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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Diabetes Prevention Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), the prevalence of diabetes in the United
States has more ... | Diabetes Prevention Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to establish a national diabetes prevention program targeted at persons at high risk for diabetes.
Auth... | To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the prevention of diabetes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senator Paul Simon Water for the
World Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005
(Public Law 109-121)--
(A) makes access to safe wate... | Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2009 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish the Office of Water within the Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade to: (1) give assistance to provide s... | To provide 100,000,000 people with first-time access to safe drinking water and sanitation on a sustainable basis by 2015 by improving the capacity of the United States Government to fully implement the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teacher Education for Autistic
Children Act of 2007'' or the ``TEACH Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE; DEFINITION.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The occurrence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) has
increa... | Teacher Education for Autistic Children Act of 2007 or the TEACH Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable income tax credit for up to $10,000 of the annual education expenses (e.g., tuition, books, student loan interest) incurred by individuals studying to become teachers of children or adul... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable tax credit for education and training expenses relating to autism spectrum disorders to increase the number of teachers with such expertise. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Offshore Energy Security
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEVELOPMENT AND INVENTORY OF CERTAIN OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
RESOURCES.
(a) Definition of United States Person.--In this section, the term
``United States person'' means--
(1) ... | Domestic Offshore Energy Security Act - Authorizes United States persons to: (1) engage in any transaction necessary for exploration and extraction of hydrocarbon resources from any portion of any foreign exclusive economic zone contiguous to the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States; and (2) export without lice... | A bill to provide for the development and inventory of certain outer Continental Shelf resources. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Family Home Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. MORTGAGE PROTECTION FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES, SURVIVING
SPOUSES, AND CERTAIN VETERANS.
(a) Members of the Armed Forces, Surviving Spouses, and Certain
Disabled Veterans.--
... | Military Family Home Protection Act - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (the Act) to allow a court, in an action to enforce an obligation on real or personal property secured by a mortgage against a servicemember who is, or was, eligible for hostile fire or imminent danger pay during a period of military servi... | Military Family Home Protection Act |
SECTION 1. FAIRNESS AND ACCURACY IN HIGH STAKES EDUCATIONAL DECISIONS
FOR STUDENTS.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The use of large-scale achievement tests in education
has grown significantly in recent years. States and local
school districts... | Establishes certain requirements relating to the use of large-scale standardized tests by State and local educational agencies (SEAs and LEAs) that receive funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA).Prohibits performance on a large-scale test from being the sole determinant of any decision ab... | To provide for fairness and accuracy in high stakes educational decisions for students. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Freedom and Fairness Act''.
SEC. 2. PHASED REDUCTION OF 15 PERCENT INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX RATE TO 10
PERCENT.
(a) In General.--Section 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to tax imposed) is amended--
(1) b... | Taxpayer Freedom and Fairness Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the 15 percent individual income tax rate to ten percent over five years.
Authorizes a married couple to file a combined return under which: (1) each spouse is taxed using the rates applicable to unmarried individuals; but (2) their joint t... | Taxpayer Freedom and Fairness Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Force Protection
and Readiness Act of 2010''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Sexual Assault Victim Advocate, victim service o... | Force Protection and Readiness Act of 2010 - Grants, in cases arising under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) for communications made between an alleged victim of sexual assault and a Sexual Assault Victim Advocate of the Department of Defense (DOD), to an individual who consulted with such an Advocate, a vic... | To prevent and end the occurrence of sexual assaults involving members of the Armed Forces. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Memorial to Noncitizen Patriots
Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
(a) The Congress finds the following:
(1) There is a long history of noncitizens serving in the
Armed Forces of the United States of America.
(2) Non... | Memorial to Noncitizen Patriots Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army to construct within Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, a memorial marker honoring the service and sacrifice of noncitizens killed in the line of duty while serving in the U.S. armed forces.
Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to accep... | To require the construction at Arlington National Cemetery of a memorial to noncitizens killed in the line of duty while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States of America. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Stimulating
Leadership in Cutting Expenditures Act of 2005''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) large areas of several States, including many large and
small communities, have suffered numerous deaths and wide... | Stimulating Leadership in Cutting Expenditures Act of 2005 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to authorize the President to transmit to Congress, by specified dates, a special message proposing to rescind amounts of budget authority provided in: (1) the Transportation Equity Act: A Le... | To facilitate Presidential leadership and Congressional accountability regarding reduction of other spending to offset costs of responding to recent natural disasters. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Participation, Engagement,
and Knowledge Freedom by Reducing Egregious Efforts Act of 2015'' or
the ``SPEAK FREE Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL MOTION TO DISMISS STRATEGIC LAWSUITS AGAINST PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION.
(a) In General.--... | Securing Participation, Engagement, and Knowledge Freedom by Reducing Egregious Efforts Act of 2015 or the SPEAK FREE Act of 2015 Amends the federal judicial code to allow a person against whom a lawsuit is asserted to file a special motion to dismiss claims referred to as strategic lawsuits against public participatio... | SPEAK FREE Act of 2015 |
SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Veterinary Medical Service
Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM REGARDING VETERINARY
MEDICINE.
The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) is amended ... | National Veterinary Medical Service Act - Amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide veterinary school educational loan repayment assistance (for tuition and educational and living expenses) to veterinarians who agree to practi... | To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a loan repayment program regarding the provision of veterinary services in shortage situations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Near East and South Central Asia
Religious Freedom Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL ENVOY TO PROMOTE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM OF RELIGIOUS
MINORITIES IN THE NEAR EAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ASIA.
(a) Appointment.--The President may appoint a Special En... | Near East and South Central Asia Religious Freedom Act of 2011 - Authorizes the President to appoint a Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia within the Department of State.
Authorizes the Special Envoy, subject to direction by the President and the S... | A bill to provide for the establishment of the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Refinancing Assistance Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. INSURANCE FOR MORTGAGES TO REFINANCE UNDERWATER MORTGAGES.
Title II of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1707 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``insuranc... | Home Refinancing Assistance Act of 1993 - Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to insure qualifying single family home refinancings. | Home Refinancing Assistance Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Star-Spangled Banner Bicentennial
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) During the War of 1812, on September 7, 1814, Francis
Scott Key visited the British fleet in the Chesapeake Bay... | Star-Spangled Banner Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $1 coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the Star-Spangled Banner.
Requires a coin design emblematic of the battle for Baltimore that formed the basis for the Star-Spangled Banner... | A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the "Star-Spangled Banner", and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Health Care Accessibility Act
of 2015''.
SEC. 2. LIABILITY PROTECTIONS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONAL VOLUNTEERS AT
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS.
Section 224 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 233) is
amended by adding at the end th... | Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to deem a health professional volunteer providing primary health care to an individual at a community health center or through programs or events carried out by a center to be an employee of the Public Health Service for purpose... | Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Removing Repeated Executive Delays
to Transboundary Approvals of Pipelines and Engineering Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the American Society of Civil Engineers recently
assessed the infrastructure system of the... | Removing Repeated Executive Delays to Transboundary Approvals of Pipelines and Engineering Act - Designates and empowers the Secretary of State to receive all applications (except those received by the Secretary of Energy [DOE] under current law) for permits for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance, ... | Removing Repeated Executive Delays to Transboundary Approvals of Pipelines and Engineering Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Americans unjustly pay up to 1000 percent more to fill
their prescriptions than consumers in other countries;
(2) the United States ... | Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations allowing qualifying individuals to import covered products (in addition to pharmacists and wholesalers, whom current law authorizes to import such prod... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Merit Systems Protection Board.--Section 8(a)(1) of the
Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note) is amended by
striking ``1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002'' and inserting ``2003,
2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007''.
(b) Office of Special Counsel.--Sec... | Reauthorizes appropriations under the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 for the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office of Special Counsel.Repeals the requirement under Federal civil service provisions that the Special Counsel return any documents and other matter provided by the individual who made the disclo... | A bill to authorize appropriations for the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office of Special Counsel, to provide for the protection of certain disclosures of information by Federal employees, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Business Activity Tax Simplification
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON THE APPLICATION OF PUBLIC LAW
86-272.
(a) Solicitations With Respect to Sales and Transactions of Other
Than Tangible Personal Property.--Secti... | Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2006 - Extends the general federal prohibition against state taxation (i.e., net income taxation) of interstate commerce to include taxation of out-of-state transactions involving all forms of property, including intangible personal property and services (currently, only sale... | To regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce; and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Annuity Income for Life Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF PERCENTAGE OF LIFETIME ANNUITY PAYMENTS.
(a) Qualified Plans.--Subsection (e) of section 402 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exempt trusts) is amended by adding
at th... | Secure Annuity Income for Life Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income a percentage of lifetime annuity payments from a qualified trust to a qualified distributee. Provides for recapture and taxation of payments that are modified (other than by death or disability) so as to not quali... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income a percentage of lifetime annuity payments, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Drug Policy Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the ``Commission
on National Drug Policy''.
SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
(a) Study.--The Commission shall conduct a study of the unlawful ... | National Drug Policy Act of 1993 - Establishes the Commission on National Drug Policy to study and report to the President and the Congress on the unlawful production, distribution, and use of controlled substances. | National Drug Policy Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unlisted Trading Privileges Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
(a) Unlisted Trading Privileges.--Section 12(f) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78l(f)) is amended by striking
paragraphs (1) and (2)... | Unlisted Trading Privileges Act of 1994 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to modify the guidelines under which a national securities exchange may extend unlisted trading privileges for corporate securities.
Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to prescribe, as necessary, the time period after comm... | Unlisted Trading Privileges Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Genetically Engineered
Pharmaceutical and Industrial Crop Safety Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) A pharmaceutical crop or industrial crop is a plant
that has been genetically engineered to produce ... | Genetically Engineered Pharmaceutical and Industrial Crop Safety Act of 2003 - Prohibits: (1) a pharmaceutical crop or industrial crop to be grown, raised, or otherwise cultivated until the final regulations and tracking system required by this Act are in effect; and (2) cultivation of a pharmaceutical crop or industri... | To prohibit the open-air cultivation of genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops, to prohibit the use of common human food or animal feed as the host plant for a genetically engineered pharmaceutical or industrial chemical, to establish a tracking system to regulate the growing, handling, transportati... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Patient Access and
Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. REGISTRATION PROCESS UNDER CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.
(a) Definitions.--
(1) Factors as may be relevant to and consistent with the
public health and safet... | Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2014 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to define: (1) "factors as may be relevant to and consistent with the public health and safety," for purposes of the Attorney General's determination of whether registering an applicant to manufacture or distribute... | Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. TAX CREDIT FOR HIRING LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED DEFENSE AND
SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY WORKERS.
(a) Allowance of Credit.--Paragraph (1) of section 51(d) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining members of targeted groups) is
amended by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (I), by stri... | Allows the use of the targeted jobs credit for hiring a long-term unemployed defense or shipbuilding industry worker. Describes such worker as an individual certified by the designated local agency as having been unemployed in such industry who: (1) has been receiving unemployment compensation at all times during the... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage the conversion of the defense industry to commercial endeavors, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Rape Kit Database Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL RAPE KIT DATABASE.
(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish a public
database on information on rape kits collected by ... | National Rape Kit Database Act - Requires the Attorney General to: (1) establish a publicly available database on information on rape kits collected by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies; and (2) provide technical assistance to such agencies to enable participation in the database. Defines "rape kit" to... | To establish a National Rape Kit Database. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Biogas Production Incentive Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR PRODUCTION OF BIOGAS FROM CERTAIN RENEWABLE
FEEDSTOCK.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by in... | Biogas Production Incentive Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business tax credit for the production and sale of biogas. Defines "biogas" as a gas that is derived by processing qualified energy feedstock (i.e., manure of agricultural livestock and other organic agricultural or food industry bypr... | To promote biogas production, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Government
Management Reform Act of 1994''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
TITLE I--LIMITATION ON PAY
S... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Limitation on Pay
Title II: Human Resource Management
Title III: Streamlining Management Control
Title IV: Financial Management
Government Management Reform Act of 1994 -
Title I: Limitation on Pay
- Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and other ... | Government Management Reform Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Section 7254 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
``(f) The Court may prescribe rule... | Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Act of 1999 - Amends Federal provisions relating to the authority and administration of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to authorize a retired judge to be recalled for further Court service if such judge, at the time of his or her retirement, provided written notice of his ... | Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Energy Environmental
Research Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish an integrated and
comprehensive ocean, coastal, Great Lakes, and atmospheric research,
prediction, and environmental information program to... | Renewable Energy Environmental Research Act of 2009 - Requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere in the Under Secretary's capacity as Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop a plan to: (1) define requirements for a comprehensive and integrated ocean... | A bill to establish, within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an integrated and comprehensive ocean, coastal, Great Lakes, and atmospheric research, prediction, and environmental information program to support renewable energy. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting American Democracy Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING VERIFICATION FOR VOTERS.
(a) In General.--Section 301(a)(2) of the Help America Vote Act of
2002 (42 U.S.C. 15481(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
... | Protecting American Democracy Act of 2003 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voter verification and improved security for voting systems. | A bill to amend the help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voter verification and improved security for voting systems under title III of the Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Jobs Creation Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR INCREASING EMPLOYMENT.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related
credits) is amended by adding a... | Small Business Jobs Creation Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an employer with annual gross receipts of less than $25 million a business tax credit for 50 percent of the excess of unemployment insurance wages paid in the current year over 102 percent of such wages paid during the preceding calend... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for increasing employment. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Child Left Unimmunized Against
Influenza Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The influenza is a contagious respiratory illness
caused by influenza viruses. The best way to prevent the
infl... | No Child Left Unimmunized Against Influenza Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to carry out a multistate demonstration program designed to test the feasibility of using the nation's elementary and secondary schools as influenza vaccination centers in coordination with school nurses, ... | To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a demonstration program to test the feasibility of using the Nation's elementary and secondary schools as influenza vaccination centers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Muscogee Nation of Florida Federal
Recognition Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Muscogee Nation of Florida is composed of lineal
descendants of persons who were historically part of the Creek
Confedera... | Muscogee Nation of Florida Federal Recognition Act This bill extends federal recognition to the Muscogee Nation of Florida, which makes its members eligible for the services and benefits provided to members of federally recognized Indian tribes. The service area of the tribe, for the purpose of delivering federal serv... | Muscogee Nation of Florida Federal Recognition Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Superfund Equity and Megasite
Remediation Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act of 1980 established a Federal Superfund trust... | Superfund Equity and Megasite Remediation Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reinstate the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate and the corporate environmental income tax, except in certain calendar quarters in which the unobligated balance in the Hazardous Substance Superfund exceeds $5.7 billio... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the financing for Superfund for purposes of cleanup activities with respect to those Superfund sites for which removal and remedial action is estimated to cost more than $50,000,000, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Efficient Buildings Promotion
Act''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
(a) Standards.--Section 305(a)(3) of the Energy Conservation and
Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6834(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``(3)(A)''
and all that fo... | Energy Efficient Buildings Promotion Act - Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish, by rule, revised building energy performance standards for new federal buildings and those undergoing major renovations.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase: (1)... | To provide for the establishment of energy performance standards for new Federal or federally supported buildings, and major renovations of Federal or federally supported buildings, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on Economic Indicators
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Federal and State governments and private sector
entities depend on the economic statistics published by the
Federal Governmen... | Commission on Economic Indicators Act of 2006 - Establishes the Commission on Economic Indicators to study and report to Congress on: (1) economic statistics collected and reported by U.S. government agencies, including national income, employment and unemployment, wages, personal income, wealth, savings, debt, product... | A bill to establish the Commission on Economic Indicators to conduct a study and submit a report containing recommendations concerning the appropriateness and accuracy of the methodology, calculations, and reporting used by the Government relating to certain economic indicators. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Disabled Veterans Life Insurance
Enhancement Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN PREMIUMS UNDER SERVICE-DISABLED VETERANS INSURANCE
PROGRAM.
Section 1922(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(1)'... | Disabled Veterans Life Insurance Enhancement Act of 2005 - Amends Federal provisions concerning service-disabled veterans' life insurance to make the amount of such insurance $50,000, or such lesser amount evenly divisible by $10,000.
States that the premium rates for such insurance for months beginning: (1) before th... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance military and veterans' life insurance programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Home Mortgage and Loan
Performance Registry Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) there is no standardized, centralized data readily
available and reliable for government... | National Home Mortgage and Loan Performance Registry Act of 2009 - Amends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 to require certain additional itemized mortgage loan data disclosures by depository institutions and mortgage servicers.
Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish a Nationa... | To create a National Home Mortgage and Loan Performance Registry to maintain an inventory of the supply and performance of home mortgage loans in the United States to show market trends and dynamics in the mortgage lending industry and provide detailed information on national mortgage foreclosure rates. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Memorial Preservation and
Recognition Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. VETERANS' MEMORIAL RESTORATION FUND.
(a) Establishment.--Part VI of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:
``CHA... | Veterans' Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants for the repair, restoration, or maintenance of veterans' memorials on public property.Establishes in the Treasury a Veterans' Memorial Restoration Fund consisting of appropriations, civil penalty am... | To further the protection and recognition of veterans' memorials, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Electronic Health Record Incentives
for Multi-Campus Hospitals Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF INCENTIVES FOR MULTI-CAMPUS HOSPITALS FOR
ADOPTION AND MEANINGFUL USE OF CERTIFIED ELECTRONIC
HEALTH RECORDS.
(a) Specia... | Electronic Health Record Incentives for Multi-Campus Hospitals Act of 2010 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), with respect to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services, to prescribe a special rule for applying Medicare electronic health record (EHR) incentive payments, at the ... | To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the application of EHR payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``The Consumer Bounty Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT.
Section 20 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2619) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Consumer Bounty.--In any civil action brought under th... | Consumer Bounty Act - Directs courts to require defendants to pay a minimum of $10,000 to prevailing plaintiffs in civil actions brought under specified citizen suit provisions of: (1) the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); (2) the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977; (3) the Federal Water Pollution Co... | To amend the citizen suit provisions in several statutes to impose an additional award to prevailing plaintiffs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Civilian Extraterritorial
Jurisdiction Act (CEJA) of 2010''.
SEC. 2. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CRIMINAL ACTS OF FEDERAL CONTRACTORS AND
EMPLOYEES OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Over Federal Contractors and
Employee... | Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (CEJA) of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to grant jurisdiction over and impose penalties on federal contractors and employees who commit certain crimes outside of the United States while employed by or accompanying any agency of the United States other than the Armed ... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide accountability for the criminal acts of Federal contractors and employees outside the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be referred to as the ``Teen Parent Graduation and
College Achievement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Each year, nearly 750,000 American teenagers ages 15
through 19 become pregnant, giving the United States the
... | Teen Parent Graduation and College Achievement Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to award grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) and institutions of higher education (IHEs) to help pregnant and parenting studen... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to establish grant programs to help pregnant and parenting students stay in school, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Governmental Pension Plan
Equalization Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF ``GOVERNMENTAL PLAN''.
(a) Amendment to Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--Section 414(d) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (definition of governmental plan) is
amended by add... | Governmental Pension Plan Equalization Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to specify that rules for governmental plans also apply to plans established for their employees by Indian tribal governments or their subdivisions, agencies, instr... | A bill to amend the internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify that federally recognized Indian tribal governments are to be regulated under the same government employer rules and procedures that apply to Federal, State, and other local government employers with reg... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Women's History Museum and
Federal Facilities Consolidation and Efficiency Act of 2011''.
TITLE I--NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY MUSEUM
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``National Women's History Museum
Act of ... | National Women's History Museum and Federal Facilities Consolidation and Efficiency Act of 2011 - National Women's History Museum Act of 2011 - Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to convey, by quitclaim deed, to the National Women's History Museum, Inc. (the Museum) specified property (commonly known a... | A bill to authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to provide for the establishment of a National Women's History Museum and direct the Administrator of General Services to transfer administrative jurisdiction, custody, and control of the building l... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Senior Investor Initiative
Act of 2018'' or the ``Senior Security Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. SENIOR INVESTOR TASKFORCE.
Section 4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78d) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(k) Senio... | National Senior Investor Initiative Act of 2018 or the Senior Security Act of 2018 This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to establish the Senior Investor Taskforce within the Securities and Exchange Commission. The taskforce must report on topics relating to investors over the age of 65, including indust... | National Senior Investor Initiative Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mandatory Spending Control Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to determine appropriate methods for
limiting the growth of mandatory spending, including decreased funding
levels, growth limits, and improved cost efficiency.
SEC... | Mandatory Spending Control Act of 1993 - Establishes the Mandatory Spending Control Commission to determine appropriate methods for limiting the growth of mandatory spending programs. Sets forth procedures for the Commission to report legislative recommendations to the Congress. Provides for congressional consideratio... | Mandatory Spending Control Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oregon Land Exchange Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) certain parcels of private land located in northeast Oregon
are intermingled with land owned by the United States and
administered--
(A) by the ... | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to certain identified private landowners all U.S. rights and interests in specified lands within the Malheur National Forest, Oregon, in exchange for the conveyance by such landowners of certain other parcels of lands within or adjacent to the Malheur, Wallowa-Whitman, and... | Oregon Land Exchange Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gulf Coast Health Monitoring and
Research Program Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. GULF COAST HEALTH MONITORING AND RESEARCH PROGRAM.
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``... | Gulf Coast Health Monitoring and Research Program Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a short-term and long-term comprehensive health screening, monitoring, and research program of: (1) oil spill workers and vulnerable residents; an... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that the Federal Government has independent, peer-reviewed scientific data and information to assess short-term and long-term direct and indirect impacts on the health of oil spill clean-up workers and vulnerable residents resulting from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, ... |
SECTION 1. SPECIAL TAX TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACTS
AND TRUSTS RELATING TO DISABLED INDIVIDUALS.
(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) is amended by redesigna... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit an individual income tax deduction for premiums paid or incurred by the taxpayer for a life insurance contract having as its exclusive beneficiary the trust of disabled members of the taxpayer's family. Sets forth qualifying criteria for such contracts and for their beneficia... | To allow a deduction for the amount of the premiums paid on a life insurance contract the beneficiary of which is a trust established for the benefit of a disabled individual, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Barbara McClintock AIDS Cure Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF BARBARA MCCLINTOCK PROJECT FOR CURING AIDS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
in accordance with this Act establish a project for the purpose of
developing a c... | Barbara McClintock AIDS Cure Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a project to develop a cure for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Prohibits the program from being administered by any officer or employee of the National Institutes of Health.
Requires the Secretary to ensure... | Barbara McClintock AIDS Cure Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Development Centers
Improvement Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. USE OF AUTHORIZED ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``SEC. 48. USE OF AUTHORIZED EN... | Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Small Business Act with respect to the authority of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to use certain SBA programs, including the small business development center (SBDC) program, to provide grants, financial assistance, loans, export... | Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fitness Integrated with Teaching
Kids Act'' or the ``FIT Kids Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in
the United States.
(2) Obesity-relat... | Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act or FIT Kids Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require annual state and local educational agency report cards to include specified information on school health and physical education programs.
Includes the promotion of healthy, active lif... | A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical education. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Fiscal Relief Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY STATE FISCAL RELIEF.
(a) Temporary Increase of the Medicaid FMAP.--
(1) Permitting maintenance of fiscal year 2007 fmap for
last 3 calendar quarters of fiscal year 2008.--Subject t... | State Fiscal Relief Act of 2008 - Provides that, if the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) determined without regard to this Act under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act for a state for FY2008 is less than the FMAP as so determined for FY2007, the FY2007 FMAP shall be substituted for the state's ... | A bill to provide States with fiscal relief through a temporary increase in the Federal medical assistance percentage and direct payments to States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF ESTATE TAX; REPEAL OF CARRYOVER BASIS.
(a) In General.--The following provisions of the Economic Growth
and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, and the amendments made by
such provisions, are h... | Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Repeals provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA) eliminating the tax on estates and generation-skipping transfers and the step-up in basis provisions for property acquired from a decedent for estates of decedents dying after 2009. Declares that... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1-year termination of the estate tax, to increase the estate and gift tax unified credit, and to coordinate a reduction in the maximum rate of tax with a phaseout of the deduction for State death taxes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) of the 400,000 square miles of tallgrass prairie that
once covered the North American Continent, less than 1 ... | Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Act of 1996 - Establishes the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve to provide for the preservation, restoration, and interpretation of the Spring Hill Ranch area of the Flint Hills of Kansas.
Specifies that the Preserve shall be a unit of the National Park System, including for purpo... | Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Pension Equity Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. MODEL SPOUSAL CONSENT FORM AND QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS
ORDER.
(a) Model Spousal Consent Form.--
(1) Amendment to internal revenue code.--Section 417(a) of
the Interna... | Women's Pension Equity Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for the development of a model: (1) spousal consent form when an election is made to waive a qualified joint and survivor annuity or a qualified preretirement survivor annuit... | Women's Pension Equity Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Directed Energy Weapon Systems
Acquisition Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate noted in
the report accompanying S. 1356 (S. Rept. 114-49; 114th
... | Directed Energy Weapon Systems Acquisition Act of 2016 This bill amends the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 to state that, if supplies or support services are urgently needed to eliminate a deficiency in directed energy weapon systems, the Department of Defense (DOD) may use specified ... | Directed Energy Weapon Systems Acquisition Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Our Youth from Dangerous
Synthetic Drugs Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. ENFORCEMENT.
(a) In General.--The Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et
seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 102(32), by striking subparagraph (A) and
in... | Protecting Our Youth from Dangerous Synthetic Drugs Act of 2013 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to include in the definition of a "controlled substance analogue" a substance designated as such by the Controlled Substance Analogue Committee (established by this Act). Directs the Attorney General to establish such... | Protecting Our Youth from Dangerous Synthetic Drugs Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Elder Fall Prevention Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Falls are the leading cause of injury deaths among
people over 65.
(2) Sixty percent of fall-related deaths occur among
pe... | Elder Fall Prevention Act of 2002 - Directs the Administration on Aging within the Department of Health and Human Services to: (1) oversee and support a three-year national education campaign by the National Safety Council focusing on ways to reduce the risk of elder falls and prevent repeat falls; and (2) provide gran... | A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning elder falls. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Stalker Reduction Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) stalking, which is the willful, malicious, and repeated
following or harassing by an individual who makes a threat with
the intent to... | National Stalker Reduction Act of 1993 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to States which include programs that increase awareness, reporting, and prevention of stalking; and (2) provide for a reduction of fo... | National Stalker Reduction Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is established in the legislative branch the Katrina
Commission (in this Act referred to as the ``Commission'').
SEC. 2. COMPOSITION OF COMMISSION.
(a) Members.--The Commission shall be composed of 10 members, of
whom--
(1) 1 member shall be appoint... | Establishes in the legislative branch a bipartisan Katrina Commission to: (1) examine and report upon the federal, state, and local response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Region of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and other affected areas; (2) evaluate and report on the information develop... | A bill to establish a congressional commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Region of the United States especially in the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and other areas impacted in the aftermath and make immediate corrective me... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hack Your State Department Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Bug bounty program.--The term ``bug bounty program''
means a program under which an approved individual,
organization, or company is temporarily authori... | Hack Your State Department Act This bill requires the Department of State to design, establish, and make publicly known a Vulnerability Disclosure Process to improve cybersecurity. The process requirements include: (1) identifying which information technology should be included, (2) providing a readily available means ... | Hack Your State Department Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Israel Energy
Cooperation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) it is in the highest national security interests of the
United States to develop alternative renewable energy sources;
(2) the St... | United States-Israel Energy Cooperation Act - Instructs the Secretary of Energy, in implementing the Agreement between the Department of Energy of the United States of America and the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure of Israel Concerning Energy Cooperation, to establish a grant program to support research, develop... | A bill to establish a joint energy cooperation program within the Department of Energy to fund eligible ventures between United States and Israeli businesses and academic persons in the national interest, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Doctor-Patient Relationship and
Research Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS
RESEARCH.
(a) Authority.--Paragraph (1) of section 804(c) of title VIII of
division A of the American Recovery ... | Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act - Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to: (1) expand the membership of the Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research; and (2) require the Council to provide for a public comment period prior to obligating funds for c... | To enhance the conduct and support of federally funded comparative effectiveness research relating to health care, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bereaved Borrowers' Bill of Rights
Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL LENDERS.
Section 140 of such Act is further amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(g) Requirements Regarding Cosigners for a Priva... | Bereaved Borrowers' Bill of Rights Act of 2014 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require a private educational lender to include in a private education loan for which the cosigner is jointly liable a process for releasing the cosigner from obligations on such loan. Requires a lender who receives notification of the... | Bereaved Borrowers' Bill of Rights Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Survivors' Bill of Rights Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS' RIGHTS.
(a) In General.--Part II of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding after chapter 237 the following:
``CHAPTER 238--SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS' RIGHTS... | . Survivors' Bill of Rights Act of 2016 (Sec. 3) This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish statutory rights for sexual assault survivors, including the right to: (1) not be prevented from receiving a forensic medical examination and not be charged for an examination; (2) have a sexual assault evidence c... | Survivors' Bill of Rights Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ambulatory Surgical Center Medicare
Payment Modernization Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE PAYMENT FOR AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTER SERVICES.
(a) In General.--Section 1833(i) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395l(i)) is amended to read as follows:
... | Ambulatory Surgical Center Medicare Payment Modernization Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the requirements and the formula for payments for services, including an implantable medical device, furnished to individuals in ambulatory surgical centers. | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers under the Medicare Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
Complex Expansion and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge
Expansion Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The western basin of Lake Erie, as part of the Great
Lakes... | Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex Expansion and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act - Expands the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex to include specified land and water in the State of Ohio. Permits the Secretary of the Interior to acquire by donation, purchase, or exchange the land and... | To expand the boundaries of the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex and of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Securities Response Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY ORDER AUTHORITY OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
(a) Extension of Authority.--Paragraph (2) of section 12(k) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S... | Emergency Securities Response Act of 2003 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to grant the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) powers, in an emergency, to reduce, eliminate, or prevent the substantial disruption by the emergency of: (1) securities markets, investment companies, or other significa... | To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to augment the emergency authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
SECTION 1. WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT OF CONGRESS TO DELAWARE RIVER PORT
AUTHORITY INTERSTATE COMPACT.
(a) In General.--Effective upon the expiration of the 1-year period
which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act, and subject to
subsection (b), Congress withdraws the consent given under Pub... | Withdraws the consent of Congress to the Delaware River Port Authority interstate compact entered into between the state of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Prescribes conditions for waiver of such withdrawal.
Directs the Authority to establish: (1) an Office of the Inspector General of the Delaware Ri... | To withdraw the consent of Congress to the interstate compact between the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania concerning the Delaware River Port Authority, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Criminal Correction and Victim
Assistance Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF SECTIONS PROHIBITING PRISON LABOR.
Title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking sections 436;
(2) in the table of sections at the beginning ... | Criminal Correction and Victim Assistance Act of 1996 - Amends the Federal criminal code to repeal provisions prohibiting: (1) contracting for or hiring out prisoner labor; or (2) knowingly transporting in interstate commerce or from any foreign country into the United States any prisoner-made goods.
(Sec. 3) Require... | Criminal Correction and Victim Assistance Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality
Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In 2006, Nicaragua, under President Enrique Bolanos,
entered into a $175,000,000, 5-year compact with the Millennium
... | Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act of 2016 This bill directs the President to instruct the U.S. Executive Director at each international financial institution to use U.S. influence to oppose any loan or other fund use for the government of Nicaragua's benefit, other than for basic human needs or to promote democr... | Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Research and
Competitiveness Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. RESEARCH CREDIT SIMPLIFIED AND MADE PERMANENT.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 41 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
``(a) In General.--For pur... | American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a permanent research tax credit that allows for: (1) 20% of the qualified or basic research expenses that exceed 50% of the average qualified or basic research expenses for the 3 preceding taxable years, and (2) 20% of amo... | American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Full Disclosure Campaign Reform Act
of 2002''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF SOURCES OF ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS AND
TARGETED MASS COMMUNICATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434) is a... | Full Disclosure Campaign Reform Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require every person who makes a disbursement for the direct costs of producing and airing electioneering communications or targeted mass communications in an aggregate amount in excess of $10,000 during any calendar year ... | To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require persons who make disbursements for certain electioneering communications and certain mass communications to file information with the Federal Election Commission regarding the source of the funds used for the disbursements, and for other purposes. |
entitled ``Joint Resolution to establish the
Fort Sumter National Monument in the State of South Carolina'',
approved April 28, 1948 (16 U.S.C. 450ee), to commemorate
historic events in the vicinity of Fort Sumter, the site of the
first engagement of the Civil War on April 12, 1861;
... | Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Park Act of 2016 This bill establishes the Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Park in South Carolina for the preservation and interpretation of the nationally significant historical values and cultural resources associated with Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie, and Sullivan's Island... | Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Park Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES.
(a) Availability of Locator Information.--
(1) Maintenance of address information.--The Secretary of
Defense shall establish a centralized personnel locator service
that includes the add... | Directs the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to establish a centralized personnel locator service that includes the addresses of each member of the armed forces. Requires addresses of members of the Coast Guard to be included upon request of the Secretary of Transportation. Requires the Secretary to update the locato... | To provide for improved procedures for the enforcement of child support obligations of members of the Armed Forces. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Revolving Door Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL RULES FOR HIGHLY PAID EXECUTIVE APPOINTEES AND MEMBERS
OF CONGRESS AND HIGHLY PAID CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES.
(a) Executive Branch.--Section 207(d) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by ... | Revolving Door Reform Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the President or Vice President, any person employed in the executive branch at a rate payable for level I of the Executive Schedule or in a position in the Executive Office of the President (Executive Office) at a rate payable for level II, and s... | Revolving Door Reform Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Digital Opportunity Investment Trust
Act''.
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION.
(a) In General.--There is established a nonprofit corporation to be
known as the ``Digital Opportunity Investment Trust'' (referred to in
this Act as the ``Trust'') which shall not be a... | Digital Opportunity Investment Trust Act - Establishes the Digital Opportunity Investment Trust, which shall receive 30 percent of the proceeds received by the Federal Government each fiscal year quarter through FY 2028 from any use of the publicly owned electromagnetic spectrum after September 30, 2007. Establishes: (... | A bill to provide for the establishment of a Digital Opportunity Investment Trust. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Stewardship and
Natural Resources Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) in order to maintain our quality of life, economic
growth should--
(A) be bal... | Environmental Stewardship and Natural Resources Act of 1999 - Designates the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory as the Center of Excellence of Environmental Stewardship of the Department of Energy (DOE). Cites Center duties, including development, testing, and demonstration of methods and technolo... | Environmental Stewardship and Natural Resources Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Silent Skies Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) aircraft and airport noise is one of the most common
``quality of life'' nuisance issues in neighborhoods throughout
the United States; and
... | Silent Skies Act of 2013 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to enter into a competitive cooperative agreement with an institution, entity, or consortium to carry out a program for the development of aircraft technology that will assist in-service and in-production civil turbojets n... | Silent Skies Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Auto Insurance Ratemaking
Reporting to Allow a Transparent Evaluation of Statistics Act of 2018''
or the ``FAIR RATES Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. DATA CALL.
(a) In General.--Pursuant to the authority under section 313(e) of
title 31, United States Cod... | Fair Auto Insurance Ratemaking Reporting to Allow a Transparent Evaluation of Statistics Act of 2018 or the FAIR RATES Act of 2018 This bill directs the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) of the Department of the Treasury to collect private passenger automobile insurance data from certain automobile insurers, federal and s... | Fair Auto Insurance Ratemaking Reporting to Allow a Transparent Evaluation of Statistics Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Costal Homeowners Assistance Act''.
SEC. 2. NONREFUNDABLE PERSONAL CREDIT FOR HURRICANE MITIGATION
PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting a... | Costal [sic] Homeowners Assistance Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax credits for: (1) 25% of the qualified hurricane mitigation property expenditures incurred by a homeowner in a federally declared hurricane disaster area or in a county located in a state which borders the Atlantic Ocean or the Gulf o... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for hurricane mitigation expenditures, and to provide a credit for the increased insurance premiums of certain homeowners as a result of hurricane events. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``ERISA Audit Improvement Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF LIMITED SCOPE AUDIT.
(a) In General.--Section 103(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1023(a)(3)) is amended by
striking subparagraph (C) and by redesignating... | ERISA Audit Improvement Act of 1994 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to revise provisions relating to auditing of employee benefit plans.
Eliminates provisions which allow certain limited scope audits by banks, similar institutions, or insurance carriers to fulfill the requirement f... | ERISA Audit Improvement Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis
Investment Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR OPIOID AND HEROIN ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT.
(a) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated, and are
appropriated, out of monies in the Treasury not otherwise obli... | Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act of 2016 This bill appropriates funding for the activities in the bill. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to enter into cooperative agreements with states to expand opioid treatment capacity, make services m... | Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation
Reform Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO SURFACE MINING ACT.
(a) Amendments to Section 401.--(1) Section 401 of the Surface
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231) is amended
as follows:
... | Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Reform Act of 2004 - Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to repeal the authorization for use of certain moneys in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: (1) by the Secretary of Agriculture for reclamation of rural lands; and (2) by the Department of the Interior f... | A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to reauthorize and reform the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Port Terrorism Prevention Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. MANIFEST DISCREPANCIES.
Section 431(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1431(b)) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``(b) Production of Manifest.--Any'' and
inserting the following:
... | Port Terrorism Prevention Act of 2002 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to revise the nature of the liability of vessel, aircraft, or vehicle owners or operators, or other responsible parties for manifest irregularities. Specifies unreported shortages or overages instead of irregularities as the causes of liability.Requi... | A bill to increase security for United States ports, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PARKINSON'S DISEASE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, CLINICAL CENTERS,
AND MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.
(a) Requirement for Establishment of Centers.--
(1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
... | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate, establish, and operate at selected Department of Veterans Affairs health-care facilities: (1) at least six centers for Parkinson's disease research, education, and clinical activities; and (2) at least two Multiple Sclerosis Centers of Excellence.
Requires the Un... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of Parkinson's Disease Research Education and Clinical Centers in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs and Multiple Sclerosis Centers of Excellence. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Aviation MANPADS Defense
Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) MANPADSs constitute a threat to military and civilian
aircraft.
(2) The threat posed by MANPADSs requires the develop... | Commercial Aviation MANPADS Defense Act of 2004 - (Sec. 3) Directs the President to pursue, on an urgent basis, further strong international diplomatic and cooperative efforts (including bilateral and multilateral treaties) in the appropriate forum to limit the availability, transfer, and proliferation of man-portable ... | To encourage the establishment of both long-term and short-term programs to address the threat of man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) to commercial aviation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Universal Service for the 21st
Century Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The preservation and advancement of universal service
is a fundamental goal of the Communications Act of 1934 and the
Tel... | Universal Service for the 21st Century Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require all telecommunications carriers (currently, only those providing interstate telecommunications services) to contribute to the universal service fund (a fund whose goal is to provide advanced telecommunications services to all ... | A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand the contribution base for universal service, establish a separate account within the universal service fund to support the deployment of broadband service in unserved areas of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Older Americans Economic Security
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. TAX DEDUCTION FOR CARE OF CERTAIN ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS.
(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional itemized
deductions for... | Older Americans Economic Security Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax deduction for qualified elderly care expenses which exceed five percent of the taxpayer's adjusted gross income.
Allows a charitable deduction to physicians and registered professional nurses for medical services or goods d... | Older Americans Economic Security Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Positive Behavior for Effective
Schools Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Educators and the general public cite disciplinary
issues as the leading challenge facing schools.
... | Positive Behavior for Effective Schools Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to allow states to allocate school improvement funds under title I of the ESEA for coordinated, early intervention services for all students. Includes among such services, schoolwide positive behavior support,... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow State and local educational agencies and schools to make greater use of early intervening services, particularly schoolwide positive behavior supports. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Synchronization & Nonadherence
Correction (SYNC) Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Between one-half and two-thirds of patients with
chronic diseases in the United States do not take medicati... | Synchronization & Nonadherence Correction (SYNC) Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to research and test methods for improving medication adherence. "Medication adherence" refers to the taking of medications according to their prescribed dosage, time, frequency, and dir... | Synchronization & Nonadherence Correction (SYNC) Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Infrastructure and Roads
Enhancement and Safety Act'' or the ``TIRES Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.
In this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the
Interior.
SEC. 3. APPLICATION OF CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS TO CERTAIN TRIBA... | Tribal Infrastructure and Roads Enhancement and Safety Act or the TIRES Act (Sec. 3) This bill modifies the approval process used for certain transportation projects on Indian reservations by allowing categorical exclusions from National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements. A "categorical exclusion" is a ... | TIRES Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securities Investors Privacy
Enhancement Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. CONFIDENTIAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF CUSTOMERS OF BROKERS AND
DEALERS.
Section 15A(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.
78o-3(b)) is amended by adding at th... | Securities Investors Privacy Enhancement Act of 1998 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to prescribe guidelines under which registered securities associations, and the Securities and Exchange Commission, shall adopt rules and regulat... | Securities Investors Privacy Enhancement Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``International
Dolphin Conservation Act Amendments of 1995''.
(b) References to Marine Mammal Protection Act.--Except as
otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or
repeal is expressed in terms of an a... | International Dolphin Conservation Act Amendments of 1995 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to replace provisions relating to a global moratorium to prohibit certain tuna harvesting practices with provisions declaring that it is U.S. policy to: (1) continue progress in reducing incidental mortality of ... | International Dolphin Conservation Act Amendments of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Building Our Children's Future Act
of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) According to a 1995 General Accounting Office report,
the unmet need for school construction and renovation in... | Building Our Children's Future Act of 2002 - Establishes a grant program for renovation of schools.Directs the Secretary of Education to allot such grants to States using an allocation formula based on part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.Requires reservation of specified amounts for ... | A bill to establish a grant program for school renovation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Readiness Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Students must be prepared in core academic subjects.
(2) Students must possess the skills to be able to think
critically and solve problems... | 21st Century Readiness Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to support 21st century readiness initiatives that fuse core academic subject knowledge and higher-order thinking skills (such as critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation)... | A bill to provide, develop, and support 21st century readiness initiatives that assist students in acquiring the skills necessary to think critically and solve problems, be an effective communicator, collaborate with others, and learn to create and innovate. |
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