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SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL MONITORING AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE TROUBLED
ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM.
Section 114 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12
U.S.C. 5224) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(c) Additional Monitoring and Accountability.--
... | Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) establish an electronic database using data from specified sources to monitor the use of Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds by institutions receiving financial assistance or procurement contracts; and ... | To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to provide for additional monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Asset Relief Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Point Reyes Farmland Protection Act
of 1999''.
SEC. 2. POINT REYES FARMLAND PROTECTION.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Eligible lands.--
(A) In general.--The term ``eligible lands'' means
parcels ... | Point Reyes Farmland Protection Act of 1999 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to eligible entities to provide the Federal share of the cost of purchasing permanent conservation easements on eligible lands (specified parcels of land in Marin and Sonoma Counties in California) from willing sellers... | Point Reyes Farmland Protection Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Protection and
Preparedness Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. RAIL SPILL PREPAREDNESS FUND.
(a) In General.--Chapter 51 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 5110 the following:
``Sec. 5111. Rail spill preparedness fund
... | Community Protection and Preparedness Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT), annually, to impose a $1,500 fee for each DOT-111 specification railroad tank car used to transport Class 3 flammable liquids during the previous fiscal year that did not meet DOT-117, DOT-117P, or DOT-117R spec... | Community Protection and Preparedness Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Railroad Unemployment Insurance
Amendments Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. WAITING PERIOD FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
Section 2(a)(1)(A) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act is
amended to read as follows:
``(A) Payment of Unemployment Benefits.--
... | Railroad Unemployment Insurance Amendments Act of 1994 - Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to revise the waiting period for unemployment benefits. Permits an employee to receive up to seven days of unemployment benefits during the first registration period during a time of continued unemployment, under sp... | Railroad Unemployment Insurance Amendments Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Drug Review, Utilization,
Good Governance Improvement Act'' or the ``Medicaid DRUG Improvement
Act''.
SEC. 2. MEDICAID DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW.
(a) State Plan Requirement.--Section 1902(a) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is am... | Medicaid Drug Review, Utilization, Good Governance Improvement Act or the Medicaid DRUG Improvement Act This bill requires state Medicaid programs to establish drug-review and utilization requirements for enrollees, particularly with respect to opioid prescriptions. Drug use review programs must also identify prescribi... | Medicaid Drug Review, Utilization, Good Governance Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Technology, Equality and
Accessibility in College and Higher Education Act'' or the ``TEACH
Act''.
SEC. 2. GUIDELINES FOR ACCESSIBLE ELECTRONIC INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
AND RELATED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INSTITUTIONS OF
HIG... | Technology, Equality and Accessibility in College and Higher Education Act or the TEACH Act - Directs the Access Board to develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (IHEs). Requires those guidelines to: (1) include per... | TEACH Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stewardship End Result Contracting
Project Act''.
SEC. 2. STEWARDSHIP END RESULT CONTRACTING PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--Title IV of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act
of 2009 is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 4004 (16 U.S.C. 730... | Stewardship End Result Contracting Project Act - Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to authorize the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to enter into stewardship contracting projects with private persons or other public or private entities to perform services to achieve land manag... | Stewardship End Result Contracting Project Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Spectrum Relocation Fund Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL USES OF SPECTRUM RELOCATION FUND.
(a) In General.--Section 118 of the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 928) is
amended--
(1) b... | Spectrum Relocation Fund Act of 2015 This bill amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to make amounts available from the Spectrum Relocation Fund (SRF) for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to pay federal entities for research and development activities to improve... | Spectrum Relocation Fund Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Tribal Justice Technical and
Legal Assistance Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds and declares that--
(1) there is a government-to-government relationship between
the United States and Indian tribes;
(2) India... | Prohibits Federal agencies from offsetting funds made available for Indian tribal court membership organizations or Indian legal services organizations against other funds otherwise available for use in connection with technical or legal assistance to tribal justice systems or members.
Authorizes appropriations.
Title ... | Indian Tribal Justice Technical and Legal Assistance Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``The TEACHER-Tax Credit Act''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR TEACHING EXPENSES, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
EXPENSES, AND INTEREST ON HIGHER EDUCATION LOANS OF
PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part... | TEACHER-Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide an annual credit of up to $1,000 to public kindergarten, elementary, and secondary school teachers, instructors, counselors, aides, and principals for: (1) qualified education expenses; (2) qualified professional development expenses; and (3) interest... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to public elementary and secondary school teachers by providing a tax credit for teaching expenses, professional development expenses, and student education loans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Positive Aging Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO SUPPORT INTEGRATION OF MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES IN PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS.
Subpart 3 of part B of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 290bb-31 et seq.) is amende... | Positive Aging Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to : (1) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to public and private nonprofit entities for projects to demonstrate ways of integrating mental health services for older adults into primary care settings and for multidisciplina... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mental Health Parity Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. PLAN PROTECTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS.
(a) Permissible Coverage Limits Under a Group Health Plan.--
(1) Aggregate lifetime limits.--
(A) In general.--With respec... | Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 - Requires a group health plan that applies an aggregate lifetime (or annual) limit for medical or surgical services, if the plan also provides a mental health benefit, to include mental health payments in that limit or establish a separate aggregate lifetime (or annual) limit for menta... | Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Housing Identity Exception for
the Lives of Domestic Violence Victims Act'' or the ``SHIELD Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE MCKINNEY-VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT.
Section 423(a) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 11383(a)) i... | Safe Housing Identity Exception for the Lives of Domestic Violence Victims Act - SHIELD Act - Amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to prohibit disclosure of the personally identifying information of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. | To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to protect the personally identifying information of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Natural Disaster Housing Reform Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. HUD AS LEAD AGENCY IN CASES OF DISASTERS RESULTING IN LONG-TERM
HOUSING NEEDS.
(a) In General.--It is the policy of the United States that the
Department of Housing and Urban Develop... | Natural Disaster Housing Reform Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Makes the Department of Housing and Urban Development the primary federal agency responsible for coordinating and administering housing assistance in connection with any major disaster that will result in long-term housing needs.
Prescribes guidelines for the Secr... | To provide for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to coordinate Federal housing assistance efforts in the case of disasters resulting in long-term housing needs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Savings Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. CONSUMER FINANCIAL PRODUCTS PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall
carry out a 5-year pilot program to develop innovative consumer
financial products that encourage sav... | Military Savings Act of 2013 - Requires the Under Secretary of Defense (DOD) to carry out a five-year pilot program at at least 10 military installations to develop innovative consumer financial products that encourage savings and wealth-creation among members of the Armed Forces on active duty. Authorizes products de... | Military Savings Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sex Crime Re-Entry EvaluatioN
(SCREEN) Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. SENTENCE OF SPECIAL CONFINEMENT FOR THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL
PREDATION AUTHORIZED.
Section 3551(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended as
follows:
(1) in p... | Sex Crime Re-Entry EvaluatioN (SCREEN) Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to allow a court to impose on a defendant who has been convicted of a serious sex crime, including aggravated sexual abuse, sex-related murder, and sexual exploitation of children, a term of special confinement, in addition to the sen... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit a court to sentence an offender who is determined to be sexually dangerous to a term of special confinement for the prevention of sexual predation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water
System Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) there are insufficient water supplies available to
residents of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in ... | Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 1995 (sic) - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to plan, design, construct, operate, maintain, and replace a municipal, rural, and industrial water system, to be known as the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System and to consist of specified facilities. Directs t... | Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nutrition Coordinators for Local
Healthy Youth Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR NUTRITION COORDINATORS.
Section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1788) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (m); and
... | Nutrition Coordinators for Local Healthy Youth Act This bill amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to establish a Department of Agriculture program to award grants to local educational agencies to appoint nutrition coordinators with a background in nutrition education, dietetics, or nutrition program management. The... | Nutrition Coordinators for Local Healthy Youth Act |
OF INTERCIRCUIT CONFLICTS.
(a) Special Panel.--Section 46 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by amending the section heading to read as follows:
``Sec. 46. Assignment of judges; panels; hearings; Intercircuit Court;
quorum'';
(2) in subsection (d)--
... | Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 1993 - Divides the current U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into the following two circuits: (1) the Ninth Circuit, composed of the States of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Northern and East... | Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Air Medical Service Safety
Improvement Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. INCREASING SAFETY FOR HELICOPTER AND FIXED-WING EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICE OPERATORS AND PATIENTS.
(a) Compliance Regulations.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided ... | Air Medical Service Safety Improvement Act of 2009 - Requires helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft certificate holders providing emergency medical services, if there is a medical crew on board, without regard to whether there are patients on board, to comply with federal safety operating requirements governing commuter a... | A bill to increase the safety of the crew and passengers in air ambulances. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Spokane Tribe of Indians of the
Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) from 1927 to 1931, at the direction of Congress, the
Corps of Engineers inves... | Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act - Establishes in the Treasury the Spokane Tribe of Indians Settlement Fund Account.Requires the payment of compensation to the Spokane Tribe for the use of their lands for the generation of hydropower from the Gra... | A bill to provide for equitable compensation of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation in settlement of claims of the Tribe concerning the contribution of the Tribe to the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Deep Water Outfall Treatment Systems
Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) States that are insular areas, including the
territories of the United States, have geographical,
geological, ... | Deep Water Outfall Treatment Systems Act of 1996 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize an eligible State to initiate, expand, or continue a study of the marine environment of coastal areas to determine the feasibility of constructing a deep water outfall for any publicly owned treatment work (PO... | Deep Water Outfall Treatment Systems Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Competition in Foreign Commerce
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) The United States makes substantial contributions and
provides significant funding for major internation... | Fair Competition in Foreign Commerce Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to report to the President and to appropriate congressional committees on a strategic plan for requiring the use of independent third-party procurement monitoring and other international procurement reforms with respect to U.S. participati... | Foreign Competition in Foreign Commerce Act |
48 on January 23, 1991, by a
vote of 418-0, condemning ``the flagrant and deliberate
violations'' by Iraq resulting in the brutal torture and
inhumane treatment of United States prisoners of war during
that war, and the Senate, also in response to the patent abuse
of the pri... | Prisoner of War Protection Act of 2003 - Declares it is U.S. policy to: (1) search out and try in U.S. courts any persons who have mistreated (including willfully killing, torturing, or treating inhumanely) U.S. prisoners of war during the First and Second Gulf Wars; and (2) hold liable countries that commit grave brea... | To provide for the payment of claims of United States prisoners of war in the First Gulf War, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``China Market Access and Export
Opportunities Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act--
(1) to authorize the President of the United States to
raise tariffs on imports from the People's Republic of ... | China Market Access and Export Opportunities Act of 1997 - Directs the President to increase the rate of duty with respect to one or more products of China if it is determined that China is not: (1) according adequate trade benefits to the United States; or (2) taking adequate steps or making significant proposals to b... | China Market Access and Export Opportunities Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Native American
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2000''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Restrictio... | (Sec. 11) Amends NAHASDA to repeal the requirement regarding the certification of compliance with subsidy layering requirements with respect to housing assisted with grant amounts provided under the Act. | Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Toxic Flame Retardant Prohibition
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Chemicals known as brominated flame retardants are
widely used throughout the United States. To meet stringent
fire standards, man... | Toxic Flame Retardant Prohibition Act - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit the manufacture, processing, or distribution in commerce of a product, or a flame-retarded part of a product, containing more than one percent of pentabrominated diphenyl ethers or octabrominated diphenyl ethers by mass.
Requir... | To prohibit the manufacture, processing, or distribution in commerce of pentabrominated diphenyl ethers and octabrominated diphenyl ethers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oceans Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the
Commission on Ocean Policy established under section 4.
(2) Coastal state.--The term ``coastal State'' mea... | Oceans Act of 1998 - Requires that the Congress and the President, after considering the Commission report under this Act, develop a coordinated, comprehensive, and long-range national policy for the use and stewardship of ocean and coastal resources for the benefit of the United States, including a plan to meet the re... | Oceans Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. EVALUATION AND CONSOLIDATION OF DUPLICATIVE GREEN BUILDING
PROGRAMS WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Administrative expenses.--
(A) In general.--The term ``administrative
expenses'' has the meaning given t... | This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to report on and make public the outcomes of specified green building programs administered by DOE and listed in the Government Accountability Office's "2012 Annual Report: Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and Enhance... | A bill to require the evaluation and consolidation of duplicative green building programs within the Department of Energy. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe and Reliable Air Travel Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Sequestration is having a devastating effect on the
Nation's air traffic control system.
(2) Sequestration imposes a reducti... | Safe and Reliable Air Travel Act of 2013 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to exempt from reduction, under any sequestration ordered by the President, funds made available for the operation of: (1) air traffic control towers by the Federal Aviation Admini... | Safe and Reliable Air Travel Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF DUTY-FREE TREATMENT UNDER GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF
PREFERENCES.
(a) In General.--Section 505 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2465) is amended by striking ``June 30, 1999'' and inserting ``June 30,
2004''.
(b) Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--The amendment... | Provides, upon request filed with the Customs Service, for the liquidation or reliquidation (refund of duties) on entries of articles to which duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences would have applied if such entry had been made on June 30, 1999, and that was made after such date, but before en... | An original bill to extend the Generalized System of Preferences. |
SECTION 1. REPORT ON ACTIONS TO ACHIEVE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN
DEVELOPMENT OF THEATER MISSILE DEFENSES.
Not later than June 1, 1994, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to Congress a report on steps that can be taken by the United States to
achieve greater cooperation from allies of the Un... | Directs the Secretary of Defense, by June 1, 1994, to report to the Congress on steps that can be taken by the United States to achieve greater cooperation from U.S. allies and international organizations for the payment of the costs involved in the development and production of theater missile defense (TMD) systems.
... | A bill to achieve greater cooperation from allies of the United States and international organizations for the payment of the costs involved in the development and production of Theater Missile Defense systems; and to amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a Theater Missile Defense Cooperation Account. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``The Veterans Certification and
Licensure Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CERTIFICATION, CREDENTIALING,
AND LICENSURE.
(a) Establishment.--There is established within the Department of
Labor a committee to be known a... | Veterans Certification and Licensure Act of 2006 - Establishes within the Department of Labor the Veterans Advisory Committee on Certification, Credentialing, and Licensure to carry out a national program to: (1) facilitate the transition of members of the Armed Forces from active-duty service to employment in the priv... | To establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Certification, Credentialing, and Licensure. |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR CERTAIN HOME PURCHASES.
(a) Elimination of First-Time Homebuyer Requirement.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 36 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``who is a
first-time homebuyer of a principal residence'' and inserting
... | Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the first-time homebuyer tax credit to: (1) extend such credit to all purchasers of a principal residence (currently, limited to first-time homebuyers); (2) extend such credit and its waiver of recapture provisions (for sales of principal residences before the require... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit and to eliminate the first-time homebuyer requirement and increase the adjusted gross income limitations with respect to such credit, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Head Start and Early Childhood
Development Amendments of 1993''.
SEC. 2. HEAD START ACT.
(a) Definition.--Section 637 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9832)
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
``(12) The term `1993... | Head Start and Early Childhood Development Amendments of 1993 - Amends the Head Start Act to reserve certain amounts, whenever the appropriation exceeds the FY 1993 appropriation, for specified activities.
Authorizes Head Start agencies, subject to certain conditions, to provide: (1) infant and toddler Head Start pro... | Head Start and Early Childhood Development Amendments of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Campaign Taxpayer Reimbursement Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF TRAVEL WHICH
INCLUDES POLITICAL CAMPAIGN OR FUNDRAISING EVENTS.
(a) Prohibition.--No funds of the Federal government may be used to
car... | Campaign Taxpayer Reimbursement Act of 2007 - Prohibits the use of federal funds to carry out or support any travel undertaken by a covered executive branch official away from his or her designated post of duty if at any time while the official is away he or she attends any political campaign or fundraising event, unle... | To prohibit the use of Federal funds in support of any travel undertaken by the President, Vice President, or certain other executive branch officials which includes the attendance by the official at any political campaign or fundraising event unless the sponsor of the event reimburses the Federal government for the ac... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drug-Free Schools Reform Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. DRUG AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS.
Subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7111 et seq.) is amended to read as
follows:
``Subpart 1--State ... | Drug-Free Schools Reform Act of 1996 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to revise requirements for State Grants for Drug and Violence Prevention Programs.
Revises requirements relating to State applications for such grants. Eliminates requirements relating to distribution of State funds among... | Drug-Free Schools Reform Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patent Term Restoration Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. PATENT TERMS.
(a) Amendment of Title 35.--Effective on the date of the enactment
of this Act, section 154 of title 35, United States Code, as amended by
the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, is amended--
... | Patent Term Restoration Act of 1997 - Amends provisions of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act that revise Federal patent law to provide that a patent term shall be the later of 17 years from the date the patent is granted or 20 years from the date the application was filed in the United States. Provides that if the appl... | Patent Term Restoration Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pre-Paid Mobile Device
Identification Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act--
(1) the term ``authorized reseller'' means any person
authorized by a--
(A) manufacturer to sell the manufacturer's mobile
... | Pre-Paid Mobile Device Identification Act - Defines "authorized reseller" as any person authorized by a: (1) manufacturer to sell the manufacturer's mobile device or SIM card (subscriber identity module or equivalent data storage device); or (2) wireless carrier to sell pre-paid mobile devices or SIM cards to which the... | A bill to institute an identification requirement for the purchase of pre-paid mobile devices. |
SECTION 1. RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD.
(a) In General.--Title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``SEC. 610. FEDERAL RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD.
``(a) Renewable Energy Requirement.--
``(1) In gener... | Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to set forth a federal renewable energy portfolio standard applicable to calendar years 2010 to 2025.
Instructs the Secretary of Energy to establish: (1) a renewable energy credit trading program under which electric utilities shall submit to the Secretary rene... | A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to provide a renewable portfolio standard, and other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Catch-Up Lost Retirement Savings
Act''.
SEC. 2. ALLOWANCE OF CATCH-UP PAYMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 219(b)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to deductible amount) is amended by redesignating
subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D) an... | Catch-Up Lost Retirement Savings Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow, until December 31, 2007, an individual who participated in a retirement plan under which the employer matched at least 50 percent of the employee's contribution with the employer's stock and whose employer filed for bankruptcy and was sub... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to assist individuals who have lost their 401(k) savings to make additional retirement savings through individual retirement account contributions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Accounting Fairness Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Financial Accounting Standards Board was
established in 1972 as a private sector body to establish and
improve financi... | Financial Accounting Fairness Act of 1998 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prescribe guidelines under which the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) must review and approve accounting principles proposed by an accounting standards board as a prerequisite to SEC treatment of: (1) such proposals as ge... | Financial Accounting Fairness Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promote Opportunities With Energy
Resources for Cuba Act'' or ``POWER Cuba Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Cuba produced an estimated 49,000 barrels per day of
petroleum and other liquid fuels for... | Promote Opportunities With Energy Resources for Cuba Act or the POWER Cuba Act This bill declares that oil and gas export restrictions under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act and the Natural Gas Act shall not apply to Cuba. The President may permit any person subject to U.S. jurisdiction to: (1) export energy reso... | POWER Cuba Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Transportation and
Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2011'' or ``TRIP Bonds
Act''.
(b) References to Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--Except as
otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or
repeal i... | Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2011 or TRIP Bonds Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax credit for any TRIP bond issued by a state infrastructure bank as part of an issue, if 100% of the available project proceeds from such issue are to be used for expenditures i... | A bill to provide $50,000,000,000 in new transportation infrastructure funding through bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation, including roads, bridges, rail and transit systems, ports, and inland waterways, and for other purpos... |
SECTION 1. HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES BYCATCH MORTALITY REDUCTION
RESEARCH PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment of a Program.--(1) There is established within
the National Marine Fisheries Service a pelagic longline highly
migratory species bycatch and mortality reduction research program. The
Program shall ... | Creates within the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) a pelagic longline highly migratory species bycatch and mortality reduction research program, to be developed by a design team established by the Secretary of Commerce.Requires the program to determine the impact of existing time and area closures designed to ... | To establish in the National Marine Fisheries Service a pelagic longline highly migratory species bycatch and mortality reduction research program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Water Access and Equity
Act''.
SEC. 2. INTERNATIONAL WATER ISSUES DIPLOMATIC COORDINATOR.
Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22
U.S.C. 2651a) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsectio... | Global Water Access and Equity Act - Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish within the Department of State a Coordinator of United States Government Diplomatic Initiatives to Provide Safe Water and Sanitation Globally, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and c... | To improve efforts of the United States Government to ensure that developing countries have affordable and equitable access to safe water and sanitation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United Nations Withdrawal Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF UNITED NATIONS PARTICIPATION ACT.
(a) Repeal.--Effective 4 years after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (Public Law 79-
264) is repealed.
... | United Nations Withdrawal Act of 1995 - Repeals: (1) the United Nations Participation Act of 1945; (2) the United Nations Headquarters Agreement Act; and (3) the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization Act.
(Sec. 2) Requires closure of the United States Mission to the United Nations (UN). R... | United Nations Withdrawal Act of 1995 |
That this Act may be
cited as ``The Small Business Prepayment Penalty Relief Act of 1993''.
TITLE II
Sec. 201. Buy-Downs and Interest Rate Reductions.--(a) Upon the
request of the issuer, annually the Administration is authorized to
buy-down the interest rate on any debenture pu... | Small Business Prepayment Penalty Relief Act of 1993 -
Title II (sic)
- Authorizes the Small Business Administration (SBA), upon the request of the issuer, to annually buy-down the interest rate on any debenture purchased by the Federal Financing Bank which has been issued by a development company or a small business... | Small Business Prepayment Penalty Relief Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mortgage Disclosure Enhancement Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE TRUTH IN LENDING ACT.
The Truth In Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after section 129 the following new section:
``SEC. 129A. ENHANCED MORTGAGE DISCLO... | Mortgage Disclosure Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Truth In Lending Act to require additional mortgage loan disclosures by a creditor to a consumer, including: (1) ) the percentage of the loan, as compared to the appraised value of the property; (2) the term of the loan; (3) the monthly income of the borrower, as... | A bill to provide for improved disclosures by all mortgage lenders at the loan approval and settlement stages of all mortgage loans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consequences for Russia's Arms
Control Violations Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) A public report in the New York Times on January 29,
2014, revealed that the Russian Federation is no longer in
... | Consequences for Russia's Arms Control Violations Act of 2014 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: the Russian Federation is in material breach of its Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty obligations through its prohibited flight testing of both ballistic intermediate-range and cruise missiles, and the... | Consequences for Russia's Arms Control Violations Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Consent Decree Fairness
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that the United States Supreme Court, in its
unanimous decision in Frew v. Hawkins, 540 U.S. 431 (2004), found the
following:
(1) Consent decrees may ``lead to federal... | Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act - Amends the federal judicial code to authorize any state or local government or related official (or successor) to file a motion to modify or terminate a federal consent decree upon the earliest of: (1) four years after the consent decree is originally entered; (2) in the case of a ... | To amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, to limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Special Disability Workload
Liability Resolution Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF MEDICARE LIABILITY TO STATES AS A RESULT OF THE
SPECIAL DISABILITY WORKLOAD PROJECT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Commissioner... | Special Disability Workload Liability Resolution Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to work with each state to reach an agreement on the amount of a payment for the state related to the Medicare program liability under title XVIII of the Social Security Act as a result of the Special Disab... | A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into agreements with States to resolve outstanding claims for reimbursement under the Medicare program relating to the Special Disability Workload project. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Advanced Nuclear Technology
Development Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Nuclear energy generates approximately 20 percent of
the total electricity and approximately 60 percent of the
carbo... | . Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act of 2017 (Sec.4)This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to enter into a memorandum of understanding to: ensure that DOE has sufficient technical expertise to support the civilian nuclear industry's timely development an... | Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dry-Redwater Regional Water
Authority System Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) there are insufficient available supplies of safe water
to meet the minimum health and safety standards ... | Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement to provide federal assistance for the planning, design, and construction of the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System for specified counties in Montana and North Dakota.
Lists a... | To authorize the construction of the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System in the State of Montana and a portion of McKenzie County, North Dakota, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. MASTER TEACHER EXCLUSION.
(a) Master Teacher Exclusion.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter
1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after
section 139A the following new section:
``SEC. 139B. CERTAIN WAGES OF CERTIFIED MASTER TEACHERS.
``(a) 25 Percent Exclusion.--Gross in... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income up to 25 percent of the wages earned by a certified master teacher in certain schools identified as in need of improvement or in a Head Start program. Defines "certified master teacher" as a teacher who: (1) has at least five years teaching experience in a p... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the exclusion from gross income of certain wages of a certified master teacher, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FERS Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation Buyback Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. CREDITABILITY OF SERVICE.
(a) In General.--Section 8411(b) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4);
... | Provides that an employee or member, with respect to any such service, be required to deposit to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to 1.3 percent of basic pay for such service. Requires any deposit made more than five years after the later of: (1) October 1, 2000; or (2) the... | FERS Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Buyback Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``North American Energy Security
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) United States overdependence on oil imports from
hostile or unstable regions damages United States national
security, endangers the economy o... | North American Energy Security Act - Directs the President, acting through the Secretary of State, to grant a permit under Executive Order 13337 (relating to issuance of permits for certain energy-related facilities and land transportation crossings on the international boundaries of the United States) for the Keystone... | A bill to require the Secretary of State to act on a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Communications Commission
Consolidated Reporting Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. COMMUNICATIONS MARKETPLACE REPORT.
Title I of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 13. COMMUNICATIO... | Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2011 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to publish on its website and submit to Congress a biennial report on the state of the communications marketplace assessing: (1) competition, including inte... | A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to consolidate the reporting obligations of the Federal Communications Commission in order to improve congressional oversight and reduce reporting burdens. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be referred to as the ``Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Fellowship
Act''.
SEC. 2. FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.
(a) Establishment of Fellowship Program.--The Secretary of the
Interior shall establish a program,... | Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Fellowship Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Fellowship Program to award local government and federal government fellowships to qualified students from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Defines a "qualified student" as a student who is a... | To encourage students from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to become civically engaged through local and Federal government fellowships. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Antimicrobial Data Collection Act''.
SEC. 2. RESEARCH PROGRAMS TO STUDY ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE.
(a) Definitions.--In this Act--
(1) the term ``Commissioner'' means the Commissioner of
Food and Drugs; and
(2) the term ``... | Antimicrobial Data Collection Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (FDA), to develop a research program to study the relationship between the sales, distribution, and end-use practices of animal drugs containing an antimicrobial active ingred... | Antimicrobial Data Collection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Safety Lock Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. HANDGUN SAFETY.
(a) Definition of Locking Device.--Section 921(a) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(34) The term `locking device' means--
... | Child Safety Lock Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal criminal code to define (firearm) "locking device."
Makes it unlawful for a licensed manufacturer, importer, or dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer a handgun without a locking device or a specified related warning, with exceptions for law enforcement and governmental... | Child Safety Lock Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``American Farmland
Stewardship Act of 2001''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
T... | American Farmland Stewardship Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the Farmland Stewardship Program to target existing conservation programs to the specific needs of individual parcels of eligible agricultural lands through stewardship agreements with the owners and operators of such lands, a... | To establish a Farmland Stewardship Program designed to target existing conservation programs to the specific conservation needs and opportunities presented by certain agricultural lands and to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into stewardship contracts with private owners and operators of these lands to... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Making Work Pay Act''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Replacement of caseload reduction credit with employment
credit.
Sec.... | Making Work Pay Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA), with respect to rewards to States in which families leave welfare for work, to replace the caseload reduction credit with an employment credit. Requires the reduction of a State's minimum pa... | A bill to replace the caseload reduction credit with an employment credit under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Government Spending Accountability
Act of 2013'' or the ``GSA Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. LIMITS AND TRANSPARENCY FOR CONFERENCE AND TRAVEL SPENDING.
(a) Amendment.--Chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 5711 the f... | Government Spending Accountability Act of 2013 or the GSA Act of 2013 - Requires each federal agency to post on its public website detailed information on employee presentations at conferences, including: (1) the prepared text of any verbal presentation; and (2) any visual, digital, video, or audio materials presented,... | GSA Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. MISSOURI AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVERS ENHANCEMENT PROJECT.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Middle mississippi river.--The term ``middle
Mississippi River'' means the reach of the Mississippi River
from the mouth of the Ohio River (river mile 0, Upper
Missis... | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop a plan for a project to protect and enhance fish and wildlife habitat of the Missouri River and middle Mississippi River (from the mouth of the Ohio River to the mouth of the Missouri River). Prohibits such plan from adversely affecting: (1) the water-related needs of ... | To authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out a project to protect and enhance fish and wildlife habitat of the Missouri River and the middle Mississippi River. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile
Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.
Part R of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 379... | Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise and reauthorize through FY2022 the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) Program. It subjects JABG grants to accountability measures. Th... | Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Corporation.--The term ``Corporation'' means the Columbia
Gas Transmission Corporation.
(2) Pipeline.--The term ``pipeline'' means ... | Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to grant an easement to the Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation to enlarge the diameter of a specified natural gas pipeline from 14 inches to not more than 20 inches, consistent with the recreational values and prot... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation to increase the diameter of a natural gas pipeline located in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, to allow certain commercial vehicles to continue to use Route 209 within the Delaware Water Gap National Rec... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Disaster Assistance
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. DISASTER ASSISTANCE TO REOPEN SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS AND
AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES.
Section 7 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636) is amended--
(1) in subsection (... | Small Business Disaster Assistance Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make grants to small businesses and agricultural enterprises following a natural or other disaster to assist such entities in reopening for business. Limits such grants to $30,000 per entity.Authorizes the SBA to make... | To authorize the Small Business Administration to make grants and loans to small business concerns, and grants to agricultural enterprises, to enable such concerns and enterprises to reopen for business after a natural or other disaster. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Prescription Drugs Act''.
SEC. 2. COMPULSORY LICENSING OF CERTAIN PATENTED MEDICAL INVENTIONS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 14 of title 35, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 158. Compulsory licensing
``... | Requires any person engaged in the manufacture and sale of any new drug or new animal drug approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, for which a patent is still in effect, to report annually to Congress an audit of all financial information relevant to that drug's pricing nationally and internationally, ... | Affordable Prescription Drugs Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``DNA Identification Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. DNA IDENTIFICATION.
(a) Funding To Improve the Quality and Availability of DNA Analyses
for Law Enforcement Identification Purposes.--
(1) Drug control and system improvement grant program.--
... | DNA Identification Act of 1993 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the use of drug control and system improvement grants to develop or improve in a forensic laboratory a capability to analyze deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) for identification purposes.
Requires the Director of the ... | DNA Identification Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Improving the
Juvenile Justice System for Girls Act of 2013''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The proportion of girls entering the justice system has
increased steadily over the past seve... | Improving the Juvenile Justice System for Girls Act of 2013 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to include gender-responsive services in the grant program for juvenile delinquency prevention. Defines "gender-responsive services" to mean promising practices and evidence-based s... | Improving the Juvenile Justice System for Girls Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Gambling Impact Study
Commission Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the most recent Federal study of gambling in the United
States was completed in 1976;
(2) legalization of gambling has increased substa... | National Gambling Impact Study Commission Act - Establishes the National Gambling Impact Study Commission to conduct a comprehensive legal and factual study of the social and economic impacts of gambling in the United States on: (1) Federal, State, local, and Native American tribal governments; and (2) communities and... | National Gambling Impact Study Commission Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``IDEA Full Funding Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Children with disabilities are guaranteed an equal
opportunity to an education under the 14th Amendment to the
Constitution.
... | Authorizes appropriations for IDEA programs of assistance for education of all children with disabilities, in specified amounts for FY 2000 through 2010, and in such amounts as necessary for each subsequent fiscal year.
Authorizes appropriations for FY 2000 through 2010 in certain amounts for IDEA programs for: (1) pre... | IDEA Full Funding Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR STATES TO PROVIDE FOR VOTER
REGISTRATION BY MAIL.
(a) In General.--Section 4(a) of the National Voter Registration
Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-2) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding ``and'' at the end;
(2) by striking paragraph... | Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to: (1) repeal the requirement for States to provide for voter registration in Federal elections by mail; (2) require applicants registering to vote to provide certain additional information; (3) permit a State, at its option, to remove certain registrants from the of... | To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to repeal the requirement that States provide for voter registration by mail and to require applicants for voter registration to provide a Social Security number and actual proof of United States citizenship, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sudan Cessation of Support for the
Lord's Resistance Army Certification Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On August 12, 1993, Sudan was designated by the
Secretary of State pursuant to section 6(j) o... | Sudan Cessation of Support for the Lord's Resistance Army Certification Act of 2011 - Provides for the continuation of restrictions against the Republic of Sudan as a state sponsor of terror unless the President certifies to Congress that Sudan is no longer engaged in training, harboring, supplying, financing, or suppo... | To provide for the continuation of restrictions against the Republic of Sudan unless the President certifies to Congress that Sudan is no longer engaged in training, harboring, supplying, financing, or supporting in any way the Lord's Resistance Army. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Denying Firearms and Explosives to
Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. GRANTING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE AUTHORITY TO DENY THE SALE,
DELIVERY, OR TRANSFER OF A FIREARM OR THE ISSUANCE OF A
FIREARMS OR EXPLOSIVES LICENSE ... | Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to grant the Attorney General the authority to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of a federal firearms and explosives license to any individual if the Attorney General: (1) determines that such individual ... | To increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of a firearm or the issuance of firearms or explosives licenses to a known or suspected dangerous terrorist. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wall Street Trading and Speculators
Tax Act''.
SEC. 2. TRANSACTION TAX.
(a) In General.--Chapter 36 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by inserting after subchapter B the following new subchapter:
``Subchapter C--Tax on Trad... | Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a .03% excise tax on the purchase of a security if: (1) such purchase occurs or is cleared on a trading facility located in the United States, or (2) the purchaser or seller is a U.S. person. Defines "security" to include: (1) sto... | Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act |
TITLE I--CALIFORNIA TRAIL INTERPRETIVE CENTER
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``California Trail Interpretive
Act''.
SEC. 102. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the nineteenth-century westward movement in the United
States over the California... | Prescribes implementation guidelines, requiring the Secretary to: (1) consider the findings of the master plan study for such Center in Elko, Nevada; and (2) initiate a Center development plan.
Authorizes appropriations.
Title II: Conveyance of National Forest System Lands for Educational Purposes
- Education Land Gra... | California Trail Interpretive Act |
SECTION 1. PREFERENTIAL INCOME TAX TREATMENT FOR POLITICAL
ORGANIZATIONS LIMITED TO PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES.
(a) In General.--The text of section 527 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to political organizations) is amended by
striking ``political organization'' each place it app... | Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions governing the taxation of political organizations to apply those provisions only to principal campaign committees. Declares that the cancellation of loans to such a committee and contributions from a lender used directly or indirectly to make payments on the lender's loan are no... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the preferential income tax treatment of political organizations shall apply only to principal campaign committees, to provide that a cancellation of a loan to such a committee shall be includible in such committee's taxable income, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Working American Training Voucher
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Governor.--The term ``Governor'' means the chief
executive of any State.
(2) Private industry council.--The term ``private industry
... | Working American Training Voucher Act - Establishes a training voucher system. Directs the Secretary of Labor to make allotments to States with approved plans to assist training entities in service delivery areas (SDAs) in carrying out training voucher programs.
Sets forth requirements for: (1) allotments and allocat... | Working American Training Voucher Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Maintaining dignity and Eliminating
unnecessary Restrictive Confinement of Youths Act of 2017'' or the
``MERCY Act''.
SEC. 2. JUVENILE SOLITARY CONFINEMENT.
(a) In General.--Chapter 403 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end ... | Maintaining dignity and Eliminating unnecessary Restrictive Confinement of Youths Act of 2017 or the MERCY Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit juvenile solitary confinement, except as a temporary response to behavior that poses a serious and immediate risk of harm. | Maintaining dignity and Eliminating unnecessary Restrictive Confinement of Youths Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Georgian Fair Business Practices
Sanctions Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON ACTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF GEORGIA TO UNDERMINE
COMMITMENTS OR CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS MADE WITH UNITED
STATES PERSONS ENGAGING IN BUSINESS OPERATIONS ... | Georgian Fair Business Practices Sanctions Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to periodically submit to Congress a report: (1) determining whether or not the government of Georgia is undermining commitments or contractual agreements made with U.S. business persons operating in Georgia, and (2) identifying curr... | Georgian Fair Business Practices Sanctions Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Industry-Based Education Support
Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR CURRICULUM AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act
is amended by adding at the end of title III the following new part:
... | Industry-Based Education Support Act - Amends the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to State and local educational agencies, educational service agencies, or consortia of these and other entities, for vocational education curriculum, ... | Industry-Based Education Support Act |
SECTION 1. EDUCATIONAL USE COPYRIGHT EXEMPTION.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Technology,
Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act of 2001''.
(b) Exemption of Certain Performances and Displays for Educational
Uses.--Section 110 of title 17, United States Code, is amended--
(1... | Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act of 2001 - Revises Federal copyright law to extend the exemption from infringement liability for instructional broadcasting to digital distance learning or distance education. Excludes from such exemption (thus subjecting to infringement liability) any work produced... | A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code, relating to the exemption of certain performances or displays for educational uses from copyright infringement provisions, to provide that the making of copies or phonorecords of such performances or displays is not an infringement under certain circumstances, ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as ``Fire Safe Cigarette
Act of 1998''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) cigarette ignited fires are the leading cause of fire
deaths in the United States,
(2) in 1995 there were 1,122 deaths... | Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 1998 - Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate within a specified time a fire safety standard for cigarettes, including a prohibition on stockpiling standard-exempt cigarettes. Prohibits the manufacture or import of cigarettes not in compliance with such standard. Aut... | Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Truth in Cigarette Labeling Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CLAIMS REGARDING TAR OR NICOTINE YIELD LEVELS OF
CIGARETTES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Cigarette manufacturers (through use of words,
... | Truth in Cigarette Labeling Act of 2006 - Prohibits a cigarette manufacturer from: (1) using a health descriptor (e.g., "light" or "low tar") on the label or the advertising of any brand of cigarette; or (2) making any claims or other representations based on data derived from the cigarette testing method established b... | A bill to prohibit cigarette manufacturers from making claims regarding tar or nicotine yield levels of cigarettes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Empowerment Zone
and Renewal Community Enhancement Act of 2006''.
(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 of, ... | Empowerment Zone and Renewal Community Enhancement Act of 2006 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to tax-preferred empowerment zones, enterprise communities, and renewal communities to: (1) extend the period of designation for empowerment zones and renewal communities through 2015; (2) provide a safe ha... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities, and for other purposes. |
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Water Resources
Development Act of 1994''.
(b) Table of Contents.--
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Project authorizations.
Sec. 4. Project modifications.
Sec. 5. Cost-sharing of envi... | Water Resources Development Act of 1994 - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to require a 25 percent non-Federal share of the cost of environmental protection and restoration activities under the Act.
(Sec. 6) Requires amounts recovered by the Secretary of the Army for the cleanup of hazardous or toxic... | Water Resources Development Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Sanctuary for Illegals Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Illegal entry of aliens who are members of dangerous
gangs, such as MS-13, into the United States is a direct threat
to the security of the... | No Sanctuary for Illegals Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) increase border patrol recruitment incentives by offering a ($40,000 maximum) repayment of higher education loans; and (2) develop border patrol retention incentives through the establishment of a retention program.
Authorizes the... | To end the cycle of illegal immigration in the United States and withdraw Federal funds from States and political subdivisions of States that interfere with the enforcement of Federal immigration law. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Dependent Care Affordability
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE FAMILY CARE CREDIT AND INCREASE OF CERTAIN
LIMITATIONS APPLICABLE TO CREDIT.
(a) Refundable Credit and Increase of Amount of Employment-Related
Expenses Taken Into Acc... | Family Dependent Care Affordability Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the dependent care credit and make it refundable. | Family Dependent Care Affordability Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Communities of Color Teen Pregnancy
Prevention Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTION PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
(referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall make grants to
public and non... | Communities of Color Teen Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2006 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for projects to prevent teen pregnancies in racial, ethnic minority, or immigrant communities with a substantial incidence or prevalence of cases of teen pregnancy as compared to the average n... | To make grants to carry out activities to prevent teen pregnancy in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be referred to as ``The Well America Act''.
SEC. 2. WELLNESS TRUST FUND.
(a) Establishment.--There is hereby created on the books of the
Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the
``Wellness Trust Fund''. The Wellness Trust Fund shall consist of such ... | Well America Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a voucher card to each enrollee in the wellness program established by this Act who is: (1) age 30 or older; (2) under age 30 and certified by his or her primary care provider as in special need of wellness benefits resulting from unusual physical chara... | Well America Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oil and Gas Traders Oversight Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPING FOR POSITIONS INVOLVING ENERGY
COMMODITIES.
(a) In General.--Section 2(h) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7
U.S.C. 2(h)) is amended by adding at the end the ... | Oil and Gas Traders Oversight Act of 2006 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to prescribe reporting and recordkeeping requirements for positions involving energy commodities (a commodity or the derivatives of a commodity used primarily as a source of energy).
Directs the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to subjec... | To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to add a provision relating to reporting and recordkeeping for positions involving energy commodities. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Mercy Ships was founded in 1978 and has worked in more
than 70 countries, providing services valued at more than $1.3
billion, treating more than 2.56 million direct beneficiaries.
(2) Mercy Ships owns and operates... | This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to Don Stephens, President and Founder of Mercy Ships. | To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Don Stephens, President and Founder of Mercy Ships, in recognition of his 38 years of service as the leader of a humanitarian relief organization that exemplifies the compassionate character of America. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Research and Development and Science Advisory Board
Authorization Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of
... | (Sec. 4) Requires the Administrator to assign to the Assistant Administrator for Research and Development the duties of: (1) developing a strategic plan for environmental research and development and scientific research, development, and demonstration programs throughout EPA; (2) integrating such plan into ongoing EPA ... | Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development and Science Advisory Board Authorization Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Build America Bonds Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. BUILD AMERICA BONDS MADE PERMANENT.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 54AA(d)(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ``or during a
period beginning on or after the date of t... | Build America Bonds Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the issuance authority for Build America Bonds and the authority for payments to issuers of such bonds; (2) make phased reductions in the credit percentage to bondholders and the percentage of payments to issuers of such bonds; (3... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the tax treatment for certain build America bonds, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Budget Integrity Act''.
SEC. 2. LONG-TERM COST ANALYSES OF LEGISLATION BY CBO.
Section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by
inserting ``(a) Cost Estimates.--'' after ``Sec. 402.'' and by adding
at the end the following new subsecti... | Budget Integrity Act This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to prepare long-term cost estimates for reported legislation with a gross budgetary impact of at least 0.25% of gross domestic product in either of the next two 10-year periods. The bill also cr... | Budget Integrity Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Identity Theft Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the crime of identity theft has become one of the major
law enforcement challenges of the new economy, as vast
quantities of sensitive, personal in... | Identity Theft Prevention Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prescribe procedural guidelines under which a credit card issuer must confirm changes of address.Confers enforcement jurisdiction upon: (1) the Federal Trade Commission; and (2) designated Federal agencies in specified circumstances.Amends the Fair Cred... | A bill to prevent identity theft, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Responding to
Urgent needs of Survivors of the Holocaust Act'' or the ``RUSH Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Purposes.
... | Responding to Urgent Needs of Survivors of the Holocaust Act or RUSH Act - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to include specifically within its purview older Americans who are Holocaust survivors. Authorizes the Administrator for Community Living to designate, within the Administration for Community Living of the ... | RUSH Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``CT Colonography Screening for
Colorectal Cancer Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY COLONOGRAPHY SCREENING AS A
COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING TEST UNDER MEDICARE.
(a) In General.--Section 1861(pp)(1) of the Social Securit... | CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide Medicare coverage for screening computed tomography colonography (CTC) as a colorectal cancer screening test, and (2) exclude screening CTC from a special Medicare payment rule... | CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2015 |
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