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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Energy Nanoscale
Science and Engineering Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The emerging fields of nanoscience and nanoengineering
address the ability to create materials with fundamentally ... | Requires the Director of the Office of Science to: (1) support individual investigators and multidisciplinary teams of investigators conducting R&D in nanoscience and nanoengineering; (2) develop, plan, construct, acquire, or operate special equipment or facilities for the use of such investigators; (3) support technol... | Department of Energy Nanoscale Science and Engineering Act |
SECTION 1. INSPECTOR GENERAL STUDY.
(a) Study.--The Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (FDIC) shall conduct a comprehensive study on the impact of
the failure of insured depository institutions.
(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``insured depository ... | (Sec. 1) Directs the Inspector General (IG) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to study the impact of the failure of insured depository institutions.
Prescribes study details, including: (1) the impact of loss-sharing agreements (LSAs) upon the insured depository institutions that survive and the borr... | To instruct the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution failures, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Program for Offshore Wind Energy
Research and Development Act of 2010'' or the ``POWERED Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) as of the date of enactment of this Act, there are no
installed offshore wind power ... | Program for Offshore Wind Energy Research and Development Act of 2010 or the POWERED Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to initiate the development of a comprehensive roadmap to assist and coordinate offshore wind power implementation efforts. Defines "offshore wind power" to mean the generation of el... | A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to take actions to stimulate the emergence of an offshore wind power industry in the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Highway Rights-of-Way Permitting
Efficiency Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that, as of the date of enactment of this Act--
(1) the United States has been the world leader in Internet
and telecommunications technolog... | Highway Rights-of-Way Permitting Efficiency Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA), with respect to National Forest System land, and the Department of the Interior, with respect to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land, to establish a program to enter into memoranda of understanding with sta... | Highway Rights-of-Way Permitting Efficiency Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS.
(a) Commodity Exchange Act Amendments.--Section 2(h)(7)(D) of the
Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 2(h)(7)(D)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (v);
(2) by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the
follo... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on October 26, 2015. (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 regarding clearing requirements for certain affiliate swap transactions to revise the conditions under which an affiliate of a person t... | To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keep It in the Ground Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; STATEMENT OF POLICY.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) from 1880 through 2014, global temperatures have
increased by about 0.9 degrees Celsius;
(2) the vast ma... | Keep It in the Ground Act of 2015 This bill states as U.S. policy that: (1) federal land and waters should be managed for the benefit of the people of the United States to avoid the most dangerous impacts of climate change and to promote a rapid transition to a clean energy economy; and (2) the government should pursue... | Keep It in the Ground Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Veterans' Opportunity in
Education and Business Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. CONTRACTING GOALS AND PREFERENCES FOR VETERAN-OWNED SMALL
BUSINESS CONCERNS.
Section 8127 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by re... | Improving Veterans' Opportunity in Education and Business Act of 2008 - Requires that, if the Secretary of Veterans Affairs enters into a contract or other arrangement, on or after June 1, 2007, to acquire goods or services (or both), the Secretary shall include in such contract or arrangement a requirement that the co... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include in each contract the Secretary enters for the acquisition of goods and services a provision that requires the contractee to comply with the contracting goals and preferences for small business concerns owned or controlled by ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Land Fire Regulations
Enforcement Act''.
SEC. 2. CONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY REGARDING NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM
LAND, NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LAND, AND OTHER PUBLIC LAND.
(a) Land Under Jurisdiction of Bureau of Land Management.--S... | Public Land Fire Regulations Enforcement 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 other federal law to provide that: (1) any person who knowingly violates the provisions of such an Act conc... | A bill to provide consistent enforcement authority to the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Forest Service to respond to violations of regulations regarding the management, use, and protection of public land under the jurisdiction of those agencie... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Personal
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution
provides that the right of the people to keep and bear arms
... | District of Columbia Personal Protection Act - Amends specified law prohibiting the killing of wild birds and wild animals in the District of Columbia to declare that nothing in it or any other provision of law shall authorize or be construed to permit the Council, the Mayor, or any governmental or regulatory authority... | A bill to restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on Filipino Veterans
Entitlement Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is hereby established the Commission on Filipino War Veterans
Entitlement (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the
``Commission'').
SEC. 3. DUTIES OF THE... | Commission on Filipino Veterans Entitlement Act - Establishes the Commission on Filipino War Veterans Entitlement to: (1) review the facts and circumstances surrounding the enactment of provisions of the First Supplemental Surplus Appropriation Rescission Act, 1946, which denied most veterans' benefits and privileges ... | Commission on Filipino Veterans Entitlement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Audit of the IRS Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that the General Accounting Office cannot attest
to the reliability of the Internal Revenue Service's financial
statements because--
(1) the amount of total revenue and ta... | Audit of the IRS Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to arrange for an audit of the Internal Revenue Service by an independent external auditor. Sets forth provisions concerning: (1) selection of the auditor; (2) audit procedures; (3) confidentiality; (4) reporting audit results; and (5) funding the a... | Audit of the IRS Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Energy Affordability Tax Relief
Act of 2008'' or the ``HEATR Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR RESIDENTIAL ENERGY COSTS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter B of chapter 65 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to rules of special appl... | Home Energy Affordability Tax Relief Act of 2008 or the HEATR Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers an income-based refundable tax credit for residential energy costs. Limits such credit to the lesser of 33% of such costs or $500.
Eliminates for major integrated oil companies: (1... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit against income tax to assist individuals with high residential energy costs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Virtual Screening for Cancer Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. SCREENING COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY COLONOGRAPHY INCLUDED AS A
COLORECTAL SCREENING TEST FOR PURPOSES OF COVERAGE UNDER
THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 1861(pp)(1... | Virtual Screening for Cancer Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide Medicare coverage for screening computed tomography as a colorectal screening test; and (2) exclude screening computed tomography colonography from the meaning of "imaging services" for which there is a s... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test for purposes of coverage under the Medicare Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Pipelines Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL SAFETY CERTIFICATION OF PIPELINE EMPLOYEES.
Section 60102(a)(1)(C) of title 49, United States Code, is amended
to read as follows:
``(C) shall include a requirement that all
... | (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary to require an operator of a pipeline facility that: (1) has an instrumented internal inspection device (smart pig) to test the pipeline once every five years for corrosion and anomalies and make test results available to the public; and (2) is not covered by a certain certification under ... | Safe Pipelines Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sergeant Coleman S. Bean Reserve
Component Suicide Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. SUICIDE AMONG MEMBERS OF THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE AND
INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEES.
(a) Finding.--Congress finds that a veteran who is either a member ... | Sergeant Coleman S. Bean Individual Ready Reserve Component Suicide Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to ensure that each of the following individuals receive, at least once every 90 days, a telephone call from properly-trained DOD personnel to determine their emotional, psychological, medical, an... | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to provide members of the Individual Ready Reserve, Individual Mobilization Augmentees, and inactive members of the National Guard who served in Afghanistan or Iraq with information on counseling to prevent suicide, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Engaging Students Through Service
Learning Act''.
SEC. 2. K-12 SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``PART E-... | Engaging Students Through Service Learning Act - Amends title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish an Enhancing the Effectiveness of K-12 Education through Service Learning grant program.
Directs the Secretary of Education to reserve a portion of program funds to: (1) establish a Natio... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize a national elementary and secondary service-learning program that promotes student academic achievement, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Army Relief Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The 2004 National Military Strategy of the United
States assigns the Army the task of operating with the other
Armed Forc... | United States Army Relief Act of 2005 - Sets forth the following minimum end-strength levels for active-duty Army personnel (502,400 for FY2005): (1) 522,400 for FY2006; (2) 542,400 for FY2007; (3) 562,400 for FY2008; and (4) 582,400 for FY2009 and thereafter. | To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for an increase in the minimum end-strength level for active duty personnel for the United States Army, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Endangered Species Consolidation Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Marine Fisheries Service was created in
the Department of Commerce under Reorganization Plan Number 4
of 1... | Endangered Species Consolidation Act of 2001 - Transfers all functions with respect to anadromous species and catadromous species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 that were vested in the Secretary of Commerce or the National Marine Fisheries Service immediately before the enactment of this Act to the Secretary ... | To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to vest in the Secretary of the Interior functions under that Act with respect to species of fish that spawn in fresh or estuarine waters and migrate to ocean waters, and species of fish that spawn in ocean waters and migrate to fresh waters. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Autism Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SURVEILLANCE AND RESEARCH PROGRAM.
(a) Surveillance Program; Centers of Excellence; Clearinghouse.--
Section 102(e) of the Children's Health Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 247b-4b)
is amended by... | Combating Autism Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish: (1) a program to provide information and education on autism and its risk factors to health professionals and the general public; and (2) the Autism Coordinating Committee to coordinat... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to combat autism through research, screening, intervention and education. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``International
Child Support Recovery Improvement Act of 2012''.
(b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
Act, wherever in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an
amendment to a section or ot... | International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to use the authorities otherwise provided by law to ensure U.S. compliance with any multilat... | To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure that the United States can comply fully with the obligations of the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on the Social Status of
Black Men and Boys Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Black men and boys face disproportionate hardships that
result in disparities in areas including: education, c... | Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act This bill establishes within the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Office of the Staff Director the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys to make a systemic study of the conditions affecting Black men and boys in America. | Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Environmental
Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Great Lakes and the connecting channels of the
Great Lakes form the largest freshwater system in the world,
holding \1/5\ of the f... | Great Lakes Environmental Restoration Act - Establishes a Great Lakes Environmental Restoration Grant Program in the Great Lakes National Program Office of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Allocates funds among the Great Lakes States, requiring the funding of at least one project or activity per Great Lakes ... | A bill to provide for the environmental restoration of the Great Lakes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on Missing-in-Action and
Prisoners of War in Southeast Asia Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is established a commission to be known as the Commission on
Missing-in-Action and Prisoners of War in Southeast Asia (in this Act ... | Commission on Missing-in-Action and Prisoners of War in Southeast Asia Act - Establishes the Commission on Missing-in-Action and Prisoners of War in Southeast Asia to: (1) conduct a comprehensive study of efforts made by the government of Vietnam to account for any U.S. personnel who remain unaccounted for as a result... | Commission on Missing-in-Action and Prisoners of War in Southeast Asia Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Support Act''.
SEC. 2. SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH AND STUDENT SERVICE PROVIDERS.
(a) In General.--Subpart 14 of title V of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7269 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by inserting afte... | Student Support Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education to make matching grants of at least $1 million to states for allocation to local educational agencies (LEAs) so that additional school-based mental health and student service providers may be h... | Student Support Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Password Protection Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITED ACTIVITY.
(a) In General.--Section 1030(a) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (7)(C), by inserting ``or'' after the
semicolon; and
(2) by ... | Password Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to subject to a fine any employer who knowingly and intentionally: (1) compels or coerces any person to provide the employer with a password or similar information to access a protected computer not owned by such employer; or (2) discharges, disciplines... | To prohibit employers from compelling or coercing any person to authorize access to a protected computer, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Church Plan Clarification Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. CHURCH PLAN CLARIFICATION.
(a) Application of Controlled Group Rules to Church Plans.--
(1) In general.--Section 414(c) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended--
... | Church Plan Clarification Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of church pension plans, to: (1) provide that an organization otherwise eligible to participate in a church plan shall not be aggregated with another such organization and treated as a single employer wi... | Church Plan Clarification Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Water Conservation and Quality
Incentives Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) in many parts of the United States, water supplies are
insufficient to meet current or expected future demand during
certain times... | Water Conservation and Quality Incentives Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the use of State water pollution control revolving funds for assistance to eligible recipients for construction of water conservation and quality improvements.Bars the use of water conserved through such improvem... | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the use of State revolving loan funds for construction of water conservation and quality improvements. |
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF EXISTING SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON CERTAIN
CHEMICALS.
Each of the following headings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States is amended by striking ``12/31/92'' and inserting
``12/31/94''.
(1) 9902.29.04 (relating to p-Toluenesulfonyl chloride).
... | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend, through December 31, 1994, the suspension of duty on certain chemicals. | To extend until January 1, 1995, the existing suspension of duty on certain chemicals. |
SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family and Community Endeavor
Schools Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) children in areas with high incidences of poverty are
more likely to be exposed to problems created by economic
... | Family and Community Endeavor Schools Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to local entities for programs to improve the overall academic and social development of at-risk children in eligible communities.
Requires the assisted local entities to institute a collaborative structure tha... | Family and Community Endeavor Schools Act |
SECTION 1. CONVERSION OF PROPERTY AND FACILITIES AT CLOSED OR REALIGNED
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS INTO YOUTHFUL OFFENDER BOOT CAMPS.
(a) Bases Closed or Realigned Under 1990 Base Closure Law.--Section
2905 of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of
title XXIX of Public Law 101... | Amends the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 and the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act to require the Secretary of Defense, before any action is taken with respect to the disposal or transfer of real property at a military facility being closed or realigned, to notify ... | To amend the base closure laws to require the Secretary of Defense to transfer real property and facilities at military installations being closed or realigned to States and other entities that agree to convert the property and facilities into correctional facilities for youthful offenders to be operated as military-st... |
SECTION 1. MODIFICATIONS AND INCREASED VOLUME CAP WITH RESPECT TO
QUALIFIED MORTGAGE BONDS.
(a) Use of Qualified Mortgage Bonds Proceeds for Subprime
Refinancing Loans.--Section 143(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to other definitions and special rules) is amended by adding
at t... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow proceeds of qualified mortgage bonds to be used to refinance certain residential subprime loans issued between 2002 and 2008; (2) increase in 2008 limitations on issuance amounts for qualified mortgage bonds; and (3) exempt tax-exempt interest on qualified mortgage or vete... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the proceeds of qualified mortgage bonds may be used to provide refinancing for subprime loans, to provide a temporary increase in the volume cap for qualified mortgage bonds, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ```Partnership With America' Rapid
Rebuilding of Haiti Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) On January 12, 2010, Haiti experienced a 7.0 magnitude
earthquake centered approximately 15 miles southwest ... | Partnership With America Rapid Rebuilding of Haiti Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, with the government of Haiti, to implement a three-year "Partnership With America" program under which unemployed or underemployed U.S. construction and reconstruction experts and workers shall begin work in Haiti to... | To create a program under which qualified and available United States construction workers and appropriate equipment can be sent to Haiti to assist Haitians in the rebuilding of their country after the devastating January 12, 2010, earthquake, as requested by the government of Haiti, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Empowering Federal Employment for
Veterans Act of 2017'' or the ``Empowering FED Vets Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF VETERANS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS IN FEDERAL
AGENCIES.
(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``covered... | Empowering Federal Employment for Veterans Act of 2017 or the Empowering FED Vets Act This bill requires executive agencies to establish or maintain a Veterans Employment Program Office and designate a veterans employment official to: (1) enhance employment opportunities for veterans within the agency, (2) provide empl... | Empowering Federal Employment for Veterans Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. RIGHTSIZING PENSION PREMIUMS.
(a) In General.--Section 4006(a) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1306(a)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``... | Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to: (1) modify the formula that the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) uses to calculate the funded percentage of single-employer pension plans, and (2) reduce single-employer PBGC premiums fo... | Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Haitian Private Sector Encouragement
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are to promote--
(1) development of the Haitian private sector, including
small business, the agriculture sector, and joint ventures with... | Haitian Private Sector Encouragement Act of 2010 - Authorizes the President to designate one private, nonprofit organization established under state law as the Haitian-American Enterprise Fund, which shall be eligible to receive funds and support under this Act.
Authorizes the President, through the United States Agen... | To provide for the establishment of the Haitian-American Enterprise Fund. |
.--For purposes of section
822(a)(2), the term `joint resolution' means only a joint resolution of
the two Houses of Congress---
``(1) the matter after the resolving clause of which is as
follows: `That the Congress hereby concurs in the determination
and report of the President relating... | Prohibits any such agreement, export license, or transfer of any such items unless Congress approves the President's report by enactment of a joint resolution.Subjects to the same prohibition and approval requirements any export license for, or transfer or retransfer to North Korea of, any nuclear material, facilities,... | Congressional Oversight of Nuclear Transfers to North Korea Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rio Grande del Norte National
Conservation Area Establishment Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Conservation area.--The term ``Conservation Area''
means the Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area
establi... | Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area Establishment Act - Establishes Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area in New Mexico, consisting of approximately 235,980 acres of public land in Taos and Rio Arriba Counties for the purposes of conserving, protecting, and enhancing the cultural, archaeological, ... | A bill to establish the Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Torture Outsourcing Prevention
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that
``No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman, or
degrading t... | Torture Outsourcing Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of State to submit to the appropriate congressional committees an annual list of countries where there are substantial grounds for believing that torture, cruel, or degrading treatment is commonly used in the detention or interrogation of individuals.
Prohibit... | To prohibit the transfer or return of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Investor Protection Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``Chairman'' means the Chairman of the
Securities and Exchange Commission;
(2) the terms ``broker'', ``dealer'', and ``securities''... | Small Investor Protection Act of 2004 - Establishes the Division of the Investor within the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to: (1) serve as advocate for individual investors, including serving as liaison between investor advocacy organizations and the SEC; and (2) assist and educate individual investors by pe... | A bill to amend the securities laws to provide for enhanced mutual fund investor protections, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trade Adjustment Assistance for
Self-Employment Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR SELF-EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND
ASSISTANCE UNDER THE TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment of Project.--Subchapter C of chapter... | Trade Adjustment Assistance for Self-Employment Act of 2003 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to direct the Secretary of Labor to establish an alternative trade adjustment assistance program for workers that provides for self-employment training and funds to pay, in whole or in part, the start up costs attributable to the... | To amend the trade adjustment assistance program under the Trade Act of 1974 to establish a demonstration project to provide self-employment training and assistance to eligible adversely affected workers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protection Against Wrongful Voter
Purges Act''.
SEC. 2. NOTICE AND REVIEW REQUIREMENTS FOR REMOVAL OF INDIVIDUALS FROM
OFFICIAL LIST OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS BY REASON OTHER THAN
CHANGE OF RESIDENCE.
(a) In General.--Section 8 of... | Protection Against Wrongful Voter Purges Act - Amends the National Voter Registration Act to establish notice and review requirements for removal of individuals from a list of eligible voters by reason other than death or a change of residence.
Requires the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to adopt voluntary guidance... | To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to establish notice and review requirements for the removal of individuals from the official list of eligible voters by reason other than a change of residence, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Electronic Medication and
Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Patient safety is an important issue and a priority
among patients, providers, insurers, businesses, an... | Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) make incentive payments for physician use of an electronic prescription drug program (E-prescribing); and (2) reduce by 10% t... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require physician utilization of the Medicare electronic prescription drug program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Clean Water Trust Fund Act
of 2000''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CLEAN WATER TRUST FUND.
Section 309 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1319) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(h) National Clean Water Trust Fund.--
... | Authorizes the use of civil penalties obtained under such Act for mitigation or restoration projects or other projects that enhance public health or the environment. | National Clean Water Trust Fund Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Technology Resources
and Commercial Leadership Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States Department of Commerce, through its
Office of Technology P... | Prohibits subjecting to a numerical limitation during FY 2000 through 2006 the total number of aliens who are skilled in those areas who may be issued work visas or otherwise provided nonimmigrant status. Directs the Secretary of State, in processing such visas, to give preferential consideration to applications from f... | 21st Century Technology Resources and Commercial Leadership Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Boot Camp Prison Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Federal prisons are greatly overcrowded. Although
the Federal prison system had a maximum capacity of only 50,707
inmates a... | Boot Camp Prison Act of 1993 - Directs the Attorney General to establish within the Bureau of Prisons ten military-style boot camp prisons on closed military installations to provide: (1) a highly regimented schedule of strict discipline, physical training, work, drill, and ceremony characteristic of military basic tr... | Boot Camp Prison Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lovelace Respiratory Research
Institute Land Conveyance Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
In this Act:
(1) Institute.--The term ``Institute'' means the Lovelace
Respiratory Research Institute, a nonprofit organization
chartered un... | Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to convey specified land identified as Parcel A (including any improvements) to the Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute in New Mexico only for research, scientific, or educational use.
Requires the Secretaries of the Inte... | A bill to authorize the conveyance of certain public land in the State of New Mexico owned or leased by the Department of Energy, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile
Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.
Part R of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 379... | Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise and reauthorize for FY2020 the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) Program. It subjects JABG grants to accountability measures. The Of... | Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``HBCU Innovation Fund Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO PROMOTE INNOVATIONS AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES.
Title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1133 et
seq.) is amended by inserting after part B the following n... | HBCU Innovation Fund Act This bill amends title VII (Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a competitive grant program for historically black colleges and universities to plan, develop, and implement innovations that enable disadvantaged students to enroll in,... | HBCU Innovation Fund Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Care for Seniors Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT OF 3-MONTH OPEN ENROLLMENT AND DISENROLLMENT
PERIOD FOR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE.
Section 1851(e)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
1(e)(2)) is amended--
(... | Securing Care for Seniors Act of 2013 - Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to terminate after 2013 the permission to disenroll, between January 1 and March 15 of each year, only from a MedicareAdvantage (MA) plan to elect enrollment in the original Medicare fee-for-serv... | Securing Care for Seniors Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Powering American
Jobs Act of 2014''.
(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 prov... | Powering American Jobs Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2015: (1) the tax credit for nonbusiness energy efficient improvements; (2) excise tax credits and payments for alternative fuels, biodiesel and renewable diesel fuel mixtures, and alternative fuels relating to liquefied hydrogen; (... | Powering American Jobs Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. COOPERATION AND SUPPORT FOR DESIGNATED GATEWAY COMMUNITIES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Public
Lands, Healthy Communities Act''.
(b) Technical Assistance, Cooperation, and Training.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary ... | Healthy Public Lands, Healthy Communities Act - Permits the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to cooperate with and provide technical assistance to any designated gateway community where the results of such interaction are likely to benefit both the protection of resources managed by the Secretary and the gat... | To further cooperation and support among Federal land managers and designated gateway communities where the results of such cooperation and support are likely to be mutually beneficial, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Library of Congress Fiscal
Operations Improvement Act of 2000''.
TITLE I--LIBRARY OF CONGRESS REVOLVING FUNDS
SEC. 101. REVOLVING FUND FOR AUDIO AND VIDEO DUPLICATION SERVICES
ASSOCIATED WITH AUDIOVISUAL CONSERVATION CENTER.
... | Title II: Library of Congress Trust Fund Board
- Revises the composition of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board to include the vice chair of the Joint Committee on the Library. Decreases from nine to seven members the Board's quorum for the transaction of business. Provides for a temporary extension of Board memb... | Library of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Carson City Mint 150th Anniversary
Commemorative Coin Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Carson City Mint played an important role in the
founding of the Great American West.
(2) C... | Carson City Mint 150th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins and $1 silver coins in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Carson City Mint in Carson City, Nevada. All surcharges from sales of such coins shall be paid to the N... | Carson City Mint 150th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act
of 2012''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Actual stamp.--The term ``actual stamp'' means a
Federal migratory-bird hunting and conservation stamp required
under the Act of March 16,... | Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2012 - Grants the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to authorize any state to issue electronic duck stamps.
Sets forth state electronic duck stamp application requirements. Allows the Secretary to determine the number of new states permitted per year to participate in... | To grant the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the productivity of the ``green revolution'' has been
fueled by abundant, low cost fossil fuels providing raw
material and energy for fertilizer, herbicides, and pesticides,
and for powering mechanization, thereby multiplying... | Directs the Secretary of Energy to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to: (1) develop recommendations for evaluation measures and criteria for programs under this Act; and (2) evaluate the feasibility of prize and best practices award programs as tools to promote self-powered farms.
Direct... | To provide for Federal research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities to enable the development of farms that are net producers of both food and energy, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fundamentally Understanding The
Usability and Realistic Evolution of Artificial Intelligence Act of
2017'' or the ``FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) understan... | Fundamentally Understanding The Usability and Realistic Evolution of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017 or the FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Commerce to establish the Federal Advisory Committee on the Development and Implementation of Artificial Intelligence to advis... | Fundamentally Understanding The Usability and Realistic Evolution of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arctic Climate Adaptation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States is an Arctic Nation with--
(A) an approximately 700-mile border with the
Arctic Ocean;
... | Arctic Climate Adaptation Act - Establishes in the Department of Commerce an American Arctic Adaptation Grant Program. Directs the Denali Commission to: (1) be the Alaska Project Coordinator for the Program; (2) select, administer, and coordinate projects awarded grants under the Program; (3) establish an Adaptation Ad... | A bill to create the American Arctic Adaptation Grant Program to prevent or mitigate effects of Arctic climate change and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equity in Athletics Disclosure
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) participation in athletic pursuits play an important
role in teaching young Americans how to work on teams, handle
challenges and overcom... | Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to disclose gender participation rates and program support expenditures in college athletic programs to prospective students and, upon request, to the public.
Directs the Secretary of Education to c... | Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the terms ``abuse'', ``elder'', ``elder justice'',
``exploitation'', and ``neglect'' have the meanings given those
terms in section 2011 of the Social... | Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2016 This bill establishes within the Department of Justice (DOJ) an Office of Elder Justice to provide information, training, and technical assistance for state and local governments to investigate, prosecute, prevent, and mitigate the impact of elder abuse, exploitation, and neglect. The of... | Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Critical Need GME
Protection Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FULL FTE PAYMENT FOR RESIDENTS IN CRITICAL NEED SPECIALTY OR
SUBSPECIALTY TRAINING PROGRAMS.
(a) Treatment as Initial Residency Period.--
(1) In general.--Section 18... | Medicare Critical Need GME Protection Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for full payment to hospitals for costs of direct graduate medical education of residents for training in what the Secretary of Health and Human Services designates as a critical need specialty or sub... | Medicare Critical Need GME Protection Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Broadband Program Reauthorization
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. USDA BROADBAND LOANS, LOAN GUARANTEES, AND GRANTS ESTABLISHED
UNDER PUBLIC LAW 111-5.
Title VI of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb
et seq.) is amended by addin... | Broadband Program Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Amends provisions of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 concerning access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas to authorize appropriations to cover the costs of grants, loans, and loan guarantees for broadband infrastructure in any area of the United... | A bill to improve broadband coverage and service throughout the United States, especially in rural and tribal areas, and spectrum coverage for public safety broadband communication services, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The number of couples reporting infertility has
increased from 6.1 million in 2002 to more than 7.5 million
currently.
(2) Studies reveal that 80 to 90 percent of infertility is
acquired and could be prevente... | Establishes the Infertility Prevention Task Force to develop a federal strategy to facilitate activities to prevent infertility, including strategies for: (1) maximizing cooperation among federal departments and agencies and the use of resources in compiling data on the incidence of infertility; (2) coordinating and en... | To establish an interagency task force to develop a national strategy to combat the increase in infertility in the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. RETENTION OF ESTATE TAX; REPEAL OF CARRYOVER BASIS.
(a) In General.--Subtitles A and E of title V of the Economic
Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, and the amendments
made by such subtit... | Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Repeals provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA) eliminating the tax on estates and generation-skipping transfers and the step-up in basis provisions for property acquired from a decedent for estates of decedents dying after 2009. Decla... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the new carryover basis rules in order to prevent tax increases and the imposition of compliance burdens on many more estates than would benefit from repeal, to retain the estate tax with a $3,500,000 exemption, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) interstate public offerings of debt securities by
corporations and other entities that are registered under
Federal securities laws are required to be covered by a trust
indenture meeting the requirements of the Trust Indentu... | Amends the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 to prohibit certain corporate mergers, consolidations, conveyances, or transfer transactions by the issuer of federally registered debt securities in which the assets available to the issuer are reduced, unless the successor entity expressly assumes, by a supplement to the origina... | To amend the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 to require that indentures prohibit corporate acquisitions or reorganizations unless the successor corporation assumes the responsibility to make payments under the indenture. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Universal National
Service 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--NATIONAL SERVICE
Sec. 101. ... | Universal National Service Act of 2007 - 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 42 to perform a two-year period of national service, unless exempted, either as a member of an active or reserve component of the armed forc... | To require all persons in the United States between the ages of 18 and 42 to perform national service, either as a member of the uniformed services or in civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security, to authorize the induction of persons in the uniformed services during wartime to meet ... |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Ia Drang Valley (Pleiku) campaign, carried out by
the Armed Forces of the United States in the Ia Drang Valley of
Vietnam from October 23, 1965, to November 26, 1965, pitted
forces of the United States Army a... | Authorizes the Secretary of Defense or the Army to award a military decoration to any person for an act, achievement, or service performed in the Ia Drang Valley (Pleiku) campaign in Vietnam during the Vietnam War while serving on active Army duty. Directs the Secretary of the Army to: (1) review all recommendations ... | A bill to provide a fair and full opportunity for recognizing with awards of military decorations the meritorious and valorous acts, achievements, and service performed by members of the Army in the Ia Drang Valley (Pleiku) campaign in Vietnam in 1965. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Marijuana Research Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. PRODUCTION AND SUPPLY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services--
(1) until the date on which the Secretary determines that
manufacturers and distributors (other t... | Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2016 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to: modify requirements regarding the production of marijuana through the National Institute on Drug Abuse Drug Supply Program; establish, with respect to marijuana research, a new federal registration process that is sepa... | Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pay for Your Stay Act''.
SEC. 2. WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR PRISONERS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 301 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 4014. Work requirement for prisoners
``(a) The Attorney General sha... | Pay for Your Stay Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to direct the Attorney General to establish by rule: (1) the requirement that Federal prisoners work at least 48 hours each week if able to do so and engage in educational study at least 12 hours each week; (2) that no television viewing will be provided to such... | Pay for Your Stay Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Article I, section 8 of the Constitution vests solely
in Congress the power to declare war.
(2) The Constitution provides the President with the power
to act as Commander-in-Chief and with the limited power to
... | States that it is the policy of the United States: (1) to protect the role of Congress as a coequal branch of government and ensure protection of its constitutional authority to declare war and support the Armed Forces; (2) to prevent the need for U.S. and international military intervention abroad through the utilizat... | To prohibit the deployment of a unit or individual of the United States Armed Forces or element of the intelligence community in support of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization military operation absent express prior statutory authorization from Congress for such deployment. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lewis and Clark Rural Water System
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Environmental enhancement.--The term ``environmental
enhancement'' means the wetland and wildlife enhancement
activities that are carri... | Prohibits the Secretary from obligating project funds until: (1) National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 requirements are met; and (2) a final engineering report and a plan for a water conservation program are submitted to Congress.
Requires the Secretary to make grants and other funds available to the System and oth... | Lewis and Clark Rural Water System Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. NIH RESEARCH STRATEGIC PLAN.
Section 402 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph (5) to read as
follows:
``(5) shall ensure that scientifically based strategic
planning is implemented in support... | This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop and maintain a biomedical research strategic plan. The NIH must use the strategic plan to identify research opportunities and to develop individual strategic plans for each of the national research institutes an... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for an NIH research strategic plan. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Save American Jobs Through L Visa
Reform Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Testimony given at a February 4, 2004, hearing of the
Committee on International Relations of the House of
Repr... | Save American Jobs Through L Visa Reform Act of 2004 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate specialized knowledge as a basis for obtaining an L (intracompany transferee) nonimmigrant visa.
Imposes an annual numerical limitation of 35,000 on the number of L visas that may be issued to principal alien... | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the "specialized knowledge" basis for obtaining nonimmigrant status as an intracompany transferee, to impose an annual numerical limitation on nonimmigrant visas for such transferees, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Energy Workforce
Development Jobs Initiative Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) There are, currently and for well into the future,
significant opportunities for African-Americans and ... | 21st Century Energy Workforce Development Jobs Initiative Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish a comprehensive program to improve the education and training of workers for energy-related jobs, with emphasis on increasing the number of skilled minorities and women trained to work in such jobs... | 21st Century Energy Workforce Development Jobs Initiative Act of 2014 |
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Zero Downpayment Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. INSURANCE FOR ZERO-DOWNPAYMENT MORTGAGES.
(a) Mortgage Insurance Authority.--Section 203 of the National
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709) is amended by inserting after subsection
(k) the following:
``(l) Zero-Downpa... | Zero Downpayment Act of 2004 - Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to insure zero-downpayment mortgages of an eligible single family residence for a first-time homebuyer who has received specified homeownership counseling.
Terminates program authority after Septe... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to insure zero-downpayment mortgages. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Opportunity Passport Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. OPPORTUNITY PASSPORTS.
Section 105(a)(3) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
(42 U.S.C. 5106(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(D) Opportunity passports an... | Opportunity Passport Act of 2002 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to assist partnerships of public agencies or private nonprofit organizations in developing and implementing methods of providing financial security for youth in foster care and for youth aging out of foster care, inc... | A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for opportunity passports and other assistance for youth in foster care and youth aging out of foster care. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Persian Gulf War Veterans Health
Care and Research Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. HEALTH CARE FOR VETERANS OF WAR.
(a) Authority To Provide Priority Care.--Section 1710(e) of title
38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by adding at the end of pa... | Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Care and Research Act of 1998 - Authorizes priority hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for any illness for veterans who served on active duty: (1) in a theater of combat operations during a period of war after the Vietnam era; or (2) in combat against a hostile forc... | Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Care and Research Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Rural States
Physician Recruitment and Retention Demonstration Act of 2000''.
(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.... | Authorizes the Secretary to waive any requirements under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act if necessary to carry out the ten-year demonstration program.
Directs the Secretary to establish a State-specific health professions database to track health professionals in each demonstration State with respect ... | Rural States Physician Recruitment and Retention Demonstration Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tire Investment, Recovery and
Extension Act of 2007'' or the ``TIRE Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(1) The majority of rubber used by industry in the United
States is synthetic rubber that has been derived from
petroleum.
... | Tire Investment, Recovery and Extension Act of 2007 [sic]or the TIRE Act of 2007 [sic] - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers who regularly use more than 100 vehicles a year in a trade or business (vehicle fleet operators) a tax credit for the purchase of new or retread tires made from recycled rubber. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax to vehicle fleet operators for purchasing tires made from recycled rubber. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Sports
Athletic Equipment Safety Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Football helmet safety st... | Children's Sports Athletic Equipment Safety Act - Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to determine with respect to standards submitted by a voluntary standards-setting organization regarding youth football helmets, reconditioned helmets. and new helmet concussion resistance: (1) whether it is likely t... | To encourage and ensure the use of safe football helmets and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Infrastructure Banks for
Schools Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) According to a 1996 study conducted by the American
School & University, $10.42 billion was spent to address the
... | State Infrastructure Banks for Schools Act of 1999 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to enter into cooperative agreements with States for the establishment of State infrastructure banks and multistate infrastructure banks for making loans to: (1) local educatio... | State Infrastructure Banks for Schools Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Interstate Drug Monitoring
Efficiency and Data Sharing Act of 2012'' or the ``ID MEDS Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL INTEROPERABILITY STANDARDS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Attorney General shall establi... | Interstate Drug Monitoring Efficiency and Data Sharing Act of 2012 or the ID MEDS Act - Directs the Attorney General to establish national interoperability standards to facilitate the exchange of prescription information by states receiving grant funds under the Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (Roger... | A bill to direct the Attorney General to establish uniform standards for the exchange of controlled substance and prescription information for the purpose of preventing diversion, fraud, and abuse of controlled substances and other prescription drugs. |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING
FAMILY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
(a) General Rule.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter
1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefundable
personal credits) is amended by inserting after section 22 the
f... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for contributions made to certain organizations that operate family development program activities to foster positive growth of at-risk youth. Requires such organizations to file information returns relating to such contributions. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for 100 percent of the contributions made by individuals to organizations engaged in addressing the needs of at-risk youth and teenagers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``She Is Ready Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On January 24, 2013, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta
and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey
rescinded the 1994 Direct Groun... | She Is Ready Act - Prohibits the Secretaries of the military departments (the Secretaries) from unduly delaying the assignment of female members of the Armed Forces to military occupational specialties, positions, and units because of the absence of a cadre or critical mass of female members available for such assignme... | She Is Ready Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Land Transfer Compensation
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) This Act is based on--
(A) the findings of a report prepared by the
Government Accountability Office (referred to... | Fair Land Transfer Compensation Act - Requires the Administrator of General Services and the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the District of Columbia, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to U.S. Reservation 13 and Poplar Point, Anacostia Park, respectively.
Requires... | To authorize the Administrator of General Services and the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal property to the District of Columbia to increase the District's taxable property base as compensation for a structural fiscal imbalance caused by Federal mandates. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Pension Reform Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES 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 othe... | Congressional Pension Reform Act of 1995 - Provides for the deduction and withholding of seven percent (currently, eight and seven and one-half percent, respectively) of the basic pay of a Member of Congress or congressional employee under the Civil Service Retirement System, thus making such deduction and withholding ... | Congressional Pension Reform Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Four Rationers Repeal Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF THE INDEPENDENT PAYMENT ADVISORY BOARD.
Effective as of the enactment of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), sections 3403 and 10320 of
such Act (including the amen... | Four Rationers Repeal Act of 2014 - Repeals sections of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care (PPACA) (and restores provisions of law amended by such sections) related to the establishment of an Independent Payment Advisory Board to develop and submit detailed proposals to reduce the per capita rate of growth in M... | Four Rationers Repeal Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumers Payment System Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. DELAY IN THE APPLICATION OF RULES ISSUED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF
SECTION 1075 OF THE DODD-FRANK WALL STREET REFORM AND
CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT.
Subject to section 3(b)(2), a... | Consumers Payment System Protection Act - Delays until one year after enactment of this Act any proposed or final rule issued under the authority of specified requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act governing interchange transaction (swipe) fees for electronic debit transactions (E... | To delay the implementation of proposed or final rules issued under the authority of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act relating to the reasonable and proportional fees and rules for electronic debit transactions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Even Start Quality Improvement
Act''.
SEC. 2. RESERVATION FOR SPECIAL TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
(a) In General.--Section 1232(b) of Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6381a(b)) is amended by adding at the
end the follow... | Even Start Quality Improvement Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to reserve certain funds for grants and contracts to eligible organizations to provide special training, technical assistance, and professional development to eligible entities implementin... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reserve funds to provide special training, technical assistance, and professional development to eligible entities implementing Even Start programs and to the staff of such programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for Imprisoned Americans
Overseas Act of 2012'' or the ``Jacob's Law of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The President is required under section 2001 of the
Revise... | Justice for Imprisoned Americans Overseas Act of 2012 or Jacob's Law of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of State to submit a semiannnual report to Congress for five years that identifies: (1) U.S. citizens imprisoned in foreign countries whose fundamental due process and human rights are being violated, (2) the due proces... | To deny entry into the United States of officials of any foreign government, including their immediate family members, who commit or who fail to rectify fundamental due process and human rights violations of imprisoned United States citizens, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Summer Food Service Program
Improvement Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF AREAS IN WHICH POOR ECONOMIC CONDITIONS EXIST.
(a) In General.--Section 13(a)(1)(C) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(1)(C)) is amended by... | Summer Food Service Program Improvement Act of 2003 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to revise requirements for the summer food service program for children.
Provides for a temporary redefinition of rural areas in which poor economic conditions exist.
Revises requirements relating to payments... | A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the summer food service program for children. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Technologies for Energy Jobs and
Security Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND PHASEOUT OF RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENT
PROPERTY.
(a) Extension.--Section 25D(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by striking ``December 31, 2... | Technologies for Energy Jobs and Security Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend and modify tax credits for residential energy efficient property and investments in energy property. The bill modifies the tax credit for residential energy efficient property to extend through 2021 the credits ... | Technologies for Energy Jobs and Security Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Water for the Americas
Partnership Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) it is in United States national interests to foster
public and environmental health among neighboring countries;
(2) nei... | Clean Water for the Americas Partnership Act of 2001 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to establish the Clean Water for the Americas Partnership program.Authorizes the President to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the environmental problems in the region (member countries of th... | A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide for the establishment of a Clean Water for the Americas Partnership within the United States Agency for International Development. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Yerington Land Conveyance and
Sustainable Development Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the city of Yerington, Nevada, which has an
unemployment rate of 16 percent, has the highest unemployment
rate in the ... | Yerington Land Conveyance and Sustainable Development Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the city of Yerington, Nevada, all interest of the United States in the federal lands located in Lyon and Mineral Counties, Nevada, identified as City of Yerington Sustainable Development Conveyance Lands in e... | A bill to convey certain Federal land to the city of Yerington, Nevada. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS NOTICE RELATING TO DEBT
COLLECTION ACTIVITIES.
(a) Debt Notification Letter Formats.--The Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall collaborate with veterans servi... | Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to collaborate with veterans service organizations to write a standard letter to be provided to individuals who owe debts to the VA. Such letter shall be written in plain language and shall include a notice of the debt and a... | Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act of 2018 |
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2010, and for other purposes, namely:
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
sa... | Title I: Department of Homeland Security - Appropriates additional FY2010 amounts to remain available until September 30, 2011, to: (1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection for salaries and expenses related to staffing on the Southwest Border of the United States, construction of up to two Border Patrol forward operating... | Making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pet Animal Welfare Statute of
2005''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 2 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2132) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), (e),
(f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), and (... | Pet Animal Welfare Statute of 2005 - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to revise the definition of dealer (in animals) to include: (1) sellers of dogs imported from outside the United States; and (2) persons who sell more than 25 dogs or cats or who whelp for sale more than six litters of dogs or cats annually.
Defines "r... | To amend the Animal Welfare Act to strengthen the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture to regulate the pet industry. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teacher Incentive Fund Act''.
SEC. 2. TEACHER INCENTIVE FUND PROGRAM.
Part C of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Subpart 6--Teacher Incentive Fund Program
``S... | Teacher Incentive Fund Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to create a Teacher Incentive Fund program of competitive grants to assist states, local educational agencies (LEAs), and nonprofit organizations to develop and implement, or improve, appraisal and performance-based compensation syst... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish the Teacher Incentive Fund Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Government Reorganization and
Improvement of Performance Act''.
SEC. 2. RESULTS COMMISSIONS.
(a) Establishment of Commissions.--
(1) Proposal and transmittal.--The President--
(A) may propose the establishment in the exec... | Government Reorganization and Improvement of Performance Act - Authorizes the President to: (1) propose establishment in the executive branch of one or more Results Commissions to improve the overall effectiveness, efficiency, or accountability of executive branch operations through reorganization; and (2) transmit suc... | To provide for the establishment of Results Commissions to improve the results of executive branch agencies on behalf of the American people. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Water Pollution Program Improvement
Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Pollutant loadings from both public and private point
sources have decreased dramatically since the enactment of the
Fed... | Requires the Administrator, before making a final determination with respect to the Proposed Revisions to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program and Federal Antidegradation Policy and the Proposed Revisions to the Water Quality Planning and Management Regulations Concerning Total Maximum Daily Load... | Water Pollution Program Improvement Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Truth in Settlements Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. INFORMATION REGARDING SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO BY
FEDERAL AGENCIES.
(a) Requirements for Settlement Agreements.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, ... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 21, 2015. Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 Sets forth new requirements for the public disclosure of any covered settlement agreement entered into by a federal executive agency. (Sec. 2) Defines "covered settlement agreement" as a ... | Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 |
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