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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Support Reform Amendments Act
of 1994''.
SEC. 2. GARNISHMENT OF PAY OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.
Subsection (i) of section 5520a of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking out ``The provisions'' and inserting in
li... | Child Support Reform Amendments Act of 1994 - Amends Federal law to require a Federal agency to comply with a child support enforcement order by garnishing an employee's pay upon receipt of legal process.
Amends Federal law with respect to specified retirement funds to authorize an individual owed a child support arre... | Child Support Reform Amendments Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Established Provider Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE ESTABLISHED PROVIDER SYSTEM.
Title XVIII of the Social Security Act is amended by inserting
after section 1893 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ddd) the following new
section:
``SEC. 1893A. MEDI... | Medicare Established Provider Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a system to designate service providers and suppliers who meet specified criteria representing a low risk for submitting fraudulent Medicare claims a... | Medicare Established Provider Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Muscogee Nation of Florida Federal
Recognition Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Muscogee Nation of Florida is comprised of lineal
descendants of persons who were historically part of the Creek
Confeder... | Muscogee Nation of Florida Federal Recognition Act - Extends federal recognition to the Muscogee Nation of Florida (the Nation).
Makes the Nation and its members eligible for all services and benefits provided by the federal government to federally recognized Indian tribes. Considers, for the purpose of the delivery o... | A bill to extend Federal recognition to the Muscogee Nation of Florida. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``No Discrimination
in Health Insurance Act of 2008''.
(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to--
(1) eliminate the application of pre-existing condition
exclusions in all group health coverage policies ... | No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act of 2008 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Internal Revenue Code, and the Public Health Service Act to prohibit a group health plan from imposing any preexisting conditions exclusion.
Requires each health insurance issuer that offers health insur... | To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit discrimination in group health coverage and individual health insurance coverage. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) An inequity of voting rights exists in the United
States because voters in some States have the universal right
to vote by m... | Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2009 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a state from imposing additional conditions or requirements on the eligibility of an individual to cast a vote in federal elections by mail, except for purposes of obtaining signature verification for acceptance and proce... | To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 led
to increased ownership consolidation in the radio industry.
(2) At a hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation, on June ... | Repeals provisions in the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, that required the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) modify rules authorizing the operation of low-power FM radio stations to prescribe minimum distance separations for third... | A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low power FM service. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Offices of Rural Health
Reauthorization Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. STATE OFFICES OF RURAL HEALTH.
Section 338J of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254r) is
amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 338J. GRANTS TO STATE OFFICES OF RURAL HEALTH.
``(... | State Offices of Rural Health Reauthorization Act of 2018 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize through FY2022 and revise the grant program for state offices of rural health, including to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make the grants, thus removing HHS's discretion... | State Offices of Rural Health Reauthorization Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. LANDS TITLE REPORT COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--Subject to sums being provided in advance in
appropriations Acts, there is established a Commission to be known as
the Lands Title Report Commission (hereafter in this section referred
to as the ``Commission'') to facilitate home loan mortgages on In... | Subjects such Commission to the regulatory oversight of certain congressional committees on banking.
Directs the Commission to: (1) analyze and determine how best to improve or replace the system of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (Department of the Interior) for maintaining land ownership records and title documents and ... | To establish the Lands Title Report Commission to facilitate certain home loan mortgages. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Realtime Investor Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY.
The constitutional authority on which this Act rests is the power
of Congress to regulate commerce as enumerated in article I, section 8
of the United States Constitution.
SEC. 3. M... | Realtime Investor Protection Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require a registered securities association to: (1) establish and maintain a registration information system on its members and their associated persons; and (2) establish and maintain a toll-free telephone listing, and a readily accessibl... | To improve the access of investors to regulatory records with respect to securities brokers, dealers, and investment advisers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unemployment Compensation Amendment
of 1998''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO EXTENDED BENEFIT PROGRAM.
(a) Repeal of Certain State Law Requirements.--
(1) Section 202(a) of the Federal-State Extended
Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (2... | Unemployment Compensation Amendment of 1998 - Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to: (1) repeal certain State law requirements under the extended unemployment compensation benefit program; (2) establish certain mandatory triggers based on total unemployment; (3) revise requirements... | Unemployment Compensation Amendment of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving the American Historical
Record Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Much of the American historical record, such as
evidence of births, education, marriage, divorce, property
owned, obligati... | Preserving the American Historical Record Act - Requires the Archivist of the United States to make grants to states to: (1) protect historical records; (2) use such records in new and creative ways; (3) provide education and training to those who care for historical records; and (4) create a wide variety of access too... | A bill to authorize the Archivist of the United States to make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring the Value of Every
American in Environmental Decisions Act''.
SEC. 2. VALUATION OF STATISTICAL LIFE IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY DECISIONMAKING.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) using a dollar value to ... | Restoring the Value of Every American in Environmental Decisions Act - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), when using in decisionmaking any value of statistical life, including the life of pregnant women, infants, children, and the elderly, to: (1) not reduce that value below the hi... | An original bill to restore the value of every American in environmental decisions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Billie Jean King, born Billie Jean Moffit, on November
22, 1943, in Long Beach, California, was the first child of
Betty (nee Jerman) and Bill Moffitt.
(2) Billie Jean demonstrated athletic prowess from a young
... | This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King in recognition of her courageous and groundbreaking leadership advancing equal rights for women and the LGBT community in at... | To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King, in recognition of her contribution to the Nation and her courageous and groundbreaking leadership advancing equal rights for women and the LGBT community in athletics, education, and our society. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National All Schedules Prescription
Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO PURPOSE.
Paragraph (1) of section 2 of the National All Schedules
Prescription Electronic Reporting Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-60) is
amended... | National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act of 2005 to include as a purpose of such Act to foster the establishment of state-administered controlled substance monitoring systems in order to ensure that app... | National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equitable Health Care for
Neurobiological Disorders Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) there are sufficient neuroscientific data to document
that many severe ``mental'' illnesses are actually physical
... | Equitable Health Care for Neurobiological Disorders Act of 1995 - States that the standards for the nondiscriminatory and equitable treatment by employer health benefit plans of individuals with neurobiological disorders require that such plans provide for coverage of services essential to the effective treatment of su... | Equitable Health Care for Neurobiological Disorders Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Access to Evidence-Based
Opioid Treatment for Seniors Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF CERTAIN SERVICES FURNISHED BY OPIOID
TREATMENT PROGRAMS.
(a) Coverage.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. ... | Expanding Access to Evidence-Based Opioid Treatment for Seniors Act of 2018 This bill extends Medicare coverage to opioid-use disorder treatment services and programs. | Expanding Access to Evidence-Based Opioid Treatment for Seniors Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Worker Protection Warnings Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCE.
Whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provisions, the
reference shall be considered to be made to a section o... | Worker Protection Warnings Act of 1993 - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue a final regulation establishing, as occupational safety and health standards, uniform warnings for personal protective equipment for occupational use. Requires such regulation to be ... | Worker Protection Warnings Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Library Donation Reform
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES.
(a) In General.--Section 2112 of title 44, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(h) Presidential Library Fundraising ... | . Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2013 - Amends federal law regarding presidential archival depositories to require any presidential library fundraising organization to submit quarterly reports to the National Archives and Records Administration (National Archives) on every contributor who gave the organi... | Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pathways to Independence Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. STATE OPTION TO COUNT REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR CERTAIN
INDIVIDUALS AS WORK FOR PURPOSES OF THE TEMPORARY
ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 407... | Pathways to Independence Act of 2003 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) of title IV of the Social Security Act to give States the option to: (1) treat an individual with a disability, including a substance abuse problem, who is participating in rehabilitation services as being engaged in work; an... | A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow a State to treat an individual with a disability, including a substance abuse problem, who is participating in rehabilitation services and who is increasing participation in core work activities as being engaged in work for purposes of the temporary... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hunting Heritage Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) recreational hunting is an important and traditional
recreational activity in which 13,000,000 people in the United
States 16 years of age and ol... | Hunting Heritage Protection Act - Requires that Federal public lands be open to access and use for recreational hunting except: (1) as limited by the Federal agency with responsibility for such lands for national security or public safety reasons, or for reasons authorized in applicable Federal statutes as reasons for ... | A bill to recognize the heritage of hunting and provide opportunities for continued hunting on Federal public land. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reinsurance International Solvency
Standards Evaluation Board Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established the Reinsurance International Solvency
Standards Evaluation Board, to evaluate the reinsurance supervisory
systems of the States o... | Reinsurance International Solvency Standards Evaluation Board Act of 2008 - Establishes the Reinsurance International Solvency Standards Evaluation Board to evaluate reinsurance supervisory systems of the states and jurisdictions outside the United States to determine, on a uniform basis, whether such systems provide a... | To establish the Reinsurance International Solvency Standards Evaluation Board. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Back to School Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF TIME LIMITATIONS ON USE OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
UNDER ALL-VOLUNTEER FORCE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 3031 of title 38, United States Code, is
amende... | Veterans Back to School Act of 2013 - Provides that an individual's entitlement to educational assistance under the all-volunteer force veterans' educational assistance program shall not end until 10 years after the individual begins using such benefit. (Under current law, there are several more stringent time limits o... | Veterans Back to School Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. TECHNICAL SCHOOL TRAINING SUBSIDY PROGRAM.
Section 171 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.
2916) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Technical School Training Subsidy Pilot Program.--
``(1) Establishment of technical school training subsidy
pilot... | Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require the Secretary of Labor to award competitive grants to states to provide funds to local boards for provision of technical school training subsidies in local areas through one-stop delivery systems to pay tuition costs for the career and technical education of unempl... | To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to establish a technical school training subsidy program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Air and Health Quality Empowerment
Zone Designation Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. AIR AND HEALTH QUALITY EMPOWERMENT ZONES.
(a) Designation of Air and Health Quality Empowerment Zones.--
(1) In general.--The Administrator may designate an area as
... | Air and Health Quality Empowerment Zone Designation Act of 2012 - Allows the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate an area as an air and health quality empowerment zone if the air pollution control district or other local governmental entity (area entity) authorized to regulate air qua... | To provide for the designation of, and the award of grant with respect to, air and health quality empowerment zones. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Reliability Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. COAL-POWERED ELECTRIC GENERATION UNIT CREDIT.
(a) Federal Tax Credit for Coal-Powered Electric Generation
Units.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amende... | Energy Reliability Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit through 2022 for a portion of the expenses for the operation or maintenance of a coal-powered electric generation unit, excluding expenses for coal. The credit applies to taxpayers who own or lease an electric generation u... | Energy Reliability Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT OF
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDED
TO CERTAIN MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE VETERANS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law and
subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a... | Directs the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs and Health and Human Services to conduct and report to the Congress on a demonstration project providing for Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) reimbursement for health care services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to Medicare-eligible veterans. | A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to carry out a demonstration project to provide the Department of Veterans Affairs with reimbursement from the medicare program for health care services provided to certain medicare-eligible veterans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Regulatory Transparency, Patient
Access, and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. SCHEDULING OF SUBSTANCES INCLUDED IN NEW FDA-APPROVED DRUGS.
Section 201 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 811) is
amended by inserting after subse... | Regulatory Transparency, Patient Access, and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2014 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to direct the Attorney General, within 45 days of receiving a recommendation from the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to add a drug or substance that has never been marketed in the Uni... | Regulatory Transparency, Patient Access, and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mathematics and Science Proficiency
Partnership Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Mathematics and science education is a vital link to
connect today's students with the information age and to the... | Mathematics and Science Proficiency Partnership Act of 2001 - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a demonstration program under which grants are awarded to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) for: (1) developing programs that build or expand mathematics, science, and infor... | To develop a demonstration program through the National Science Foundation to encourage interest in the fields of mathematics, science, and information technology. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Border Security Technology
Innovation Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. SOURCE OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Appropriations for carrying out this Act and the amendments made by
this Act shall be derived from authorizations of appropriations under
the Homeland Security Act ... | Border Security Technology Innovation Act of 2011 - Directs the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that any federal government interagency or intra-agency agreement entered into by the Under Secretary to develop and transition new technology explicitly char... | To provide for the next generation of border and maritime security technologies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alzheimer's Beneficiary and
Caregiver Support Act''.
SEC. 2. TESTING OF MEDICARE AND MEDICAID COVERAGE OF ALZHEIMER'S
DISEASE CAREGIVER SUPPORT SERVICES.
Section 1115A of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315a) is
amended--
... | Alzheimer's Beneficiary and Caregiver Support Act This bill amends title XI (General Provisions) of the Social Security Act to require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test the efficacy of coverage and payment for Alzheimer's Disease caregiver support services in delaying or reducing the use of instit... | Alzheimer's Beneficiary and Caregiver Support Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
share an important and multifaceted bilateral relationship
based on a unique and sensitive history.
(2) The people of the United States and the people of
... | Establishes a Congressional-Executive Commission on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which shall: (1) monitor the acts of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, with particular emphasis on the Montagnard peoples and the Central and Northwest Highlands, which reflect compliance with or violation of human rights; (2) maint... | To establish the Congressional-Executive Commission on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. |
SECTION 1. LAMPREY RIVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
(a) In General.--Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16
U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (158) and inserting
the following:
``(158) Lamprey river, new hampshire.--
``(A) Designation.--
... | Limits to acquisition by donation or with the owner's consent the Secretary's authority to acquire land under this Act. | A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to improve the administration of the Lamprey River in the State of New Hampshire. |
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY EXPENSING FOR EQUIPMENT USED IN REFINING OF LIQUID
FUELS.
(a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section
179D the following new section:
``SEC. 179E. ELECTION TO EXPENSE CERTAIN REFINERIES.
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer election to expense the cost of certain fuel refinery property that meets a specified production capacity and is placed in service before January 1, 2014. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the temporary expensing of equipment used in refining of liquid fuels. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ponzi Scheme Victim's Bill of Rights
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF QUALIFIED FRAUDULENT INVESTMENT LOSSES IN
INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Section 165 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by redesignat... | Ponzi Scheme Victim's Bill of Rights Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a special tax deduction for qualified fraudulent investment losses held in an individual retirement account (IRA); (2) a six-year carryback of net operating losses which are qualified fraudulent investment losses; (3) with... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for persons with investment losses due to fraud or embezzlement. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cross-Border Cooperation and
Environmental Safety in Northern Europe Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Northern Europe is an increasingly vital part of Europe and
one that offe... | Allocates specified sums from previously authorized appropriations for assistance and related programs for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States for the United States Northern Europe Initiative projects relating to environmental cleanup, law enforcement, public health, energy, business and trade promotion.
Instructs the... | Cross-Border Cooperation and Environmental Safety in Northern Europe Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring Economic Certainty Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. MORATORIUM ON REGULATIONS AND RULES.
Until the end of the moratorium period, a Federal agency may not
take any rulemaking action unless an exception is provided under
section 5.
SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS... | Restoring Economic Certainty Act of 2011 - Prohibits federal agencies from taking any rulemaking action during the two-year period beginning 30 days after enactment of this Act. Extends any deadline for any action authorized or required to be taken before the end of such moratorium period for five months or until the e... | To ensure economy and efficiency of Federal Government operations by establishing a moratorium on rulemaking actions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ARMY RESERVE COMMAND.
(a) Establishment as Permanent Major Army Command.--(1) Chapter 307
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``Sec. 3082. Army Reserve Command
``(a) Establishment of Command.--There is in the Army an Army
Reserve Command, wh... | Establishes in the appropriate military department an Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps Reserve Command, to be commanded by the appropriate Chief of such department. Requires the Secretary of the military department concerned to assign to that department's Command all the current reserve forces.
Establishes in ... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a separate reserve component command within each of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting the Second Amendment and
Hunting Rights on Federal Lands Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. POSSESSING OR CARRYING FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION IN UNITS OF THE
NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM AND THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
SYSTEM.
(a) Fin... | Protecting the Second Amendment and Hunting Rights on Federal Lands Act of 2008 - Prohibits any federal regulation from restricting any individual from possessing or carrying a firearm or ammunition, if such restriction is based, in whole or in part, upon the fact that the individual is in a unit of the National Park S... | To protect the second amendment rights of individuals to carry firearms and ammunition in units of the National Park System and the National Wildlife Refuge System and to require that hunting activities be a land use in all management plans for Federal land to the extent that such use is not clearly incompatible with t... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global HIV/AIDS Food Security and
Nutrition Support Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The spread of HIV/AIDS is exacerbated by poverty, and
economic and social vulnerability, disempowerment, and
... | Global HIV/AIDS Food Security and Nutrition Support Act of 2007 - Amends the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 to direct the Global AIDS Coordinator to: (1) ensure that an assessment of the food security and nutritional status of each patient enrolled in anti-retroviral me... | To amend the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 to provide for the integration of food security and nutrition activities into prevention, care, treatment, and support activities. |
SECTION 1. EXPANSION AND MODIFICATION OF HOMEBUYER CREDIT.
(a) Elimination of First-Time Homebuyer Requirement.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 36 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``who is a
first-time homebuyer of a principal residence'' and in... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the tax credit for first-time homebuyers by: (1) eliminating the first-time homebuyer requirement (thus making such credit available to all homebuyers); (2) eliminating the repayment requirement for such credit except for resales of a principal residence, or failure to occupy ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the application of the homebuyer credit, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enhancing the Stature and Visibility
of Medical Rehabilitation Research at NIH Act''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING MEDICAL REHABILITATION RESEARCH AT THE NATIONAL
INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.
Section 452 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285g-4) ... | Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at NIH Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise requirements for medical rehabilitation research. The purpose of the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) is revised to include coordination of research and ... | Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at NIH Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Haqqani Network Terrorist
Designation Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS; STATEMENT OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) A report of the Congressional Research Service on
relations between th... | Haqqani Network Terrorist Designation Act of 2012 - Requires the Secretary of State to report to Congress on whether the Haqqani Network (an insurgent network operating in Pakistan and Afghanistan) meets the criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist organization.
States that nothing in this Act may be construed ... | To require a report by the Secretary of State on whether the Haqqani Network meets the criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist organization, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Eva M. Clayton Fellows Program
Act''.
SEC. 2. EVA M. CLAYTON FELLOWS PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Subtitle I of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3291 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the fol... | Eva M. Clayton Fellows Program Act - Amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to require the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Eva M. Clayton Fellows Program to provide for fellowships to conduct research and education on the eradication of world hunger and ma... | To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the Eva M. Clayton Fellows Program to provide for fellowships to conduct research and education on the eradication of world hunger and malnutrition, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Give a Kid a Chance Omnibus Mental
Health Services Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) At least one in five children and adolescents has a
diagnosable mental, emotional, or behavioral problem that can... | Give a Kid a Chance Omnibus Mental Health Services Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to support, either directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements with public entities, programs to promote mental health among all children and th... | To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to mental health services for children, adolescents and their families. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``San Bernardino
Biomass Use Facilitation Act''.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to facilitate an exchange
of land between the Federal Government and San Bernardino County,
California, to make available to the Count... | San Bernardino Biomass Use Facilitation Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest System (NFS) land in the San Bernardino National Forest, California, in exchange for the conveyance of certain non-federal land by the County of San Bernardino to the Secretary for the purpose of making ... | To provide for an exchange of lands with San Bernardino County, California, to enhance management of lands within the San Bernardino National Forest, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rail Merger Reform and Customer
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD REVIEW.
Section 11324(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``public interest. The Board'' and inserting ``public
interest, except that no tran... | Rail Merger Reform and Customer Protection Act - Amends Federal transportation law to condition the Surface Transportation Board's approval of any rail carrier consolidation, merger, or acquisition of control upon a finding that the transaction: (1) will not reduce competitive rail routes available to current railroad ... | To strengthen the standards by which the Surface Transportation Board reviews railroad mergers, and to apply the Federal antitrust laws to rail carriers and railroad transportation. |
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF NOAA LABORATORY IN TIBURON, CALIFORNIA.
(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (c), the
Secretary of Commerce shall convey to the Board of Trustees of the
California State University, by suitable instrument, in accordance with
this section, by as soon as practicable, but not ... | Directs the Secretary of Commerce to convey to the Board of Trustees of the California State University all right, title, and interest of the United States in the balance of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration property known as the Tiburon Laboratory, located in Tiburon, California.Permits the property ... | To convey to the Board of Trustees of the California State University the balance of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration property known as the Tiburon Laboratory, located in Tiburon, California. |
SECTION 1. NOTICE BY THE SECRETARY.
The Secretary of Transportation may not make a loan or loans to any
entity in excess of $1,000,000,000 in the aggregate over a 5 year
period unless the loan exceeding the $1,000,000,000 limit is approved
by Congress as provided in section 3 not later than 6 months after
noti... | Prohibits the Secretary from making a loan or loans to any entity in excess of $1 billion in the aggregate over a five-year period unless the loan exceeding the limit is approved by joint resolution no later than six months after notice is provided to Congress. | A bill to require congressional approval of loans made by the Secretary of Transportation in excess of $1,000,000,000. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Intelligent Technologies Initiative
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a
State or local government, including a territory of the... | Intelligent Technologies Initiative Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish an Intelligent Technology Initiative to provide grants to up to six state and local governments to establish deployment sites for large scale installation and operation of intelligent transportation sy... | Intelligent Technologies Initiative Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bullying Redress and Verified
Enforcement Act'' or the ``BRAVE Act''.
SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Part F of title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
... | Bullying Redress and Verified Enforcement Act or the BRAVE Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require a local educational agency (LEA) employee who becomes aware of bullying to report to an LEA-designated individual, within seven business days: (1) the acts that constitu... | Bullying Redress and Verified Enforcement Act |
SECTION 1. INTERESTS IN FINANCIAL ASSETS OF IRAN.
(a) Interests in Blocked Assets.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, and preempting any inconsistent provision of State
law, the property interest of Iran in a blocked asset shall include an
interest in property of any nature whatsoever, direct or indir... | States that the property interest of Iran in: (1) a blocked asset shall include an interest in property of any nature whatsoever, including any direct or indirect interest in securities or other financial assets immobilized or in any other manner held in book entry form and credited to a securities account in the Unite... | To clarify certain provisions relating to the interests of Iran in certain assets, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Early Education Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In 1989 the Nation's Governors established a goal that
all children would have access to high-quality early education
programs by th... | Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award such matching grants to not less than ten State educational agencies (SEAs) to expand the existing education system with programs that provide such early education.
Requires each such assisted program to: (1) be carried out by one or more local educational agencies (LEAs),... | Early Education Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. EMPLOYEE SURVEYS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 14 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1403. Employee surveys
``(a) In General.--Each agency shall conduct an annual survey of
its employees (including survey questions unique to the agency and
questions ... | This bill requires a federal agency to conduct an annual survey of its employees to assess leadership practices and employee satisfaction. Unless doing so would jeopardize national security, the results of the survey must be posted on the website of the agency. | To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for annual surveys of Federal employees, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Motor Vehicle Advanced
Safety Technology Tax Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Commercial motor vehicle crashes remain a primary
source of concern in the United States, particular... | Commercial Motor Vehicle Advanced Safety Technology Tax Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a general business tax credit for 50% of the cost of placing in service any qualified commercial vehicle advanced safety system. Defines "qualified commercial vehicle advanced safety system" as a manufacturer... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against income tax to facilitate the accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor vehicles. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Allow States and Victims to Fight
Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
230; commonly known as the ``Communications Dece... | Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 was not intended to provide legal protection to websites that unlawfully promote and facilitate prostitution and websites that facilitate traffickers... | Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gulf War Veterans' Iraqi Claims
Protection Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. ADJUDICATION OF CLAIMS.
(a) Claims Against Iraq.--The United States Commission is
authorized to receive and determine the validity and amounts of any
claims by nationals of the United S... | Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to establish in the Treasury an Iraq Claims Fund for the payment of such claims. Authorizes the President, subject to specified limitations, to vest and liquidate Iraqi Government assets in the United States that have been blocked pursuant to the International Emergency Economic... | Gulf War Veterans' Iraqi Claims Protection Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair and Reliable Medical Justice
Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to restore fairness and reliability to the medical
justice system by fostering alternatives to current medical
tort litigation th... | Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award up to ten demonstration grants to states for the development, implementation, and evaluation of alternatives to current tort litigation for resolving disputes over injuries alleg... | A bill to restore fairness and reliability to the medical justice system and promote patient safety by fostering alternatives to current medical tort litigation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on Military Justice and
Fairness Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known
as the ``Commission on Military Justice and Fairness'' (in this Act
referred to as the ``Commissi... | Commission on Military Justice and Fairness Act - Establishes the Commission on Military Justice and Fairness to investigate and report findings and recommendations to the President and the Congress concerning: (1) the existence of adequate safeguards for military personnel who report incidents of sexual misconduct, s... | Commission on Military Justice and Fairness Act |
SECTION 1. COMPREHENSIVE POLICY ON PROVIDING EDUCATION INFORMATION TO
VETERANS.
(a) Comprehensive Policy Required.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 3698. Comprehensive policy on providing education informat... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 19, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans and members of the Armed Forces (members) through t... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans and members of the Armed Forces through the provision of information on institutions of higher learning, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary
Restoration Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR SAN FRANCISCO BAY-
DELTA ESTUARY.
Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251
et seq.) is amended by adding... | San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary Restoration Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish an Executive Council of the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary Restoration Program to oversee the implementation of the Comprehensive Cons... | San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary Restoration Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Science Foundation
Authorization Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Science Foundation merits praise and
public recognition for its major contributions during the past
... | National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2001 - Authorizes appropriations to the National Science (NSF) for FY 2002 through 2005, with specific allocations for Research and Related Activities, Education and Human Resources, Major Research Equipment, Salaries and Expenses, and the Office of Inspector General.Req... | To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 for the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PILOT PROGRAM ON PROVISION OF FURNITURE, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS,
AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO HOMELESS VETERANS MOVING INTO
PERMANENT HOUSING.
(a) Pilot Program Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Se... | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a three-year pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of awarding grants to veterans service agencies, veterans service organizations, and nongovernmental tax-exempt organizations with experience assisting veterans or the homeless to provide vete... | A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program on awarding grants for provision of furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans to facilitate their transition into permanent housing, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Missing Service Personnel Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to ensure that any member of the Armed
Forces or any civilian officer or employee serving with or accompanying
an Armed Force in the field under orders is fully accou... | Missing Service Personnel Act of 1993 - Requires the responsible armed forces commander, after receiving notice that a person under his command is missing, to conduct an informal investigation to determine such person's whereabouts and, if appropriate, to place such person in a missing status.
Provides for the conveni... | Missing Service Personnel Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Special Operations Forces Retention
Improvement Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF SPECIFIED SPECIAL AND INCENTIVE PAYS IN
COMPUTATION OF MILITARY RETIRED PAY FOR MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES WITH A SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES
... | Special Operations Forces Retention Improvement Act of 2006 - Amends federal Armed Forces provisions to require the retired military pay of a qualified special operations forces member to be increased by the amount of specified special and incentive pays received by such member prior to retirement.
Requires the member... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of certain special and incentive pays in the computation of military retired pay for members of the Armed Forces who have a special operations forces designation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Organ Donation Improvement Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Public Awareness of Need for Organ Donation.--It is the sense
of the Congress that the Federal Government should carry out programs
to educate the public with respect to organ do... | Organ Donation Improvement Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants or contracts to States, transplant centers, qualified organ procurement organizations, or other public or private entities for the purpose of providing payment for: (1) t... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote organ donation. |
SECTION 1. ELECTRONIC WASTE EXPORT RESTRICTIONS.
(a) Amendment.--Subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6921 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``SEC. 3024. ELECTRONIC WASTE EXPORT RESTRICTIONS.
``(a) In General.--Beginning 12 months after the date of enactme... | Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to: (1) prohibit the export of restricted electronic waste to countries that are not members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development or the European Union, or Liechtenstein; (2) require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), annually, to ... | To restrict certain exports of electronic waste. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``The Full Employment Federal Reserve
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In recent decades, the economy has stopped working for
working families in the United States.
(2) Despite significant... | The Full Employment Federal Reserve Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Reserve Act with respect to the duty of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to promote maximum employment and stable prices. The bill defines "maximum employment" as an e... | Full Employment Federal Reserve Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Hydroelectric and
Environmental Enhancement Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Federal multi-purpose dams and reservoirs with
hydroelectric generation provide necessary power to respective
r... | Federal Hydroelectric and Environmental Enhancement Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Army to study and report to Congress on: (1) the potential for creating or increasing electric power production capability at facilities under their respective administrative jurisdiction; an... | To provide for a study of the potential for increasing hydroelectric power production at existing Federal facilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Veterans Health Care
Improvement Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT FOR VETERANS RECEIVING TREATMENT AT
FACILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
Section 111 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
... | Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay travel expenses for veterans receiving treatment at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities at the rate provided to federal employees in connection with the performance of official duties.
Directs the Secret... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Mass Marking Program
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Great Lakes have experienced rapid changes in
recent years due to--
(A) the introduction of multiple aquatic invasive
... | Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act This bill provides statutory authority for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (USFWS's)Great Lakes Mass Marking Program, under which hatchery-produced fish are tagged and marked across the Great Lakes basin to be evaluated in terms of their performance in the wild or their effect... | Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act |
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION.
The Secretary shall not conduct any preleasing activities, hold any
lease sale, or approve or permit any exploration, production, or
drilling activities under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43
U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) in the area described in section 2.
SEC. 2. AREA COVERED.
Th... | Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from conducting lease sales, or permitting exploration, production, or drilling activities under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act in a certain area in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area. Cancels all leases under such Act in such area.
Prescribes Federal compensation ... | To protect the ecologically fragile coastal resources of south Florida by prohibiting offshore oil and gas activities and by cancelling Federal leases in the area of the Outer Continental Shelf adjacent to the south Florida coast. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Shareholder Protection Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Corporations make significant political contributions
and expenditures that directly or indirectly influence the
election of candidat... | Shareholder Protection Act of 2011 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require that any solicitation of a proxy, consent, or authorization with respect to any security of an issuer: (1) describe the specific nature (to the extent known) and total amount of expenditures proposed for political activities for ... | A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Family Building
Act of 2007''.
(b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Infertility is a disease affecting more than 6,000,000
American women and men, about 10 percent of the reproductive
... | Family Building Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) to require a group health plan that provides coverage for obstetrical services to include coverage for non-experimental treatment of infertility that is deemed appropriate by a participant or benef... | To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and title 10, United States Code, to require coverage for the treatment of infertility. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Amyotrophic
Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Research, Treatment, and Assistance Act of
1997''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as
Lou Gehrig's D... | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Research, Treatment, and Assistance Act of 1997 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for a waiver of the 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for individuals disabled by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, als... | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Research, Treatment, and Assistance Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Capital and Securities
Markets Study Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) Japan's capital and securities markets have assumed a
global significance;
(2) growing interaction between the c... | Foreign Capital and Securities Markets Study Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to study and report to the Congress on the capital and securities markets of Japan and their implications for the United States. | Foreign Capital and Securities Markets Study Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Workfare Incentive Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.
Section 403 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603) is amended
by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:
``(c)(1)(A) If the Secretary determines--
``(i) that a State i... | Workfare Incentive Act - Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) (AFDC) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States, to avoid a 50 percent reduction in Federal funding for AFDC administrative expenses, to implement workfare programs for able-bodied residents on welfare aged 18 or over with ... | Workfare Incentive Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Radio Spectrum Inventory Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. SPECTRUM INVENTORY.
(a) Amendment to Communications Act.--Part I of title III of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``SEC. 343. SPECTRU... | Radio Spectrum Inventory Act of 2012 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), subject to specified national security, classified information, and public safety exceptions, and in consultation with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA... | A bill to require a radio spectrum inventory of bands managed by the Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications & Information Administration. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Missing and Exploited Children Task
Force Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the victimization of children in our Nation has reached
epidemic proportions; recent Department of Justice figures show
... | Missing and Exploited Children Task Force Act of 1993 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to establish a Missing and Exploited Children's Task Force (comprised of law enforcement officers from pertinent Federal agencies) to work with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Childre... | Missing and Exploited Children Task Force Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Timber Innovation Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Innovative wood product.--The term ``innovative wood
product'' means a type of building component or system that
uses large panelized wood construction, ... | Timber Innovation Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), acting through the Research and Development and the State and Private Forestry deputy areas of the Forest Service, to conduct performance-driven research and development, education, and technical assistance to facilitate the use of in... | Timber Innovation Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Commission on Federal
Marijuana Policy Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In 1971, Congress created the National Commission on
Marihuana and Drug Abuse, led by Governor Raymond P. Shafer,
... | National Commission on Federal Marijuana Policy Act of 2013 - Establishes the National Commission on Federal Marijuana Policy to undertake a comprehensive review of current policies of the federal government toward marijuana in light of the growing number of states in which marijuana is legal for medicinal or personal ... | National Commission on Federal Marijuana Policy Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Family Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. COMPUTATION AND PAYMENT OF LAST MONTHLY PAYMENT.
(a) Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Benefits.--Section 202 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
... | Social Security Family Protection Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide that, if an OASDI recipient dies during the first 15 days of a month, the last payment of the monthly benefit for that month shall be half the ususal benefit amount. | A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies, subject to a reduction of 50 percent if the recipient dies during the first 15 days of such month, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Multilateral Bosnia and Herzegovina
Self-Defense Fund Act''.
SEC. 2. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA SELF-DEFENSE FUND.
(a) Authority for Establishment.--(1) Subject to the other
provisions of this section, the President is authorized to enter into
an internat... | Multilateral Bosnia and Herzegovina Self-Defense Fund Act - Authorizes the President to enter into an international agreement with eligible countries to establish the Multilateral Bosnia and Herzegovina Self-Defense Fund as an international mechanism for the procurement of military equipment and training for transfer t... | Multilateral Bosnia and Herzegovina Self-Defense Fund Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Office of Regulatory
Analysis Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) Federal regulations can have a positive impact in
protecting the environment and the health and safety of all... | Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis Act - Establishes a Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis. Authorizes appropriations.
Transfers to the Director of such Office (the Director) the functions of the Comptroller General with respect to congressional review of agency rulemaking.
Requires the Office to co... | Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Individual Investment Account Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INDIVIDUAL INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional itemized
deductions for individua... | Individual Investment Account Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer a tax deduction from gross income (whether or not the taxpayer itemizes deductions) for cash contributions to an individual investment account. Permits tax free distributions up to $15,000 from such accounts for... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for contributions to individual investment accounts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``STEP A Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. STATE TRADE AND EXPORT PROMOTION GRANT PROGRAM.
The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 47 as section 48; and
(2) by inserting after section 46 the fol... | STEP A Act of 2013 - Amends the Small Business Act to extend the three-year pilot State Trade and Export Promotion Grant Program originally established under the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010. | STEP A Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Family Priority Act''.
SEC. 2. CHANGE IN FAMILY-SPONSORED IMMIGRANT CATEGORIES.
Section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1153(a)) is amended to read as follows:
``(a) Preference Allocation for Spouses and Children of P... | Nuclear Family Priority Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to replace existing family-sponsored immigrant categories with a single preference allocation for spouses and children of permanent resident aliens.
Reduces the number of, and revises the calculation for, fiscal year family-sponsored immigrant en... | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make changes related to family-sponsored immigrants and to reduce the number of such immigrants. |
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``brownfield site'' has the meaning given that
term in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C.
9601);
(2) the term ``designated refi... | Requires the Secretary of Energy to designate at least five brownfield sites (or portions of them) that are appropriate and available for siting a refinery for gasoline or other fuel.
Designates the Department of Energy as the lead agency for coordinating applicable federal refinery authorizations and related environm... | To expedite the construction of new refining capacity on brownfield sites in the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wage Tax Cut Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. REFUND OF EMPLOYEE PAYROLL TAXES.
(a) Payment of Refunds.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay,
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to
each i... | Wage Tax Cut Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay to each eligible individual the lesser of $765, or the amount of the individual's social security taxes, or payments to a State or local governmental pension plan, for 2001.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a 2002 refund for eligible indi... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a rebate of up to $765 to individuals for payroll taxes paid in 2001, to provide employers with an income tax credit of up to $765 for payroll taxes paid during the payroll tax holiday period, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF ALL BANKING AGENCIES.
(a) In General.--The second sentence of section 18(f)(1) of the
Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(f)(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``The Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System (with respect to banks) and the Federal Home
... | Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to transfer to each federal banking agency, with respect to depository institutions it supervises, the authority to prescribe regulations governing unfair or deceptive practices by banks and savings and loan institutions currently vested in the Board of Governors of the Federal R... | To include all banking agencies within the existing regulatory authority under the Federal Trade Commission Act with respect to depository institutions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taking Account of Institutions with
Low Operation Risk Act of 2016'' or the ``TAILOR Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. TAILORING REGULATION TO BUSINESS MODEL AND RISK.
(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``Federal financial institutions re... | Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2016 or the TAILOR Act of 2016 This bill requires the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Consumer Finan... | TAILOR Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Housing Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. PREPAYMENT OF RURAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING LOANS.
Subsection (c) of section 502 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C.
1472(c)) is amended to read as follows:
``(c) Prepayment of Loans and Preservation of Affordable ... | Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to permit enhanced voucher use for loan prepayments. | Rural Housing Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Early Childhood Family Education
Pilot Project Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is--
(1) to strengthen families by helping all parents provide
the best possible environment for the healthy growth and
developm... | Early Childhood Family Education Pilot Project Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to applicant States to award subgrants to local agencies to establish or enhance early childhood family education programs involving children between zero and five years of age and their parents. | A bill to help establish and enhance early childhood family education programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Taxing Speculators
out of the Oil Market Act''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The price of oil has risen and fallen dramatically over
the last decade without a clear connection to the law... | Taxing Speculators out of the Oil Market Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose an 0.01% excise tax on transactions in oil futures, options, and swaps, to be paid by the trading facility on which the transactions occur or by the buyer of the transaction; and (2) require withholding of such tax if the buy... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on transactions in oil futures, options, and swaps, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR CERTAIN ENERGY-EFFICIENT PROPERTY.
(a) Business Property.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 48(a)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining energy property) is
amended by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i), by adding
``or'' at ... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for energy-efficient building property. Limits the amount of such credit to the lesser of 30 percent (10 percent for other energy property) of the basis of such energy-efficient building property or $1,000 for each kilowatt of capacity of such property. Defines "en... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for certain fuel cell property. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``STEM Education Opportunity Act''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR STEM QUALIFIED HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 222
the following new se... | STEM Education Opportunity Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) individual taxpayers a deduction from gross income for STEM (i.e., science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) higher education expenses; and (2) a business-related tax credit for contributions of STEM property (e.g., co... | STEM Education Opportunity Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Forest Service
Cost Reduction and Fiscal Accountability Act of 1998''.
(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. Defini... | Forest Service Cost Reduction and Fiscal Accountability Act of 1998 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to prepare an implementation schedule for a Forest System accounting system to be known as the All Resources Accounting System which shall include: (1) specified p... | Forest Service Cost Reduction and Fiscal Accountability Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Taxpayers From Corruption
Act''.
SEC. 2. FORFEITURE OF WORKER'S COMPENSATION BENEFITS BY MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS CONVERTING CAMPAIGN FUNDS TO PERSONAL USE OR
ENGAGING IN OTHER OFFENSES RELATING TO ABUSE OF THE
... | Protecting Taxpayers From Corruption Act This bill takes away workers' compensation benefits from Members of Congress who are convicted of an offense relating to abuse of the public trust. The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall submit a report to Congress listing each individual with res... | Protecting Taxpayers From Corruption Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employee Short-Term
Disability Insurance Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to offer voluntary insurance to Federal
employees for protection against the loss of pay resulting from--
(1) short-term injury or d... | Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act of 2018 This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to establish and administer a short-term disability insurance program for federal employees who suffer a non-work related injury or disability, take leave to care for a family member, or take leave to ado... | Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Safe and Orderly
Withdrawal From Iraq Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Withdrawal of United States Armed Forces an... | Safe and Orderly Withdrawal From Iraq Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense, within 30 days after the enactment of this Act, to commence the withdrawal of units and members of the Armed Forces deployed in Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, as well as contractors operating in Iraq under funds appropriated to the... | To provide for the safe and orderly withdrawal of United States military forces and Department of Defense contractors from Iraq, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland Security
Stabilization and Security Enhancement Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Congress debated an appropriate location to house
leadership elements of the Department and ul... | Department of Homeland Security Stabilization and Security Enhancement Act of 2006 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Administrator of General Services to jointly complete and submit to Congress a comprehensive master plan for the establishment of a 21st cent... | To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to complete and submit a master plan for a headquarters location in the District of Columbia or elsewhere, within 360 days. |
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