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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Electronic Financial Services
Efficiency Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) In recent years, new technological applications have
had a significant impact on bank capital... | Electronic Financial Services Efficiency Act of 1997 - Provides that: (1) in any written communication with any Federal agency or instrumentality, or any U.S. court, which calls for a signature, any party to the communication may affix a digital signature with a certificate issued by a trusted third party; and (2) all... | Electronic Financial Services Efficiency Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arson Prevention Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that_
(1) arson is a serious and costly problem, and is responsible
for approximately 25 percent of all fires in the United States;
(2) arson is a leading cause of fire... | Arson Prevention Act of 1994 - Amends the Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to direct the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration, acting through the Office of Fire Prevention and Arson Control, to carry out a demonstration program under which not more than ten grant awards shall be made to States ... | Arson Prevention Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Research Investment Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN LIMITATION ON CHARITABLE DEDUCTION FOR
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 170(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to ... | Medical Research Investment Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a special limitation for charitable contributions for medical research. Permits the carryover (for 10 succeeding years) of any excess of such contribution.Provides for the special treatment of medical research incentive stock options. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage charitable contributions to public charities for use in medical research. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Maritime Policy Improvement Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Vessel COASTAL VENTURE.
Sec. 4. Expansion of American Merchant Marine Memori... | Maritime Policy Improvement Act of 2001 - Amends the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996 to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade to a specified vessel.(Sec. 4) Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to ... | To improve the recording and discharging of maritime liens and expand the American Merchant Marine Memorial Wall of Honor, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. LOCAL WELLNESS POLICY; HEALTHY HABITS CHALLENGE PROGRAM.
The Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) is amended
by inserting after section 19, the following:
``SEC. 19A. LOCAL WELLNESS POLICY; HEALTHY HABITS CHALLENGE PROGRAM.
``(a) Local Wellness Policy.--
``(1) In gener... | Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require local educational agencies (LEA) participating in the school lunch or breakfast programs to establish or expand a local school wellness policy for their schools that: (1) includes goals for nutrition education, physical activity, and other school-based activities that p... | To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to establish the Healthy Habits School Challenge Program to reduce childhood obesity by recognizing schools that are creating healthier school environments for children by promoting good nutrition and physical activity, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stopping Illegal Obamacare Subsidies
Act''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AUTO-ENROLLMENT.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, American Health Benefit
Exchanges shall not provide for automatic enrollment in health plans
under such exchanges until the ... | Stopping Illegal Obamacare Subsidies Act - Prohibits American Health Benefit Exchanges from providing for automatic enrollment in health plans until the Inspector General (IG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) verifies that each state exchange and the federal exchange established under the Patient Pr... | Stopping Illegal Obamacare Subsidies Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness for the Military Reserve
Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. TRAVEL BY RESERVES ON MILITARY AIRCRAFT OUTSIDE CONTINENTAL
UNITED STATES.
(a) Space-Required Travel for Travel to Duty Stations OCONUS.--(1)
Subsection (a) of section 18505 of tit... | Directs the Secretary of Defense to prescribe regulations to provide the following persons with transportation on Department of Defense (DOD) aircraft on a space-available basis under the same terms and conditions that apply to members of the armed forces entitled to retired pay: (1) members of the Selected Reserve in ... | Fairness for the Military Reserve Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Corporate Responsibility and
Taxpayer Protection Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. TAX ON EMPLOYERS WITH EMPLOYEES RECEIVING CERTAIN FEDERAL
BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
inserting after chapter 36 the f... | Corporate Responsibility and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on large employers whose employees receive certain federal benefits during the year. A "large employer" is an employer who employed an average of at least 500 full-time employees on busines... | Corporate Responsibility and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Afghanistan Security
and Stability Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Congress supports the following elements outlined in
the President's White Paper of the Interagency Policy Group's
... | United States-Afghanistan Security and Stability Act - Directs the President to develop and transmit to the appropriate congressional committees, with intelligence support from the Director of National Intelligence, a comprehensive interagency strategy and implementation plan for long-term security and stability in Afg... | To require the President to develop a comprehensive interagency strategy and implementation plan for long-term security and stability in Afghanistan, and for other purpose. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare and Medicaid Fraud
Enforcement and Prevention Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED CRIMINAL PENALTIES TO COMBAT MEDICARE AND MEDICAID
FRAUD.
(a) In General.--Section 1128B of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1320a-7b) is amended--
... | Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Enforcement and Prevention Act of 2010 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to increase criminal penalties for both felony and misdemeanor fraud under SSA titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid).
Adds a new offense of distribution of one or more Medicare or Medicaid benefic... | A bill to provide for enhanced penalties to combat Medicare and Medicaid fraud, a Medicare data-mining system, and a Beneficiary Verification Pilot Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Election
Infrastructure and Security Promotion Act of 2016''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--ELECTION INFRASTRUC... | Election Infrastructure and Security Promotion Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) designate voting systems used in the United States as critical infrastructure; (2) include threats of compromise, disruption, or destruction of voting systems in national planning scenarios; an... | Election Infrastructure and Security Promotion Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Smart Grid Advancement Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act, the terms:
(1) ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Energy.
(2) ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency... | Smart Grid Advancement Act - Requires the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) assess the potential for cost-effective integration of Smart Grid technologies and capabilities in all products that are reviewed by the Department of Energy (DOE) and EPA for potenti... | To incorporate smart grid capability into the Energy Star Program, to reduce peak electric demand, to reauthorize energy efficiency public information program to include Smart Grid information, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Filipino Veterans Equity Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Philippine islands became a United States
possession in 1898 when they were ceded from Spain following
the Spanish-Ame... | Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2008 - Establishes in the Treasury the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund, whose amounts shall be available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs without fiscal year limitation to make payments to specified eligible persons who served: (1) before July 1, 1946, in the organized mil... | To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain payments to eligible persons who served in the Philippines during World War II. |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF ETHICAL ADVISORY BOARD.
Part G of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 492 the following new
section:
``certain provisions regarding review and approval of proposals for
research
... | Amends the Public Health Service Act to require additional review procedures prior to the approval of research applications.
Requires the Secretary to establish a standing Ethical Advisory Board to: (1) advise, report on, and make recommendations to the Secretary and the Congress regarding ethical, legal, and social ... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Ethical Advisory Board, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Universal National
Service Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--NATIONAL SERVICE
Sec. 101. Definiti... | Universal National Service Act - Declares that it is the obligation of every U.S. citizen, and every other person residing in the United States, between the ages of 18 and 25 to perform a 2-year period of national service, unless exempted, either through military service or through civilian service in a federal, state,... | Universal National Service Act |
SECTION 1. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to create principles governing the
conduct of industrial cooperation projects of United States nationals
in the People's Republic of China and Tibet.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES.
It is the sense of the Congress that any United States national
conductin... | Expresses the sense of the Congress that U.S. nationals conducting industrial cooperation projects in China or Tibet should adhere to certain principles (known as the Harry Wu Principles). Declares that they should: (1) suspend the use of any merchandise that they have reason to believe was produced by convict or for... | To set forth certain principles that should be adhered to by any United States national conducting an industrial cooperation project in the People's Republic of China or Tibet. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Recycling Investment Saves Energy''
or the ``RISE Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Recycling means business in the United States, with
more than 56,000 reuse and recycling establishments that employ
... | Recycling Investment Saves Energy or the RISE Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a first-year tax deduction of 50% of the adjusted basis of qualified reuse and recycling property. Defines "qualified reuse and recycling property" as property placed in service after December 31, 2006, which has a useful life... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow a special depreciation allowance for reuse and recycling property. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Brian Lykins Human Tissue Transplant
Safety Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. OVERSIGHT OF ENTITIES ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES RELATING TO HUMAN
CELL, TISSUE, OR CELLULAR OR TISSUE-BASED PRODUCTS.
Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. ... | Brian Lykins Human Tissue Transplant Safety Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for oversight by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs of entities engaged in activities relating to human tissue or human tissue-based products, requiring their registration and authorizing their inspection. Requires... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to conduct oversight of any entity engaged in the recovery, screening, testing, processing, storage, or distribution of human tissue or human tissue-based products. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restore our Neighborhoods Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT TO HOLDERS OF QUALIFIED URBAN DEMOLITION BONDS.
(a) In General.--Subpart I of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the followi... | Restore our Neighborhoods Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a new category of tax credit bonds to be known as qualified urban demolition bonds. Allows the issuance of $4 billion of such bonds for the purpose of demolishing vacant, abandoned, and tax delinquent properties in urban areas. Provid... | To provide $4,000,000,000 in new funding through bonding to empower States to undertake significant residential and commercial structure demolition projects in urban and other targeted areas, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement
Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT.
(a) In General.--Chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding after section 1028, the following:
``Sec. 1028A. Aggravated identity theft
``(a) ... | Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for aggravated identity theft.Prescribes sentences of two years' imprisonment for knowingly transferring, possessing, or using, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person during and in rel... | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish penalties for aggravated identity theft, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Terrorism Prevention Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) The term ``Convention on the Physical Protection of
Nuclear Material'' means the Convention on the Physical
Protection of Nuclear Material, s... | Nuclear Terrorism Prevention Act of 2006 - Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to recognition of the threat to the United States of nuclear terrorism, as well as appropriate steps to be taken to prevent such terrorism.
Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to establish a Senior Advisor to the President for... | To prevent nuclear terrorism, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. NAVAJO RESERVATION BOUNDARY CLARIFICATION.
Subsection (b) of section 11 of the Act of December 22, 1974 (25
U.S.C. 640d-10(b)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``present boundary of the Navajo
Reservation'' and inserting ``trust lands of the Navajo Tribe,
including the bands o... | Requires a border of any parcel of land that is transferred to or acquired by the Navajo Reservation to be within 18 miles of the trust lands of the Navajo Tribe, including the bands of the Tribe, as of January 2014. Allows the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands anywhere within Arizona and New Mexico to be exchanged... | To make technical amendments to Public Law 93-531, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux
Tribe Equitable Compensation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) by enacting the Act of December 22, 1944, commonly
known as the ``Flood Control Act of ... | Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act - Establishes in the Treasury the Yankton Sioux Tribe Development Trust Fund and the Santee Sioux Tribe Development Trust Fund. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to withdraw the aggregate amount of interest deposited into the Funds each fiscal ye... | To provide equitable compensation to the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota and the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska for the loss of value of certain lands. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Three Kids Mine Remediation and
Reclamation Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Hazardous substance; pollutant or contaminant; release;
remedy; response.--The terms ``hazardous substance'',
``pollutant or contamina... | Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Henderson Redevelopment Agency of the city of Henderson, Nevada, the Three Kids Mine Federal Land (the parcel or parcels of federal land consisting of approximately 948 specified acres, as depicted on the m... | To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in Clark County, Nevada, for the environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Hybrid Tax Credit Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. INCREASED CREDIT AMOUNT FOR ALTERNATIVE MOTOR VEHICLES
ASSEMBLED IN THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Increased Credit Amount.--
(1) New qualified fuel cell motor vehicle credit.--
... | American Hybrid Tax Credit Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase by $3,000 the allowable amount of the tax credit for alternative motor vehicles (i.e., qualified fuel cell vehicles, advanced lean burn technology motor vehicles, hybrid vehicles, and alternative fuel motor vehicles) which are assembl... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the credit for certain alternative motor vehicles assembled in the United States and to increase the credit for research related to alternative motor vehicle technology. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Extremely Hazardous Materials Rail
Transportation Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF PRECAUTIONS AND RESPONSE EFFORTS RELATED TO THE
TRANSPORTATION BY RAIL OF EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.
(a) Regulations.--
(1) Requireme... | Extremely Hazardous Materials Rail Transportation Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to prescribe regulations that coordinate the efforts of Federal, State, and local agencies to prevent terrorist acts and respond to emergencies that may occur in connection with the transportation by rail of extre... | A bill to ensure the safe and secure transportation by rail of extremely hazardous materials. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Kinship Care Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. KINSHIP CARE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--Part E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 670-679) is amended by inserting after section 477 the
following:
``SEC. 478. KINSHIP CARE DEMONSTRATION... | Kinship Care Act of 1997 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to authorize States to conduct demonstration projects to determine whether it is feasible to establish kinship care as an alternative to foster ca... | Kinship Care Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Airplane Revitalization Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) A healthy small aircraft industry is integral to economic
growth and to maintaining an effective transportation
infrastructure for c... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on October 4, 2013. Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue a final rule to advance the safety and continued development of small airplanes by reorganizing the certif... | Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drone Innovation Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act the following definitions apply:
(1) Civil aircraft.--The term ``civil aircraft'', with
respect to an unmanned aircraft system, means that the unmanned
aircraf... | Drone Innovation Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to publish a civil unmanned aircraft (drone) local operation policy framework in the Federal Register. The framework shall provide guidelines to standardize restrictions on the operation of drones and create an environment that enc... | Drone Innovation Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO UNITED STATES INSULAR POSSESSION PROGRAM.
(a) Production Certificates.--Additional U.S. Note 5(h) to chapter
91 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended--
(1) by amending subparagraphs (i) and (ii) to read as
follows:
``(i) In the case of each... | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend through 2015 the Production Incentive Certificate program (PIC), which reimburses watch and jewelry producers in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa ("insular possessions") for import duties. Includes fringe benefits in determining verif... | A bill entitled "The Production Incentive Certificate Program Revision Act". |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Teacher Loan Forgiveness
for Military Spouses Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN STUDENT LOAN
FORGIVENESS OR LOAN CANCELLATION PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS
WHOSE PERIOD OF CONSECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT I... | Preserving Teacher Loan Forgiveness for Military Spouses Act of 2017 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify the qualifying service requirement of the teacher loan forgiveness program for certain military spouses who are borrowers under the Federal Family Education Loan program or the William D. For... | Preserving Teacher Loan Forgiveness for Military Spouses Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Norman Y. Mineta Research and
Special Programs Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION.
(a) In General.--Section 108 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 108. Pipeline and Ha... | Norman Y. Mineta Research and Special Programs Reorganization Act - (Sec. 2) Amends Federal transportation law to establish the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) in the Department of Transportation (DOT), headed by an Administrator with professional experience in pipeline safety, hazardous ... | To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide the Department of Transportation a more focused research organization with an emphasis on innovative technology, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness for Legal Immigrants Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. OPTIONAL ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN ALIEN PREGNANT WOMEN AND
CHILDREN FOR MEDICAID.
(a) In General.--Subtitle A of title IV of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliati... | Provides States with the option of extending Medicaid-eligibility to certain lawful resident alien pregnant women and children, as well as the option of extending CHIP-eligibility (SSA title XXI (Children's Health Insurance (CHIP)) to such children.
Provides States with the option of extending Medicaid-eligibility to c... | Fairness for Legal Immigrants Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. LIFETIME ANNUITY PAYOUTS AND SIMILAR PAYMENTS OF LIFE
INSURANCE PROCEEDS AT DATES LATER THAN DEATH TAXED AT
CAPITAL GAINS RATES.
(a) In General.--Subsection (h) of section 1 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to maximum capital gains rate) is
amended by adding... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to tax lifetime annuity payouts and similar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death at capital gains rates.Excludes amounts received under an eligible deferred compensation plan or under a qualified retirement plan.Includes such gains in the calculation of the maxi... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage guaranteed lifetime income payments from annuities and similar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death by taxing the income portion of such payments at capital gains rates. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United Nations 50th Anniversary
Commemorative Coin Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) Denominations.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue the
following coins:
... | United Nations 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 1995 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue five-dollar gold coins and one-dollar silver coins emblematic of the United Nations, to include the three opening words of the United Nations Charter, "We the peoples."
Mandates that all surcharges received ... | United Nations 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``One Church, One Child Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Many States are facing serious shortages of qualified
foster parents and qualified adoptive parents.
(2) A 2002 report by t... | One Church, One Child Act of 2004 - Amends the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make competitive grants to support establishment and expansion of programs that use networks of public, private, and faith-based organizations to recruit and train foster and adoptive parents and p... | To provide for competitive grants for the establishment and expansion of programs that use networks of public, private, and faith-based organizations to recruit and train foster and adoptive parents and provide support services to foster children and their families. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prohibition on United Nations
Taxation Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) in 1948, the average United States family with children
paid only 3 percent of its income in Federal taxes;
(2) in 199... | Prohibition on United Nations Taxation Act of 2003 - Prohibits the obligation of U.S. funds to the United Nations (UN) or any of its agencies, or to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) or any of its agencies, if the UN or OECD attempt to: (1) impose a tax or fee on any U.S. person; (2) impo... | To prohibit United States voluntary and assessed contributions to the United Nations or the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development if the United Nations or the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development imposes any tax or fee on United States persons, continues to develop or promote proposals ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Insurance Access Amendments
of 1997''.
SEC. 2. PHASE-DOWN OF APPLICATION OF PREEXISTING CONDITION EXCLUSIONS
IN GROUP MARKET.
Section 9801 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, section 701 of
the Employee Retirement Income Securit... | Health Insurance Access Amendments of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to decrease, in three steps over two years, the period during which a group health plan (and a health insurer offering group coverage) may impose a ... | Health Insurance Access Amendments of 1997 |
SECTION 1. PULP AND PAPER ENERGY SECURITY TASK FORCE.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The terms ``Department'' and ``Secretary'' mean the
Department of Energy and the Secretary thereof, respectively.
(2) The term ``task force'' means the task force
established under... | Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a Pulp and Paper Energy Security Task Force to: (1) identify the energy needs of the forest product industry and similar manufacturing operations, and programs and services provided by the federal and state governments, as well as nongovernment organizations, that may serve ... | To establish a task force to lower energy costs for the forest product industry and similar manufacturing operations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use
of Lifesaving Treatments Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. RECIPROCAL MARKETING APPROVAL FOR CERTAIN DRUGS, BIOLOGICAL
PRODUCTS, AND DEVICES.
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is amended by inserting
after... | Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a reciprocal marketing approval process that allows for the sale of a drug, biological product, or medical device that has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration... | Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE HIV/AIDS POLICY.
(a) In General.--The Bureau of Prisons (hereinafter in this Act
referred to as the ``Bureau'') shall develop a comprehensive policy to
provide HIV testing, treatment, and prevent... | Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2017 This bill directs the Bureau of Prisons to develop a comprehensive policy to provide HIV testing, treatment, and prevention for federal inmates in prison and upon reentry. It amends the federal criminal code: to require an HIV test for each convicted federal offender sentenced to prison... | Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reduction of Metals in Packaging
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the management of solid waste can pose a wide range of
hazards to public health and safety and to the environment;
(2) packaging compris... | Reduction of Metals in Packaging Act - Prohibits the intentional introduction of lead, cadmium, mercury, or hexavalent chromium into a package or packaging component during manufacturing or distribution.
Sets forth the maximum allowable concentration level of the sum of such elements in packaging.
Makes such prohibit... | Reduction of Metals in Packaging Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Export-Import Bank
Reauthorization Act of 2014''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Extension of authority.
Sec. 3. Information ... | Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States through FY2019. Extends, for FY2015-FY2019, the Bank's authority to use a specified amount of its surplus for information technology system updates. Extends, through FY20... | Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consular Notification Compliance Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE AND STATEMENT OF AUTHORITY.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to facilitate compliance
with Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, done at
Vienna April 24, 1963... | Consular Notification Compliance Act of 2011 - States that the purpose of this Act is to facilitate compliance with Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (Convention) and any comparable provision of a bilateral international agreement addressing consular notification and access.
Requires that: (1) ... | A bill to facilitate compliance with Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Sex Offenders Access to
Children in Our Communities Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS.
(a) In General.--Subtitle A of the Sex Offender Notification and
Registration Act (42 U.S.C. 16911 et seq.) is a... | Preventing Sex Offenders Access to Children in Our Communities Act of 2010 - Amends the Sex Offender Notification and Registration Act to require jurisdictions subject to such Act (i.e., states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgi... | To protect children from registered sex offenders, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Act to Prioritize
Spending''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO SECTIONS 251 AND 275.
(a) Adjustments to Discretionary Spending Limits.--In the matter
that precedes subparagraph (A) of section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit C... | Congressional Act to Prioritize Spending - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to extend the discretionary spending caps through FY 2007, earmarking funds for the defense category.Requires an adjustment for FY 2003 if new budget authority for the Department of Defense to prosecute the w... | To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to extend the discretionary spending limits through fiscal year 2007. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Recreation Fee Authority Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' means--
(A) the National Park Service;
(B) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;
... | Requires at least 80 percent of the fees collected at an area to remain available for use at that area.
Provides penalties for the nonpayment of fees. | Recreation Fee Authority Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Monsignor Ignatius McDermott is a man of unwavering
faith, deep compassion, and tireless devotion to helping those
who are among the most desperate and needy.
(2) In his own words, today's world is over-saturated w... | Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to Monsignor Ignatius McDermott (founder of Haymarket Center, the largest drug abuse treatment center in Chicago) in recognition of his contribution to the drug t... | To award a congressional gold medal to Monsignor Ignatius McDermott in recognition of his contribution to the drug treatment community, and his accomplishments as a priest and humanitarian. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Heating Loan Guarantee Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Heating oil, propane, and natural gas help to keep 70
percent of United States households warm.
(2) For 8,000,000 homes alon... | Home Heating Loan Guarantee Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to guarantee qualified home heating loans made by depository institutions during the 2008-2009 home heating season if necessary to minimize disruptions in the supply and distribution of home heating resources because of the inability of ... | To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury, on an emergency basis, to guarantee loans made by depository institutions during the 2008-2009 heating season to eligible consumers, under certain conditions, for home heating purchases and repairs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nonprofit Organizations Tax-Exempt
Bond Reform Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. TAX TREATMENT OF 501(c)(3) BONDS SIMILAR TO GOVERNMENTAL BONDS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 150 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to definitions and speci... | Nonprofit Organizations Tax-Exempt Bond Reform Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the tax treatment of bonds of certain nonprofit tax-exempt organizations in a manner similar to governmental bonds. | Nonprofit Organizations Tax-Exempt Bond Reform Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. PAYMENT OF IRAQI CLAIMS.
(a) Vesting of Assets.--All nondiplomatic accounts of the
Government of Iraq in the United States that have been blocked pursuant
to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq.) shall vest in the President, and the President, not later than 30
day... | Declares that all nondiplomatic accounts of the Government of Iraq in the United States that have been blocked pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act shall vest in, and be liquidated by, the President. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the vesting of the accounts, to establish within the... | A bill to provide for the adjudication and payment of certain claims against the Government of Iraq. |
SECTION 1. MODIFICATIONS TO CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATION CREDIT.
(a) Allocation and Certification of Credit.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (e) of section 45Q of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
``(e) Limitation.--
``(1) Allocation limitation.--No... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for carbon dioxide sequestration, to: (1) establish a national limitation for such credit based upon metric tons of qualified carbon dioxide (defined as carbon dioxide captured from an industrial source that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for carbon dioxide sequestration. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prescription Drug Consumer
Protection Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF BOARD.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the executive branch
the Prescription Drug Price Review Board (hereinafter in this Act
referred to as the ``Board'').
... | Prescription Drug Consumer Protection Act of 1993 - Establishes in the executive branch the Prescription Drug Price Review Board which shall review the prices of prescription drugs. Permits the Board, after notice and a hearing, to take such actions as may be necessary to revoke a drug patent, if the drug's manufactur... | Prescription Drug Consumer Protection Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Parents Television Empowerment Act
of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The average American child watches 8,000 murders and
100,000 acts of violence on television before finishing
elementary s... | Parents Television Empowerment Act of 1996 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a toll-free number for the collection of public comments, suggestions, and complaints (comments) concerning the transmission by broadcast stations or cable systems of pr... | Parents Television Empowerment Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Transportation Flexibility
Act''.
SEC. 2. DIRECT FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 171. Direct Federal-aid highway program
``(a) Elec... | State Transportation Flexibility Act This bill allows a state to elect not to participate in the federal-aid highway program, including any federal highway program under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, or t... | State Transportation Flexibility Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bring Them Home Alive Act of 2000''.
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... | Requires the granting of the same status to any alien (and parent, spouse, or child) who is a national of North Korea, China, or any of the independent states of the former Soviet Union and who personally delivers a living American Korean War POW or MIA.
Directs the International Broadcasting Bureau to broadcast to suc... | Bring Them Home Alive Act of 2000 |
To amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, relating to
protective orders, sealing of cases, disclosures of discovery
information in civil actions, and for other purposes.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sunshine in Litigation Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ... | Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2014 - Amends the federal judicial code to prohibit a court, in any civil action in which the pleadings state facts relevant to protecting public health or safety, from entering an order restricting the disclosure of information obtained through discovery, approving a settlement agreement ... | Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gun Violence Prevention and Safe
Communities Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN EXCISE TAXES RELATING TO FIREARMS.
(a) In General.--Section 4181 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 4181. IMPOSITION OF TAX.
`... | Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the excise tax on the sale of firearms by manufacturers, producers, or importers, to: (1) increase the rate of such tax to 20% on pistols, revolvers, and other firearms and on any lower frame or receiver for a f... | Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``QI, TMA, and Abstinence Programs
Extension and Hurricane Katrina Unemployment Relief Act of 2005''.
TITLE I--HEALTH PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL (QI) PROGRAM.
(a) Through September 2007.--Section 1902(a)... | (This measure has not been amended since the House agreed to Senate amendment with amendments on October 19, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
QI, TMA, and Abstinence Programs Extension and Hurricane Katrina Unemployment Relief Act of 2005 - Title I: Health Provisions - Amends XIX (Medicaid) of the... | To provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina. |
TITLE I--APPLICABILITY OF QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN
ACQUISITION POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
SEC. 101. APPLICABILITY OF QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN
ACQUISITION POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
Section 1724(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, i... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Applicability of Qualification Requirements for
Certain Acquisition Positions in the Department of Defense
Title II: Defense Technical and Clerical Amendments
Title III: Miscellaneous Provisions
Title I: Applicability of Qualification Requirements for Cert... | To amend title 10, United States Code, with respect to applicability of qualification requirements for certain acquisition positions in the Department of Defense. |
s.--Any concurrent
resolution on the budget introduced under subsection (a) shall be in
compliance with section 301.
``(d) Effect of Concurrent Resolution on the Budget.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, whenever a
concurrent resolution on the budget described in subsection (a) is
agreed to, ... | Fiscal Freeze Act of 2010 - Congressional Accountability and Line Item Veto Act of 2010 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to authorize the President to propose the repeal of any congressional earmark or the cancellation (line item veto) of any limited tariff or targeted tax benefit.
... | A bill to provide fiscal discipline through a freeze on spending and budget process reforms. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business High Technology
Entrepreneurship Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States is uniquely positioned to benefit
from the development and commercializa... | Small Business High Technology Entrepreneurship Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make direct loans under the Small Business Act to technology-related small businesses located in a technology region. Allows such a loan if the total amount of SBA loans to such busin... | To establish a pilot program under which the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, in consultation with regional technology consultants, may make direct loans to technology-related small business concerns. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Hospital Enhancement and Long
Term Health Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. GREATER AVAILABILITY OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES GRANTS FOR RURAL
HOSPITALS.
(a) In General.--Section 306(a)(19) of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act (7 U.S... | Rural Hospital Enhancement and Long Term Health Act of 2016 This bill revises the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act by increasing the maximum grant amount for hospitals under the community facilities grant program. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may not condition grants on the inability of ... | Rural Hospital Enhancement and Long Term Health Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Indigenous Peoples
Protection Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(a) Deteriorating Situation Facing Indigenous and Tribal Peoples.--
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The situation of indigenous and tribal peoples in... | International Indigenous Peoples Protection Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID) to ensure that: (1) U.S. foreign policy and foreign assistance promote the rights of indigenous and tribal peoples throughout the world; and (2) U.S. foreign ... | International Indigenous Peoples Protection Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Equity for School Teachers Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES AND
CLASSROOM SUPPLIES OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
TEACHERS.
(a) Deduction Allowed Whether or Not Taxpayer... | Tax Equity for School Teachers Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow as a deduction against gross income certain professional development expenses of, and classroom supplies provided by, eligible kindergarten, elementary, and secondary school teachers, instructors, aides, counselors, and principals.(S... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction for certain professional development expenses and classroom supplies of elementary and secondary school teachers |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Reverend Joseph Armstrong DeLaine, one of the true
heroes of the civil rights struggle, led a crusade to break down
barriers in education in South Carolina.
(2) The efforts of Reverend DeLaine led to the desegregation of
pub... | Authorizes the President to award congressional gold medals posthumously, to their next of kin, on behalf of Reverend Joseph A. DeLaine, Harry and Eliza Briggs, and Levi Pearson, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation as pioneers in South Carolina in the effort to desegregate public schools that led direct... | To award congressional gold medals posthumously on behalf of Reverend Joseph A. DeLaine, Harry and Eliza Briggs, and Levi Pearson in recognition of their contributions to the Nation as pioneers in the effort to desegregate public schools that led directly to the landmark desegregation case of Brown et al. v. the Board ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cache la Poudre River Corridor
Technical Amendments Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER CORRIDOR.
Section 103(b) of the Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act (16 U.S.C.
461 note; Public Law 104-323) is amended in paragraphs (12) through
(19) by ... | Cache La Poudre River Corridor Technical Amendments Act of 2001 - Amends the Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act with respect to the boundaries of the Cache La Poudre River Corridor in Colorado.Modifies requirements for the membership and terms of service of the Cache La Poudre Corridor Commission. Directs the Commissio... | A bill to amend the Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act to make technical amendments. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act be cited as the ``Internet Prescription Drug Consumer
Protection Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Legitimate Internet sellers of prescription drugs can
offer substantial benefits to co... | Authorizes each State to bring proceedings against an Internet seller on behalf of affected consumers (requiring notice of such proceedings to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and appropriate Federal agencies). Allows the President to intervene in such actions.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) engage in activiti... | Internet Prescription Drug Consumer Protection Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Land
Restoration, Enhancement, Public Education, and Information Resources
Act'' or the ``Federal Land REPAIR Act''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) violations of laws (including regulations) ap... | Federal Land Restoration, Enhancement, Public Education, and Information Resources Act or Federal Land REPAIR Act - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Park Service Organic Act, the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, and federal law relating to National Fores... | A bill to provide a source of funds to carry out restoration activities on Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``1901 Missouri African American
Expulsion Commission Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the ``1901
Missouri African American Expulsion Commission'' (in this Act referred
to as the ``Commission'').
SE... | 1901 Missouri African American Expulsion Commission Act of 2007 - Establishes the 1901 Missouri African American Expulsion Commission to: (1) investigate the expulsion of any African-American resident in or around the Missouri cities of Aurora, Monett, Newburg, Pierce City, Cassville, or Webb City from his or her home ... | To establish a commission to investigate the expulsion of African-American residents of the Missouri cities of Aurora, Monett, Newburg, Pierce City, Cassville, and Webb City from their homes that occurred between August 1894 and August 1901, and make recommendations regarding the feasibility and appropriateness of prov... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Voyageurs National Park
Intergovernmental Council Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS.
The Congress finds and declares that--
(1) intergovernmental cooperation (local, State, and
Federal) is essential to optimize the su... | Voyageurs National Park Intergovernmental Council Act of 1996 - Establishes the Voyageurs National Park Intergovernmental Council which shall: (1) prepare and submit to the Secretary of the Interior comprehensive draft amendments and proposed revisions to the management plan for the Park providing for a broad range of... | Voyageurs National Park Intergovernmental Council Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Common Sense Drug
Policy Act of 2000''.
(b) Table of Contents.--
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--MAJOR DRUG TRAFFICKING PROSECUTION
Sec. 101. Findings.
Sec. 102. Approval of certain pro... | Amends the Controlled Substances Act to repeal certain minimum sentencing periods for covered offenses.
Title II: Protection of Women in Prisons
- Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to require each State to provide to the Attorney General (AG) certain assurances that it has in effect cert... | Common Sense Drug Policy Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited to as the ``Umatilla Basin Project Completion
Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO COMPLETE THIRD PHASE OF UMATILLA BASIN PROJECT.
The Umatilla Basin Project Act (102 Stat. 2791) is amended by
adding at the end the following new sections:
``SEC. 215. UMATILLA BASIN PRO... | Umatilla Basin Project Completion Act - Amends the Umatilla Basin Project Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct a third and final phase (phase III) of the Umatilla Basin Project to provide additional water flows into the Umatilla River for anadromous fish through a water exchange with the Westland... | Umatilla Basin Project Completion Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Urban Watershed Restoration Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Urban communities are disproportionately impacted by
water quality degradation and aquatic habitat loss.
(2) Local r... | Urban Watershed Restoration Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a National Urban Watershed Restoration Program to be administered by each State which has a demonstrated successful urban river restoration prog... | Urban Watershed Restoration Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Healthcare Relief
Act''.
SEC. 2. EXCEPTION FROM GROUP HEALTH PLAN REQUIREMENTS TO ALLOW SMALL
BUSINESSES TO USE PRE-TAX DOLLARS TO ASSIST EMPLOYEES IN
THE PURCHASE OF HEALTH INSURANCE IN THE INDIVIDUAL
... | Small Business Healthcare Relief Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to allow an employer with fewer than 50 employees that does not offer group health insurance coverage to establish a health reimbursement arrangement. Under the arrangement, fu... | Small Business Healthcare Relief Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Program
Infrastructure Investment Act of 2000''.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to design a strategy for
the implementation of an advanced informational infrastructure for the
administration of parts A and B... | Amends SSA title XI to provide that if the HHS Secretary adopts a batch standard for a transaction involving a health care provider to enable health information to be exchanged electronically, the Secretary shall also adopt an interactive standard compatible with the batch standard so that the provider may immediately ... | Medicare Program Infrastructure Investment Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Energy High-End
Computing Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 2 of the Department of Energy High-End Computing
Revitalization Act of 2004 (15 U.S.C. 5541) is amended by striking
paragraphs (1) through (5) and inserting--
... | Department of Energy High-End Computing Act of 2012 - Amends the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 with respect to: (1) exascale computing (computing system performance at or near 10 to the 18th power floating point operations per second); and (2) a high-end computing sytem with perform... | To amend the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 to improve the high-end computing research and development program of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Corporate Earnings Stripping
Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. PREVENTION OF EARNINGS STRIPPING OF CORPORATIONS WHICH ARE
RELATED TO INVERTED CORPORATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 7874 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by redesi... | Stop Corporate Earnings Stripping Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit the tax deduction available to certain foreign-controlled U.S. multinational corporations for excess interest on debt incurred by such corporations (i.e., earnings stripping) by: (1) repealing the debt-to-equity ratio... | Stop Corporate Earnings Stripping Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bulk-Power System Reliability Impact
Statement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) no other electricity network in the world provides as
much power to as many people as reliably and affordably as the
electric... | Bulk-Power System Reliability Impact Statement Act This bill amends the Federal Power Act to require reliability coordinators registered with the Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) to report to certain congressional committees and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regarding: the state of and pros... | Bulk-Power System Reliability Impact Statement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Since the enactment of mandatory minimum sentencing for
drug users, the Federal Bureau of Prisons budget increased by
... | Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act of 1999 - Requires the Attorney General's prior written approval for a Federal prosecution under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (CSIEA), or for any conspiracy to commit such an offense, where the offense involves the illegal distri... | Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Brownfields Redevelopment
Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) grants under the Brownfields Economic Development
Initiative of the Department of Housing and Urban Development... | Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make competitive grants only to eligible public entities and Indian tribes for carrying out projects and activities to assist the development and redevelopm... | A bill to facilitate the provision of assistance by the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Peace Corps Volunteer Service
Improvement Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. CONFIDENTIALITY OF REPORTS OF RAPE OR SEXUAL ASSAULT.
(a) In General.--The Director of the Peace Corps shall establish
and maintain policies and procedures that clearly establish a proces... | Peace Corps Volunteer Service Improvement Act of 2011 - Requires the Director of the Peace Corps to establish a process for volunteers to make confidential reports of rape or sexual assault. Subjects any Peace Corps volunteer or member who breaches a duty of confidentiality regarding such a report to disciplinary actio... | To establish policies and procedures in the Peace Corps to provide for the safety and security of volunteers from rape and sexual assault, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Diversity in Science Technology and
Nurturing Capable Educators Act'' or the ``DISTANCE Act''.
SEC. 2. TEACHER RECRUITING.
(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to encourage
individuals educated in science, technology, engineering, and
mathe... | Diversity in Science Technology and Nurturing Capable Educators Act or the DISTANCE Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Department of Education (ED) to award competitive merit-based scholarships to students who are pursuing bachelor's degrees in science, technology, en... | DISTANCE Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Discoveries and American
Jobs Commission Act of 2011'' or the ``Herb Vederman Commission on
American Discoveries and American Jobs Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the ``Commission
on Amer... | American Discoveries and American Jobs Commission Act of 2011 or Herb Vederman Commission on American Discoveries and American Jobs Act of 2011 - Establishes the Commission on American Discoveries and American Jobs to study: (1) the state of technology transfer from federally funded research to the private sector; (2) ... | To establish the Commission on American Discoveries and American Jobs to study and recommend improvements to the federal funding of research. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Customer Service Enhancement
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEVELOPMENT OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND STANDARDS FOR CUSTOMER
SERVICE PROVIDED BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.
(a) Requirement.--
(1) Performance measures and standards.--The Director ... | Federal Customer Service Enhancement Act - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to develop: (1) performance measures to determine whether federal agencies are providing high quality customer service; and (2) standards to be met by federal agencies to provide high quality customer service.
... | To require the establishment of customer service standards for Federal agencies. |
SECTION 1. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to repeal the 4.3-cent increase in the
transportation motor fuels excise tax rates enacted by the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 and dedicated to the general fund of
the Treasury.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF 4.3-CENT INCREASE IN FUEL TAX RATES ENACTED BY THE
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce by 4.3 cents per gallon the tax on gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel, fuel used by commercial waterway transportation vessels, special motor fuels, and methanol or ethanol fuels. Makes the reduction effective from seven days after enactment of this Act until January 1, 1997.... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 4.3-cent increase in the transportation motor fuels excise tax rates enacted by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 and dedicated to the general fund of the Treasury. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Travel, Tourism, and Jobs
Preservation Act''.
TITLE I--PERMANENT PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION
SEC. 101. ELIMINATION OF PILOT PROGRAM STATUS.
(a) In General.--Section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1187) is amended--
... | Title II: Program Improvements
- Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to grant program privileges to countries that extend reciprocal program privileges either directly with the United States or in conjunction with a designated program participant country and have a common immigration admissions area with such c... | Travel, Tourism, and Jobs Preservation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Security Letter Judicial
and Congressional Oversight Act''.
SEC. 2. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT JUDGE OR UNITED STATES
MAGISTRATE JUDGE APPROVAL OF NATIONAL SECURITY LETTERS.
(a) Review of National Security Letter Req... | National Security Letter Judicial and Congressional Oversight Act - Prohibits a national security letter from issuing unless a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or a designated U.S. Magistrate Judge finds that: (1) the information sought is relevant to an authorized investigation to protect against international ... | To require the approval of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judge or designated United States Magistrate Judge for the issuance of a national security letter, to require the Attorney General to submit semiannual reports on national security letters, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF MORATORIUM ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RULE RELATING
TO THE FEDERAL-STATE FINANCIAL PARTNERSHIP UNDER MEDICAID
AND SCHIP AND ON FINALIZATION OF A RULE RELATING TO THE
TREATMENT OF GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION UNDER MEDICAID;
MORATORIUM ON THE FI... | Amends the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 1997 to extend by one year the moratorium on: (1) implementation of a specified rule relating to the federal-state financial partnership under titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance... | A bill to extend by one year the moratorium on implementation of a rule relating to the Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program and on finalization of a rule regarding graduate medical education under Medicaid and to include a moratorium on the finalization o... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Reportable Conditions
Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to provide for the health of
Americans by implementing a system that detects and identifies in a
timely manner diseases, conditions, and events that represent a threa... | National Reportable Conditions Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Commission on National Reportable Conditions to review state and local regulations to determine the existence of conditions that represent a serious threat to the health of individuals in the United States, compile a list of ... | A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act to provide for the health of Americans by implementing a system that detects and identifies in a timely manner diseases, conditions, and events that represent a threat to humans, animals, food production and the water supply. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Schools Energy Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. QUALIFIED RENEWABLE SCHOOL ENERGY BONDS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter U of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to incentives for education zones) is amended by
redesignating section 1... | Renewable Schools Energy Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for investment in qualified renewable school energy bonds. Defines "qualified renewable school energy bond" as a bond with a 20-year term, 95% of the proceeds of which are used for the purchase and installation of renewable en... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow public school districts to receive no interest loans for the purchase of renewable energy systems, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Collaborative Agreements to Recruit
Educators (CARE) Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) An estimated 2,000,000 new teachers will be needed in
the United States over... | Collaborative Agreements to Recruit Educators (CARE) Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to establish partnerships with low-income schools to establish programs that promote students' graduation from secondary school and completion of postsecond... | A bill to establish a grant program for institutions of higher education to collaborate with low-income schools to recruit students to pursue and complete postsecondary degrees in education. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Greener Gardens Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED NONROAD EQUIPMENT.
(a) Allowance of Credit.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of
chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting
after section 30D the following new ... | Greener Gardens Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 25%, up to $1,000, of the cost of qualified nonroad equipment. Defines "qualified nonroad equipment" as equipment that is primarily used for lawn, garden, or forestry purposes and is powered by certain alternative and renewable pow... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for the purchase of certain nonroad equipment. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Puerto Rico Economic Stimulus Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. PUERTO RICO RESIDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to earned income) is amended by inserting at the end the
follo... | Puerto Rico Economic Stimulus Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income credit; and (2) allow the refundable portion of the child tax credit to residents of Puerto Rico with less than three children.
Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Incom... | A bill to make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit, the refundable portion of the child tax credit, and supplemental security income benefits. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Older Americans' Freedom to Work Act
of 1994''.
SEC. 2. PHASE OUT OF THE EARNINGS TEST OVER A 10-YEAR PERIOD FOR
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ATTAINED RETIREMENT AGE.
(a) Liberalization of Earnings Test Over the Period 1995-2004 for
Individuals ... | Older Americans' Freedom to Work Act of 1994 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to increase the amount of outside income which beneficiaries who have attained retirement age may earn during 1995 through 2004 without incurring a reduction in benefits. Repeals such ... | Older Americans' Freedom to Work Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Army Rangers Veterans
of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the
Treasury; and
(2) the term ``United States Army... | United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill directs the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to arrange for the award of a single gold medal to the U.S. Army Ranger veterans of World War II in recognition of their dedicated wa... | United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``The Defense Communities Assistance
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of the Congress, that as the Federal Government
implements base closures and realignments, global repositioning, and
grow the force initiatives, it is necessa... | Defense Communities Assistance Act of 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress on the necessity of assisting local communities coping with the impact of base closures and realignments and other military actions.
Extends permanently (under current law, terminated at the end of FY2008) the authority of the Secretary of th... | A bill to assist local communities with closed and active military bases, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The development and implementation of technology is a
crucial component of combating terrorism and implementing
homeland security strategies.
(2) The Government of Israel and companies in Israel have
extensive... | (Sec. 2) Establishes the United States-Israel Homeland Security Grant Program to identify, develop, or modify existing or near term homeland security information, equipment, capabilities, technologies, and services to further the homeland security of the United States and to address the homeland security needs of Feder... | A bill to establish an intergovernmental grant program to identify and develop homeland security information, equipment, capabilities, technologies, and services to further the homeland security needs of the United States and to address the homeland security needs of Federal, State, and local governments. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Build America Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall carry out
a national infrastructure investment program (in this section referred
to as the ``program'') for capit... | Build America Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to carry out a national infrastructure investment grant program for capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure. Projects eligible for funding under the program include, at a minimum, highway and bridge projects, publi... | Build America Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Caucasus Policy Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The newly independent countries of the South Caucasus
region, Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan, after decades of
domi... | United States-Caucasus Policy Act of 1997 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize specified assistance, including humanitarian, economic, migration and refugee, development, security, and technical assistance, to the countries of the South Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia) and of Central Asia... | United States-Caucasus Policy Act of 1997 |
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