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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Child Well-Being Research Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The well-being of children is a paramount concern for
our Nation and for every State, and most programs for children
... | State Child Well-Being Research Act of 2009 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to rename the National Survey of Children's Health conducted by the Director of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration as ... | A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct research on indicators of child well-being. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Identity Theft and Assumption
Deterrence Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY TO ENACT THIS LEGISLATION.
The constitutional authority upon which this Act rests is the power
of Congress to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the ... | Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal criminal code to make it unlawful for anyone to knowingly transfer or use, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person with the intent to commit, or to aid or abet, any unlawful activity that constitutes a violation of F... | Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fixing America's Inequities with
Revenues Act of 2013'' or the ``FAIR Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DISTRIBUTION OF REVENUES TO COASTAL STATES.
Section 9 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1338)
is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 9. DISPO... | Fixing America's Inequities with Revenues Act of 2013 or FAIR Act of 2013 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to deposit into a special account in the Treasury 37.5% of all revenues payable to the United States from oil, natural gas, and alternative and renewab... | FAIR Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, FINDINGS, PURPOSES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Colorado River
Indian Reservation Boundary Correction Act''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Act of March 3, 1865, created the Colorado River Indian
Reservation (hereinafter ``Reserva... | Colorado River Indian Reservation Boundary Correction Act - Declares that the boundaries of the Colorado River Indian Reservation are the boundaries delineated by the Robbins Survey of 1875 and affirmed by the Harrington Resurvey of 1912 (which include 16,000 acres known as the La Paz lands).
Restores to the Reservati... | To correct the south boundary of the Colorado River Indian Reservation in Arizona, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF CERTAIN APPROPRIATIONS RIDERS THAT LIMIT THE ABILITY
OF THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND
EXPLOSIVES TO ADMINISTER THE FEDERAL FIREARMS LAWS.
(a) Prohibition on ... | Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act This bill amends several appropriations laws to remove limitations on the authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to conduct activities related to the administration of federal firearms laws. The amended appropriations laws include: the Consolidated and F... | Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Family Values at the Border
Act''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF FAMILY VALUES IN APPREHENSION PROGRAMS.
(a) Procedures for Migration Deterrence Programs at the Border.--In
any migration deterrence program carried out at a border, the Secretary
and an... | Protect Family Values at the Border Act The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall: (1) consider safety and family concerns in any action related to the repatriation or prosecution of individuals apprehended for immigration violations, and (2) provide related training for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)... | Protect Family Values at the Border Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medication Therapy Management
Benefits Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Medications are important to the management of chronic
diseases that require long-term or lifelong therapy.
Pharmacis... | Medication Therapy Management Benefits Act of 2011 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require that the annual comprehensive medication review include creation of a personal medication record and a recommended medication action plan... | To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to promote medication therapy management under the Medicare part D prescription drug program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Born-Alive Abortion Survivors
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) If an abortion results in the live birth of an infant,
the infant is a legal person for all purposes under the laws of
the Uni... | Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to: (1) exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same ... | Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Medical Treatment Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) Advertising claims.--The term ``advertising claims''
means any representations made or suggested by statement, word,
design, device, sound, or ... | Access to Medical Treatment Act - Permits any individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any medical treatment that the individual desires, or that is authorized by the legal representative of the individual, if: 1) the practitioner agrees to treat the individual; and 2) the administration of such tre... | Access to Medical Treatment Act |
SECTION 1. LAND WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION FOR CRAGIN DAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered land.--The term ``covered land'' means the
parcel of land consisting of approximately 512 acres that--
(A) is located in the Counties of Coconino and
G... | Withdraws specified land located in Coconino and Gila Counties, Arizona (covered land), from all forms of: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral m... | To clarify the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Retired Pay Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR PAYMENT OF BOTH RETIRED PAY AND VETERANS'
DISABILITY COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN MILITARY RETIREES
WITH COMPENSABLE SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES.
(a) Extension of Concurr... | Retired Pay Restoration Act - Allows the receipt of both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation with respect to any service-connected disability (under current law, only a disability rated at 50% or more). Provides a phase-in for the concurrent receipt of retired pay with respect to retirees with se... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit certain retired members of the uniformed services who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Re... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``The Job Creation and Innovation
Investment Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF DIVIDENDS RECEIVED DEDUCTION FOR
CERTAIN REPATRIATED FOREIGN EARNINGS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (f) of section 965 of the Internal
Revenue... | Job Creation and Innovation Investment Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax deduction for dividends received from a controlled foreign corporation, to: (1) eliminate limitations on the amount of such deduction, and (2) allow a 100% deduction for companies that reinvest such dividends ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow temporarily a reduced rate of tax with respect to repatriated foreign earnings. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights
Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. INVESTIGATION OF UNSOLVED CIVIL RIGHTS CRIMES.
The Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007 (28 U.S.C.
509 note) is amended--
(1) in section 2--
... | Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016 This bill permanently reauthorizes the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007 (Emmett Till Act) and expands the responsibilities of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to include the investigation... | Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Account Number Anti-
Fraud Act''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to require the Social Security Administration and the
Immigration and Naturalization Service to establish a system that
allows employ... | Social Security Account Number Anti-Fraud Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish, according to prescribed guidelines, an electronic program for American employers to verify the social s... | Social Security Account Number Anti-Fraud Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Missing Mercury in Manufacturing
Monitoring and Mitigation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) mercury and mercury compounds are highly toxic to
humans, ecosystems, and wildlife;
(2) as many as 10 percent ... | Missing Mercury in Manufacturing Monitoring and Mitigation Act - Declares that the United States should develop policies and programs that will reduce: (1) mercury use and emissions; (2) mercury releases from the reservoir of mercury currently in use or circulation; and (3) exposures to mercury, particularly exposures ... | A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to phase out the use of mercury in the manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Veterans Health Care
Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. COPAYMENTS FOR INDIAN VETERANS RECEIVING CERTAIN MEDICAL
SERVICES.
(a) Liability for Payment.--Section 222(a) of the Indian Health
Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1621u(a)) is amende... | . Tribal Veterans Health Care Enhancement Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to allow the Indian Health Service (IHS) to pay copayments owed to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by Indian veterans for services authorized under the Purchased/Referred Care program. The IHS and the... | Tribal Veterans Health Care Enhancement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Natural Gas Security and
Consumer Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS.
Section 3(a) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b(a)) is
amended--
(1) by inserting before ``After six months from the ... | American Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act - Amends the Natural Gas Act to prohibit any person from exporting any natural gas from the United States to a foreign country without first having secured an order of the Secretary of Energy (DOE) authorizing such person to do so. Allows the Secretary to issue ... | American Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Efficiency Investment Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR CERTAIN ENERGY EFFICIENT PROPERTY IN RESIDENCES AND
BUSINESSES.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is ame... | Energy Efficiency Investment Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a limited credit for qualified energy property (certain building envelope components or heating or cooling equipment) placed in service or installed in a U.S.-sited principal residence. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for certain energy efficient property placed in service or installed in an existing principal residence or property used by businesses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Financial Assistance
Management Improvement Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) there are over 600 different Federal financial
assistance programs to implement domestic policy;
(2) whil... | Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1998 - Directs each Federal agency to develop and implement a plan that, among other things, streamlines and simplifies the application, administrative, and reporting procedures for Federal financial assistance programs administered by the agency. Requires ea... | Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. POSTAL BENEFITS PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
United States Postal Service, shall provide for a program under which
postal benefit... | Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to provide for a program under which postal benefits are provided to a member of the Armed Forces who is on active duty and who is either: (1) serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, or (2) hospitalized at a military medical facility as a result of such s... | To provide for free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and parcels sent to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in Iraq or Afghanistan. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Custody Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION OF MINORS IN CIRCUMVENTION OF CERTAIN LAWS
RELATING TO ABORTION.
(a) In General.--Title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after chapter 117 the following:
``CHAPTER 11... | Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit transporting a minor child across a state line to obtain an abortion (deems such transporting to be a de facto abridgment of the right of a parent under any law in the minors state of residence that requires parental involvement ... | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions. |
SECTION 1. CHANGE IN COMPOSITION AND OPERATION OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--The Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 is
amended by striking section 2 (16 U.S.C. 831a) and inserting the
following:
``SEC. 2. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
``(a) Membershi... | Amends the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to: (1) expand from 3 to 7 the membership of the Board of Directors; (2) grant permanent membership to the States of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi; North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia; (3) confer chief executive officer status upon the chairperson selected... | A bill to amend the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to modify provisions relating to the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Ready Employers
Willing to Assist Reservists' Deployment Act of 2009'' or as the
``REWARD Act of 2009''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Secretary of Defense presents Freedom Awards to
... | Ready Employers Willing to Assist Reservists' Deployment Act of 2009 or the REWARD Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a tax credit for 50% of the wages paid to their employees on active military duty for more than 90 days as Ready Reserve or National Guard and for 50% of the wages paid to... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax equal to 50 percent of the compensation paid to employees while they are performing active duty service as members of the Ready Reserve or the National Guard and of the compensation paid to temporary replacement employees. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Elder Abuse Prevention Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The number of older Americans who are abused,
neglected, or exploited is increasing, and a large percentage
of elder abuse cases are ... | Elder Abuse Prevention Act of 2006 - Requires states to adopt laws and policies that prohibit parole for: (1) any individual who is convicted of a criminal sexual offense against a victim who is elderly; or (2) a sexually violent predator.
Requests the U.S. Sentencing Commission to promptly review its guidelines for s... | To prevent the abuse and exploitation of older individuals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Hydropower
Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2011''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Promoting small hydroelectric... | Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) to increase from 5,000 to 10,000 kilowatts the size of small hydroelectric power projects which the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) may exempt from its license requirements.
Amends the Federal ... | To improve hydropower, and for other purposes. |
PROVIDING FOR BALANCED
BUDGETS.
(a) Adoption of Budget Resolution.--Each House of Congress shall
adopt a concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year which
provides that, for each fiscal year for which a budget is provided
under the resolution (beginning not later than with the budget fo... | Balanced Budget Accountability Act Requires each house of Congress to adopt a concurrent budget resolution for a fiscal year which provides that, for each fiscal year for which a budget is provided under the resolution (beginning by FY2025), total outlays do not exceed total receipts and are not more than 18% of the g... | Balanced Budget Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Guam World War II
Loyalty Recognition Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Recognition of the suffering and loyalty of the re... | Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act - (Sec. 2) Recognizes the suffering and the loyalty of the people of Guam during the Japanese occupation of Guam in World War II.
(Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make specified payments to: (1) living Guam residents who were raped, injured, interned, or subje... | To implement the recommendations of the Guam War Claims Review Commission. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Old Man of the Mountain
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress hereby finds as follows:
(1) Formed by God and glaciers, five different ledges atop
a granite cliff created the Old Man of the Mountain whose
... | Old Man of the Mountain Commemorative Coin Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins and $1 silver coins emblematic of the Old Man of the Mountain, the granite symbol of New Hampshire's fierce independence.
States that no coins may be minted under this Act after December 31, 2008.
... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the legacy of the Old Man of the Mountain, the symbol of New Hampshire that passed on to its granite roots in the dawn of May, 2003. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Anaktuvuk Pass Land Exchange and
Wilderness Redesignation Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(a) On December 2, 1980, the Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act (94 Stat. 2371) estab... | Anaktuvuk Pass Land Exchange and Wilderness Redesignation Act of 1994 - Ratifies and confirms the agreement between the United States, the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, the Nunamiut Corporation, and the city of Anaktuvuk Pass executed on December 17, 1992. Requires the lands acquired by the United States pursuant... | Anaktuvuk Pass Land Exchange and Wilderness Redesignation Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nevada Native Nations Land Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.
In this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the
Interior.
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR CERTAIN INDIAN
TRIBES.
(a) Conveyance of ... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on February 29, 2016. Nevada Native Nations Land Act (Sec. 3) This bill requires the United States to hold in trust the following lands for the benefit of: the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, 19,0... | Nevada Native Nations Land Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strong Families Act''.
SEC. 2. EMPLOYER CREDIT FOR PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE.
(a) In General.--
(1) Allowance of credit.--Subpart D of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended ... | Strong Families Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow certain employers a business-related tax credit for a specified percentage (not to exceed 25%) of the amount of wages paid to their employees during any period (not exceeding 12 weeks) in which such employees are on family and medica... | Strong Families Act |
SECTION 1. PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR PROGRESS.
Title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``PART L--PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR PROGRESS
``SEC. 10999A. SHORT TITLE.
``This part may be cited as the `Physical Ed... | Requires such grants and contracts to be used for: (1) providing equipment and support to enable students to actively participate in physical education activities; (2) developing or enhancing physical education curricula to meet national goals developed by the Secretary; and (3) providing funds for staff and teacher tr... | Physical Education for Progress Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``California Coastal
National Monument Expansion Act of 2013''.
(b) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map created by the
Bureau of Land Management, entitled ``California Coast... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 8, 2013. California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2013 - Expands the boundary of the California Coastal National Monument, established by Presidential Proclamation 7264, to include the Point Arena-Stornetta public lands in Mendo... | California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safety of Seniors Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.
Part J of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
280b et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 393B (as added by section 1401
... | Safety of Seniors Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) oversee and support a national education campaign focusing on reducing falls among older adults and preventing repeat falls; and (2) award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to ... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning falls among older adults. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``G.I. Advanced Education in Science
and Technology Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States is starting to lose dominance in
science and technology.
(2) Increasingly the mother... | G.I. Advanced Education in Science and Technology Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly stipend to each individual who is entitled to veterans' basic educational assistance and is pursuing full-time a doctoral degree in the physical or natural sciences, engineering, mathematics, or other scie... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of stipends to veterans who pursue doctoral degrees in science or technology. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Mariana Islands College
Access Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to establish a program that enables
college-bound residents of the Northern Mariana Islands to have greater
choices among institutions of higher educ... | Northern Mariana Islands College Access Act of 2009 - Directs the Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands to use federal funds authorized by this Act to award grants to public four-year institutions of higher education (IHEs) located in the states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or Guam to cover the difference... | To establish a program that enables college-bound residents of the Northern Mariana Islands to have greater choices among institutions of higher education, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Buy American Improvement Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR WAIVERS.
(a) In General.--Section 2 of the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``throug... | Buy American Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Buy American Act to: (1) extend through FY2013 the requirement for federal agencies to report to specified congressional committees on the amount of agency acquisitions from entities that manufacture products outside the United States; (2) apply such Act to executive, l... | To amend the Buy American Act to increase the requirement for American-made content, to tighten the waiver provisions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND REPUBLIC OF
PALAU.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means the Agreement
and appendices signed by the United States and the Republic of
Palau on September 3, 2010.
... | This bill approves, with specified exceptions, the agreement and appendices signed by the United States and the Republic of Palau on September 3, 2010, in connection with the Compact of Free Association between the United States and Palau. If Palau withdraws more than $5 million from the trust fund set up by the Compac... | A bill to approve an agreement between the United States and the Republic of Palau. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Investment in American Jobs
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) It remains an urgent national priority to improve
economic growth and create new jobs.
(2) National security requires ... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 9, 2013. Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) U.S. ability to attract foreign direct investment is directly linked to U.S. long-term economic prosperity, global competitiveness, and se... | Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Needs Assessment and Program
Evaluation Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the United States and the Indian tribes have a unique
legal and political government-to-government... | Indian Needs Assessment and Program Evaluation Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop a uniform method, criteria, and procedures for determining, analyzing, and compiling the program and service assistance needs of Indian tribes and Indians.
Requires Federal agencies to conduct Indian needs ass... | A bill to provide for periodic Indian needs assessments, to require Federal Indian program evaluations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student, Teachers, and Officers
Preventing School Violence Act of 2018'' or the ``STOP School Violence
Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL SECURITY.
Part AA of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10... | Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act of 2018 or the STOP School Violence Act of 2018 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise and reauthorize through FY2028 the Secure Our Schools grant program. | Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Neighborhood Security Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
It is the purpose of this Act to provide for the establishment of
demonstration projects designed to determine the effectiveness of--
(1) certain activities by community residents in
co... | Neighborhood Security Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to qualified entities for the establishment of demonstration projects designed to determine the effectiveness of certain activities by community residents in coordination with local police in preventing and removing violent c... | Neighborhood Security Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rail Safety Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Passenger cab car.--The term ``passenger cab car''
means the leading cab car on a passenger train that does not
... | Rail Safety Act of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate regulations concerning limitations on duty hours of train employees that are no less stringent than those under specified existing Federal transportation law.
Directs the Secretary to study and report to... | Rail Safety Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Partner Health Benefits
Equity Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF EXCLUSION FOR AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY AN EMPLOYEE
THROUGH ACCIDENT OR HEALTH INSURANCE AS REIMBURSEMENT FOR
EXPENSES FOR MEDICAL CARE.
(a) In General.--Section... | Domestic Partner Health Benefits Equity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to certain employer-provided health care benefits, to provide for the treatment of domestic partners on an equal basis with spouses and dependents by designating as a dependent any individual who is an eligible beneficiary unde... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to designated plan beneficiaries of employees, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Soldier Prevention Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the September 7, 2005, report to the
United Nations General Assembly by the Special Representative
of the Secretary Ge... | Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2006 - Defines "child soldier."
States that Congress condemns the conscription, forced recruitment, or use of children by governments, paramilitaries, or other organizations in hostilities.
Prohibits, with a national interest waiver, funds appropriated or otherwise made available for s... | To end the use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State and Local Economic Stimulus
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) State and local governments are a vital part of our
economy and American life. States, cities, counties, school
districts, and... | State and Local Economic Stimulus Act - Makes FY2009 appropriations to the Secretary of the Treasury to award one-time revenue grants to state governments for themselves as well as for redistribution to local governments.
Sets forth a schedule for allotments based upon relative population and Tier-1 and Tier-2 unemplo... | To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide Federal aid and economic stimulus through a one-time revenue grant to the States and their local governments. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness for Small Business and
Employees Act of 1998''.
TITLE I--TRUTH IN EMPLOYMENT
SEC. 101. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) An atmosphere of trust and civility in labor-management
rela... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Truth in Employment
Title II: Fair Hearing
Title III: Attorneys Fees Fairness for Small Business and Employees Act of 1998 -
Title I: Truth in Employment
- Amends the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to provide that nothing in specified prohibitions against unfa... | Fairness for Small Business and Employees Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Partner Health Benefits
Equity Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF EXCLUSION FOR AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY AN EMPLOYEE
THROUGH ACCIDENT OR HEALTH INSURANCE AS REIMBURSEMENT FOR
EXPENSES FOR MEDICAL CARE.
(a) In General.--Sectio... | Domestic Partner Health Benefits Equity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to health insurance, to provide for the treatment of domestic partners on an equal basis with spouses by designating as a dependent any individual who is an eligible beneficiary under an employer's health insurance plan. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to designated plan beneficiaries of employees, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Loan Fair Prepayment Act''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF PREPAYMENT AMOUNTS FOR FFEL AND DIRECT LOANS.
Section 455(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1087e(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(... | Student Loan Fair Prepayment Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require a student loan borrower's prepayment amount on a Federal Family Education Loan, Federal Direct Loan, or Federal Perkins Loan to be applied first toward outstanding fees and then, unless a borro... | Student Loan Fair Prepayment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foster Care Mentoring Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Research shows that caring adults can make a difference
in children's lives. Forty-five percent of mentored teens are
less ... | Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2003 - Amends title IV part B (Child-Welfare Services) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States to support the establishment or expansion and operation of programs using networks of public and private community entities to pro... | To support the establishment or expansion and operation of programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback
Act''.
SEC. 2. 5-YEAR CARRYBACK OF OPERATING LOSSES.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (H) of section 172(b)(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
``(H) Carryback for 2... | Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a five-year carryback of net operating losses, including the operating losses of life insurance companies, incurred in 2008 and 2009.
Denies such extended loss carryover period to: (1) taxpayers in whom the federal government acquires a... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 5-year carryback of operating losses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sacramento River National Recreation
Area Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means
the management plan for the Recreation Area prepared under
section 4(b).
... | Sacramento River National Recreation Area Act of 2006 - Establishes the Sacramento River National Recreation Area in California, consisting of specified public land in Tehama and Shasta Counties. Requires the development of a comprehensive plan for the long-range protection and management of such Area. | A bill to establish the Sacramento River National Recreation Area in the State of California. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Generational Residences and
Nurturing Dwellings Act'' or the ``GRAND Act''.
SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIALIZED HOUSING FOR ELDERLY CAREGIVERS.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department of
Housing and Urban Development a program to prov... | Generational Residences and Nurturing Dwellings Act or the GRAND Act Establishes in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) a program to provide assistance for each fiscal year to up to five eligible nonprofit organizations to expand the supply of specialized housing and social services for qualified eld... | GRAND Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Postal Innovation Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDED SERVICES.
(a) Pilot Program for Provision of Nonpostal Services.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and notwithstanding the provisions of
... | Postal Innovation Act This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to establish a pilot program to provide nonpostal services through public-private partnerships in five postal districts or regions, including at least one rural area. Such nonpostal services may include financial services, warehousing, experimental ... | Postal Innovation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Education Equity Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
Part A of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended
by inserting after section 317 (20 U.S.C. 1059d) the following new
section:
``SEC. 318. NATIVE A... | Native American Education Equity Act of 2001 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a program that provides grants and related assistance to higher education institutions serving Native Americans.Defines "Indian Tribe" and "Native American-serving institution."Sets forth examples of authorized activitie... | To establish a program to provide assistance to institutions of higher education serving members of Indian tribes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Targeting Child Predators Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. NONDISCLOSURE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENAS.
Section 3486(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``the Secretary of the Treasury'' each
place it appears and in... | Targeting Child Predators Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to add new provisions with respect to a nondisclosure requirement issued in connection with an administrative subpoena in a child exploitation or abuse investigation. The bill modifies the process for issuing a nondisclosure requirement in... | Targeting Child Predators Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Hope Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. TAX CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO EDUCATION INVESTMENT
ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to other credits)... | Children's Hope Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a credit ($100, $200 for joint return) which is dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and which is allowed against the Federal income tax for charitable contributions to education investment organizations (as defin... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a credit which is dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and which is allowed against the Federal income tax for charitable contributions to education investment organizations that provide assistance for elementary and secondary educat... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Corporate Accountability Tax Gap Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX INFORMATION OF PUBLICLY TRADED
CORPORATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by redesignating subsection (q... | Corporate Accountability Tax Gap Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for public disclosure of certain information of publicly traded corporations.Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct a study of corporate tax shelter activity. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require greater transparency of corporate tax accounting measures, to facilitate analysis of financial statements, to permit inspection of true corporate tax liability and understand the tax strategies undertaken by corporations, to discourage abusive tax sheltering activit... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employees Paid Parental
Leave Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PAID PARENTAL LEAVE UNDER TITLE 5.
(a) Amendment to Title 5.--Subsection (d) of section 6382 of title
5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(d)(1) An employee may elect ... | Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2007 - Allows federal employees to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay available for either the: (1) birth of a child; or (2) placement of a child with the employee for either adoption or foster care. Makes available for any of the 12 weeks of leave... | To provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Social Security Surplus
Preservation and Debt Reduction Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) The $69,246,000,000 unified budget surplus achieved in
fiscal year 1998 was entirely due to surpluses generated by the
... | Makes it out of order in the Senate to consider a concurrent budget resolution (or amendment thereto or conference report thereon) that sets forth a deficit for any fiscal year. Makes such point of order inapplicable if the deficit for a fiscal year results solely from the enactment of social security reform legislatio... | Social Security Surplus Preservation and Debt Reduction Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ombudsman Reauthorization Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF OMBUDSMAN.
The Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) is amended by
striking section 2008 (42 U.S.C. 6917) and inserting the following:
``SEC. 2008. OFFICE OF OMBUDSMAN.
``(a) ... | Ombudsman Reauthorization Act of 2001 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to revise provisions regarding the Ombudsman.Expands the duties of the Ombudsman to include: (1) assisting citizens in resolving problems with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of the Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and E... | To provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman of the Environmental Protection Agency. |
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-F-O-U-N-D-A-T-I-O-N -O-N -T-H-E -A-R... | Arts, Humanities, and Museums Amendments of 1993 - Amends the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (NFAHA) to prohibit the National Endowment for the Arts from increasing a State allotment if that State decreased its own funding for the arts below the average level for the previous three years... | Arts, Humanities, and Museums Amendments of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Neighborhood Security Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
It is the purpose of this Act to provide for the establishment of
demonstration projects designed to determine the effectiveness of--
(1) certain activities by community residents in
co... | Neighborhood Security Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to qualified entities for the establishment of demonstration projects designed to determine the effectiveness of certain activities by community residents in coordination with local police in preventing and removing violent c... | Neighborhood Security Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Refinery Permit Process Schedule
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency;
(2) the term ``applicant'' means a pe... | Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), upon the request of a state governor, to provide financial assistance to hire additional personnel to assist the state with expertise in fields relevant to consideration of federal refinery authorizations.
... | To set schedules for the consideration of permits for refineries. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Countering
Terrorist Radicalization Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--AMPLIFYING LOCAL EFFORTS TO ROOT OUT TER... | Countering Terrorist Radicalization Act This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide training for administering community awareness briefings and related activities in furtherance of its efforts to counter violent extremism, identify and report suspicious activities, and increase awareness ... | Countering Terrorist Radicalization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Independence Hall Commemorative Coin
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Two hundred years ago, in 1793, George Washington was
sworn in to his second term as President of the United States
... | Independence Hall Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint a specified number of one-dollar silver coins emblematic of the national shrines of liberty, showing the Liberty Bell on one side and Independence Hall on the other.
Mandates that 50 percent of the surcharges collected be distribu... | Independence Hall Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention
Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN UNAUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES RELATING TO
COMPUTERS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 1030 the f... | Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit intentionally accessing a protected computer without authorization, or exceeding authorized access, by causing a computer program or code to be copied onto the protected computer, and intentionally using that program or code:... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to discourage spyware, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Manufacturing
Competitiveness Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL MANUFACTURING COMPETITIVENESS STRATEGIC PLAN.
Section 102 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42
U.S.C. 6622) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by str... | American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013 - Directs the Committee on Technology under the National Science and Technology Council to develop, in coordination with the National Economic Council, in lieu of the currently required strategic plan to guide federal programs and activities in support of advanced manu... | American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Administrative Law Judge Conference
of the United States Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) in order to promote efficiency, productivity, and the
improvement of administrative functions, to enhance public
... | Administrative Law Judge Conference of the United States Act - Establishes the Administrative Law Judge Conference of the United States to consist of all administrative law judges.
Makes the chief administrative law judge the chief administrative officer and presiding judge of the Conference. Requires the chief judge... | Administrative Law Judge Conference of the United States Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community College Partnership Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY; COLLEGE PREPARATION PROGRAMS
AUTHORIZED.
Subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 et seq.) is amended--
... | Community College Partnership Act of 2005 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a community college opportunity program to help students at community or technical colleges to transfer to four-year institutions and complete bachelor's degrees.
Directs the Secretary of Education to award program gran... | A bill to encourage partnerships between community colleges and 4-year institutions of higher education. |
SECTION 1. MINIMUM WAGE.
Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C.
206(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
``(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, not
less than--
``(A) $5.15 an hour beginning September 1, 1997,
``... | (Sec. 2) Revises an exemption from FLSA minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements for certain computer professionals to include computer network and database analysts, and computer systems, network, and database designers and developers.(Sec. 3) Exempts from FLSA minimum wage and overtime compensation require... | To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum wage, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Receiving Electronic Statements To
Improve Retiree Earnings Act''.
SEC. 2. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION OF PENSION PLAN INFORMATION.
(a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974.--
(1) In general.--Part 1 of subtitle B of t... | Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings Act This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the electronic delivery of pension plan documents required to be furnished to a plan participant, beneficiary, or other individual. The... | Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Eastern Nevada Land Implementation
Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. FACILITATION OF PINYON-JUNIPER RELATED PROJECTS IN LINCOLN
COUNTY, NEVADA.
(a) Facilitation of Pinyon-Juniper Related Projects.--
(1) Availability of special accoun... | Eastern Nevada Land Implementation Improvement Act Amends the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 (the Act) to require implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan in Lincoln County, Nevada. Amends the Act and the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 to make certain amounts a... | Eastern Nevada Land Implementation Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``Mynesha's Law''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds--
(1) with an estimated 24,500 gangs operating within the
United States, gang violence and drug trafficking remain
serious problems throughout the country, causing injury and
... | Mynesha's Law - Authorizes any local or tribal government to submit an application to the Attorney General for designation as a High-Intensity Gang Activity Area.
Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish criteria for reviewing such applications; and (2) establish an Interagency Gang Prevention Task Force to coor... | A bill to provide Federal coordination and assistance in preventing gang violence. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Rare Earths and
Critical Materials Revitalization 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. Definitions.
... | Rare Earths and Critical Materials Revitalization Act of 2010 - Title I: Rare Earth Materials - (Sec. 101) Establishes in the Department of Energy (DOE) a research, development, and commercial application program to assure the long-term, secure, and sustainable supply of specified rare earth materials to satisfy the na... | To develop a rare earth materials program, to amend the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial (referred to in this
Act as the ``Memorial'') has proudly stood overlooking San
Diego, California, for more than 52 years as a tribute to the
members of the United States Armed Forces who sacrifi... | Vests in the United States all right, title, and interest to, and the right to immediate possession of, Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial in San Diego, California, to provide for its preservation as a national war memorial honoring veterans.
Requires the United States to pay a negotiated or court-ordered amount of compens... | A bill to preserve the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial in San Diego, California, by providing for the immediate acquisition of the memorial by the United States. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The population of Asian American and Pacific Islanders
(in this section referred to as ``AAPI'') is an exceptionally
diverse population. Characteristics of the AAPI population vary
according to ethnicity, immigration ... | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to provide grants and related assistance to certain institutions of higher education that have an undergraduate enrollment that is at least 10% Asian American or Pacific Islander, for activities to improve their capacity to serve such students... | To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Conscience Protection Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Thomas Jefferson stated a conviction common to our
Nation's founders when he declared in 1809 that ``[n]o
provision in our Constitution ou... | Conscience Protection Act of 2016 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to codify the prohibition against the federal government and state and local governments that receive federal financial assistance for health-related activities penalizing or discriminating against a health care provider based on the provi... | Conscience Protection Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Heart Disease Education, Analysis
Research, and Treatment for Women Act'' or the ``HEART for Women Act''.
SEC. 2. REPORTING OF DATA IN APPLICATIONS FOR DRUGS, BIOLOGICS, AND
DEVICES.
(a) Drugs.--
(1) New drug applications.--Se... | Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act or the HEART for Women Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to deny a new drug application if the application fails to include required information on clinical investigations.
Di... | A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Anticounterfeiting Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) American innovation, and the protection of that
innovation by the government, has been a critical component of
the economic growth of this Nation ... | Anticounterfeiting Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit trafficking in an "illicit authentication feature." Defines that term to mean an authentication feature that: (1) has been tampered with or altered without authorization so as to facilitate the reproduction or distribution of a phono-record, ... | A bill to prevent and punish counterfeiting and copyright piracy, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ASSISTANCE TO ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER SERVING
INSTITUTIONS.
(a) Amendment.--Part A of title III of the Higher Education Act of
1965 is amended by inserting after section 317 (20 U.S.C. 1059d) the
following new section:
``SEC. 318. ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER SERVING... | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 title III part A (Strengthening Institutions) to direct the Secretary of Education to provide grants and related assistance to certain institutions of higher education for activities to improve their capacity to serve students who are Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Gives ... | To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Broadcast Ownership for the 21st
Century Act''.
SEC. 2. REVISION OF DUOPOLY RULES.
Part I of title III of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 338. REVISION OF DUOPOLY... | Broadcast Ownership for the 21st Century Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to mandate that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) shall not prohibit a person or entity directly from owning, operating, controlling, or having a cognizable interest in: (1) two television (TV) stations with overlapping cover... | Broadcast Ownership for the 21st Century Act |
OF DISPUTES AND CLAIMS.
(a) Relinquishment, Extinguishment, and Compromise of Santo Domingo
Claims.--
(1) Extinguishment.--
(A) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), in consideration
of the benefits provided under this Act, and in accordance with
the Settlement Agreement pur... | Extinguishes certain Pueblo land and trespass claims. Sets forth provisions relating to the treatment of land or natural resources transferred by the Pueblo prior to this Act's enactment date and ratifies such transfers. Makes this paragraph effective upon the entry of a compromise final judgment in the case of Pueblo ... | Santo Domingo Pueblo Claims Settlement Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Telemarketing Intrusive Practices
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Caller identification service or device.--The term
``caller identification service or device'' means a telephone
service or device that ... | Telemarketing Intrusive Practices Act of 2003 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission to: (1) establish and maintain for each State a list of consumers who request not to receive telephone sales calls; (2) provide notice to consumers of the establishment of such list; (3) contract with a State to establish and maintain ... | A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to establish a list of consumers who request not to receive telephone sales calls. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equity for Congress Act''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF CONGRESS AND PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEES.
(a) Application.--
(1) In general.--The rights and protections provided
pursuant to this Act and the provisions of law specified in
paragra... | Equity for Congress Act - Makes applicable to the Congress the following Federal laws: (1) with respect to employment title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the National Labor Relations Act, sections 1977 and 1977A of the Revised Statutes, the Fair Labor Standards ... | Equity for Congress Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) There is an increasing interest by States, local
governments, educational institutions, and private institutions
to seek to disassoc... | Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2009 - States that it is the policy of the United States to support the decision of state and local governments and educational institutions to divest from, and to prohibit the investment of assets they control in, persons that have investments of $20 million or more in Iran's energy sect... | A bill to authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with investments of $20,000,000 or more in Iran's energy sector, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ethics in Government Reform Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL RULES FOR HIGHLY PAID EXECUTIVE APPOINTEES AND MEMBERS
OF CONGRESS AND HIGHLY PAID CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--
(1) Appearances before agency.--(A) Secti... | Ethics in Government Reform Act of 1993 - Codifies in the Federal criminal code the lobbying restrictions on senior executive branch appointees under Executive Order 12834, generally and with certain technical changes and extends those restrictions to the Vice President, Members of Congress, and highly paid staffers.
... | Ethics in Government Reform Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``527 Transparency Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. MANDATORY MONTHLY REPORTING.
(a) In General.--Section 527(j)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to required disclosure) is amended to read as follows:
``(2) Required disclosure.--A polit... | 527 Transparency Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise disclosure requirements for tax-exempt political organizations (527 organizations) to require monthly reporting of contributions and expenditures. Imposes a penalty tax on political organizations that fail to meet disclosure requirements. Denies ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose penalties for the failure of 527 organizations to comply with disclosure requirements. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iran Sanctions Enabling Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the
Crime of Genocide, done at Paris December 9, 1948 (commonly
referred to as the ``Genocide... | Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) publish biannually in the Federal Register a list of each person, whether within or outside of the United States, that has an investment of more than $20 million in the energy sector in Iran; and (2) maintain on the website of the Depar... | A bill to authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with investments of $20,000,000 or more in Iran's energy sector, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Academic Freedom through
Regulatory Relief Act''.
SEC. 2. REGULATORY RELIEF.
(a) Regulations Repealed.--
(1) Repeal.--The following regulations (including any
supplement or revision to such regulations) are repealed and
... | Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act Repeals certain Department of Education (ED) regulations that for purposes of determining whether a school is eligible to participate in programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA): (1) require institutions of higher education (IHEs) and postsecondary ... | Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Access to Primary Care for
Women & Children Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Medicaid plays a key role in providing coverage for
millions of working families.
(2) Medicaid enrollees includ... | Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to require that the primary care services furnished in the two years after enactment of this Act by a physician with a primary specialty designation of family medicine, general internal medicine, ... | Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``The Legislative Line Item Veto Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. LEGISLATIVE LINE ITEM VETO RESCISSION AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding the provisions of part B of title
X of The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, and
subject to the... | Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 1993 - Grants the President legislative line item veto rescission authority. Authorizes the President to rescind all or part of any budget authority if the President determines that such rescission: (1) would help balance the Federal budget, reduce the Federal budget deficit, or redu... | Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Honoring Our Nation's Obligation to
Returning Warriors Act'' or ``HONOR Warriors Act''.
SEC. 2. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH CARE SPECIALISTS FOR VET CENTERS.
(a) Program Required.--The Secretary of ... | Honoring Our Nation's Obligation to Returning Warriors Act or HONOR Warriors Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide scholarships to individuals pursuing education or training in behavioral health care specialties that are critical to the operations of Vet Centers (centers for readjustment counseling... | A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Drug Sentencing
Reform Act of 2006''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--REDUCTION OF DISPARITY IN SENTENCING BETWEEN CRACK AND ... | Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2006 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to to decrease mandatory minimum sentencing thresholds for powder cocaine and increase such thresholds for crack cocaine.
Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and amend federal sent... | A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Saint Helena Island National Scenic
Area Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF SAINT HELENA ISLAND NATIONAL SCENIC AREA.
(a) Purpose.--The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to preserve and protect for present and future
generations the outst... | Saint Helena Island National Scenic Area Act - Establishes the Saint Helena Island National Scenic Area, upon conveyance of such Island to the United States, to preserve and protect its outstanding resources and values and to provide for the conservation, protection, and enhancement of primitive recreation opportunitie... | Saint Helena Island National Scenic Area Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Assurance of Radiologic
Excellence Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to improve the quality and value of
healthcare by increasing the safety and accuracy of medical imaging
examinations and radiation therapy treatment... | Consumer Assurance of Radiologic Excellence Act of 2006 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish standards to ensure the safety and accuracy of medical imaging studies and radiation therapy treatments. Imposes such standards on personnel who perf... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly. |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE DEPARTMENT REVIEW PANEL.
(a) Findings and Purpose.--The Congress makes the following
findings:
(1) The Department of State, established in 1789, is
responsible for representing the worldwide interests of the
United States and its citizens and for adv... | Directs Congress to establish a nonpartisan independent Department of State Review Panel, which shall report to Congress on its review of the following matters concerning Department of State organization and operations: (1) current Department structures and possible reorganization; (2) changes to ensure effective diplo... | To establish an independent nonpartisan review panel to assess how the Department of State can best fulfill its mission in the 21st century and meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ultrasound Informed Consent Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.
The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``TITLE XXXIV--INFORMED CONSENT
``SEC. 340... | Ultrasound Informed Consent Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require abortion providers, before a woman gives informed consent to any part of an abortion: (1) perform an obstetric ultrasound on the pregnant woman; (2) provide a simultaneous explanation of what the ultrasound is depicting; (3) displ... | Ultrasound Informed Consent Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Part-time Student
Assistance Act''.
(b) References.--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 section or other provision, ... | Part-time Student Assistance Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students.
Exempts from student aid need formula determinations earnings up to: (1) $9,000 by dependent students; (2) $12,000 by independent students wit... | To provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Office of Strategic Services
Congressional Gold Medal Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was the first
effort by the United States to implement a system of strategic
... | Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act - Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to the members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in recognition of their superior service and... | Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act |
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