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SECTION 1. BONNEVILLE LOCK AND DAM, COLUMBIA RIVER, OREGON AND
WASHINGTON.
(a) Project Modification.--
(1) In general.--The project for Bonneville Lock and Dam,
Columbia River, Oregon and Washington, authorized by the Act of
August 20, 1937 (50 Stat. 731), and modified ... | Modifies the project for the Bonneville Lock and Dam, Columbia River, Oregon and Washington, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey to the relocated city of North Bonneville, Washington, specified real property and easements in the area of such relocated city. Requires as a condition of such conveyance that ... | To modify the project for Bonneville Lock and Dam Columbia River, Oregon and Washington. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Device Tax Elimination
Act''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF MEDICAL DEVICE EXCISE TAX.
(a) In General.--Chapter 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by striking subchapter E.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 4221(a) of... | Medical Device Tax Elimination Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the excise tax on medical devices and offsets the cost of such repeal by: (1) eliminating the tax deduction for income attributable to oil, natural gas, or primary products thereof for major integrated oil companies (companies that ... | Medical Device Tax Elimination Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reading First Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. PROGRESS REPORT.
Section 1202(e)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6362(e)(5)) is amended by striking ``peer review
panel'' and inserting ``Committee''.
SEC. 3. PEER REVIEW.
... | Reading First Improvement Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide for the creation of a Reading First Advisory Committee, governed by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, to replace the peer review panel that reviews state grant applications under the Reading First program, designed to... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve the Reading First program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Palace of the Governors Annex Act''.
SEC. 2. CONSTRUCTION OF PALACE OF THE GOVERNORS ANNEX, SANTA FE, NEW
MEXICO.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the United States has a rich legacy of Hispanic
influence in po... | Authorizes appropriations. Conditions appropriations on: (1) the State appropriating at least $8 million to pay costs described by this Act before January 1, 2010; and (2) other non-Federal sources providing funds sufficient to pay the remaining 50 percent non-Federal share of such costs. | Palace of the Governors Annex Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Judicial District of the Virgin
Islands Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AS AN
ARTICLE III COURT.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 5 of title 28, United States Code,
... | Judicial District of the Virgin Islands Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal judicial code to establish a two-judge Article III court in the Virgin Islands (with court held in Christiansted for the Saint Croix Division, and in Charlotte-Amalie for the Saint Thomas and Saint John Division). Requires pleadings and procedures... | To establish the District Court of the Virgin Islands as a court under article III of the United States Constitution. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Buffalo Nickel Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) Denominations.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
during the 3-year period beginning on January 1, 1998, the Secretary of
the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referr... | United States Buffalo Nickel Act of 1995 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 1 million five-cent coins each year for a three-year period beginning on January 1, 1998.
Mandates that the design of the coins be a reproduction of the original five-cent coin designed by James Earle Fras... | United States Buffalo Nickel Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. YELLOWSTONE BUFFALO PRESERVATION.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Yellowstone
Buffalo Preservation Act''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) More than any other animal, the American buffalo (Bison
bison) is a wildlife icon of the United States... | Yellowstone Buffalo Preservation Act - Prohibits any federal or state government agent from: (1) killing, hazing, or capturing any buffalo on federal land or land held under federal conservation easements; or (2) using any form of bait to lure buffalo from any federal land onto private land until specified duties are a... | To provide for the protection of the last remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Post Office Community Partnership
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE PROPOSED CLOSING, CONSOLIDATION,
RELOCATION, OR CONSTRUCTION OF A POST OFFICE.
(a) Applicability.--Section 404(b) of title 39, United States Code,
is ame... | Post Office Community Partnership Act of 2001 - Modifies Federal postal law to revise requirements for the closing or consolidation of a post office and apply them, as well, to its proposed closing, consolidation, relocation, or construction. Requires a 60-day notice, under certain conditions, to persons (including loc... | A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that the procedures relating to the closing or consolidation of a post office be extended to the relocation or construction of a post office, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE
This Act may be cited as the ``Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Wild
and Scenic Rivers Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Title vii of Public Law 101-628--
(A) designated segments of the Sudbury, Assabet,
and Co... | Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (the Act) to designate segments of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers in Massachusetts as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Requires the segments to be: (1) administered by the Secretary of t... | Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Wild and Scenic Rivers Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transforming Student Debt to Home
Equity Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In the fourth quarter of 2016, over 17,200,000 homes
remain vacant in the United States.
(2) These extended vaca... | Transforming Student Debt to Home Equity Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency to jointly establish and implement a pilot demonstration program to provide, to eligible applicants with federal student loan debt, assistance in purc... | Transforming Student Debt to Home Equity Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Black Carbon Emissions Reduction Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. BLACK CARBON.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Black carbon is a particulate pollutant that
contributes significantly to warming of the Earth's climate
... | Black Carbon Emissions Reduction Act of 2009 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to report to Congress on black carbon (light-absorbing component of carbonaceous aerosols) emissions, including : (1) a summary of current research identifying major sources, control technologies, quan... | To mitigate the effects of black carbon emissions in the United States and throughout the world. |
TITLE I--SILVER ALERT COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
SECTION 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``National Silver Alert Act of
2011''.
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this title:
(1) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States,
the District of Columbia, the Comm... | National Silver Alert Act of 2011 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish a national Silver Alert communications network within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to assist regional and local search efforts for missing seniors; (2) assign a DOJ officer to serve as the Silver Alert Coordinator to coordinate the ne... | To encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the United States, to authorize grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``SNAP Standard Medical Expense
Deduction Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. STANDARD MEDICAL EXPENSE DEDUCTION.
Section 5(e)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2014(e)(5)) is amended--
(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Excess
... | SNAP Standard Medical Expense Deduction Act of 2017 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to allow households containing an elderly or disabled member to use a standard medical expense deduction for calculating income to apply for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the foo... | SNAP Standard Medical Expense Deduction Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCES IN ACT.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare and
Medicaid Payment Integrity Act of 1995''.
(b) References in Act.--The amendments in this Act apply to the
Social Security Act unless otherwise specifically stated.
SEC. 2. FINDING AND STATEMENT OF PUR... | Medicare and Medicaid Payment Integrity Act of 1995 - Amends part A of title XI of the Social Security Act to establish in the Treasury the HHS Fraud and Abuse Control Fund containing various specified penalties and damages imposed under Federal law, as well as certain other amounts, to combat fraud and abuse under the... | Medicare and Medicaid Payment Integrity Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE SECONDARY MARKET FEES.
(a) Section 5(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 634) is
amended by striking paragraph (4) and by inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
``(4) The Administration may collect the following fees for loan
guarantees sold into the secondary market pur... | Amends the Small Business Act to temporarily authorize the Small Business Administration (SBA) to collect a fee for loan guarantees sold into the secondary market. Requires all fees so collected to be used solely to reduce the subsidy on such guaranteed loans. Applies such fees to loans sold into secondary markets af... | To amend the 7(a) Loan Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restoration of Freedom of
Information Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF VOLUNTARILY FURNISHED CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
Title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296)
is amended by striking subtitle B and inserting the following:... | Restoration of Freedom of Information Act of 2003 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit a record pertaining to the vulnerability of and threats to critical infrastructure that is furnished voluntarily to the Department of Homeland Security from being made available to the public under the Freedom of In... | A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) to provide for the protection of voluntarily furnished confidential information, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ENERGY EFFICIENCY RETROFIT PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Applicant.--The term ``applicant'' means a nonprofit
organization that applies for a grant under this section.
(2) Energy-efficiency improvement.--
(A) In general.--The t... | This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish a pilot program to award matching grants for nonprofit organizations to retrofit their buildings with energy-efficiency improvements. This bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to decrease the amount of appropriations authorized in FY2015 fo... | A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy efficiency retrofit pilot program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Business Development
Enhancement Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS; TRIBAL BUSINESS INFORMATION
CENTERS PROGRAM.
(a) Associate Administrator.--Section 4(b)(1) of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 63... | Native American Business Development Enhancement Act of 2009 - Amends the Small Business Act to establish in the Small Business Administration (SBA) the Office of Native American Affairs, administered by a new SBA Associate Administrator, to increase Native American entrepreneurship. Authorizes appropriations.
Authori... | To amend the Small Business Act to expand and improve the assistance provided to Indian tribe members, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Energy Cut the Red Tape
Now Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Gas prices have skyrocketed to record high levels and
are negatively impacting America's economy, consumers, and
b... | Emergency Energy Cut the Red Tape Now Act of 2008 - Declares without force or effect all: (1) federal prohibitions against the leasing of federal Outer Continental Shelf, Bureau of Land Management, or National Forest lands or federal submerged lands for exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or oil shale;... | To terminate or provide for suspension of the application of Federal laws that restrict exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or oil shale, to facilitate the construction of new crude oil refineries, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PROGRAM TO E-FILE FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS.
(a) Agreement.--
(1) In general.--The Sectary of the Treasury shall enter
into an agreement with the Free File Alliance to provide a
forms-based software service for all individual taxpayers with
the ability to electron... | Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into an agreement with the Free File Alliance to provide a forms-based software service for all individual taxpayers to electronically prepare and file their federal income tax returns through the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website, free of charge, for taxable years b... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into an agreement with the Free File Alliance to provide for electronic filing of individual Federal income tax returns free of charge. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Marshals Service 225th
Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress hereby finds as follows:
(1) The United States Marshals, the first Federal law
enforcement officers in America, were establish... | United States Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in commemoration of the 225th anniversary of the establishment of the United States Marshals Service, to mint and issue $5 gold and $1 silver coins emblematic of the 225 years of exemplary and unparalleled a... | A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 225th anniversary of the establishment of the Nation's first Federal law enforcement agency, the United States Marshals Service. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Child Protection and
Volunteers for Children Improvement Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 5 of the National Child Protection Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C.
5119c) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and'' at the en... | National Child Protection and Volunteers for Children Improvement Act of 2002 - (Sec. 3) Amends the National Child Protection Act of 1993 regarding national criminal background checks to: (1) authorize States to establish procedures to determine whether a provider is under either pending arrest or indictment for a crim... | A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Energy Bonds
Act of 2005''.
(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, a sectio... | Clean Energy Bonds Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow holders of clean energy bonds a nonrefundable tax credit of 25 percent of an annual credit amount as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. Defines "clean energy bond" as any bond issued by a clean energy bond lender, a cooperative electri... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to finance certain energy projects, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Anthracite Region Redevelopment Act
of 2000''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT TO HOLDERS OF QUALIFIED ANTHRACITE REGION REDEVELOPMENT
BONDS.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend... | Terminates the credit for any bond issued after the ten-year period following issuance of the first qualified bond.
Requires the reporting of credits received.
Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to act within 30 days after any request for bond approval under this Act. | Anthracite Region Redevelopment Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wall Street Accountability through
Sustainable Funding Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT THAT THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
IMPOSE FEES AND ASSESSMENTS TO RECOVER THE COST OF
APPROPRIATIONS TO THE COMMISSION.
Section 12... | Wall Street Accountability Through Sustainable Funding Act - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to require the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to impose fees to recover the cost of the appropriation to the CFTC for the fiscal year. Requires the fees to be imposed on each agreement, contract, or transaction ... | Wall Street Accountability through Sustainable Funding Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Broadband for First Responders Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The communications capabilities of first responders and
other public safety agencies directly affect the public safety
of... | Broadband for First Responders Act of 2010 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to increase the electromagnetic spectrum allocation for public safety services by 10 megahertz and reduce such allocation for commercial use by the same amount.
Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) allocate the pa... | To enhance public safety by making more spectrum available to public safety agencies, to facilitate the development of a wireless public safety broadband network, to provide standards for the spectrum needs of public safety agencies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Information Infrastructure
Protection Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. COMPUTER CRIME.
Section 1030 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(... | National Information Infrastructure Protection Act of 1996 - Revises Federal criminal code provisions regarding fraud and related activity in connection with computers. Sets penalties with respect to anyone who having knowingly accessed a computer without authorization or exceeding authorized access, obtains specified... | National Information Infrastructure Protection Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Workers Protection Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON OFF-SHORE PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACTS.
(a) Limitations.--
(1) In general.--The Office of Federal Procurement Policy
Act (41 U.S.C. 403 et seq.) is amended by adding... | United States Workers Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to prohibit: (1) outsourced federal government work from being performed by a contractor or any subcontractor outside the United States unless federal employees previously performed such work outside the United States; (2... | A bill to protect United States workers from competition of foreign workforces for performance of Federal and State contracts. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NICS Denial Notification Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. REPORTING OF BACKGROUND CHECK DENIALS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 925A the following:
``Sec. 925B. Reporting of background check den... | NICS Denial Notification Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to report certain information to state and local law enforcement authorities following a determination, by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, that a prospective firearm purchas... | NICS Denial Notification Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Contracting with the Enemy Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Element of the intelligence community.--The term
``element of the intelligence community'' means an element of
the intelligence community sp... | No Contracting with the Enemy Act of 2011 - Requires the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to prohibit the awarding of a federal contract to an enemy of the United States and to provide that any such contract shall be null and void and may be immediately terminated... | A bill to require the rescission or termination of Federal contracts and subcontracts with enemies of the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reasonable Search Standards Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) During fiscal years 1997 and 1998 approximately
140,000,000 people entered the United States on international
flights.
... | Reasonable Search Standards Act - Prohibits U.S. Customs Service personnel from subjecting travelers to detention or searches based upon race, religion, gender, national origin, or sexual orientation, except when acting upon specific information that a particular traveler suspected of engaging in illegal activity is de... | A bill to prohibit the use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals by the United States Customs Service personnel, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Learning Opportunities With Creation
of Open Source Textbooks (LOW COST) Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The College Board reported that for the 2007 through
2008 academic years each student spent ... | Learning Opportunities With Creation of Open Source Textbooks (LOW COST) Act of 2009 - Requires each federal agency that expends more than $10 million in a fiscal year on scientific education and outreach to use at least 2% of such funds for collaboration on the development and implementation of open source materials a... | To require Federal agencies to collaborate in the development of freely-available open source educational materials in college-level physics, chemistry, and math, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) Modernization and Reform Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. GRADUATED PENALTIES FOR CIVIL VIOLATIONS BY FEDERAL FIREARMS
LICENSEES.
(a) In General.--Section 923 of title 18, United States ... | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) Modernization and Reform Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Amends the federal criminal code to revise the civil penalties for violations of firearms law and the procedures for assessing such penalties. Requires fines to be based upon the nature and severity of the viola... | To modernize and reform the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Energy Savings Program Act''.
SEC. 2. RURAL ENERGY SAVINGS PROGRAM.
Title VI of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7
U.S.C. 7901 note et seq.) is amended by adding the following new
section:
``SEC. 6407. RURAL ENERGY SAVINGS PRO... | Rural Energy Savings Program Act - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture (through the Rural Utilities Service) to make interest-free loans to eligible entities for loans to qualified consumers to implement energy efficiency measures. Directs the Secretary to... | A bill to amend the miscellaneous rural development provisions of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans to certain entities that will use the funds to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures involving structural improvements an... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flood Insurance Implementation
Reform Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. 3-YEAR DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF REQUIRED PREMIUM ADJUSTMENT
UPON REMAPPING.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subsection (h) of
section 1308 of the National Flood I... | Flood Insurance Implementation Reform Act of 2013 - Delays until three years after enactment of this Act the requirement of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (Biggert-Waters) that any property located in an area participating in the national flood insurance program have the risk premium rate charged... | Flood Insurance Implementation Reform Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Housing Expansion and
Public Safety Act''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN INCREMENTAL SECTION 8 VOUCHERS.
(a) In General.--In fiscal year 2007 and subject to renewal, the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall provide an additional
100,000 i... | Affordable Housing Expansion and Public Safety Act - Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Secretary) to provide an additional 100,000 incremental vouchers for tenant-based rental housing assistance under the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program in FY2007.
Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National ... | A bill to provide for additional section 8 vouchers, to reauthorize the Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Commission on the Future of
Disability Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the Nation's proper goals regarding individuals with
disabilities are to ensure equality of opportunity, full
participat... | National Commission on the Future of Disability Act - Establishes the National Commission on the Future of Disability to study and report to the President and the Congress on the adequacy of Federal programs serving persons with disabilities, especially programs authorized under the Social Security Act.
Authorizes app... | National Commission on the Future of Disability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Reprocessed Single Use Medical
Device Patient Safety Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. REPROCESSED MEDICAL DEVICES.
Subchapter A of chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``... | Requires every person or establishment that uses a class II or III reprocessed medical device, or a critical class I reprocessed medical device, for the provision of medical care to individuals to seek informed patient consent for such use, and to include a record of such use in the individual's medical record.
Require... | Reprocessed Single Use Medical Device Patient Safety Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Land-Based Marine Debris Reduction
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds and declares the following:
(1) Because the United States has the largest Exclusive
Economic Zone of all nations, it has a disproportionate
economic... | Land-Based Marine Debris Reduction Act This bill declares national goals of no increase in the generation of solid waste sent to landfills, no increase in the flow of human-created marine debris into the ocean, and recycling of at least 50% of the municipal solid waste stream by the end of 2020 and 65% by the end of 2... | Land-Based Marine Debris Reduction Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chimayo Water Supply System and
Espanola Filtration Facility Act of 2004''.
TITLE I--CHIMAYO WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
the Inte... | Chimayo Water Supply System and Espanola Filtration Facility Act of 2004 - Title I: Chimayo Water Supply System - (Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility of constructing a water supply system that includes potable water transmission lines, pump stations, and storage reservoirs for the ... | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility study of a Chimayo water supply system, to provide for the planning, design, and construction of a water supply, reclamation, and filtration facility for Espanola, New Mexico, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Material Support to Terrorism
Prohibition Enhancement Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. RECEIVING MILITARY-TYPE TRAINING FROM A FOREIGN TERRORIST
ORGANIZATION.
(a) Prohibition as to Citizens and Residents.--Chapter 113B of
title 18, United States C... | Material Support to Terrorism Prohibition Enhancement Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly receiving military-type training from a foreign terrorist organization. Grants extraterritorial jurisdiction over such offense if specified conditions apply, such as if: (1) the offender is a U.S. ... | To prohibit certain forms of material support for terrorism, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The placement of telecommunications facilities near
residential properties can greatly reduce the value of such
properties, destroy the views from such properties, and reduce
substanti... | Amends the Communications Act of 1934 (the Act) to repeal a provision which prohibits a State or local government from regulating the placement, construction, and modification of personal wireless service facilities on the basis of environmental effects of radio frequency emissions to the extent that such facilities co... | To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify State and local authority to regulate the placement, construction, and modification of broadcast transmission and telecommunications facilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Citizens' Protection at
Federal Events Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CARRYING FIREARM NEAR A PLACE WHERE A SENIOR
FEDERAL OFFICIAL IS HOLDING AN OFFICIAL PUBLIC EVENT OR
CARRYING OUT AN OFFICIAL OR REPRESENTATIONAL DUTY... | Securing Citizens' Protection at Federal Events Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit any person from carrying a firearm at a place which the person knows is a restricted firearms zone.
Defines "restricted firearms zone" to mean within 1,000 feet of any structure in which, or at any other fixed place wher... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the carrying of a firearm near a place where a senior Federal official is holding an official public event or carrying out an official or representational duty, or where any person is campaigning for Federal elective office. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Sweatshops
Act of 1997''.
(b) Reference.--Whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is
expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other
provision, the reference shall be considered to be made... | Stop Sweatshops Act of 1997 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for the civil liability of manufacturers (including retailers) for sweatshop conditions maintained by their contractors in the garment industry. Sets forth civil penalties for violation of recordkeeping and payroll accounting requirem... | Stop Sweatshops Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Telecommunications and
Broadband Service Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. RURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND BROADBAND ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
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... | Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to establish within the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) a Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Advisory Committee to: provide advice to the FCC, and reports to Congress, on the deployment of advanced a... | Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. REFERENCES IN LAW TO COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
(a) References to Committees With New Names.--Except as provided in
subsection (c), any reference in any provision of law enacted before
January 4, 1995, to--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
... | Provides that references in any provision of Federal law enacted before January 4, 1995, to any committee or officer of the House of Representatives the name, jurisdiction, function, duty, or authority of which has been changed shall be treated as referring to the currently applicable committee or officer of the House. | To provide that references in the statutes of the United States to any committee or officer of the House of Representatives the name or jurisdiction of which was changed as part of the reorganization of the House of Representatives at the beginning of the One Hundred Fourth Congress shall be treated as referring to the... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``King Holiday and Service Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. FEDERAL HOLIDAY COMMISSION.
The Act entitled ``An Act to establish a commission to assist in
the first observance of the Federal legal holiday honoring Martin
Luther King, Jr.'', ... | King Holiday and Service Act of 1994 - Amends Federal law to: (1) authorize appropriations through FY 1998 for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission; (2) extend the Commission; (3) revise its membership to include the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service; (4) i... | King Holiday and Service Act of 1994 |
TO SPECIFY ITS CONSTITUTIONAL
AUTHORITY AND SHOW EFFECTS ON CURRENT LAW.
Chapter 2 of title 1, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after section 105 the following:
``Sec. 105a. Text of bill or resolution to specify its constitutional
authority
``(a) Requirement.--
... | Read the Bills Act - Requires any bill or resolution introduced in either chamber of Congress to contain a provision citing the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the proposed measure, including all of its provisions. Requires any measure introduced in either chamber, designed to amend or ... | Read the Bills Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Benefits Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT OF CLAIMS-PROCESSING SKILLS PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Pilot Program.--Commencing not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, in addition to providing employee
certification under se... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on October 6, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Veterans' Benefits Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a four-year pilot program to: (1) biennially assess the skills of appropriate Vete... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the determination of annual income with respect to pensions for certain veterans, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to assess the skills of certain employees and managers of the Veterans Benefits Administration, and for other purpo... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Endangered Species Transparency and
Reasonableness Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO PUBLISH ON THE INTERNET THE BASIS FOR LISTINGS.
Section 4(b) of the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1533(b)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(9) The... | Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce, as appropriate, to make publicly available on the Internet the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for the deter... | Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Packers and Stockyards Improvement
Act of 1996''.
SEC 2. LIVESTOCK DEALER TRUST.
Title III of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 201 et
seq.), is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 318. LIVESTOCK DEALER TRUST.
``(a) Fi... | Packers and Stockyards Improvement Act of 1996 - Amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to provide that a livestock dealer or market agency shall hold the proceeds of a cash sale in trust for the seller until the seller receives full payment. Exempts certain small dealers or market agencies from such provision. ... | Packers and Stockyards Improvement Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Abandoned Mine Restoration Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Non-federal entities.--The term ``non-Federal
entities'' includes nonprofit and private entities.
(2) Progr... | Permits the Secretary to provide technical, planning, design, restoration, remediation, and construction assistance to Federal and non-Federal entities for carrying out projects to address such environmental and water quality problems, but only if the Secretary determines that such a project will improve environmental ... | Abandoned Mine Restoration Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Interagency Council on Homelessness
Reform Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. MISSION.
Section 201 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 11311) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the
following ``whose mission shall be to coord... | Interagency Council on Homelessness Reform Act of 2009 - Amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to declare that the mission of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness is to: (1) coordinate the federal response to homelessness; and (2) create a national partnership at every level of government and with t... | To reform the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. |
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Co... | . Highlights: This bill provides FY2016 supplemental appropriations to the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and State to respond to the Zika virus. The bill also rescinds unobligated balances of prior appropriations. The bill permits the funds to be used for the duration of FY2016, designates specified ... | Zika Response Appropriations Act, 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Health Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Approximately \1/2\ of all childhood deaths each year
in developing nations, or 4,900,000 childhood deaths, are
caused by pneumonia, d... | Global Health Act of 2001 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to mandate that activities supported in connection with health programs include activities to improve the capacity of developing nations to conduct disease surveillance and prevention programs, and to respond promptly and effectively to disease outbr... | To improve global health by increasing assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death, by improving children's and women's health and nutrition, by reducing unintended pregnancies, and by combating the spread of infectious diseases, particularly HIV/AIDS, and for other purpo... |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On May 16, 2008, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Saud al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz al-Saud signed a Memorandum of
Understanding between the Government of the U... | Affirms the strong and historic ties between the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Disapproves of the May 2008 Memorandum of Understanding between the government of the United States of America and the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Concerning Cooperation in Nuclear Energy and Other Energy Fiel... | To restrict nuclear cooperation with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``American-Made
Energy Freedom Act of 2006''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--TAX INCENTIVES FOR CELLULOSIC BIOMASS ETHANOL, SO... | American-Made Energy Freedom Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase tax credits for cellulosic biomass ethanol; (2) extend the energy credit for solar and fuel cell property; (3) extend and modify the credits for residential energy efficient property and for certain liquid fuel derived from coa... | To establish the American-Made Energy Trust Fund, to increase the tax credits for cellulosic biomass ethanol, to extend tax incentives for solar and fuel cell property, to promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish and implement a competitive oil and gas leasing program... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bounty Hunter Accountability and
Quality Assistance Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) bail enforcement officers, also known as bounty hunters
or recovery agents, provide law enforcement officers with
... | Bounty Hunter Accountability and Quality Assistance Act of 1999 - Authorizes: (1) an association of bail enforcement employers, which shall be designated by the Attorney General, to submit to the Attorney General fingerprints or other methods of positive identification approved by the Attorney General, on behalf of any... | Bounty Hunter Accountability and Quality Assistance Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arrest Methamphetamine Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Methamphetamine (meth) is an extremely dangerous and
highly addictive drug.
(2) Methamphetamine use contributes to the perpetratio... | Arrest Methamphetamine Act of 2005 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General, through the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), to make grants to States to address the manufacture, sale, and use of methamphetamine to enhance public safety, including for activities t... | A bill to arrest methamphetamine abuse in the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Terrorism Risk Insurance Program
Extension Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM YEARS.
Paragraph (11) of section 102 of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act
of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subparagraphs:
... | Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Extension Act of 2004 - Amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to extend the terrorism risk insurance program through December 31, 2008.
Restricts "insured loss" with respect to the Final Program Year to certain losses covered by property and casualty insurance issued before J... | To extend the terrorism risk insurance program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Employee Verification Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Department of Homeland Security estimates that
there were 11.5 million illegal immigrants in the United States
in 2011, a population with a... | Employee Verification Act - Amends the the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to require federal contractors and subcontractors to participate in the E-Verify Program.
Exempts specified federal procurement contracts from E-Verify coverage.
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (D... | To require Federal contractors and other recipients of Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification, to permanently reauthorize the E-Verify Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Employer Work Incentive Act for
Individuals with Severe Disabilities''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to promote employment opportunities for
individuals with severe disabilities, by requiring Federal agencies to
offer incentives to Gove... | Employer Work Incentive Act for Individuals with Severe Disabilities - Amends the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to require the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy to establish, annually, a government-wide target for procurement contracts awarded to businesses that employ individuals with severe disa... | A bill to promote employment of individuals with severe disabilities through Federal Government contracting and procurement processes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Notification of Risk to Personal
Data Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the same meaning given
such term in section 551(1) of title 5, United States ... | Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act - Requires any Federal agency or person that owns, licenses, or collects personal information data following the discovery of a breach its personal data security system, or upon receiving notice of a system breach, to notify (as specified) the individual whose information was o... | To require Federal agencies, and persons engaged in interstate commerce, in possession of data containing personal information, to disclose any unauthorized acquisition of such information. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bountiful City Land Consolidation
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) City.--The term ``City'' means the City of Bountiful,
Utah.
(2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the land
under the ju... | Bountiful City Land Consolidation Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, if the city of Bountiful, Utah, conveys three parcels of land consisting of a total of approximately 1,680 acres to the Secretary, to convey to the city, in exchange for such land, certain federal land identified as Shooting Range Special ... | To provide for a land exchange with the City of Bountiful, Utah, involving National Forest System land in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest and to further land ownership consolidation in that national forest, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rocky Flats Open Space Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Federal Government, through the Atomic Energy
Commission, acquired the Rocky Flats site in 1951 and began
opera... | Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) establish the Rocky Flats Open Space Advisory Council to examine options for long-term oversight and management of the Rocky Flats site and to make recommendations for its oversight and management; (2) ensure that Council membership includes representatives from designated Federa... | Rocky Flats Open Space Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Certified Nurse Midwifery Medicare
Services Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE PAYMENT FOR CERTIFIED NURSE-MIDWIFE AND MIDWIFE
SERVICES.
(a) Certified Midwife, Certified Midwife Services Defined.--(1)
Section 1861(gg) of the Social Security... | Certified Nurse Midwifery Medicare Services Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of and payment for the following under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance): (1) certified midwife services (currently only certified nurse-midwife services are co... | Certified Nurse Midwifery Medicare Services Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery
Range Transfer Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION, CHOCOLATE MOUNTAIN
AERIAL GUNNERY RANGE, CALIFORNIA.
(a) Transfer Required.--The Secretary of the Interior shall
transfer to... | Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range Transfer Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Secretary of the Navy administrative jurisdiction over certain public lands in Imperial and Riverside Counties, California, for inclusion within the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range. Withdraws ... | Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range Transfer Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Farm-To-Cafeteria
Projects Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO SUPPORT FARM-TO-CAFETERIA PROJECTS.
Section 12 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C.1760) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(q) G... | Farm-To-Cafeteria Projects Act of 2003 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make competitive grants to private nonprofit entities and educational institutions to establish and carry out Farm-to-Cafeteria projects to improve access to local foods in s... | To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to improve certain child nutrition programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism
Threat Reduction Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) It is feasible for terrorists to obtain and to
disseminate radioactive material using a radiological
... | Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism Threat Reduction Act of 2002 - Authorizes the Secretary of State to propose that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) conclude agreements with up to five countries under which each country would provide temporary secured storage for orphaned, unused, surplus, or other radioac... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of State to undertake measures in support of international programs to detect and prevent acts of nuclear or radiological terrorism, to authorize appropriations to the Department of State to carry out those measures, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Facilitating Access to Speedy
Transmissions for Networks, E-commerce, and Telecommunications Act'' or
the ``FASTNET Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was... | Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in adopting rules that apply to incumbent local exchange carriers, to adopt separate and less burdensome rules and requirements for two percent carriers which take into account the more limited resources available to such carriers and the greater burden such rules im... | FASTNET Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water
System Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) there are insufficient water supplies available to
residents of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Mont... | Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to plan, design, construct (including replacement of structures and equipment), operate, maintain, and replace the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System (Water System). Directs the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agree... | Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. ELECTION OF POOLING METHOD OF DETERMINING FOREIGN TAX CREDIT
IN CERTAIN CASES.
(a) In General.--Section 902(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8) and by
inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph:
``... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a domestic corporation to make an irrevocable election to determine the post-1986 undistributed earnings and the post-1986 foreign income taxes of a foreign corporation (if the domestic corporation owns 80 percent or more of the foreign corporation's stock) by taking into accou... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a corporation to elect the pooling method of determining foreign tax credits in certain cases, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``MARPOL Annex VI Implementation Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Wherever 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
reference shall be considered to be made to a secti... | MARPOL Annex VI Implementation Act of 2006 - (Sec. 4) Applies (with regard to Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973) federal law relating to the prevention of pollution from ships to certain foreign ships. Allows the head of a federal department or agency to apply tho... | To implement the Protocol of 1997 to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing Energy Use Through
Retrofitting Older Vehicles Act'' or the ``RETRO Act''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR HYBRID CONVERSION.
(a) In General.--Section 30B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by redesignating subsections (j) and (k) as subsectio... | Reducing Energy Use Through Retrofitting Older Vehicles Act or the RETRO Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for the cost of converting a motor vehicle into a hybrid motor vehicle, based on gross vehicle weight. Limits the number of converted motor vehicles eligible for such credit. Terminate... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for the retrofit conversion of a nonhybrid motor vehicle to a hybrid. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Domain Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The copyright clause, as set forth in article I,
section 8 of the United States Constitution, grants Congress
the power to ``p... | Public Domain Enhancement Act - Amends Federal copyright law to require the Register of Copyrights to charge a fee of $1 for maintaining in force the copyright in any published U.S. work. Requires the fee to be due 50 years after the date of first publication or on December 31, 2004, whichever occurs later, and every t... | To amend title 17, United States Code, to allow abandoned copyrighted works to enter the public domain after 50 years. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Budget Protection Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds:
(1) The Congress, after review of Congressional Budget
Office estimates and other expert opinions, finds that for a
prolonged period the amount... | Domestic Budget Protection Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a surtax on corporations with aggregate gross assets that exceed $10 million to fund war in Iraq. | To raise revenue and reduce large and increasing Federal budget deficits due to the cost of the war in Iraq. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Emancipation Commemoration
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish the National Emancipation
Commemoration Commission in order to--
(1) ensure a suitable national observance of the 150th
ann... | National Emancipation Commemoration Act of 2009 - Establishes the National Emancipation Commemoration Commission which shall: (1) advise the Attorney General with regard to providing grants and technical assistance under this Act; and (2) conduct a study on all forms of modern slavery.
Authorizes the Attorney General ... | To establish a commission to commemorate the ending of chattel slavery in the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Biotechnology Future Investment
Expansion Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. RESTORING THE BENEFIT OF TAX INCENTIVES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
AND CLINICAL TRIALS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (l) of section 382 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is ... | Biotechnology Future Investment Expansion Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit certain biomedical research corporations to engage in investments and other transactions involving shifts in ownership without incurring limitations on net operating loss carryforwards and certain built-in losses. | To permit biomedical research corporations to engage in certain financings and other transactions without incurring limitations on net operating loss carryforwards and certain built-in losses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prison Work and Victim Restitution
Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) work is inherently American and honorable;
(2) work is of fundamental importance to any orderly
society which reveres such com... | Prison Work and Victim Restitution Act of 1996 - Amends the Crime Control Act of 1990 to require convicted inmates confined in Federal prisons, jails, and other detention facilities to engage in: (1) work for no fewer than 50 hours weekly; and (2) job-training and educational and life skills preparation study. Allows... | Prison Work and Victim Restitution Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Anton's Law''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF SAFETY OF CHILD RESTRAINTS IN PASSENGER MOTOR
VEHICLES.
(a) In General.--Not later than 12 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall initiate a
rulemak... | Anton's Law - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to establish certain performance requirements for child restraints, including booster seats, for the restraint of children weighing more than 50 pounds.(Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees... | A bill to provide for the improvement of the safety of child restraints in passenger motor vehicles, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Park Enhancement and
Revitalization Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Park Service has insufficient funds for
the operations, maintenance, and rehabilitation of certain
uni... | National Park Enhancement and Revitalization Act - Amends the National Park Service Organic Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, after a positive determination of being in the public interest and publication of notice in the Federal Register, to dispose of lands or interests therein within the National Battl... | National Park Enhancement and Revitalization Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States has enjoyed a renaissance in energy
production, establishing the United States as the world's
leading oil producer.
(2) By authorizing crude oil exports, the Congress can spur
domestic en... | (Sec. 3) Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to repeal authority to restrict the export of: (1) coal, petroleum products, natural gas, or petrochemical feedstocks; and (2) supplies of materials or equipment necessary to maintain or further exploration, production, refining, or transportation of energy supplie... | To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Border Law Enforcement Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that:
(1) Federal officials do not have sufficient manpower or
resources to prevent criminals, terrorists, and foreign
nationals who have entered th... | Border Law Enforcement Act of 2005 - Establishes a Designated County Law Enforcement Assistance program jointly within the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide financial assistance and authorization for the law enforcement operations of sheriffs in counties adjacent to the sout... | To enforce law and order by establishing a program to authorize, fund, and otherwise assist local Sheriffs' offices in designated counties to provide a second line of defense alongside and in close cooperation with the United States Customs Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to conduct law... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Quality in the Unemployment
Insurance Program (EQUIP) Act''.
SEC. 2. DRUG SCREENING MADE A CONDITION OF BENEFIT RECEIPT.
(a) In General.--Section 303(l) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 503(l)) is amended to read as follows:
``(l)(1) ... | Ensuring Quality in the Unemployment Insurance Program (EQUIP) Act This bill allows states to enact unemployment compensation laws that require an applicant for unemployment compensation, before receiving any such compensation, to: (1) complete a substance abuse risk assessment, and (2) test negative for controlled su... | Ensuring Quality in the Unemployment Insurance Program (EQUIP) Act |
SEC. 301. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
(a) In General.--Either party to a dispute over a taking of private
property as defined under title II of this Act or litigation commenced
under such title may elect to resolve the dispute through settlement or
arbitration. In the administration of this section--
... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Findings and Purposes
Title II: Property Rights Litigation Relief
Title III: Alternative Dispute Resolution
Title IV: Private Property Taking Impact Analysis
Title V: Miscellaneous
Omnibus Property Rights Act of 1997 -
Title I: Findings and Purposes
- S... | Omnibus Property Rights Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bulk Cash Smuggling Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The use of large sums of cash is one of the most
reliable warning signs of drug trafficking, terrorism, money
... | Bulk Cash Smuggling Act of 1998 - Prohibits, and sets penalties for, knowingly concealing, with intent to evade a currency reporting requirement, more than $10,000 in currency or other monetary instruments on an individual's person or in any conveyance, article of luggage, merchandise, or other container and transporti... | Bulk Cash Smuggling Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Employee Ownership
Bank Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) between January 2000 and January 2017, the
manufacturing sector lost 4,929,000 jobs;
(2) as of January 2017, only 12,355,000 worker... | United States Employee Ownership Bank Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish the U.S. Employee Ownership Bank, which shall be authorized to provide, in accordance with specified terms, conditions, and other requirements, financial assistance to increase employee ownership of a company. ... | United States Employee Ownership Bank Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Aviation Security Stakeholder
Participation Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. AVIATION SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 449 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 44946. Aviatio... | Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2012 - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to establish in the TSA an Aviation Security Advisory Committee.
Requires the Assistant Secretary to consult with the Advisory Committee on aviation security mat... | To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Museum of Natural History
125th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) One Dollar Silver Coins.--
(1) Issuance.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in
this Act referred to as the ``Secr... | American Museum of Natural History 125th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) issue one-dollar silver coins emblematic of a prehistoric dinosaur and a view of the east front of the American Museum of Natural History (located on Central Park West in New York City); and (2) p... | American Museum of Natural History 125th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Medicare Assistance Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF MEDICARE SUBVENTION FOR VETERANS.
Section 1862 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(n) Medicare Subvention... | Veterans Medicare Assistance Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require the Secretaries of Health and Human Services (HHS) and of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a Medicare subvention project under which the HHS Secretary shall reimburse the VA Secretary for Medicare heal... | To provide for Medicare reimbursement for health care services provided to Medicare-eligible veterans in facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unemployment Insurance Modernization
Act''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL TRANSFERS FOR UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION MODERNIZATION.
(a) In General.--Section 903 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1103) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Special T... | Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act - Amends the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Labor to make unemployment compensation modernization incentive payments in FY2008-FY2011 by certain transfers from the federal unemployment account to the accounts of the states in the Unemployment Trust Fund.
Prescr... | To provide for special transfers of funds to States to promote certain improvements in State unemployment compensation laws. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Interstate Transmission Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Transmission networks are the backbone of competitive
power markets and increased interstate commerce in electricity.
(2) To support competit... | (Sec. 3) Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to determine by rule or order which facilities used for the transmission and delivery of electric energy are used in interstate commerce (subject to its jurisdiction), and which are used for local distribution (subject to State jurisdiction).
Redefines "i... | Interstate Transmission Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Truck Safety Act''.
SEC. 2. COMMERCIAL TRUCK SAFETY PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 413. Commercial truck safety program
``(a) Definition of Covere... | Commercial Truck Safety Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish a program to improve commercial motor vehicle safety on Interstate System (IS) highways.
Directs the Secretary to initiate a rulemaking to establish a demonstration program under which a state governor may request from the Secreta... | A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of a commercial truck safety program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preexisting Condition Exclusion
Patient Protection Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PREEXISTING CONDITION EXCLUSIONS UNDER
GROUP HEALTH PLANS.
(a) Amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974.--
... | Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to allow a group health plan to impose a preexisting condition exclusion only if: (1) such exclusion relates to a condition fo... | To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional limitations on preexisting condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gulf of Mexico Restoration and
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Gulf of Mexico is a valuable resource of national
and international importance, continuously serving the pe... | Gulf of Mexico Restoration and Protection Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reestablish the Program Office of the Gulf of Mexico Program as an office of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to be headed by a Director. Requires the Office to: (1) coordinate the actions of EPA and of other fed... | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to monitor, restore, and protect the resource productivity, water quality, and marine ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico. |
TITLE I--INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
Sec. 101. The International Development Association Act, 22 U.S.C.
284 et seq., is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
section:
``Sec. 22. In order to pay for the United States contribution to
the tenth replenishment of the resources of the a... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: International Development Association
Title II: African Development Bank
Title III: Interest Subsidy Account of the Successor (ESAF
II) to the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility of
the International Monetary Fund
Title IV: Middle Ea... | Bank for Economic Cooperation and Development in the Middle East and North Africa Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education Affordability Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. CONSOLIDATION OF EDUCATION TAX INCENTIVES INTO HIGHER EDUCATION
TAX CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Section 25A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to Hope and Lifetime Learning c... | Higher Education Affordability Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the Hope and lifetime learning tax credits with a partially refundable $3,000 tax credit for the higher education expenses of a taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, or any dependent at an institution of higher education. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to consolidate education tax benefits into one credit against income tax for higher education expenses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Payday Loan Reform Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PAYDAY LOANS BASED ON CHECKS DRAWN ON, OR
AUTHORIZED WITHDRAWALS FROM, DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS.
Section 128 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1638) is amended
by adding at the ... | Payday Loan Reform Act of 2007 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit payday loans based on checks drawn on, or authorized withdrawals from, insured depository institutions.
Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to prohibit an insured depository institution from: (1) making or extending a payday loan, eithe... | To amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to prohibit payday loans based on checks drawn on, or authorized withdrawals from, depository institutions and to prohibit insured depository institutions from making payday loans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Partnerships for Progress and
Prosperity Act'' or the ``P3 Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) As part of their Blueprint for Action researchers at
Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Pathways to
... | Partnerships for Progress and Prosperity Act or the P3 Act This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) and institutions of higher education for the improvement of students' education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Each ... | Partnerships for Progress and Prosperity Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Outdoor Sports Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) millions of Americans of all ages enjoy recreational
fishing, sport shooting, and hunting;
(2) those millions of anglers, sport shooters, and hu... | Outdoor Sports Protection Act - Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from prohibiting or otherwise restricting, the manufacture, importation, sale, or use of any traditional hunting and fishing implement based on material content. Defines "traditional hunting and fishing implement" a... | To protect the use of traditional hunting and fishing implements and to prevent unnecessary and unwarranted restrictions on the implements used by the hunting and fishing communities. |
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