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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oil Region National Heritage Area
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Oil Region of northwestern Pennsylvania--
(A) contains numerous sites and districts listed on
... | Oil Region National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Oil Region National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania.Requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to enter into a compact with the Oil Heritage Region, Inc. (the management entity for the Area) to carry out this Ac... | A bill to establish the Oil Region National Heritage Area. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``President John F. Kennedy
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) John Fitzgerald Kennedy served in the United States
Navy, earning the Navy and Marine Corps Medal and a Purple
Heart for hi... | President John F. Kennedy Commemorative Coin Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 500,000 $1 silver coins in commemoration of President John F. Kennedy. The bill requires all sales of such coins to include a surcharge of $10 per coin, which shall be paid by Treasury to t... | President John F. Kennedy Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cottonwood Land Exchange Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) County.--The term ``County'' means Yavapai County,
Arizona.
(2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means all
right, title, and ... | Cottonwood Land Exchange Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), if Yavapai County in Arizona offers to convey to the USDA 369 acres of specified nonfederal land in the county, to accept the offer and convey to Yavapai County 80 acres of specified federal land within the Coconino National Fo... | Cottonwood Land Exchange Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oil Independence, Limiting
Subsidies, and Accelerating Vehicle Efficiency (OILSAVE) Act''.
SEC. 2. TAX CREDIT FOR FUEL-EFFICIENT MOTOR VEHICLES.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (re... | Oil Independence, Limiting Subsidies, and Accelerating Vehicle Efficiency (OILSAVE) Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for the purchase of a new qualified fuel-efficient motor vehicle. Defines "new qualified fuel-efficient motor vehicle" as a passenger automobile with a fuel economy rating of ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for fuel-efficient motor vehicles, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``EMP Weapons Accountability
Assessment Act''.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON FOREIGN DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE WEAPONS.
(a) In General.--The Director of National Intelligence shall submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a report--
... | EMP Weapons Accountability Assessment Act - Requires the Director of National Intelligence to report to the congressional intelligence and defense committees on the research, development, testing, and deployment programs of foreign countries relating to electromagnetic pulse (EMP) weapons and associated delivery system... | To require the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report on the foreign development of electromagnetic pulse weapons. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Accelerating Access to Capital Act
of 2016''.
TITLE I--ACCELERATING ACCESS TO CAPITAL
SEC. 101. EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR USE OF FORM S-3.
Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Securities and Exchange C... | Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2016 TITLE I--ACCELERATING ACCESS TO CAPITAL (Sec. 101) This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise Form S-3 (a simplified securities registration form for companies that have already met other reporting requirements) so as to permit securities to be re... | Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Housing
Improvement Act of 1998''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal ... | Affordable Housing Improvement Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase, and link to the cost-of-living adjustment, the State low-income housing credit ceiling.
Modifies provisions concerning: (1) the criteria for allocating housing credits among projects; (2) the responsibilities of housing credit ... | Affordable Housing Improvement Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Equity for the Economic
Development of Low Income Areas Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF NEW MARKETS VENTURE CAPITAL PROGRAM.
(a) Selection of Companies in Each Geographic Region.--Section 354
of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 is... | Securing Equity for the Economic Development of Low Income Areas Act of 2005 - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), in selecting companies to participate in the New Markets Venture Capital Program (Program), to select at least one compa... | To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to reauthorize and expand the New Markets Venture Capital Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO DISPOSAL OF NAPALM AND OTHER
MATERIALS OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out the
requirements set forth in this section before disposing of napalm or
other materials covered by ... | Directs the Secretary of Defense to inform the public through an outreach program in communities near a disposal site (within ten miles) and along the disposal shipment route no later than 120 days before the disposal of: (1) napalm; (2) any material that includes polystyrene, gasoline, and benzene; (3) ammunition lar... | To require additional public education, outreach, and participation with respect to the disposal of napalm and certain other materials owned or controlled by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``IDEA Full-Funding Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO IDEA.
(a) Funding.--Section 611(j) of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411(j)) is amended to read as follows:
``(j) Funding.--For the purpose of carrying out this part... | IDEA Full-Funding Act of 2003 - Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to revise and reauthorize part B programs of education of all children with disabilities.Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for part B for FY 2004 through 2013, and in necessary amounts for FY 2014 and thereafter. ... | A bill to amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part, to provide an exception to the local maintenance of effort requirements, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iran Nuclear Nonproliferation Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It should be the policy of the United States to neither negotiate
nor seek to bring into force an agreement for cooperation with the
government of any country that is assisting ... | Iran Nuclear Nonproliferation Act of 2006 - States that it should be U.S. policy to neither negotiate nor seek to bring into force an agreement for cooperation with the government of any country that is assisting Iran's nuclear program or transferring advanced conventional weapons or missiles to Iran unless the Preside... | A bill to discourage international assistance to the nuclear program of Iran and transfers to Iran of advanced conventional weapons and missiles. |
SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES SECTION 302
ALLOCATIONS AND SUBALLOCATIONS.
Section 302(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended
by inserting ``(1)'' before ``At'' and by adding at the end the
following new paragraphs:
``(2) If--
``(A) a general appr... | Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for downward adjustment in Appropriations Committees' allocations and suballocations when bills are passed that reduce appropriations and require rescissions. Requires the Congressional Budget Office to provide scorecards for such measures. | A bill entitled the "Guaranteed Deficit Reduction Act of 1993". |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``America's Youth Commission Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) American youth, up to 18 years of age, represent the
freest, most educated, most affluent generation this Nation has
kno... | Terminates the Commission 30 days after transmission of its final report to the President and Congress.
Authorizes appropriations (effective only as provided in appropriations Acts). | America's Youth Commission Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) It is appropriate to exercise congressional enforcement
authority under section 5 of the 14th Amendment to the
Constitution of the Unit... | Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2015 This bill prohibits states or local governments from imposing any new discriminatory tax on or with respect to mobile services, mobile service providers, or mobile service property for five years after the enactment of this Act. A "new discriminatory tax" is a tax imposed on... | Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Diamond Trade Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Funds derived from the sale of rough diamonds are being
used by rebels, state actors, and terrorists to finance
military activities, overthrow le... | Clean Diamond Trade Act - Directs the President to prohibit the import of rough diamonds from countries that do not take measures meeting the requirements of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions on trade in conflict diamonds. Excludes imports for personal use and previously exported and reimported diamonds. ... | A bill to implement effective measures to stop trade in conflict diamonds, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. MASTER TEACHER PROGRAMS.
Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating part E as part F;
(2) by redesignating sections 2401 and 2402 as sections
2501 and 2502, respectively; and
(3) ... | Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to make competitive five-year grants to local educational agencies to establish master teacher programs that provide funding assistance to teachers to become board certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching ... | A bill to put teachers first by providing grants for master teacher programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Workplace Religious Freedom Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In enacting title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
(42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.) (referred to in this Act as ``title
VII''), Cong... | Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2010 - Amends provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 related to equal employment opportunities to include in the term "religion" all aspects of religious observance and practice, as well as belief, unless an employer demonstrates that the employer is unable, after initiating and e... | A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodations in employment, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Residents of Puerto Rico have served with honor and
distinction in the Armed Forces of the United States in every
major war and conflict the Nation has fought since 1917.
(2) Puerto Rico consistently ranks alo... | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Task Force on Medical Facility Improvements in Puerto Rico to: (1) consider options to renovate or replace the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital in Puerto Rico; (2) recommend to the Secretary which of the options should be implemented; and (3) report... | To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Task Force on Medical Facility Improvements in Puerto Rico, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Regulatory Accounting Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. ACCOUNTING STATEMENT.
(a) In General.--Every 2 years after the enactment of this Act the
President shall prepare and submit to Congress an accounting statement
that estimates the costs of Federal regulatory p... | Regulatory Accounting Act of 1995 - Directs the President, after providing notice and opportunity for comment, to prepare and submit to the Congress: (1) a biennial accounting statement, covering at least the five fiscal years beginning on the first day of the fiscal year in which the report is submitted, that estimat... | Regulatory Accounting Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ethics Reform Act of 1995''.
TITLE I--TERMINATION OF COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT IN
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEC. 101. EXERCISE OF CONGRESSIONAL RULEMAKING POWER.
The provisions of this title amending the Rules... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Termination of Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct in the House of Representatives
Title II: Establishment of Commission
Title III: Discharge of Commission Report from Committee on
Rules in the House of Representatives
Ethics Reform Act of 1... | Ethics Reform Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Sea Grant College Program
Amendments Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO THE NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM ACT.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to,... | . National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2016 (Sec.3) This bill amends the National Sea Grant College Program Act to reauthorize through FY2021 the National Sea Grant College Program. The bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to award Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy ... | National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homesteading and Neighborhood
Restoration Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY AND OTHER SELF-HELP HOUSING
PROVIDERS.
(a) Grant Authority.--The Secretary shall, to the extent that
amounts are made available to carry... | Homesteading and Neighborhood Restoration Act of 1995 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to: (1) Habitat for Humanity International, whose headquarters are in Americus, Georgia; and (2) other national or regional organizations or consortia with experience in providing self-help hou... | Homesteading and Neighborhood Restoration Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. COMBINATION FINANCING.
Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(31) Combination financing.--
``(A) Definitions.--As used in this paragraph--
``(i) the term `combination financing' means
... | Amends the Small Business Act to permanently authorize small business loan provisions concerning: (1) combination financing; (2) loan guarantee fees; (3) express loan requirements; (4) deferred participation loan standards; and (5) increased Small Business Administration (SBA) guaranteed loan limits. | A bill to reauthorize programs under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) through September 30, 2005. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Thunder Bay National Marine
Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve Boundary Modification Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater
... | Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve Boundary Modification Act - Expands, notwithstanding any provision of law or regulation, the boundaries of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve in Lake Huron. | To expand the boundaries of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Manufacturing and Worker
Protection Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. DISTRIBUTION OF COUNTERVAILING AND ANTIDUMPING DUTIES.
(a) In General.--Title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1671 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 753 the follo... | American Manufacturing and Worker Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to direct the Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to distribute semiannually all funds (including any interest earned) from duties assessed pursuant to a countervailing duty order or antidumping duty order ... | American Manufacturing and Worker Protection Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Police Officers' Bill of Rights Act
of 1994''.
SEC. 2. RIGHTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
Part H of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3781 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
thereof the following new s... | Police Officers' Bill of Rights Act of 1994 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that, except when on duty or acting in an official capacity, no law enforcement officer (officer) shall be prohibited from engaging in political activity or denied the right to refrain from engaging in... | Police Officers' Bill of Rights Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Mobile Fairness Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Consumer use of mobile services has dramatically
increased over the last 2 decades, with many consumers relying
primarily or solely... | Consumer Mobile Fairness Act of 2011 - Renders invalid or unenforceable any pre-dispute arbitration agreement between an individual and a provider of commercial mobile service or mobile broadband Internet access service. Defines a "pre-dispute arbitration agreement" as an agreement to arbitrate a dispute that has not y... | A bill to amend title 9 of the United States Code to prohibit mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts for mobile service. |
.
Section 301(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C.
631(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (6), by--
(A) striking ``For'' and inserting ``for''; and
(B) striking ``and'' after the semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (7), by--
... | Honest Government Accounting Act of 2003 - Requires, in a current annual report from the Secretary of the Treasury to the President and Congress on the overall financial position of the U.S. Government, the preparation of a net present value calculation of all major Government liabilities and commitments, including out... | A bill to ensure that the Government fully accounts for both its explicit liabilities and implicit commitments and adopts fiscal and economic policies that enable it to finance and manage these liabilities and commitments, to honor commitments to the Baby Boom and subsequent generations with regard to social insurance ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Health Workers Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Chronic diseases, defined as any condition that
requires regular medical attention or medication, are the
leading cause of... | Community Health Workers Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to promote positive health behaviors for women in target populations, especially racial and ethnic minorities in underserved communities.Permits the use of grant funds for ... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to promote positive health behaviors in women. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Health Care Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Career members of the uniformed services and their
families endure unique and extraordinary dem... | Military Health Care Protection Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Department of Defense (DOD) and the nation have a committed obligation to provide health benefits to retired military personnel that exceeds the obligation of corporate employers to their employees; (2) DOD has many additional options t... | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to limit increases in the certain costs of health care services under the health care programs of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Contracting in Iraq Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. TRANSPARENCY IN CONTRACTING: NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.
(a) Notification to Congress.--(1) The head of an executive agency
that enters into a contract, or task or delivery order under a task or
delivery ... | Clean Contracting in Iraq Act of 2003 - Requires the head of an executive agency that enters into a contract, or task or delivery order under a task or delivery order contract, in excess of $1 million relating to activities in Iraq to notify the chairman and ranking member of specified congressional committees and to p... | To require transparency, increased competition in contracting, and the increased use of Iraqi contractors in Iraq. |
SECTION 1. MODIFIED TIMETABLE FOR INITIAL COMPLIANCE WITH
ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION STANDARDS FOR HEALTH CARE
INFORMATION.
(a) In General.--Section 1175(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1320d-4(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
``(1) Initial compliance.... | Amends part C (Administrative Simplification) of title XI of the Social Security Act to revise the deadline for initial compliance with standards for information transactions and data elements. | To modify the deadline for initial compliance with the standards and implementation specifications promulgated under section 1173 of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. DEPENDENT CARE TAX CREDIT.
(a) Dependent Care Services.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A
of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
refundable credits) is amended by redesignating section 36 as section
37 and by inserting after section 35 the following new section:
``SEC. 36... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the nonrefundable income tax credit for employment-related dependent care expenses and replace it with a refundable 50 percent income tax credit, reduced (but not below 20 percent) as the taxpayer's adjusted gross income exceeds $15,000 (adjusted for inflation). Limits the dol... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the dependent care credit refundable. |
SECTION 1. ONE-YEAR ENROLLMENT OF LAND COVERED BY EXPIRING CONSERVATION
RESERVE PROGRAM CONTRACTS.
(a) Eligible Farm Lands.--This section applies with respect to a
farm containing land covered by a conservation reserve program contract
expiring during fiscal year 1997 if--
(1) the farm... | Authorizes a one-year conservation reserve program (CRP) enrollment (to begin October 1, 1997) for land covered by a CRP contract expiring in FY 1997 if: (1) such land is eligible CRP land, had a wheat, oats, or barley crop acreage base, and is located in an area where fall-seeded crops are regularly planted; and (2) ... | To provide for a one-year enrollment in the conservation reserve of land covered by expiring conservation reserve program contracts. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. DIABETES PREVENTION UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.
(a) Coverage of Diabetes Prevention Program Services.--
(1) Coverage of services.--
(A) In general.--Section 1861(s)(2) o... | Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover items and services furnished under a diabetes prevention program to an eligible individual.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish criteria for a diabetes prevention program in ac... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the incidence of diabetes among Medicare beneficiaries. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Edwin Cole ``Ed'' Bearss was born June 26, 1923, in
Billings, Montana, to Omar and Virginia Bearss.
(2) During a 40-year career with the National Park Service,
Mr. Bearss distinguished himself as one of America's preem... | Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to Edwin Cole "Ed" Bearss in recognition of his contributions to the preservation of American Civil War history and his continued efforts to bring our n... | To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Edwin Cole "Ed" Bearss, in recognition of his contributions to preservation of American Civil War history and continued efforts to bring our nation's history alive for new generations through his interpretive storytelling. |
s on the Budget.--Section
301(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by
redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (7) and (8),
respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new
paragraph:
``(6) the receipts, outlays, and surplus or deficit in the
Feder... | Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to make it out of order in Congress to consider any budget resolution that would: (1) set forth an on-budget deficit for any fiscal year; or (2) decrease the on-budget surplus below a level of Medicare surplus reserve determined according to a certain formula, except for any ... | Strengthen Social Security and Medicare Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ocean Habitat Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The fishes and other marine species that are associated
with 3-dimensional structurally complex seafloor habitats
within the exclusive e... | Ocean Habitat Protection Act - Places size limits on groundgear used on bottom trawls. Treats as unlawful the use of rollers, bobbins, tires, rockhoppers, or any other devices attached to a trawl's foot rope that are more than 8 inches in diameter for fishing subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. | To protect diverse and structurally complex areas of the seabed in the United States exclusive economic zone by establishing a maximum diameter size limit on rockhopper, roller, and all other groundgear used on bottom trawls. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``State National
Forest Management Act of 2015''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. State selection of eligible portions of the National Forest
... | State National Forest Management Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture, through the Forest Service, to convey to a state up to 2 million acres of eligible portions of the National Forest System (NFS) in it that it elects to acquire through enactment by the state legislature of a bill meeting certa... | State National Forest Management Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud
Prevention Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Nigerian advance fee fraud, known internationally as
``4-1-9'' fraud after the section of the Nigerian penal code ... | Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud Prevention Act of 1998 - Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should: (1) work with the international community to ensure the prosecution of Nigerian scam artists involved in the advance fee frauds scheme (also known as 4-1-9 fraud); and (2) take all steps necessary to ... | Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud Prevention Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop the Regulation Invasion Please
Act of 2011'' or ``STRIP Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. MORATORIUM ON REGULATIONS.
Except as provided in section 3, a Federal agency may not take any
regulatory rulemaking action until the end of the moratorium period.
SEC.... | Stop the Regulation Invasion Please Act of 2011 or STRIP Act of 2011 - Imposes a moratorium on federal agencies taking any regulatory rulemaking action beginning on the day after the enactment of this Act and ending on the later of the date that is: (1) 14 days after the Director of the Office of Management and Budget ... | To establish a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions and to repeal all rules that became effective after October 1, 1991, and are in effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Extended
Health Care Services and Business Enhancements Act of 2003''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Five-year ext... | Veterans' Extended Health Care Services and Business Enhancements Act of 2003 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to: (1) extend through 2008 the period for the provision of veterans' noninstitutional extended-care services and required nursing home care; (2) remove a provision requiring a person to have bee... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain authorities for health care services and reporting dates and to augment certain health care business practices or programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hazard Mitigation and Relocation
Assistance Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. HAZARD MITIGATION.
(a) Federal Share and Total Contributions.--Section 404 of The
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5170c) is amended--
... | Hazard Mitigation and Relocation Assistance Act of 1993 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to: (1) increase from 50 to 75 percent of the cost of hazard mitigation measures the amount authorized to be contributed by the President when determined to be cost-effective while substa... | Hazard Mitigation and Relocation Assistance Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Special
Management Area Designation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Frank Moore has committed his life to family, friends,
his country, and fly fishing;
(2) Frank Moore is a ... | Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area Designation Act This bill designates approximately 99,653 acres of Forest Service land in Oregon as the "Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area." | Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area Designation Act |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the ``National
Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence'' (in this Act referred
to as the ``Commission'').
SEC. 2. DUTY OF COMMISSION.
The Commission shall make recommendations on how to deter youth
crime and protect children ... | Establishes the National Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence to make recommendations on how to deter youth crime and protect children from violence in schools. | To establish the National Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Commission Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known
as the National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare
Program (in this Act referred to as the ``Commission'').
... | Medicare Commission Act of 1996 - Establishes the National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program to provide analyses of and recommendations with respect to the current and long-term financial condition of the Medicare trust funds for a report to the President, the Congress, and the Secretary of H... | Medicare Commission Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``SCHIP Expansion Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF ALL UNINSURED CHILDREN FOR SCHIP.
(a) In General.--Section 2110(b) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1397jj(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking... | SCHIP Expansion Act of 2004 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) make all uninsured children eligible for SCHIP; (2) prohibit the State from excluding a child who has access to high cost coverage under a group health plan or health insurance cov... | A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to make all uninsured children eligible for the State children's health insurance program, to encourage States to increase the number of children enrolled in the medicaid and State children's health insurance programs by simplifying the enrollment and renewal procedu... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``TSA National Deployment Force Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL DEPLOYMENT OFFICE.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 449 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 44947. National Deployment Office
... | TSA National Deployment Force Act (Sec. 2) This bill establishes within the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) a National Deployment Office to: (1) maintain a National Deployment Force to provide the TSA with rapid and efficient response capabilities and augment homeland security operations to mitigate and re... | TSA National Deployment Force Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Security Sealift
Enhancement Act of 1999''.
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--CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION FUND
Sec. 101. Amendment... | Title II: Election to Expense United States Flag Vessels
- Permits, under the IRC, a taxpayer to elect to treat the cost of any vessel that is a qualified U. S. flag vessel as an expense which is not chargeable to its capital account.
Title III: Income Exclusion for Merchant Seamen
- Permits the income of certain mer... | National Security Sealift Enhancement Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland Security Blue
Campaign Authorization Act''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY COORDINATION THROUGH
THE BLUE CAMPAIGN.
(a) In General.--Subtitle C of title IV of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 231 et seq.... | . The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign Authorization Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a program to be known as the Blue Campaign, the purpose of which sh... | Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign Authorization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Private Security Officer Employment
Enhancement Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) One of the legacies of the horrific attacks of
September 11, 2001, is the need for enhanced security of the
... | Private Security Officer Employment Enhancement Act of 2006 - Amends the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security, upon request by a covered employer (certain non-governmental companies that provide security guard services or that have more than 50 employees ... | To amend the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide for National Crime Information Center criminal history records checks of the employees and prospective employees of providers of private security services and to require such providers to emplo... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Child Protection
Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL CENTER ON VOLUNTEER AND PROVIDER
SCREENING.
The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42
U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the... | Directs the Attorney General to establish: (1) a national center for volunteer and provider screening to serve qualified provider care entities requesting a nationwide background check on providers of care to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities; and (2) a National Volunteer Screening Task Force to o... | National Child Protection Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Volunteer Firefighter's Relief
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER SAVINGS
ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional item... | Volunteer Firefighter's Relief Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow, for a volunteer firefighter, an annual deduction (of up to $500) for contributions to a volunteer firefighter savings account. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for contributions to a volunteer firefighter savings account. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teacher Voluntary Early Retirement
Incentive Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. GOVERNMENTAL AND HIGHER EDUCATION VOLUNTARY EARLY RETIREMENT
INCENTIVE PLANS.
(a) Amendment.--Section 4(m) of the Age Discrimination in
Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C.... | Teacher Voluntary Early Retirement Incentive Act of 2001 - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to provide that, subject to specified conditions, such Act is not violated if: (1) voluntary early retirement incentive plans (VERIPs), for employees of local educational agencies (LEAs) or institutions of... | To amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 with respect to voluntary early retirement benefits and medical benefits. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Civil Rights Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the fifth and fourteenth amendments to the Constitution
guarantee that all individuals are entitled to equal protection
of th... | Civil Rights Act of 1997 - Prohibits discrimination or preferences in Federal employment and contracting and other Federal programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex. Prohibits requiring or encouraging any Federal contractor or subcontractor to so discriminate or grant a preference.
D... | Civil Rights Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Discovery Trails Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM ACT AMENDMENTS.
(a) National Discovery Trails.--Section 3(a) of the National Trails
System Act (16 U.S.C. 1242(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph
(4) the following:
... | National Discovery Trails Act of 2015 Amends the National Trails System Act to establish as part of the national trails system national discovery trails, which shall be extended, continuous interstate trails located to provide for outdoor recreation and travel and to connect representative examples of America's trails... | National Discovery Trails Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Credit Reporting Act Amendments
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FREE CREDIT REPORT ANNUALLY UPON REQUEST OF CONSUMER.
(a) Section 612 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681j)
is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as su... | Fair Credit Reporting Act Amendments of 2001 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to mandate that, upon consumer request, a consumer reporting agency: (1) furnish an annual credit report free of charge; and (2) disclose credit risk scores or other predictors contained in the consumer's file, including the fact... | To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to protect consumers from the adverse consequences of incomplete and inaccurate consumer credit reports, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Offshore Renewable Energy
Development Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States needs additional sources of renewable
energy in order to address the problems of climate change, meet
re... | Offshore Renewable Energy Development Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to enter into agreements with specified persons to assess and identify sites in the coastal zone and in the exclusive economic zone of the United States for the location of facilities to generate renewable electric energy.
Restricts such agree... | To provide for assessment and identification of sites as appropriate for the location of offshore renewable electric energy generation facilities, to provide funding for offshore renewable electric energy generation projects, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY OF TAX COURT TO APPOINT EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 7471 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to employees) is amended to read as
follows:
``(a) Appointment and Compensation.--
``(1) Clerk.--The Tax Court may appoint a clerk without regard
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the U.S. Tax Court to: (1) appoint a clerk of court and other necessary employees without regard to civil service provisions governing appointments in the competitive service and to fix and adjust the compensation for such employees; (2) establish programs for employee eval... | An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize the tax court to appoint employees. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Border Trade Facilitation
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States and Canada share the longest
undefended border in the world.
(2) The Uni... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Authorization of Appropriations for the United
States Customs Service for Enhanced Inspection and Trade
Facilitation Along the United States-Canadian Border
Title II: Additional Preclearance Activities
Northern Border Trade Facilitation Act -
Title I: Auth... | Northern Border Trade Facilitation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restore Fiscal Discipline and
Safeguard Social Security Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) When Congress enacted the fiscal year 2002 budget
resolution, it did so based... | Restore Fiscal Discipline and Safeguard Social Security Act of 2002 - Amends Federal money and finance law to increase the statutory debt limit to $6.1 trillion.Makes it out of order for the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill or amendment that increases the public debt limit above the new one e... | To provide a responsible increase in the debt limit, restore fiscal discipline, and safeguard Social Security. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Homeowners from
Foreclosure Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FORECLOSURE MEDIATION GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
(in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall carry out a
program to make ... | Preventing Homeowners from Foreclosure Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to implement a competitive grants program for states and local governmental entities to establish mediation programs to assist mortgagors under home mortgages facing foreclosure on such mortgages.
Requires... | To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide grants to State and local governments to carry out programs to provide mediation between mortgagees and mortgagors facing foreclosure. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Support Our Start-Ups Act''.
SEC. 2. NEW BUSINESS EXPENDITURES.
(a) In General.--Subsections (a) and (b) of section 195 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are both amended by inserting ``and
organizational'' after ``start-up'' each place it appears.
... | Support Our Start-Ups Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the tax deduction for new business expenditures to organizational expenditures, generally defined as expenditures incident to the creation of a corporation or a partnership. The bill also increases the maximum deduction amount for start-up ... | Support Our Start-Ups Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Policing Assistance Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY POLICING; COP ON THE BEAT.
(a) In General.--Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating part Q a... | Community Policing Assistance Act of 1993 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to units of local government and community groups in economically distressed central cities to establish or expand cooperative efforts be... | Community Policing Assistance Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Reservation Bank Branch Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. REGULATIONS GOVERNING INSURED DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS.
Section 18(d) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
1828(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Electio... | Indian Reservation Bank Branch Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Revised Statutes of the United States to set forth conditions under which Indian tribes may permit branching of banks on Indian reservations.
Permits approval of a state bank application to establish and operate a de novo bra... | A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to modify requirements relating to the location of bank branches on Indian reservations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drug Currency Forfeitures Act''.
SEC. 2. DRUG CURRENCY FORFEITURES.
(a) In General.--Section 511 of the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 881) is amended by inserting after subsection (j) the following:
``(k) Rebuttable Presumption.--
... | Drug Currency Forfeitures Act - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to create a rebuttable presumption that property is subject to forfeiture if the Government offers a reasonable basis to believe that, based on specified circumstances, there is a substantial connection between the property and a drug trafficking offe... | Drug Currency Forfeitures Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS, PURPOSE, AND DEFINITIONS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) A primary purpose of the National Fire Plan is to
reduce the risk of severe wild fires in the areas, known as the
``wildland/urban interface'', where communities adjoin or
... | Directs the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to establish an interagency council to coordinate implementation of the National Fire Plan. Requires the council to: (1) define consistent criteria to identify the communities within the wildland/urban interface that are most at risk from severe wildfires; (2) est... | To improve implementation of the National Fire Plan on Federal lands managed by the Forest Service and agencies of the Department of the Interior. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Census of Agriculture Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE TO CONDUCT CENSUS OF
AGRICULTURE.
(a) Census of Agriculture Required.--In 1998 and every fifth year
thereafter, the Secretary of Agriculture shall take a c... | Census of Agriculture Act of 1997 - Amends Federal law to transfer authority to conduct the census of agriculture from the Secretary of Commerce to the Secretary (Secretary) of Agriculture. Requires the Secretary to take a census every five years beginning in 1998.
Sets forth enforcement and confidentiality provision... | Census of Agriculture Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Access to Congressional
Research Service Reports Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) CRS Product.--In this Act, the term ``CRS product'' means any
final work product of CRS in any format.
(b) CRS Report.--
(1) In general.--In ... | Equal Access to Congressional Research Service Reports Act of 2016 This bill directs the Government Publishing Office (GPO) to establish and maintain a public website containing Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports, and an index, that are searchable, sortable, and downloadable (including in bulk), for which no ... | Equal Access to Congressional Research Service Reports Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing DHS Acquisition Cost Growth
Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION FOR MAJOR ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Subtitle D of title VIII of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the
en... | . Reducing DHS Acquisition Cost Growth Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the program manager of a major acquisition program (a Department of Homeland Security [DHS] acquisition program that is estimated by the Secretary to require an eventual total expenditure of at least $300 ... | Reducing DHS Acquisition Cost Growth Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Scott Gardner Act''.
SEC. 2. DETENTION AND REMOVAL OF ALIENS APPREHENDED FOR DRIVING WHILE
INTOXICATED (DWI).
Section 236 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(1)--
... | Scott Gardner Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Attorney General (DOJ) to take into custody an alien who is unlawfully in the United States and is arrested by a state or local law enforcement officer for driving while intoxicated or a similar violation. Directs the officer, upon reasonable ... | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to detention of unlawfully present aliens who are apprehended for driving while intoxicated, to improve State and local enforcement of immigration laws, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``California Perchlorate Contamination
Remediation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) because finite water sources in the United States are
stretched by regional drought conditions and incre... | California Perchlorate Contamination Remediation Act - Establishes the California Perchlorate Cleanup Fund. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer amounts from the Fund to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the federal share of grants to California water authorities for the cl... | A bill to facilitate remediation of perchlorate contamination in water sources in the State of California, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oil Spill Claims Assistance and
Recovery Act''.
SEC. 2. OIL SPILL CLAIMS ASSISTANCE AND RECOVERY.
(a) In General.--Title II of the Public Works and Economic
Development Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after section 207 (42
U.S.C. 3147) the followi... | Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act - Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program to provide technical assistance grants within 60 days after this Act's enactment to eligible organizations for use in assisting individuals and businesse... | A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Administration Act of 1965 to establish a program to provide technical assistance grants for use by organizations in assisting individuals and businesses affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bear Protection Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) all 8 extant species of bear--Asian black bear, brown
bear, polar bear, American black bear, spectacled bear, giant
panda, sun bear, and sloth bear--... | Bear Protection Act of 2001 - Prohibits any person from: (1) importing bear viscera into, or exporting it from, the United States; or (2) selling bear viscera, bartering, offering it for sale or barter, or purchasing, possessing, transporting, delivering, or receiving it in interstate or foreign commerce. Subjects pers... | To conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items, products, or substances containing or labeled or advertised as containing, bear viscera, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) Historic site.--The term ``historic site'' means the
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site as established by
section 3.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(3) Tu... | Establishes the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site in Alabama as a unit of the National Park System.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior, with the full participation of Tuskegee University, to develop and submit to specified congressional committees a general management plan for the Site.
Authorizes appropriat... | To establish the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, in association with the Tuskegee University, in the State of Alabama, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education Savings Accounts
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. HIGHER EDUCATION PLEDGE ACCOUNTS PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a pilot program
under which savings accounts (to be known as ``higher education pledge
accounts'') ... | Higher Education Savings Accounts Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to carry out a pilot program under which tax-exempt savings accounts (to be known as higher education pledge accounts) are established for the benefit of 9th and 10th grade students who are eligible to receive free or redu... | Higher Education Savings Accounts Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Save Our Neighborhoods Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. STAYS OF FORECLOSURES.
(a) Cause of Action.--
(1) In general.--A mortgagor of a property subject to a
federally related mortgage loan may file a motion before a
court in the jur... | Save Our Neighborhoods Act of 2012 - Authorizes a mortgagor of a property subject to a federally related mortgage loan to file a motion before a court in the jurisdiction in which the property is located for an order to: (1) stay any foreclosure proceedings brought against the property; (2) remain in effect for up to t... | To save neighborhoods and keep families in their homes by encouraging mortgage loan modifications and suspending foreclosures and evictions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Workers' Bill of Rights''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT.
(a) Recognition of Representative.--
(1) In general.--Section 8(a)(2) of the National Labor
Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158(a)(2)) is amended by inserting
before ... | Workers' Bill of Rights - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to add provisions relating to: (1) an employer's recognition of a labor organization as representative of workers for collective bargaining and other purposes; (2) limitation on dues collection; (3) membership right to vote on a contract before a strike ... | To amend certain labor laws to ensure fairness. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Intermodal Transportation Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. INTERMODAL PASSENGER FACILITIES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 55 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``SUBCHAPTER III--INTERMODAL PASSENGER FACILITIES
... | Intermodal Transportation Act of 2005 - Amends Federal transportation law to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to award grants to public or private entities for capital projects for: (1) acquiring, constructing, improving, or renovating a publicly or privately owned or operated intermodal passenger facility rel... | To improve intermodal transportation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Board of Veterans' Appeals
Administrative Procedures Improvement Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS.
Section 7101(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking out ``(not more than 65)''.
SEC. 3. ETHICA... | Board of Veterans' Appeals Administrative Procedures Improvement Act of 1994 - Amends Federal law pertaining to the Board of Veterans' Appeals to: (1) remove the 65-person limitation for the Board; (2) subject the Chairman of the Board to the same limitations and restrictions concerning involvement in political activit... | Board of Veterans' Appeals Administrative Procedures Improvement Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Transportation Safety Board
Reauthorization Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Fiscal Years 2003-2006.--Section 1118(a) of title 49, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``and''; and
... | National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2003 - (Sec. 2) Amends Federal transportation law to extend the authorization of appropriations for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), including the NTSB Academy, for FY 2003 through 2006.Authorizes such appropriations as may be necessary to incr... | To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the National Transportation Safety Board for fiscal years 2003 through 2006, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Refueling Assistance Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. STUDY ON MOTOR VEHICLE REFUELING ASSISTANCE FOR QUALIFIED
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Tr... | Refueling Assistance Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to study motor vehicle refueling assistance to qualified individuals with disabilities. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress the study results and any recommendations for imposing feasible and cost-effective requirements on gas sta... | Refueling Assistance Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Telephone Privacy Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to protect the right to privacy of telephone users by
enabling them to limit the dissemination of their telephone
numbers to persons of th... | Telephone Privacy Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal criminal code (Code) to prohibit any person from installing or using a pen register or a trap and trace device without first obtaining a court order under appropriate Code provisions or under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. Provides exceptions to su... | Telephone Privacy Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Health Allowance Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.
(a) In general.--Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``state health all... | Medicaid Health Allowance Act of 1993 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to create State health allowance programs under which the State makes payments to an insurer of an eligible individual as an allowance towards the cost of providing the individual with benefits under an approved health benefi... | Medicaid Health Allowance Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flood Insurance Premium Relief Act
of 2013''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY DELAY OF IMPLEMENTATION AND PHASE-IN OF PREMIUM RATE
INCREASES FOR CERTAIN PROPERTIES.
(a) Newly Purchased Properties.--
(1) Delay of implementation.--For any pro... | Flood Insurance Premium Relief Act of 2013 - States that the flood insurance risk premium rate for property purchased between July 6, 2012, and January 1, 2015, shall, during the 12-month period beginning upon such purchase, be the amount chargeable for such property immediately before its purchase (thus delaying imple... | Flood Insurance Premium Relief Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Internet Freedom Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of
association are fundamental characteristics of a free society.
The first ame... | Global Internet Freedom Act - Establishes in the International Broadcasting Bureau the Office of Global Internet Freedom to develop and implement a comprehensive global strategy to combat state-sponsored and state-directed Internet jamming by repressive foreign governments, and the intimidation and persecution by such ... | To develop and deploy technologies to defeat Internet jamming. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``m-SPAM Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN QUALIFYING MESSAGES FROM THE DEFINITION OF
MOBILE SERVICE COMMERCIAL MESSAGE.
(a) In General.--Section 14(d) of the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (15
U.S.C. 7712(d)) is amended to read as follows:... | m-SPAM Act of 2009 - Amends the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 to exclude a message from the definition of "mobile service commercial message" (MSCM) if the message's purpose is to: (1) facilitate or confirm a commercial transaction; (2) provide warranty, recall, safety, or security information about a product or service used by... | A bill to prohibit unsolicited mobile text message spam. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wildlife Disease Emergency Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are to--
(1) authorize the Secretary of the Interior to identify and
declare wildlife disease emergencies;
(2) establish a fund through... | Wildlife Disease Emergency Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with governors of potentially affected states, to declare a wildlife disease emergency for any wildlife disease occurring within the United States or, if outside the United States, with the potential to enter the United ... | Wildlife Disease Emergency Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``DXM Abuse Prevention Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. SALES OF OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS CONTAINING DEXTROMETHORPHAN.
(a) Prohibited Act.--Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(... | . DXM Abuse Prevention Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the sale of a drug containing dextromethorphan (DXM, a cough suppressant and drug of abuse) to an individual under age 18 unless the individual has a prescription or is actively enrolled in the military. R... | DXM Abuse Prevention Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Early Stage Small Business
Contracting Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. IN GENERAL.
The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``SEC. 46. PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FEDERAL CONTRACTS TO EARLY STAGE SMALL
... | Early Stage Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish and carry out a program to provide increased access to federal contract opportunities for early stage small businesses (no more than 15 employees and ave... | To provide for a program to provide Federal contracts to early stage small businesses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CERTAINTY OF PUNISHMENT FOR YOUNG OFFENDERS.
(a) In General.--Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.), is amended--
(1) by redesignating part Q as part R;
(2) by redesignating section 1701 as section 1801; and
(3) by... | Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to States for the purpose of developing alternatives to traditional forms of incarceration and probation as methods of punishment for young offenders. Specifies that such alternativ... | To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow grants for the purpose of developing alternative methods of punishment for young offenders to traditional forms of incarceration and probation. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) energy workers at the former Mallinkrodt facilities
(including the St. Louis downtown facility, the Weldon Springs
facility, and the Hematite facility) were exposed to levels of
radionuclides and radioactive materials that were m... | Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include within its Special Exposure Cohort certain employees who during their employment at a facility operated under contract to the Department of Energy (DOE) by Mallinkrodt Incorporated: (1) were monitored through the use of dosimet... | A bill to amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the compensation program established by that Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance
Amendments of 2009''.
SEC. 2. STRANDING AND ENTANGLEMENT RESPONSE.
(a) Collection and Updating of Information.--Section 402(b)(1)(A)
of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1421a(b)(1)(A))
is amended by i... | Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Amendments of 2009 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to require the collection and updating of existing practices and procedures for rescuing and rehabilitating stranded or entangled (under current law, only stranded) marine mammals. Authorizes entanglement response agree... | To amend the provisions of law relating to the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Crop Risk Options Plan Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. TOTAL COVERAGE OPTION FOR CROP INSURANCE BASED ON BOTH AN
INDIVIDUAL YIELD AND LOSS BASIS AND AN AREA YIELD AND
LOSS BASIS.
(a) Availability of Total Coverage Option.--Section 5... | Crop Risk Options Plan Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to: (1) provide an agricultural producer with the option of purchasing additional crop insurance coverage (total coverage option) based on an area yield and loss basis instead of an individual yield and loss basis, (2) trigger additional coverag... | To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to provide producers with the opportunity to purchase crop insurance coverage based on both an individual yield and loss basis and an area yield and loss basis in order to allow producers to cover all or a portion of their deductible under the individual yield and loss policy, to... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Capital Access for Small Community
Financial Institutions Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. PRIVATELY INSURED CREDIT UNIONS AUTHORIZED TO BECOME MEMBERS OF
A FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK.
(a) In General.--Section 4(a) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12... | Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to treat certain privately insured credit unions as insured depository institutions for purposes of determining eligibility for membership in a federal home loan bank. Permits a credit union which lac... | Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On January 19, 1942, 6 weeks after the December 7, 1941,
attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese Navy, the United States Army
discharged all Japanese-Americans in the Reserve Officers Training
Corps and changed their draft status ... | Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the award of a congressional gold medal to the Army's 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military Intelligence Service, collectively, in recognition of their dedicat... | A bill to grant the congressional gold medal, collectively, to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, United States Army, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Witness Protection Enhancement Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. SHORT-TERM STATE WITNESS PROTECTION SECTION.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 37 of title 28, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Se... | Witness Protection Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the federal judicial code to establish in the U. S. Marshals Service a Short Term State Witness Protection Section to provide protection for witnesses in state and local trials involving homicide or other major violent crimes pursuant to cooperative agreements with st... | To enhance witness protection. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Environmental Policy Act
Administrative Reorganization Amendments of 1993''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT
COMPLIANCE.
Sections 201, 202, and 204 of title II of the National
Environmental P... | National Environmental Policy Act Administrative Reorganization Amendments of 1993 - Amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (the Act) to replace provisions regarding the Council on Environmental Quality with those establishing an Office of National Environmental Policy (NEPA) Compliance in the Executive O... | National Environmental Policy Act Administrative Reorganization Amendments of 1993 |
SECTION 1. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to repeal the 4.3-cent increase in the
transportation motor fuels excise tax rates enacted by the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 and dedicated to the general fund of
the Treasury.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF 4.3-CENT INCREASE IN FUEL TAX RATES ENACTED BY THE
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce by 4.3 cents the excise tax rate on various transportation motor fuels. Prohibits the taxation on any sale or use of compressed natural gas beginning six days after enactment of this Act until January 1, 1997. (Sec. 3) Sets forth the procedure for filing a claim for a credit... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 4.3-cent increase in the transportation motor fuels excise tax rates enacted by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 and dedicated to the general fund of the Treasury. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Indian Trust Fund
Management Reform Act Amendments''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 2 of the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act
of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 4001) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(7) The term `Co... | American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act Amendments - Amends the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (the Act) to: (1) provide a two-year term of office for the Special Trustee for American Indians; and (2) establish the Indian Trust Fund Reform Commission. Requires the Commission to prepa... | American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act Amendments |
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