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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Functional Gastrointestinal and
Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders
(FGIMDs) are chronic conditions associated... | Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health to expand, intensify, and coordinate its activities with respect to functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (FGIMDs), including by: ... | Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa
Indians Restoration Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Little Shell Tribe
of Chippewa Indians of Montana.
(2) Member.--Th... | Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2006 - Extends federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana. Makes the Tribe and its members eligible for all services and benefits furnished to federally recognized Indian tribes without regard to the existence of a tribal reserv... | To extend the Federal relationship to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana as a distinct federally recognized Indian tribe, and for other purposes. |
on the Budget.--
(1) Upon the enactment of this Act, the chairmen of the
Committees on the Budget of the House and the Senate shall
reduce the allocation of new budget authority and the outlays
flowing therefrom to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House and the Sen... | Apollo Energy Independence Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax incentives for energy conservation and production, including provisions to: (1) make permanent the tax credit for producing electricity from renewable resources and to include marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy as a resource ... | To provide a large-scale national effort to improve the state of our national security, economy and environment by providing market incentives to produce and deploy alternative energy solutions and reduce our dependence on foreign oil. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Student Privacy Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. FERPA IMPROVEMENTS.
Subsection (b) of section 444 of the General Education Provisions
Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) (commonly referred to as the ``Family Educational
Rights and Privacy Act of 1974'') is amende... | Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2014 - Amends the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 to prohibit programs administered by the Department of Education from making funds available to any educational agency or institution that has not implemented information security policies that: (1) protect personally ... | Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. GOVERNING INTERNATIONAL FISHERY AGREEMENT WITH LATVIA.
Notwithstanding section 203 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1823), the governing
international fishery agreement between the Government of the United
States of America and the Government of the Republic ... | Approves a specified international fishery agreement between the United States and the Republic of Latvia.
Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995. Mandates an annual report to the Congress on the activities of the Fisheries Commission, the General Counc... | To approve a governing international fishery agreement between the United States and the Republic of Latvia, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Arab League's trade boycott of the State of Israel
is inconsistent with World Trade Organization's (WTO) principle
of nondiscrimination.
(2) Trade boycotts of the State of Israel are a barrier to
better re... | Reaffirms congressional opposition to trade boycotts of Israel and calls on the President to take stronger steps to end all trade boycotts of Israel.
Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to direct the United States Trade Representative to include in: (1) the annual trade barrier report a list of each country (and specified bo... | To enhance the reporting requirements on the status of the Arab League trade boycott of Israel and other trade boycotts of Israel. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness in Education for Girls and
Boys Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) our Nation's schools are struggling to maintain an
environment that is conducive to learning and that fairly
educates g... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Gender Equity in Mathematics and Science
Education
Title II: Elimination of Sexual Harassment and Abuse
Fairness in Education for Girls and Boys Act of 1993 -
Title I: Gender Equity in Mathematics and Science Education
- Amends the Elementary and Secondary Educati... | Fairness in Education for Girls and Boys Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Derivatives Limitations Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. INSURED DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 44. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS.
``(a) Derivat... | Derivatives Limitations Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Act to prohibit an insured depository institution or credit union (including its affiliates) from engaging in any transaction for its own account which involves derivative financial instruments.
Exempts from thi... | Derivatives Limitations Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Nutrition Equity Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Specialized food is often medically necessary for the
safe and effective management of many digestive and inherited
metabolic disor... | Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2017 This bill provides for coverage, under Medicare, Medicaid, other specified federal health-care programs, and private health insurance, of foods and vitamins that are medically necessary for the management of certain digestive and metabolic disorders and conditions. | Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act
of 2013''.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN SHARE OF CROP INSURANCE PREMIUM PAID BY FEDERAL
CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION.
Section 508(e)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
1508(e)(2)) is amended--
... | Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to reduce crop insurance premium subsidy rates. | Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR NEW QUALIFIED PLUG-IN HYBRID MOTOR VEHICLES.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 30B(d)(2) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to credit amount for passenger
automobiles and light trucks) is amended to read as follows:
``(A) Credit amount for passenge... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an alternative motor vehicle tax credit for new qualified plug-in hybrid motor vehicles. Defines such a vehicle as any new qualified hybrid motor vehicle that: (1) is a passenger automobile or light truck with a gross vehicle weight rating of not more than 8,500 pounds; (2) mee... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for new qualified plug-in hybrid motor vehicles. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Veterans Affairs
Disease Reporting and Oversight Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT THAT VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION REPORT CASES OF
INFECTIOUS DISEASES AT FACILITIES OF THE ADMINISTRATION.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II ... | Department of Veterans Affairs Disease Reporting and Oversight Act of 2013 - Requires the director of a Veterans Integrated Service Network, within 24 hours after confirming the presence of a notifiable infectious disease (any infectious disease that is either on a specified published list of nationally notifiable dise... | Department of Veterans Affairs Disease Reporting and Oversight Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Health Care Cooperation
Act''.
SEC. 2. GLOBAL HEALTH CARE COOPERATION.
(a) In General.--Title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 317 the
following:
``SEC. 317A. TEMPORARY AB... | Global Health Care Cooperation Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow permanent resident doctors or health care workers to reside in a qualifying developing country (candidate countries) while working in such professions and be considered to be maintaining U.S. presence and residency requirements for... | A bill to enhance global healthcare cooperation and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Watershed Rehabilitation
Amendments of 2000''.
TITLE I--DAM REHABILITATION
SEC. 101. REHABILITATION OF WATER RESOURCE STRUCTURAL MEASURES
CONSTRUCTED UNDER CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
PROGRAMS.... | Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Natural Resources Conservation Service, to provide technical assistance in planning, designing, and implementing rehabilitation projects, should an organization request such assistance.
Prohibits any assistance authorized under this Act from being used to perform operation a... | Small Watershed Rehabilitation Amendments of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Sexual Assault Victims
Empowerment Act'' or the ``Military SAVE Act''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF TREATMENT FOR MILITARY SEXUAL ASSAULT.
(a) Veterans.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 17 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by... | Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment Act or the Military SAVE Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to each operate a program that ensures that veterans and members of the armed forces may receive treatment from private providers for military sexual trauma. Req... | Military SAVE Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Food Security Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY OBJECTIVES; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Statement of Policy Objectives.--It is in the national security
interest of the United States to promote global food security and
nutrition, consistent w... | Global Food Security Act of 2014 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the President, in providing assistance to implement the Global Food Security Strategy, should: coordinate federal efforts to implement the Strategy, utilize open and streamlined solicitations to allow for the participation of a wide range of i... | Global Food Security Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and
Opioids Act of 2018'' or the ``INFO Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER INFORMATION DASHBOARD.
Title XVII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the... | Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids Act of 2017 or the INFO Act This bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to appoint a federal coordinator within the Department of Health and Human Services to: coordinate programs related to opioid abuse reduction, liaise with state and local e... | Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Safety Employer-Employee
Relations Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF PURPOSE AND POLICY.
The Congress declares that the following is the policy of the
United States:
(1) Labor-management relationships and partnerships are
... | Public Safety Employer-Employee Relations Act of 1995 - Provides collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments.
(Sec. 4) Declares that fire fighters and law enforcement officers have the right to self-organize, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain c... | Public Safety Employer-Employee Relations Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drywall Safety Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Secretary of Commerce should insist that the Government
of the People's Republic of China, which has ownership interests in
the companies t... | Drywall Safety Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Commerce should insist that: (1) the government of China, which has ownership interests in the companies that manufactured and exported problematic drywall to the United States, facilitate a meeting between the companies and U.S... | To prevent the introduction into commerce of unsafe drywall, to ensure the manufacturer of drywall is readily identifiable, to ensure that problematic drywall removed from homes is not reused, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flu Vaccine Incentive Act of 2005''
or the ``FLU-VIA''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) 30 years ago, more than a dozen companies produced the
influenza vaccine in the United States. As of 2004, only 2
... | Flu Vaccine Incentive Act of 2005 or FLU-VIA - Rescinds the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, to make certain purchases of inflluenza vaccine.
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to exempt contracts entered into by the Secretary ... | A bill to target Federal funding for research and development, to amend section 1928 of the Social Security Act to encourage the production of influenza vaccines by eliminating the price cap applicable to the purchase of such vaccines under contracts entered into by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to amend ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Carbon Capture and Storage
Technology Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Energy.
(2) Task force.--The term ``Task Force'' means the
int... | Carbon Capture and Storage Technology Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Energy to establish a competitive grant program to provide assistance to at least three, but not more than five, eight-year commercial demonstration projects to demonstrate the long-term effects of sequestration of carbon dioxide in deep geol... | A bill to provide for the conduct of carbon capture and storage technology research, development, and demonstration projects, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF 1993 INCREASE IN TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 86(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to social security and tier 1 railroad
retirement benefits) is amended by adding at the end the following new
sentence:
``This paragraph s... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the tax increase on social security benefits enacted by the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993.Provides a credit for the amount of 2000 taxes attributable to such increase. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 increase in income taxes on Social Security benefits. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are to provide financial resources and to
foster international cooperation--
(1) to restore and perpetuate healthy populations of rare
felids and ... | Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2009 - (Sec. 4) Establishes the Great Cats and Rare Canids Conservation Fund as a separate account of the Multinational Species Conservation Fund.
(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to use Fund amounts to provide assistance for projects for the conservation of rare felids... | A bill to assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare canids by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of countries within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of rare felid and rare canid po... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Traumatic Brain Injury Access to
Options Act''.
SEC. 2. CARE AND SERVICES FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR TRAUMATIC
BRAIN INJURY.
(a) Retention on Active Duty.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3) and
... | Traumatic Brain Injury Access to Options Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to ensure that each member of the Armed Forces who incurs a traumatic brain injury (where the member is unable to perform activities of daily living for at least five consecutive days from the date of a medical assessment) while on active d... | A bill to facilitate the provision of care and services for members of the Armed Forces for traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans TRICARE Choice Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. COORDINATION BETWEEN TRICARE PROGRAM AND ELIGIBILITY TO MAKE
CONTRIBUTIONS TO HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Section 223(c)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended b... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on November 14, 2016. Veterans TRICARE Choice Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill allows, as of January 1, 2017, an individual who is eligible to be a covered beneficiary entitled to health care benefits under the TRICARE program (a Department of Defens... | Veterans TRICARE Choice Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Cybercrime Reporting
and Cooperation Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Computer systems; computer data.--The terms ``computer
system'' and ``computer data'' have the meanings given those
terms in ch... | International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act - Directs the President to report annually to Congress regarding: (1) foreign countries use of information and communications technologies (ICT) in critical infrastructure, cybercrime based in each country, the adequacy of each countrys legal and law enforcement ... | A bill to require reporting on certain information and communications technologies of foreign countries, to develop action plans to improve the capacity of certain countries to combat cybercrime, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. EMPLOYER REDUCTIONS.
(a) In General.--An employer planning a reduction in operations at
a workplace shall provide written notice to all of the following:
(1) All employees of the employer who are employed at the
affected workplace.
(2) The labor organization which repre... | Requires employers of 100 or more employees who are planning a reduction in operations at a workplace to give written notice meeting specified requirements to: (1) all their employees at the affected workplace; (2) the labor organization representing those employees for collective bargaining; (3) the elected officials... | To provide notice to employees when there are reductions in business operations and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Treatment Accessibility Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. LOANS AND LOAN GUARANTEES.
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by
inserting after section 399V-6 of such Act (21 U.S.C. 355f) the
following:
... | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Accessibility Act of 2016 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to permit the Department of Health and Human Services to make loans and loan guarantees for construction or renovation of psychiatric or substance abuse treatment facilities. The bill establishes terms a... | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Accessibility Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Tax Reform and Reduction
Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. MORATORIUM AMENDMENT TO THE INTERNET TAX FREEDOM ACT.
(a) Moratorium Amendment.--Section 1101(a) of title XI of division
C of Public Law 105-277 (112 Stat. 2681-719; 47 U.S.C. 151 note) is
amend... | Sets forth specified Internet-and telecommunication-related factors that shall not be sufficient to create a jurisdictional tax nexus respecting a seller and purchaser who are not present in the same State.
Expresses the sense of the Congress respecting: (1) development of a Uniform Sales and Use Tax Act; and (2) elimi... | Internet Tax Reform and Reduction Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Recruiter Secondary Schools
Access Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The combined effects of the strongest economy in 40
years, the lowest unemployment rate since the establishment ... | Provides that if, after the above process, an LEA continues to deny such access, the Secretary shall: (1) determine whether such LEA denies such access to at least two of the armed forces; and (2) upon an affirmative determination, include such LEA on the maintained list.
Amends the Department of Defense Appropriations... | Military Recruiter Secondary Schools Access Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Eunice Kennedy
Shriver Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--REAUTHORIZATION OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS ACT
Sec. 101. ... | Eunice Kennedy Shriver Act - Reauthorizes the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004 for FY2014-FY2018. Directs the Secretary of State to act through the Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs in awarding grants or entering agreements with Special Olympics for activities outside t... | Eunice Kennedy Shriver Act |
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK ACT.
Section 21A of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1441a) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(w) State Contributions.--
``(1) Cumulative determinations of state resolution
costs.--
`... | Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to direct the Resolution Trust Corporation to: (1) determine the aggregate amounts expended in providing assistance for case resolutions during a certain time period for federally insured State savings associations; and (2) apportion those amounts among the States according to a s... | A bill to provide for regional equity in funding resolution of failed savings associations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Middle Class Tax Cut Protection Act
of 2012''.
SEC. 2. 2-YEAR EXTENSION OF TAX RELIEF FOR MIDDLE CLASS.
(a) Extension of 2001 Tax Relief.--
(1) In general.--Section 901 of the Economic Growth and Tax
Relief Reconciliation Act of 200... | Middle Class Tax Cut Protection Act of 2012 - Extends through 2014: (1) the general terminating date of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, and (2) the reduction in the tax rate for dividend and capital gain income enacted by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.
Amends ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a temporary extension of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts for the middle class, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. DEFINITION.
For the purposes of this Act, the term ``Cape Fox Corporation''
means the Cape Fox Corporation, an Alaska Native village corporation
organized pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43
U.S.C. 1601 and following) by the native village of Kassan.
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE AND ELIG... | Provides for the conveyance of lands located near Ketchikan, Alaska, to the Cape Fox Corporation (Cape Fox). Makes certain lands eligible for selection by Cape Fox for a 24-month period. Provides for the direct conveyance of a certain parcel of land.
Waives the core township requirement for certain non-productive la... | To resolve certain conveyances under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act related to Cape Fox Corporation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Marijuana Effective Drug Studies Act
of 2017'' or the ``MEDS Act''.
SEC. 2. MARIJUANA RESEARCH.
(a) In General.--Section 303(f) of the Controlled Substances Act
(21 U.S.C. 823(f)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5)... | Marijuana Effective Drug Studies Act of 2017 or the MEDS Act This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish a new, separate registration process to facilitate research involving marijuana and the commercial production of drugs made from marijuana. Specifically, the bill requires the Drug Enforcement Admin... | Marijuana Effective Drug Studies Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Galisteo Basin Archaeological
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Galisteo Basin and surrounding area of New Mexico
are the location of many well preserved prehist... | Requires the Secretary to submit to specified congressional committees a general management plan for the identification, research, protection, and public interpretation of the archaeological resources of: (1) Federal lands located within the archaeological protection sites; and (2) non-Federal lands within the sites th... | Galisteo Basin Archaeological Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Survivors of Military Sexual Assault
and Domestic Abuse Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF COUNSELING AND TREATMENT FOR SEXUAL TRAUMA BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES.
(a) Expansion of C... | Survivors of Military Sexual Assault and Domestic Abuse Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide counseling and care and services for sexual trauma to active-duty members of the Armed Forces. (Under current law, such services are provided only to veterans.) Prohibits such a member from... | Survivors of Military Sexual Assault and Domestic Abuse Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR CLINICAL TESTING RESEARCH EXPENSES ATTRIBUTABLE
TO CERTAIN QUALIFIED ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING
TEACHING HOSPITALS.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related
credit... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a limited credit for qualified medical innovation expenses for clinical testing research expenses attributable to academic medical centers and other qualified hospital research organizations. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a medical innovation tax credit for clinical testing research expenses attributable to academic medical centers and other qualified hospital research organizations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Thompson Divide Withdrawal and
Protection Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Thompson Divide in western Colorado is an area
comprised of Federal and non-Federal land that provi... | Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Act of 2013 - Withdraws the Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Area (the Thompson Divide) in Colorado from: (1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing,... | Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) To remain competitive in science and technology in the
global economy, the United States must increase the number of
students graduating from high school prepared to pursue
postsecondary education in science, technology, ... | Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a pilot program designated as "Partnerships for Access to Laboratory Science" to award grants to partnerships to improve laboratories and to provide instrumentation as part of a comprehensive program to enhance the quality of mathematics, scien... | A bill to establish a laboratory science pilot program at the National Science Foundation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``SAFE Grant Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Over 300,000 women are sexually assaulted each year in
the United States. Unlike all other violent crimes, rape is not
declining in frequency.
... | SAFE Grant Act of 2001 - Directs the Attorney General to establish a program to award and disburse annual grants to Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SAFE) programs.Requires a proposed or existing SAFE program, to receive a grant, to be in compliance with the standards and recommended national protocol developed by the... | A bill to establish a grant program for Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Open Space Protection Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Congress has established a policy of dedicating revenue
from the production and use of nonrenewable resources to
... | Open Space Protection Act of 1998 - Amends the Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965 to appropriate from the Land and Water Conservation Fund $900 million for every fiscal year from FY 1999 through 2015, with specified portions available for: (1) Federal purposes (Federal share); (2) financial assistance to the Stat... | Open Space Protection Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ethical and Legal Elections for
Congressional Transitions Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING SPECIAL ELECTION IN CASE OF VACANCY IN OFFICE OF A
SENATOR.
(a) Special Election.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (b), if
... | Ethical and Legal Elections for Congressional Transitions Act - Requires states to hold special elections when a vacancy occurs in the office of U.S. Senator for the state.
Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to reimburse the states for a portion of special election costs. | To require States to hold special elections in the event of a vacancy in the office of a Senator representing the State, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Middle Rio Grande Emergency Water
Supply Stabilization Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO FLOOD CONTROL ACT OF 1948.
The Flood Control Act of 1948 (title II of the Act of June 30,
1948 (chapter 771; 62 Stat. 1175 et seq.)) is amended--
(... | Middle Rio Grande Emergency Water Supply Stabilization Act of 2003 - Amends the Flood Control Act of 1948 to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program for financial and technical assistance to implement water conservation measures within the Rio Grande Basin in New Mexico, to be known as the Middle R... | To amend the Flood Control Act of 1948 with respect to the Middle Rio Grande Project to authorize programs for water conservation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Right to Rent Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. RIGHT TO RENT HOME SUBJECT TO FORECLOSURE.
(a) Exercise of Right.--If, at any time after notice under
subsection (b) for an eligible mortgage is provided to the eligible
mortgagor and before the commencement of the ... | Right to Rent Act of 2017 This bill temporarily allows an eligible mortgagor who is subject to foreclosure proceedings to remain in the foreclosed home as a renter for up to five years, subject to specified requirements. The bill applies to a mortgage originated prior to 2009 on a single-family... | Right to Rent Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``12 Carrier Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The aircraft carrier can fulfill the Navy's core
missions of forward presence, sea control, ensuring safe sea
lanes, and power pro... | 12 Carrier Act This bill requires the Navy's naval combat forces to include at least 12 (currently, 11) operational aircraft carriers, effective September 30, 2023. The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to eliminate the requirement that the Navy's certification to the congressional... | 12 Carrier Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Colorado Charter
Forest Act of 2008''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Charter forest demonstration proje... | Colorado Charter Forest Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a demonstration project for National Forest System lands in Colorado ("covered lands") for the purposes of increasing community involvement in decision making regarding management and evaluating methods to improve the health and manag... | To require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a "Charter Forest" demonstration project on all National Forest System lands in the State of Colorado in order to combat insect infestation, improve forest health, reduce the threat of wildfire, protect biological diversity, and enhance the social sustainability and ec... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring Authority to Schools Act
of 2004''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to restore authority to the public schools to conduct
education as a human enterprise;
(2) to limit Federal court oversig... | Restoring Authority to Schools Act of 2004 - Requires prospective relief in any civil action for violations of Federal law in public schools to be narrowly drawn, to extend no further than necessary, and to reflect the least intrusive means necessary to correct the violation. Requires the court to give substantial weig... | A bill entitled the "Restoring Authority to Schools Act of 2004". |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Date Certain Tax Code Replacement
Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to set a date certain for replacing the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with a simple and fair alternative.
SEC. 3. TERMINATION OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.
(... | Establishes the National Commission on Tax Reform and Simplification to review: (1) the present structure and provisions of the Code; (2) whether the tax systems of other countries could provide more efficient and fair methods of funding government revenue requirements; (3) whether the income tax should be replaced wit... | Date Certain Tax Code Replacement Act |
SECTION 1. DECLARATION OF POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States to end the needless maiming
and suffering inflicted upon animals through the use of leghold traps
by prohibiting the import or export of, and the shipment in interstate
commerce of, such traps and of articles of fur from animals that were
... | Prohibits the import, export, or shipment in interstate commerce of conventional steel-jawed leghold traps and of articles of fur derived from animals trapped in such traps.
Prescribes criminal penalties for violations of this Act.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to reward nongovernment informers for informatio... | A bill to end the use of conventional steel-jawed leghold traps on animals in the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chesapeake Bay State and Local
Backstop Limitation Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) Chesa... | Chesapeake Bay State and Local Backstop Limitation Act of 2012 - Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from: (1) modifying a permit issued under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) before this Act's enactment for a point source in the Chesap... | To limit the authority of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to implement certain actions related to Chesapeake Bay watershed total maximum daily loads, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chemical Safety Information and Site
Security Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF ANALYSIS.
(a) Definitions.--
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
... | Chemical Safety Information and Site Security Act of 1999 - Prohibits off-site consequence analysis information (portions of risk management plans submitted by certain stationary sources under the Clean Air Act evaluating worst-case or alternative scenario accidental releases of extremely hazardous substances) from bei... | Chemical Safety Information and Site Security Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Broadcast Ownership Reform Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The contemporary electronic mass media market provides
consumers with abundant alternative sources of news,
informat... | Broadcast Ownership Reform Act of 1999 - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to modify its rules for multiple ownership of television (TV) broadcast stations to increase to 50 (currently 35) percent the national audience reach limitations for TV stations owned by the same entity or person.
States that ... | Broadcast Ownership Reform Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Shipping Relief for Agriculture Act
of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Efficient, competitive, broadly available waterborne
cargo transportation service is imperative to American
agriculture ... | Shipping Relief for Agriculture Act of 1998 - Amends Merchant Marine Act, 1920 provisions concerning transportation of merchandise between points in the United States in other than domestic or rebuilt and documented vessels to remove the restriction that a vessel must be constructed in the United States in order to eng... | Shipping Relief for Agriculture Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Notch Baby Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. NEW GUARANTEED MINIMUM PRIMARY INSURANCE AMOUNT WHERE
ELIGIBILITY ARISES DURING TRANSITIONAL PERIOD.
Section 215(a) of the Social Security Act is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4)(B), by inserting... | Notch Baby Act of 1993 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to alter the formula for computing the primary insurance amount of individuals who attain age 65 in or after 1982 and are subject to the benefit computation rules of the Social Security Amendments of 1977. | Notch Baby Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Tax-breaks for Oil Profiteering
Act'' or the ``STOP Act''.
SEC. 2. CAPITAL GAIN OR LOSS FROM SALE OR EXCHANGE OF OIL OR NATURAL
GAS AND RELATED COMMODITIES TREATED AS SHORT-TERM CAPITAL
GAIN OR LOSS.
(a) Gain or Loss o... | Stop Tax-breaks for Oil Profiteering Act or the STOP Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) treat gain or loss from the sale or exchange of oil or natural gas and related commodities as ordinary income or loss (thus taxed at regular income tax rates); and (2) require certain tax-exempt entities to pay unrelated... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the same tax treatment for both commercial and noncommercial investors in oil and natural gas and related commodities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business
Opportunity Preservation Act of 1996''.
(b) Table of Contents.--
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Statement of policy.
Sec. 3. Definition of contract bundling.
Sec. 4. Assessing pro... | Small Business Opportunity Preservation Act of 1996 - Amends the Small Business Act to state as a policy under such Act that each Federal agency: (1) foster the participation of small businesses as prime contractors; (2) structure its contracting requirements to facilitate competition by and among small businesses; (... | Small Business Opportunity Preservation Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) John H. Johnson published the first edition of the
Negro Digest in 1942, having conceived of the idea while
working at the Supreme Life Insurance Company.
(2) This publication covered African-American history,... | Authorizes the award of a single gold medal to John H. Johnson (creator of Ebony magazine) in recognition of his outstanding work, leadership, and service.
Permits the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal, at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medals. | To grant the Congressional Gold Medal to John H. Johnson in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Repeal Existing Policies that
Encourage and Allow Legal HIV Discrimination Act of 2013'' or the
``REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) At present, 32 States and 2 United S... | Repeal Existing Policies that Encourage and Allow Legal HIV Discrimination Act of 2013 or the REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that federal and state laws, policies, and regulations regarding people living with HIV/AIDS should: (1) not place unique or additional burdens on such in... | REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student-to-School Nurse Ratio
Improvement Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The American Academy of Pediatrics emphasizes the
crucial role of school nurses in the seamless provision of
c... | Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make matching demonstration grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) in which the student-to-school nurse ratio in each of their public elementary and secondary schools is 750 or more students to every school nurse for t... | Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Salmon Planning Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds and declares that--
(1) certain species of salmon and steelhead in the Columbia
and Snake River basin are on the brink of extinction as a
co... | Salmon Planning Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) providing for peer review of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) biological opinion regarding the Operation of the Federal Columbia River power system, issued December 21, 2000, and ... | To ensure that proper planning is undertaken to secure the preservation and recovery of the salmon and steelhead of the Columbia River basin and the maintenance of reasonably priced, reliable power, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to seek peer review of, and to conduct studies regarding, the National Marine Fisheri... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fast Help For Homeowners Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR PROMPT DECISION.
(a) In General.--Chapter 2 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C.
1631 et seq.) is amended by inserting before section 130 (15 U.S.C.
1640) the following new section:
``SEC. 129I... | Fast Help For Homeowners Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require the servicer of a federally related mortgage, upon request by the mortgagor for a short sale of the dwelling or residential real property under the mortgage, to notify in writing each holder of a subordinate lien on the property securing the loan... | To require the holder of a subordinate lien on the property that secures a federally related mortgage loan, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a timely decision whether to allow the sale. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Early Learning Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. EXPENDITURES FOR PRE-KINDERGARTEN EDUCATION.
(a) In General.--Not later than August 15 of each year, beginning
with 2018, from amounts in the Early Education Trust Fund established
by section 3, the Secretary of Ed... | Early Learning Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to make annual awards from the Early Education Trust Fund, established in this bill, to state pre-kindergarten agencies according to a formula based on pre-kindergarten enrollment in the state. To be eligible for an award, a state must prov... | Early Learning Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United Houma Nation Recognition and
Land Claims Settlement Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF POLICY, CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress declares and finds the following:
(1) It is the policy of the United Sta... | United Houma Nation Recognition and Land Claims Settlement Act of 1996 - Grants Federal recognition to the United Houma Nation and establishes a trust relationship with the Tribe.
Ratifies prior transfers of real property (and improvements thereon) or natural resources located anywhere within the United States from, b... | United Houma Nation Recognition and Land Claims Settlement Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Access to Historical Records
Act''.
SEC. 2. OFFICIAL DATASET ON HISTORICAL TEMPERATURE RECORD.
(a) Establishment of Official Dataset by NASA.--The Administrator
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall establish an
official da... | Public Access to Historical Records Act - Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to establish an official dataset on the historical temperature record. Requires NASA to use the raw data related to temperature that is collected by applicable stations and vessels and to qua... | Public Access to Historical Records Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans to Work Pilot Program Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. VETERANS TO WORK PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Veterans to Work Program.--Subchapter III of chapter 169 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section
2856 the following new section:
`... | Veterans to Work Pilot Program Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to establish the Veterans to Work pilot program to determine: (1) the maximum extent to which apprentices may be employed on designated military construction projects; (2) the maximum extent to which such apprentices are veterans; and (... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish the Veterans to Work Program providing for the employment of individuals, especially veterans, who participate in apprenticeship programs on designated military construction projects, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Positive Behavior for Effective
Schools Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Educators, parents, and the general public cite a lack
of discipline as a leading challenge faci... | Positive Behavior for Effective Schools Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to allow states to allocate school improvement funds under title I of the ESEA for coordinated, early intervention services for all students. Includes among such services, schoolwide positive behavior support,... | A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools to increase implementation of early intervention services, particularly school-wide positive behavior supports. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Secondary Payer Enhancement
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. CALCULATION AND DIRECT PAYMENT OF MSP CLAIMS.
(a) Calculation and Direct Reimbursement of Conditional Payment for
Settlement Purposes.--
(1) Section 1862(b)(2)(B) of the Social Sec... | Medicare Secondary Payer Enhancement Act of 2010 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to any settlement, judgment, award, or other payment between a Medicare claimant and an applicable plan involving a payment made for items and services by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the application of Medicare secondary payer rules for certain claims. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Red Rock Canyon National
Conservation Area Protection and Enhancement Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Corporation.--The term ``Corporation'' means The Howard
Hughes Corporation, ... | Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Protection and Enhancement Act of 2002 - (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, if the Howard Hughes Corporation offers to convey to the United States certain high-ground lands (at the eastern edge of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area), to accept such off... | To authorize the acquisition by exchange of lands for inclusion in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Clark County, Nevada, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT.
(a) Establishment.--There shall be established a Center for
Scientific and Technical Assessment (in this section referred to as the
``Center'') to provide timely advice to the Congress on scientific and
technical aspects of public policy issues. The Cen... | Establishes: (1) a Center for Scientific and Technical Assessment to provide timely advice to Congress on scientific and technical aspects of public policy issues, administered by a Director; and (2) a Technical Assessment Board to provide guidance to the Director to ensure that the Center provides timely and useful re... | To provide for the establishment of a Center for Scientific and Technical Assessment. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Missile Defense Burdensharing Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States has established burdensharing
arrangements with Japan, member nations of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organizat... | Missile Defense Burdensharing Act of 2001 - Directs the President to: (1) determine whether any missile defense system to be developed by the United States is intended to protect, in addition to U.S. territory, the territory of allied or other friendly countries from ballistic missile attack; and (2) seek financial con... | To provide for burdensharing contributions from allied and other friendly foreign countries for the costs of deployment of any United States missile defense system that is designed to protect those countries from ballistic missile attack. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Phantom Fuels Elimination Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. ADVANCED BIOFUEL, BIOMASS-BASED DIESEL, AND CELLULOSIC BIOFUEL
REQUIRED TO BE PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES TO SATISFY
RENEWABLE FUEL PROGRAM MANDATES.
(a) Advanced Biofuel.-... | Phantom Fuels Elimination Act of 2014 - Amends the Clean Air Act to revise the renewable fuel program by requiring advanced biofuel, biomass-based diesel, and cellulosic biofuel to be produced in the United States. Directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for any year in which the projected volume of advanc... | Phantom Fuels Elimination Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Safety and Wildlife
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States to reduce risks to public
safety, as well as unnecessary harm to companion animals and wildlife,
from indiscriminate and injurious trappi... | Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act This bill bans steel-jaw leghold traps and Conibear traps. Steel-jaw leghold traps are certain spring-powered devices with steel jaws that are designed to snap closed on animals. Conibear traps consist of metal frames hinged at the center point and powered by two torsion sprin... | Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Open Fuels Standard Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. OPEN FUELS STANDARD.
(a) In General.--Chapter 329 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 32920. Open fuels standard
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
... | Open Fuels Standard Act of 2011 - Requires each automobile manufacturer's annual covered inventory to comprise at least: (1) 50% fuel choice-enabling vehicles in model years 2015-2017, and (2) 80% fuel choice-enabling vehicles in model year 2018 and each subsequent model year.
Requires the Secretary of Transportation ... | A bill to enable transportation fuel competition, consumer choice, and greater use of domestic energy sources in order to reduce our Nation's dependence on foreign oil. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced
Performance for Preparedness Grants Act''.
SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION OF REPORTING REDUNDANCIES AND DEVELOPMENT OF
PERFORMANCE METRICS FOR HOMELAND SECURITY PREPAREDNESS GRANT PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Title XX of the Home... | Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness Grants Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to submit to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 90 days after this Act's enactment a report that inclu... | To provide for identifying and eliminating redundant reporting requirements and developing meaningful performance metrics for homeland security preparedness grants, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Family Home Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. MORTGAGE PROTECTION FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES, SURVIVING
SPOUSES, AND CERTAIN VETERANS.
(a) Mortgage Protection.--
(1) In general.--Section 303 of the Servicemembers Civil
... | Military Family Home Protection Act - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to allow a court, in an action to enforce an obligation on real or personal property secured by a mortgage against a servicemember on active duty, a totally disabled veteran, or the surviving spouse of a member who died during military ser... | A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to improve the protections for servicemembers against mortgage foreclosures, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Criminal Justice Reinvestment Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) A total of 2,200,000 American adults are incarcerated
in State and local prisons and jails, a rate of about 1 out of
every 100... | Criminal Justice Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states, local governments, territories, or Indian tribes to: (1) analyze and improve the cost-effectiveness of state and local spending on prisons, jails, and community corrections; and (2) assist in managing the growth in spe... | To establish a criminal justice reinvestment grant program to help States and local jurisdictions reduce spending on corrections, control growth in the prison and jail populations, and increase public safety. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Michigan Lighthouse and Maritime
Heritage Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) surrounded by the Great Lakes, the State of Michigan
gives the Midwest region a unique maritime character;
(2) the access of th... | Michigan Lighthouse and Maritime Heritage Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service Midwest Regional Office, to study and report on Michigan maritime heritage resource preservation and interpretation, including: (1) potential economic and tourism benefits of preservation of t... | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of maritime sites in the State of Michigan. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Sponsors of Terrorism Review
Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS OF AUTHORITIES THAT PROVIDE FOR RESCISSION OF
DETERMINATIONS OF COUNTRIES AS STATE SPONSORS OF
TERRORISM.
(a) Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.--Sect... | State Sponsors of Terrorism Review Enhancement Act This bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Arms Export Control Act, and the Export Administration Act of 1979, with respect to the rescission of a determination of a country as a state sponsor of terrorism, to require that the President has submitted to C... | State Sponsors of Terrorism Review Enhancement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Lending Improvement
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL PREFERRED LENDERS PROGRAM.
Section 7(a)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(2)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(E) National preferred le... | Small Business Lending Improvement Act of 2005 - Amends the Small Business Act to establish within the current Preferred Lenders Program operated by the Small Business Administration (SBA) the National Preferred Lenders Program, under which a participant may operate as a preferred lender in any state if the lender meet... | A bill to establish a National Preferred Lender Program, facilitate the delivery of financial assistance to small businesses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PROMOTING DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTHWEST WATERFRONT.
(a) Updated Description of Property.--Section 1 of the Act entitled
``An Act to authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia on
behalf of the United States to transfer from the United States to the
District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency... | Amends the District of Columbia Official Code to revise certain specifications for the authorized transfer by the District Council, on behalf of the United States, to the District Redevelopment Land Agency of all federal right, title, and interest in the Southwest Waterfront Project Site. Authorizes such transfer by on... | To promote the development of the Southwest waterfront in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bison Management Improvement Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that:
(1) The natural resources of Yellowstone National Park are
unique to the world, and the free-ranging wildlife found within
... | Bison Management Improvement Act of 1995 - Establishes the Yellowstone Brucellosis Free Management Area in Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho.
Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and of the Interior to develop joint bison and elk management plans with the States.
Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) to: (1)... | Bison Management Improvement Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agriculture Data Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. DATA ON CONSERVATION PRACTICES.
Subtitle E of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3841 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 1247. DATA ON CONSERVATION PRACTICES.
`... | Agriculture Data Act of 2018 This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to collect, review, analyze, and disseminate certain data on the impact of conservation practices on farm and ranch profitability, including the effect on crop yields, soil health, and other risk... | Agriculture Data Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Reasonable Energy Price
Protection Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. WINDFALL PROFITS TAX.
(a) In General.--Subtitle E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to alcohol, tobacco, and certain other excise taxes) is
amended by adding at the end th... | Consumer Reasonable Energy Price Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a windfall profit tax on crude oil, natural gas, or fuel which is the product of crude oil or natural gas. Defines "windfall profit" as so much of the profit as exceeds a reasonable profit. Establishes a Reasonable Prof... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas (and products thereof) and to appropriate the proceeds for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``DHS Private Sector Office Engagement
Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. PRIVATE SECTOR OFFICE.
(a) In General.--Subsection (f) of section 102 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 112) is amended to read as follows:
``(f) Authorization.--
... | DHS Private Sector Office Engagement Act of 2014 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to replace provisions directing the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to appoint a Special Assistant responsible for private sector matters with provisions establishing within DHS a Private Sector Office, to be headed by an A... | DHS Private Sector Office Engagement Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Health Preservation and
Tobacco Advertising Compliance Act''.
SEC. 2. DISALLOWANCE OF TAX DEDUCTIONS FOR CERTAIN ADVERTISING,
PROMOTION, AND MARKETING EXPENSES RELATING TO TOBACCO
PRODUCT USE.
(a) In General.--Pa... | Children's Health Preservation and Tobacco Advertising Compliance Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to disallow tax deductions for certain youth-oriented tobacco advertising, promotion, and marketing expenses. | Children's Health Preservation and Tobacco Advertising Compliance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Neotropical Migratory Bird
Conservation Improvement Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION ACT.
(a) Findings.--Section 2(1) of the Neotropical Migratory Bird
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6101(1)) is amended by inser... | Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Improvement Act of 2006 - Amends the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA) to allow financial assistance for projects that will enhance conservation of birds in specified countries, including Canada.
Defines "Caribbean" to include Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Is... | To require the Secretary of the Interior to refine the Department of the Interior program for providing assistance for the conservation of neotropical migratory birds. |
TITLE I--EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY
SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES UNDER TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) Authority To Provide Priority Health Care for Certain Veterans
Exposed to Toxic Substances.--(1) Section 1710(e)(3) of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by striking out ``after June 30, 1995,''
an... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Extensions of Authority
Title II: Other Provisions
Title I: Extensions of Authority
- Extends through December 31, 1996, the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to: (1) provide priority hospital care and medical services to Persian Gulf veterans exposed to toxic... | An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out certain programs and activities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Cyberspace and
Cybersecurity Coordination Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On February 2, 2010, Admiral Dennis C. Blair, the
Director of National Intelligence, testified befor... | International Cyberspace and Cybersecurity Coordination Act of 2010 - Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish within the office of the Secretary of State a Coordinator for Cyberspace and Cybersecurity Issues who shall: (1) be the principal official within senior Department management resp... | A bill to establish within the office of the Secretary of State a Coordinator for Cyberspace and Cybersecurity Issues. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Runway Safety Improvement Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. STRATEGIC PLAN FOR RUNWAY SAFETY.
(a) In General.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration (referred to in this Act ... | Runway Safety Improvement Act of 2008 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to develop and submit to Congress: (1) a strategic runway safety plan; as well as (2) a plan and schedule for installation and deployment of systems to alert air traffic controllers and flight crews of potenti... | A bill to improve airport runway safety, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Workforce Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. COMMERCE DEPARTMENT RENAMED AS DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND
COMMERCE.
(a) In General.--The Department of Commerce is hereby redesignated
the Department of Trade and Commerce, and the Secretary of Co... | Domestic Workforce Protection Act - Renames the Department of Commerce as the Department of Trade and Commerce. Redesignates the Secretary of Commerce or any other official of the Department as the Secretary or official, as appropriate, of Trade and Commerce.
Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to transfer the Office of the ... | A bill to rename the Department of Commerce as the Department of Trade and Commerce and transfer the Office of the United States Trade Representative into the Department, to consolidate and enhance statutory authority to protect American jobs from unfair international competition, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prior Domestic Commercial Use Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. DEFENSE TO PATENT INFRINGEMENT BASED ON PRIOR DOMESTIC
COMMERCIAL USE.
(a) Defense.--Chapter 28 of title 35, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new secti... | Prior Domestic Commercial Use Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal judicial code to create a defense to patent infringement with respect to any subject matter the manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale, or importation of which in the United States would otherwise infringe one or more claims in the patent being asserted, if... | Prior Domestic Commercial Use Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF PER DIEM PAYMENTS FOR FURNISHING CARE TO
DEPENDENTS OF CERTAIN HOMELESS VETERANS.
Subsection (a) of section 2012 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding a... | Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2017 This bill provides that the services for which a recipient of a grant under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) comprehensive service program for homeless veterans may receive per diem payments may include furnishing care for a dependent under the care of a veteran who is r... | Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Innovation through
Investment Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. EQUITY INVESTMENT IN SMALL BUSINESS TAX CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related
c... | Small Business Innovation through Investment Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a new business-related tax credit for 30% of the equity investment in a small business concern. Allows a maximum credit of $500,000, but reduces such amount by so much of $250,000 that is not an investment in a manufact... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for qualified equity investments in certain small businesses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dog and Cat Protection Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) An estimated 2,000,000 dogs and cats are slaughtered
and sold annually as part of the international fur t... | Dog and Cat Protection Act of 1999 - Prohibits: (1) the importation of dog or cat fur into the United States; and (2) any person in the United States from introducing into commerce, manufacturing, selling or offering to sell, trading, advertising, or transporting or distributing in commerce, any dog or cat fur product.... | Dog and Cat Protection Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United Nations Durban Review
Conference (Durban II) Funding Prohibition Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) On December 22, 2007, the United States and 45 other
member states of the United Nations voted n... | United Nations Durban Review Conference (Durban II) Funding Prohibition Act of 2008 - States that: (1) no funds may be made available to support the 2009 United Nations Durban Review Conference (Durban II Conference) or any other activity relating to the planning, preparation, or implementation of a follow-up meeting t... | To prohibit United States funding for the 2009 United Nations Durban Review Conference ("Durban II Conference") or any other activity relating to the planning, preparation, or implementation of a follow-up meeting to the 2001 United Nations World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Home Health Beneficiary
Equity and Payment Simplification Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Research has shown that medicare beneficiaries who are
in need of home health services that are co... | Divides patients, and PPS payments, into four categories: (1) post-hospital, short stay beneficiaries ($2,603); (2) medically stable, long-stay beneficiaries ($3,335); (3) medically complex, long-stay beneficiaries ($4,228); and (4) medically unstable and complex, extremely high use beneficiaries ($21,864). Specifies a... | Medicare Home Health Beneficiary Equity and Payment Simplification Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN RESTORATION PROGRAM.
Section 121 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1273) is amended--
(1) in subsection (d), by inserting ``to pay not more than 75
percent of the costs'' after ``make grants''; and
(2) in subsection (f)(1), in the first s... | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to revise the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program to: (1) limit grants by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to no more than 75% of project costs, and (2) authorize the appropriation of the amount... | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program, to designate certain Federal buildings, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Health Care
Affordability Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. SMALL EMPLOYERS BUSINESS CREDIT FOR PROVIDING EMPLOYEE HEALTH
INSURANCE.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1... | Small Business Health Care Affordability Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain small employers (generally, employers of 50 or fewer employees) and their employees tax credits for health insurance costs. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide credits to small businesses and their employees for health insurance coverage. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Contractor Tax Fairness
and Simplification Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Independent contractors play a vital role in our
economy.
(2) Independent contractors embrace ... | Independent Contractor Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth criteria for classifying a worker as an employee or an independent contractor.
Prohibits: (1) any retroactive assessment of employment tax, except with respect to certain skilled workers, for tax periods ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide standards for determining employment status, and for other purposes. |
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