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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congo Basin Forest Partnership Act
of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The tropical forests of the Congo Basin, located in the
Central African countries of Cameroon, the Central African
Republic, the Democrat... | Congo Basin Forest Partnership Act of 2004 - Authorizes appropriations to the President for FY 2004 to carry out the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) program (which promotes the conservation and sustainable use of the forests of the Congo Basin by working to combat poaching, illegal logging, and other unsustainabl... | An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 to carry out the Congo Basin Forest Partnership program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Retiree and Veteran Health
Care Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF MEDICARE SUBVENTION FUNDING.
Section 1072 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
``(6) The term `medicare s... | Military Retiree and Veteran Health Care Act of 1993 - Entitles members and former members of the armed forces and their dependents who are eligible for medical or dental care in any military facility and who are also entitled to health insurance under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to receive medica... | Military Retiree and Veteran Health Care Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Transportation Safety Board
Reauthorization Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Fiscal Years 2003-2006.--Section 1118(a) of title 49, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``and''; and
(2) by st... | National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2003 - (Sec. 2) Amends Federal transportation law to extend the authorization of appropriations for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for FY 2003 through 2006, including the NTSB Academy and an emergency fund.
Authorizes appropriations necessary... | A bill to reauthorize the National Transportation Safety Board, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Regulator Accountability
Act''.
SEC. 2. HEALTH PLANS CREATED UNDER PPACA OR OFFERED THROUGH EXCHANGES
TO BE ONLY HEALTH PLANS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MAY MAKE
AVAILABLE TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBLE FOR
... | Health Care Regulator Accountability Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to prohibit the federal government from making any health care plan available to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), or any other federal executive agency employees respons... | Health Care Regulator Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Opportunity Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION AND PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither the Federal
Government nor any officer, employee, or department or agency of the
Federal Governm... | Equal Opportunity Act of 1995 - Prohibits discrimination or preferences in Federal employment and contracting on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex, or entering into a consent decree requiring, authorizing, or permitting any such discrimination or preference.
Prohibits construing this Act to prohibit or... | Equal Opportunity Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cost Recovery and Fair Value for
Services Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Federal Government has an obligation to United
States citizens to be stewards of their hard-earned taxpayer
... | Cost Recovery and Fair Value for Services Act of 2010 - Requires each federal agency's chief financial officer, by October 1 of each odd-numbered year, to report to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on that officer's biennial review of agency charges for services and things of value that it prov... | To amend title 31, United States Code, to require each agency Chief Financial Officer to submit to the Office of Management and Budget a report on and recommendations concerning the adjustment or reduction of fees imposed by the agency for services and things of value it provides. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Offshore Wind Energy Research,
Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Institution of higher education.--The term
``institution of higher education'' has the meanin... | Offshore Wind Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Energy to implement a program to: (1) improve the energy efficiency, reliability, and capacity of offshore wind turbines; and (2) reduce the cost of manufacturing, construction, deployment, gene... | A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program to support the research, demonstration, and development of commercial applications for offshore wind energy, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Energy Affordability Tax Relief
Act of 2014'' or the ``HEATR Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR RESIDENTIAL ENERGY COSTS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter B of chapter 65 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to rules of special appl... | Home Energy Affordability Tax Relief Act of 2014 or the HEATR Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer an income-based refundable tax credit for energy costs for the taxpayer's principal residence. Limits such credit to the lesser of 33% of such costs or $500. Allow such credit for... | HEATR Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Let My Absentee Ballot Count Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR TREATMENT OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS IN FEDERAL
ELECTIONS.
(a) Requirements Described.--Title III of the Help America Vote Act
of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15481 et seq.) is amended by ... | Let My Absentee Ballot Count Act of 2010 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require state and local election officials, in designing the absentee ballot used in an election for federal office, to consult with the U.S. Postal Service so that the ballot is designed in a manner which minimizes the amount of pos... | To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish requirements for the treatment of absentee ballots in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Estate Tax
Elimination Act of 2001''.
(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 prov... | Estate Tax Elimination Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate Federal estate, gift, and transfer taxes. Limits the aggregate step up basis of certain property acquired from a decedent to the aggregate basis of such property plus $2.8 million. Provides for an inflation adjustment.States that the bas... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes and the tax on generation-skipping transfers, to preserve a step up in basis of certain property acquired from a decedent, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC LAW 114-10.
(a) MIPS Transition.--Section 1848 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395w-4) is amended--
(1) in subsection (q)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking
... | This bill revises provisions related to performance and payment under Medicare's Merit-based Incentive Payment System. | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for technical amendments to the Merit-based Incentive Payment System under Medicare. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Estate Tax Reduction Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. 20 PERCENT REDUCTION IN ESTATE TAX RATES; REPEAL OF PHASEOUT OF
GRADUATED RATES.
(a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 2001 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follow... | Estate Tax Reduction Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reduce estate tax rates; (2) repeal the phaseout of graduated rates; and (3) increase the unified credit to $2.5 million, with an inflation adjustment. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce estate tax rates by 20 percent, to increase the unified credit against estate and gift taxes to the equivalent of a $2,500,000 exclusion and to provide an inflation adjustment of such amount, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public and Federally Assisted
Housing Security Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF ``FIREARM-RELATED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY''.
Section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437a(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new para... | Public and Federally Assisted Housing Security Act of 1994 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to terminate public housing and assisted housing tenancy for persons involved in firearm-related criminal activity. | Public and Federally Assisted Housing Security Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Rental Fairness
Act of 2000''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Gener... | Declares that nothing in this Act preempts a State's ability to impose liability based on acts of negligence or criminal wrongdoing. | Rental Fairness Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Yukon River Salmon Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. YUKON RIVER SALMON PANEL.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--There shall be a Yukon River Salmon Panel
(in this Act referred to as the ``Panel'').
(2) Functions.--The Panel sha... | Yukon River Salmon Act of 1999 - Establishes the Yukon River Salmon Panel. Includes among its duties: (1) advising the Secretary of State on the negotiation of any international agreement with Canada regarding management of salmon stocks originating from the Yukon River in Canada; and (2) advising the Secretary of the... | Yukon River Salmon Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Firearms License Reform Act
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PREVENTION OF THEFT OF FIREARMS.
(a) Prohibition Against Labelling of Containers Containing
Firearms.--Section 922(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(1... | Federal Firearms License Reform Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit a common or contract carrier from: (1) requiring or causing to be placed on the outside of any package, luggage, or other container any label, tag, or other written notice that the container contains a firearm; and (2) deliverin... | Federal Firearms License Reform Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency and Accountability in
Security Contracting Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO PERSONNEL PERFORMING PRIVATE SECURITY
FUNCTIONS UNDER FEDERAL CONTRACTS.
(a) Accountability Requirements for Personnel Performing Private
Sec... | Transparency and Accountability in Security Contracting Act - Directs that each "covered contract" (i.e., a contract entered into by the government with a private security contractor, or a task order issued under the contract) require contractors to provide the contracting officer with information at the time the contr... | To require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Health Education and
Transparency Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF CONSUMER HEALTH EDUCATION AND INFORMATION.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
(referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall establish within ... | Consumer Health Education and Transparency Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the Office of Consumer Health Education and Information to provide consumers of health care services and health insurance with information co... | A bill to provide information and education to consumers concerning health care services and health insurance coverage. |
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT.
Subsection (b) of section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by striking the dollar amount contained therein and inserting
``$4,920,000,000,000''.
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY OF PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT TO FEDERAL TRUST FUNDS AND
OTHER FEDERAL ACCOUNTS.
... | Amends Federal law to increase the public debt limit to $4.92 trillion.
Prohibits any U.S. officer or employee from delaying a deposit or credit to, or refraining from investment in public debt obligations in, any Federal fund if the purpose is to reduce or not increase public debt. Allows, notwithstanding the public... | To increase the public debt limit, to protect the social security trust funds and other federal trust funds and accounts invested in public debt obligations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Pension Accountability
Act''.
SEC. 2. PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
(a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 8333 the following:
``Se... | Congressional Pension Accountability Act - Provides that: (1) all service as a Member of Congress of an individual who is expelled from Congress shall be noncreditable for purposes of determining eligibility for, or the amount of, any annuity which might otherwise be payable out of the Civil Service Retirement and Disa... | To provide that, if an individual is expelled from Congress, any Member service previously rendered by that individual shall be noncreditable for purposes of determining eligibility for or the amount of any benefits which might otherwise be payable out of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund based on the se... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Education Tax Credit
Act''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR EDUCATION EXPENSES OF STUDENTS RECEIVING OR ELIGIBLE
TO RECEIVE FREE OR REDUCED PRICE SCHOOL MEALS.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Inter... | Children's Education Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a tax credit (up to $1,500 per student) for the qualified educational expenses paid by a taxpayer on behalf of a dependent individual who receives or is eligible to receive free or reduced price school meals.Defines "eligible educationa... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable credit for education expenses of children receiving or eligible to receive free or reduced price school meals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transferring Credits for College
Completion Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. DATA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Transfer Completion Data.--Section 132(i)(1) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1015a(i)(1)) is amended by adding at
the end the following:... | Transferring Credits for College Completion Act of 2012 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to include on the College Navigator website the percentage of undergraduates at an institution of higher education (IHE) who have transferred from another IHE and earned their degree o... | To increase transparency and reduce students' burdens related to transferring credits between institutions of higher education. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Park System Laws Technical
Amendments Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. LACKAWANNA VALLEY HERITAGE AREA.
Section 106 of the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area Act of
2000 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 106-278) is amended by striking
subsection (... | National Park System Laws Technical Amendments Act of 2004 - Makes technical and clerical amendments to specified parks and public land laws.
(Sec. 2) Amends the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to authorize the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority to make grants and enter into cooperative agreemen... | An original bill to make technical corrections to laws relating to certain units of the National Park System and to National Park programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Administration
Disaster Recovery and Reform Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the terms ``Administration'' and ``Administrator'' mean
the Small Business Administration and the Administrator
... | Small Business Administration Disaster Recovery and Reform Act of 2009 - Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to submit to the congressional small business committees recommendations for improvements to the Gulf Coast disaster loan ... | A bill to improve disaster assistance provided by the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Natural Gas Strategy Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE AND GOALS.
It is the purpose of this Act to facilitate the achievement of the
following Congressional goals:
(1) Conducting a study relating to natural gas
infrastructure, including natura... | Natural Gas Strategy - Establishes the Commission on Comprehensive Strategies for the Placement of Natural Gas Infrastructure to conduct a comprehensive review of U.S. natural gas policy to identify problems and make recommendations that will ensure that specified goals of such policy are met. | To establish the Commission on Comprehensive Strategies for the Placement of Natural Gas Infrastructure, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Managed Care Responsibility
and Equity Act''.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM MEDICAL LOSS RATIO REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDICAID AND CHIP
MANAGED CARE PLANS.
(a) Minimum Medical Loss Ratio Requirements for Medicaid and CHIP
Managed Care Plans.--Secti... | Medicaid Managed Care Responsibility and Equity Act - Amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to managed care requirements. Requires a minimum medical loss ratio of at least 85% for Medicaid and CHIP managed care plans under contracts betwe... | Medicaid Managed Care Responsibility and Equity Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chesapeake Bay Accountability and
Recovery Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. CHESAPEAKE BAY CROSSCUT BUDGET.
(a) Crosscut Budget.--The Director, in consultation with the
Chesapeake Executive Council, the chief executive of each Chesapeake
Bay State, and the Ches... | Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2008 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in consultation with the Chesapeake Executive Council, the chief executive of each Chesapeake Bay state, and the Chesapeake Bay Commission, to submit to Congress a financial report containing: (1... | To require the Office of Management and Budget to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, to require the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and implement an adaptive management plan, and for other purposes. |
That the following sums
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, to provide
emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster
assistance relating to hurricane damage, and for other purposes,
namely:
... | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Hurricane Disaster Assistance Act, 2004 - Makes FY 2004 emergency supplemental appropriations for additional hurricane disaster assistance to: (1) the Small Business Administration for the Disaster Loans Program Account; (2) the Department of Defense for "Operation and Maintena... | Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, for additional disaster assistance relating to hurricane damage, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Activity Based Total
Accountability Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Federal Government sends hundreds of billions of
dollars to the States each and every ye... | National Activity Based Total Accountability Act of 2010 - Requires each state government that receives federal financial assistance in a federal fiscal year to submit a state fiscal accounting report for such fiscal year to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that includes: (1) a one-page summary... | To require State governments to submit fiscal accounting reports as a condition to the receipt of Federal financial assistance, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hispanic Cultural Center Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. CONSTRUCTION OF A CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States has an enriched legacy of Hispanic
influence in politics, government, ... | Hispanic Cultural Center Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to award a grant to the State of New Mexico to pay for the Federal share (50 percent) of the costs of the design, construction, furnishing, and equipping of the Center for Performing Arts that will be located at a site to be determined by that... | Hispanic Cultural Center Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hurricane Education Assistance
Act''.
SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS ENROLLING EVACUATED STUDENTS.
(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to provide
financial assistance to States and to local educational agencies that
enroll signific... | Hurricane Education Assistance Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants for the 2005-2006 school year to eligible entities that serve students displaced by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita who enroll in elementary or secondary, including charter, schools served by or in such entities. Makes eligible f... | To provide assistance for the education of elementary and secondary students. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bonus Depreciation Extension Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF BONUS DEPRECIATION.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 168(k) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(1) by striking ``January 1, 2015'' in subparagraph (A)(... | Bonus Depreciation Extension Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend: (1) through 2015, the additional 50% depreciation allowance (bonus depreciation) for business property (through 2016, for property having longer production periods and for transportation property); and (2) the election to increase th... | Bonus Depreciation Extension Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Decedent's Family
Relief Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. CONTINUATION OF BENEFITS THROUGH MONTH OF BENEFICIARY'S DEATH.
(a) Old-Age Insurance Benefits.--Section 202(a) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(a)) is amended by striking ``the mo... | Social Security Decedent's Family Relief Act of 1995 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to continue an individual's entitlement to benefits through the month of his or her death, without affecting any other person's entitlement to benefits for that month.
Provide... | Social Security Decedent's Family Relief Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Monroe National Historical Park
Establishment Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Commonwealth.--The term ``Commonwealth'' means--
(A) the Commonwealth of Virginia; or
(B) any man... | Fort Monroe National Historical Park Establishment Act of 2011 - Establishes the Fort Monroe National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System in Virginia.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with the Commonwealth of Virginia or any other party under which the Sec... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish Fort Monroe National Historical Park in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Humanitarian
Relief to Cuba Act''.
(b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Hurricane Gustav, which struck Cuba on September 1,
2008, was the worst hurricane to hit the island of Cuba in ov... | Humanitarian Relief to Cuba Act - Prohibits for 180 days from the enactment of this Act: (1) the President from prohibiting or regulating travel to or from Cuba, or certain transactions incident to such travel, by a U.S. citizen or any person subject to U.S. jurisdiction with family residing in Cuba; (2) the President ... | To facilitate the provision of humanitarian relief to Cuba. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Human Research Protection and
Promotion Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INDEPENDENT OFFICE FOR PROTECTION OF HUMAN
RESEARCH SUBJECTS.
The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the follo... | Requires the Office Director to establish criteria by regulation for the protection of human subjects in research conducted, supported, or otherwise subject to regulation by the Federal Government (Federal research projects). Provides that in the case of covered agencies: (1) such regulations supersede all regulations ... | Human Research Protection and Promotion Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF LAND.
(a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall transfer to
the State of California all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to the approximately 2,868 acres of land described in
subsection (... | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the State of California specified land in Yolo and Solano Counties (known as Prospect Island and the Little Holland Tract) as a wildlife area.Conditions the transfer on California: (1) submitting and complying with a management plan that has been developed with the i... | To transfer to the State of California certain Federal land in Yolo and Solano Counties, California, to provide for the establishment of a wildlife area on that land, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Everson Walls and Ron Springs Gift
for Life Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL ORGAN AND TISSUE DONOR REGISTRY RESOURCE CENTER.
Part H of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 273
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 371A the fol... | Everson Walls and Ron Springs Gift for Life Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration to establish a National Organ and Tissue Donor Registry Resource Center. Requires the Center to: (1) advance the development, expansion, and eva... | Everson Walls and Ron Springs Gift for Life Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Imagery, Mapping, and Geospatial
Enhancement Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS OF OFFICE OF SPACE COMMERCIALIZATION.
Section 8 of the Technology Administration Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C.
1511e) is amended by adding at the end thereof the followin... | Imagery, Mapping, and Geospatial Enhancement Act of 2006 - Amends the Technology Administration Act of 1998 to include among the functions of the Office of Space Commercialization promoting growth and advancement in U.S. space and airborne remote sensing technologies and related value-added services by: (1) examining t... | A bill to amend the Technology Administration Act of 1998 to encourage United States leadership in the development, application, and use of commercial space and airborne remote sensing and other geospatial information, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES DISCHARGED FOR DEPENDENT ABUSE.
(a) In General.--(1) Chapter 53 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1058. Abused dependents: payment of transitional and ind... | Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay monthly transitional and indemnity compensation to the dependents or former dependents of a member of the armed forces who is separated from service after conviction for an offense involving the abuse of one of those dependents (including such member'... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretaries of the military departments to provide temporary transitional and indemnity compensation payments to the dependents of a member of the Armed Forces who is separated from the Armed Forces following conviction for an offense involving the abuse of one of... |
SECTION 1. IMPROVEMENT OF FEDERAL RECOVERY COORDINATOR PROGRAM.
(a) Provision of Collaborative Recovery Coordinator Training.--The
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide collaborative recovery
coordinator training at a qualified nursing or medical school selected
by the Secretary (hereinafter in this secti... | Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide collaborative recovery coordinator training at a qualified nursing or medical school selected by the VA, to lead the systematic evidence review of care coordination and a consensus conference to build the model on evidence-based guidelines. Designates such sch... | To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to jointly operate the Federal Recovery Coordination Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Plain Writing Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to improve the effectiveness and
accountability of Federal agencies to the public by promoting clear
Government communication that the public can understand and use.
SEC. 3. DEFINITI... | Plain Writing Act of 2010 - Requires the head of each executive agency to: (1) designate one or more senior officials within the agency to oversee the agency's implementation of this Act; (2) communicate this Act's requirements to the agency's employees; (3) train agency employees in "plain writing" (defined as writing... | To enhance citizen access to Government information and services by establishing that Government documents issued to the public must be written clearly, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Government Air Travel Savings Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. BUSINESS ACCOUNTS FOR AIR TRAVEL BY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 5709 the following new section:
``Sec. 5710. B... | Government Air Travel Savings Act of 1993 - Amends Federal civil service law to provide for the establishment of business accounts for air travel by Federal employees on official business in order to maximize cost savings.
Provides for similar measures with respect to air travel by Members of Congress and congressiona... | Government Air Travel Savings Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Digital Bridge Trust Fund Act''.
SEC. 2. DIGITAL BRIDGE TRUST FUND AND ASSISTANCE FROM TRUST FUND.
(a) In General.--The National Telecommunications and Information
Administration Organization Act is amended--
(1) by redesignating part C as p... | Establishes in the Department of Commerce the Board of Trustees of the Digital Bridge Trust Fund to make decisions with respect to allocations authorized under this Act. Requires the Board to submit annual reports to the President and Congress regarding its activities.
Requires the Board to ensure that assistance provi... | Digital Bridge Trust Fund Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Dr. Chris
Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--EMPLOYEES... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on May 4, 2017 . Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 TITLE I--EMPLOYEES GENERALLY (Sec. 102) This bill directs federal agencies (excluding any entity that is an element of the intelligence community) to give priority to an e... | Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN, LOUISIANA.
(a) Authority of Secretary of the Army.--The project authorized by
section 204 of Flood Control Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-298; 79 Stat.
1077) and modified by section 7012(a)(2) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-114; 121 Stat. 1279), the
Em... | Modifies the Lake Pontchartrain flood control project, Louisiana, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct a pumping station specifically designed to evacuate storm water from the Hoey's Basin area at a specified cost and federal share.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct a study to carry out an analysis... | To require the Secretary of the Army to carry out a study to determine the most effective manner by which to carry out the Lake Pontchartrain flood control project, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct a new pumping station at Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Administration.--The term ``Administration'' means the
Federal Aviation Administration.
(2) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Federal Aviati... | Directs the Secretary of Transportation to reorganize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) by transferring to another office of the Department of Transportation any function of the FAA that is not directly related to the promotion of air safety. | A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to reorganize the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure that the Administration carries out only safety-related functions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Retirement Inflation Protection Act
of 2016''.
SEC. 2. INDEXING OF CERTAIN ASSETS FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING GAIN OR
LOSS OF ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.
(a) In General.--Part II of subchapter O of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 198... | Retirement Inflation Protection Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the adjusted basis of certain assets (including common stock in a C corporation and tangible property used in a trade or business) to be indexed for inflation for the purpose of determining the gain or loss of individuals w... | Retirement Inflation Protection Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Civilian Facilities Closure and
Realignment Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to reduce unnecessary spending in the
Federal Government by closing or realigning duplicative, wasteful, or
otherwise unnecessary civilian facilitie... | Civilian Facilities Closure and Realignment Act of 1993 - Establishes the Civilian Facilities Closure and Realignment Commission.
Requires the heads of executive agencies (except for the Secretary of Defense) to submit recommendations for closing or realigning civilian facilities to the Commission. Directs the Office... | Civilian Facilities Closure and Realignment Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Cities Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. CREATION OF AND ASSISTANCE FOR VIOLENT AND DRUG CRIME ZONES.
Title XXI of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of
1994 (42 U.S.C. 14061 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subtitle:... | Safe Cities Act of 2009 - Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to: (1) authorize the Attorney General to designate a Violent and Drug Crime Zone (i.e., a metropolitan area with a higher than average rate of homicides, violent felonies, sex offenses, and drug and gang-related crimes) in each ... | To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to reduce the rate of occurrence of homicides and violent crimes in violent and drug crime zones. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Physician Assistants Continuity of
Care Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In 2006, approximately 286 million prescriptions were
written by physician assistants and more than 230 million
pati... | Physician Assistants Continuity of Care Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permit a physician assistant, when delegated by a physician, to: (1) certify that inpatient psychiatric hospital services or post-hospital extended care services are required; (2) establish and review a pla... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit a physician assistant, when delegated by a physician, to order or provide post-hospital extended care services, home health services, and hospice care under the Medicare Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Beneficiary Notification Rights Act
of 1998''.
SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION TO PARTICIPANTS AND BENEFICIARIES.
(a) Group Health Plans.--
(1) Public health service act amendments.--(A) Subpart 2 of
part A of title XXVII of the Public Health ... | Beneficiary Notification Rights Act of 1998 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require a health insurance issuer intending to terminate coverage or allow a policy to lapse because a group health plan failed to pay premium... | Beneficiary Notification Rights Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Tracts Conveyance Act''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY REGARDING SMALL PARCELS OF
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LAND AND PUBLIC LANDS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Adjacent landholder.--The term ``adjacent landh... | Small Tracts Conveyance Act This bill requires the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for a state (respecting certain public lands) or the Regional Forester with jurisdiction over the National Forest System (NFS) land of a specific Forest Service Region (respecting certain NFS lands) to select an eligible... | Small Tracts Conveyance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nanomanufacturing Investment Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. NANOMANUFACTURING INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP.
(a) Establishment.--If $250,000,000 is made available for such
purposes from the private sector within 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the S... | Nanomanufacturing Investment Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish: (1) the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership, in partnership with private sector investors, if $250 million is made available for such purposes from the private sector within two years after this Act's enactment; and (2) an a... | To provide for the establishment of the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``South Carolina Offshore Drilling
Act''.
SEC. 2. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OIL AND GAS LEASING OFF THE COAST OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
1344) is amended by adding at the end the followi... | South Carolina Offshore Drilling Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to include in a specified schedule of proposed lease sales under the outer Continental Shelf (OCS) leasing program for FY2012-FY2017 any areas located within the administrative boundaries ... | A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide for the inclusion of areas off the coast of South Carolina in the outer Continental Shelf leasing program for fiscal years 2012 through 2017, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. LIQUIDATION OR RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN TOMATO SAUCE
PREPARATION ENTERED IN MAY 9, 1992 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 18,
1993.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law and subject to the
provisions of subse... | Directs the Customs Service, upon request, to liquidate or reliquidate certain entries of tomato sauce preparation. | A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of tomato sauce preparation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Hero's Card Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE TO VETERANS RESIDING
IN ALASKA AT NON-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL
FACILITIES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs ... | Alaska Hero's Card Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a two-year pilot program assessing the feasibility and advisability of carrying out a program by which certain veterans entitled to VA services residing in communities in the state of Alaska that are inaccessible by motor vehic... | To establish a pilot program under which veterans in the State of Alaska may receive health care benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs at non-Department medical facilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Educational Grants for Great Starts
Act''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROJECTS TO SUPPORT AND EVALUATE BEFORE-SCHOOL
ACTIVITIES.
Section 18 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1769) is amended by adding at the end the follo... | Educational Grants for Great Starts Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a pilot program to: (1) support before-school activities that advance student academic achievement and that encourage establishing of, or increasing participation in, school breakfast programs; and (2) evaluat... | To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish pilot projects to support and evaluate the provision of before-school activities that advance student academic achievement and encourage the establishment of, and increase participation in, school breakfast programs. |
SECTION 1. OFFSET OF PAST-DUE, LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE STATE TAX
OBLIGATIONS AGAINST OVERPAYMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 6402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by redesignating subsections (e) through (i) as subsections
(f) through (j), respectively, and by inserting after subsection ... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the reduction of any overpayment to pay past-due, legally enforceable State tax obligations. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the amount of an overpayment otherwise payable to any person shall be reduced by the amount of past-due, legally enforceable State tax obligations of such person. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Witness Protection Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF STATE AND LOCAL WITNESSES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 73 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1522. State and local witness tampering and reta... | State Witness Protection Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose criminal penalties on any person who kills, or attempts to kill, a witness in a state or local judicial proceeding, who uses physical force or the threat of force against such a witness, or who offers such witness anything of value with t... | A bill to protect State and local witnesses from tampering and retaliation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Broadening Participation in STEM
Education Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) One of the National Science Foundation's core missions
is ``to achieve excellence in U.S. science, technology,
engine... | Broadening Participation in STEM Education Act - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award competitive grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to implement or expand research-based reforms in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education to recr... | To authorize the Director of the National Science Foundation to provide grants to institutions of higher education for implementing or expanding reforms in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in order to increase the number of students from underrepresented minority groups r... |
SECTION 1. COMMISSION TO PROMOTE A NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON BIOETHICS.
(a) Establishment.--There is established within the Institute of
Medicine a commission to be known as the Commission to Promote a
National Dialogue on Bioethics (referred to in this section as the
``Commission'').
(b) Membership.--
... | Establishes within the Institute of Medicine a Commission to Promote a National Dialogue on Bioethics to: (1) provide an independent forum for broad public participation and discourse concerning important bioethical issues including cloning; and (2) provide for a report to the Congress on its findings and recommendati... | A bill to provide for the establishment of a Commission to Promote a National Dialogue on Bioethics. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Act
of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FUNDING TO NATIONAL CENTER FOR RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
(a) Funding Authority.--The Attorney General shall provide funds,
subject to appropriations, to the National Center for Rural Law
Enforcement... | Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 1999 - Directs the Attorney General to provide funds to the National Center for Rural Law Enforcement if the Center's Executive Director certifies in writing that the Center: (1) is incorporated in accordance with applicable State laws; (2) is in compliance with its by-laws; (3) ... | Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tropical Forest and Coral
Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO SHORT TITLE OF ACT TO ENCOMPASS EXPANDED SCOPE.
(a) In General.--Section 801 of the Tropical Forest Conservation
Act of 1998 (Public Law 87-195; 22 U.S.C. 2151 n... | Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Renames the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 as The Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act of 2007 (Act).
(Sec. 3) Includes tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems within the scope of such Act. (... | A bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2010, to rename the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 as the "Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act of 2007", and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Rocky Mountain
Forest Insects Response Enhancement and Support Act'' or the ``Rocky
Mountain FIRES Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of... | Rocky Mountain Forest Insects Response Enhancement and Support Act or the Rocky Mountain FIRES Act - Amends the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to require the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to allocate not less than 70% of the funds allocated for authorized hazardous f... | To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to help reduce the increased risk of severe wildfires to communities in forested areas affected by infestations of bark beetles and other insects, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR NEW NEIGHBORHOOD ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``SEC. 30D. NEW NEIGHBORHOOD ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
``(a) Allowance of Credit.--There shal... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for the purchase of a new neighborhood electric vehicle. Limits the amount of such credit to the lesser of $1,000 or the amount paid for such vehicle. Defines "new neighborhood electric vehicle" as a U.S. manufactured vehicle which: (1) draws propulsion energy sole... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for the purchase of new neighborhood electric vehicles. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Digital Global Access Policy Act of
2016'' or the ``Digital GAP Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to encourage the efforts of developing
countries to improve mobile and fixed access to the Internet in order
to spur economic growth and... | Digital Global Access Policy Act of 2016 or the Digital GAP Act (Sec. 4) This bill declares that it is U.S. policy to coordinate with foreign governments, international organizations, regional economic communities, businesses, and civil society to promote in developing countries: first-time, affordable Internet ac... | Digital GAP Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mechanical Insulation Installation
Incentive Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. EXPENSING OF MECHANICAL INSULATION PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle A
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to itemized deductions
... | Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. Limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% and the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation p... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax incentive for the installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Vieques Bioluminescent Bay
Conservation Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, is known for the
natural beauty of its coastal features such as beaches,
lag... | Vieques Bioluminescent Bay Conservation Act of 2008 - Designates certain submerged lands and waters of Puerto Mosquito Bay, Puerto Rico, as the Puerto Mosquito Bay National Marine Sanctuary under specified provisions of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972. Gives the governor of Puerto Rico veto... | To designate Puerto Mosquito Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Puerto Rico, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Northwest Territory of the Great
Lakes National Heritage Area Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The region which includes Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
and Ohio was once... | Declares the Authority the Area's management entity, which shall: (1) develop a management plan; (2) help ensure the conservation, interpretation, and development of the historical, cultural, natural, and recreational resources related to the Northwest Territory of the Great Lakes during the period from 1785 through 18... | Northwest Territory of the Great Lakes National Heritage Area Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Intellectual Property Protection Act
of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) American innovation, and the protection of that
innovation by the government, has been a critical component of
the economic growth ... | Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit trafficking in a physical authentication feature that: (1) is genuine but has been tampered with or altered without the authorization of the copyright owner to induce a third party to reproduce or accept distribution of a phono-... | To prevent and punish counterfeiting and copyright piracy, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Blackstone River Valley National
Heritage Corridor Amendments Act of -1-9-9-3-'-'-. 1994''.
SEC. 2. BOUNDARY CHANGES.
Section 2 of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish the Blackstone
River Valley National Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and Rhode ... | Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Amendments Act of 1994 - Modifies the boundaries of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor.
Requires the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission to revise the Cultural Heritage and Land Management Plan to address the boundary chan... | Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Amendments Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be referred to as the ``Fair Tax Treatment for
Fishermen Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. INCOME AVERAGING FOR FISHERMEN WITHOUT INCREASING ALTERNATIVE
MINIMUM LIABILITY.
(a) In General.--Section 55(c) (defining regular tax) is amended by
redesignating paragraph (2... | Allows a limited deduction to fishermen for amounts paid into a Fishing Risk Management Account. | Fair Tax Treatment for Fishermen Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Intelligence Community
Accountability Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR INTELLIGENCE.
(a) Establishment.--(1) Title I of the National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 402 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 118
the following new s... | Intelligence Community Accountability Act of 2004 - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to establish an independent Office of Inspector General for Intelligence (Office), to be headed by an Inspector General for Intelligence (IG) appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Gives the IG r... | A bill to establish the Inspector General for Intelligence, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Although title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
(20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) does not prohibit discrimination on
the basis of sexual orientation, one section of the Department
of Educ... | Directs the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to conduct a nationwide study, and report with policy recommendations to Congress and the Secretary of Education, on how secondary schools are implementing specified policy guidance of the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights relating to sexual harassment directe... | A bill to provide for an examination of how schools are implementing the policy guidance of the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights relating to sexual harassment directed against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Deployed Service Members Financial
Security and Education Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL ALLOWANCE FOR LENGTHY OR NUMEROUS DEPLOYMENTS AND
FREQUENT MOBILIZATIONS.
(a) Allowance Payable.--(1) Chapter 7 of title 37, United States
Code, ... | Deployed Service Members Financial Security and Education Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay a monthly $1,000 allowance to a member of the armed forces for each month of deployment in the case of a member who is deployed for: (1) 191 consecutive days; or (2) 401 or more of t... | A bill to improve the benefits and protections provided for regular and reserve members of the Armed Forces deployed or mobilized in the interests of the national security of the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``YES to Cures Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FUNDING RESEARCH BY EMERGING SCIENTISTS THROUGH COMMON FUND.
(a) Use of Funds.--Section 402(b)(7)(B) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282) is amended--
(1) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at ... | YES to Cures Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to allocate for research by emerging scientists funds that otherwise would be used to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of National Institutes of Health (NIH) programs. Requires NIH to... | YES to Cures Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ocean Acidification Research
Partnerships Act''.
SEC. 2. OCEAN ACIDIFICATION COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH GRANTS.
The Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009
(33 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 12406
the fo... | Ocean Acidification Research Partnerships Act This bill amends the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 to require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide grants for collaborative research projects on ocean acidification developed and conducted through partnershi... | Ocean Acidification Research Partnerships Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``IRS Customer Service Improvement
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PERSONAL SERVICE PLAN.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Director of the Internal Revenue Service shall develop and
implement a plan... | IRS Customer Service Improvement Act - Requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to develop and implement a plan to ensure that: (1) each phone call to the IRS is answered personally and in a timely manner by an IRS employee; and (2) every written IRS communication sent to a taxpayer is signed by an IRS employee who ... | IRS Customer Service Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO USE OF PEN REGISTERS
AND TRAP AND TRACE DEVICES.
(a) General Limitation on Use by Governmental Agencies.--Section
3121(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``or trap and trace device'' after ``pen
r... | Directs the court, upon application made by: (1) an attorney for the Government, to enter an ex parte order authorizing the installation and use of a pen register or trap and trace device if it finds that such attorney has certified to the court that the information likely to be obtained by such installation and use is... | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to modify authorities relating to the use of pen registers and trap and trace devices, to modify provisions relating to fraud and related activities in connection with computers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prevention of Unreasonable Fees
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Several airports and other transportation terminals
continue to charge or have imposed fees on all for-hire
vehicles, regardless of whe... | Prevention of Unreasonable Fees Act - Prohibits an operator of a transportation terminal that uses federal funds for terminal construction, or for the purchase or lease of equipment installed there, from charging a fee to a provider of pre-arranged ground transportation service that meets state vehicle and intrastate p... | To clarify the application of section 14501(d) of title 49, United States Code, to prevent the imposition of unreasonable transportation terminal fees. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Farm Disaster Emergency Assistance
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Due in large part to weather-related disasters in 2001
and 2002, increases in commodity prices will result in cost
sa... | Farm Disaster Emergency Assistance Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide: (1) emergency financial assistance to agricultural producers who have incurred qualifying 2001 or 2002 crop losses due to weather or related conditions; and (2) payments to livestock producers who have incurred 2001 and 20... | To provide emergency disaster assistance to agricultural producers to respond to severe crop losses and livestock losses incurred in 2001 and 2002, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Online Privacy and Disclosure Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Data controller.--The term ``data controller'' means a
person who, by any means of interstate commerce,... | Directs the FTC to prescribe rules for the adoption of a seal that may be displayed by a data controller to signify compliance with such principles and FTC regulations.
Provides for FTC enforcement with regard to: (1) the fraudulent display of a seal; and (2) violations of this Act. | Online Privacy and Disclosure Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO
POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES AND VETERANS.
(a) Modification of Base Amounts of Educational Assistance.--
Section 3313(c)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
... | Revises the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program of educational assistance for veterans who have served in the Armed Forces since September 11, 2001, to provide the maximum rates to be paid to individuals pursuing programs of education outside the United States at branches of educational institutions: (1) based ... | An original bill to amend chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, to clarify and improve authorities relating to the availability of post-9/11 veterans educational assistance, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Border Improvement and Immigration
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION REFORM AND IMMIGRANT
RESPONSIBILITY ACT OF 1996.
(a) In General.--Section 110(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform
and Immigrant Responsibilit... | Border Improvement and Immigration Act of 1997 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 with respect to the automated entry-exit control system to exempt from required recordkeeping: (1) land border crossings; and (2) permanent resident and certain other aliens.
Requires the At... | Border Improvement and Immigration Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iran Oil Sanctions Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The efforts of the Government of Iran to acquire
weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver them and
its support of... | Iran Oil Sanctions Act of 1995 - Directs the President to impose certain credit sanctions against persons who, with actual knowledge, have made an investment of more than $40 million in any 12-month period that has significantly contributed to the development of petroleum resources in Iran. Requires the President to p... | Iran Oil Sanctions Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native Health Access Improvement Act
of 2017''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM FOR INDIANS.
Part A of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 506B.... | Native Health Access Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Indian Health Service (IHS) to award grants to Indian health facilities for the prevention and treatment of mental health and substance use disorders. The IHS must establish a technical assistance center for grant... | Native Health Access Improvement Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Right-To-Know Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Individual incomes taxes amount to one of the greatest
annual expenses for many Americans.
(2) The... | Taxpayer Right-To-Know Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury, at the request of a taxpayer, to send the taxpayer an itemized receipt showing a proportionate allocation of the taxpayer's payments among the major expenditure categories. | Taxpayer Right-To-Know Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS DISASTER RELIEF.
(a) Truth in Lending Act; Expedited Funds Availability Act.--
(1) Truth in lending act.--During the 240-day period
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System may make exceptio... | Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to make exceptions to the Truth in Lending Act and the Expedited Funds Availability Act for a specified time for transactions within an area eligible for disaster relief due to the 1994 flood damage from Tropical Storm Alberto (the Storm) in Georgia, Alabama,... | A bill to facilitate recovery from the recent flooding in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida resulting from Tropical Storm Alberto by providing greater flexibility for depository institutions and their regulators, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Energy Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
In this Act:
(1) Coal-to-liquid fuel.--The term ``coal-to-liquid fuel''
means any liquid fuel derived from coal through the Fischer-
Tropsch process.
... | Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Energy Act of 2006 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to include among the projects eligible for Department of Energy (DOE) loan guarantees large-scale coal-to-liquid fuel facilities that will produce at least 10,000 barrels a day of coal-to-liquid fuel.
Instructs the Secretary of Energy to est... | To provide further incentives for the commercialization of coal-to-liquid fuel activities. |
SECTION 1. GRANTS FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.
(a) In General.--Section 1121 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6331) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``the outlying
areas and'';
(2) by amending subsection (a) to read as foll... | Amends part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the current reservation of 1% of the school improvement funds for outlying areas and Indian education. Reserves .67% of the school improvement funds for Indian education, but raises that reservation to .75% beginning with the fi... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to adjust funding levels for certain outlying areas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Cardiovascular Diseases
Research and Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows with respect to women in the United
States:
(1) Heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases
are the leading ... | Women's Cardiovascular Diseases Research and Prevention Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to mandate expansion, intensification, and coordination of research and related activities of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute with regard to cardiovascular diseases in women. Authorizes appropriations. | Women's Cardiovascular Diseases Research and Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pay Workers a Living Wage Act''.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES.
(a) Minimum Wage.--
(1) In general.--Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended to read
as follows:
`... | Pay Workers a Living Wage Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage for employees to: (1) $9.00 an hour on January 1, 2016, or, if later, on the first day of the third month after enactment of this Act; (2) $10.50 an hour after one year; (3) $12.00 an hour aft... | Pay Workers a Living Wage Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bridges from Jobs to Careers Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO CREATE BRIDGES FROM JOBS TO CAREERS.
(a) Authorization of Program.--From amounts appropriated under
subsection (k), the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive
basis, to institutions of highe... | Bridges from Jobs to Careers Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to improve remedial education, customize remediation to student career goals, and help remedial students progress into and through for-credit occupational programs.
Gives grant p... | To provide grants to colleges to improve remedial education (including English language instruction), to customize remediation to student career goals, and to help students move rapidly from remediation into for-credit occupation program courses and through program completion. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Creating Jobs Through Cooperatives
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) That Federal policy can promote cooperative
development, which demonstrably has the following benefits for ... | Creating Jobs Through Cooperatives Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a National Cooperative Development Program to create jobs and increase economic development in eligible project areas by promoting cooperative development. Defines "eligible project areas" as tho... | Creating Jobs Through Cooperatives Act |
SECTION 1. DEFINITION.
As used in this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
TITLE I--IN-VEHICLE ALCOHOL DETECTION DEVICE RESEARCH
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as... | Research of Alcohol Detection Systems for Stopping Alcohol-related Fatalities Everywhere Act of 2010 or ROADS SAFE Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), to carry out a collaborative research effort to contin... | To direct the Secretary of Transportation to study the feasibility of more widespread use of in-vehicle technology to prevent alcohol-impaired driving, to require a Federal motor vehicle safety standard related to rollover prevention and crash mitigation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Debt Relief Enhancement Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF THE ENHANCED HIPC INITIATIVE.
Title XVI of the International Financial Institutions Act (22
U.S.C. 262p--262p-5) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``SEC. 1625. MO... | Debt Relief Enhancement Act of 2002 - Amends the International Financial Institutions Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to commence efforts immediately within the Paris Club of Official Creditors, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and othe... | A bill to amend the International Financial Institutions Act to provide for modification of the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Future United States
Capability to Project Power Globally Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Long-range strike is a critical mission in which the
United States needs to retain a cr... | Preserving Future United States Capability to Project Power Globally Act of 2009 - States that it is the policy of the United States to: (1) pursue a development program for the next generation bomber during FY2010, in accordance with guidance established in the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review, including full authoriza... | A bill to preserve the ability of the United States to project power globally. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Liberty List Act''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to--
(1) highlight the work and accomplishments of individuals,
nongovernmental organizations, and the media that promote
respect for religious fre... | Liberty List Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the Secretary of State to submit to Congress an "Annual Report on the Promotion of Religious Freedom, Democracy, and Human Rights in Foreign Countries by Individuals, Nongovernmental Organizations, and Media Groups and Organizations." | To require an annual Department of State report on information relating to the promotion of religious freedom, democracy, and human rights in foreign countries by individuals, nongovernmental organizations, and the media in those countries, and for other purposes. |
TITLE I--PROHIBITION ON CHANNELING OR DIVERTING FUNDS TO CARRY OUT
ACTIVITIES FOR WHICH UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE IS PROHIBITED
Sec. 101. (a) Prohibition.--(1) Whenever any provision of United
States law expressly refers to this section and expressly prohibits all
United States assistance, or all assistanc... | Title I: Prohibition on Channeling or Diverting Funds to Carry Out Activities for Which United States Assistance is Prohibited
- Provides that whenever a provision of U.S. law prohibits all U.S. assistance from being provided to a specified foreign country, region, government, group, or individual, then no officer or... | A bill to prohibit the solicitation or diversion of funds to carry out activities forbidden by law. |
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