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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Blackfoot
Clearwater Stewardship Act of 2017''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I--FO... | Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to complete a landscape assessment of the Seeley Lake Ranger District of the Lolo National Forest in Montana to: (1) assess the ecological condition of its forests and watersheds; and (2) identify actions needed to facil... | Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FEHBP-Medical Savings Account
Promotion Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. PERMITTING CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNT THROUGH
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM (FEHBP).
(a) Government Contribution to Medical Savings Account.--
... | FEHBP-Medical Savings Account Promotion Act of 1995 - Amends Federal civil service law to permit Federal employees and annuitants enrolled in a catastrophic plan to elect to receive Government contributions into medical savings accounts provided for by this Act under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP... | FEHBP-Medical Savings Account Promotion Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Preventive Health Care Act
of 1996''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING COVERAGE OF SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY AND PAP SMEARS
UNDER HEALTH PLANS.
(a) In General.--Every policy or contract that provides health
insurance coverage (as defined in subsect... | Women's Preventive Health Care Act of 1996 - Requires every policy or contract for health insurance coverage and every group health plan to include coverage for screening pap smears and low-dose screening mammographies. Regulates cost sharing and frequency of coverage and provides for enforcement. Declares that this ... | Women's Preventive Health Care Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``HSA Improvement
and Expansion Act of 2007''.
(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 oth... | HSA Improvement and Expansion Act of 2007 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to health savings accounts (HSAs) to: (1) allow HSAs to incorporate flexible spending and health reimbursement arrangements; (2) increase the annual HSA contribution limitation; (3) permit the use of HSAs to purchase health ins... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Multiple Punitive Damages Fairness
Act''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Findings.
Sec. 4. Purpose.
Sec. 5. Definitions.
Sec. 6. General rule.
Sec. 7. ... | Multiple Punitive Damages Fairness Act - Prohibits punitive damages in any civil action in Federal or State court in which such damages are sought against a defendant based on the same act or course of conduct for which punitive damages have already been awarded.
Permits the court to award such punitive damages, subje... | Multiple Punitive Damages Fairness Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Limiting Inhumane Federal Trapping
Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF USE OF BODY-GRIPPING TRAPS BY PERSONNEL AND ON
LANDS OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF THE INTERIOR AND AGRICULTURE.
(a) Prohibitions.--Except as provided in subsection (b)--
... | Limiting Inhumane Federal Trapping Act This bill prohibits any personnel of the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture (USDA), in performing their duties, from using, recommending, training in the use of, or planning for the use of, any body-gripping trap used to kill or capture an animal. This pro... | Limiting Inhumane Federal Trapping Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Visas Act''.
SEC. 2. VISA REFUSAL AND REVOCATION.
(a) Authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security and the
Secretary of State.--Section 428 of the Homeland Security Act (6 U.S.C.
236) is amended by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserti... | Secure Visas Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act to grant the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) (Secretary), except for the Secretary of State's authority with respect to diplomatic- and international organization-related visas, exclusive authority to issue regulations, establish policy, and administer and enforc... | To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State to refuse or revoke visas to aliens if in the security or foreign policy interests of the United States, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to review visa applications before adjudication, and to provide for the immediate disseminatio... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Telephone Records and Privacy
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 may include a wealth of
personal data... | Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act of 2006 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the obtaining, in interstate or foreign commerce, of confidential phone records information from a telecommunications carrier or IP-enabled voice service provider (covered entity) by: (1) making false or fraudulent state... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen protections for law enforcement officers and the public by providing criminal penalties for the fraudulent acquisition or unauthorized disclosure of phone records. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enterprise Zone Environmental
Restoration Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) Impact... | Enterprise Zone Environmental Restoration Act of 1993 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to award grants for environmental testing and characterization on land owned by political subdivisions of States to political subdivisions that submit approved applications for... | Enterprise Zone Environmental Restoration Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. CANADIAN TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENT OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE.
(a) In General.--Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 4011. CANADIAN TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENT OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:... | Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit any person from importing, transporting, or exporting municipal solid waste (MSW), for final disposal or incineration, in violation of the Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste between the United States and Canada, signed at Ottawa on October ... | A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out certain authorities relating to the importation of municipal solid waste under the Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste between the United States and Canada. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``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 coins, e... | Black Revolutionary War Patriots Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue one-dollar silver coins emblematic of the design selected by the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation for the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Directs that coin sale sur... | Black Revolutionary War Patriots Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Combined Sewer Overflow Control and
Partnership Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS.
Section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1342) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(q) Combined Sewer Overflows.-... | Combined Sewer Overflow Control and Partnership Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require each permit, order, or decree issued pursuant to such Act for a discharge from a combined storm and sanitary sewer to conform to the Combined Sewer Overflow Control Policy signed by the Administrator ... | Combined Sewer Overflow Control and Partnership Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. BAN ON ACTIVITIES OF POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES IN HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES ELECTIONS.
(a) In General.--Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``ban on activities of political action ... | Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit any person other than an individual or a political committee from making contributions, soliciting or receiving contributions, or making expenditures for the purpose of influencing an election for Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner to Congress... | To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to ban activities of political action committees in House of Representatives elections and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Teacher Training Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR CLASSROOM-RELATED COMPUTER TRAINING FOR TEACHERS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Education, through the Office of
Educational Technology established under section 216 of the Department ... | 21st Century Teacher Training Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education, through the Office of Educational Technology, to award competitive grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to provide programs of intensive classroom-related computer training for teachers. Requires grantees to enter into contracts w... | To encourage the use of technology in the classroom. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Legacy Reauthorization
Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 118(a)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1268(a)(3)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (I) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparag... | Great Lakes Legacy Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to define: (1) "site characterization" as a process for monitoring and evaluating sediment contamination under the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) guidance for the assessment o... | To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for the remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Incentives Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. ALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED ENERGY MANAGEMENT DEVICES
AND RETROFITTED QUALIFIED METERS.
(a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal R... | Energy Efficiency and Conservation Incentives Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow as a deduction: (1) an amount equal to $30 for each qualified energy management device originally placed in service during the taxable year; and (2) for each qualified retrofitted meter originally placed in service dur... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against tax for qualified energy management devices, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coastal Jobs Creation Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to provide employment opportunities for
coastal communities by increasing support for--
(1) cooperative research and monitoring;
(2) the revitalizat... | Coastal Jobs Creation Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to implement a Coastal Jobs Creation Grant Program which shall include: (1) cooperative research to collect and compile economic and social data related to recreational and commercial fisheries management: (2) establishment and implementation of stat... | To promote coastal jobs creation, promote sustainable fisheries and fishing communities, revitalize waterfronts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Schools and Libraries Internet
Access Act''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AUTHORITY.
Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striki... | Schools and Libraries Internet Access Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to repeal provisions authorizing the Federal Communications Commission to take certain actions to provide access to advanced telecommunications services for schools, health care providers, and libraries.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code ... | Schools and Libraries Internet Access Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pharmaceutical Research and
Manufacturers Accountability Act of 2005'' or the ``PhRMA Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. CONCEALMENT OF SERIOUS ADVERSE DRUG EXPERIENCE.
(a) Penalty for Knowing Concealment of Serious Adverse Drug
Experience.--Section 303 of the Fe... | Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Accountability Act of 2005 or the PhRMA Act of 2005 - Sets forth penalties for violations of acts prohibited under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act by an individual employed as the chief executive officer or as a member of the senior executive management group of the ma... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide enhanced criminal penalties for certain violations of the Act involving knowing concealment of evidence of a serious adverse drug experience, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) Ukraine allows its citizens the right and opportunity
to emigrate, free of any heavy tax on emigration or on the
visas or other documents required for emigration and free of
any tax, levy, fine, fee, or other charge on any ci... | Authorizes the President to extend nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of the Ukraine.Declares that it is the policy of the United States to remain fully committed to a multifaceted engagement with the Ukraine, including by: (1) urging the Ukraine to continue its policy of pro... | To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Ukraine, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area
Study Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STUDY REGARDING BUFFALO BAYOU, TEXAS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The area beginning at Shepherd Drive in west Houston,
Texas, and exte... | Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area Study Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the State of Texas, the City of Houston, and other appropriate organizations, to study the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area in west Houston, Texas.Sets forth ... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area in west Houston, Texas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Traveling Exotic Animal and Public
Safety Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) conditions inherent to traveling performances,
including constant travel, temporary and collapsible
facilities, and... | Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to establish a prohibition on the use of exotic or wild animals in performances (e.g., circus, ride, carnival, or parade) of a traveling animal act. The prohibition does not apply to the use of animals in: (1) zoos; (2) aqu... | Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Health Refinement Amendments of
2000''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF 15 PERCENT REDUCTION IN PAYMENT RATES UNDER THE
MEDICARE PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR HOME HEALTH
SERVICES.
(a) In General.--Section 1895(b)(3)(A) of the... | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to Congress on the feasibility and advisability of including home health services furnished by telecommunications systems as a home health service. | Home Health Refinement Amendments of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Sanctions Against Iranian
Terrorism Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO RESTRICT INVESTMENT
ACTIVITIES IN IRAN.
(a) Additional Authority.--Section 202 of the Comprehensive Iran
Sanctions, Accountability, and ... | State Sanctions Against Iranian Terrorism Act This bill amends the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 to specify that a state may, in addition to limiting investment in Iran's energy sector, prohibit or limit any person from engaging in specified investment activities in Iran. A st... | State Sanctions Against Iranian Terrorism Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Streamline Vehicle Conversions
Act''.
SEC. 2. EMISSION CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR AFTERMARKET CONVERSION
SYSTEMS.
Part A of title II of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC.... | Streamline Vehicle Conversions Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to provide that a certificate of conformity issued by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for one or more aftermarket conversion test groups with respect to an aftermarket conversion system (i.e., hardware installed on a light-duty... | A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to promote the certification of aftermarket conversion systems and thereby encourage the increased use of alternative fueled vehicles. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Native Veterans Land
Allotment Equity Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO ALLOW CERTAIN ALASKA NATIVE VETERAN LAND
ALLOTMENTS.
Section 41 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.
1629g) is amended as follows:
(1) ... | Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act - Amends provisions of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) that allow certain Alaska Native Vietnam veterans to file for allotments of up to two parcels of federal land totaling up to 160 acres.
Eliminates the requirement that limits the allotments to lands ... | To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide for equitable allotment of lands to Alaska Native veterans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Product Risk Reporting Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. REPAIR, REPLACEMENT, OR REFUND.
(a) Section 15(d) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C.
2064(d)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``If'' in the first sentence and inserting
... | Consumer Product Risk Reporting Act of 2001 - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act and the Federal Hazardous Substances Act to direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission, if a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer has elected to take a repair, replacement, or refund action with respect to a substantial product ha... | To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act and the Federal Hazardous Substances Act regarding repair, replacement, or refund actions, civil penalties, and criminal penalties under those Acts. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Opportunities for Recovery
Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. OPIOID ADDICTION TREATMENT.
(a) In General.--The Administrator of the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration, acting through the Director of
the Center for Substance Abuse ... | Expanding Opportunities for Recovery Act of 2014 - Requires the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award grants to states to expand access to clinically appropriate services for opioid abuse or addiction. Requires states to use these grants to provide up to 60 consecutive ... | Expanding Opportunities for Recovery Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Math and Science Incentive Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States can have a secure and prosperous
future only by having a robust and inventive scientific and
technical enterpri... | Math and Science Incentive Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Education to carry out a program of assuming the obligation to pay up to $10,000 of interest on certain student loans under the Higher Education Act of 1965, for certain borrowers who agree to serve for five years as: (1) teachers of science, technology,... | A bill to preserve mathematics- and science-based industries in the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Energy Tax Extenders
Act''.
SEC. 2. RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDIT.
(a) 10-Year Extension.--Each of the following provisions of section
45(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
``January 1, 2009'' and inserting ``January 1,... | Renewable Energy Tax Extenders Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2018 the tax credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources (e.g., wind, biomass, solar energy, small irrigation power, landfill gas, trash combustion, and hydropower facilities). Includes marine and hydrokinetic ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain renewable energy provisions for 10 years, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Worker Safety Act''.
SEC. 2. REVIEW OF STATE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PLANS.
Section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C.
668) is amended--
(1) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
``(f)(1) The... | Ensuring Worker Safety Act - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act to revise requirements for the Secretary of Labor's continuing evaluation of approved state occupational safety and health plans.
Requires: (1) the review of state plans to include an assessment of whether a state continues to meet certain cond... | To require a heightened review process by the Secretary of Labor of State occupational safety and health plans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Juvenile Services Improvement Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND THEIR
FAMILIES.
Title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.)
is amended by... | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Juvenile Services Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to support programs to promote mental health among all children and their families and to provide early intervention services to ameliorate identified ... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve mental health and substance abuse services for juveniles. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Compensation Equity Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF RETIRED PAY AND DISABILITY RETIREMENT FOR
VETERANS WHO RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART.
(a) Concurrent Receipt.--Section 5304 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended... | Makes the rate of dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) for the surviving spouse of a veteran who was awarded the Purple Heart the same as the rate of compensation for service-connected disability or death that would be paid to a veteran if the veteran were not deceased (thereby continuing the DIC payment beyond ... | Veterans Compensation Equity Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Land Sovereignty Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the power to dispose of and make all necessary rules
governing property belonging to the United States is vested in ... | American Land Sovereignty Protection Act - Amends the National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from nominating any non-federal property for inclusion on the World Heritage List unless the Secretary: (1) publishes a proposed nomination in the Federal Register and co... | A bill to preserve the sovereignty of the United States over property owned by the United States, to preserve State sovereignty over and private property rights in non-Federal property surrounding Federal Property, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as ``Fire Safe Cigarette
Act of 1994''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) cigarette ignited fires are the leading cause of fire
deaths in the United States,
(2) in 1990 there were 1,200 deaths... | Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 1994 - Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue by rule a fire safety standard for cigarettes. Prohibits stockpiling of cigarettes between the issuing and effective dates of the standard. Provides for judicial review of the standard. Prohibits manufacture or importing of cig... | Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ecstasy Prevention Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The illegal importation and use of 3,4-methylenedioxy
methamphetamine (referred to in this Act as ``MDMA'' or
``Ecstasy'') has in... | Ecstasy Prevention Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to give priority in the award of certain grants to States on a pass-through basis to communities that have taken measures to combat club drug use, including... | A bill to combat the trafficking, distribution, and abuse of Ecstasy (and other club drugs) in the United States. |
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTORS TO POSSESS SATISFACTORY
RECORD OF INTEGRITY AND BUSINESS ETHICS.
(a) Defense Contractors.--(1) Chapter 137 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2305a the following
new section:
``Sec. 2305b. Contractor requirement for... | Amends Federal defense contract law and the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to prohibit a contractor from being awarded a defense or Federal contract unless the Federal contracting officer determines that such contractor has a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics, including comp... | To require contractors with the Federal Government to possess a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics. |
SECTION 1. COMMEMORATIVE WORK TO HONOR JOHN ADAMS AND HIS LEGACY.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Few families have contributed as profoundly to the United
States as the family that gave the Nation its second president,
John Adams; its sixth president, John Quincy Adams; firs... | Authorizes the Adams Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor former President John Adams, along with his wife Abigail Adams and former President John Quincy Adams, and the family's legacy of public service. | To authorize the Adams Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to honor former President John Adams and his legacy. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NIST Small Business Cybersecurity
Act''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING CYBERSECURITY OF SMALL BUSINESSES.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of
the National Institute of Standards and Tech... | NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to require the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to consider small businesses when it facilitates and supports the development of voluntary, consensus-based, industry-led guideline... | NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017 |
of Approval.--
(1) Introduction and placement on calendar.--If the
President submits a formal request under subsection (a)(1) for
authorization to use members of the Armed Forces for a military
humanitarian operation, then within 1 calendar day of such
request, the majori... | Military Humanitarian Operations Act of 2012 - Prohibits the President from deploying members of the Armed Forces into the territory, airspace, or waters of a foreign country for a military humanitarian operation unless: (1) the President submits to Congress a formal authorization request, and (2) Congress enacts a spe... | A bill to provide that the President must seek congressional approval before engaging members of the United States Armed Forces in military humanitarian operations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Carbon Neutral Government Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE OFFSETS AND CREDITS.
(a) Federal Authorities.--Subject to the requirements of this Act,
each executive agency (as defined in section 105 of title V of the
United States Code) a... | Carbon Neutral Government Act of 2009 - Authorizes federal agencies and legislative branch offices to purchase qualified tradeable: (1) greenhouse gas (GHG) offsets; and (2) renewable energy credits.
Requires the Secretary of Energy to promulgate rules regarding approved open market transactions involving such offsets... | To authorize Federal agencies and legislative branch offices to purchase greenhouse gas offsets and renewable energy credits, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Success Act of 1999''.
TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION OF HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT CONTRACTS
SEC. 101. PURPOSE; LAWFULNESS OF INSTRUMENTS; PREEMPTION OF STATE LAW.
(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this title to authorize
individuals to enter int... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Authorization of Human Capital Investment Contracts
Title II: Tax Treatment of Human Capital Investment
Contracts
Title III: Securities Law Treatment of Human Capital
Investment Contracts
Title IV: Bankruptcy Law Treatment of Human Capital
... | Student Success Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Project BioShield Material Threats
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. MATERIAL THREATS.
(a) In General.--Section 319F-2(c)(2)(A) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-6b(c)(2)(A)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as sub... | Project Bioshield Material Threats Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Homeland Security (the Secretary) to utilize existing risk assessments to assess current and emerging threats of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear agents and determine which of such agents pre... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to improve and expedite the assessment and determination of current and emerging chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear material threats, to group such agents to facilitate the assessment and acquisition of countermeasures that... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Benefits Improvement
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENTS IN EXEMPT AMOUNT FOR PURPOSES OF THE RETIREMENT
TEST.
(a) Increase in Exempt Amount for Individuals Who Have Attained
Retirement Age.--Section 203(f)(8)(D) of the So... | Social Security Benefits Improvement Act of 1993 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) increase the amount of outside income which beneficiaries who have attained retirement age may earn without incurring a reduction in benefits; (2) increase survivo... | Social Security Benefits Improvement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Venezuelan Liberty Act''.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF CERTAIN VENEZUELANS.
(a) Adjustment of Status.--
(1) In general.--The status of any alien described in
subsection (b) shall be adjusted by the Secretary of Homeland
S... | Venezuelan Liberty Act - Provides for the adjustment to permanent resident status of a national of Venezuela who has maintained a required physical presence in the United States during the period beginning on February 2, 1999, and ending on March 4, 2013, and who, during such period, applied for asylum and was placed i... | Venezuelan Liberty Act |
SECTION 1. APPLICABILITY OF AUTHORITY TO RELEASE RESTRICTIONS AND
ENCUMBRANCES.
Section 315(c)(1) of the Federal Maritime Commission Authorization
Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-595; 104 Stat. 2988) is amended--
(1) by striking ``3 contiguous tracts'' and inserting ``4
tracts''; a... | Amends the Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 1990 to revise the property description of certain land and improvements located in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, which were the subject of a release of restrictions by the United States. | A bill to clarify the applicability of authority to release restrictions and encumbrances on certain property located in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Permanent Emergency Agricultural
Assistance Act''.
SEC. 2. CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR 2001, 2002, AND 2003 CROP LOSSES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall make emergency
financial assistance available to producers on a farm who have ... | Permanent Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to use Commodity Credit Corporation funds for emergency financial assistance to: (1) crop producers who have suffered qualifying weather-caused crop losses in 2001, 2002, or 2003; and (2) livestock producers for losses in 20... | To establish permanent authority for the Secretary of Agriculture to quickly assist agricultural producers who incur crop losses as a result of damaging weather or related condition in federally declared disaster areas, to provide emergency disaster assistance to agricultural producers for qualifying crop losses for th... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Farm, Fishing, and
Ranch Risk Management Act''.
(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 repea... | Farm, Fishing, and Ranch Risk Management Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual involved in an eligible farming or commercial fishing business to make a deductible contribution up to 20 percent of his or her farming or fishing taxable income to a Farm, Fishing, and Ranch Risk Management Account (... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Farm, Fishing, and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ending Iran's Nuclear Weapon Program
Before Sanctions Relief Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON MILITARY DIMENSIONS OF IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM;
LIMITATIONS ON SANCTIONS RELIEF.
(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
... | Ending Iran's Nuclear Weapon Program Before Sanctions Relief Act of 2015 This bill requires the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to report to Congress on the military dimensions of of Iran's nuclear program. The U.S. government shall not provide any sanctions relief to Iran until 90 days after: (1) the report's... | Ending Iran's Nuclear Weapon Program Before Sanctions Relief Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Complete Streets Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. SAFE AND COMPLETE STREETS.
Section 133 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(g) Complete Streets Policy.--
``(1) In general.--Beginning with the fiscal ... | Complete Streets Act of 2008 - Amends the surface transportation program to require state and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) to: (1) adopt a policy statement that ensures that all users of the transportation system, including pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users as well as children, older individuals,... | A bill to ensure that all users of the transportation system, including pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users as well as children, older individuals, and individuals with disabilities, are able to travel safely and conveniently on streets and highways. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tracing and Recalling Agricultural
Contamination Everywhere Act of 2007'' or ``TRACE Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. TRACEABILITY OF FOOD.
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is
amended--
(1) in section 301, by inserting... | Tracing and Recalling Agricultural Contamination Everywhere Act of 2007 or TRACE Act of 2007- Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a traceability system for all stages of manufacturing, processing, packaging, and distribution of food.
States that cattle, sheep, swi... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act to improve the safety of food, meat, and poultry products through enhanced traceability, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Working Uninsured Tax Equity Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable personal
credits) is amen... | Limits the full credit to individuals whose adjusted gross income is under $30,000 ($50,000 if filing a joint return). Disallows any credit to a married individual filing a separate return, but treats married individuals living apart and filing separate returns as not married (thus qualifying them for the credit). Pres... | Working Uninsured Tax Equity Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Transparent Regulatory
and Environmental Actions in Mining Act'' or the ``STREAM Act''.
SEC. 2. PUBLICATION OF SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTS FOR RULES AND RELATED
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSESSMENTS, AND ... | Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining Act or the STREAM Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to direct the Department of the Interior to make publicly available online and in the Federal Register, 90 days before publication, any draft, prop... | Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease
Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Lyme disease is a common but frequently misunderstood
illness that, if not caught early and ... | Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee. Requires the Committee to advise the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Health regarding the manner in which such offici... | A bill to provide for the expansion of Federal efforts concerning the prevention, education, treatment, and research activities related to Lyme and other tick-borne disease, including the establishment of a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Corporation Reauthorization
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION.
(a) Purposes.--Section 33(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
657c(b)) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
... | Veterans Corporation Reauthorization Act of 2006 - Amends the Small Business Act to make it the principal purpose of the Veterans Corporation to establish and maintain a national network of information and assistance centers for use by veterans and the public.
Revises requirements for appointment of voting members of ... | A bill to amend the Small Business Act, to reform and reauthorize the National Veterans Business Development Corporation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``General Services Administration
Portfolio Enhancement Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of General Services.
... | General Services Administration Portfolio Enhancement Act of 2007 - Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to convey to the National Health Museum, Inc. (the Museum) the northern part of specified property in the District of Columbia, which the Administrator and the Museum deem appropriate for a museum fac... | A bill to authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Border Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. STRATEGY TO ACHIEVE OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF THE BORDER.
(a) Strategy to Secure the Border Between the Ports of Entry.--Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Homeland Se... | Secure Border Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive strategy for gaining, within five years, operational control of the international borders between U.S. ports of entry.
Requires such strategy to include an analysis of: (1)... | To achieve operational control of and improve security at the international land borders of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Tax Moratorium and Equity
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The moratorium of the Internet Tax Freedom Act on new
taxes on Internet access and on multiple and discriminatory
ta... | Expresses the sense of the Congress that States and localities should work together, with the advice of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, to develop a uniform streamlined sales and use tax system that addresses remote sales.
Authorizes States to enter into an Interstate Sales and Use Tax C... | Internet Tax Moratorium and Equity Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bovine Growth Hormone Moratorium Act
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. SALE OF MILK PRODUCED WITH BOVINE GROWTH HORMONE.
Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446e) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l); and
... | Bovine Growth Hormone Moratorium Act of 1993 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to temporarily prohibit the sale of milk produced by cows injected with bovine growth hormone if the producer knew or should have known that the cow was injected with the hormone and that the milk could be commercially marketed.
Require... | Bovine Growth Hormone Moratorium Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. INTERSTATE AND INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE.
(a) In General.--Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 4010 the
following new section:
``SEC. 4011. INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION AND DISPO... | Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize States to enact laws imposing limitations on the receipt and disposal of foreign municipal solid waste. Declares that no State action taken pursuant to such authorization shall be considered to impose an undue burden on, or to otherwise impair, restrain, or discriminate ... | To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize States to restrict receipt of foreign municipal solid waste, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restore Open Government Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of Contents.
TITLE I--FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
Sec. 101. Revocation of the Ashcrof... | Restore Open Government Act of 2004 - Revokes: (1) the " Memorandum for Heads of all Federal Departments and Agencies" on "The Freedom of Information Act" issued by Attorney General John Ashcroft on October 12, 2001; and (2) the "Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Department and Agencies" on "Action to Safeguard Inf... | To restore and strengthen the laws that provide for an open and transparent Federal Government. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Boating Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. DISCHARGES INCIDENTAL TO THE NORMAL OPERATION OF RECREATIONAL
VESSELS.
Section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1342) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(r) D... | Clean Boating Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to provide that no permit shall be required by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the national pollutant discharge elimination system for the discharge from a recreational... | To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to address certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Fuels for Energy Security
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. RENEWABLE CONTENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Biodiesel.--The term ``biodiesel'' means mono alkyl
esters of long chain fatty acids derived ... | Renewable Fuels for Energy Security Act of 2001 - Mandates that motor vehicle fuel introduced into commerce in calendar year 2002 and beyond be composed of specified percentages of renewable fuel.Prescribes procedural guidelines for: (1) adjustments to such percentages if the Secretary of Energy determines that an inad... | To provide for the energy security of the United States and promote environmental quality by enhancing the use of motor vehicle fuels from renewable sources, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping Public Lands Open Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) units of the National Park System, units of the
National Forest System, units of the National Wildlife Refuge
System, and other public land--
... | Keeping Public Lands Open Act - Provides that if an appropriations measure for a covered account for a fiscal year is not enacted before the beginning of that fiscal year and a joint resolution making continuing appropriations for such account is not in effect, such sums as necessary shall be made available without fur... | Keeping Public Lands Open Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that all authorities with jurisdiction,
including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other entities within
the Department of Justice, should--
(1... | Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act - Establishes an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Requires the Chief of the Section (Chief) and the Chief ... | To establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Benjamin Franklin Commemorative Coin
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Benjamin Franklin made historic contributions to the
development of our Nation in a number of fields: government,
business, science, co... | Benjamin Franklin Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue one dollar coins emblematic of the life and legacy of Benjamin Franklin. | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the tercentenary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Expansion Incentive Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. REDISTRIBUTION OF FEDERAL MEDICAID FUNDS TO STATES ELECTING TO
MEET ACA MEDICAID EXPANSION REQUIREMENTS FROM STATES NOT
SO ELECTING.
(a) In General.--Section 1903 of the S... | Medicaid Expansion Incentive Act of 2017 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide additional federal Medicaid funding to states participating in Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The amount of additional funding shall be based upo... | Medicaid Expansion Incentive Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``North American-Made Energy Security
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds and declares the following:
(1) The United States currently imports more than half of
the oil it consumes, often from countries hostile to United
S... | North American-Made Energy Security Act - Directs the President, acting through the Secretary of Energy (DOE), to coordinate with each federal agency responsible for coordinating or considering an aspect of the President's National Interest Determination and Presidential Permit decision regarding construction and opera... | To direct the President to expedite the consideration and approval of the construction and operation of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cyber Security Information Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1)(A) Many information technology computer systems,
software programs, and similar facilities are vulnerable to
a... | Specifies that such a request shall: (1) specify an entity to gather responses to the request; (2) be from a private entity to a Federal entity; or (3) be deemed to have been made and to have specified such a private entity when the Federal entity has voluntarily been given cyber security information gathered by that p... | Cyber Security Information Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Waste Fund Relief and Rebate
Act''.
SEC. 2. CERTIFICATION OF COMMITMENT TO YUCCA MOUNTAIN.
(a) In General.--Subtitle E of title I of the Nuclear Waste Policy
Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10172 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
... | Nuclear Waste Fund Relief and Rebate Act - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to direct the President to publish in the Federal Register a notice certifying that the Yucca Mountain site (Nevada) is the selected site for the development of a repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive radioactive wast... | A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to require the President to certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for the development of a repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) In 1960, the Supreme Court ruled in Boynton v. Virginia
that segregated bus and rail stations were unconstitutional.
(2) The rigid system of racial segregation that prevailed
in the United States during the 1960s d... | Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal to the Freedom Riders in recognition of their contribution to civil rights, which inspired a movement to equality in interstate travel. Requires such me... | To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dry-Redwater Regional Water
Authority System Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) there are insufficient available supplies of safe water
to meet the minimum health and safety standards ... | Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement to provide federal assistance for the planning, design, and construction of the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System for specified counties in Montana and North Dakota.
Lists a... | A bill to authorize the construction of the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System in the State of Montana and a portion of McKenzie Country, North Dakota, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CARRYOVER OF UNUSED BENEFITS FROM HEALTH FLEXIBLE SPENDING
ARRANGEMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to cafeteria plans) is amended by redesignating subsections
(h) and (i) as subsections (i) and (j), respectively, and by inserting
after ... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the limited (up to $2,000 annually) carryover of unused benefits from health flexible spending arrangements to subsequent taxable years to be used for the reimbursement of future medical expenses. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow amounts elected for reimbursement of medical care expenses under a health flexible spending arrangements, as defined in Code Section 106(c)(2) and the regulations promulgated under Section 125, that are unused during a Plan Year to be carried over within the account t... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oregon Coastal Land Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Confederated tribes.--The term ``Confederated Tribes''
means the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and
Siuslaw Indians.
(2) Oregon coastal... | Oregon Coastal Land Act Requires all interest of the United States in approximately 14,408 acres of land (Oregon Coastal land) to be held in trust for, and to be part of the reservation of, the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians (Tribes). Applies federal law relating to the export of unpro... | Oregon Coastal Land Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Boating Occupancy and Teaching
Safety Act'' or the ``BOATS Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Flying bridge.--The term ``flying bridge'' means an
open deck above the main navigating bridge of a recreational
vessel... | Boating Occupancy and Teaching Safety Act or the BOATS Act - Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to: (1) establish maximum passenger capacity and maximum weight capacity standards for recreational vessels, and (2) require manufacturers and operators of passenger vessels to permanently display in a legible manner ... | BOATS Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education Relief
Opportunities for Students Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR RESPONSE TO NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
(a) Waivers and Modifications.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, unless enac... | Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to waive or modify certain requirements of student financial aid programs under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as the Secretary deems necessary in connection with the national emergency declared by the P... | To provide the Secretary of Education with specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President of the United States on September 14, 2001. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Needlestick Safety and Prevention
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Numerous workers who are occupationally exposed to
bloodborne pathogens have contracted fatal and other serious
viruses and diseases, incl... | Requires such modifications of the standard to: (1) be in force until superseded by regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Labor under OSHA; and (2) take effect without regard to specified procedural requirements. | Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY TO REVIEW CERTAIN MERGERS,
ACQUISITIONS, AND TAKEOVERS.
(a) Repeal of Defense Production Act Provision.--Section 721 of the
Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2170) is repealed.
(b) Transfer to Homeland Security.--Title II of the Homeland
Security A... | Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to repeal provisions concerning presidential authority to review certain proposed mergers, acquisitions, or takeovers (transactions) of U.S. entities by foreign entities.
Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the President (or his designee) to undertake an inve... | A bill to transfer authority to review certain mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers of United States entities by foreign entities to a designee established within the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Farm Animal Identification
and Records Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONWIDE LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM.
The Animal Health Protection Act is amended by inserting after
section 10409 (7 U.S.C. 8308) the following new section:
``SEC. 10409A. NATIONWID... | National Farm Animal Identification and Records Act - Amends the Animal Health Protection Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an electronic nationwide livestock identification system to enhance the Department of Agriculture's response to outbreaks of livestock disease. Requires that such system: (1)... | To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to require the establishment of an electronic nationwide livestock identification system, to prevent the unauthorized release of information collected under the system, to promote an objective review of Department of Agriculture responses to livestock disease outbreaks, and for... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Vietnam Veterans Children's
Disability Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN OF VIETNAM VETERANS
WITH CERTAIN DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH PARENTAL EXPOSURE
TO HERBICIDE AGENTS.
(a) Amendments to New Chapter... | Vietnam Veterans Children's Disability Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) identify diseases occurring in children of Vietnam veterans or other veterans that have a positive association with parental exposure to an herbicide agent before the date of conception; (2) include myelogenous leukemia among... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide the Secretary of Veterans Affairs authority to furnish certain benefits for certain diseases occurring in children of Vietnam-era veterans upon a determination that such diseases have a positive association with parental exposure to a herbicide agent. |
SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PILOT PROGRAM ON SERVICE DOG
TRAINING.
(a) Pilot Program Required.--Not later than 120 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
commence a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of
using s... | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to commence a three-year pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of using service dog training activities as components of integrated post-deployment mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) rehabilitation programs at Department of Veterans Affai... | A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on service dog training therapy, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Low Income Housing Tax Credit
Recovery Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FIVE-YEAR CARRYBACK OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 39 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragr... | Low Income Housing Tax Credit Recovery Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the low-income housing tax credit, to allow: (1) a five-year carryback period for unused tax credit amounts; (2) an extended carryback period for new investments in housing in 2010 and 2011; and (3) a full offset of s... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for treatment of low-income housing credits, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Verifying Electronically the Receipt
of In-Home Care For Individuals Act'' or the ``VERIFI Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT THAT MEDICARE HOME HEALTH AGENCIES HAVE IN PLACE AN
ELECTRONIC VISIT VERIFICATION SYSTEM.
(a) Condition of Participation... | Verifying Electronically the Receipt of In-Home Care For Individuals Act or the VERIFI Act This bill amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require the use of electronic visit verification systems for certain services under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. An "electronic visi... | VERIFI Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Evidence-Based Policymaking
Commission Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established in the executive branch a commission to be
known as the ``Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking'' (in this Act
referred to as the ``Commission'').
S... | Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2014 - Establishes in the executive branch a Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking. Directs the Commission to conduct a comprehensive study of the data inventory, data infrastructure, and statistical protocols related to federal policymaking and the statistical and prog... | Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Anti-Corruption and
Good Governance Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Widespread corruption endangers the stability and
security of societies, undermines ... | Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require technical assistance provided by a certain program to foreign governments and foreign central banks of developing or transitional countries also to include elements designed to combat anti-competitive, unethical, and corrupt activities, including protection against a... | International Anti-Corruption and Good Governance Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Durbin-Kennedy Empire State Building
Counter-Terrorism Act of 1997.''
SEC. 2. FIREARMS.
Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (5) and
inserting the following:
... | Durbin-Kennedy Empire State Building Counter-Terrorism Act of 1997 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit the disposition of a firearm or ammunition to, and the possession of a firearm or ammunition by, an alien who has been admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa.
Requires the ... | Durbin-Kennedy Empire State Building Counter-Terrorism Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pediatric Diabetes Research and
Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAMS REGARDING DIABETES IN CHILDREN AND YOUTH.
(a) National Registry on Juvenile Diabetes.--The Secretary of
Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the
``Secretary''), ac... | Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health, to conduct or support long-term epidemiology studies in which individuals with type 1, or juvenile, diabetes are followed for 10 years or more.
Authorizes appropriations. | Pediatric Diabetes Research and Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is established in the legislative branch the United States
Commission on Planetary Defense (in this Act referred to as the
``Commission'').
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of the Commission are to--
(1) determine capabilities of United States Governm... | Establishes in the legislative branch the United States Commission on Planetary Defense to: (1) review the structure, coordination, management policies, and procedures of the federal government, and as appropriate, international bodies, and nongovernmental entities, relative to the detection, characterization, mitigati... | To establish a United States Commission on Planetary Defense, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Virgin Islands College
Access Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to establish a program that enables
college-bound residents of the United States Virgin Islands to have
greater choices among institutions of hig... | United States Virgin Islands College Access Act of 2015 This bill directs the U.S. Virgin Islands to use federal funds authorized by this Act to award grants to public four-year institutions of higher education (IHEs) located in the states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or Guam to cover the difference between... | United States Virgin Islands College Access Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drug Competition Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) prescription drug costs are increasing at an alarming
rate and are a major worry of senior citizens and American
families;
(2) there is ... | Drug Competition Act of 2001 - Requires brand name drug manufacturers and generic drug manufacturers to notify the Federal Trade Commission and the Attorney General of agreements regarding the sale or manufacture of generic drugs which could have the effect of limiting the research, development, manufacture, marketing,... | To enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing the ability of the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission to enforce existing antitrust laws regarding brand name drugs and generic drugs. |
SECTION 1. PRIVATE ACTIONS FOR RELIEF FROM UNFAIR FOREIGN COMPETITION.
(a) Clayton Act.--Section 1(a) of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12) is
amended by inserting ``section 801 of the Act of September 8, 1916,
entitled `An Act to raise revenue, and for other purposes' (39 Stat.
798; 15 U.S.C. 72);'' after ``ninete... | Amends the Clayton Act to include a specified antidumping provision among U.S. antitrust laws.
Amends such antidumping provision of the Unfair Competition Act of 1916 to allow any person who is injured in his or her property or business by the sale or importation of an article made in a foreign country to bring a civi... | A bill to amend the Unfair Competition Act and Clayton Act to provide for private enforcement of the Unfair Competition Act in the event of unfair foreign competition, and to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the enforcement of the customs fraud provisions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children Come First Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS FOR STATES COVERING CHILDREN IN FAMILIES
WITH INCOME BETWEEN 200 AND 300 PERCENT OF THE POVERTY
LINE; OPTION OF PREMIUM ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDREN OF HIGHER
... | Children Come First Act of 2007 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to prohibit SCHIP payments for children in families with income between 200% and 300% of the poverty line (higher income families) unless: (1) health insurance coverage for the family is dem... | To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to impose requirements on coverage of children in higher income families under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wet Weather Water Quality Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS.
Section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1342) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(q) Combined Sewer Overflows.--
``(1) Re... | Authorizes the Administrator to provide technical assistance and grants for treatment works to carry out pilot projects relating to specified areas of wet weather discharge control. Authorizes appropriations.
Permits the Administrator, in any fiscal year in which at least $1.2 billion is available for grants to States ... | Wet Weather Quality Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Options Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. PREMIUM ASSISTANCE CREDIT ALLOWED FOR INSURANCE OUTSIDE AN
EXCHANGE.
(a) In General.--Section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h)... | Health Care Options Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to temporarily permit certain individuals to use the premium assistance tax credit to purchase health insurance outside of an exchange established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care (PPACA). The bill applies to individuals who re... | Health Care Options Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commuter Bill of Rights Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act the following definitions apply:
(1) Eligible recipient.--The term ``eligible recipient''
means a provider of public transportation.
(2... | Commuter Bill of Rights Act of 2010 - Establishes the Commuter Transit Rights Commission.
Requires the Commission to make recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation in the form of a Commuter Bill of Rights which includes: (1) a list of situations in which a provider of public transportation will implement its ... | To provide certain rights to commuters who ride public transportation. |
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN DEPENDENT CARE CREDIT; CREDIT ALLOWED FOR
RESPITE CARE EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--So much of section 21 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to expenses for household and dependent care services
necessary for gainful employment) as precedes subsection (e) is amende... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the income tax credit for employment-related dependent care expenses. Adds respite care expenses to the credit's scope. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of the dependent care credit and to allow such credit for respite care expenses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Fuels Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Covered entity.--The term ``covered entity'' means--
(A) any entity engaged in the design, manufacture,
sale, or distribution of any qual... | Domestic Fuels Act of 2012 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide that no person shall be liable under any federal, state, or local law, and no provider of financial assurance may deny payment for a claim, because an underground storage tank, underground storage tank system, or associated dispensing equipment... | A bill to provide liability protection for claims based on the design, manufacture, sale, offer for sale, introduction into commerce, or use of certain fuels and fuel additives, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Emergency Relief Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. LOANS FOR DISASTER OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.
(a) In General.--The Administrator of the Small Business
Administration may make loans under section 7(b) of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)) to ... | Small Business Emergency Relief Act of 2001 Authorizes the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to make disaster loans to small business concerns and other eligible entities that were injured as a result of the September 11, 2001, terrorists attacks. Makes such loans available for repair, rehabilitation, ... | To authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to make loans to certain concerns that suffered economic and other injury as result of the terrorist attacks against the United States that occurred on September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PURPOSES.
Section 4301(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``under honorable conditions''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 4303 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``work performed'' and
inserting ``work not p... | Removes the requirement that individuals performing temporary military service be discharged from such service under honorable conditions in order to be eligible for certain reemployment rights in the positions interrupted by such service.
States that an employer shall be considered to have engaged in prohibited discr... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to make clarifying and technical amendments to further clarify the employment and reemployment rights and responsibilities of members of the uniformed services, as well as those of the employer community, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Exemption Relief Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. ELECTION OF COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN NONCOVERED EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--Section 210 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
410)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``... | Social Security Exemption Relief Act of 2009 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code to allow an employee, whose employment is not otherwise covered for Social Security benefit purposes (as in the case of an independent contractor)... | To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that an employee whose employment for an employer is not otherwise covered for social security benefit purposes may irrevocably elect to have his or her employment with such employer treated as so covered and subject to social... |
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