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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bring Them Home Alive Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. AMERICAN VIETNAM WAR POW/MIA ASYLUM PROGRAM.
(a) Asylum for Eligible Aliens.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Attorney General shall grant refugee status in
the United States to any alien des... | Bring Them Home Alive Act of 1999 - Directs the Attorney General to grant refugee status in the United States to any alien (and the parent, spouse, and child of such) who: (1) is a national of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, China, or any of the independent states of the former Soviet Union; and (2) personally delivers into U... | Bring Them Home Alive Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mercury Reclamation Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Mercury is a naturally occurring element that is found
in air, water and soil. It is a bioaccumulative toxin that is
easily absorbed thro... | Mercury Reclamation Act of 2006 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in cooperation with the Secretary of Transportation, to: (1) review storage, transportation, tracking and packaging requirements as they pertain to mercury-bearing solid waste... | To provide for the protection of public health and the environment from mercury contamination associated with the shipment of elemental mercury or with mercury-bearing solid waste, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Privacy Advocate General Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF THE PRIVACY ADVOCATE GENERAL.
(a) Establishment.--The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of
1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new title:
... | Privacy Advocate General Act of 2013 - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to establish as an independent office in the executive branch the Office of the Privacy Advocate General, to be headed by the Privacy Advocate General who shall be appointed jointly by the Chief Justice of the United ... | Privacy Advocate General Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Notch Baby Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. NEW GUARANTEED MINIMUM PRIMARY INSURANCE AMOUNT WHERE
ELIGIBILITY ARISES DURING TRANSITIONAL PERIOD.
Section 215(a) of the Social Security Act is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4)(B), by inserting... | Sets forth a schedule of additional benefit increases for such beneficiaries (and related beneficiaries), with percentages declining from 60 percent to ten percent keyed to a specified two year period during which an individual became eligible for such benefits between 1979 and the end of 1988. | Notch Baby Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Air Ambulance Services Clarification
Act''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF STATE AUTHORITY OVER THE MEDICAL STANDARDS OF
AIR AMBULANCE SERVICES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 401 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the ... | Air Ambulance Services Clarification Act - Requires that with respect to an air ambulance and the medical services provided within an air ambulance, the term "law, regulation, or other provision having the force and effect of law related to a price, route, or service of an air carrier," for federal preemption purposes,... | A bill to recognize and clarify the authority of the States to regulate air ambulance medical standards pursuant to their authority over the regulation of health care services within their borders, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promise Zone Job Creation Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. PROMISE ZONES.
(a) In General.--Subchapter Y of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new part:
``PART IV--PROMISE ZONES
`... | Promise Zone Job Creation Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to direct the Departments of Housing and Urban Development and Agriculture, acting jointly, to designate, before January 1, 2017, not more than 20 areas as Promise Zones for purposes of priority consideration in federal grant programs and ... | Promise Zone Job Creation Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pill Mill Crackdown Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(57) The term `pill mill' includes a doctor's office,
clinic, or h... | Pill Mill Crackdown Act of 2011 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to: (1) double the term of imprisonment and triple the fine for the prohibited distribution of a schedule II or schedule III controlled substance by the operator of a pill mill, (2) increase the penalties for such operator distribution of a controll... | A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for increased penalties for operators of pill mills, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN THE
PERFORMANCE OF ABORTIONS FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
Section 1093 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsections:
``(c) Parental Notice.--(... | Prohibits physicians from using facilities of the Department of Defense (DOD) to perform an abortion on a pregnant unemancipated minor who is a child of a member of the armed forces unless: (1) the physician gives at least 24 hours actual notice to the member, another parent of the minor, or a court-appointed conservat... | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for parental involvement in abortions of dependent children of members of the Armed Forces. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Judiciary Ethics Reform Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. JUDICIAL EDUCATION FUND.
(a) Establishment.--Chapter 42 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 630. Judicial Education Fund
``(a) In this section... | Federal Judiciary Ethics Reform Act of 2006 - Amends the federal judicial code to: (1) establish within the Treasury a Judicial Education Fund for the payment of necessary expenses incurred by a judge or justice in attending a private judicial seminar approved by the Board of the Federal Judicial Center; and (2) requir... | A bill to provide for ethics reform of the Federal judiciary and to instill greater public confidence in the Federal courts. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cyber Safety for Kids Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON COMMERCIAL WEBSITES CONTAINING MATERIAL THAT IS
HARMFUL TO MINORS.
(a) In General.--No person who operates a website located on the
Internet where such website is primarily opera... | Cyber Safety for Kids Act of 2007 - Prohibits an operator of a commercial website from knowingly placing material that is harmful to minors on the website unless: (1) any page that is initially viewable does not include any such material; (2) access to the material is restricted to a specific set of individuals through... | A bill to provide stronger protections to parents regarding their children's access to sexually explicit material over the Internet. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Occupational
Safety Fairness Act''.
(b) Reference.--Whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is
expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other
provision, the reference shall be considered to be m... | Occupational Safety Fairness Act - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) to revise requirements relating to enforcing, contesting, reviewing, and adjudicating citations, failures to correct violations, and assessments of penalties.
Permits alternative compliance methods by employers.
Authori... | A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to further improve the safety and health of working environments, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration
Services Consumer Protection Act of 2001''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Criminal penalty f... | Immigration Services Consumer Protection Act of 2001 - Establishes criminal penalties for immigration consultants who handle immigration matters and do not meet specified requirements, including license and contract requirements. Exempts from such provisions: (1) attorneys; (2) certain law students and law graduates; (... | To reduce fraud in connection with the provision of legal advice and other services to individuals applying for immigration benefits or otherwise involved in immigration proceedings by requiring paid immigration consultants to be licensed and otherwise provide services in a satisfactory manner. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Humane Enforcement and Legal
Protections for Separated Children Act'' or the ``HELP Separated
Children Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Apprehension.--The term ``apprehension'' means the
detention or arrest by officials... | Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections for Separated Children Act or the HELP Separated Children Act - Sets forth apprehension procedures for immigration enforcement-related activities engaged in by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and cooperating entities, Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) ... | HELP Separated Children Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Carlsbad Irrigation Project Acquired
Land Conveyance Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ``District'' means the Carlsbad Irrigation
District, a quasimunicipal corporation formed under the laws of
... | Carlsbad Irrigation Project Acquired Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Carlsbad Irrigation District specified lands and interests within the Carlsbad Project in New Mexico in consideration of the District accepting the Federal Government obligations for the project, and subjec... | Carlsbad Irrigation Project Acquired Land Conveyance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Timber-Dependent Counties
Stabilization Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. SHARING OF FOREST SERVICE TIMBER SALE RECEIPTS.
(a) Payments.--
(1) Fiscal years 1999 through 2003.--In lieu of making the
25-percent payments to States for each of fisc... | Timber-Dependent Counties Stabilization Act of 1998 - Revises the existing rate for State sharing of Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management timber sale receipts through a specified date, and permits States to choose either rate after such date.
Makes a conforming amendment to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Ac... | Timber-Dependent Counties Stabilization Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Government
Abuse Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--COMMON SENSE IN COMPENSATION
Sec. 101. Definitions.
Sec. 102... | . Stop Government Abuse Act - Title I: Common Sense In Compensation - (Sec. 102) Prohibits the payment of certain discretionary monetary payments or performance awards to federal employees during any period of sequestration. Allows the head of an agency to waive the prohibition: (1) relating to performance awards, sub... | Stop Government Abuse Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Seniors From Fraud Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Older Americans are among the most rapidly growing segments
of our society.
(2) Our Nation's elderly are too frequently the victims of ... | Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Aging, to provide to the Attorney General of each State and to publicly disseminate in each State, including to area agencies on aging, information designed to educate senior citizens and raise ... | Protecting Seniors From Fraud Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Y2K State and Local Government
Assistance Programs Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.
(a) In General.--From amounts made available to carry out this Act,
the Secretary of Commerce may make grants under this Act only to States
for carrying out ac... | Y2K State and Local Government Assistance Programs Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make up to 75 grants to States (not more than two to any State) to carry out projects that: (1) make Y2K compliant the information technology used by a State or local government to administer one or more Federal, State, or ... | Y2K State and Local Government Assistance Programs Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``IRS Whistleblower Improvements Act
of 2017''.
SEC. 2. WHISTLEBLOWER REFORMS.
(a) Modifications to Disclosure Rules for Whistleblowers.--
(1) In general.--Section 6103(k) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at t... | IRS Whistleblower Improvements Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), with respect to whistle-blowers, to establish rules regarding the disclosure of tax return information and retaliation by employers. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) may disclose tax return information to whistle-blowers if... | IRS Whistleblower Improvements Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Judicial Survivors Protection Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of
the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.
(2) Judicial official.--The... | Judicial Survivors Protection Act of 2009 - Authorizes a six-month open enrollment period starting 30 days after enactment of this Act for a federal judicial official to opt into the Judicial Survivors' Annuities System and begin contributing toward an annuity for his or her surviving spouse and dependent children.
Al... | To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for a 6-month period for Federal judges to opt into the Judicial Survivors' Annuities System and begin contributing toward an annuity for their spouse and dependent children upon their death, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY AND
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE.
(a) In General.--Title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 281 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by striking section 404E; and
(2) in part E, by adding at the end the following:
``Sub... | Amends the Public Health Service Act to repeal provisions regarding the Office of Alternative Medicine.
Establishes a National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine as a National Institutes of Health (NIH) agency, to be headed by a Director appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Requires... | A bill to establish within the National Institutes of Health an agency to be known as the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rail Shipper Fairness Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING RAIL SERVICE.
(a) Common Carrier Obligations.--Section 11101(a) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, as necessary for the
efficient and reliable transportation based on the ... | Rail Shipper Fairness Act of 2017 This bill amends federal transportation law to: (1) require rail transportation service to be efficient and reliable based on a shipper's reasonable service requirements, and (2) expand enumerated U.S. transportation policies to provide for and promote the protection of the shipping pu... | Rail Shipper Fairness Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL LAND FOR GRAND RONDE RESERVATION.
Section 1 of Public Law 100-425 (commonly known as the ``Grand
Ronde Reservation Act'') (25 U.S.C. 713f note; 102 Stat. 1594; 104
Stat. 207; 108 Stat. 708; 108 Stat. 4566; 112 Stat. 1896), is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the f... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on March 16, 2016. (Sec. 1) The Department of the Interior may accept title to any real property located within the boundaries of the original 1857 reservation of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (comprising land with... | A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Fisheries Mitigation
Coordination Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The operation of dams and other water diversion
projects are for the benefit of the American public. The
construction and... | National Fisheries Mitigation Coordination Act - Directs a sponsor agency (the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, or the Tennessee Valley Authority) to pay to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service mitigation fishery costs associated with carrying out the fishery mitigation plan for a water developmen... | To ensure the continuation of successful fisheries mitigation programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``ATM Fee Reform Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER FEE DISCLOSURES AT ANY HOST ATM.
Section 904 of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. 1693b)
is amended--
(1) by striking ``(d) In the event'' and inserting ``(d)
... | ATM Fee Reform Act of 1997 - Amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to mandate fee disclosures at the time of service by any host electronic terminal operator which imposes a fee for providing host transfer services to a consumer.
Mandates disclosure at the time the consumer contracts for electronic fund transfer ser... | ATM Fee Reform Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Human Cloning Ban and Stem Cell
Research Protection Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
It is the purpose of this Act to prohibit human cloning and to
protect important areas of medical research, including stem cell
research.
TITLE I--P... | Human Cloning Ban and Stem Cell Research Protection Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit: (1) conducting or attempting to conduct human cloning; (2) shipping the product of nuclear transplantation for the purpose of human cloning in the United States or elsewhere; or (3) exporting to a foreign cou... | A bill to prohibit human cloning and protect stem cell research. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Benefits Fairness
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. COMPUTATION AND PAYMENT OF LAST MONTHLY PAYMENT.
(a) Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Benefits.--Section 202 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402) is amended by adding at the end the
followi... | Social Security Benefits Fairness Act of 2007 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide that, if an OASDI recipient dies during the first 15 days of a month, the last payment of the monthly benefit for that month shall be half the usual benefit amount. | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies, subject to a reduction of 50 percent if the recipient dies during the first 15 days of such month, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Our Children From
Violence Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. ASSAULT AND MAIMING.
(a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 117. Assault against a child
``(a) Whoever, in a cir... | Protecting Our Children From Violence Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal criminal code to set forth criminal penalties for the: (1) assault or maiming of an individual under 18 years of age (minor); (2) custodial (parental) kidnaping of a minor; and (3) murder or attempted murder of a minor. Provides a civil action for t... | To protect our children from violence. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Renters Tax Credit Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. RENTERS TAX CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``SEC. 45S. RENTERS CREDIT... | Renters Tax Credit Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for a portion of the rent paid by a qualified renter. Defines "qualified renter" as a family unit with income not greater than the higher of 60% of local median income or 150% of the federal poverty line.... | Renters Tax Credit Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; DECLARATION OF POLICY.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Internet has become an important channel of commerce in
the United States, accounting for billions of dollars in r... | Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act - Defines "post-transaction third party seller" as a person that: (1) sells, or offers for sale, any good or service on the Internet; (2) solicits purchases on the Internet through an initial merchant after the consumer has initiated a transaction with the initial merchant; and (... | A bill to protect consumers from certain aggressive sales tactics on the Internet. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Demilitarization Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The world's governments spend $840,000,000,000 each
year to support military forces of more than 23,000,000
soldiers.
(2) Th... | Demilitarization Act of 1997 - Directs the President to instruct the United Nations (UN) Ambassador to support UN efforts to: (1) appoint special conflict prevention envoys to conduct mutual disarmament talks in every region of the world in which all nations would participate; (2) commit each member state to meet with... | Demilitarization Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EFFORTS TO PLACE SEPARATED MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES IN EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS WITH LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.
(a) Placement Program With Law Enforcement Agencies.--Chapter 58 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by add... | Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a program to assist eligible members of the armed forces to obtain employment by State or local law enforcement agencies or by health care providers upon discharge or release from active duty. Makes eligible for such assistance members: (1) selected for involuntary separa... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to assist members of the Armed Forces who are discharged or released from active duty to obtain employment with law enforcement agencies and health care providers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Kid Friendly TV Programming Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) More than a decade ago, the American Psychological
Society concluded that ``There is absolutely no doubt that
higher levels ... | Kid Friendly TV Programming Act of 2005 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require multi-channel video programming distributors to provide: (1) a child-friendly programming tier of at least 15 channels; and (2) channel blocking instructions as part of the monthly bill.
Imposes civil monetary penalties for vio... | A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require multi-channel video programming distributors to provide a kid-friendly tier of programming. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``None of the Above Act''.
SEC. 2. OPTION TO VOTE FOR ``NONE OF THE ABOVE'' IN GENERAL ELECTIONS
FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any
individual casting a ballot in a general election for Fede... | None of the Above Act Any individual casting a ballot in a general election for federal office shall be given the opportunity to cast a vote for "None of the Above" on a separate line after the names of all other candidates in the election. The effect of "None of the Above" receiving the greatest nu... | None of the Above Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Elder Serve Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The proportion of the United States population 60 years
of age or older will drastically increase in the next 30 years
as more than 76,0... | Elder Serve Act of 2008 - Directs the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office of Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice (DOJ), to carry out a three-year Elder Serve Coordinating Councils grant program to provide grants to eligible entities to establish pilot programs to facilitate and coordin... | To establish pilot programs that provide for emergency crisis response teams to combat elder abuse. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Development Venture
Capital Assistance Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) there is a need for the development and expansion of
organizations that provide private equity capital to smaller
b... | Community Development Venture Capital Assistance Act of 1999 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to: (1) enter into contracts with one or more development organizations specializing in community development in low-income communities to carry out training a... | Community Development Venture Capital Assistance Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Vaccine Injured Children's
Compensation Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE OF PROGRAM.
Section 2110(a) of the Public Health Service Act, such Act (42
U.S.C. 300aa-10(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following
sentence: ``Such Program is a remedial ... | Vaccine Injured Children's Compensation Act of 2001 - Amends provisions of the Public Health Service Act relating to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program to: (1) designate the Program as a remedial program under which sovereign immunity does not apply; (2) change the burden of proof requirement for the awar... | To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Prescription Drug
Improvement Act''.
TITLE I--IMPROVEMENT OF MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS
SEC. 101. PERMITTING THE NEGOTIATION OF FAIR PRICES FOR MEDICARE
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ON BEHALF OF MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES.
Sec... | Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal provisions prohibiting the Secretary of Health and Human Services from interfering with the negotiations between drug manufacturers and pharmacies and prescription drug plan sponsors. Grants the Secretary aut... | To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate for lower prices for Medicare prescription drugs and to eliminate the gap in coverage of Medicare prescription drug benefits, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulga... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``SEC Small Business Advocate Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF THE ADVOCATE FOR SMALL BUSINESS
CAPITAL FORMATION AND SMALL BUSINESS CAPITAL FORMATION ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.
(a) Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation.--
Se... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on February 1, 2016. SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to establish within the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) an Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation.... | SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strategy for Success in Iraq Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Senate makes the following findings:
(1) The men and women of the Armed Forces have performed
with valor, honor, and courage in Iraq.
(2) United States military co... | Strategy for Success in Iraq Act - Directs the the President to implement a comprehensive new strategy for success in Iraq that simultaneously pursues a political solution and the redeployment of U.S. forces tied to specific political and military benchmarks, including actions to achieve the following: (1) reducing the... | A bill to provide for a comprehensive, new strategy for success in Iraq that includes a sustainable political solution and the redeployment of United States forces tied to specific political and military benchmarks. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pardon Attorney Reform and Integrity
Act''.
SEC. 2. REPRIEVES AND PARDONS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``executive clemency'' means any exercise by
the President of the power to grant reprieves and pardons under... | Requires the AG, if the AG investigates or reviews a potential grant of clemency, to prepare and submit to the President a written report including: (1) a description of the AG's efforts to make each of the required determinations and victim notifications under this Act; and (2) any written statement submitted under t... | Pardon Attorney Reform and Integrity Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting America's Competitive
Edge Through Tax Incentives Act of 2006'' or the ``PACE-Finance Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF CREDIT FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
(a) Credit Made Permanent.--
(1) In general.--Section 41 of the Internal Revenu... | Protecting America's Competitive Edge Through Tax Incentives Act of 2006 or the PACE-Finance Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the tax credit for increasing research activities; (2) increase the rate of such credit from 20 to 40%; (3) expand such credit to include expenses of a research cons... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to promote research and development, innovation, and continuing education. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) preleasing, leasing, exploration, and development and
production of oil and gas from the outer Continental Shelf
without adequate scientific and environmental information does
not provide the level of protection needed for th... | Precludes the Secretary of the Interior from permitting oil and gas development activities in specified parts of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area, the Straits of Florida Planning Area, and the South Atlantic Planning Area, unless: (1) certain environmental studies and assessments have been completed; and (2) t... | Imposing certain restrictions and requirements on the leasing under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of lands offshore Florida, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Emergency Management
Restoration and Improvement Act''.
TITLE I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
SEC. 101. FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.
(a) Independent Establishment.--The Federal Emergency Management
Agency shall be... | National Emergency Management Restoration and Improvement Act - Establishes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as an independent establishment in the executive branch.
Requires the FEMA Director to be appointed, by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among persons who have... | To reestablish the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an independent establishment in the executive branch, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wetland Determinations Efficiency
and Transparency Act''.
SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATION OF WETLAND DETERMINATIONS.
Section 1222(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3822(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (b)... | Wetland Determinations Efficiency and Transparency Act This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to revise the process that the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) uses to make a wetland determination, delineation, or certification. The NRCS must make a determination, delineation, or certification with... | Wetland Determinations Efficiency and Transparency Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding
Device Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OR POSSESSION OF LARGE CAPACITY
AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICES.
(a) Definition.--Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ... | Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit: (1) the transfer or possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device, except for such a device lawfully possessed within the United States on or before the date of this Act's enactment; and (2) t... | Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Accelerating the
End of Breast Cancer Act of 2013''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Establishment.
Sec. 4. P... | Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act of 2013 - Establishes the Commission to Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer to help end breast cancer by January 1, 2020. Directs the Commission to identify, recommend, and promote initiatives, partnerships, and research within the public and private sectors, basic and applied ... | Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``First State National Historical Park
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Historical park.--The term ``historical park'' means
the First State National Historical Park established by section
3(a)(1).
(2)... | First State National Historical Park Act - Establishes the First State National Historical Park in Delaware, to be administered as a unit of the National Park System.
Specifies that the purpose of the Park is the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the nationally significant cultural and historic resources... | A bill to establish the First State National Historical Park in the State of Delaware, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Continuing Care for Recovering
Families Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF COBRA COVERAGE PERIOD FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.
(a) ERISA Amendment.--Section 605 of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1165) is amended by adding at the end... | Continuing Care for Recovering Families Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to allow spouses and children of victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, to purchase or continue to purchase health insurance cov... | To extend the period for COBRA coverage for victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Unemployment Compensation
Expansion Act''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROVISIONS.
(a) In General.--(1) Section 4007 of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is
amended-... | Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 with respect to the state-established individual emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA). Extends the final date for entering a federal-state agreement under the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) prog... | To provide for the further temporary extension of the emergency unemployment compensation program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Biodiesel Tax Incentive Reform and
Extension Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND REFORM OF BIODIESEL TAX INCENTIVES.
(a) Extension of Current Law Incentives.--
(1) Income tax credit.--Subsection (g) of section 40A is
amended by str... | Biodiesel Tax Incentive Reform and Extension Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through March 31, 2016, the income tax credit for biodiesel and renewable diesel used as fuel and the excise tax credit for biodiesel fuel mixtures, (2) allow through 2018 a new income and excise tax credi... | Biodiesel Tax Incentive Reform and Extension Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Family Support Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAMS FOR USE OF LEAVE BY CAREGIVERS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS OF
INDIVIDUALS PERFORMING CERTAIN MILITARY SERVICE.
(a) Federal Employees Program.--
(1) Definitions.--In this subsectio... | Military Family Support Act of 2005 - Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish a program to authorize a caregiver (a federal employee at least 21 years of age capable of providing care to a child or other dependent family member of a member of the Armed Forces) to: (1) use any available sick leave ... | A bill to provide for 2 programs to authorize the use of leave by caregivers for family members of certain individuals performing military service, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Support for Injured Servicemembers
Act''.
SEC. 2. SERVICEMEMBER FAMILY LEAVE.
(a) Definitions.--Section 101 of the Family and Medical Leave Act
of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(14) Active duty.--The... | Support for Injured Servicemembers Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee who is the spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin of a covered servicemember to a total of 26 workweeks of leave during a single 12-month period to care for the servicemember.
Defines covered... | To expand family and medical leave in support of servicemembers with combat-related injuries. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Savings Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS FOR CHILDREN.
(a) In General.--Section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(h) Child Health Savings Accounts.--
... | Health Savings Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to health savings accounts (HSAs), to: (1) allow an additional tax deduction for amounts paid to the HSA of a taxpayer's child or grandchild; (2) allow a rollover of HSA funds to the child, parent, or grandparent of an account holder; (3) incre... | Health Savings Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pakistani-American Enterprise Fund
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Pakistan currently enjoys a strong private sector and
entrepreneurial spirit. The country is working to consolidate
macr... | Pakistani-American Enterprise Fund Act - Authorizes the President to designate a private, nonprofit organization based in Pakistan (the Pakistani-American Enterprise Fund) to receive funds and support to promote and strengthen the private sector in Pakistan.
States that the grant agreement between the United States Ag... | A bill to promote the strengthening of the private sector in Pakistan. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Southwest Cross-border Violence
Recognition Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN CROSS-BORDER VIOLENCE.
(a) Creation of New Reporting Requirements for a Comprehensive
Evaluation of Cross-Border Violence.--In seeking to increase security
and reduce cros... | Southwest Cross-border Violence Recognition Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS): (1) within 180 days, to report on metrics to be used to gauge the incidents or occurrences of cross-border violence and on how the resulting findings shall be quantified for periodic reporting; and (2) every 90 d... | To improve the safety, security, and operational control of the international border by providing the Department of Homeland Security with an accurate definition of the term "cross-border violence", to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop measures to quantify cross-border violence data for reporting to... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring the Integrity of the
Medicare Program Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. USE OF RECOVERY AUDIT CONTRACTORS UNDER THE MEDICARE INTEGRITY
PROGRAM FOR AUDITS OF MEDICARE SECONDARY PAYER CLAIMS AND
ACTIVITIES.
(a) In General.--Sec... | Ensuring the Integrity of the Medicare Program Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program for audits of Medicare secondary payer claims and activities.
Requires the Secretary of Labor to provide for access... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program with respect to Medicare Secondary Payer claims and activities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``American Small
Business Innovation Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--NEW MARKETS VENTURE CAPITAL PROGRAM
... | American Small Business Innovation Act - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to require (under current law, authorizes) the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to participate in the new markets venture capital program (a program under which investment companies provide capital financin... | To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to improve the New Markets Venture Capital Program and to establish an Angel Investment Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Fairness
for America Act''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provisi... | Energy Fairness for America Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to terminate: (1) the tax deduction for oil and gas intangible drilling and development costs; (2) the percentage depletion allowance for oil and gas wells; and (3) the tax credit for enhanced oil recovery costs.
Repeals provisions of the Energy Policy... | A bill to restore fairness in the provision of incentives for oil and gas production, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Grey Towers National Historic Site
Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES; DEFINITIONS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) James and Mary Pinchot constructed a home and estate
that is known as Grey Towers in Milford... | Grey Towers National Historic Site Act of 2004 - Designates all lands and improvements formerly encompassed within Grey Towers National Historic Landmark in Milford, Pennsylvania, as Grey Towers National Historic Site.
Directs that the Site be administered for specified purposes, including: (1) education, public demon... | To designate the Grey Towers National Historic Site in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Metrification
Amendments of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) section 3 of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 (15
U.S.C. 205a)--
(A) sets forth the policy of the United States ... | Small Business Metrification Amendments of 1995 - Amends the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 to define specified terms, including "hard metric conversion" and "soft metric conversion".
Prohibits Federal agencies from: (1) using construction or procurement guidelines that require the use of a hard-metric conversion or p... | Small Business Metrification Amendments of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Satellite Exports With Security Act
of 2000''.
SEC. 2. EXPORT CONTROLS ON SATELLITES AND RELATED ITEMS.
(a) Control of Satellites and Related Items.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, all satellites and related items that were on
the Commerc... | Prescribes a procedure for approval or disapproval by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, and the President of any export of satellites and related items intended for launch from a launch vehicle in or owned by the People's Republic of China. | Satellite Exports With Security Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Caregiver Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF YEARS DISREGARDED.
(a) In General.--Section 215(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 415(b)(2)) is amended--
(1) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) ... | Social Security Caregiver Act of 1993 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide for an increase of up to five in the number of years of either zero or low earnings disregarded in determining average annual earnings on which benefits are based provided such yea... | Social Security Caregiver Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Military Spouse
Employment Assistance Act of 2001''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Military spouse employment financial assis... | Military Spouse Employment Assistance Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to conduct a program to provide financial assistance, including tuition, to military spouses to assist them in gaining employment. Requires such program to be conducted on a pilot basis during its first three years in order to evalu... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a program of employment assistance, including employment-related tuition assistance, for military spouses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Savings Promotion Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the annual savings rate in the United States was 4.1
percent in 2012;
(2) more than 40 percent of American households lack the
savings... | American Savings Promotion Act - Amends the Revised Statutes of the United States, the Federal Reserve Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, and the Home Owners' Loan Act to authorize covered financial institutions to conduct a contest, known as a "savings promotion raffle," in which the sole consideration ... | American Savings Promotion Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy and Water Research
Integration Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. INTEGRATING ENERGY AND WATER RESEARCH.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall integrate water
considerations into energy research, development, and demonstration
programs and project... | Energy and Water Research Integration Act of 2014 - Requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to integrate water considerations into its energy research, development, and demonstration programs and projects by: (1) advancing energy and energy efficiency technologies and practices that meet the objectives of minimizing fr... | Energy and Water Research Integration Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Year Community Service Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to promote community service among
United States youth by connecting secondary school seniors to community
service opportunities.
SEC. 3. PROGRAM.
The National and C... | Senior Year Community Service Act - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to direct the Corporation for National and Community Service to implement a national pilot program awarding six competitive grants to local educational agencies to establish local programs matching secondary school seniors to comm... | A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to promote community service among United States youth by connecting secondary school seniors to community service opportunities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Dr. James Allen
Veteran Vision Equity Act of 2007''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--LOW-VISION BENEFITS MA... | Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act of 2007 - Title I: Low-Vision Benefits Matters - (Sec. 101) Modifies the standard for awarding disability compensation to veterans for loss of vision to require payment of compensation for impairment of vision due to a service-connected disability resulting in 20/200 (currently... | An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve low-vision benefits matters, matters relating to burial and memorial affairs, and other matters under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Care for Vulnerable Older
Citizens through Workforce Advancement Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) As of 2012, more than 41,000,000 Americans are age 65
or older. More than 75 percent of th... | Improving Care for Vulnerable Older Citizens through Workforce Advancement Act of 2014 - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to direct the Assistant Secretary of Aging to carry out a program awarding grants to eligible entities to carry out six separate demonstration projects that focus on care coordination and serv... | Improving Care for Vulnerable Older Citizens through Workforce Advancement Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cainaan Putuga Wendt Shock of Life
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) nearly 95 percent of sudden cardiac arrest victims pass
away before ever reaching a hospital;
(2) according to the American Academy of... | Cainaan Putuga Wendt Shock of Life Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to: (1) purchase automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for use in public or private secondary schools within their district, and (2) provide training to meet the grant requirement... | To establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In the 1830s, members of the Cherokee Nation were
removed from their lands in the southeastern United States and
forced to migrate to Oklahoma along a route known as the Trail
of Tears. Among those persons forced to migra... | Severs the United States relations with the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma until the Cherokee Nation is meeting all of its treaty obligations and other federal statutory obligations, including all obligations with the Treaty of 1866 and has restored the rights of Cherokee Freedmen disenfranchised from the Cherokee Nation ... | To sever United States' government relations with the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma until such time as the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma restores full tribal citizenship to the Cherokee Freedmen disenfranchised in the March 3, 2007, Cherokee Nation vote and fulfills all its treaty obligations with the Government of the Uni... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ronald Reagan Peace Dividend
Investment Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974.
(a) In general.--Title VI of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
(as amended by the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990) is amended by adding
after ... | Ronald Reagan Peace Dividend Investment Act - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for a reduction in the deficit and an increase in the personal income tax exemption when outlays in the defense category for FY 1993 or 1994 are estimated to be below the discretionary spending limit for such outlays. ... | Ronald Reagan Peace Dividend Investment Act |
SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF CREDIT FOR HYDROGEN-RELATED ALTERNATIVE FUEL
VEHICLE REFUELING PROPERTY.
(a) Increase in Credit Percentage.--Subsection (a) of section 30C
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to alternative fuel
vehicle refueling property credit) is amended by inserting ``(50
pe... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property expenditures, to: (1) increase the rate of such credit from 30% to 50% for hydrogen-related alternative fuel vehicles, (2) eliminate the dollar limitation on such credit for hydrogen-related vehicles, (3) al... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase, expand, and extend the credit for hydrogen-related alternative fuel vehicle refueling property and to increase the investment credit for more efficient fuel cells. |
SECTION 1. REDESIGNATION OF TITLE OF NATIONAL CEMETERY SYSTEM.
The title of the National Cemetery System of the Department of
Veterans Affairs is hereby redesignated as the National Cemetery
Administration.
SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION OF POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL CEMETERY
SYSTEM.
The po... | Redesignates the: (1) National Cemetery System of the Department of Veterans Affairs as the National Cemetery Administration; and (2) position of Director of the System as the Assistant Secretary for Memorial Affairs. | A bill to redesignate the title of the National Cemetery System and the position of the Director of the National Cemetery System. |
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF PROGRAM GUIDANCE RELATING TO THE AWARD OF POST-
DEPLOYMENT/MOBILIZATION RESPITE ABSENCE ADMINISTRATIVE ABSENCE DAYS TO
MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS UNDER DOD
INSTRUCTION 1327.06.
(a) Discretion of the Secretary of Defense.--The Secretary of
Defense may determine th... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on May 15, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to determine that the changes made to the program guidance relating to the award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence administrative absence... | To modify the Department of Defense Program Guidance relating to the award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence administrative absence days to members of the reserve components to exempt any member whose qualified mobilization commenced before October 1, 2011, and continued on or after that date, from the ch... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DISCHARGES OF INDEBTEDNESS ON PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE EXCLUDED FROM
GROSS INCOME.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 108(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by str... | Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income amounts attributable to a discharge, prior to January 1, 2010, of indebtedness incurred to acquire a principal residence. Limits to $2 million the excludable amount of such indebtedness. Reduces the basis of a p... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Border Health Security Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States-Mexico border is an interdependent
and dynamic region of 14,538,209 people with significant and
unique pub... | Border Health Security Act of 2011 - Amends the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act to revise the duties of the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission to include serving as an independent and objective body to both recommend and implement initiatives that solve border health issues.
Authorizes a m... | A bill to establish grant programs to improve the health of border area residents and for all hazards preparedness in the border area including bioterrorism and infectious disease, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Care for Vulnerable Older
Citizens through Workforce Advancement Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) As of 2011, more than 35,000,000 Americans are aged 65
or older. Sixty-two percent of them... | Improving Care for Vulnerable Older Citizens through Workforce Advancement Act of 2011 - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to direct the Assistant Secretary of Aging of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to carry out a demonstration program awarding grants to eligible entities to carry out demonstra... | A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to develop and test an expanded and advanced role for direct care workers who provide long-term services and supports to older individuals in efforts to coordinate care and improve the efficiency of service delivery. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Streamlining Permitting to Enable
Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2017'' or the
``SPEED Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``antenna'' means communications equipment
that transmits or rec... | Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2017 or the SPEED Act This bill exempts certain broadband infrastructure project actions, including granting a covered easement, placement and installation of a small wireless facility, and placement and installation of ... | Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Cyber Joint Duty Program Act
of 2018''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the
term ``Executive agency'' under section 105 of title 5, United
States Code.
... | Federal Cyber Joint Duty Program Act of 2018 This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to develop a list of joint cyber positions (which are positions in the competitive service that require or provide experience with information technology, cybersecurity, or other cyber-related functions that relate to mul... | Federal Cyber Joint Duty Program Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coastal Conservation and Habitat
Restoration Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Coastal political subdivision.--The term ``coastal
political subdivision'' means a county, parish, or other
equivalent subdiv... | Coastal Conservation and Habitat Restoration Act of 2006 - Establishes the Coastal Conservation and Habitat Restoration Fund. Provides for the deposit into the Fund of specified amounts from the Digital Transition and Public Safety Fund and royalties from Outer Continental Shelf Fund revenues. Allocates Fund amounts in... | A bill to establish a Conservation and Habitat Restoration Fund and to require the Secretary of Commerce to provide grants to States for coastal zone management, coastal wetlands conservation, coastal land protection, and fisheries habitat restoration, and to improve understanding of coastal areas, and for other purpos... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Identity Protection Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Department of Veterans Affairs is responsible by
law for safeguarding and holding confidential the records of
... | Veterans Identity Protection Act of 2006 - Expresses the sense of Congress that it is the responsibility of the Department of Veterans Afffairs: (1) to safeguard Department records that contain personal identifying information about present and former members of the Armed Forces and their family members; and (2) when s... | To enhance protection of records of the Department of Veterans Affairs containing personal identifying information that is required by law to be confidential and privileged from disclosure except as authorized by law. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Education and Training for Health
Act of 2014'' or the ``EAT for Health Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In 2012, United States health care spending was
approximately $8,233 per resident and account... | Education and Training for Health Act of 2014 or the EAT for Health Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue guidelines to federal agencies for developing procedures and requirements to ensure that every primary care health professional employed full-time for such agencies have at... | EAT for Health Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation
Therapy Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Intensive, coordinated medical rehabilitation provided
in inpatient rehabilitation hospitals an... | Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Therapy Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to include recreational therapy services among the therapeutic modalities that constitute an intensive rehabilitation therapy program in determinin... | Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Therapy Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National Museum of
the American Indian Act Amendments of 1996''.
(b) References.--Whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is
expressed in terms of an amendment to or repeal of a section or other
provision, the reference... | National Museum of the American Indian Act Amendments of 1996 - Amends the National Museum of the American Indian Act to require the Smithsonian Institution to: (1) complete the inventory of the Indian human remains and Indian funerary objects in the possession or control of the Smithsonian Institution by June 1998; (... | National Museum of the American Indian Act Amendments of 1996 |
SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF FIREARMS REGULATION FUNCTIONS OF BUREAU OF
ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND FIREARMS.
(a) In General.--The functions relating to the regulation of
firearms which on April 29, 1993, were performed by the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms are hereby transferred from that Bureau
t... | Transfers the functions of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) relating to the regulation of firearms from the Department of the Treasury to the Attorney General, who shall delegate them to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Transfers ATF personnel employed in connection with the trans... | To transfer all functions of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms relating to the regulation of firearms from the Department of the Treasury to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. |
SECTION 1. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS OR DISCHARGES OF NURSING FACILITY
RESIDENTS IN THE CASE OF VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL FROM
PARTICIPATION UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 1919(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396r(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end t... | Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing facilities as a result of a facility's voluntary withdrawal from participation in the Medicaid program as long as such residents resided in the facility before the withdrawal. Requires a withdrawn facilit... | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing facilities as a result of a voluntary withdrawal from participation in the medicaid program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Prescription Drug Flexibility
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Access to prescription drugs is important to all
Americans.
(2) Many low-income individuals cannot afford to... | Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs Act of 2001 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to any State-conducted demonstration project approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services before January 1, 2001, that waives compliance with, or makes inapplicable, certain State plan requireme... | To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify that the Secretary of Health and Human Services has the authority to treat certain State payments made in an approved demonstration project as medical assistance under the Medicaid Program for purposes of a rebate agreement under section 1927 of the Social Securit... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be referred to as the ``Farmer's Privacy Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF AERIAL SURVEILLANCE.
(a) Aerial Surveillance Restricted.--Subject to subsection (b), in
exercising any authority under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.),... | Farmer's Privacy Act of 2012 - Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in exercising any authority under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act), from conducting aerial surveillance of agricultural land unless the Administrator has: (1) obtained ... | To provide reasonable limits, control, and oversight over the Environmental Protection Agency's use of aerial surveillance of America's farmers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Concussion Treatment and Care Tools
Act of 2015'' or the ``ConTACT Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Concussions are mild traumatic brain injuries, the
long-term effects of which are not well underst... | Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2015 or the ConTACT Act of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish guidelines for states on the implementation of best practices for diagnosis, treatment, and management of mild traumatic brain injuries... | ConTACT Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Conduit Contribution Prevention Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN PENALTIES IMPOSED FOR VIOLATIONS OF CONDUIT
CONTRIBUTION BAN.
(a) Increase in Civil Money Penalty for Knowing and Willful
Violations.--Section 309(a) of the Federal Elect... | Conduit Contribution Prevention Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to increase civil money and criminal penalties for knowing and willful violations of the prohibition against making or accepting contributions in the name of another. Sets both civil and criminal fines at not less than 300 pe... | To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to increase the penalties imposed for making or accepting contributions in the name of another and to prohibit foreign nationals from making any campaign-related disbursements, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States has a long history of prohibiting the
interstate sale, marketing, advertising, exchange, and
distributi... | Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise the prohibition against depictions of animal cruelty to prohibit anyone from knowingly creating an animal crush video, or attempting or conspiring to do so, if: (1) such person intends or has reason to know that such video will be d... | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the creation, sale, distribution, advertising, marketing, and exchange of animal crush videos that depict obscene acts of animal cruelty, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United We Stand to Hire Veterans
Act''.
SEC. 2. CONSOLIDATED AND COORDINATED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INTERNET PORTAL
TO CONNECT CURRENT AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES
WITH EMPLOYERS SEEKING EMPLOYEES WITH SKILLS AND
... | United We Stand to Hire Veterans Act - Requires the Secretary of Labor, in conjunction with the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA), to consolidate government Internet portals on employment for current and former members of the Armed Forces into one comprehensive portal for the purposes of connecting... | United We Stand to Hire Veterans Act |
TITLE I--LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK DESIGNATION ACT
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Lewis and Clark National
Historical Park Designation Act''.
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this title:
(1) Park.--The term ``park'' means the Lewis and Clark National
Hi... | Title I: Lewis and Clark National Historical Park Designation Act - Lewis and Clark National Historical Park Designation Act - (Sec. 103) Designates the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System.
Defines the boundaries of the park, located in the States of Oregon and Washington, ac... | To redesignate Fort Clatsop National Memorial as the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, to include in the park sites in the State of Washington as well as the State of Oregon, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Green Export Promotion and Job
Creation Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1988.
(a) In General.--Subtitle C of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988
(15 U.S.C. 4721), relating to export promotion, is amended by adding at
the end the f... | Green Export Promotion and Job Creation Act - Amends the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to revise provisions relating to export promotion to require the Under Secretary for International Trade to establish an online directory for foreign buyers to identify U.S. manufacturers and service providers that are prepared to e... | To amend the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to enhance awareness of export promotion activities with respect to clean energy and environmental products and services of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Security and Freedom Ensured Act of
2003'' or the ``SAFE Act''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON ROVING WIRETAPS UNDER FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE
SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978.
Section 105(c) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
(50 U.S.C. 180... | Security and Freedom Ensured Act of 2003 (SAFE Act) - Amends the USA PATRIOT Act to modify provisions regarding roving wiretaps under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to require that: (1) an order approving an electronic surveillance specify either the identity of the target or the place to be w... | A bill to amend the USA PATRIOT ACT to place reasonable limitations on the use of surveillance and the issuance of search warrants, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Privatization of Humanities Act''.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS.
Sections 7 and 8 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the
Humanities Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 956, 957) are repealed.
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
... | Privatization of Humanities Act - Amends the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 to abolish the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the National Council on the Humanities (NCH).
Renames such Act the National Foundation on the Arts Act of 1965.
Requires the Director of the Office... | Privatization of Humanities Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeland Infrastructure Power
Security and Assurance Incentives Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) In order to fortify and protect critical infrastructure
systems and facilities like military ... | Homeland Infrastructure Power Security and Assurance Incentives Act of 2003 - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to establish within the Department of Energy an Advanced Technology Incentives Program to provide funding to accelerate development and deployment of new advanced technologies such as fuel cells, turbines, hy... | To authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish an Advanced Technology Incentives Program to fund the development and deployment of new advanced technologies such as fuel cells, turbines, hybrid, and storage system power technologies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Thurgood Marshall Commemorative Coin
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) $1 Silver Coins.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue not
more than 400,000 1 dollar coins, wh... | Thurgood Marshall Commemorative Coin Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue one-dollar coins emblematic of the tenure of Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall on the Supreme Court of the United States.
Mandates that all surcharges received from coin sales be paid to the Historical Preservation Comm... | Thurgood Marshall Commemorative Coin Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) in the 1990s and beyond, capital, technology, and
services are and will be easily transferred anywhere in the
world without due regard for national boundaries and
governmental policies, especially those pertaining to
... | Directs the Secretary of State to establish guidelines which U.S. nationals should use in conducting business operations in any foreign country. Requires such guidelines to be based on principles contained in guidelines or standards of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the International Labor ... | To require the Secretary of State to establish a set of voluntary guidelines to promote socially responsible business practices for United States businesses operating in foreign countries. |
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