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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Breast Implant Research and
Information Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the Institute of Medicine, it is estimated
that 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 American wome... | Breast Implant Research and Information Act - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to report to all appropriate committees of Congress on the status of the existing breast implant research funded by such Institutes.Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the NIH Director to: (1) appo... | A bill to promote research to identify and evaluate the health effects of breast implants; to ensure that women receive accurate information about such implants and to encourage the Food and Drug Administration to thoroughly review the implant manufacturers' standing with the agency. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Project Exile: The Safe Streets and
Neighborhoods Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FIREARMS SENTENCING INCENTIVE GRANTS.
(a) Program Established.--Title II of the Violent Crime Control and
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322; 108 Stat. 1815) is
amen... | Sets forth allowable uses for such grants, including to: (1) support law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, courts, probation officers, correctional officers, the juvenile justice system, the improvement of criminal history records, or case management programs involving the sharing of information about serious offender... | Project Exile: The Safe Streets and Neighborhoods Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. COMMISSION ON OVERTIME REGULATIONS.
(a) Establishment of Commission.--There is established the
Commission on Overtime Regulations (in this section referred to as the
``Commission'').
(b) Membership.--
(1) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 11
members of whom--
... | Establishes the Commission on Overtime Regulations.
Directs the Commission to study, develop recommendations, and report by July 30, 2004, on issues relating to the modernization of the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA), to promote clarity and compliance. Requires such study to include... | A bill to provide for the establishment of a commission to conduct a study concerning the overtime regulations of the Department of Labor. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness in Autism Treatment Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF
1974.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part 7 of subtitle B of title I of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (... | Fairness in Autism Treatment Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan that provides both medical and surgical benefits to also provide coverage for pervasive developmental disorders, including coverage for therapeutic, ... | To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group health plans provide coverage for pervasive developmental disorders such as autism. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``CEO-Employee Pay Fairness Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN EXCESSIVE EMPLOYEE
REMUNERATION.
(a) Expanded Application of Deduction Denial if Pay Fairness
Requirement Not Met.--Section 162(m) of the Inter... | CEO-Employee Pay Fairness Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a publicly held corporation a tax deduction for the payment of performance-based remuneration in excess of $1 million to any of its current or former officers or directors if such corporation does not meet the pay fairness requirement... | CEO-Employee Pay Fairness Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Voting Equipment Modernization Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF INCOME TAX PAYMENTS TO ELECTION ADMINISTRATION
IMPROVEMENT FUND.
(a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to informati... | Voting Equipment Modernization Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit, for a two year period, taxpayers to check-off one dollar to be paid into the Election Administration Improvement Fund (established by this Act) which shall provide funding to States for carrying out activities to improve the admini... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a temporary checkoff on income tax returns to provide funding to States for improving the administration of elections for Federal office. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Lands Open Dump Cleanup Act
of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) there are at least 600 open dumps on Indian and Alaska
Native lands;
(2) these dumps threaten the health and s... | Indian Lands Open Dump Cleanup Act of 1994 - Requires the Director of the Indian Health Service to: (1) study and inventory open dumps on Indian and Alaska Native lands; and (2) develop and implement a ten-year plan to address solid waste disposal needs on such lands.
Requires the Director, upon request, to evaluate ... | Indian Lands Open Dump Cleanup Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. CLASS SIZE DEMONSTRATION GRANTS.
Subpart 3 of part D of title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1109 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:
``Subpart 3--Class Size Demonstration Grants
``SEC. 561. PURPOSE.
``It is the purpose of this subpart to provide grants to Sta... | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a competitive Class Size Demonstration Grants program.
Directs the Secretary of Education to award such grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) to pay half of the costs of conducting projects that demonstrate methods of reducing class size that may provide infor... | A bill to provide class size demonstration grants. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securities Litigation Attorney
Accountability and Transparency Act''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURES OF PAYMENTS, FEE ARRANGEMENTS, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND
OTHER POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST BETWEEN PLAINTIFF
AND ATTORNEYS.
(a) Securiti... | Securities Litigation Attorney Accountability and Transparency Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Securities Act of 1933 to require plaintiff and plaintiff's attorney in any private securities class action to disclose in sworn certifications filed with the complaint: (1) any direct or indirect pay... | Securities Litigation Attorney Accountability and Transparency Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Strategic and Critical
Minerals Production Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The industrialization of developing nations has driven
demand for nonfuel minerals necessary for telecommunicatio... | National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2015 TITLE I--DEVELOPMENT OF DOMESTIC SOURCES OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS (Sec. 101) Deems a domestic mine that will provide strategic and critical minerals to be an "infrastructure project" as described in Presidential Order "Improving Performance of Fe... | National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lions Clubs International Century of
Service Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service
club organization founded in 1917 by Chicago business leader M... | Lions Clubs International Century of Service Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue as legal tender up to 400,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the founding of the Lions Clubs International. Requires the design of the coins to be emblematic of the centennial.
... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of Lions Clubs International. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Glacier Bay National Park Boundary
Adjustment Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE AND WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.
(a) In General.--(1) Subject to conditions set forth in subsection
(c), if the State of Alaska, in a manner consistent with this Act,
offers... | Glacier Bay National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 1998 - Provides for: (1) an exchange of specified State lands in Alaska for specified Federal lands to be completed within six months after the issuance of a license to Gustavus Electric Company (GEC) by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for the constr... | Glacier Bay National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Conservation Reauthorization
Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT AMENDMENTS.
(a) Interagency Working Groups.--Section 256(h) of the Energy
Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6276(h)) is amended to read as
follows:
... | Energy Conservation Reauthorization Act of 1998 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1999 through 2003 for: (1) State energy conservation programs; and (2) the energy conservation program for schools and hospitals.
(Sec. 3) Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Ac... | Energy Conservation Reauthorization Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teenage Pregnancy Reduction Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS FOR PREVENTION OF ADOLESCENT
PREGNANCY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
(directly or through grants or contracts awarde... | Teenage Pregnancy Reduction Act of 1997 - Mandates evaluation (directly or through grants or contracts) of a wide variety of existing promising programs to prevent adolescent pregnancy, including programs that do not receive Federal grants. Mandates scientific peer review of evaluation proposals. Authorizes appropria... | Teenage Pregnancy Reduction Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Carbon Leakage Mitigation Study Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Cap-and-trade program.--The term ``cap-and-trade
program'' means an economy-wide program enacted by Congress
under which greenhouse gas em... | Carbon Leakage Mitigation Study Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to conduct studies of: (1) the risk of carbon leakage and changes in U.S. industrial output and investment resulting from the implementation of a cap-and-trade program; and (2) the impact of potential compensatory measures to prevent ca... | A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study of the impact of energy and climate policy on the competitiveness of energy-intensive manufacturing and measures to mitigate those effects. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Avoiding Life-Endangering and
Reckless Texting by Drivers Act of 2009'' or the ``ALERT Drivers Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) cell phones and other electronic devices are not only
instrumentalities and channels o... | Avoiding Life-Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers Act of 2009 or the ALERT Drivers Act - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to withhold 25% of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway program funds for the fiscal year if the state has not enacted or is not enforcing a law that: (1) prohibits... | A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to reduce the amount of Federal highway funding available to States that do not enact a law prohibiting an individual from writing, sending, or reading text messages while operating a motor vehicle. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Saver's Bonus Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the Department of Commerce, Americans are
currently saving less than 1 percent of their disposable
income.
(2) Accordi... | Saver's Bonus Act of 2007 [sic] - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to develop programs to: (1) match deposits made by low-income individuals into certain savings accounts (saver's bonus); (2) deposit tax refunds electronically into savings accounts; and (3) allow individual taxpayers to purchase U.S. savings bonds... | A bill to promote savings by providing a match for eligible taxpayers who contribute to savings products and to facilitate taxpayers receiving this match and open a bank account when they file their Federal income tax returns. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flight School Security Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. REGULATION OF FLIGHT SCHOOLS BY FAA.
Section 44707 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``The
Administrator''; and
(2) ... | Flight School Security Act of 2001 - Amends Federal aviation law to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to: (1) conduct a comprehensive review of the enrollment practices of civilian flight schools and schools providing instruction in the repair of aircraft; and (2) issue regulations ... | To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for the regulation of flight schools and flight school applicants for the purposes of enhancing national security and aviation safety, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act
of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) A secure domestic food supply is a national security
imperative for the United States.
(2) A competitive s... | Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 - (Sec. 3) Defines "specialty crop" as fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and nursery crops (including floriculture).
Title I: State Assistance for Specialty Crops - (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make FY 2005 through 2009 State grants to enhanc... | To ensure an abundant and affordable supply of highly nutritious fruits, vegetables, and other specialty crops for American consumers and international markets by enhancing the competitiveness of United States-grown specialty crops, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT.
Section 3112 of the USEC Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h-10) is
amended by striking subsections (d) and (e) and inserting the
following:
``(d)(1)(A) The aggregate annual deliveries of uranium in any form
(including natural uranium concentrates, natural uranium hexafluoride,
enriche... | Amends the USEC Privatization Act to repeal Federal guidelines governing inventory sales of natural and low-enriched uranium and Federal transfers of enriched uranium.Establishes rising limits of aggregate annual deliveries of uranium in any form (including natural uranium concentrates, natural uranium hexafluoride, en... | To provide for the disposition of United States Government uranium inventories. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Spending Safeguard Act''.
SEC. 2. SPENDING LIMITATION ON DIRECT SPENDING PROGRAMS.
(a) Establishment of Spending Safeguard Limitation.--
(1) In general.--The Director of the Office of Management
and Budget shall establish a spending ... | Spending Safeguard Act This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish spending limits for direct spending programs that: (1) are enacted or reauthorized after enactment of this bill, and (2) do not have a specific level of authorized spending expressed as a dollar amount. The spending limit... | Spending Safeguard Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Secret Service Protective Privilege
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The physical safety of the Nation's top elected
officials is a public good of transcendent i... | Secret Service Protective Privilege Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit testimony by Secret Service personnel or former personnel regarding information affecting a protectee (defined as the President, Vice President, and specified other officials) that was acquired during the performance of a pro... | Secret Service Protective Privilege Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Freedom and Choice in
Health Care Act''.
SEC. 2. REPEALING THE INDIVIDUAL MANDATE.
Sections 1501 and 1502 and subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of
section 10106 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (and
the amendments made by ... | Preserving Freedom and Choice in Health Care Act This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the requirements for individuals to maintain minimum essential coverage and for large employers to pay penalties if a full-time employee: (1) must wait longer ... | Preserving Freedom and Choice in Health Care Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Brown Tree Snake Control and
Eradication Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Brown tree snake.--The term ``brown tree snake'' means the
species of the snake Boiga irregularis.
(2) Compact of free association.--The t... | Brown Tree Snake Control and Eradication Act of 2004 - (Sec. 3) Expresses the sense of Congress that there is a need for better coordinated control, interdiction, research, and eradication of the brown tree snake.
(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to fund brown tree snake control, interd... | To provide for the control and eradication of the brown tree snake on the island of Guam and the prevention of the introduction of the brown tree snake to other areas of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF QUALIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM STATE LAWS
PROHIBITING THE CARRYING OF CONCEALED FIREARMS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is
amende... | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the Senate on January 30, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize qualified law enforcement officers (including certain qualified retired officers) carryi... | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cooperative Interjurisdictional
Rivers Fisheries Resources Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) several rivers flow between, or are common to, 2 or
more State boundaries;
(2) in many cases, there is... | Cooperative Interjurisdictional Rivers Fisheries Resources Act of 1993 - Establishes the Council on Interjurisdictional Rivers Fisheries to develop recommendations for cooperative action strategies on the management of interjurisdictional rivers fisheries, including: (1) a listing of the ten highest priority interjuri... | Cooperative Interjurisdictional Rivers Fisheries Resources Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. APPLICATION OF WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION RULES TO LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH EMPLOYEES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional
Whistleblower Protection Act of 2016''.
(b) Whistleblower Amendments.--Part A of title II of the
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 ... | Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act of 2016 This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to extend specified whistle-blower protections to employees of congressional offices and committees, the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services, the Capitol Police, the Congressional Budget Office, t... | Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education Opportunity Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Section 25A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to Hope and Lifetime Learning credits) is amended to read as
follows:
``SEC. 25A. HIG... | Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the hope and lifetime learning tax credits with a higher education opportunity tax credit.
Allows a higher education opportunity tax credit for 100% of qualified tuition and related expenses (including a certain allowance for books)... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a higher education opportunity credit in place of existing education tax incentives. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safety for Americans from Nuclear
Weapons Testing Act''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT UNDER NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT OF ACTIONS
RELATING TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTS.
(a) In General.--Each action of a Federal agency described in
subsection (b)... | Safety for Americans from Nuclear Weapons Testing Act - Deems each of the following actions undertaken by a Federal agency to be a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for which a separate environmental impact statement is required under the National Environmental Policy Act... | A bill to protect public health and safety in the event that testing of nuclear weapons by the United States is resumed. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Welfare Reform and Responsibility
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. WORK REQUIRED IN EXCHANGE FOR AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT
CHILDREN.
(a) States Required to Include a CWEP in the JOBS Program.--Section
482(d)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (... | Welfare Reform and Responsibility Act of 1993 - Amends part F (Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program) (JOBS Program) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require States to include community work experience programs (CWEPs) in their JOBS Program.
Amends SSA title IV part A (Aid to Families with... | Welfare Reform and Responsibility Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Integrity of the United States
Courts Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF BINATIONAL PANEL DECISIONS.
(a) In General.--Subtitle A of title IV of the North American Free
Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3431 et seq.) is amended
by in... | Integrity of the United States Courts Act of 2001 - Amends the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Implementation Act to permit a party or person to file with the U.S. Court of International Trade an appeal of a determination of a binational panel, alleging that a member of a binational panel is guilty of gross... | To provide for review in the Court of International Trade of certain determinations of binational panels under the North American Free Trade Agreement. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Energy Savings Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR NONBUSINESS ENERGY
PROPERTY.
(a) Credit Made Permanent.--Section 25C of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (g).
(b) M... | Home Energy Savings Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for nonbusiness energy property expenditures, to: (1) make such tax credit permanent; (2) increase from $500 to $1,000 the dollar limitation on such credit; (3) allow the inclusion of labor costs in amounts eligible for s... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and extend the credit for nonbusiness energy property. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Captioning and Image Narration to
Enhance Movie Accessibility Act'' or the ``CINEMA Act''.
SEC. 2. MOVIE THEATER ACCESSIBILITY.
Section 302(b) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 12182(b)) is amended--
(1) by redesigna... | Captioning and Image Narration to Enhance Movie Accessibility Act or the CINEMA Act - Amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to declare it a discriminatory practice for any person who owns, leases (or leases to), or operates certain movie complexes to fail to ensure that the motion pictures are accessible t... | CINEMA Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Educational Advisor and Contractor
Integrity Act''.
SEC. 2. PREVENTING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Subpart 2 of part E of title IX of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following:... | Educational Advisor and Contractor Integrity Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to establish a screening process to address conflicts of interest on the part of individuals being considered for service on advisory committees used in the Act's administra... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to address conflicts of interest associated with use of advisory committees and technical assistance providers in the administration of such Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Innovation Modernization by
Laboratory Empowerment Act'' or the ``NIMBLE Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
Department of Energy.
(2) National laboratory.... | National Innovation Modernization by Laboratory Empowerment Act or the NIMBLE Act This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to delegate signature authority to the nonmilitary national laboratories for certain agreements. Activity under such an agreement must have a total cost of less than $1 million (including t... | National Innovation Modernization by Laboratory Empowerment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps
Sanctions Implementation and Review Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has helped to
train and equip proxy groups and Iraqi Sh... | Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps Sanctions Implementation and Review Act This bill amends the Iran Threat Reduction and Syrian Human Rights Act of 2012 to require the President to block and prohibit all transactions in property and property interests of a foreign person that knowingly supports or conducts certain trans... | Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps Sanctions Implementation and Review Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``True Cost of Coal Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. COAL MITIGATION TRUST FUND.
(a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 98 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 9512. COAL MITIGATION TRUST FUND.
... | True Cost of Coal Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose a $10 per ton excise tax on the extraction of coal; (2) establish in the Treasury the Coal Mitigation Trust Fund to hold revenues from such tax; and (3) extend to 50 years the recovery period, for depreciation purposes, for specified coal p... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish the Coal Mitigation Trust Fund funded by the imposition of a tax on the extraction of coal, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Refugee Program Integrity
Restoration Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT OF THE NUMBER OF ADMISSIBLE REFUGEES.
(a) In General.--Section 207(a)(2) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157(a)(2)) is amended by striking all that
follow... | Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act of 2016 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) establish the number of annual refugee admissions at 60,000, (2) authorize the President to submit an adjustment recommendation to Congress for approval based upon humanitarian or national interest concerns, a... | Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF ELECTION TO EXPENSE CERTAIN
REFINERIES.
(a) In General.--
(1) Definition of qualified refinery.--Subsection (d) of
section 179C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
qualified refinery) is amended to read as follows:
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) expand the definition of "qualified refinery" for purposes of the taxpayer election to expense the costs of refinery property to include refineries for processing non-virgin lube oil from used, refined products (including used lube oil originally derived from crude oil or qualif... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for used oil re-refining, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jobs Now Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO UNITS OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
Subtitle D of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29
U.S.C. 2911 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 173A (29
U.S.C. 2918a) the following:
``SEC. 173B... | Jobs Now Act of 2011 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Labor to carry out a two-year pilot program to award competitive grants to general local government units or community-based organizations to retain, employ, or train employees who provide them a public service.
Prescribes pr... | To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to create a pilot program to award grants to units of general local government and community-based organizations to create jobs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``HIV/AIDS Emergency Hurricane Relief
Act''.
SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT OF HIV/AIDS EMERGENCY RESPONSE COORDINATOR.
(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President, in consultation with the
Secretary of Health... | HIV/AIDS Emergency Hurricane Relief Act - Requires the President to appoint an HIV/AIDS Emergency Response Coordinator to coordinate the provision of services under federal programs to individuals who: (1) are living with HIV; (2) are residents or were residents of a declared major disaster area at the time of Hurrican... | To establish within the Department of Health and Human Services the position of HIV/AIDS Emergency Response Coordinator in order to coordinate the provision of certain services to individuals with HIV disease who have been displaced as a result of Hurricane Katrina or Rita, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Information Technology Modernization
Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION FUND AND
BOARD.
(a) Information Technology Modernization Fund.--
(1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasur... | Information Technology Modernization Act This bill establishes in the Treasury an Information Technology Modernization Fund for technology related activities, to improve information technology, and to enhance cybersecurity across the federal government. The Fund shall be administered by the General Services Administra... | Information Technology Modernization Act |
SECTION 1. EXPANDING SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF
CHRONICALLY ILL MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ENROLLEES.
(a) In General.--Section 1852(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395w-22(a)(3)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Each'' and inserting
``Sub... | This bill allows a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan to provide certain supplemental benefits to chronically ill enrollees beginning in plan year 2020. The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the provision of such supplemental benefits to MA enrollees. | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand supplemental benefits to meet the needs of chronically ill Medicare Advantage enrollees under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tobacco Consumption Reduction and
Health Improvement Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN TAXES ON TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
(a) In General.--
(1) Cigars.--Subsection (a) of section 5701 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to rate ... | Tobacco Consumption Reduction and Health Improvement Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the excise tax on: (1) cigars; (2) cigarettes; (3) cigarette papers and tubes; (4) snuff; and (5) chewing and pipe tobacco. Imposes a tax on the floor stocks of such tobacco products which are removed befor... | Tobacco Consumption Reduction and Health Improvement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Rail Infrastructure Program
Act''.
TITLE I--NATIONAL RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT.
The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a National Rail
Infrastructure Program to provide grants for projects that ... | National Rail Infrastructure Program Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a National Rail Infrastructure Program to provide grants for projects addressing railroad infrastructure and systems deficiencies.
Makes eligible for such grants projects to: (1) maintain and increase track and intermodal y... | To establish and provide for funding for a National Rail Infrastructure Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sierra Leone Peace Support Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Eight years of civil war and massive human rights
violations have created a humanita... | (Sec. 3) Authorizes appropriations to the President for FY 2001 for certain assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to the Sierra Leone DDR Trust Fund of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for demobilization, demilitarization, and reintegration assistance in Sierra Leone (but not for ... | Sierra Leone Peace Support Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``COBRA Plus Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable personal
credits) is amended by redesignating se... | COBRA Plus Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to temporarily allow a refundable tax credit of 50 percent for an eligible individual's health insurance premium under COBRA, subject to specified limitations.Reduces the medical expense deduction accordingly.Requires former employers receiving COBRA payments to... | A bill to amend the internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable tax credit for health insurance costs for COBRA continuation coverage, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Integrated Public Alert and Warning
System Modernization Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) numerous proven and tested technologies exist to enable
the Federal Government to enhance its dissemination of publi... | Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2013 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA) to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to modernize and implement the national integrated public alert and warning system, including by: (1) establishing or adapting common alerting and warning pr... | Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF FUNERAL TRUSTS.
(a) In General.--Subpart F of part I of subchapter J of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``SEC. 684. TREATMENT OF FUNERAL TRUSTS.
``(a) In General.--In the case of a qualified funeral trust--
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the treatment of, as well as define, a qualified funeral trust. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of funeral trusts. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mobile Workforce State Income Tax
Simplification Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON STATE WITHHOLDING AND TAXATION OF EMPLOYEE
INCOME.
(a) In General.--No part of the wages or other remuneration earned
by an employee who performs empl... | Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012 - Prohibits the wages or other remuneration earned by an employee who performs employment duties in more than one state from being subject to income tax in any state other than: (1) the state of the employee's residence, and (2) the state within which the emp... | A bill to limit the authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Carbon Leakage Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) All domestic and foreign industries should contribute
to climate stabilization.
(2) Domestic producers of certain energy-intensive p... | Carbon Leakage Prevention Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to annually distribute emission allowances to the owners and operators of facilities in eligible industrial sectors that are subject to a national cap and trade program. Requires the Administrator to identify the indu... | To distribute emission allowances under a domestic climate policy to facilities in certain domestic energy-intensive industrial sectors to prevent an increase in greenhouse gas emissions by manufacturing facilities located in countries without commensurate greenhouse gas regulation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Endangered Species Conservation
Incentives Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATIONS OF OVERPAYMENTS FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES
CONSERVATION.
(a) General Rule.--Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding a... | Endangered Species Conservation Incentives Act of 1995 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a taxpayer to designate any overpayment for endangered species conservation.
Establishes the Endangered Species Conservation Trust Fund in the Treasury into which the designated amount will be transferred.
Deducts from... | Endangered Species Conservation Incentives Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Care Quality Incentive Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Recent research on early brain development reveals that
much of a child's growth is determined by e... | Child Care Quality Incentive Act of 2001 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to establish a program of incentive grants to States to improve the quality of, and access to, child care by increasing child care payment rates. Sets the maximum Federal share of activity costs at 75 percent.Author... | To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to provide incentive grants to improve the quality of child care. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Families Educational Opportunity Act
of 1997''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional itemized
deductions for indi... | Families Educational Opportunity Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual a deduction for the amount of qualified higher education expenses paid by the individual. Limits the amount allowed to $10,000. Provides for a limitation based on modified adjusted gross income. | Families Educational Opportunity Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Getting Involved in Researching,
Learning, and Studying of Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics Act'' or the ``GIRLS STEM Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO PREPARE FEMALES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY.
(a) In General.--Title IV of the Elementary and Second... | Getting Involved in Researching, Learning, and Studying of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Act or the GIRLS STEM Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a program to: (1) encourage the interest of female students in careers requiring science, mathematics, e... | Getting Involved in Researching, Learning, and Studying of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Telehealth and
Telemedicine Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. TELECONSULTATION AND TELEMEDICINE.
(a) Teleconsultation and Teleretinal Imaging.--
(1) In general.--Subchapter I of chapter 17 of title 38,
United States Code, is amen... | Veterans' Telehealth and Telemedicine Improvement Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a program to increase the use of: (1) teleconsultation, telemedicine, telehealth, and home telehealth by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); and (2) teleretinal imaging in each Veterans Integrated Service... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the use of teleconsultation, teleretinal imaging, telemedicine, and telehealth coordination services for the provision of health care to veterans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fit to Serve Act''.
SEC. 2. INFORMATION FOR MILITARY RECRUITS ON HEALTHY WEIGHT.
(a) In General.--Commencing not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense may provide for
the dissemination of information o... | Fit to Serve Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to provide for the dissemination to potential military recruits of information on healthy body weight. Includes in the information that may be provided healthy weight according to age, height, and gender, the risks of obesity, and achieving and maintaining a ... | Fit to Serve Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Individual Investment Account Act of
1991''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INDIVIDUAL INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional itemized
deductions for individua... | Individual Investment Account Act of 1991 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction for amounts contributed to individual investment accounts, limited to $2,500. Allows tax-free distributions, limited to $15,000 for all taxable years, from such accounts for use in the purchase of a principal residence by... | Individual Investment Account Act of 1991 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Highway Trust Fund Certainty Act''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN FUELS TAXES.
(a) Motor Fuels.--
(1) Repeal of termination.--Section 4081(d) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraph (1) and
redesignating ... | Highway Trust Fund Certainty Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the current excise tax rates on gasoline and diesel fuel or kerosene and special fuels and to repeal the reversion of increased fuel tax rates to 4.3 cents per gallon after September 30, 2016, (2) make permanent the excise tax... | Highway Trust Fund Certainty Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drought Information Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL INTEGRATED DROUGHT INFORMATION
SYSTEM.
(a) System Amendments.--Section 3 of the National Integrated
Drought Information System Act of 2006 (15 U.S.C. 313d) is amended-... | Drought Information Act of 2012 - Amends the National Integrated Drought Information System Act of 2006 to specify that: (1) the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere shall continue to support the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Program, and (2) the program's purpose shall be to b... | A bill to reauthorize the National Integrated Drought Information System, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Food Aid Reform Act''.
TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO THE FOOD FOR PEACE ACT
SEC. 101. FOOD AID TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
Section 3(b)(1)(C) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C.
1691a(b)(1)(C)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``, provision ... | Food Aid Reform Act - Amends the Food for Peace Act to treat provision of agricultural commodities as one form only of emergency assistance. Repeals the authorization for nonemergency assistance and support for eligible organizations as well as requirements for generation and use of currencies by private voluntary orga... | Food Aid Reform Act |
SECTION 1. STRENGTHENING THE FOREIGN AGENTS REGISTRATION ACT OF 1938,
AS AMENDED.
(a) Definitions.--
(1) Agent of a foreign principal.--
(A) In general.--Section 1(c) of the Foreign Agents
Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C.
... | Amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to replace references to: (1) "agent" with "representative"; and (2) "propaganda" with "promotional or informational materials."
Includes within the definition of "representative of a foreign principal" any person who engages in political activities to further commer... | To strengthen the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Young Women's Christian Association
Pension Clarification Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Young Women's Christian Association Pension Plan is
a multiple employer ... | Young Women's Christian Association Pension Clarification Act of 2007 - Applies certain age discrimination safe harbor rules under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to civil actions brought on or after April 25, 2007, alleging any age discri... | A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to clarify the age discrimination rules applicable to the pension plan maintained by the Young Woman's Christian Association Retirement Fund. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``High-Capacity Ammunition Magazine
Ban of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after paragraph (29) the following:
``(30) The term `large capacity ammunition feeding device'--
... | High-Capacity Ammunition Magazine Ban of 2013 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit the importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, of a large capacity ammunition feeding device. Defines a "large capacity ammunition feeding devi... | High-Capacity Ammunition Magazine Ban of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Wingate Land Division Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In January 1993, the active mission of the Fort Wingate
Depot Activity, located in McKinley County, New Mexico (in this
Act refer... | Fort Wingate Land Division Act of 2014 - Declares that all interest of the United States in and to certain lands of the former Fort Wingate Depot Activity in McKinley County, New Mexico, and transferred to the Secretary of the Interior are to be held in trust for the Zuni Tribe as part of the Zuni Reservation, unless t... | Fort Wingate Land Division Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Neighborhood Reclamation
Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The subprime mortgage foreclosure crisis has led to the
widespread and unprecedented abandonment of housing in many
urban... | Emergency Neighborhood Reclamation Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make grants to eligible units of general local government for neighborhood reclamation.
Specifies grant applicant eligibility requirements, including a comprehensive plan for the demolition of all vacant a... | To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to assist local governments with vacant housing problems, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Immediate Financial Assistance for
America's Seniors Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. 2008 RECOVERY REBATES FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING SOCIAL
SECURITY BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter B of chapter 65 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 198... | Immediate Financial Assistance for America's Seniors Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow social security recipients with earned income less than $3,000 a $300 refundable tax credit ($600 for married couples filing a joint tax return) in 2008. Reduces the amount of such credit by 5% of the amount by ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide recovery rebates to certain individuals receiving social security benefits. |
SECTION 1. EXCHANGE OF LANDS WITH THE WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT OF
WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH.
(a) In General.--Subject to the provisions of this Act, if within
18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Water
Conservancy District of Washington
County, Utah, offers to transfer to the... | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Water Conservancy District of Washington County, Utah, the Sand Hollow Site, the Quail Creek Pipeline, and the Quail Creek Reservoir, if the District offers to transfer to the United States the Bulloch Site in Kane County, excluding water rights.
Withdraws the m... | To provide for an exchange of lands with the Water Conservancy District of Washington County, Utah. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Firearms Corrections and
Improvements Act''.
SEC. 2. CORRECTION OF NONSUBSTANTIVE ERROR IN AGE LIMIT PROVISION.
Section 922(b)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
``(1) any firearm or ammunition to any individ... | Firearms Corrections and Improvements Act - Amends firearms provisions of the federal criminal code to: (1) lift restrictions on the possession, transfer, and importation of machineguns, and certain other shotguns and rifles, for contractors providing national security services for the United States and training relate... | To make technical changes to Federal firearms laws and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hunger Free Summer for Kids Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS FOR PROGRAM DELIVERY.
Section 13 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1761) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the follow... | Hunger Free Summer for Kids Act of 2015 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish electronic benefit (EBT) cards and off-site consumption as two alternative delivery options for schools and service institutions in the summer food service program for children. These options shall be ... | Hunger Free Summer for Kids Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Endangered Salmon Predation
Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) preventing predation by sea lions, recovery of listed
salmonid stocks, and preventing future listings of fish stocks in
th... | Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to issue one-year permits allowing Washington, Oregon, Idaho, the Nez Perce Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, th... | Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Credit Union Regulatory Improvements
Act of 2003''.
TITLE I--REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY
SEC. 102. LEASES OF LAND ON FEDERAL FACILITIES FOR CREDIT UNIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 124 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12
U.S.C. 1770) is ... | Credit Union Regulatory Improvements Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Credit Union Act to (FCUA) to authorize real estate lease extensions at minimal charge to credit unions that finance the construction of credit union facilities on Federal land.
Permits a credit union to make investments in securities for its own ac... | To ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union capital standards. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``TBI Treatment Act''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES AND VETERANS FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND POST-
TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.
(a) Payment Process.--The Secretary of Defense an... | TBI Treatment Act - Directs the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (Secretaries) to carry out a five-year pilot program under which each Secretary establishes a process for providing payments to facilities for treatments of traumatic brain injury (TBI) or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) received by... | To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program under which the Secretaries make payments for certain treatments of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Legal Tender Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. REDESIGN AND ISSUANCE OF COMMEMORATIVE CIRCULATING $2 FEDERAL
RESERVE NOTES.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding the authority of the Secretary of
the Treasury under the 8th undesignated paragraph of... | Legal Tender Modernization Act - Mandates that: (1) during the five-year period beginning January 1, 2003, two-dollar Federal reserve notes placed into circulation by any Federal reserve bank shall have such designs and be in such form and tenor as the Secretary of the Treasury may select; and (2) a new design shall be... | To modernize the legal tender of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Trade Adjustment
Assistance Improvement Act of 2005''.
(b) Table of Contents.--
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE
Sec. 101. Calculation of separation tolle... | Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act of 2005- Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to prohibit an adversely affected worker that would otherwise be entitled to a trade readjustment allowance (TRA) from being denied such allowance because of a pending judicial or administrative appeal regarding denial by the Secretary of... | A bill to make miscellaneous improvements to trade adjustment assistance. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Research,
Development, and Demonstration Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. ADVANCED HEAVY DUTY HYBRID VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION, AND COMMERCIAL APPLICATION
PROGRAM.
(a) Establish... | Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a competitive research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program to provide between three and seven grants of up to $3 million per year each to applicants to carry out proj... | To establish a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program to promote research of appropriate technologies for heavy duty plug-in hybrid vehicles, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Antiterrorism Cooperation
through Technology and Science Act'' or the ``PACTS Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The development and implementation of technology is
critical to combating terrori... | Promoting Antiterrorism Cooperation through Technology and Science Act, or PACTS Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish the Science and Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative Progra... | To provide for the establishment of the Science and Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative Programs Office, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Poison Control Center Enhancement
and Awareness Act Amendments of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Poison control centers are our Nation's primary defense
against injury and deaths from poisoning. Twenty-four... | Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act Amendments of 2003 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide coordination and assistance to regional poison control centers for a nationwide toll-free phone number. Authorizes appropriations through... | A bill to provide assistance for poison prevention and to stabilize the funding of regional poison control centers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pancreatic Islet Cell
Transplantation Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Approximately 1,000,000 individuals in the United
States have juvenile, or Type 1, diabetes.
(2) In indivi... | Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include pancreases procured by an organ procurement organization and used for islet cell transplantation or research to be counted toward organ procurement organization certification.Establishes the Interagency Committee on Isle... | A bill to increase the supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, to provide better coordination of Federal efforts and information on islet cell transplantation, and to collect the data necessary to move islet cell transplantation from an experimental procedure to a standard therapy. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``City of Yuma Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of Yuma, Arizona.
(2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the Bureau
of Reclamation land depicted on the map and... | City of Yuma Improvement Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey all U.S. interests in specified federal land in Arizona to the city of Yuma, Arizona, in exchange for specified nonfederal land (Railroad Parcels).
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to administer the no... | A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the city of Yuma, Arizona. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Government Efficiency,
Effectiveness, and Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) inefficiency, ineffectiveness, and unaccountability in
Federal programs undermines the confidence of the American
p... | Government Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Accountability Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the President should establish government-wide strategic and performance plans; and (2) each federal agency head should consult with the congressional committees with jurisdiction over the agency at the beginning of... | To provide for the evaluation of Government programs for efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Africa Famine Relief Act of 2003''.
TITLE I--EMERGENCY FOOD AID TO SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
SEC. 101. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The National Security Strategy of the United States,
dated September 17,... | Africa Famine Relief Act of 2003 - Authorizes emergency appropriations to the emergency assistance program under title II of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to provide humanitarian assistance for sub-Saharan Africa.Urges the President to establish a task force responsible for designing a c... | A bill to authorize emergency supplemental assistance to combat the growing humanitarian crisis in sub-Saharan Africa. |
SECTION 1. CLASS SIZE REDUCTION.
Title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``PART E--CLASS SIZE REDUCTION
``SEC. 6601. SHORT TITLE.
``This part may be cited as the `Class Size Reduction and Tea... | Class Size Reduction and Teacher Quality Act of 1999 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a grants program to help States and local educational agencies recruit, train, and hire 100,000 additional teachers over a seven-year period in order to: (1) reduce class sizes nationally, in gr... | Class Size Reduction and Teacher Quality Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Sanctions Reform Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to establish an effective framework
for the consideration and enactment of unilateral economic sanctions
legislation and for the use of sanctions in order to ensur... | Economic Sanctions Reform Act of 1999 - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to establish an effective framework for consideration and enactment of unilateral economic sanctions legislation, and for the use of sanctions in order to ensure strong and effective use of such sanctions in pursuit of U.S. national int... | Economic Sanctions Reform Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Amateur Sports Integrity Act''.
TITLE I--PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This Title may be cited as ``Athletic Performance-Enhancing Drugs
Research and Detection Act''.
SEC. 102. RESEARCH AND DETECTION PROGRAM ESTA... | Amateur Sports Integrity Act - Athletic Performance-Enhancing Drugs Research and Detection Act - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to: (1) establish a program to support research into the use of performance-enhancing substances by athletes and methods of detecting their use; (2... | A bill to direct the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish a program to support research and training in methods of detecting the use of performance-enhancing drugs by athletes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Currency Enforcement Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The manufacturing sector is an important driver of the
United States economy, contributing almost 30 percent of our
econo... | Fair Currency Enforcement Act of 2003 - Directs the President to: (1) begin bilateral and multilateral negotiations for a 90-day period with those governments of nations determined to be engaged most egregiously in currency manipulation; (2) seek a prompt and orderly end to such currency manipulation; and (3) ensure th... | A bill to require negotiation and appropriate action with respect to certain countries that engage in currency manipulation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reverse the Raid on Student Aid Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. INTEREST RATE REDUCTIONS.
(a) FFEL Interest Rates.--Section 427A(l) (20 U.S.C. 1077a(l)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``6.8 percent'' and inse... | Reverse the Raid on Student Aid Act of 2006 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to cut student loan interest rates to 3.4% for student borrowers and 4.25% for parent borrowers under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and William D. Ford Direct Loan programs for loans whose first disbursement is made on or a... | A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide interest rate reductions, to authorize and appropriate amounts for the Federal Pell Grant program, to allow for in-school consolidation, to provide the administrative account for the Federal Direct Loan Program as a mandatory program, to strike the single hold... |
SECTION 1. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish the preferred alternative
for flood control in the Passaic River basin, New Jersey, to be
implemented in place of construction of the Passaic River Tunnel, while
maintaining the integrity of previously authorized Passaic River basin
restoration measur... | Directs the Secretary of the Army to acquire, demolish, and remove structures in the floodway of the Central Passaic River basin (the basin) where excessive damage has occurred in at least two floods.
Requires that: (1) the floodway land in the basin be stabilized as part of the ecological restoration program under t... | A bill to enact the Passaic River Basin Flood Management Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Fence Restoration Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. FENCING ALONG AND OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF THE SOUTHWEST BORDER.
(a) Fencing.--Paragraph (1) of section 102(b) of the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.
1103 note... | Secure Fence Restoration Act of 2015 This bill amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 with respect to construction of border fencing and road improvements to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to complete the required 700-mile southwest border fencing and priority-a... | Secure Fence Restoration Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Better Online Ticket Sales Act of
2016'' or the ``BOTS Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE ACTS AND PRACTICES RELATING TO
CIRCUMVENTION OF TICKET ACCESS CONTROL MEASURES.
(a) Conduct Prohibited.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in par... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on September 27, 2016. Better Online Ticket Sales Act of 2016 or the BOTS Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits the circumvention of a security measure, access control system, or other technological measure on an Internet website or online servi... | BOTS Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pinyon-Juniper Related Projects
Implementation Act''.
SEC. 2. FACILITATION OF PINYON-JUNIPER RELATED PROJECTS.
(a) Availability of Special Account Under Lincoln County Land Act
of 2000.--Section 5(b) of the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 (Public
Law ... | Pinyon-Juniper Related Projects Implementation Act - Amends the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 (the Act) to require implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan in Lincoln County, Nevada. Amends the Act and the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 to make certain amounts ... | Pinyon-Juniper Related Projects Implementation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flexibility for Champion Schools
Act''.
SEC. 2. STATE WAIVERS.
Section 1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(L) Waivers.--
... | Flexibility for Champion Schools Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (ESEA), to direct the Secretary of Education to grant to any State a waiver of all ESEA provisions related to adequate yearly progress (AYP) if that State: (1) establishes... | A bill to provide States that meet certain requirements with waivers of the adequate yearly progress provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Caregiver Credit Act
of 2002''.
SEC. 2. DEEMED WAGES FOR CAREGIVERS OF DEPENDENT RELATIVES.
(a) In General.--Title II of the Social Security Act is amended by
adding after section 234 (42 U.S.C. 434) the following new section:
... | Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2002 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act with respect to determining entitlement to and the amount of any monthly benefit, including any lump-sum death payment, payable under OASDI on the basis of the wages and self-e... | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Outreach Enhancement Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM OF OUTREACH TO VETERANS.
(a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
establish a program of outreach to veterans for the purpose described
in subsection (b).
(b) Purpo... | Veterans Outreach Enhancement Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a five-year program of outreach to veterans to increase: (1) their access and use of federal, state, and local programs providing compensation and other benefits for service in the Armed Forces; and (2) their awarene... | A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a program of outreach to veterans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Assistance to Firefighters Grant
Reauthorization Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) there are 1,100,000 firefighters serving in over 30,000
fire departments in the United States;
(2) fire departme... | Assistance to Firefighters Grant Reauthorization Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to modify provisions regarding firefighter assistance to make the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration (currently, the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency) responsi... | To reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program under section 33 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness in Health Care Claims,
Guidance, and Investigations Act''.
SEC. 2. RULES FOR ACTIONS UNDER FALSE CLAIMS PROVISIONS BASED ON CLAIMS
SUBMITTED UNDER CERTAIN HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 37 of tit... | Fairness in Health Care Claims, Guidance, and Investigations Act - Amends the False Claims Act to set forth special rules for the investigation and prosecution of false claims submitted with respect to a federal health care program (i.e., a health care program funded by the federal government, a state health care progr... | Fairness in Health Care Claims, Guidance, and Investigations Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Leaking Underground Storage Tank
Trust Fund Amendments Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS.
(a) Trust Fund Distribution.--Section 9004 of the Solid Waste
Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6991c) is amended by adding at the end the
following... | Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Amendments Act of 1996 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to distribute to States at least 85 percent of the funds appropriated to EPA from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund each fiscal... | Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Amendments Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Lending Stimulus Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. ECONOMIC STIMULUS SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.
(a) Reduction of Fees.--
(1) Small business act loans.--
(A) In general.--For fiscal year 2008, and to the
... | Small Business Lending Stimulus Act of 2008 - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to reduce in 2008 the rate of certain loan fees imposed under the Small Business Act and debenture fees under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2008: (1) to cover ... | A bill to provide economic stimulus for small business concerns. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``CHIP Data and Evaluation Improvement
Act of 1999.''.
SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR RELIABLE ANNUAL STATE-BY-STATE ESTIMATES ON THE
NUMBER OF CHILDREN WHO DO NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE
COVERAGE.
Section 2108 of the Social Security Act ... | Directs the Secretary to establish a clearinghouse for the consolidation and coordination of all Federal data bases and reports regarding children's health.
Makes necessary appropriations. | CHIP Data and Evaluation Improvement Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Give Fans a Chance Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO ANTITRUST EXEMPTION.
The Act of September 30, 1961 (Public Law 87-331; 15 U.S.C. 1291 et
seq.), is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 7. CONDITIONAL APPLICATION OF ACT.
``(a) I... | Give Fans a Chance Act of 1997 - Limits the antitrust exemption applicable to broadcasting agreements made by professional sports leagues. Makes such exemption inapplicable to a league for any period during which any member club is: (1) subject to such league's requirement, or to an agreement made by two or more memb... | Give Fans a Chance Act of 1997 |
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