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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Community and Rural Air
Service Revitalization Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE PROGRAM.
Section 41742(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
``(a) In General.--There are authorized t... | Small Community and Rural Air Service Revitalization Act of 2003 - Amends Federal transportation law to reauthorize the essential air service (EAS) program through FY 2007.
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a marketing incentive program for eligible EAS communities receiving assistance under which t... | A bill to reauthorize the essential air service program under chapter 471 of title 49, United States Code, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Electric Reliability Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. ELECTRIC RELIABILITY STANDARDS.
Part II of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 215. ELECTRIC RELIABILITY.
``(a) Definitions.--In this secti... | Electric Reliability Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal Power Act to extend Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) jurisdiction over each electric reliability organization (ERO), regional entity, and user, owner, and operator of a bulk-power system for purposes of approving reliability standards and enforcing compli... | A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to establish reliability standards. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Responsible Interrogation
Standards Enforcement Act of 2004'' or ``PRISE Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) After World War II, the United States and its allies
created a new intern... | Promoting Responsible Interrogation Standards Enforcement Act of 2004 or PRISE Act of 2004 - Prohibits subjecting any person in U.S. custody to torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment that is prohibited by the U.S. Constitution, laws, or treaties.
Requires the Secretary of Defense to: (1) presc... | To affirm that the United States may not engage in torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Brian Tally VA Medical Care and
Liability Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. ACCOUNTABILITY OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AT FACILITIES OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Treatment of Contractors Under Federal Tort Claims Laws.--
Section 7316 ... | Brian Tally VA Medical Care and Liability Improvement Act This bill subjects independent contractors of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) who provide medical care to veterans at VA facilities to the same federal tort laws for medical malpractice that apply to VA health care personnel. An insurance claim for malpr... | Brian Tally VA Medical Care and Liability Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women and Lung Cancer Research and
Preventive Services Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) In the United States, an average of 198 women die each
day of lung cancer, one every 7 minutes.
(2) L... | Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct an interagency study regarding research on lung cancer in women, access to lung cancer preventive services, and public awareness and education campaigns on lung cancer. The study ... | Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gulf Coast Recovery Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) while public officials have the responsibility and
expertise to direct and control the Federal, State and local
response to any disaster, those officials... | Gulf Coast Recovery Act - Prohibits any person or entity awarded a government contract to perform rescue, recovery, repair, or reconstruction work in any part of a disaster zone, as a result of the performance of that work, from being subject to liability that any private party may seek to impose under any provision of... | A bill to clarify the liability of government contractors assisting in rescue, recovery, repair, and reconstruction work in the Gulf Coast region of the United States affected by Hurricane Katrina or other major disasters. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Common Sense Smoking Prevention Act
of 1998''.
SEC. 2. PENALTY FOR SMOKERS.
(a) Group Health Plans.--
(1) Public health service act amendments.--(A) Subpart 2 of
part A of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act is
ame... | Common Sense Smoking Prevention Act of 1998 - Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to mandate that group and individual health insurance policies and group health plans charge higher premiums for smokers and deny medical care benefits coverage for b... | Common Sense Smoking Prevention Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``School Safety Enhancements Act of
2008''.
TITLE I--ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS
SEC. 101. GRANT PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL SECURITY.
Section 2701 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797a) is amen... | School Safety Enhancements Act of 2008 - Title I: Elementary and Secondary Education Safety Enhancements - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow matching grants to states, localities, and Indian tribes for public elementary and secondary school security to be used for: (1) installing an... | To enhance the safety of elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education. |
SECTION 1. MENTAL HEALTH AND STUDENT SERVICE PROVIDERS.
Title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``PART L--MENTAL HEALTH AND STUDENT SERVICE PROVIDERS
``SEC. 10993. FINDINGS.
``Congress finds the following... | Directs the Secretary of Education, after reserving certain funds for schools in outlying areas and schools run by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to make program allotments to States according to a specified formula. Requires States to allocate Federal and State shares of program costs to LEAs according to specified for... | To recruit, hire, and train additional school-based mental health personnel. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Vaccines for the Future Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) AIDS.--The term ``AIDS'' has the meaning given the term
in section 104A(g) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2151b-2).
... | Vaccines for the Future Act of 2007 - Directs the President to establish a comprehensive strategy to accelerate efforts to develop vaccines and microbicides for neglected diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis.
States that such strategy shall: (1) expand public-private partnerships and seek to leverage f... | A bill to accelerate efforts to develop vaccines for diseases primarily affecting developing countries and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN ACT.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Nursing Home
Staffing and Quality Improvement Act of 2000''.
(b) References.--Except where otherwise specifically provided,
references in this Act shall be considered to be made to the Social
Security Act, or to a se... | Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to add requirements for skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities to report to the Secretary on data regarding staffing levels and information regarding patient classification.
Establishes the Nursing Facility Civil Money Penalties Col... | Nursing Home Staffing and Quality Improvement Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 TAX CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Tax
Simplification Act of 1993''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal ... | Foreign Tax Simplification Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt foreign persons (including corporations) from the uniform capitalization rules in determining earnings and profits for any business not conducted in the United States.
Declares that a foreign corporation shall not be considered a passi... | Foreign Tax Simplification Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education Bond Parity Act''.
SEC. 2. TAX TREATMENT OF 501(c)(3) BONDS SIMILAR TO GOVERNMENTAL BONDS.
(a) In General.--Section 150(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to definitions and special rules) is amended by striking
paragrap... | Higher Education Bond Parity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the tax treatment of bonds of certain nonprofit tax-exempt organizations in a manner similar to governmental bonds. | Higher Education Bond Parity Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Regulatory Reform Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL REGULATORY REFORM REPORT.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United
States Code, is amended by--
(1) redesignating section 3521 as section 3522; and
(2) by in... | Regulatory Reform Act of 2012 - Directs the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), not later than October 1 every four years, to post online and submit to Congress a report to be known as the Federal Regulatory Reform Report. Requires such Report ... | To establish procedures for the presentation and expedited consideration by Congress of the recommendations in the Federal Regulatory Reform Report prepared by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Access to Formulated and
Effective Compounded Drugs Act of 2013'' or the ``S.A.F.E. Compounded
Drugs Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPOUNDED DRUGS.
(a) In General.--Section 503A of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Ac... | Supporting Access to Formulated and Effective Compounded Drugs Act of 2013 or S.A.F.E. Compounded Drugs Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) with respect to the regulation of compounded drugs. Eliminates authority for compounding pharmacies to compound any drug product that is a copy of... | S.A.F.E. Compounded Drugs Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jobs for Heroes Act''.
SEC. 2. WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT FOR HIRING VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF
READY RESERVE OR NATIONAL GUARD.
(a) Expansion of Veterans Eligible for Credit.--
(1) In general.--Section 51(d)(3) of the Internal Reven... | Jobs for Heroes Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the work opportunity tax credit, to: (1) revise the definition of "qualified veteran" to expand the eligibility of veterans for such credit, (2) allow such credit for the hiring of a qualified member of the Ready Reserve or National ... | Jobs for Heroes Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coast Guard Authorization Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Funds are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2002 for
necessary expenses of the Coast Guard, as follows:
(1) For the operation and maintenance of t... | Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2001 - Authorizes appropriations for the Coast Guard for FY 2002 for: (1) operation and maintenance; (2) acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore and offshore facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related thereto; (3) research,... | To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2002. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safer Truck Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Heavy trucks carrying up to 20 metric tons of cargo on
the National Highway System are not equipped with modern safety
features presently found on ca... | Safer Truck Act - Amends Federal highway law to authorize a State to allow a single unit truck or bus without a trailer to operate on the Interstate System while carrying up to 20 metric tons (44,080 pounds) of cargo, packaging, and load securement materials regardless of the overall weight of the vehicle, its axle wei... | To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, relating to motor vehicle weight and width limitations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Grand River Band
of Ottawa Indians of Michigan Referral Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
... | Grand River Band of Ottawa Indians of Michigan Referral Act - Provides for an expedited review of the petition of the Grand River Band of the Ottawa Indians of Michigan for recognition as a Federal Indian tribe. | A bill to expedite review of the Grand River Band of Ottawa Indians of Michigan to secure a timely and just determination of whether that group is entitled to recognition as a Federal Indian tribe. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Montgomery GI Bill for the 21st
Century Act''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF BASIC PAY CONTRIBUTIONS FOR PARTICIPATION IN BASIC
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE IN CERTAIN COMPUTATIONS ON STUDENT
FINANCIAL AID.
(a) Exclusion.--Subchapter II o... | Montgomery GI Bill for the 21st Century Act - Reduces, for purposes of certain student financial aid computations, the expected family contribution for individuals receiving educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) by an amount equal to the statutory reduction in basic pay or voluntary separation ince... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and enhance benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill, to improve housing benefits for veterans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF GAIN FROM SALE OF CERTAIN FARMLAND.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to items specifically excluded
from gross inco... | Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income 100 percent of the gain, up to $500,000, from the sale of qualified farm property to a first-time farmer who certifies that such property will be used for farming purposes for ten years. Allows: (1) a 50 percent e... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of the property for farming, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Forest
Management Act of 2012''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Congressional declaration of bar... | Healthy Forest Management Act of 2012 - Declares that the bark beetle epidemic, drought, and deteriorating forest health conditions on National Forest System land and public lands, with the resulting imminent risk of devastating wildfires, is an imminent threat within the meaning of roadless area management regulations... | To address the bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating forest health conditions, and high risk of wildfires on National Forest System land and land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in the United States by expanding authorities established in the Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003 to prov... |
SECTION 1. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS REQUIRED BY CERTAIN
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--(1) The head of each component of the intelligence
community of the United States shall submit to the President and the
intelligence committees of Congress a report containing a list o... | Directs the head of each component of the U.S. intelligence community to submit to the President and the congressional intelligence committees a list of all positions that are classified at or below the GS-15 level and that require the individuals to have access to information critical to U.S. national security intere... | A bill to require certain disclosures of financial information to expose espionage activities by foreign agents in the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on the Advancement of
Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, and Technology
Development Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the National Science Foundation's 1996
report, Women,... | Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, and Technology Development Act - Establishes the Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, and Technology Development.
Directs the Commission to review available research and conduct additional necessary... | Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, and Technology Development Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Office Tax Deduction
Simplification and Improvement Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. OPTIONAL STANDARD HOME OFFICE DEDUCTION.
(a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 280A of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exceptions for certain business o... | Home Office Tax Deduction Simplification and Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer who uses a residence to conduct a trade or business to elect a standard tax deduction equal to the product of a standard rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury and the square footage of ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the deduction for use of a portion of a residence as a home office by providing an optional standard home office deduction. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Paperwork Reduction for Farmers
Act''.
SEC. 2. ELECTRONIC FILING AND APPEALS SYSTEM FOR H-2A PETITIONS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall establish a process
for filing pet... | Paperwork Reduction for Farmers Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to establish a process for filing petitions for nonimmigrant temporary agricultural workers (H-2A visa) that ensures that: (1) petitions may be filed through Labor's website or in a paper format, and (2) any technical deficiency in the petit... | Paperwork Reduction for Farmers Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prekindergarten-Oriented
Professional Support Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR HIRING AND TRAINING ELIGIBLE PREKINDERGARTEN
TEACHERS.
(a) Grants.--The Secretary of Education, in consultation with the
Secretary of Health and Human Servic... | Prekindergarten-Oriented Professional Support Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to states and local educational agencies to: (1) pay all or a portion of the salaries, benefits, and training costs of new prekindergarten teachers at prekindergarten providers; and (2) increase retention of... | To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to States and local educational agencies for hiring and training prekindergarten teachers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foster EITC Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF MODIFICATIONS TO EARNED INCOME TAX
CREDIT.
(a) Increase in Credit Percentage for Families With 3 or More
Children.--Paragraph (1) of section 32(b) of the Internal Revenue Code
of ... | Foster EITC Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the earned income tax credit by: (1) making permanent the increase in the rate of such credit for taxpayers with three or more children, (2) increasing the credit for taxpayers with no qualifying children, (3) reducing the qualifying age for s... | Foster EITC Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Alternative
Voluntary Expenditure Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. ELECTION TO WAIVE PAYMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Title II of the Social Security Act is amended by
adding after section 234 (42 U.S.C. 434) the following ne... | Social Security Alternative Voluntary Expenditure Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to authorize individuals eligible for OASDI benefits to elect to waive payment of all benefits based on their wages and self-employment income.
Amends the Int... | To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an election by individuals eligible for old-age insurance benefits under such title to waive payment of benefits based on their work record, to provide for income tax deductions based on the actuarial present value of bene... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Postmasters Fairness and Rights
Act''.
SEC. 2. POSTMASTERS TO BE COVERED BY AGREEMENTS RELATING TO PAY
POLICIES AND SCHEDULES AND FRINGE BENEFIT PROGRAMS.
Section 1004 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by
redesignating subsecti... | Grants certain qualified postmasters' organizations the right to participate in program planning and development pertaining to pay policies, schedules, and fringe benefits. | Postmasters Fairness and Rights Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Appalachian Coal Heritage Area Act
of 1994''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the rise of American industry in the late 19th and
early 20th century led to tremendous growth in the Appalachian
c... | Appalachian Coal Heritage Area Act of 1994 - Establishes the Appalachian Coal Heritage Area in Virginia.
Requires the town of Pocahontas to submit an integrated management plan to the Secretary of the Interior for review and concurrence for the protection, enhancement, and interpretation of the cultural, natural, scen... | Appalachian Coal Heritage Area Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wireless Internet Nationwide for
Families Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. OPEN ACCESS BROADBAND SPECTRUM AUCTION.
Section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j))
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(17)... | Wireless Internet Nationwide for Families Act of 2008 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to promote nationwide broadband competition through the use of wireless services by issuing nationwide licenses, for a term of at least 15 years, for two bands of frequenc... | To require the Federal Communications Commission to auction spectrum for a free and open access broadband service. |
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY OF MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH
SERVICE AND NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC AND ATMOSPHERIC
ADMINISTRATION CORPS TO TRANSFER UNUSED BENEFITS UNDER
POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO FAMILY
MEMBERS.
(a) In General.--Secti... | Grants to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Commerce similar authority to allow members of the Public Health Service and of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Corps, respectively, to transfer unused benefits under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program t... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for members of the United States Public Health Service and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Corps to transfer unused benefits under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program to family members, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness in Taxation Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. INCREASED TAX RATES FOR TAXPAYERS WITH MORE THAN $1,000,000
TAXABLE INCOME.
(a) In General.--
(1) Married individuals filing joint returns and surviving
spouses.--The table c... | Fairness in Taxation Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase individual income tax rates for taxpayers whose taxable income exceeds $1 million, and (2) provide for an adjustment in the capital gains tax of taxpayers whose taxable income is subject to the 45% tax bracket. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose increased rates of tax with respect to taxpayers with more than $1,000,000 taxable income, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reduce and End our Deficits Using
Commonsense Eliminations in the Energy Program Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF PAYMENTS TO CERTIFIED STATES AND INDIAN TRIBES
UNDER ABANDONED MINE LANDS PROGRAM.
The Surface Mining Control and Recla... | Reduce and End our Deficits Using Commonsense Eliminations in the Energy Program Act of 2010 - Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to terminate allocations of abandoned mine reclamation fees, except payments for health benefits, to states and Indian tribes that are certified to have completed ... | To reduce deficits and government spending through the elimination of wasteful energy subsidies and programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Early-Stage
Investment Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS EARLY-STAGE INVESTMENT PROGRAM.
Title III of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C.
681 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``PART D-... | Small Business Early-Stage Investment Act of 2009 - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish and carry out a program to provide equity investment financing to support early-stage small businesses in the following targeted indust... | To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to establish a program for the Small Business Administration to provide financing to support early-stage small businesses in targeted industries, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dollars to the Classroom Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO STATES.
The Secretary may award grants in accordance with this Act to
States for use by States and local educational agencies to improve
classroom services and activities for students.
SEC. 3. GRANT AW... | Dollars to the Classroom Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education award grants to States for use by States and local educational agencies (LEAs) to improve classroom services and activities for students. Prescribes requirements for participation of private school children and teachers in activities and services. Rep... | To provide dollars to the classroom. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION.
Section 922(q) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
``(q)(1) The Congress finds and declares that--
``(A) crime, particularly crime involving drugs and ... | Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1995 - Amends the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 to prohibit possessing or, knowingly or with reckless disregard for the safety of another, discharging (or attempting to discharge) a firearm that has moved in or that otherwise affects interstate or foreign commerce (thus providing the ju... | Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Research on Human Fetal Tissue
Amendments of 1993''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTHORITIES AND PROTECTIONS REGARDING
TRANSPLANTATION OF HUMAN FETAL TISSUE.
Part G of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289
et seq.) is ame... | Research on Human Fetal Tissue Amendments of 1993 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize and regulate research on human fetal tissue transplantation without regard to whether the tissue is obtained after a spontaneous or induced abortion or a stillbirth in accordance with State law.
Imposes criminal penal... | Research on Human Fetal Tissue Amendments of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Training
Responders for Accidents and Improving Notification Act'' or the
``TRAIN Act''.
(b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Railroads move about 1,700,000 carloads of hazardous
mater... | Training Responders for Accidents and Improving Notification Act or the TRAIN Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) issue regulations implementing certain National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommendations relating to railroad switches, positioning of tank cars, and emergency escape equipment f... | To improve the safety of transporting hazardous materials by rail and provide training and resources for first responders to protect communities from incidents involving the transportation of hazardous materials. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``R.I.G.H.T. Congress Act''.
TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL COMPENSATION
SEC. 101. ACCRUAL RATES FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND CONGRESSIONAL
EMPLOYEES UNDER CSRS AND FERS.
(a) CSRS.--
(1) Members.--
(... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Congressional Compensation
Title II: Lobbying
Title III: Congressional Travel
R.I.G.H.T. Congress Act -
Title I: Congressional Compensation
- Applies existing Federal law regarding special accrual rates for Members of Congress and congressional employees under the Ci... | R.I.G.H.T. Congress Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Santa Fe Quadricentennial
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Santa Fe, New Mexico, the site of native occupation
centuries before European incursions, was officially elevated
from... | Santa Fe Quadricentennial Commemorative Coin Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury, in commemoration of the quadricentennial of the City of Santa Fe, New Mexico, to issue $5 gold coins and $1 silver coins emblematic of the settlement of Santa Fe, New Mexico, the oldest capital city in the United States.
Permit... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the quadricentennial of the City of Santa Fe, New Mexico. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transported Air Pollution Mitigation
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. SIP REQUIREMENTS FOR AREAS UPWIND OF OZONE NONATTAINMENT AREAS.
(a) SIP Revisions for All Areas.--Section 110(a) of the Clean Air
Act is amended by inserting the following new paragraph after ... | Transported Air Pollution Mitigation Act of 1997 - Amends Clean Air Act provisions regarding State implementation plans for national primary and secondary ambient air quality standards to require a State, for each upwind area which causes or significantly contributes to a violation of the ambient air quality standard f... | Transported Air Pollution Mitigation Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commemorative Coin Authorization and
Reform Act of 1995''.
TITLE I--COMMEMORATIVE COIN PROGRAM REFORM
SEC. 101. RECOVERY OF MINT EXPENSES REQUIRED BEFORE PAYMENT OF
SURCHARGES TO ANY RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION.
(a) Clarificati... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Commemorative Coin Program Reform
Title II: Platinum and Gold Bullion Coins
Title III: Mint Managerial Staffing Reform
Commemorative Coin Authorization and Reform Act of 1995 -
Title I: Commemorative Coin Program Reform
- Amends Federal law regarding the Numismatic Pu... | Commemorative Coin Authorization and Reform Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``VA Billing Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO WAIVE REQUIREMENT
OF CERTAIN VETERANS TO MAKE COPAYMENTS FOR CARE AND
SERVICES IN THE CASE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
ER... | VA Billing Accountability Act (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to waive the requirement that a veteran make copayments for medication, hospital care, nursing home care, or medical services if the veteran received copayment notification more than 180 days after the medical service o... | VA Billing Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Accountability in
Budgeting and Spending Act''.
SEC. 2. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CONSIDERATION OF DEBT LIMIT EXTENSION.
(a) In General.--Title III of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
is amended by adding at the end the following new sec... | Congressional Accountability in Budgeting and Spending Act - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to make it out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any legislation to extend the statutory debt limit unless: (1) for FY2013 the concurrent budget resolution has been agreed to and is ... | To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish a point of order to prohibit the extension of the statutory debt limit unless a concurrent resolution on the budget has been agreed to and is in effect, Federal spending is cut and capped, and a balanced budget amendment to the constitution has been sent to the... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Electronic Reporting Streamlining
Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are the following:
(1) To streamline governmentwide use of electronic data
transmissions in place of paperwork submissions to Federal
... | Electronic Reporting Streamlining Act of 1996 - Amends the Federal Advisory Committee Act to establish the Electronic Data Management Advisory Committee to conduct negotiated rulemaking for the purpose of establishing electronic data reporting standards for the electronic interchange of certain data.
Provides for the ... | Electronic Reporting Streamlining Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Energy Financing Incentive
Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. NONRECOGNITION OF GAIN FROM SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UPON
SUBSEQUENT PURCHASE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter O of chapter 1 of the
Internal R... | Renewable Energy Financing Incentive Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the nonrecognition of gain from the sale of real property if such gain is reinvested in renewable energy property within two years after the sale. Defines "renewable energy property" as a facility located in the United St... | To provide incentives for investment in renewable energy facilities. |
SECTION 1. DUTY TREATMENT OF CERTAIN FABRICS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended--
(1) by adding at the end of the U.S. notes the following
new note:
``13. For purposes of headings 9902.51.11 and 9902.51.12, the t... | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to: (1) provide a duty, through December 31, 2004, on fabrics, of carded or combed wool or fine animal hair, all the foregoing certified by the importer as "Super 70's" or "Super 80's" intended for use in making suits, suit-type jackets or trousers; and (2) gr... | A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for equitable duty treatment for certain wool used in making suits. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Aeronautics Competitiveness Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS
AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION FOR AERONAUTICS.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is hereby authorized to
be appropriated... | Aeronautics Competitiveness Act of 2007 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2011 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for Science, Aeronautics, and Exploration for aeronautics research.
Establishes an advisory committee on priorities in aeronautics research.
Requires the NASA Administrato... | A bill to enhance United States competitiveness in aeronautics, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Computer Security Enhancement Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Institute of Standards and Technology has
responsibility for developing standards and guid... | (Sec. 4) Requires the Institute to: (1) carry out specified activities in the development of uniform standards and guidelines for the cost-effective security and privacy of sensitive information in certain Federal computer systems; (2) maintain and make available to Federal agencies and the public a list of commerciall... | Computer Security Enhancement Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Resident Protection Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) there exists throughout the United States a need for
decent, safe and affordable housing;
(2) afford... | Emergency Resident Protection Act of 1999 - Amends the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 to provide enhanced vouchers for residents of projects with expiring contracts under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937. Authorizes specified appropriations.
Sets forth expiring con... | Emergency Resident Protection Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Border Improvement and Immigration
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION REFORM AND IMMIGRANT
RESPONSIBILITY ACT OF 1996.
Section 110(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 ... | Border Improvement and Immigration Act of 1999 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 with respect to the automated entry-exit control system to exempt from required recordkeeping: (1) land border and seaport crossings; and (2) aliens for whom certain documentation requirements... | Border Improvement and Immigration Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hydraulic Fracturing Act''.
SEC 2. HYDRAULIC FRACTURING.
Section 1421 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 300h)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas Production.--
``(1) Stud... | Hydraulic Fracturing Act - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) study the effects on underground drinking water sources of hydraulic fracturing to determine whether regulation of such practice is necessary to protect such sources; and (2) promulga... | A bill to provide for a study of the effects of hydraulic fracturing on underground drinking water sources. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Libyan Assets Taxpayer Reimbursement
Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States Government has frozen, through
Executive Order 13566 of February 25, 2011, over $30 billion in
assets... | Libyan Assets Taxpayer Reimbursement Act of 2011 - Authorizes the President to vest blocked Libyan assets in an amount necessary to ensure: (1) reimbursement for the cost of U.S. military and humanitarian operations undertaken in Libya, and (2) compensation for U.S. victims of Libyan-sponsored terrorism. | To authorize the President to vest certain property of the Government of Libya seized or blocked by the United States and to authorize the use of that property to defray the full costs of Operation Odyssey Dawn and United States participation in NATO Operation Unified Protector, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act
of 2013''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
(a) In General.--The Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance
(referred to in this Act as the ``Director'') may make grants to
eligible entities to conduct gun buyback prog... | Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make two-year grants to states and local governments for subgrants to gun dealers, or to gun dealers directly, to conduct gun buyback programs under which gun dealers shall be issued smart prepaid cards to purch... | Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. OFFSET OF PAST-DUE, LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE STATE TAX
OBLIGATIONS AGAINST OVERPAYMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 6402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by redesignating subsections (e) through (i) as subsections
(f) through (j), respectively, and by inserting after subsection ... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the reduction of any tax credit or refund to pay past-due, legally enforceable State tax obligations. Provides for the disclosure of information to States requesting such a reduction. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the amount of an overpayment otherwise payable to any person shall be reduced by the amount of past-due, legally enforceable State tax obligations of such person. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Training for Realtime Writers Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) As directed by Congress in section 723 of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 613), as added by section
305 of ... | Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2002 - Directs the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to make grants to up to 20 eligible entities to promote training and placement of individuals, including individuals who have completed a court reporting training program, as realtime writers providing clo... | A bill to provide grants for training court reporters and closed captioners to meet requirements for realtime writers under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Older Americans Sustainable Mobility
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The population of the United States is aging in greater
numbers than ever before in the Nation's history.
(2) Dignif... | Older Americans Sustainable Mobility Act of 2006 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Aging, to establish a demonstration project to enable qualified persons (specified older, blind, or visually impaired individuals and qualified passengers) to obtain: (1) ec... | A bill to establish a demonstration project to develop a national network of economically sustainable transportation providers and qualified transportation providers, to provide transportation services to older individuals, and individuals who are blind, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prescription Drug Records Privacy
Protection Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. WRONGFUL DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN PRESCRIPTION
DRUG RECORDS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 121 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by ... | Prescription Drug Records Privacy Protection Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal criminal code to make any retailer of pharmaceutical products or services, physician, or administrator of a health benefit plan who knowingly discloses personally identifiable information contained in a prescription drug record of an individu... | Prescription Drug Records Privacy Protection Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Trade Reform Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC INDUSTRY, ETC.
(a) Domestic Industry.--
(1) In general.--Section 202(c)(6)(A)(i) of the Trade Act
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2252(c)(6)(A)(i) is amended to read as
... | Agricultural Trade Reform Act of 1996 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to include within the definition of "domestic industry" the producers of a like or directly competitive perishable agricultural, citrus, or potato product, in a specific geographic area of the United States whose collective production of such article ... | Agricultural Trade Reform Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. REDUCTION LIMITATION AMOUNT FOR MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL
COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANDIDATES.
Section 315(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
(2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking out ``$5,000'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``$2,500''.
SEC. 2. PERCENTAGE L... | Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce permitted contribution amounts to Federal candidates by multicandidate political committees.
(Sec. 2) Prohibits a House of Representatives candidate from accepting contributions from a multicandidate political committee in excess of 50 percent of all contribut... | To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for a reduction in the limitation amount for multicandidate political committee contributions to candidates, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Notification of Origin of
Telecommunications and Internet Consumer Exchanges Act of 2010'' or the
``NOTICE Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Business entity.--The term ``business entity'' means
any organization, ... | Notification of Origin of Telecommunications and Internet Consumer Exchanges Act of 2010 or NOTICE Act of 2010 - Requires business entities that initiate or receive certain customer service communications to disclose their physical location if located outside the United States. Directs each such business entity to annu... | To require disclosure of the physical location of business agents engaging in customer service communications, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Partnership Benefits and
Obligations Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. BENEFITS TO DOMESTIC PARTNERS OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--A domestic partner of an employee shall be
entitled to benefits available to and obligations imposed upon a spouse... | Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 1997 - Entitles domestic partners of Federal employees to benefits available to spouses of Federal employees. | Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small and Rural Communities
Wastewater Infrastructure Act''.
SEC. 2. PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS SERVING SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES.
Title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381
et seq.) is amended--
... | Small and Rural Communities Wastewater Infrastructure Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to allocate at least 5%, 10%, or 15% of funds received by a state in capitalization grants to provide assistance to publicly owned treatment works that serve populations of ... | To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize additional assistance for projects to construct publicly owned treatment works that serve small and disadvantaged communities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``End Child Poverty Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Nearly 13,000,000, or nearly 1 in 5, children in the
United States who are younger than 18 live below the poverty
line.
(2) Th... | End Child Poverty Act - Establishes the Child Poverty Elimination Board to develop a plan for: (1) cutting child poverty in half within a decade; and (2) eliminating child poverty entirely as soon as possible. Requires the plan to include recommendations for allocations from a Child Poverty Elimination Trust Fund. Dire... | A bill to eliminate child poverty, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Guaranteed Access to Health
Insurance Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. ENSURING AFFORDABILITY FOR ALL THROUGH SPECIAL POOLING OF THE
COST OF HIGH RISK INDIVIDUALS.
(a) State Requirement.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after t... | Guaranteed Access to Health Insurance Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide grants to states that adopt a program that provides reinsurance for health insurance coverage or a high risk pool to mitigate the health care costs of high risk individuals in such states. Limits part... | To enable States to establish reinsurance programs or high risk pools to ensure that high risk individuals are able to access health insurance. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Inspector General Improvement Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. ASSIGNMENT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL TO CERTAIN FEDERAL ENTITIES.
(a) Agency for International Development.--In addition to the other
duties and responsibilities specified in the Inspector General Act of ... | Inspector General Improvement Act of 2012 - Requires the inspectors general of the following federal agencies, in addition to the other duties and responsibilities specified in the Inspector General Act of 1978, to supervise, direct, and control audit and investigative activities pertaining to programs and operations:
... | To provide for Inspector General oversight for Federal entities not otherwise subject to such oversight, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Colon Cancer Screen for Life Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) colorectal cancer screening tests (as defined in
section 1861(pp) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395x(pp)... | Colon Cancer Screen for Life Act of 2002 - Expresses the sense of the Congress with respect to the use of and reimbursement for colorectal cancer screening tests covered under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (SSA).Amends SSA title XVIII to: (1) increase reimbursement for colorectal can... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit under the Medicare Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transition Assistance Advisor Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. TRANSITION ASSISTANCE ADVISOR PROGRAM.
(a) Program Authorized.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 58 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 1144 the follow... | Transition Assistance Advisor Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish, as part of the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense (DOD), a Transition Assistance Advisor (TAA) program to provide professionals in each state to serve as statewide contacts to assist members of the Armed F... | A bill to authorize the Transition Assistance Advisor program of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Venipuncture Assessment Act
of 1998''.
SEC. 2. 18-MONTH MORATORIUM ON PROHIBITION ON PAYMENT FOR HOME HEALTH
SERVICES SOLELY FOR PURPOSES OF OBTAINING A BLOOD SAMPLE;
REPORT.
(a) Moratorium.--Section 4615(b) of the... | Medicare Venipuncture Assessment Act of 1998 - Amends the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to place an 18-month moratorium on the prohibition against payment for home health services consisting of venipuncture solely for purposes of obtaining a blood sample. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and ... | Medicare Venipuncture Assessment Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Video Consumers Have Options in
Choosing Entertainment Act of 2013'' or the ``Video CHOICE Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. CARRIAGE DURING RETRANSMISSION CONSENT NEGOTIATION IMPASSE.
Section 325(b)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
325(b)(3)) is ... | Video Consumers Have Options in Choosing Entertainment Act of 2013 or the Video CHOICE Act of 2013 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), if a negotiation for a replacement or extended retransmission consent agreement between a television broadcast station and a mu... | Video CHOICE Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iran Sanctions Loophole Elimination
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS IN
FOREIGN CURRENCIES.
(a) Imposition of Sanctions.--Subtitle B of title II of the Iran
Threat Reduction and Syria Hu... | Iran Sanctions Loophole Elimination Act of 2013 - Amends the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 to direct the President to prohibit the opening, and prohibit or impose strict conditions on the maintaining, in the United States of a correspondent account or a payable-through account by a foreign fi... | Iran Sanctions Loophole Elimination Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Employment Nondiscrimination Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
It is the purpose of this Act--
(1) to provide a comprehensive Federal prohibition of
employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation;
(2) to pro... | Employment Nondiscrimination Act of 1996 - Defines "employee" to exclude uncompensated volunteers. Defines "employer" to: (1) mean an employer with 15 or more employees; and (2) exclude a bona fide private club.
Prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation by covered entities, including an e... | Employment Nondiscrimination Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Head Start on Vaccinations Act''.
SEC. 2. VACCINATION REQUIREMENT.
(a) Head Start Programs.--The first subsection of section 645 of
the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9840) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(6)(A) In this paragraph:
... | Head Start on Vaccinations Act Amends the Head Start Act to prohibit the enrollment of a child in a Head Start or Early Head Start program unless the child's parent or guardian: (1) provides the program with information establishing that the child is vaccinated in accordance with the pediatric vaccine list; or (2) subm... | Head Start on Vaccinations Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pension Restoration Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act--
(1) State; united states.--The terms ``State'' and ``United
States'' have the meanings set forth in paragraph (10) of
section 3 of the Employ... | Pension Restoration Act of 1993 - Establishes a Federal annuity program, administered by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, to compensate participants in private pension plans which were terminated before September 1, 1974, for nonforfeitable pension benefits lost by reason of the termination.
Sets forth provis... | Pension Restoration Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cuban-American Family Rights
Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. TRAVEL BY UNITED STATES NATIONALS AND PERMANENT RESIDENTS TO
VISIT FAMILY MEMBERS IN CUBA.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (c), the President shall not
regulate or prohibit, ... | Cuban-American Family Rights Restoration Act - Prohibits that President from regulating or prohibiting: (1) travel to or from Cuba by any U.S. person; or (2) transactions (baggage, living expenses, personal use goods or services, normal banking transactions) incident to travel for the purpose of visiting a close relati... | To allow United States nationals and permanent residents to visit family members in Cuba, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Corinth Battlefield Preservation Act
of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) in 1996, Congress authorized the establishment and
construction of a center--
(A) to facilit... | Corinth Battlefield Preservation Act of 1999 - Establishes the Corinth Unit of the Shiloh National Military Park in the States of Mississippi and Tennessee to be composed of: (1) the Battery Robinett and the site of the interpretative center authorized under the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996; an... | Corinth Battlefield Preservation Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Caging Prohibition Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON VOTER CAGING.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Voter caging document.--The term ``voter caging
document'' means--
(A) any nonforwardable document that... | Caging Prohibition Act of 2009 - Prohibits state or local election officials from preventing an individual from registering or voting (including by provisional ballot) in any election for federal office, or permitting a formal challenge under state law to an individual's registration status or eligibility to vote in a ... | A bill to prevent voter caging. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In section 1412 of the Department of Defense
Authorization Act, 1986 (Public Law 99-145; 50 U.S.C. 1521),
Congress required the Secretary of Defense to carry out the
destruction of the United State... | Directs the Secretary of the Army to report to specified congressional committees on expenditures for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program since 1986, requiring: (1) an accounting for the various expenses under the Program; and (2) a justification for all Program administrative expenses.
Directs the ... | To require the Secretary of the Army to submit to Congress a report regarding the management of the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program and to require that additional emergency warning sirens be provided for communities near chemical stockpile sites. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial 1-Cent
Coin Redesign Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President, was one of the
Nation's greatest leaders, demonstrating true courage during
... | Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial 1-Cent Coin Redesign Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, during 2009, to issue one-cent coins with the reverse side bearing four different designs representing different aspects of the life of Abraham Lincoln. | To provide for the redesign of the reverse of the Lincoln 1-cent coin in 2009 in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of President Abraham Lincoln. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Corporate Expatriation and
Invest in America's Infrastructure Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO RULES RELATING TO INVERTED CORPORATIONS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 7874 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read ... | Stop Corporate Expatriation and Invest in America's Infrastructure Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise rules for the taxation of inverted corporations (i.e., U.S. corporations that acquire foreign companies to reincorporate in a foreign jurisdiction with income tax rates lower than the United State... | Stop Corporate Expatriation and Invest in America's Infrastructure Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Investing in States to Achieve
Tuition Equality for Dreamers Act of 2014'' or ``IN STATE Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office fo... | Investing in States to Achieve Tuition Equality for Dreamers Act of 2014 or the IN STATE Act of 2014 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to allot grants to states to offer Dreamer students in-state tuition and expand their access to in-state fi... | IN STATE Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. TEACHER RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND TRAINING.
(a) In General.--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;
(2) by redesignating sections 2401 and 2402 as sections
2501 and 25... | Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a new program for teacher recruitment, retention, and training. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to local educational agencies to recruit, retain, and train high-quality teachers through one or more specified types of activities... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to local educational agencies for teacher recruitment, retention, and training, and to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand the program of loan forgiveness for teachers. |
TITLE I_AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION
ESTABLISHMENT ACT
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation Improvement Act of 1994''.
SEC. 102. COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS WITH NATIONAL OCEANIC AND
ATMOSPHERIC ADMINI... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Amendments to National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Establishment Act
Title II: Brownsville Wetlands Policy Center
Title III: Walter B. Jones Center for the Sounds at the
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
Title I: Amendments to National Fish ... | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Improvement Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. CONTINUANCE OF CIVILIAN PAY DURING PERIODS OF LAPSED
APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Continuance of Pay.--Subchapter III of chapter 55 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by redesignating section 5527 as section
5528 and inserting after section 5526 the following:
``Sec. 5527. Continuance of... | Amends Federal civil service law to provide for the continuance of civilian pay at current levels during periods of lapsed appropriations.
Provides for an automatic continuing appropriation for the U.S. Government whenever a regular appropriation bill for a fiscal year does not become law prior to the beginning of suc... | To amend titles 5, 31, and 37 of the United States Code to provide for the continuance of pay and the authority to make certain expenditures and obligations during lapses in appropriations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sunshine for Lobbyists Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. INFORMATION ON FINANCIAL BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Each lobbyist shall make a semiannual report to
the Attorney General of a list of each individual financial benefit
provided directly or indirectly by th... | Sunshine for Lobbyists Act of 1993 - Requires lobbyists to make semi-annual reports to the Attorney General of individual financial benefits provided to a covered legislative branch official, an entity that is established, maintained, or financed by such an official, or any person on behalf of such official that disclo... | Sunshine for Lobbyists Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Assault Weapons Ban and Law
Enforcement Protection Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 921(a)(30) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(30) The term `semiautomatic assault weapon' means any of t... | Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2003 - Amends Federal firearms provisions to revise the definition of "semiautomatic assault weapon" to include conversion kits (for converting a firearm to a semiautomatic assault weapon) and any semiautomatic rifle or pistol that has an ability to accept a det... | A bill to reauthorize the assault weapons ban, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stormwater Control Reform Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT.
Section 402(p) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1342(p)) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (1);
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2)... | Stormwater Control Reform Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to apply permit requirements to stormwater discharges associated with commercial activity.
Exempts, with exceptions, a discharge composed entirely of stormwater from a municipal storm sewer system serving a population of fewer than ... | Stormwater Control Reform Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Seafood Consumer
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. COMMERCIALLY MARKETED SEAFOOD CONSUMER PROTECTION SAFETY NET.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce shall, in coordination
with the Federal Trade Commission and other appropriate Federal
agenc... | Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to strengthen federal activities for ensuring that commercially distributed seafood meets federal food quality and safety requirements.
Directs the Secretary and other appropriate federal agencies to enter into agreements to str... | A bill to strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities with respect to commercially marketed seafood by directing the Secretary of Commerce to coordinate with the Federal Trade Commission and other appropriate Federal agencies to strengthen and coordinate those programs and activities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Poverty Reduction Act''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL PURPOSE OF PROGRAM OF BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES FOR
TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES.
Section 401(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601(a)) is
amended--
(1) by strik... | Child Poverty Reduction Act -Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to: (1) make it an additional purpose of TANF to reduce poverty of families with children in the United States; and (2) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make child pove... | To expand the purposes of the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families to include poverty reduction, and to make grants available under the program for that purpose. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Honoring the Choctaw and Commanche
Code Talkers Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) on April 6, 1917, the United States, after
extraordinary provocations, declared war on Germany and began
what is known as th... | Honoring the Choctaw and Commanche Code Talkers Act - Authorizes the President to award a gold medal on behalf of Congress to the Choctaw and Commanche code talkers in recognition of their contributions in performing a communications operation that assisted in saving countless lives during World War I and World War II. | A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of Congress to the Choctaw and Comanche code talkers in recognition of the contributions provided by those individuals to the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Truth in Voting Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES SECTION 302 AND SECTION
602 ALLOCATIONS AND SUBALLOCATIONS; ADJUSTMENT OF
DISCRETIONARY SPENDING CAPS.
(a) Section 302 Allocations.--Section 302(... | Truth in Voting Act of 1993 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for downward adjustments in Appropriations Committees allocations and suballocations when bills are passed that reduce appropriations and require rescissions. Requires the Congressional Budget Office to provide scorecards for such mea... | Truth in Voting Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Forest Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) A century of fire suppression, logging, and livestock
grazing has altered the ecological balance of New Mexico's
forests.
... | Community Forest Restoration Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to establish a cooperative forest restoration program in New Mexico to provide cost-share grants to stakeholders for experimental forest restoration projects to be designed through a collaborative pr... | Community Forest Restoration Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Explosive Materials Background Check
Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS BACKGROUND CHECKS.
(a) Amendments to Title 18.--Chapter 40 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in section 841--
(A) in subsection (d),... | Explosive Materials Background Check Act - Amends federal criminal code provisions governing the importation, manufacture, distribution, and storage of explosive materials to: (1) include smokeless powder and black powder substitute within the definition of an "explosive" to which such provisions apply; (2) r... | Explosive Materials Background Check Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consequences in Sentencing for Young
Offenders Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The juvenile justice system in this country is built
around an outdated philosophy that places the... | Consequences in Sentencing for Young Offenders Act - Revises provisions of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 regarding grants for correctional facilities (under the violent offender incarceration and truth in sentencing incentive grant program). Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to... | Consequences in Sentencing for Young Offenders Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Working Student Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR WORKING STUDENTS.
(a) Dependent Students.--Section 475(g)(2)(D) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087oo(g)(2)(D)) is amended to read as
follows:
``(D) an income protec... | Working Student Act of 2014 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the income protection allowance for academic year 2015-2016 to: $8,451 for dependent students; $13,135 for independent students without dependents other than a spouse who are single, separated, or mar... | Working Student Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``AmeriCorps School Turnaround Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Students are most successful when they have personal,
attentive support.
(2) Turning schools aro... | AmeriCorps School Turnaround Act of 2015 This bill authorizes a grant program to enable elementary schools, secondary schools, or specified entities that serve low-performing schools to: (1) improve the academic achievement of elementary and secondary school students, and (2) select national service participants and en... | AmeriCorps School Turnaround Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Amtrak Route Closure and Realignment
Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. THE COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--There is established an independent commission
to be known as the ``Total Realignment of Amtrak Commission'' (in this
Act referred to as the ``Commission''... | Amtrak Route Closure and Realignment Act of 1995 - Establishes as an independent commission the Total Realignment of Amtrak Commission.
(Sec. 3) Directs the Commission to: (1) identify Amtrak passenger rail routes which are candidates for closure or realignment based on system-wide economic performance rankings and o... | Amtrak Route Closure and Realignment Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Support Enforcement
Improvements Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. NONLIABILITY FOR DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS PROVIDING FINANCIAL
RECORDS TO STATE CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN
CHILD SUPPORT CASES.
(a) In General.--Notwith... | Child Support Enforcement Improvements Act of 1993 - Makes depository institutions not liable under any Federal or State law to any person for disclosing any financial record of an individual to a State child support enforcement agency attempting to establish, modify, or enforce a child support obligation of such indiv... | Child Support Enforcement Improvements Act of 1993 |
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