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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Abandoned and Derelict Vessel
Removal Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Abandon.--The term ``abandon'' means to moor, strand,
wreck, sink, or leave a vessel unattended for longer t... | Abandoned and Derelict Vessel Removal Act of 1995 - Prohibits the owner or operator of a vessel from abandoning it on U.S. navigable waters. Sets forth a civil penalty for unlawful abandonment.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, in cooperation with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, to remove an abandoned vessel p... | Abandoned and Derelict Vessel Removal Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bi-State Aircraft Noise Correction
Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS, DECLARATION, AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Expanded East Coast Plan of the Federal Aviation
Administration has resulted in significantly... | Bi-State Aircraft Noise Correction Act of 1996 - Declares that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) should remedy the problem it has created by formulating and implementing plans to mitigate aircraft noise over certain areas of New Jersey and Staten Island.
Instructs the FAA Administrator to: (1) develop and pub... | Bi-State Aircraft Noise Correction Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Audit the Pentagon Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are as follows:
(1) To strengthen American national security by ensuring
that--
(A) military planning, operations, weapons
... | Audit the Pentagon Act of 2012 - Requires, on March 2 of FY2013 and each subsequent fiscal year, a 5% reduction in the discretionary budget authority of a federal agency that is identified by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as required to have an audited financial statement: (1) that has not s... | To reduce by 5 percent the discretionary budget authority of any Federal agency for a fiscal year if the financial statement of the agency for the previous fiscal year does not receive an unqualified audit opinion by an external independent auditor, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. LAND EXCHANGE WITH CITY OF GREELEY, COLORADO, AND THE WATER
SUPPLY AND STORAGE COMPANY.
(a) In General.--If the city of Greeley, Colorado, and The Water
Supply and Storage Company, a Colorado mutual ditch company, offer to
transfer all their right, title, and interest in and to the Rock... | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer specified Federal lands to the city of Greeley, Colorado, and The Water Supply and Storage Company, a Colorado mutual ditch company if the city and the company offer to transfer to the United States the Rockwell Ranch and Timberline Lake property and specified company-de... | To provide for an exchange of lands with the city of Greeley, Colorado, and The Water Supply and Storage Company to eliminate private inholdings in wilderness areas, to cause instream flows to be created above a Wild and Scenic River, to eliminate potential development on private inholdings within the Forest boundary, ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Telehealth Modernization Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Telehealth technologies can transform health care
delivery by improving access to quality care by removing
traditional barriers to ... | Telehealth Modernization Act of 2013 - Calls for states to authorize health care professionals to deliver health care to individuals through telehealth and to consider adopting conditions under which such a professional should: have access to the individual's medical history and should review it with the individual a... | Telehealth Modernization Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Empowering State Forestry to Improve
Forest Health Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. STATE AND PRIVATE FOREST LANDSCAPE-SCALE RESTORATION PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109a) is amended to read... | Empowering State Forestry to Improve Forest Health Act of 2017 This bill amends the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to direct the Forest Service to establish a landscape-scale restoration program to provide financial and technical assistance for landscape-scale restoration projects on state and private fore... | Empowering State Forestry to Improve Forest Health Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Contract Equity Act
of 2000''.
SEC. 2. PROCEDURES FOR BUNDLING CONTRACTS.
(a) Procedures for Bundling of Contracts.--Notwithstanding any
other law, the following procedures shall apply to a solicitation that
is issued by an executive de... | Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit agencies that fail to attain small business procurement participation goals from awarding or soliciting offers for bundled contracts. | Small Business Contract Equity Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Transportation Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) 182 public transportation systems throughout the world
have been primary target of terrorist attacks;
(2) more than 6,... | Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 - Requires the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit Administration, within 30 days of enactment, to submit all public transportation security assessments to the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to review and augment such assessments, not l... | An original bill to provide the resources to protect public transportation from terrorism. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Royalty Collection Reform Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF OIL AND GAS ROYALTY AUDITING FUNCTIONS; ENSURING
RECEIPT OF ROYALTIES BY UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
(a) Transfer of Functions.--There are transferred from the
Secretary of the I... | Royalty Collection Reform Act of 1997 - Transfers from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of the Treasury the functions of reconciling and auditing oil and gas production activities on lease sites on Federal and Indian lands (including all functions under the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 19... | Royalty Collection Reform Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Guardianship Rights and
Responsibilities Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. GUARDIANSHIP REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE MEDICAID PLANS.
(a) Guardianship Requirements as Condition of Eligibility.--Section
1902(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)), as amended ... | Guardianship Rights and Responsibilities Act of 1993 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to reduce the Federal share of Medicaid payments available to States which fail to adopt the rights, standards, and duties in this Act concerning guardianship. Requires that an individual subject to a guardian... | Guardianship Rights and Responsibilities Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pascua Yaqui Mineral Rights Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Arizona.
... | Pascua Yaqui Mineral Rights Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in coordination with the Attorney General and with the consent of the state of Arizona, to acquire all subsurface rights, title, and interests (including subsurface mineral interests) held by the state in specified tribally-owned parcels a... | A bill to provide for the acquisition of subsurface mineral interests in land owned by the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and land held in trust for the Tribe. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare CGM Access Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING DEVICES.
(a) In General.--Section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395x) is amended--
(1) in subsection (s)(2)--
(A)... | Medicare CGM Access Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare coverage of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices furnished to a CGM qualified individual. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a fee schedule and ensure that CGM qualif... | Medicare CGM Access Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing America's Energy
Independence Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT WITH
RESPECT TO SOLAR ENERGY PROPERTY AND QUALIFIED FUEL CELL
PROPERTY.
(a) Solar Energy Property.--Paragraph... | Securing America's Energy Independence Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2016: (1) the energy tax credit for solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property; and (2) the tax credit for residential energy efficient property expenditures. Allows such credits to be applied against alt... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the investment tax credit with respect to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property, and for other purposes. |
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
Federal ... | Makes it out of order in the House or the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report if the enactment of the reported bill or resolution, the adoption and enactment of an amendment, or the enactment of a bill or resolution in the form recommended in the conference report woul... | Social Security and Medicare Lock-box Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness in Textile Trade Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. EQUALIZATION OF TRADE IN TEXTILE AND APPAREL GOODS BETWEEN THE
UNITED STATES AND WTO MEMBER COUNTRIES.
(a) Statement of Policy.--It shall be the policy of the United
States to negotiate, w... | Directs the President to determine annually whether each WTO member country allows access in its markets to U.S. textile and apparel goods substantially similar to the access provided in U.S. markets to that country's textile and apparel goods. Requires the President to impose quotas, tariffs, or other measures on the ... | Fairness in Textile Trade Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. HATE CRIMES.
(a) Declarations.--Congress declares that--
(1) further efforts must be taken at all levels of
government to respond to the staggering brutality of hate
crimes that have riveted public attention and shocked the
Nation;
(2) hate crimes are p... | Specifies data to be collected (i.e., the number of hate crimes reported and investigated, percentage of hate crimes prosecuted and resulting in a conviction, the length of sentences imposed in comparison with that imposed for similar crimes committed in jurisdictions without hate crime laws, and references to and desc... | A bill to combat hate crimes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing Duplication Overseas Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to promote high-quality, cost-efficient,
and effective administrative support services to agencies overseas.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1... | Reducing Duplication Overseas Act of 2012 - Requires a federal agency that performs any foreign affairs functions and operates overseas to participate in the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services system for purposes of obtaining household furniture, furnishings, and appliance pools services, motor p... | A bill to promote high-quality, cost-efficient, and effective administrative support services to agencies overseas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``1995 Black Revolutionary War
Patriots Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) $1 Silver Coins.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue not
more than 500,000 1 doll... | 1995 Black Revolutionary War Patriots Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue one-dollar silver coins emblematic of the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial.
Mandates that all surcharges received from coin sales be paid to the Black Revolutionary War Patriots for the purpose of rai... | 1995 Black Revolutionary War Patriots Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Digital Signature and Electronic
Authentication Law (SEAL) of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) technology has had a tremendous impact on the manner in
which banks and other financial in... | Digital Signature and Electronic Authentication Law (SEAL) of 1998 - Amends the Bank Protection Act of 1968 to authorize a financial institution to use electronic authentication in business transactions if it has entered into an agreement to do so with a counterparty, or has established a banking, financial or transact... | Digital Signature and Electronic Authentication Law (SEAL) of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Ethics Enforcement
Commission Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF PUBLIC INTEGRITY.
(a) In General.--There is established in the legislative branch an
independent office to be known as the ``Office of Public Integrity''
(referred to in this... | Congressional Ethics Enforcement Commission Act of 2006 - Establishes in the legislative branch the Office of Public Integrity and the Congressional Ethics Enforcement Commission, and vests in the latter the authority of the former.
Grants the Commission authority to: (1) investigate lobbying disclosures filed with th... | A bill to establish an Office of Public Integrity in the Congress and a Congressional Ethics Enforcement Commission. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Worker Retraining Incentive Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR PORTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES BORNE BY
EMPLOYEES WHO COMPLETE TRAINING PROGRAM UNDER TRADE ACT
OF 1974.
(a) General Rule.--Subpart C of part IV of ... | Worker Retraining Incentive Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide credits for portions of social security taxes borne by employees and employers with respect to training programs under Trade Act of 1974. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax credits for hiring workers retrained in Trade Adjustment Assistance programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom of Choice Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT OF FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The 1973 Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade
established constitutionally based limits on th... | Freedom of Choice Act of 1995 - Provides that a State: (1) may not restrict the right of a woman to choose to terminate a pregnancy before fetal viability; (2) may restrict such right after fetal viability unless necessary to preserve the life or health of the woman; and (3) may impose requirements on the performance ... | Freedom of Choice Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Boys & Girls Clubs Centennial
Reauthorization Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA.
Section 401 of the Economic Espionage Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 13751
note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and
... | Boys & Girls Clubs Centennial Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Amends the Economic Espionage Act of 1966 to reauthorize through FY2015 the mandate for an annual grant to the Boys & Girls Club of America from the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance of the Department of Justice.
Repeals the limitation on the use o... | A bill to reauthorize the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, in the wake of its Centennial, and its programs and activities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Judiciary Emergency Tolling
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. EMERGENCY AUTHORITY TO DELAY OR TOLL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1660. Emergency au... | Federal Judiciary Emergency Tolling Act of 2006 - Authorizes the chief judge of a federal judicial district or circuit to delay, toll, or otherwise grant relief from time deadlines (including the time for filing or perfecting an appeal) for any class of cases pending or thereafter filed in the district court or bankrup... | To provide emergency authority to delay or toll judicial proceedings in United States district and circuit courts. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bullying Prevention for School
Safety and Crime Reduction Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES ACT
REGARDING BULLYING.
(a) Amendments to Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act.--
Part A o... | Bullying Prevention for School Safety and Crime Reduction Act of 2003 - Amends: (1) the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to cover bullying (as well as drug and violence) prevention; and (2) the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize (with respect to juvenile accountability block g... | To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the use of grant funds for bullying prevention, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Airport Safety, Security, and
Air Service Improvement Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF TOWERS IN AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT.
Section 47102(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(M) co... | Small Airport Safety, Security, and Air Service Improvement Act of 2002 - Amends Federal aviation law to make eligible for airport development project funds the construction of an air traffic control tower or the acquisition and installation of air traffic control, communications, and related equipment at a tower under... | To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women, Peace, and Security Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Around the world, women remain underrepresented in
conflict prevention, conflict resolution, and post-conflict
peace bui... | . Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should be a global leader in promoting the participation of women in conflict prevention, management, and resolution and post-conflict relief and recovery efforts; and (2) the political participation... | Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Benefit Equity and
Emergency Access to Prescription Drugs Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) American taxpayers should receive equal Medicare
services regardless of place of residence.
... | Authorizes the Secretary, for items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2003, to adjust the amount of the payments made under Medicare to such health care providers in order to encourage their provision of services in a medically appropriate manner and to discourage significant deviations in underservice or o... | Medicare Benefit Equity and Emergency Access to Prescription Drugs Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Future of the Nunn-Lugar Program Act
of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Cooperative Threat Reduction program, initially
established in 1991 by Senators Richard Lugar and Sam Nunn,
provided fu... | Future of the Nunn-Lugar Program Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to: (1) seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to assess requirements for cooperative threat reduction, and (2) provide such center with access to necessary information and re... | Future of the Nunn-Lugar Program Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Escambia County Land Conveyance
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) County.--The term ``County'' means Escambia County,
Florida.
(2) Non-federal land.--The term ``non-Federal land'' means
the former San... | Escambia County Land Conveyance Act This bill authorizes Escambia County, Florida, to convey its interest in any part of the former Santa Rosa Island National Monument land that was conveyed to it by the federal government in 1947 to any person or entity, without restriction. The bill prohibits any person or entity h... | Escambia County Land Conveyance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping the Internet Devoid of
Sexual Predators Act of 2008'' or the ``KIDS Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. DIRECTION TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
(a) Requirement That Sex Offenders Provide Certain Internet Related
Information to Sex Offender Registries.--The Attorney... | Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators Act of 2008 or the KIDS Act of 2008 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) require sex offenders to provide to the National Sex Offender Registry all Internet identifiers (i.e., email addresses and other designations used for self-identification or routing in Internet com... | A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Highway Funding Equity Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM GUARANTEE.
Section 105 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a) and subsections (c) through
(f);
(2) by redesignating subsection (... | Highway Funding Equity Act of 2003 - Revises Federal highway funding minimum guarantee provisions. Requires the Secretary of Transportation, for each of FY 2004 through 2009, to allocate among the States amounts sufficient to ensure that the percentage for each State of the total apportionments for the fiscal year for ... | A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to increase the minimum allocation provided to States for use in carrying out certain highway programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Permanent Protection for Florida Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION IN FLORIDA EXCLUSION
ZONE.
The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act is amended by inserting after
section 8 (43 U.S.C. 1337) the following:
``SEC... | Permanent Protection for Florida Act of 2006 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in the Florida exclusion zone.
Expresses the sense of Congress that states... | To prohibit offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the State of Florida, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trade Adjustment Assistance for
Communities Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to assist communities negatively
impacted by trade with economic adjustment through the integration of
political and economic organizations, the coo... | Trade Adjustment Assistance for Communities Act of 2003 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to revise the program for trade adjustment assistance for communities negatively impacted by trade. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) establish a Trade Adjustment Assistance for Communities Program at the Department of Comme... | To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide trade adjustment assistance for communities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cargo Theft Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. CARGO THEFT DATA COLLECTION.
(a) In General.--The Attorney General shall, within 18 months of
enactment of this Act, issue regulations to--
(1) allow for the reporting of cargo theft offenses to the
... | Cargo Theft Prevention Act - Directs the Attorney General to issue regulations to: (1) permit the reporting of cargo theft to the Attorney General by a carrier, facility, or cargo owner promptly after its discovery, to include information on the shipment's origin and destination, the commodities stolen, and the time an... | To coordinate cargo theft crime data collection and to amend title 18, United States Code, to make improvements relating to cargo theft prevention, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Capital Construction Fund Qualified
Withdrawal Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF THE MERCHANT MARINE ACT OF 1936 TO ENCOURAGE
RETIREMENT OF CERTAIN FISHING VESSELS AND PERMITS.
(a) In General.--Section 607(a) of the Merchant Marine Act,... | Capital Construction Fund Qualified Withdrawal Act of 2003 - Amends the Merchant Marine Act and the Internal Revenue Code to permit as qualified withdrawals from fishing capital construction funds money used by retiring fishermen for the following purposes: (1) retiring an owner's commercial fishing vessels and related... | A bill to provide for qualified withdrawals from the Capital Construction Fund for fishermen leaving the industry and for the rollover of Capital Construction Funds to individual retirement plans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Special Government Employee Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF ``SPECIAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE''.
(a) Amendment to Section 202(a).--Subsection (a) of section 202 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(a) For... | Special Government Employee Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal criminal code to include within the definition of "special Government employee" a reserve officer of the armed forces, or a National Guard officer, who is serving voluntarily for up to 130 days during any period of 365 consecutive days. (Such officers are cu... | Special Government Employee Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Beneficiary Enrollment Notification
and Eligibility Simplification Act of 2016'' or the ``BENES Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY AND ENROLLMENT NOTIFICATION.
(a) Notification Requirements.--Section 1804 of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395b-2)... | Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act of 2016 or the BENES Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code to: establish requirements for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to notify individuals of their p... | BENES Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Telephone Records
Protection Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) telephone records can be of great use to criminals
because the information contained in call logs listed in such
records inclu... | Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2006 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit: (1) the obtaining by fraud or other unauthorized means of confidential phone records information from a telecommunications carrier or IP-enabled voice service provider (covered entity); and (2) the sale of such records by ... | A bill to make the stealing and selling of telephone records a criminal offense. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pension Preservation and Portability
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS IN BENEFIT ACCRUAL STANDARDS.
(a) Amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974.--
(1) Rules relating to reduction in accrued benefits because
... | Pension Preservation and Portability Act of 2005 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to require all defined benefit pension plans, including hybrid plans such as a cash balance plan, to comply with certain rules, in cases of reduction in accrued benefits be... | To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make improvements in benefit accrual standards. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wildfire Prevention Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) there is an increasing threat of wildfire to millions
of acres of forest land and rangeland throughout the United
States;
(2) fores... | Wildfire Prevention Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Chief of the Forest Service, to: (1) establish three Institutes (one each in Arizona at Northern Arizona University, New Mexico, and Colorado) to promote the use of adaptive ecosystem management to reduce the risk of wildfires, and impr... | To establish Institutes to conduct research on the prevention of, and restoration from, wildfires in forest and woodland ecosystems of the interior West. |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR PROPERTY USED IN CERTAIN AGRICULTURE-RELATED
ACTIVITIES TO CONTROL ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND FOR
SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION EXPENDITURES.
(a) In General.--Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to amount of investment credit) is amended by ... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers primarily engaged in a farming-related business an investment tax credit for a percentage of: (1) the costs of agricultural environmental property; and (2) the amount allowed as a deduction for soil and water conservation expenditures. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayers engaged in certain agriculture-related activities a credit against income tax for property used to control environmental pollution and for soil and water conservation expenditures. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Naturalization Improvements Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the Immigration and Naturalization
Service, by April 1995, 5,300,000 adults and about 700,000
children... | Naturalization Improvements Act of 1995 - Expresses the sense of the Congress that in order to reduce naturalization backlogs the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) should increasingly privatize administration of the oral English and written civics exam.
Authorizes appropriations for INS naturalization proce... | Naturalization Improvements Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Improvement Volunteer Act
of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the ethic of civic responsibility, the spirit of
community and the belief in volunteerism have all been
fundamental principles guidi... | Community Improvement Volunteer Act of 1994 - Provides for waivers of the prevailing-wage-setting requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act with respect to volunteers who perform services under the Library Services and Construction Act, the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, or migrant health centers or ... | Community Improvement Volunteer Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flood Emergency Tax Relief Act of
2016 (FLETRA)''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL RULES FOR USE OF RETIREMENT FUNDS WITH RESPECT TO
MISSISSIPPI DELTA AREAS DAMAGED BY 2016 FLOODING.
(a) Tax-Favored Withdrawals From Retirement Plans.--
(1) In... | Flood Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2016 (FLETRA) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit individuals impacted by flooding in the Mississippi Delta to make penalty-free withdrawals from retirement accounts. The bill waives the 10% additional tax on early distributions from retirement plans for up to $100,0... | Flood Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2016 (FLETRA) |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Smart Technologies for Communities
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Congestion on our roadways is hampering American's
daily lives, slowing down commerce, polluting the environment
we live in, and ... | Smart Technologies for Communities Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish the Smart Communities Technology Initiative to provide grants to eligible entities to develop pilot programs to serve as model deployment sites for large scale installation and operation of intelligent transportation sys... | To improve transportation safety, efficiency, and system performance through innovative technology deployment and operations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``China Free Enterprise Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress find that--
(1) an increased number of privatized enterprises and
start-up private enterprises in the People's Republic of China
will serve the interests and qu... | China Free Enterprise Act of 2001 - Prohibits any security issued by, or other interest or participation in, a Chinese Government state-owned enterprise from being listed (or authorized for listing) on the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange, the National Market System of the Nasdaq Stock Market, or ... | A bill to bar access to United States capital markets to enterprises owned or controlled by the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Immediate Benefits for Wounded
Warriors Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. ASSIGNMENT OF TEMPORARY DISABILITY RATING TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES FOR PURPOSES OF LAWS ADMINISTERED BY
SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) In Gene... | Immediate Benefits for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, for purposes of the laws administered by the Secretary and at the request of an eligible member of the Armed Forces who has served on active duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom, to assig... | To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assign a temporary disability rating to certain members of the Armed Forces upon separation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iran Freedom and Support Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The people of the United States have long demonstrated
an interest in the well-being of the people of Iran, including
thr... | Iran Freedom and Support Act of 2004 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) it should be U.S. policy to support regime change for the Islamic Republic of Iran and to promote the transition to a democratic government; (2) contacts with democratic Iranian opposition groups that have pledged to adhere to nonprolifera... | A bill to establish a program to support a transition to democracy in Iran. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Health Protection Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the Bureau of the Census, 8,100,000
children and young adults are uninsured at some point during
the year... | Children's Health Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a group health plan from imposing any preexisting condition exclusion for individuals who have not attained 25 years of age.
Applies su... | To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit preexisting condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Health Protection and
Eligibility Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. RETENTION AND REDISTRIBUTION OF SCHIP ALLOTMENTS FOR FISCAL
YEARS 1998 THROUGH 2000.
(a) Extension of Availability of Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999
Allotments.--Section 210... | Children's Health Protection and Eligibility Act of 2002 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide for the retention and redistribution through FY 2003 of SCHIP allotments for FY 1998 through 2000; and (2) authorize qualifying States to use SCHIP funds for... | A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend the availability of allotments to States for fiscal years 1998 through 2000, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Information Technology Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Certified commercial information technology training
provider.--The term ``certified commercial information
technology training provider'' means a ... | Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to appropriate organizations for awarding bonuses to teachers who achieve information technology certification. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2001 through 2005. | Information Technology Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Vessel Discharges Reform
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DISCHARGES INCIDENTAL TO THE NORMAL OPERATION OF A COVERED
VESSEL.
(a) Discharges Incidental to the Normal Operation of a Covered
Vessel.--
(1) No permit required.--S... | Commercial Vessel Discharges Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit a permit from being required under such Act for a discharge incidental to the normal operation of a covered vessel. Defines a "covered vessel" to mean every description of... | Commercial Vessel Discharges Reform Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Holocaust Rail Justice Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) During World War II, more than 75,000 Jews and
thousands of other persons were deported from France to Nazi
concentration camps, on... | Holocaust Rail Justice Act - Grants U.S. district courts original jurisdiction over any civil action for damages for personal injury or death that: (1) arose from the deportation of persons to Nazi concentration camps between January 1, 1942, and December 31, 1944; and (2) is brought by or on behalf of such person agai... | To ensure that the courts of the United States may provide an impartial forum for claims brought by United States citizens and others against any railroad organized as a separate legal entity, arising from the deportation of United States citizens and others to Nazi concentration camps on trains owned or operated by su... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF FEDERAL LAWS PROVIDING FOR THE DEATH PENALTY.
(a) Homicide-Related Offenses.--
(1) Murder related to the smuggling of aliens.--Section
274(a)(1)(B)(iv) of the Immigra... | Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2003 - Repeals death penalty provisions for a wide range of specified offenses under the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Federal criminal code (the code), the Controlled Substances Act, and other statutes, including for murder relating to the smuggling of aliens, murder durin... | To abolish the death penalty under Federal law. |
SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN TAX RATES.
(a) Individual Tax Rates.--
(1) In general.--
(A) Reduction in rate for initial bracket amount.--
Clause (i) of section 1(i)(1)(A) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ``(8
p... | This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the individual and corporate income tax rates by specified amounts. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce tax rates across the board. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teaching Health Centers Graduate
Medical Education Extension Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The program of payments to teaching health centers for
graduate medical education under section 340H of... | Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education Extension Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to extend and expand funding through FY2020 for graduate medical education programs at teaching centers (which train medical residents in primary care specialties). The bill allows funds to be us... | Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education Extension Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Life Sciences Jobs and Investment
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. INCREASED CREDIT FOR INITIAL LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH.
(a) In General.--Subsection (h) of section 41 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (h) as
subsection (... | Life Sciences Jobs and Investment Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) an increased research tax credit for qualified initial life sciences research expenses; and (2) certain corporations a tax deduction for investments in the United States to hire scientists and researchers engaged in life scie... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for life sciences research. |
OF CERTAIN ISSUES.
``(a) Corporation Actions.--Notwithstanding any provision of any
agreement to which the Corporation is a party, the Corporation shall
not be considered to be in breach, default, or violation of any such
agreement because of any provision of this chapter or any action the
Corporation is requi... | USEC Privatization Act - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to exclude from the definition of "production facility" the construction and operation of a uranium enrichment facility using Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation (AVLIS) technology (thus making such a facility eligible for one-step licensing).
(Sec. 4) St... | USEC Privatization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Excellence Recognition
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PRESIDENT'S TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AWARD AND THE NATIONAL
ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND TECHNOLOGY AWARD.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Award prog... | Environmental Excellence Recognition Act of 1993 - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to establish the President's Total Environmental Quality Award.
Requires the Secretary of Commerce to establish a process for the acceptance and evaluation of Award applicants using, to the extent practicab... | Environmental Excellence Recognition Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2012''.
TITLE I--INCREASE AND EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR QUALIFYING ADVANCED
ENERGY PROJECTS
SEC. 101. INCREASE AND EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR QUALIFYING ADVANCED
ENERGY PROJECTS.
(a) In ... | Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow additional allocations of credits under the qualifying advanced energy project (i.e., the project for the production of renewable and alternative energy resources) in 2012.
Limits or repeals certain tax benefits for major integrated oil companie... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and extend the credit for qualifying advanced energy projects, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Orphan County Telecommunications
Rights Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF LOCAL TELEVISION MARKETS.
(a) In General.--Part I of title III of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``S... | Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to permit an adjacent underserved county of a television broadcast station to file a petition with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to be included in the local market of such station. Defines "adjacent underserv... | Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Rocky Mountain
National Park Wilderness Act of 1998''.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to include certain lands
within Rocky Mountain National Park in the National Wilderness
Preservation System in order to protect... | Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Act of 1998 - Designates certain lands in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, which shall be known as the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness.
Provides that activities on, under, or affecting the lands designa... | Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hazard Mitigation For All Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. IN GENERAL.
Title I of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 37. HAZARD MITIGATION FOR ALL GRANT PROGRAM.
``(a) Purpos... | Hazard Mitigation For All Act of 2009 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible public housing agencies (PHAs) for 75% of the cost of predisaster hazard mitigation activities benefiting assisted hous... | To amend the United States Public Housing Act of 1937 to establish a predisaster mitigation program to benefit public and assisted housing residents, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Education Childcare Partnership
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Each day an estimated 13,000,000 children spend some
part of their day in child care.
(2) 54 percent of mothers with... | Education Childcare Partnership Act - Expresses the sense of the Congress that local education agencies (LEAs) that carry out qualified school-based child care programs should seek to: (1) become accredited child care centers; and (2) hire credentialed child care professionals.
Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for... | Education Childcare Partnership Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Telephone Billing Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) For years, telephone users have complained that their
wireline telephone bills included unauthorized third-party
charges.
... | Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2012 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit local exchange carriers or providers of interconnected VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) service from placing a third-party charge that is not directly related to the provision of telephone services on the bill of a customer, unles... | A bill to prohibit unauthorized third-party charges on wireline telephone bills, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. INFORMATION SHARING.
(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
(1) to establish continuing liaison and to provide for
supply chain security cooperation between Department of
Homeland Security and the private sector; and
(2) to provide for regular and tim... | Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) develop a secure electronic data interchange system to collect from and share risk information related to securing the supply chain with appropriate private sector entities; (2) establish uniform procedures for the receipt, care, and storage of supply chain security in... | To provide for supply chain security cooperation between Department of Homeland Security and the private sector, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senate Family Leave Act''.
SEC. 2. PAID LEAVE FOR LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EMPLOYEES.
Section 202 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2
U.S.C. 1312) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking paragraph (2... | Senate Family Leave Act - Amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) to entitle a covered legislative branch employee, other than an employee of the House of Representatives, and in accordance with the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), to paid leave of: (1) eight weeks for giving birth; (2) at... | A bill to amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to provide for 8 weeks of paid leave for Senate employees giving birth, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Growing Safe Food Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL FOOD SAFETY TRAINING, EDUCATION, EXTENSION, OUTREACH,
AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Title IV of the Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Education Reform Act of 1998 ... | Growing Safe Food Act of 2009 - Amends the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants for food safety training, education, extension, outreach, and technical assistance, with respect to foods under the authority of the Commissioner of Food an... | A bill to amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to establish a national food safety training, education, extension, outreach, and technical assistance program for agricultural producers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. INCREASE AND EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR CERTAIN FLEXIBLE FUEL
HYBRID VEHICLES.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 30B of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of
paragraph (3), by striking paragraph (4), and by inserting after
paragraph (3) th... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to qualify new flexible fuel hybrid motor vehicles for the alternative motor vehicle tax credit through December 31, 2014. Defines "new flexible fuel hybrid motor vehicle" as a qualified hybrid motor vehicle which is capable of operating on an alternative fuel, on gasoline, and on any b... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and extend the alternative motor vehicle credit for certain flexible fuel hybrid vehicles. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Middle School Technical Education
Program Act'' or the ``Middle School STEP Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Career and technical education prepares students to be
college and career ready by... | Middle School Technical Education Program Act or the Middle School STEP Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to: create a pilot program for career and technical education exploration programs, and award grants to eligible partnerships (local educational agencies, area career and technical education schools, educ... | Middle School STEP Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Catastrophic Health Coverage
Promotion Act''.
SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services
(referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') s... | Catastrophic Health Coverage Promotion Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish demonstration projects to provide health care coverage to individuals who: (1) are not eligible for Medicaid or Medicare benefits and have exceeded $10,500 in out-of-pocket health care costs in a year or an adj... | A bill to determine successful methods to provide protection from catastrophic health expenses for individuals who have exceeded health insurance coverage for uninsured individuals, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Detroit Economic Competitiveness
Act''.
SEC. 2. DETROIT JOBS TRUST FUND.
(a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 98 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 9512. DETROIT JOBS TRUST FUND.
... | Detroit Economic Competitiveness Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund to finance economic development in Detroit, Michigan. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to make annual distributions from such Fund to the city of Detroit for payment of debt obligations and for job dev... | To establish the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund and to temporarily provide a zero percent capital gains rate for certain new investments in Detroit, Michigan. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oil Shale Development Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. OIL SHALE LEASING.
(a) Declaration of Policy.--Congress declares that it is the policy
of the United States that--
(1) United States oil shale and oil sands are strategically
important do... | Oil Shale Development Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) make available for leasing public land considered necessary to conduct research and development activities with respect to innovative technologies for the recovery of shale oil; (2) complete a programmatic environmental impact statement t... | A bill to establish a program under which the Secretary of the Interior offers for lease certain land for oil shale development, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Workforce Digital Access
Act''.
SEC. 2. RESIDENTIAL DIGITAL ACCESS BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 79 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 7906. Residential digital access benefits
``(a) F... | Prescribes procurement contract requirements for GSA, and oversight and technical assistance requirements for OPM.
Authorizes appropriations to each Federal agency to carry out such program. | Federal Workforce Digital Access Act |
SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY COUNTERINTELLIGENCE POLYGRAPH PROGRAM.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Section 3135 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted by Public
Law 106-398) amended section 3154 of the D... | Directs the Secretary of Energy to submit to the congressional defense and appropriations committees a plan for conducting an interim counterintelligence polygraph program consisting of periodic polygraph examinations of Department of Energy employees, or contractor employees, who have or may have access to Restricted ... | A bill to provide for the establishment of a new counterintelligence polygraph program for the Department of Energy, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Debt Management and Fiscal
Responsibility Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY REPORT TO CONGRESS BEFORE REACHING
DEBT LIMIT.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 31 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by adding ... | Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Secretary of the Treasury to provide a report to Congress prior to any date on which the Secretary anticipates the public debt will reach the statutory limit. The Secretary must appear before the House Ways and Means Committee and t... | Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF MEDAL.
After September 1, 2001, the President may award, and present in
the name of Congress, a Medal of Valor of appropriate design, with
ribbons and appurtenances, to a pub... | Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001 - Allows the President to award, and present in the name of the Congress, a Medal of Valor to a public safety officer cited by the Attorney General, upon the recommendation of the Medal of Valor Review Board, for extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty. Pro... | A bill to provide a national medal for public safety officers who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Cooperation to Meet
the Millennium Development Goals Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) At the United Nations Millennium Summit in 2000, the
United States joined more than 180 o... | International Cooperation to Meet the Millennium Development Goals Act of 2005 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the President should continue to provide the leadership shown at the July 2005 summit of the Group of Eight to encourage other countries to pursue the Millennium Development Goals; (2) the Presiden... | A bill to require a report on progress toward the Millennium Development Goals, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Advisory Committee Termination Act
of 1994''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
(a) Department of Agriculture.--
(1) Swine health advisory committee.--Section 11 of the
Swine Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 3810), which require... | Advisory Committee Termination Act of 1994 - Amends specified Federal law to repeal authority for specified advisory committees in the Departments of: (1) Agriculture; (2) Defense; (3) Education; (4) Energy; (5) Health and Human Services; (6) the Interior; (7) Justice; and (8) Transportation. | Advisory Committee Termination Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Housing Energy Savings Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. UTILITY AND WASTE MANAGEMENT COST SAVINGS.
Subparagraph (C) of section 9(e)(2) of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)(2)(C)) is amended--
(1) by striking the subpara... | Public Housing Energy Savings Act of 2010 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize: (1) energy conservation improvements in public housing projects to be undertaken pursuant to a contract for the improvements only; (2) a public housing agency to finance such improvements for a period of up to 20 year... | To authorize public housing agencies to use public housing operating funds as collateral for financing energy conservation improvements and to freeze utility consumption levels for purposes of determining Operating Fund assistance, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Seafood Safety and Mercury Screening
Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT OF ESTABLISHMENT OF TOLERANCE FOR METHYL MERCURY IN
SEAFOOD.
Chapter IV of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
341 et seq.) is amended--
... | Seafood Safety and Mercury Screening Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to: (1) provide that seafood containing an unsafe quantity of methyl mercury shall be deemed to be adulterated; (2) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a tolerance for methyl mercury in seafood... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a tolerance for the presence of methyl mercury in seafood, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Catastrophe Savings Accounts Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. CATASTROPHE SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter F of Chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to exempt organizations) is amended by adding at
the end the following new part... | Catastrophe Savings Accounts Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to create tax-exempt catastrophe savings accounts (CSAs). Allows tax-free distributions from CSAs to pay expenses resulting from a presidentially declared major disaster. Limits CSA balances to: (1) $2,000 (for individuals with homeowner insura... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create Catastrophe Savings Accounts. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Seniors
from Health Care Fraud Act of 2016''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Seniors are more vulnerable to fraud than the general
population.
(2) Because seniors re... | Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report annually to Congress and the public on: (1) the ten most prevalent health care fraud schemes targeted to seniors, (2) ... | Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Summer Term Education Programs for
Upward Performance Act of 2005'' or the ``STEP UP Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) All students experience learning losses when they do
not engage in educational a... | Summer Term Education Programs for Upward Performance Act of 2005, or STEP UP Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make competitive demonstration grants to state educational agencies to pay the federal share of summer learning grants for eligible students to be summer scholars in summer learning opportun... | A bill to authorize resources to provide students with opportunities for summer learning through summer learning grants. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health, Safety, and Security of
Peace Corps Volunteers Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. OMBUDSMAN OF THE PEACE CORPS.
The Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after section 4 the following new section:
``SEC. 4A. OMBUDSMAN OF THE PEA... | Health, Safety, and Security of Peace Corps Volunteers Act of 2004 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Peace Corps Act to establish in the Peace Corps the Office of the Ombudsman of the Peace Corps, which shall administer complaints or concerns regarding services or support provided by the Peace Corps to its current or former volunt... | To amend the Peace Corps Act to establish an Ombudsman and an Office of Safety and Security of the Peace Corps, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Ape Conservation Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) great ape populations have declined to the point that
the long-term survival of the species in the wild is in serious
... | Great Ape Conservation Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to use amounts in the Great Ape Conservation Fund (to be established under this Act) to provide financial assistance for projects for the conservation of great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos, and orangutans).
Allows a project proposal to ... | Great Ape Conservation Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equipping a 21st Century Green
Workforce Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL RULES FOR CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALTERNATIVE
ENERGY PROPERTY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
(a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 170 of the Internal
Revenue Co... | Equipping a 21st Century Green Workforce Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an increased charitable tax deduction for contributions of certain alternative energy property for educational purposes. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for charitable contributions of alternative energy property for educational purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Responsible Consumer Financial
Protection Regulations Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMISSION.
Section 1011 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12
U.S.C. 5491) is amended--
(1) by striking subsections (b), (c), ... | Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 - Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to replace the position of Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection with a five-member Commission whose membe... | A bill to replace the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection with a 5-person Commission, to bring the Bureau into the regular appropriations process, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Compensation and Respect for Energy
Workers Act of 2008'' or the ``CARE Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF CANCERS FOR WHICH INDIVIDUALS ARE ELIGIBLE TO
RECEIVE COMPENSATION UNDER THE ENERGY EMPLOYEES
COMPENSATION PROGRAM ACT OF 2000 A... | Compensation and Respect for Energy Workers Act of 2008 or the CARE Act - Amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to expand the diseases for which individuals who were exposed to radiation from nuclear testing may claim compensation to include chronic lymphocytic leukemia, posterior subcapsular cataracts, nonmal... | A bill to amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to expand the category of individuals eligible for compensation, to improve the procedures for providing compensation, and to improve transparency, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Hunger Relief Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. NUTRITION PROGRAMS.
(a) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.--Section 3(u) of the
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(u)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(u) `Thrifty food plan' m... | National Hunger Relief Act of 2008 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to revise, and provide for increases in, the annual October adjustments to the thrifty food plan upon which supplemental nutrition assistance program (formerly, the food stamp program) benefits are based.
Amends the Richard B. Russell Natio... | A bill to require semiannual indexing of mandatory Federal food assistance programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Emergency Procurement
Flexibility Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. CONTRACTING FOR HUMANITARIAN OR PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS AND
CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.
(a) Increased Threshold for Simplified Acquisitions.--Section 4(11)
of the Office of Fed... | Federal Emergency Procurement Flexibility Act of 2001 - Amends the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to revise the definition of "simplified acquisition threshold" to mean $100,000 (currently) or an amount equal to five times such amount in cases of contracts to be awarded and performed, or purchases to be made,... | A bill to provide increased flexibility Governmentwide for the procurement of property and services to facilitate the defense against terrorism, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``George Washington National Forest
Mount Pleasant Scenic Area Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act with respect to the George Washington
National Forest Mount Pleasant Scenic Area are to--
(1) ensure appropriate protection and prese... | George Washington National Forest Mount Pleasant Scenic Area Act - Establishes in the George Washington National Forest, Virginia, the George Washington National Forest Mount Pleasant Scenic Area.
Sets forth provisions regarding administration of, and new roads, vegetation management, motorized travel, fire suppressio... | George Washington National Forest Mount Pleasant Scenic Area Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Copyright Technical Corrections Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. CORRECTIONS TO 1999 ACT.
Title I of the Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus
Reform Act of 1999, as enacted by section 1000(a)(9) of Public Law 106-
113, is amended as follows:
... | Copyright Technical Corrections Act of 2001 - Makes technical amendments to the Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act of 1999 and other copyright law. | To make technical corrections in copyright law. |
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF INVESTMENT LOSSES IN FRAUDULENT PONZI-TYPE
SCHEME.
(a) In General.--Section 165 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to losses) is amended by redesignating subsection (m) as
subsection (n) and by inserting after subsection (l) the following new
subsection:
``... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow an enhanced tax deduction for losses sustained from a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme; (2) extend the carryback period for net operating losses attributable to such schemes; (3) waive certain limitations on the charitable tax deduction for contributions to charities with loss... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Endangered Species
Land Management Reform Act''.
(b) References to Endangered Species Act of 1973.--Except as
otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or
repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment t... | Endangered Species Land Management Reform Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit a Federal agency from taking an action affecting privately owned property that results in the diminishment of the value of any portion of property by an amount equal to or greater than half of the value of that portion... | Endangered Species Land Management Reform Act |
SECTION 1. REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS.
(a) In General.--Title I of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 127. REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS.
``(a) Sediment Quality C... | Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish final numerical sediment quality criteria for the ten toxic, persistent, or bioaccumulative substances that are most likely to adversely affe... | A bill to facilitate the remediation of contaminated sediments in the waters of the United States. |
SECTION 1. CONSOLIDATION OF TAXES ON AVIATION GASOLINE.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 4081(a)(2) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to imposition of tax on
gasoline and diesel fuel) is amended by redesignating clause (ii) as
clause (iii) and by striking clause (i) and inserting the fo... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on aviation gasoline at the refinery level. Repeals such tax at the retail level. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to consolidate the retail level and refinery level taxes on aviation gasoline by imposing the entire tax at the refinery level. |
SECTION 1. SPECIAL HABEAS CORPUS PROCEDURES IN CAPITAL CASES.
(a) In General.--Part IV of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by inserting immediately following chapter 153 the following
new chapter:
``CHAPTER 154--SPECIAL HABEAS CORPUS PROCEDURES IN CAPITAL CASES
``Sec.
``2261. Defendants subject to ... | Amends the Federal judicial code to set forth special habeas corpus procedures in capital cases. Applies such procedures to Federal habeas corpus cases brought by defendants subject to capital punishment and prisoners in State custody who are subject to a capital sentence, contingent upon a State establishing a mechan... | A bill to provide expedited procedures for the consideration of habeas corpus petitions in capital cases. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Debt Forgiveness and
International Financial Institutions Reform Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. DEBT RELIEF UNDER THE HEAVILY INDEBTED POOR COUNTRIES (HIPC)
INITIATIVE.
(a) Repeal of Limitation on Availability of Earnings on Profits... | Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Director of each multilateral development bank to exert U.S. influence to strengthen each bank's procedures and management controls to ensure that funds disbursed by it to borrowing countries are used as intended and in a manner that complies with the... | International Debt Forgiveness and International Financial Institutions Reform Act of 2000 |
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