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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Access to Contraceptives
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) A deepening crisis in developing countries with respect
to the availability of contraceptives n... | Ensuring Access to Contraceptives Act of 2006 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the President, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to furnish assistance to provide contraceptives in developing countries in order to prevent unintended pregnancies, abortions, and th... | To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize assistance to provide contraceptives in developing countries in order to prevent unintended pregnancies, abortions, and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Limited Congressional Pension Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
(a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 8352. L... | Limited Congressional Pension Act of 1995 - Amends Federal civil service law to limit to 12 years (with certain exceptions) the number of years that a Member of Congress may participate in either the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees' Retirement System. | Limited Congressional Pension Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife
Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) according to the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, in 2001, 82,000,000 individuals in the United States... | Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2007 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program under which states and tribal governments may apply for grants to encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm, ranch, and forest land ... | To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm, ranch, and forest land to voluntarily make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States and tribal governments. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Guam Excess Lands Act''.
SEC. 2. TRANSFER.
(a) In General.--The Administrator of General Services shall,
subject to section 3, transfer all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to the parcels of land described in subsection (b)
(toge... | Guam Excess Lands Act - Directs the Administrator of General Services to transfer specified excess parcels of Federal land to Guam for public benefit, by quitclaim deed and without reimbursement. Makes such parcels eligible for transfer upon the enactment and submission to specified congressional committees by Guam of... | Guam Excess Lands Act |
SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT
TRUSTS FROM THE TREATMENT OF STAPLED ENTITIES.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding paragraph (3) of section 136(c) of
the Tax Reform Act of 1984 (relating to stapled stock; stapled
entities), the REIT gross income provisions shall... | Amends the Tax Reform Act of 1984 to provide for the termination of the exception for certain real estate investment trusts from the treatment of stapled entities. | A bill to provide that the exception for certain real estate investment trusts from the treatment of stapled entities shall apply only to existing property, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Union Member Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Labor unions make significant political contributions
and expenditures that directly or indirectly influence the
election of candidates and s... | Union Member Protection Act - Amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (Landrum-Griffin Act) to require a labor organization's mandatory report to the Secretary of Labor on its constitution, officers, and basic organization to include, in a clear and simple format, both: (1) a description of the specifi... | To amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act to require the authorization of members of a labor organization before such organization may make certain political expenditures, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Debt Relief Enhancement Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF ENHANCED HIPC INITIATIVE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall immediately
commence efforts within the Paris Club of Official Creditors, the
International Bank for Reconstr... | Debt Relief Enhancement Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to commence efforts immediately within the Paris Club of Official Creditors, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other appropriate multilateral development institutions to... | To ensure that the Enhanced Highly Indebted Poor Countries Initiative achieves the objective of substantially increasing resources available for human development and poverty reduction in heavily indebted poor countries, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tropical Forest and Coral
Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO SHORT TITLE OF ACT TO ENCOMPASS EXPANDED SCOPE.
(a) In General.--Section 801 of the Tropical Forest Conservation
Act of 1998 (Public Law 87-195; 22 U.S.C. 2151 n... | Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Renames the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 as The Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act of 2009.
(Sec. 3) Includes tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems within the scope of such Act.
Define... | A bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2012, to rename the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 as the "Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act of 2009", and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Government Tax-Exempt Bond
Authority Amendments Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY.
The Constitutional authority upon which this Act rests is the power
of Congress to lay and collect taxes and to regulate commerce with
foreign nati... | Amends the Securities Act of 1933 to exempt obligations issued by an Indian tribal government or subdivision from registration requirements. | Tribal Government Tax-Exempt Bond Authority Amendments Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equity for Reservists Pay Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. NONREDUCTION IN PAY WHILE FEDERAL EMPLOYEE IS SERVING ON ACTIVE
DUTY IN A RESERVE COMPONENT OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.
(a) In General.--Subchapter IV of chapter 55 of title 5, United
State... | Equity for Reservists Pay Act of 2003 - Entitles a Federal employee who is also a member of the reserves and who is absent from his or her civilian employment position under a call or order for active duty service of more than 30 days, to receive an amount equal to the difference in pay between the military compensatio... | To provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being ordered to serve on active duty for a period of more than 30 days, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. TAX TREATMENT OF ALASKA NATIVE SETTLEMENT TRUSTS.
(a) Tax Exemption.--Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(28) A trust which--
``(A) constitutes a Settlement Trust under section
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax exempt status for a trust which is an electing Settlement Trust under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of Settlement Trusts established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Opportunity-to-Learn Standards
Implementation Act''.
SEC. 2. GOALS 2000: EDUCATE AMERICA ACT.
(a) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever
in this section an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment to, or repeal ... | Opportunity-to-Learn Standards Implementation Act - Amends the Goals 2000: Educate America Act and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to restore provisions relating to opportunity-to-learn standards, including authority for the Secretary of Labor to make opportunity-to-learn development grants. Author... | Opportunity-to-Learn Standards Implementation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Services
Restoration Act of 2008''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--REHABILITATIVE SERVICES PROTECTIONS... | Medicaid Services Restoration Act of 2008 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to extend medical assistance coverage to therapeutic foster care services.
Allows reasonable and efficient payment methodologies, including fee-for-service payments, case rates, daily rates, or other forms of capitated p... | A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the provision of rehabilitation services and case management and targeted case management services under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patient and Physician Safety and
Protection Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Federal Government, through the medicare program,
pays approximately $8,000,000,000 per year solely to train
... | Patient and Physician Safety and Protection Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require a participating hospital that uses the services of postgraduate trainees to limit their working hours to specified schedules.Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgat... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the work hours and increase the supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of patients and resident-physicians themselves. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Disability Community Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. HIGHER FMAP FOR CERTAIN MEDICAID EXPENDITURES ASSOCIATED WITH
CERTAIN REGULATION COMPLIANCE.
(a) In General.--Section 1903(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396b(a)(5)) is amended--
... | Disability Community Act of 2016 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to temporarily establish a higher federal matching rate with respect to Medicaid expenditures for certain services furnished to individuals with developmental disabilities if such expenditures are attributable to... | Disability Community Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Economic Assistance Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF INDIAN TRIBES AS STATES WITH RESPECT TO BOND
ISSUANCE.
(a) Repeal of Essential Governmental Function Requirement.--Section
7871 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amende... | Tribal Economic Assistance Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend and modify several tax provisions relating to Indian reservations. The bill: repeals a provision that limits an Indian tribal government's eligibility for certain excise tax exemptions to transactions involving the exercise ... | Tribal Economic Assistance Act of 2017 |
TITLE I--HEALTH CARE FRAUD PROSECUTION
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Health Care Fraud Prosecution Act
of 1995''.
SEC. 102. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR HEALTH CARE FRAUD.
(a) Offense.--Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after chapter 50A the following new... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Health Care Fraud Prosecution
Title II: Health Care Fraud and Abuse Commission
Title I: Health Care Fraud Prosecution
- Health Care Fraud Prosecution Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide penalties for fraud by health care providers in connection with the... | To provide for a Federal response to fraud in connection with the provision of or receipt of payment for health care services, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Invest in the U.S.A. Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. TOLL TAX ON EXCESS QUALIFIED FOREIGN DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT.
(a) In General.--Subpart F of part III of subchapter N of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following... | Invest in the U.S.A. Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a U.S. corporation doing business abroad to elect to have its foreign earnings taxed in the United States for one year at a rate equal to 5.25 percent of the excess qualified foreign distribution and the amount attributable to such corporatio... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the investment of foreign earnings within the United States for productive business investments and job creation. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the 1954 United States Supreme Court decision of Brown
v. Board of Education, which mandated an end to the segregation
of public schools, was one of the most significant court
decisions in the histo... | Establishes the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, Arkansas, as a unit of the National Park System.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior, within two years after funds are made available, to: (1) prepare a general management plan for the Site; and (2) prepare and transmit to specified congressio... | To establish the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site in the State of Arkansas, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive
Strategy for Iraq Act of 2007''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Declaration of policy.
Sec. 3. Expiration... | Comprehensive Strategy for Iraq Act of 2007 - States that authority for the President to use the Armed Forces in Iraq as provided by P.L. 107-243 expires on December 31, 2007.
Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds for the purpose of establishing or maintaining a permanent U.S. military presence in Iraq thro... | To provide for the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Iraq, to authorize assistance for Iraq, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arson Prevention Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) arson is a serious and costly problem, and is
responsible for approximately 25 percent of all fires in the
United States;
(2) arson is a... | Arson Prevention Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to direct the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration, through the Office of Fire Prevention and Arson Control, to carry out a demonstration program to provide two-year grants to States for programs relating to arso... | Arson Prevention Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM.
Title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``PART L--PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS
``SEC. 10995A. FINDINGS.
``Congress finds the following:
``(1) Countless studies have shown what... | Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide grants to applicant local educational agencies to establish or expand prekindergarten early learning programs, which meet specified requirements, for three-, four-, and five-year old children.
Authorizes appropriations. | To provide grants to local educational agencies to establish or expand prekindergarten programs for children who are not yet enrolled in kindergarten. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery
Preservation Act''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROJECT FOR CHARITABLE DONATION OF BYCATCH.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce shall initiate a pilot
project under which fishermen in a commercial fishery covered by the
West ... | Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Preservation Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) initiate a pilot project under which fishermen covered by the West Coast groundfish fishery may make charitable donations of fishery bycatch; (2) report on specified actions to provide disaster relief to fishing communities af... | To expedite relief provided under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act for the commercial fishery failure in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery, to improve fishery management and enforcement in that fishery, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to
Work Act''.
TITLE I--AMENDMENT TO THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS ACT
SEC. 101. AMENDMENT TO OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS ACT.
(a) Amendment.--Section 11(d) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands
Act (43 U.S... | Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act - Title I: Amendment to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act - (Sec. 101) Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior (who currently is only authorized) to require that any lessee operating under an approved exploration plan obtain: (... | To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to facilitate the safe and timely production of American energy resources from the Gulf of Mexico, to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Tiahrt Amendments severely limit the authority of
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)
to disclose crime gu... | Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act This bill amends several appropriations laws to remove limitations on the authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to conduct activities related to the administration of federal firearms laws. Specifically, the bill removes provisions that: limit the use of f... | Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Predatory Lending Deterrence Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the terms ``affiliate'' and ``subsidiary'' have the
same meanings as in section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act
of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841);
... | (Sec. 4) Sets forth proscriptions and limitations governing high cost home loans including: (1) a proscription against balloon payments; (2) a proscription against a repayment schedule whose regular periodic payments do not cover the full amount of interest due (causing the principal balance to increase); (3) a proscri... | Predatory Lending Deterrence Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Streamlined and Improved Methods at
Polling Locations and Early (SIMPLE) Voting Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR EARLY VOTING AND FOR REDUCING WAITING
TIMES FOR VOTERS IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.
(a) Requirements for States.--
... | Streamlined and Improved Methods at Polling Locations and Early (SIMPLE) Voting Act of 2013 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) to require each state to allow individuals to vote in a federal election on each day during the 15-day period ending on the second day immediately preceding the election date in ... | Streamlined and Improved Methods at Polling Locations and Early (SIMPLE) Voting Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF 1993 INCREASES IN HIGHWAY MOTOR FUEL TAXES.
(a) Highway Gasoline.--Clause (i) of section 4081(a)(2)(A) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``18.3 cents'' and
inserting ``14 cents''.
(b) Diesel Fuel and Kerosene.--Clause (iii) of section
4081(a)(2)(A) of such Code... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce by 4.3 cents the tax on non-aviation gasoline, diesel fuel, and kerosene. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 4.3-cent increases in highway motor fuel taxes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Put School Counselors Where They're
Needed Act''.
SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR ADDITIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOL
COUNSELORS.
(a) In General.--Part H of title I of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6551 et seq.)... | Put School Counselors Where They're Needed Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to implement a demonstration project providing competitive, four-year grants to at least 10 secondary schools that have a four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate of 60% or lo... | A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in troubled title I schools to reduce the dropout rate. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Auction Reform Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Circumstances in the telecommunications market have
changed dramatically since the auctioning of spectrum in the
700 megahertz band was or... | Auction Reform Act of 2002 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934, the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, and other Federal law to repeal current deadlines for licenses for and auctioning of electromagnetic spectrum used by analog television broadcasters (which includes spectrum in the general 700 megahertz range). Prohibit... | A bill to eliminate the deadlines for spectrum auctions of spectrum previously allocated to television broadcasting. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Adolescent Web Awareness Requires
Education Act'' or the ``AWARE Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Authority To Make Grants.--
(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (e)(1), the Attorney
General shall make grants to eligible entitie... | Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education Act or the AWARE Act - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) make two-year grants to certain educational agencies, nonprofit organizations, and schools to carry out Internet crime awareness and cybercrime prevention programs; (2) grant priority in making such grants to entitie... | To promote crime awareness and cybercrime prevention initiatives, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification
Act''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS.
(a) Commodity Exchange Act Amendments.--
(1) Treatment of affiliate transactions.--Section 1a(47) of
the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1a(47))... | Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to exempt from certain regulatory requirements any swaps and security-based swaps entered into by parties neither of which is a... | Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Competitive Power Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF EQUAL ACCESS AND TREATMENT WITH RESPECT TO
FEDERAL POWER RESOURCES.
Section 212(i) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824k(i)) is
amended--
(1) by redesigna... | Access to Competitive Power Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Power Act to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to order transmission service by the administrator or board of directors of the Bonneville, Southeastern, Western Area, and Southwestern Power Administrations, and the Tennessee Valley Aut... | A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wrongful Convictions Tax Relief Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FOR WRONGFULLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section
139B the follow... | Wrongful Convictions Tax Relief Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow wrongfully incarcerated individuals: (1) an exclusion from gross income for compensation received relating to their incarceration and for the first $50,000 of annual income received by such an individual after December 31, 2007; and... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits to individuals who have been wrongfully incarcerated. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Toxic Wounds Research Act
of 2014''.
SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF RESEARCH INTO TOXIC EXPOSURES
ENCOUNTERED BY VETERANS DURING MILITARY SERVICE.
(a) Registry of Toxic Exposures.--
(1) Establishment.--Not later th... | Veterans' Toxic Wounds Research Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a master registry of veterans who experienced toxic exposures while serving in the Armed Forces. Includes in the master registry the registries for: Agent Orange; exposure to toxins relating to a deployment during... | Veterans' Toxic Wounds Research Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the authority granted to Federal agencies under the
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-
... | Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Act of 2015 This bill authorizes each federal agency, or multiple federal agencies working cooperatively, to use crowdsourcing and citizen science approaches to conduct activities designed to advance the agency's mission or the joint mission of the group of agencies. "Citizen scie... | Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Census of Agriculture Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. TRANSFER TO THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE OF THE AUTHORITY TO
CONDUCT THE CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE.
(a) In General.--Section 526 of the Revised Statutes (7 U.S.C.
2204) is amended by adding at the ... | Census of Agriculture Act of 1996 - Amends Federal law to transfer authority to conduct the census of agriculture from the Secretary of Commerce to the Secretary (Secretary) of Agriculture. Requires the Secretary to take a census every five years beginning after 1998.
Sets forth confidentiality provisions. | Census of Agriculture Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) in the aftermath of the 4 hurricanes that occurred
within 6 weeks in the southeast United States during 2004, many
of the inspectors and managers employed to inspect and document
disaster-related damag... | Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relielf and Emergency Assistance Act to: (1) specify procedures for the conduct of preliminary disaster damage assessments; and (2) increase the associated penalties for fraud.
Directs the President to: (1) investigate vigorously any allegations and instances of fraud, including ... | A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to specify procedures for the conduct of preliminary damage assessments, to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to vigorously investigate and prosecute instances of fraud, including fraud in the handling and approval of claims for... |
on the Budget.--Section 301(a)
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by redesignating
paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively, and by
inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph:
``(6) the receipts, outlays, and surplus or deficit in the
Federal ... | Makes it out of order in the House or the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report if the enactment of the reported bill or resolution, the adoption and enactment of an amendment, or the enactment of a bill or resolution in the form recommended in the conference report woul... | Debt Reduction Lockbox Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ecosystem Management Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT.
(a) Definitions.--Section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsections:
``(q) The term `In... | Ecosystem Management Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to establish an Ecosystem Management Commission to: (1) advise the Secretary of the Interior and the Congress concerning policies relating to ecosystem management on public lands; and (2) examine opportunities for and constrai... | Ecosystem Management Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Intelligence Reorganization
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. UNIFIED COMBATANT COMMAND FOR MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 6 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 167a the following new section:
``Sec. 16... | Military Intelligence Reorganization Act of 2005 - Requires the President, through the Secretary of Defense, to establish a unified combatant command for military intelligence (military intelligence command) to: (1) coordinate all military intelligence activities; (2) represent the Department of Defense (DOD) in the in... | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of a unified combatant command for military intelligence, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Privacy Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The social security account number is a very effective
and powerful method of identifying indivi... | Social Security Privacy Act of 1994 - States that it is the policy of the Congress to restrict the use of social security numbers to purposes most directly related to social security and other social services.
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to revise current gu... | Social Security Privacy Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Health Professionals
Educational Assistance Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 7618 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by ... | Veterans Health Professionals Educational Assistance Act of 2009 - Reinstates the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health professionals educational assistance scholarship program and permits furnishing scholarships to new participants in the program through 2014. Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, as additi... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to educational assistance for health professionals, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This bill shall be called the ``National Petroleum Reserve Alaska
Access Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REAFFIRMING NATIONAL POLICY FOR THE
NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the National Petroleum Reserve in ... | . National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act - (Sec. 2) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the National Petroleum Reserve (NPR) in Alaska remains explicitly designated to provide oil and natural gas resources to the United States, and (2) it is national policy to actively advance oil and gas development withi... | National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Offshore Fairness Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to provide equity to the States of Louisiana,
Mississippi, and Alabama with respect to the seaward boundaries
of the States in the Gulf of... | Offshore Fairness Act of 2005 - Amends the Submerged Lands Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey the interest of the United States in the expanded submerged land of the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, if the state involved demonstrates that specified conditions will be met. Numbers among... | To amend the Submerged Lands Act to make the seaward boundaries of the States of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi equivalent to the seaward boundaries of the State of Texas and the Gulf Coast of Florida. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Schemes and Crimes Against
Medicare and Seniors (Stop SCAMS) Act''.
SEC. 2. ENSURING THAT NEW MEDICAL CODING SYSTEMS DO NOT COMPROMISE
FRAUD PREVENTION EFFORTS.
(a) In General.--Section 1173(c) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. ... | Stop Schemes and Crimes Against Medicare and Seniors (Stop SCAMS) Act - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act with respect to standards for financial and administrative transactions and their data elements to enable the electronic exchange of health information. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services ... | Stop Schemes and Crimes Against Medicare and Seniors (Stop SCAMS) Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drug Court Reauthorization and
Improvement Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. GRANT AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--The Attorney General may make grants to States,
State courts, local courts, units of local government, and Indian
tribal governments, acting directly o... | Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for FY 2000 through 2003 to enable the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide drug treatment services in conjunction with drug court programs.
Authorizes appropriations to the Attorney General for such fiscal years for such programs. | Drug Court Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 101 of title 11, the United States Code,
is amended--
(1) by inserting after paragraph (39A) the following:
``(39B) The term `medical debt'... | Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends federal bankruptcy law to cite circumstances under which a medically distressed debtor may elect to exempt from the property of the estate in bankruptcy up to $250,000 of the debtor's aggregate interest in specified real or personal property that the debtor (or debtor's ... | A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code, to provide protection for medical debt homeowners, to restore bankruptcy protections for individuals experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill, injured, or disabled family members, and to exempt from means testing debtors whose financial problems were caused... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Long-Term
Investment Incentive Act of 1997''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal ... | Long-Term Investment Incentive Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a sliding scale capital gains deduction on assets held between two years and eight years by noncorporate taxpayers. | Long-Term Investment Incentive Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``First Things First Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to delay the implementation of certain
amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 until a legislative
task force has certified the achievement of each of the following
critical... | First Things First Act-Amends the Internal Revenue Code to raise certain highest marginal income tax rates. Amends the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to: (1) repeal the phaseout of the overall limitation on itemized deductions and restore the phaseout of personal exemptions; and (2) repeal th... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the highest marginal income tax rates and to increase the estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests, to repeal certain sections of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 related to personal exemptions, itemized deductions, and th... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Common Access Card Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. SECURE MEDICARE CARD PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Pilot Program Implementation (Phase I).--
(1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretar... | Medicare Common Access Card Act of 2011 - Establishes a pilot program under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act in order to utilize smart card technology for Medicare beneficiary and provider identification cards. | A bill to establish a smart card pilot program under the Medicare program. |
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO OKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL ACT OF 1997.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Oklahoma City
National Memorial Act Amendments of 2003''.
(b) Foundation Defined; Conforming Amendment.--Section 3 of the
Oklahoma City National Memorial Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 450ss-1) ... | Oklahoma City National Memorial Act Amendments of 2003 - Amends the Oklahoma City National Memorial Act of 1997 to give responsibility for administration of the Memorial to the Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation (currently administered by the Oklahoma City National Memorial Trust).
Requires the Trust to transf... | To amend the Oklahoma City National Memorial Act of 1997 to transfer the Oklahoma City National Memorial to the Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Overseas Broadcasting Consolidation
and Deficit Reduction Act of 1993''.
TITLE I--REDUCTION IN GOVERNMENT-FUNDED RADIO AND TELEVISION
BROADCASTING OVERSEAS
SEC. 101. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR ISRAEL RADIO TRANSMITTER
... | Overseas Broadcasting Consolidation and Deficit Reduction Act of 1993 -
Title I: Reduction in Government-Funded Radio and Television Broadcasting Overseas
- Prohibits the use of funds for the design, construction, or operation of a radio transmitter facility in Israel.
Repeals the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Ac... | Overseas Broadcasting Consolidation and Deficit Reduction Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Campaign Reporting and Disclosure
Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. EXPEDITING REPORTING OF INFORMATION.
(a) Requiring Reports for Contributions and Expenditures Made
Within 90 Days of Election to be Filed Within 24 Hours and Posted on
Internet.--
(1... | Campaign Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to require each political committee to notify the Federal Election Commission or the Secretary of the Senate, and the Secretary of State, as appropriate, in writing, of any contribution received and expenditure made ... | Campaign Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, REFERENCES, AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1996''.
(b) References.--Whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is
expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other
provision, the reference sha... | Clean Air Act Amendments of 1996 - Amends the Clean Air Act to define permit program "applicable requirements." Revises Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards for permit programs regarding: (1) permitting authorities' requirements that a source obtain or modify a permit for a physical or operational change o... | Clean Air Act Amendments of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coastal States Extension Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) In Executive Proclamation 5928, issued on December 27,
1988, the President extended the boundaries of the territorial
sea of the U... | Coastal States Extension Act of 2013 - Amends the Submerged Lands Act to extend state jurisdiction over submerged lands from 3 geographical miles to 12 nautical miles distant from the coast line of a state. Authorizes a state admitted subsequent to the date of enactment of this Act to assert its seaward boundaries to ... | Coastal States Extension Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Executive Agency Simplification and
Efficiency Act'' or the ``EASE Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR COMPTROLLER GENERAL TO SUBMIT LEGISLATIVE
PROPOSAL TO REORGANIZE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AGENCIES.
(a) Legislative Proposal Requirement.--The Compt... | Executive Agency Simplification and Efficiency Act or the EASE Act - Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to submit one legislative proposal to Congress, with a copy to the President at the same time, to reorganize executive branch agencies to: (1) decrease the total number of agencies that promote American comp... | EASE Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Healthcare Accessibility for Seniors
Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING MEDICAID HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE
PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY HEALTH CENTERS IN
FEDERALLY-ASSISTED HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY.
(a) In ... | Healthcare Accessibility for Seniors Act of 2002 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require that, in order for States to receive payment under Medicaid, health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and other managed care plans providing medical assistance to Medicaid beneficiaries must provide in th... | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require health maintenance organizations and other managed care plans providing medical assistance to Medicaid beneficiaries to make payments for assistance provided to such beneficiaries by health centers in Federally-assisted housing for the elderly, and for other purp... |
SECTION 1. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.
Section 103 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding
the following:
``(j) National Transportation System.--
``(1) Purpose.--The purpose of the National Transportation
System is to provide a unified and interconnected system of
... | Amends Federal transportation law to establish a National Transportation System (NTS) that will move people and goods in a way that promotes mobility, economic productivity, congestion relief, energy conservation, and air quality improvement.
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to submit to the Congress the design... | To amend title 23, United States Code, relating to establishment of the National Transportation System. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Entrepreneurship and
Benefits Improvement Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR STATE APPROVING AGENCIES TO APPROVE CERTAIN
ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSES.
(a) Approval of Entrepreneurship Courses.--Section 3675 of title
38, United... | Veterans Entrepreneurship and Benefits Improvement Act of 2003 - Authorizes a State agency to approve entrepreneurship (business education) courses for attendance by veterans using veterans' basic educational assistance provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs. Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs fro... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve education and entrepreneurship benefits, housing benefits, and certain other benefits for veterans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Relief Tax Check-Off for
Our Armed Forces Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. ABOVE-THE-LINE DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ARMED
FORCES RELIEF TRUST.
Section 62(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining
adjusted gross i... | Emergency Relief Tax Check-Off for Our Armed Forces Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax deduction (available to taxpayers who do not itemize their tax deductions) for charitable contributions of up to $1,000 ($2,000 in the case of a joint return) to the Armed Forces Relief Trust.
Allows taxpa... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals an above-the-line deduction for contributions made to the Armed Forces Relief Trust as part of filing their income tax returns. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Help Separated Families Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. IMMIGRATION STATUS ALONE NOT A DISQUALIFICATION FROM BEING A
PLACEMENT FOR A FOSTER CHILD.
Section 471(a)(19) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
671(a)(19)) is amended--
(1) b... | Help Separated Families Act of 2013 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to: (1) require state child protection standards to ensure that the immigration status alone of a parent, legal guardian, or relative shall not disqualify the parent, legal guardian, or relat... | Help Separated Families Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Recreational Shooting Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of
the Bureau of Land Management.
(2) Federal public land.--The term ``Federal public land... | Recreational Shooting Protection Act - Declares that, federal public land shall be open to access and use for recreational shooting, except as limited by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for one or more of the following: (1) reasons of national security; (2) reasons of public safety; (3) to comply wi... | To provide opportunities for continued recreational shooting on certain Federal public land. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Opal Creek Forest Preserve Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Old-growth forests are unique ecosystems that serve as
critical wildlife habitat for hundreds of vertebrate and
invertebrate ... | Opal Creek Forest Preserve Act of 1993 - Establishes the Opal Creek Forest Preserve, consisting of specified Federal lands in the Detroit Ranger District of the Willamette National Forest, Oregon.
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a cooperative management plan for the Preserve to address suitable researc... | Opal Creek Forest Preserve Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Curb Opioid Misuse By Advancing
Technology Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. EXTENDED EXCLUSIVITY FOR CERTAIN DRUG PRODUCTS TO PROTECT THE
PUBLIC HEALTH.
(a) New Drug Applications.--Section 505(c)(3)(E) of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (... | Curb Opioid Misuse By Advancing Technology Act of 2016 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend the marketing exclusivity period for certain brand name drugs that the Food and Drug Administration approves: (1) on the basis of new clinical abuse potential studies, and (2) with labeling that ch... | Curb Opioid Misuse By Advancing Technology Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Falls Preservation and
Redevelopment Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Great Falls Historic District in the State of New
Jersey is an area of historical significance as an early site
of planned in... | Great Falls Preservation and Redevelopment Act - Establishes the Great Falls Historic District in Paterson, New Jersey.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants and enter into cooperative agreements with the State of New Jersey, local governments, and private nonprofit entities under which the Secretary... | Great Falls Preservation and Redevelopment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``King Cove Health and Safety Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE.
(a) In General.--If, not later than 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the King Cove Corporation transfers to the
United States all right, title, and interest of the ... | King Cove Health and Safety Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to grant the Aleutians East Borough a perpetual right-of- way of 100 feet in width through specified land in Seward Meridian, Alaska, for the construction, operation, and maintenance of certain utility-related fixtures and of a public road ... | King Cove Health and Safety Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Yellowstone Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The January 22, 2001, rule phasing out snowmobile use
in Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and
the John D. Rockefeller, ... | Yellowstone Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to implement the final rule to phase out snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park and snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, the John. D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park. Prohibits the Secretary from modifying or ... | To require the Secretary of the Interior to implement the final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park. |
SECTION 1. PARTICIPATION OF TAIWAN IN THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized
agency of the United Nations, charged with coordinating health
efforts within the United Nations system. ... | (Sec. 1) This bill requires the annual reports submitted by the Department of State to Congress concerning the U.S. plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual summit of the World Health Assembly (WHA) held by the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, to include an account of the ch... | To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Campaign Finance Reform Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE OF COMMISSION.
There is established a commission to be known as the ``Campaign
Finance Reform Commission'' (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the
``Commission''). The purpos... | Campaign Finance Reform Act of 1995 - Establishes the Campaign Finance Reform Commission to study and recommend Federal election law reforms.
Terminates the Commission after a specified reporting date. | Campaign Finance Reform Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Air Cargo Security Improvement Act
of 2018''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF AIR CARGO SECURITY DIVISION.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 449 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 44947. ... | Air Cargo Security Improvement Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to: (1) establish an air cargo security division, (2) submit to Congress a feasibility study regarding the use of computed tomography technology for the screening of air cargo transported on passenge... | Air Cargo Security Improvement Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Servicemembers' Health Insurance
Protection Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON PREMIUM INCREASES FOR REINSTATED HEALTH INSURANCE
OF SERVICEMEMBERS RELEASED FROM ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE.
(a) Premium Protection.--Section 704 of the Servic... | Servicemembers' Health Insurance Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to entitle a servicemember ordered to active duty, upon release from active duty, to reinstatement of health insurance in effect on the day before service commenced without any premium increase for the balance of the pe... | To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to limit premium increases on reinstated health insurance on servicemembers who are released from active military service, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Undetectable Firearms Modernization
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) according to data from the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, 8,583 of the 12,664 murders in the United States
in 2011 were committed ... | Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act - Amends the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 to: (1) delay the repeal date of such Act for 10 years, and (2) extend the prohibitions against undetectable firearms in such Act to specified firearm receivers and ammunition magazines. Prohibits the manufacture, importation, sale, ... | Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice Exists for All of Us Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. STATE ``STAND YOUR GROUND'' LAWS AND NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH
REGISTRATION.
(a) In General.--For each fiscal year after the expiration of the
period of implementation specified in subsection ... | Justice Exists for All of Us Act of 2013 - Prohibits a state, for each fiscal year beginning three years after enactment of this Act, from having in effect a law or policy that: (1) allows a person to use deadly force when such person is threatened and that does not impose a duty to retreat before using such force in a... | Justice Exists for All of Us Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Compact-Impact Reimbursement Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) In approving the Compact of Free Association it was not
the intent of Congress to cause adverse consequences ... | Compact-Impact Reimbursement Act of 2011 - Amends the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 to authorize and appropriate FY2012-FY2014 funds to the Secretary of the Interior for grants to Guam, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa for the costs of increased demands placed on he... | To amend the Compact of Free Association of 1985 to provide for adequate Compact-impact aid to affected States and territories, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``______ of 1993''.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN INDIVIDUAL CAPITAL GAINS RATE.
(a) General Rule.--Subsection (h) of section 1 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to maximum capital gains rate) is
amended to read as follows:
``(h) Maximum Capital... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the individual and corporate capital gains rate from 28 percent and 34 percent to 15 percent. Reduces the minimum tax rate accordingly. Reduces such tax to 7.5 percent for low- and middle-income taxpayers.
Requires indexing, based on the gross national product deflator, of ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a maximum long-term capital gains rate of 15 percent and indexing the basis of certain capital assets. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Diabetes Clinical Care
Commission Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report
that nearly 29,000,000 Americans have diabetes in addition to
an es... | National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission to evaluate and recommend solutions regarding better coordination and leveraging of federal programs that rel... | National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Windstorm Impact Reduction
Act Reauthorization of 2011''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 203(1) of the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of
2004 (42 U.S.C. 15702(1)) is amended by striking ``Director of the
Office of Science and Technolog... | National Windstorm Impact Reduction Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Amends the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004 to revise provisions governing the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program. Designates the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as the entity with primary responsibility for ... | To reauthorize the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Compete for the Future Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PRIZE COMPETITION.
(a) Prize Competition.--
(1) In general.--From the amounts appropriated under
subsection (d), the Secretary of Education, in consultation
wit... | Compete for the Future Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Education to establish a prize competition for certain programs designed to prepare high school students to enter and succeed in an in-demand industry sector or occupation. Such programs are those that: (1) prepare students to enter and succeed in s... | Compete for the Future Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Prostate Cancer Coverage
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. OPTIONAL MEDICAID COVERAGE OF CERTAIN PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS.
(a) Coverage as Optional Categorically Needy Group.--
(1) In general.--Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii) of the Social
... | Medicaid Prostate Cancer Coverage Act of 2006 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide for optional Medicaid coverage of certain prostate cancer patients. | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide medical assistance for certain men screened and found to have prostate cancer under a Federally funded screening program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Our Homeless Veterans Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. COLLABORATION IN PROVISION OF CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO
VETERANS IN SUPPORTED HOUSING PROGRAM.
(a) Collaboration Authorized.--
(1) In general.--Subchapter V of chapter 20 ... | Helping Our Homeless Veterans Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into agreements with state or local government agencies, tribal organizations, and nonprofit organizations to collaborate in the provision of case management services to expand and improve the provision of supported h... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with States and nonprofit organizations to collaborate in the provision of case management services associated with certain supported housing programs for veterans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hydroelectric Licensing and
Incentives Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO HYDROPOWER RELICENSING PROCESS.
(a) In General.--Part I of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791a
and following) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 32. PRO... | Hydroelectric Licensing and Incentives Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal Power Act to prescribe procedural guidelines for the consideration of hydroelectric power licensing by Federal agencies and the Secretaries of the Interior and of Commerce.Instructs the Secretary of Energy to make incentive payments: (1) for a peri... | To improve the Federal licensing process for hydroelectric projects. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``ESOP Promotion Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. PROVISIONS RELATING TO S CORPORATIONS ESTABLISHING EMPLOYEE
STOCK OWNERSHIP PLANS.
(a) Repeal of Provision Making Certain ESOP Benefits Inapplicable
to S Corporations.--Section 1316(d) of the Small Bu... | ESOP Promotion Act of 1997 - Repeals provisions of the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 which made certain employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) benefits inapplicable to S corporations (certain small business corporations).
Excludes from gross income transfers of qualified securities in connection with the per... | ESOP Promotion Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. LIQUIDATION OR RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES OF
ARTIFICIAL FOLIAGE.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding sections 514 and 520 of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514 and 1520) or any other provision of law,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall, not later than 90 days after
the dat... | Provides for the liquidation or reliquidation of, and refund of any duties and interest paid on, certain entries of artificial foliage. | A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of artificial foliage. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``African Elephant Conservation and
Legal Ivory Possession Act''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal
of, a provision, the referen... | African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act This bill reauthorizes the African Elephant Conservation Act (AECA) through FY2022. Ivory may be imported or exported under the AECA and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 if: (1) the raw ivory or worked ivory is solely for a museum; (2) the raw ivory or wor... | African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Satellite Radio Freedom Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) Customer.--The term ``customer'' means--
(A) a person or entity that contracts with a
provider of satellite digital audio r... | Satellite Radio Freedom Act - Prohibits any tax or fee from being imposed by a local taxing jurisdiction on the provision, purchase, or use of satellite digital audio radio service or on a provider of such service. Makes an exception to the extent that a provider of such service owns, leases, or otherwise uses a supple... | To preempt of local taxation with respect to satellite digital audio radio services and to provide for determining State authority for taxation of satellite digital audio radio service. |
50, Seventy-ninth
Congress. Such regulations shall also grant the option to
deduct as expenses intangible drilling and development costs in
the case of wells drilled for any geothermal deposit (as
defined in section 613(e)(2)) to the same extent and in the
same manner as suc... | American Energy Innovation Act This bill encourages and establishes requirements concerning: energy efficiency in the electricity grid, the manufacturing sector, certain vehicles and trucks, buildings, homes, and the federal government; protection of the bulk-power system from cybersecurity threats; the security a... | American Energy Innovation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Truth in Accounting Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. PREPARATION OF NET PRESENT VALUE CALCULATION OF MAJOR
LIABILITIES AND COMMITMENTS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
(a) In General.--Section 331(e) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by adding ... | Truth in Accounting Act of 2006 - Amends federal law to require the Secretary of the Treasury to include in his audited financial statement of the previous year a calculation of the net present value of the overall liabilities and commitments of the U.S. government. | To amend title 31, United States Code, to require certain additional calculations to be included in the annual financial statement submitted under section 331(e) of that title. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Insular Areas Consolidation Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Baker island.--The term ``Baker Island'' means all of
the islands and appurtenant reefs at the parallel of 0 degrees,
11 to 13 minutes, of lat... | Insular Areas Consolidation Act of 1996 - Includes named areas as additions to the State of Hawaii. | Insular Areas Consolidation Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improved Workplace and Community
Transition Training for Incarcerated Youth Offenders Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO STATES FOR IMPROVED WORKPLACE AND COMMUNITY
TRANSITION TRAINING FOR INCARCERATED YOUTH OFFENDERS.
Section 821 of the Hi... | Improved Workplace and Community Transition Training for Incarcerated Youth Offenders Act of 2005 - Amends the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Education to establish performance objectives and reporting requirements necessary to assess program effectiveness for state correctional educa... | A bill to provide grants to States for improved workplace and community transition training for incarcerated youth offenders. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Qualifying Renewable Chemical
Production or Investment Tax Credit Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. CREDITS FOR PRODUCTION OF RENEWABLE CHEMICALS AND INVESTMENTS
IN RENEWABLE CHEMICAL PRODUCTION FACILITIES.
(a) Production of Renewable Chemicals.--
... | Qualifying Renewable Chemical Production or Investment Tax Credit Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for the production of renewable chemicals. The bill defines "renewable chemical" as any chemical that: (1) is produced in the United States from renew... | Qualifying Renewable Chemical Production or Investment Tax Credit Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patient Safety and Toxicology
Modernization Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Preclinical testing serves a fundamental role in
characterizing the potential risks and benefits associated with
... | Patient Safety and Toxicology Modernization Act of 2016 This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to issue and periodically update guidance on: (1) novel tools for testing the toxicology and efficacy of medications, and (2) three-dimensional human tissue models. | Patient Safety and Toxicology Modernization Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Department of
Energy Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act of 2014''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definition... | Department of Energy Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act of 2014 - Title I: Innovation Management At Department of Energy - (Sec. 101) Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to rename the Under Secretary for Science as the Under Secretary for Science and Energy and expand the functions of the... | Department of Energy Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Next Generation Radiation Screening
Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING REGARDING ADVANCED SPECTROSCOPIC
PORTAL MONITORS.
(a) In General.--Title XIX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is
amended by adding at the end the ... | Next Generation Radiation Screening Act of 2008 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require: (1) the Director of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office and the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to enter into an agreement regarding the minimum required functionality for the deployment of Advan... | To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to clarify criteria for certification relating to Advanced Spectroscopic Portal monitors, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employee Commuter Benefits
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. TRANSIT PASS TRANSPORTATION FRINGE BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Effective as of the first day of the next fiscal
year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, each
covered agency sh... | Federal Employee Commuter Benefits Act of 2005 - Requires each Federal agency in the National Capital Region to implement a program under which all qualified Federal employees serving in or under such agency shall be offered transit pass transportation fringe benefits as required under Executive Order 13150.
Authorize... | A bill to provide that transit pass transportation fringe benefits be made available to all qualified Federal employees in the National Capital Region; to allow passenger carriers which are owned or leased by the Government to be used to transport Government employees between their place of employment and mass transit ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Preventive Health Care Act
of 1997''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING COVERAGE OF SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY AND PAP SMEARS
UNDER HEALTH PLANS.
(a) Group Health Plans.--
(1) Public health service act amendments.--(A) Subpart 2 of
... | Women's Preventive Health Care Act of 1997 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan, and a health insurance issuer offering group coverage, to include coverage for screening pap smears and low-dose screening mammography. Prohibits cos... | Women's Preventive Health Care Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Global Health
Technology Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States has committed to the United Nations
Millennium Development Goals of--
(A) reducing child... | 21st Century Global Health Technology Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to establish in the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) the Health Technology Program which shall: (1) coordinate and lead research and development efforts; (2) be funded by USAID on a competitive basis; and (3)... | To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, to establish the Health Technology Program in the United States Agency for International Development to research and develop technologies to improve global health, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Interstate Commerce Efficiency and
Safety Improvement Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to promote fiscal responsibility by
transferring the functions of the Interstate Commerce Commission to the
Department of Transportation a... | Interstate Commerce Efficiency and Safety Improvement Act of 1993 - Transfers all functions of the Interstate Commerce Commission to the Secretary of Transportation. | Interstate Commerce Efficiency and Safety Improvement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial and Economic Literacy
Improvement Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC LITERACY EDUCATION GRANTS.
(a) In General.--Part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7241 et seq.) is amended by inserti... | Financial and Economic Literacy Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award formula matching grants to states or partnerships between states, experienced nonprofit providers of financial and economic literacy education, and experience... | To provide grants to promote financial and economic literacy. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FHA Multifamily Housing Emergency
Disposition Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the Department of Housing and Urban Development has a
large and growing inventory of multifamily... | FHA Multifamily Housing Emergency Disposition Act of 1993 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to dispose of HUD-held or -foreclosed multifamily housing projects without regard to specified provisions of the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 during a three-year emergency ... | FHA Multifamily Housing Emergency Disposition Act of 1993 |
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