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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Farmington Wild and Scenic River
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Public Law 99-590 authorized the study of 2 segments of
the West Branch of the Farmington River, including an 11-mile
headwater segment in ... | Farmington Wild and Scenic River Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (the Act) to designate a specified segment of the Farmington River in Connecticut as a component of the National Wild and Scenic River System.
Requires the segment to be: (1) administered as a recreational river by the Secretary of the Inter... | Farmington Wild and Scenic River Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Travel Regional Investment
Partnership Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The importance of travel and tourism cannot be
overstated. Travel and tourism employs America.
(2) Approximately 7,720,000... | Travel Regional Investment Partnership Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a competitive grant program to promote domestic regional tourism growth and new domestic tourism markets. Limits grant amounts to a minimum of $100,000 and a maximum of $1 million. Allows such grants to be awarded to state touri... | To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a competitive grant program to promote domestic regional tourism. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Local Community Radio Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 led
to increased ownership consolidation in the radio industry.
(2) At a ... | Local Community Radio Act of 2007 - Repeals provisions in the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, that required the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) modify rules authorizing the operation of low-power FM radio stations to prescribe mi... | A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Anwar Sadat Centennial Celebration
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Anwar Sadat was born on December 25, 1918, in Mit Abu al-
Kum, al-Minufiyah, Egypt, as 1 of 13 children in a poor Egyptian
family.
(2) In... | Anwar Sadat Centennial Celebration Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Anwar Sadat in recognition of his achievements and heroic actions to attain comprehensive peace ... | Anwar Sadat Centennial Celebration Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equity in Fertility Coverage Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. EQUITY IN PROVISION OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE.
(a) Group Health Plans.--
(1) Public health service act amendments.--(A) Subpart 2 of
part A of title XXVII of the Public Health ... | Equity in Fertility Coverage Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require a group health plan, and a health insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage, that provides coverage of impotency medications such as Viagra to also p... | To assure equitable treatment of fertility and impotence in health care coverage under group health plans, health insurance coverage, and health plans under the Federal employees' health benefits program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting New Manufacturing Act''.
SEC. 2. BUILDING AND MANUFACTURING PROJECTS DASHBOARD.
(a) In General.--The Administrator shall, with respect to fiscal
year 2008 and each subsequent fiscal year, publish in a readily
accessible location on the Envir... | Promoting New Manufacturing Act - (Sec. 2) Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish on its website for FY2008 and each subsequent fiscal year: the total number of preconstruction permits issued annually under the Clean Air Act's New Source Review Program for the construction or modification of a ... | Promoting New Manufacturing Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mercury in Dental Fillings
Disclosure and Prohibition Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(a) General Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Elemental mercury and mercury compounds are known to be
toxic and hazardous to human health and... | Mercury in Dental Fillings Disclosure and Prohibition Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem any drug or device to be adulterated if it contains mercury intended for use in a dental filling, effective January 1, 2009.
Deems a device that contains mercury intended for use in a dental filling to b... | To prohibit after 2008 the introduction into interstate commerce of mercury intended for use in a dental filling, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veteran Urgent Access to Mental
Healthcare Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR CERTAIN FORMER MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section ... | Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish to former members of the Armed Forces: (1) an initial mental health assessment; and (2) the mental health care services required to treat the member's urgent mental health care needs, including ... | Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Hours after the attacks on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,
Imperial Japanese forces launched an attack on the Philippines,
cutting off vital lines of communication to members of the
Armed Forces of the United States (referred to in... | This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the collective award of a Congressional Gold Medal to the troops from the United States and the Philippines who defended Bataan, Philippines, and were subsequently prisoners of war in recognition of ... | A bill to grant the Congressional Gold Medal to the troops who defended Bataan during World War II. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Travelers Bill of
Rights Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Site operator.--The term ``site operator'' means an
individual or entity that operates a Web site that provides
access to internati... | International Travelers Bill of Rights Act of 2011 - Requires an individual or entity that operates a website that provides access to international travel services to provide on its website, in a clear and conspicuous way, information regarding the health and safety risks of overseas vacation destinations marketed on t... | To require a site operator of an international travel Web site to provide information on its Web site to consumers regarding the potential health and safety risks associated with overseas vacation destinations marketed on its Web site. |
SECTION 1. IMMIGRATION RELIEF FOR INNOCENT VICTIMS OF IMMIGRATION
FRAUD.
(a) In General.--
(1) Relief upon approval of application.--If an alien, upon
application to the Secretary of Homeland Security, establishes
to the satisfaction of the Secretary that such alien is ... | Provides immigration relief for aliens who are determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security to have: (1) obtained nonimmigrant status on or after January 1, 1980, and who at that time were nationals of the Republic of Korea; (2) applied before January 1, 1999, through one or more immigration brokers for adjustment ... | To provide for immigration relief in the case of certain immigrants who are innocent victims of immigration fraud. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Clinical Care Commission
Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL CLINICAL CARE COMMISSION.
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``SEC. 399... | . National Clinical Care Commission Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a National Clinical Care Commission to evaluate and recommend solutions regarding better coordination and leveraging of federal programs that relate to s... | National Clinical Care Commission Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Health Training Incentive
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS TO ENCOURAGE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO
PRACTICE IN RURAL AREAS.
Part B of title VII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293
et seq.) is amended by adding at the ... | Rural Health Training Incentive Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Director of the Office of Rural Health Policy, to award matching grants to five accredited schools of medicine or accredited schools of nursing to enable each school to conduct a demonstration program to encourage m... | To provide for the establishment of demonstration programs to address the shortages of health care professionals in rural areas, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Save for Success Act''.
SEC. 2. AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT SAVINGS CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Section 25A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k) and by
inserting after subsection (i) the fol... | Save for Success Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the American Opportunity Tax Credit for qualified tuition and related expenses, to: (1) permit up to $250 of the credit per year to be used for college savings contributions that are taken into account before tuition and fees, (2) direct ... | Save for Success Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. POSTAL BENEFITS PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
United States Postal Service, shall provide for a program under which
postal benefit... | Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to provide for a program under which postal benefits are provided to a member of the Armed Forces who is on active duty and who is either: (1) serving in Iraq or Afghanistan; or (2) hospitalized at a military medical facility as a result of such service... | To provide for free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and parcels sent to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in Iraq or Afghanistan. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Walnut Canyon Study Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Coconino National Forest was established in the
State of Arizona on July 2, 1908.
(2) The Walnut Canyon Na... | Walnut Canyon Study Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study of specified Federal land in Coconino National Forest, State and private lands, and Walnut Canyon National Monument in Arizona (the study area) to evaluate: (1) the significance of the resources o... | To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of certain land adjacent to the Walnut Canyon National Monument in the State of Arizona. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Year 2000 Readiness
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the failure of many computer programs to recognize the
Year 2000 may have extreme negative financial consequences in
the Year 2000, and i... | Small Business Year 2000 Readiness Act - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Small Business Administration (SBA), during the period ending on December 31, 2000, to: (1) guarantee loans made by eligible lenders to small businesses to address Year 2000 computer problems (Y2K problem), including repair and acqu... | Small Business Year 2000 Readiness Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Precision Agriculture Connectivity
Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Precision agriculture technologies and practices allow
farmers to significantly increase crop yields, eliminate
overlap i... | Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish the Task Force for Reviewing the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the United States. The task force must identify current gaps in the availability of broadban... | Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Better Pharmaceuticals for Children
Act''.
SEC. 2. PEDIATRIC STUDIES MARKETING EXCLUSIVITY.
Chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
351 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 505 the following
new section:
``SEC. 505A... | Better Pharmaceuticals for Children Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow for additional deferred effective dates for the approval of certain new drug applications to allow for additional pediatric information developed by further studies of the drug concerned. | Better Pharmaceuticals for Children Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reservist's Employer Support
Paycheck Enhancement Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. EMPLOYER CREDIT FOR COMPENSATION PAID TO EMPLOYEES WHILE
SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY AS MEMBERS OF READY RESERVE OR THE
NATIONAL GUARD.
(a) In General.--Su... | Reservist's Employer Support Paycheck Enhancement Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a tax credit for 50% of the wages paid to their employees on active military duty for more than 90 days as Ready Reserve or National Guard and for 50% of the wages paid to temporary replacement employees. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax equal to 50 percent of the compensation paid to employees while they are performing active duty service as members of the Ready Reserve or the National Guard and of the compensation paid to temporary replacement employees. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Adoption and Foster Care
Home Study Act''.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY-BASED GRANTS FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE AND
NEGLECT.
Title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C.
5116 et seq.) is amended--
... | National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act This bill amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to direct a state receiving from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a community-based formula grant for the prevention of child abuse and neglect to establish a demonstration program through whi... | National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Twenty-First Century Water
Commission Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Nation's water resources will be under increasing
stress and pressure in the coming decades;
(2) a thorough assessment ... | Twenty-First Century Water Commission Act of 2009 - Establishes the Twenty-First Century Water Commission to: (1) project future water supply and demand; (2) study current water management programs of federal, interstate, state, and local agencies and private sector entities directed at increasing water supplies and im... | To establish the Twenty-First Century Water Commission to study and develop recommendations for a comprehensive water strategy to address future water needs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Screening Mammography Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF ANNUAL SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY UNDER GROUP HEALTH
PLANS.
(a) Public Health Service Act Amendments.--
(1) Subpart 2 of part A of title XXVII of the Public Health
Se... | Screening Mammography Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require that a group health plan (and a health insurance issuer offering group coverage) that provides coverage for diagnostic mammography for any class of participants or b... | To amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for annual screening mammography for any class of covered individuals if the coverage or plans include coverage for diagnostic... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Santa Ana River Wash Plan Land
Exchange Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Conservation district.--The term ``Conservation
District'' means the San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation
District, a political subdiv... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 2, 2017. Santa Ana River Wash Plan Land Exchange Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of the Interior: (1) to convey to the San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District in California approximately 327 acres of identified federa... | Santa Ana River Wash Plan Land Exchange Act |
PROVIDING FOR BALANCED
BUDGETS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``balanced budget'' means a concurrent
resolution on the budget which provides that for fiscal year
2027, and each fiscal year thereafter to which the concurrent
resolution on the ... | Balanced Budget Accountability Act This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), upon adoption by a chamber of Congress of a concurrent budget resolution for a fiscal year, to determine and submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the President pro tempore of the Senate a certification a... | Balanced Budget Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Pay for Performance
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this Act--
(1) the term ``Federal deficit'' or ``deficit'' means, with
respect to any fiscal year, the amount by which total budget
outlays of... | Congressional Pay for Performance Act - Suspends basic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, and requires pay reductions, until the deficit is reduced to below $50,000,000,000 without the enactment of any change in the Internal Revenue Code.
Requires an annual reduction in pay by a percentage equal to: (1) two per... | Congressional Pay for Performance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Puget Sound Recovery Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PUGET SOUND.
Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 123. PUGET SOUND.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the f... | Puget Sound Recovery Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) establish a Puget Sound Program Office, to be co-located with the Puget Sound Partnership in Washington; and (2) appo... | To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide assistance for programs and activities to protect the water quality of Puget Sound, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Center for Social Work
Research Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) social workers focus on the improvement of individual
and family functioning and the creation of effective health and
mental health... | National Center for Social Work Research Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Center for Social Work Research as an agency of the National Institutes of Health. Authorizes the Center to establish research traineeships and fellowships, provide stipends and allowances, and make grants. Dir... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a National Center for Social Work Research. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Volunteer Protection Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds and declares that--
(1) the willingness of volunteers to offer their services is
deterred by the potential for liability actions against them... | Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 - States that this Act preempts inconsistent State law except when such law provides additional protection from liability relating to volunteers in the performance of services for a nonprofit organization or governmental entity. Makes this Act inapplicable to any civil action in a Stat... | Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Products Safe Testing
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND POLICY.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) nonanimal acute toxicity tests have been developed in
recent years that have shown a level of reliability sufficient
... | Consumer Products Safe Testing Act - Requires each Federal department or agency (department) head to: (1) evaluate any regulation, guideline, or recommendation issued by that department which requires, recommends, or encourages the use of the Draize or other animal acute toxicity test (animal test) to evaluate the sa... | Consumer Products Safe Testing Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS; PURPOSE
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``America Rx Act of
2003''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Affordability is critical in providing access to
prescription drugs for residents of the United States.
(2) It ... | America Rx Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program to provide qualified U.S. residents with access to discounted prices for outpatient prescription drugs. | To establish an America Rx program to establish fairer pricing for prescription drugs for individuals without access to prescription drugs at discounted prices. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Labor Statistics Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is established an independent commission to be known as the
``Commission to Improve Labor Statistics''.
SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
The Commission shall--
... | Labor Statistics Improvement Act - Establishes an independent Commission to Improve Labor Statistics. Directs the Commission to: (1) examine and make an assessment of the process by which the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates statistical data relating to unemployment rates... | Labor Statistics Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Church Arson Prevention Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The incidence of arson or other destruction or
vandalism of places of religious worship, and the incidence of
violent interferen... | Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996 - Makes Federal criminal code prohibitions against, and penalties for, damaging religious property or obstructing any person's free exercise of religious beliefs applicable where: (1) the property is damaged because of its racial or ethnic character; and (2) the offense is in, or af... | Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Samuel Clemens--better known to the world as Mark
Twain--was a unique American voice whose literary work has had
a lasting effect on o... | Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins and $1 silver coins emblematic of the life and legacy of Mark Twain.
Limits issuance of such coins to calendar year 2013.
Requires specified surcharges in the sale of such coins, which shall be promptly paid, in ... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Mark Twain. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act
Improvements Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SAFETY PROVISIONS OF
TITLE 18.
(a) Carrying of Concealed Firearm by Qualified Law Enforcement
Officer.--Section 926B of title 1... | Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) expand the definition of "law enforcement officers," for purposes of provisions authorizing such officers to carry concealed weapons, to include current and retired law enforcement officers of the Amtrak Police Depar... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Poison Control Center Enhancement
and Awareness Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Each year more than 2,000,000 poisonings are reported
to poison control centers throughout the United States. More
... | Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide coordination and assistance to regional poison control centers for the establishment of a nationwide toll-free phone number to be used to access such centers. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 throug... | Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Smarter Approach to Nuclear
Expenditures Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Berlin Wall fell in 1989, the Soviet Union no
longer exists, and the Cold War is over. The nature of threats
to the nat... | Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY2015-FY2024: (1) for the research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) or procurement of a long-range penetrating bomber aircraft; (2) to procure... | Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Education Development
Initiative for the 21st Century Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to provide rural school students in the
United States with increased learning opportunities.
SEC. 3. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the follo... | Rural Education Development Initiative for the 21st Century Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to States for elementary and secondary education development by local educational agencies (LEAs) that are eligible because they serve: (1) a school-age population of whom 20 percent or more are from fami... | Rural Education Development Initiative for the 21st Century Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Educational Empowerment Act''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF EDUCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT ZONES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter:
``Subchapter X--Educational ... | Educational Empowerment Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow for the creation of up to 30 tax-qualified educational empowerment zones in certain low-income areas. Allows a tax credit for contributions to such educational empowerment zones for hiring new teachers, increasing teacher salaries, and training tea... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to designate educational empowerment zones in certain low-income areas and to give a tax incentive to attract teachers to work in such areas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Business Activity Tax Simplification
Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. MODERNIZATION OF PUBLIC LAW 86-272.
(a) Solicitations With Respect to Sales and Transactions of Other
Than Tangible Personal Property.--Section 101 of the Act entitled ``An
Act relating to th... | Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011 - Expands the prohibition against state taxation of interstate commerce to include: (1) taxation of out-of-state sales transactions involving all forms of property, including intangible personal property and services (currently, only sales of tangible personal property a... | To regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Hospitals Education
Equity and Research (CHEER) Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS GRADUATE MEDICAL
EDUCATION PROGRAM.
(a) Extension of Program.--Section 340E(a) of the Public Health
Service Act (42... | Children's Hospitals Education Equity and Research (CHEER) Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make payments through FY 2010 (currently, through FY 2005) to children's hospitals for costs associated with operating approved graduate medical resident... | To reauthorize the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Meth Free Families and Communities
Act''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCING HEALTH CARE PROVIDER AWARENESS OF METHAMPHETAMINE
ADDICTION.
Section 507(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
290bb(b)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating p... | Meth Free Families and Communities Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment to collaborate with professionals in the addiction field and primary health care providers to raise awareness about how to: (1) recognize the signs of a substance ab... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a drug-free workplace information clearinghouse, to support residential methamphetamine treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women, to improve the prevention and treatment of methamphetamine addiction, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. NONMAILABILITY OF CERTAIN TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 30 of title 39, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 3002a the following:
``Sec. 3002b. Nonmailability of certain tobacco products
``(a) In General.--Cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and roll-your-
own-tobacco--... | Amends federal postal law to make cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and roll-your-own-tobacco nonmailable.
Requires tobacco products attempted to be mailed to be disposed of as the Postal Service directs.
Provides a civil penalty for each mailing violation. | To amend title 39, United States Code, to make cigarettes and certain other tobacco products nonmailable, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional
Hunger Fellows Act of 1997''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) There is a critical need for compassionate individuals
who are committed to assisting people who suffer from hun... | Congressional Hunger Fellows Act of 1997 - Establishes as an independent entity within the executive branch the Congressional Hunger Fellows Program to award 12-month Bill Emerson Hunger Fellowships (addressing domestic hunger and other humanitarian needs) and Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowships (addressing international ... | Congressional Hunger Fellows Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. CRIMINAL OFFENSES COMMITTED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES BY
PERSONS ACCOMPANYING THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) In General.--Title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after chapter 211 the following new chapter:
``CHAPTER 212--CRIMINAL OFFENSES COMMITTED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES
``S... | Amends the Federal criminal code to provide that whoever, while serving with, employed by, or accompanying the armed forces outside of the United States, engages in conduct that would constitute an offense punishable by imprisonment for more than one year if such conduct had occurred within the special maritime and ter... | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to set forth the civil jurisdiction of the United States for crimes committed by persons accompanying the Armed Forces outside of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Education
Opportunity Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Part B of title XI of the Education Amendments of
1978 (25 U.S.C. 2000 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 1... | Native American Education Opportunity Act This bill amends the Education Amendments of 1978 to require the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), at the request of a federally recognized Indian tribe, to provide funds for tribal education savings account programs to make grants to education savings accounts for students... | Native American Education Opportunity Act |
SECTION 1. ELECTION FOR SPECIAL TAX TREATMENT OF CERTAIN S CORPORATION
CONVERSIONS.
(a) In General.--Part I of subchapter S of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to tax treatment of S
corporations and their shareholders) is amended by adding at the end
the following new sect... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize a qualified S corporation to make a one-time corporate conversion under special tax treatment which shall: (1) in the case of a transfer to partnership form result in no shareholder gain or loss recognition on transferred money or property; and (2) treat other money or prop... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an election for a special tax treatment of certain S corporation conversions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Payday Loan Consumer
Protection Amendments of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Payday lending is a rapidly expanding form of high-
cost, short-term credit tha... | Federal Payday Loan Consumer Protection Amendments of 2006 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to prohibit an insured depository institution from: (1) making any payday loan, either directly or indirectly; or (2) making any loan to any other lender for purposes of financing, refinancing, or extending any payday ... | To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans, to expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trauma Care Systems Planning and
Development Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Federal Government and State governments have
established a history of cooperation in the development,
... | Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to promote the collection and categorization of trauma data in a consistent a... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to add requirements regarding trauma care, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Western Reserve Heritage Areas Study
Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STUDY REGARDING THE WESTERN RESERVE,
OHIO.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The area that encompasses the modern-day counties of
... | Western Reserve Heritage Areas Study Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study regarding the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Western Reserve Heritage Area in the Ohio counties of Trumbull, Mahoning, Ashtabula, Portage, Geague, Lake, Cuyahoga, Summit, Medina, Huron, Lorain, Erie, Ot... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Western Reserve Heritage Area. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Protection Improvements Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK AND CRIMINAL HISTORY
REVIEW PROGRAM.
The National Child Protection Act of 1993 (34 U.S.C. 40101 et seq.)
is amended--
(1) in sect... | Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to direct the Department of Justice to establish a program to provide national criminal history background checks and criminal history reviews for individuals who apply to work or volunteer at organizations that serve c... | Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017 |
SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Computer Equipment and Technology
Export Control Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. ANNUAL REVIEW OF CONTROLS ON COMPUTERS.
Section 4 of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App.
2403) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`... | Computer Equipment and Technology Export Control Reform Act - Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) conduct annual reviews of export controls on computer equipment and technology; (2) increase certain export control thresholds if warranted by the review; and (3) repor... | Computer Equipment and Technology Export Control Reform Act |
SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDS AND
IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL.
(a) Repeals.--Subsection (b) of section 241, sections 211 through
218 of Part B of title II, and section 316 of the Goals 2000: Educate
America Act (20 U.S.C. 5841 et seq.) are repealed.
(b) Amendments to Goals... | Amends the Goals 2000: Educate America Act to eliminate the National Education Standards and Improvement Council (the Council).
Terminates funding for the Council.
Makes technical and conforming amendments to such Act, the National Skill Standards Act of 1994, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and ... | To amend the Goals 2000: Educate America Act to eliminate the National Education Standards and Improvement Council, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Elder Abuse Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The number of older individuals in the United States
who are abused, neglected, or exploited is increasing, and a
large percentage of elder ab... | Elder Abuse Prevention Act - Requires a state that is receiving funds for certain law enforcement assistance programs under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to have in effect laws and policies that prohibit parole for any individual who is: (1) convicted of a criminal sexual offense against a vict... | To prevent the abuse and exploitation of older individuals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Health Insurance Provides
Security (CHIPS) Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. ENCOURAGING STATES THROUGH INCREASED FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
PERCENTAGE (FMAP) TO EXPAND MEDICAID COVERAGE OF CHILDREN
AND PREGNANT WOMEN.
(a) ... | Children's Health Insurance Provides Security (CHIPS) Act of 1997 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to offer an enhanced Federal match to States with Medicaid plans that provide for: (1) coverage of pregnant women, infants, and children under age six with family income between 133 and 150 percent... | Children's Health Insurance Provides Security (CHIPS) Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Youth Coordination Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERSHIP.
(a) Members and Terms.--There is established the Federal Youth
Development Council (in this Act referred to as the ``Council'')
composed of--
(1) the Attorney General, ... | Federal Youth Coordination Act - Establishes a Federal Youth Development Council to improve administration and coordination of Federal programs serving youth.
Authorizes the Council to provide technical assistance and make grants to States to support State councils for coordinating State youth efforts. | To establish a Federal Youth Development Council to improve the administration and coordination of Federal programs serving youth, and for other purposes. |
on the Budget for
Fiscal Year 2004.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all
adjustments made pursuant to section 110(a)(2) of title 23, United
States Code, to sums authorized to be appropriated from the Highway
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out each of
the Federal-aid highway a... | Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 - Extends Federal highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, and transit programs for six months, and authorizes appropriations, through March 31, 2004.
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) apportion funds made available for Federal-aid highway programs unde... | To provide an extension of highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. |
SECTION 1. CLASS SIZE REDUCTION.
Title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by striking ``this title'' each place such term appears
and inserting ``this title (excluding part E)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the follo... | Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a grants program to help States and local educational agencies recruit, train, and hire 100,000 additional teachers over a seven-year period in order to: (1) reduce class sizes nationally, in grades one through three, to an average of 18 students pe... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Investing in Innovation for
Education Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. INVESTING IN INNOVATION.
(a) In General.--Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
... | Investing in Innovation for Education Act of 2011 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to local educational agencies (LEAs), educational service agencies, and nonprofit organizations to support the school innovation efforts of publi... | A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to invest in innovation for education. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``San Francisco Bay Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATION GRANT PROGRAM.
Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 123. SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATI... | San Francisco Bay Restoration Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide funding for activities, studies, or projects, including restoration projects and habitat improvement for fish,... | San Francisco Bay Restoration Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National AMBER Alert Network Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL COORDINATION OF AMBER ALERT COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK.
(a) Coordination Within Department of Justice.--The Attorney
General shall assign an officer of the Department of Justice to act as
the na... | National AMBER Alert Network Act of 2002 - (Sec. 2) Requires the Attorney General to assign an AMBER Alert Coordinator of the Department of Justice to act as the national coordinator of the AMBER Alert communications network regarding abducted children.Requires the Coordinator to: (1) seek to eliminate gaps in the netw... | A bill to enhance the operation of the AMBER Alert communications network in order to facilitate the recovery of abducted children, to provide for enhanced notification on highways of alerts and information on such children, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trade Complaint and Litigation
Accountability Improvement Measures Act'' or the ``Trade CLAIM Act''.
SEC. 2. REVIEW OF DETERMINATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE
REPRESENTATIVE BY THE COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE.
Section 1581 of title 28,... | Trade Complaint and Litigation Accountability Improvement Measures Act or the Trade CLAIM Act - Amends the federal judicial code to grant the Court of International Trade exclusive jurisdiction of any civil action commenced by a petitioner requesting de novo review of a U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) decision concern... | A bill to make determinations by the United States Trade Representative under title III of the Trade Act of 1974 reviewable by the Court of International Trade and to ensure that the United States Trade Representative considers petitions to enforce United States trade rights, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lumbee Recognition Act''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL RECOGNITION.
The Act of June 7, 1956 (70 Stat. 254, chapter 375), is amended--
(1) by striking section 2;
(2) in the first sentence of the first section, by striking
``That the In... | Lumbee Recognition Act This bill amends the Act of June 7, 1956, to extend federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and make its members eligible for the services and benefits provided to members of federally recognized tribes. Members of the tribe residing in Robeson, Cumberland, Hoke, and Scotland C... | Lumbee Recognition Act |
SECTION 1. PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT
NUMBER CARD.
(a) Improvements to Card.--
(1) In general.--For purposes of carrying out section 274A
of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Commissioner of
Social Security (in this section referred t... | Directs the Commissioner of Social Security to improve the social security card (card) for purposes of carrying out illegal alien employment provisions under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Provides that cards issued pursuant to this Act shall not be required to be carried upon one's person, and that nothing in th... | To improve the integrity of the Social Security card and to provide for criminal penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Kidney Disease Educational Benefits
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF KIDNEY DISEASE EDUCATION SERVICES.
(a) Coverage of Kidney Disease Education Services.--
(1) In general.--Section 1861 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S... | Kidney Disease Educational Benefits Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of kidney disease education services. | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for kidney disease education services under the medicare program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Next Generation Internet Research
Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(a) In General.--The Congress finds that--
(1) United States leadership in science and technology has been
vital to the Nation's prosperity, national and economic security, ... | Next Generation Internet Research Act of 1998 - Declares the purposes of this Act to be to: (1) authorize research programs related to high-end computing and computation, human-centered systems, high confidence systems, and education, training, and human resources; and (2) provide for the development and coordination ... | Next Generation Internet Research Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Shipping Reinvestment Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF QUALIFIED SHIPPING INVESTMENT WITHDRAWAL RULES.
(a) In General.--Section 955 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to withdrawal of previously excluded subpart F income from
qual... | American Shipping Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal shipping investment withdrawal tax rules; and (2) allow U.S. corporate shareholders an election to deduct dividends attributable to foreign base company shipping income received from a controlled foreign corporation. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the shipping investment withdrawal rules in section 955 and to provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the United States. |
SECTION 1. REGISTRATION OF CANADIAN PESTICIDES BY STATES.
(a) In General.--Section 24 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136v) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(d) Registration of Canadian Pesticides by States.--
``(1) Definitions.--In this subsec... | Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to permit State registration of a Canadian pesticide for distribution and use within such State, subject to certain requirements.Prohibits actions in Federal court against: (1) States acting as registering agencies for damages resulting from the use of a pr... | To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to permit a State to register a Canadian pesticide for distribution and use within that State. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Diabetic Foot Complication and Lower
Extremity Amputation Reduction Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) It is estimated that there are 17,000,000 patients with
diabetes in the United States and tha... | Diabetic Foot Complication and Lower Extremity Amputation Reduction Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible multidisciplinary health care programs for: (1) providing a high-risk, underserved population with screening, education, ... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for education, screening, and treatment with the goal of preventing diabetic foot complications and lower extremity amputations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nepal Trade Preferences Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that it should be an objective of the
United States to use trade policies and trade agreements to contribute
to the reduction of poverty and the elimination of hunger... | Nepal Trade Preferences Act It is the sense of Congress that it should be an objective of the United States to use trade policies and trade agreements to reduce poverty and eliminate hunger. The President may give preferential treatment to certain articles imported directly from Nepal into the U.S. customs territory if... | Nepal Trade Preferences Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Torture Victims Relief
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The American people abhor torture and the use of
atrocities by repressive governments. The existence of torture
cr... | Comprehensive Torture Victims Relief Act - Expedites refugee and asylum application procedures for torture victims.
Directs the Centers for Disease Control to study torture victims living in the United States in order to identify their estimated number and distribution and the availability of recovery services.
Amend... | Comprehensive Torture Victims Relief Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Life Education Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The American Medical Association (``AMA''), the
American Nurses Association (``ANA''), the American Academy of
Pediatrics (``AAP''), the Ameri... | Family Life Education Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States for family life education, including education on abstinence and contraception, to prevent teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.
Expresses the sense of Congress that States are encouraged but not req... | To provide for the reduction of adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Recognize, Assist, Include, Support,
and Engage Family Caregivers Act of 2015'' or the ``RAISE Family
Caregivers Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Advisory council.--The term ``Advisory Council'' means
the Family Caregiv... | Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage Family Caregivers Act of 2015 or the RAISE Family Caregivers Act This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop, maintain, and periodically update a National Family Caregiving Strategy. HHS shall convene a Family Caregiving Advisory Counci... | RAISE Family Caregivers Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Transparency in Trade
Act''.
SEC. 2. PUBLICATIONS OF TEXTS OF TRADE AGREEMENTS AFTER EACH ROUND OF
NEGOTIATIONS.
(a) Negotiations.--Section 105(a)(1) of the Bipartisan
Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 20... | Promoting Transparency in Trade Act This bill amends the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 to require the President to publish on a publicly available website the U.S. negotiating position and each new U.S. proposal for a proposed trade agreement at the conclusion of each negotiat... | Promoting Transparency in Trade Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Advance Fee Loan Scam Prevention Act
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act--
(1) Loan broker.--The term ``loan broker''--
(A) means any person who--
(i) for, or in expectatio... | Advance Fee Loan Scam Prevention Act of 1993 - Prohibits the receipt of advance fees by unregulated loan brokers arranging consumer credit for individuals.
Grants the Federal Trade Commission enforcement powers under this Act. Establishes criminal penalties and civil forfeiture penalties for violations of this Act. | Advance Fee Loan Scam Prevention Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Raw Sewage Overflow Community Right-
to-Know Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Centers for Disease Control estimates that there
are 7,100,000 cases of mild to moderate, and 560,000 cases of
moder... | Raw Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct owners or operators of publicly-owned treatment works to institute an alert system for sanitary sewer overflow.
Requires that the public and the appropriate officials be notified as soon as practicable within 24... | To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CHARTER.
The Ukrainian American Veterans, Incorporated, organized and
incorporated under the laws of the State of New York, is hereby
recognized and granted a Federal charter.
SEC. 2. POWERS.
The corporation shall have only the powers granted to it through
its bylaws and articles of incorporati... | Grants a Federal charter to the Ukrainian American Veterans, Incorporated. | To recognize the organization known as the Ukrainian American Veterans, Incorporated. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENTS TO 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Family Tax Relief
Act of 2009''.
(b) Amendments to 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 secti... | Family Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow an additional refundable tax credit for expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment; and (2) increase the dollar limitation on the tax exclusion for employed-provided dependent care assistance payments... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide income tax relief for families, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wounded Warrior Workforce
Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT.
(a) Grants Required.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
award grants to eligible institutions to enable th... | Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to award grants to eligible institutions to: (1) establish a master's or doctoral degree program in orthotics and prosthetics, or (2) expand upon an existing master's degree program in such area. Requires a grant priority for ins... | Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``School Lunch Protection Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) in recent years, there has been an alarming number of
instances of price-fixing and bid-rigging regarding foods
purchased for--
... | School Lunch Protection Act of 1993 - Amends the National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) to provide training and other assistance to State representatives, contracting entities, and school food service authorities to identify and prevent anti-competitive activities in the school lun... | School Lunch Protection Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Research shows that caring adults can make a difference
in children's lives. Forty five percent of mentored teens are
less lik... | Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2003 - Amends title IV part B (Child-Welfare Services) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States to support the establishment or expansion and operation of programs using networks of public and private community entities to pro... | To support the establishment or expansion and operation of programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care. |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR CERTAIN ENERGY-EFFICIENT PROPERTY.
(a) Business Property.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 48(a)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining energy property) is
amended by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i), by adding
``or'' at ... | Allows, through December 31, 2005, a credit to an individual for nonbusiness energy-efficient building property expenditures. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for certain energy-efficient property. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Crisis Line Study Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. STUDY ON EFFICACY OF VETERANS CRISIS LINE.
(a) Study.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a study
on the outcomes and the efficacy of the Veterans Crisis Line during the
5-year period begi... | Veterans Crisis Line Study Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) conduct a study on the outcomes and the efficacy of the toll-free Veterans Crisis Line during the five-year period beginning January 1, 2014, based on an analysis of national suicide data and data collecte... | Veterans Crisis Line Study Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Price Gouging Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FUEL PRICE GOUGING PROHIBITION FOLLOWING MAJOR DISASTERS.
(a) In General.--The Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 24 (15 U.S.C. 57b-5) the
following:
``SEC. 24... | Price Gouging Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to direct the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), after the President declares a major disaster, to: (1) consult with the Attorney General, the U.S. Attorney for that area, and state and local law enforcement officials to determine whether any supplier is ... | A bill to prohibit price gouging relating to gasoline and diesel fuels in areas affected by major disasters. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Small Business Regulatory
Assistance Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish a program to--
(1) provide confidential assistance to small business
concerns;
(2) provide small busin... | National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2007 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses through participating Small Business Development Centers (Centers), the ... | To amend the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small business concerns, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for
American Veterans Act'' or the ``Clay Hunt SAV Act''.
SEC. 2. EVALUATION OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND SUICIDE PREVENTION
PROGRAMS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE.
(a... | Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act or the Clay Hunt SAV Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to each arrange for an independent third party evaluation of, respectively, the VA and DOD mental health care and suicide prevention programs. Directs the ... | Clay Hunt SAV Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pilot's Bill of Rights''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS AND
ELIMINATION OF DEFERENCE.
(a) In General.--Any proceeding conducted under subpart C, D, or F
of part 821 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, relating to
d... | Pilot's Bill of Rights - Requires National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) proceedings for the review of decisions of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to deny, amend, modify, suspend, or revoke an airman's certificate to be conducted, to the extent practicable, in accordance with the Fe... | A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide rights for pilots, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Eightmile Wild and Scenic River
Act''.
SEC. 2. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATION, EIGHTMILE RIVER,
CONNECTICUT.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Eightmile River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of
2001 (Pub... | Eightmile Wild and Scenic River Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments in the Eightmile River in Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) manage Eightmile River in accordance with the Eightmile Watershed... | A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Eightmile River in the State of Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Capacity for Health
Outcomes Act'' or the ``ECHO Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Health professional shortage area.--The term ``health
professional shortage area'' means a health professional
shortage... | Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act or the ECHO Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in collaboration with the Health Resources and Services Administration, to study technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models and the ability of those models to impr... | ECHO Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Manufacturers Legal
Accountability Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Applicable agency.--The term ``applicable agency''
means, with respect to covered products--
(A) described in subpar... | Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2010 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (with respect to drugs, devices, cosmetics, and biological products), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) (with respect to consumer products), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (with respec... | To require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the United States to establish registered agents in the United States who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Quality Health Care Coalition Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) According to a 2002 survey conducted by the Henry J.
Kaiser Family Foundation, 95 percent of the Americans who
receive their h... | Quality Health-Care Coalition Act of 2003 - Exempts from Federal antitrust laws any health care professionals negotiating with a health plan regarding contract terms under which they provide health care items or services for which plan benefits are provided.Declares that this Act applies only to health care professiona... | To ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by exempting health care professionals from the Federal antitrust laws in their negotiations with health plans and health insurance issuers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Campaign Financing Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC FUNDING FOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTIONS.
The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 is amended by adding at
the end the following new title:
``TITLE V--PUBLIC FUNDING FOR HOUSE OF REPRE... | Public Campaign Financing Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to outline under a new title: (1) qualifications for public financing; (2) a prohibition against acceptance by qualifying House candidates of any contributions other than contributions from individuals that total not more th... | To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for public funding for House of Representatives elections, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Acadia National Park Boundary
Clarification Act''.
SEC. 2. ACADIA NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY CLARIFICATION.
(a) In General.--Section 101 of Public Law 99-420 (16 U.S.C. 341
note) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ``In order to... | Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act This bill confirms that the boundary of Acadia National Park in Maine includes approximately 1,441 acres of land and interests in the Schoodic Peninsula. The bill ratifies and approves: the acquisition by the United States of such land and interests, effective as of Se... | Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Identity Theft Consumer Notification
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINANCIAL INSTITUTION'S OBLIGATION TO PROMPTLY NOTIFY AND
ASSIST CUSTOMERS WHOSE PERSONAL INFORMATION IS
COMPROMISED.
(a) Prompt Notice and Assistance.--Section 503(b) of ... | Identity Theft Consumer Notification Act - Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to include among mandatory consumer disclosures by a financial institution a statement informing the consumer of the institution's obligation to: (1) disclose that nonpublic personal information has been compromised; (2) provide assistance to ... | To amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to further protect customers of financial institutions whose identities are stolen from the financial institution, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Apollo 11 50th Anniversary
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) on July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 spacecraft launched
from Launch Complex 39-A at the John F. Kennedy Space Center
carrying ... | Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue gold, silver, half-dollar clad, and proof silver coins in recognition and celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first manned landing on the moon. Treasury may issue coins minted under this bill for... | Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Boutique Fuels Reduction Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY WAIVERS DURING SUPPLY EMERGENCIES.
Section 211(c)(4)(C) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(c)(4)(C))
is amended by inserting ``(i)'' after ``(C)'' and by adding the
following new clauses at t... | Boutique Fuels Reduction Act of 2004 - Amends the Clean Air Act (CAA) to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to temporarily waive controls or prohibitions on the use of a fuel or fuel additive regulated under specified provisions of that Act or prescribed in an applicable State Implementa... | To amend the Clean Air Act to reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Fighter Aces Congressional
Gold Medal Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) An American Fighter Ace is a fighter pilot who has
served honorably in a United States military service and who
has d... | . American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to the American Fighter Aces, collectively, in recognition of their heroic military service and defense of... | American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Certainty for States and Tribes
Act''.
SEC. 2. RECONSTITUTION OF THE ROYALTY POLICY COMMITTEE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall, by not later
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, reconstitute
the Royalty Policy... | Certainty for States and Tribes Act (Sec. 2)This bill directs the Department of the Interior to reestablish the Royalty Policy Committee, which must include members representing states and Indian tribes who produce minerals on federal or tribal land. In addition, Interior must establish a State and Tribal Resources Boa... | Certainty for States and Tribes Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Foods for Healthy Living
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GRANTS TO PROMOTE GREATER CONSUMPTION
OF FRESH FRUITS, FRESH VEGETABLES, AND OTHER HEALTHY
FOODS IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES.
(a) Grants Authorized.--T... | Healthy Foods for Healthy Living Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to community-based organizations and local redevelopment agencies operating in low-income communities to: (1) assist in purchasing appropriate equipment or in hiring and training personnel to expand the inventory of fresh frui... | To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to community-based organizations and local redevelopment agencies operating in low-income communities to promote increased access to and consumption of fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, and other healthy foods among residents of such communities, and for other purp... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Citizen Protection Act of
1993''.
TITLE I--VIOLENT CRIMES
SEC. 101. MANDATORY PRISON TERMS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 227 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 3581. Mandat... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Violent Crimes
Title II: Fraud
Senior Citizen Protection Act of 1993 -
Title I: Violent Crimes
- Amends the Federal criminal code to require a mandatory sentence upon conviction of a felony against an individual age 65 or over (elderly victim). Bars the court from suspend... | Senior Citizen Protection Act of 1993 |
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