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SECTION 1. INCREASED ENFORCEMENT UNDER HORSE PROTECTION ACT.
(a) Definitions.--Section 2 of the Horse Protection Act (15 U.S.C.
1821) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) as
paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5), respectively;
(2) by inserting before par... | Amends the Horse Protection Act (HPA) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to prescribe regulatory requirements for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to license, train, assign, and oversee persons who are to be hired by the management of horse shows, exhibitions, sales, or auctions and are qualified to detect and ... | To amend the Horse Protection Act to designate additional unlawful acts under the Act, strengthen penalties for violations of the Act, improve Department of Agriculture enforcement of the Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community College to Career Fund
Act''.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO CAREER FUND.
(a) In General.--Title I of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``Subtitle... | Community College to Career Fund Act This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Department of Labor to award competitive grants to eligible community colleges, four-year public institutions of higher education, tribal colleges or universities, public or private nonprofit two-year instit... | Community College to Career Fund Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Haskell Indian Nations University
and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the provision of culturally sensitive curricula for
higher educat... | Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act of 1997 - Provides that certain civil service laws relating to personnel management shall not apply to applicants for employment with, employees of, or positions in or under the Haskell Indian Nations University a... | Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nursing Home Residential Security
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS OR DISCHARGES OF NURSING FACILITY
RESIDENTS IN THE CASE OF VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL FROM
PARTICIPATION UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.
(a) In Genera... | Nursing Home Residential Security Act of 1999 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to establish certain restrictions on transfers or discharges of nursing facility residents in the case of voluntary withdrawal from Medicaid participation. | Nursing Home Residential Security Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Railroad Unemployment Insurance
Amendments Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. WAITING PERIOD FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
Subparagraph (A) of section 2(a)(1) of the Railroad Unemployment
Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 352(a)(1)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
``(A)... | Railroad Unemployment Insurance Amendments Act of 1996 - Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to revise and reduce the waiting period for unemployment benefits. Repeals the prohibition against payment of benefits for days of unemployment during the first thirteen-day period of unemployment registration withi... | Railroad Unemployment Insurance Amendments Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN LIMITATION AMOUNT APPLICABLE TO NONPARTY
MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONS IN
ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.
Section 315(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
(2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting after ``$5,000'' the
... | Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to decrease the limitation on contributions to candidates for Federal office by a multicandidate political committee (PAC). Prohibits a nonparty committee from acting as an intermediary or conduit (to facilitate bundling) with respect to such contributions.
Prohibits a... | To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to limit the influence of nonparty multicandidate political committees in elections for Federal office, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an income tax credit for contributions to candidates for the House of Representatives, and for other purpos... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Regional Comprehensive Emergency
Preparedness, Response, and Coordination Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Responders to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade
Center, the ... | Regional Comprehensive Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Coordination Act of 2003 - Requires each regional council to convene all local governments and Federal, State, and private sector stakeholders within its region to coordinate the development of a regional emergency and disaster preparedness, response, and rec... | To enhance homeland security by encouraging the development of regional coordination plans for emergency and disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Next Generation Electric Systems
Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR PROJECTS TO DESIGN AND DEVELOP TRANSFORMATIVE
NEXT GENERATION ELECTRIC SYSTEMS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy (acting through the
Assistant Secretary of the Off... | Next Generation Electric Systems Act This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a grants program for eligible partnerships to develop and implement projects related to achieving the transformation of the future electric grid by the year 2030 using a comprehensive approach to electric system design ... | Next Generation Electric Systems Act |
TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 11 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE
SEC 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Spousal Equity in Bankruptcy
Amendments of 1994''.
SEC. 102. AMENDMENTS.
(a) Relief From Automatic Stay.--Section 362(b)(2) of title 11,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Amendments to Title 11 of the United States
Code
Title II: Bankruptcy Review Commission
Title I: Amendments to Title 11 of the United States Code
- Spousal Equity in Bankruptcy Amendments of 1994 - Amends Federal bankruptcy law to provide that filing a petition in... | To amend title 11 of the United States Code to with respect to certain debts in connection with divorce or separation; to establish a commission to analyze bankruptcy issues; and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Central Intelligence Agency Voluntary
Separation Pay Act''.
SEC. 2. SEPARATION PAY.
(a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
(1) the term ``Director'' means the Director of Central
Intelligence; and
(2) the term ``employee''... | Central Intelligence Agency Voluntary Separation Pay Act - Authorizes the Director of Central Intelligence, to avoid or minimize the need for involuntary separations due to downsizing, reorganization, or similar action, to establish a program under which employees may be offered separation pay to separate from service ... | Central Intelligence Agency Voluntary Separation Pay Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Unemployed Workers Act''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF CERTAIN UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
(a) Emergency Unemployment Compensation.--Section 4007 of the
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C.
3304 note) is amended--
... | Helping Unemployed Workers Act - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 with respect to the state-established individual emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA). Extends the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program through March 31, 2011.
Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and S... | To amend the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act and the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary extension of programs providing unemployment benefits, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Haitian Partnership Renewal Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TRADE PREFERENCES FOR HAITI.
(a) Special Rules for Haiti.--
(1) Apparel and other textile articles.--Section 213A(b) of
the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703... | Haitian Partnership Renewal Act This bill amends the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to extend: (1) the 60% applicable percentage requirement for duty-free entry of apparel articles assembled in Haiti and imported from Haiti or the Dominican Republic to the United States, and (2) duty-free entry of such articles ... | Haitian Partnership Renewal Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Tribal Justice Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds and declares that--
(1) there is a government-to-government relationship between the
United States and each Indian tribe;
(2) the United States has a trust responsibil... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Tribal Justice Systems
Title II: Authorizations of Appropriations
Title III: Disclaimers
Indian Tribal Justice Act -
Title I: Tribal Justice Systems
- Establishes within the Bureau of Indian Affairs (Bureau) the Office of Tribal Justice Support (Office) to further th... | Indian Tribal Justice Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The American Society of Reproductive Medicine
recognizes infertility as a disease, and the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention have described i... | Family Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 50% of an individual's qualified infertility treatment expenses, subject to specified limits based on dollar amounts and the taxpayer's adjusted gross income. Qualified infertility treatment expenses are amounts paid for the treatme... | Family Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Renaissance
Act II of 2005''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a sect... | Rural Renaissance Act II of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow holders of rural renaissance bonds a nonrefundable tax credit of 25 percent of the annual credit amount as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. Defines "rural renaissance bond" as any bond issued by a nonprofit cooperative lender that ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to finance certain rural development projects, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Export Promotion Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVED COORDINATION EXPORT PROMOTION ACTIVITIES OF FEDERAL
AGENCIES.
Section 2312 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (relating to the
Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee; 15 U.S.C. 4727) is a... | Export Promotion Reform Act - Amends the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to require the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC), in assessing the appropriate levels and allocation of resources among agencies in support of export promotion and export financing, to review the proposed annual budget of each agency be... | Export Promotion Reform Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Maximum Economic Growth for America
Through the Highway Trust Fund Act'' or the ``MEGA Trust Act''.
SEC. 2. ALL ALCOHOL FUELS TAXES TRANSFERRED TO HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.
(a) In General.--Section 9503(b)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to... | Maximum Economic Growth for America Through the Highway Trust Fund Act (or MEGA Trust Act) - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to transfer all excise taxes imposed on alcohol fuels to the Highway Trust Fund (the "Fund").Authorizes the transfer to the Fund from the general fund of the Treasury of the amount of money equa... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to transfer all excise taxes imposed on alcohol fuels to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Books for Children Act''
or the ``ABC Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF
1965.
Part E of title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 8131 et seq.) is amended t... | Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Inexpensive Book Distribution Program, under which the Secretary of Education contracts with Reading Is Fundamental (RIF).
Establishes and authorizes appropriations for the following new programs. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) contract with a national organization ... | ABC Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural and Tribal Voter Rights Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Chief state election official.--The term ``chief State
election official'' means, with respect to a State, the
individual designated by the State und... | Rural and Tribal Voter Rights Act - Directs the Election Assistance Commission to make a payment each fiscal year to each state which meets early voting location distribution plan development requirements for ensuring that eligible voters have adequate access to early voting locations. Requires a state or local electio... | Rural and Tribal Voter Rights Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Smart Building Acceleration Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the building sector uses more than 40 percent of the
energy of the Nation;
(2) emerging building energy monitoring and control
techno... | Smart Building Acceleration Act Directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to: (1) conduct a survey of privately owned smart buildings throughout the nation, select at least one building each from an appropriate range of building sizes and types, and evaluate the costs and benefits of such buildings using the guidelines of... | Smart Building Acceleration Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rights of Intellectual Property
Owners Fairness Facilitation Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) United States industry loses billions of dollars each
year to countries that do not provide... | Rights of Intellectual Property Owners Fairness Facilitation Act of 1994 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to prohibit the President from designating a country a beneficiary developing country eligible for trade benefits under the generalized system of preferences if such country is not implementing the Agreement on Trade... | Rights of Intellectual Property Owners Fairness Facilitation Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Buy American Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO DOMESTIC MANUFACTURERS.
(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to
establish and carry out a program to award grants to eligible entities
in accordance with this section.
(... | 21st Century Buy American Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to establish and carry out a program to award grants to any entity that is a manufacturer in the United States, is a firm certified as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under the Trade Act of 1974, and is an entity that either: (1) mines, pr... | To amend the Buy American Act with respect to certain waivers under that Act, to provide greater transparency regarding exceptions to domestic sourcing requirements, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Checkoff for Charity Act of 1999''.
TITLE I--CHECKOFF FOR CHARITY
SEC. 101. DESIGNATION OF OVERPAYMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CHARITY.
(a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by a... | Title II: Checkoff for Charity Commission
- Establishes in the Department of Commerce the Checkoff for Charity Commission which shall make arrangements for voluntary charitable, health, and welfare agencies that provide or support direct health and welfare services to individuals or their families to solicit contribut... | Checkoff for Charity Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Regulatory Right-to-Know Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are to--
(1) promote the public right-to-know about the costs and
benefits of Federal regulatory programs and rules;
(2) promote Governme... | Regulatory Right-to-Know Act of 1997 - Directs the President, no later than January 2000 and each January every two years thereafter, to submit to the Congress an accounting statement that estimates the costs and corresponding benefits of Federal regulatory programs and program elements. Provides for each accounting s... | Regulatory Right-to-Know Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ballast Water Management Act''.
SEC. 2. EVALUATION.
(a) Subsection 1102(a) of Public Law 101-646 (16 U.S.C. 4712(a)) is
amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end:
``(4) National ballast water management evaluation.--
... | Ballast Water Management Act - Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to direct the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force to contract with the Marine Board of the National Research Council to evaluate ballast water management technologies that prevent aquatic nonindigenous species fr... | Ballast Water Management Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Financial Choice and
Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF MONEY MARKET FUNDS UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY
ACT OF 1940.
The Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a et seq.) is
amended by adding at ... | Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to authorize any open-end investment company to elect, in its registration statement, to be a money market fund and to compute the current price per share, for purposes of distribution or redemption ... | Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. NATIONAL GUARD OPERATION ABOUT FACE TO PROVIDE LIFE-SKILLS
FOR AT RISK YOUTH.
(a) Chapter 5 of title 32, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 510. National Guard operation about face to provide life-skills
for at-risk youth
... | Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, through the Chief, National Guard Bureau, to use the National Guard to conduct an at-risk youth life skills program to be known as "National Guard Operation About Face." Requires such program to: (1) be a community-based outreach program for at-risk youth; and (2) include after-scho... | To amend title 32, United States Code, to establish a National Guard program to assist at-risk youth develop life skills. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ready to Learn Act''.
SEC. 2. EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT.
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 X--SUPPORTING VOLUNTARY PREKINDERGARTEN
``SEC. 10... | Ready to Learn Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to states and, through them, subgrants to schools, child care entities, Head Start programs, or other community-based prekindergarten providers for full day volunta... | A bill to set the United States on track to ensure children are ready to learn when they begin kindergarten. |
SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF JOHANNA'S LAW.
(a) In General.--Section 317P(d)(4) of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-17(d)(4)) is amended by inserting after ``2009''
the following: ``, $16,500,000 for the period of fiscal years 2010
through 2012, and such sums as are necessary for e... | Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend through FY2012 the current authorization of appropriations for the national public awareness campaign for gynecologic cancers (Johanna's law). Authorizes appropriations in subsequent fiscal years at levels necessary to carry out such campaign.
Requires the Secretary of He... | A bill to reauthorize and enhance Johanna's Law to increase public awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers. |
SECTION 1. USE OF LAND; FEE AUTHORITY.
(a) Authority.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred to
in this Act as the ``Secretary'') may permit the use of land
and facilities in units administered by the Secretary for--
(A) motion picture productio... | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to permit the use of Department of the Interior lands for the production of motion pictures, television, soundtracks, advertisements, or any similar commercial project, except when such use is not appropriate or will impair the value or resources of the land or facility. Direct... | A bill to provide for the collection of fees for the making of motion pictures, television productions, and sound tracks in units of the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Plan Colombia Trade Act''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF ADDITIONAL TRADE BENEFITS TO CERTAIN
ANDEAN COUNTRIES.
(a) In General.--Section 204(b) of the Andean Trade Preference Act
(19 U.S.C. 3203(b)) is amended to read as follows:
``(... | Requires the President, in determining whether to designate a country a beneficiary country, to take into account, among other things, the extent to which such country adheres to democratic principles and the rule of law. | Plan Colombia Trade Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transportation Finance Innovation
Demonstration Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. VEHICLE MILEAGE TAX FOR MOBILE MOUNTED CONCRETE BOOM PUMPS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 36 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to certain other excise taxes) is amended by i... | Transportation Finance Innovation Demonstration Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a vehicle mileage tax on mobile mounted concrete boom pump vehicles. Defines "mobile mounted concrete boom pump vehicle" as a vehicle which is mobile machinery and on which the mounted machinery consists of a concre... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a vehicle mileage tax for mobile mounted concrete boom pumps in lieu of the tax on taxable fuels, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-
Know Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1362) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(26) Treatment works.--The term `treatment works' h... | Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require owners or operators of publicly owned treatment works to: (1) institute monitoring systems to provide timely alerts of sewer overflows; (2) notify the public within 24 hours af... | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``ATM Public Safety and Crime Control
Act''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED SECURITY MEASURES REQUIRED AT DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS.
(a) Banks and Savings Associations.--Section 3 of the Bank
Protection Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1882) is amended by adding at the end
the f... | ATM Public Safety and Crime Control Act - Amends the Bank Protection Act of 1968 and the Federal Credit Union Act to direct each Federal banking supervisory agency and the National Credit Union Administration Board (NCUAB), respectively, to require a depository institution to: (1) provide lighting and a surveillance ca... | To amend the Bank Protection Act of 1968 and the Federal Credit Union Act to require enhanced security measures at depository institutions and automated teller machines sufficient to provide surveillance pictures which can be used effectively as evidence in criminal prosecutions, to amend title 28, United States Code, ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Electronic Funds Transfer Federal
Salary Act''.
SEC. 2. SAFE, ECONOMICAL, EFFECTIVE PAYROLL ADMINISTRATION.
(a) In General.--Section 3332 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by striking subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) and
inserting the... | Electronic Funds Transfer Federal Salary Act - Amends Federal law to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations requiring Federal employees to be paid via direct deposit or any other economical and effective method provided there are sufficient safeguards. | Electronic Funds Transfer Federal Salary Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veteran Excellence Through Education
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS GRANTS TO MINORITY SERVING
INSTITUTIONS TO ADDRESS SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC PROBLEMS
FACING VETERANS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of V... | Veteran Excellence Through Education Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make grants, during FY2014-FY2019, to minority-serving institutions for establishing verified delivery systems to address social and academic problems facing enrolled veterans. Includes among authorized grant activit... | Veteran Excellence Through Education Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Disaster Readiness
and Reform Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. REVISED COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS.
Section 7 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(e) [RESERVED].'' and ``(f)
[RESERVED].''; and
... | Small Business Disaster Readiness and Reform Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), in making a small business disaster loan of $250,000 or less, from requiring a borrower to use the borrower's home as collateral.
(Sec. 3) Increase... | To amend the Small Business Act to improve the disaster relief programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flu Vaccine Incentive Act of 2004''
or the ``FLU-VIA''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF PRICE CAP FOR THE PURCHASE OF INFLUENZA
VACCINES.
(a) In General.--
(1) Vaccines for children program.--Section 1928(d)(3) of
the Social S... | Flu Vaccine Incentive Act of 2004 or FLU-VIA - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to exempt contracts entered into by the Secretary of Health and Human Services for the purchase of a pediatric influenza vaccine and other vaccines from certain price restrictions applicable to such contracts. Extends ... | A bill to amend section 1928 of the Social Security Act to encourage the production of influenza vaccines by eliminating the price cap applicable to the purchase of such vaccines under contracts entered into by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a tax cre... |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The United Nations Convention against Torture or Other
Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (in this
section referred to as the ``Convention against Torture'' )
defines torture as ``any act by which sev... | Directs the Secretary of State to submit to the appropriate congressional committees, every six months, a list of each country where torture or degrading treatment is commonly used in interrogation and detention. Prohibits, with specified waiver authority, the transfer of a person in U.S. custody to such a country.
St... | To prohibit the return of persons by the United States, for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Investment and Economic
Security Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. REVIEW OF GREENFIELD INVESTMENTS.
Section 721(a)(3) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.
App. 2170(a)(3)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``means any merger'' and inse... | Foreign Investment and Economic Security Act of 2017 This bill amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to provide for: (1) national security reviews of transactions involving the construction of a new facility in the United States by any foreign person (currently, national security reviews are conducted only for cert... | Foreign Investment and Economic Security Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Manufacturing and
Rebuilding Transit Act of 2011'' or the ``SMART Act''.
SEC. 2. PREFERENCE IN AWARDING COMPETITIVE TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS.
(a) Preference.--In awarding grants for projects that include the
pur... | Strengthening Manufacturing and Rebuilding Transit Act of 2011 or SMART Act - Requires the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to give preference to the award of discretionary or competitive grants, loans, loan guarantees, and lines of credit to transportation infrastructure projects, including the purchase of transit ve... | A bill to improve domestic procurement policies by providing rules and guidance, waiver notices, and departmental and agency actions applicable to the domestic content standards of Federal grants administered by the Department of Transportation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Disability Integration and
Coordination Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF DISABILITY INTEGRATION AND COORDINATION.
Section 513 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 321b) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ``and'' a... | Disability Integration and Coordination Improvement Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) establish an Office of Disability Integration and Coordination; (2) use such Office to implement strategies and activities in support o... | To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Office of Disability Integration and Coordination within the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gun Violence Control Act''.
TITLE I--COP-KILLER BULLETS
SEC. 101. REGULATION OF THE MANUFACTURE, IMPORTATION, AND SALE OF
PROJECTILES THAT MAY BE USED IN A HANDGUN AND ARE CAPABLE
OF PENETRATING POLICE BODY... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Cop-Killer Bullets
Title II: Domestic Violence
Gun Violence Control Act -
Title I: Cop-Killer Bullets
- Amends the Federal criminal code to expand the definition of "armor piercing ammunition" to include a projectile that may be used in a handgun and that the Secretary of t... | Gun Violence Control Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Park Snowmobile
Restrictions Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) President Nixon in 1972 issued Executive Order 11644
establishing standards on snowmobile use on public lands,
includi... | National Park Snowmobile Restrictions Act of 2001 - Prohibits the use of snowmobiles in a National Park System unit, except: (1) on a route designated by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service (NPS), after January 1, 2001 (including those routes designated with respect to Grand Teton Na... | To restrict the use of snowmobiles in units of the National Park System. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Haitian Restoration of Democracy Act
of 1994''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF UNITED STATES POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States to support the restoration of
democracy in Haiti and the return to office of Jean-Bertrand Aristide,
the duly elected Pres... | Haitian Restoration of Democracy Act of 1994 - Supports the restoration of democracy in Haiti and the return to office of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the elected President of Haiti.
Urges the President to: (1) facilitate the return to Haiti of a full contingent of human rights observers; and (2) subject to the request of... | Haitian Restoration of Democracy Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-
profits (SUN) Act''.
SEC. 2. RETURN INFORMATION OF CERTAIN TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS
AVAILABLE IN A SEARCHABLE FORMAT.
(a) In General.--Section 6104(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by stri... | Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require: (1) the annual tax return information for tax-exempt organizations and deferred compensation plans to be made available to the public at no charge and in an open structured data format that is processable by computers, with t... | Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Election
Simplification Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TIME FOR MAKING S CORPORATION ELECTIONS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 1362 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
``(b) When Made.--
... | Small Business Election Simplification Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the subchapter S election for corporate taxpayers, to: (1) extend the deadline for filing such election to the due date (with extensions) of the corporation's tax return, (2) authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to treat a... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the time for making S corporation elections, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia
Research Amendments Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. RETENTION OF TASK FORCE.
Section 603 of the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and
Control Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 1451 note) is amended by striking
subsection (e).
SEC. ... | Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research Amendments Act of 2004 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 (HABHRCA) to repeal the President's authority to disestablish the Interagency Task Force (thus retaining the Task Force).
(Sec. 3) Directs the Task Force to complete by... | To reauthorize the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gulf Coast Small Business Recovery
Act''.
SEC. 2. PRIORITY FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS IN PROCUREMENT RELATED TO
HURRICANE KATRINA AND HURRICANE RITA.
(a) Priority for Gulf Hurricane Disaster-Affected Businesses.--
Notwithstanding any oth... | Gulf Coast Small Business Recovery Act - Requires, for any contract for the procurement of goods or services related to any damage caused as a result of Hurricane Katrina or Rita, or any reconstruction related to such damage, a federal agency to give priority to a business that as of August 28, 2005, had a significant ... | To provide for priority in Federal contracting for businesses in areas adversely affected by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita and treatment of small business concerns adversely affected by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita as HUBZone small business concerns, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Administration
Franchise Loan Transparency Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Franchise businesses represent a large and growing
segment of the retai... | Small Business Administration Franchise Loan Transparency Act of 2015 This bill requires a franchisor, except one with a franchise in the lodging industry, to disclose in the required Federal Trade Commission disclosure document: the average first-year revenue of each specific location of the franchise for each of the... | Small Business Administration Franchise Loan Transparency Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Morris K. Udall Parkinson's
Research, Assistance, and Education Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Parkinson's disease and related disorders (hereafter
referred to in this A... | Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Research, Assistance, and Education Act of 1995 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to mandate a program for the conduct and support of research and training, the dissemination of health information, and other programs regarding Parkinson's disease. Establishes the Interagency Coordinati... | Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Research, Assistance, and Education Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Trademark Dilution
Revision Act of 2006''.
(b) References.--Any reference in this Act to the Trademark Act of
1946 shall be a reference to the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for
the registration and protection of trademarks used in c... | Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006 - Amends the Trademark Act of 1946 to revise provisions relating to trademark dilution.
Entitles an owner of a famous mark that is distinctive to an injunction against another person who commences use of a mark of trade name, after it has become famous, in commerce in a manner t... | To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 with respect to dilution by blurring or tarnishment. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Telecommunications Competition
Enforcement Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds:
(1) The Telecommunications Act of 1996 put in place the
proper framework to achieve competition in local
telecommunications mar... | Telecommunications Competition Enforcement Act of 1999 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to mandate that if the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) finds that a Bell operating company (BOC) has not fully implemented the requirements under the Telecommunications Act of 1996 for full and open competition with r... | Telecommunications Competition Enforcement Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Municipal Bond Fairness Act''.
TITLE I--DISCRIMINATORY RATINGS TREATMENT OF STATE AND MUNICIPAL
SECURITIES
SEC. 101. PRESERVATION OF AUTHORITY TO PREVENT DISCRIMINATION.
Section 15E of the Securities Exchange Act of 19... | Municipal Bond Fairness Act - Title I: Discriminatory Ratings Treatment of State and Municipal Securities - (Sec. 101) Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require each registered nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NSRO) (credit rating ... | To ensure uniform and accurate credit rating of municipal bonds and provide for a review of the municipal bond insurance industry. |
Subtitle B--Internet Pharmacies
SEC. 911. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Legitimate Internet sellers of prescription drugs can
offer substantial benefits to consumers. These potential
benefits include convenience, privacy, valuable information,
competitive prices... | Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require each interstate Internet seller to comply with requirements of this Act with respect to the sale or offer of prescription drugs. Requires the seller to: (1) post visibly on its web site home page its street address, the States in which it is authorized as a pha... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish requirements with respect to the sale of, or the offer to sell, prescription drugs through the Internet, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Copper Salmon Wilderness Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF THE COPPER SALMON WILDERNESS.
(a) Designation.--Section 3 of the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984
(16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 98-328) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding ... | Copper Salmon Wilderness Act of 2008 - Amends the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 to designate certain lands in Siskiyou National Forest as the "Copper Salmon Wilderness."
Allows the Secretary of Agriculture, if the boundary of the Copper Salmon Wilderness shares a border with a road, to only establish an offset that is... | To amend the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 to designate the Copper Salmon Wilderness and to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the North and South Forks of the Elk River in the State of Oregon as wild or scenic rivers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employees Life Insurance
Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT ON CERTAIN LIFE INSURANCE OPTIONS OFFERED TO
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--Not later than July 31, 1998, the Office of
Personnel Management shall conduct ... | Federal Employees Life Insurance Improvement Act - Directs the Office of Personnel Management to conduct a study on the following life insurance options for Federal employees: (1) group universal life insurance; (2) group variable universal life insurance; and (3) additional voluntary accidental death and dismembermen... | Federal Employees Life Insurance Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``High Plains Aquifer Hydrogeologic
Characterization, Mapping, and Modeling Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act:
(1) Association.--The term ``Association'' means the
Association of American State Geologists.
... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on March 19, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)High Plains Aquifer Hydrogeologic Characterization, Mapping, and Modeling Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the United States Geological Survey and in coope... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to cooperate with the High Plains Aquifer States in conducting a Hydrogeologic Characterization, Mapping, and Modeling Program for the High Plains Aquifer, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Disability Insurance Reform Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. REFORM OF MONTHLY INSURANCE BENEFITS BASED ON DISABILITY
INVOLVING SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
(a) In General.--Section 225 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
425) is amended--
(1) b... | Disability Insurance Reform Act of 1994 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the payment of benefits based on disability to any individual who is a drug addict or alcoholic until such individual: (1) undergoes appropriate substance abuse treatment at an... | Disability Insurance Reform Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Loan Revitalization
Act''.
SEC. 2. COMBINATION FINANCING.
(a) In General.--Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
636(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(31) Combination financing.--
... | Small Business Loan Revitalization Act - Amends the Small Business Act (the Act) to provide requirements for the making of a Small Business Administration (SBA) guaranteed loan to a small business within 120 days after a commercial loan is obtained by that small business. Makes such small business ineligible for the SB... | A bill to improve small business loan programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer
Protection Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) it is estimated that--
(A) approximately 2 percent of adults and about 5
percent of infants and yo... | Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to set forth food labeling requirements for a food that is not a raw agricultural commodity and that is, or contains, a major food allergen (as defined by this Act).
States that: (1) any person may petition the... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish labeling requirements with respect to allergenic substances in foods, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Infant Mortality Amendments
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PHASED-IN COVERAGE OF PREGNANT WOMEN AND INFANTS UP TO 185
PERCENT OF POVERTY LEVEL.
(a) In General.--Section 1902(l)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1396a(l)(2)(A)) is ... | Medicaid Infant Mortality Amendments of 1993 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to phase-in mandatory State coverage of pregnant women and infants whose family income is below 185 percent of the Federal poverty level. Deducts child and medical care costs from the income eligibility test.
Authori... | Medicaid Infant Mortality Amendments of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Financial Security Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHILD RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the close of each
calendar year, the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate shall
transfer for su... | Children's Financial Security Act of 1996 -
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury or a delegate to transfer each calendar year, from the general fund of the Treasury and for each calendar year, $1,000 to the Child Retirement Account (CRA) of each eligible child. Makes eligible any individual who as of the close of su... | Children's Financial Security Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Musconetcong Wild and Scenic Rivers
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation and
consultation with appropriate Federal, State, regional, and
local agencies, is... | Musconetcong Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of the Musconetcong River, New Jersey, as scenic and recreational rivers.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to manage those segments: (1) in accordance with the Musconetcong River Management Plan (dated... | To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate portions of the Musconetcong River in the State of New Jersey as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Computer Science Education and Jobs
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Computer science is transforming industry, creating new
fields of commerce, driving innovation in all fields of
science,... | Computer Science Education and Jobs Act of 2013 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to define "computer science" as the study of computers and algorithmic processes, including the study of computing principles, computer hardware, software design, computer applications, and the impact of computer... | Computer Science Education and Jobs Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``High Quality Teaching Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES TO PROVIDE TARGETED
ASSISTANCE TO HIGH NEED SCHOOLS TO RECRUIT, SUPPORT, AND
RETAIN HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND EFFECTIVE TEACHERS.
(a) In General.--... | High Quality Teaching Act of 2009 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive five-year grants to up to 250 local educational agencies (LEAs) to recruit, support, and retain highly qualified and effective teachers through participation in the Tar... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to assist underperforming schools to recruit, support, and retain highly qualified and effective teachers by providing grants for participation in the Targeted High Need Initiative program of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Notification of Death in
Custody or Life-Threatening Emergency Act of 2017'' or the ``Wakiesha's
Law''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
To encourage State, local and tribal jurisdictions to implement and
enforce appropriate and time-sensitive procedures to no... | Family Notification of Death in Custody or Life-Threatening Emergency Act of 2017 or Wakiesha's Law This bill requires federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to obtain identifying information about an individual in custody and contact information for the individual's next of kin or designated emergency cont... | Family Notification of Death in Custody or Life-Threatening Emergency Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fines in Need of Extensive Reform
Act of 2014'' or the ``FINER Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT OF FINES.
(a) Effective Date of Rules That Provide for the Assessment of a
Fine.--In the case of a rule that provides for an assessment of a fine
for a vi... | Fines in Need of Extensive Reform Act of 2014 or the FINER Act of 2014 - Prohibits federal agency rules that provide for an assessment of an administrative fine from taking effect until 90 days after the rule and relevant rule guidance is made available on the agency's website. Establishes procedures for enforcement o... | FINER Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cumberland Island Preservation
Act''.
SEC. 2. CUMBERLAND ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE AND CUMBERLAND ISLAND
WILDERNESS, GEORGIA.
(a) Boundary Adjustments for Land Exchange.--
(1) Exclusion of conveyed lands.--If the proposed land ... | Cumberland Island Preservation Act - Adjusts the boundaries of the Cumberland Island Wilderness, Georgia, to exclude and to include certain lands if the proposed land exchange being negotiated between the Secretary of the Interior and the Nature Conservancy and High Point, Inc., is agreed to with regard to Cumberland I... | Cumberland Island Preservation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Employee Retirement Security
Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF GOVERNMENTAL PLANS UNDER SECTION 415.
(a) Compensation Limit.--Subsection (b) of section 415 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding immediately after
paragraph ... | Public Employee Retirement Security Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make inapplicable to defined benefit governmental plans a rule limiting benefits to 100 percent of a participant's average compensation for the participant's high three years.
Provides for the treatment of and defines qualified gover... | Public Employee Retirement Security Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``50 State Capitols Commemorative
Currency Program''.
SEC. 2. 50 STATE CAPITOLS COMMEMORATIVE CURRENCY PROGRAM.
Section 5114 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
``(d) 50 State Capitols Commem... | 50 State Capitols Commemorative Currency Program - Amends Federal law governing coinage to declare that during the ten-year period beginning on January 1, 2005, the center panel of the reverse side of the $1 Federal reserve notes shall incorporate designs emblematic of the capitols or statehouses of the 50 States, with... | To create a commemorative currency program featuring each of the 50 State capitols or statehouses on the $1 Federal reserve note, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Extended Disaster Mental Health
Services Act of 2001''.
TITLE I--MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PURSUANT TO PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES
SEC. 101. GRANTS TO STATES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES AS RESPONSE TO PUBLIC HEALTH EMERG... | Extended Disaster Mental Health Services Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make three-year grants to States and their subdivisions for mental health services in response to public health emergencies, including disease, natural, technological, o... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program of grants to States and political subdivisions of States for the provision of mental health services in response to public health emergencies, including disasters resulting from terrorism, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Agriculture Recovery and
Market (FARM) Equity Act of 2001''.
SEC 2. LOAN RATES FOR MARKETING ASSISTANCE LOANS.
Section 132 of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C.
7232) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 132. LOAN RATES FOR MARKE... | Family Agriculture Recovery and Market (FARM) Equity Act of 2001 - Amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act to revise 2001 and 2002 marketing assistance loan rates for wheat, feed grains, upland and extra long staple cotton, rice, and oilseeds.Authorizes 2001 and 2002 nonrecourse marketing assistance loans and loa... | A bill to amend the Agriculture Market Transition Act to increase loan rates for marketing assistance loans for each of the 2001 and 2002 crops, to make nonrecourse marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments available to producers of dry peas, lentils, chickpeas, and rye, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Prisoner Health Care
Copayment Act''.
SEC. 2. PRISONER COPAYMENTS FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 4048. Prisoner copayments for health... | Federal Prisoner Health Care Copayment Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to impose a fee for health care visits (with certain types of visits exempted) and prescriptions, to be paid by the prisoner making the visit or taking the prescription or, in the case of a prisoner injured by another prisoner, to be paid by ... | Federal Prisoner Health Care Copayment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Municipal Solid Waste Flow Control
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) Municipal solid waste.--The term ``municipal solid
waste'' means refuse (and refuse-derived fuel) generated by the
general publ... | Municipal Solid Waste Flow Control Act of 1993 - Authorizes a State or a political subdivision to which a State has delegated authority, if conditions under this Act are met, to: (1) direct, limit, regulate, or prohibit the movement of municipal solid waste generated or imported within its boundaries; and (2) designat... | Municipal Solid Waste Flow Control Act of 1993 |
FUNDING
CORPORATION.
(a) Funding of Interest Payments by the Resolution Funding
Corporation.--Subsection 21B(f)(2)(C) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act
(12 U.S.C. 1441b(f)(2)(C)) is amended to read as follows:
``(C) Payments by federal home loan banks.--
... | Federal Home Loan Bank System Modernization Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (FHLBA) to declare that the mission of the Federal Home Loan Bank System is to: (1) be a profit-making enterprise whose purpose is to support residential mortgage lending (including low- and moderate-income housing), and re... | Federal Home Loan Bank System Modernization Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Historically Women's Public Colleges
and Universities Historic Building Preservation and Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Historically women's public college or university.--
(A) In general.--The t... | Historically Women's Public Colleges or Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to award grants to historically women's public colleges or universities for the preservation and restoration of historic buildings and structures on their campuses. Specifies e... | A bill to provide for the preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit
Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION.
Section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C.
485h(c)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``The Secretary is authoriz... | Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2012 - Amends the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Bureau of Reclamation) to contract for the development of small conduit hydropower at Bureau facilities.
Defines: (1) "small"... | To authorize all Bureau of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal Reclamation law, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Visa Waiver Program Enhanced
Security and Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) Definitions.--Section 217(c)(1) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
``(1) Authority to designate; defin... | Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding the visa waiver program to: (1) authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to designate any country as a program country; (2) adjust visa refusal rate criteria, including addition of a 3% maximum overstay... | A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirements of the visa waiver program and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Responsible, Equitable, and Fair
Insurance for Homeowners Act of 2009'' or the ``REFI for Homeowners Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. REPLACEMENT OF HOPE FOR HOMEOWNERS PROGRAM WITH PROGRAM FOR
INSURANCE OF HOMEOWNERSHIP RETENTION MORTGAGES.
(a) R... | Responsible, Equitable, and Fair Insurance for Homeowners Act of 2009 or the REFI for Homeowners Act of 2009 - Amends the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to insure any mortgage covering a troubled homeowner's one- to four-family primary residence that is made to pay o... | To replace the HOPE for Homeowners Program with a new program developed and implemented by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Vaccine Safety Study Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Securing the health of the Nation's children is our
most important concern as parents and stewards of the Nation's
future.
(2) The ... | Vaccine Safety Study Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to conduct a comprehensive study to: (1) compare total health outcomes, including the incidence and risk of autism, between vaccinated and unvaccinated U.S. popul... | Vaccine Safety Study Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consortia-Led Energy Advancement
Networks Act'' or the ``CLEAN Act''.
SEC. 2. CLEAN ENERGY CONSORTIA.
(a) Purpose.--The Secretary shall carry out a program to establish
Clean Energy Consortia to enhance the Nation's economic, environmental,
and energy... | Consortia-Led Energy Advancement Networks Act or the CLEAN Act - Requires the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to carry out a program to establish Clean Energy Consortia to enhance the nation's economic, environmental, and energy security by promoting commercial application of clean energy technology and ensuring that the Uni... | To provide for the establishment of Clean Energy Consortia to enhance the Nation's economic, environmental, and energy security by promoting commercial application of clean energy technology. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Student and Scholar
Access Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States has a strategic need to improve its
student visa screening process to protect against terrorists ... | International Student and Scholar Access Act of 2004 - Directs the President to submit to specified congressional committees a strategic plan for enhancing international student access to the United States for study and exchange activities.
Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996... | A bill to improve access to graduate schools in the United States for international students and scholars. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Kids Wish II Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (9)(C) by inserting ``child care,'' after
``educational,'';
... | Kids Wish II Act - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to: (1) include child care facilities among public or private nonprofit facilities covered by such Act; (2) make a private for-profit child care facility eligible for assistance under the Act to the same extent as a private no... | To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the President to take actions to address the needs of children and families who are victims of a major disaster, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Violence Prevention Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION.
Title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``PART R--FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION
``S... | Family Violence Prevention Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Family Violence within the Department of Health and Human Services. Directs the Office to coordinate intra-departmental family violence programs and develop a Federal family violence prevention Internet website.Direc... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide services for the prevention of family violence. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Renew America's Schools Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
IMPROVEMENTS AT PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligib... | Renew America's Schools Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Energy to provide competitive grants for making energy improvements in schools. Specifically, grants may be awarded for: any improvement, repair, or renovation to a school that will result in a direct reduction in school energy costs; any impr... | Renew America’s Schools Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Total Repeal of
the Unfair Taxes on Healthcare Act of 2012'' or as the ``TRUTH Act of
2012''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. ... | Total Repeal of the Unfair Taxes on Healthcare Act of 2012 or the TRUTH Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to health care provisions added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, to repeal: (1) the excise tax on th... | To repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health care reform. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Offshore Production and Safety Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. OIL SPILL RESPONSE AND CONTAINMENT.
(a) Response Plans.--The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43
U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 9 the
following:
``SEC. 10. EXPLORATIO... | Offshore Production and Safety Act of 2011 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to require an exploration plan to incorporate a third-party reviewed response plan which describes the means and timeline to contain and terminate an ongoing discharge of oil.
R... | A bill to authorize the conduct of certain lease sales in the Outer Continental Shelf, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to modify the requirements for exploration, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Electronic
Marketplace Ownership Disclosure Act''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The phenomenal economic expansion that our nation
experienced during the last decade was fueled by adv... | Electronic Marketplace Ownership Disclosure Act - Directs the Federal Trade Commission to require an operator of an electronic marketplace to provide clear and conspicuous disclosure to the public through the Internet concerning: (1) the identity of any marketplace affiliate; (2) contact information, or a website link,... | To require operators of electronic marketplaces to disclose the ownership and financial arrangements of such marketplaces to market participants, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Frontline Mental Health Provider
Training Act''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON EXPANSION OF USE OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS TO
PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH CARE TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES
AND VETERANS.
(a) Pilot Program.--Not later tha... | Frontline Mental Health Provider Training Act Requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly commence a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of expanding use of physician assistants specializing in psychiatric medicine at DOD and VA medical facilitie... | Frontline Mental Health Provider Training Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Civil Service Long-Term Care
Insurance Benefit Act''.
SEC. 2. LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE.
(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--LONG-TERM CARE... | Civil Service Long-Term Care Insurance Benefit Act - Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish and administer a program through which Federal employees and annuitants may obtain group or individual long-term care insurance for themselves, a spouse, or, to the extent permitted under the insurance con... | Civil Service Long-Term Care Insurance Benefit Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Services for Older Youth
in Foster Care Act''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE JOHN H. CHAFEE FOSTER CARE INDEPENDENCE
PROGRAM AND RELATED PROVISIONS.
(a) Authority To Serve Former Foster Youth up to Age 23.--Section
477 of the Soc... | . Improving Services for Older Youth in Foster Care Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program to: authorize states electing to extend foster care eligibility up to age 21 to extend ass... | Improving Services for Older Youth in Foster Care Act |
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF SPECIAL TAX ON RETAIL DEALERS IN LIQUOR AND BEER,
AND ON RECTIFIERS, BREWERS, AND MANUFACTURERS OF STILLS.
(a) In General.--Part II of subchapter A of chapter 51 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to occupational tax) is amended
by striking the following subparts:
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the occupational tax on retail and wholesale dealers of beer and liquor and on rectifiers, brewers, and manufacturers of stills. Revises provisions regarding taxation of certain distilled spirits used in nonbeverage products, including imposition of: (1) a tax rate of one ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the special taxes on wholesale and retail dealers in liquor and beer, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NAFTA Accession Act''.
SEC. 2. ACCESSION OF CHILE TO THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT.
Subject to section 3, the President is authorized to enter into an
agreement which provides for the accession of Chile to the North
American Free Trade Agreem... | NAFTA Accession Act - Authorizes the President to enter into an agreement for the accession of Chile to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Applies the fast track procedures of the Trade Act of 1974 to implementing bills for trade agreements entered under this Act. | NAFTA Accession Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patent Sovereignty Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the quality of United States letters patent is
essential for preserving the technological lead and economic
well-being of the United States in... | Patent Sovereignty Act of 1997 - Amends Federal patent law to declare all examination and search duties for the grant of U.S. letters patent to be sovereign functions which shall be performed within the United States by U.S. citizens who are Government employees.
Requires (current law authorizes) the Commissioner of P... | Patent Sovereignty Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Research and
Competitiveness Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. RESEARCH CREDIT SIMPLIFIED AND MADE PERMANENT.
(a) In General.--Section 41(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended to read as follows:
``(a) In General.--For purposes of sectio... | American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill revises and makes permanent after 2014 the research tax credit. The rate of such credit is modified to equal the sum of 20% of so much of the qualified research expenses for the taxable year as exceeds 50% of the average qualified research expenses fo... | American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Better On-line Ticket Sales Act of
2016'' or the ``BOTS Act''.
SEC. 2. UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE ACTS AND PRACTICES RELATING TO USE OF
TICKET ACCESS CIRCUMVENTION SOFTWARE.
(a) Sale of Software.--It shall be unlawful for any person to sell
or... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 9, 2016. Better On-line Ticket Sales Act of 2016 or the BOTS Act (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits the sale of computer software that: (1) is primarily designed to circumvent technology that limits purchases made via an online ticket selling... | BOTS Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cuba Agricultural Exports Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States has a long history of providing safe
and reliable exports. Close proximity to Cuba further lends
itself to low transporta... | Cuba Agricultural Exports Act This bill amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to exempt from prohibitions against U.S. assistance to Cuba any exports under the market access program, the export credit guarantee program, and the foreign market development cooperator program, including any ... | Cuba Agricultural Exports Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment
Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. OPTIONAL MEDICAID COVERAGE OF CERTAIN BREAST OR CERVICAL CANCER
PATIENTS.
(a) Coverage as Optional Categorically Needy Group.--Section
1902(a)(10)(A)(ii) of the Social Security ... | Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Act of 1998 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to give States the option of making medical assistance for breast and cervical cancer-related treatment services available to certain low-income women without creditable coverage during a presumptive eligibility pe... | Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. PHASE-OUT OF TAX SUBSIDIES FOR ALCOHOL FUELS PRODUCED FROM
FEEDSTOCKS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL
SUBSIDIES.
(a) Alcohol Fuels Credit.--Section 40 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to credit for alcohol used as a fuel) is amended by
adding at the... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to phase out the tax subsidies for alcohol fuels produced from feedstocks which are eligible to receive Federal agricultural subsidies. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to phase out the tax subsidies for alcohol fuels involving alcohol produced from feedstocks eligible to receive Federal agricultural subsidies. |
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