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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area
Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act with respect to the Mount Pleasant
National Scenic Area are to--
(1) ensure appropriate protection and preservation of the
scenic quality, water ... | Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area Act - Establishes in the George Washington National Forest, Virginia, the Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area.
Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) administration of the Area; (2) roads; (3) vegetation management; (4) motorized travel; (5) fire; (6) insects and disease; and (7) wat... | Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hospital Payment Improvement and
Equity Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. APPEALS PROCESS FOR HOSPITAL WAGE INDEX CLASSIFICATION.
(a) Establishment of Process.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish not later
than January 1, 2007, by... | Hospital Payment Improvement and Equity Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a process under which a hospital may appeal its wage index classification under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act and select another area within the state (or, at the Secretary's discret... | A bill to provide for an appeals process for hospital wage index classification under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``VA Medical Workforce Enhancement Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The United States is currently facing critical
workforce shortages in all areas of hospital operations,... | VA Medical Workforce Enhancement Act of 2003 - States that: (1) current collective bargaining requirements within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) shall not preclude the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and any labor organization representing VHA employees from entering into a collective bargaining agreement with ... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve patient care and working conditions at the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Bills Interest Rate Relief
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Many families and individuals are forced deep into debt
by the combination of large medical bills a... | Medical Bills Interest Rate Relief Act - Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) no American family or individual should be forced to choose between the health and life of a loved one and the financial constraints of medical care; (2) financial institutions, including credit card issuers, should not take financia... | To express the sense of the Congress with respect to the price and terms of credit used to pay large medical bills, to amend the Truth in Lending Act with respect to credit card issuers obligations for credit extended to pay medical expenses under certain circumstances, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians is the
descendant of, and political successor to, the signatories of
the Treaty of Greenville 1795 (7 Stat. 49); the Treaty of
Grouseland 1805 (7 Stat. 91); the Treaty of Spring ... | Affirms Federal recognition of, and provides Federal services to, the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians.
States that the Band's service area shall consist of specified counties in Michigan and Indiana. | To restore Federal services to the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Older Workers' Earnings Protection
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. LIBERALIZATION OF EARNINGS TEST OVER THE PERIOD 1995-1999 FOR
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ATTAINED RETIREMENT AGE.
(a) In General.--Effective with respect to taxable years ending
after 1... | Older Workers' Earnings Protection Act of 1993 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to increase the amount of outside income which beneficiaries who have attained retirement age may earn during 1995 through 1999 without incurring a reduction in benefits. Repeals suc... | Older Workers' Earnings Protection Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. DISPLAY OF WOMEN VETERANS BILL OF RIGHTS.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure
that the Women Veterans Bill of Rights described in subsection (b) is--
(1) displayed prominently in each facility of the
Department of Veterans Affairs; and
(2)... | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that the Women Veterans Bill of Rights is displayed prominently in each VA facility and distributed widely to such veterans.
Enumerates health care rights to be included in the Bill of Rights, including the right to: (1) coordinated, comprehensive, primary women... | To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to display in each facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs a Women Veterans Bill of Rights. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Investment Package''.
SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR LOW-INCOME WORKING FAMILIES.
(a) Block Grants.--Section 658B of the Child Care Development Block
Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 658B. FUNDING OF GRANTS.
... | Family Investment Package - Amends the Child Care Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to increase the authorization of appropriations for FY 1997 through 2002 for block grants to States for child care assistance for low-income working families.
Authorizes separate appropriations for such period for grants to States fo... | Family Investment Package |
SECTION. 1. REVISION OF PER BENEFICIARY LIMITS AND PER VISIT PAYMENT
LIMITS FOR PAYMENT FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES UNDER THE
MEDICARE PROGRAM.
(a) Revision of Per Beneficiary Limits.--
(1) In general.--Section 1861(v)(1)(L)(v) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1... | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to the computation formula for the interim system of limited payments for services provided by home health agencies, as amended by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA '97).
Creates a new formula for calculation of the agency-specific per bene... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to delay the 15% reduction and to make revisions in the per beneficiary and per visit payment limits on payment for health services under the Medicare Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Careers for Veterans Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. EMPLOYMENT OF VETERANS WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
(a) In General.--Section 4214 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
``(4)(... | Careers for Veterans Act of 2012 - Directs the head of each federal agency to develop a plan for exercising, during the five-year period beginning on the enactment of this Act, current Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) authority to hire qualified veterans for positions within the feder... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require Federal agencies to hire veterans, to require States to recognize the military experience of veterans when issuing licenses and credentials to veterans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Employee Participation Incentive Act
of 1998''.
SEC. 2. MAXIMUM RATE OF INCOME TAX FOR C CORPORATIONS WITH SUBSTANTIAL
EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP.
(a) In General.--Section 11 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to tax on corporations)... | Employee Participation Incentive Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish a maximum tax rate of 30 percent for certain corporations with both an employee voting and value percentage of at least 20 percent; (2) provide an exclusion, of up to 20 percent of wages, from gross income for compensatio... | Employee Participation Incentive Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Law Enforcement
Congressional Badge of Bravery Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) According to the Department of Justice, in the past 7
years, an average of 150 Federal law enforcement officers p... | Federal Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Attorney General to award a Congressional Badge of Bravery to a federal law enforcement officer who sustains a physical injury in the line of duty. Sets forth requirements for agencies in nominating a law enforcement officer for a Badge... | To establish an awards mechanism to honor Federal law enforcement officers injured in the line of duty. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Yemen Security and Humanity Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Yemen, a country that has been plagued by violence and
insurgency for many years, has been locked in a devastating
civil war since 2015.
... | Yemen Security and Humanity Act This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) addressing the famine conditions in Yemen is in U.S. national security interests, (2) U.S.-supported interventions to advance national security should consider the impact of military engagement on humanitarian operations, and (3) burea... | Yemen Security and Humanity Act |
SECTION 1. RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FOR STATE PRISONERS.
(a) Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for Prisoners.--Title I
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3711 et seq.), is amended--
(1) by redesignating part Q as part R;
(2) by redesignat... | Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to States for the purpose of developing and implementing residential substance abuse treatment programs within State correctional facilities, as well as within local correctional fa... | To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow grants for the purpose of developing and implementing residential substance abuse treatment programs within State correctional facilities, as well as within local correctional facilities in which inmates are incarcerated for a period of time suffi... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reclaiming Expatriated Contracts and
Profits Act''.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON FEDERAL CONTRACTS WITH CERTAIN INVERTED
ENTITIES.
(a) Restrictions.--
(1) Ban on certain inverted entities.--Notwithstanding any
other provis... | Reclaiming Expatriated Contracts and Profits Act - Prohibits awarding Federal contracts or subcontracts to foreign incorporated entities treated as inverted domestic corporations (a domestic corporation 80 percent of the stock of which is controlled by the former domestic stockholders or partners after the corporation ... | A bill to impose restrictions on the ability of officers and employees of the United States to enter into contracts with corporations or partnerships that move outside the United States while retaining substantially the same ownership. |
SECTION 1. MODIFIED PROCEDURES.
(a) In General.--Section 404(d) of title 39, United States Code, is
amended by striking the matter before paragraph (5) and inserting the
following:
``(d)(1) Before making any determination under subsection (a)(3) to
close or consolidate a post office, the Postal Service shal... | Modifies the procedures the U.S. Postal Service must follow in connection with the closing or consolidation of any post office, including: (1) requiring an assessment of the need for the closure or consolidation; (2) eliminating a requirement to consider the resulting Postal Service economic savings; (3) requiring a po... | To amend title 39, United States Code, to modify the procedures governing the closure or consolidation of post offices. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Essential Oral
Health Care Act of 2007''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO IMPROVE ORAL HEALTH... | Essential Oral Health Care Act of 2007 - Amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to up to six entities to participate as pilot sites for the Community Dental Health Coordinator model developed as a new mid-... | To amend titles V and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals under the Maternal and Child Health Program and the Medicaid Program and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to dentists for dental services provided to low-income indiv... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Louis L. Redding Fair, Accurate,
Secure, and Timely Voting Act of 2016'' or the ``FAST Voting Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. INCENTIVES FOR STATES TO INVEST IN PRACTICES AND TECHNOLOGY
THAT ARE DESIGNED TO EXPEDITE VOTING AT THE POLLS AND
... | Louis L. Redding Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Voting Act of 2016 or the FAST Voting Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to award grants, on a competitive basis, to enable states to: (1) invest in practices and technology designed to expedite voting at the polls, and (2) simplify voter ... | FAST Voting Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Investment Demonstration
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. SECTION 8 COMMUNITY INVESTMENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
(a) Authority.--Using amounts available pursuant to section
5(c)(7)(B)(ii) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, the Secretary
of Housi... | Community Investment Demonstration Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a community investment demonstration program through FY 1998 to provide project-based rental assistance (under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937) on behalf of low-income families in spec... | Community Investment Demonstration Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. REGULATIONS RELATING TO ``DO-NOT-TRACK'' MECHANISMS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall promulgate--
(1) regulatio... | Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 - Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate: (1) regulations that establish standards for the implementation of a mechanism by which an individual can indicate whether he or she prefers to have personal information collected by providers of online services, including by p... | A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe regulations regarding the collection and use of personal information obtained by tracking the online activity of an individual, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Financial Privacy
Protection Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. CONSUMER FINANCIAL PRIVACY.
The Consumer Credit Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following new title:
``TITLE X--CONSUMER FINANCIA... | Consumer Financial Privacy Protection Act of 1998 - Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act to add a new title entitled the Financial Institution Privacy Protection Act. Declares that financial institutions have an affirmative and continuing obligation to respect the privacy of their customers and to protect the sec... | Consumer Financial Privacy Protection Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gray Market Drug Reform and
Transparency Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS PURCHASING
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FROM PHARMACIES.
(a) Prohibited Act.--Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.... | Gray Market Drug Reform and Transparency Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to: (1) make it a prohibited act and a misbranding for a wholesale distributor of prescription drugs to purchase or receive a prescription drug from a pharmacy or a pharmacist, (2) require annual reporting by wholesal... | To prohibit wholesalers from purchasing prescription drugs from pharmacies, and to enhance information and transparency regarding drug wholesalers engaged in interstate commerce. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Weekend Voting Act''.
SEC. 2. CHANGE IN CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION DAY TO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
Section 25 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (2 U.S.C.
7) is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 25. The first Saturday and Sunday after the first ... | Weekend Voting Act - Amends the Revised Statutes with respect to the time of election to establish the first Saturday and Sunday after the first Friday in November, in every even numbered year, as the days for the election, in each state and territory, of Delegates to, or Members of, Congress.
Amends federal law with ... | To change the date for regularly scheduled Federal elections and establish polling place hours. |
SECTION 1. POST OFFICE DESIGNATIONS.
(a) Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL)
Louis ``Lou'' J. Langlais Post Office Building.--
(1) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1221 State Street, Suite 12, Santa Barbara,
California, ... | This bill designates: the United States Postal Service (USPS) facility located at 1221 State Street, Suite 12, Santa Barbara, California, as the "Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Louis 'Lou' J. Langlais Post Office Building"; the facility located at 23323 Shelby Road, Shelby, Indiana,... | To designate facilities of the United States Postal Service, to establish new ZIP Codes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Nuclear Assistance to State
Sponsors of Terrorism Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was
established in 1957 with the objectives of seeking ... | Stop Nuclear Assistance to State Sponsors of Terrorism Act of 2009 - Prohibits funds from any U.S. assessed or voluntary contribution to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from being used to support assistance provided by the IAEA through its Technical Cooperation Program to any country, including North Kore... | To prohibit the expenditure of United States taxpayer dollars on nuclear assistance to state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. LOCAL FAMILY INFORMATION CENTERS.
(a) Centers Established.--Part E of title I of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6491 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 1503. LOCAL FAMILY INFORMATION CENTERS.
``(a) Centers Authorized.--The Secretary may ... | Revises ESEA title I (Helping Disadvantaged Students Meet High Standards) part E (Federal Evaluations, Demonstrations, and Transition Projects) to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to, and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with, local nonprofit parent organizations to support local famil... | A bill to provide for local family information centers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Providing Real Outreach for Veterans
Act of 2008'' or the ``PRO-VETS Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. SHARING INFORMATION TO IMPROVE VETERANS' ACCESS TO BENEFITS.
(a) Agreement on Data Transfer.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs sha... | Providing Real Outreach for Veterans Act of 2008 or PRO-VETS Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Defense for the transfer of data to the Secretary for providing members of the Armed Forces and veterans with individualized information conce... | To provide veterans with individualized notice about available benefits, to streamline application processes for the benefits, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Eligibility Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. PHASED IN 5-YEAR INCREASE IN AGE FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR OASDI
BENEFITS BY THE YEAR 2013.
(a) Definitions.--Section 216(l) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 416(l)) is amended to read as... | Social Security Eligibility Act of 1994 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) to increase the retirement age for OASDI benefits to age 67 by the year 2004 and to age 70 by the year 2013. | Social Security Eligibility Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Energy Assistance Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. TAX CREDIT AGAINST RESIDENTIAL HEATING COSTS.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefundable
personal credits) is amended... | Home Energy Assistance Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for residential heating costs paid in 2006. Allows a maximum credit of $500, but reduces or eliminates such credit for taxpayers at higher income levels.
Requires integrated oil companies with gross receipts in excess of $1 bil... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit against residential heating costs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mental Health Equitable Treatment
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF
1974.
(a) In General.--Section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1185a) is amended-... | Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act of 1999 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to prohibit certain employee group health plans or related insurance coverages providing both medical-surgical and health benefits from imposing, in the absence of comparable medi... | Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
Complex Expansion and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge
Expansion Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the western basin of Lake Erie, as part of the Great
Lakes ecosystem--
... | Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex Expansion and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act - Establishes a national wildlife refuge complex in Ohio, consisting of the Ottawa, West Sister Island, and Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuges.Requires the Secretary of the Interior to expand the Ottawa Re... | A bill to establish in the State of Ohio a wildlife refuge complex comprised of land designated as national wildlife refuges, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Code Talkers Recognition Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPRESSION OF RECOGNITION.
The purposes of the medals authorized by this Act are to express
recognition by the United States and the Congress and to honor the
Native American Code Talkers who distinguished themse... | Code Talkers Recognition Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for: (1) the award on behalf of Congress of a single gold medal of appropriate design to honor the Native American members of the U.S. Armed Forces, collectively, who served as Code ... | To authorize the award of a congressional gold medal on behalf of the Native Americans who served as Code Talkers during foreign conflicts in which the United States was involved during the 20th Century in recognition of their heroic and dramatic contributions to the Nation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``GI Educational Freedom Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL COUNSELING TO
INDIVIDUALS BEFORE SUCH INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE EDUCATIONAL
ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER LAWS ADMINISTERED BY SECRETARY
... | GI Educational Freedom Act of 2012 - Requires any individual eligible for veterans' educational assistance through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to be provided educational and vocational counseling services before the receipt of such educational assistance, unless the individual specifically declines such cou... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide educational counseling to individuals eligible for educational assistance under laws administered by the Secretary before such individuals receive such assistance, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. WEIR FARM NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, CONNECTICUT.
(a) Acquisition of Land for Visitor and Administrative
Facilities.--Section 4 of the Weir Farm National Historic Site
Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 101-485; 104
Stat. 1171) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``... | Amends the Weir Farm National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1990 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire not more than 15 additional acres of land contiguous or in close proximity to the Weir Farm National Historic Site, Connecticut, for the development of visitor and administrative facilities for th... | An act to amend the Weir Farm National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1990 to authorize the acquisition of additional acreage for the historic site to permit the development of visitor and administrative facilities and to authorize the appropriation of additional amounts for the acquisition of real and personal pro... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Cooperation with States
and Local Governments and Preventing the Catch and Release of Criminal
Aliens Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) Criminal alien.--The term ``criminal alien'' means any
... | Improving Cooperation with States and Local Governments and Preventing the Catch and Release of Criminal Aliens Act of 2015 This bill prohibits a jurisdiction from receiving any of the funding specified in this Act if it does not cooperate with federal officials regarding criminal aliens or other aliens deemed to be a ... | Improving Cooperation with States and Local Governments and Preventing the Catch and Release of Criminal Aliens Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Yates Firearm Registration and Crime
Prevention Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) crimes committed with guns threaten the peace and
domestic tranquillity of the citizens of the United States and
... | Yates Firearm Registration and Crime Prevention Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal criminal code to make it unlawful for any person who: (1) owns a firearm in the United States to fail to register such firearm with the Secretary of the Treasury within one year after this Act; (2) manufactures a firearm in, or imports a ... | Yates Firearm Registration and Crime Prevention Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Innovation Act''.
SEC. 2. CAP ADJUSTMENT.
(a) In General.--Section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E... | American Innovation Act This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require certain adjustments to discretionary spending limits in FY2016-FY2021 to accommodate increases in appropriations for agencies that perform basic science research. Adjustments are required for the National... | American Innovation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fixing Internal Response to
Misconduct Act'' or the ``DHS FIRM Act''.
SEC. 2. DHS POLICY ON DISCIPLINE AND ADVERSE ACTIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 704 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(6 U.S.C. 344) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)-... | Fixing Internal Response to Misconduct Act or the DHS FIRM Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement a DHS-wide policy related to discipline and adverse actions, which shall provide guidance: to th... | Fixing Internal Response to Misconduct Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``College Tuition Assistance Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED TUITION AND RELATED
EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 222(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to applicable dollar limi... | College Tuition Assistance Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the applicable dollar amount for the qualified tuition and related expenses deduction from $3,000 (for 2002 and 2003) and $4,000 (for 2004 and 2005) to $10,000.Increases the Lifetime Learning Credit percentage from 20 to 28 percent.Pe... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase tax incentives for higher education. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Perkins Loan Program
Extension Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM.
(a) Authority to Make Loans.--
(1) In general.--Section 461 of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087aa) is amended--
... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 16, 2015. Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the authority of institutions of higher education (IHEs) to disburse Federa... | Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Multiemployer Retirees Medical
Equity Benefits Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. USE OF MULTIEMPLOYER PLAN CONTRIBUTIONS AND ASSETS FOR RETIREE
HEALTH BENEFITS.
(a) General Rule.--Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by redes... | Multiemployer Retirees Medical Equity Benefits Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for the use of multiemployer plan contributions for retiree health benefits. | Multiemployer Retirees Medical Equity Benefits Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Success on Campus Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PROVISION OF ON-CAMPUS
EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL COUNSELING FOR VETERANS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by insert... | Veterans Success on Campus Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) provide educational and vocational counseling services for veterans at VA-selected institutions of higher learning, and (2) select locations where the maximum number of veterans would have access to such se... | Veterans Success on Campus Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Benefits to Research and American
Innovation through Nationality Statutes Act of 2012'' or the ``BRAINS
Act''.
SEC. 2. IMMIGRANT VISAS FOR CERTAIN ADVANCED STEM GRADUATES.
(a) Advanced Stem Graduates.--Section 203(b) of the Immigration and
Nationality... | Benefits to Research and American Innovation through Nationality Statutes Act of 2012 or the BRAINS Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make up to 55,000 visas available to qualified immigrants who: (1) possess a graduate degree at the level of master's or higher in a field of science, technology, engin... | A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to enhance national security, combat illegal immigration, and promote job creation, innovation, investment, and research in the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Broadcast Ownership
Opportunities Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) One of the main missions of the Federal Communications
Commission, and a compelling governmental interest, is to
... | Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act of 2017 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 and the Internal Revenue Code to reestablish a tax certificate program under which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certifies a person's sale of an interest in a broadcast station to socially and economica... | Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Forest Management Improvement Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Categorical exclusion.--The term ``categorical
exclusion'' means an exclusion from the requirement to prepare
an environmental assessment or... | Forest Management Improvement Act of 2017 This bill makes categorical exclusions, from requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to conduct environmental assessment and environmental impact statements, available to the Forest Service to conduct forest management activities on up to 10,000 ... | Forest Management Improvement Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring Local Control of Airports
Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGES.
(a) General Authority.--Section 40117(b) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``$1, $2, or $3'' and
in... | Restoring Local Control of Airports Act of 2016 This bill reauthorizes through FY2021 and revises the Airport Improvement Program. Specifically, the bill: (1) eliminates the federal cap on passenger facility charges (local user fees) of $4.50 per enplanement; and (2) with respect to airports that increase such charges ... | Restoring Local Control of Airports Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teaching Geography is Fundamental
Act''.
SEC. 2. GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION.
Title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``PART C--GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION
``SEC. 231. ... | Teaching Geography is Fundamental Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a geography education grant program under title II, Teacher Quality Enhancement.
Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award a grant to a national nonprofit education organization or consortium, with 75% to be used for subg... | A bill to improve and expand geographic literacy among kindergarten through grade 12 students in the United States by improving professional development programs for kindergarten through grade 12 teachers offered through institutions of higher education. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Books Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Federal Government administers several hundred
education programs annually. Of these education programs, more
than 100 progra... | Clean Books Act - Repeals certain unfunded education programs under various Federal laws.
Repeals specified provisions of the Adult Education Act for: (1) business, industry, labor, and education partnerships for workplace literacy; (2) English literacy grants; (3) education programs for commercial drivers; and (4) a... | Clean Books Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Congressional Oversight of
Immigration Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION SUNSET.
The authority exercised by the Secretary of Homeland Security
through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on the date of the
enactment of this Act shall expire ... | Ensuring Congressional Oversight of Immigration Act This bill terminates the authority exercised by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) two years after enactment of this Act, unless extended by legislation. No funds, fees, or resources available to USCIS ... | Ensuring Congressional Oversight of Immigration Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Animal Welfare Accountability and
Transparency Act''.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF REGULATORY RECORDS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture
(referred... | Animal Welfare Accountability and Transparency Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to maintain and publicly disclose records relating to the administration of the Animal Welfare Act and the Horse Protection Act, including specified details regarding inspections, enforcement actions, regulations... | Animal Welfare Accountability and Transparency Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ethiopia Democracy and
Accountability Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States to--
(1) support the advancement of human rights, democracy,
independence of the judiciary, freedom of the press... | Ethiopia Democracy and Accountability Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) States that is U.S. policy to: (1) support human rights, democracy, independence of the judiciary, freedom of the press, peacekeeping capacity building, and economic development in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; (2) collaborate with Ethiopia in ... | To encourage and facilitate the consolidation of peace and security, respect for human rights, democracy, and economic freedom in Ethiopia. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ultrasound Informed Consent Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.
The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``TITLE XXX--INFORMED CONSENT
``SEC. 3001.... | Ultrasound Informed Consent Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require abortion providers, before a woman gives informed consent to any part of an abortion, to perform an obstetric ultrasound on the pregnant woman, explain the results, display the ultrasound images so the woman may view them, and provide a m... | To ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Home Health Payment
Improvement Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF SCHEDULED 15 PERCENT REDUCTION.
(a) Prospective Payment System.--
(1) In general.--Section 1895(b)(3)(A) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395fff(b)... | Allows home health agencies to elect to repay certain overpayments made by the Secretary of Health and Human Services over a 60-month no- interest grace period. Makes such an election effective as if included in BBA '97.
Directs the Secretary to report to Congress and the Comptroller General (CG) on the costs incurred ... | Medicare Home Health Payment Improvement Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iran Ballistic Missile Prevention
and Sanctions Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. SANCTIONS ON PERSONS THAT TRANSFER TO OR FROM IRAN ADVANCED
CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS OR BALLISTIC MISSILES, OR
TECHNOLOGY, PARTS, COMPONENTS, OR TECHNICAL INFORM... | Iran Ballistic Missile Prevention and Sanctions Act of 2016 This bill directs the President to impose five or more sanctions with respect to a person (or an entity) that knowingly transfers to or from Iran advanced conventional weapons or ballistic missiles, or technology, parts, components, or technical information re... | Iran Ballistic Missile Prevention and Sanctions Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Human Cloning Prohibition Act of
2105''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) some individuals have announced that they will continue
attempts to clone human beings using the technique known as
somatic cell nuclear t... | Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2105 This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit human cloning for reproductive and research purposes. Specifically, the bill makes it a crime for any public or private person or entity to: perform, attempt to perform, or participate in an attempt to perform human cloning;... | Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2105 [sic] |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and
Treatment Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING AND CERTAIN DRUG
TREATMENTS.
(a) Coverage of Screening Services.--
(1) In general.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social... | Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 1995 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of services for the early detection of prostate cancer and certain drug treatments for such cancer. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish fee schedules for s... | Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Remittance Consumer
Protection Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF REMITTANCE TRANSFERS.
(a) In General.--The Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. 1693
et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 902(b), by inserting ``and remitta... | International Remittance Consumer Protection Act of 2004 - Amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to require a remittance transfer provider to: (1) clearly and conspicuously make specified disclosures in writing and in a form that the consumer may keep to each consumer requesting a remittance transfer; and (2) make su... | A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to extend certain consumer protections to international remittance transfers of funds originating in the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Our Promise to America's
Military Retirees Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) No statutory health care program existed for members of
the uniformed services who entered service prior to June 7,
... | Directs the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with the Office of Personnel Management to provide FEHB coverage to the following eligible beneficiaries: (1) a member or former member entitled to military retired or retainer pay; (2) an unremarried former spouse who was married to a member for at least 20 y... | Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Seeds Protection Act
of 2013''.
SEC. 2. RESEARCH GRANTS FOR PURPOSES OF PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF
NATIVE AMERICAN SEEDS.
(a) In General.--Subtitle C of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Poli... | Native American Seeds Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to, and enter into agreements with, Indian tribes and 1994 Institutions to conduct research and education and training programs c... | Native American Seeds Protection Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Lawmaking Authority
Protection Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Framers of the Constitution understood that the
power to make laws is such ... | Congressional Lawmaking Authority Protection Act of 2007 - Prohibits the use of funds made available to the Executive Office of the President, or to any executive agency, to produce, publish, or disseminate any presidential statement made contemporaneously with the signing of any legislation by him (signing statement).... | To prevent the President from encroaching upon the Congressional prerogative to make laws,and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Act for Responsible
Employment of 2001'' or the ``CARE Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. CHILD AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT.
(a) Family Agricultural Employment.--Section 13(c)(1) of the Fair
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(c)(1)) is amended to re... | Children's Act for Responsible Employment of 2001 - CARE Act of 2001 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to repeal certain exemptions from child labor prohibitions for agricultural employment.Applies the same age restrictions to agricultural employment as to other forms of employment. Limits exemptions to agr... | To reform certain laws affecting child labor, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State High Risk Pool Funding
Extension Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR OPERATION OF STATE HIGH RISK HEALTH
INSURANCE POOLS.
Section 2745 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-45)
is amended to read as follows:... | State High Risk Pool Funding Extension Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize funds for grants to each state that has not created a qualified high risk pool for the state's cost to create and initially operate such a pool.
Increases the maximum allowable premium charged under a qual... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend funding for the operation of State high risk health insurance pools. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Private Property Owners Bill of
Rights''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Our democracy was founded on principles of ownership,
use, and control of private property. These principle... | Private Property Owners Bill of Rights - Requires Federal agency heads to: (1) comply with applicable State and tribal government laws in implementing and enforcing the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) and the permitting program for dredged or filled material under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA); ... | Private Property Owners Bill of Rights |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Caregiver Support Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.
(a) In General.--The Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new title:
``TITLE XXI--GRANTS TO ST... | Family Caregiver Support Act of 1993 - Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to establish a program to enable States to furnish services to support informal caregivers of eligible individuals with functional disabilities.
Outlines State plan requirements for such caregiver support services, including requirements that:... | Family Caregiver Support Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Digital Television Transition
Consumer Relief Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSION AND RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN DIGITAL-
TO-ANALOG CONVERTER BOXES AND TELEVISION TUNERS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
... | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on digital-to-analog converter boxes, and for other purposes. | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on digital-to-analog converter boxes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Link-up for Learning Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Growing numbers of children live in an environment of
social and economic conditions that greatly increase their risk
of academic f... | Link-up for Learning Act - Establishes a program of grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) in partnership with other eligible entities for coordinated educational and other student support services for at-risk youth.
Makes eligible to apply for such a grant: (1) an LEA that seeks to plan and implement a coordina... | Link-up for Learning Act |
SECTION 1. RESTRICTING CERTAIN FEDERAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS TO
INDIVIDUALS VERIFIED TO BE CITIZENS.
(a) Restriction.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, an individual is not eligible for a Federal assistance
benefit (as defined in paragraph (2)... | This bill restricts eligibility for certain federal assistance benefits to an individual who submits, with an application for benefits, specified verification that the individual is a citizen or national of the United States. | To restrict certain Federal assistance benefits to individuals verified to be citizens of the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Grand Staircase-Escalante Resource
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the designation of the Grand Staircase-Escalante
National Monument applies only to Federal land within the
boundary of the Mon... | Grand Staircase-Escalante Resource Protection Act - Requires the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah to be managed by the Secretary of the Interior as a special management area. Requires the Secretary to: (1) manage the resources within the Monument in accordance with the principles of multiple use an... | Grand Staircase-Escalante Resource Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sustainable Chemistry Research and
Development Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) Advisory council.--The term ``Advisory Council'' means
the advisory council established under section 3(d).
(2) Interag... | Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2014 - Directs the President to establish an interagency Sustainable Chemistry Program to promote and coordinate federal sustainable chemistry research, development, demonstration, technology transfer, commercialization, education, and training activities. Directs t... | Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Opportunity and
Growth Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. EXCEPTION FROM TAX ON RECOGNIZED BUILT-IN GAIN OF S
CORPORATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 1374 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to tax imposed on certain built-i... | Small Business Opportunity and Growth Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the tax imposed on the recognition of built-in gain by an S corporation shall not apply to the extent such gain is reinvested in the business. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the tax on recognized built-in gain of an S corporation shall not apply to amounts reinvested in the business. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Norman Yoshio Mineta Congressional
Gold Medal Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Norman Yoshio Mineta was born November 12, 1931, in San
Jose, California, to immigrant parents, Kunisaku and Kane
Mine... | Norman Yoshio Mineta Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to Norman Yoshio Mineta in recognition of his dedication to public service, civic engagement, and... | Norman Yoshio Mineta Congressional Gold Medal Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Ricky Ray
Hemophilia Relief Fund 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--HEMOPHILIA RELIEF FUND
Se... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Hemophilia Relief Fund
Title II: Treatment of Certain Private Settlement Payments
in Hemophilia-Clotting-Factor Suit under the Medicaid
and SSI Programs
Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act of 1998 -
Title I: Hemophilia Relief Fund
- Establishes in... | Rick Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``African Development Foundation Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. RENAMING OF FOUNDATION.
(a) Renaming.--Section 503(a) of the African Development Foundation
Act (22 U.S.C. 290h-1(a)) is amended by striking ``African Development
Foundation'' and inserting ``Unite... | African Development Foundation Act of 2007 - Amends the African Development Foundation Act to rename the African Development Foundation as the United States African Development Foundation.
Increases individual project funding limits.
Authorizes the Foundation to make awards to qualifying small- or medium-sized entiti... | A bill to amend the African Development Foundation Act to change the name of the Foundation, modify the administrative authorities of the Foundation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Health Care Staffing
Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY IN THE RECRUITMENT AND HIRING BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF HEALTH CARE WORKERS
UNDERGOING SEPARATION FROM THE ARMED FORCES.
... | Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a Docs-to-Doctors Program to recruit individuals separating from the Armed Forces who served in a health care capacity in the Armed Forces. The VA shall: (1) implement a uniform credentialing process fo... | Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. OFFICE FOR MINORITY VETERANS.
(a) In General.--Section 317 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 317. Office for Minority Veterans
``(a) There is in the Department an Office for Minority Veterans.
``(b)(1) There is at the head of the Office a Director who shall ... | Establishes in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Office for Minority Veterans, headed by a Director who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Outlines Director duties with respect to advising, making recommendations, promoting, and disseminating information with respect to the implementation of ... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Office for Women Veterans and an Office for Minority Veterans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Space Exploration Sustainability
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) A robust and balanced space program enhances the United
States long-term national and economic security by--
(A... | Space Exploration Sustainability Act - Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 to make it: (1) a long-term goal for the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) to sustainably expand permanent human presence beyond low-Earth orbit and to expand economic activity in spa... | A bill to reaffirm and amend the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transit Rail Access Improvement and
Needs Act for the 21st Century''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) modern and efficient fixed guideway transportation is
important to the viability and well being of metropolitan ar... | Authorizes the mass transportation authority or the rail carrier to apply to the Board for an order establishing reasonable terms for the operation of additional trains by or for the authority over a rail line of the carrier, when the carrier and the authority cannot agree to terms.
Authorizes a mass transportation aut... | Transit Rail Access Improvement and Needs Act for the 21st Century |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Care Consolidation and
Investment Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) fragmentation of the Federal Government's major child
care assistance programs has left gaps for many parents moving
from we... | Child Care Consolidation and Investment Act of 1995 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to appropriate funds for FY 1996 through 2000 for child care services for eligible children through the awarding of grants to States.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, if the amounts ap... | Child Care Consolidation and Investment Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be referred to as the ``Used Car Consumer Notification
and Reporting Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Many States do not have specific requirements regarding
the disclosure of a motor vehicle's history and even ... | Used Car Consumer Notification and Reporting Act - Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to direct the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate regulations that establish uniform Federal requirements regarding the disclosure to consumers that a motor vehicle is a salvage or manufacturer buyback veh... | Used Car Consumer Notification and Reporting Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``American Solution
for Simplifying the Estate Tax Act of 2014''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Congressional findings.
Sec. 3... | American Solution for Simplifying the Estate Tax Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue to: (1) allow taxpayers an election to make annual payments of 1% of their adjusted gross income for a minimum seven-year period in lieu of existing estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) allow a step-up in b... | American Solution for Simplifying the Estate Tax Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Maritime Security Coordination
Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. STRATEGIC PLAN TO ENHANCE THE SECURITY OF THE INTERNATIONAL
SUPPLY CHAIN.
Paragraph (2) of section 201(g) of the Security and Accountability
for Every Port Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 9... | Maritime Security Coordination Improvement Act This bill amends the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), by 270 days after this bill's enactment: (1) and every three years thereafter, to submit an update of the strategic plan to enhance the security... | Maritime Security Coordination Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. PRIVATE EDUCATION LOAN REFINANCING.
Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``PART J--PRIVATE EDUCATION LOAN REFINANCING
``SEC. 499A. PRIVATE EDUCATION LOAN REFINANCING FOR PHYSICIANS.
``(a) In General.--
... | Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to refinance the private education loans of individuals who are participating in a residency program in: (1) family medicine; (2) obstetrics/gynecology; (3) general internal medicine; (4) gerontology; (5) gener... | To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain private education loans for physicians practicing primary care medicine. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hedge Fund Disclosure Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Hedge funds currently operate largely outside the
framework of substantive United States banking, securities, and
futures laws and regulations... | Defines unregulated hedge fund as: (1) any pooled investment vehicle with capital of $3 billion or more that is privately organized, administered by professional investment managers, not widely available to the public, and is not registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940; and (2) any ... | Hedge Fund Disclosure Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community AIDS and Hepatitis
Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Each year, approximately 12,000 Americans contract HIV/
AIDS and approximately 19,000 Americans contract the hepatitis
C virus d... | Community AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention Act - Provides that nothing shall prohibit the use of federal funds to establish or carry out a program of distributing sterile syringes to reduce the transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and viral hepatitis. | To permit the use of Federal funds for syringe exchange programs for purposes of reducing the transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Electronic Duck Stamp Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) On March 16, 1934, the Congress passed and President
Roosevelt signed the Act popularly known as the Duck Stamp Act
(16 U.S.C. 71... | Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a three-year pilot program under which up to 15 States authorized by the Secretary may issue electronic migratory bird hunting and conservation stamps.
Requires implementation of the program no later than one year after the beginning ... | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a pilot program under which up to 15 States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Retired Pay Restoration Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR PAYMENT OF BOTH RETIRED PAY AND VETERANS'
DISABILITY COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN MILITARY RETIREES
WITH COMPENSABLE SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES.
(a) Extension o... | Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2007 - Allows the receipt of both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation with respect to any service-connected disability (currently, only a disability rated at 50 percent or more). States that, in the case of a qualified retiree receiving veterans' disability compensa... | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit certain retired members of the uniformed services who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Co... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Corporate and Labor Electioneering
Advertisement Reform Act'' or the ``CLEAR Act''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENTS INCLUDED IN CAMPAIGN-RELATED COMMUNICATIONS FUNDED
BY CORPORATIONS OR LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Requiring Statement Identifying Head of ... | Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require certain campaign-related radio and television communications paid for by a corporation or labor organization to include a statement identifying the chief executive officer of the corporation or the president of the labor organization. | To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require certain campaign-related communications paid for by a corporation or labor organization to include a statement identifying the chief executive officer of the corporation or the president of the labor organization, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and
Chippewa Indians Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians are
descendants and political successors to the Indians that signed
... | Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Act of 1994 - Reaffirms Federal recognition and rights of the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (in the State of Michigan), including Federal services, benefits, and tribal lands. | Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Children from Peer-to-
Peer Pornography Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Peer-to-peer file trading software has been very widely
distributed. The most popular of these programs has been
... | Protecting Children from Peer-to-Peer Pornography Act of 2003 - Makes it unlawful for any person to distribute peer-to-peer file trading software, or to authorize or cause such software to be distributed by another person, in interstate commerce in a manner that violates regulations promulgated by the Federal Trade Com... | To prohibit the distribution of peer-to-peer file trading software in interstate commerce. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Education and Counseling
Assistance Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND COUNSELING.
(a) Demonstration Program.--Section 106 of the Housing and Urban
Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701x) is amended by adding at the
end the fol... | Financial Education and Counseling Assistance Act of 2007 - Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a grant program to assist eligible organizations to provide financial education and counseling services to homeowners and prospect... | A bill to expand and improve housing counseling services by increasing financial education and counseling services available to homeowners and prospective homebuyers in financial turmoil or who seek credit or other personal financial assistance, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Steel Industry American Heritage
Area Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the industrial and cultural heritage of southwestern
Pennsylvania, including the city of Pittsburgh, and... | Steel Industry American Heritage Area Act of 1995 - Establishes a Steel Industry American Heritage Area in Pennsylvania.
Designates the Steel Industry Heritage Corporation as the Area's management entity. Requires: (1) the Secretary of the Interior, for purposes of carrying out this Act, to enter into a compact with... | Steel Industry American Heritage Area Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Farms for the Future Act Amendments
of 1995''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE AND FINDINGS.
(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to provide agricultural
producers in the United States, in cooperation with States and local
governments, financially competitive ... | Farms for the Future Act Amendments of 1995 - Amends the Farms for the Future Act of 1990 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide States with matching grants for farmland protection easements to retain qualifying farmland in agricultural use. Authorizes appropriations. | Farms for the Future Act Amendments of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``John Marshall Commemorative Coin
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress hereby finds as follows:
(1) John Marshall served as the Chief Justice of the United
States Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835, the longest tenure of any
Chief Justice... | John Marshall Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury: (1) to mint and issue not more than 400,000 silver one-dollar coins emblematic of Chief Justice John Marshall and his contributions to the United States in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of his birth; and (2) in cooperation with the L... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Chief Justice John Marshall. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commute Less Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING.
(a) Definitions.--Section 5303(b) of title 49, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (9);
(2) by redesignating p... | Commute Less Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill requires metropolitan planning organization (MPO) transportation plans to include, among other things, employer and transportation management organization outreach activities and strategies to help create and expand employer-based commuter programs. An "employer-based c... | Commute Less Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Beneficiary Information Act
of 1997''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE BENEFICIARY INFORMATION.
(a) In General.--Section 1876(c)(3)(E) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395mm(c)(3)(E)) is amended to read as follows:
``(E)(i) Each eligible organizati... | Medicare Beneficiary Information Act of 1997 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise requirements that eligible organizations provide enrollees with an explanation of their rights. Requires inclusion in such explanation of a copy of the most recent report comparing the organizations that M... | Medicare Beneficiary Information Act of 1997 |
TITLE I--VICKSBURG CAMPAIGN TRAIL BATTLEFIELDS PRESERVATION
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Vicksburg Campaign Trail
Battlefields Preservation Act of 1999''.
SEC. 102. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) there are situated along the Vicksburg ... | Title II: Mississippi Civil Rights Trail Study
- Mississippi Civil Rights Trail Study Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary to complete and report to specified congressional committees on a study identifying sites within Mississippi that are significant to the modern civil rights movement for purposes of historical inte... | Mississippi Civil Rights Trail Study Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hydroelectric Licensing Process
Improvement Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) hydroelectric power is an irreplaceable source of
clean, economic, renewable energy with the unique capability of
suppor... | Prescribes implementation guidelines, including scientific and administrative review, and coordinated environmental review by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as the designated lead agency.
Directs FERC to submit a feasibility study to certain congressional committees congressional committees regarding ... | Hydroelectric Licensing Process Improvement Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Lands Counterdrug Strategy
and Enforcement Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL LANDS COUNTERDRUG STRATEGY.
(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Director of
National ... | Federal Lands Counterdrug Strategy and Enforcement Enhancement Act - Requires the Director of National Drug Control Policy to develop and submit to Congress a Federal Lands Counterdrug Strategy. Sets forth specific Strategy requirements.
Requires the separate presentation to Congress of any content of the Strategy tha... | To require the Director of National Drug Control Policy to develop a Federal Lands Counterdrug Strategy and to provide for enhanced penalties for certain drug offenses on Federal lands. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring Democracy to the U.S.
Congress Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that, while the United States is
endeavoring to bring democracy to countries such as Iraq and
Afghanistan, recent events in the Congres... | Restoring Democracy to the U.S. Congress Act of 2004 - Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to address: (1) the time limit on roll call votes; (2) actual voting required in conference committee meetings; (3) waiver of the germaneness requirement for conference reports; (4) removal of Members from committee ... | To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit behavior that threatens that institution, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Former Charleston Naval Base Land
Exchange Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the
parcels consisting of approximately 10.499 acres of land
(including improvem... | Former Charleston Naval Base Land Exchange Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to exchange specified parcels of land owned by the United States located on the former U.S. Naval Base Complex in North Charleston, South Carolina (federal land), for specified parcels owned by the South Carolin... | To provide for an exchange of land between the Department of Homeland Security and the South Carolina State Ports Authority. |
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