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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Substitute for Quality Teaching
Demonstration Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Each day about 5 million children walk into 274,000
classrooms nationwide and find a substitute teacher. Students
... | No Substitute for Quality Teaching Demonstration Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a competitive demonstration grant program to provide grants for a single academic year directly to between 50 and 100 local educational agencies, or to regional consortia of such agencies acting together, that vary ge... | To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a competitive demonstration grant program to provide funds for local educational agencies to experiment with ways to alleviate the substitute teacher shortage, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF NONDEDUCTIBLE TAX-FREE INDIVIDUAL
RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part I of subchapter D of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to pension, profit-
sharing, stock bonus plans, etc.) is amended by inserting after section
408 the fo... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish special individual retirement accounts that are nondeductible. Makes such accounts nontaxable if earnings on contributions are held for at least five years. Applies the early withdrawal penalty to distributions made before the end of the five year-period. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit nondeductible tax-free individual retirement accounts. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community-Supported Agriculture
Promotion Act''.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE PROMOTION PROGRAM.
Subtitle A of title X of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
2008 (122 Stat. 2097; Public Law 110-246) is amended by adding at the
end th... | Community-Supported Agriculture Promotion Act - Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out a Community-Supported Agriculture Promotion program to promote community-supported agriculture.
Provides Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) funding for the pr... | A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to establish a community-supported agriculture promotion program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drug Shortage Prevention Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Actions by Food and Drug Administration To Address Critical
... | Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) define the term "critical drug" based on the medical necessity and vulnerability to shortage of a drug or biological product; (2) establish, make publicly available, ... | To address critical drug shortages. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mountains to Sound Greenway National
Heritage Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act include--
(1) to recognize the national importance of the natural and
cultural legacies of the area, as demonstrated in the study
... | Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Act Establishes the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area in the state of Washington. Directs the Department of the Interior to designate a willing local unit of government or a nonprofit organization to serve as the coordinating entity for the Heritage Area, ... | Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Steve Grissom
Relief Fund Act of 2005''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--RELIEF FUND
Sec. 101. Stev... | Steve Grissom Relief Fund Act of 2005 - Establishes the Steve Grissom Relief Fund in the Treasury.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make a single payment from the Fund to any individual infected with HIV or diagnosed with AIDS who: (1) was treated with HIV-contaminated blood, blood components, hum... | To provide for compassionate payments with regard to individuals who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to the provision of a contaminated blood transfusion, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unborn Victims of Violence Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF UNBORN CHILDREN.
(a) In General.--Title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after chapter 90 the following:
``CHAPTER 90A--PROTECTION OF UNBORN CHILDREN
``Sec.
... | Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2001 - Provides that: (1) any person who engages in conduct that violates specified provisions of the Federal criminal code, the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, or the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, or specified articles of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (conduct constituting cert... | A bill to amend titles 10 and 18, United States Code, to protect unborn victims of violence. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Crane Tithe Tax Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF TAXATION OF CORPORATIONS.
The following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are
hereby repealed:
(1) section 11 (relating to corporate income tax),
(2) section 55 (rela... | Crane Tithe Tax Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the following taxes: (1) the corporate income tax; (2) the alternative minimum tax as it applies to corporations; (3) the tax on the unrelated business income of tax-exempt organizations; (4) the tax on the accumulated earnings of certain corpora... | Crane Tithe Tax Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mothers and Newborns Health
Insurance Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. OPTIONAL COVERAGE OF LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED PREGNANT WOMEN UNDER
A STATE CHILD HEALTH PLAN.
(a) In General.--Title XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1397aa et seq.) is a... | Mothers and Newborns Health Insurance Act of 2001 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to give States, subject to specified guidelines, the authority to provide for: (1) optional coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income, uninsured pregna... | To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act shall be known as the ``Internet Gambling Study Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Gambling is regulated primarily by State and tribal
governments and Federal statutes governing the interstate
p... | Internet Gambling Study Act - Requires the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a comprehensive study of Internet gambling, including the existing legal framework that governs such activities and transactions and the impact of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act on Interne... | To provide for a study by the National Academy of Sciences to identify the proper response of the United States to the growth of Internet gambling. |
TITLE IX--MEDICAID, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND OTHER HEALTH PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Medicaid Provisions
SEC. 901. NATIONAL BIPARTISAN COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF MEDICAID.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known
as the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicaid... | Title IX (sic): Medicaid, Public Health, and Other Health Provisions - Subtitle A: Medicaid Provisions - Establishes the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicaid to: (1) review and analyze the long-term financial condition of the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (SSA); (2) ide... | To establish a National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicaid. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Timber Tax Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED TIMBER GAIN.
(a) In General.--Part I of subchapter P of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 1203. DEDUCTION FOR QUAL... | Timber Tax Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax deduction (available to taxpayers whether or not they itemize deductions) for up to 60% of gains from certain sales or exchanges of timber. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for qualified timber gains. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Salmon Planning Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds and declares that--
(1) certain species of salmon and steelhead in the Columbia
and Snake River basin are on the brink of extinction as a
co... | Salmon Planning Act - Requires the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences providing for scientific analysis of Federal salmon and steelhead recovery efforts.Requires the Comptroller General of the United States to study the potential effects of partially rem... | To ensure that proper planning is undertaken to secure the preservation and recovery of the salmon and steelhead of the Columbia River basin and the maintenance of reasonably priced, reliable power, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to seek scientific analysis of Federal efforts to restore salmon and steelhead listed... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reenergize America Loan Program Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. REENERGIZE AMERICA LOAN PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the Reenergize America
Loan Program Fund established by subsection (g).
... | Reenergize America Loan Program Act of 2009 - Establishes: (1) within the Department of Energy (DOE) the Reenergize America Loan Program, under which the Secretary of Energy shall allocate funds to states for use in providing zero-interest loans to qualified persons to carry out residential, commercial, industrial, and... | A bill to establish a program to provide loans for use in carrying out residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation energy efficiency and renewable generation projects. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Cost and Tax Relief Act''.
SEC. 2. TAX CREDIT FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION EXPENDITURES IN RESIDENCES.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefundable
personal credits... | Energy Cost and Tax Relief Act- Amends the Internal Code to provide, for an individual, tax credits equal to 50 percent of: (1) the expenditures (up to a limit of $2,500 annually for each dwelling unit) for qualified energy conservation property during a year; and (2) the expenditures (up to a limit of $2,500 annually)... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a credit against income tax for energy conservation expenditures in residences and for purchases of energy efficient appliances. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Caribbean Basin
Trade Enhancement Act of 2005''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--CENTER FOR CARIBBEAN BASIN TRA... | Caribbean Basin Trade Enhancement Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of State to make a voluntary contribution (on a grant basis) to the Organization of American States to establish a: (1) Center for Caribbean Basin Trade; and (2) a skills-based training program for Caribbean Basin countries.
Expresses the sense o... | To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for voluntary contributions on a grant basis to the Organization of American States (OAS) to establish a Center for Caribbean Basin Trade and to establish a skills-based training program for Caribbean Basin countries. |
SECTION 1. CHILD SUPPORT AUDIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall establish a committee
which shall be known as the Child Support Audit Advisor... | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish the Child Support Audit Advisory Committee to assist in developing new criteria and standards for audits of State child support agencies which emphasize program outcomes; and (2) issue final regulations to implement such criteria and standards. | To provide for the establishment of a committee to assist the Secretary of Health and Human Services in developing new criteria and standards for audits of State child support programs, and to require the Secretary to promulgate regulations to modify such audits to emphasize program outcomes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States District Court for the Western
District of Texas (in this Act referred to as the ``Western
District'') has jurisdiction over Federal criminal matters
involving a majority of the Texas-Mexico border regio... | This bill provides $135 million in FY2016 emergency appropriations for the construction of a new courthouse for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. The bill designates the funds as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from limits on discretionary spending and other budget enforcement... | Making emergency appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, to address needs of the Federal judiciary serving the border region between the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``529 and ABLE Account Improvement Act
of 2016''.
SEC. 2. EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS TO QUALIFIED TUITION PROGRAMS AND
QUALIFIED ABLE PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 132 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by s... | 529 and ABLE Account Improvement Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the tax treatment of qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) and ABLE accounts. (Tax-favored ABLE [Achieving a Better Life Experience] accounts are designed to enable individuals with disabilities to save for and ... | 529 and ABLE Account Improvement Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Quality Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE HEALTH CARE QUALITY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.
Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) is
amended by inserting after section 1866B the following:
``health care qual... | Medicare Quality Improvement Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for a health care quality demonstration program under which the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall approve demonstration projects that examine health delivery factors that encourage the delivery ... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the establishment of medicare demonstration programs to improve health care quality. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Terrorism
Insurance Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Congressional findings.
Sec. 3. Submission of premium informa... | Terrorism Insurance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to require each commercial insurer to submit to the Secretary or the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) a statement specifying the aggregate premium amount of coverage written for properties and persons in the United States under each li... | A bill to ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Gift Card Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Gift certificate, store gift card, other prepaid
cards.--The terms ``gift certificate'', ``store gift card'',
and ``general-use prepaid card'' have the following me... | Fair Gift Card Act - States it is unlawful for any person to impose a dormancy fee, inactivity charge or fee, or a service fee with respect to a gift certificate, store gift card, or general-use prepaid card.
Exempts from this prohibition any such charge or fee if: (1) the certificate or card has a remaining value of ... | A bill entitled the "Fair Gift Card Act". |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring the Doctors of Our Country
through Scholarships Veterans Affairs Act of 2014'' or the ``RDOCS-VA
Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Medical facilities of the Department of Veterans
Affairs ... | Restoring the Doctors of Our Country through Scholarships Veterans Affairs Act of 2014 or the RDOCS-VA Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, as part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program, to carry out a scholarship program to provide for the in... | RDOCS-VA Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Executive Service Reform Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. LOCALITY PAY ADJUSTMENT LIMITATION.
Section 5304(g) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``subparagraphs (A) to
(E)'' and inserting ... | Senior Executive Service Reform Act of 2003 - Establishes level II of the Executive Schedule as the maximum annual rate of pay, including comparability pay adjustments, for Senior Executive Service (SES) positions, including positions in the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration.Requir... | A bill to provide for reform of the Senior Executive Service, adjustment in the rates of pay of certain positions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. MEDICARE TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN CANCER HOSPITALS.
(a) In General.--Section 1886(d)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(1)(B)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (iv);
(2) by striking the semicolon at the end of clause (v) and
inser... | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to inpatient hospital service payments to certain hospitals (subsection (d) hospitals) on the basis of prospective rates, to exclude certain cancer hospitals from the meaning of subsection (d) hospital. | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide special treatment of certain cancer hospitals under the Medicare Program. |
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 with respect to the tax treatment of Settlement Trusts established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
Exempts from income taxation any such Settlement Trust electing coverage by this Act. Declares that for an electing trust: (1) no amount shall be includible in the gross i... | A bill 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. RECOURSE LOANS FOR PROCESSORS OF SUGARCANE AND SUGAR BEETS
AND REDUCTION IN LOAN RATES.
(a) Gradual Reduction in Loan Rates.--
(1) Sugarcane processor loans.--Section 156(a) of the
Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7272(a)) is
amended by striking `... | Amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act with respect to the sugar program to: (1) reduce sugarcane loan rates through crop year 2002; (2) revise the sugar beet loan rate; (3) eliminate nonrecourse loans; and (4) eliminate sugar price supports after crop year 2002.
Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 t... | A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to convert the price support program for sugarcane and sugar beets into a system of solely recourse loans to provide for the gradual elimination of the program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Food Stamp Program Improvements Act
of 1994''.
TITLE I_REPORTING AND STAGGERED ISSUANCE FOR HOUSEHOLDS ON RESERVATIONS
SEC. 101. BUDGETING AND MONTHLY REPORTING ON RESERVATIONS.
(a) In General._Section 6(c)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. ... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Reporting and Staggered Issuance for Households
on Reservations
Title II: Access to Retail Food Stores by Food Stamp
Households
Food Stamp Program Improvements Act of 1994 -
Title I: Reporting and Staggered Issuance for Households on Reservations
- Ame... | Food Stamp Program Improvements Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Red Snapper Regulatory Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF CATCH LIMITS REQUIREMENT FOR GULF OF MEXICO RED
SNAPPER FISHERY.
Subsection (d) of section 407 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1883) is repe... | Red Snapper Regulatory Reform Act This bill amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to revise requirements on fishing and fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico. The bill repeals a requirement that red snapper fishery management plans, plan amendments, or regulation submitted by the Gulf of Mexico... | Red Snapper Regulatory Reform Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consistency, Accuracy,
Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy
Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to improve the quality and value of
health care by increasing the safety and accuracy of medical ... | Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require personnel who perform or plan the technical component of either medical imaging examinations or radiation therapy procedures for medical purposes to possess, effec... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ending Housing Discrimination
Against Servicemembers and Veterans Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Servicemembers and veterans have given the United
States the ultimate commitment to preserve freedo... | Ending Housing Discrimination Against Servicemembers and Veterans Act of 2012 - Amends the Fair Housing Act to prohibit housing discrimination against servicemembers or veterans with respect to: (1) the sale or rental of housing, (2) residential real estate-related transactions, and (3) the provision of brokerage servi... | A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act to protect servicemembers and veterans from housing discrimination, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Child Left Behind Fairness Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. REVIEW OF ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS DETERMINATIONS FOR SCHOOLS
FOR THE 2002-2003 SCHOOL YEAR.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall require each local educational
agency to provide each ... | No Child Left Behind Fairness Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Education to require local educational agencies (LEAs) and State educational agencies (SEAs) to give schools and LEAs, respectively, an opportunity to request a review of a determination that they did not make adequate yearly progress (AYP) for the 20... | A bill to provide for review of determinations on whether schools and local educational agencies made adequate yearly progress for the 2002-2003 school year taking into consideration subsequent regulations and guidance applicable to those determinations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Haitian Educational Empowerment Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.
(2) Eighty percent of the population lives below the
poverty line... | Haitian Educational Empowerment Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of State, through the Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, to establish a scholarship program for qualifying Haitian undergraduate or graduate students whose studies were interrupted as a result of the January 12, 2010, ea... | To establish a scholarship program in the Department of State for Haitian students whose studies were interrupted as a result of the January 12, 2010, earthquake, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drinking Water Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT.
(a) Amendment.--Part E of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C.
300j et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``SEC. 1459. ALGAL TOXIN RISK ASSE... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on February 24, 2015. Drinking Water Protection Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and submit to Congress a strategic plan for assessing and managing risks associat... | To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide for the assessment and management of the risk of algal toxins in drinking water, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Guardsmen and Reservist Employer Tax
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYMENT OF RESERVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business-related
cre... | Guardsmen and Reservist Employer Tax Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a reserve component employment credit equal to the sum of the employment credit with respect to all qualified employees of the taxpayer and the self-employment credit of a qualified self-employed taxpayer. Limits the credit t... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax with respect to employees who participate in the military reserve components and to allow a comparable credit for participating reserve component self-employed individuals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Access to Timely Medical
Appointments Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs is statutorily
obligated to provide eligible individuals who served in the
Armed Fo... | Veterans Access to Timely Medical Appointments Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to implement a standardized policy to ensure that veterans enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system are able to schedule: (1) primary care medical appointments within 7 days of the date requested... | Veterans Access to Timely Medical Appointments Act |
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY.
(a) Conveyance.--Upon the tendering of $500,100 on behalf of the
State of California and the release of the United States by the State
of California from any liability for claims relating to the property
described in subsection (b), all right, title, and interest of the
Unite... | Conveys all right, title, and interest of the United States to specified property in San Bernardino County, California, to the Department of Health Services of such State for use as a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility, upon the tendering of $500,100 on behalf of California and the release of the United Stat... | To convey 1,000 acres of Federal land in San Bernardino County, California, for use as the site of the Southwestern Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact's regional disposal facility. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nonprofit Athletic Organization
Protection Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Economic loss.--The term ``economic loss'' means any
pecuniary loss resulting from harm (including the loss of
earnings or othe... | Nonprofit Athletic Organization Protection Act of 2003 - Exempts a nonprofit athletic organization from liability for harm caused by an act or omission in the adoption of rules for sanctioned or approved athletic competitions or practices if: (1) the organization was acting within the scope of its duties; (2) the organ... | To provide immunity for nonprofit athletic organizations in lawsuits arising from claims of ordinary negligence relating to the passage or adoption of rules for athletic competitions and practices. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease
Research and Treatment Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. ACQUIRED BONE MARROW FAILURE DISEASE RESEARCH.
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 317T th... | Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases, which may address factors including: (1) trends in the characteristics of in... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases, minority-focused programs on such diseases, and the development of best practices for diagnosis of and care for individuals with such diseases. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safety Over Secrecy Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS IN
SETTLEMENTS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1660. Restri... | Safety Over Secrecy Act of 2014 - Amends the federal judicial code to prohibit courts, except when balancing confidentiality interests against public awareness interests in response to a party's motion, from approving or ordering the enforcement of any provision of a settlement agreement in a civil suit if: (1) a plead... | Safety Over Secrecy Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Twice since 1989, the northwestern coast of Maui,
Hawaii, has been plagued with massive blooms of the green alga,
Cladorphora sericea. Blooms of the red alga, Hypnea
musciformis, have also occurred in the area and in the ... | Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to study and report to the Congress on the causes of recent algal blooms off the northwestern coast of Maui, Hawaii, and to research alternatives for the improved management of chemicals present in wastewater treatment and fresh water runoff.
Authorizes ... | A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study of algal blooms off the coast of Maui, Hawaii, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Air and Health Quality Empowerment
Zone Designation Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish criteria through the use of
which specific geographical areas--
(1) shall be designated as air and health quality
... | Air and Health Quality Empowerment Zone Designation Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate areas nominated by local air pollution control districts as air and health quality empowerment zones, which shall be eligible for grants for replacing or retrofitting ... | A bill to address the health and economic development impact of nonattainment of federally mandated air quality standards in the San Joaquin Valley, California, by designating air quality empowerment zones. |
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION FROM ESTATE TAX FOR HISTORIC PROPERTY SUBJECT TO
PRESERVATION EASEMENT.
(a) In General.--Part IV of subchapter A of chapter 11 of the
Internal Revenue of 1986 (relating to taxable estate) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 2057. QUALIFIED HISTOR... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that for purposes of determining estate tax the value of the taxable estate shall be determined by deducting from the value of the gross estate an amount equal to the value of any qualified historic property. Defines qualified historic property as any certified historic stru... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the value of qualified historic property shall not be included in determining the taxable estate of a decedent. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Firearm Safety and Buyback Grant Act
of 2013''.
SEC. 2. TAX ON HANDGUN PURCHASES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 31 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter:
``Subchapter D--Conceala... | Firearm Safety and Buyback Grant Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose upon the seller of any concealable firearm an excise tax equal to 10% of its retail sales price. Exempts sales to federal, state, or local governments. Makes any person who uses a concealable firearm prior to its first retail sale... | Firearm Safety and Buyback Grant Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Veteran Academic Counseling
Enhancement Act'' or the ``Student Veteran ACE Act''.
SEC. 2. EDUCATIONAL COUNSELING FOR VETERANS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new sectio... | Student Veteran Academic Counseling Enhancement Act or Student Veteran ACE Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) to make educational counseling available to students pursuing an approved program of education while using educational assistance provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Interstate Meat Shipment
Act''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL AND STATE COOPERATION WITH RESPECT TO MEAT INSPECTION.
(a) Waiver of Intrastate Distribution Limitation Under the Federal
Meat Inspection Act.--Section 301(a) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act
(21... | Safe Interstate Meat Shipment Act - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to permit interstate distribution of state-inspected meat and poultry under specified circumstances. | To permit the interstate distribution of State-inspected meat under appropriate circumstances. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Free Trade in Ideas Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.
(a) International Emergency Economic Powers Act.--Section 203(b)(3)
of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b))
is amended to read a... | Free Trade in Ideas Act of 1993 - Amends the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the Export Administration Act of 1979, the Trading With the Enemy Act, the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 to declare that the authority granted the President under such Acts does n... | Free Trade in Ideas Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Airport Access Control Security
Improvement Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. AVIATION SECURITY.
(a) In General.--Subtitle A of title XVI of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 1602. RISK-BASED SCRE... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on October 6, 2015. Airport Access Control Security Improvement Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to establish a risk-based, intelligence-driven model f... | Airport Access Control Security Improvement Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Superfund for Hurricane
Accountability and Recovery Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act of 1980 established a Federal Superfund tru... | Superfund for Hurricane Accountability and Recovery Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent: (1) the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate; and (2) the corporate environmental income tax.
Increases by 50%, between January 1, 2006, and December 31, 2008: (1) such financing rate; and (2) ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the financing for Superfund for purposes of cleanup activities with respect to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dangerous Products Warning Act''.
SEC. 2. DANGEROUS PRODUCTS.
(a) In General.--Part 1 of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by inserting after chapter 27 the following:
``CHAPTER 28--DANGEROUS PRODUCTS
``Sec.
``571. Violation... | Dangerous Products Warning Act - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to 5 years on any business entity or product supervisor with respect to a product or business practice who knows of a serious danger associated with such product or business practice and knowingly fails... | Dangerous Products Warning Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Rivers Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
... | Clean Rivers Act of 2011 - Directs the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to review the adequacy of PHMSA regulations with respect to PHMSA-regulated pipelines that cross rivers with a width of at least 100 feet from high water mark to high water mark.
Requires the Admi... | A bill to restore public trust in pipeline safety, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``K-12 Community Participation Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EXPENSES AND FOR
CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS WHICH PROVIDE
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING SUCH SCHOOLS.
(a) I... | K-12 Community Participation Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a limited tax credit for the expenses of attending elementary and secondary schools (including home schooling) and for contributions to charitable organizations which provide scholarships for children to attend such schools. | K-12 Community Participation Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Economic Adjustment Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) When a community suffers a significant loss of jobs
over a relatively short period of time whether from ind... | Authorizes appropriations for FY 2001 through 2005 for community adjustment assistance under the economic adjustment program of the EDA, including specified amounts for such Office and for communities successfully completing planning grants to implement their approved plans. | Community Economic Adjustment Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Lincoln National
Forest Act of 2006''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--LAND EXCHANGES
Sec. 101. Ranc... | Lincoln National Forest Act of 2006 - Authorizes exchanges of non-federal land of Ranchman's Camp and the C Bar X Ranch, New Mexico, for Lincoln National Forest land.
Modifies the 1902 Proclamation Boundary of the Lincoln National Forest to exclude specified non-National Forest System lands. Provides that such adjust... | To provide for the exchange of certain land in the Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico, with the owners of Ranchman's Camp and the C Bar X Ranch, to adjust the proclamation boundary of that national forest, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Housing Preservation Tax
Relief Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRESERVATION CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business-related
credits) is... | Affordable Housing Preservation Tax Relief Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish an affordable housing credit for the qualified preservation sale or exchange of an eligible multifamily property to or with a preservation entity which agrees to maintain specified affordability and use restrictions r... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``File Once FAFSA Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FAFSA SIMPLIFICATION.
(a) One-Time FAFSA Filing for Dependent Students.--Section 483(a)
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090(a)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(13) One... | File Once FAFSA Act of 2016 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise the Free Application for Federal Student Aid process for low-income students applying for Federal Pell Grants. Specifically, the bill allows dependent students to apply for aid once. Thus, students who receive Pell Grants need not a... | File Once FAFSA Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Tobacco Health and
Safety Act''.
(b) Reference.--Whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is
expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other
provision, the reference shall be considered to be made ... | Tobacco Health and Safety Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to create a new chapter on tobacco products. Prohibits the distribution of free samples of tobacco products. Restricts sales of such products to minors. Prohibits sales unless there is disclosure of the tobacco additives in the product, a... | Tobacco Health and Safety Act |
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Las Vegas Wash Wetlands Restoration
and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Las Vegas Wash is a significant ecosystem of desert
wetland created ... | Directs the Administrator and the Secretaries of the Army and Interior to provide, with respect to the Project, technical assistance, interagency coordination, and funding for: (1) the collection and modeling of hydrologic data for water quality; and (2) the design and construction of erosion control facilities, wetlan... | Las Vegas Wash Wetlands Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Substitute Adult Day Care
Services Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF SUBSTITUTE ADULT DAY CARE SERVICES UNDER MEDICARE.
(a) Substitute Adult Day Care Services Benefit.--
(1) In general.--Section 1861(m) of the Social Security Act
... | Medicare Substitute Adult Day Care Services Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of substitute adult day care services.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to monitor Medicare expenditures for home health services for a fiscal year, including sub... | Medicare Substitute Adult Day Care Services Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Regulatory Risk Assessment
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. RISK ASSESSMENTS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``SUBCHAPTER II--RISK ASSESSMENTS
``Sec. 621. Def... | Federal Regulatory Risk Assessment Act of 1997 - Amends Federal law concerning Government organization and employees to provide for the risk assessment of major regulatory rules by Federal agencies which address health, safety, or environmental risk. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) principles for risk assessment... | Federal Regulatory Risk Assessment Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Apprenticeship Improvement Act of
1991''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INFORMATION COLLECTION SYSTEM.
Section 2 of the Act of August 16, 1937 (50 Stat. 664; 29 U.S.C.
50), popularly known as the ``National Apprenticeship Act'',
(hereinafter in this Act re... | Apprenticeship Improvement Act of 1991 (sic) - Amends the National Apprenticeship Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to establish and maintain a national information collection system for apprenticeships and apprenticeship programs.
Requires the Secretary to reserve at least one percent of appropriations under such ... | Apprenticeship Improvement Act of 1991 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Manufacturing Strategy Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the United States Government should promote policies
related to the Nation's manufacturing sector that are intended
... | National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2010 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the U.S. government should promote policies related to the nation's manufacturing sector intended to promote growth, sustainability, and competitiveness, create well-paying jobs, enable innovation and investment, and support nationa... | To require the President to prepare a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Aviation Administration
Extension Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND.
(a) Fuel Taxes.--Subparagraph (B) of section 4081(d)(2) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``March 31, 2... | (Sec. 1) Makes technical amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), as amended by the Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 (PACMBPRA), regarding the election to apply specified requirements in an elig... | An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make technical corrections to the pension funding provisions of the Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pilot Small Business Technology
Transfer Program Extension Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM EXTENSION.
Section 9(n) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(n)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``in fisc... | Pilot Small Business Technology Transfer Program Extension Act of 1996 - Amends the Small Business Act to: (1) extend through FY 2000 the Small Business Technology Transfer (SBTT) Program under which specified portions of each Federal agency's research and development (R&D) budget are reserved for small business coope... | Pilot Small Business Technology Transfer Program Extension Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Discovery Trails Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL DISCOVERY TRAILS COMPONENT OF
NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM.
(a) Additional Component of System.--Section 3(a) of the National
Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1242(a)) is a... | Requires the appropriate Secretary for each national discovery trail to administer the trail in cooperation with a competent trailwide nonprofit organization.
Prohibits a trail from being considered feasible and desirable for designation as a national discovery trail unless it: (1) links to one or more areas within the... | National Discovery Trails Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``IRA Preservation Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.
(a) Information Made Available.--The Secretary shall make available
to the public the following information:
(1) An overview of the laws and regulations related to
indi... | IRA Preservation Act of 2017 This bill modifies the requirements for Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs) to: (1) require the Department of the Treasury to provide taxpayers with certain educational materials and notifications, and (2) modify various penalties. Treasury must provide the public with: (1) an overv... | IRA Preservation Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Max Cleland Congressional Gold Medal
Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Joseph Maxwell ``Max'' Cleland has demonstrated the
highest degree of professionalism and has served as an
inspiration ... | Max Cleland Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2016 This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to Joseph Maxwell "Max" Cleland. | Max Cleland Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pharmacotherapy Development Act of
1996''.
TITLE I--DEVELOPMENT OF DRUGS FOR THE TREATMENT OF ADDICTIONS TO
ILLEGAL DRUGS
SEC. 101. RECOMMENDATION FOR INVESTIGATION OF DRUGS.
Section 525(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, an... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Development of Drugs for the Treatment of
Addictions to Illegal Drugs
Title II: Development, Manufacture, and Procurement of Drugs
for the Addiction (sic) of Cocaine and Heroin Addictions
Pharmacotherapy Development Act of 1996 -
Title I: Development of... | Pharmacotherapy Development Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES OF SELF-TAPPING SCREWS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, upon proper
request filed with the United States Customs Service within 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act,... | Provides, upon request, for the reliquidation of certain entries of self-tapping screws. | To provide for the reliquidation of certain entries of self-tapping screws. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Generic
Pharmaceutical Access and Choice for Consumers Act of 2001''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.
... | Generic Pharmaceutical Access and Choice for Consumers Act of 2001 -Amends the Public Health Service Act to require each grant or contract entered into under the Act that involves the provision of health care items or services to individuals to include provisions to ensure that any prescriptions provided for under such... | A bill to provide access and choice for use of generic drugs instead of nongeneric drugs under Federal health care programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Investment National Security
Review Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
IMPLICATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950
(50 U.S.C. App. 2170) is amen... | Foreign Investment National Security Review Act of 2006 - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to revise provisions concerning presidential authority to review pending or proposed mergers, acquisitions, or takeovers (transactions) which could result in foreign control of any person engaged in interstate commerce i... | To amend section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 to enhance the effectiveness of the investigations of certain mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers for national security implications, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Seniors Receiving Dialysis
Choice Act of 2016'' or as the ``ESRD Choice Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE COVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH END-
STAGE RENAL DISEASE (ESRD).
(a) Expanded MA Eligibility.--
... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 19, 2016. Expanding Seniors Receiving Dialysis Choice Act of 2016 or the ESRD Choice Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow individuals with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) to be ... | ESRD Choice Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. AGREEMENTS FOR COOPERATION WITH STATES NOT PARTY TO THE
TREATY ON THE NON-PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 11 of title I of the Atomic Energy Act of
1954 (42 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 123
the following new section:
``nuclear c... | Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to set forth requirements for civilian cooperation with states that are not a party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
Excludes from such cooperation transfer of any enrichment or reprocessing equipment or technology, heavy water, or the means to produce hea... | To establish sound criteria for civilian nuclear cooperation with certain countries. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Character Learning and Student
Success Act of 2001'' (CLASS Act of 2001).
SEC. 2. GRANT TO DEVELOP INITIATIVES AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ABOUT
CHARACTER EDUCATION.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The commitm... | Character Learning and Student Success Act of 2001 - CLASS Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make: (1) a grant to develop initiatives and disseminate information about character education; and (2) a grant to research character education. | To provide a grant to develop initiatives and disseminate information about character education, and a grant to research character education. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Criminal Alien Assistance
Program II and Local Medical Emergency Reimbursement Act''.
TITLE I--STATE CRIMINAL ALIEN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM II
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Criminal Alien Assistance
Program II ... | State Criminal Alien Assistance Program II and Local Medical Emergency Reimbursement Act - State Criminal Alien Assistance Program II Act of 2001 - Amends the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 to provide for the reimbursement of States for indirect costs of incarcerating illegal aliens.Defines such costs as: (... | A bill to provide Federal reimbursement for indirect costs relating to the incarceration of illegal criminal aliens and for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Sexual Assault Prevention
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES BY INDIVIDUALS WHO
HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF A SEXUAL OFFENSE.
(a) Prohibition.--Chapter 37 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended add... | Military Sexual Assault Prevention Act of 2013 - Prohibits any person convicted under federal or state law of rape, sexual assault, forcible sodomy, or incest from being commissioned or enlisting in the Armed Forces. Requires administrative separation from the Armed Forces, when not punitively discharged, for any membe... | Military Sexual Assault Prevention Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``H-2A Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. NONIMMIGRANT STATUS FOR DAIRY WORKERS, SHEEPHERDERS, AND GOAT
HERDERS.
Section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)) is amended by inserting ``who is
... | H-2A Improvement Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include within the H-2A nonimmigrant visa category (temporary agricultural workers) an alien coming temporarily to the United States to work as a sheepherder, goat herder, or dairy worker. Exempts an employer filing a petition to employ such a worker ... | A bill to improve the H-2A agricultural worker program for use by dairy workers, sheepherders, and goat herders, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Elderly Housing Plus Health Support
Demonstration Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) there are at least 34,100,000 Americans who are 65
years of age and older, and persons who are 85 years... | Elderly Housing Plus Health Support Demonstration Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out an elderly housing plus health support demonstration program to provide elderly and disabled families in public housing with supportive and congregate services, and housing rehabilitation.
Sets f... | A bill to establish the elderly housing plus health support demonstration program to modernize public housing for elderly and disabled persons. |
SECTION 1. ALTERNATE ENERGY-RELATED USES ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL
SHELF.
(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are as follows:
(1) To protect the economic and land use interests of the
Federal Government in the management of the Outer Continental
Shelf for energy-... | Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permit easements or rights-of-way for energy and related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf for activities otherwise proscribed by the Act (as well as the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 and the Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Act of 1980) when such activities: (1) suppor... | To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant easements and rights-of-way on the Outer Continental Shelf for activities otherwise authorized by that Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``AIDS Corps Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. AIDS CORPS.
(a) In General.--The President shall establish a pilot program to
demonstrate the feasibility of facilitating the service of health care
professionals from the United States in those areas of sub-Saharan
A... | AIDS Corps Act of 2003 - Directs the President to establish a pilot program to demonstrate the feasibility of facilitating the service of health care professionals from the United States in those areas of sub-Saharan Africa and other parts of the world that are severely affected by HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. | A bill to facilitate the service of health care professionals in areas of sub-Saharan Africa, and other parts of the world, that are severely affected by HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Telecommunications Drug Enforcement
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. DISCONTINUANCE OF MOBILE RADIO SERVICE.
Part I of title III of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 335. DIS... | Telecommunications Drug Enforcement Act of 1993 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize a Government attorney or State investigative or law enforcement officer to apply for an order requiring a mobile radio services licensee to discontinue service to a mobile radio unit if an appropriate court finds that t... | Telecommunications Drug Enforcement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Artists' Rights and Theft Prevention
Act of 2004'' or the ``ART Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Intellectual property--
(A) represents the ideas, imagination and
c... | Artists' Rights and Theft Prevention Act of 2004 (ART Act) - (Sec. 3) Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit use of an audiovisual recording device to transmit or copy a protected audiovisual work from a performance in a motion picture exhibition facility without the authorization of the copyright owner. Authoriz... | A bill to provide criminal penalties for unauthorized recording of motion pictures in a motion picture exhibition facility, to provide criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized distribution of commercial prerelease copyrighted works, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Abandoned and Medically Fragile
Infants Assistance Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) throughout the Nation, the number of infants and young
children who have been exposed to drugs taken by their mothers ... | Abandoned and Medically Fragile Infants Assistance Act of 1995 - Authorizes grants to develop, implement, and operate projects and programs to: (1) prevent, and provide services regarding, abandonment of infants; and (2) prevent medical neglect of, and provide services regarding, disabled infants with life-threatening... | Abandoned and Medically Fragile Infants Assistance Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Collaborative Academic Research
Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RELATING TO
TOURETTE SYNDROME.
Part B of title IV of the Public Health Service Act is amended by
inserting... | Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate NIH research on Tourette syndrome. The NIH must: (1) develop a system to collect data on Tourette syndrome, inc... | Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Breast Cancer License Plate Matching
Grant Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) During 2001, 182,800 new cases of female invasive
breast cancer will be diagnosed, and 40,800... | Breast Cancer License Plate Matching Grant Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States for the purpose of assisting the States with the costs of establishing programs under which: (1) the State involved develops a vehicle license plate that displays a message devised by the... | To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make matching grants available to the States in order to encourage the establishment of State license plate programs to provide funds for the treatment of breast cancer, for research on such cancer, and for educational activities regarding such cancer. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Diabetes Self-Management
Training Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Diabetes is widely recognized as one of the top public
health threats currently facing the United States.
... | Medicare Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2007- Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for the recognition of state- licensed or registered health care professionals who are certified diabetes educators as Medicare providers of diabetes outpatient self-management training services.
... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by designating certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services under part B of the Medicare Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Spectrum Inventory and Auction Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. INVENTORY OF BROADBAND SPECTRUM.
Part B of title I of the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 921 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the fol... | Spectrum Inventory and Auction Act of 2011 - Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to require the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information at the Department of Commerce and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) inventory, at least semiannually... | To require the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission to conduct an inventory of broadband spectrum, to authorize the Commission, contingent on the completion of such inventory, to conduct auctions of voluntarily relinquished spectrum usage rights and to sha... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Reduce and End our
Deficits Using Commonsense Eliminations in the Agriculture Program
Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. T... | Reduce and End our Deficits Using Commonsense Eliminations in the Agriculture Program Act - Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to terminate cotton and peanut storage payments.
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to terminate the Forest Service's Economic Action Program.
Amends the Wool Suit... | To reduce deficits and government spending through the elimination of wasteful agriculture subsidies and programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teacher Liability Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. TEACHER LIABILITY PROTECTION.
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C 6301
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``TITLE XV--TEACHER LIABILITY PROTECTION... | Teacher Liability Protection Act - Teacher Liability Protection Act of 2001 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a new title XV, Teacher Liability Protection.Preempts State law except where it provides additional protection of teachers from liability. Makes this Act inapplicable to a... | To provide safer schools and a better educational environment. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Export Program
Protection Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. AGRICULTURAL EXPORT PROGRAM PROTECTION.
Title XV of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of
1990 (Public Law 101-624) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subtitl... | Agricultural Export Program Protection Act of 1993 - Amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to require specified foreign agricultural commodities imported into the United States to carry an end-use certificate.
Subjects a person using foreign agricultural commodities in a U.S. agricultural t... | Agricultural Export Program Protection Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Access to General Surgery
Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the Bureau of Health Workforce, the United
States faces a shortage of physicians.
(2) A 2016 study entitl... | Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study access by underserved populations to general surgeons, including: (1) whether the health professional shortage area designation under the National Health Se... | Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Deceptive Practices and Voter
Intimidation Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. DECEPTIVE PRACTICES IN ELECTIONS.
(a) Civil Action.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 2004 of the
Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1971(b)) is amended--
... | Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2012 - Amends the Revised Statutes and federal criminal law to prohibit any person, whether acting under color of law or otherwise, from knowingly deceiving any other person regarding: (1) the time, place, or manner of conducting any federal election; or (2) ... | To prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Meat and Poultry Products
Traceability and Safety Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. TRACEABILITY OF LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY.
(a) Livestock.--Title I of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 25... | Meat and Poultry Products Traceability and Safety Act of 2006 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to direct that amenable species presented for slaughter for human consumption, and the carcasses or parts of carcasses and the meat and food products of those animals, shipped i... | A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to improve the safety of meat and poultry products by enhancing the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture to retrieve the history, use, and location of a meat or poultry product through a record-keeping and audit system or registe... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Women's
Health Care Act of 1997''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Women's health historically has received little
attention.
(2) A majority of women view their obstet... | Access to Women's Health Care Act of 1997 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish standards requiring that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists. | Access to Women's Health Care Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enterprise Integration Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Over 90 percent of United States companies engaged in
manufacturing are small- and medium-sized businesses.
(2) Most of these man... | Enterprise Integration Act of 2002 - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to establish an initiative for advancing enterprise integration within the United States which shall: (1) involve the various units of NIST, including NIST laboratories, the Manufacturing Extension Pa... | To authorize the National Institute of Standards and Technology to work with major manufacturing industries on an initiative of standards development and implementation for electronic enterprise integration. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Accelerating the Creation of
Teachers of Influence for Our Nation Act''.
SEC. 2. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The National Science Foundation shall establish
a program to provide scholarships to students in science, engineering,
or mathema... | Accelerating the Creation of Teachers of Influence for Our Nation Act - Directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a program providing competitive scholarships to undergraduate students who study science, engineering, or mathematics and earn their elementary or secondary teaching certificate. Requires s... | To provide for the establishment of a program at the National Science Foundation to increase up to 10,000 per year the number of elementary and secondary science and mathematics teachers through a scholarship program encouraging students to obtain science, technology, engineering, and mathematics degrees with teacher c... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Access to COBRA Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.
(a) Qualified Beneficiary.--Section 4980B(g)(1)(A) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(1) in clause (i), by striking ``or'' at the e... | Equal Access to COBRA Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and Public Health Service Act to expand COBRA coverage (health insurance continuation benefits) to include an employee's domestic partner and any dependent child of the domestic partner. | To provide for equal access to COBRA continuation coverage. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Crimes Against Children
Prevention Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN COMPUTER TRAINING
FACILITY.
(a) Establishment.--The Attorney General shall establish within the
Federal Bureau of Investigation a... | Makes the IIOTC responsible for training local, State, and Federal law enforcement officers who investigate Internet and on-line crimes against children. Directs that the IIOTC be located in or around the Innocent Images operation in Calverton, Maryland, and be managed by the FBI.
Directs the FBI Director to appoint st... | Internet Crimes Against Children Prevention Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Physician Workforce
Improvement Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Institute of Medicine, the Alliance for Aging
Research, the National Institute on Aging, and the Council on
... | Medicare Physician Workforce Improvement Act of 1997 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the rules for determining the number of full-time equivalent residents in an approved medical residency training program for purposes of determining payments for direct graduate medical education (G... | Medicare Physician Workforce Improvement Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Maternity and Obstetric
Medicine Act'' or the ``Healthy MOM Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Pregnancy is a significant life event for millions of
women in the United Stat... | Healthy Maternity and Obstetric Medicine Act or the Healthy MOM Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act and Internal Revenue Code to require health insurers, health insurance exchanges, and group health plans to offer a special enrollment period to pregnant individuals. The special enrollment period offered ... | Healthy Maternity and Obstetric Medicine Act |
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