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SECTION 1. ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN ANTI-TERRORISM JUDGMENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for
Victims of Terrorism Act''.
(b) Definition.--
(1) In general.--Section 1603(b) of title 28, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (3) by... | Directs that moneys due from or payable by the United States to any State against which a judgment is pending under jurisdictional provisions be subject to attachment and execution in like manner and to the same extent as if the United States were a private person.
Authorizes the President, upon determining on an asset... | Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Seniors Protection Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. PAYMENT IN LIEU OF A COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT TO RECIPIENTS OF
SOCIAL SECURITY, SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME, RAILROAD
RETIREMENT BENEFITS, AND VETERANS DISABILITY COMPENSATION
... | Seniors Protection Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to disburse a $250 payment to recipients of Social Security, SSI (Supplemental Security Income under title XVI of the Social Security Act), railroad retirement benefits, and veterans disability compensation or pension benefits if no cost-of-living a... | To ensure that seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities who receive Social Security and certain other Federal benefits receive a one-time $250 payment in the event that no cost-of-living adjustment is payable in 2011. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Mentor Teacher Act''.
SEC. 2. MENTOR TEACHER PROGRAMS.
Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating part E as part F; and
(2) by inserting ... | Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make competitive five-year grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to develop and implement mentor teacher programs that provide training to novice teachers on effective teaching techniques through observation, instruction, coaching, and mentoring by experienced educators. R... | 21st Century Mentor Teacher Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dirty Bomb Prevention Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. SEALED SOURCE SECURITY.
(a) Amendment.--Chapter 14 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42
U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 170C. SEALED SOURCE SECURITY.
``(a) Def... | Dirty Bomb Prevention Act of 2002 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to establish a task force on sealed source security to: (1) evaluate threats against the security of sealed sources of radioactive material; and (2) identify actions that would provide optimum security against such threats.Defines "sealed sources"... | A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to establish a task force to identify legislative and administrative action that can be taken to ensure the security of sealed sources of radioactive material, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry
from Keeping Drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. DRUG MANUFACTURER PRICE TRANSPARENCY.
Title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) is
amended by inserting after section 1128I the followin... | Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping Drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2017 This bill amends title XI (General Provisions) of the Social Security Act to require manufacturers of drugs with specified percentage increases in their wholesale costs to submit to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Servic... | Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping Drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Caribbean Partnership
Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
In this Act, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the ... | United States-Caribbean Partnership Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of State to establish U.S. embassies with consular services in Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines to: (1) provide consular services to citizens of these countries and U.S. citizens livi... | United States-Caribbean Partnership Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Electric Transmission Infrastructure
Permitting Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY RAPID RESPONSE TEAM FOR TRANSMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--There is established an interagency rapid
response team, to be known as the ``Interagency Rapid Response Te... | Electric Transmission Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Act This bill establishes the Interagency Rapid Response Team for Transmission (Team), composed of specified federal agencies, to expedite the permitting process for electric transmission infrastructure on both federal and non-federal land. The Team shall: ... | Electric Transmission Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. INADMISSIBILITY OF ALIENS IDENTIFIED IN TERRORIST SCREENING
DATABASE.
Section 212(a)(3)(B)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(i)) is amended--
(1) in subclause (VIII), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) by redesignating subclause (IX... | This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to make an alien, other than a lawful permanent resident, who is identified in the terrorist screening database inadmissible or deportable on terrorist grounds. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with the unanimous concurrence of the Department of Justi... | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to facilitate the removal of aliens identified in the terrorist screening database, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Congressionally Mandated
Reports Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF WEBSITE FOR CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED REPORTS.
(a) Requirement To Establish Website.--Not later than one year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Public Printer shal... | Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act - Requires the Public Printer to establish and maintain a website accessible by the public for obtaining electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports in one place.
Requires each federal agency to provide the Public Printer with an electronic copy of congressi... | A bill to require the Public Printer to establish and maintain a website accessible to the public that allows the public to obtain electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports in one place, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Register Modernization
Act''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL REGISTER MODERNIZATION.
(a) References to Printing.--Chapter 15 of title 44, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in section 1502--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``... | . Federal Register Modernization Act - Requires the Federal Register to be published (e.g., by electronic means), rather than printed, and that documents in the Federal Register be made available for sale or distribution to the public in published form. Revises requirements for the filing of documents with the Office ... | Federal Register Modernization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on Executive Organization
Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the ``Commission
on Executive Organization'' (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the
``Commission'').
SEC. 3. FUNCTIONS OF COMMISS... | Commission on Executive Organization Act - Establishes the Commission on Executive Organization to examine and make recommendations with respect to an effective and practicable organization of the executive branch. Requires the Commission to seek to reduce the total number of Federal employees by five percent within fi... | Commission on Executive Organization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``BASIC Research Act''.
SEC. 2. REVIEW PANELS.
(a) Inclusion on Review Panels.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, each review panel for a specific Federal research
grant shall include--
(1) at least one individual who is not profess... | BASIC Research Act This bill requires each review panel for a federal research grant to include: (1) at least one individual who is not professionally affiliated with any academic or research institution, has not been professionally affiliated in the preceding 10 years, and is an expert in a field unrelated to that und... | BASIC Research Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Aquatic Animal Health Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. OVERSIGHT OF NATIONAL AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH PLAN.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Advisory committee.--The term ``advisory committee''
means the General Advisory Committee... | National Aquatic Animal Health Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) establish the General Advisory Committee for Oversight of National Aquatic Animal Health which shall make recommendations regarding the national aquatic animal health plan (developed by the National Aquatic Animal Health Task Forc... | A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an advisory committee to develop recommendations regarding the national aquatic animal health plan developed by the National Aquatic Animal Health Task Force, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Breaking Down Barriers to Innovation
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Librarian of Congress (referred to in this section
as the ``Librarian'') should ensure that noninfringing uses... | Breaking Down Barriers to Innovation Act of 2015 Revises procedures established under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act for the Librarian of Congress to conduct an administrative rulemaking every three years to determine whether to exempt certain noninfringing uses of a copyrighted work from the statutory prohibitio... | Breaking Down Barriers to Innovation Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pinnacles National Park Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Pinnacles National Monument was established by Presidential
Proclamation 796 on January 16, 1908, for the purposes of
protecting its rock forma... | Pinnacles National Park Act - Establishes Pinnacles National Park in California to: (1) preserve and interpret for the benefit of future generations the chaparral, grasslands, blue oak woodlands, and majestic valley oak savanna ecosystems of the park's area, the areas's geomorphology, riparian watersheds, unique flora ... | To establish Pinnacles National Park in the State of California as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cherry Valley National Wildlife
Refuge Study Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The scenic Cherry Valley area of Northeastern
Pennsylvania is blessed with more than 80 special-concern
animal and ... | Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge Study Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), to initiate, and, within 12 months, report to specified congressional committees on the results of, a study to evaluate fish and wildlife habitat and aqua... | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to initiate and complete an evaluation of lands and waters located in Northeastern Pennsylvania for their potential acquisition and inclusion in a future Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stonewall National Historic Site
Establishment Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the Stonewall National Historic Landmark in New York
City, designated in 2000, commemorates the site of... | Stonewall National Historic Site Establishment Act This bill establishes the Stonewall National Historic Site in New York as a unit of the National Park System. The boundary of the Historic Site shall be identical to that of the Stonewall National Historic Landmark. The Department of the Interior may enter into an ag... | Stonewall National Historic Site Establishment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening the Visa Waiver
Program to Secure America Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Program country.--The term ``program country'' means a
country designated as a program country under section 217(c)(1)
of ... | Strengthening the Visa Waiver Program to Secure America Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding the visa waiver program to: (1) require current and new program countries to report on lost or stolen visas in order to participate in the program; (2) set a maximum 2% visa overstay rate for program count... | A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirements for participation in the visa waiver program and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Explosives Protection Act of 1997''.
SEC 2. PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS.
(a) Prohibition of Sale, Delivery, or Transfer of Explosive
Materials to Certain Individuals.--Section 842 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking... | Explosives Protection Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the sale, delivery, or transfer of explosive materials to, and the shipment, transport, possession, or receipt of explosives by, certain individuals not allowed to engage in such activities with respect to firearms.
Sets forth exceptions ... | Explosives Protection Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Safe Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. IMMUNITY.
(a) Definitions.--In this Act--
(1) the term ``Bank Secrecy Act Officer'' means an
individual responsible for ensuring compliance with the
requirements mandated by subchapter II o... | Senior Safe Act of 2016 This bill provides immunity from liability of: (1) a supervisor, compliance officer (including a Bank Secrecy Act Officer), or registered representative for a covered financial institution who has received training in the identification and reporting of suspected exploitation of a senior citizen... | Senior Safe Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. ACADIA NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY.
(a) In General.--Section 101 of Public Law 99-420 (16 U.S.C. 341
note; 100 Stat. 955) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ``In order to'' and
inserting the following:
``(a) Boundaries.--In order to'';
(2) in the second ... | This bill confirms that the boundary of Acadia National Park in Maine includes approximately 1,441 acres of land and interests in the Schoodic Peninsula. The bill ratifies and approves: retroactive to September 26, 2013, the acquisition or purported acquisition by the United States of the land and interests in the Sc... | To clarify the boundary of Acadia National Park, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting UACs Through Enhanced
Sponsor Vetting Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES FOR PLACEMENT DECISIONS FOR UNACCOMPANIED
ALIEN CHILDREN.
Section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279) is
amended--
... | Protecting UACs Through Enhanced Sponsor Vetting Act of 2017 This bill establishes additional sponsor vetting requirements for placement of unaccompanied alien children (UACs) who are in federal custody because of their immigration status. UACs are children under the age of 18 with no lawful immigration status who eith... | Protecting UACs Through Enhanced Sponsor Vetting Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. ALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION FOR DIVIDENDS PAID BY DOMESTIC
CORPORATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 243 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to dividends received by corporations) is amended to read as
follows:
``SEC. 243. DIVIDENDS PAID BY DOMESTIC CORPORATIONS.
``(a) General ... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit an income tax deduction in the amount of dividends paid by domestic corporations, except S corporations, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, and personal holding companies.
Repeals the income tax deductions currently permitted in connection with: (... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for dividends paid by domestic corporations, to reduce the tax on capital gains from assets held for more than 3 years, and to restore the investment tax credit for certain property. |
TITLE I--FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS AMENDMENTS
SEC. 101. REMEDY FOR UNLAWFUL HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION.
Chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after section 2680 the following:
``Sec. 2681. Human Experimentation
``Section 2680 shall not apply to--
``(1) any claim arising out of... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Federal Tort Claims Amendments
Title II: Constitutional and Human Rights Violations
Title I: Federal Tort Claims Amendments
- Makes the Federal Tort Claims Act applicable to any claim arising out of: (1) conduct or research involving a human being as an experimental subject... | To amend title 28 of the United States Code to provide for a remedy against the United States for claims based upon conduct involving human experimentation, to provide a remedy against the United States with respect to constitutional and human rights violations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Data Center Consolidation
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL DATA CENTER CONSOLIDATION INITIATIVE.
(a) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator for the Office of E-Governm... | Federal Data Center Consolidation Act of 2013 - Requires the heads of specified federal agencies, assisted by their chief information officers, to submit to the Administrator for the Office of E-Government and Information Technology of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) each fiscal year: (1) a comprehensive inve... | Federal Data Center Consolidation Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness
Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Approximately 10,000 to 11,000 individuals are retired
from service in the Armed Forces for medical reasons each year.
... | Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to identify: certain severance payments to veterans with combat-related injuries paid after January 17, 1991, from which DOD withheld amounts for tax purposes, and the individuals to whom such severance payments were m... | Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. REPORTING OF BUNDLED CONTRIBUTIONS BY PERSONS OTHER THAN
REGISTERED LOBBYISTS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (i) of section 304 of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(i)), as added by the Honest
Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, is amended--
(1) i... | Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended by the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, to revise requirements for disclosure of bundled contributions, particularly by an authorized committee of a candidate for the office of President or for nomination to such office (presidential candida... | A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require reporting relating to bundled contributions made by persons other than registered lobbyists. |
on the Budget or BBEDCA; or (3)
designated as being for disaster relief pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(D) of BBEDCA.
Sec. 560. None of the funds made available to the Department of
Homeland Security by this or any other Act may be obligated for any
structural pay reform that affects more than 100 full-time equi... | An Act Making Appropriations for Law Enforcement and for Other Purposes, 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations to: the Department of Commerce; the Department of Justice (DOJ); science agencies, including the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis... | An Act Making Appropriations for Law Enforcement and for Other Purposes, 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education Tax Relief Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENSES.
(a) Deduction Allowed.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional itemized
deductions for individuals)... | Higher Education Tax Relief Act of 1995 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax deduction for the sum of qualified higher education expenses and interest on qualified higher education loans. Provides limitations on both amounts. Allows such deduction in computing adjusted gross income. | Higher Education Tax Relief Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securities and Exchange Commission
Authorization Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 35 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78kk)
is amended to read as follows:
``authorization of appropriat... | Securities and Exchange Commission Authorization Act of 1993 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to authorize appropriations for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for FY 1994 and 1995.
Requires the SEC to adjust annually the rates of registration, transaction, proxy filing, and other related fees i... | Securities and Exchange Commission Authorization Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones
College Fire Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Approved fire suppression system.--The term ``approved
fire suppression system'' means a fire suppression system
that--
... | Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to make competitive demonstration grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs), fraternities, and sororities for up to half the cost of installing approved fire suppression systems in student housing and dormitories ow... | Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Oceanography Coordination
Improvement Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL OCEANOGRAPHY COORDINATION IMPROVEMENT.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The oceans and coastal areas of the United States are
among the Nation's most ... | Federal Oceanography Coordination Improvement Act of 1996 - Establishes the National Oceanographic Partnership Program. Sets forth the purposes of the program.
Establishes the National Ocean Research Leadership Council which shall: (1) prescribe policies and procedures to implement the National Oceanographic Partner... | Federal Oceanography Coordination Improvement Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Handgun Control Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS.
The Congress hereby finds and declares--
(1) that the estimated total number of handguns in private
hands has reached seventy-six million;
(2) that handgun... | Handgun Control Act of 1996 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the importation, manufacture, sale, purchase, transfer, receipt, or transportation (use) of a handgun, with exceptions.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, consistent with public safety and necessity, to exempt such activities by licensed... | Handgun Control Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice Against Sponsors of
Terrorism Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) International terrorism is a serious and deadly problem
that threatens the vital interests of the United Sta... | Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act - Amends the federal judicial code to include among the exceptions to U.S. jurisdictional immunity of foreign states any statutory or common law tort claim arising out of an act of extrajudicial killing, aircraft sabotage, hostage taking, terrorism, or the provision of material... | To deter terrorism, provide justice for victims, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fix And Improve Reimbursement (FAIR)
for Physicians Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula,
used in establishing payment... | Fix And Improve Reimbursement (FAIR) for Physicians Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula.
Establishes the Physician Payment Update Commission to study and report to the appropriate congressional committees and the Medicare Payment Ad... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to sunset the sustainable growth rate formula as of January 1, 2009, in order to expedite Congressional action in establishing a new physician payment system that would appropriately reimburse physicians by keeping pace with increases in medical practice costs and ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Accutane Safety and Risk Management
Act''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT; RESTRICTIONS REGARDING
DRUG ISOTRETINOIN.
(a) In General.--Not later than the expiration of the 30-day period
beginning on the date of the enactment... | Accutane Safety and Risk Management Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to withdraw approval within 30 days for the sale of drugs that contain isotretinoin as an active ingredient, including Accutane.
Allows the Secretary to approve subsequent s... | To provide for the establishment of certain restrictions with respect to drugs containing isotretinoin (including the drug marketed as Accutane). |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) Ukraine allows its citizens the right and opportunity
to emigrate, free of anything more than a nominal tax on
emigration or on the visas or other documents required for
emigration and free of any tax, levy, fine, fee, or oth... | Authorizes the President to extend unconditional and permanent nondiscriminatory (permanent normal trade relations) treatment to the products of the Ukraine.
Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States remain fully committed to a multifaceted engagement with Ukraine, including by: (1) urging Ukraine to fulf... | A bill to authorize the extension of unconditional and permanent nondiscriminatory treatment (permanent normal trade relations treatment ) to the products of Ukraine, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Television Violence
Protection Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) The term ``violence'' means any action that has as an
element the use or threatened use of physical force against the
pe... | Children's Television Violence Protection Act of 1993 - Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prescribe standards requiring television broadcast licensees and cable operators, including cable programmers, to require a video and audio warning with regard to programming that may contain violence or unsa... | Children's Television Violence Protection Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family and Medical Leave Inclusion
Act''.
SEC. 2. LEAVE TO CARE FOR A DOMESTIC PARTNER, PARENT-IN-LAW, ADULT
CHILD, SIBLING, OR GRANDPARENT.
(a) Definitions.--
(1) Inclusion of grandparents, grandchildren, parents-in-
... | Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide for employee leave to care for a domestic partner or his or her child, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law (as well as for a spouse, child, or parent), if such per... | To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to permit leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandchild, or grandparent who has a serious health condition, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preservation of Defined Benefit
Plans Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. RULES RELATING TO REDUCTION IN ACCRUED BENEFITS BECAUSE OF
ATTAINMENT OF ANY AGE.
(a) Amendment to Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--Subparagraph (H)
of section 411(b)(1) of the ... | Preservation of Defined Benefit Plans Act of 2005 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to require all defined benefit pension plans, including hybrid plans such as a cash balance plan, to comply with certain rules, in cases of reduction in accrued benefits b... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for protections with respect to the accrued benefits of participants during conversions of pension plans to cash balance plans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FAX TRANSMISSIONS CONTAINING UNSOLICITED
ADVERTISEMENTS.
(a) Prohibition.--Subparagraph (C) of section 227(b)(1) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(b)(1)(C)) is amend... | Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2004 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit a person from using any telephone facsimile (fax) machine, computer, or other device to send, to another fax machine, an unsolicited advertisement, unless the advertisement: (1) is from a sender with an established business relationship... | To amend section 227 of the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify the prohibition on junk fax transmissions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Corporate Fraud Accountability Act
of 2002''.
SEC. 2. HIGHER MAXIMUM PENALTIES FOR MAIL AND WIRE FRAUD.
(a) Mail Fraud.--Section 1341 of title 18, United 5 States Code, is
amended by striking ``five'' and inserting ``20''.
(b) Wire Fraud.--Section ... | Corporate Fraud Accountability Act of 2002 - Amends Federal criminal law to: (1) increase the maximum penalties for mail fraud and for wire fraud; and (2) establish criminal penalties for knowing perpetration of securities fraud and for tampering with a record or otherwise impeding an official proceeding.(Sec. 4) Reque... | To provide for enhanced penalties for accounting and auditing improprieties at publicly traded companies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pan Am Flight 103 Accountability Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. INVESTIGATION OF TERRORIST ATTACKS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES
ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF MUAMMAR QADDAFI.
(a) Continuing Investigation.--
(1) In general.--The Presi... | Pan Am Flight 103 Accountability Act of 2011 - Directs the President to continue any federal investigative activities regarding the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 and any other terrorist attacks against U.S. citizens attributable to the government of Muammar Qaddafi.
Directs the President to: (1) urge the Transitional N... | A bill to ensure the continued investigation of terrorist attacks against the United States attributable to the government of Muammar Qaddafi. |
SECTION 1. REIMBURSEMENT FOR ADOPTION EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Subpart G of part III of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``CHAPTER 90--MISCELLANEOUS EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
``9001. Adoption benefits.
``Sec. 9001. Adoption benefits
``(a) For the purpose of ... | Requires the head of each Federal agency (including the U.S. Postal Service) to establish a program under which agency employees shall, under certain circumstances, be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the adoption of a child.
Prohibits the denial of a reimbursement from being based on the applicant's marital statu... | To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the reimbursement of expenses incurred by a Federal employee in the adoption of a child. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United Nations Security Council
Sanctions Enforcement Act''.
SEC. 2. COUNTRIES VIOLATING UNITED NATIONS SANCTIONS.
(a) Determination.--
(1) Imposition of sanctions.--If the President determines
that the government of any foreign cou... | United Nations Security Council Sanctions Enforcement Act - Requires the President, if he determines that the government of any foreign country is materially violating United Nations sanctions, to: (1) terminate U.S. foreign assistance to the country, except for food or humanitarian assistance; (2) terminate foreign mi... | United Nations Security Council Sanctions Enforcement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Childcare Accountability and
Responsibility Act of 2012'' or the ``CARE for Kids Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT OF A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK.
The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
9858 et seq.) is amended by inserting ... | Childcare Accountability and Responsibility Act of 2012 or the CARE for Kids Act of 2012 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require a national criminal background check for an individual who is a child care staff member, a family child care provider, or an adult who resides in the home o... | To require a criminal background check for employees of child care providers, family child care providers, and adults who reside in the private residences of family child care providers in States that receive funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PETROLEUM PRODUCT PRICING.
(a) Working Group.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish, and
serve as the Chair of, an interagency working group consisting of
representatives from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the
Federal Trade Commission, and other appropriate Federal agencies.
(b) St... | Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish an interagency working group to study and report to specified congressional committees on: (1) factors that affect the pricing of crude oil and refined petroleum products; and (2) the roles, missions, and structures of relevant federal agencies, interagency coordination, and... | To provide for the establishment of an interagency working group to conduct a study to identify the factors that affect the pricing of crude oil and refined petroleum products, and to make recommendations on appropriate coordination of oversight and regulation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Deficit Reduction Through Fair Oil
Royalties Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR NEW LEASES AND THE TRANSFER OF LEASES.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered lease.--The term ``covered lease'' means a
lease for oil or gas produc... | Deficit Reduction Through Fair Oil Royalties Act This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from issuing new oil or natural gas production leases in the Gulf of Mexico under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act unless they have been renegotiated to require royalty payments if the price of oil and natural gas i... | Deficit Reduction Through Fair Oil Royalties Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping Promises
to Taxpayers Act of 2012''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Repeal of employer health insurance mandate.
Sec.... | Keeping Promises to Taxpayers Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal certain health care-related taxes and other provisions, including: (1) the requirement that certain employers provide their employees with health insurance coverage and report on suc... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain tax increases. |
SECTION 1. PARTICIPATION OF PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS, POLITICAL APPOINTEES, AND CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
IN THE EXCHANGE.
(a) In General.--Section 1312(d)(3)(D) of the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(3)(D)) is amended to read
as follow... | Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to require any employer contribution made on behalf of the President, Vice President, or any political appointee to be paid only to the issuer of a plan through an American Health Benefit Exchange (a state health insurance exchange created under PPACA), an... | A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for participation in the Exchange of the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Adoption Improvement Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Despite the dramatic increase in the number of
adoptions out of foster care since the enactment of the
Adoption and Safe Families Act of... | Adoption Improvement Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a pilot program of grants to child welfare agencies to effect long-range improvements in the adoption process by increasing prospective adoptive parent access to adoption information and strengthening agency responsivenes... | To establish an adoption process improvement pilot program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds
Congressional Gold Medal Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Rodrick W. Edmonds (in this Act referred to as ``Roddie
Edmonds'' or ``Edmonds'') was born in 1919 in South Knoxville... | Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Roddie Edmonds in recognition of his achievements and heroic actions during World War... | Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nursing Home Criminal Background
Check Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. NURSING HOME CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK.
(a) In General.--Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by inserting after chapter 69 the following new chapter:
``CHAPTER 70--... | Requires: (1) the Attorney General to notify nursing facilities of the requirements of this Act; (2) each nursing facility to require each applicant for employment to make a statement in writing containing the applicant's name, address, and date of birth appearing on a valid identification document, a description of th... | Nursing Home Criminal Background Check Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Reserve Board Retirement
Portability Act''.
SEC. 2. PORTABILITY OF SERVICE CREDIT.
(a) Creditable Service.--
(1) In general.--Section 8411(b) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) by striking `... | Federal Reserve Board Retirement Portability Act - Includes as creditable service of a Federal employee or Member of Congress for purposes of Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) provisions a period of service (other than any service already creditable under FERS, any military service, and any service performed i... | Federal Reserve Board Retirement Portability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Location Privacy Protection Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Location-based services and applications allow
customers to receive services based on their geographic
location, positi... | Location Privacy Protection Act of 2001 - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to complete a rulemaking proceeding for further protecting the privacy of location information of customers of location-based services or applications. Requires that providers of location-based services: (1) inform customers a... | A bill to provide for the enhanced protection of the privacy of location information of users of location-based services and applications, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FCC REFORM.
(a) In General.--The Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 5 the following new
section:
``SEC. 5A. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND COMMISSION DECISIONMAKING.
``(a) Reform Measures.--The Commission shall promulgate regulations
in accordance... | Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), subject to exception, to promulgate regulations requiring before adopting, modifying, or deleting a final regulation: (1) publication of the specific regulation language; and (2) specific time periods for comments, replying to... | To improve public participation and overall decision-making at the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Crane Conservation Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) crane populations in many countries have experienced
serious decline in recent decades, a trend that, if continued
at the current rate, threatens ... | Crane Conservation Act of 2003 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance for approved projects relating to the conservation of cranes, using amounts in the Crane Conservation Fund established by this Act.Allows a project proposal to be submitted by: (1) any wildlife management authority o... | To assist in the conservation of cranes by supporting and providing, through projects of persons and organizations with expertise in crane conservation, financial resources for the conservation programs of countries the activities of which directly or indirectly affect cranes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that as the Nation approaches May 17, 2004,
marking the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Oliver L.
Brown et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas et al., it is
appropriate to establish a national commission to plan and coordinate
the commemoration ... | Establishes the Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Oliver L. Brown et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas et al.Authorizes appropriations. | To establish a commission for the purpose of encouraging and providing for the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education. |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE EXAMINATIONS.
(a) Coverage of Preventive Health Care Examinations.--Section
1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is
amended by inserting ``and'' at the end of paragraph (M) and adding at
the end thereof the following:
... | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover preventive health care examinations for colon and prostate cancer and osteoporosis.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration project to test the cost-effectiveness of furnishing colon, prostate, and uterine cancer ... | To provide for a four year demonstration project under Medicare which shall establish a preventive health care screening examination program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Counter-Narcotics Policy Review
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The consumption of narcotics in the United States is a
serious problem that is ravaging the United States, especially
America's ... | Counter-Narcotics Policy Review Act - Establishes the High Level Commission on International Narcotics Control to determine and report to the Congress on the effectiveness of the annual certification process relating to international narcotics control in curtailing international drug trafficking and in reducing drug us... | Counter-Narcotics Policy Review Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Sexual Assault Crimes
Revision Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. MILITARY SEXUAL ABUSE.
(a) Sexual Abuse.--Section 920 of title 10, United States Code
(article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended to
read as follows:
``Sec. 920. Art.... | Military Sexual Assault Crimes Revision Act of 2004 - Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to rewrite current provisions concerning the military crime of rape and carnal knowledge to conform with Federal sexual assault crimes. Makes it a crime (aggravated sexual abuse) not only to use force to engage in a sexual... | To amend chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), to bring military sexual assault crimes into parallel with Federal sexual assault crimes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drinking Water Infrastructure for
Job Creation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Investments in infrastructure create jobs while
fulfilling critical needs in communities throughout the United
States... | Drinking Water Infrastructure for Job Creation Act This bill provides $7.5 billion in supplemental FY2017 appropriations to the Environmental Protection Agency to remain available through FY2022 for capitalization grants to the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds. (The program assists public water systems in financin... | Drinking Water Infrastructure for Job Creation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nutria Eradication and Control Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
Section 2 of the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 (Public
Law 108-16; 117 Stat. 621) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragrap... | Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2011 - Amends the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 to revise the nutria eradication program by authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance to Delaware, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Oregon, Virginia, and Washington (currently only to M... | To provide for the eradication and control of nutria. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Justice Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established the Fair Justice Agency (in this Act referred
to as the ``Agency''), which shall be an independent agency in the
executive branch of the Government.
SEC. 3. DIRECTOR.
(a) In ... | (Sec. 4) Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) investigative and prosecutorial authority of the Director; and (2) appointment and compensation of officers and employees.
(Sec. 7) Authorizes appropriations. | Fair Justice Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``The Fairness in Medicare Home Health
Access Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Home health care is a vital component of the medicare
program under title XVIII of the Social... | Amends the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to eliminate the 15 percent home health services payment reduction in interim payments which would occur if the Secretary did not establish a prospective payment system (PPS) for such services as provided for in such Act.
Amends SSA title XVIII with regard to the PPS for home heal... | Fairness in Medicare Home Health Access Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``NRC Fairness in
Funding Act of 2000''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--FUNDING
Sec. 101. Nuclear ... | (Sec. 101) Reformulates the aggregate annual charges collected from all licensees and certificate holders.
(Sec. 102) Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the NRC to prescribe regulations to ensure that sufficient funds will be available for the decommissioning of certain licensed production or utilization... | NRC Fairness in Funding Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Toxic Metals Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Antimony.--The term ``antimony'' means elemental
antimony (Sb) and any compounds or alloys which contain
antimony.
(2) Barium.--The term ``bari... | Children's Toxic Metals Act - Bans as a hazardous substance and prohibits the manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of jewelry containing cadmium, barium, or antimony for children 12 years old or younger.
Sets forth: (1) factors to determine whether jewelry is designed or intended for wear or use by such chil... | To prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of children's jewelry containing cadmium, barium, or antimony, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FHA Refinance Program Termination
Act''.
SEC. 2. RESCISSION OF FUNDING FOR FHA REFINANCE PROGRAM.
Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, there are
rescinded and permanently canceled all unexpended balances remaining
available as of such d... | FHA Refinance Program Termination Act - Rescinds and permanently cancels all unexpended funding remaining available and allocated for the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Refinancing Program of the Making Home Affordable initiative of the Secretary of the Treasury (under which borrowers owing more on their mortgage... | To rescind the unobligated funding for the FHA Refinance Program and to terminate the program. |
SECTION 1. CONTINUATION OF BENEFITS THROUGH MONTH OF BENEFICIARY'S
DEATH.
(a) Old-Age Insurance Benefits.--Section 202(a) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(a)) is amended by striking ``the month
preceding'' in the matter following subparagraph (B).
(b) Wife's Insurance Benefits.--
... | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to continue an individual's entitlement to benefits through the month of his or her death with benefits for that month disregarded for purposes of determining maximum family benefits. | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual's entitlement to benefits thereunder shall continue through the month of his or her death (without affecting any other person's entitlement to benefits for that month), in order to provide such individual's family with assistance in meeting the ... |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Manufacturing Extension Partnership services are
available in all 50 States and at 392 locations.
(2) The Manufacturing Extension Partnership delivers
critical services to small and midsized manufacturers,
pro... | Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to reduce the matching funds requirement for participants in the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (providing services to small and mid-sized manufacturers) from not less than 50% of the costs incurred for the first three years and an incr... | To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to reduce the matching requirement for participants in the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expand and Rebuild America's Schools
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Center for Education Statistics projects
that public school enrollment will reach 53,000,000 in 2010, an
... | Expand and Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a nonrefundable tax credit to holders of school construction bonds. Sets forth requirements for issues of school construction bonds, including that: (1) 95% of the proceeds of such bonds must be used to construct new elementary... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage new school construction through the creation of a new class of bond. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Brownfields Redevelopment Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION TAX CREDIT.
(a) General Rule.--Part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to credits allowable) is
amended by adding at the end thereof... | Brownfields Redevelopment Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a credit that is 50 percent of the costs: (1) paid or incurred by the taxpayer for environmental remediation of any qualified contaminated site which is owned by the taxpayer; and (2) incurred by the taxpayer pursuant to an environmental... | Brownfields Redevelopment Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Merit
System Reauthorization Act of 2007''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 3. Allegations of ... | Federal Merit System Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Amends the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 to authorize appropriations for FY2008-FY2010 for the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) and the Office of Special Counsel (OSC).
Repudiates assertions that federal employees are not protected from discrimination on t... | A bill to reauthorize the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office of Special Counsel, to modify the procedures of the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Aviation Security Innovation &
Reform Act of 2011'' or the ``AIR Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS.
Section 114 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Department of
Transp... | Aviation Security Innovation & Reform Act of 2011 or AIR Act of 2011 - Places the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), headed by the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (TSA), under the administration of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). (Effectively updates federal law to reflect the transfer of... | A bill to address aviation security in the United States by bolstering passenger and air cargo screening procedures, to ensure that purchases of screening technologies are thoroughly evaluated for the best return on investment of the taxpayer's money, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Progress Assessment Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Timely and reliable data on the situation of women in
the United States and around the world is critical to the
effective implementat... | Women's Progress Assessment Act - Amends Federal census law to require the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to collect, compile, and publish statistics concerning the status of women and girls of all ages in the United States, in foreign countries, and in refugee camps, including statistics in the following priority a... | Women's Progress Assessment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Agricultural Products
Market Access Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The export of agricultural products is of vital
importance to the economy of the ... | United States Agricultural Products Market Access Act of 2003 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to direct the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to identify those foreign countries that: (1) deny fair and equitable market access to U.S. agricultural products or apply standards for the importation of U.S. agricultur... | To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to establish procedures for identifying countries that deny market access for agricultural products of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education for Freedom Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Given the increased threat to American ideals in the
trying times in which we live, it is important to preserve and ... | Higher Education for Freedom Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to eligible institutions to prepare elementary, middle, and secondary school history teachers and to strengthen postsecondary programs in fields related to the founding of the United States, free institutions, and Western c... | To amend the Higher Education Act to establish and strengthen post-secondary programs and courses in the subjects of traditional American history, free institutions, and Western civilization, available to students preparing to teach these subjects, and to other students. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Veterans' Data
Protection and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Data breach.--The term ``data breach'' means the
unauthor... | Comprehensive Veterans' Data Protection and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2006 - Places upon the Secretary of Veterans Affairs an affirmative obligation to protect from any data breach the sensitive personal information of veterans and any other individuals that the Department of Veterans Affairs possesses, creates,... | To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to protect sensitive personal information of veterans, to ensure that veterans are appropriately notified of any breach of data security with respect to such information, to provide free credit monitoring and credit reports for veterans and others affected by any such breach... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hudson River Valley American
Heritage Area Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Hudson River Valley between Yonkers, New York, and
Troy, New York, possesses important historical, cultural, and
... | Hudson River Valley American Heritage Area Act of 1994 - Establishes the Hudson River Valley American Heritage Area in New York.
Provides that the management entities for the Area shall be the Hudson River Greenway Communities Council and the Greenway Conservancy (agencies established by the State of New York in its H... | Hudson River Valley American Heritage Area Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``SSI Disability Reform Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE REFORMS.
(a) Authority of Government Agencies to Become Paid Representative
Payees.--Section 1631(a)(2)(D)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(D)(ii)) is amended by addi... | SSI Disability Reform Act of 1993 - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) allow government agencies to serve as paid representative payees; (2) set the maximum fee payable to representative payees at ten percent of the monthly benefit involved; and (3) revise th... | SSI Disability Reform Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Disease
Research Act Amendments of 2005''.
SEC. 2. MORRIS K. UDALL PARKINSON'S DISEASE RESEARCH ACT OF 1997.
(a) Findings.--Subsection (b) of section 603 of the Morris K. Udall
Parkinson's Disease Research Act of 1977 (42 U.... | Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Disease Research Act Amendments of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise provisions regarding a research planning conference required to be convened by the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to require such conference to: (1) investigate Parkinson's research ... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve provisions relating to Parkinson's disease research. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Quadrennial Homeland Security Review
Technical Correction Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO QUADRENNIAL HOMELAND SECURITY REVIEW.
(a) In General.--Section 707 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(6 U.S.C. 347) is amended--
(1... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 5, 2016. Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Technical Correction Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make technical corrections regarding quadrennial homeland security reviews. The bill includes among... | Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Technical Correction Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Safety Employer-Employee
Cooperation Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF PURPOSE AND POLICY.
The Congress declares that the following is the policy of the
United States:
(1) Labor-management relationships and partnerships are
... | Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 1997 - Provides collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments.
Requires States to grant public safety employees the right to form and join a labor organization which excludes management and supervisory employees, and w... | Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Internal Revenue Service
Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR CERTAIN UNAUTHORIZED ACTIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 7214 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to offenses by officers and employees of the United States)
is amend... | Internal Revenue Service Accountability Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a fine or imprisonment upon any U.S. officer or employee who willfully and maliciously disregards any revenue law or related regulation relating to any proceeding against a taxpayer.
Allows, if litigation costs are awarded, a port... | Internal Revenue Service Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving American Privacy Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. USE OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.
(a) In General.--Part II of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after chapter 205 the following:
``CHAPTER 205A--USE OF UNMANNED AIRCRAF... | Preserving American Privacy Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to require a governmental entity operating a public unmanned aircraft system to minimize the collection or disclosure of covered information. Defines "covered information" as: (1) information that is reasonably likely to enable identification of... | Preserving American Privacy Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Toxics by Rail Accountability and
Community Knowledge (TRACK) Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. CHEMICAL EXPOSURE RIGHT-TO-KNOW.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Long-lasting or irreversible health consequences.--The
term ``long-lasting ... | Toxics by Rail Accountability and Community Knowledge (TRACK) Act of 2014 - Requires railroad carriers found at fault for an unintended release of hazardous materials (hazmat) due to a railroad accident or incident during calendar year 2010 to: review periodically any post-accident public health assessments of hazmat... | Toxics by Rail Accountability and Community Knowledge (TRACK) Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Land Preservation Act
of 1997''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF LAND SUBJECT TO A QUALIFIED CONSERVATION EASEMENT.
(a) Estate Tax With Respect to Land Subject to a Qualified
Conservation Easement.--Section 2031 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 ... | Agricultural Land Preservation Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross estate, if the executor so elects, the value of land subject to a qualified conservation easement, except for any debt-financed portion and reduced by any deduction taken under provisions relating to transfers for pu... | Agricultural Land Preservation Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enhanced 911 Emergency
Communications Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) for the sake of our Nation's homeland security and
public safety, a universal emergency telephone number (911)
that is enh... | Enhanced 911 Emergency Communications Act of 2003 - Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to direct the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information of the Department of Commerce to establish the Emergency Communications Task Force to facilitate coordination be... | A bill to improve, enhance, and promote the Nation's homeland security, public safety, and citizen activated emergency response capabilities through the use of enhanced 911 services, to further upgrade Public Safety Answering Point capabilities and related functions in receiving E-911 calls, and to support the construc... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES AND NON-EMPLOYEES.
(a) Definitions.--Section 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
(29 U.S.C. 203) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(z) `Non-employee' m... | Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2013- Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to require every person (including every employer and enterprise) that employs an employee or non-employee who performs labor or services, including through an entity such as a trust, estate, partnership, association, company, or c... | Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Health Care Budget Reform
and Transparency Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PRESIDENT'S BUDGET SUBMISSION.
Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(36) information on estimates... | Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009 - Directs the President to include in annual budget justification documents submitted to Congress information on estimates of appropriations for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted for the following accounts of the D... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. TRANSIT TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
(a) Section 5302.--Section 5302(a)(10) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``charter,'' and inserting ``charter,
sightseeing,''.
(b) Section 5303.--Section 5303 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (j)(3)(D)... | Makes technical corrections to the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users or SAFETEA-LU and other laws related to public transportation.
Excludes sightseeing from the term "public transportation."
Names a certain program authorizing the Secretary of Transportation (Secr... | An original bill to make technical corrections to SAFETEA-LU and other related laws relating to transit. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trash Reduction Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF TAX ON CARRYOUT BAGS.
(a) General Rule.--Chapter 31 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to retail excise taxes) is amended by inserting after
subchapter C the following new subchapter:
... | Trash Reduction Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require retailers to pay a $0.10 excise tax on each carryout bag provided to a consumer. A "carryout bag" means a bag of any material, commonly plastic or kraft paper, which is provided to a consumer at the point of sale to carry or co... | Trash Reduction Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Pay Raise Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FISCAL YEAR 2002 INCREASE IN MILITARY BASIC PAY.
(a) Increase in Basic Pay.--Effective on January 1, 2002, the rates
of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services are
increased by the percentage sp... | Military Pay Raise Act of 2001 - Increases, as of January 1, 2002, the rates of basic pay for military personnel by a percentage increase of 7.3 to 10.5 percent based upon the member's pay grade and years of service, with the highest percentage increase for grade E-9 enlisted personnel. Waives during FY 2002 any requir... | To increase the rates of military basic pay for members of the uniformed services by providing a percentage increase of between 7.3 percent and 10.5 percent based on the members' pay grade and years of service. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Park System Reform Act of
1994''.
TITLE I--NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM PLAN
SEC. 101. PREPARATION OF NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM PLAN.
(a) Preparation of Plan.--The Secretary of the Interior
(hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ``... | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: National Park System Plan Title II: New Area Establishment National Park System Reform Act of 1994 - Title I: National Park System Plan - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to prepare and submit to specified congress... | National Park System Reform Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF BONUS DEPRECIATION.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 168(k) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(1) by striking ``January 1, 2016'' in subparagraph (A)(iv)
and inserting ``January 1, 2018'', and
(2) by striking ``January 1, 2015'' eac... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2016 the special depreciation allowance for business assets (bonus depreciation), and (2) increase the limitation on the election to accelerate the alternative minimum tax credit in lieu of bonus depreciation for 2015 and 2016. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation on the election to accelerate the AMT credit in lieu of bonus depreciation for 2015 and 2016, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration Law Enforcement Act of
2006''.
TITLE I--STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION IN THE ENFORCEMENT
OF IMMIGRATION LAW ACT
SEC. 101. FEDERAL AFFIRMATION OF ASSISTANCE IN IMMIGRATION LAW
ENFORCEMENT BY ... | Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 2006 - Title I: State and Local Enforcement Cooperation in the Enforcement of Immigration Law Act - (Sec. 101) Affirms that state and local law enforcement personnel have the inherent authority to investigate, identify, arrest, detain, or transfer to federal custody aliens in the Unit... | To affirm the inherent authority of State and local law enforcement to assist in the enforcement of immigration laws, to provide for effective prosecution of alien smugglers, and to reform immigration litigation procedures. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Robert Matava
Exploitation Protection for Elder Adults Act of 2012''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I--... | Robert Matava Exploitation Protection for Elder Adults Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) expand the prohibition against telemarketing fraud to cover e-mail marketing fraud; (2) include within the definition of "telemarketing or e-mail marketing" any plan to induce investment for financial profit, p... | A bill to protect elder adults from exploitation and financial crime, to prevent elder adult abuse and financial exploitation, and to promote safety for elder adults. |
SECTION 1. TEACHING CHILDREN TO SAVE LIVES.
Title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8001 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating part L as part M; and
(2) by inserting after part K the following:
``PART L--TEACHING CHILDREN TO SAVE LIVES
... | Teaching Children to Save Lives Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to State agencies to award grants to local agencies and targeted schools or school districts for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in targeted localities. Req... | To provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing American Families
Effectively (SAFE) Act''.
TITLE I--IMMIGRATION
SEC. 101. VISAS.
(a) Student.--No citizens from a country which is one the State
Department's list of governments which have sponsored terrorism or on ... | Securing American Families Effectively (SAFE) Act - Prohibits the granting of a visa permitting study in the United States, or the issuance of an immigration visa under the diversity immigrant program, to citizens from a country which is on the State Department's list of governments which have sponsored terrorism or wh... | To secure American families effectively. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Residential Energy Savings Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. STATE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY UPGRADES LOAN
PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Loans for Residential Building Energy Efficiency Upgrades.--
Part D of title III of the Energy Policy and Cons... | Residential Energy Savings Act of 2013 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish a voluntary loan program to provide support to states, U.S. territories, and Indian tribal governments (eligible entities) in establishing or expanding programs that provide to re... | Residential Energy Savings Act of 2013 |
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