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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teacher Shortage Response Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. INCREASED QUALIFIED LOAN AMOUNTS.
(a) FFEL Loans.--Section 428J(c) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-10(c)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(... | Teacher Shortage Response Act of 2004 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the amount of student loans that may be forgiven for highly qualified teachers in mathematics, science, and special education and for reading specialists.
Directs the Secretary of Education to notify local educational agencies ... | To increase the amount of student loans that may be forgiven for highly qualified teachers in mathematics, science, and special education and for reading specialists. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Highways Bettering the Economy and
Environment Pollinator Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The roadside vegetation management practices of both
State governments and the Federal Government aim to... | Highways Bettering the Economy and Environment Pollinator Protection Act - Authorizes as an eligible project cost for the construction of a federal-aid highway the cost of improving habitat and forage for pollinators (i.e. bees, birds, bats, Monarch butterflies, and other butterflies) on rights-of-way adjacent to such ... | Highways Bettering the Economy and Environment Pollinator Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Power Risk Management Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. TRANSACTIONS WITH UTILITY SPECIAL ENTITIES.
Section 1a(49) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1a(49)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(E) Certain transactions... | . Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to direct the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), when it determines whether to provide an exemption to designation as a swap dealer, to treat a utility operations-related swap entered into with a utility special entity as if such ... | Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening the Child Welfare
Response to Human Trafficking Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING LOCAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL
EXPLOITATION.
(a) Employee Training Guidelines and Resources.--The Secretary of
Health and Huma... | Strengthening the Child Welfare Response to Human Trafficking Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop guidelines for use by state child welfare agencies in training appropriate child welfare employees and court employees in identifying, documenting, educating, and counseling ch... | To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of children who are victims of human trafficking, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND SAFETY DURING DISASTERS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Certified monitoring program.--The term ``certified
monitoring program'' means a medical monitoring program--
(A) in which a participating responder is a
par... | Authorizes the President (acting through the Secretary of Health and Human Substances), upon determining that a substance of concern has been released in an area declared to be a disaster area and has disrupted the transportation system of the United States, to carry out a program for the coordination, protection, asse... | To provide for the protection of health and safety during certain disasters. |
SECTION 1. ENERGY SECURITY FUND AND ALTERNATIVE FUEL GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment of Fund.--
(1) In general.--There is established in the Treasury a
fund, to be known as the ``Energy Security Fund'' (referred to
in this section as the ``Fund''), consisting of--
... | Establishes the Energy Security Fund, to be funded by proceeds deposited in the general fund of the Treasury from fines, penalties, and other funds obtained through enforcement actions for violations of automobile fuel economy standards.
Directs the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Clean Cities Program of the D... | To provide grants from moneys collected from violations of the corporate average fuel economy program to be used to expand infrastructure necessary to increase the availability of alternative fuels. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Library of Congress Bicentennial
Commemorative Coin Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) Denominations.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue the
following coins:
... | Library of Congress Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue one-dollar silver coins and half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the Library of Congress.
Requires payment of coin sale surcharges to the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board to support Library act... | Library of Congress Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Access Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. EQUAL ACCESS TO EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT.
(a) In General.--Section 802 of The Equal Access Act (20 U.S.C.
4071) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) through (f) as
subsections (g) th... | Equal Access Improvement Act - Amends the Equal Access Act to require public schools which receive Federal assistance to grant equal access to students, student groups, and community groups, regardless of the religious, political, philosophical, or other content of speech or activity they engage in.
Requires such equa... | Equal Access Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``New Automobile Add-On Disclosure
and Consumer Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURES FOR PURCHASERS OF NEW AUTOMOBILES.
In accordance with regulations prescribed by the Federal Trade
Commission under section 5, a dealer shall provide, to each consumer... | New Automobile Add-On Disclosure and Consumer Protection Act - Requires each dealer to disclose to each consumer that purchases a new automobile: (1) a dealer add-on invoice; and (2) a dealer add-on warranty statement.
Specifies the timing of such disclosures.
States that dealer violation of this Act results in liabi... | To protect automobile consumers by requiring complete disclosure and warranty of any add-ons included with the sale of new automobiles. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Opportunities for Service-
Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CERTAIN VETERAN-OWNED
SMALL BUSINESSES.
(a) Definition of Small Business Concern Consolidated.--Sec... | Improving Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2015 This bill amends the Small Business Act to expand the definition of "small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans" for purposes of federal agencies awarding small business contracts pursuant to... | Improving Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Minority Equity Capital Formation
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) there is a severe shortage of capital available and
targeted for investment in the United States minority b... | Minority Equity Capital Formation Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a minority venture capital fund credit of 20 percent of the aggregate bases of qualified minority fund interests, with limitations. Sets forth recapture provisions for such stock. Makes such credit a part of the general business... | Minority Equity Capital Formation Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage
Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are to--
(1) recognize the important contributions made to American
culture and history by African Americans known as the Gullah/
Geechee wh... | Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Act - Establishes the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor (Heritage Corridor) to: (1) recognize the important contributions made to American culture and history by African-Americans known as the Gullah/Geechee who settled in the coastal counties of South Carolina, North Carolina, ... | To enhance the preservation and interpretation of the Gullah/Geechee cultural heritage, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FORT PRESQUE ISLE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.
(a) Findings and Purposes.--
(1) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(A) Fort Presque Isle was a frontier outpost
located on Garrison Hill in the area of present-day
Erie, Pennsylvania, w... | Establishes the Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to administer such site and submit a general management plan to specified congressional committees. | To establish the Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site in Erie, Pennsylvania. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Elko Motocross and
Tribal Conveyance Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary.
TITLE I--E... | Elko Motocross and Tribal Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Elko County, Nevada, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately 300 acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Elko District, Nevada, as depicted on th... | A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land to Elko County, Nevada, and to take land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Safety Device Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT OF CHILD HANDGUN SAFETY DEVICES.
(a) Definitions.--Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(36) The term `locking device' means ... | Child Safety Device Act of 2004 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit any licensed firearms importer, manufacturer, or dealer from selling, delivering, or transferring a handgun to any person other than a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer, unless the transferee is provided with a locki... | A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require the provision of a child safety device in connection with the transfer of a handgun and to provide safety standards for child safety devices. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bandelier National Monument
Administrative Improvement and Watershed Protection Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that:
(1) Bandelier National Monument (hereinafter, the Monument) was
established by... | Bandelier National Monument Administrative Improvement and Watershed Protection Act of 1998 - Modifies the boundaries of the Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico, to include specified lands within the Upper Alamo watershed.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, within the boundaries of such added areas, to acqu... | Bandelier National Monument Administrative Improvement and Watershed Protection Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enhanced Safety from Wildfire Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. UNITED STATES LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE SPREAD
OF WILDFIRE FROM FORESTED PUBLIC LANDS.
(a) Imposition of Liability for Spread of Wildfire.--Title III of
the Federal Land... | Enhanced Safety from Wildfire Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 with respect to fires that spread from forested Federal lands onto nonfederal lands and cause injuries or property loss. Assumes Federal responsibility for injuries or property loss resulting from such fires under the ... | A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide owners of non-Federal lands with a reliable method of receiving compensation for damages resulting from the spread of wildfire from nearby forested National Forest System lands or Bureau of Land Management lands, when those forested Federal l... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Research
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF RESEARCH CENTERS FOR
THE STUDY OF OVARIAN CANCER BIOMARKERS.
Subpart 1 of part C of the Public Health Service Act is amended by
adding at ... | Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Research Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Cancer Institute to enter into cooperative agreements with, or make grants to, public or nonprofit entities to establish and operate Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Centers of Excellence to conduct rese... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Cancer Institute to make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and the early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drill Now Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Opened area.--The term ``opened area'' means any area
of the outer Continental shelf that--
(A) before the date of enactment of this Act, was
... | Drill Now Act of 2008 - Amends the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 to repeal its prohibitions against oil and natural gas preleasing and leasing activities in specified offshore areas, including the North Atlantic, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and the Mid-Atlantic a... | A bill to authorize and expedite lease sales within the outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Good Neighbor Environmental
Assistance Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to protect the economy, public health,
environment, and water quality of the United States-Mexico border area
that is endangered and is being polluted by... | Good Neighbor Environmental Assistance Act of 1993 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, for purposes of carrying out construction of treatment works in the U.S.-Mexican border region, to: (1) transfer funds to the Secretary of State or the heads of other Federal agencies; and (2) make... | Good Neighbor Environmental Assistance Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pay Your Bills or Lose Your Pay Act
of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) It is an American value to meet all obligations.
(2) A AAA credit rating is essential to the economic
standing of the Uni... | Pay Your Bills or Lose Your Pay Act of 2013 - Requires the appropriate payroll administrator of each house of Congress to deposit in an escrow account all mandatory payments for compensation of Members of Congress serving in that house during a specified period beginning when the federal government is unable to make pa... | Pay Your Bills or Lose Your Pay Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Access Rights Defense Act
(CARD) of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the same meaning given
such term in section 551(1) of title 5, United... | Consumer Access Rights Defense Act (CARD) of 2005 - Requires database security breach disclosures by an agency, or person engaged in interstate commerce, that owns, licenses, or collects data containing personal information, as well as notification of individuals whose personal information was acquired by an unauthoriz... | To require financial institutions and financial service providers to notify customers of the unauthorized use of personal financial information, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Communications Competitiveness and
Infrastructure Modernization Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. CABLE SERVICE PROVIDED BY TELEPHONE COMPANIES.
(a) General Requirement.-- Section 613(b) of the Communications Act
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 533(b)) is amended to read as f... | Communications Competitiveness and Infrastructure Modernization Act of 1993 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow a common carrier to provide video programming directly to subscribers in its telephone service area through its own facilities or an affiliate. Authorizes the common carrier to provide channels o... | Communications Competitiveness and Infrastructure Modernization Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Civil Rights Act of 1964
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress hereby finds as follows:
(1) On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks' brave act of defiance,
refusing to give up her seat to a white person on a segregated bus
in M... | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Civil Rights Act of 1964 Commemorative Coin Act - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue, during 2014, up to 350,000 one-dollar coins designed to be emblematic of the enactment of the Civil Right... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the semicentennial of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Notch Fairness Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. NEW GUARANTEED MINIMUM PRIMARY INSURANCE AMOUNT WHERE
ELIGIBILITY ARISES DURING TRANSITIONAL PERIOD.
(a) In General.--Section 215(a) of the Social Security Act is
amended--
(1) in paragrap... | Notch Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to revise the formula for the computation of minimum Old Age Insurance benefits for individuals who reached age 65 in or after 1979, and to whom applies the 15-year transition period for the cha... | Notch Fairness Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nurse Reinvestment Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.
Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296 et seq.)
is amended--
(1) in section 846(a)(3), by inserting ``in a nursing home,
in a hospice,... | Nurse Reinvestment Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) develop and issue public service announcements that advertise and promote the nursing profession, highlight the advantages and rewards of nursing, and encourage individuals from diverse communities... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish programs to alleviate the nursing profession shortage, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dental Health Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Oral and general health are inseparable, and good
dental care is critical to our overall physical health and
well-being.
(2) Al... | Dental Health Improvement Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to States to help them develop innovative programs to address the dental workforce needs of designated dental health professional shortage areas in a manner appropriate to t... | A bill to expand the availability of oral health services by strengthening the dental workforce in designated underserved areas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing Waste in National Parks
Act''.
SEC. 2. DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BOTTLE RECYCLING AND REDUCTION IN UNITS OF
THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.
(a) Program for Recycling and Reduction of Disposable Plastic
Bottles in Units of the National Park S... | Reducing Waste in National Parks Act This bill directs each regional director of a region of the National Park System (NPS) to establish a program to recycle and reduce the use of disposable plastic bottles within each NPS unit located in its region. Regional directors may eliminate the sale of water in disposable pla... | Reducing Waste in National Parks Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Patient Choice Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) There should be no unreasonable barriers or impediments
to the ability of individuals enrolled in health care plans to
obtain approp... | Medicare Patient Choice Act of 1995 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require health maintenance organizations and competitive medical plans, among other things, to: (1) have a minimum 85 percent loss-ratio of benefits-to-premiums; (2) assure Medicare enrollees timely access to in-network pr... | Medicare Patient Choice Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. CONSERVATION HABITAT RESERVE PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall enter into contracts in
accordance with this section with owners and operators of lands
suitable for conservation habitat, under which the owners and operators
manage the land for the protection of protected species in exch... | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into contacts with owners and operators of agricultural land to provide conservation habitat for protected species. States that such contracts shall provide financing for conservation measures, rental payments, and technical assistance.
Sets forth provisions regarding lan... | To provide incentives for the owners and operators of agricultural land to provide habitat for protected species. |
SECTION 1. APPLICATION OF INDEMNIFICATION AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--The discretionary authority under Public Law 85-
804 (50 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) includes authority for the President to
provide under such law for the indemnification of a contractor or
subcontractor in connection with procurement of an anti-ter... | States that the discretionary authority of the President to provide indemnification for government contractors in the interest of national defense shall include the authority to indemnify a contractor or subcontractor in connection with the procurement of an anti-terrorism technology or service for preventing, detectin... | A bill to provide risk sharing and indemnification for government contractors supplying anti-terrorism technology and services, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sudan Divestment Authorization Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On July 22, 2004, the Senate and the House of
Representatives passed concurrent resolutions declaring that
``the atr... | Sudan Divestment Authorization Act of 2007 - Declares the sense of Congress that states and other governmental entities should be permitted to provide for the divestment of certain state assets within their jurisdictions as an expression of opposition to the genocidal actions and policies of the Government of Sudan.
A... | A bill to authorize States and local governments to prohibit the investment of State assets in any company that has a qualifying business relationship with Sudan. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``TRICARE Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FUTURE AVAILABILITY OF TRICARE PRIME THROUGHOUT THE UNITED
STATES.
(a) Report Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secre... | TRICARE Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to report to the congressional defense committees setting forth Department of Defense (DOD) policy on the future availability of TRICARE Prime (a DOD managed health care program) for eligible beneficiaries in all TRICARE regions.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) i... | To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress on the future availability of TRICARE Prime throughout the United States and to ensure that certain TRICARE beneficiaries retain access to a primary care provider, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cache La Poudre River Basin Heritage
Study Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the Cache La Poudre River basin contains significant
historical, recreational, scenic, cultural, natural, ... | Cache La Poudre River Basin Heritage Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a study of alternatives for the Cache La Poudre River Basin in Colorado, including: (1) an inventory and assessment of significant cultural, natural, recreational, and scenic resources throughout the Basin; (2) an evaluat... | Cache La Poudre River Basin Heritage Study Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement
Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN BURIAL BENEFITS FOR VETERANS.
(a) Burial and Funeral Expenses.--(1) Section 2302(a) of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``$300'' and inserting
``$3,000 (as inc... | Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 - Increases the authorized allowance for burial and funeral expenses for deceased veterans who: (1) at the time of death were in receipt of veterans' disability compensation or veterans' pension benefits, or (2) were veterans of any war or were discharged or released fro... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase burial benefits for veterans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Manufacturers' Renewal and
Training Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) a productive manufacturing sector is essential to a
competitive national economy;
(2) small businesses are responsi... | Small Manufacturers' Renewal and Training Act of 1993 - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to carry out the Small Manufacturers Renewal and Training Program for awarding grants to manufacturing outreach centers to give undergraduate engineering students the opportunity to work a... | Small Manufacturers' Renewal and Training Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Recovery and Enhancement
Act of 2011'' or the ``CRE Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS MADE REDUCE DEBT ON COMMERCIAL
REAL PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Reven... | Community Recovery and Enhancement Act of 2011 or the CRE Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax deduction for payments made to reduce debt on eligible commercial property. Limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of: (1) 50% of the excess of the amount of qualified debt secured by such ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for certain payments made to reduce debt on commercial real property. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Highways and Infrastructure
Preservation Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. LENGTH LIMITATIONS ON FEDERALLY ASSISTED HIGHWAYS.
(a) Prohibition on Operation of Certain Cargo-Carrying Units.--
Section 411 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (49 ... | Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act of 1994 - Amends the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 to prohibit States from allowing the operation on federally assisted highways of any trailer, semi-trailer, container, or other cargo carrying unit longer than 53 feet, with specified exceptions. Declar... | State Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Power Marketing Administration
Reform Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that:
(1) The use of fixed allocations of joint multipurpose
project costs and the failure to provide for the recovery of
... | Power Marketing Administration Reform Act of 1998 - Requires the Secretary of Energy to develop and implement procedures to ensure that the Federal Power Marketing Administrations (FPMAs) utilize the same accounting principles and requirements as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) applies to the electric o... | Power Marketing Administration Reform Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Marine Fisheries Service
Ombudsman Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE OMBUDSMAN OFFICE.
(a) In General.--
(1) Establishment.--There is established an Office of the
Ombudsman in the National Marine Fish... | National Marine Fisheries Service Ombudsman Act of 2010 - Establishes an Office of the Ombudsman in the National Marine Fisheries Service which shall be under the direction of the Ombudsman of the National Marine Fisheries Service, who shall be appointed by the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admi... | To establish an Ombudsman Office within the National Marine Fisheries Service, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Government Settlement Transparency
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN FINES, PENALTIES, AND OTHER
AMOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (f) of section 162 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to trade or busi... | Government Settlement Transparency Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the rule denying a tax deduction for fines and penalties paid to a government for the violation of any law to provide that no deduction shall be allowed for any fine or penalty paid (whether by suit, agreement, or otherwise) to,... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny a deduction for certain fines, penalties, and other amounts. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Worksite Wellness Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF FINDINGS.
The Congress hereby finds that--
(1) more businesses are promoting disease prevention,
healthy lifestyles, and good nutrition through wellness
programs than did... | Worksite Wellness Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow eligible small employers a tax credit for 50 percent of qualified wellness program expenses incurred for their employees. Makes such credit a part of the general business credit and limits it to $10,000. | Worksite Wellness Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL,
NEBRASKA.
(a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Interior may
convey, without consideration, to The Missouri River Basin Lewis and
Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc., a
501(c)(3) not-for-profi... | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc., specified federal land associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail in Nebraska, to be used as an historic site and interpretive center for the Trail. | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Interior to convey to The Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc. certain Federal land associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail in Nebraska, to be used as an historical interpretive site along the trail. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Digital Trade Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Internet has become an unprecedented medium for
competition, trade, free expression, and access to inform... | Digital Trade Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) executive branch agencies, including the Office of the United States Trade Representative, should be staffed with experts and leaders to promote an open, global Internet that facilitates commerce and digital trade; and (2) private sector stakeholders... | Digital Trade Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teacher Education Assistance
Creating Hope for Our Future Act of 2008'', or the ``TEACH for Our
Future Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FFEL PROGRAM LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR TEACHERS.
Section 428J of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-
10) is amended--... | Teacher Education Assistance Creating Hope for Our Future Act of 2008 or the TEACH for Our Future Act of 2008 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand the loan forgiveness available to public elementary and secondary school teachers under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and Direct Loan (DL) programs... | To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand teacher loan forgiveness. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senator Paul Simon Water for the
Poor Enhancement Act of 2008''.
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 t... | Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Enhancement Act of 2008 - 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 which shall: (1) implement the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005; and (... | A bill to enhance the capacity of the United States Government to fully implement the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 and to improve access to safe drinking water and sanitation throughout the world. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equity in Social Security Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF PERMANENT PARTNERSHIPS UNDER TITLE II OF THE
SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.
(a) In General.--Section 216 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
416) is amended by adding at the end the f... | Equity in Social Security Act of 2010 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to authorize the treatment of permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to OASDI benefits. | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to benefits under such title. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Health Information
Technology Financing Act''.
SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FINANCING PROGRAM.
The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended by
redesignating section 44 as section 45 and by inserting t... | Small Business Health Information Technology Financing Act - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to guarantee up to 90% of the amount of a loan, up to specified loan amounts, to a small business health professional to be used for the acquisition and in... | To amend the Small Business Act to provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of health information technology by eligible professionals in solo and small group practices, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ELECTION TO TAKE OWNERSHIP, OR TO DECLINE OWNERSHIP, OF A
CERTAIN ITEM OF COMPLEX DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AFTER
THE 13-MONTH CAPPED RENTAL PERIOD ENDS.
(a) In General.--Section 1834(a)(7)(A) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)(7)(A)) is amended--
(... | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permit a Medicare beneficiary to elect to take, or decline to take, ownership of a Group 3 Support Surface item of complex durable medical equipment (DME) after the 13-month capped rental period ends. | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit a Medicare beneficiary to elect to take ownership, or to decline ownership, of a certain item of complex durable medical equipment after the 13-month capped rental period ends. |
SECTION 1. SAFE HARBORS TO ANTIKICKBACK CIVIL PENALTIES AND CRIMINAL
PENALTIES FOR PROVISION OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
AND TRAINING SERVICES.
(a) For Civil Penalties.--Section 1128A of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b),... | Amends title XI of the Social Security Act to exclude (provide safe harbors for) the practical or other advantages resulting from health information technology or related installation, maintenance, support, or training services from the ban on hospital payments to physicians (kickbacks) to induce reduction or limitatio... | To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to promote the use of health information technology to better coordinate health care. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-
Living Adjustment Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN RATES OF DISABILITY COMPENSATION AND DEPENDENCY AND
INDEMNITY COMPENSATION.
(a) Rate Adjustment.--Effective on December 1, 2016, the Secretary
of Veteran... | Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase, as of December 1, 2016, the amounts for the payment of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veter... | Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sport Fish Restoration and
Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. DIVISION OF ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 4 of the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C.
777c) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``2014'' ... | . Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act to reauthorize through FY2021 the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund. Extends the distributions of appropriations to: (1) the Department of the Interior for coastal wetlands distributions, t... | Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. MTBE PROHIBITION.
(a) MTBE Prohibition.--Section 211(c) of the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7545(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Prohibition on use of mtbe.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (C), not
later than 6 months af... | Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MBTE) as a motor vehicle fuel additive.
Repeals the oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline.
Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulate regulations which continue required toxic air pollutant ... | To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether as a gasoline additive and to repeal the oxygenate requirement for reformulated gasoline, to provide funding for the clean up of underground storage tanks, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Patent Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the strength and quality of United States patents are
recognized throughout the world;
(2) patents are defined under United States law as... | Requires the Director of the Office to establish a trust fund for each GSP country with which the United States has an agreement in order to assist such country in establishing or enhancing the patent system in that country. Requires the United States to make available computer search facilities containing the patent d... | International Patent Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. APPROVAL OF KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE PROJECT.
(a) Approval of Cross-border Facilities.--
(1) In general.--In accordance with section 8 of article 1
of the Constitution (delegating to Congress the power to
regulate commerce with foreign nations), TransCanada Keystone
Pi... | Authorizes TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. to construct, connect, operate, and maintain pipeline facilities for the import of crude oil and other hydrocarbons at the United States-Canada Border at Phillips County, Montana, in accordance with a certain application filed with the Department of State on September 19, ... | A bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline project and provide for environmental protection and government oversight. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Paul E. Tsongas Fellowship Act''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to encourage individuals of
exceptional achievement and promise, especially members of
traditionally underrepresented groups, to pursue careers in fields that... | Paul E. Tsongas Fellowship Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to award Paul E. Tsongas Doctoral Fellowships for graduate study and research in fields of science or engineering that relate to energy or the environment such as physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology, computer science, materials science, environmen... | Paul E. Tsongas Fellowship Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mobile Informational Call Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 227(a) of the Communications Act of 1934
(47 U.S.C. 227(a)) is amended--
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
``(1) The term `au... | Mobile Informational Call Act of 2011 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to revise the categories of calls (other than a call made for emergency purposes or made with the prior express consent of the called party) in which people are prohibited from using any automatic telephone dialing system or an artificial or ... | To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to permit informational calls to mobile telephone numbers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration Reform Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TITLE I--IMMIGRATION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Sec. 101. Increased personnel levels of the border patrol.
Sec. 102. Increased funding for ... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Immigration and Law Enforcement
Title II: Immigration Document Fraud Prevention
Title III: Restrictions on Alien Eligibility for Welfare
Immigration Reform Act of 1995 -
Title I: Immigration and Law Enforcement
- Increases: (1) FY 1996 personnel levels and funding f... | Immigration Reform Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Water Rights Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF WATER RIGHT.
In this Act, the term ``water right'' means any surface or
groundwater right filed, permitted, certified, confirmed, decreed,
adjudicated, or otherwise recognized by a judicial proceedin... | Water Rights Protection Act Prohibits the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture from: conditioning or withholding the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit, approval, license, lease, allotment, easement, right-of-way, or other land use or occupancy agreement (permit) on the l... | Water Rights Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Medical
Audits Act of 2015''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Transparency of audit process and audit report.
Sec. 3. Qual... | Fair Medical Audits Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to modify requirements related to the identification and recovery of overpayments under Medicare. A contract between the the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and a recovery audit contractor must require ... | Fair Medical Audits Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Literacy for Financial Aid
Act''.
SEC. 2. ONLINE COUNSELING TOOLS.
(a) Option for Institutions of Higher Education.--Section
485(l)(1)(A)(ii) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1092(l)(1)(A)(ii)) is amended--
(1) in s... | Financial Literacy for Financial Aid Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Department of Education to maintain a consumer-tested online counseling tool that provides required entrance counseling to a student who is a first-time federal student loan borrower... | Financial Literacy for Financial Aid Act |
SECTION 1. APPLICATION OF WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION RULES TO LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--Part A of title II of the Congressional
Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``fair labor standards,''
and all t... | Amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to apply whistleblower rights and protections to legislative branch employees, including those of the Government Accountability Office or the Library of Congress.
Prescribes for violation of this Act the same remedy as would be appropriate if awarded with respect to ... | A bill to amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to apply whistleblower protections available to certain executive branch employees to legislative branch employees, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Cruise Tourism Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) It is in the interest of the United States to maximize
economic return from the growing industry of pleasure cruises--
... | United States Cruise Tourism Act of 1997 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to approve the transportation of passengers on foreign-flag cruise vessels not otherwise qualified to engage in the coastwise trade between ports in the United States, directly or by way of a foreign port, except with respect to coast... | United States Cruise Tourism Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Counsel Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION.
Section 599 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking
``five years'' and inserting ``eleven years''.
SEC. 3. APPLICATION TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
Section 591(b) of title 28, United... | Independent Counsel Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal judicial code to reauthorize the independent counsel law for an additional five years.
Makes such law applicable to Senators and Representatives in, and Delegates and Resident Commissioners to, the Congress, subject to specified limitations.
Provides for the period... | Independent Counsel Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Twenty-First Century Manufacturing
Skills and Jobs Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL MATCHING PAYMENTS FOR STATE NEW MANUFACTURING JOBS
TRAINING TAX CREDITS.
(a) Authority To Make Payments.--Subject to subsection (h), the
Secretary of the T... | Twenty-First Century Manufacturing Skills and Jobs Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, on a quarterly basis, to make payments to an eligible community college in an amount equal to the aggregate new manufacturing job withholding matches for qualified training provided to job trainees who are U.S. citiz... | Twenty-First Century Manufacturing Skills and Jobs Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. GRANT PROGRAM FOR GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Gifted and
Talented Students Education Act of 2007''.
(b) Amendment.--Subpart 6 of part D of title V of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7253 et seq.) is amended
by adding... | Gifted and Talented Students Education Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to states and, through them, competitive subgrants to local educational agencies for the development or expansion of gifted and talented educati... | To provide a grant program for gifted and talented students, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Funding Accountability and
Transparency Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FULL DISCLOSURE OF ENTITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDING.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Entity.--The term ``entity''--
(A) includes, whether for profit or n... | Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 - Directs the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), by January 1, 2008, to ensure the existence and operation of a single searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes for each federal award of federal financial assistance and expenditu... | A bill to require full disclosure of all entities and organizations receiving Federal funds. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``End Surprise Billing Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. PREVENTING SURPRISE BILLING PRACTICES.
(a) Condition of Participation in Medicare.--Section 1866 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395cc) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
... | End Surprise Billing Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require a critical access hospital or other hospital to comply, as a condition of participation in Medicare, with certain requirements related to billing for out-of-network services. With respect to an individual who ... | End Surprise Billing Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Increasing the Department of
Veterans Affairs Accountability to Veterans Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE
SERVICE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
CONVICTED OF CERTAIN CRI... | Increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability to Veterans Act of 2015 Requires the reduction of the federal annuities of individuals removed from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Senior Executive Service (SES) if they are convicted of a felony that influenced their performance while employed in su... | Increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability to Veterans Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Homelessness Task Force Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a task force in the legislative branch to be
known as the ``National Homelessness Task Force'' (in this Act referred
to as the ``Task Force'').
SEC. 3. DUTIES... | National Homelessness Task Force Act of 2007 - Establishes in the legislative branch a National Homelessness Task Force to: (1) analyze reports by federal, state, and local agencies and academic institutions relating to homelessness; (2) evaluate the effectiveness of federal programs addressing homelessness, particular... | To establish a task force to examine homelessness in the United States and make recommendations to alleviate the causes and effects of such homelessness. |
SECTION 1. REVISED GUIDANCE, TERMS OF REFERENCE, AND OBJECTIVES FOR
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WORKING GROUP REVIEWING POSSIBLE
REPEAL OF CURRENT POLICY CONCERNING HOMOSEXUALITY IN THE
ARMED FORCES.
(a) Modification of Guidance and Terms of Reference.--
(1) Modif... | Directs the Secretary of Defense to modify the guidance and terms of reference issued in connection with the establishment of a Department of Defense (DOD) working group tasked to conduct a review of the possible repeal of federal law containing the U.S. policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces (commonly ref... | To establish additional research, study, and reporting requirements for the Department of Defense working group reviewing the possible repeal of current United States policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces, referred to as Don't Ask, Don't Tell and codified as section 654 of title 10, United States Code. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Sovereignty Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In response to a California Supreme Court decision that
overturned Proposition 5, the passage of which in 1998
confirmed g... | Tribal Sovereignty Protection Act - Amends the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to prohibit negotiated Tribal-State compacts from including, or being conditioned upon, any provision relating to labor terms or conditions for employees of tribally owned businesses located on Indian lands. | To amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to protect Indian tribes from coerced labor agreements. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Genetic Research Privacy Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF PRIVACY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE RESEARCH SUBJECTS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 301 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241) is amended to read as follows:
``(d) ... | Genetic Research Privacy Protection Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise provisions regarding disclosure by researchers of the identifiable, sensitive information of research subjects. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must prohibit researchers from disclosing such information fr... | Genetic Research Privacy Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Voter Turnout Enhancement Study
Commission Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the right of citizens of the United States to vote is a
fundamental right;
(2) Federal, State, and local gov... | Voter Turnout Enhancement Study Commission Act - Establishes the Voter Turnout Enhancement Study Commission to examine the possibility of changing the filing date of Federal income tax returns to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November (election day). Terminates the Commission upon submission of a require... | Voter Turnout Enhancement Study Commission Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Workforce Reduction and
Realignment Commission Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established an independent commission to be known as the
``Federal Workforce Reduction and Realignment Commission'' (hereinafter
in this Act referred to as t... | Federal Workforce Reduction and Realignment Commission Act - Establishes an independent Federal Workforce Reduction and Realignment Commission to develop and submit to the President and the Congress recommendations for reducing the number of Federal employees nationwide in non-defense-related agencies by 250,000. | Federal Workforce Reduction and Realignment Commission Act |
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS.
The Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the establishment of the
Lowell National Historical Park in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
and for other purposes'' approved June 5, 1978 (92 Stat. 290; 16 U.S.C.
410cc et seq.), is amended as follows:
(1) In section 103(a)(2), by s... | Increases the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of the Interior to make available to the Lowell Historic Preservation Commission to carry out activities relating to the Lowell National Historical Park and the Lowell Historic Preservation District in Massachusetts. Requires the Secretary, acting through ... | To amend the Act establishing Lowell National Historical Park, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Retirement Equity for Pentagon
Police Heroes Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. PENTAGON FORCE PROTECTION AGENCY.
(a) Amendments Relating to the Civil Service Retirement System.--
(1) Definitions.--
(A) Civil service retirement syste... | Retirement Equity for Pentagon Police Heroes Act of 2011 - Makes provisions of the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) relating to retirement contributions, annuity computations, and mandatory separation applicable to Pentagon Force Protection Agency officers. | A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to address retirement for Pentagon Force Protection Agency officers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Health Outreach Grants
Amendments Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM OF GRANTS FOR RURAL HEALTH OUTREACH.
Title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following new part:
... | Rural Health Outreach Grants Amendments Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to demonstrate new and innovative models of outreach and health care services delivery in rural areas that lack basic health services.
Conditions grants on formation of consortia of at least three health care provide... | Rural Health Outreach Grants Amendments Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Self-Sufficiency Act for the
21st Century''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that:
(1) The greater deployment of distributed energy resources
can help alleviate bottlenecks and deficiencies in... | Energy Self-Sufficiency Act for the 21st Century - Requires a utility distribution company to interconnect its local utility distribution facilities with, and provide service to, a distributed generation facility, if the facility owner or operator: (1) complies with a final rule promulgated by the Federal Energy Regula... | To lower energy costs to consumers, increase electric system reliability and provide environmental improvements, through the rapid deployment of distributed energy resources, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women Veterans Health Assessment Act
of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Health care for veterans has traditionally been
considered in terms of male veterans.
(2) Women constitute near... | Women Veterans Health Assessment Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report to the congressional veterans' committees on the provision of health care services to, and the conduct of research carried out by the Secretary for, women veterans.
Directs the Secretary to study and report to such commi... | Women Veterans Health Assessment Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Insurance Certificate Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall establish a program
for the issuance to eligible individuals... | Health Insurance Certificate Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program for the issuance to eligible individuals of health insurance certificates to be applied towards the cost of qualified health insurance coverage for such individuals and family members. Declares that no c... | To provide for a system of health insurance certificates to increase the number of Americans with health insurance coverage. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Military Pain Care
Act of 2008''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Pain care initiative in military heal... | Military Pain Care Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretaries of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Health and Human Services and the Surgeon General of the United States to develop and implement a pain care initiative in all military health care facilities. Requires the initiative to ensure that all active and retired military... | To require the Department of Defense to implement a pain care initiative, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. UPDATED OR NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS FOR HIGHLY
AUTOMATED VEHICLES.
(a) Amendment.--Chapter 301 of subtitle VI of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 30128 the following
new section:
``Sec. 30129. Updated or new motor vehicle safety standards for... | This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a final rule requiring the submission of safety assessment certifications for highly automated vehicles or automated driving systems. DOT shall make available to the public and submit to Congress a rulemaking and safety priority plan to accommodate the d... | To amend chapter 301 of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, to update or provide new motor vehicle safety standards for highly automated vehicles, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Mental Health
Civil Commitment Modernization Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. COMPOSITION, APPOINTMENT, AND ORGANIZATION OF COMMISSION ON
MENTAL HEALTH.
(a) In General.--Section 21-502, District of Columbia Official
Code, is a... | District of Columbia Mental Health Civil Commitment Modernization Act of 2004 - (Sec. 2) Amends the District of Columbia Code to modify the composition of, appointment to, and organization of the Commission on Mental Health.
(Sec. 3) Limits to Commission members who are psychiatrists or qualified psychologists (curren... | To amend title 21, District of Columbia Official Code, to enact the provisions of the Mental Health Civil Commitment Act of 2002 which affect the Commission on Mental Health and require action by Congress in order to take effect. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Humboldt Project Conveyance Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Nevada.
... | Humboldt Project Conveyance Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to convey all right, title, and interest in and to the lands and features of the Humboldt Project, including all water rights for storage and diversion, to the Pershing County Water Conservation District (PCWCD), the State of Nevada, the Pershing ... | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey title to certain irrigation project property in the Humboldt Project, Nevada, to the Pershing County Water Conservation District, Pershing County, Lander County, and the State of Nevada. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hospital Price Transparency and
Disclosure Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF HOSPITAL DATA.
Part B of title II of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``data repo... | Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act of 2011 [sic] - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require a hospital or ambulatory surgical center to report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding: (1) the frequency of occurrence of certain treatment episodes for the most frequently treated c... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the public disclosure of charges for certain hospital and ambulatory surgical center treatment episodes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE FUELS.
(a) Aftermarket Conversions of Motor Vehicles to Alternative
Fuel.--Section 203 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7522) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(c) Older... | Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015 This bill amends the Clean Air Act to revise provisions concerning alternative fuel. Currently, a change to the original configuration of a certified vehicle or engine, including alternative fuel conversion, may be a potential violation of the Act's prohibition against tampering... | Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Research Financing
Improvement Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act, the following definition shall apply:
(1) Beneficiary industry.--The term ``beneficiary
industry'' means an industry with respe... | Federal Research Financing Improvement Act of 1995 - Prohibits the construction of new Federal research facilities to carry out a covered research activity unless the head of the Federal agency with jurisdiction over the new facility enters into a cooperative agreement for such construction and the conduct of such rese... | Federal Research Financing Improvement Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Peace for Sudan Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Government of Sudan has engaged in an orchestrated
campaign of genocide in Darfur, Sudan, and has severely
restricted huma... | Comprehensive Peace for Sudan Act - Authorizes the President to provide: (1) humanitarian assistance for Chad and Darfur; and (2) assistance to support a North-South peace agreement in Sudan, contingent upon a continuing certification to the appropriate congressional committees that the Government of Sudan is acting to... | A bill to provide assistance to Sudan, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Technical Education Creates High-
Paying Careers Act of 2016'' or the ``TECH Careers Act''.
SEC. 2. AMERICAN TECHNICAL TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Title II of the Carl D. Perkins Career and
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2371 et... | Technical Education Creates High-Paying Careers Act of 2016 or the TECH Careers Act This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to direct the Department of Education (ED), in coordination with the Department of Labor, to develop and implement an American Technical Training Grant Prog... | TECH Careers Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FHA Reform Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. MAXIMUM DOLLAR AMOUNT.
Subparagraph (A) of the first sentence of section 203(b)(2) of the
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking
clause (ii) and all that follows through ``1992;'' and ins... | FHA Reform Act of 1994 - Amends the National Housing Act to: (1) revise single family housing insurance mortgage limitations; and (2) authorize a single family risk-sharing mortgage insurance program with State and local agencies. | FHA Reform Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Seniors' Retirement Recovery Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF 1993 INCOME TAX INCREASE ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.
(a) Restoration of Prior Law Formula.--Subsection (a) of section 86
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
... | Seniors' Retirement Recovery Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social Security benefits. Appropriates, from the general fund, to the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund amounts equal to the reduction in revenue lost because of the repeal.Increases the age at which pensio... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social Security benefits and to increase the age at which distributions must commence from certain retirement plans from 70 1/2 to 80. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Increased Individual Retirement
Accounts for All Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF MAXIMUM CONTRIBUTIONS ALLOWABLE TO
DEDUCTIBLE, TRADITIONAL, AND ROTH IRAS.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 219(b)(1) of the
Intern... | Increased Individual Retirement Accounts for All Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) to $5,000 and provide a cost-of-living adjustment to such amount; (2) provide for increased "catch-up" contributions... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts to $5,000, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medigap Amendments of 1996''.
SEC. 2. MEDIGAP AMENDMENTS.
(a) Guaranteeing Issue Without Preexisting Conditions for
Continuously Covered Individuals.--Section 1882(s) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ss(s)) is amended--
(1) in para... | Medigap Amendments of 1996 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to certification of Medicare supplemental health insurance policies, particularly coverage for pre-existing conditions, providing for additional consumer protections for certain individuals whose enrollment with an eligib... | Medigap Amendments of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``World War I Memorial Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL WORLD WAR I MUSEUM AND MEMORIAL IN
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.
(a) Designation.--The Liberty Memorial of Kansas City at America's
National World War I Museum in Kansas City, M... | World War I Memorial Act of 2014 - Designates the Liberty Memorial of Kansas City at America's National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as the National World War I Museum and Memorial. Redesignates Pershing Park in the District of Columbia as the National World War I Memorial (Memorial). Authorizes the Wor... | World War I Memorial Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Catalyst to Better
Diabetes Care Act of 2007''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents; findings.
Sec. 2. Medicare diabetes screening... | Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to: (1) review uptake and utilization of the Medicare diabetes screening benefit; (2) establish an outreach program to identify existing efforts to increase awareness of the diabetes screening benefit amon... | To catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes in the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Citizens Housing Safety
Act''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON OCCUPANCY IN PUBLIC HOUSING DESIGNATED FOR
ELDERLY FAMILIES.
Section 7(a) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437e(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph... | Senior Citizens Housing Safety Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to prohibit persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying dwelling units in assisted housing designated for elderly families. | Senior Citizens Housing Safety Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Taiwan Anti-Ballistic
Missile Defense Cooperation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The stability and security of Taiwan and the balance of
power in the Taiwan Strait are key elements for t... | United States-Taiwan Anti-Ballistic Missile Defense Cooperation Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to study and report to the Congress on: (1) the architecture requirements for the establishment and operation of a theater ballistic missile defense system in the Asia-Pacific region capable of protecting Taiwan from... | United States-Taiwan Anti-Ballistic Missile Defense Cooperation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Arbitration Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. ELECTION OF ARBITRATION.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 9, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 17. Election of arbitration
``(a) Fair Disclosure.--In order to be bind... | Fair Arbitration Act of 2007 - Requires a contract containing an arbitration clause, in order to be binding on the parties, to: (1) have a heading "ARBITRATION CLAUSE" printed in bold, capital letters; (2) state explicitly whether participation in arbitration is mandatory or optional; (3) identify a source that a consu... | A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 9, United States Code, to establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses in contracts. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bank and Thrift Disclosure Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF EXAMINATION INFORMATION.
(a) In General.--Each appropriate banking agency shall make
available to the public copies of reports of all examinations of each
failed depository insti... | Bank and Thrift Disclosure Act of 1993 - Requires each appropriate banking agency to disclose to the public the reports of all examinations of each failed depository institution performed during the five-year period preceding its transfer, failure, or receipt of certain Federal depository insurance (or other Federal "b... | Bank and Thrift Disclosure Act of 1993 |
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