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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Anti-Semitism Review Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Acts of anti-Semitism in countries throughout the
world, including some of the world's strongest democracies,
have incr... | Global Anti-Semitism Review Act of 2004 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States Government should continue to support efforts to combat anti-Semitism worldwide through bilateral relationships and interaction with international organizations; and (2) the Department of State should document anti-Sem... | To require a report on acts of anti-Semitism around the world. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop the Sale of Murderabilia to
Protect the Dignity of Crime Victims Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON THE MAILING AND DELIVERY PRIVILEGES OF STATE
AND FEDERAL PRISONERS FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 87 of title ... | Stop the Sale of Murderabilia to Protect the Dignity of Crime Victims Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) restrict the items that a federal prisoner may place in the mail or for delivery; and (2) provide for civil and criminal forfeiture of real or personal property used to commit a crime or obtained... | A bill to amend chapter 87 of title 18, United States Code, to end the terrorizing effects of the sale of murderabilia on crime victims and their families. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bipartisan Commission on Social
Security Reform Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The 2000 Report of the Social Security Board of
Trustees projects that the receipts financing the Social
... | Bipartisan Commission on Social Security Reform Act of 2001 - Establishes in the legislative branch a Bipartisan Commission on Social Security Reform to design a single set of legislative and administrative recommendations for long-range reforms for: (1) restoring the solvency of the Social Security system; and (2) mai... | To establish a Bipartisan Commission on Social Security Reform. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Work Incentive and Self-Sufficiency
Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. RETURN-TO-WORK PROGRAM FOR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INCOME
BENEFICIARIES.
(a) SSDI Work Incentive Threshold.--
(1) In general.--Section 223(a) of the Social Security... | Work Incentive and Self-Sufficiency Act of 1996 - Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to make a variety of specified changes designed to create a work incentive policy for social security disability income (SSDI) beneficiaries by: (1) r... | Work Incentive and Self-Sufficiency Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Housing, Awareness, and
Navigation Demonstration Services for Individuals With Autism Spectrum
Disorders Act of 2009'' or the ``Helping HANDS for Autism Act of
2009''.
TITLE I--AUTISM NAVIGATOR PROGRAM
SEC. 101. AUTISM NAVIGATOR... | Helping Housing, Awareness, and Navigation Demonstration Services for Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorders Act of 2009 or the Helping HANDS for Autism Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration program to award grants to eli... | To increase housing, awareness, and navigation demonstration services (HANDS) for individuals with autism spectrum disorders. |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL REMOTE TEACHER CORPS.
The Secretary of Education may establish the National Remote
Teacher Corps (in this Act referred to as the ``Corps'') to fill
teacher vacancies, reduce class sizes, and improve educational quality
in qualified remote areas.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION AS A... | Authorizes the Secretary of Education to establish the National Remote Teacher Corps of elementary and secondary school teachers to fill vacancies, reduce class sizes, and improve educational quality in certain remote areas in the U.S. territories.
Requires Corps applicants to have at least a bachelor's degree from an... | To establish a National Remote Teacher Corps, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Occupation of Guam Remembrance
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) In August 1978, Public Law 95-348 (section 6; 16 U.S.C.
410dd) established the War in the Pacific National Historical
Park on Guam.
... | Occupation of Guam Remembrance Act This bill directs the National Park Service (NPS) of the Department of the Interior to maintain the memorial wall of the War in the Pacific National Historical Park in Guam. The bill requires the NPS to: notify Guam's Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives and the Governor o... | Occupation of Guam Remembrance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Aviation Safety Enhancement Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. AVIATION SAFETY WHISTLEBLOWER INVESTIGATION OFFICE.
Section 106 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(s) Aviation Safety Whistleblower Investigation Off... | Aviation Safety Enhancement Act of 2008 - Establishes in the Department of Transportation (DOT) an Aviation Safety Whistleblower Investigation Office to receive and assess complaints and information relating to possible violations of aviation safety laws and regulations.
Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviati... | A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to enhance aviation safety. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness in Musical Licensing Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. BUSINESS EXEMPTION.
Section 110(5) of title 17, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
``(5) communication by electronic device of a transmission
embodying a performa... | Fairness in Musical Licensing Act of 1995 - Revises Federal copyright law to provide that communication by electronic device of a transmission embodying a performance or display of a work by the reception of a broadcast, cable, satellite, or other transmission shall not be a copyright infringement unless an admission f... | Fairness in Musical Licensing Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayers' Cancer Research Funding
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF INCOME TAX PAYMENTS TO BREAST AND PROSTATE
CANCER RESEARCH FUND.
(a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to infor... | Taxpayers' Cancer Research Funding Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to designate on their tax returns a $5 contribution to the Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund ($10 for joint returns).
Establishes in the Treasury the Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund to award grants for ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish and provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Law Enforcement Scholarship and
Recruitment Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
``Director'' means the Director of the Bureau of Justice
Assistance.
``educational expenses''--
(A) means expenses... | Law Enforcement Scholarship and Recruitment Act - Directs each State to pay from funds under this Act the Federal share (not more than 60 percent) of the cost of: (1) awarding scholarships to in-service law enforcement personnel for further education; and (2) providing full-time employment in summer or part-time emplo... | Law Enforcement Scholarship and Recruitment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Internet Gambling
Prohibition Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
Section 1081 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by designating the five undesignated paragraphs that
begin with ``The term'' as paragraphs... | Exempts an interactive computer service from liability for: (1) the use of its facilities or services by another person to engage in Internet gambling; or (2) content provided by another person that advertises or promotes an unauthorized gambling activity. | Comprehensive Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sudden Unexpected Death Data
Enhancement and Awareness Act''.
SEC. 2. STILLBIRTH AND SUDDEN DEATHS IN THE YOUNG.
The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section
317L of such Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-13) the following:
``SEC. 317L-1. STI... | Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to continue activities relating to stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), and sudden unexpected death in childhood (SUDC). Require... | Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Parents Corps Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Most parents work and have limited time to volunteer at
the schools their children attend.
(2) A parent's first responsibility is... | National Parents Corps Act of 2008 - Directs the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, subject to the availability of appropriations, to award a grant to a nonprofit entity (to be known as the NPCP Nonprofit Partner) to establish a National Parents Corps program to promote safety a... | To establish a National Parents Corps Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Unlicensed Spectrum Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of th... | Promoting Unlicensed Spectrum Act of 2015 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to ensure that spectrum allocation and assignment produces a balance between radio frequency bands available for: (1) exclusive licensing through an auction, and (2) unlicensed operations on a nonexclusive basis wi... | Promoting Unlicensed Spectrum Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Refugee Women and Children
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. UNITED STATES POLICY CONCERNING OVERSEAS ASSISTANCE TO REFUGEES
AND DISPLACED PERSONS.
(a) Standards for Refugee Women and Children.--The United States
Government, in providing for ove... | Refugee Women and Children Protection Act - Directs the U.S. Government, in providing for overseas assistance and protection of refugees and displaced persons, to address the protection and basic needs of refugee women and children. Requires the Secretary of State to take certain steps concerning such refugees as call... | Refugee Women and Children Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Museum and Library Services
Technical and Conforming Amendments of 1997''.
SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT OF EMPLOYEES.
Section 206 of the Museum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9105
et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsect... | Museum and Library Services Technical and Conforming Amendments of 1997 - Amends the Museum and Library Services Act to authorize the Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services to appoint and compensate technical and professional Institute employees without regard to Federal civil service law, provided th... | Museum and Library Services Technical and Conforming Amendments of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Seniors
from Health Care Fraud Act of 2013''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Seniors are more vulnerable to fraud than the general
population.
(2) Because seniors re... | Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the HHS Office of Inspector General, and the Attorney General to report annually to Congress and the public on health care fra... | Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``VA Acquisition Workforce Improvement
and Streamlining Act''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT TO HIRING AND TRAINING OF ACQUISITION PERSONNEL OF
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Training and Certification Programs.--
(1) Programs.--Not ... | VA Acquisition Workforce Improvement and Streamlining Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement certain training curricula and certification programs for specified logistics, construction, or facilities management employees of VA or the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). The VA may ... | VA Acquisition Workforce Improvement and Streamlining Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom Flat Tax Act''.
SEC. 2. FREEDOM FLAT TAX.
(a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by inserting
after part VII the following new part:
``PART VIII-FREEDOM FLAT TAX
``Sec. 60. Irr... | Freedom Flat Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize an individual and a person engaged in business activity to make an irrevocable election to be subject to a flat tax (in lieu of the existing tax provisions) of 19 percent for the first two years, and 17 percent thereafter.Defines individual and busine... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system. |
SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF STATUS OF CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS AND
RETIREMENT PLANS.
(a) In General.--For purposes of any provision of law--
(1) the organization described in subsection (c)(5)
maintaining the retirement plan of the eligible organization
shall be treated as... | Sets forth rules regarding the status of certain retirement plans maintained by specified types of ecumenical organizations as church plans under the Internal Revenue Code.
Exempts certain of such plans from prohibitions, under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, against commingling specified assets f... | A bill to clarify the status of certain retirement plans and the organizations which maintain the plans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coordinating Water Research for a
Clean Water Future Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL WATER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the President shall begin to implement a Na... | Coordinating Water Research for a Clean Water Future Act of 2012 - Requires the President to begin to implement a National Water Research and Development Initiative through the National Science and Technology Council, the National Water Research Coordination Office, and federal agencies. Requires such Initiative to: (1... | To implement a National Water Research and Development Initiative to ensure clean and reliable water for future generations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness for American Investors Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF DOUBLE TAX ON DIVIDENDS.
(a) Dividends Received by Individuals.--
(1) Credit for tax paid by distributing corporation.--Part
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of th... | Fairness for American Investors Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for a taxpayer other than a corporation in an amount equal to the shareholder credits determined with respect to dividends received from domestic corporations. Sets a maximum amount for the credit. Prohibits the allotti... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the double taxation of dividends. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) Eagle and Pitkin Counties in the State of Colorado
(hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ``Counties'') are
offering to convey to the United States approximately one
thousand three hundred and sev... | Authorizes Eagle and Pitkin Counties in Colorado to offer for exchange to the United States specified lands of the White River National Forest. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the Counties all rights of the United States to specified lands of the Mt. Sopris Tree Nursery (MSTN).
Requires the Secret... | To provide for a land exchange between the Secretary of Agriculture and Eagle and Pitkin Counties in Colorado, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Daniel Webster Congressional
Clerkship Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Each year, many of the most talented law school
graduates in the country begin their legal careers as judicial
law cl... | Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Act of 2008 - Establishes the Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Program for the appointment of individuals who are graduates of accredited law schools to serve as Congressional Clerks in the Senate or House of Representatives.
Requires the Senate Committee on Rules and Admin... | A bill to establish the Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Abuse of Cough Treatments
Act of 2012'' or the ``PACT Act''.
SEC. 2. SALES OF OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS CONTAINING DEXTROMETHORPHAN.
(a) Prohibited Act.--Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331) is amended by addi... | Preventing Abuse of Cough Treatments Act of 2012 or the PACT Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the sale or offering for sale of a drug containing dextromethorphan, and not subject to practitioner supervision requirements, to an individual under age 18, except if the sale is: (1) made pur... | A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prevent the abuse of dextromethorphan, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Elementary and Secondary School
Counseling Improvement Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) elementary and secondary school children are being
subjected to unprecedented social stress... | Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Improvement Act of 1999 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize and expand the elementary school counseling demonstration program to include secondary schools.
Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award program grants to local educationa... | Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Improvement Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Victims Crime Prevention
Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. PREVENTION OF FRAUD FOLLOWING MAJOR DISASTERS.
(a) In General.--Title III of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5141 et seq.) is
amended--
... | Disaster Victims Crime Prevention Act of 1995 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the Attorney General, following the declaration of a major disaster by the President: (1) to consult with the appropriate U.S. Attorney and State and local law enforcement officials to d... | Disaster Victims Crime Prevention Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Prosecutor Ethics Act''.
SEC. 2. ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL PROSECUTORS.
(a) Amendments to Title 28, United States Code.--
(1) General.--Section 530B of title 28, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 5... | Federal Prosecutor Ethics Act - Amends the Federal judicial code to replace provisions regarding ethical standards for attorneys for the Government with ethical standards for Federal prosecutors. Subjects a Federal prosecutor (defined as an attorney employed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) who is directly engaged in... | Federal Prosecutor Ethics Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Post 9-11 GI Jobs Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Veterans make heroic sacrifices to protect our country.
(2) The people of the United States greatly value military
service and recog... | Post 9-11 GI Jobs Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) an increased work opportunity tax credit for hiring post 9-11 veterans and other veterans; and (2) a tax deduction, up to $1,000, for the qualified job training expenses of post 9-11 veterans in the area of green jobs or sustainable manufact... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for hiring post 9-11 veterans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Dialogue on Social Security
Act of 1998''.
TITLE I--NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON SOCIAL SECURITY
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL DIALOGUE.
As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the President, the Speaker... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: National Dialogue on Social Security
Title II: Bipartisan Panel to Design Long-Range Social
Security Reform
National Dialogue on Social Security Act of 1998 -
Title I: National Dialogue on Social Security
- Directs the President, the Speaker of the House of Repre... | National Dialogue on Social Security Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Accountability and Transparency in
Ethics Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. LOBBYING BAN FOR MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF CONGRESS AND
EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS.
(a) In General.--Section 207 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1... | Accountability and Transparency in Ethics Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise post-employment restrictions on former officers, employees, and elected officials of the executive and legislative branches.
Increases from one to two years the ban on lobbying contacts by the following individuals with ... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend the post-employment restrictions on certain executive and legislative branch officers and employees, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act
of 1994''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall design and strike a bronze
medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, to c... | Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to design and strike a bronze medal to commemorate organ and tissue donors and their families.
Makes eligible for the medal any organ or tissue donor or donor's family.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to arrange f... | Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. AMNESTY PERIOD FOR VETERANS TO REGISTER QUALIFYING FIREARMS.
(a) Registration.--Subject to such regulations as the Attorney
General may prescribe, the applicable veteran or a member of the family
of s... | Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2017 This bill provides a 90-day amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record any firearm acquired before October 31, 1968, by a veteran while a member of the Armed Forces stationed outside the con... | Veterans’ Heritage Firearms Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Servicemembers' Family Protection
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. ALLOWANCE TO COVER MONTHLY DEDUCTION FROM BASIC PAY FOR
SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MEMBERS
SERVING IN IRAQ OR AFGHANISTAN.
(a) Allowance to Cov... | Servicemembers' Family Protection Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned, in the case of a member of the Armed Forces who has obtained Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) coverage and who serves in Iraq or Afghanistan at any time during a month, to pay to such member an allowan... | To establish a new allowance for members of the Armed Forces serving in Iraq or Afghanistan to cover the premiums for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance coverage obtained by the members. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Detaining Terrorists to Secure
America Act of 2011''
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following finding:
(1) The United States and its international partners are in
an armed conflict with violent Islamist extremist groups,
... | Detaining Terrorists to Secure America Act of 2011 - Reaffirms that the U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (Guantanamo), is and shall be a location for the detention of individuals in the custody or control of the Department of Defense (DOD) who have engaged in or supported hostilities against the United States o... | A bill to reaffirm the authority of the Department of Defense to maintain United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as a location for the detention of unprivileged enemy belligerents held by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Between the years 1990 and 2000, the population of the
Chesapeake Bay watershed increased 8 percent while impervious
surface cove... | Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require, by January 1, 2009, that each local governmental unit within the Chesapeake Bay watershed that discharges stormwater through a storm sewer system obtain and comply with a permit for municipal or industrial stormwater dis... | To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reduce pollution resulting from impervious surfaces within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arizona Land Exchange Facilitation
Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) when the State of Arizona entered the Union, the State
was granted more than 9,000,000 acres of State trust la... | Requires lands exchanged to be of equal value and sets forth provisions regarding the appraisal process and appraisal dispute resolution.
Subjects conveyances by the United States to the State under this Act to valid existing rights and other interests held by third parties. Subjects conveyances of the State to the Uni... | Arizona Land Exchange Facilitation Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Every year, an estimated 12,000,000 children under the
age of 5 years die, mostly of easily preventable causes, and
about 160,000,000 children are severely or moderately
malnourished throughout the world.
... | Authorizes appropriations for FY 2000 for infant and child health programs under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 that have a direct, measurable, and high impact on reducing the incidence of illness and death among children. Earmarks 25 percent of such funds for programs of U.S.-based, citizen-supported, private vol... | To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 for infant and child health programs under chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Grid Cyber Security Act''.
SEC. 2. CRITICAL ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE.
Part II of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 224. CRITICAL ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE.
``(a) Definitions.--In this ... | Grid Cyber Security Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Federal Power Act to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to: (1) determine whether certain reliability standards are adequate to protect critical electric infrastructure from cyber security vulnerabilities, and (2) order the Electric Reliability Organizat... | An original bill to amend the Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense of the United States against cybersecurity and other threats and vulnerabilities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bankruptcy Amendments of 1997''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 101 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``In this title--'' and inserting ``In this
title:'',
(2) in each paragraph by inserting ``Th... | Bankruptcy Amendments of 1997 - Makes technical corrections to Federal bankruptcy, criminal, and judiciary law. Redefines single asset real estate to exclude family farms, and to increase from $4 million to $15 million the ceiling on the amount of noncontingent, liquidated secured debts on such property. Defines the ... | Bankruptcy Amendments of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Cities Program Authorization
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) More than two-thirds of all petroleum used in the
United States for transportation is imported petroleum.
(2) In 1993, to make... | Clean Cities Program Authorization Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to carry out a Clean Cities program, as a partnership between government and industry, to encourage and accelerate the use of non-petroleum based fuels, alternative fuel vehicles, and other advanced vehicle technologies and practices that ac... | To direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out the Clean Cities program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``New Automobile Voucher Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) 1 out of every 10 jobs in the United States, or about
13,000,000, is related to automobiles.
(2) The automotive sector represents ... | New Automobile Voucher Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of the Treasury the New Automobile Voucher Program.
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) authorize the issuance of a redeemable voucher to a dealer for each person or eligible fleet operator who purchases an eligible new automobile; (2) allow ... | To establish a new automobile voucher program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Perchlorate Community Right-to-Know
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. PERCHLORATE POLLUTION PREVENTION.
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act is amended by inserting
after section 406 (33 U.S.C. 1346) the following:
``SEC. 407. PERCHLORATE POLLUTION PREVENTION... | Perchlorate Community Right-to-Know Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require that information on the discharge and storage of perchlorate be reported to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the appropriate State water pollution control agency.Impose fines on violators.Requires th... | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a perchlorate pollution prevention fund and to establish safety standards applicable to owners and operators of perchlorate storage facilities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Children from Identity
Theft Act''.
SEC. 2. REDUCING IDENTITY FRAUD.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to reduce the
prevalence of synthetic identity fraud, which disproportionally affects
vulnerable populations, such as minors a... | Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to develop a database to facilitate the verification of consumer information upon request by a certified financial institution. Such verification shall be provided only with the consumer's consent and in co... | Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Business Ownership Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the ``National
Commission on Women's Business Ownership'' (hereinafter in this Act
referred to as the ``Commission'').
SEC. 3. DUTIES OF... | Women's Business Ownership Act of 2008 - Establishes the Commission on Women's Business Ownership to review and make recommendations concerning: (1) the status of women business owners nationwide, and the progress made since the 1980 White House Conference on Small Business; (2) the role of the federal government in ai... | To establish the Commission on Women's Business Ownership. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Planning Amendments Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. PROJECT GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES.
(a) Requiring Certain Nondirective Counseling and Referral
Services.--Section 1001 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
300) is amended... | Family Planning Amendments Act of 1993 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require family planning grant and contract recipients to provide nondirective counseling and referrals regarding: (1) prenatal care and delivery; (2) infant care, foster care, and adoption; and (3) termination of pregnancy. Allows a prov... | Family Planning Amendments Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF THE SPECIAL ALLOWANCE FOR LOANS FROM THE PROCEEDS
OF TAX EXEMPT ISSUES.
Section 438(b)(2)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1087-1(b)(2)(B)) is amended--
... | Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act of 2004 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to: (1) reduce certain special allowance payments to holders of student loans; and (2) provide for additional amounts of student loan forgiveness for certain elementary or secondary school teachers of mathematics, science, or special educ... | A bill to reduce the special allowance for loans from the proceeds of tax exempt issues, and to provide additional loan forgiveness for teachers who teach mathematics, science, or special education. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Save the Children Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) thousands of Syrian children face a humanitarian crisis
due to the sustained civil war violence in Syria and have been
displa... | Save the Children Act of 2016 This bill directs the Departments of State, Justice, Homeland Security (DHS), and Health and Human Services to establish the Save the Children program to grant nonimmigrant visas to certain young minor children from Syria between the ages of 3 and 10 to enter and remain in the United State... | Save the Children Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Reserve Reform Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. CONSULTATION BETWEEN FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE AND THE
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, THE DIRECTOR OF THE OMB, AND
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CEA.
Section 2A of the Federal Reserve Act... | Federal Reserve Reform Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to require the Federal Open Market Committee (the Committee) to consult with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers before the Federal Reserve Board submi... | Federal Reserve Reform Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Qualified Personal Service
Corporations Clarification Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO DETERMINATION OF WHETHER CORPORATION IS A
QUALIFIED PERSONAL SERVICE CORPORATION.
(a) Stock Held by Certain Former Employees Taken Into Account.... | Qualified Personal Service Corporations Clarification Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the criteria for determining whether a corporation is a qualified personal service corporation. Includes within the definition of qualified personal service corporation a qualifying corporation substantially a... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that qualified personal service corporations may continue to use the cash method of accounting, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Electronic Access Safety
Enhancement (CEASE) Act''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE BY INTERNET CONTENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES OF
COLLECTION, USE, AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION UNDER
CONTRACTS FOR SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES.
(a) Init... | Children's Electronic Access Safety Enhancement (CEASE) Act - Requires providers of Internet content management services (providers) to notify local educational agencies or other authorities responsible for schools (LEAs), or libraries, of the providers' policies regarding collection, use, and disclosure of information... | A bill to enhance the protection of privacy of children who use school or library computers employing Internet content management services, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Aid Lessons for Domestic
Economic Assistance Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to adapt the lessons of foreign aid to underdeveloped
economies, such as the experience of the Millennium Chall... | Foreign Aid Lessons for Domestic Economic Assistance Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish and implement the Native American Millennium Challenge Demonstration Project through which federal economic development assistance may be provided for certain Native American communities.
Authorizes the Se... | A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a demonstration program to adapt the lessons of providing foreign aid to underdeveloped economies to the provision of Federal economic development assistance to certain similarly situated individuals, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY TO THE TANANA TRIBAL COUNCIL.
(a) Conveyance of Property.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable, but not later than
180 days, after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this Act
as ... | . (Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convey to the Tanana Tribal Council in Tanana, Alaska, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain property (including all land, improvements, and appurtenances) containing 11.25 acres, in the village of Tanana ... | A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Tanana Tribal Council located in Tanana, Alaska, and to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation located in Dillingham, Alaska, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military and Civilian Victims
Payroll Tax Relief Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT TAXES OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND
VICTIMS OF TERRORISTIC OR MILITARY ACTIONS.
(a) Individuals Dying as a Result of Terroristic or Militar... | Military and Civilian Victims Payroll Tax Relief Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from income and employment taxes any individual who dies as a result of wounds, injury, or illness incurred as a result of terroristic or military action. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide income and employment tax relief for military and civilian victims of terroristic or military action. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Communities Helping Invest through
Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2016'' or the
``CHIP IN for Vets Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON ACCEPTANCE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS OF DONATED FACILITIES AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS.
... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 7, 2016. Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2016 or the CHIP IN for Vets Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a five-year pilot ... | Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF
THE FLATHEAD IRRIGATION PROJECT, MONTANA.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to preserve and protect
the viability and sustainability of the family farms and ranches of the
Jocko Valley, Camas Valley, and Mission Valley, ... | Directs the Secretary of the Interior, within one year after the enactment of this Act, to offer to enter into a contract with the irrigation district for the Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana, under which the district will operate and manage the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project, including the right to use permane... | A bill to provide for the preservation and sustainability fo the family farm through the transfer of responsibility for operation and maintenance of the Flathead Irrigation Project, Montana. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Anti-Semitism Review Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Acts of anti-Semitism in countries throughout the world,
including some of the world's strongest democracies, have increased
signif... | Global Anti-Semitism Review Act of 2004 - (Sec. 3) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should continue to support efforts to combat anti-Semitism worldwide through bilateral relationships and interaction with international organizations such as the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Eu... | A bill to require a report on acts of anti-Semitism around the world. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Composting Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE COORDINATION OF COMPOSTING.
(a) Composting Program.--Subtitle F of title XIV of the Food,
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-624;
104 Stat. 3619) is amen... | National Composting Act of 1994 - Amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to appoint a national composting coordinator to develop source-separated composting programs, guidelines, and related activities.
Authorizes appropriations.
Directs the Secretary ... | National Composting Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Standards for Internet Non-
Censorship Act of 2010'' or the ``SINC Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Internet has been a tremendous force for freedom
and economic development worldwide.
... | Standards for Internet Non-Censorship Act of 2010 or the SINC Act of 2010 - Declares it to be the sense of Congress that: (1) the President should establish interim minimum standards of non-censorship for Internet search providers and create programs to restrict access to domestic online information by providers determ... | To authorize the Federal Communications Commission to issue regulations against the censorship of Internet search results, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Florida Coast Protection Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT REQUIREMENTS.
Section 307(c)(3) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16
U.S.C. 1456(c)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Ne... | (Sec. 3) Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to remove provisions: (1) exempting any area of the outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico from a requirement to submit a development and production plan before development and production under an oil and gas lease; and (2) allowing the Secretary of the Inter... | Florida Coast Protection Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Commonwealth of
Australia Free Trade Agreement Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Economic growth in the United States has been
considerably enhanced by bilateral agreements to ... | United States-Commonwealth of Australia Free Trade Agreement Act of 2001 - Declares it to be U.S. policy to seek the elimination of tariff and nontariff barriers in order to achieve more open market access, on a reciprocal basis, to internationally-traded goods and services, through bilateral free trade agreements with... | A bill to authorize the negotiation of a Free Trade Agreement with the commonwealth of Australia, and to provide for expedited congressional consideration of such an agreement. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Elementary and Secondary School
Emergency Preparedness Planning Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) There is an immediate need for comprehensive and
coordinated emergency preparedness planning support for loca... | Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Preparedness Planning Act - Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a competitive program to make grants for emergency preparedness planning and implementation to local educational agencies and districts located in areas under a high threat of terrorist a... | To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a competitive program to make emergency preparedness planning and implementation grants to local educational districts/agencies located in areas under a high threat of terrorist attacks, natural disasters, or public health emergencies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Suburban and Community Forestry and
Open Space Program Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. SUBURBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY AND OPEN SPACE PROGRAM.
The Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following... | Suburban and Community Forestry and Open Space Program Act of 2005 - Amends the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to establish in the Forest Service the Suburban and Community Forestry and Open Space Program, which shall provide cost-share grants to preserve private forest land, contain suburban sprawl, and s... | To amend the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to establish a program to provide assistance to States and nonprofit organizations to preserve suburban forest land and open space and contain suburban sprawl. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chronic Wasting Disease Support for
States Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Chronic wasting disease.--The term ``chronic wasting
disease'' means the animal disease afflicting deer and elk
that--
... | Chronic Wasting Disease Support for States Act of 2002 - Defines "chronic wasting disease" as a transmissible disease of the nervous system afflicting deer and elk.Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish and maintain the official national database for surveillance and monitoring data regarding chronic wastin... | To provide for a multi-agency cooperative effort to encourage further research regarding the causes of chronic wasting disease and methods to control the further spread of the disease in deer and elk herds, to monitor the incidence of the disease, to support State efforts to control the disease, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Transform America
Transaction Fee Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) An effective stimulus plan meets the criteria of job
creation, fiscal responsibility, fairness, targeting of unme... | Comprehensive Transform America Transaction Fee Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct an in-depth study on the implementation of a transaction fee in the United States to replace all existing Federal taxes. Sets forth guidelines for such study, including: (1) an identification of the transactio... | To require a study and comprehensive analytical report on transforming America by reforming the Federal tax code through elimination of all Federal taxes on individuals and corporations and replacing the Federal tax code with a transaction fee-based system. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Individual Health Insurance
Marketplace Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Before the passage of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (Public Law 114-148) in 2010, Americans
... | Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act This bill establishes and provides funds for an individual market stabilization reinsurance program to be administered in each state by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Under the program, HHS shall make reinsurance payments to... | Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act |
TITLE I--THE DISABLED VETERANS MEMORIAL
SECTION 101. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH MEMORIAL.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 3(c) of Public Law 99-652,
as amended (40 U.S.C. 1003(c)), the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial
Foundation is authorized to establish a memorial on Federal land in the
District of Colu... | (Sec. 101) Prohibits Federal funds from being used to pay any expense of the establishment of the memorial.
Title II: Commemorative Works Act Amendments
- Commemorative Works Clarification and Revision Act of 2000 - Amends the Commemorative Works Act of 1986 to: (1) state as one of the Act's purposes encouraging the l... | A bill to authorize the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental and Economic Benefits
Restoration Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. STATE AND PRIVATE FOREST LANDSCAPE-SCALE RESTORATION PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109a) is amended to read as... | Environmental and Economic Benefits Restoration Act of 2016 This bill amends the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to direct the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a landscape-scale restoration program to provide financial and technical assistance for landscape-scale restoration projects on state, ... | Environmental and Economic Benefits Restoration Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Responsible Reinvestment Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. ESTATE TAX REPEAL MADE PERMANENT.
Section 901 of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation
Act of 2001 shall not apply to title V of such Act.
SEC. 3. INCREASED EXPENSING FOR SMALL BUSINESS.
... | Responsible Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Makes permanent the repeal of the estate tax.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase to $500,000 the maximum expensing allowance for depreciable business assets; (2) allow first-year expensing of manufacturing and agricultural property; (3) allow a 20% tax deduction fo... | To provide tax relief for small businesses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration Technical Corrections
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ``INA'' means the Immigration and Nationality
Act.
(2) The term ``IIRIRA'' means the Illegal Immigration
... | Immigration Technical Corrections Act of 1997- Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) with respect to: (1) status adjustment admission date; (2) classes of aliens ineligible to receive visas (firearm offenses and aggravated felons), and deportable aliens; (3) expedited removal of aliens convicted of aggravat... | Immigration Technical Corrections Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR TAX LAW ENFORCEMENT
RELATING TO HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKING.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated
$4,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 for the purpose of establishing
an office... | Authorizes appropriations to establish an office in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to investigate and prosecute violations of tax laws by individuals under investigation for criminal commercial sex activity.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase criminal monetary and other penalties for attempts to evade or... | To authorize appropriations for the purpose of establishing an office within the Internal Revenue Service to focus on violations of the internal revenue laws by persons who are under investigation for conduct relating to commercial sex acts, and to increase the criminal monetary penalty limitations for the underpayment... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Law Enforcement Science and
Technology Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE; DIRECTOR.
(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the Department
of Justice under the Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice
Programs, an Office o... | (Sec. 3) Declares that the mission of OST shall be to: (1) serve as the national focal point for work on law enforcement technology; and (2) carry out programs to improve the safety and effectiveness of, and access to, technology to assist Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies.
Sets forth the duties of OST... | Law Enforcement Science and Technology Act of 2000 |
PROGRAM.
(a) Waiver of Existing Grazing Permit or Lease.--A permittee or
lessee may waive to the Secretary, at any time, a valid existing
grazing permit or lease authorizing commercial livestock grazing on
Federal lands.
(b) Cancellation of Waived Grazing Permit or Lease.--The Secretary
shall cancel grazin... | Multiple-Use Conflict Resolution Act of 2005 - Establishes a voluntary grazing permit and lease buyout program for commercial livestock operators on federal land. Sets forth land priorities if funds are insufficient to meet all buyouts.
Provides for: (1) voluntary donation of grazing permits; (2) county transitional p... | To provide compensation to livestock operators who voluntarily relinquish a grazing permit or lease on Federal lands where conflicts with other multiple uses render livestock grazing impractical, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Agua Fria National
Monument Technical Corrections Act of 2002''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Boundary ... | Agua Fria National Monument Technical Corrections Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management, to modify: (1) the boundaries of the Agua Fria National Monument to exclude specified parcels of public and private land; and (2) the Monument's western boundary to be at least 4... | To modify the boundaries of the Agua Fria National Monument in the State of Arizona to clarify Bureau of Land Management administrative responsibilities regarding the Monument, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Veterans Home Modernization
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE HOMES.
(a) Prohibition on Approval of New Grants for New Construction That
Would Expand the Number of Beds in State Homes in a State.--Sectio... | State Veterans Home Modernization Act of 2007 - Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from approving any application for financial assistance for a construction project at a state veterans' home that is submitted 730 days after the enactment of this Act if the Secretary determines that the construction would resu... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to accept new applications for grants for State home construction projects to authorize the Secretary to award grants for construction of facilities used in non-institutional care programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Wetlands Conservation Credit
Procedures Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) according to the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, approximately 170,200,000 acres of wetlands existed in
... | Alaska Wetlands Conservation Credit Procedures Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide that specified guidelines for disposal sites for the discharge of dredged and fill material into navigable waters for States with substantial conserved wetlands areas: (1) shall not include requiremen... | Alaska Wetlands Conservation Credit Procedures Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Systemic Risk Designation
Improvement Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended by striking
the item relating to section 113 an... | Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to authorize the Financial Stability Oversight Council to determine that a bank holding company shall be subject to enhanced supervision and prudential standards by the Board of Governors of the Fede... | Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Childhood Immunizations Improvement
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM REGARDING CHILDHOOD
IMMUNIZATIONS.
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243
et seq.), as amended by section 308 ... | Childhood Immunizations Improvement Act of 1993 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States to carry out demonstration projects to provide children, without charge, immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases. Authorizes appropriations ... | Childhood Immunizations Improvement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Education Funding Act''.
SEC. 2. FORMULA CHANGES.
(a) Amount of Grants.--Subsection (a) of section 1005 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by inserting ``an... | Equal Education Funding Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to revise the formula for determining the amount of grants to States under the chapter 1 title I program for educationally disadvantaged children.
Adds definitions for such basic grant program, including an average per pupil effort... | Equal Education Funding Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Honoring Investments in Recruiting
and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2015'' or the ``HIRE
Vets Act''.
SEC. 2. HIRE VETS MEDALLION PROGRAM.
(a) Program Established.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secre... | Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2015 or the HIRE Vets Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to establish a HIRE Vets Medallion Program to solicit voluntary information from employers for purposes of recognizing, by the award of a HIRE Vets Medallion, verified e... | HIRE Vets Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child
Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The demand for child pornography harms children because it
drives production, which involves severe child sexual abuse ... | Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify procedures for determining the amount of mandatory restitution in child pornography cases. If a defendant is convicted of trafficking in child pornography, then the court must order mandato... | Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Seniors as Volunteers in Our Schools
Act''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a
repeal of, a section or other provision, the referenc... | Seniors as Volunteers in Our Schools Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require that appropriately qualified senior citizens be given an opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for: (1) State Governors', local, and national programs for drug and violence prevention; (2) p... | A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that seniors are given an opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for certain programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Adolescent Web Awareness Requires
Education Act'' or the ``AWARE Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Internet is an invaluable tool that is critical to
the ability of the Nation ... | Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education Act or the AWARE Act - Directs the Attorney General to award grants to local educational agencies (LEAs), partnerships between states and LEAs, nonprofit organizations, or consortia of elementary and secondary schools that collaborate with such entities to carry out an age-ap... | To promote Internet safety education and cybercrime prevention initiatives, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Facilitating Investments in Local
Markets Act'' or the ``FILM Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL EXPENSING RULES FOR CERTAIN FILM AND
TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS; SPECIAL EXPENSING FOR LIVE
THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS.
(a) In Genera... | Facilitating Investments in Local Markets Act or the FILM Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the expensing of the costs of qualified film and television productions, to: (1) extend through 2016 provisions allowing such expensing, and (2) allow such expensing for the costs of certain live theatrical p... | FILM Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Prairie Conservation Act''.
SEC. 2. CROP PRODUCTION ON NATIVE SOD.
(a) Federal Crop Insurance.--Section 508(o) of the Federal Crop
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(o)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (A) and ... | American Prairie Conservation Act This bill amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act and the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to modify provisions, known as sodsaver provisions, that reduce benefits under the Department of Agriculture (USDA) crop insurance and noninsured crop disaster assistance pro... | American Prairie Conservation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Secret Service Authorization and
Technical Modification Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. INTERFERENCE WITH NATIONAL SPECIAL SECURITY EVENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 1752 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
... | Secret Service Authorization and Technical Modification Act of 2005 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise prohibitions on entering or remaining in areas the President or other person protected by the Secret Service is visiting. Prohibits willfully and knowingly entering or remaining in such an area that is restr... | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to certain activities of the Secret Service, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Excellence in Education Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS
In this Act:
(1) Core curriculum.--The term ``core curriculum'' means
curriculum in subjects such as reading and writing, language
arts, mathematics, social science... | Excellence in Education Act of 1999 - Authorizes appropriations for a program of grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for the construction of new public elementary school and secondary school facilities.
Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award such grants if the applicant LEAs: (1) reduce class and scho... | Excellence in Education Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arbitration Fairness Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Federal Arbitration Act (now enacted as chapter 1
of title 9 of the United States Code) was intended to apply to
disputes betwee... | Arbitration Fairness Act of 2018 This bill prohibits a predispute arbitration agreement from being valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment dispute, consumer dispute, antitrust dispute, or civil rights dispute. | Arbitration Fairness Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wild Monongahela Act: A National
Legacy for West Virginia's Special Places''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS, MONONGAHELA NATIONAL FOREST, WEST
VIRGINIA.
(a) Designation.--In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness
Act (16 U.S.C... | Wild Monongahela Act: A National Legacy for West Virginia's Special Places - Designates specified federal lands in the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia, as wilderness and as either a new component, or as an addition to an existing component, of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
Modifies the bounda... | To designate as wilderness additional National Forest System lands in the Monongahela National Forest in the State of West Virginia, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``COPS Improvements Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. COPS GRANT IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (c);
... | COPS Improvements Act of 2015 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to codify the establishment of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice (DOJ). It revises and reauthorizes through FY2020 the Community Oriented and Policing Services program.... | COPS Improvements Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Labor Relations
Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. PREVENTING EXCESSIVE DELAYS IN INITIAL COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENTS.
Section 8 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
... | National Labor Relations Modernization Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to set forth special procedural requirements for reaching an initial collective bargaining agreement following certification or recognition of an individual or labor organization as the elected exclusive collective bargaining represent... | To amend the National Labor Relations Act to require employers to provide labor organizations with equal access to employees prior to an election regarding representation, to prevent delays in initial collective bargaining, and to strengthen enforcement against intimidation of employees by employers. |
SECTION 1. REFERENCES TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this Act an
amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to or repeal of a
section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be
made to that section or other provision of the Social Security Ac... | Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act with respect to the home- and community-based care program to: (1) revise income and disability eligibility requirements; (2) limit the number of States which may participate in such program; (3) permit States to limit the number of individuals who may receive pro... | A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the program related to home and community based care. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Southern Ute and Colorado
Intergovernmental Agreement Implementation Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress, after review and in recognition of the
purposes and uniqueness of the Intergovernmental Agreement between the
So... | Southern Ute and Colorado Intergovernmental Agreement Implementation Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to treat the Southern Ute Indian Tribe as a State for purposes of implementing and enforcing air quality control programs for their Reservation, as developed in the Inte... | A bill to provide for the implementation of air quality programs developed in accordance with an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and the State of Colorado concerning Air Quality Control on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act shall be cited as the ``Depository Institution Service
Corporation Reform Act of 1994''.
TITLE I--BANK SERVICE CORPORATION ACT AMENDMENTS
SEC. 101. SERVICE CORPORATION REFORMS.
The Bank Service Corporation Act (Public Law 87-856, 76 Stat. 1132,
12 U.S.C. 1861 e... | Depository Institution Service Corporation Reform Act of 1994 -
Title I: Bank Service Corporation Act Amendments
- Amends the Bank Service Corporation Act to place insured depository institutions under its jurisdiction and rename such Act the "Depository Institutions Service Corporation Act."
Allows an insured depo... | Depository Institution Service Corporation Reform Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF 2001 TAX RELIEF.
(a) In General.--Section 901 of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief
Reconciliation Act of 2001 is amended by striking ``December 31, 2012''
both places it appears and ins... | Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2012 - Extends through 2013: (1) the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, and (2) the reduction in the tax rates for dividend and capital gain income enacted by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend for an ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily extend tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003, to provide for temporary alternative minimum tax relief, to extend increased expensing limitations, and to provide instructions for tax reform. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Security Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAM TO ASSIST DISCHARGED MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES TO OBTAIN TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT AS LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
(a) Training and Placement Program.--Cha... | Community Security Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a program to assist members of the armed forces who are involuntarily separated from active duty after six or more years of continuous active duty to obtain training and employment as local government law enforcement officers. Directs the Se... | Community Security Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL
RESTORATION ACTIVITIES.
(a) Establishment of Restoration Advisory Boards.--Section 2705 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding after subsection (c)
the following:
``(d) Restoration Advisory Board.--In lieu o... | Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to establish a restoration advisory board in connection with any military installation at which environmental restoration activities are planned. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to facilitate the participation of private individuals on technical review committees and restora... | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide assistance to promote public participation in defense environmental restoration activities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``East Timor Repatriation and Security
Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) An estimated 100,000 East Timorese refugees remain in
West Timor, where they fled or were forcibly driven by militia
... | Prohibits resumption of U.S. military relations with, and military assistance for, the armed forces of the Republic of Indonesia suspended by the President on September 9, 1999, until the President certifies to Congress that the Government of Indonesia provides for: (1) the territorial integrity of East Timor; (2) the ... | East Timor Repatriation and Security Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Professional Sports Integrity and
Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' mean... | Professional Sports Integrity and Accountability Act - Prohibits a professional sports league from any involvement in a professional sports event without adopting and enforcing a testing policy for performance-enhancing drugs.
Requires each such league to adopt policies and procedures that: (1) proscribe the use of pr... | A bill to provide for integrity and accountability in professional sports. |
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