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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Trade Enforcement
Effectiveness Act''.
SEC. 2. CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE TO COOPERATE WITH A REQUEST FOR
INFORMATION IN A PROCEEDING.
Section 776 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677e) is
amended--
(1) in subsecti... | American Trade Enforcement Effectiveness Act This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to the administration and enforcement of antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders. Neither the administering authority (the Secretary of Commerce, or another U.S. officer given the responsibility by law) nor ... | American Trade Enforcement Effectiveness Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Russian Fissile Materials
Disposition Loan Guarantee Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The proliferation of nuclear weapons represents a risk
to the national security of the United States.
... | Russian Fissile Materials Disposition Loan Guarantee Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy, with the President's approval, to guarantee loans (principal and up to three percent per year on interest) made to the Government of the Russian Federation (GRF) for: (1) retirement of the sovereign debt of the Russia... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to guarantee loans to facilitate nuclear nonproliferation programs and activities of the Government of the Russian Federation, and for other purposes. |
.--At any time after the
Director of OMB issues a final order for a fiscal year, but before the
end of the session of Congress in session on the date of the issuance
of such order, the majority leader of the House of Representatives may
introduce a joint resolution which contains provisions directing the
President... | Roadmap for America's Future Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit for health insurance coverage.
Amends the Public Health Service Act to apply the laws of a health insurance issuer's primary state to individual health insurance coverage offered by the issuer in a secondary st... | To provide for the reform of health care, the Social Security system, the tax code for individuals and business, and the budget process. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Western Shoshone Claims Distribution
Act''.
SEC. 2. DISTRIBUTION OF DOCKET 326-K FUNDS.
The funds appropriated in satisfaction of the judgment award
granted to the Western Shoshone Indians in Docket Number 326-K before
the Indian Claims Commission, in... | Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act - Provides for the distribution of specified funds appropriated in satisfaction of a judgment award granted to the Western Shoshone Indians in Docket Number 326-K before the Indian Claims Commission to U.S. citizens who have at least 1/4 Western Shoshone blood and who are enroll... | To provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Western Shoshone identifiable group under Indian Claims Commission Docket Numbers 326-A-1, 326-A-3, 326-K, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Neutral Cost Recovery Act for Small
Business''.
SEC. 2. INCREASED EXPENSING FOR SMALL BUSINESS.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 179(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to dollar limitation) is amended to read
as follows:
... | Neutral Cost Recovery Act for Small Business - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide for increased expensing for small businesses; and (2) require that the depreciation deduction for certain property placed in service after 2003 be computed using neutral cost recovery ratios. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase expensing for small business and to allow small business to elect to determine the deduction for depreciation on a neutral cost recovery basis for property otherwise eligible to be expensed. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Tribal Detention Facility
Reform Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 2 of the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act (25 U.S.C. 2801)
is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
``In this Act:
``(1) Branch of crimi... | Indian Tribal Detention Facility Reform Act of 2004 - Amends the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act with respect to the operation of tribal detention systems in American Indian communities.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish within the Division of Law Enforcement Services a separate Branch of Detention ... | A bill to implement the recommendations of the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior regarding Indian Tribal detention facilities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``King Cove Health and Safety Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) King Cove, Alaska is a community in the westernmost
region of the Alaska Peninsula with a population of roughly 800
full-time reside... | King Cove Health and Safety Act of 1998 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, if the King Cove Corporation offers to transfer specified lands to the United States, to accept the transfer of the offered lands and grant the Aleutians East Borough a perpetual right-of-way of 60 feet in width through specified lands in ... | King Cove Health and Safety Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Families Leave Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LEAVE.
(a) Entitlement to Leave.--Section 102(a) of the Family and Medical
Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(3) Enti... | Military Families Leave Act of 2003 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee to 12 work weeks of leave during any 12-month period because a spouse, son, daughter, or parent of the employee is a member of the Armed Forces who is either on active duty in support of a contingency o... | A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide entitlement to leave to eligible employees whose spouse, son, daughter, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation or notified of an impending call or order to active duty in support of a cont... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Libby Health Care Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the vermiculite ore mined and milled in Libby, Montana,
was contaminated by high levels of asbestos, particularly
tremolite asbe... | Libby Health Care Act - Establishes in the Treasury of the United States the "Montana Asbestos Related Disease Health Care Trust Fund" (the "Trust Fund"), to be administered by the Secretary of the Treasury. States that the Trust Fund shall consist of: (1) appropriated sums; (2) transfers from certain payments to the U... | A bill to establish a trust fund for the purpose of making medical benefit payments to current and former residents of Libby, Montana. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Missouri River Valley Improvement
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) Lewis and Clark were pioneering naturalists that
recorded dozens of species previously unknown to science while... | (Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a River study to examine needs and opportunities for acquisition of land and water surrounding the River as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
(Sec. 6) Amends provisions of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 relating to a project for the mitig... | Missouri River Valley Improvement Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Equity and Access for
Returning Troops and Servicemembers Act'' or the ``HEARTS Act''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN FORMER MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES TO ENROLL IN MEDICARE PART B TO BE ELIGIBLE
FOR TRI... | Health Equity and Access for Returning Troops and Servicemembers Act or the HEARTS Act This bill extends TRICARE eligibility to certain former members of the Armed Forces regardless of whether they enroll (as required under current law) in Medicare's supplementary medical insurance program. Specifically, the bill ... | Health Equity and Access for Returning Troops and Servicemembers Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Health
Clinic Patient Access and Improvement Act of 2009''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Rural health clinic reimburse... | Rural Health Clinic Patient Access and Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to rural health clinic reimbursement.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make incentive payments to rural health clinic employees or contractors for satisfacto... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to health care for individuals residing in underserved rural areas and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Toys for Kids Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act and the amendments made by this Act is to
prevent the introduction of dangerous toys and other products used by
children into the marketplace by requiring independent third-party
tes... | Safe Toys for Kids Act - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to require every manufacturer (and any related private labeler) of an article for use by a child under 60 months of age which is subject to a consumer product safety standard or a rule under any Act administered by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (C... | To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require independent safety certification of children's products, to increase the Consumer Product Safety Commission's inspection capability for imported products, and to prohibit hazardous imports based on manufacturing site, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Engagement at FERC Act''.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND CONSUMER ADVOCACY.
Section 319 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 825q-1) is amended
to read as follows:
``SEC. 319. OFFICE OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND CONSUMER ADVOCACY.
... | Public Engagement at FERC Act This bill amends the Federal Power Act to revise and expand the Office of Public Participation in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)and rename it as the Office of Public Participation and Consumer Advocacy. The office may participate in FERC proceedings on rates, service, and ... | Public Engagement at FERC Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Truth in Savings Enhancement Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVED ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.
Section 270 of the Truth in Savings Act (12 U.S.C. 4309) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(d) State Action for Violations.--
... | Truth in Savings Enhancement Act of 2001 - Amends the Truth in Savings Act (TSA) to authorize State authorities to bring an action in a U.S. district court for injunctive relief to enforce compliance with its disclosure requirements for interest rates and fees on depository institution accounts.Amends the Omnibus Conso... | To amend the Truth in Savings Act to enhance civil liability and other enforcement, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``California Coastal Protection and
Louisiana Energy Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Eligible lease.--The term ``eligible lease'' means any
of the 40 leases on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast
... | California Coastal Protection and Louisiana Energy Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make an offer to certain lessees to issue credits in exchange for: (1) the cancellation of specified leases on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California that are nonproducing as of January 1, 2002... | A bill to reacquire and permanently protect certain leases on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California by issuing credits for new energy production in less environmentally sensitive areas in the Western and Central Planning Areas of the Gulf of Mexico. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``California Coastal
National Monument Expansion Act of 2012''.
(b) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map created by the
Bureau of Land Management, entitled ``California Coast... | California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2012 - Expands the boundary of the California Coastal National Monument, established by Presidential Proclamation 7264, to include the Point Arena-Stornetta public lands in Mendocino County, California.
Requires management of such lands: (1) in accordance with such... | A bill to include the Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands in the California Coastal National Monument as a part of the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Economic Opportunity
Administration Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF VETERANS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ADMINISTRATION
OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Economic Opportunity Administration.--Part V of title 38,
United Sta... | Veterans Economic Opportunity Administration Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) a Veterans Economic Opportunity Administration, headed by the Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity, to administer VA programs of economic opportunity assistance to veterans and their dependents... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a Veterans Economic Opportunity Administration, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act
of 1995''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall design and strike a bronze
medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, to c... | Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act of 1995 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to design and strike a bronze medal to commemorate organ donors and their families.
Makes eligible for the medal any organ donor or donor's family.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to direct the Organ Procurement a... | Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Witness Protection and Interstate
Relocation Act of 1997''.
TITLE I--GANG-RELATED WITNESS INTIMIDATION AND RETALIATION
SEC. 101. INTERSTATE TRAVEL TO ENGAGE IN WITNESS INTIMIDATION OR
OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.
Section 1952 of title ... | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Gang-Related Witness Intimidation and Retaliation Title II: Witness Relocation and Safety Witness Protection and Interstate Relocation Act of 1997 - Title I: Gang-Related Witness Intimidation and Retaliation - Amends the Federal criminal code to set penalties for traveling in in... | Witness Protection and Interstate Relocation Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Haiti Economic and Infrastructure
Reconstruction Act''.
SEC. 2. ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM FOR THE
REPUBLIC OF HAITI.
(a) Program Authorized.--The President is authorized to establish
an economic and infrastructur... | Haiti Economic and Infrastructure Reconstruction Act - Authorizes the President to establish the Haiti Economic and Infrastructure Reconstruction Program under which recruited U.S. citizens will be deployed to Haiti to provide economic and infrastructure reconstruction and development assistance to the Government of Ha... | To authorize the establishment of a program to provide economic and infrastructure reconstruction assistance to the Republic of Haiti, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Our Heroes Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Law enforcement officers, first responders, and public
safety officials risk their lives every day to serve and
protect our neighborhoods ... | Protect Our Heroes Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime: (1) to kill, or attempt or conspire to kill, a federal judge, a federal law enforcement officer, or a federally funded public safety officer who is on duty; or (2) to kill a former federal judge, federal law enforcement office... | Protect Our Heroes Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Clear Extenders
Act of 1999''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, ... | Sets forth a revenue offset provision (modifies the estimated tax safe harbor). | Clear Exenders Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Make Our Government Safe Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Steve Bannon was appointed to serve as chief strategist
and senior counselor to the President in January 2017 and was
appointed, vi... | Make Our Government Safe Act This bill amends the National Security Act of 1947 to prohibit the President from designating as an attendee or participant in the National Security Council (or in any meeting of the Principals Committee) any individual who threatens to destroy the government, including in speech or written... | Make Our Government Safe Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Baseline Elimination Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. CHANGES IN THE BASELINE.
Section 257(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985 is amended--
(1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1), by striking
everything th... | Baseline Elimination Act of 2011 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to eliminate sequential and cumulative adjustments for inflation from Congressional Budget Office (CBO) baseline projections for discretionary appropriations with respect to: (1) expiring ... | A bill to eliminate the automatic inflation increases for discretionary programs built into the baseline projections and require budget estimates to be compared with the prior year's level. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Florida Keys Water Quality
Improvements Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Florida Keys are a chain of islands located
adjacent to spectacular, unique, and nationally significant
marine e... | Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act of 1998 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority or other appropriate agencies of the State of Florida or Monroe County, Florida.
Makes eligible for such grants projects to: (1) replace inadequa... | Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. BOUNDARY EXPANSION.
Section 3(a)(2) of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc-1(a)(2)) is amended to read
as follows:
``(2) The conservation area shall consist of approximately 195,610
acres as generally depicted on a map entitled `Red Rock Cany... | Amends the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Establishment Act of 1990 to expand the boundaries of the Area.
Extends the deadline for the Secretary of the Interior to develop the management plan for the Area until January 1, 1997.
Authorizes the Secretary to transfer to the owner of the Old Nevada recreation... | To expand the boundaries of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) A war has been ongoing in the eastern region of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (in this section referred to
as the ``DRC''), with reports that as many as 2,500,000 people
have died as a result of the conflict.
... | Prohibits the importation into the United States of colombo tantalite (coltan) or tantalum, tantalum ore, or tantalum powder from the countries of Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, or the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Prohibits a U.S. person from purchasing such products from such countries outside of the United States. Set... | To prohibit the importation into the United States of colombo tantalite from certain countries involved in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Aid for Skill Enhancement
Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Approximately 3,500,000 students (18 percent of all
undergraduate students) attend institutions on a less than
half-... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to employer-provided educational assistance programs to exclude from an employee's gross income any employer payments on such student loans. | Financial Aid for Skill Enhancement Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. EVALUATION OF THE SURGE OF APPEALS OF VETERANS CLAIMS.
(a) In General.--There is established a task force (in this section
referred to as the ``Appeals Task Force'') to evaluate the backlog of
appeals of claims within the Board of Veterans' Appeals and the United
States Court of Appeals for Veterans ... | Establishes an Appeals Task Force to evaluate the backlog of appeals of claims within the Board of Veterans' Appeals and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Court). Requires the Task Force to study: (1) the anticipated surge in appeals of claims; and (2) possible improvements to the appeals process, includin... | To establish a task force to evaluate the backlog of appeals to claims submitted to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. |
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING PROVISIONS OF LAW ADMINISTERED
BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Authority for Health Care for Participation in DOD Chemical and
Biological Warfare Testing.--Section 1710(e)(3)(D) of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31... | Amends federal veterans' benefits provisions to extend through 2007: (1) the authority for health care provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) due to prior participation in Department of Defense (DOD) chemical and biological warfare testing; (2) certain grants and per diem assistance for homeless veter... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring provisions of law and to expand eligibility for the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Combat Heroin Epidemic and Backlog
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. CONFRONTING THE USE OF HEROIN AND ASSOCIATED DRUGS.
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
... | Combat Heroin Epidemic and Backlog Act of 2015 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to award grants to state and tribal governments to address the distribution, sale, and use of heroin, fentanyl, and associated synt... | Combat Heroin Epidemic and Backlog Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Numerous studies by the Office of the Inspector General
of the Department of the Interior, the General Accounting
Office, and independent auditors have criticized the absence of
independent oversight or other for... | Requires that the Special Trustee ensure that activities are carried out under this Act through contracts entered into with private entities or through the retention of the temporary services of trust management specialists.
Declares that the Special Trustee shall continue to be responsible for overseeing such activiti... | A bill to amend the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 to establish within the Department of the Interior an Office of Special Trustee for Data Cleanup and Internal Control. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``College Savings Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO QUALIFIED TUITION PROGRAMS.
(a) Eligible Educational Institutions Permitted To Maintain
Qualified Tuition Programs.--
(1) In general.--Section 529(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue
... | College Savings Protection Act- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) permit private educational institutions to maintain qualified tuition programs; and (2) exclude distributions from such programs which are used to pay educational expenses from gross income. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit private educational institutions to maintain qualified tuition programs and to provide that distributions from such programs which are used to pay educational expenses shall not be includible in gross income. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Surface
Transportation and Taxation Equity Act'' or as the ``STATE Act''.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are to--
(1) return primary transportation program responsibility
and taxing authority to the Sta... | Surface Transportation and Taxation Equity Act or the STATE Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the federal excise tax on gasoline and special fuels (but not below two cents per gallon) by corresponding increases in fuel taxes imposed by states as of January 6, 2015 (the date of introduction of this Act). | STATE Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Popcorn Workers Lung Disease
Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) An emergency exists concerning worker exposure to
diacetyl, a substance used in many flavorings, including
artificial butter... | Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to promulgate: (1) within 90 days, an interim final standard regulating worker exposure to diacetyl that applies to all locations in the flavoring manufacturing industry that manufacture, use, handle, or process diacetyl and all microwave popc... | To direct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue a standard regulating worker exposure to diacetyl. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Azerbaijan Democracy Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States and the Republic of Azerbaijan have
many areas of mutual interest and cooperation, but the United
States abil... | Azerbaijan Democracy Act of 2015 This bill prohibits the issuance of any visa to, and requires denial of entry to the United States of, any alien who: holds a position in the senior leadership of the government of Azerbaijan, or is an immediate family member of such person; through his or her business dealings with ... | Azerbaijan Democracy Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Graduate Medical Education Reform
Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE INDIRECT MEDICAL EDUCATION PERFORMANCE ADJUSTMENT.
Section 1886 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(t) Indi... | Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and implement procedures under which, beginning in FY2017, the amount of payments that a hospital would otherwise receive for indirect graduate... | A bill to reform graduate medical education payments, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Care and Development Block
Grant Amendments Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ACT OF
1990.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 658B of the Child
Care and Development Block Gra... | Child Care and Development Block Grant Amendments Act of 1995 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to consolidate Federal child care programs.
Extends the authorization of appropriations under the Act.
Revises provisions for the lead agency to allow such agency to administer the financial a... | Child Care and Development Block Grant Amendments Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Apprehension of Tainted Money Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL RULES FOR TREATMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE RETURNED TO
DONORS BY POLITICAL COMMITTEES.
(a) In General.--Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et ... | Apprehension of Tainted Money Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to direct the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to establish a single interest-bearing escrow account for contributions of $500 or more that are given to the committee with the request that they be returned to the contributor. ... | To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the Federal Election Commission to establish and administer an escrow account for certain campaign contributions that a political committee intends to return to the contributor, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Canada Grain Trade
Settlement Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) As a result of unfair and incomplete provisions in the
United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement (hereafter ... | United States-Canada Grain Trade Settlement Act of 1994 - Directs the President, by six months after enactment of this Act, to notify the Government of Canada of U.S. intent to terminate the United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement (CFTA) and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), unless the President certif... | United States-Canada Grain Trade Settlement Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lifetime Income Disclosure Act''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE REGARDING LIFETIME INCOME.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 105(a)(2) of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1025(a)(2))
is amended--
(1) in clause ... | Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require the quarterly pension benefit statement furnished to a participant or beneficiary with the right to direct the investment of assets in his or her account under an individual account plan to include a lifetime ... | A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a lifetime income disclosure. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Two Floods and You Are Out of the
Taxpayers' Pocket Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FLOOD LOSS REDUCTION FOR REPETITIVE FLOOD INSURANCE CLAIM
PROPERTIES.
Section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
4104c) is amended--
... | Increases amounts credited to the National Flood Mitigation Fund from the National Flood Insurance Fund, such amounts to be used only for repetitive claim properties.
Extends through FY 2004 the authority to enter into flood insurance contracts and the authorization of appropriations for the national flood insurance pr... | Two Floods and You Are Out of the Taxpayers' Pocket Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``VA Guidance for Organizational
Reform and Data Integrity for Accountability Needs Key for Necessary
and Optimal Transformation Act'' or the ``VA GORDIAN KNOT Act''.
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Independent Assessment.--
... | VA Guidance for Organizational Reform and Data Integrity for Accountability Needs Key for Necessary and Optimal Transformation Act or the VA GORDIAN KNOT Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into an agreement for an independent assessment of its organization, which shall evaluate: (1) ... | VA Guidance for Organizational Reform and Data Integrity for Accountability Needs Key for Necessary and Optimal Transformation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fremont-Madison Conveyance Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) District.--The term ``District'' means the Fremont-
Madison Irrigation District, an irrigation district organized
under the law of the State of Idaho.
... | Fremont-Madison Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) convey to the Fremont-Madison Irrigation District in Idaho, pursuant to a specified Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the District and the Secretary, the canals, lateral, drains, and other components of the water distribution and drainag... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain facilities to the Fremont-Madison Irrigation District in the State of Idaho. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Subcontractor Payment Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. PAYMENT PROTECTIONS FOR SUBCONTRACTORS.
(a) Modifications to FAR.--The Federal Acquisition Regulation
issued under section 25(c)(1) of the Office of Federal Procurement
Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 421(c)(1)) s... | Subcontractor Payment Protection Act - Requires modification of the Federal Acquisition Regulation issued under the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to prescribe guidelines for contracts between a prime contractor and subcontractor with respect to timely payment. | Subcontractor Payment Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``College Student Relief Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. INTEREST RATE REDUCTIONS.
(a) FFEL Interest Rates.--
(1) Section 427A(l) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1077a(l)) is amended by adding at the end the following
n... | College Student Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to phase-in cuts in the interest rate charged undergraduate student borrowers under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and Direct Loan (DL) programs, thereby reducing such rate from 6.8% in July 2006 to 3.4% in July 2011.
Limits FFEL le... | To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reduce interest rates for student borrowers. |
SECTION 1. HOME HEATING OIL AND PROPANE CONSUMERS.
(a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
(1) Carbon content.--The term ``carbon content'' means the
amount of carbon dioxide that will be emitted as a result of
the combustion of a fuel.
(2) Cost-effective.--The ter... | Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), by September 30 of each calendar year 2012-2030, to distribute among the states 1.5% of the emission allowances that the Administrator has established for the year.
Requires the Administrator to distribute emission allowances among the states rata... | To use tradable greenhouse gas emission allowances under the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 to provide assistance to residential and commercial consumers of home heating oil and propane in reducing the effective costs of such fuels through State programs to deliver cost-effective efficiency programs and... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Employee Changing Room Privacy
Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST VIDEO OR AUDIO MONITORING OF EMPLOYEES IN
CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT LOCATIONS.
An employer may not engage in video monitoring or audio monitoring
of an employee of the employer w... | Employee Changing Room Privacy Act - Prohibits employers from engaging in video or audio monitoring of employees in restroom facilities, dressing rooms, or other areas in which it is reasonable to expect employees to change clothing.
Establishes maximum civil money penalties for violators. Requires the Secretary of La... | To protect employees from invasion of privacy by employers by prohibiting certain video monitoring and audio monitoring of employees by their employers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Defend America Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Although the United States possesses the technological
means to develop and deploy defensive systems that would be
highly effective ... | Defend America Act of 1996 - Expresses U.S. policy to deploy by the end of 2003 a National Missile Defense (NMD) system that: (1) is capable of providing a highly effective defense of U.S. territory against limited, unauthorized, or accidental ballistic missile attack; (2) will be augmented over time to provide a laye... | Defend America Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Grant's Tomb National Monument
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) Ulysses S. Grant has been heralded as a national hero
by his contemporaries and by generations thereafter;
... | Grant's Tomb National Monument Act - Redesignates General Grant National Memorial located at Riverside Drive and West 122d Street, New York, New York, as Grant's Tomb National Monument. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) maintain and promote the Monument in accordance with provisions applicable to units of... | Grant's Tomb National Monument Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Aviation Capacity Expansion
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The reliability and efficiency of the national air
transportation system significantly depend on the efficiency of
Chi... | National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to implement the redesign and reconstruction of Chicago O'Hare International Airport in Cook and DuPage Counties, Illinois, in accordance with a specified runway redesign plan, and the development of a south subu... | A bill to expand aviation capacity in the Chicago area. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on Mexican-American
Removal during 1929-1941 Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) From 1929 through 1941, Federal, State, and local
Government authorities and certain private ... | Commission on Mexican-American Removal during 1929-1941 Act - Establishes the Commission on Mexican-American Removal during 1929-1941, which shall: (1) review the facts and circumstances surrounding the removal of certain U.S. citizens and permanent legal residents to Mexico, and such actions' impact on individuals, fa... | To establish a commission to study the removal of Mexican-Americans to Mexico during 1929-1941, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS; AND PURPOSES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Measures to
Encourage Results in Teaching Act of 1998''.
(b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) All students deserve to be taught by well-educated,
competent, and qualified ... | Measures to Encourage Results in Teaching Act of 1998 - Amends title II (Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development Program) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a new part D (State Incentives for Teacher Testing and Merit Pay).
Directs the Secretary of Education to make an award to ea... | Measures to Encourage Results in Teaching Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. CORE FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR
TRANSPORTATION AND STATIONARY POWER GENERATION.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a research,
development, demonstration, and commercial application program for fuel
cell technologies for transportation and stationary a... | Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program for fuel cell and hydrogen production, delivery, and storage technologies for transportation and stationary applications that meet specified goals. | To provide for the establishment of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application programs for fuel cell and hydrogen production, delivery, and storage technologies for transportation and stationary applications. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Torture Victims Relief
Reauthorization Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FOREIGN TREATMENT CENTERS FOR VICTIMS OF TORTURE.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the amounts authorized to
be appropriated for fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003 pursuant to
chapte... | Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 1999 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 2001 through 2003 to: (1) the President to provide assistance in the form of grants to treatment centers and programs in foreign countries that are carrying out projects or activities specifically designed to treat victims of torture ... | Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Back to School Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. BACK TO SCHOOL CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Section 25A of such Code is amended by
redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k) and by inserting after
subsection (i) the following new subsection:
``(j) Back to Sc... | Back to School Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers who are age 55 or older an income-based tax credit for up to $2,000 of qualified tuition and related expenses, plus 25% of such expenses between $2,000 and $4,000. Adjusts the amount of such credit for inflation beginning after ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an increased credit against tax for tuition and related expenses of certain individuals age 55 and older. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safety and Self-Sufficiency Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. ADDRESSING DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN TANF PROGRAM.
Section 402(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(7))
is amended to read as follows:
``(7) Certifications regarding dom... | Safety and Self-Sufficiency Act of 2002 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to change from discretionary to mandatory certification by its chief executive officer that a State has established and is enforcing standards and procedures addressing domesti... | To ensure that all States address domestic and sexual violence in their temporary assistance to needy families program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Former Bennett Freeze Area
Development Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) ONHIR.--The term ``ONHIR'' means the Office of Navajo
and Hopi Indian Relocation.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secre... | Former Bennett Freeze Area Development Act - Requires the Commissioner of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation (ONHIR), by request of the Navajo Nation or the Hopi Tribe by tribal resolution, to enter into a self-determination contract or contracts with the requesting Indian tribe to plan, conduct, and admin... | To provide for development of the Former Bennett Freeze Area, to contribute to the rehabilitation of the economic, housing, infrastructure, health, and educational condition of those affected by the former Bennett Freeze, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Rights and Access for the
Women of South Sudan Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Despite the 2011 referendum for secession that
established the independent state of South Sudan, South
... | Equal Rights and Access for the Women of South Sudan Act Requires that activities carried out by the United States in South Sudan relating to governance, post-conflict reconstruction and development, police and military training, and refugee relief and assistance support the human rights of women and their full politi... | Equal Rights and Access for the Women of South Sudan Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``__________ Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION ON THE CONFLICT BETWEEN RUSSIA AND
GEORGIA.
There is established the Commission on the Conflict between Russia
and Georgia (in this Act referred to as the ``Commission'').
SEC... | Establishes the Commission on the Conflict between Russia and Georgia, which shall: (1) examine the causes of the conflict between Russia and Georgia that began in August 2008; and (2) make U.S. policy recommendations with respect to Russia, Georgia, and other countries in the region.
Terminates the Commission 60 days... | A bill to establish a Commission on the conflict between Russia and Georgia, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access and Openness in Small
Business Lending Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS LOAN DATA COLLECTION.
(a) In General.--The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 U.S.C. 1691
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 704A the following new
section:
... | Access and Openness in Small Business Lending Act of 2001 - Amends the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to require a depository institution, in the case of an application for credit made by a small business, to: (1) inquire whether the business is a women- or minority-owned business; and (2) maintain a record of the respon... | To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to permit the collection of demographic information in connection with small business loan applications with the applicant's consent, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ukraine Security Assistance Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR UKRAINE.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law
limiting the assistance to be provided under this section, beginning on
the date following the date of comp... | Ukraine Security Assistance Act of 2014 - Authorizes the the President to provide Ukraine with specified defense articles, services, and training. Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to conduct or complete an ongoing assessment of the capabilities and needs of Ukraine's armed forces, and provide it to Congress. Expr... | Ukraine Security Assistance Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Self-Sufficiency Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.
Part A of title IV of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.
3001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 422. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS IN NATURALLY OCCURRING RETIREMENT
... | Senior Self-Sufficiency Act - Amends Older Americans Act of 1965 to direct the Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Aging to award four-year grants of up to $1 million each to eligible entities to carry out ten demonstration projects to provide specified comprehensive supportive services to older indivi... | A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for demonstration projects to provide supportive services to older individuals who reside in naturally occurring retirement communities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Israel Enhanced
Security Cooperation Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Since 1948, United States Presidents and both houses of
Congress, on a bipartisan basis and supported by the Ameri... | United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should take specified actions to assist in Israel's defense.
States that is U.S. policy to: (1) help Israel preserve its qualitative military edge amid regional political transformation, and (2) enco... | To express the sense of Congress regarding the United States-Israel strategic relationship, to direct the President to submit to Congress reports on United States actions to enhance this relationship and to assist in the defense of Israel, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hydrogen Future Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of titles II and III--
(1) the term ``Department'' means the Department of Energy; and
(2) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Energy.
... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Hydrogen
Title II: Fuel Cells
Title III: DOE Scientific and Technical Program Quality
Hydrogen Future Act of 1996 -
Title I: Hydrogen
- Amends the Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1990 to replace its mandate for a comprehens... | Hydrogen Future Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teleworking Advancement Act''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR TELEWORKING.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to foreign tax credit,
etc.) is amended by inserting after section 30A the... | Teleworking Advancement Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit to employers of up to $500 annually for each employee participating in an employer-sponsored telework arrangement. Allows a tax credit for telework equipment expenses, as specified.Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Admini... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote employer and employee participation in telework arrangements, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Significant Regulation Oversight Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDING AND PURPOSE.
(a) Finding.--The Congress finds that oversight of significant
rules will be enhanced if they are subject to congressional review and
approval after being proposed by an agen... | Significant Regulation Oversight Act of 2001 - Prohibits a significant rule from taking effect before the enactment of a joint resolution described in this Act comprising solely of the text of such rule. Calls for congressional reporting and review of significant rules before they take effect as final rules.Provides th... | To require congressional approval of proposed rules designated by the Congress to be significant. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Harriet `Moses' Tubman Congressional
Gold Medal Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) An integral part of the fight for abolition of slavery,
Harriet Tubman, was born into slavery as Araminta ``Minty''
... | Harriet "Moses" Tubman Congressional Gold Medal Act Authorizes the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Harriet Tubman in recognition of her contributions and lifelong co... | Harriet "Moses" Tubman Congressional Gold Medal Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding DHS Overseas Passenger
Security Screening and Vetting Operations Act''.
SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR DHS
OPERATIONS ABROAD.
(a) Strategy.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after... | Expanding DHS Overseas Passenger Security Screening and Vetting Operations Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report to Congress: a comprehensive five-year strategy for international programs or operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enfo... | Expanding DHS Overseas Passenger Security Screening and Vetting Operations Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Grants for Renewable Energy
Education for the Nation Act'' or the ``GREEN Act''.
SEC. 2. CLEAN ENERGY CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.
(a) Authorization.--The Secretary of Education is authorized to
award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible partn... | Grants for Renewable Energy Education for the Nation Act or GREEN Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to partnerships of local educational agencies (LEAs), postsecondary institutions, and clean and renewable energy industry representatives to develop programs of study focused on emer... | GREEN Act |
SECTION 1. DRUG TESTING UPON ARREST.
(a) In General.--Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating part Y as part Z;
(2) by redesignating section 2501 as section 2601; and
(3) by inserting after par... | Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants for States and local governments to develop, implement, or continue a drug testing project when individuals are arrested and during the pretrial period and after post-conviction rel... | To provide grants to the States for drug testing projects when individuals are arrested and during the pretrial period. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Partnership Grants to Strengthen
Families Affected by Parental Substance Abuse Act''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENTS TO GRANTS TO IMPROVE WELL-BEING OF FAMILIES
AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
Section 437(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629g(... | Partnership Grants to Strengthen Families Affected by Parental Substance Abuse Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act to modify the grant program that provides funding to state and regional partnerships to prevent child abuse and neglect related to substa... | Partnership Grants to Strengthen Families Affected by Parental Substance Abuse Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lesser Prairie Chicken National
Habitat Preservation Area Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) State land.--The term ``State land'' means the
approximately 13,236 acres of State land, as depicted on the
map.... | Lesser Prairie Chicken National Habitat Preservation Area Act of 2008 - Authorizes the exchange of certain federal and state lands in New Mexico concerning the establishment under this Act of the Lesser Prairie Chicken Habitat Preservation Area in the County of Chaves, New Mexico.
Requires that such land exchange incl... | To provide for a land exchange involving State land and Bureau of Land Management land in Chavez and Dona Ana Counties, New Mexico, and to establish the Lesser Prairie Chicken National Habitat Preservation Area, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. REFERENCE.
Whenever in this Act a section or other provision is amended, such
amendment shall be considered to be made to that section or other
provision of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 9858 et seq.).
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress mak... | Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require that each State plan (as part of application requirements for grants) demonstrate the manner in which the State will meet the specific child care needs of families that have children with disabilities. Includes services for children with disabilit... | To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to increase the availability of, and improve quality care for, children with disabilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Rate Reduction
Act of 1994''.
(b) Section 15 Not To Apply.--No amendment made by this Act, and no
change in a rate pursuant to section 1(f)(8) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (as amended by this Act), shall be treated as ... | Tax Rate Reduction Act of 1994 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the highest income tax rate for individuals, lower the highest taxable income threshold, and reduce individual income tax rates from 1995 until 1998.
Repeals the overall limitation on itemized deductions and the phaseout of personal exemptions... | Tax Rate Reduction Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Marketplace Equity Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR STATES TO REQUIRE COLLECTION OF SALES AND USE
TAXES.
(a) Grant of Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, a State electing, individually or through an agreement w... | Marketplace Equity Act of 2011 - Authorizes states to require all sellers making remote sales to collect and remit sales and use taxes with respect to such sales into the state, without regard to the location of the seller, if such states implement a simplified system for administration of sales and use tax collection ... | To improve the States' rights to enforce the collection of State sales and use tax laws, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Student Loan
Repayment Extension Act''.
(b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever
in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provisi... | Student Loan Repayment Extension Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend and make uniform the terms of repayment plans available under the various Federal student loan programs (insured, guaranteed, consolidation, and direct loan programs). | Student Loan Repayment Extension Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Integrated Spent Fuel and
High-Level Waste Management Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Congressional Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The transportation, storage, and disposal of high-level
r... | Federal Integrated Spent Fuel and High-Level Waste Management Act of 1994 - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to instruct the Secretary of Energy to begin taking possession and providing for the removal from existing storage facilities of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel by a specified dead... | Federal Integrated Spent Fuel and High-Level Waste Management Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Health Information
Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. POLICY AND PURPOSES.
(a) Policy.--Congress declares that it is the policy of the United
States to establish, as expeditiously as practicable, a health
information te... | National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) provide federal governmental assistance to the planning and development of, and provide for the implementation of, a national program for the establishment and operation of a national... | A bill to provide for the establishment of a health information technology and privacy system. |
SECTION 1. NATIONAL OILHEAT RESEARCH ALLIANCE ACT OF 2000.
(a) Findings.--Section 702 of the National Oilheat Research
Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106-469) is
amended by striking ``oilheat'' each place it appears and inserting
``oilheat fuel''.
(b) Definitions.--Section 703 of the ... | Amends the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 to adjust its focus upon oilheat to a focus upon oilheat fuel.
Defines "oilheat fuel" as distillate liquid used as a fuel for nonindustrial commercial or residential space or hot water heating.
Makes technical and conforming amendments.
Revises the membership... | A bill to reauthorize the National Oilheat Reliance Alliance Act of 2000, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean, Low-Emission, Affordable, New
Transportation Efficiency Act''.
SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES.
(a) In General.--Subtitle III of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``CHAPTER 63--TRANS... | Clean, Low-Emission, Affordable, New Transportation Efficiency Act - Establishes the Low Greenhouse Gas Transportation Fund.
Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for each of calendar 2012-2050, to auction 10% of emission allowances established under any EPA program providing for the... | A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require States and metropolitan planning organizations to develop transportation greenhouse gas reduction plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVES FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE AGENCY
FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
(a) Definitions.--For the purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``agency'' means the Agency for International
Development;
(2) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator, ... | Directs the Administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID), before obligating any resources for voluntary separation incentive payments, to submit to specified congressional committees a strategic plan outlining the intended use of such payments and a proposed organizational chart for the agency once t... | To authorize the Agency for International Development to offer voluntary separation incentive payments to employees of that agency. |
SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO SITE SECURITY.
The Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 is amended--
(1) in section 2 (43 U.S.C. 506), by inserting ``and site
security'' after ``structural safety'';
(2) in section 3 (43 U.S.C. 507), by inserting ``and site... | Amends the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make modifications that are reasonably required to preserve the site security of Bureau of Reclamation dams and related facilities. Provides for specified reimbursement for costs incurred for building and site security activ... | A bill to amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to authorize improvements for the security of dams and other facilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Telework Tax Incentive Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Federal, State, and local governments spend billions of
dollars annually on the Nation's transportation needs.
(2) Congestion on the Natio... | Telework Tax Incentive Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for telework expenses. Defines "telework" as the use of electronic information and communication technologies to perform work functions, thereby reducing or eliminating the physical commute to and from a traditional worksite. Limits the... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for expenses incurred in tele-working. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Coal Power Initiative Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) reliable, affordable, increasingly clean electricity
will continue to power the growing United States economy;
(2) an increasing use ... | Clean Coal Power Initiative Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) carry out programs of research on and development, demonstration, and commercial application of clean coal technologies, and other specified coal and related technologies; and (2) perform an assessment that establishes cost and performanc... | To authorize research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities relating to clean coal technologies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Welfare Integrity Now for Children
and Families Act of 2012'' or the ``WIN for Children and Families
Act''.
SEC. 2. SPENDING POLICIES FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER STATE TANF PROGRAMS.
(a) State Requirement.--Section 408(a) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C... | Welfare Integrity Now for Children and Families Act of 2012 or WIN for Children and Families Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require a state to which a state family assistance grant is made to maintain policies and practices necessary to pre... | To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to implement policies to prevent assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program from being used in strip clubs, casinos, and liquor stores. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``TARP and ARRA Reporting and Waste
Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
(a) In General.--Every public or private entity shall, no later
than 30 days after receiving or redistributing any funds distributed
under title I of the Emergency Econ... | TARP and ARRA Reporting and Waste Prevention Act - Requires each public or private entity to provide a detailed report to the Secretary of the Treasury upon either: (1) receipt or redistribution of any funds under title I (Troubled Asset Relief Program [TARP]) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) ... | To establish reporting requirements each time funds from Troubled Assets Relief Program or the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 are received or redistributed, and to establish a waste, fraud, and abuse hotline for such funds, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``PreCheck is PreCheck Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR TSA PRECHECK EXPEDITED SCREENING.
(a) Eligibility.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the
Tr... | PreCheck is PreCheck Act of 2018 This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to ensure that only travelers who are members of a trusted traveler program are permitted to use TSA PreCheck security screening lanes at TSA checkpoints. Any traveler under the age of 12 or over the age of 75 who is not... | PreCheck is PreCheck Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wireless Telephone Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FRAUD AND RELATED ACTIVITY IN CONNECTION WITH COUNTERFEIT
ACCESS DEVICES.
(a) Unlawful Acts.--Section 1029(a) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating para... | Wireless Telephone Protection Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly using, producing, trafficking in, having control or custody of, or possessing hardware or software knowing that it has been configured to insert or modify telecommunication identifying information associated with or contained in ... | Wireless Telephone Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Energy Development Act''.
SEC. 2. DEVELOPING RENEWABLE ENERGY ON FEDERAL LANDS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall carry out in
accordance with this section a program for the leasing of Federal lands
for the advancement, dev... | Renewable Energy Development Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a program for the leasing of federal lands to advance, develop, assess, install, and operate commercial renewable solar, wind, and geothermal energy systems.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) identify lease sites comprised of a total of... | To make renewable energy production a priority on certain public lands for the purpose of responsibly producing clean, affordable power for the American people. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Incentives for
Older Workers Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Prohibition of benefit reduction due to phased retirement.... | Incentives for Older Workers Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to prohibit a reduction in benefits for an employee under a defined benefit pension plan who has begun a phased retirement and was employed on a substantially full-time basis during ... | A bill to improve the employability of older Americans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Ninth Circuit Reorganization
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. DIVISIONAL ORGANIZATION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH
CIRCUIT.
(a) Regional Divisions.--Effective 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the United States Cou... | Federal Ninth Circuit Reorganization Act of 1999 - Organizes the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into three regional divisions, designated as the Northern, Middle, and Southern Divisions, and a nonregional Circuit Division. Makes provisions of the Federal judicial code regarding circuits in which ... | Federal Ninth Circuit Reorganization Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Health Savings Act
of 2015''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Health savings accounts for children.
Sec. 3. Allowing HSA rollo... | Health Savings Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to health savings accounts (HSAs), to: (1) allow an additional tax deduction for amounts paid to the HSA of a taxpayer's child or grandchild; (2) allow a rollover of HSA funds to the child, parent, or grandparent of an account holder; (3) increas... | Health Savings Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oregon Water Resources Management
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PARTICIPATION OF BUREAU OF RECLAMATION IN
DESCHUTES RIVER CONSERVANCY.
Section 301 of the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996
(division B of Public Law 104-208; 1... | Oregon Water Resources Management Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to: (1) replace references to the Deschutes River Basin Working Group with the Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group; (2) require the two representatives of private interests from irrigated agriculture on th... | To update the management of Oregon water resources, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Iraqi Refugee and
Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and
Security Act of 2007''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table ... | Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of State, with respect to each country containing a significant population of Iraqi refugees or internally displaced persons including Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Lebanon, to... | To address the impending humanitarian crisis and security breakdown as a result of the mass influx of Iraqi refugees into neighboring countries, and the growing internally displaced population in Iraq, by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries, increasing border securit... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prematurity Research Expansion and
Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act'' or the ``PREEMIE
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Premature birth is a serious and growin... | Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act or the PREEMIE Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require both the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to expand and coordinate research relating to preterm labor and delivery and ... | A bill to reduce the preterm labor and delivery and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and to reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Idaho Panhandle National Forest
Improvement Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE ADMINISTRATIVE SITES, NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LAND,
IDAHO.
(a) Conveyance Authorized.--
(1) Authority.--The Secretary of Agriculture may convey any ... | Idaho Panhandle National Forest Improvement Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest System parcels in Idaho, and use the proceeds for acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of: (1) a new ranger station in the Silver Valley portion of the Panhandle National Forest; o... | To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain parcels of National Forest System land in the State of Idaho, to use the proceeds for the acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of facilities in the Panhandle National Forest in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes. |
TITLE I--CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS.
(a) Authorized Projects.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may
carry out the following major medical facility projects, with each
project to be carried out in the amount specified for that project:
(1)... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Construction Authorization
Title II: Strategic Planning for Health Care Resources
Title I: Construction Authorization
- Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out specified major medical facility projects, in specified amounts, in Florida, California, Pennsylv... | To authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pension Fund Integrity Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. EXECUTIVE SALARIES.
(a) Amendments to Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (C) of section 432(e)(9) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at... | Pension Fund Integrity Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require salary reductions for certain employees of systemically important multiemployer pension plans that are in critical or declining status and that reduce participant ben... | Pension Fund Integrity Act of 2016 |
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