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SECTION 1. ALIENS INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE VISAS AND EXCLUDED FROM
ADMISSION FOR NONPAYMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT.
(a) In General.--Section 212(a)(10) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(10)), as redesignated and amended by
sections 301(b), 347(a), and 352(a) of the Illegal Immigratio... | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, to make certain aliens determined to be delinquent in child support payments inadmissable, deportable, and ineligible for naturalization.
Authorizes immigration officers to serve child sup... | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make certain aliens determined to be delinquent in the payment of child support inadmissible, deportable, and ineligible for naturalization, to authorize immigration officers to serve process in child support cases on aliens entering the United States, and for other purpo... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chacoan Outliers Protection Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.
Section 501(b) of Public Law 96-550 (16 U.S.C. 410ii(b)) is amended
by striking ``San Juan Basin;'' and inserting in lieu thereof, ``San
Juan Basin and surrounding areas;''.
SEC... | Chacoan Outliers Protection Act of 1994 - Designates nine new outlying areas as Chaco Culture Archaeological Protection Sites associated with Chacoan Anasazi Indian culture in the San Juan Basin and surrounding areas of New Mexico and Colorado. Expands the boundaries and removes or reduces the acreage of certain exist... | Chacoan Outliers Protection Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Aircraft Clean Air Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
(2) Air c... | Aircraft Clean Air Act of 2001 - Authorizes crew members or passengers that experience an aircraft air quality incident which results in their reporting a symptom consistent with exposure to neurotoxins or asphyxiants to file a request with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for: (1) the air... | To provide for monitoring of aircraft air quality, to require air carriers to produce certain mechanical and maintenance records, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. LAND TRANSFER AND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL SECURITY GROUP ACTIVITY,
WINTER HARBOR, MAINE.
(a) Transfer of Jurisdiction of Schoodic Point Property
Authorized.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy may transfer, without
consideration, to the Secretary of the Interior administrative
jurisdiction of a p... | Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to transfer to: (1) the Secretary of the Interior administrative jurisdiction over specified property at the Naval Security Group Activity, Winter Harbor, Maine concurrently with the reversion of administrative jurisdiction over other specified property from the Secretary of the Nav... | A bill to authorize the transfer and conveyance of real property at the Naval Security Group Activity, Winter Harbor, Maine, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
Research, Cure, and Care Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Findings.
Sec. 4. Expansion of biomedical res... | Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Research, Cure, and Care Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to continue to expand and intensify research and related NIH activities with respect to psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.... | To strengthen the Nation's research efforts to identify the causes and cure of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, expand psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mentoring for Success Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO SUPPORT MENTORING PROGRAMS.
Title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``PART M--MENTORING P... | Mentoring for Success Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to establish and support mentoring programs and activities designed to link children with greatest need with responsible adults and to achieve specified goals.Makes el... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to support local mentoring programs for children in need, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PROLIFERATOR DESUBSIDIZATION.
(a) Annual Report.--The Director of Central Intelligence shall
submit an annual report to the Members of Congress specified in
subsection (f) containing the information described in subsection (b).
The first such report shall be submitted not later than 30 days after
th... | Requires the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) to submit to the chairmen and ranking minority members of specified congressional committees an annual report identifying each foreign entity which, during the preceding two years, transferred a controlled item (any of certain items listed on nuclear supplies lists or... | To end American subsidization of entities contributing to weapons proliferation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Arson Deterrence and
Fire Containment Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. MODULAR AIRBORNE FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM.
There are authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for the
modernization or replacement of the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting
System use... | Comprehensive Arson Deterrence and Fire Containment Act of 1993 - Authorizes appropriations for the modernization or replacement of the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System used by the United States Forest Service.
Directs the Forest Service to study and report to the Congress on additional means of improving airborn... | Comprehensive Arson Deterrence and Fire Containment Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Housing, Awareness, and
Navigation Demonstration Services for Individuals With Autism Spectrum
Disorders Act of 2008'' or the ``Helping HANDS for Autism Act of
2008''.
TITLE I--AUTISM NAVIGATOR PROGRAM
SEC. 101. AUTISM NAVIGATOR... | Helping Housing, Awareness, and Navigation Demonstration Services for Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorders Act of 2008 or the Helping HANDS for Autism Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS Secretary), in coordination with the Secretary of Hous... | A bill to increase housing, awareness, and navigation demonstration services (HANDS) for individuals with autism spectrum disorders. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employee Pension Fairness
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF FERS REVISED AND FURTHER REVISED ANNUITANT
CATEGORIES.
(a) Repeal of Annuity Computation.--Section 8415 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking subsection ... | Federal Employee Pension Fairness Act of 2015 Repeals provisions requiring federal employees, including foreign service employees, who began service after 2012 to pay an increased contribution (4.4%) for funding their annuities under the Federal Employees Retirement System. Amends the Internal Revenue Co... | Federal Employee Pension Fairness Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCIES FROM SEQUESTRATION.
(a) In General.--Section 255(f) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 905(f)) is amended to
read as follows:
``(f) Exemption of National Security Agencies.--The programs,
budget accounts, and activiti... | This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt national security agencies from sequestration, which is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals. The ex... | A bill to exempt the Department of Defense and other national security agencies from sequestration. |
SECTION 1. 2-YEAR EXTENSION OF DEDUCTION OF HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS OF
SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS.
(a) Extension.--Section 162(l)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by striking ``1993'' and inserting ``1995''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals until December 31, 1995.
Increases the excise tax on: (1) cigars; (2) cigarettes; (3) cigarette papers and tubes; (4) snuff; and (5) chewing and pipe tobacco. Imposes a tax on the floor stocks of such tob... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals, to increase the taxes on tobacco products, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``One Percent Spending Reduction Act
of 2014''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The fiscal crisis faced by the Federal Government
demands immediate action.
(2) T... | One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2014 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to establish and enforce new spending caps. Establishes the aggregate outlay cap (less net interest payments) for FY2015 at $3.774 trillion, less 1%. Reduces the outlay cap for F... | One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Energy from Agricultural
Products (REAP) Act''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR ELECTRICITY PRODUCED FROM BIOMASS.
(a) Extension and Modification of Placed-In-Service Rules.--
Paragraph (3) of section 45(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended-... | Renewable Energy from Agricultural Products (REAP) Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code respecting the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources to: (1) extend the credit; (2) expand the scope of qualifying closed-loop facilities; (3) make qualifying biomass (other than closed-loop biomass) and... | To encourage the use of agricultural products in producing renewable energy. |
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF SALT POND VISITOR CENTER AT THE CAPE COD
NATIONAL SEASHORE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) Thomas Phillip (``Tip'') O'Neill, Jr. was born on
December 9, 1912, in a middle-class Irish neighborhood of North
Cambridge, Massachusetts, to ... | Designates the Salt Pond Visitor Center at Cape Cod National Seashore in Eastham, Massachusetts, as the "Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Salt Pond Visitor Center". | A bill to designate the Salt Pond Visitor Center at the Cape Cod National Seashore as the "Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Salt Pond Visitor Center", and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Security Enhancement
Investment Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. BUSINESS DEDUCTION FOR PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF QUALIFYING
SECURITY ENHANCEMENT PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue C... | American Security Enhancement Investment Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow businesses to expense the costs of purchasing and installing qualifying security enhancement property. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a business deduction for the purchase and installation of qualifying security enhancement property. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom For Consumer Choice Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) In General.--In this Act, the following definitions shall
apply:
(1) Antitrust laws.--The term ``antitrust laws'' includes--
(A) the Act entitled ``An Act to pro... | Freedom for Consumer Choice Act - States U.S. government policy with regard to: (1) the promotion of the widespread availability of communications services; (2) the promotion of the integrity of communications facilities through investment and innovation in advanced communications networks; and (3) the economic regulat... | A bill to encourage continued investment and innovation in communications networks by establishing a new, competition analysis-based regulatory framework for the Federal Communications Commission. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Greater Research
Opportunities With Tax Help Act'' or ``GROWTH Act''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an ... | Greater Research Opportunities with Tax Help Act or GROWTH Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase from 14% to 20% the rate of the tax credit for increasing research activities, (2) modify rules for calculating such credit, and (3) make such credit permanent. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Good Samaritan Health Professionals
Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR VOLUNTEER HEALTH CARE
PROFESSIONALS.
(a) In General.--Title II of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 202 et seq.) is amended by inserting after ... | Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide that a health care professional shall not be liable under federal or state law for harm caused by any act or omission if: (1) the professional is serving as a volunteer for purposes of responding to a disaster; and (2) the... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to limit the liability of health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in response to a disaster. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Grand River Bands
of Ottawa Indians of Michigan Referral Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
... | Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians of Michigan Referral Act - Provides for an expedited review of the petition of the Grand River Bands of the Ottawa Indians of Michigan for recognition as a federal Indian tribe. | A bill to expedite review of the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians of Michigan to secure a timely and just determination of whether the Bands are entitled to recognition as a Federal Indian tribe so that the Bands may receive eligible funds before the funds are no longer available. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Biofuels Market Expansion Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. ENSURING THE AVAILABILITY OF DUAL FUELED AUTOMOBILES AND LIGHT
DUTY TRUCKS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 329 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 32902 the fo... | Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011 - Requires automobile manufacturers to ensure that at least 50% of 2014 and 2015 model year automobiles and light duty trucks manufactured for sale in the United States are dual fueled. Increases the minimum to 90% for 2016 and subsequent model years. (Excludes automobiles and ligh... | A bill to provide for the expansion of the biofuels market. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``White House Conference on Children
and Youth in 2010 Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND POLICY.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) In 2005 there were over 3,000,000 reports of child
abuse and neglect, and only 60 percent ... | White House Conference on Children and Youth in 2010 Act - Directs the President to call a White House Conference on Children and Youth in 2010 to: (1) encourage improvements in each state and local child welfare system; and (2) develop recommendations for actions to implement express policy regarding federal, state, a... | To require the President to call a White House Conference on Children and Youth in 2010. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chesapeake Bay Accountability and
Recovery Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) Chesapeake bay state.--The t... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 2, 2014. Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2014 - (Sec. 3) Requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to submit to Congress a financial report on restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed by September ... | Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SIMPLIFIED TAX.
(a) In General.--Subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended to read as follows:
``Subtitle A--Income Taxes
``Chapter 1. Computation of taxable income.
``Chapter 2. Determination of tax liability.
``Chapter 3. Exempt organizations.
``Chapter 4. Wi... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a simplified income tax. Allows a personal allowance of $4,000 for the taxpayer, spouse (if filing jointly), and each dependent. Adjusts such amount for inflation each year.
Imposes a nonbusiness tax on each person (reduced by the amount of the personal allowance) of 1... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a simplified tax on all income, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State-Owned Entity Transparency and
Accountability Reform Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) As Congress expressed when it enacted the Foreign
Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-583; 90 S... | State-Owned Entity Transparency and Accountability Reform Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal judicial code to allow U.S. courts to hear cases against a foreign state's corporate affiliates under the exception to foreign sovereign immunity that subjects a foreign state's commercial activities to the jurisdiction o... | State-Owned Entity Transparency and Accountability Reform Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Farm
Assistance Act of 2007''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I--AGRICULTURAL PRO... | Emergency Farm Assistance Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) to provide assistance: (1) to producers of specialty crops in disaster counties that suffered losses in 2005 or 2006; (2) to citrus producers in disaster counties that suffered losses in 2007; (3) to producers of other specialty cr... | A bill to provide emergency agricultural disaster assistance for agricultural producers, manufacturers, and workers in the State of California. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Commemorative Coin Act
of 1995''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``Fund'' means the National Law Enforcement
Officers Memorial Maintenance Fund established under section
201;
... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Commemorative Coin Programs
Title II: National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
Maintenance Fund
United States Commemorative Coin Act of 1995 -
Title I: Commemorative Coin Programs
- Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue gold and-or silver coin... | United States Commemorative Coin Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION
ACT OF 1974.
(a) Definitions.--Section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Act... | Indian Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Improvement Act - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to eliminate the pass-through of Federal assistance to Indian tribes that perform law enforcement functions (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) and that agree to certain r... | Indian Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Price and Supply Information
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. SURVEY OF FUEL PRICES AND INVENTORIES.
(a) In General.--The Administrator of the Energy Information
Administration of the Department of Energy shall conduct and publish
surveys of--
... | Energy Price and Supply Information Act of 1993 - Directs the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration of the Department of Energy to conduct and publish weekly surveys on a national, State, and PADD (Petroleum Administration Defense District) basis during each winter season with respect to: (1) home hea... | Energy Price and Supply Information Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Minors Protection and
Cyberspace Technology Act''.
SEC. 2. COMPUTER SOFTWARE REQUIRED.
(a) Installation Required.--Any elementary or secondary school or
public library that has received under any program or activity of any
Federal agency any ... | Allows temporary interruption of software operation to permit a minor, under the direct supervision of an adult designated by the school or library, to have access to information that is not obscene, is not child pornography, or is otherwise unprotected by the Constitution.
Requires determinations of adequate design to... | Internet Minors Protection and Cyberspace Technology Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Physician Relief Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Medical liability insurance premiums are soaring to the
highest rates since the mid-1980s.
(2) The average... | Physician Relief Act of 2003 - Sets forth rules governing punitive damages in health care lawsuits.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a limited credit for medical malpractice liability insurance premiums. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for medical malpractice liability insurance premiums, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gestational Diabetes Act of 2010''
or the ``GEDI Act''.
SEC. 2. GESTATIONAL DIABETES.
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243
et seq.) is amended by adding after section 317H the following:
``SEC. 317H-1. GESTATIONAL DIABET... | Gestational Diabetes Act of 2010 or the GEDI Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to develop a multisite gestational diabetes research project within the diabetes progra... | To provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR PAYMENTS OR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CERTAIN COOPERATIVE
RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Allowance of Research Credit.--Section 41(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to credit for increasing research
activities) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1),
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for a percentage of contributions to qualified cooperative research organizations for qualified cooperative research expenditures. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for payments or contributions to certain cooperative research organizations, and for other purposes. |
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which created National Statuary Hall from the Old Hall of the
U.S. House of Representatives and authorized the President of
the United States to invite States to submit two statues of
worthy citizens to be exhibited, which continues as a daily
inspiration to the thousands... | Justin Smith Morrill Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Justin Smith Morrill's lasting contributions to higher educa... | Justin Smith Morrill Congressional Gold Medal Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Workforce Development Investment Act
of 2017''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYERS WHICH PARTNER WITH EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS TO IMPROVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND JOB
TRAINING FOR STUDENTS.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV ... | Workforce Development Investment Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a business-related tax credit of $5,000 for each community college, other institution of higher education, or area career and technical education school engaged in a qualified partnership with the employer. The b... | Workforce Development Investment Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterinary Services Investment
Act''.
SEC. 2. VETERINARY SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM.
The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy
Act of 1977 is amended by inserting after section 1415A (7 U.S.C.
3151a) the following:
``SEC. 1415B. ... | Veterinarian Services Investment Act - Amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out a matching grant program with qualified entities to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services.
Requires a qualifying entity t... | A bill to amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to establish a grant program to promote efforts to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services, and for other purposes. |
S ON THE BUDGET.
Section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(j) Means-Tested Welfare Spending.--
``(1) In general.--The concurrent resolution on the budget
for the applicable fiscal year shall set forth the appropria... | Welfare Reform Act of 2011 - Welfare Reform Restoration Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise the TANF program by: (1) eliminating the temporary modification of the caseload reduction credit, and (2) reducing funding of state family assista... | A bill to provide information on total spending on means-tested welfare programs, to provide additional work requirements, and to provide an overall spending limit on means-tested welfare programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Health as Youth Skills in
Classrooms and Life Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in
the United States.
(2) Researchers estimate that th... | Promoting Health as Youth Skills in Classrooms and Life Act Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include health education and physical education in the definition of "core academic subjects." Requires each state to determine the most feasible measure for assessing students in health e... | Promoting Health as Youth Skills in Classrooms and Life Act |
SECTION 1. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) Expired Provisions.--(1) Section 202(a)(27) of the Older
Americans Act of 1995 (42 U.S.C. 3012(a)(27)) is amended by striking
subparagraph (C).
(2) Section 205 of the Older Americans Act of 1995 (42 U.S.C. 3016)
is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (c), an... | Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to extend through FY 2002 the authorization of appropriations for: (1) the Federal Council on the Aging; (2) administration; (3) grants for State and community programs on aging; (4) the availability of surplus commodities; (5) training, research, and discretionary projects and pr... | To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to extend the authorizations of appropriations for that Act, and to make technical corrections. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ice Age Floods National Geologic
Route Designation Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to designate the Ice Age Floods National
Geologic Route in the States of Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon,
enabling the public to view,... | Ice Age Floods National Geologic Route Designation Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service (NPS), and with the concurrence of the agency having jurisdiction over such roads, to designate a vehicular tour route from Missoula, Montana, to the Pacifi... | To designate the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Route, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Hospice Reform and Savings
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. HOSPICE CARE PAYMENT AND COVERAGE REFORMS.
(a) Relief From Demand Payments.--Section 1814(i)(2) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395f(i)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (... | Medicare Hospice Reform and Savings Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise payments and coverage for hospice care under the Medicare program.
Prescribes conditions for recovery by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) of repayment demands from a hospice program for ... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform payments and coverage for hospice care under the Medicare Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Denali National Park Improvement
Act''.
SEC. 2. KANTISHNA HILLS MICROHYDRO PROJECT; LAND EXCHANGE.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appurtenance.--The term ``appurtenance'' includes--
(A) transmission lines;
... | . Denali National Park Improvement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for specified microhydro projects in the Kantishna Hills area within the Denali National Park and Preserve (the Park) in Alaska. Defines "microhydro project" as a hydroelectric power generating facility with a... | Denali National Park Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Castner Range
National Monument Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Establishment of Castner Range Nat... | Castner Range National Monument Act This bill establishes the Castner Range National Monument in Texas. The Department of the Interior shall continue to provide historical and adequate access to private inholdings within the Monument's exterior boundaries. Interior shall: manage the Monument in a manner to conserve, ... | Castner Range National Monument Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Multiple Handgun Transfer
Prohibition Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. MULTIPLE HANDGUN TRANSFER PROHIBITION.
(a) In General.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(s)(1)(A)(i) It shall be unlawful for... | Multiple Handgun Transfer Prohibition Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit: (1) a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer from transferring two or more handguns to an individual not so licensed during any 30-day period or from transferring a handgun to any such individual who received a handgu... | Multiple Handgun Transfer Prohibition Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Today's Entrepreneurs are Advancing
Mentorship Act of 2012'' or the ``TEAM Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL SUPPORT.
(a) In General.--The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating section 4... | Today's Entrepreneurs are Advancing Mentorship Act of 2012 or TEAM Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to establish within the Small Business Administration (SBA) an Office of Entrepreneurial Support, headed by a Director, to develop and provide innovative entrepreneurial information, education, and resources t... | A bill to establish an Office of Entrepreneurial Support within the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Delaware and Lehigh National
Heritage Corridor Act Amendments of 1997''.
SEC. 2. NAME CHANGE.
The Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor
Act of 1988 (Public Law 200-692; 102 Stat. 4552) is amended by striking
``Delaware and Le... | Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act Amendments of 1997 - Amends the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 (the Act) to change the name of the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor to the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor.
Inclu... | Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act Amendments of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension
Research and Education Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TITLE I--RESEARCH ON PULMONARY HYPERTENSI... | Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2008 - Title I: Research on Pulmonary Hypertension - (Sec. 101) Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Director of the Nationa... | To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to encourage research and carry out an educational campaign with respect to pulmonary hypertension, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection Advisory Boards Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY BOARDS WITHIN THE BUREAU OF CONSUMER
FINANCIAL PROTECTION.
(a) In General.--The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 is
amended by inse... | Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act (Sec. 2) Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to direct the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to establish a Small Business Advisory Board to: (1) advise and consult with the CFPB in the exercise of its functions und... | Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alternative Routes to Teacher
Certification and Licensure Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM REAUTHORIZED.
The Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after
title VII (20 U.S.C. 1133 et seq.) the following new title:
``TITLE VIII--ALTERNATIVE... | Alternative Routes to Teacher Certification and Licensure Act of 2001 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish, as a new title VIII, the Alternate Routes to Teacher Certification and Licensure program. Directs the Secretary of Education to allot grants to States to develop and implement programs for alter... | To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize the Alternate Routes to Teacher Certification and Licensure program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. POST-SHUTDOWN DECOMMISSIONING ACTIVITIES REPORTS.
Chapter 10 of title I of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
2131 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 113. POST-SHUT... | Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2016 This bill amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensee to submit to the NRC a post-shutdown decommissioning activities report (PSDAR) regarding the shutdown of a nuclear facility. In the state where the nuclear facility is loca... | Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Second Generation Biofuel Producer
Tax Credit Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. SECOND GENERATION BIOFUEL PRODUCER CREDIT.
(a) Credit Amount Determined Based on BTU Content of Fuel.--
Subparagraph (B) of section 40(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is am... | Second Generation Biofuel Producer Tax Credit Act of 2009 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the cellulosic biofuel producer tax credit to: (1) revise the applicable amount of such credit by linking it to the British thermal unit (BTU) content of second generation biofuels as determined by the Secret... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a second generation biofuel producer credit, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Security Measures Feasibility Act''.
SEC. 2. STUDIES RELATED TO STATE-ISSUED DRIVER'S LICENSES AND
IDENTIFICATION CARDS.
(a) Study on Security Measures for State-Issued Driver's Licenses
and Identification Cards.--
(1) Feasibi... | Security Measures Feasibility Act - Requires the Comptroller General to conduct a study evaluating: (1) the ability of the States to develop and implement specified security measures (including the incorporation of anti-fraud features, the use of uniform machine-readable technology, and implementation of a social secur... | To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the development and implementation by States of security measures for driver's licenses and identification cards and a study on the consequences of denying driver's licenses to aliens unlawfully present in the United States, and for other pur... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Corporate Responsibility Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. DISGORGEMENT REQUIRED.
(a) Administrative Actions.--Within 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall
prescribe regulations to require disgorgement, in ... | Corporate Responsibility Act of 2002 - Instructs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require disgorgement of salaries, commissions, fees, bonuses, options, profits, and losses avoided through securities transactions obtained by an officer or director of an issuer during a reporting period when such officer ... | To provide for enhanced corporate responsibility under the securities laws. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) since the publication of the original study and
comprehensive list of recommendations in America Burning,
written in 1974, requested ad... | Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to classify automatic fire sprinkler systems as five-year depreciable property. . | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to classify automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Voluntary Alcohol Advertising
Standards for Children Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Television advertising influences children's perception
of the values and behavior that are common and acceptable in... | Voluntary Alcohol Advertising Standards for Children Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), on the basis of recommendations from an advisory committee established by the FCC, to prescribe a code of conduct (code) that limits the exposure and appeal to minors o... | Voluntary Alcohol Advertising Standards for Children Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Adjacent Zone Revenue Sharing
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the United States is an Arctic nation with--
(A) an approximately 700-mile border with the
Arctic Ocean;
... | Alaska Adjacent Zone Revenue Sharing Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to require that the state of Alaska receive 37.5% of: (1) any bonus bid paid for leasing rights for any area in the Alaska Adjacent Zone; and (2) specified post-leasing revenues including lease rental payments and lease roya... | A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide for the sharing of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues from areas in the Alaska Adjacent Zone. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Community Health Advisor
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Communities across America have joined forces with
State health departments, academic institutions, and community-
based public an... | National Community Health Advisor Act - Mandates financial assistance to each applying State (or an agency designated by a State) for the development and operation of community health advisor programs. Sets forth a formula for determining the amount of allotments. Authorizes appropriations. | National Community Health Advisor Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reasonable Expectation of American
Privacy Act of 2013'' or the ``REAP Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. INCREASED PROTECTIONS RELATING TO VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE OF
PASSWORD INFORMATION.
Section 2702 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
... | Reasonable Expectation of American Privacy Act of 2013 or the REAP Act of 2013 - Amends the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 to prohibit a provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service to the public from knowingly divulging subscriber or customer password information to any perso... | REAP Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Return on Investment Accountability
Act''.
SEC. 2. PAYOR STATE CREDIT AMOUNT FOR INDIVIDUALS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter B of chapter 65 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 6427 the following
new section:
``SEC... | Return on Investment Accountability Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit for eligible individuals who reside in states in which the federal tax burden of the state exceeds the federal outlays received by the state. An "eligible individual" is an individual who is: ... | Return on Investment Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Small Business Procurement
Parity Act''.
SEC. 2. SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED
AND CONTROLLED BY WOMEN.
(a) In General.--Section 8(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
637(m)) is amended--
... | Women's Small Business Procurement Parity Act - Amends the Small Business Act to revise procurement program requirements for women-owned small businesses. Authorizes a contracting officer to award a sole source contract under this Act to small businesses owned and controlled by women if each of the businesses is at lea... | Women's Small Business Procurement Parity Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rocky Mountain Front Heritage Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Conservation management area.--The term ``Conservation
Management Area'' means the Rocky Mountain Front Conservation
Management Area establi... | Rocky Mountain Front Heritage Act of 2011- Establishes the Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area in Montana.
Designates specified land within the Lewis and Clark National Forest in Montana as wilderness and as additions to existing components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS).
Directs... | A bill to establish the Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area, to designate certain Federal land as wilderness, and to improve the management of noxious weeds in the Lewis and Clark National Forest, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Military Counterfeits Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. TRAFFICKING IN COUNTERFEIT MILITARY GOODS OR SERVICES.
(a) Trafficking in Counterfeit Military Goods or Services.--Section
2320 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subs... | Combating Military Counterfeits Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose criminal penalties on persons who traffic in counterfeit goods or services identified as meeting military standards or that are intended for use in a military or national security application.
Directs the United States Sentencing ... | A bill to prohibit trafficking in counterfeit military goods or services. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Retired Americans Right of
Employment Act II'' or ``RARE Act II''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF EARNINGS TEST FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ATTAINED
EARLY RETIREMENT AGE.
(a) In General.--Section 203 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
403) is am... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a nonrefundable credit against income tax for qualified individuals who have attained early retirement age. | RARE Act II |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Television Consumer Freedom Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``a la carte'' means offering video
programming for purchase, whether on a wholesale or retail
basis, on an individual, per-channel ... | Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 - Allows multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) (including cable operators, multichannel multipoint distribution services, direct broadcast satellite services, or television receive-only satellite program distributors), except with respect to the minimum contents of ... | Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Cancer Care
Planning and Communications Act of 2018''.
(b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Cancer care in the United States is often described as
the best in the world because patients have acce... | Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act of 2018 This bill provides for Medicare coverage and payment of cancer care planning and coordination services. | Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community-Based Independence for
Seniors Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Community-based services play an essential role in
keeping individuals healthy.
(2) Without community-based lon... | Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act This bill establishes a Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program, through which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall target home- and community-based services to low-income seniors who are unable to perform two or mo... | Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Forced Abortion Condemnation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Forced abortion was rightly denounced as a crime
against humanity by the Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal.
(2) For over 15 ... | Forced Abortion Condemnation Act - Prohibits the Secretary of State from issuing any visa to, and the Attorney General from admitting to the United States, any Chinese national (including any Communist Party official or Chinese Government official) that has been found to have been involved in the enforcement of populat... | Forced Abortion Condemnation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``College Affordability and Lifetime
Savings Act''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR INTEREST ON EDUCATION LOANS CONVERTED TO CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Section 221 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to interest on education loans) is hereby moved to subp... | College Affordability and Lifetime Savings Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) convert the current deduction for interest on education loans to a credit equal to 50 percent of the interest paid during the taxable year on any qualified education loan; and (2) exclude from gross income amounts which would be i... | To make college debt more affordable, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Low-Income and Rural School
Program''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
(a) Reservations.--From amounts appropriated under section 7 for
this Act for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve \1/2\ of 1
percent to make awards to elementary or secondary sc... | Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) for elementary and secondary education development by LEAs that are eligible if: (1) 20 percent or more of the children aged five through 17, whom the LEA serves, are from families with incomes below the poverty line; and (2) all of ... | Low-Income and Rural School Program |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVOR.
In this Act, the term ``sexual assault survivor'' includes a
deceased victim of sexual assault.
SEC. 3. SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS' RIGHTS.
(a) In General.--Titl... | Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish statutory rights for sexual assault survivors, including the right to: (1) receive a forensic medical examination at no cost, (2) have a sexual assault evidence collection kit (i.e., rape kit) preserved for the maximum applicab... | Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Base Security Act''.
SEC. 2. PILOT AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN
NEW JERSEY.
(a) Pilot and Demonstration Program.--The Secretary of Defense,
acting through the Office of the Secretary of Defense, shall d... | Military Base Security Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense to develop a pilot and demonstration program in New Jersey, and in one or more additional States or regions, to develop and explore policies, procedures, and practices that improve the level of security, reliability, quality, and economic efficiency of defe... | To establish a pilot and demonstration program in New Jersey and elsewhere to improve security on military installations and to improve the quality of defense contractors and subcontractors. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lost Boys and Girls Rebuilding
Infrastructure to Sustain Enduring Peace in South Sudan Act'' or the
``Lost Boys and Girls RISE Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The 21-year civil war between the North and the South ... | Lost Boys and Girls Rebuilding Infrastructure to Sustain Enduring Peace in South Sudan Act or the Lost Boys and Girls RISE Act This bill directs the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish a three-year pilot program to provide fellowships to up to 500 eligible individuals to assist in developing ... | Lost Boys and Girls RISE Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Assessment and Remediation of
Contaminated Sediments Reauthorization Act''.
SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS.
Section 118(c)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1268(c)(7)) is amended by adding at the en... | Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments Reauthorization Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, acting through the Great Lakes National Program Office, to conduct at least three demonstration projects involving promising techn... | Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments Reauthorization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International and Domestic Product
Safety Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Commissioner.--The term ``Commissioner'' means the
Commissioner responsible for the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection of the Department... | International and Domestic Product Safety Act - Establishes in the Department of Commerce an Office of International and Domestic Product Safety to oversee and coordinate international and domestic consumer product safety responsibilities in a way that protects the health and safety of U.S. consumers and ensures that c... | A bill to establish an Office of International and Domestic Product Safety and a Product Safety Coordinating Council to improve the management, coordination, promotion, and oversight of product safety responsibilities, develop a centralized public database for product recalls, advisories, and alerts, and for other purp... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Honor the Nevada Enabling Act of
1864 Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Federal Government controls over 80 percent of all
of the land within the State of Nevada, which is a greater
percentage t... | Honor the Nevada Enabling Act of 1864 Act Directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior to convey, in phases and without consideration, to the state of Nevada all interest of the United States in federal lands owned, managed, or controlled by the federal government through the USDA or ... | Honor the Nevada Enabling Act of 1864 Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Americans Giving Care to Elders
(AGE) Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR ELDERCARE EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after
section 25D the following... | Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for a portion of a taxpayer's expenses for eldercare. The credit applies to expenses to care for certain relatives or members of the taxpayer's household who have attained the age of 65 and require assis... | Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Project SEARCH Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) small communities often struggle to meet environmental
goals because of difficulty in securing funding;
(2) often, sources of funding for environme... | Project SEARCH Act of 2001 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish the SEARCH grant program to carry out environmental projects in rural communities of not more than 2,500 people. | A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide grants for special environmental assistance for the regulation of communities and habitat ("SEARCH grants") to small communities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Security and Freedom Through
Encryption (SAFE) Act''.
SEC. 2. SALE AND USE OF ENCRYPTION.
(a) In General.--Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by inserting after chapter 121 the following new chapter:
``CHAPTER 122--ENCRYPTED WI... | Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to permit any person within any State, and any U.S. person in a foreign country, to use any encryption regardless of the encryption algorithm selected, encryption key length chosen, or implementation technique or medium used, with an ... | Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement
Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) it is in the public interest for the Tribe, Navajos
residing on the Hopi Partitioned Lands, and the United States to
reach a peaceful re... | Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act of 1996 - Ratifies the Settlement Agreement between the United States and the Hopi Tribe executed on December 14, 1995.
Sets forth the conditions to be met prior to taking lands into trust for the Tribe pursuant to the Settlement Agreement.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Inter... | Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Telework Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) many rural communities and Indian reservations have not
benefited from the historic economic expansion in recent years,
an... | Directs a recipient Center to use grants for five-year projects to: (1) identify needed skills and provide training and employment-related services to persons in rural areas and Indian tribes to support the use of teleworking (the use of telecommunications to perform work functions over a distance) in technology fields... | Rural Telework Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. FEDERAL DATA CENTER CONSOLIDATION.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator for the Office of E-Government and Information
Technology within the Office of Management and Budget.
(2) Data center.--
... | Requires the heads of specified federal agencies, assisted by their chief information officers, to submit in FY2015-FY2019 to the Office of E-Government and Information Technology of the Office of Management and Budget: (1) a comprehensive asset inventory of the data centers owned, operated, or maintained by or on beha... | A bill to require certain agencies to conduct assessments of data centers and develop data center consolidation and optimization plans. |
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.) is repealed.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 1211(a)(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
U.S.C. 381... | This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to repeal the Department of Agriculture Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). (EQIP provides financial and technical assistance for agricultural producers and land owners to implement certain conservation practices.) | A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to repeal the environmental quality incentives program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Financial Crimes Strategy
Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINANCIAL CRIMES INVOLVING MONEY LAUNDERING AND RELATED
CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES.
(a) In General.--Title IX of the Financial Institutions Reform,
Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 ... | National Financial Crimes Strategy Act of 1996 - Amends the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 to prescribe guidelines under which: (1) the President, acting through the Secretary of the Treasury (the Secretary), shall develop and submit to the Congress a national strategy for combati... | National Financial Crimes Strategy Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Custody Protection Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION OF MINORS IN CIRCUMVENTION OF CERTAIN LAWS
RELATING TO ABORTION.
(a) In General.--Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by inserting after chapter 117 the follow... | Child Custody Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly transport a minor across a state line to obtain an abortion without satisfying a parental involvement law in the minor's resident state. A parental involvement law requires parental consent or notification, o... | Child Custody Protection Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Competitiveness and
Innovation Strategy Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States has not undertaken a national
economic competitivene... | National Competitiveness and Innovation Strategy Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to complete a comprehensive study of the economic competitiveness and innovative capacity of the United States.
Requires the Secretary to establish: (1) a process for obtaining public comments; and (2) an Innovation Adviso... | A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the economic competitiveness and innovative capacity of the United States and to develop a national economic competitiveness strategy, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Institute of Standards and
Technology Authorization Act of 2002''.
TITLE I--FISCAL YEARS 2003-2005 AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY.
... | National Institute of Standards and Technology Authorization Act of 2002 - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce for: (1) Scientific and Technical Research Services activities of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for the Measurement Standards Laboratories and the Malcomb Baldrig... | A bill to authorize appropriations for the programs of the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology, to amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Urban Search and Rescue
Response System Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to clarify and codify the preparedness
and response authority of the National Urban Search and Rescue Response
System for Federal response to s... | National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2007 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to codify provisions establishing in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System, under which the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide for a national network... | To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Providing Assistance with the
Paperwork from Excessive Regulations Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF FINES FOR FIRST-TIME PAPERWORK VIOLATIONS BY
SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.
Section 3506 of title 44, United States Code (commonly referred ... | Providing Assistance with the Paperwork from Excessive Regulations Act of 2012 - Amends the Paperwork Reduction Act to direct agency heads not to impose a civil fine for a first-time paperwork violation by a small business concern unless: (1) there is potential for serious harm to the public interest; (2) the detection... | To amend title 44 of the United States Code, to provide for the suspension of fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations by small entities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Defense Against Infectious Diseases
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Alternative medical care facility.--The term
``alternative medical care facility'' means a site capable of
meeting medical surge capac... | Defense Against Infectious Diseases Act of 2009 - Directs the President: (1) to convene a consortium of representatives of state, local, and tribal governments to assess the adequacy of guidance for state and local government planning in the National Strategy for Pandemic Flu and the National Strategy for Pandemic Infl... | A bill to provide for the enhancement of United States preparedness for outbreaks of infectious disease to protect homeland security. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drug Addiction Treatment Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.
(a) In General.--Section 303(g) of the Controlled Substances Act
(21 U.S.C. 823(g)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(A) security'' and ... | Requires that: (1) the practitioner, before dispensing schedule III-V drugs to patients for maintenance or detoxification treatment, submit to the Secretary a notification of intent to begin dispensing such drugs for that purpose, including certifications that the practitioner is a "qualifying physician" (defined to me... | Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Digital Coast Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) more than half of all people of the United States, 153
million people, currently live on or near a coast and an
additional 12 million are expected ... | Digital Coast Act of 2010 - Defines "digital coast" as a constituent-driven platform provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to integrate geospatial data and address coastal and emergency management issues.
Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Director of Coastal Serv... | To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program to develop a coordinated and comprehensive Federal coastal mapping effort for the Nation's coastal zone to include all coastal State and territorial waters of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oregon National Forest
Administrative Site Disposal Act''.
SEC. 2. DISPOSAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE SITES, NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS,
OREGON.
(a) Conveyance Authority.--The Secretary of Agriculture (in this
section referred to as the ``Secr... | Oregon National Forest Administrative Site Disposal Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange any or all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to specified National Forest System lands, and improvements on those lands, located in the Rogue River, Siskiyou, Siuslaw, Umpqua, and Will... | To provide for the disposal of certain Forest Service administrative sites in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Small Property and
Casualty Insurance Company Equity Act of 1997''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an am... | Small Property and Casualty Insurance Company Equity Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a small insurance company (assets of less than $500 million) deduction (60 percent of tentative taxable income of $3 millon or less) from the insurance company tax. | Small Property and Casualty Insurance Company Equity Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Virginia Metrorail
Extension Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
(Metro) maintains the second largest rail network in the
Nation.
... | Northern Virginia Metrorail Extension Act Authorizes project development for specified Metrorail new fixed guideway capital projects in Virginia. | Northern Virginia Metrorail Extension Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Dolphin-Safe
Fishing Act''.
(b) References to Marine Mammal Protection Act.--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
sec... | Dolphin-Safe Fishing Act - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to modify the requirements for the importation into the United States of yellowfin tuna harvested with purse seine nets in the eastern tropical Pacific ocean.
Makes it unlawful to: (1) intentionally chase and net any dolphin in any tuna fishin... | Dolphin-Safe Fishing Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Super Pollutants Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) short-lived climate pollutants account for 40 percent
of global warming impacting the atmosphere, even though those
pollutants account for a much sm... | Super Pollutants Act of 2015 This bill requires the President to establish the Interagency Task Force on Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Mitigation. The Task Force must report on federal agencies' plans for reducing those pollutants, including: (1) black carbon (soot emissions), (2) methane, and (3) hydrofluorocarbons wi... | Super Pollutants Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Airport Security Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF POSSESSION OF FIREARMS AT AIRPORTS.
(a) Program To Prohibit Possession of Firearms at Airports.--
Section 44903 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following new sub... | Airport Security Act of 2017 This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to establish a program to prohibit all but specified authorized individuals from possessing a firearm at a covered airport, including any individual who enters the airport, or exits public transportation at it, for air trav... | Airport Security Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wounded Warriors Joint Health Care
Ombudsman Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-WIDE OMBUDSMAN OFFICE.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a
Department of Defense-wide Ombudsman Office (in this Act referred... | Wounded Warriors Joint Health Care Ombudsman Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a Department of Defense (DOD)-wide Ombudsman Office and to assign Office oversight responsibility to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs.
Requires the Ombudsman to provide assistance to and answer questio... | To create a Department of Defense-wide Ombudsman Office. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flood and Agriculture Risk
Management Cost Reduction Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL LAND USE CONTROLS.
Subsection (a) of section 1315 of the National Flood Insurance Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4022(a)) is amended by adding at the e... | Flood and Agriculture Risk Management Cost Reduction Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow, under the National Flood Insurance Program, certain local variances with respect to agricultural structures located in special flood-hazard zones. The chargeable premium rate for coverage... | Flood and Agriculture Risk Management Cost Reduction Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom to Fish Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Recreational fishing is traditionally one of the most
popular outdoor sports with more than 50,000,000 participants
of all ages, in all ... | Freedom to Fish Act - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to prohibit any fishery management plan prepared by a Regional Fishery Management Council or the Secretary of Commerce from establishing areas closed to recreational fishing unless: (1) there is a clear indication that recreationa... | To protect the public's ability to fish for sport, and for other purposes. |
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