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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Middle East Peace Compliance Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On September 9, 1993, Palestinian Liberation
Organization (PLO) Chairman Yasser Arafat made the following
commitments ... | Middle East Peace Compliance Act of 2001 - Imposes specified sanctions with respect to the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) or the Palestinian Authority if the President determines that such entities have not substantially complied with certain commitments made with Israel. Authorizes the President to waive such... | A bill to impose sanctions against the PLO or the Palestinian Authority if the President determines that those entities have failed to substantially comply with commitments made to the State of Israel. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teach For America Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to increase the number of highly accomplished recent
graduates of 4-year institutions of higher education teaching
in underserved urban an... | Teach for America Act of 2007- Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award a grant to Teach For America, Inc. to implement and expand its program of recruiting, selecting, training, and supporting new teachers.
Requires that grant funds be used to provide teachers to local educational agencies that serve a substant... | A bill to award a grant to enable Teach for America, Inc., to implement and expand its teaching program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arctic Research, Monitoring, and
Observing Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States is an Arctic Nation with--
(A) an approximately 700-mile ... | Arctic Research, Monitoring, and Observing Act of 2012 - Amends the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 to direct the Arctic Research Commission to provide merit-based grants to federal, state, local, or tribal governments and academic and private organizations to conduct research on or related to the Arctic in acco... | A bill to promote research, monitoring, and observation of the Arctic and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Smarter Approach to Nuclear
Expenditures Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Berlin Wall fell in 1989, the U.S.S.R. no longer
exists, and the Cold War is over. The nature of threats to the
nationa... | Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act - Prohibits using funds appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY2013 or thereafter: (1) to arm a B-2 or B-52 aircraft with a nuclear weapon; (2) for the research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) or procurement of a long-range penetrating bomber aircra... | To reduce the number of nuclear-armed submarines operated by the Navy, to prohibit the development of a new long-range penetrating bomber aircraft, to reduce the number of intercontinental ballistic missiles operated by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rape Kits and DNA Evidence Backlog
Elimination Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF DNA ANALYSIS BACKLOG ELIMINATION ACT OF
2000.
Section 2(j) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000
(42 U.S.C. 14135(j)) is amended--
... | Rape Kits and DNA Evidence Backlog Elimination Act of 2003 - Reauthorizes appropriations under the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (the Act).Expands the scope of DNA samples to be included in the Combined DNA Index System.Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to up to 15 State or local forensic l... | A bill to improve investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases with DNA evidence, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. REQUIRED USE OF OPTION 1A AS PRICE STRUCTURE FOR CLASS I
MILK UNDER CONSOLIDATED FEDERAL MILK MARKETING ORDERS.
(a) Use of Option 1A.--In implementing the final decision for the
consolidation and reform of Federal milk marketing orders, as required
by section 143 of the Federal Agricult... | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to implement the Class I fluid milk price structure known as Option 1A "Location-Specific Differentials Analysis" as part of the final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing orders. States that such option requirement shall not modify the existing (final rule) implementation sc... | To require the Secretary of Agriculture to implement the Class I milk price structure known as Option 1-A as part of the implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing orders. |
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION FROM PAYMENT OF INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS UNDER
MONTGOMERY GI BILL OF INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVE AS ACTIVE
DUTY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER
13235.
(a) Active Duty Program.--Notwithstanding section 3011(b) of title
38, United States ... | Exempts from the mandatory payroll deductions ($100 for the first 12 months of active duty pay) under the veterans' basic educational assistance program, members of the Armed Forces and Selected Reserve on active duty between November 16, 2001, and the termination date of Executive Order 13235, who elect to receive bas... | A bill to provide certain enhancements to the Montgomery GI Bill Program for certain individuals who serve as members of the Armed Forces after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Health Quality and
Fairness Act of 1998''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Patient protection standards under the Public Health... | Health Quality and Fairness Act of 1998 - Amends title XXVII (Assuring Portability, Availability, and Renewability of Health Insurance Coverage) of the Public Health Service Act to establish a new part (Patient Protection Standards) which sets forth health plan standards concerning: (1) notice; (2) coverage; (3) acces... | Health Quality and Fairness Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO GRANT STATE STATUS TO INDIAN TRIBES FOR
ENFORCEMENT OF SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT.
(a) Definitions.--Section 1004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6903) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (13)(A), by striking ``or authorized
tribal organization or Ala... | Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) treat Indian tribes as States under such Act; (2) delegate primary enforcement authority for programs under such Act to Indian tribes; and (3) provide grant and contract assistance to tribes to carry out s... | A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to grant State status to Indian tribes for purposes of the enforcement of such Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the Presidio, located amidst the incomparable scenic
splendor of the Golden Gate, is one of America's great natural
and historic sites;
(2) the Presidio is the oldest continuously operating
military post in the Na... | Establishes within the Department of the Interior the Presidio Trust. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the administrative jurisdiction of the Trust specified areas of the Presidio military complex. Establishes a board of directors to manage the Trust. Requires the Trust to manage the leasing, mai... | A bill to provide for the administration of certain Presidio properties at minimal cost to the Federal taxpayer. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Oregon Public Land
Transfer and Protection Act of 1998''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--ROGUE RIVER NATIONAL FO... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Rogue River National Forest Transfers
Tile II: Protection of Oregon and California Railroad Grant
Land
Title III: Conveyance to Deschutes County, Oregon
Oregon Public Land Transfer and Protection Act of 1998 -
Title I: Rogue River National Forest Transfers
... | Oregon Public Land Transfer and Protection Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chronic Wasting Disease Research,
Monitoring, and Education Enhancement Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE RESEARCH AND MONITORING AND PUBLIC
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.
(a) In General.--The Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 ... | Chronic Wasting Disease Research, Monitoring, and Education Enhancement Act of 2003 - Amends the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act to require the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, to carry out a program to support, conduct, and coordinate programs to strengthen scien... | To amend the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act to coordinate and strengthen scientific research and monitoring, and to promote public outreach, education, and awareness, of Chronic Wasting Disease affecting free-ranging populations of deer and elk, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Driver's License Modernization Act
of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001,
illuminated many flaws in the Nation's domestic security,
especially in its iden... | Driver's License Modernization Act of 2002 - Amends Federal highway provisions to require each State, within five years, to have in effect a driver's license and identification card program under which a State shall: (1) include in each new or renewed license or card a computer chip containing card or license text data... | To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish standards for State programs for the issuance of drivers' licenses and identification cards, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pakistan Proliferation
Accountability Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, former director of the A.Q. Khan
Research Laboratory in Pakistan and Special Adviser to the
... | Pakistan Proliferation Accountability Act of 2005 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the U.S. Government has an interest in knowing the full extent of the illegal international nuclear proliferation network established and operated by the Pakistani nuclear scientist, Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan; and (2) Dr. Khan sho... | To prohibit the provision of United States military assistance and the sale, transfer, or licensing of United States military equipment or technology to Pakistan. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Katrina Assistance Tax Relief
Incentives for Necessities Act of 2005'' or the ``KATRINA Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. HURRICANE KATRINA DISASTER VICTIMS MADE MEMBERS OF TARGETED
GROUPS UNDER WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Paragra... | Katrina Assistance Tax Relief Incentives for Necessities Act of 2005 or the KATRINA Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) designate Hurricane Katrina disaster victims as members of a targeted group for purposes of the work opportunity tax credit; (2) allow a tax credit, up to $1,000 annually, for indiv... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief to victims of Hurricane Katrina. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Access
to Healthcare (PATH) Act of 2008''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Temporary non-application of Medicare pha... | Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act of 2008 - Declares that between October 1, 2008, and March 31, 2009, specified regulations regarding the formula for determining the federal rate for inpatient hospital capital-related costs under the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) shall apply without the mandatory ... | A bill to preserve access to healthcare under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``Women, Children, and Infant Tsunami
Victim Relief Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) More than 150,000 people were killed as a result of the
December 26, 2004, tsunami in Southeast Asia and more than
... | Women, Children, and Infant Tsunami Victim Relief Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of State to make funding available to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for tsunami victims in Indonesia, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka.
States that such assistance shall be used to: (1) ensure safe childbirth and emergency ob... | To provide financial assistance to the United Nations Population Fund to provide urgent medical and health care to tsunami victims in Indonesia, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enhancing Suspicious Activity
Reporting Initiative Act''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCING DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
REPORTING OPERATIONS.
(a) Strategy Required.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this A... | Enhancing Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) develop a strategy, by one year after this bill's enactment, to improve its operations and activities related to training, outreach, and information sharing for suspicious activity reporti... | Enhancing Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Make Provisional Ballots Count Act
2008''
SEC. 2. SAME-DAY VOTER RE-REGISTRATION FOR INDIVIDUALS PERMITTED TO
CAST PROVISIONAL BALLOTS.
(a) In General.--Section 302(a) of the Help America Vote Act of
2002 (42 U.S.C. 15482(a)) is amended-... | Make Provisional Ballots Count Act of 2008 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to: (1) permit same-day voter re-registration at polling places on the date of election for individuals permitted to cast provisional ballots; and (2) require counting of provisional ballots cast by individuals determined to be regist... | To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to give individuals who are permitted to cast a provisional ballot in elections for Federal office the option to re-register to vote in such elections at the polling place, to establish a uniform standard for the treatment of provisional ballots cast at incorrect polling place... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Collaborative Academic Research
Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RELATING TO
TOURETTE SYNDROME.
Part B of title IV of the Public Health Service Act is amended by
inserting... | Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate NIH programs and activities regarding Tourette syndrome.
Requires the Director to develop a system to ... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the expansion, intensification, and coordination of the programs and activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to Tourette syndrome. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Inmate Tax Fraud Prevention Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF PRISONER RETURN INFORMATION TO FEDERAL BUREAU OF
PRISONS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (k) of section 6103 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to disclosure of certain return and ... | Inmate Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose to the head of the Federal Bureau of Prisons tax return information of prisoners whom the Secretary has determined may have filed or facilitated the filing of a false tax return. Prohibits t... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose certain prisoner return information to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Office for Social Work
Research Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Social workers help people overcome some of life's most
difficult challenges: poverty, discrimination, abuse,
addi... | National Office for Social Work Research Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Office of Social Work Research in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct, support, and disseminate targeted research concerning social work methods and outcomes related to problems of significant social conc... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a National Office for Social Work Research. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Opportunity for Lead
Exposure Accountability and Deterrence Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS FOR LEAD AND
COPPER.
The Safe Drinking Water Act is amended by inserting after section
1417 of such A... | National Opportunity for Lead Exposure Accountability and Deterrence Act of 2016 This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise the national primary drinking water regulations for lead and copper. The rule must direct: public water systems to meet certain ... | National Opportunity for Lead Exposure Accountability and Deterrence Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lebanon Reconstruction and
Stabilization Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On July 25, 2006, United States Ambassador to Lebanon
Jeffrey Feltman declared a humanitarian emergency in Lebanon
... | Lebanon Reconstruction and Stabilization Act of 2006 - Authorizes the President to provide assistance for Lebanon's reconstruction and stabilization.
States that such assistance shall be implemented through the Department of State's Office of Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization and in strict compliance wi... | To authorize assistance for the reconstruction and stabilization of Lebanon. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Portable Generator Safety Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Portable generators are frequently used to provide
electricity during temporary power outages. These generators
use fuel-burning engine... | Portable Generator Safety Act - Instructs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate regulations requiring that every portable generator sold to the public for purposes other than resale be equipped with an interlock safety device that detects the level of carbon monoxide in the areas surrounding the generato... | A bill to direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of portable generators. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 401 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2681) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) a... | Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2015 This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to exclude from the definition of "abatement" any activity: (1) the primary purpose of which is to repair, restore, or remodel target housing, public buildings constructed before 1978, or commercial buildings; and (2... | Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Safety Officers Memorial
Scholarship Act''.
SEC. 2. SCHOLARSHIPS AUTHORIZED.
(a) In General.--
(1) Scholarship awards.--The Secretary is authorized to
award a scholarship to--
(A) any eligible applicant wh... | Public Safety Officers Memorial Scholarship Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award scholarships to surviving spouses and dependent children of State or local public safety officers who are killed in performance of their official duties. Provides that such scholarships may be for public or private kinderg... | Public Safety Officers Memorial Scholarship Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Positive Train Control Enforcement
and Implementation Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. ENSURING SAFE IMPLEMENTATION OF POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL ON
POISONOUS OR TOXIC-BY-INHALATION AND PASSENGER RAIL
LINES.
Section 20157 of title 49, Un... | Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015 This bill extends deadlines and modifies requirements for railroad carriers and providers of intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation to implement positive train control (PTC) systems. (A PTC system is a communications and signaling system de... | Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Milk Regulatory Equity Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. MILK REGULATORY EQUITY.
(a) Minimum Milk Prices for Handlers; Exemption.--Section 8c(5) of
the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(5)), reenacted with
amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreem... | Milk Regulatory Equity Act of 2005 - Amends the the Agricultural Adjustment Act, reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, to subject specified Class I milk handlers (including producer-handlers) to federal milk marketing order minimum and uniform price requirements applicable to th... | To ensure regulatory equity between and among all dairy farmers and handlers for sales of packaged fluid milk in federally regulated milk marketing areas and into certain non-federally regulated milk marketing areas from federally regulated areas, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFERS.
(a) In General.--Section 7(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008
(7 U.S.C. 2016(h)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D)
as subparagraphs (B) through (E), respectively;
... | Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (formerly known as the Food Stamp Act of 1977) to require state electronic benefit transfer contracts to treat wireless program retail food stores in the same manner as wired program retail food stores for purposes of supplemental nutrition assistance (SNAP, formerly food stamp... | A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require State electronic benefit transfer contracts to treat wireless program retail food stores in the same manner as wired program retail food stores. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Negotiated Rate Amendments of
1993''.
SEC. 2. PROCEDURE FOR RESOLVING DISPUTES.
(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 10701 of title 49,
United States Code, it shall be an unreasonable practice for a
nonhousehold goods motor carrier, a nonhouseho... | Negotiated Rate Amendments of 1993 - Makes it an unreasonable practice for a nonhousehold goods motor carrier, a nonhousehold goods freight forwarder, or a person representing one or the other to attempt to charge or to charge for a transportation service the difference between the lawfully filed tariff rate and the ne... | Negotiated Rate Amendments of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Our Educators Working Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. RETAINING EDUCATORS.
(a) Education Jobs Fund.--There is appropriated, for fiscal year
2010, for necessary expenses for an Education Jobs Fund,
$23,000,000,000. Such amount shall be appropriated, out of... | Keep Our Educators Working Act of 2010 - Appropriates funds for an Education Jobs Fund.
Allocates the bulk of such Fund for grants to states pursuant to a formula that considers each state's share of individuals age 5 through 24 and each state's share of the nation's total population.
Authorizes states to reserve a p... | A bill to establish an Education Jobs Fund. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``House Reservists Pay Adjustment Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. REPLACEMENT OF LOST INCOME FOR HOUSE EMPLOYEES ON ACTIVE DUTY
UNDER INVOLUNTARY MOBILIZATION ORDER.
(a) Payment.--
(1) In general.--For each active duty month of an eligib... | House Reservists Pay Adjustment Act - Requires the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the House of Representatives to pay an eligible House employee, who is also a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces, for each active duty month the amount by which the employee's regular compensation from the House woul... | To provide for the replacement of lost income for employees of the House of Representatives who are members of a reserve component of the armed forces who are on active duty for a period of more than 30 days, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Superfund Reinvestment Act''.
SEC. 2. USE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND FOR CLEANUP.
(a) Availability of Amounts.--Section 111 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42
U.S.C. 9611) is amended--
... | Superfund Reinvestment Act - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to authorize the use of amounts in the Hazardous Substance Superfund for environmental cleanup costs authorized by such Act.
Provides that receipts and disbursements of the Hazardous Substance... | To provide for the use of funds in the Hazardous Substance Superfund for the purposes for which they were collected, to ensure adequate resources for the cleanup of hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Revolving Door Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON REPRESENTING OR ADVISING CERTAIN FOREIGN
ENTITIES.
(a) Amendment to Title 18.--Section 207(f) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(f) Restrictions Relat... | Revolving Door Act of 1996 - Modifies Federal criminal code provisions restricting the activities of former officers, employees, and elected officials of the executive and legislative branches relating to foreign entities.
Replaces a ban for one year after leaving office on representing, aiding, or advising a foreign ... | Revolving Door Act of 1996 |
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States that the design for such coins shall be selected by the Secretary a... | United States Botanic Garden Commemorative Coin Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``SUTA Dumping Prevention Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF UNEMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE UPON TRANSFER OR
ACQUISITION OF A BUSINESS.
(a) In General.--Section 303 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
503) is amended by adding at the end the fo... | SUTA Dumping Prevention Act of 2004 - Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to administration of unemployment taxes and benefits.
Revises SSA title III (Grants to States for Unemployment Compensation Administration) to require State unemployment compensation laws, as a condition of State eligibility for su... | A bill to amend titles III and IV of the Social Security Act to improve the administration of unemployment taxes and benefits. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Food Tracking Improvement Act''.
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 at the end the following:
``(jj) The failure to comply with any... | Food Tracking Improvement Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit failing to comply with any requirement of this Act.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish a traceability system for all stages of manufacturing, processing, packaging, and distribution of food; a... | A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the establishment of a traceability system for food, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACT; TABLE OF
CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Family Opportunity
Act of 2003'' or the ``Dylan Lee James Act''.
(b) Amendments to Social Security Act.--Except as otherwise
specifically provided, whenever in this Ac... | Family Opportunity Act of 2003 or Dylan Lee James Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) give States the option of allowing families of disabled children to purchase Medicaid coverage for them; and (2) provide for treatment of inpatient psychiatric hospital services for individuals u... | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage under the Medicaid Program for such children, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National All Schedules Prescription
Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO PURPOSE.
Paragraph (1) of section 2 of the National All Schedules
Prescription Electronic Reporting Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-60) is
amended... | National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Amends the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act of 2005 to include as a purpose of such Act to foster the establishment of state-administered controlled substance monitoring systems in order to ensure that app... | A bill to amend and reauthorize the controlled substance monitoring program under section 399O of the Public Health Service Act and to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to share information about the use of controlled substances by veterans with State prescription monitoring programs to prevent misuse and div... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Auction Reform Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Circumstances in the telecommunications market have changed
dramatically since the auctioning of spectrum in the 700 megahertz
band was originally mandate... | Auction Reform Act of 2002 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to determine the timing of and deadlines for the conduct of competitive bidding for, and the auctioning of, electromagnetic spectrum used by analog television broadcasters.Prohibits the FCC from com... | To eliminate the deadlines for spectrum auctions of spectrum previously allocated to television broadcasting. |
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION OF WATER CONSERVATION SUBSIDIES PROVIDED BY WATER
UTILITIES.
(a) General Rule.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to amounts specifically
excluded from gross income) is amended by redesignating section 137 as
section 138 and ... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income the value of any subsidy provided by a public utility to a customer for the purchase or installation of energy or water conservation measures.
Allows water utilities a deduction for water conservation expenditures. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income for water conservation subsidies provided to customers by water utilities and to allow such utilities an expense deduction for such subsidies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Aviation Security Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED SECURITY PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 449 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end of subchapter I the following new
sections:
``Sec. 44916. Enhancement of aviation securit... | Aviation Security Act of 1996 - Amends Federal aviation law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to provide for the enhancement of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) aviation security programs, including: (1) the development of more stringent procedures for the screening of cargo and checked baggage; (2) the d... | Aviation Security Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Traditional Use Protection Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR THE TRADITIONAL USE OF LANDS.
(a) Grants.--The Chief of the Forest Service shall establish a
program to award grants, on a competitive basis, to States for the
purpose of allowing such Stat... | Traditional Use Protection Act of 2008 - Directs the Forest Service to establish a grant program to allow states to acquire land rights in perpetuity in order to preserve and maintain such land for traditional use (hunting, fishing, access to water, motorized recreation, hiking, bird watching, and non-motorized recreat... | To authorize the Forest Service to provide financial assistance to States for the acquisition of land to preserve and maintain such land for traditional use by the public, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Advancing Cybersecurity Diagnostics
and Mitigation Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF CONTINUOUS DIAGNOSTICS AND MITIGATION PROGRAM
IN DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.
(a) In General.--Section 230 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(6 U.S... | Advancing Cybersecurity Diagnostics and Mitigation Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) deploy, operate, and maintain a continuous diagnostics and mitigation program to collect, analyze, and visualize security data and cybersecurity risk; (2) regularly deploy new technologies... | Advancing Cybersecurity Diagnostics and Mitigation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Home Health Care
Prospective Payment Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Amendments to the Social Security Act.
Sec. 3. Reca... | Home Health Care Prospective Payment Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to the reasonable cost of home health services, to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in establishing reasonable cost limits for cost reporting periods after FY 1997, from taking into acco... | Home Health Care Prospective Payment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teacher Mentoring Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) High-quality teaching is essential to improving the
Nation's educational system.
(2) High teacher turnover rates severely hamper the ability... | Teacher Mentoring Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to authorize the Secretary of Education to make competitive three-year grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish or implement teacher mentoring programs to guide and assist new teachers and improve teacher quality.Re... | To authorize grants to local educational agencies for teacher mentoring programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Credit Monitoring Enhancement Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION RELATING TO CREDIT MONITORING.
(a) In General.--Section 403 of the Credit Repair Organizations Act
(15 U.S.C. 1679a) is amended--
(1) by striking ``For purposes of this titl... | Credit Monitoring Enhancement Act of 2006 - Amends the Credit Repair Organizations Act to cite conditions under which provision to a consumer of credit reports, credit score analysis, and assistance with identity theft shall not be treated as an activity to improve a consumer's credit status, which is subject to regula... | A bill to amend the Credit Repair Organizations Act to establish a new disclosure statement, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improvement of Information Access
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) A well-informed citizenry is essential for the well-
being of a democratic society.
(2) Access to Government informa... | Improvement of Information Access Act of 1993 - Amends Federal law to require each executive and military department and independent establishment to prepare and make available to the public upon request a report which describes its information dissemination policies and practices. Requires each such entity to provide... | Improvement of Information Access Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Housing for Persons With AIDS
Modernization Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FORMULA AND TERMS FOR ALLOCATIONS TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS FOR
INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV OR AIDS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 854 of the AIDS Housing
Oppo... | Housing for Persons With AIDS Modernization Act of 2014 - Amends the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act to revise the formula and terms for allocations of grants to states, local governments, and nonprofit organizations for housing programs for persons with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) (as under current law), a... | Housing for Persons With AIDS Modernization Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Cost Integrity and
Fairness Act of 2005''.
(b) Constitutional Authority to Enact This Legislation.--The
constitutional authority upon which this Act rests is the power of
Congress to lay and collect taxes, set... | Cost Integrity and Fairness Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a refundable tax credit for the health insurance costs of a taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, and dependents; and (2) direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program for making advance payments of credit amounts to healt... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable and advanceable credit against income tax for health insurance costs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Save Our Safety
Net Act of 2005''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Ensuring adequate physician payment for emergency department... | Save Our Safety Net Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require payment to a physician of an additional 10% for emergency department visits.
Prescribes special rules for calculating the Medicare hospital outpatient department (OPD) fee schedule amounts for clinic and emergency dep... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide fair payments for care provided in a hospital emergency department. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Security Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. STUDENT SECURITY LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM.
Section 455 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(r) Student Security Loan Forgiveness Program.--
... | Student Security Act of 2017 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education and the Social Security Administration to jointly carry out a student loan forgiveness program that will forgive Federal Direct loans in exchange for delayed eligibility for old-age insurance benefits u... | Student Security Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Weapons of Mass
Destruction Informant Act''.
SEC. 2. S VISA.
(a) Expansion of S Visa Classification.--Section 101(a)(15)(S) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(S)) is
amended--
(1) in clause (i)--
... | International Weapons of Mass Destruction Informant Act - Expands the S nonimmigrant visa classification of the Immigration and Nationality Act to include aliens who possess and are willing to share with the U.S. Government critical reliable information concerning the activities of governments or organizations with res... | A bill to expand the S visa classification to include aliens who are in possession of critical reliable information with respect to weapons of mass destruction, to establish a Weapons of Mass Destruction Informant Center, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Irene and Lee Tax Relief Storm
Recovery Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL LOW-INCOME HOUSING CREDIT MAY BE ALLOCATED IN STATES
DAMAGED IN 2011 BY HURRICANE IRENE OR TROPICAL STORM LEE.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 42(h) of th... | Irene and Lee Tax Relief Storm Recovery Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an increase in 2013, 2014, and 2015 of the amount of the low-income housing tax credit that may be allocated in states containing counties covered by the natural disaster declaration of the Secretary of Agriculture in 2011 d... | Irene and Lee Tax Relief Storm Recovery Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Preventing North Korea from proliferating illegal
nuclear weapons and related material is a top priority for the
United States and regional partners, including Japan, China,
and ... | This bill authorizes the Department of State to seek to establish a joint commission with countries in the Indo-Asia Pacific region to: support professional dialogues to coordinate the detection of North Korean violations of United Nations Security Council resolutions, develop responses, and enhance monitoring of nu... | To establish a joint commission on North Korea, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Disaster Reform Act
of 2013''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS.
Section 7(d)(6) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(d)(6)) is
amended by inserting after ``which are made under paragraph (1) of
subsection (b)'' the ... | Small Business Disaster Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the Small Business Act with respect to obtaining the best available collateral for a disaster loan of not more than $200,000 relating to damage to or destruction of the property of, or economic injury to, a small business concern. Prohibits the Administrator of the Sm... | Small Business Disaster Reform Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Human Research Subject Protections
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Constitution guarantees the right of the people to
be secure in their persons, and the De... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: General Research Requirements
Title II: Classified Research
Human Research Subject Protections Act of 1997 -
Title I: General Research Requirements
- Applies the requirements of specified provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations (common rule protections) to research co... | Human Research Subject Protections Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe
Rental Car Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 30102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11) as paragraphs
(12) and (13), respectively;... | . Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2013 - (Sec. 3) Authorizes a rental company that receives a notification (approved by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA]) from the manufacturer of a covered rental vehicle about any equipment defect, or noncompliance with federal motor vehic... | Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Empower States Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the United States is dependent on adequate, affordable
energy supplies from diverse sources for continued economic
stability and growth, national secu... | Empower States Act of 2012 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act, with respect to enforcement of drinking water regulations, to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from taking any enforcement action against a state with primary enforcement responsibility for public water systems or a ... | A bill to recognize the primacy of States, provide for the consideration of the economic impact of additional regulations, and provide for standards and requirements relating to certain guidelines and regulations relating to health and the environment. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Entrepreneur and
Microenterprise Assistance Act''.
SEC. 2. RURAL ENTREPRENEUR AND MICROENTERPRISE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Subtitle D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act is
amended by inserting after section 364 (7 U.S.C. 2006f) the fol... | Rural Entrepreneur and Microenterprise Assistance Act - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a rural entrepreneur and microenterprise (sole proprietorship or business entity with not more than 10 full-time employees) program to help low- and moderate... | A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish a rural entrepreneur and microenterprise assistance program. |
SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY RULEMAKING.
(a) Guidance Documents.--Paragraph (3) of section 804 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(3) The term `rule'--
``(A) has the meaning given such term in section
551, except that such... | This bill requires guidance documents of federal agencies to be considered rules that are subject to the congressional review process, which Congress can use to overturn certain agency actions through a joint resolution of disapproval. "Guidance document" is defined as a statement of general applicability and... | To amend title 5, United States Code, to include guidance documents in the congressional review process of agency rulemaking. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Credit Union Share Insurance
Stabilization Act''.
SEC. 2. NCUA BORROWING AUTHORITY.
(a) NCUA Borrowing Authority.--Section 203(d)(1) of the Federal
Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1783(d)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
``(1) If, in the judg... | Credit Union Share Insurance Stabilization Act - Amends the Federal Credit Union Act (FCUA) to grant the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) increased borrowing authority until December 31, 2010.
Requires the NCUA Board to: (1) establish a National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF) Restoration Plan wh... | To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to increase the borrowing authority of the National Credit Union Administration, establish a National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund restoration plan period, assess insured credit unions for the costs associated with the corporate credit union stabilization effort on an anti-cyc... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Civil Rights Quarter Dollar Coin Act
of 2008''.
TITLE I--CIVIL RIGHTS QUARTER DOLLARS
SEC. 101. ISSUANCE OF REDESIGNED QUARTER DOLLARS EMBLEMATIC OF
PROMINENT CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS AND CIVIL RIGHTS EFFORTS
IN AM... | Civil Rights Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008 - Requires quarter dollars to have designs on the reverse emblematic of prominent civil rights leaders and important events that have advanced civil rights in America.
Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to select such leaders and events. Requires five coin designs in e... | To provide for a program for circulating quarter dollar coins that are emblematic of prominent civil rights leaders and important events that have advanced civil rights in America. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Forest Foundation
Conservation Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION ACT.
(a) Provision of Administrative Support.--Subsection (c) of section
405 of the National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-3) is amended
to read as... | National Forest Foundation Conservation Act - Amends the National Forest Foundation Act to extend matching fund authority for the National Forest Foundation.
Authorizes the Foundation to license the use of symbols, trademarks, or logos. | National Forest Foundation Conservation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice Integrity Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the pursuit of justice requires the fair application of
the law;
(2) racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal process
have contrib... | Justice Integrity Act of 2008 - Requires the Attorney General to: (1) establish a pilot program in 10 U.S. districts to promote fairness and the perception of fairness in the federal criminal justice system and to determine whether legislation is required; and (2) designate a U.S. attorney in each of the districts to i... | A bill to increase public confidence in the justice system and address any unwarranted racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal process. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Outreach Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. RESCISSION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEMORANDUM.
(a) Rescission of Memorandum.--The memorandum of the Department of
Veterans Affairs dated July 18, 2002, from the Deputy Under Secretary
for Health for Op... | Veterans Outreach Act of 2005 - Rescinds a specified Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) memorandum (Status of VHA Enrollment and Associated Issues) from the Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Operations and Management. States that: (1) Veterans Integrated Service Networks' marketing activities shall be carried out ... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs for outreach to veterans and their family members, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot
Program and Management Improvement Act of 2005''.
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--PILOT PROGRAM FOR EXPEDITED DI... | Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program and Management Improvement Act of 2005 - Requires the Federal Real Property Council (established by this Act) to conduct a Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program under which excess property, surplus property, or underutilized real property shall be disposed of in accor... | To amend title 40, United States Code, to require the Federal Real Property Council to carry out a pilot program for the expeditious disposal of underutilized Federal real property, and to improve the economy and efficiency of Federal real property. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Affordable Small Dollar Loan
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO ESTABLISH LOAN-LOSS RESERVE FUNDS.
The Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of
1994 (12 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``S... | Safe Affordable Small Dollar Loan Act of 2010 - Amends the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to require the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund to make grants to community development financial institutions or to any related partnership in order to enable such institutio... | To amend the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to provide financial assistance to community development financial institutions to help defray the costs of operating small dollar loan programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Ownership and Equity Protection
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. CONSUMER PROTECTIONS FOR HIGH COST MORTGAGES.
(a) Definition.--Section 103 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C.
1602) is amended--
(1) by inserting after subsection (u) the follo... | Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1993 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require the creditor of each high cost mortgage to provide certain clearly written, conspicuous disclosures regarding the risks associated with such mortgages.
Prohibits such mortgages from containing: (1) a prepayment penalty for p... | Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Free Market Energy Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that it is in the public interest--
(1) to enhance personal freedom and national security by
reinforcing the right to sovereignty over personal energy
choice... | Free Market Energy Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Power Act to identify the elements of a distributed energy resource, including fuel cells, microgrids, and combined heat and power systems. Distributed energy resources shall have a general right of interconnection under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies ... | Free Market Energy Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Retirees' Health Care
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Career uniformed service members and their families
endured unique and extraordinary demands a... | Military Retirees' Health Care Protection Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Department of Defense (DOD) and the nation have a committed health benefits obligation to retired military personnel that exceeds the obligation of corporate employers to civilian employees; and (2) DOD has many additional opt... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit increases in fees for military health care. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Hospital Relief Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATING UNINTENDED REDUCTION IN CONVERSION FACTOR FOR
MEDICARE OPD PPS.
(a) Calculation of Base Amounts.--Section 1833(t)(3)(A)(ii) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(3)(A)(ii)... | Amends the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to establish a temporary limit on reductions in Federal payments for covered OPD services furnished by a hospital in a rural area during a calendar year.
Provides that the entire amount necessary to carry out this Act and the amendments made by it shall be available only to the ex... | Rural Hospital Relief Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) There are hospitals throughout the United States that
have inadequate staffing of registered nurses to protect the
w... | Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2003 - Amends part D (Miscellaneous) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) require each participating hospital to adopt and implement a staffing system that ensures a number of registered nurses on each shift and in each unit of the hospital to ensure a... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work at certain medicare providers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wage Theft Prevention and Community
Partnership Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Wage and hour violations are a serious and growing
problem for working Americans.
(2) According to a study by the... | Wage Theft Prevention and Community Partnership Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to award one- to three-year renewable grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible partners to prevent wage and hour violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, or any rela... | To establish a wage theft prevention grant program in the Department of Labor to prevent wage and hour violations and expand and improve cooperative efforts between enforcement agencies and members of the community. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Assistance for Unemployed Workers
Extension Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 4007 of the Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note), as amended by
se... | Assistance for Unemployed Workers Extension Act - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008, as amended by the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 and the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act, with respect to the state-established individual emergency unemployment compensatio... | A bill to provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``Special Exposure Cohort Fairness Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Since World War II, hundreds of thousands of men and
women have served in building the Nation's nuclear defense and,
in the cou... | Special Exposure Cohort Fairness Act of 2004 - Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include within its Special Exposure Cohort for compensation purposes certain employees who, during their employment at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, during the pe... | To amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include certain nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the compensation program established by that Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drill Responsibly in Leased Lands
Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA: LEASE SALES.
Section 107(a) of the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of
1976 is amended to read as follows:
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall ... | Drill Responsibly in Leased Lands Act of 2008 - Amends the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an oil and gas competitive leasing program in the National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska, that includes at least one lease sale each year during the period 2009 throu... | To amend the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an expeditious environmentally responsible program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``High Plains Aquifer Conservation,
Monitoring, and Coordination Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) a reliable source of groundwater is an essential
element of the economy of the communities... | High Plains Aquifer Conservation, Monitoring, and Coordination Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the U.S. Geological Survey and in cooperation with the State Geologists of the High Plains Aquifer States (Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming), to develop a... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a hydrogeologic mapping, modeling and monitoring program for the High Plains Aquifer and to establish the High Plains Aquifer Coordination council to facilitate groundwater conservation in the High Plains. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Partnership for Professional Renewal
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE; ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.
Title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding
the following new part:
``PART G--PARTNERSHIP FOR PROFESSIONAL RENEWAL
``SEC.... | Partnership for Professional Renewal Act of 1997 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish the Partnership for Professional Renewal program under which the Secretary of Education may award grants to higher education institutions to create partnerships between them and elementary or secondary schools to est... | Partnership for Professional Renewal Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Contraception for Women
Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Women are serving in the Armed Forces at increasing
rates, playing a critical role in the na... | Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2014 - Expands the TRICARE health care program managed by the Department of Defense (DOD) to entitle additional female beneficiaries and dependents to care related to the prevention of pregnancy. (Currently, such care is limited to certain female me... | Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nonitemizer Real Property Tax
Deduction Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL STANDARD DEDUCTION FOR REAL PROPERTY TAXES FOR
NONITEMIZERS.
(a) In General.--Section 63(c)(1) (defining standard deduction) is
amended by striking ``and'' at the ... | Nonitemizer Real Property Tax Deduction Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the standard tax deduction for taxpayers who do not itemize tax deductions by $500 ($1,000 for joint returns) of the real property taxes paid or accrued by such taxpayers in a taxable year; (2) define economic substa... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an additional standard deduction for real property taxes for nonitemizers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oral Health Initiative Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The first-ever Surgeon General's report on oral health,
released in May 2000, identified a ``silent epidemic'' of
dental and... | Oral Health Initiative Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an Oral Health Working Group to: (1) review the effectiveness of, and recommend improvements to, existing federal oral health programs; and (2) develop programs to improve the oral health of, and prevent dental disease... | A bill to establish a multi-faceted approach to improve access and eliminate disparities in oral health care. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Building Code
Administration Grant Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
(a) Grant Authorization.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development shall provide grants to local building code enforcement
departments.
(b) Competi... | Community Building Code Administration Grant Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to award $1 million grants, on a competitive basis and with federal matching funds, to qualified local building code enforcement departments to increase staffing, provide staff training, increase staff com... | To promote and enhance the operation of local building code enforcement administration across the country by establishing a competitive Federal matching grant program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lower East Side Tenement National
Historic Site Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) immigration, and the resulting diversity of cultural
influences, is a key factor in defining Amer... | Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site Act of 1997 - Designates the Lower East Side Tenement at 97 Orchard Street, New York, New York, as a national historic site and an affiliated site of the National Park System.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to coordinate the operation and interpretation of the Si... | Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Health Care Quality
Assurance Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Department of Veterans Affairs administers the
largest health care network in the United States, including 172
... | Requires the Department's Inspector General, at least every three years, to audit the quality of health care furnished by each Department health care network and facility.
Directs the Secretary to provide for the dissemination and sharing with Department health care networks of information designed to ensure efficiency... | Veterans Health Care Quality Assurance Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing America's Veterans
Insurance Needs and Goals Act of 2010'' or the ``SAVINGS Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINANCIAL COUNSELING AND DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR
SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE BENEFICIARIES.
(a) Financial Counseling a... | Securing America's Veterans Insurance Needs and Goals Act of 2010 or SAVINGS Act of 2010 - Requires a life insurance company, in order to provide life insurance for veterans under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program, to: (1) provide financial counseling to the beneficiary or other person entitled to paymen... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that beneficiaries of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance receive financial counseling and disclosure information regarding life insurance payments, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Women Veterans
Health Care Improvement Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--STUDIES AND ASSESSMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETER... | Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act - Title I: Studies and Assessments of Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services for Women Veterans - (Sec. 101) Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) conduct a study of barriers encountered by women veterans to the provision by the VA of comprehensive he... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Agency
Environmental Responsibility Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--FEDERAL AGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL RES... | Federal Agency Environmental Responsibility Act - Declares that it is U.S. policy that federal agencies conduct their environmental, transportation, and energy-related activities in an environmentally, economically, and fiscally sound, integrated, continuously improving, efficient, and sustainable manner.
Sets forth r... | A bill to require Federal agencies to conduct their environmental, transportation, and energy-related activities in support of their respective missions in an environmentally, economically, and fiscally sound manner, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Natural Gas Competitiveness Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. ASSOCIATIONS OF INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS OF NATURAL GAS.
(a) Activities.--(1) Subject to sections 3 and 4, independent
producers of natural gas may act together in associations, corporate or
otherwise, w... | Natural Gas Competitiveness Act of 1995 - Permits independent natural gas producers to act together in associations to collectively produce, gather, transport, process, store, handle, and market natural gas in both domestic and foreign commerce.
Requires the Attorney General to file an antitrust complaint against any ... | Natural Gas Competitiveness Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Stability Oversight
Council Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. FUNDING.
(a) In General.--Section 155 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010
(12 U.S.C. 5345) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by stri... | Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act This bill amends the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to make the budgets of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) and the Office of Financial Research (OFR) subject to the annual appropriations process and to establish requirements for reports and a public no... | Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keystone For a Secure Tomorrow
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDING.
The Congress finds that the delivery of oil from Alberta, Canada,
to domestic markets in the United States is in the national interest of
the United States, and the earliest possible completion of... | Keystone For a Secure Tomorrow Act - Approves a specified permit regarding certain energy-related facilities and land transportation crossings on the international boundaries of the United States for the Keystone XL pipeline project. Prescribes permit requirements, including: (1) reconsideration of routing of the Keyst... | To approve the Keystone XL pipeline project permit. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers
Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017'' or the ``BROWSER Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. NOTICE OF PRIVACY POLICIES.
(a) In General.--A provider of a covered service shall provide the
users of the service with notice of the pri... | Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017 or the BROWSER Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Federal Trade Commission to enforce information privacy protections that require broadband Internet access services and certain websites or mobile applications providing subscription, account, pur... | Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alternative Fuels Promotion Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Senate finds the following:
(1)(A) Since 1994, the United States has imported over half
its oil.
(B) Without efforts to mitigate this dependence on foreign
... | Title II: Program Efficiencies
- Amends Federal law concerning HOV passenger requirements to permit an exception for alternative fuel vehicles. | Alternative Fuels Promotion Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Electricity and
Environmental Technology Research and Development Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) reliable, affordable, increasingly clean electricity
will continue to power the growing United States econ... | National Electricity and Environmental Technology Research and Development Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) perform an assessment that establishes cost and performance goals with respect to technologies that would permit the continued cost-competitive use of coal for electricity generation, as chemical fee... | To authorize Department of Energy programs to develop and implement an accelerated research and development program for advanced clean coal technologies for use in coal-based electricity generating facilities, so as to allow coal to help meet the growing need of the United States for the generation of clean, reliable, ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Offshore Energy Security
Act of 2008'' or the ``DOES Act''.
SEC. 2. DEVELOPMENT AND INVENTORY OF CERTAIN OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
RESOURCES.
(a) Definition of United States Person.--In this section, the term
``United States perso... | Domestic Offshore Energy Security Act of 2008, or the DOES Act - Permits United States persons to: (1) engage in exploration and extraction of hydrocarbon resources from any portion of any foreign exclusive economic zone contiguous to the exclusive economic zone of the United States; and (2) export without license auth... | A bill to provide for the development and inventory of certain outer Continental Shelf resources, to suspend petroleum acquisition for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Depository Institutions Disaster
Relief Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. TRUTH IN LENDING ACT; EXPEDITED FUNDS AVAILABILITY ACT.
(a) Truth in Lending Act.--During the 180-day period beginning on
the date of enactment of this Act, the Board of Governors of the
F... | Depository Institutions Disaster Relief Act of 1994 - Authorizes the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Board) to make exceptions to the Truth in Lending Act and the Expedited Funds Availability Act for transactions within an area determined by the President to be eligible for disaster relief due to ... | Depository Institutions Disaster Relief Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Space Exploration, Development, and
Settlement Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) America's activities in space have challenged mankind
to travel beyond planet Earth and have provided us the
oppo... | Space Exploration, Development, and Settlement Act of 2016 This bill requires the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to encourage and support the development of permanent space settlements. Expanding permanent human presence beyond low-Earth orbit in a way that enables human settlement and a thriving ... | Space Exploration, Development, and Settlement Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of
2018.
SEC. 2. VOLUNTARY REGISTRY FOR FIREFIGHTER CANCER INCIDENCE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
(referred to in this section as the Secretary), acting through the
Director of the Centers for... | Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop and maintain a voluntary registry of firefighters in order to collect history and occupational information that can be used to determine the incidence of cancer among firefighters. The re... | Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Geothermal Exploration Opportunities
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION TEST PROJECTS.
The Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 30. GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION TEST PROJECTS.... | Geothermal Exploration Opportunities Act of 2015 This bill amends the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to categorically exclude from the requirements for an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) a geothermal exploration test project on Nati... | Geothermal Exploration Opportunities Act of 2015 |
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