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SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON GIFTS.
(a) In general.--No lobbyist who is registered under section 4 may
provide any gift to a Member of the House of Representatives, a
Senator, or an officer or employee of the House of Representatives or
the Senate unless the lobbyist is related to the Member, Senator, or
officer ... | Prohibits a lobbyist who is registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 from providing any gift to a Member of the House of Representatives, a Senator, or an officer or employee of the House or Senate unless the lobbyist is related to the individual.
Considers a gift to a family member to be a gift to such in... | To prohibit gifts by lobbyists to Members of the House of Representatives, Senators, and officers and employees of the House of Representatives and the Senate. |
TITLE I--CHOICES IN EDUCATION ACT
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Choices in Education Act of
2016''.
SEC. 102. REPEAL OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT AND
LIMITATION ON SECRETARIAL AUTHORITY.
(a) Repeal.--The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (2... | Choices in Education Act of 2016 This bill repeals the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and limits the authority of the Department of Education (ED) such that ED is authorized only to award block grants to qualified states. The bill establishes an education voucher program, through which each state s... | To distribute Federal funds for elementary and secondary education in the form of vouchers for eligible students and to repeal a certain rule relating to nutrition standards in schools. |
SECTION 1. 5-YEAR BAN ON LOBBYING BY INDIVIDUALS APPOINTED TO EXECUTIVE
SCHEDULE POSITIONS AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
(a) Individuals Appointed to Executive Schedule Positions.--
(1) In general.--Section 207(d) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
``... | This bill amends the federal criminal code to increase to five years the ban on individuals appointed to executive schedule positions (except special government employees who serve less than 60 days in a 1-year period) from engaging in lobbying activities in the executive branch. The Office of Government Ethics may wa... | A bill to establish a 5-year ban on individuals appointed to Executive Schedule positions and Members of Congress engaging in lobbying activities at the Federal level. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Money Wire Improvement and
Remittance Enhancement Act of 2003'' (or the ``Money WIRE Act of
2003'').
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF EXCHANGE RATES IN CONNECTION WITH INTERNATIONAL
MONEY TRANSFERS.
(a) In General.--The Electronic Fund Transfer Act... | Money Wire Improvement and Remittance Enhancement Act of 2003 (or the Money WIRE Act of 2003) - Amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to require that the following disclosures be prominently displayed on the premises of a money transmitting business which initiates an international money transfer for a consumer: (1) ... | A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to require additional disclosures relating to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions, and for other purposes. |
short title
Section 1. This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Citizens Health
Insurance Standards Act of 1993''.
findings and purpose
Sec. 2. The Congress finds that--
(1) health care costs are a major expense and source of
concern for the elderly;
(... | Senior Citizens Health Insurance Standards Act of 1993 - Directs each State to submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services a plan specifying certain minimum standards applicable to the sale of health insurance to the elderly.
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary to ... | Senior Citizens Health Insurance Standards Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Gas Petroleum
Refiner Improvement and Community Empowerment Act'' or ``Gas PRICE
Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Defini... | Gas Petroleum Refiner Improvement and Community Empowerment Act or the Gas PRICE Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to enter into a domestic fuels facility permitting agreement with a requesting state or Indian tribe under which the process for obtaining all permits necessary for con... | A bill to improve domestic fuels security. |
[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H.R. 2205 Public Print (PP)]
103d CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2205
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AMENDMENT
June ... | Trauma Care Amendments Act of 1993 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) increase (from 12 to 13) the number of members of the Advisory Council on Trauma Care Systems; (2) include on the Council an individual who has been a trauma patient at a designated trauma center, to be appointed for a four-year term; an... | Trauma Care Amendments Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. PROGRAM ON PROVISION OF READJUSTMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE
SERVICES TO VETERANS WHO SERVED IN OPERATION IRAQI
FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.
(a) Program Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affa... | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a program to provide peer support, readjustment, and mental health services to veterans who served in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom (and related services to their family members). Requires an initial, and follow-up, report. | To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certain veterans with readjustment and mental health care services, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oil Region National Heritage Area
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Oil Region of Northwestern Pennsylvania, with
numerous sites and districts listed on the National Regist... | Requires the Oil Heritage Region, Inc., a locally based, private nonprofit management corporation, to be the management entity for the Heritage Area.
Directs the management entity to develop a management plan for the Heritage Area. Lists required plan elements and provides for submission of the plan to the Secretary of... | Oil Region National Heritage Area Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Credit Cost Reduction Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FOR COMMUNICATIONS INVOLVING LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
Section 803(2) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C.
1692a(2)) is amended--
(1) by striking ```communication' means'' and i... | Permits collection activities and communications during the 30-day notice period following initial debt notification to the consumer.
Revises civil liability guidelines for a debt collector's noncompliance with the Act with respect to: (1) consumer's attorney's fees; (2) disallowance of certain attorney's fees accruing... | Credit Cost Reduction Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Freedom Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. ZERO PERCENT CAPITAL GAINS RATE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND
CORPORATIONS.
(a) Zero Percent Capital Gains Rate for Individuals.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 1(h) of the
Int... | Economic Freedom Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the tax on the capital gains of individuals and corporations; (2) reduce the maximum corporate income tax rate to 12.5%; (3) allow a permanent and unlimited expensing allowance for depreciable business assets; and (4) reduce payroll tax r... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the private sector to create robust levels of economic growth. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Exploitation Through
Trafficking Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL SAFE HARBOR LAW.
(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``commercial sex act'' shall have the meaning
given the term in section 103 of the Victims of Tr... | Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2013 - Requires each state, within three years, to have in effect legislation that: (1) treats a minor who has engaged or attempted to engage in a commercial sex act as a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons, (2) discourages the charging or prosecution of such a... | Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Access and Availability
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY.
The constitutional authority upon which this Act rests is the power
of Congress to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the
several States, set forth in a... | Health Care Access and Availability Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for health benefits coverage through individual membership associations (IMAs), which are organizations operated under the direction of an association that: (1) has been in existence for at least five years; (2) was formed... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand health care access and choice of coverage through Individual Membership Associations (IMAs). |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
For the purpose of preserving and interpreting for the educational
and inspirational benefit of present and future generations the unique
and significant contribution to our national heritage of certain
historic and cultural lands, waterways, and edifices in the Great Fal... | Establishes the Great Falls Historic District Commission to prepare a plan for the preservation, interpretation, development, and use of the historic, cultural, and architectural resources of the Great Falls of Passaic/S.U.M. National Historic District in Paterson, New Jersey.
Authorizes appropriations for the prepara... | To establish the Great Falls Historic District Commission for the preservation and redevelopment of the Great Falls National Historic District in Paterson, New Jersey. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Urban Area Security
Initiative Capability Gains Act of 2011'' or the ``Preserving UASI
Capability Gains Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In the wake of the devastating attacks of September 11,
... | Preserving Urban Area Security Initiative Capability Gains Act of 2011 or the Preserving UASI Capability Gains Act of 2011 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a competitive grant program to make funding available for prese... | To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to preserve homeland security capability gains achieved through the Urban Area Security Initiative program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Outpatient Mental Health
Modernization Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. TRANSITIONAL FREEZE ON CERTAIN MEDICARE HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT FEE
SCHEDULE AMOUNTS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective for episodes
and visits beginning on or... | Outpatient Mental Health Modernization Act of 2008 - Establishes a moratorium between January 1, 2009, and January 1, 2010, on changes in the Medicare outpatient department (OPD) fee schedule amount established for partial hospital (episode and visit) services.
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act ... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to stabilize and modernize the provision of partial hospitalization services under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women and Minorities in STEM Booster
Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM TO INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN AND
UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES IN STEM FIELDS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the... | Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2016 This bill requires the National Science Foundation to award competitive grants to enable eligible entities to carry out the activities specified below in order to increase the participation of women and underrepresented minorities in the fields of science, technology, e... | Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Prevention Benefit Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. ANNUAL SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY.
(a) Annual Screening Mammography for Women Over Age 64.--Section
1834(c)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(b)(2)(A)) is
amended--
(1) in claus... | Medicare Prevention Benefit Act of 1993 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of: (1) annual screening mammography for women over age 64; (2) colorectal screening; (3) certain immunizations; and (4) well-child care.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to est... | Medicare Prevention Benefit Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the
Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area established in this Act.
(2) Management entity.-... | Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area Act This bill establishes the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area in Texas. The Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area Corporation is designated as the management entity for the heritage area. The corporation shall submit a management plan for the heritage area. The bill sets forth ... | Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area Act |
SECTION 1. EMERGENCY DISASTER ASSISTANCE.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Disaster county.--
(A) In general.--The term ``disaster county'' means
a county included in the geographic area covered by a
qualifying natural disaster declaration for... | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) make a supplemental direct commodity payment to eligible producers that previously received such a payment; (2) make grants to states to assist eligible specialty crop producers for losses associated with drought or excessive rainfall during 2009; (3) provide supplemental as... | A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide emergency disaster assistance to certain agricultural producers that suffered losses during the 2009 calendar year. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mass Evacuation Exercise Assistance
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. MASS EVACUATION EXERCISES AND EXECUTION OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE
PLANS.
Section 201 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5131) is amende... | Mass Evacuation Exercise Assistance Act of 2005 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for grants for mass evacuation exercises for urban and suburban areas and for the execution of emergency response plans. Requires each state or local government receiving such a grant ... | A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide grants for mass evacuation exercises for urban and suburban areas and the execution of emergency response plans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of State Rewards Program
Update and Technical Corrections Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Department of State's existing rewards programs
permit the... | Department of State Rewards Program Update and Technical Corrections Act of 2012 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of State rewards program should be expanded to: (1) address the threat to U.S. interests from transnational criminal activity; and (2) target individuals indicted by international, hybr... | To authorize the Secretary of State to pay a reward to combat transnational organized crime and for information concerning foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency
Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Federal-State agreements.
Sec. 3. ... | Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 - Provides for federal-state agreements under which a state will make temporary extended unemployment compensation payments to individuals who: (1) have exhausted all rights to regular compensation under state or federal law with respect to a benefit year (exclu... | A bill to provide for a program of temporary extended unemployment compensation. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Approximately 3,000,000 reports of child abuse and
neglect must be investigated each year.
(2) Approximately 1,000,000 of these reports are confirmed
and require ongoing intervention.
(3) On any gi... | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to carry out a demonstration program of student loan forgiveness for child welfare workers employed by child protection agencies. | To provide loan forgiveness to social workers who work for child protective agencies. |
SECTION 1. HONESTY IN SWEEPSTAKES ACT OF 1999.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Honesty in
Sweepstakes Act of 1999''.
(b) Unmailable Matter.--Section 3001 of title 39, United States
Code, is amended by--
(1) redesignating subsections (j) and (k) as subsections
(l) and (m)... | Honesty in Sweepstakes Act of 1999 - Amends Federal postal law to prohibit, unless specified notices in a specified font are printed on the envelope, enclosed material, or face of the order entry device, delivery of any mail constituting a solicitation, offer, or sweepstakes in connection with a sales promotion for a p... | Honesty in Sweepstakes Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. DENIAL OF ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION FOR ELECTRIC GENERATING
FACILITIES HAVING EXCESS PROFITS.
(a) In General.--Section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to accelerated cost recovery system) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
``(k) Denial of... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny accelerated depreciation and recapture previously permitted accelerated benefits for electric generating facilities with excess profits (pretax rate of return in excess of 15 percent for the taxable year). | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny accelerated depreciation for electric generating facilities having excess profits in order to prevent taxpayers operating such facilities from having both excess profits and tax incentives. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Trading on Congressional
Knowledge Act''.
SEC. 2. NONPUBLIC INFORMATION RELATING TO CONGRESS.
(a) Securities Transactions.--Section 10 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Nonpublic Inform... | Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodities Exchange Act to direct both the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to prohibit purchase or sale of either securities or commodities for future delivery b... | To prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress, and to require additional reporting by Members and employees of Congress of securities transaction, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Empowering Our Local Communities Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. CERTAIN KILLINGS BY ILLEGAL ALIENS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 51 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1123. Certain killings by illegal aliens
... | Empowering Our Local Communities Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a minimum mandatory prison term of five years and a maximum term of 40 years on any illegal alien who commits manslaughter while operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol.
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide Federal penalties for certain killings by illegal aliens, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Airline Competition Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Air carrier.--The term ``air carrier'' has the meaning
given that term in section 40102(2) of title 49, United States
Code.
(2) Aircraft.--... | Airline Competition Act of 1999 - Amends Federal aviation law to make eligible large hub airports and low-competition airports for slots (takeoff and landing authority) for air carriers providing essential air service at such airports. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to give preference in granting an exemption... | Airline Competition Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to make technical corrections to the
United States Code relating to cross references, typographical errors,
and stylistic matters.
SEC. 2. TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.
In section 2701(i)(1) of title 10, United States Code, in the
paragraph catchline, strike ``m... | Makes technical corrections to provisions of Titles 10 (Armed Forces), 23 (Highways), 28 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure), 36 (Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies and Organizations), and 40 (Public Buildings, Property, and Works) of the United States Code. | To make technical corrections to the United States Code. |
SECTION 1. EXCISE TAX ON SELF-DEALING IN CERTAIN ASSETS OF TAX-EXEMPT
MEDICAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to private foundations and certain other tax-exempt
organizations) is amended by redesignating subchapter D as subchapter ... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on self-dealing asset transactions between a disqualified person and a medical service organization. Describes such a transaction as any direct or indirect sale or exchange, or leasing, of any medical asset to: (1) any organization manager; (2) any person who p... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on certain sales of assets of medical service organizations to managers, etc. of such organization. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wakefield Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) There are 31,000,000 child and adolescent visits to the
Nation's emergency departments every year.
(2) Over 90 perce... | Wakefield Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend by one year the length of time for which a grant may be awarded under the emergency medical services for children grant program, which allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to states or schools of medicine to support projects to e... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Non-Citizen
Enforcement Act of 2007''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Continued increase in full-time border patrol agents.
Se... | Non-Citizen Enforcement Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to increase the number of Border Patrol agents by at least 2,000 in each post-FY2010 fiscal year year until effective control of the border has been achieved through the Secure Border Initiative.
Empowers state or local officers and emplo... | To amend various laws imposing criminal penalties to double the maximum penalty for illegal aliens who commit those crimes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CONCERNING THE PARTICIPATION OF TAIWAN IN THE WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Good health is important to every citizen of the world
and access to the highest standards of health information and
services is... | Authorizes the Secretary of State to: (1) initiate, and instruct the U.S. delegation to implement, a plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual World Health Assembly summit in Geneva, Switzerland; and (2) introduce a resolution in support of observer status for Taiwan at such summit.
Directs t... | To address the participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Seniors' Health Care Restoration Act
of 2000''.
SEC. 2. INCREASED PAYMENT FOR AREAS WITH TWO OR FEWER MEDICARE+CHOICE
CONTRACTS.
Section 1853 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-23) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(... | Outlines provisions for a transition to revised Medicare+Choice payment rates.
Directs the Secretary to provide for coverage of outpatient prescription drugs for eligible Medicare beneficiaries.
Establishes in the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund the Emergency Reserve Outpatient Prescription Drug Acco... | Seniors' Health Care Restoration Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Climate Change Technology Deployment
in Developing Countries Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. CLIMATE CHANGE TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
Title VII of the Global Environmental Protection Assistance Act of
1989 (Public Law 101-240; 103 Stat. 252... | Climate Change Technology Deployment in Developing Countries Act of 2005 - Amends the Global Environmental Protection Assistance Act of 1989 to consider the Department of State as the lead agency for integrating into U.S. foreign policy the goal of reducing greenhouse gas intensity in developing countries.
Directs the... | A bill to direct the Secretary of State to carry out activities that promote the adoption of technologies that reduce greenhouse gas intensity in developing countries, while promoting economic development, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Tax Credit
Accessibility Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.
It is the sense of the Congress that the Obama administration
should work to make the small business health care tax credit under
section 45R of the Internal Revenue Code of... | Small Business Tax Credit Accessibility Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Obama Administration should work to make the small employer health care insurance tax credit more accessible for small employers. Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the small employer health care insurance tax credit,... | Small Business Tax Credit Accessibility Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``ARPA-ED'' Act.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECT AGENCY-
EDUCATION.
(a) Program Established.--From the amounts appropriated for section
14007 of division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 (Public... | ARPA-ED Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to reserve up to 30% of amounts appropriated for the Investing in Innovation Fund under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to establish and carry out the objectives of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Education (ARPA-ED). Requires the Secretary t... | ARPA-ED Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing America's Future Uniformed
Services Act (SAFE-USA) of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The steady decline in the defense budget during the
past 15 years has eroded the readiness of the Armed F... | Securing America's Future Uniformed Services Act (SAFE-USA) of 1999 - Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States must provide its armed forces with sufficient resources to maintain the capability to execute the national military strategy with minimal risk; and (2) a comprehensive effort is required... | Securing America's Future Uniformed Services Act (SAFE-USA) of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Capitol Visitor Center
Commemorative Coin Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Congress moved to Washington, District of Columbia, and
first convened in the Capitol building in the year 1800;
... | United States Capitol Visitor Center Commemorative Coin Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue ten-dollar bimetallic coins, one-dollar silver coins, half-dollar clad coins, and if the Secretary determines that the minting and issuance of bimetallic coins is not feasible, five-dollar gold coins emb... | United States Capitol Visitor Center Commemorative Coin Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safeguarding Access to Preventative
Services Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. NO DENIAL OR RESTRICTION OF COVERAGE BASED ON TASK FORCE
RECOMMENDATIONS.
(a) Federal Health Care Program.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provis... | Safeguarding Access to Preventative Services Act of 2010 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from using any recommendation of the Preventive Services Task Force to deny or restrict coverage of an item or service under a federal health care program (including Medicare, Medicaid, and the National... | To prohibit the use of any recommendation of the Preventive Services Task Force (or any successor task force) to deny or restrict coverage of an item or service under a Federal health care program, a group health plan, or a health insurance issuer, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``School Asthma Management Plan Act''.
SEC. 2. SCHOOL ASTHMA MANAGEMENT PLANS.
(a) Amendment.--Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``PART ... | School Asthma Management Plan Act Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to enable public elementary schools and secondary schools to: (1) develop and implement a school asthma management plan; and (2) ... | School Asthma Management Plan Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nationwide Freight and Personal
Mobility Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the safe and efficient movement of individuals and
freight in interstate commerce, including the movement of
individuals and freigh... | Nationwide Freight and Personal Mobility Act - Specifies a formula for the automatic authorization of additional appropriations for National Highway System (NHS) improvement projects, starting FY2010, if apportionments fall below a certain level.
Revises the federal share of non-Interstate highway projects to make it:... | A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to improve highway transportation in the Untied States, including rural and metropolitan areas. |
SECTION 1. EXPEDITED HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION PROCEDURES.
(a) In General.--The Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior
shall conduct immediately and to completion projects consistent with
the Implementation Plan for the 10-year Comprehensive Strategy for a
Collaborative Approach for Reducing Wildland Fire ... | Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to: (1) expeditiously complete hazardous fuels reduction projects consistent with the Implementation Plan for the 10-year Comprehensive Strategy for a Collective Approach to Reducing Wildland Fire Risks to Communities and the Environment; (2) develop a project sel... | A bill to expedite procedures for hazardous fuels reductions activities and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arctic Climate Preservation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Black carbon is a particulate pollutant that
contributes significantly to warming of the Earth's climate
system by converting solar r... | Arctic Climate Preservation Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) conduct a study of black carbon and organic carbon emissions; and (2) propose regulations under the Clean Air Act to reduce emissions of black carbon. Defines "black carbon" as the strongly light absorbing c... | To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study on black carbon emissions and to reduce global black carbon emissions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student and Teachers Excellence in
Education Act''.
TITLE I--TAX INCENTIVES FOR TEACHERS
SEC. 101. NONREFUNDABLE TAX CREDIT FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY PUBLIC
SCHOOL TEACHERS.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of s... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Tax Incentives for Teachers
Title II: Other Incentives for Teachers
Student and Teachers Excellence in Education Act -
Title I: Tax Incentives for Teachers
- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a nonrefundable tax credit of $2,000 (pro rated if appropriate) for full-t... | Student and Teachers Excellence in Education Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equitable Health Care for
Neurobiological Disorders Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) there are sufficient neuroscientific data to document
that many severe ``mental'' illnesses are actually physical
... | Equitable Health Care for Neurobiological Disorders Act of 1993 - Sets standards for the nondiscriminatory and equitable treatment by employer health benefit plans of individuals with neurobiological disorders (defined as affective, anxiety, attention deficit, developmental, psychotic, and Tourette's disorders), includ... | Equitable Health Care for Neurobiological Disorders Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing the Protection of our
Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act'' or the ``SPEECH
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The freedom of speech and the press is enshrined in the
first amendment to the Co... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on July 19, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Securing the Protection of Our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act or SPEECH Act - (Sec. 3) Prohibits a domestic court from recognizing or enforcing a foreign judgment ... | To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments and certain foreign judgments against the providers of interactive computer services. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Achievement Through Prevention
Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to expand the use of positive behavioral
interventions and supports and early intervening services in schools in
order to improve student academic achievement, reduce
o... | Achievement Through Prevention Act - Amends part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to allow states, local educational agencies, and schools to use school improvement funds to implement schoolwide positive behavioral interventions and supports and early intervening services and co... | A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools to increase implementation of schoolwide positive behavioral interventions and supports and early intervening services in order to improve student academic achievement, reduce ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lines Interfere with National
Elections Act of 2012'' or the ``LINE Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM REQUIRED VOTING SYSTEMS, POLL WORKERS, AND ELECTION
RESOURCES.
(a) Minimum Requirements.--
(1) In general.--Title III of the He... | Lines Interfere with National Elections Act of 2012 or LINE Act of 2012 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each state to provide for the minimum required number of voting systems, poll workers, and other election resources (including all other physical resources) for each voting site on the day of an... | A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure that voters in elections for Federal office do not wait in long lines in order to vote. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Green Vehicles Promotion Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. QUALIFIED FLEXIBLE FUEL MOTOR VEHICLE CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Section 30B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to alternative motor vehicle credit) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a... | Green Vehicles Promotion Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax credits through 2010 for the purchase of a qualified flexible fuel motor vehicle and for the conversion of an existing motor vehicle into a qualified flexible fuel motor vehicle. Defines "qualified flexible fuel vehicle" to include a v... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for the purchase of qualified flexible fuel motor vehicles, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave
National Conservation Area Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Conservation area.--The term ``Conservation Area''
means the Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation
Area est... | Fort Stanton-Snowy River National Cave Conservation Area Act - Establishes the Fort Stanton-Snowy River National Cave Conservation Area in Lincoln county, New Mexico, to protect, conserve, and enhance the unique and nationally important historic, cultural, scientific, archaeological, natural, and educational subterrane... | To establish the Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Individuals in Medicaid Deserve Care
that is Appropriate and Responsible in its Execution Act'' or the ``IMD
CARE Act''.
SEC. 2. MEDICAID STATE PLAN OPTION TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR CERTAIN
INDIVIDUALS WITH TARGETED SUDS IN INSTITUTIONS FOR MEN... | Individuals in Medicaid Deserve Care that is Appropriate and Responsible in its Execution Act or the IMD CARE Act (Sec. 2) This bill temporarily allows states to apply to receive federal Medicaid payment for services provided in institutions for mental diseases (IMDs) and for other medically necessary services for... | Individuals in Medicaid Deserve Care that is Appropriate and Responsible in its Delivery Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Trauma Institute Research
Program Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Wars have always generated technological and medical
advances.
(2) Trauma is the number one killer of the Nation's
... | National Trauma Institute Research Program Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a National Trauma Institute Research Program at the National Trauma Institute as a military-civilian public-private partnership to nationally fund trauma research. | To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a National Trauma Institute Research Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cellulosic Ethanol Incentive Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. RENEWABLE FUEL PROGRAM.
Section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)--
(A) in clause (i)--
(... | Cellulosic Ethanol Incentive Act of 2007 - Amends the Clean Air Act to: (1) increase the volume of renewable fuel required to be in gasoline for 2012; (2) prescribe such volumes applicable for 2013 through 2030; (3) apply existing requirements (with a revised ratio) for determining volumes for years not specified to ca... | A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to require a higher volume of renewable fuel derived from cellulosic biomass, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Office of Correctional Health Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF CORRECTIONAL HEALTH.
Title XVII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following section:
``offi... | Office of Correctional Health Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the Office of Public Health and Science of the Public Health Service the Office of Correctional Health. Requires the Office to carry out public health activities for employees in Federal, State, or local penal or correc... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Correctional Health. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mandates Information Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) before acting on proposed private sector mandates,
Congress should carefully consider their effects on consumers,
workers, and small businesses;... | Mandates Information Act of 2001- Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, in preparing estimates of the direct costs of a Federal private sector mandate, to estimate, if feasible, the impact of such mandate on consumers, workers, and small businesses, incl... | To improve congressional deliberation on proposed Federal private sector mandates, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``____ Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYMENT OF RESERVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business-related
credits) is amended by adding at the... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers an income tax credit with respect to employees who participate in the military reserve components, and to allow a comparable credit for participating reserve component self-employed individuals. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax with respect to employees who participate in the military reserve components and to allow a comparable credit for participating reserve component self-employed individuals, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Empowering Children with Autism
through Education Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Autism is widely recognized as an urgent national
healthcare crisis. According to the Centers for Disease Control
... | Empowering Children with Autism through Education Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Education to establish the Empowering Children with Autism through Education Task Force to identify and disseminate evidence-based educational strategies and promising best practices to improve the quality of learning for individu... | To require the establishment of a task force to identify and disseminate evidence-based educational strategies and promising best practices to improve the quality of learning for individuals with autism in grades K-12. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Smart Planning for Smart Growth Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS THROUGH TRANSPORTATION
EFFICIENCY.
Title I of the Clean Air Act is amended by inserting after section
179B (42 U.S.C. 7509a) the following:
``SEC... | Smart Planning for Smart Growth Act of 2009 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require states and metropolitan planning organizations in areas with a population exceeding 200,000 to submit to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Secretary of Transportation goals for reducing transportation-... | To amend the Clean Air Act to achieve greenhouse gas emissions reductions through transportation efficiency. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Splash and Dash Correction Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY.
The Congress enacts this Act pursuant to clause 1 of section 8 of
Article I of the United States Constitution and Amendment XVI of the
United States Constitution.... | Splash and Dash Correction Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to disallow income and excise tax credits for alcohol and biodiesel used as fuel and other alternative fuels or mixtures unless such fuels are produced in or imported into the United States for consumption. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the eligibility for certain fuels credits for fuel with insufficient nexus to the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Aircraft Passenger Whole-Body
Imaging Limitations Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF ADVANCED IMAGING TECHNOLOGY AND ENHANCED
PAT-DOWN SEARCHES FOR AIRCRAFT PASSENGER SCREENING.
Section 44901 of title 49, United States Code, is ... | Aircraft Passenger Whole-Body Imaging Limitations Act of 2011 - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) (TSA) to ensure that advanced imaging technology is used for the screening of passengers only in accordance with this Act.
Prohibits the use of advanced imaging ... | To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish limitations on the use of advanced imaging technology for aircraft passenger screening, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Same Number Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. VOICE SERVICE NUMBER PORTABILITY.
(a) In General.--Title VII of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 714 the
following:
``SEC. 715. NUMBER PORTABILITY.
``(... | Same Number Act of 2007 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to declare that a provider of voice services (a telecommunications service or an IP-enabled voice service) has the duty to provide number portability to the extent technically feasible. Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish numb... | A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to facilitate number portability in order to increase consumer choice of voice service provider. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Regional Skills Alliances Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(1) Many small businesses lack the financial capacity to
support the training of high-skilled workers.
(2) Many high-tech companies concerned about worker
t... | Regional Skills Alliances Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to make matching grants to improve the job skills necessary for employment in specific industries.Makes eligible for such grants regional consortia that: (1) must have representatives from not fewer than five businesses or a lesser number that emplo... | A bill to establish regional skills alliances, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Parity Amendments of 1998''.
SEC. 2. REVISION IN LIMITS APPLIED TO MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS.
(a) Application to Group Health Plans and Group Health Insurance
Under ERISA.--
(1) Expansion to cover treatment li... | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Parity Amendments of 1998 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Internal Revenue Code, and the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group and individual health plans from imposing treatment limitations or financial requirements on the coverage of me... | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Parity Amendments of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Green Mountain National Forest Land
Adjustment Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Bromley.--The term ``Bromley'' means Bromley Mountain
Ski Resort, Inc.
(2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled... | Green Mountain National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange any right, title, and interest of the United States in and to five specified parcels of National Forest System land in Vermont. Directs the Secretary to offer to convey such land to Bromley Mountain ... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange certain National Forest System land in the State of Vermont. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Health Services Improvement
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) More than 160,000 United States servicemembers are
serving their country in Operation Enduring Freedom and
Operation Ir... | Military Health Services Improvement Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to prescribe a requirement that members of the Armed Forces: (1) deploying to a combat theater receive a pre-deployment mental health evaluation conducted by a qualified mental health professional; and (2) returning from service of more... | To require pre- and post-deployment mental health screenings for members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Domestic Violence Hotline
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) 4,000,000 women are battered by their partners each
year, of which 4,000 die as a result of such abuse;
(2) victims of domesti... | National Domestic Violence Hotline Act of 1993 - Amends the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide a grant to a nonprofit private organization for a national, toll-free telephone hotline to provide information and assistance to victims of domestic vio... | National Domestic Violence Hotline Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``After School Education and Safety
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to improve academic and social outcomes
for students by providing productive activities during after school
hours.
SEC. 3. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the ... | After School Education and Safety Act of 1997 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award after-school education and safety program grants to schools to carry out at least two of the following activities: (1) mentoring programs; (2) academic assistance; (3) recreational activities; and (4) technology training. A... | After School Education and Safety Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Models of Safety and Health
Excellence Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) since 1982 the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration has conducted voluntary protection progra... | Models of Safety and Health Excellence Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish and carry out voluntary protection programs to promote and recognize the achievement of worksites that demonstrate excellence in workplace health and safety.
Authorizes the Secretary, in limited situations, to alter progra... | Models of Safety and Health Excellence Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Power Administration Sale
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ``Eklutna assets'' means the Eklutna
Hydroelectric Project and related assets as described in
section 4 and Exhibit A of th... | Alaska Power Administration Sale Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to sell: (1) the Snettisham Hydroelectric Project to the State of Alaska; and (2) the Eklutna Hydroelectric Project to the Municipality of Anchorage doing business as Municipal Light and Power, the Chugach Electric Association, Inc., and the Matanu... | Alaska Power Administration Sale Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indoor Air Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. COORDINATION.
The Administrator shall consult and coordinate with the Secretary
of Labor, the Secretary of Energy, the Director of the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the Consumer Product
Safety... | Indoor Air Act of 1994 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish: (1) a list of common significant indoor air health risks; and (2) concurrently with such list, voluntary guidelines for identifying, reducing, and preventing such risks.
Requires the Administrator to give priority to... | Indoor Air Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Parks Capital Improvements
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Fundraising organization.--The term ``fundraising
organization'' means an entity authorized to act as a
fundraising organization under... | National Parks Capital Improvements Act of 1997 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a memorandum of agreement with an entity to act as an authorized fund raising organization for the benefit of the Grand Canyon National Park and any other national park designated by the Secretary that has an approv... | National Parks Capital Improvements Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Election Reform in Campaigns Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING MAJORITY OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CANDIDATE FUNDS
TO COME FROM INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN DISTRICT.
Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
441a) is amended ... | Election Reform in Campaigns Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to prohibit House candidates from accepting contributions in an election cycle from persons in excess of the total of contributions accepted from individuals who reside in the State involved.
(Sec. 3) Modifies the term "contribu... | Election Reform in Campaigns Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Pediatric HIV/AIDS
Network Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) HIV/AIDS causes the death of more individuals than any
other infectious disease, surpassing even tuberculosis and
m... | International Pediatric HIV/AIDS Network Act of 2004 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide for the establishment and operation of a network of pediatric centers in countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the Republic of India, the People's Republic of China, the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, and other coun... | To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide for the establishment of a network of pediatric centers in certain developing countries to provide treatment and care for children with HIV/AIDS, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arizona National Forest Improvement
Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of Sedona, Arizona.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
Agriculture.
SEC. 3.... | Arizona National Forest Improvement Act of 1999 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to convey: (1) specified National Forest System land and administrative sites in Arizona; and (2) sell specified land to the city of Sedona, Arizona, for construction of an effluent disposal system in Yavapai County, Arizona.
Mak... | Arizona National Forest Improvement Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY; FINDINGS.
(a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to
work cooperatively with the Russian Federation to prevent the diversion
of weapons of mass destruction an... | Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 2002 - States that it is U.S. policy to work cooperatively with the Russian Federation to prevent the diversion of weapons of mass destruction and material and scientific and technical expertise necessary to design and build such weapons.Amends the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 199... | To promote the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Integrity and Pension
Forfeiture Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) Members of Congress pledge to uphold the Constitution
and the laws of the United States;
(2) Members of Congre... | Congressional Integrity and Pension Forfeiture Act of 2005 - Requires the Office of Personnel and Management (OPM) to prescribe regulations that prohibit eligibility in the governmental retirement system for a Member convicted of certain offenses that are: (1) committed by the individual while a Member, (2) related to ... | To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that if a Member of Congress is convicted of a felony, such Member shall not be eligible for retirement benefits based on that individual's service as a Member, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Professional
Development Reform Act''.
(b) Amendments.--Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating part E as part F; and
... | Professional Development Reform Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to establish a new program for the professional development of elementary and secondary school teachers.
Directs the Secretary of Education to make program allotments to applicant State educational agencies (SEAs) ac... | Professional Development Reform Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND FEDERAL REINSURANCE FOR INSURERS
OF TAX-EXEMPT MUNICIPAL BONDS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 3 of title 31, United
States Code, is amend... | Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of the Treasury the Office of Public Finance. Requires the Director of such Office to carry out a program to provide reinsurance for insured losses of municipal bond insurers.
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish and submit ... | To establish the Office of Public Finance in the Department of the Treasury to make available Federal reinsurance for insurers of tax-exempt municipal bonds. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coastal Barrier Resources
Reauthorization Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. GUIDELINES FOR CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS AND DETERMINATIONS.
Section 4 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503), as
otherwise amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at... | (Sec. 3) Allows the Secretary to add a parcel of real property to the System if the parcel's owner so requests and the parcel is an undeveloped coastal barrier.
(Sec. 5) Authorizes appropriations.
(Sec. 6) Mandates a System digital mapping pilot project and report to specified congressional committees on the feasibilit... | Coastal Barrier Resources Reauthorization Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Air Force Science and Technology for
the 21st Century Act''.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF AIR FORCE RESEARCH.
(a) In General.--(1) Chapter 803 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new sections:
``Sec. 8023. Office of Air ... | Establishes within the Air Force a Science and Technology Policy Council to perform advisory and oversight responsibilities with respect to Air Force policy and budget relating to its science and technology program.
Authorizes the Secretary to appoint an Air Force Scientific Advisory Board to consult with and advise th... | Air Force Science and Technology for the 21st Century Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Citizen Empowerment Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.
(a) In General.--Part III of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after chapter 79 the following:
``CHAPTER 79A--SERVICES TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
``Sec.
``7921. Procedures for... | Citizen Empowerment Act Requires any executive agency employee who is conducting a covered interaction with an individual to allow the individual to make an audio recording of such interaction at the individual's expense and with the individual's equipment. Defines "covered interaction" as an in-person or telephonic o... | Citizen Empowerment Act |
of
Disapproval.--An intended transfer described in subsection (a) shall
not take effect if Congress enacts a joint resolution of disapproval of
the transfer under section 3.
(e) Special Rule for Review Near End of Session of Congress.--
(1) In general.--In the case of any intended transfer
d... | Keep Taxpayer Dollars Safe from Terrorists Act of 2016 This bill prohibits an executive agency from transferring funds to a state sponsor of terrorism without prior written notice to Congress (with an exception for humanitarian assistance). An intended transfer shall not take effect if Congress enacts a joint resoluti... | Keep Taxpayer Dollars Safe from Terrorists Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teen Dating Violence Prevention Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are to establish Federal grant programs
that prevent and reduce verbal, mental, emotional, physical, and sexual
abuse in youth dating relationships and to improv... | Teen Dating Violence Prevention Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to state, local, or tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, and community and faith-based organizations to provide services and education and counseling programs for runaway and homeless youth or other at-risk youth who a... | To reduce and prevent teen dating violence, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY USES FOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS TO REDUCE
DEATHS AND SEVERITY OF INJURIES CAUSED BY AGENTS OF WAR.
(a) FDA Authorization for Medical Products for Use in
Emergencies.--Section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(21 U.S.C. 360bbb-3) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)-... | . The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to authorize the emergency use of an otherwise unapproved medical product if the Department of Defense (DOD) determ... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize additional emergency uses for medical products to reduce deaths and severity of injuries caused by agents of war, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freeze and Investigate Affordable
Care Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FREEZE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTH REFORM LAW.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
provisions of the health reform law that are not in effect on the date
of the... | Freeze and Investigate Affordable Care Act of 2011 - Declares that the provisions of the health reform law that are not in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act shall not take effect.
Prohibits the federal government from promulgating or enforcing regulations under the provisions of the health reform law tha... | To freeze the implementation of the health reform law, to establish a commission to evaluate its impact on the delivery of health care to current Medicare recipients, job creation, current health insurance coverage, participation in State exchanges, and the Federal deficit, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FCC DAILY NEWSPAPER CROSS-OWNERSHIP RULE.
(a) Immediate Review.--
(1) In general.--The Federal Communications Commission
shall modify section 73.3555(d) of its regulations (47 C.F.R.
73.3555(d)) to provide for the immediate review of a license
for any AM, FM, or TV... | Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to modify its regulations concerning the multiple ownership of broadcast stations to: (1) require the immediate review of a license for any AM, FM, or TV broadcast station (station) held by any party that acquires the ownership, operation, or control of a daily newsp... | A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to amend its daily newspaper cross-ownership rules, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alternative Energy Enhancement Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. ALTERNATE ENERGY-RELATED USES ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.
(a) In General.--Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
(43 U.S.C. 1337) is amended by adding at the end the following:
... | Alternative Energy Enhancement Act of 2005 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant a lease, easement, right-of-way, license, or permit on the outer Continental Shelf for activities not otherwise authorized under specified statutes if those activities support or... | To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to promote uses on the Outer Continental Shelf. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Animal Medicinal Drug Use
Clarification Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. UNAPPROVED USES.
(a) General Rule.--Section 512(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360b(a)) is amended by adding the following new
paragraphs at the end:
``(4)(A... | Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow, on order of a veterinarian: (1) a new animal drug approved for one use to be used for a different purpose other than a use in or on animal feed; and (2) a new drug approved for human use to be used in animal... | Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Incentives for Successful Companies
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR JOB TRAINING BY SUCCESSFUL COMPANIES.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business-related
credits) ... | Incentives for Successful Companies Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow through 2014: (1) certain businesses designated as successful companies a business-related tax credit for job training expenses; and (2) an increase to $250,000 in the expensing allowance for depreciable business assets placed i... | To provide a tax credit for job training by successful companies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Countering Russian Missiles Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--The term ``appropriate
congressional committees'' means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on
Armed Ser... | Countering Russian Missiles Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to submit annual reports on: the status of the Russian Federation's new SSC-8 ground-launched cruise missile, its capabilities, and the threat it poses to the European and Asian allies of the United States and U.S. assets in the... | Countering Russian Missiles Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``HMO Solvency Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. ASSURING THE SOLVENCY OF MEDICAID MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Medicaid Program.--Section 1932(b) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1396u-2(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
... | HMO Solvency Act of 2001 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to establish solvency-related requirements for Medicaid managed care organizations, requirements that include periodic financial reporting to the State, independent audits, and approval of certain subcontractors.Amends part C (Medic... | To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to assure the financial solvency of Medicare+Choice organizations and Medicaid managed care organizations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Standards Addressing Federal
Transparency and Oversight With Evolving Recruitment Specifications
Act'' or the ``SAFE TOWERS Act''.
SEC. 2. HIRING OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS.
Section 44506 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the en... | Standards Addressing Federal Transparency and Oversight With Evolving Recruitment Specifications Act or the SAFE TOWERS Act - Revises Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements for the hiring of air traffic controllers. Directs the FAA Administrator to give preferential consideration in the hiring of air traffi... | SAFE TOWERS Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Neutral Cost Recovery Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. NEUTRAL COST RECOVERY DEPRECIATION ADJUSTMENT FOR CERTAIN
PROPERTY PLACED IN SERVICE AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2001.
(a) In General.--Section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to acce... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require that the depreciation deduction for tangible property placed in service after 2001 be computed using neutral cost recovery ratios. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the deduction for depreciation shall be computed on a neutral cost recovery basis. |
SECTION 1. LAND EXCHANGE, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND IN MARICOPA
COUNTY, ARIZONA, FOR PRIVATE LAND IN YAVAPAI COUNTY,
ARIZONA.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Certain parcels of private land located in Yavapai
County in the State of Arizona ne... | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Pleasant Country Ltd. all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain Federal lands in Maricopa County, Arizona, in exchange for lands of equal value designated from the approximately 8,000 acres of private land in the vicinity of Lake Pleasant in... | To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Maricopa County, Arizona, in exchange for private lands located in Yavapai County, Arizona, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chronic Wasting Disease Financial
Assistance Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION AND FINDINGS.
(a) Chronic Wasting Disease Defined.--In this Act, the term
``chronic wasting disease'' means the animal disease afflicting deer
and elk that--
(... | Chronic Wasting Disease Financial Assistance Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to chronic wasting disease in wild cervids (deer and elk), to make grants to State and tribal wildlife management agencies to develop and implement long term management strategies to address and respond to out... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to State and tribal governments to assist State and tribal efforts to manage and control the spread of chronic wasting disease in deer and elk herds, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF FACILITIES.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Burley.--The term ``Burley'' means the Burley
Irrigation District, an irrigation district organized under the
law of the State of Idaho.
(2) Division.--The term ``Division'' means the Southside
... | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Burley Irrigation District, by quitclaim deed or patent, withdrawn and acquired lands, easements and rights-of-way of the Southside Pumping Division of the Minidoka Project, Idaho, together with improvements or appurtenances to the land or used for the delivery of wate... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain facilities of the Minidoka project to the Burley Irrigation District, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Research for Competitiveness Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INDUSTRIALLY-RELEVANT RESEARCH
AWARDS.
(a) In General.--The Director of the National Science Foundation
shall carry out a program to award competitive grants to scien... | Research for Competitiveness Act - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to carry out a program of awarding competitive grants to scientists and engineers at the early stage of their careers at institutions of higher education and research institutions to conduct, high-risk, high-return research in a... | To authorize the National Science Foundation and the research, development, demonstration, and commercial application programs of the Department of Energy to provide grants to early career researchers to conduct high-risk, high-return research in areas relevant to industry. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act
of 2016'' or ``PIMA of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Recent studies by the Government Accountability Office
(GAO) examining self-referral pra... | Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2016 or PIMA of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) expand Medicare's prohibition on physician self-referrals to include, with specified exceptions, certain advanced imaging, anatomic pathology, radiation therapy, and phys... | PIMA of 2016 |
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