVANCED BIOFUEL PRODUCTION
PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 48(a)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining energy prop... | Advanced Biofuel Investment Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a 30% energy tax credit for investment in qualified advanced biofuel production property. Defines "qualified advanced biofuel production property" as property used to produce biofuel which meets the definition of advanced biofuel in the... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an investment tax credit for advanced biofuel production property. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coral Reef Conservation Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are the following:
(1) To preserve, sustain, and restore the health of coral
reef ecosystems.
(2) To assist in the conservation and protec... | Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to use amounts in the Coral Reef Conservation Fund (established by this Act) to provide grants for the conservation of coral reefs. Allows any relevant natural resource management authority of a State or U.S. territory or other governmental jurisdi... | Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Temporary Mortgage Assistance Loan
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) as the economy worsens and unemployment rates continue
to rise, a growing number of long-time homeowners are finding
... | Temporary Mortgage Assistance Loan Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make available, in the form of monthly payments, temporary mortgage assistance loans to mortgagees or mortgage servicers of qualified homeowners who are in default on their mortgages.
Prescribes conditio... | To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make temporary mortgage assistance loans to save the homes of unemployed homeowners who are delinquent on their mortgage payments. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Endowment for the Arts
Termination Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS AND THE
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE ARTS.
Sections 5, 5A, and 6 of the National Foundation on the Arts and
the Humanities A... | National Endowment for the Arts Termination Act of 1997 - Amends the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 to abolish the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Council on the Arts (NCA).
Renames such Act the National Foundation on the Humanities Act of 1965.
Requires the Dire... | National Endowment for the Arts Termination Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Empowering Parents and Teachers for
a Drug-Free Education Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Fifty-four percent of high school seniors in 2001 had
used an illicit drug in their lifetime.
... | Empowering Parents and Teachers for a Drug-Free Education Act of 2004 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (under provisions which are also known as the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act) to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to local educational agencies and private... | To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to local educational agencies and private schools to establish drug-free school demonstration programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Technology Education and Training
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAM EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the en... | Technology Education and Training Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a limited tax credit for information technology training program expenses; and (2) make technology training centers eligible educational institutions for purposes of the Hope scholarship and lifetime learning credits.Establis... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for information technology training expenses and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Vietnam Education Foundation
Amendments Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF THE FOUNDATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
(a) In General.--Section 204 of the Vietnam Education Foundation
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended to read as follows:
``S... | Vietnam Education Foundation Amendments Act of 2008 - Amends the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 to establish the Vietnam Education Foundation within the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State. (Current law establishes the Foundation as an independent establishment in the executi... | A bill to amend the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer
Automobile Lease Advertising Improvement Act of 2000''.
(b) Reference.--Whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is
expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other
provision, the reference shall be c... | Prescribes additional lease advertising disclosure requirements for advertising.
Sets forth provisions applicable to automobile leasing advertising. | Consumer Automobile Lease Advertising Improvement Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Nursing Home
Staffing Act of 2003''.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to improve the quality of
care received by residents of nursing facilities through the
implementation of the minimum nurse staffing levels identifie... | Nursing Home Staffing Act of 2003 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate standards for minimum nurse staffing levels in nursing facilities receiving Medicare or Medicaid payments.
Reinstitutes (Boren amendment) p... | To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to establish minimum requirements for nurse staffing in nursing facilities receiving payments under the Medicare or Medicaid Program. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Adak Island is an isolated island located 1,200 miles
southwest of Anchorage, Alaska, between the Pacific Ocean and
the Bering Sea. The island, with its unique physical and
biological features, including a deepwater harbo... | Ratifies, confirms, and approves the "Agreement Concerning the Conveyance of Property at the Adak Naval Complex" executed by the Aleut Corporation and the Departments of the Interior and the Navy. Declares the provisions set forth in the Agreement to be obligations and commitments of the United States.Provides that the... | To ratify an agreement between The Aleut Corporation and the United States of America to exchange land rights received under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act for certain land interests on Adak Island, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Service to Country Reimbursement Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT CONTINUE TO PAY
EMPLOYEES WHO SERVE ON ACTIVE DUTY IN A RESERVE COMPONENT
OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.
(a) In General.--C... | Service to Country Reimbursement Act of 2003 - Requires the Secretary of the military department concerned (Secretary), at the request of a State or local government that continues to pay all or a portion of the civilian compensation of an employee while that employee is absent due to a call or order to serve on active... | A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to provide financial assistance to State and local governments that continue to pay employees who serve on active duty in a reserve component of the uniformed services. |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEMONSTRATION GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Part D of title IV of the Job Training Partnership
Act (29 U.S.C. 1737 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 456
the following new section:
``SEC. 457. EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION NETWORK DEMONSTRATION GRANT PROGRAM.
``(a) Author... | Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to make a demonstration grant to a private nonprofit organization to establish an employment information network to provide job services in a community which is part of an area with respect to which the President, within the three years ending on ... | To amend the Job Training Partnership Act to establish a demonstration grant program for the purpose of establishing an employment information network to provide job search services to unemployed individuals, underemployed individuals, and economically disadvantaged individuals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fuel Supply Improvement Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast and New
Orleans, Louisiana, on August 29, 2005, substantially disrupted
... | Fuel Supply Improvement Act of 2005 - Prescribes guidelines to expedite federal permitting procedures for construction or expansion of a domestic petroleum refining facility.
Applies such expedited permit procedures exclusively to permits under specified environmental protection statutes.
Directs the Secretary of Ene... | To expedite the construction of new refining capacity in the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Local Courthouse Safety Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. SECURITY TRAINING.
Part D of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3741 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 403. PREVENTING VIOLENCE AGAI... | Local Courthouse Safety Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to permit the Director of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance to carry out a training and technical assistance program to teach employees of state, local, and tribal law enforcement ag... | To improve security at State and local courthouses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing the Homeland Security
Supply Chain Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMATION
RELATING TO SUPPLY CHAIN RISK.
(a) In General.--Subtitle D of title VIII of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002... | Securing the Homeland Security Supply Chain Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to restrict procurement of information technology, telecommunications equipment and services, and related products or services (covered articles), if... | Securing the Homeland Security Supply Chain Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PAYMENT FOR CONTINUATION OF NON-
TRICARE HEALTH BENEFITS COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN MOBILIZED
RESERVES.
(a) Payment of Premiums.--
(1) Requirement to pay premiums.--Chapter 55 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after... | Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay the applicable premium to continue in force during the duty period any qualified health benefits plan coverage of a member of the reserves who is called or ordered to active duty for more than 30 days during a war or national emergency. Prohibits the pri... | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for Department of Defense funding of continuation of health benefits plan coverage for certain Reserves called or ordered to active duty and their dependents, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bring Small Businesses Back Tax
Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL INDIVIDUAL RATES FOR QUALIFIED SMALL BUSINESS INCOME.
(a) In General.--Section 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(j) Maximum Rate on Qualified Small Busines... | Bring Small Businesses Back Tax Reform Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish new maximum individual tax rates for qualified business income that does not exceed $1 million (i.e., small business income). The maximum rates are: (1) 10% of such income not exceeding $150,000, and (2) 20% for income t... | Bring Small Businesses Back Tax Reform Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Empowering Parents and Students
Through Information Act''.
SEC. 2. ALTERNATE STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS FOR STUDENTS WITH THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT COGNITIVE DISABILITIES.
Section 1111 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 ... | Empowering Parents and Students Through Information Act Amends the school improvement program under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require each state that elects to use alternate academic achievement standards for students that have the most significant cognitive disabilities... | Empowering Parents and Students Through Information Act |
SECTION 1. PREVENTION OF AVOIDANCE OF TAX THROUGH REINSURANCE WITH NON-
TAXED AFFILIATES.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter L of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 849. SPECIAL RULES FOR REINSURANCE OF NON-LIFE CON... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the taxable income of a life insurance company or other insurance company: (1) any non-taxed reinsurance premium; (2) any additional amount paid by an insurance company with respect to the reinsurance for which such non-taxed reinsurance premium is paid; and (3) any retu... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Small Employer
Health Act of 2005''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Establishment of Small Employer Health Benefits Program
... | Small Employer Health Benefits Program Act of 2005 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to direct the Secretary of Labor to establish the Small Employer Health Benefits Program under which: (1) qualifying small employers are provided access to qualifying health insurance coverage for the... | To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for the establishment in the Department of Labor of a Small Employer Health Benefits Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Professional Standards for
Government Attorneys Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR GOVERNMENT ATTORNEYS.
(a) Section 530B of title 28, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
``SEC. 530B. PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR GOVERNMENT... | Professional Standards for Government Attorneys Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal judicial code to specify which standards of professional responsibility apply to a Government attorney in various choice of law scenarios. Provides that a Government attorney (except foreign counsel employed in special cases) shall: (1) be... | A bill to clarify the applicable standards of professional conduct for attorneys for the Government, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Vegetable Ink Printing Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) More than 95 percent of Federal printing involving
documents or publications is performed using lithographic inks.
... | Vegetable Ink Printing Act of 1994 - Prohibits any Federal agency from performing or procuring lithographic printing using ink containing oil if the ink contains less than a specified percentage of vegetable oil.
Provides for waiver of such prohibition (allowing the use of petroleum-based ink) in certain circumstances... | Vegetable Ink Printing Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Local Emergency Health Services
Reimbursement Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT OF EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICES FURNISHED TO
UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS.
Section 4723 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (8 U.S.C. 1611
note) is amended to ... | Local Emergency Health Services Reimbursement Act of 2003 - Amends the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to appropriate $1,450,000,000 for each of FY's 2004 through 2008 for allotments to States for reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (presently such appropriations end after FY 2001). ... | To amend the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to extend and modify the reimbursement of State and local funds expended for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN ACT.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``District of
Columbia Legislative and Budget Autonomy Act of 1993''.
(b) References in Act.--Whenever in this Act an amendment is
expressed in terms of an amendment to or repeal of a section or other
provision, the re... | District of Columbia Legislative and Budget Autonomy Act of 1993 - Amends: (1) the District of Columbia Code to permit the enactment of the District budget, and the hiring of employees if a position is authorized by Act of the D.C. Council, without further congressional approval; and (2) the District of Columbia Self-... | District of Columbia Legislative and Budget Autonomy Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``One Percent Spending Reduction Act
of 2016''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The fiscal crisis faced by the Federal Government
demands immediate action.
(2) T... | One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2016 This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to establish and enforce new spending caps. The bill establishes an outlay cap (less net interest payments) for FY2017 of $3.645 trillion, less 1%. For each year from FY2018-FY2021, the bill reduc... | One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``San Gabriel
Mountains Forever Act of 2017''.
(b) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Agriculture.
(2) State.--The term ``State'' means the... | San Gabriel Mountains Forever Act of 2017 This bill designates specified federal lands in Angeles National Forest in California as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The bill amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of the East Fork San Gabriel Riv... | San Gabriel Mountains Forever Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pension Improvement Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FASTER VESTING FOR EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS TO DEFINED
CONTRIBUTION PLANS.
(a) Amendments to Internal Revenue Code.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (2) of section 411(a) of the
Int... | Pension Improvement Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to set separate minimum vesting standards for defined contribution and defined benefit plans.
(Sec. 3) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require that plans entitle an employee to elect a... | Pension Improvement Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Oceanographic Partnership
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The oceans and coastal areas of the United States are
among the Nation's most valuable natural resources, making
substantial cont... | National Oceanographic Partnership Act - Establishes the National Oceanographic Partnership Program. Sets forth the purposes of the program.
Establishes the: (1) National Ocean Research Leadership Council; (2) Ocean Research Partnership Coordinating Group; and (3) Ocean Research Advisory Panel under the program. Se... | National Oceanographic Partnership Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``No Taxpayer
Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of
2014''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TIT... | No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2014 - Prohibits the expenditure of funds authorized or appropriated by federal law or funds in any trust fund to which funds are authorized or appropriated by federal law (federal funds) for any abortion. (Currently, federal funds cannot be... | No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Child Pornography
Prevention Act of 2005''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Strengthening section 2257 to ensure that children are not
... | Child Pornography Prevention Act of 2005 - Amends federal criminal code provisions regarding the sexual exploitation of children to: (1) prohibit producers of visual depictions of sexually explicit conduct from refusing to permit the Attorney General to inspect records at business premises; and (2) modify the definitio... | To enhance prosecution of child pornography and obscenity by strengthening section 2257 of title 18, United States Code, to ensure that children are not exploited in the production of pornography, prohibiting distribution of child pornography used as evidence in prosecutions, authorizing assets forfeiture in child porn... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Integrity and Pension
Forfeiture Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) Members of Congress pledge to uphold the Constitution
and the laws of the United States;
(2) Members of Congre... | Congressional Integrity and Pension Forfeiture Act of 2011 - Extends provisions requiring forfeiture of pension benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) to the President, Vice President, or an elected state or local government official, in addition to... | A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to deny retirement benefits accrued by an individual as a Member of Congress if such individual is convicted of certain offenses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oil Recycling Incentives Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The generation of solid and hazardous waste has grown
to alarming proportions in the United States. Each person in
the United States thr... | Oil Recycling Incentives Act - Requires producers or importers of lubricating oil to recycle for a period of ten years an amount of used oil equal to at least the amount determined by multiplying the amount of lubricating oil produced or imported that year by such persons by the recycling percentage established by the ... | Oil Recycling Incentives Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Initial Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Over the last 5 decades, billions of dollars in social
security taxes have been paid by American workers but have not
been credited to their social security earnings records. When
t... | Directs the Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretary of the Treasury jointly to: (1) study and report to specified congressional committees on the inability of the Social Security Administration to provide for American workers their full social security benefits by reason of insufficiency of information held ... | To require the Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretary of the Treasury to develop and implement measures to eliminate and prevent mismatching of earnings information maintained by the Social Security Administration and the Internal Revenue Service resulting in underpayment of social security benefits. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Evidence-Based Home Visitation Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR QUALITY HOME VISITATION PROGRAMS FOR LOW-INCOME
PREGNANT WOMEN AND LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WITH YOUNG
CHILDREN.
Title V of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701 ... | Evidence-Based Home Visitation Act of 2009 - Amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award competitive planning and operating grants to local agencies to provide home visitation services to low-income pregnant wom... | A bill to amend title V of the Social Security Act to provide grants to establish or expand quality programs providing home visitation for low-income pregnant women and low-income families with young children, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. EPILEPSY CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 7330A. Epilepsy centers of excellence
``(a) Establishment of Centers.--(1) Not later than 120 days after
the date of the e... | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate, establish, and operate at least six Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health-care facilities as locations for epilepsy centers of excellence. Requires the Under Secretary for Health of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to establish a peer review panel to ... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish epilepsy centers of excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Access to Mainstream
Financial Institutions Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Alaska native corporation.--The term ``Alaska Native
Corporation'' has the same meanin... | Improving Access to Mainstream Financial Institutions Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to award grants, including multi-year grants, to specified eligible entities to establish an account in a federally insured depository institution for low- and moderate-income individuals who currently do not ha... | A bill to authorize a grant program to provide for expanded access to mainstream financial institutions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Marine Renewable Energy Promotion
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the Adaptive Management
and Environmental Fund established by section 3(c).
(2) Marine renewable energ... | Marine Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2009 - Requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a marine renewable energy research and development program, separate from any DOE wind and hydropower program, focused on: (1) developing new marine renewable energy technologies; (2) reducing the manufacturing and oper... | A bill to promote the development and use of marine renewable energy technologies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Common Sense Amendments for All
Endangered Species Act''.
SEC. 2. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT EFFECTS EVALUATION.
(a) Amendment to Act.--Section 13 of the Endangered Species Act of
1973 (87 Stat. 901) is amended to read as follows:
``wildlife ... | Common Sense Amendments for All Endangered Species Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 with respect to: (1) wildlife management effects evaluation; (2) fish and wildlife conservation and management projects; (3) sport hunting; (4) foreign laws; and (5) subspecies and population criteria.
Directs the Secre... | Common Sense Amendments for All Endangered Species Act |
.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date on
which a Commission report is submitted under section 2(f)(3),
the President shall transmit to Congress a special message
accompanied by a proposed joint resolution.
(2) Requirements for preparation of propo... | Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2016 or the FIRE Act This bill requires the President and the congressional leadership to appoint members of a National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform within 180 days of the inauguration of a President. The commission must identify policies to improve the fiscal situation i... | FIRE Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``States' Rights and Second and Tenth
Amendment Restoration Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Congressional findings:
(1) Domestic Violence remains a very serious problem in the
United States. It is a dangerous crime an... | States' Rights and Second and Tenth Amendment Restoration Act of 2001 - Amends the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 to repeal a specified provision (commonly referred to as the Lautenberg amendment) establishing a gun ban for individuals convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. | To repeal section 658 of Public Law 104-208, commonly referred to as the Lautenberg amendment. |
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means
the management plan for the National Scenic Area developed
under section 3(a).
(2) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map titled ``Proposed
Alabama Hills National Scenic Ar... | Establishes the Alabama Hills National Scenic Area, comprised of approximately 18,610 acres of land in Inyo County, California. Declares that the purpose of the Area is to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit, use, and enjoyment of present and future generations the nationally significant scenic, cultural, re... | To establish the Alabama Hills National Scenic Area in the State of California, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drinking Water Affordability Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT.
(a) National Drinking Water Regulations.--Section 1412(b)(9) of the
Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-1(b)(9)) is amended by striking
the last sentence and inserti... | Drinking Water Affordability Act This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to revise requirements concerning national primary drinking water regulations, including by: removing a requirement that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maintain, or provide greater, protection of human health when revising those r... | Drinking Water Affordability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Contractor Health
Insurance Equity Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) Contract.--The term ``contract'' means any contract for
items or services or any lease of Government property
(inclu... | Congressional Contractor Health Insurance Equity Act - Requires contracts made or entered into by any entity or instrumentality of the legislative branch of the Federal Government to require that employees of certain contractors be offered group health insurance coverage. | Congressional Contractor Health Insurance Equity Act |
SECTION 1. EMERGENCY HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION PLAN.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (c) and notwithstanding the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Secretaries of
Agriculture and the Interior shall conduct projects consistent with the
Implementation Plan for the 10-year Comprehensive Strategy... | Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and of the Interior to conduct projects consistent with the Implementation Plan for the 10-year Comprehensive Strategy for a Collaborative Approach for Reducing Wildland Fire Risks to Communities and the Environment, May 2002, developed to reduce hazardous fuels within any areas o... | To enhance the authorities of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to reduce catastrophic wildfire threats to communities and the environment. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indonesia Military Assistance
Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Political stability and economic growth in Indonesia
are important to the national interests of t... | Indonesia Military Assistance Accountability Act - Prohibits U.S. military assistance and arms transfers to the Government of Indonesia unless the President certifies to the Congress that the Government of Indonesia: (1) permits opposition parties to freely choose their own party leaders and candidates; (2) provides f... | Indonesia Military Assistance Accountability Act |
SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Landless Native Land Allocation Act
of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) In General.--Congress finds the following:
(1) In 1971, Congress enacted the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (referred to... | Landless Native Land Allocation Act of 1994 - Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to settle certain claims for five Alaska Native communities. | Landless Native Land Allocation Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is established an independent commission, which shall be
known as the ``Commission to End Russian Interference in United States
Elections'' (referred to in this Act as the ``Commission'').
SEC. 2. FUNCTIONS.
The Commission shall--
(1) comprehensivel... | This bill establishes the Commission to End Russian Interference in United States Elections as an independent commission to examine Russian cyber operations and attempts to interfere in the 2016 U.S. national election. The commission must examine attempts by the Russian government, governments or other entities associa... | A bill to establish an independent commission to examine and report on the facts regarding the extent of Russian official and unofficial cyber operations and other attempts to interfere in the 2016 United States national election, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ready To Educate All Children Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) An estimated 2,000,000 new teachers will be needed over
the next decade.
(2) Under the ... | Ready to Educate All Children Act of 2002 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to establish partnerships with high poverty local educational agencies or high poverty schools (local partners) to establish or enhance a clinically-based ele... | A bill to establish a grant program to enable institutions of higher education to improve schools of education. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Contact Lens Prescription Release
Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CONTACT LENSES.
(a) Availability of Contact Lens Prescription Information.--No
later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Federal Trade Commission shall p... | Contact Lens Prescription Release Act of 2002 - Instructs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate a rule on ophthalmic practice that requires a contact lens prescriber to provide the patient (or, upon request, the patient's agent) a copy of the contact lens prescription. Sets forth guidelines for the rule pert... | A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate a rule to establish requirements with respect to the release of prescriptions for contact lenses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security COLA Fix for 2010
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF POLICY.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) no cost-of-living increase in social security benefits
is anticipated under current law for 2010; and
... | Social Security COLA Fix for 2010 Act - Authorizes an increase of $150 in Social Security benefits for one month in 2010 to compensate for the lack of a cost-of-living adjustment for that year.
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to require an annual adjustm... | To provide for an increase of $150 in Social Security benefits for one month in 2010 to compensate for the lack of a cost-of-living adjustment for that year, and to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the requirement that there be a Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for an adjustment in the c... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Invest in Rural Small Business Act
of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FLEXIBILITY FOR RESIDENCY IN HUBZONES.
Section 3(p)(5)(A)(i)(I) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
632(p)(5)(A)(i)(I)) is amended by striking ``35 percent'' each place
that term appears and inser... | Invest in Rural Small Business Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Act to modify the definition of qualified Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small business concern to reduce from 35% to 33% the number of a small firm's employees required to live within a HUBZone. (Sec. 3) The HUB... | Invest in Rural Small Business Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Farm and Small Business Tax
Relief Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF 2009 ESTATE AND GIFT TAX LEVELS.
(a) EGTRRA Sunset Not To Apply.--Section 901 of the Economic Growth
and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 shall not apply to title V of
... | Family Farm and Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Extends the estate and gift tax rates in effect in 2009 by eliminating the general terminating date (i.e., December 31, 2010) in the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA) applicable to such rates.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain estate tax provisions and restore and increase the estate tax deduction for certain family-owned business interests. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drug Competition Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) prescription drug prices are increasing at an alarming
rate and are a major worry of many senior citizens and American
families;
(2) the... | Drug Competition Act of 2002 - (Sec. 5) Requires a generic drug applicant that has submitted an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) and a brand name drug company that enter into an agreement, prior to the generic drug entering the market, regarding the manufacture, marketing, or sale of the brand name or the generi... | A bill to enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing the ability of the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission to enforce existing antitrust laws regarding brand name drugs and generic drugs. |
SECTION 1. COORDINATED SERVICES FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.
Chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 is amended by inserting after part F the following new part:
``PART G--COORDINATED SERVICES FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS AND FAMILIES
``SEC. 1493. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.... | Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a model grant program to provide coordinated social, health, and education services to elementary and secondary school students and their families (under the chapter 1 title I programs for educationally disadvantaged children).
Authorizes the Secre... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a grant program to provide coordinated and comprehensive services to elementary and secondary students and families. |
SECTION 1. COMMUNITY ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT PLAN FOR CLOSED OR REALIGNED
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may not close or realign
a military installation under a base closure law until a community
economic adjustment plan with respect to the installation is prepared ... | Prohibits the Secretary of Defense from closing or realigning a military installation under a base closure law until a community economic adjustment plan is prepared. Outlines provisions concerning plan preparation and requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to provide assistance to a State or local government or organ... | A bill to require the preparation of community economic adjustments plans before the closure or realignment of military installations under base closure laws. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Equity for the Economic
Development of Low Income Areas Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the terms ``Administration'' and ``Administrator'' mean
the Small Business Administration and the Administrator
... | Securing Equity for the Economic Development of Low Income Areas Act of 2006 - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to select at least one company from each SBA geographic region when selecting companies to participate as New Markets Ven... | A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to reauthorize and expand the New Markets Venture Capital Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on American Jobs Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
The Secretary of Commerce shall establish a commission to be known
as the ``Commission on American Jobs''.
SEC. 3. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.
On an annual basis, the Commission shall--
... | Commission on American Jobs Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Commission on American Jobs. Requires the Commission to: (1) collect data on the outsourcing of jobs by specified types of companies of interest; (2) study such outsourcing's causes; (3) propose prevention measures; and (4) report to spe... | To establish the Commission on American Jobs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Honoring Emergency Response Officers
Benefits Reform Act of 2016'' or the ``HERO Benefits Reform Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. PRESUMPTION THAT OFFICER ACTED PROPERLY.
Section 1202 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.... | Honoring Emergency Response Officers Benefits Reform Act of 2016 or the HERO Benefits Reform Act of 2016 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish, with respect to a public safety officer's death benefits, a rebuttable presumption that: (1) the officer acted properly at the ti... | HERO Benefits Reform Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security and Medicare Lock-
box Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to put social security and Medicare
solvency first, by prohibiting the use of social security surpluses,
Medicare surpluses, and any other government s... | Social Security and Medicare Lock-box Act of 1999 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to make it out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate, until there is both a social security solvency certification and a Medicare solvency certification, to consider any concurrent budget resolution (or rela... | Social Security and Medicare Lock-box Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on Integration of
Workers' Compensation Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) The term ``Commission'' means the Commission on
Integration of Workers' Compensation Medical Benefits
established under... | Commission on Integration of Workers' Compensation Act of 1994 - Establishes the Commission on Integration of Workers' Compensation Medical Benefits.
Directs the Commission to study and develop a detailed plan for implementing the transfer of financial responsibility for workers' compensation medical benefits to healt... | Commission on Integration of Workers' Compensation Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Americans unjustly pay up to 1000 percent more to fill
their prescriptions than consumers in other countries.
(2) The Unite... | Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2003 - (Sec. 4) Amends the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations allowing qualifying individuals to import covered products (in addition to pharmacists and wholesalers, whom current law authorizes to import ... | To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Empowering Employees through Stock
Ownership Act''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF QUALIFIED EQUITY GRANTS.
(a) In General.--
(1) Election to defer income.--Section 83 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the
... | Empowering Employees through Stock Ownership Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an employee to elect to defer, for income tax purposes, income attributable to certain stock transferred to the employee by an employer. The employee may defer the inclusion of income from the stock until the year tha... | Empowering Employees through Stock Ownership Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) born in 1928 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Fred McFeely
Rogers, was raised in an environment where education was highly
valued, and which fostered an active imagination;
(2) Fred Rogers earned his bachelor's degree in music
... | Authorizes the President to posthumously award a gold medal, on behalf of Congress, to Fred McFeely Rogers ("Mister Rogers" of "Mister Rogers Neighborhood" public television program) in recognition of his lasting contributions to the application of creativity and imagination in the early education of our Nation's child... | A bill to authorize the President to posthumously award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Fred McFeely Rogers, in recognition of his lasting contributions to the application of creativity and imagination in the early education of our Nation's children, and to his lasting example to the Nation and the world of w... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Criminal Copyright Improvement Act
of 1995''.
SEC. 2. CRIMINAL INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHTS.
(a) Definition of Financial Gain.--Section 101 of title 17, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after the undesignated paragraph
relating to the term ``... | Criminal Copyright Improvement Act of 1995 - Amends Federal copyright law to define "financial gain" to include the receipt of anything of value, including the receipt of other copyrighted works.
Sets penalties for willfully infringing a copyright by reproducing or distributing, including by transmission, or assisting... | Criminal Copyright Improvement Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Executive Board
Authorization Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL EXECUTIVE BOARDS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 11 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1106. Federal Executive Boards
``(a) Purposes.-... | Federal Executive Board Authorization Act of 2009 - Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish Federal Executive Boards, which are defined as interagency entities established in a geographic area with a high concentration of federal employees outside the Washington, D.C. metropolitan... | A bill to provide for the establishment, administration, and funding of Federal Executive Boards, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Taxation on Device Innovation
Act''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF THE MEDICAL DEVICE EXCISE TAX.
(a) In General.--Chapter 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by striking subchapter E.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Subsection (... | No Taxation on Device Innovation Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the excise tax on medical devices. The bill also prohibits: (1) major integrated oil companies from using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) accounting method; and (2) the issuance of new oil or natural gas production leases in the Gul... | No Taxation on Device Innovation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Healing the Invisible Wounds Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. NOTICE AND WAIT ON MODIFICATION OF HANDLING OF POST-TRAUMATIC
STRESS DISORDER UNDER DISABILITY COMPENSATION RATING
SYSTEM.
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not implem... | Healing the Invisible Wounds Act of 2006 - Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from implementing any modification in the manner in which post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is handled in the rating of service-connected disabilities for purposes of the payment of veterans' disability compensation until six mon... | A bill to enhance the counseling and readjustment services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Permanent Stewardship Contracting
Authority Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. STEWARDSHIP END RESULT CONTRACTING PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--Title VI of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of
2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``... | Permanent Stewardship Contracting Authority Act of 2013 - Amends the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to authorize the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to enter into stewardship contracting projects with private persons or other public or private entities to perform services to achieve land... | Permanent Stewardship Contracting Authority Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Child Care Lending for the
Gulf Coast Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Census reported pre-Katrina that there were--
(A) 25,000 two-parent families in New Orleans with
... | Emergency Child Care Lending for the Gulf Coast Act of 2006 - Authorizes the proceeds of a loan for plant acquisition, construction, conversion, or expansion under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to be used by the certified development company to provide loans to small, nonprofit child care businesses that ha... | To establish a temporary program under which emergency loans are made to small businesses that are nonprofit child care businesses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Low-Income Home Energy Security Tax
Act''.
SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE TAX CREDIT FOR RESIDENTIAL ENERGY COST ASSISTANCE.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits)
i... | Low-Income Home Energy Security Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow certain low-income individuals a refundable tax credit for residential energy costs; (2) provide for advance payments of such credit to providers of residential energy; and (3) require providers of residential energy to file inform... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable tax credit for residential energy cost assistance and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Moving Housing Forward Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) Incorporation of Definitions.--Except as otherwise provided in
this Act, the terms used in this Act have the meaning given those
terms, respectively, under section 1303 of the Federal Hous... | Moving Housing Forward Act of 2016 This bill directs the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to require the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) to establish a pilot program that shares with the private sector the credit risk on a pool of sing... | Moving Housing Forward Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community-Based Mental Health
Infrastructure Improvements Act''.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT.
Title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``PAR... | Community-Based Mental Health Infrastructure Improvements Act - Amends Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award matching grants to states or Indian tribes to expend funds for the construction or modernization of facilities used to provide community-based mental he... | Community-Based Mental Health Infrastructure Improvements Act |
SECTION 1. JAIL-BASED SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Part S of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ff et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 1906. JAIL-BASED SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT.
``(a) Definitions.--In this sec... | Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize not less than ten percent of the total amount made available to a State for residential substance abuse treatment for State prisoners to be used for grants to local correctional facilities in the State to assist jail-based substance abuse treatm... | To amend part S of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to permit the use of certain amounts for assistance to jail-based substance treatment programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emerging Business Encouragement Act
of 2014''.
SEC. 2. EMERGING BUSINESS ENTERPRISES.
(a) Designation.--Section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
632) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(dd) Emerging Business Enterprises.--
... | Emerging Business Encouragement Act of 2014 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), for each industry category for which the Administrator established a size standard, to establish procedures, by rule, for designating a small business in that industry cate... | Emerging Business Encouragement Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES AND NON-EMPLOYEES.
(a) Definitions.--Section 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
(29 U.S.C. 203) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(z) `Non-employee' m... | Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require employers to accurately classify their employees or non-employees as employees or independent contractors and to notify such employees or non-employees of their classification. The bill makes it unlawful for any person... | Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Interest Lawyer Assistance
and Relief Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The ability to repay financial obligations incurred in
obtaining a legal education has become a deterrent to law
s... | Public Interest Lawyer Assistance and Relief Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to carry out a student loan forgiveness program for any borrower who agrees to complete three years of service as a public interest lawyer.
Directs the Secretary, under such program, to: (1) repay up to $20,000 of such borrower's obl... | To provide financial assistance to law school graduates who choose to accept employment in a public interest position. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Older Workers Against
Discrimination Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) In enacting the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of
1967, Congress intended to eliminate discr... | Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to declare that a plaintiff establishes an unlawful employment practice if the plaintiff demonstrates by a preponderance of the evidence that: (1) an impermissible factor or authority was a motivating factor fo... | To amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to clarify the appropriate standard of proof. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Putting America First Corporate Tax
Act''.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION IN SUBPART F INCOME OF INVESTMENTS BY CONTROLLED
FOREIGN CORPORATIONS WITH RESPECT TO MEMBERS OF FOREIGN
GROUP WHICH INCLUDES UNITED STATES SHAREHOLDER.
(a) In Ge... | Putting America First Corporate Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include in subpart F income (income of a controlled foreign corporation earned outside the United States that is not tax deferred): (1) a shareholder's pro rata share of the average of certain U.S. and foreign property held by a controlled fo... | Putting America First Corporate Tax Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Direct Billing Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.
The Public Health Service Act is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``TITLE XXVII--RESTRICTIONS ON BILLING
``SEC. 2701. PROHIBITION.
``(a) Billing... | Direct Billing Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to make it unlawful for any person to present a bill, claim, or demand for payment to any person other than the patient receiving services. Makes it unlawful for any physician to present a bill for ancillary health services to any recipient of such services unle... | Direct Billing Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restoration of Natural Resources
Laws on the Public Lands Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF EMERGENCY SALVAGE TIMBER SALE PROGRAM.
(a) Definition of Secretary Concerned.--In this section, the term
``Secretary concerned'' means--
(1) the Secr... | Restoration of Natural Resources Laws on the Public Lands Act of 1996 - Amends Federal law to repeal the emergency salvage timber sale program.
Provides for specified forest health-related studies. | Restoration of Natural Resources Laws on the Public Lands Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``10 Million Solar Roofs Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) there is enormous potential for increasing the quantity
of electricity produced in the United States from distributed
solar photovoltaic syst... | 10 Million Solar Roofs Act of 2014 - Requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a program to provide rebates for the purchase and installation of photovoltaic systems with the goal to install 10 million systems with a cumulative capacity of at least 60,000 megawatts over the next ten years. Includes within t... | 10 Million Solar Roofs Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Kentucky Artisan Heritage Trails
National Heritage Area Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Kentucky Artisan Heritage Trails includes 48
counties in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. These ... | Kentucky Artisan Heritage Trails National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Kentucky Artisan Heritage Trails National Heritage Area in Kentucky. Designates the Southern and Eastern Kentucky Tourism Development Association (SEKTDA) as the management entity for the Heritage Area. Requires the Association to develop a m... | To establish the Kentucky Artisan Heritage Trails National Heritage Area Act in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Grants for Renewable Energy
Education for the Nation Act'' or the ``GREEN Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) career and technical education provides education
pathways that help students explore interests and careers... | Grants for Renewable Energy Education for the Nation Act or the GREEN Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to partnerships of local educational agencies (LEAs), postsecondary institutions, and renewable energy industry representatives to develop programs of study focused on emerging c... | To provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities in the areas of renewable energy. |
SECTION 1. OFFSET OF RESTITUTION AND OTHER STATE JUDICIAL DEBTS AGAINST
INCOME TAX REFUND.
(a) In General.--Section 6402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to authority to make credits or refunds) is amended by
redesignating subsections (f) through (l) as subsections (g) through
(m), ... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the chief justice of the highest court of any state that wishes to collect past-due, legally enforceable state judicial debts to designate a single state entity to communicate judicial debt information to the Secretary of the Treasury.
Directs the Secretary, upon receiving n... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past-due. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Marine Sanctuaries
Preservation Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES ACT.
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... | National Marine Sanctuaries Preservation Act - Amends the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to authorize appropriations to carry out the Act.
(Sec. 4) Mandates a long-range, comprehensive plan for the management, stabilization, preservation, and recovery of artifacts and materials of the U.S. Ship Monitor using, to the ... | National Marine Sanctuaries Preservation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Savings Are Vital to Everyone's
Retirement Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The impending retirement of the baby boom generation
will severely strain our already overburd... | Savings Are Vital to Everyone's Retirement Act of 1997 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to direct the Secretary of Labor to maintain an ongoing public outreach program to effectively promote retirement income savings by workers through: (1) public service announcements; (2) public meetings; ... | Savings Are Vital to Everyone's Retirement Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) at least 30 million Americans lack access to even the
most basic health services;
(2) access to health care is especially difficult for those
Americans who--
(A) live in medically underserved rural comm... | Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to establish a part B (Health Services Access) to fund grants to federally-qualified health centers (FQHCs) and other entities for the expansion and development of primary health care service programs for medically underserved populations.
Sets forth grant eligibi... | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to create a new part under such title to provide access to services for medically underserved populations not currently served by federally qualified health centers, by providing funds for a new program to allow federally qualified health centers and other qualifying entiti... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Fair Access to Veterans
Healthcare Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN.
(a) Establishment.--Subchapter I of chapter 73 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 7310.... | Ensuring Fair Access to Veterans Healthcare Act This bill establishes in the Veterans Health Administration an Office of the Ombudsman, which shall: investigate and resolve complaints made by or on behalf of patients receiving medical care or hospital services at a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facility ... | Ensuring Fair Access to Veterans Healthcare Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Stadium Act of
1957 Amendments of 1993''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF A NEW STADIUM.
The District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 (71 Stat. 619; D.C.
Code sections 2-321 through 2-330) is amended by adding at the end
thereof the foll... | District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 Amendments of 1993 - Amends the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 to authorize the District of Columbia to use the specified portion of lands adjacent to the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium to construct, maintain, and operate a new stadium or any replacement thereof fo... | District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 Amendments of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Middle Class Flexible Savings Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. HIGHER MAXIMUM IRA DEDUCTION AND INCOME PHASEOUT LIMITS;
INFLATION ADJUSTMENT OF MAXIMUM IRA DEDUCTION AND
PHASEOUT LIMITS.
(a) Higher Maximum IRA Deduction.--
... | Middle Class Flexible Savings Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the retirement savings deduction and the maximum individual retirement account contribution from $2,000 to $3,000. Raises income phase-out limits. Provides an inflation adjustment for such amounts.
Allows higher retirement savin... | Middle Class Flexible Savings Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. COST SAVINGS ENHANCEMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 4512 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by ... | Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2013 - Expands the awards program for disclosures by federal employees of fraud, waste, or mismanagement that result in cost savings to the employee's agency to include identification of surplus funds or unnecessary budget authority. Directs that any savings resulting from the identifica... | Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents in section 1 of division I of the Omnibus
Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 4094; 16
U.S.C. 1 note; hereinafter referred to as the ``Omnibus Parks Act'') is
amended by striking--
``Sec. 504. Amendment to Boston National ... | Amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to make technical amendments to provisions regarding specified national historical parks, preserves, memorials, battlefields, visitor centers, recreation lakes and areas, heritage areas, and historic reserves, districts, and sites.
Extends, through FY 20... | A bill to make technical corrections to the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996, and for other purposes. |
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