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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Kidney Disease
Equitable Access, Prevention, and Research Act of 2012''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--PROVIDING EQUITABLE A... | Kidney Disease Equitable Access, Prevention, and Research Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in specified circumstances, to accept the results of a state licensure survey for purposes of determining federal certification of ... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve Medicare benefits for individuals with kidney disease, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Revitalizing Cities Through Parks
Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) open spaces and community parks are a critically
important portion of urban infrastructure;
(2) many in... | Revitalizing Cities Through Parks Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make grants to qualified community organizations to develop as open space municipally owned vacant lots in urban areas. | To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to nonprofit community organizations for the development of open space on municipally owned vacant lots in urban areas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``San Francisco Bay Improvement Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. SAN FRANCISCO BAY.
Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 123. SAN FRANCISCO BAY.
``(a) Definitions.--... | San Francisco Bay Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) establish a San Francisco Bay Program Office, to be located at EPA's region nine headquarters; and (2) appoi... | To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide assistance for programs and activities to protect the water quality of the San Francisco Bay, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Loan Enhancement
Act''.
SEC. 2. LOANS FOR PLANT ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, CONVERSION, AND
EXPANSION.
(a) Public Policy Goals.--Section 501(d)(3)(C) of the Small
Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 695(d)(3)(C)) is ... | Small Business Loan Enhancement Act - Amends the Small Business Investment Act (SBIA): (1) to include women-owned business development among the public policy goals for projects eligible for small business development company loans; and (2) to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Adminstration to require an ... | Small Business Loan Enhancement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prevention of Terrorist Access to
Destructive Weapons Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The criminal use of man-portable air defense systems
(MANPADS) presents a serious th... | Prevention of Terrorist Access to Destructive Weapons Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly producing, acquiring, transferring, possessing, using, or threatening to use: (1) an explosive or incendiary rocket designed as a weapon to seek an aircraft; (2) any device to launch or guide such ... | To combat terrorism, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation
Mitigation Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Pacific ocean drainage area.--The term ``Pacific Ocean
drainage area'' means the area comprised of portions of the States
of Oregon, W... | Makes projects that receive funds under this Act ineligible to receive Federal funds from any other source for the same purpose.
Authorizes appropriations. | Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Space Transportation
Competitiveness Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) a robust United States space transportation industry is
vital to the Nation's economic well-being and national security;
... | Authorizes appropriations for FY 2001 through 2003 for activities of the Office of Space Commercialization. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to report to Congress on such Office.
Extends, through December 31, 2004, the Act's commercial space launch industry damage indemnification provisions.
Directs the Secretary to r... | Commercial Space Transportation Competitiveness Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Education Enhancement Act
of 2016''.
SEC. 2. CHARGE TO ENTITLEMENT FOR CERTAIN LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION
TESTS AND NATIONAL TESTS UNDER DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a)... | Veterans Education Enhancement Act of 2016 This bill revises the fee that is deducted from a veteran's education entitlement under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Post-9/11 educational assistance program from a monthly to a prorated fee for: (1) certain license and certification tests, and (2) national tests. T... | Veterans Education Enhancement Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. READING RESEARCH DISSEMINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Reading
Research Dissemination and Implementation Act''.
(b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The National Reading Panel was convened to assess the
... | Directs the SPT to submit to the Secretary of Education a plan that determines and identifies: (1) the extent to which current teacher preparation for both preservice and inservice training incorporates NRP findings, and how barriers to such incorporation can be changed to integrate such findings into programs to educa... | Reading Research Dissemination and Implementation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Anti-Spoofing Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. SPOOFING PREVENTION.
(a) Expanding and Clarifying Prohibition on Misleading or
Inaccurate Caller Identification Information.--
(1) Communications from outside the united states.--Section
227(e)(1... | Anti-Spoofing Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to expand the prohibition against knowingly transmitting misleading or inaccurate caller identification information to apply to: (1) persons outside the United States if the recipient is within the United States, and (2) text messages. ... | Anti-Spoofing Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dairy Promotion Program Improvement
Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FUNDING OF DAIRY PROMOTION AND RESEARCH PROGRAM.
(a) Declaration of Policy.--The first sentence of section 110(b) of
the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 4501(b)) is
amende... | Dairy Promotion Program Improvement Act of 1995 - Amends the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 to increase the minimum membership of, and include dairy products importers on, the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board.
Requires importer assessments to the Board.
Establishes periodic producer referenda o... | Dairy Promotion Program Improvement Act of 1995 |
OFFICERS.
``The State Administrator shall establish a Problem Resolution
Office. Problem Resolution Officers shall have the authority to
investigate taxpayer complaints and enjoin collection activity if, in
the opinion of the Problem Resolution Officer, said collection activity
is reasonably likely to not be i... | National Retail Sales Tax Act of 1997 - Repeals the income, estate, gift, and certain excise tax provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
(Sec. 4) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a 15 percent tax on the use, consumption or enjoyment in the U.S. of any property or service produced or rendered within or witho... | National Retail Sales Tax Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Open Internet Preservation Act''.
SEC. 2. INTERNET OPENNESS.
Title I of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 13. INTERNET OPENNESS.
``(a) Obligations of Broadband Internet Acc... | Open Internet Preservation Act This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 by prohibiting broadband internet access service providers from: (1) blocking lawful content, applications, services, or non-harmful devices; and (2) impairing or degrading lawful internet traffic on the basis of internet content, appli... | Open Internet Preservation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sportfishing and Boating Improvement
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF 1950 ACT.
Whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision of the
1950 Act, the reference shall be... | Sportfishing and Boating Improvement Act of 1997 - Amends the Act popularly known as the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act to increase: (1) the regional average that States must allocate from specified appropriations for certain recreational boating purposes; and (2) the limit on State funding for aquatic resource ed... | Sportfishing and Boating Improvement Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Broadcasting Protection
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) Since the creation of low-power television licenses by
the Federal Communications Commission, a small number of
license holder... | Community Broadcasting Protection Act of 1997 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prescribe regulations to establish a class A license for qualifying low-power television (LPT) stations. Requires notification of LPT licensees of the availability of such lice... | Community Broadcasting Protection Act of 1997 |
That this Act may be
cited as the ``Small Business Prepayment Penalty Relief Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF DEVELOPMENT COMPANY DEBENTURE INTEREST RATES.
(a) In General.--Upon the request of the issuer and the concurrence
of the borrower, the Small Business Administration is authorized to
transfer to t... | Small Business Prepayment Penalty Relief Act of 1994 - Authorizes the Small Business Administration (SBA), upon the request of the issuer and the concurrence of the borrower, to transfer to the Federal Financing Bank such sums as necessary to reduce the interest rate on a debenture issued by a certified development com... | Small Business Prepayment Penalty Relief Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; AMENDMENT TO 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Employee Welfare
Benefit Equity Act of 2001''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents; amendment to 1986 Code.
TITL... | Employee Welfare Benefit Equity Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the limited deductibility of employer contributions to welfare benefit funds, to revise the exception from such treatment for a single plan with ten or more employers. Adds to current requirements for a ten-or-more employer ... | A bill to amen the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the equitable operation of welfare benefit plans for employees, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Can Spam Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION REGARDING SPAMMING.
(a) In General.--No person may use the equipment of an electronic
mail service provider, or cause such equipment to be used, for
transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail in violation... | Amends the Federal criminal code to impose criminal penalties upon any individual who knowingly and without authorization uses the Internet domain name of another person in connection with the sending of e-mail messages and, as a result of such conduct, causes damage to a computer or a computer system or network. | Can Spam Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``HMO Solvency Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. ASSURING THE SOLVENCY OF MEDICAID MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Medicaid Program.--Section 1932(b) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1396u-2(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
... | Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of SSA title XVIII (Medicare) to establish solvency-related requirements for application to Medicare+Choice organizations.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) provide for the application of such requirements to organizations other than Medicare+Choice organizations... | HMO Solvency Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Heavy Truck Tax Fairness Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF EXCISE TAX ON HEAVY TRUCKS AND TRAILERS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 31 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to retail excise taxes) is amended by striking subchapter C
(relating to heav... | Heavy Truck Tax Fairness Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers sold at retail; (2) increase the rate of tax on diesel fuel or kerosene to 31.6 cents per gallon; and (3) impose a floor stocks tax with respect to certain taxable fuels.. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. OFFSET OF PAST-DUE, LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE STATE TAX
OBLIGATIONS AGAINST OVERPAYMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 6402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by redesignating subsections (e) through (i) as subsections
(f) through (j), respectively, and by inserting after subsection ... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the reduction of any tax credit or refund due a taxpayer in order to collect past-due, legally enforceable State tax obligations. Provides for the disclosure of information to States requesting such a reduction.
Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcil... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the amount of an overpayment otherwise payable to any person shall be reduced by the amount of pastdue, legally enforceable State tax obligations of such person. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Blue Collar Computing and Business
Assistance Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. ADVANCED MULTIDISCIPLINARY COMPUTING SOFTWARE CENTERS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Advanced multidisciplinary computing software center;
center.--The te... | Blue Collar Computing and Business Assistance Act of 2007 - Directs the Under Secretary of Technology of the Department of Commerce to award grants to eligible entities (any nonprofit, consortium of nonprofits, or partnership between a for-profit and a nonprofit) to establish up to five Advanced Multidisciplinary Compu... | To award grants to establish Advanced Multidisciplinary Computing Software Centers, which shall conduct outreach, technology transfer, development, and utilization programs in specific industries and geographic regions for the benefit of small and medium-sized manufacturers and businesses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Forage Improvement
Act of 1997''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Rules of construction.
Sec. 3. Coordinated administration.
... | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Management of Grazing on Federal Lands Title II: Miscellaneous Forage Improvement Act of 1997 - Title I: Management of Grazing on Federal Lands - Sets forth the application of this title under specified laws to grazing management on Federal lands administered by the Secretary of... | Forage Improvement Act of 1997 |
.
``(a) Additional Restrictions on Marketing, Advertising, and
Access.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of
this subchapter, the Secretary shall revise the regulations related to
tobacco products promulgated by the Secretary on August 28, 1996 (61
Fed. Reg. 44396) to include the additio... | FDA Tobacco Jurisdiction Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) to give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) jurisdiction over tobacco products as drugs or devices. Declares lawful a specified Federal regulation regarding tobacco. Deems, for tobacco, an action providing appropriate prote... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide the Food and Drug Administration jurisdiction over tobacco. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Climate Change Center and
Clearinghouse Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) There are 26.8 million small business concerns in the
United States, and they are the backbone of the American
e... | Climate Change Center and Clearinghouse Act of 2008 - Amends the Small Business Act to establish: (1) the Office of Environment, Energy, and Climate Change within the Small Business Administration (SBA); and (2) the Climate Change Center and Clearinghouse within such Office.
Requires the Office to: (1) oversee and adm... | To amend the Small Business Act to establish the Office of Environment, Energy, and Climate Change and to establish the Climate Change Center and Clearinghouse to provide support and information on climate change to small business concerns. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Energy Technology
Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY MANUFACTURING AND EXPORT ASSISTANCE
FUND.
(a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
(1) the term ``clean energy ... | Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) establish a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund, to be administered through the International Trade Administration, to ensure that U.S. clean energy technology firms have the... | To provide for the establishment of a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to assist United States businesses with exporting clean energy technology products and services. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Safety and Empowerment Act
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL COORDINATING COUNCIL.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the executive office of
the President a Federal Coordinating Council on Community Safety and
Empowerment (hereinafter in ... | Community Safety and Empowerment Act of 1993 - Establishes in the Executive Office of the President a Federal Coordinating Council on Community Safety and Empowerment.
Directs the Council to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities for projects to improve the health, education, and safety of residents of e... | Community Safety and Empowerment Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SPOT MARKET PURCHASES OF LIVESTOCK BY PACKERS.
Chapter 5 of subtitle B of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946
(7 U.S.C. 1636 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 260. SPOT MARKET PURCHASES OF LIVESTOCK BY PACKERS.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1)... | Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish minimum per plant per reporting day purchase and slaughter requirements through spot purchases from nonaffiliated producers for a covered packer: (1) that is a cooperative; and (2) that is not a cooperative.Sets forth transitional requirements for a covered pac... | A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Encouraging Americans to Save Act''.
SEC. 2. MATCHING PAYMENTS FOR ELECTIVE DEFERRAL AND IRA CONTRIBUTIONS
BY CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter B of chapter 65 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at th... | Encouraging Americans to Save Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the tax credit for retirement savings contributions to: (1) make such credit refundable; (2) allow individual taxpayers (excluding dependents and full-time students) who have attained age 18 as of the close of the taxable year a cre... | Encouraging Americans to Save Act |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is established an independent commission in the executive
branch to be known as the ``Commission on America and its Veterans''
(referred to in this Act as the ``Commission'').
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) After more than a dec... | Establishes as an independent commission the Commission on America and its Veterans to: (1) submit to the President and Congress suggestions for ceremonies and events to acknowledge the wars recently fought and the heroism displayed by members of the Armed Forces; (2) report to the President and Congress on Commission ... | To establish the Commission on America and its Veterans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Value in Supporting International
Tourism in the United States Act of 1998'' or ``Visit USA Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the travel and tourism industry, as one of the Nation's
larges... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: International Visitor Initiatives
Title II: International Marketing Program
Value in Supporting International Tourism in the United States Act of 1998 (or the Visit USA Act) -
Title I: International Visitor Initiatives
- Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish an Int... | Visit USA Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness for Small Businesses in
Federal Contracting Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. NEW CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR SMALL BUSINESS SIZE
DETERMINATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 3(a)(2) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 632(a)(2)) is amended by ... | Fairness for Small Businesses in Federal Contracting Act of 2011 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a new classification system for industries for purposes of determining whether businesses meet the small business size standards establishe... | A bill to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to develop a new classification system for small business size determinations and to promulgate rules to eliminate the nonmanufacturer exception to small business size determinations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Narcotics Control Trade Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO TRADE ACT OF 1974.
(a) In General.--Section 802 of the Trade Act of 1974 is amended to
read as follows:
``SEC. 802. TARIFF TREATMENT OF PRODUCTS OF NONCOOPERATIVE MAJOR
ILLICIT... | Narcotics Control Trade Act of 1996 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to revise requirements for the tariff treatment of products of uncooperative major drug producing or drug-transit countries. Requires the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to report annually to the appropriate congressional committees on: (1) t... | Narcotics Control Trade Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Intellectual Property
Protection and Enforcement Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL RULES FOR COUNTRIES ON THE PRIORITY WATCH LIST OF THE
UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE.
(a) In General.--Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 ... | International Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement Act of 2008 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require the United States Trade Representative (USTR), within 90 days after submitting the annual National Trade Estimate, to develop an action plan for foreign countries that have spent at least one year on the... | A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to improve the international protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Conservation Investment Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ACRES AUTHORIZED TO BE ENROLLED
IN THE CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM.
Section 1231(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3831(d)) is amended--
... | Conservation Investment Act of 2001 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase maximum acreage amounts for the conservation reserve program and the wetlands reserve program.Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grassland reserve program for land that is or has historically been natural grass or sh... | To reauthorize, improve, and expand conservation programs administered by the Department of Agriculture. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preservation of Localism, Program
Diversity, and Competition in Television Broadcast Service Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The principle of localism is embedded in the
... | Preservation of Localism, Program Diversity, and Competition in Television Broadcast Service Act of 2003 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from permitting any license for a commercial television broadcast station to be granted, transferred, or assig... | A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to preserve localism, to foster and promote the diversity of television programming, to foster and promote competition, and to prevent excessive concentration of ownership of the nation's television broadcast stations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Corrosion Prevention Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR CORROSION PREVENTION AND MITIGATION MEASURES FOR
ENERGY-RELATED PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (rela... | Corrosion Prevention Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a two-year business-related tax credit for 50% of net expenditures for engineering design, materials, and application and installation of corrosion prevention and mitigation technology for energy-related property comprised primarily of metals ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the use of corrosion prevention and mitigation measures in the construction and maintenance of business energy-related property. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children Health Insurance Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. HEALTH INSURANCE AVAILABILITY FOR CHILDREN.
(a) In General.--The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended by
the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) is
amended by adding at the... | Children Health Insurance Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, to: (1) require group health plans and health insurers to provide access to coverage for a participant's or beneficiary's qualifying children; and (2) impose a noncom... | Children Health Insurance Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trust Fund Restoration Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Airport and airway trust fund.--The term ``Airport and
Airway Trust Fund'' means the Airport and Airway Trust Fund
established by section 9502 of t... | Trust Fund Restoration Act of 1995 - Prohibits the receipts and disbursements of the Highway Trust Fund, the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund from being: (1) included in the totals of either the President's budget or in the congressional budget; (2) ... | Trust Fund Restoration Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reaching English Learners Act''.
SEC. 2. TEACHING ENGLISH LEARNERS GRANT.
Part B of title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1031 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Subpart 6--Teaching English Learner... | Reaching English Learners Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a grant program for preparing teachers to effectively instruct English learners. Grants may be awarded for up to five years. | Reaching English Learners Act |
SECTION 1. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act--
(1) to assist in the effort to timely establish within the
District of Columbia a national memorial to Japanese American
patriotism in World War II; and
(2) to improve management of certain parcels of Federal
rea... | Transfers jurisdiction over specified Federal real property located in the District of Columbia from: (1) the Architect of the Capitol to the Secretary of the Interior (provides for the consideration of certain of such parcels as a site for a national memorial to Japanese American patriotism in World War II); (2) the ... | A bill to transfer jurisdiction over certain parcels of Federal real property located in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Alzheimer's Project Act''.
SEC. 2. THE NATIONAL ALZHEIMER'S PROJECT.
(a) Definition of Alzheimer's.--In this Act, the term
``Alzheimer's'' means Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
(b) Establishment.--There is established in the Office ... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 8, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) National Alzheimer's Project Act - (Sec. 2) Establishes in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) the National Alzheimer's Project. Requires the Secretary to:... | A bill to establish the National Alzheimer's Project. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District
Land Exchange Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) District.--The term ``District'' means the Sugar Loaf
Fire Protection District of Boulder, Colorado.
(2) Federal land.--The t... | Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District Land Exchange Act - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, if the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District of Boulder, Colorado, offers to convey non-federal land that is located in unincorporated Boulder County and the offer is acceptable, to accept the offer and, on receipt of acceptabl... | To provide for the exchange of certain land located in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. |
REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), nothing in
this Act supersedes any requirement of the War Powers Resolution.
(b) Specific Statutory Authorization Not Required.--Section 5(b) of
the War Powers Resolution shall not apply to the deployment of units of
the Armed Forces desig... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Contribution of Volunteer United States
Military Personnel to International Peacekeeping
Operations
Title II: Expedited Procedures
Peacekeeping Participation Act of 1993 -
Title I: Contribution of Volunteer United States Military Personnel to Internatio... | Peacekeeping Participation Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Trademark
Cyberpiracy Prevention Act''.
(b) References to the Trademark Act of 1946.--Any reference in this
Act to the Trademark Act of 1946 shall be a reference to the Act
entitled ``An Act to provide for the registration ... | (Sec. 2) Authorizes a court to order the forfeiture or cancellation of the domain name or its transfer to the mark owner.
Prescribes conditions for an in rem civil action, in addition to any other action, against a domain name by a mark owner. Limits remedies in an in rem action to a court order for the forfeiture or c... | Trademark Cyberpiracy Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of
the National Science Foundation.
(2) Foundation.--The term ``Foundation'' means the ... | Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act This bill directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to: (1) encourage veterans to study and pursue careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and computer science in coordination with other federal agencies that serve veterans, and (2) submit a plan t... | Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Empower Employees Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. LABOR ORGANIZATION DUES NOT DEDUCTIBLE FROM PAY.
(a) Agencies Generally.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code,
is amended by striking section 7115 and inserting the
... | Empower Employees Act of 2014 - Prohibits federal agencies, including executive, legislative, and judicial agencies, the United States Postal Service (USPO), the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), and the government of the District of Columbia, from deducting labor organization fees from the salaries of their employee... | Empower Employees Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Voter Confidence and Increased
Accessibility Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TIME PROVIDED FOR STATES TO REQUEST PAYMENTS UNDER
TITLE I.
(a) Payments For Activities To Improve Administration of
Elections.--Section 101(a) of the Help ... | Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2003 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide for an extension of time for States to request payments for activities to improve administration of elections and for replacement of punch card or lever voting machines.Repeals the exemption of the Election As... | To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy under title III of such Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. REHABILITATION AND REPAIR OF DEFICIENT DAMS.
(a) Definitions.--Section 2 of the National Dam Safety Program Act
(33 U.S.C. 467) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6),... | Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2015 Amends the National Dam Safety Program Act to require the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a program to provide grant assistance to states for use in rehabilitating publicly-owned dams that fail to meet minimum safety standards of the state or an Indian ... | Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND
STRUCTURES AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES.
Title V of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of
1996 (Public Law 104-333; 1110 Stat. 4153) is amended by striking
section 507 and inserting t... | Amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to establish a program to preserve and restore historic buildings and structures at historically black colleges and universities (institutions).Requires the... | A bill to provide for the preservation and restoration of historic buildings and structures at historically black colleges and universities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Driver's License
Security and Modernization Act''.
(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. Minimum document requi... | Driver's License Security and Modernization Act - Prohibits a Federal agency from accepting a State-issued driver's license or identification card unless it includes certain information, including a digital photograph, a common machine-readable technology, and certain anti-fraud physical security features. Prescribes m... | To establish and rapidly implement regulations for State driver's license and identification document security standards. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF COLORECTAL SCREENING SERVICES.
(a) Coverage.--
(1) In general.--Section 1861 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended--
(A) i... | Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 1997 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) cover colorectal cancer screening tests for individuals age 50 or over (screening fecal-occult blood tests, flexible sigmoidoscopies, barium enemas, and, for high-risk ... | Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``Health Care Choice Act''.
SEC. 2. SPECIFICATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY FOR ENACTMENT OF LAW.
This Act is enacted pursuant to the power granted Congress under
article I, section 8, clause 3, of the United States Constitution.
SEC. 3. FINDINGS.
Con... | Health Care Choice Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide that the laws of the primary State (as designated by the health insurance issuer) apply to individual health insurance coverage offered by that issuer both in the primary State and in any secondary State. Exempts health insurance issuers from any ... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce. |
SECTION 1. DETERMINATION OF WORKER CLASSIFICATION.
(a) In General.--Chapter 79 of the Internal Revenue code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 7706. DETERMINATION OF WORKER CLASSIFICATION.
``(a) In General.--For purposes of this title (and notwithstanding
any provisio... | This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a test for determining if a service provider should be classified as an independent contractor rather than as an employee for tax purposes. If the requirements of the test are met, the provider may not be treated as an employee, the recipient or any payor may not... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the classification of employers and employees for services providers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Our Heroes Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT GRANT PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall commence
a pilot grant progra... | Housing Our Heroes Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to begin a three-year pilot grant program to assess the feasibility of awarding grants to eligible entities to purchase and renovate abandoned homes for homeless veterans. Eligible entities are veterans service agencies and organizations,... | Housing Our Heroes Act |
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY OF SCHIP ALLOTMENTS FOR FISCAL
YEARS 1998 THROUGH 2001.
(a) Extending Availability of SCHIP Allotments for Fiscal Years
1998 Through 2001.--
(1) Retained and redistributed allotments for fiscal years 1998
and 1999.--Paragraphs (2)(A)(i) and (2)(A)(i... | Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise the special rule for the redistribution and availability of unexpended FY1998 and 1999 SCHIP allotments, including to: (1) extend the availability of FY 1998 and 1999 reallocated funds through FY 2004; and (2... | To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend the availability of allotments for fiscal years 1998 through 2001 under the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Centennial Historic District
Authorization Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Centennial Historic District in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania was the site of an international exhibition to
... | Centennial District Authorization Act of 2008 - Establishes in the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Centennial Historic District (District).
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, state or local government agencies, nonprofit entities, and any leas... | To establish the Centennial Historic District in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Repetitive Flood Loss Reduction Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. REPETITIVE FLOOD LOSS REDUCTION.
Chapter III of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 is
amended--
(1) by amending section 1370(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 4121(a)(2))
to read as follo... | Repetitive Flood Loss Reduction Act of 2001 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to require the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to carry out a program to mitigate repetitive flood losses to structures by: (1) purchasing structures; and (2) making grants to States, communities, and local... | To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to reduce losses caused by repetitive flooding, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``CBP Hiring and Retention Act of
2016'' or the ``CBP HiRe Act''.
SEC. 2. RETENTION INCENTIVES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 97 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 9702. U.S. Customs and Border Protection ret... | CBP Hiring and Retention Act of 2016 or the CBP HiRe Act This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to pay a retention bonus to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employees performing activities that are critical to border security upon determining that such an employee would otherwise likely ... | CBP HiRe Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Critical Infrastructures Protection
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Information revolution has transformed the conduct
of business and the operations of government as well as the
... | Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001- Directs the National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center (NISAC) to provide: (1) support for the activities of the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection and Continuity Board; and (2) modeling, simulation, and analysis of any systems (cyber and/or physi... | A bill to establish a national competence for critical infrastructure protection, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Security Officer Screening
Improvement Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification
System of the Federal Bureau of Investigation maintains
fingerpri... | Security Officer Screening Improvement Act of 2016 This bill amends the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to direct the Department of Justice to: (1) establish policies and procedures to streamline the process of obtaining state and national criminal history background checks on private security officers, and (2) ... | Security Officer Screening Improvement Act of 2016 |
TITLE I--HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES MADE EASIER
SEC. 101. EXEMPTION FROM TRUTH IN LENDING ACT.
Section 129E(i) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1639e(i)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Rule of construction related to appraisal
donations.--For purposes of paragraph (1),... | TITLE I--HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES MADE EASIER (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to deem mortgage appraisal services donated by a fee appraiser to an organization that is eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions to be customary and reasonable. TITLE II--EXPANDING ACCESS TO CAPITAL FO... | Housing Opportunities Made Easier Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Sea Grant College Program
Reauthorization Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM ACT.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment or re... | National Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization Act of 1998 - Amends the National Sea Grant College Program Act to add or modify various definitions.
(Sec. 5) Replaces provisions establishing and administering the National Sea Grant College Program with provisions maintaining such a program and setting forth its el... | National Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``TSA Misconduct Accountability Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. TSA REQUIREMENTS FOR ADDRESSING EMPLOYEE MISCONDUCT.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 449 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 4... | TSA Misconduct Accountability Act of 2017 This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to: revise its employee code of conduct policy to include a process for disciplining an employee who has received a certain number of disciplinary or adverse actions for violations of such policy within a certa... | TSA Misconduct Accountability Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Primary Health Care Investment Act
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE PRIMARY CARE PROVISIONS.
(a) Migrant Health Centers.--Section 329(h)(1)(A) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(h)(1)(A)) is amended by striking
``and'' after ``19... | Primary Health Care Investment Act of 1993 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations to carry out specified provisions relating to migrant and community health centers, the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs, and health services for the homeless.
Amends provi... | Primary Health Care Investment Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Repetitive Flood Loss Reduction Act
of 1999''.
SEC. 2. REPETITIVE FLOOD LOSS REDUCTION.
Chapter III of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 is
amended--
(1) by amending section 1370(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 4121(a)(2))
to read as follo... | Repetitive Flood Loss Reduction Act of 1999 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to require the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to carry out a program to mitigate repetitive flood losses to structures by: (1) purchasing structures; and (2) making grants to States, communities, and local... | Repetitive Flood Loss Reduction Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber
Accountability and Safety for Seniors Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO OUTLIER PRESCRIBERS OF
OPIOIDS.
Section 1860D-4(c)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
104(... | Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors Act of 2018 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to identify outlier prescribers of opioids under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans. Specifically, the CMS m... | Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Convention Against Torture
Implementation Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN TRANSFERS OF PERSONS.
(a) Prohibition.--No person in the custody or control of a
department, agency, or official of the United States Government, or of
any contrac... | Convention Against Torture Implementation Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of State to submit to the appropriate congressional committees an annual list of countries where torture is known to be used.
Prohibits the direct or indirect transfer or return of persons by the United States or any contractor: (1) to a lis... | A bill to prohibit the expulsion, return, or extradition of persons by the United States to countries engaging in torture, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``State National
Forest Management Act of 2017''.
(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. State selection of eligib... | State National Forest Management Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture, through the Forest Service, to convey to a state up to 2 million acres of eligible portions of the National Forest System (NFS) in it that it elects to acquire through enactment by the state legislature of a bill meeting certa... | State National Forest Management Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. TAX CREDIT FOR CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURED FROM INDUSTRIAL
SOURCES AND USED IN ENHANCED OIL AND NATURAL GAS
RECOVERY.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business credits) is
amended by adding at... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business tax credit for amounts of qualified carbon dioxide captured in the United States from anthropogenic industrial sources (e.g., an ethanol plant, fertilizer plant, or chemical plant) and used as a tertiary injectant in enhanced oil and natural gas recovery. Sets the cr... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for carbon dioxide captured from anthropogenic industrial sources and used as a tertiary injectant in enhanced oil and natural gas recovery. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preservation of Localism, Program
Diversity, and Competition in Television Broadcast Service Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The principle of localism is embedded in the
... | Preservation of Localism, Program Diversity, and Competition in Television Broadcast Service Act of 2003 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from permitting any license for a commercial television broadcast station to be granted, transferred, or assigned to any part... | To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to preserve localism, to foster and promote the diversity of television programming, to foster and promote competition, and to prevent excessive concentration of ownership of the nation's television broadcast stations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pension Choice and Security Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN OPTION FOR
PARTICIPANTS IN DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS.
(a) Amendment to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974.--Section 206 of the Empl... | Pension Choice and Security Act of 1996 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to require the availability of a defined contribution plan option for participants in defined benefit plans.
Amends ERISA to require timely investment by fiduciaries of pensi... | Pension Choice and Security Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Power Act Amendments of
1999''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF JURISDICTION.
(a) Declaration of Policy.--Section 201(a) of the Federal Power Act
(16 U.S.C. 824(a)) is amended by--
(1) inserting after ``transmission of electric energy in
... | (Sec. 2) Requires FERC, after consulting with appropriate State regulatory authorities, to determine by rule or order which electric energy transmission and delivery facilities are used for transmission in interstate commerce, subject to FERC jurisdiction, and which are used for local distribution subject to State juri... | Federal Power Act Amendments of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid
Eligibility Simplification Act.''
(b) Reference to Social Security Act.--Except as otherwise
specifically provided, whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed
in terms of an amendment to o... | Medicaid Eligibility Simplification Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) permit States to extend Medicaid coverage of prenatal care services to alien pregnant women who are neither officially nor under color of law permanent residents of the United States, but who are otherwise el... | Medicaid Eligibility Simplification Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Heroes Vote Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO ELECTION OFFICIALS ON DEPLOYMENTS
OF ABSENT UNIFORMED SERVICES VOTERS.
(a) Requiring Secretary of Defense To Provide Information.--Section
101(b) of the Uniformed and ... | Helping Heroes Vote Act of 2013 - Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (the Act) to direct the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to notify the appropriate election official of the state in which a servicemember is registered to vote of any change in the servicemember's current mailing address due to ... | Helping Heroes Vote Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Student
Loan Consolidation Act of 1997''.
(b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever
in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment to, or repeal of, a section or ot... | Emergency Student Loan Consolidation Act of 1997 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to allow until October 1, 1998, the consolidation, under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP), of all of a student's loans under both the FFELP and the Direct Loan Program. Requires an application for such a c... | Emergency Student Loan Consolidation Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arafat Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Palestine Liberation Organization
(<plus-minus>PLO), under the leadership of Chairman Yasser
Arafat, has failed to abide by ... | Arafat Accountability Act - Expresses the support of Congress for the President's efforts to achieve comprehensive peace in the State of Israel.Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should urge an immediate and unconditional cessation of all terrorist activities and the commencement of a cease-fir... | To hold accountable the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Construction Reform Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CONSTRUCTION REFORMS.
(a) Application of Industry Standards; Assistance.--Section 8103 of
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsecti... | Construction Reform Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to use industry standards, standard designs, and best practices in carrying out medical facility construction. A super construction project is one for the construction, alteration, or acquisition of a medical facility in... | Construction Reform Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Investment Incentives Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN LIMITATION ON CAPITAL LOSSES OF INDIVIDUALS
ALLOWABLE AGAINST ORDINARY INCOME.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 1211(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to li... | Investment Incentives Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase from $1,500 to $10,000 ($3,000 to $20,000 on a joint return) the limitation on capital losses allowed against ordinary income; (2) make the increase to the $5,000 amount allowed as an annual retirement contribution deduction effective... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage saving and investment, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR INCREASING DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after
section 41 the following new section:
``SEC. 41A. CREDIT FOR INCREASING DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.
``(a) In General.--F... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow through 2018 a new business-related tax credit for an increase in expenditures for qualified development expenses (defined as the sum of any in-house and contract development expenses incurred in the trade or business of a taxpayer), (2) increase to 20% the rate of the alt... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an increased credit for development and to extend and simplify the credit for increasing research. |
.
(a) Holding Salaries in Escrow.--
(1) In general.--If by April 15, 2017, a House of Congress
has not agreed to a concurrent resolution on the budget for
fiscal year 2018 pursuant to section 301 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974, during the period described in paragrap... | No Ongoing Perks Enrichment Act or the NOPE Act This bill withholds the salaries of Members of a house of Congress that has not agreed to a budget resolution for FY2018 by April 15, 2017, as required by the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Salaries are withheld from April 16, 2017, until the house of Congress agrees t... | No Ongoing Perks Enrichment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Communications Security Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The tragic events of September 11, 2001, placed an
enormous strain on the communications network in New York City,
New York and Wash... | Communications Security Act of 2005 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security, in conjunction with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to: (1) evaluate the technical feasibility of creating a backup emergency communications system that complements existing communic... | A bill to provide for the development and implementation of an emergency backup communications system. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Design of Electrical
Equipment Act (EDEE) Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds and declares that--
(1) assisting in meeting the essential needs of the United
States for adequate supplies of electrical products a... | Environmental Design of Electrical Equipment Act (EDEE) Act - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 to establish uniform national standards for the use of lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, cadmium, polybrominated biphenyls, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in electroindustry products manufactured after Ju... | To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 to ensure a uniform Federal scheme of regulation of restrictions in the use of certain substances in electrical products and equipment in interstate and foreign commerce, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Treatment of Polluted
Stormwater Runoff Act'' or the ``STOPS Runoff Act''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY RUNOFF POLLUTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
... | Safe Treatment of Polluted Stormwater Runoff Act or STOPS Runoff Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish a federal-aid highway runoff pollution management program to ensure that covered federal-aid highway projects are constructed in accordance with certain minimum standards designed to control... | A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary to establish a comprehensive program to control and treat polluted stormwater runoff from federally funded highways and roads, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Land
Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act'' or ``FLAME Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Flame Fund for cat... | Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act or FLAME Act - Establishes in the Treasury the Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement Fund (Flame Fund). Requires amounts in the Flame Fund to be made available to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretaries) to pa... | A bill to authorize a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities on Department of the Interior and National Forest System lands, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy, and for oth... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Quality of Life Study Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. STUDY ON DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SCHEDULE FOR RATING
DISABILITIES.
(a) Study Required.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment, the Secretary shall contract wit... | Veterans Quality of Life Study Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to contract with the Institute of Medicine, or other appropriate entity, to conduct a study analyzing the extent to which the Department of Veterans Affairs schedule for rating disabilities accounts for or should be amended to accoun... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to require a study on the Department of Veterans Affairs schedule for rating disabilities, to provide for the treatment of claims under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the case of the death of a claimant, to require an annual report on the workload of the... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Disaster Assistance
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. DISASTER ASSISTANCE TO REOPEN SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS AND
AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES.
Section 7 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636) is amended--
(1) in subsection (... | Authorizes the SBA to make loans, either directly or through banks or other lending institutions, to small businesses following a natural or other disaster to assist such businesses in reopening. Outlines loan requirements, including requiring businesses operating in flood-prone areas to carry flood insurance. | Small Business Disaster Assistance Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restore American Dream Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. HOMEOWNERSHIP PLANS.
(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter I of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional itemized
deductions for individuals) is amended by redesignating sec... | Restore American Dream Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish tax-exempt homeownership plans. Allows a tax deduction from gross income for cash contributions to such plans.
Defines "homeownership plan" as a trust established for the exclusive purpose of paying the costs (e.g., downpayment, interes... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the establishment of, and the deduction of contributions to, homeownership plans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Breast Cancer Patient Education Act
of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2015,
about 231,840 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in
women in the ... | Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to provide for the planning and implementation of an education campaign to inform breast cancer patients anticipating surgery about the availability and coverage of breast reconstructio... | Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. EXCEPTIONS FOR SHORT-SUPPLY SITUATIONS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of subtitle C of title VII of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 752. EXCEPTIONS FOR SHORT-SUPPLY SITUATIONS.
``(a) In General.--
``(1) Petition.--... | Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the administering authority, whenever it has determined upon the filing of a short-supply petition that a short-supply situation exists with respect to a particular product within the same class or kind as merchandise that is the subject of an antidumping duty order or finding, ... | To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide relief from antidumping and countervailing duty orders in cases of short supply. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Methamphetamine Equipment, Training,
Hardware, Material, and Safety Knowledge Grant Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND
EQUIPMENT TO COMBAT METHAMPHETAMINE LABS.
(a) In General.--Title I of the O... | Methamphetamine Equipment, Training, Hardware, Material, and Safety Knowledge Grant Act of 2003 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make matching grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to provide to law enforcem... | To provide grants for law enforcement training and equipment to combat methamphetamine labs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Fields and Farm Economies
Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES CONSERVATION ACT OF
1977.
The Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977 (16 U.S.C.
2001 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section ... | Healthy Fields and Farm Economies Act This bill reauthorizes and modifies the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977, which provides the Department of Agriculture (USDA) with strategic assessment and planning authority for the conservation, protection, and enhancement of soil, water, and related natural res... | Healthy Fields and Farm Economies Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Russian Fissile Materials
Disposition Loan Guarantee Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The proliferation of nuclear weapons represents a risk
to the national security of the United States.
... | Makes eligible for such guarantees any loan by a private lender to the GRF the proceeds of which are to be used for one or both of the following purposes: (1) support of GRF nuclear nonproliferation programs and activities; and (2) development of the energy infrastructure of the Russian Federation, including peaceful u... | Russian Fissile Materials Disposition Loan Guarantee Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring the Effective Use of United
States Aid to Pakistan Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PROVISION OF NON-SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO
PAKISTAN.
(a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
assistance may not be provided to P... | Ensuring the Effective Use of United States Aid to Pakistan Act - Prohibits assistance to Pakistan under specified provisions of law.
Authorizes other assistance to Pakistan only during a period for which the President certifies (or recertifies) to Congress that the government of Pakistan: (1) is cooperating with the ... | To prohibit non-security assistance to Pakistan, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oil Spill Technology and Research
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL OIL SPILL RESEARCH COMMITTEE.
(a) In General.--Section 7001 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33
U.S.C. 2761) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 7001. FEDERAL OIL SPILL RESEARCH COMMI... | Oil Spill Technology and Research Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to replace provisions establishing the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research with provisions establishing a Federal Oil Spill Research Committee for the same purpose.
Requires the Committee to: (1) submit to Con... | A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to establish the Federal Oil Spill Research Committee and to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to include in a response plan certain planned and demonstrated investments in research relating to discharges of oil and to modify the dates by which a response plan i... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Parental Right to Decide Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) HPV, the human papillomavirus, is the most common
sexually transmitted infection in the United States. HPV types
16 and 18 caus... | Parental Right to Decide Protection Act - Prohibits federal funds or other assistance from being made available to any state or political subdivision to establish or implement any requirement that individuals receive vaccination for human papillomavirus (HPV). | To prohibit Federal funding or other assistance for mandatory human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programs. |
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the National
Land and Resources Management Commission established by section
2.
(2) Implementing bill.--The term ``implementing bill''
means a bill accompanying a report submitted ... | Establishes the National Land and Resources Management Commission to review and submit to the President and the Congress a report making recommendations for reforming management of the public land by the land management agencies. Includes among matters to be addressed: (1) reducing overall land management costs by 30... | A bill to establish a National Land and Resources Management Commission to review and make recommendations for reforming management of the public land, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Visa Efficiency and E-Verify
Extension Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. RECAPTURE OF IMMIGRANT VISAS LOST TO BUREAUCRATIC DELAY.
(a) Worldwide Level of Employment-Based Immigrants.--Section 201(d)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(d)) is amen... | Visa Efficiency and E-Verify Extension Act of 2008 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish the fiscal year worldwide level of employment-based immigrants at 140,000 plus: (1) the previous year's unused visas; and (2) the number of unused visas from FY2002-FY2007.
Establishes the fiscal year worldwide... | A bill to recapture family-sponsored and employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family-sponsored and employment-based immigrant visas in the future, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Safety Net Hospital
Improvement Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. COLLECTION OF DATA AND MODIFICATION OF DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE
MEDICARE PAYMENTS TO HOSPITALS SERVING VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS.
(a) Collection of Data.--Section 1... | Medicare Safety Net Hospital Improvement Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for the annual collection of data on inpatient and outpatient charges and modification of disproportionate share Medicare payments with respect to each hospital serving vulnerable populations... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve disproportionate share medicare payments to hospitals serving vulnerable populations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility
Detention Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States is still in a global war on terror
and engaged in armed conflict with terrorist organizations,... | Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Detention Act of 2011 - Requires each high-value enemy combatant captured or otherwise taken into long-term custody or detention by the United States to, while under such U.S. detention, be detained at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility (GTMO) at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, ... | A bill to require the detention at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, of high-value enemy combatants who will be detained long-term. |
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