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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Veterans' Resiliency Act''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM FOR REPAYMENT OF EDUCATIONAL LOANS FOR CERTAIN
PSYCHIATRISTS OF VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry
out a pilot progr... | Ensuring Veterans' Resiliency Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a three-year pilot program to repay loans used to finance education regarding psychiatric medicine that are obtained from a governmental entity, private financial institution, school, or other authorized entity. Requires an indiv... | Ensuring Veterans' Resiliency Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National
Collegiate Athletics Accountability Act'', or the ``NCAA Act''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Nationwide, institutions of higher education receive
approximately $150,000,000,000... | National Collegiate Athletics Accountability Act or the NCAA Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require schools that have an intercollegiate athletic program and are participating in title IV programs to abstain from membership in a nonprofit athletic association unless th... | NCAA Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nurse Loan Forgiveness Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) According to 2005 statistics from the American Hospital
Association, 118,000 nurses are needed to fill vacancies at our
nation's ... | Nurse Loan Forgiveness Act of 2006 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to include, under HEA student loan forgiveness and cancellation programs, nurses who serve at least one calendar year in an approved health care facility or setting.
Limits the maximum amount of such loan repayment by the Secretary of E... | To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Chinook Nation
Restoration Act''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Chinook Nation made a significant contribution to
the historic journey of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to
... | Chinook Nation Restoration Act - Extends federal recognition to the Chinook Indian Nation. Makes the Chinook Tribe and its members eligible for all services and benefits provided by the government to federally recognized tribes regardless of the existence of a reservation or the location of residence of any member on o... | To restore Federal recognition to the Chinook Nation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON ACCRUAL OF PAY AND ALLOWANCES BY MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES WHO ARE CONFINED PENDING DISHONORABLE
DISCHARGE.
(a) Revision of Prohibition.--
(1) In general.--Section 804 of title 37, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Se... | Revises Federal law regarding pay and allowances of the uniformed services to provide that a member of the U.S. armed forces sentenced by a court-martial to a dishonorable discharge is not entitled to pay and allowances for any period of confinement after the adjournment of the court-martial. Specifies that if such se... | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to set forth the civil jurisdiction of the United States for crimes committed by persons accompanying the Armed Forces outside of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``End Discriminatory State Taxes for
Automobile Renters Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to prohibit prospectively, and provide a
remedy for tax discrimination by a State or Locality against the rental
of motor vehicles.
SEC. ... | End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2009 - Prohibits states or local governments from levying or collecting a discriminatory tax (generally, a tax or tax assessment that is applicable to the rental of motor vehicles or motor vehicle businesses or property, but not to the majority of other renta... | To protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Crackdown on Deadbeat Dealers Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) a small number of licensed firearms dealers account for
a large proportion of the firearms traced from crimes;
(2) in 1998, 1.2... | Crackdown on Deadbeat Dealers Act of 2003 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to increase the number of allowed inspections for compliance with record-keeping requirements by firearms dealers to not more than three times (currently, once) during any 12-month period.Increases penalties for: (1) knowingly ... | To ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Saving Women's Lives through
International Family Planning Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) International family planning funds provide assistance
that saves the lives of women by providing vita... | Authorizes appropriations for certain population planning activities.
Prohibits the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in determining eligibility of nongovernmental and multilateral organizations for population planning assistance or other population assistance under the Foreign As... | Saving Women's Lives through International Family Planning Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Open Book on Equal Access to Justice
Act''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE PROVISIONS.
(a) Agency Proceedings.--Section 504 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``, United State... | Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act - Amends the Equal Access to Justice Act and the federal judicial code to require the Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States to submit to Congress and make publicly available on an Internet website an annual report on the amount of fees and other expenses... | Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Academic Freedom through
Regulatory Relief Act''.
SEC. 2. REGULATORY RELIEF.
(a) Regulations Repealed.--
(1) Repeal.--The following regulations (including any
supplement or revision to such regulations) are repealed and
... | Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act - (Sec. 2) Repeals certain Department of Education regulations that for purposes of determining whether a school is eligible to participate in programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA): (1) require institutions of higher education (IHEs) and postseco... | Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Quit Smoking for Life Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF COUNSELING FOR CESSATION OF TOBACCO USE UNDER THE
MEDICARE PROGRAM.
(a) Coverage.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended--
(1)... | Quit Smoking for Life Act of 2008 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to cover diagnostic, therapy, and counseling services, furnished by or under a physician's supervision, for cessation of tobacco use. Provides for payment of 80% of the lesser of the actual charge or the fee schedule amou... | To amend titles V, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to promote tobacco use cessation under the Medicare Program, the Medicaid Program, and the maternal and child health program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Seasonal Influenza and Pandemic
Preparation Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FREE INFLUENZA VACCINE PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a national
voluntary influenza vaccination program for adults and children under
which any individual ... | Seasonal Influenza and Pandemic Preparation Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a national voluntary influenza vaccination program for adults and children under which any individual may receive an influenza vaccine at no cost at any federally qualified health center, publ... | A bill to provide for the establishment of programs and activities to increase influenza vaccination rates through the provision of free vaccines. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Protecting Girls by
Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Child marriage, also known as ``forced marriage'' or
``early marriage'', is a harmful traditional practic... | International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2009 - Authorizes the President to provide assistance, including through multilateral, nongovernmental, and faith-based organizations, to prevent child marriage in developing countries and to promote the educational, health, economic, social, and legal ... | To protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Preservation of
Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2005''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Purpose.
... | Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to deny an application for a new animal drug that is a critical antimicrobial animal drug unless the applicant demonstrates that there is a reasonably cer... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to preserve the effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in the treatment of human and animal diseases. |
SECTION 1. WAGE DETERMINATION.
(a) Change in Minimum Wages.--Section 212(n)(1)(A) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(1)(A)) is amended to
read as follows:
``(A) The employer--
``(i) is offering and will offer during the period
of authorized e... | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require employers of H-1B (specialty occupations) nonimmigrants to use one of three specified methods (whichever results in the highest wages) to determine wages for purposes of required wage attestations.
Requires such employers who previously employed one or more H-1B no... | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide greater protections to domestic and foreign workers under the H-1B nonimmigrant worker program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Partnership Benefits and
Obligations Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. BENEFITS TO DOMESTIC PARTNERS OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--An employee who has a domestic partner and the
domestic partner of the employee shall be entitled to benefits
ava... | Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2007 - Provides that a federal employee and his or her domestic partner shall be entitled to benefits available to, and shall be subject to obligations imposed upon, a married federal employee and his or her spouse.
Defines "domestic partner" to mean an adult unmarr... | To provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Southern California Groundwater
Remediation Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act:
(1) Groundwater remediation.--The term ``groundwater
remediation'' means actions that are necessary to prevent,
minimize,... | Southern California Groundwater Remediation Act - Establishes within the Treasury the Southern California Groundwater Remediation Fund, which shall be used by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to provide grants to a local water authority within the natural watershed of the Santa A... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation and in coordination with other Federal, State, and local government agencies, to participate in the funding and implementation of a balanced, long-term groundwater remediation program in California, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Attorney-Client Privilege Protection
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Justice is served when all parties to litigation are
represented by experienced diligent counsel.
... | Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2006 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit any U.S. agent or attorney, in any federal investigation or criminal or civil enforcement matter, from demanding, requesting, or conditioning treatment on the disclosure by an organization (or affiliated person) of any commu... | A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities
Prevention Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that the United States affirms the
critical importance of strengthening the United States Government's
efforts at atrocity prevention ... | Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018 (Sec. 3) This bill states that it shall be U.S. policy to regard the prevention of genocide and other atrocities as in its national security interests. (Sec. 4) The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended to provide for the training of Foreign Service office... | Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF FIRE SAFETY OF CAMPUS BUILDINGS.
Section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
(A) by strik... | Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act of 2001 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each eligible institution participating in any program under title IV (Student Assistance) to: (1) prepare, publish, and distribute to all current students and employees, and to any applicant for enrollment or employment u... | To provide for disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Support Enforcement Act''.
SEC. 2. NO EFFECT ON RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect--
(1) the right of an individual or State to receive any
child support payment; or
(2) the obl... | Child Support Enforcement Act - Declares that nothing in this Act should be construed to affect the right of an individual or State to receive child support payments or the obligation of an individual to pay child support.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require any taxable unpaid child support payments of a taxpa... | Child Support Enforcement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Newborns' and Mothers' Health
Protection Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDING.
Congress finds that--
(1) the length of post-delivery inpatient care should be
based on the unique characteristics of each mother and her
newborn chil... | Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996 - Requires health plans and employee health benefit plans that provide maternity (including childbirth) benefits to ensure that coverage is provided for: (1) specified minimum periods after delivery; and (2) certain post-delivery care. | Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Park Service administers Federal parks,
monuments, and reservations, to conserve the scenery, the
natural and historic objects, and wildlife therein, and
provides for the enjoyment of the same in such man... | Requires the Director of the National Park Service (NPS) to: (1) identify areas where low-flying aircraft may constitute an adverse impact on resources and convey specific information, including annotated maps, which indicates designated flight-free areas and primary visitor use areas, to the Federal Aviation Administ... | To provide for the regulation of the airspace over National Park System lands in the State of Hawaii by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Park Service, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Telecommunications
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INDIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY.
(a) Amendment.--Title I of the Communications Act of 1934 is
amended by inserting after section 11 (47 U.S.C. 161) the following new
section:
... | Native American Telecommunications Act of 1997 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to initiate a proceeding to develop and establish an official policy regarding the relations between FCC and American Indians (including Alaskan Natives). Requires the policy to... | Native American Telecommunications Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. CHANGE IN COMPOSITION, OPERATION, AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--The Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 (16
U.S.C. 831 et seq.) is amended by striking section 2 and inserting the
following:
``SEC. 2. MEMBERSHIP, OPERATION, A... | Amends the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to: (1) expand from 3 to 14 the membership of the Board of Directors; (2) grant permanent membership to the States of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi; North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia; (3) set Board member compensation at a stipend of $30,000 per year, pl... | A bill to amend the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to modify provisions relating to the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Water Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SEWAGE DUMPING INTO THE GREAT LAKES.
Section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1342) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(s) Prohibition on Sewage Dumpin... | Great Lakes Water Protection Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit a publicly owned treatment works (POTW) from performing a discharge (defined as an intentional diversion of waste streams to bypass any portion of a treatment facility which results in a... | Great Lakes Water Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Breastfeeding Promotion Act''.
TITLE I--AMENDMENT TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Pregnancy Discrimination Act
Amendments of 2001''.
SEC. 102. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--C... | Breastfeeding Promotion Act - Title I: Amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Pregnancy Discrimination Act Amendments of 2001 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include lactation (including expression of milk) within the definitions of "because of sex" or "on the basis of sex" for purposes of such Act.Title ... | To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect breastfeeding by new mothers; to provide for a performance standard for breast pumps; and to provide tax incentives to encourage breastfeeding. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Frontline Health Care Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FRONTLINE PROVIDERS LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.
Part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
254b et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Subpart XI-... | Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and carry out a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program to allow repayment of the student loans of individuals who agree to serve as a health care professionals f... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Export Facilitation Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The export sector of United States agriculture makes an
important positive contribution to this ... | Agricultural Export Facilitation Act of 2005 - Amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (TSREEA of 2000) to require the Secretary of the Treasury to authorize, under a general license, certain travel-related transactions specified in the Code of Federal Regulations, for travel to, from, or w... | To facilitate the sale of United States agricultural products to Cuba, as authorized by the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Abuse Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. GARNISHMENT AUTHORITY.
(a) Civil Service Retirement System.--Section 8345(j) of title 5,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
``(j)(1)(A) Payments un... | Child Abuse Accountability Act - Amends Federal law regarding Federal employees' pensions to provide for the garnishment of retirement annuities of Federal employees for the enforcement of a court order for the payment of monetary damages to victims of sexual or physical abuse. | Child Abuse Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Semiautomatic Assault Weapon
Violence Prevention Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPONS.
(a) Definitions.--Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (28) by striking ```semiau... | Semiautomatic Assault Weapon Violence Prevention Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal criminal code to: (1) make it unlawful to transfer or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon; and (2) list weapons classified as semiautomatic assault weapons. Makes this Act inapplicable to the transfer or possession of a weapon: (1) ... | Semiautomatic Assault Weapon Violence Prevention Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mother's Day Centennial
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress hereby finds as follows:
(1) Anna Jarvis, who is considered to be the founder of the
modern Mother's Day, was born in Webster, West Virginia on May
... | Mother's Day Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 400,000 $1 coins emblematic of the 100th anniversary of President Wilson's proclamation designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day.
Authorizes the Secretary to issue such coins beginning J... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of Mother's Day. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Congressionally Mandated
Reports Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF WEBSITE FOR CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED REPORTS.
(a) Requirement To Establish Website.--Not later than one year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the
Go... | Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act This bill requires the Government Publishing Office (GPO) to establish and maintain a website that provides the public free electronic access to all congressionally mandated reports within 30 calendar days after submission to Congress. Each federal agency shall publish c... | Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Oversight Commission Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is established in the legislative branch the Financial
Oversight Commission (hereafter in this Act referred to as the
``Commission'').
SEC. 3. PURPOSES.
The... | Financial Oversight Commission Act of 2008 - Establishes the Financial Oversight Commission to investigate facts and circumstances relating to the financial crisis of 2008, including any relevant legislation, Executive Order, regulation, plan, policy, practice, or procedure that pertains to: (1) government sponsored en... | To establish the Financial Oversight Commission, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission to Study the Culture of
Violence in America Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is established a commission to be known as the Commission to
Study the Culture of Violence in America (hereinafter the
``Commission'').
SEC. 3. D... | Commission to Study the Culture of Violence in America Act - Establishes the Commission to Study the Culture of Violence in America to examine the: (1) glorification of violence in the United States; (2) relationship between psychological stress and increased violence; (3) media's role in the violent atmosphere; (4) co... | To establish a commission to study the culture and glorification of violence in America. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Worker Amnesty and Opportunity Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF CERTAIN UNDOCUMENTED AND NONIMMIGRANT
ALIENS.
(a) In General.--The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by
inserting after section 210 the following new ... | Worker Amnesty and Opportunity Act of 2001 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for legal permanent resident status for certain undocumented or nonimmigrant aliens who are: (1) alien workers; (2) eligible for admission at a U.S. institution of higher education; or (3) at least 65 years old. | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for legal permanent resident status for certain undocumented or nonimmigrant aliens. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Double Taxation Elimination and
Economic Growth Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR DIVIDENDS PAID.
(a) In General.--Part VIII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special deductions for
corporations) is amen... | Double Taxation Elimination and Economic Growth Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow, for a corporation, a deduction for dividends paid; and (2) tax dividends received by individuals as capital gain. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to give a deduction to corporations for dividends paid and to exclude dividends from gross income. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) It is in the interest of the United States to maximize
economic return from the growing trade in cruise ship sailings
to and from Alaska by encouraging the use of United States
berthing and repair facilities, labor, suppl... | Prescribes guidelines under which passengers may be transported in foreign-flag cruise vessels between ports in Alaska and between ports in Alaska and other U.S. ports. | A bill to increase economic benefits to the United States from the activities of cruise ships visiting Alaska. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Copyright Term Extension Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. DURATION OF COPYRIGHT PROVISIONS.
(a) Preemption With Respect to Other Laws.--Section 301(c) of title
17, United States Code, is amended by striking ``February 15, 2047''
each place it appears and insert... | Copyright Term Extension Act of 1997 - Amends Federal copyright provisions regarding preemption of laws concerning duration of copyrights. Prohibits the annulment or limitation of rights or remedies under State laws with respect to sound recordings fixed before February 15, 1972, until February 15, 2067 (currently, 20... | Copyright Term Extension Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cybersecurity Education Enhancement
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY CYBERSECURITY TRAINING PROGRAMS
AND EQUIPMENT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through
the Assistant Secretary of Cybe... | Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Cybersecurity, to establish, in conjunction with the National Science Foundation, a program to award grants to institutions of higher education for: (1) cybersecurity professional deve... | To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a program to award grants to institutions of higher education for the establishment or expansion of cybersecurity professional development programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employee Protection of
Disclosures Act''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF DISCLOSURES COVERED.
Section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) by striking ``which the employe... | Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act - Includes as a protected disclosure by a Federal employee any lawful disclosure an employee or applicant reasonably believes is credible evidence of waste, abuse, or gross mismanagement, without restriction as to time, place, form, motive, context, or prior disclosure. Re... | To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections; and for... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness and Accuracy in Employment
Background Checks Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. SAFEGUARDS FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS.
(a) In General.--In any exchange of records and information for
employment purposes through the records system created under section
534 of ... | Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act of 2008 - Requires the Attorney General to: (1) adopt procedures to ensure the accuracy and completeness of federal criminal background records exchanged for employment purposes; and (2) report annually to Congress on all employment restrictions and disqualifica... | To provide safeguards with respect to the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal background checks prepared for employment purposes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hiring Incentives to Reinvest and
Incentivize New Growth Act of 2010'' or the ``HIRING Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR INCREASING EMPLOYMENT.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code o... | Hiring Incentives to Reinvest and Incentivize New Growth Act of 2010 or the HIRING Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers, including tax-exempt employers, a refundable tax credit for increases in wages paid during 2010 and 2011.
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to work with state employ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a refundable credit for increasing employment. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``First Flight Commemorative Coin Act
of 1997''.
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:
(1) $10 gold c... | First Flight Commemorative Coin Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue for a limited period ten-dollar gold coins, one-dollar silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the first flight of Orville and Wilbur Wright in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903.
Instruct... | First Flight Commemorative Coin Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Efficient Government
Technology Act''.
SEC. 2. ENERGY-EFFICIENT AND ENERGY-SAVING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES.
Subtitle C of title V of the Energy Independence and Security Act
of 2007 (Public Law 110-140; 121 Stat. 1661) is amended by adding at
t... | Energy Efficient Government Technology Act This bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require each federal agency to coordinate with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Environmental Protection Agency to develop an implementation strategy for th... | Energy Efficient Government Technology Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Everyone Deserves Unconditional
Access to Education (EDUCATE) Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO IDEA.
Section 611(i) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(20 U.S.C. 1411(i)) is amended to read as follows:
``(i) Funding.--
``(1) ... | Everyone Deserves Unconditional Access to Education (EDUCATE) Act - Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to reauthorize and make appropriations for the grant program to assist states and outlying areas in providing special education and related services to children with disabilities.
Sets the ... | To amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part. |
SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF PROVISIONS RESTRICTING TRADE AND OTHER RELATIONS
WITH CUBA.
(a) Authority for Embargo and Sugar Quota.--Section 620(a) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370(a)) is repealed.
(b) Trading With the Enemy Act.--The authorities conferred upon the
President by s... | Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and other specified Federal law to repeal the embargo placed upon all trade with Cuba.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to declare the denial of foreign tax credit inapplicable to Cuba.Permits: (1) installation and maintenance of telecommunications equipment and facilities in Cu... | To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``East Timor Transition to
Independence Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On August 30, 1999, the East Timorese people voted
overwhelmingly in favor of independence from Indonesia in
... | Sets forth requirements with respect to the provision to East Timor of bilateral assistance, multilateral assistance, Peace Corps assistance, certain trade and investment assistance, scholarships for East Timorese students, and security assistance. | East Timor Transition to Independence Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom and Self-Determination for
the Former Soviet Union Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO RUSSIA.
(a) In General.--Foreign assistance may not be obligated or
expended for Russia for any fiscal year unless the President certifies
t... | Freedom and Self-Determination for the Former Soviet Union Act - Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of foreign assistance for Russia for any fiscal year unless the President certifies to the Congress for such fiscal year that: (1) the President has received satisfactory assurances from the Government of Russia, c... | Freedom and Self-Determination for the Former Soviet Union Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Gambling
Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2009''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an
amendment of a s... | Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose an Internet gambling license fee on Internet gambling operators and an additional tax on unauthorized bets or wagers; (2) require such operators to file informational returns identifying themselves and the ind... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to regulate and tax Internet gambling. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Elder Justice Reauthorization Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the American Journal of Public Health, at
least 10 percent of older Americans experience elder abuse.
(2) Victims of el... | Elder Justice Reauthorization Act This bill amends title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act to reauthorize through FY2021 grants to states for activities related to the prevention and detection of elder abuse. In addition, the bill amends the Patient Pro... | Elder Justice Reauthorization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Budgeting for Opioid Addiction
Treatment Act''.
SEC. 2. STEWARDSHIP FEE ON OPIOID PAIN RELIEVERS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter E of chapter 32 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 4192. ... | Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to excise taxes on manufacturers, to impose a one cent per milligram fee on the sale of active opioids by the manufacturer, producer, or importer. The fee excludes prescription drugs used exclusively for the treatment... | Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Personal Health Investment Today
Act'' or the ``PHIT Act.''
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) almost 20 percent of American children between the ages
of 2 and 19 are overweight or suffer from obe... | Personal Health Investment Today Act or the PHIT Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a medical care tax deduction for up to $1,000 ($2,000 for a joint return or a head of household) of qualified sports and fitness expenses per year. The bill defines "qualified sports and fitness expenses" as amount... | Personal Health Investment Today Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Red River National Wildlife Refuge
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The area of Louisiana known as the Red River Valley,
located along the Red River Waterway in Caddo, Bossier, Red
River, Natch... | Requires the Secretary to issue a management plan for the Refuge which includes provisions that provide for: (1) the planning and design of trails and access points; (2) the planning of wildlife and habitat restoration, including reforestation; and (3) permanent exhibits and facilities and regular educational programs ... | Red River National Wildlife Refuge Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sacramento River National Recreation
Area Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Advisory council.--The term ``Advisory Council'' means
the Sacramento River National Recreation Area Advisory Council
establishe... | Sacramento River National Recreation Area Act of 2010 - Establishes the Sacramento River National Recreation Area in California, consisting of specified public land in Tehama and Shasta Counties. Requires the development of a comprehensive plan for the long-range protection and management of the Recreation Area.
Estab... | A bill to establish the Sacramento River National Recreation Area in the State of California. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that:
(1) Adak Island is an isolated island located 1,200 miles
southwest of Anchorage, Alaska, between the Pacific Ocean and the
Bering Sea. The Island, with its unique physical and biological
features, including a deep water harbor and abundant marine-
... | Ratifies, confirms, and approves the "Agreement Concerning the Conveyance of Property at the Adak Naval Complex," dated September 20, 2000, and executed by the Aleut Corporation and the Departments of the Interior and the Navy. Permits modifications to the maps and legal descriptions of lands to be removed from the Nat... | A bill to ratify an agreement between the Aleut Corporation and the United States of America to exchange land rights received under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act for certain land interests on Adak Island, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``COPS Improvements Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. COPS GRANT IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 1701 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) is amended--
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
... | COPS Improvements Act of 2009 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the authority of the Attorney General to make grants for public safety and community policing programs (COPS ON THE BEAT grant program).
Authorizes grants to: (1) hire school resource officers and establish local pa... | A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Western Reserve Heritage Areas Study
Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STUDY REGARDING THE WESTERN RESERVE,
OHIO.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The area that encompasses the modern-day counties of
... | Western Reserve Heritage Areas Study Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program, Midwest Region, to conduct a study regarding the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Western Reserve Heritage Area in the Ohio coun... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Western Reserve Heritage Area. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Efficient Government
Technology Act''.
SEC. 2. ENERGY-EFFICIENT AND ENERGY-SAVING INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES.
Section 543 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42
U.S.C. 8253) is amended--
(1... | Energy Efficient Government Technology Act - Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act, with respect to federal agency energy management, to require each agency to collaborate with the Director of the Office of the Management and Budget (OMB) to develop an implementation strategy for the maintenance, purchase,... | Energy Efficient Government Technology Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform
Protection Act of 2011'' or the ``STANDUP Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has
reported that--
(A) ... | Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act of 2011 or STANDUP Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to award incentive grants to states with graduated driver licensing laws that require novice drivers younger than age 21 to comply with a two-stage licensing process before receiving an unrestricted dr... | A bill to provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Clinical Care Commission
Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CLINICAL CARE COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established, within the
Department of Health and Human Services, a National Clinical Care
Commission (in this section referred to as t... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 6, 2017. National Clinical Care Commission Act (Sec. 2) This bill establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a National Clinical Care Commission to evaluate and make recommendations regarding improvements to the... | National Clinical Care Commission Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Genetically Engineered Food Right-
to-Know Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE AND FINDINGS.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to establish a consistent
and enforceable standard for labeling of foods produced using genetic
engineering, including fish, thereb... | Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem misbranded any food that has been genetically engineered or contains one or more genetically engineered ingredients, unless such information is clearly disclosed. Exempts from this requirement any food that: (1) is s... | Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Payment Update for
Certified Nurse-Midwives Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Medicare covers approximately 2 million women with
disabilities that are of childbearing age.
(2) Women with... | Medicare Payment Update for Certified Nurse-Midwives Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of and payment for certified midwife services (currently only certified nurse-midwife services are covered) under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance). Declares th... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for reimbursement of certified midwife services and to provide for more equitable reimbursement rates for certified nurse-midwife services. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Women's History Museum Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the National Women's History Museum, Inc., is a
nonprofit, nonpartisan, educational institution incorporated in
the District of Colu... | National Women's History Museum Act of 2005 - Requires the Administrator of General Services to enter into an occupancy agreement to make the Pavilion Annex (the building and specified immediate surroundings, including any land unoccupied as of the enactment of this Act) in Washington, D.C. available to the National Wo... | A bill to provide a site for the National Women's History Museum in the District of Columbia. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Competitive Service Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL APPOINTING AUTHORITIES FOR COMPETITIVE SERVICE.
(a) In General.--Section 3318 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c)
an... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on February 29, 2016. Competitive Service Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes an appointing authority (i.e., a federal agency appointing an individual to a position in the competitive service), other than the appointing authority that requested ... | Competitive Service Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Federal Lands Management
Demonstration Project Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16
U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) established new and expande... | Alaska Federal Lands Management Demonstration Project Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an Alaska Federal Lands Management Demonstration Project.
Requires the Secretary to select no fewer than six eligible, geographically representative tribes or tribal organizations per year (up to a maximum of 1... | To expand Alaska Native contracting of Federal land management functions and activities and to promote hiring of Alaska Natives by the Federal Government within the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE HIV/AIDS POLICY.
(a) In General.--The Bureau of Prisons (hereinafter in this section
referred to as the ``Bureau'') shall develop a comprehensive policy to
coordinate HIV/AIDS testing, treatment,... | Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2006 - Requires the Bureau of Prisons to develop a comprehensive policy to coordinate HIV/AIDS testing, treatment, and prevention for federal prison inmates. Requires such policy to include provisions for: (1) testing and counseling of inmates immediately following admission to a prison facil... | To provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Patient Access to
Preventive and Diagnostic Tests Act''.
SEC. 2. CODING AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES FOR NEW CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC
LABORATORY TESTS UNDER MEDICARE.
(a) Determining Payment Basis For New Lab Tests.--Section 1833(h)
of the... | Medicare Patient Access to Preventive and Diagnostic Tests Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish procedures for determining the basis for, and amount of, Medicare payment for any clinical diagnostic laboratory test with resp... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish procedures for determining payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests for which payment is made under the Medicare Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Native and American Indian
Direct Reimbursement Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In 1988, Congress enacted section 405 of the Indian
Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1645) that establis... | Alaska Native and American Indian Direct Reimbursement Act of 1998 - Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to make permanent the demonstration program under which Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Alaska Native health organizations that contract or compact for the operation of a hospital or clinic of the... | Alaska Native and American Indian Direct Reimbursement Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nurse Loan Forgiveness Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.
(a) Stafford Loans.--Part B of title IV of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 is amended by inserting after section 428K (20 U.S.C. 1078-11)
the following new section:
``SEC. 428L.... | Nurse Loan Forgiveness Act of 2002 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to include, under HEA student loan forgiveness and cancellation programs, nurses who serve three consecutive complete years in an approved health care facility or setting. | To establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom and Self-Determination for
the Former Soviet Union Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO RUSSIA.
(a) In General.--Foreign assistance may not be obligated or
expended for Russia for any fiscal year unless the President certifies
t... | Freedom and Self-Determination for the Former Soviet Union Act - Prohibits foreign assistance from being obligated or expended for Russia for any fiscal year unless the President certifies to the Congress for such fiscal year that: (1) the President has received satisfactory assurances from the Government of Russia, w... | Freedom and Self-Determination for the Former Soviet Union Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``School Food Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. LOAN GUARANTEES AND GRANTS TO FINANCE CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO
SCHOOL LUNCH FACILITIES.
The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act is amended by
inserting after section 26 (42 U.S.C. 1769g) th... | School Food Modernization Act This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue loan guarantees to local educational agencies (LEAs), school food authorities, tribal organizations, and other eligible entities to finance infrastructure improvements ... | School Food Modernization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``North American Energy Infrastructure
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDING.
Congress finds that the United States should establish a more
uniform, transparent, and modern process for the construction,
connection, operation, and maintenance of oil and natural gas pip... | North American Energy Infrastructure Act - (Sec. 3) Prohibits any person from constructing, connecting, operating, or maintaining a cross-border segment of an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric transmission facility at the national boundary of the United States for the import or export of oil, natural gas, or elec... | North American Energy Infrastructure Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Patient Access to
Emergency Medications Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the use of controlled substances by emergency medical
services agencies to administer medical care and medicines to
... | Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to direct the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to register an emergency medical services (EMS) agency as an entity authorized to dispense controlled substances, instead of registering the individual practi... | Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers
Act''.
SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF CONTACT LENS PRESCRIPTIONS TO PATIENTS.
(a) In General.--Upon completion of a contact lens fitting, a
prescriber--
(1) whether or not requested by the patient, shall provide... | Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act - Requires a "prescriber" (a person permitted under State law to issue prescriptions for contact lenses) to provide to the patient a copy of the patient's contact lens prescription free of charge.Declares that a contact lens prescription shall expire: (1) on the date specified by ... | To provide for availability of contact lens prescriptions to patients, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Land Exchange Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Since time immemorial, the ancestors of the Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians have lived i... | Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Land Exchange Act of 2002 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to exchange the Ravensford tract, currently in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, for the Yellow Face tract adjacent to the Waterrock Knob Visitor Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway.Requires the Eastern Band of Chero... | To provide for a Federal land exchange for the environmental, educational, and cultural benefit of the American public and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Leveraging and Energizing America's
Apprenticeship Programs Act'' or the ``LEAP Act''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATING IN QUALIFIED APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of... | Leveraging and Energizing America's Apprenticeship Programs Act or the LEAP Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a business-related tax credit of $1,500 for hiring an apprentice who has not attained age 25 at the close of the taxable year or $1,000 for an apprentice who has attained age 25.... | LEAP Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Institute of Biomedical
Imaging Establishment Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING.
(a) In General.--Part C of title IV of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 285 et seq.) is amended by adding at the en... | National Institute of Biomedical Imaging Establishment Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish: (1) the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging in the National Institutes of Health; and (2) the National Biomedical Imaging Program. Authorizes appropriations. | National Institute of Biomedical Imaging Establishment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pinnacles National Park Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled
``Proposed Wilderness Additions to the Proposed Pinnacles
National Park'', numbered 114/106,106, and dated No... | Pinnacles National Park Act - Establishes Pinnacles National Park in California to: (1) preserve and interpret the Park's ecosystems and the history of Native Americans, settlers, and explorers, and (2) interpret the recovery program for the California Condor.
Abolishes Pinnacles National Monument and includes the lan... | A bill to establish Pinnacles National Park in the State of California as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Investing in Innovation for
Education Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. INVESTING IN INNOVATION.
(a) In General.--Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
... | Investing in Innovation for Education Act of 2010 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) and nonprofit organizations to support the school reform efforts of public schools and LEAs.
Requires each ... | A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to invest in innovation for education. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Administrative Law Judge Conference
of the United States Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) in order to promote efficiency, productivity, and the
improvement of administrative functions, to enhance public
... | Transfers to the Conference all administrative law judge functions of the Office of Personnel Management.
Provides for the assignment of administrative law judges to appropriate Federal agencies.
Requires the chief judge to adopt and issue rules of judicial conduct for administrative law judges.
Authorizes appropriatio... | Administrative Law Judge Conference of the United States Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Neotropical Migratory Bird
Conservation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) of the nearly 800 bird species known to occur in the United
States, approximately 500 migrate among countries, and the large
majority of those s... | Authorizes project proposals to be submitted by: (1) individuals or other private entities; (2) Federal, State, local, or foreign government entities; (3) other entities subject to U.S. or foreign jurisdiction; and (4) international organizations.Limits the Federal share of project costs to 25 percent and prohibits the... | Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tools for Community Initiatives
Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established in the Executive Office of the President the
Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (hereafter referred to
as ``the Office'').
SEC. 3. DIRECTOR.
(a) Dire... | Tools for Community Initiatives Act - Establishes the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (the Office) in the Executive Office of the President. Requires the Director of the Office to encourage faith-based and community initiatives and work to eliminate improper Federal barriers so as to allow faith-based a... | To establish the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Office of Strategic Services
Congressional Gold Medal Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was America's first
effort to implement a system of strategic intelligence during World... | . The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.) Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act (Sec. 3) This bill requires 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 the membe... | Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Services for Children of Substance
Abusers Reauthorization Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.
(a) Administration and Activities.--
(1) Administration.--Section 399D(a) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C.... | Services for Children of Substance Abusers Reauthorization Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require that the Director of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (currently, the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services administration) make grants for: (1) services for childr... | Services for Children of Substance Abusers Reauthorization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Child Labor
Elimination Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Article 32 of the United Nations Convention on the
Rights of the Child recognizes ``the right of the child to be
p... | International Child Labor Elimination Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to annually identify foreign countries that do not prohibit child labor, or that have laws prohibiting child labor but do not enforce them, and those industries in such countries in which child labor is used.
Prohibits U.S. and multilat... | International Child Labor Elimination Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trade and Professional Association
Free Flow of Information Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) trade and professional associations serve the public
interest by conducting research, co... | Trade and Professional Association Free Flow of Information Act of 1997 - Exempts a trade or professional association from civil liability relating to harm caused by the provision of specified information by the trade or professional association to a member of the trade or professional association.
Authorizes a trade ... | Trade and Professional Association Free Flow of Information Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. IMPOSITION OF TARIFF-RATE QUOTAS ON CERTAIN CASEIN AND MILK
CONCENTRATES.
(a) Casein and Casein Products.--
(1) In general.--The Additional U.S. notes to chapter 35 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States are
amended--
(A) i... | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to impose tariff-rate quotas (quantitative import limits) and provide various duty rates on certain casein, caseinates, milk protein concentrate, and other casein derivatives and glues imported into the United States (except imports from Mexico).Authorizes the ... | To impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Red River Private Property
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. DISCLAIMER AND OUTDATED SURVEYS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary hereby disclaims any right, title,
and interest to all land located south of the South Bank boundary line
of the Red River in the affe... | Red River Private Property Protection Act Declares that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) of the Department of the Interior disclaims any right, title, and interest to certain lands along a stretch of the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma (the affected area) located south of the South Bank boundary line. Direct... | Red River Private Property Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum
Depression Research and Care Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Postpartum depression is a devastating mood disorder
which strikes many women during and after pregnancy.
... | Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of NIH and the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, to expand and intensify research and related activities of the Institute with respect to postpartum dep... | To provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Fisheries through Better
Science Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF STOCK ASSESSMENT.
Section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1802) is amended by redesignating the
paragraphs after paragraph (42) in order... | Healthy Fisheries through Better Science Act - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require the Secretary of Commerce to develop and publish at least triennially in the Federal Register (on the same schedule as the fisheries research strategic plan) a plan to conduct stock assessm... | Healthy Fisheries through Better Science Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``John F. Kennedy Centennial
Commission Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the ``John F.
Kennedy Centennial Commission'' (in this Act referred to as the
``Commission'').
SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
The... | John F. Kennedy Centennial Commission Act This bill establishes the John F. Kennedy Centennial Commission, which shall: plan, develop, and carry out activities to honor John F. Kennedy on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth; and provide advice and assistance to federal, state, and local governmental a... | John F. Kennedy Centennial Commission Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Boys Town Centennial Commemorative
Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Boys Town is a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving
children and healing families, nationally headquartered in the
village of Boys Town, Nebr... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on June 23, 2015. Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 50,000 $5 gold coins, 350,000 $1 silver coins, and 300,000 half-dollar clad coins to commemorate the centennial of th... | Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pine River Project Conveyance Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ``Jurisdictional Map'' means the map entitled
``Transfer of Jurisdiction--Vallecito Reservoir, United States
Department of Agri... | Pine River Project Conveyance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Pine River Irrigation District, Colorado, a specified interest of the Pine River Project (a water facilities project which includes the Vallecito Dam and Reservoir in Colorado, along with related easements and appurtenances). ... | Pine River Project Conveyance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Employee Wellness
Programs Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Congress has a strong tradition of protecting and
preserving employee workplace wellness programs, including
programs that utilize a h... | Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act This bill declares that a workplace wellness program, by offering a reward to participants, does not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or title I or II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 if the program complies with Public Health Service ... | Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``High-Performance Computing
Revitalization Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 4 of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C.
5503) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and multidisciplinary
teams of... | High-Performance Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 - Amends the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 to direct the President to implement a High-Performance Computing Research and Development Program (current law provides for a National High-Performance Computing Program) and revise program requirements.
Requires... | To amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Make College Affordable Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENSES.
(a) Deduction Allowed.--Section 221 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 221. HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENSES.
``(a) Allowance... | Make College Affordable Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the deduction of qualified higher education expenses and interest on qualified higher education loans. Limits such deduction based on modified adjusted gross income. | Make College Affordable Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Uniformed Services Medicare
Subvention Demonstration Project Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) Medicare-eligible covered military beneficiary.--The
term ``medicare-eligible covered military beneficiary'' mean... | Uniformed Services Medicare Subvention Demonstration Project Act - Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Health and Human Services (HHS) to jointly establish a demonstration project to provide the Department of Defense (DOD) with reimbursement, under provisions of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, for... | Uniformed Services Medicare Subvention Demonstration Project Act |
OF COMPLAINT.
If, after a formal complaint is filed under section 10, the
employee and the head of the employing office resolve the issues
involved, the employee may withdraw the complaint or the parties may
enter into a written agreement, subject to the approval of the
executive director.
SEC. 14. PROHIBITIO... | Congressional Accountability Act - Applies, by a specified conditional date, provisions of the following laws to the legislative branch: (1) the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; (2) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; (3) the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990; (4) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act... | Congressional Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Hope Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. TAX CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO EDUCATION INVESTMENT
ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to other credits)... | Children's Hope Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a credit ($100, $200 for joint return) which is dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and which is allowed against the Federal income tax for charitable contributions to education investment organizations (as defin... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a credit which is dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and which is allowed against the Federal income tax for charitable contributions to education investment organizations that provide assistance for elementary and secondary educat... |
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