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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hurricane Katrina Emergency Relief
CDBG Flexibility Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF PUBLIC SERVICES CAP.
(a) Units of General Local Government and Indian Tribes.--
(1) Suspension for directly affected communities.--The
percenta... | Hurricane Katrina Emergency Relief CDBG Flexibility Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to: (1) suspend the community development block grant public services cap for FY2005-FY2008 for communities directly or indirectly affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita; (2) consider ... | To temporarily suspend, for communities affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita, certain requirements under the community development block grant program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``North Korea State Sponsor of
Terrorism Designation Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON DESIGNATION OF NORTH KOREA AS A STATE SPONSOR OF
TERRORISM.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Government of North Korea has... | North Korea State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act of 2016 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that North Korea meets the criteria for, and should be designated as, a state sponsor of terrorism. The President shall submit to Congress a report that finds, with respect to each of 22 acts specified by this bill... | North Korea State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Smithsonian Institution
Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) Denominations.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue the
following coins... | Smithsonian Institution Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin Act of 1995 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue five-dollar gold coins and one-dollar silver coins emblematic of the scientific, educational, and cultural significance of the Smithsonian Institution. Authorizes the Secretary to issue five-dollar ... | Smithsonian Institution Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Priorities in Education Spending
Act''.
SEC. 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
(a) Repeals.--The following provisions of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) are hereby
repealed:
(1) Sub... | Priorities in Education Spending Act - Repeals specified provisions of the: (1) Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; (2) Early Learning Opportunities Act; (3) Higher Education Act of 1965; (4) Higher Education Amendments of 1998; (5) Education of the Deaf Act of 1986; (6) Higher Education Opportunity Act; (7... | To repeal ineffective or unneccesary education programs in order to restore the focus of Federal programs on quality preschool, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education programs for disadvantaged students and students with disabilities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Utility Holding Company Act
of 1996''.
TITLE I--REPEAL OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935
SEC. 101. PURPOSE.
(a) The Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 was intended to
facilitate the work of State and Federal regulator... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935
Title II: Enactment of the Public Utility Holding Company
Act of 1996
Title III: Conforming Changes to Other Statutes
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1996 -
Title I: Repeal of the Pub... | Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Soil Health and Income Protection
Program Act of 2017'' or the ``SHIPP Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. SOIL HEALTH AND INCOME PROTECTION PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Chapter 5 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food
Security Act of 1985 is amended by inserting afte... | Soil Health and Income Protection Program Act of 2017 or the SHIPP Act of 2017 This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish a voluntary soil health and income protection program. Landowners and operators may enroll eligible land in the program by agreeing to adopt certain practices to conserve and impr... | Soil Health and Income Protection Program Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeowners Rebate Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF DISTRIBUTIVE SHARES FROM MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE
FUND RESERVES.
(a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 205 of the National
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1711(c)) is amended to read as fol... | Requires the General Accounting Office to report respecting the adequacy of Fund capital ratios. | Homeowners Rebate Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Information Technology
Savings, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. INCREASED AUTHORITY OF AGENCY CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERS OVER
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
(a) Presidential Appointment of CIOs of Certain Agencies... | Federal Information Technology Savings, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2013 - Modifies provisions relating to the position of Chief Information Officer (CIO) in federal agencies to require the appointment of not more than one CIO in the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Energy (DOE), H... | Federal Information Technology Savings, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Against Corporations Organizing to
Rip-off the Nation Act'' or the ``ACORN Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(1) According to the Corporate Fraud Task Force Report to
the President, 2008, in fiscal year 2007, United States
Attorneys' of... | Against Corporations Organizing to Rip-off the Nation Act or the ACORN Act - Prohibits the federal government from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote, any corporation or company that has been found guilty of a felony criminal ... | To prohibit the Federal Government from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain corporations or companies guilty of certain felony convictions. |
AND REPORT.
(a) Funding Resolution and Report.--(1) The funding resolution
first reported by each committee of the Senate in 1994, and thereafter
for the first session of each Congress, shall include, and the first
funding resolution introduced by each committee of the House of
Representatives (and referred to... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Reauthorization of Government Programs
Title II: Program Inventory
Title III: Program Reexamination
Title IV: Miscellaneous
Spending Control and Programs Evaluation Act of 1993 -
Title I: Reauthorizations of Government Programs
- Requires each Government progra... | Spending Control and Programs Evaluation Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Fund for Israeli-
Palestinian Peace Authorization Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Peaceful co-existence in the Middle East between
Israelis and Palestinians... | International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace Authorization Act of 2014 - Urges the President to make every effort, in conjunction with the government of Israel, the Palestinian Authority, and the international community to establish an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace. Authorizes appropriations for... | International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace Authorization Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Access to Public Science
Act''.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC ACCESS POLICY.
(a) In General.--Each covered agency shall formulate and implement
a public access policy to make covered works publicly available,
without charge, on the day after the end of the em... | Public Access to Public Science Act - Directs each of the covered agencies (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA], National Science Foundation [NSF], National Institute of Standards and Technology [NIST], and National Weather Service [NWS]) to formulate and implement a public access policy to make co... | Public Access to Public Science Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Farmer and Entrepreneur Estate Tax
Relief Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The economy of the United States cannot achieve strong,
sustained growth without adequate levels of savings to fuel
... | Farmer and Entrepreneur Estate Tax Relief Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the unified estate and gift tax credit. | Farmer and Entrepreneur Estate Tax Relief Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Child Protection Amendments
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FACILITATION OF BACKGROUND CHECKS.
(a) In General.--Section 3 of the National Child Protection Act of
1993 (42 U.S.C. 5119a) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 3. FACILITATION OF BACKGROUN... | National Child Protection Amendments Act of 2001 - Amends the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to authorize a qualified entity designated by a State to contact an authorized State agency to obtain a fingerprint-based national criminal history background check of a provider of care to children, the elderly, or indi... | A bill to amend sections 3, 4, and 5 of the National Child Protection Act of 1993, relating to national criminal history background checks of providers of care to children, elderly persons, and persons with disabilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Donbass People's Militia Terrorist
Designation Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DESIGNATION OF THE DONBASS PEOPLE'S
MILITIA AS A FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The D... | Donbass People's Militia Terrorist Designation Act of 2014 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Donbass People's Militia (an armed militia with allegiance to the Donestsk People's Republic, a self-proclaimed state in Eastern Europe) has met the criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist organization, and the... | Donbass People's Militia Terrorist Designation Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bay Area Regional Water Recycling
Program Authorization Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS.
(a) In General.--The Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study
and Facilities Act (Public Law 102-575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et
seq.) is amen... | Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Authorization Act of 2007 - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of recycled water projects in cooperation with: (1) Palo Alto and Mountain ... | A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nevada National Forest Land
Disposal Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States owns, and the Forest Service
administers, land in small and large parcels in Carso... | Nevada National Forest Land Disposal Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to sell any right, title, or interest of the United States in and to certain parcels of National Forest System lands in Carson City and Douglas County, Nevada. Declares that the Secretary and the relevant unit of local government... | A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to sell certain parcels of Federal land in Carson City and Douglas County, Nevada. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``First Responders Support Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDING DISABILITY BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Section 1201 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``$250,0... | First Responders Support Act of 2009 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) increase death and disability benefits for public safety officers; (2) expand educational benefits for dependents of public safety officers killed or disabled in the line of duty; and (3) require the Bureau of J... | A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide adequate benefits for public safety officers injured or killed in the line of duty, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Twenty-First Century Distance
Learning Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. EDUCATIONAL USE COPYRIGHT EXEMPTION.
(a) Exemption of Certain Performances and Displays for Educational
Uses.--Section 110 of title 17, United States Code, is amended--
(1) b... | Twenty-First Century Distance Learning Enhancement Act - Revises Federal copyright law to extend the exemption from infringement liability for instructional broadcasting to: (1) digital distance learning or distance education; and (2) nonprofit libraries (as well as governmental bodies and accredited nonprofit educatio... | To amend chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code, relating to the exemption of certain performances or displays for educational uses from copyright infringement provisions, to provide that the making of copies or phonorecords of such performances or displays is not an infringement under certain circumstances, and for... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gulf Coast Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OF 1998.
(a) In General.--Section 173(a) of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998 (29 U.S.C. 2918(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragrap... | Gulf Coast Restoration Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to award national emergency grants to a state to provide oil spill relief employment assistance for an area of the state that has been affected by an oil or hazardous substances spill of national significance (c... | To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to provide oil spill relief employment, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Made in America Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. AMERICA STAR PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a voluntary program,
to be known as the ``America Star Program'', under which manufacturers
may have products certified as meeting the standards... | Made in America Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish: (1) a voluntary America Star Program under which manufacturers may have products certified as meeting the standards of labels that indicate to consumers the extent to which the products are manufactured in the United States; and (2) such Amer... | Made in America Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy for Schools Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.
(a) Grants to State Educational Agencies.--From the amounts
appropriated under section 8, the Secretary of Education shall award
grants to State educational agencies for the purpos... | Energy for Schools Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to: (1) state educational agencies (SEAs) in order to award subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to assist public schools with the increased costs of fuel for school buses and energy for public school buildings; and (2) LEAs that do n... | To award grants to assist public schools with the rising costs of fuel for school buses and energy for school buildings. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Responsibility in Drug and Device
Advertising Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER DRUG OR DEVICE ADVERTISING.
(a) In General.--The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 301, by adding... | Responsibility in Drug and Device Advertising Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit direct-to-consumer advertising in the first three years after approval of a new drug or device. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) waive such prohibition if such advertising... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to drug and device advertising, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Return To Home Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. ENSURING CHOICE FOR SKILLED NURSING FACILITY SERVICES UNDER THE
MEDICARE+CHOICE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 1852 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395w-22) is amended by adding at... | Medicare Return To Home Act of 1999 - Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit a Medicare+Choice organization from denying coverage for services provided by a skilled nursing facility (SNF) in which the enrollee resided immediately before admission to a hospital, ... | Medicare Return To Home Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Investor Protections
Enhancement Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) In General.--In this Act, the following definitions shall
apply:
(1) Senior.--The term ``senior'' means an individual who is
62 years of age or older.
... | Senior Investor Protections Enhancement Act of 2009 - Amends the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to authorize the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to impose, in addition to any other civil penalty, a maximum... | To enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Bank Access to Capital Act
of 2015''.
SEC. 2. SMALL BANK HOLDING COMPANY POLICY STATEMENT THRESHOLD.
(a) Asset Threshold.--Not later than the end of the 3-month period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Board of
Governor... | Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2015 This bill directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to increase the asset threshold under the Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement on Assessment of Financial and Managerial Factors from less than $1 billion to less than $5 billion. The Comptroller ... | Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. IMPROVED RISK MANAGEMENT EDUCATION.
Title IV of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7621 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
``SEC. 409. IMPROVED RISK MANAGEMENT EDUCATION FOR AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCERS.
``(a... | Directs the Secretary to establish a Risk Management Education Coordinating Center in each of five designated regions, to be located at an existing risk management education coordinating office or a land-grant college. Directs each Center to: (1) establish a coordinating council; (2) coordinate instructional programs, ... | To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to establish an educational program to improve the risk management skills of agricultural producers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Smoke-Free Environment Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENT POLICY.
The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``TITLE XXVIII--SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENTS
``SEC. 2801. SMO... | Smoke-Free Environment Act of 1997 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the responsible entity for each public facility to prohibit smoking in the facility and on facility property in the immediate vicinity of the facility entrance. Allows designated smoking areas if: (1) the area is ventilated in accord... | Smoke-Free Environment Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sweepstakes Toll-Free Option
Protection Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS OF PROMOTERS OF SKILL CONTESTS OR SWEEPSTAKES
MAILINGS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 30 of title 39, United States Code, is
amended by adding after section 3015 the ... | Requires any promoter who mails a skill contest or sweepstakes to: (1) provide with each mailing a clear and conspicuous statement that includes the address and toll-free telephone number of such notification system and states that it can be used to prohibit the mailing of any skill contest or sweepstakes to such indi... | Sweepstakes Toll-Free Option Protection Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Superstorm Sandy Unemployment Relief
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF DISASTER UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PERIOD.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding the maximum time period for
assistance established under section 410(a) of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster ... | Superstorm Sandy Unemployment Relief Act of 2013 - Directs the President, in the case of an individual eligible to receive unemployment assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act as a result of the disaster declaration made for Hurricane Sandy after October 20, 2012, to make su... | Superstorm Sandy Unemployment Relief Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Procurement
Competition Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF COVERED CONTRACTS.
Section 15(e)(4) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(e)(4)) is
amended--
(1) by inserting after ``bundled contract'' the following:
... | Small Business Procurement Competition Act of 2001 - Amends the Small Business Act with respect to the participation of small businesses as contractors and subcontractors under Federal procurement contracts to: (1) revise the definition of "bundled contract"; (2) allow contracts awarded to a team composed entirely of s... | A bill to amend the Small Business Act to promote the involvement of small business concerns and small business joint ventures in certain types of procurement contracts, to establish the Small Business Procurement Competition Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. INVESTIGATIONS BY THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
UNDER THE NATURAL GAS ACT AND FEDERAL POWER ACT.
(a) Investigations Under the Natural Gas Act.--Section 14(c) of the
Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717m(c)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(c) For the purpose of'' and inse... | Amends the Natural Gas Act and the Federal Power Act to: (1) provide that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is not subject to the consent of the Office of Management and Budget or any other Federal agency when it elects to exercise its investigative authority; and (2) increase criminal penalties for viola... | A bill to modify the authority of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to conduct investigations, to increase the criminal penalties for violations of the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act, and to authorize the Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to contract for consultant services. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Beaches Environmental Assessment,
Closure, and Health Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Nation's beaches are a valuable public resource
used for recreation by millions of peop... | Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act of 1997 - Requires States to adopt water quality criteria for coastal recreation waters consistent with those published by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Directs the Administrator to condu... | Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American History and Civics
Education Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) American history and civics.--The term ``American
history and civics'' means the key events, key persons, key
ideas, and key documen... | American History and Civics Education Act of 2003 - Directs the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to award competitive grants to educational institutions to establish: (1) Presidential Academies for Teaching of American History and Civics to offer workshops for teachers of American history and civics; and (2)... | A bill to establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF MUKILTEO LIGHT STATION, WASHINGTON.
(a) Authority To Convey.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation shall
convey to the City of Mukilteo, Washington, by an appropriate
means of conveyance, all right, title, and interest of the
United State... | Directs the Secretary of Transportation to convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Mukilteo Light Station (including land, the lighthouse structure, a garage, two dwellings, and an office building) to the City of Mukilteo, Washington. Subjects such conveyance to the condition that the l... | To direct the Secretary of Transportation to convey the Mukilteo Light Station to the City of Mukilteo, Washington. |
SECTION 1. IMPLEMENTATION OF PROTECTION AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND
YOUTHS IN OUT OF HOME CARE.
(a) In General.--The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 11421 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subtitle:
``Subtitle C--Implementation of Protection and Servi... | Amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to require each state through its state educational agency (SEA) and its local educational agency (LEA), in collaboration with its state and local child welfare agencies, to provide children and youths in out of home care with certain educational protection and services... | To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to provide for the implementation of protection and services for children and youths in out of home care, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Elouise Pepion Cobell was born on the Blackfeet
Reservation on November 5, 1945, with the Indian name ``Little
Bird Woman''.
(2) Elouise Cobell is a citizen of the Blackfeet Nation and
the great-granddaugh... | Authorizes the President, on behalf of Congress, to award a gold medal of appropriate design to Elouise Pepion Cobell in recognition of her outstanding and enduring contributions to the welfare of individual Indians in this country and her inspiration to indigenous peoples across the globe. | A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Elouise Pepion Cobell, in recognition of her outstanding and enduring contributions to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and the Nation through her tireless pursuit of justice. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Urban Area Security Initiative Grant
Enhancement and Authorization Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The High Threat Urban Areas program created under
Public Law 108-7--
(A) w... | Urban Area Security Initiative Grant Enhancement and Authorization Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to carry out an Urban Areas Security Initiative Grants Program, under which the Secretary may make grants: (1) to purchase equipment, conduct exercises, and provide trai... | To authorize the Urban Areas Security Initiative Grants Program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Border and Homeland
Security Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. PRIORITY DISTRIBUTIONS UNDER THE STATE CRIMINAL ALIEN
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Section 241(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1231(i)) is amended by adding at the e... | National Border and Homeland Security Act of 2010 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to give state criminal alien assistance program (SCAAP) funding priority to: (1) northern or southern border states; or (2) state political subdivisions having one of the four largest populations of unlawfully present aliens ... | To improve border security and to increase prosecutions and penalties for illegal entry into the United States, to prevent and combat the smuggling of weapons of mass destruction into the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Energy Independence and
Domestic Refining Capacity Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Federal Government has a vested interest in
promoting domestic energy independence.
(2) Federal i... | American Energy Independence and Domestic Refining Capacity Act - Establishes the Commission on Energy Independence and Domestic Refining Capacity, which shall, at the request of the President, conduct a study to determine whether the consolidation or closing of a refinery will result in an adverse decline in the natio... | To enable the Department of Energy and a Commission on Energy Independence and Domestic Refining Capacity the ability to study, recommend, and implement Federal incentive packages that would sustain and increase domestic refining capacity. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National Pain Care
Policy Act of 2009''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Institute of Medicine Conference on Pain.
Sec. 3. Pain... | National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to seek an agreement with the Institute of Medicine to convene a Conference on Pain to: (1) increase the recognition of pain as a significant public health problem in the United States; (2) evaluate the adequacy of assessment, d... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to pain care. |
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Honor Thy Parents Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FREEZE AND REPEAL OF PORTIONS OF THE TAX CUT ENACTED IN THE
ECONOMIC GROWTH AND TAX RELIEF RECONCILIATION ACT OF
2001.
(a) Freeze in Reductions of Top 3 Income Tax Rates for
Individu... | Honor Thy Parents Act of 2002 - Freezes and repeals elements of the tax cut enacted under the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 by: (1) freezing reductions of the top three income tax rates for individuals; and (2) repealing provisions of the Act that repealed the phaseout out of personal exempt... | To freeze and repeal portions of the tax cut enacted in the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 and to apply savings therefrom to a comprehensive Medicare outpatient prescription drug benefit. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Environmental Cleanup Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the lack of environmental pollution controls in foreign
countries provides a huge cost savings for foreign
manufacturers and agricultural pr... | Global Environmental Cleanup Act - Directs the Secretary of State to prepare an annual report regarding the environmental protection requirements of each foreign country with respect to air and water quality and hazardous and solid waste disposal.
Directs the President to use 20 percent of the aggregate amount of fore... | Global Environmental Cleanup Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Self-Sufficient
Community Lands Act of 2012''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Purpose.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Establish... | Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the community forest demonstration area or areas of a state, consisting of National Forest System (NFS) land, at the request of a Board of Trustees appointed by a governor to manage such land in that state.
Condition... | To establish a program that will generate dependable economic activity for counties and local governments containing National Forest System land through a management-focused approach, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Annual Assay Commission Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) It is in the national interest for the citizens of the
Nation, and those who purchase products of the United States
Mint, to know that gold,... | Annual Assay Commission Act - Sets forth procedural guidelines under which an assay commission appointed by the President shall conduct an annual assay to test and examine, in the presence of the Director of the Mint, the fineness and weight of coins reserved by the several mints, in order to secure conformity in the c... | To reestablish the annual assay commission. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical
Correction Act''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE AMENDMENTS.
(a) ERISA.--Section 702(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Construction.--For... | HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a group health plan or health insurance issuer offering group health coverage from denying benefits or coverage otherwise prov... | To promote health care coverage parity for individuals engaged in legal use of certain modes of transportation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iran Terror Finance Transparency
Act''.
SEC. 2. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR REMOVAL OF FOREIGN FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING IRANIAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS,
FROM THE LIST OF SPECIALLY DESIGNATED NATIONALS AND
... | . Iran Terror Finance Transparency Act (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits the President from removing certain foreign financial institutions, including an Iranian financial institution, from the list of designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Asset Control un... | Iran Terror Finance Transparency Act |
SECTION 1. NAVAJO RESERVATION BOUNDARY CLARIFICATION.
Subsection (b) of section 11 of the Act of December 22, 1974 (25
U.S.C. 640d-10(b)), is amended--
(1) by striking ``present boundary of the Navajo
Reservation'' and inserting ``trust lands of the Navajo Tribe,
including the bands ... | This bill revises the area in which land may be transferred to or acquired by the Navajo Tribe to the area within 18 miles of the trust lands of the Navajo Tribe, including the bands of the tribe, as of January 2015. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands anywhere within Arizona and New Mexico may be exchanged for lands... | To make technical amendments to the Act of December 22, 1974, relating to lands of the Navajo Tribe, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Webcaster Settlement Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Some small webcasters who did not participate in the
copyright arbitration royalty panel proceeding leading to the July
8, 2002 order of the ... | Small Webcaster Settlement Act of 2002 - (Sec. 3) Permits the suspension of certain payments by noncommercial webcasters. Defines webcasters as persons or entities with compulsory licenses under Federal copyright law to make eligible nonsubscription transmissions and ephemeral recordings. Defines noncommercial webcaste... | To amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to the statutory license for webcasting. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Integration Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Supreme Court's 1999 decision in Olmstead v. L.C.,
527 U.S. 581 (1999), held that the unnecessary segregation of
individuals with d... | Community Integration Act of 2014 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require state Medicaid plans to give an individual with disabilities needing the level of care provided in an institutional setting the choice and opportunity to receive such care in a home and community-based setting, includi... | Community Integration Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. PROPER TAX TREATMENT OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL INDEBTEDNESS
DISCHARGED IN 2009 OR 2010.
(a) In General.--Section 108(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to exclusion from gross income) is amended by striking
``or'' at the end of subparagraph (D), by striking the period at th... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an exclusion from gross income for income attributable to the discharge of indebtedness relating to securities issued by certain financial entities and discharged after December 31, 2008, and before January 1, 2011. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the proper tax treatment of certain indebtedness discharged in 2009 or 2010, and for other purposes. |
OF BOUNDARY CONFLICTS, VICINITY OF MARK TWAIN
NATIONAL FOREST, BARRY AND STONE COUNTIES, MISSOURI.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate Secretary'' means the Secretary of
the Army or the Secretary of Agriculture.
(2) The term ``boundary conflict'' means the situation i... | Establishes procedures for resolving the status of Federal land in Barry and Stone Counties, Missouri, claimed by private property owners based on land surveys subsequent to the Public Land Survey System land surveys upon which the original land patents were issued. Directs the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary o... | A bill to resolve the boundary conflicts in Barry and Stone Counties in the State of Missouri. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Video Choice Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Cable rates continue to rise substantially faster than
the overall rate of inflation.
(2) Wire-based competition in video services is limited... | Video Choice Act of 2005 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit a competitive video services provider (CVSP) from being required to obtain a franchise in order to provide any video programming, interactive on-demand services, other programming services, or any other video services in an area in which the C... | A bill to promote deployment of competitive video services, eliminate redundant and unnecessary regulation, and further the development of next generation broadband networks. |
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF INTEREST EXPENSE OF QUALIFIED INFRASTRUCTURE
INDEBTEDNESS.
(a) In General.--Section 864(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to rules for allocating interest, etc.) is amended by
redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (7) and (8),
respectively, and... | Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions concerning the allocation of interest to provide as a general rule that interest expense attributable to qualified infrastructure indebtedness of a taxpayer shall be allocated and apportioned solely to sources within the United States and the taxpayer's assets (whether or not hel... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a special rule regarding allocation of interest expense of qualified infrastructure indebtedness of taxpayers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fueling the U.S.A. Through Unlimited
Reliable Energy Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Economic prosperity and national security are closely
linked to an affordable and ample energy supply.
... | Fueling the U.S.A. Through Unlimited Reliable Energy Act of 2005 - Declares that it shall be the policy of the United States to conduct research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities to provide for the scientific, engineering, and commercial infrastructure necessary to ensure that the Unite... | To promote fusion energy development in the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Government Litigation Savings Act''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE PROVISIONS.
(a) Agency Proceedings.--Section 504 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (... | Government Litigation Savings Act - (Sec. 2) Revises provisions of the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) and the federal judicial code relating to the fees and other expenses of parties in agency proceedings and court cases against the federal government.
Restricts awards of fees and other expenses under EAJA to prev... | To amend titles 5 and 28, United States Code, with respect to the award of fees and other expenses in cases brought against agencies of the United States, to require the Administrative Conference of the United States to compile, and make publically available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act, an... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Fire Safe
Cigarette Act of 1999''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) cigarette ignited fires are the leading cause of fire
deaths in the United States;
(2) in 1996 cigarette ignited fires... | Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 1999 - Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a rule that establishes a fire safety standard for cigarettes, including a prohibition on stockpiling cigarettes covered by such rule. Prohibits the manufacture or import of cigarettes not in compliance with such standard. ... | Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Horse Protection Amendments Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
Section 2 of the Horse Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1821) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) as
paragraphs (2), (4) and (5), respectively;
... | Horse Protection Amendments Act of 2014 - Amends the Horse Protection Act to replace the Designated Qualified Persons program responsible for inspecting horses for soring with a new inspection system. (The soring of horses is any of various actions taken on a horse's limb to produce a higher gait that may cause pain, d... | Horse Protection Amendments Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Battlefield Excellence through
Superior Training Practices Act'' or ``BEST Practices Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Department of Defense has made impressive strides
in the development and use of meth... | Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act or BEST Practices Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD), no later than: (1) October 1, 2014, to develop, test, and validate human-based training methods for training members of the Armed Forces in the treatment of combat injuries, with the goal of r... | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to use only human-based methods for training members of the Armed Forces in the treatment of severe combat injuries. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Disabled American Financial Security
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. DISABLED AMERICAN FINANCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter F of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to exempt organizations) is amended by inserting
after... | Disabled American Financial Security Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish tax-exempt Disabled American Financial Security Accounts to pay certain expenses, including expenses for education, medical care, and employment training, of disabled individuals. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the establishment of disabled American financial security accounts for the care of family members with disabilities. |
SECTION 1. SMALL BUSINESS AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCER ENERGY EMERGENCY
DISASTER LOAN PROGRAM.
(a) Small Business Producer Energy Emergency Disaster Loan
Program.--Section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) ... | Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make or guarantee a loan to a small business that has suffered, or is likely to suffer, substantial economic injury as a result of a significant increase in the price of heating oil, natural gas, gasoline, transpo... | To amend the Small Business Act to establish an energy emergency disaster loan program. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States, the People's Republic of China
(China), and the Republic of India (India) account for 35
percent of the world's demand for petroleum. All 3 countries
are negatively impacted by high and volatil... | Declares it to be the policy of the United States to develop an informed dialogue with China and India on the sustainable use of energy and the protection of the environment, the promotion of best practices for clean energy and technology investments, and the development and transfer of energy and environmental technol... | A bill to establish a framework for coordination and cooperation on energy and environmental issues among the United States, the People's Republic of China, and India, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Information Security
Management Reform Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY RELATED TO
INFORMATION SECURITY.
Section 3553(b)(6) of title 44, United States Code, is amended by
striking subparagraphs ... | Federal Information Security Management Reform Act of 2015 Requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in administering federal agencies' implementation of information system security policies, to: (1) operate consolidated intrusion detection, prevention, or protective capabilities and use of associated counter... | Federal Information Security Management Reform Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. NATIONAL ESTUARY POLLUTION PREVENTION.
Section 320 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1330) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following:
``(k) Pollution Prevention Demonstratio... | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a multimedia national estuary pollution prevention demonstration program to increase the use of modernizing industrial source reduction practices through demonstrations in estuaries. Requires ... | To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for a national estuary pollution prevention demonstration program. |
MECHANISMS.
(a) Establishment by States.--Each State is encouraged to establish
or maintain alternative dispute resolution mechanisms that promote the
resolution of health care liability claims in a manner that--
(1) is affordable for the parties involved in the claims;
(2) provides for t... | Common Sense Medical Malpractice Reform Act of 2001 - Declares that, in a health care liability action that is subject to this Act: (1) the action may not be initiated unless a complaint is filed within two years, with exceptions; (2) the amount of non-economic damages shall not exceed $250,000; and (3) an award for pu... | A bill to reform the health care liability system. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Collegiate and Amateur
Athletic Protection Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. TASK FORCE ON ILLEGAL WAGERING ON AMATEUR AND COLLEGIATE
SPORTING EVENTS.
(a) Establishment.--The Attorney General shall establish a
prosecutorial task force on i... | National Collegiate and Amateur Athletic Protection Act of 2001 - Directs the Attorney General to establish a prosecutorial task force on illegal wagering on amateur and collegiate sporting events. Increases penalties for illegal sports gambling.Requires: (1) the Director of the National Institute of Justice to study t... | A bill to protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Environmental Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN.
(a) In General.--The Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``TITLE V--ENVIRONMENTAL PR... | Children's Environmental Protection Act - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to state U.S. policy regarding protection of vulnerable subpopulations from exposure to environmental pollutants. Defines "vulnerable subpopulations" as children, pregnant women, the elderly, individuals with a history of serious illness,... | Children's Environmental Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pitkin County Land Exchange Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to authorize, direct, expedite and
facilitate the exchange and consolidation of lands between Pitkin
County, Colorado, the Aspen Valley Land Trust and the United St... | Pitkin County Land Exchange Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretary) and the Secretary of the Interior, upon receipt of title to certain lands located in Pitkin County, Colorado, and certain lands located on Smuggler Mountain in the County, to convey to the County or to the Aspen Valley Land T... | To authorize and direct the exchange of certain lands in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Regulated Investment
Company Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. INTERNATIONAL REGULATED INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
(a) In General.--Subchapter N of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating part V as part VI and
inserting... | International Regulated Investment Company Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for international regulated investment companies (IRICs) and specify rules for the taxation of IRICs. An IRIC is a regulated investment company (i.e., a mutual fund) that has all of its outstanding stock held b... | International Regulated Investment Company Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Food Stamp Benefits for Aliens
Restoration Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. LIMITED ELIGIBILITY OF QUALIFIED ALIENS FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL
PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Section 402(a) of the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Ac... | Food Stamp Benefits for Aliens Restoration Act of 1998 - Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, as amended by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, to eliminate specified eligibility restrictions for qualified aliens (as defined in such Acts) with respect to: (1) food stamps; a... | Food Stamp Benefits for Aliens Restoration Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for Rape Victims and
Improving Use of DNA Evidence Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. INCENTIVE FUNDS UNDER THE BYRNE GRANT PROGRAM FOR STATES AND
UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT THAT PROVIDE CERTAIN SERVICES
TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.... | Justice for Rape Victims and Improving Use of DNA Evidence Act of 2010 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to increase by 10% grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program for states or local governments that had in effect for the previous fiscal year: (1) a process... | To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide incentives to States and units of local government under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program for providing certain services to victims of sexual assault or rape, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``USERRA Enforcement Improvement Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. REFORM OF USERRA COMPLAINT PROCESS.
(a) Notification of Rights With Respect to Complaints.--Subsection
(c) of section 4322 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
``(c)(... | USERRA Enforcement Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends provisions concerning uniformed services members' employment or reemployment rights or benefits to: (1) require complainants to be notified of their rights within five days after receipt of the complaint by the Secretary of Labor; (2) require investigation and resolut... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the enforcement of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, and for other purposes. |
s on the Budget.--
Section 301(a)(4) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended to
read as follows:
``(4) subtotals of new budget authority and outlays for
nondefense discretionary spending, defense discretionary
spending, direct spending (excluding interest), interest, and
... | Emergency Spending Control Act of 2005 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to revise the contents of the annual concurrent resolution on the budget (eliminating certain matters in an effort to keep such resolution to one page).
Requires the report accompanying the budget resolution to include: (1) new budget... | To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to simplify annual concurrent resolutions on the budget and to budget for emergencies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Retirement Security Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF DISINCENTIVE TO POOLING FOR MULTIPLE EMPLOYER
PLANS.
(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall presc... | Retirement Security Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) prescribe final regulations to permit employers to participate in multiple employer pension benefit plans, (2) promulgate regulations or other guidance to simplify and clarify rules relating to the timing of participant notices re... | Retirement Security Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency
Unemployment Compensation Act of 2005''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Federal-State agreements.
Sec. 3. Requirements relating t... | Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2005 - Provides for increased regular unemployment compensation payments or emergency extended unemployment compensation for certain individuals who held employment or resided in an area declared a disaster as a result of Hurricane Katrina in the states of Alabama, Florida, Lo... | To provide for unemployment benefits for victims of Hurricane Katrina. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lower Farmington River and Salmon
Brook Wild and Scenic River Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Study Act
of 2005 (Public Law 109-370) authorized the study of the
... | Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook in Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to manage: (1) the ... | A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook 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 ``Rural Safety and Law Enforcement
Improvement Act''.
TITLE I--SMALL COMMUNITY LAW ENFORCEMENT IMPROVEMENT GRANTS
SEC. 101. SMALL COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 1703 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.... | Rural Safety and Law Enforcement Improvement Act- Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) authorize the Attorney General to make grants to rural local and tribal governments for the retention for one additional year of police officers funded through the cops on the beat (or COPS) program; ... | To promote rural safety and improve rural law enforcement. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prosthetic Limb Access Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) over 10,000,000 people in the world are amputees, and
each year more than 250,000 people become amputees;
(2) thousands of citizens of... | Prosthetic Limb Access Act of 1996 - Shields certain nonprofit providers, practitioners (health care professionals associated with such provider), or nonprofit organizations from liability for harm to a claimant caused by a recycled prosthetic device, except in cases of intentional wrongdoing that was the proximate cau... | Prosthetic Limb Access Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Digital Coast Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Digital Coast is a model approach for effective
Federal partnerships with State and local government,
nongovernmental organizations, and t... | . The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) Digital Coast Act (Sec.4)This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a constituent-driven Digital Coast program. (This program currently exists under NOAA to provide data, tools, and training that co... | Digital Coast Act |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR BIOMETHANE PRODUCED FROM BIOMASS WHICH IS
EQUIVALENT TO CREDIT FOR ELECTRICITY PRODUCED FROM
BIOMASS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 45 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to electricity produced from certain
renewable resources, etc.) is... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax credit for the production of biomethane from biomass and make such credit amount equal to the tax credit for producing electricity from biomass; and (2) include biomethane facilities as qualified facilities for purposes of the tax credit for producing electricity fro... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against income tax for biomethane produced from biomass which is equivalent to the credit allowed for electricity produced from biomass. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Making College Affordable and
Accessible Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT-BASED ACADEMIC TRANSITION PROGRAMS.
Part B of title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1138 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 745 as sec... | Making College Affordable and Accessible Act of 2016 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to: (1) extend the authorization of appropriations for the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education through FY2022, and (2) authorize the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to institutions of high... | Making College Affordable and Accessible Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Patient Access to Drugs for
Rare Diseases Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Rare diseases and disorders are those which affect
small patient populations,... | Medicare Patient Access to Drugs for Rare Diseases Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the methodology by which payment for orphan drugs and biologicals is made under the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department (OPD) services.
Directs the Secr... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise the methodology by which payment for orphan drugs and biologicals is made under program prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services under the Medicare Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Passenger Safety Act''.
SEC. 2. USE OF SAFETY BELTS AND CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS BY CHILDREN.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 1 of title 23, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 165. Use of safety belts... | Child Passenger Safety Act - Requires the Secretary of Transportation, if by October 1 of years beginning in 2004 a State has not enacted a child safety restraint law, to transfer specified percentages of Federal-aid highway funds from specified State apportionments to the apportionment for highway safety, to be used t... | A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to promote the use of safety belts and child restraint systems by children, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary
Assistance Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS FOR
MEDICARE COST-SHARING UNDER THE QMB OR SLMB PROGRAM.
Title XIX of the Social Security Act is amended by insert... | Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary Assistance Act of 1999 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require a State plan to provide for making medical assistance with respect to Medicare (SSA title XVIII) cost-sharing covered under the State plan available to a low-income individual on the date the... | Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary Assistance Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to the
provisions of subsections (e) and (g), upon the joint motion of the
United States and the State of Alaska and the issuance of an
appropriate order by the United States District Court for the District
of Alaska, the joint trust funds, ... | Makes all remaining settlement funds eligible for the investment authority granted under this Act so long as they are managed and allocated consistent with the Resolution of the Trustees adopted March 1, 1999, concerning the Restoration Reserve, as follows: (1) $55 million of the funds remaining on October 1, 2002, and... | A bill to allow for the investment of joint Federal and State funds from the civil settlement of damages from the Exxon Valdez oil spill, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Leave Equity for Adoptive Families
Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. LEAVE REQUIREMENT.
(a) In General.--An employee who needs leave because of the
placement of a son or daughter with the employee for adoption or foster
care shall be entitled to any leave benefi... | Leave Equity for Adoptive Families Act of 1995 - Entitles any employee who needs it, because of the placement of a child with that employee for adoption or foster care, to any leave benefit provided by the employer for care of an employee's newborn biological child or for recovery from the employee's own illness, injur... | Leave Equity for Adoptive Families Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Student Dropout Prevention
and Recovery Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Lowering the student dropout rate is one of the most
significant challenges facing educators today. Students must
... | Requires the Director of the Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion (established by this Act in the Department of Education) to carry out provisions for: (1) a model school dropout prevention grant program; (2) a national school dropout prevention grant program; and (3) a national clearinghouse on effectiv... | National Student Dropout Prevention and Recovery Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hereditary Hemorrhagic
Telangiectasia Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a
largely undiagnosed or misdiagnosed vascular genetic ... | Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and implement a hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT, a genetic vascular bleeding disorder that causes abnormalities of the blood... | Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``USA PATRIOT Act Additional
Reauthorizing Amendments Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
As used in this Act, the term ``applicable Act'' means the Act
entitled ``An Act to extend and modify authorities needed to combat
terrorism, and for other purposes... | USA PATRIOT Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments Act of 2006 - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to allow a person receiving a production order (an order from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or his designee (Director) to produce any tangible thing, such as a bo... | A bill to clarify that individuals who receive FISA orders can challenge nondisclosure requirements, that individuals who receive national security letters are not required to disclose the name of their attorney, that libraries are not wire or electronic communication service providers unless they provide specific serv... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeland Security and Law
Enforcement Improvements Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``Department'' means the Department of
Homeland Security; and
(2) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secreta... | Homeland Security and Law Enforcement Improvements Act of 2008 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to reassign to the Office of the Secretary of Homeland Security the Office for State and Local Law Enforcement (Office). Establishes within the Office: (1) the Law Enforcement Information Sharing Resource Center to... | A bill to improve the Office for State and Local Law Enforcement, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Water Use Efficiency and
Conservation Research Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Between 1950 and 2000, the United States population
increased nearly 90 percent. In that same period, public demand
f... | Water Use Efficiency and Conservation Research Act - Requires the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Research and Development to establish a research and development program to promote water use efficiency and conservation, including: (1) technologies and processes that enable the colle... | To increase research, development, education, and technology transfer activities related to water use efficiency and conservation technologies and practices at the Environmental Protection Agency. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Dredge Disposal Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL FACILITIES.
Section 101 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33
U.S.C. 2211) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Dredged Material Disposal Fa... | Environmental Dredge Disposal Act of 1996 - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to consider the provision of dredged material disposal facilities associated with Federal navigation projects for harbors as a general navigation feature of a project for purposes of Federal cost sharing. Prohibits the expen... | Environmental Dredge Disposal Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Water Advanced Technologies for
Efficient Resource Use Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. WATERSENSE.
(a) In General.--There is established within the Environmental
Protection Agency a WaterSense program to identify and promote water
efficient products, buildings... | Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2015 This bill codifies the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) WaterSense program, which identifies, labels, and promotes water efficient products, buildings, landscapes, and services. This bill also establishes a program to provide financial incentives... | Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bridges to the Cuban People Act of
2001''.
TITLE I--FACILITATION OF THE EXPORT OF FOOD AND MEDICINES TO CUBA
SEC. 101. EXEMPTION FROM PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON TRADE WITH
CUBA TO PERMIT THE EXPORT OF FOOD AND MEDICINES TO CUBA.
... | Bridges to the Cuban People Act of 2001 - Exempts from the embargo on trade with Cuba (including prohibitions under the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 against the unloading at a U.S. port of vessels that previously entered a Cuban port to engage in trade) the export of any agricultural commodity, farm machinery or equipme... | To provide the people of Cuba with access to food and medicines from the United States, to ease restrictions on travel to Cuba, to provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Census Oversight Efficiency and
Management Reform Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE
CENSUS.
(a) In General.--Section 21 of the title 13, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
... | Census Oversight Efficiency and Management Reform Act of 2010 - Requires the individual appointed as Director of the Census to have a demonstrated ability in management and experience in the collection, analysis, and use of statistical data.
Provides that: (1) the Director shall report directly to the Secretary of Com... | To amend title 13 of the United States Code to provide for a 5-year term of office for the Director of the Census and to provide for the authority and duties of the Director and Deputy Director of the Census, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``North Korea Sanctions Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) North Korean negotiators in the Six-Party diplomatic
process did not act in good faith by their refusal to agree to
a transpar... | North Korea Sanctions Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of State to designate the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea as a country that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism for specified purposes under the Export Administration Act of 1979, the Arms Export Control Act, and the F... | A bill to require that North Korea be listed as a state sponsor of terrorism, to ensure that human rights is a prominent issue in negotiations between the United States and North Korea, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch Officer
Appointment Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL.
(a) Appointment and Term of Service.--
(1) Appointment.--The Architect of the Capitol shall be
appointed jointly by the Speaker of the House of ... | Legislative Branch Officer Appointment Act of 2005 - Establishes a uniform appointment process and term of service for the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), the Comptroller General, and the Librarian of Congress. Prohibits the annual compensation paid to such officers from exceeding the annual salary of a Member of Congr... | To establish a uniform appointment process and term of service for the Architect of the Capitol, the Comptroller General, and the Librarian of Congress, to prohibit the annual amount of payment of compensation to such officers to exceed the annual salary of a Member of Congress, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Diabetes Self-Management Training
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Diabetes is the fifth leading cause of death in the
United States. Over 17,000,000 Americans (6.2 percent of the
... | Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for the recognition of certified diabetes educators as Medicare providers for purposes of diabetes outpatient self-management training services.
Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Con... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by designating certified diabetes educators recognized by the National Certification Board of Diabetes Educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services under part B of the Medica... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``America Realizing the Informational
Skills and Initiative of New Graduates Act of 2014'' or ``America
RISING Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2012
th... | America Realizing the Informational Skills and Initiative of New Graduates Act of 2014 or the America RISING Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education to jointly establish a program providing grants to: eligible employers to defray the cost of compensation they pay to recent graduat... | America RISING Act of 2014 |
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