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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Class Action
Jurisdiction Act of 1998''.
(b) Reference.--Whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is
expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other
provision, the reference shall be considered ... | Class Action Jurisdiction Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal judicial code to grant the district courts original jurisdiction of any civil action, regardless of the sum or value of the matter in controversy, which is brought as a class action in which any member of a proposed plaintiff class is: (1) a citizen of a State... | Class Action Jurisdiction Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Essential Air Service Modernization
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION.
Section 41742(a)(2) is amended by striking ``$15,000,000'' and
inserting ``$75,000,000''.
SEC. 3. TERMINATION NOTICE.
Section 41733 of title 49, United States Code, is amen... | Essential Air Service Modernization Act of 2003 - Increases the authorization of appropriations to carry out the essential air service program.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) notify an affected community at least 90 days before the basic essential service to that community is terminated: (2) facilitate and assist in n... | To amend title 49, United States Code, to enhance essential air service. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Voluntary Grazing Permit Buyout
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Commercial livestock grazing on Federal lands is
increasingly difficult for grazing permittees and lessees due
to growing conflicts ... | Voluntary Grazing Permit Buyout Act - Establishes a voluntary grazing permit and lease buyout program for commercial livestock operators on Federal land. Sets forth land priorities if funds are insufficient to meet all buyouts.
Provides for the permanent retirement of grazing allotments which have no valid grazing per... | To provide compensation to livestock operators who voluntarily relinquish a grazing permit or lease on Federal lands, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restoration of Legal Rights for
Claimants under Holocaust-Era Insurance Policies Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are to--
(1) allow for the enforcement of State laws requiring the
disclosure of information ... | Restoration of Legal Rights for Claimants under Holocaust-Era Insurance Policies Act of 2010 - Allows a beneficiary (including an heir, assignee, or legal representative of a named insured or beneficiary) of a Holocaust-era life, dowry, education, annuity, property, or other insurance policy to bring a civil action in ... | A bill to provide for the restoration of legal rights for claimants under holocaust-era insurance policies. |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED EXPENDITURES FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
MALPRACTICE INSURANCE.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business tax credits)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 45G. CREDIT... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a business tax credit for medical professional malpractice insurance according to the following schedule: (1) 20 percent of expenditures for any physician who practices in any surgical specialty or subspecialty, emergency medicine, obstetrics, anesthesiology, or who does inte... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide physicians and other health care professionals with a tax credit for qualified expenditures for medical professional malpractice insurance, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Judgeship Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. CIRCUIT JUDGES FOR THE CIRCUIT COURTS OF APPEALS.
(a) In General.--The President shall appoint, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate--
(1) 4 additional circuit judges for the ninth circuit... | Federal Judgeship Act of 2013 - Directs the President, with advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint specified additional: (1) permanent circuit judges for the sixth and ninth circuit courts of appeals and a temporary judge for the ninth circuit; and (2) permanent district judges for various judicial districts of A... | Federal Judgeship Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Campaign Cost Reduction and Reform
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF QUALIFYING HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CANDIDATE.
Section 301(19) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2
U.S.C. 431(19)) is amended to read as follows:
``(19) The term `q... | Campaign Cost Reduction and Reform Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to revise the definition of: (1) qualifying House of Representatives candidate; (2) contribution; (3) expenditure; and (4) independent expenditure.
Limits with regard to an election cycle of an House of Representatives c... | Campaign Cost Reduction and Reform Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Women's History Museum Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the National Women's History Museum was established--
(A) to research and present information relating to
the his... | National Women's History Museum Act of 2007 - Requires the Administrator of General Services to enter into an occupancy agreement with the National Women's History Museum, Inc. (Museum Sponsor) to allow the Museum Sponsor to locate a National Women's History Museum, at the Pavilion Annex (the building and specified sur... | A bill to provide a site for the National Women's History Museum in Washington, District of Columbia, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Medical Services Support
Act''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation and the
Secretary of Homeland Security, through the Under Secretary for
Emergency Prepar... | Emergency Medical Services Support Act - Requires the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Homeland Security, through the Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response, to establish a Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services to improve coordination and enhance support of emergen... | A bill to establish a Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services and a Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council, and for other purposes. |
TITLE I--MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY REFORM
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act
of 1998''.
SEC. 102. ELIMINATING STRICT LIABILITY FOR BAITING.
Section 3 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 704) is
amended--
(1) by inserting ``(a)'' after ``Sec... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Migratory Bird Treaty Reform
Title II: National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement
Title III: Wetlands and Wildlife Enhancement
Title IV: Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation
Title V: Chesapeake Bay Initiative
Title I: Migratory Bird Treaty Reform
- Migrato... | Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reforming Executive Guidance Act of
2017'' or as the ``REG Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY RULEMAKING.
(a) Guidance Documents.--Paragraph (3) of section 804 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
... | Reforming Executive Guidance Act of 2017 or the REG Act of 2017 This bill requires guidance documents of federal agencies to be considered rules that are subject to the congressional review process. A "guidance document" is a statement of general applicability and future effect, other than a regulatory action, issued b... | Reforming Executive Guidance Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Infrastructure Facilitation and
Habitat Conservation Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. CONSERVATION LOAN AND LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Eligible public entity.--The term ``eligible public
entity'' means a po... | Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to establish a program to provide loans and loan guarantees to enable state political subdivisions to acquire interests in real property pursuant to habitat conservation plans approved by the Secretary... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program to provide loans and loan guarantees to enable eligible public entities to acquire interests in real property that are in compliance with habitat conservation plans approved by the Secretary of the Interior under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for... |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSIC BIOFUEL.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``SEC. 30D. CELLULOSIC BIOFUEL PRODUCTION.
``(a) General Rule.--There shall be allowed a... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for the production of cellulosic biofuel. Defines "cellulosic biofuel" as any liquid transportation fuel derived from any lignocellulosic or hemicellulosic matter (other than food starch) that is available on a renewable or recurring basis. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for the production of a cellulosic biofuel. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Kick Start to College Act''.
SEC. 2. TAX CREDIT MATCH OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO COVERDELL EDUCATION
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundabl... | Kick Start to College Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow parents a tax credit for contributions to a qualified higher education subaccount established under a Coverdell education savings account to pay their childrens' higher education expenses. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage college savings by providing a Federal income tax credit to match contributions to Coverdell education savings accounts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF TAX-EXEMPT BOND FINANCING OF CERTAIN ELECTRICAL
OUTPUT FACILITIES.
(a) Certain Transactions Treated as Sales to General Public for
Purposes of Private Business Tests.--Paragraph (8) of section 141(b) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining nonqualified amount) is
am... | Amends the Internal Revenue code to set forth provisions concerning the treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Bone Marrow Donor Registry
Reauthorization Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL BONE MARROW DONOR REGISTRY.
(a) National Registry.--Section 379 of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 274k) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
... | National Bone Marrow Donor Registry Reauthorization Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize: (1) specified FY 2004 appropriations, and FY 2005 through 2008 appropriations, for the National Bone Marrow Donor Registry; and (2) appropriations for emergency contingency response capabilities.
Revises Regist... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the National Bone Marrow Donor Registery, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION AND DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS FOR AFFECTED
PARTICIPANTS.
(a) Authorization for Payment to Affected Participants.--To the
extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts, the Secretary of
Energy (referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'')--
(1) shall establ... | Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a program for paying certain affected participants a one-time lump sum payment.
Defines affected participants as persons who retired from active employment at one of the gaseous diffusion plants of the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC), or are employed by USEC's o... | To authorize the Secretary of Energy to pay affected participants under a pension plan referred to in the USEC Privatization Act for benefit increases not received. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tongass Transfer and Transition
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) It is in the public interest to provide a mechanism to
transfer ownership of the Tongass National Forest to the State
of Alaska to be ma... | Tongass Transfer and Transition Act - Provides for the transfer to Alaska of the Tongass National Forest if so elected by Alaska within a specified period of time.
Sets forth transition provisions, including: (1) reinstatement of the Alaska Pulp Corporation; (2) creation of a timber road revolving fund; (3) land gran... | Tongass Transfer and Transition Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Agency Compliance Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING INTRACIRCUIT AGENCY NONACQUIESCENCE IN APPELLATE
PRECEDENT.
(a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 707. Adheren... | Federal Agency Compliance Act - Requires a Federal agency and its officers and employees, in administering a statute, rule, regulation, program, or policy (statute) within a judicial circuit, to adhere to the existing precedent respecting the interpretation and application of such statute, as established by the decisio... | Federal Agency Compliance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employees' Optional Early
Retirement Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to reduce Federal Government civilian payrolls in an
orderly and voluntary manner;
(2) to accommodate the personal ... | Federal Employees' Optional Early Retirement Act - Authorizes early retirement for certain Federal employees after: (1) completing 25 years of service; (2) becoming 50 years of age and completing 20 years of service; (3) becoming 55 years of age and completing 15 years of service; or (4) becoming 57 years of age and c... | Federal Employees' Optional Early Retirement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Limited Purpose Bank Amendments of
1997''.
SEC. 2. BANK ACTIVITIES RESTRICTION.
(a) In General.--Section 4(f)(2) of the Bank Holding Company Act of
1956 (12 U.S.C. 1843(f)(2)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (... | Limited Purpose Bank Amendments of 1997 - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to set forth transactions involving demand deposits, commercial loans, and overdrafts by a bank subsidiary which will cause the parent company to lose its statutory exemption from being treated as a bank holding company.
Expands the ... | Limited Purpose Bank Amendments of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Building a Stronger America Act''.
SEC. 2. DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE PARKS.
(a) Finding.--Section 2 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology
Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(12) It is in the b... | Building a Stronger America Act - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to award grants for the development of feasibility studies and plans for the construction of new or expansion of existing science parks.
Allows the Secretary to guarantee up to 80% of the... | A bill to provide grants and loan guarantees for the development and construction of science parks to promote the clustering of innovation through high technology activities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau Personnel Flexibilities Act''.
SEC. 2. ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU.
(a) In General.--Subpart I of part III of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 95 the following:
... | . Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Personnel Flexibilities Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a system to govern the compensation and performance management of employees, other than senior executives or employees in the Senior Executive Service, holding critical scientific, technical, or ... | Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Personnel Flexibilities Act |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITION OF UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR
SPACE, INTELLIGENCE, AND INFORMATION.
(a) Authority of Secretary of Defense To Establish Position.--Upon
the direction of the President, the Secretary of Defense may, subject
to subsection (b), establish in the Office of the Se... | Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to establish in the Office of the Secretary the position of Under Secretary of Defense for Space, Intelligence, and Information to perform duties and exercise powers relating to Department of Defense (DOD) space, intelligence, and information programs and activities. Requires the Sec... | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the organization and management of the Department of Defense with respect to space programs and activities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ohio River Corridor Study Commission
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the amenities and resources of the Ohio River, which
flows through 6 States from its headwaters in Pennsylva... | Ohio River Corridor Study Commission Act of 1993 - Establishes the Ohio River Corridor Study Commission to study and report on: (1) the feasibility of establishing an Ohio River National Heritage Corridor for the Ohio River Corridor; and (2) the preservation, protection, improvement, enjoyment, and utilization of the ... | Ohio River Corridor Study Commission Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Darfur Genocide Accountability Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Se... | Darfur Genocide Accountability Act of 2005 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the atrocities unfolding in Darfur, Sudan, are genocide.
Directs the President to: (1) block the property and assets of civil and military officials of the Government of Sudan and their family members implicated in the Darfur atrocities,... | To impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity and genocide in Darfur, Sudan, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SUICIDE PREVENTION.
Subpart 3 of part B of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 290bb-31 et seq) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 520C. SUICIDE PREVENTION FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants, contracts, or
cooperat... | Requires the Secretary to initiate a study concerning suicide or attempted suicide by children and youth. | A bill to amend the Public Health Services Act to provide for suicide prevention activities with respect to children and adolescents. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Real Solutions to
World Hunger Act of 2002''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents; findings.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Ensuring... | Real Solutions to World Hunger Act of 2002 - Makes it unlawful for any person to ship, or offer to ship, or for any carrier or person to transport, or receive for transportation, to any foreign country, any genetically engineered animal, plant, or seed (as defined by this Act) if the person knows or has reason to belie... | To ensure that efforts to address world hunger through the use of genetically engineered animals and crops actually help developing countries and peoples while protecting human health and the environment, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Governors Island Reinforcement Act
of 1994''.
SEC. 2. SANCTIONS AGAINST HAITI.
(a) Prohibiting Trade and Certain Transactions Involving Haiti.--
The following are prohibited:
(1) The import into the United States of any goods or
ser... | Governors Island Reinforcement Act of 1994 - Sets forth trade, assistance, and air transport sanctions against Haiti, and against other nations not cooperating with U.S. or international sanctions. Terminates such sanctions upon the reinstatement of the democratically elected President of Haiti and the military's meeti... | Governors Island Reinforcement Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Food Safety Rapid Response Act''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED FOODBORNE ILLNESS SURVEILLANCE.
(a) In General.--
(1) Authority.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
(referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall strengthen
... | Food Safety Rapid Response Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to strengthen and expand foodborne illness surveillance systems to: (1) inform and evaluate efforts to prevent foodborne illness; and (2) enhance the identification and investigation of, and response to, foodborne illness outbrea... | A bill to provide for enhanced foodborne illness surveillance and food safety capacity, to establish regional food safety centers of excellence, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Money Laundering and
Terrorist Financing Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES FOR MONEY LAUNDERING.
(a) RICO Definitions.--Section 1961(1) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ... | Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act of 2003 - Amends the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) to expand its scope to cover acts or threats involving burglary, embezzlement, and fraud in the purchase of securities.
Modifies provisions regarding: (1) the laundering of monetary ins... | A bill to combat money laundering and terrorist financing and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Livestock Marketing Fairness Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of the amendments made by this Act is to prohibit the
use of certain anti-competitive forward contracts--
(1) to require a firm base price in forward contracts and
mar... | Livestock Marketing Fairness Act - Amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to prohibit a livestock sale forward contract (with an exception for specified cooperatives) that: (1) does not contain a firm base price that may be equated to a fixed dollar amount on the contract day; (2) is not offered for open public bi... | A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to prohibit the use of certain anti-competitive forward contracts. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Telephone Consumer Slamming
Prevention Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. LONG DISTANCE SLAMMING PROHIBITION.
Section 258 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 258) is
amended--
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by inserting
... | Telephone Consumer Slamming Prevention Act of 1997 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit telecommunications carriers from submitting or executing a change in a subscriber's selection of an interstate telephone service provider unless the carrier to which the subscriber will be changed has obtained a writt... | Telephone Consumer Slamming Prevention Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Government Secrecy Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to promote the effective protection
of classified information and the disclosure of information where there
is not a well-founded basis for protection or where the costs o... | Government Secrecy Act of 1997 - States that it is the purpose of this Act to promote the effective protection of classified information and the disclosure of information where there is not a well-founded basis for protection or where the costs of maintaining a secret outweigh the benefits.
(Sec. 4) Authorizes the Pre... | Government Secrecy Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Mississippi Valley
National Historical Park Act of 1999''.
(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. Mississippi Valley... | Directs the Secretary of Defense to transfer, without reimbursement, to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior certain archaeological sites (including improvements) located at the former base, including an additional parcel of real property for the development of visitor, administrative, museu... | Mississippi Valley National Historical Park Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Intelligent Vehicle Highway Safety
Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR INTELLIGENT VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS.
(a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to itemized deductions for
individuals... | Intelligent Vehicle Highway Safety Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction from gross income for the cost, up to $1,000, of qualified intelligent vehicle systems property. Defines "qualified intelligent systems property" as any device installed by a motor vehicle manufacturer to enhance the ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage and accelerate the nationwide production, retail sale, and consumer use of new commercial and consumer motor vehicles with intelligent vehicle technology systems. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Voice Campaign Finance Reform
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. PROMOTING DISCLOSURE OF CAMPAIGN SPENDING.
(a) Requiring Intermediaries and Conduits To Report on Bundled
Contributions.--Section 315(a)(8) of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S... | Public Voice Campaign Finance Reform Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to provide for: (1) intermediaries and conduits to report on bundled contributions in the same time and manner as a political committee which is not an authorized committee of the candidate; (2) certain communica... | Public Voice Campaign Finance Reform Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Exports, Jobs, and Growth Act of
1996''.
TITLE I--OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
SEC. 101. INCOME LEVELS.
Section 231 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191)
is amended in paragraph (2) of the second undesignated pa... | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Overseas Private Investment Corporation Title II: Trade and Development Agency Title III: Export Promotion Programs within the International Trade Administration Title IV: Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee Exports, Jobs, and Growth Act of 1996 - Title I... | Exports, Jobs, and Growth Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mother's Day Centennial
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress hereby finds as follows:
(1) Anna Jarvis, who is considered to be the founder of the
modern Mother's Day, was born in Webster, West Virginia, on May
... | Mother's Day Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 400,000 $1 coins emblematic of the 100th anniversary of President Wilson's proclamation designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day. Authorizes the Secretary to issue such coins beginning on... | Mother's Day Centennial Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, FINDINGS, AND PURPOSE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``U.S. Participation
in Cuban Energy Exploration Act of 2007''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds:
(1) Current Federal laws and policies bar United States
nationals, including United States compa... | U.S. Participation in Cuban Energy Exploration Act of 2007 - Authorizes U.S. persons to: (1) engage in the exploration for and extraction of hydrocarbon resources from any portion of a foreign exclusive economic zone that is contiguous to the U.S. exclusive economic zone; (2) export without license authority all equipm... | To allow United States persons to participate in energy development offshore from Cuba and other nearby countries. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hereditary Disorders Newborn
Screening Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF STATES TO PROVIDE NEWBORN AND
CHILD SCREENING FOR HERITABLE DISORDERS.
Part A of title XI of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
300b-1 ... | Directs the Secretary to award grants to eligible entities to provide for the conduct of demonstration programs to evaluate the effectiveness of screening, counseling or preventive care services in reducing the morbidity and mortality caused by heritable disorders in newborns and children.
Direct the Secretary to estab... | Hereditary Disorders Newborn Screening Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Physician Availability Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR PHYSICIAN AVAILABILITY IN ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS.
(a) In General.--Each covered hospital shall have a qualified
physician available in the hospital 24 hours a day, seven days a week
to attend... | Physician Availability Act of 1999 - Requires each non-Federal hospital with a specified participation agreement under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, participating under title XIX (Medicaid) of such Act, or receiving Federal funds, and with at least 100 licensed beds, to have a qualified physician a... | Physician Availability Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Disaster Tax Relief Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. LOSSES ATTRIBUTABLE TO FEDERALLY DECLARED DISASTERS.
(a) Waiver of Adjusted Gross Income Limitation.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (h) of section 165 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 19... | Fair Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide special tax rules for individuals affected by a federally declared disaster, including: (1) allowance of all personal casualty losses incurred in a federally declared disaster in excess of $500; (2) an increase in the standard tax deduct... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide relief in the case of federally declared disasters. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``West Virginia
Rivers Conservation Act of 1993''.
(b) Table of Contents.--
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
TITLE I--BOUNDARY MODIFICATIONS
Sec. 101. New River Gorge National River.
Se... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Boundary Modifications
Title II: Upper New National Wild and Scenic River
Title III: Elk River
Title IV: General Provisions
West Virginia Rivers Conservation Act of 1993 -
Title I: Boundary Modifications
- Amends the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978, ... | West Virginia Rivers Conservation Act of 1993 |
TITLE I--UTROK ATOLL RADIOLOGICAL MONITORING SUPPORT
SEC. 101. UTROK ATOLL RADIOLOGICAL MONITORING SUPPORT.
(a) In support of radiological monitoring, rehabilitation, and
resettlement of Utrok Atoll, whose residents were affected by United
States nuclear testing, the Secretary of Commerce may convey to the
Utr... | Title I: Utrok Atoll Radiological Monitoring Support - (Sec. 101) Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to convey to the Utrok Atoll local government a decommissioned National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ship in operable condition, in support of radiological monitoring, rehabilitation, and resettlement... | To provide for the conveyance to the Utrok Atoll local government of a decommissioned National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Over-the-Counter Swaps Speculation
Limit Act''.
SEC. 2. AGGREGATE POSITION LIMITS.
Section 2 of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 2) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(j) Aggregate Position Limits.--
``(1) Definition o... | Over-the-Counter Swaps Speculation Limit Act - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to direct the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to impose aggregate position limits on positions held on registered entities, foreign boards of trade, and each large over-the-counter transaction or class of large over-the-counter... | A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to require the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to develop and impose aggregate position limits on certain large over-the-counter transactions and classes of large over-the-counter transactions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Transfer Act''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF PENDING AND COMPLETED DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST A STUDENT.
Section 444(b)(6) of the General Education Provisions Act (20
U.S.C. 1232g(b)(6)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A... | Safe Transfer Act This bill amends the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 by prohibiting federal funds for any institution of postsecondary education that fails to disclose to other institutions information related to campus sexual assault on the transcript of: (1) a student who violated the institution'... | Safe Transfer Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hydroelectric Licensing Process
Improvement Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) hydroelectric power is an irreplaceable source of
clean, economic, renewable energy with the unique capability of
suppor... | Hydroelectric Licensing Process Improvement Act of 2001- Amends the Federal Power Act to prescribe mandatory factors for consideration and documentation by Federal agency participants (consulting agencies) in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) hydroelectric license renewal process when setting forth renewa... | A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the hydroelectric licensing process by granting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission statutory authority to better coordinate participation by other agencies and entities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stand By Your Ad Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENTS INCLUDED IN CAMPAIGN COMMUNICATIONS FUNDED BY
CERTAIN TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS OR POLITICAL
ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Requiring Statement Identifying Largest Donors.--Section 318(d... | Stand By Your Ad Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require certain campaign-related communications which are paid for by certain tax-exempt organizations or political organizations to include a statement naming their five largest donors.
Requires organizations to include information on ... | To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require certain campaign-related communications which are paid for by certain tax-exempt organizations or political organizations to include a statement naming their five largest donors, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthen And Fortify Existing
Bridges Act of 2017'' or the ``SAFE Bridges Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. STRENGTHEN AND FORTIFY EXISTING BRIDGES.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Bridge.--The term ``bridge'' means a bridge on a public
... | Strengthen And Fortify Existing Bridges Act of 2017 or the SAFE Bridges Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a program to assist states to rehabilitate or replace bridges found to be structurally deficient. States shall use apportioned program funds for projects to rehabilitate... | Strengthen And Fortify Existing Bridges Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Startup Innovation Credit Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF RESEARCH CREDIT FOR CERTAIN STARTUP COMPANIES.
(a) In General.--Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(i) Treatm... | Startup Innovation Credit Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a qualified small business to elect to use a portion of its tax credit for increasing research expenditures as an offset against its payroll tax liability under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA). Defines "qualified small bus... | Startup Innovation Credit Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hurricanes Rita and Wilma Financial
Services Relief Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Appropriate federal banking agency.--The term
``appropriate Federal banking... | Hurricanes Rita and Wilma Financial Services Relief Act of 2005 - Expresses the sense of Congress that it is vital that insured depository institutions and insured credit unions continue to provide financial services to consumers displaced or otherwise affected by Hurricane Rita or Wilma, which includes the cashing of ... | To facilitate recovery from the effects of Hurricane Rita and Hurricane Wilma by providing greater flexibility for, and temporary waivers of certain requirements and fees imposed on, depository institutions, credit unions, and Federal regulatory agencies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pell for Performance Act''.
SEC. 2. REPAYMENT FOR FAILURE TO COMPLETE PROGRAM.
Section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ``The period'' and
inserting ``Except a... | Pell for Performance Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify the Federal Pell Grant program. Specifically, if a Pell Grant recipient fails to complete an education program within the maximum timeframe for completion, then the Pell Grants received for such program convert to a Federal Direct Unsu... | Pell for Performance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Veterans Affairs
Dental Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. DENTAL INSURANCE PLAN FOR VETERANS AND SURVIVORS AND DEPENDENTS
OF VETERANS.
(a) Dental Insurance Plan.--
(1) In general.--Subchapter II of... | Department of Veterans Affairs Dental Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and administer a dental insurance plan for veterans enrolled in the system of annual patient enrollment under federal veterans' benefits provisions and for veterans' survivo... | Department of Veterans Affairs Dental Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care and Housing for Women
and Children Act of 1993''.
TITLE I--MATERNAL HEALTH CERTIFICATES PROGRAM
SEC. 101. MATERNAL HEALTH CERTIFICATES FOR ELIGIBLE PREGNANT WOMEN.
(a) Establishment of Maternal Health Certificates for Eligible ... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Maternal Health Certificates Program
Title II: Rehabilitation Grants for Maternity Housing and
Services Facilities
Health Care and Housing for Women and Children Act of 1993 -
Title I: Maternal Health Certificates Program
- Directs the Secretary of Health and Hum... | Health Care and Housing for Women and Children Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive National Mercury
Monitoring Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that
(1)(A) mercury is a potent neurotoxin of significant
ecological and public health concern;
(B) exposure to mercury occurs largely by ... | Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a national mercury monitoring program that monitors: (1) long-term changes in mercury levels and important ancillary measures in the air; and (2) long-term changes in mercury and methyl me... | A bill to establish a national mercury monitoring program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT ON BACKLOG IN DNA ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES.
(a) Assessment.--
(1) In general.--The Attorney General shall survey each law
enforcement jurisdiction to assess the backlog of DNA ... | DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2002 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) survey each law enforcement jurisdiction to assess the backlog of DNA testing of rape kit samples and other sexual assault evidence; and (2) make grants to eligible entities to carry out sexual assault examiner training and certification, dev... | To assess the extent of the backlog in DNA analysis of rape kit samples, and to improve investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases with DNA evidence. |
SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDS AND
IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL AND OPPORTUNITY-TO-LEARN STANDARDS.
Title II of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act (20 U.S.C. 5821 et
seq.) is amended--
(1) by repealing part B (20 U.S.C. 5841 et seq.); and
(2) by redesigna... | Amends the Goals 2000: Educate America Act to eliminate the National Education Standards and Improvement Council (the Council).
Eliminates the requirement that the National Education Goals Panel review and approve model or national content standards, national student performance standards, or national opportunity-to-... | A bill to eliminate the National Education Standards and Improvement Council and opportunity-to-learn standards. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``The Borderlands Conservation and
Security Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States-Mexico border area contains a high
concentration of protected Federal lands, ... | Borderlands Conservation and Security Act of 2007 - Requires: (1) not later than May 30, 2008, development of a border protection strategy that supports U.S. border security needs in the manner that best protects units of the National Park System, National Forest System land, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land, U.S. ... | To secure and conserve Federal public lands and natural resources along the international land borders of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Middle Rio Grande bosque is--
(A) a unique riparian forest along the Middle Rio
Grande in New Mexico;
(B) the largest continuous cottonwood forest in the
Southwest;
... | Directs the Secretary of the Army to: (1) carry out restoration projects along the Middle Rio Grande in New Mexico, from Cochiti Dam to the headwaters of the Elephant Butte Dam; and (2) consult with certain local environmental groups in carrying out such projects. Requires non-federal interests to pay 25% of total proj... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out restoration projects along the Middle Rio Grande. |
SECTION 1. CERTAIN CHEMICALS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in
numerical sequence the following new headings:
`` 9902.07.31 Mixtures of zinc Free No change No change On or before 12/... | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2009, the duty on: (1) mixtures of zinc dialkyldithiophosphate with an elastomer binder of ethylene-propylene-diene monomer and ethyl vinyl acetate, dispersing agents and silica; (2) mixtures of dithiocarbamate, thiazole, thiura... | To suspend temporarily the duty on certain chemicals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Principal Recruitment
Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL PRINCIPAL RECRUITMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Program Authorization.--Part A of title II of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the fol... | National Principal Recruitment Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a National Principal Recruitment program awarding matching grants to up to three partnerships each of which consist of a nonprofit organization working with a research organization and local educational agencies to: (1) recruit new pri... | A bill to recruit, train, and support principals for high-need schools who are effective in improving student academic achievement. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Common Sense Superfund Liability
Relief Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. SMALL PARTY LIABILITY RELIEF UNDER SUPERFUND.
(a) Liability Exemption.--Section 107 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42
U.S.C. 9607) is... | Adds provisions related to defenses to liability of an owner of property acquired after April 15, 1994, to deem a person to have made (under current law, "undertaken") appropriate inquiry into the property's previous ownership and uses if the person establishes that an environmental site assessment was conducted which ... | Common Sense Superfund Liability Relief Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is established the National Commission on the Cybersecurity
of United States Election Systems (in this Act referred to as the
``Commission'').
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of the Commission are--
(1) to identify and document mitigation and respons... | This bill establishes the National Commission on the Cybersecurity of United States Election Systems. The purposes of the commission are to: identify and document mitigation and response activities to or in the prevention of cybersecurity vulnerabilities in U.S. election systems in 2016; document and describe an... | A bill to establish the National Commission on the Cybersecurity of United States Election Systems, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trisomy 21 Research Resource Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The father of modern genetics, Dr. Jerome Lejeune,
discovered the extra chromosome 21 responsible for the
conditio... | Trisomy 21 Research Resource Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), acting through the Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, to expand and intensify NIH programs with respect to res... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to expand and intensify programs of the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to translational research and related activities concerning Down syndrome, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Elementary School Counseling
Demonstration Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) elementary school children are being subjected to
unprecedented social stresses, including fragmentation of... | Elementary School Counseling Demonstration Act - Establishes an elementary school counseling demonstration grant program.
Authorizes appropriations.
Directs the Secretary of Education to make such grants to local education agencies (LEAs). Requires LEAs to notify their State education agencies before applying for su... | Elementary School Counseling Demonstration Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Contractor Determination
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. SAFE HARBOR FOR DETERMINING THAT CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT
EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 25 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to general provisions relating... | Independent Contractor Determination Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth criteria for determining whether a service provider and a service recipient are in an employer-employee or an independent contractor relationship.Amends the Revenue Act of 1978, as amended by the Tax Reform Act of 1986, to ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a safe harbor for determining that certain individuals are not employees. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consular Review Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF A BOARD OF VISA APPEALS.
(a) In General.--The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by
inserting after section 224 the following new section:
``board of visa appeals
... | Consular Review Act of 1998 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of State to establish within the Department of State a Board of Visa Appeals to review consular decisions concerning visa applications, revocations, and cancellations. | Consular Review Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Support Theaters in America Growth
and Expansion Act'' or the ``STAGE Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPENSING OF QUALIFIED PRODUCTIONS.
(a) Extension.--Subsection (f) of section 181 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``December 31, 2013'' and... | Support Theaters in America Growth and Expansion Act or the STAGE Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the expensing of the costs of qualified film and television productions, to: (1) extend through 2015 provisions allowing such expensing, (2) allow such expensing for the costs of certain live theatr... | STAGE Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cleaner Trucks for America Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN ALTERNATIVE MOTOR VEHICLE CREDIT AMOUNT FOR NEW
QUALIFIED ALTERNATIVE FUEL MOTOR VEHICLES WEIGHING MORE
THAN 26,000 POUNDS.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (D) of ... | Cleaner Trucks for America Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the credit amount for new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicles with gross vehicle weight ratings of more than 26,000 pounds from $40,000 to $80,000; (2) allow an increased tax credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling pr... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the credit amount for new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicles weighing more than 26,000 pounds and to increase the credit for certain alternative fuel vehicle refueling properties, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Office of Advocacy
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) excessive regulations continue to burden our Nation's
small businesses;
(2) Federal agencies are reluctant to comply with the
req... | Directs the Chief Counsel of the Office to report at least annually to specified congressional committees on Federal agency compliance with certain small business deregulation requirements.
Authorizes appropriations. | Independent Office of Advocacy Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Charles Butler McVay and U.S.S.
INDIANAPOLIS Relief Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Shortly after midnight on the night of July 30, 1945,
during the closing days of World War II, the United State... | Charles Butler McVay and U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS Relief Act - Exonerates the late rear admiral Charles Butler McVay III, United States Navy (retired), from responsibility for the sinking of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS on July 30, 1945, while under his command. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the subsequent court-marti... | Charles Butler McVay and U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS Relief Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Southern Sea Otter Recovery and
Research Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Sea otters were hunted to near extinction in the 18th
and 19th centuries along the west coast of the United States.
Tod... | Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to carry out a recovery program for southern sea otter populations along the coast of California.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop a Southern Sea Otter Health Assessm... | To establish a program of research and other activities to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness for Homeowners Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. ORIGINATIONS OF CONSUMER CREDIT TRANSACTIONS SECURED BY THE
CONSUMER'S PRINCIPAL DWELLING.
(a) In General.--The Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)
is amended by inserting after se... | Fairness for Homeowners Act of 2007 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit any creditor or mortgage broker from making, providing, or arranging for any consumer credit transaction secured by a consumer's principal dwelling without verifying the consumer's reasonable ability to make the scheduled payments of prin... | To amend the Truth in Lending Act to protect consumers from certain practices in connection with the origination of consumer credit transactions secured by the consumer's principal dwelling, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Job Start for America Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TITLE I--AFDC AMENDMENTS
Sec. 101. Benefits for first phase familie... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: AFDC Amendments
Title II: Housing Amendments
Title III: Food Stamp Amendment
Title IV: Head Start Amendment
Title V: Effective Date
Job Start for America Act of 1994 -
Title I: AFDC Amendments
- Amends part A of title IV (Aid to Families with Dependent ... | Job Start for America Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lupus Research and Care Amendments
of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) lupus is a serious, complex, inflammatory, autoimmune
disease of particular concern to women;
(2) lupus affects women 9 times ... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Research on Lupus
Title II: Delivery of Services Regarding Lupus
Lupus Research and Care Amendments of 1997 -
Title I: Research on Lupus
- Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseas... | Lupus Research and Care Amendments of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Violence Records Reporting
Improvement Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON NCHIP GRANTS.
Section 102 of the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998 (34
U.S.C. 40301) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(g)(1) National In... | Domestic Violence Records Reporting Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998 to require a state, as an eligibility condition to receive a grant under the National Criminal History Improvement Program, to provide to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NI... | Domestic Violence Records Reporting Improvement Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting American Workers Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. CHANGES RELATING TO H-1B NONIMMIGRANTS.
(a) Attestations.--
(1) Compensation level.--Section 212(n)(1)(A)(i) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(1)(A)(i)) is
... | Protecting American Workers Act of 1997 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the following conditions of H-1B nonimmigrant employment: (1) compensation level; (2) U.S. worker displacement and recruitment; (3)H-1B worker dependence; (4) job contractors; (5) misrepresentation penalties; (6) perio... | Protecting American Workers Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Nuclear Waste by Our Lakes Act
of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Ontario Power Generation is proposing to build the Deep
Geologic Repository to dispose of low- and intermediate-level
... | Stop Nuclear Waste by Our Lakes Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of State to request that the International Joint Commission: review the long-term impacts of the location of the Deep Geological Repository (proposed by the Ontario Power Generation for disposal of 7 million cubic feet of low- and intermedia... | Stop Nuclear Waste by Our Lakes Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Predisaster Hazard Mitigation
Enhancement Program Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PREDISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION ENHANCEMENT.
(a) In General.--Title II of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5131 et seq.) is amended--
... | Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Enhancement Program Act of 2009 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize: (1) the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to make grants on a competitive basis to states and other jurisdictions to assist predisaster h... | To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish a grant program for predisaster hazard mitigation enhancement, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sales Tax Equity Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION OF STATE AND LOCAL GENERAL SALES TAXES IN LIEU OF
STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES.
(a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 164 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to definitions... | Sales Tax Equity Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the deduction of State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Religious Freedom Restoration Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the framers of the Constitution, recognizing free
exercise of religion as an unali... | Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 - Prohibits any agency, department, or official of the United States or any State (the government) from substantially burdening a person's exercise of religion even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability, except that the government may burden a person's exer... | Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``America's Agricultural Heritage
Partnership Act of 1996''.
SEC 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the city of Waterloo, Iowa, and northeast Iowa, possess
many important elements of the nationally sign... | America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership Act of 1996 - Establishes in Iowa the America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership to promote the story of American agriculture, centered upon the area of Waterloo and northeast Iowa.
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants and technical assistance to the Pa... | America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Water Restoration Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are as follows:
(1) To reaffirm the original intent of Congress in enacting
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (86
St... | Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to replace the term "navigable waters," throughout the Act, with the term "waters of the United States," defined to mean all waters subject to the ebb and flow of the tide, the territorial seas, ... | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Performance Management and
Recognition System Termination Act''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY EXTENSION.
Effective as of September 30, 1993, section 5410 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``September 30, 1993'' and inserting
``October 31, 19... | Performance Management and Recognition System Termination Act - Amends Federal law to: (1) postpone by one month the termination of the performance management and recognition system; and (2) provide for the treatment of the employees covered by the system as of its termination date. | Performance Management and Recognition System Termination Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``HOME Investment Partnerships Act
Amendments of 1994''.
SEC. 2. PARTICIPATION BY STATE AGENCIES OR INSTRUMENTALITIES.
Section 104(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
Act (42 U.S.C. 12704(2)) is amended by inserting before the period ... | HOME Investment Partnerships Act Amendments of 1994 - Amends the Cranston - Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to provide for State agency participation in the HOME investment partnership program (program).
Eliminates the program's first-time homebuyer requirement.
Requires HOME investment trust funds and speci... | HOME Investment Partnerships Act Amendments of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Serving our Rural Veterans Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF PAYMENT BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR
SERVICE BY RESIDENTS OR INTERNS AT FACILITIES OPERATED BY
INDIAN TRIBES, TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE INDIAN
... | Serving our Rural Veterans Act of 2016 This bill authorizes payment by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the costs associated with service by Veterans Health Administration medical residents and interns at facilities operated by Indian tribes, tribal organizations, or the Indian Health Service (covered facili... | Serving our Rural Veterans Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. GROW YOUR OWN TEACHER PROGRAM.
Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``PART E--GROW YOUR OWN TEACHER PROGRAM
``SEC. 2501. GROW YOUR OWN TEACHER PROGRAM.
``(a) In General.--From amount... | Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to establish a Grow Your Own Teacher program making competitive grants to eligible entities to train and employ certain individuals in hard-to-staff schools or teaching positions.
Defines an "eligible entity" as a consortium... | To amend title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a Federal "Grow Your Own Teacher" program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ADULT RELATIVES WHO MEET RELEVANT STATE CHILD PROTECTION
STANDARDS TO BE REGARDED AS THE PREFERRED PLACEMENT
OPTION FOR CHILDREN.
Section 471(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (16);
... | Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide that, where appropriate and timely, adult relatives will be involved in child foster care placement determinations, and those who meet relevant State child protection standards will be regarded as the preferred p... | To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to regard adult relatives who meet State child protection standards as the preferred placement option for children, and to provide for demonstration projects to test the feasibility of establishing kinship care as an alternative to foster care for... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Protection from Violent
Programming Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Television influences children's perception of the
values and behavior that are common and acceptable in society.... | Children's Protection From Violent Programming Act - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to assess the effectiveness of measures to require television broadcasters and multichannel video programming distributors to rate and encode programming that could be blocked by parents by use of a V-chip. Authoriz... | To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require that violent video programming is limited to broadcast after the hours when children are reasonably likely to comprise a substantial portion of the audience, unless it is specifically rated on the basis of its violent content so that it is blockable by electronic means... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Response System Initiative
Act of 2006'' or the ``CRSI Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Injury remains 1 of the top killers in America,
effecting over 2,400,000 children who needlessly die each ye... | Community Response System Initiative Act of 2006 or the CRSI Act - Directs the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), acting through the Chief Medical Officer, to enter into an agreement with an organization which shall provide funds to local governmental agencies that provide emergency response or sim... | A bill to require the Department of Homeland Security to carry out certain activities with respect to delivering training in age-appropriate basic life supporting first aid skills to school children, including funding of a program to provide this education to the public. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Helium Privatization Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF HELIUM ACT.
Whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the
reference shall be considered to be made to a sec... | Helium Privatization Act of 1997 - Amends the Helium Act to repeal requirements for disposal of helium facilities. Revises the formula for price determinations for crude helium sales to eliminate all factors but inflation adjustments.
Revises stockpile elimination guidelines to mandate that half the Federal helium re... | Helium Privatization Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Trade Opportunities Act''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to enable the President to--
(1) remedy the actions or policies of countries that do not
accord adequate trade benefits to the United States,... | Fair Trade Opportunities Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1975 to repeal Title IV (Trade Relations with Countries not Currently Receiving Nondiscriminatory Treatment) (Jackson Vanick Act).
Directs the President to consult with the appropriate congressional committees and determine whether each foreign country that is not... | Fair Trade Opportunities Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Can't Vote, Can't Contribute
Campaign Reform Act of 1999''.
TITLE I--LIMITATIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS
SEC. 101. LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANDIDATES BY
INDIVIDUALS NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN STATE OR DISTRICT
... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Limitations on Contributions
Title II: Ensuring Voluntariness of Contributions of
Corporations, Unions, and Other Membership Organizations
Title III: Restrictions on Soft Money
Title IV: Effective Date
Can't Vote, Can't Contribute Campaign Reform Act of 19... | Can't Vote, Can't Contribute Campaign Reform Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Amendments Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF FINDINGS AND POLICY.
Section 101 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of
1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the en... | Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Amendments Act of 1995 - Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to: (1) repeal certain oversight functions of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement; (2) provide for an approved State program for surface coal mining and reclamation operati... | Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Amendments Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. OIL FUEL TANK PROTECTION.
Section 3306 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
``(k)(1) Each vessel of the United States that is constructed under
a ... | Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Requires double hull protection of oil fuel tanks on certain vessels with a tank capacity of at least 600 cubic meters. Defines "oil fuel" as any oil used as fuel in connection with the vessel's propulsion and auxiliary machinery.
(Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the depart... | A bill to require new vessels for carrying oil fuel to have double hulls, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Voter Registration
Enhancement Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the right to vote is a fundamental right;
(2) all citizens of the United States are entitled to be... | National Voter Registration Enhancement Act of 1993 -
Title I: Voter Registration Enhancement
- Authorizes appropriations to the Attorney General for block grants to States to enhance voter registration for elections for Federal office, including registration at State departments of motor vehicles.
Makes the Attorne... | National Voter Registration Enhancement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ansar al-Sharia Terrorist
Designation Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON DESIGNATION OF THE LIBYAN FACTIONS OF ANSAR AL-SHARIA
AS A FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Ansar al-Sharia... | Ansar al-Sharia Terrorist Designation Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress on whether the Libyan faction of Ansar al-Sharia meets the criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist organization, and if not, a detailed justification as to which criteria have not been met. Expresses the se... | Ansar al-Sharia Terrorist Designation Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``TechCorps Act''.
SEC. 2. OPM DATABASE OF TECHCORPS-ELIGIBLE POSITIONS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall
establish and maintain an electronic databa... | TechCorps Act This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to establish and maintain an electronic database of job vacancies across the government relating to information technology (IT). The database shall be published on the USAJobs website and shall describe such vacancies as TechCorps-eligible positions. T... | TechCorps Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Truth in Hotel Advertising Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) As of the day before the date of the enactment of this
Act, hotel rooms are often advertised at a rate and later in
the ... | Truth in Hotel Advertising Act of 2016 This bill prohibits certain entities that are subject to the enforcement authority of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from advertising a rate for a hotel room that does not include all required fees other than taxes and fees imposed by a government. Violations are to be treated... | Truth in Hotel Advertising Act of 2016 |
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