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SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY TO THE TANANA TRIBAL COUNCIL.
(a) Conveyance of Property.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable, but not later than
180 days, after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this Act
as ... | This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convey to the Tanana Tribal Council in Tanana, Alaska, all interest of the United States in and to certain property (including all land, improvements, and appurtenances) containing 11.25 acres, in the village of Tanana for use in connection with hea... | To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Tanana Tribal Council located in Tanana, Alaska, and to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation located in Dillingham, Alaska, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Citizen Debt
Reduction Contribution Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Sense of the Congress.
Sec. 3. Income tax refunds.
Sec. 4. Donation of social security benefits for p... | Citizen Debt Reduction Contribution Act - Provides that individuals otherwise entitled to receive payments from the Federal Government may specify that a portion of those payments be used for deficit reduction.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that any budget savings resulting from this Act should be used solely to... | Citizen Debt Reduction Contribution Act |
SECTION 1. PLANS TO ADDRESS NEEDS OF FAMILIES OF PASSENGERS INVOLVED IN
FOREIGN AIR CARRIER ACCIDENTS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 413 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 41313. Plans to address needs of families of passengers involved
i... | Amends Federal transportation law to require foreign air carriers to transmit to the Secretary of Transportation and the Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board a plan for addressing the needs of families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents involving foreign air carriers and a significant loss of ... | To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the National Transportation Safety Board and individual foreign air carriers to address the needs of families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents involving foreign air carriers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Quadrennial Foreign Affairs Review
Act''.
SEC. 2. QUADRENNIAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS REVIEW.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Department of State, established in 1789, is
responsible for representing the worldwide inter... | Quadrennial Foreign Affairs Review Act - Directs: (1) the Secretary of State to submit every four years to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations a quadrennial foreign affairs and Department of State review; and (2) the Foreign Affairs Panel to submit to the Secretary a rep... | To require a quadrennial review of the diplomatic strategy and structure of the Department of State and its related agencies to determine how the Department can best fulfill its mission in the 21st century and meet the challenges of a changing world. |
SECTION 1. CONSERVATION FLEX PROGRAM OPTION.
(a) Establishment of Program.--The Agricultural Act of 1949 is
amended by inserting after section 115 (7 U.S.C. 1445k) the following
new section:
``SEC. 116. CONSERVATION FLEX PROGRAM OPTION.
``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a voluntary
conser... | Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a voluntary conservation flex program which will permit producers to adopt integrated site-specific farm management plans. Includes within such plans resource-conserving crops, crop rotation, and rotational grazing. | To amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to permit producers to adopt integrated, site-specific farm management plans that provide for resource-conserving crop rotation, special conservation practices, rotational grazing, and biomass production operations and practices. |
SECTION 1. DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL STRATEGY.
(a) In General.--The President, acting through the Secretary,
shall, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of
State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of National
Intelligence, and the appropriate Federal banking agencies and Federal... | This bill requires the President to develop a strategy to prevent the financing of terrorism. The strategy shall contain: (1) an assessment of present efforts and existing threats, (2) proposed changes and initiatives, (3) a discussion of the role of the private sector and the enhancement of intergovernmental coop... | To require the President to develop a national strategy for combating the financing of terrorism and related forms of illicit finance, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Defense Trade Cooperation Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Close defense cooperation between the United States and
each of the United Kingdom and Australia requires
interoperabilit... | Defense Trade Cooperation Act of 2003 - Amends the Arms Export Control Act (the Act) to make the requirement of a bilateral agreement prior to the transfer of defense articles or services from the United States to a foreign country inapplicable to a bilateral agreement between the United States and the Government of: (... | A bill to provide certain exceptions from requirements for bilateral agreements with Australia and the United Kingdom for exemptions from the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. |
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) The term ``hazardous substance research centers'' means
the hazardous substance research centers described in section
... | Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) establish a program for qualified military and Department of Energy (DOE) personnel to enable such individuals to acquire career training in environmental engineering, environmental sciences, or environmental project management in fields re... | A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to provide career training through the hazardous substance research center program of the Environmental Protection Agency to qualified military personnel and qualified Department of Energy personnel in order to enable su... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Payment Improvement Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. VALUE INDEX UNDER THE MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE.
(a) In General.--Section 1848(e)(5) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395w-4(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragrap... | Medicare Payment Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to determine a value index for the physician work component for each Medicare physician fee schedule area. | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to create a value indexing mechanism for the physician work component of the Medicare physician fee schedule. |
approved April 12, 1892 (20
U.S.C. 91) is amended by striking out ``Patent Office'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``United States Patent and Trademark
Corporation''.
(15) Section 505(m) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 355(m)) is amended by striking out ``Pa... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Patent and Trademark Corporation
Title II: Miscellaneous Provisions
Patent and Trademark Office Reform Act of 1995 -
Title I: Patent and Trademark Corporation
- Replaces specified provisions governing the Patent and Trademark Office with provisions establishing the Patent a... | Patent and Trademark Office Reform Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Torture Victims Relief Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The American people abhor torture by any government or
person. The existence of torture creates a climate of fear and
international i... | Torture Victims Relief Act - Prohibits the United States from expelling, removing, extraditing, or otherwise involuntarily returning an individual to a country if there is substantial evidence that a reasonable person in the circumstances of that individual would fear subjection to torture in that country.
(Sec. 5) Co... | Torture Victims Relief Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Long-Term Care Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. NONRECOGNITION OF GAIN ON SALE OF PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE TO EXTENT
PROCEEDS USED FOR ENTRANCE INTO CONTINUING CARE
RETIREMENT COMMUNITY.
(a) In General.--Section 1034 of the Internal Revenu... | Long-Term Care Act of 1994 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the nonrecognition of gain from the sale of a principal residence if the new residence is a qualified continuing care retirement community and the taxpayer has attained the age 55.
Excludes from gross income amounts withdrawn from individual ... | Long-Term Care Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gulf Coast Access to Savings Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM RETIREMENT PLANS FOR LOSSES BY REASON OF
GULF OIL SPILL.
(a) In General.--Subchapter Y of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the e... | Gulf Coast Access to Savings Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax-free distributions, up to $50,000 in any taxable year, from retirement plans on or after April 20, 2010, and before January 1, 2011, for individuals whose principal place of abode is in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, or ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for distributions from retirement plans for losses as a result of the explosion on and sinking of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, the discharge of oil in the Gulf of Mexico caused by such explosion and sinking, or the effects of such discharge o... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Philanthropic Enterprise Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. EXCEPTION FROM PRIVATE FOUNDATION EXCESS BUSINESS HOLDING TAX
FOR CERTAIN PHILANTHROPIC BUSINESS HOLDINGS.
(a) In General.--Section 4943 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by a... | Philanthropic Enterprise Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt the holdings of a private foundation in any business enterprise that meet specified requirements relating to exclusive ownership, minimum distribution of net operating income, and independent operation (i.e., not controlled by a substanti... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt private foundations from the tax on excess business holdings in the case of certain philanthropic enterprises which are independently supervised, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Access to Life-Saving
Medications Act''.
SEC. 2. DRUG SHORTAGES.
(a) Expansion of Notification Requirement Regarding Potential
Shortages of Prescription Drugs.--Section 506C of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 356c) is am... | Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require a prescription drug manufacturer to notify the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) of a discontinuance, interruption, or other adjustment of the manufacture of the drug that would likely result in a sh... | A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide the Food and Drug Administration with improved capacity to prevent drug shortages. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN ACT.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``District of
Columbia Legislative and Budget Autonomy Act of 1998''.
(b) References in Act.--Whenever in this Act an amendment is
expressed in terms of an amendment to or repeal of a section or other
provision, the re... | District of Columbia Legislative and Budget Autonomy Act of 1998 - Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide that the District of Columbia Budget passed by the Council of the District of Columbia shall be enacted without referral to the President or approval by the Congress.
Repeals the mandate for cong... | District of Columbia Legislative and Budget Autonomy Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cost of Production Safety Net Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Loan commodity.--The term ``loan commodity'' means
wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, and grain sorghums.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secreta... | Cost of Production Safety Net Act of 1998 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make nonrecourse commodity loans available at fair return rates to wheat or feed grain producers who agree to forgo obtaining marketing assistance loans. Sets forth loan provisions. | Cost of Production Safety Net Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Maritime Goods Movement Act for the
21st Century''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Commercial cargo.--The term ``commercial cargo''--
(A) means--
(i) any cargo transported on a commercia... | Maritime Goods Movement Act for the 21st Century - Directs the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to impose a Maritime Goods Movement User Fee of 0.125% on all commercial cargo (except a U.S. export) that: (1) is unloaded from or loaded on a commercial vessel at a U.S. port, or (2) enters a U.S. point of entry. P... | Maritime Goods Movement Act for the 21st Century |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Assistance Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) many grandparents throughout the United States are the
primary caregivers to their grandchildren and such grandparents
... | Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Assistance Act of 1993 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to qualify grandchildren for social security benefits based only on their dependency on social security recipients. Sets special rules if one of a grandchild... | Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Assistance Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect and Save Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO DISCLOSE RETURN AND RETURN INFORMATION IN FEDERAL
AND STATE PROSECUTION LAW ENFORCEMENT.
(a) In General.--Subsection (k) of section 6103 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended ... | Protect and Save Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose tax return information to federal and state law enforcement agencies to assist in the investigation of the misuse of the identity of another person for purposes of filing a false or fraudulent tax... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent identity theft and tax fraud, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Employee Misclassification
Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES AND NON-EMPLOYEES.
(a) Recordkeeping and Notice Requirements.--Section 11(c) of the
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 211(c)) is amended--
(1) by str... | Employee Misclassification Prevention Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to require every person to: (1) keep records of non-employees (contractors) who perform labor or services (except substitute work), including through an entity such as a trust, estate, partnership, association, company, or co... | A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require persons to keep records of non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and to provide a special penalty for persons who misclassify employees as non-employees, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) To date, 212 innocent people have been exonerated
nationwide through DNA testing and the Innocence Project has
worked on the vast majority of those cases, with thousands
awaiting evaluation in their last hope for justice... | Awards a congressional gold medal to Barry C. Scheck and to Peter Neufeld in recognition of their outstanding service to the nation and to justice as co-founders and co-directors of the Innocence Project (a nonprofit legal clinic dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted people through DNA testing and to reforming ... | To award a congressional gold medal to Barry C. Scheck and to Peter Neufeld in recognition of their outstanding service to the Nation and to justice as co-founders and co-directors of the Innocence Project. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeland Security Information
Sharing Enhancement Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS ON DISSEMINATION OF HOMELAND SECURITY-RELATED
INFORMATION.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Section 201(d)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2... | Homeland Security Information Sharing Enhancement Act of 2006 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Under Secretary for Information and Analysis to implement a Homeland Security Advisory System to provide advisories and alerts regarding threats to homeland security. Requires such an advisory or aler... | To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance homeland security information sharing, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Earthquake Hazards Reduction
Authorization Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Federal Emergency Management Agency.--Section 12(a)(7) of the
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706(a)) is
amended--
... | Authorizes additional appropriations for FY 2001 through 2003 for a USGS program to develop a prototype real-time seismic warning system.
(Sec. 3) Repeals provisions of the Act concerning: (1) non-Federal cost sharing for certain supplemental funds; (2) the authorization of appropriations in prior fiscal years for cert... | Earthquake Hazards Reduction Authorization Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stark Administrative Simplification
Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE SANCTIONS FOR TECHNICAL NONCOMPLIANCE WITH STARK
RULE UNDER MEDICARE.
Section 1877 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395nn) is
amended by adding at the end the f... | Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2017 This bill establishes alternative protocols and sanctions for inadvertent technical noncompliance with the Stark Rule against self-referral under Medicare. "Technical noncompliance" means, with respect to a compensation arrangement, that: (1) the agreement is not signed b... | Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN ALIENS CLAIMING EARNED INCOME TAX
CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 32(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(G) Prohibition on retroactive credit for certain
... | This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny the earned income tax credit to an alien who has been granted deferred action from removal in any taxable year in which such alien was not lawfully present in the United States or not authorized to work. The bill requires the Commissioner of Social Security to provide ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a limitation on certain aliens from claiming the earned income tax credit. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Accountability through
Transparency Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. MEDICAID INTERNET-BASED TRANSPARENCY PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Title XIX of the Social Security Act, as amended
by section 203(d) of the Children's Health Insurance Program
Reauthoriz... | Medicaid Accountability through Transparency Act of 2009 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement a program under which the Secretary shall make available... | A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make certain de-identified information collected under the Medicaid Statistical Information System publicly available on the Internet. |
TITLE I--MODIFICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO DRAWBACK CLAIMS
SEC. 101. MERCHANDISE NOT CONFORMING TO SAMPLE OR SPECIFICATIONS.
Section 313(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(c)), is
amended to read as follows:
``(c) Merchandise Not Conforming to Sample or Specifications.--
``(1) Cond... | Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to revise provisions requiring a refund of duties (drawback) on articles or merchandise which has been exported or destroyed under the supervision of the Customs Service within three years after importation or withdrawal, and which, among other things, is ultimately sold at retail and for ... | A bill to amend section 313 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to modify the provisions relating to drawback claims, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Health Options and
Insurance Competition Enhancement Act'' or the ``CHOICE Act''.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE OPTION.
(a) In General.--Part C of title XXVII of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-91) is amended by adding at the ... | Consumer Health Options and Insurance Competition Enhancement Act or the CHOICE Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to offer, throughout the United States, a public health insurance option that provides value, choice, competition, and the stabi... | Consumer Health Options and Insurance Competition Enhancement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mercury Emissions Control Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) mercury pollution is a serious hazard to human health
and the environment in the United States;
(2) more than 45 per... | Mercury Emissions Control Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to propose regulations to: (1) control the emission of hazardous air pollutants, including mercury pollutants, from electric utility steam generating units; and (2) require a reduction of n... | A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations to control hazardous air pollutant emissions from electric utility steam generating units. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reservoir Operations Improvement
Act''.
SEC. 2. REVISION OF WATER MANUALS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date on which
the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers,
identifies all eligible projects under secti... | Reservoir Operations Improvement Act This bill directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to submit a report with respect to each drought state (a state for which the governor has declared a drought or that contains at least one county for which the Department of Agriculture has designated a drought disaster) during wate... | Reservoir Operations Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Invest in Small Business Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. INCREASED EXCLUSION AND OTHER MODIFICATIONS APPLICABLE TO
QUALIFIED SMALL BUSINESS STOCK.
(a) Increased Exclusion.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 1202 of the
... | Invest in Small Business Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the exclusion from gross income of the gain from the sale or exchange of qualified small business stock from 50 to 100% of such gain and reduce the holding period for such stock from five to three years; (2) disqualify stock held b... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the partial exclusion for gain from certain small business stocks. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Universal Home Design Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Accessible.--The term ``accessible'' (except when used
in the context of accessible format) means--
(A) consistent with--
... | Universal Home Design Act of 2014 - Requires the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) to develop guidelines setting forth the minimum technical criteria and scoping requirements for certain federally assisted single family houses, townhouses, and other specified kinds of dwelling to... | Universal Home Design Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Water Rights Protection Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means, as
applicable--
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture; or
(B) the Secretary of... | Water Rights Protection Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture from: conditioning the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit, approval, license, lease, allotment, easement, right-of-way, or other land use or occupancy agreement (permit) on the transfer of any... | Water Rights Protection Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare+Choice
Program Improvement Act of 2000''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Increase in national per capita Medicare+Cho... | Delays from July to November 2000 the deadline for withdrawing the offer, or rescinding the withdrawal, of Medicare+Choice plans for 2001. | Medicare+Choice Program Improvement Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Estate Tax Reform
Act of 2001''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision,
th... | Estate Tax Reform Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide for incremental increases in the unified credit against the estate and gift taxes (currently, $700,000 for 2002) going from $ 1million for 2002 to $ 2 million by 2006; and (2) increase incrementally the current maximum family-owned busines... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit exemption and the qualified family-owned business interest deduction, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bureau of Reclamation Water
Conservation, Efficiency, and Management Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Non-federal entity.--The term ``non-Federal entity''
means a State, Indian tribe, irrigation district, wat... | Bureau of Reclamation Water Conservation, Efficiency, and Management Improvement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to provide grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, nonfederal entities with water delivery authority to pay the federal share of... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make available cost-shared grants and enter into cooperative agreements to further the goals of the Water 2025 Program by improving water conservation, efficiency, and management in the Reclamation States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Economic Stimulus Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. RETROACTIVE, 2-YEAR MORATORIUM ON INCLUSION OF UNEMPLOYMENT
COMPENSATION IN GROSS INCOME.
(a) In General.--Section 85 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to unemployment compensa... | Family Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude unemployment compensation from gross income in 2007 and 2008; (2) increase the child tax credit to $1,200 in 2008; (3) allow individual taxpayers a $400 tax rebate ($800 in the case of a joint return) in 2008; (4) extend unemploymen... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an economic stimulus for individuals. |
SECTION 1. RETIREMENT YEARS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part I of subchapter D of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to pension, profit-
sharing, stock bonus plans, etc.) is amended by inserting after section
408 the following new section:
``SEC. 408A. RETIREMENT YEARS ... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction for contributions made by an individual who is younger than the age of 40 to an individual retirement plan designated as a Retirement Years Savings Account (RYS). Prohibits any rollover contribution to an RYS account unless: (1) such contribution is from another RY... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow deductible contributions to individual retirement plans designated as Retirement Years Savings Accounts. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Uniformed Services Differential Pay
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. INCOME TAX WITHHOLDING ON DIFFERENTIAL WAGE PAYMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 3401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to definitions) is amended by adding at the end the followi... | Uniformed Services Differential Pay Protection Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat differential wage payments as a payment of wages by an employer to an employee for income tax purposes. Defines "differential wage payment" as any employer payment to an individual serving on active duty in the uniformed serv... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the proper treatment of differential wage payments made to employees called to active duty in the uniformed services, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``WIC Fraud Prosecution Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the special supplemental food program for women,
infants, and children (WIC) established under section 17 of the
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (4... | WIC Fraud Prosecution Act of 1994 - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to set civil and criminal penalties with respect to trafficking in food instruments and other frauds in connection with the special supplement food program for women, infants, and children.
Requires each State plan to include a detailed plan fo... | WIC Fraud Prosecution Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Center for Excellence in
Research and Development Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Due to the end of the Cold War, the United States has
not recently conducted underground nuclear testi... | National Center for Excellence in Research and Development Act of 1996 - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Energy for FY 1995 and beyond to maintain the operational readiness of the underground nuclear testing facilities and infrastructure of the Nevada Test Site.
Establishes within the Department of Energ... | National Center for Excellence in Research and Development Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Community
Protection and Hazardous Fuels Reduction Act of 1997''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 3.... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Management of Wildland-Urban Interface Areas
Title II: Fire Danger Reduction By Removal of Grasses and Forbs
Title III: Miscellaneous Provisions
Community Protection and Hazardous Fuels Reduction Act of 1997 -
Title I: Management of Wildland-Urban Interface Areas
- R... | Community Protection and Hazardous Fuels Reduction Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Citizens' Self-Defense Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Police cannot protect, and are not legally liable for
failing to protect, individual citizens, as evidenced by the
following:
... | Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2011 - Declares that a person not prohibited under the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act from receiving a firearm shall have the right to obtain firearms for security and to use firearms in defense of: (1) self or family against a reasonably perceived threat of imminent and unlawful in... | To protect the right to obtain firearms for security, and to use firearms in defense of self, family, or home, and to provide for the enforcement of such right. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``Rosa's Law''.
SEC. 2. INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES.
(a) Higher Education Act of 1965.--Section 760(2)(A) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1140(2)(A)) is amended by striking
``mental retardation or''.
(b) Individuals With Disabi... | Rosa's Law - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Public Health Service Act, the Health Professions Education Partnerships Act of 1998, the National Sickle Cell Anemia Act, Cooley... | A bill to change references in Federal law to mental retardation to references to an intellectual disability, and to change references to a mentally retarded individual to references to an individual with an intellectual disability. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fracturing Regulations are Effective
in State Hands Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) hydraulic fracturing is a commercially viable practice
that has been used in the United States for more than 60 years
in... | Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act - Grants any state sole authority to promulgate or enforce any regulation, guidance, or permit requirement with regard to the underground injection of fluids or propping agents pursuant to the hydraulic fracturing process, or any component of such process, relatin... | To clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patent Fairness Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. PATENT TERM RESTORATION REVIEW PROCEDURE FOR CERTAIN DRUG
PRODUCTS.
(a) Patent Term Restoration.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 14 of title 35, United States
Code, is amended by inser... | (Sec. 2) Defines such standards as: (1) a regulatory review period from application submission to application approval exceeding 60 months; and (2) the absence of substantial evidence overcoming the rebuttable presumption that the applicant for patent term restoration for the drug product acted with due diligence. Requ... | Patent Fairness Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Relief Volunteer Protection
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) It is in the national interest to encourage individuals
to volunteer to assist victims of national disasters.
(2... | Disaster Relief Volunteer Protection Act of 2006 - Provides liability protection for individuals who volunteer to assist victims of national disasters for any injury (including personal injury, property damage or loss, and death) caused by an act or omission in connection with disaster relief services provided or facil... | To provide liability protection for individuals who volunteer to assist victims of national disasters. |
ACT
REMEDIES TO TELEPHONE BILLING FOR MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS
OR SERVICES.
The Telephone Disclosure and Dispute Resolution Act (15 U.S.C. 5701
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new title:
``TITLE V--UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE ACTS AND PRACTICES IN CONNECTION WITH
... | Anti-Cramming Protection Act of 1998 - Amends the Telephone Disclosure and Dispute Resolution Act to direct the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prescribe rules to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive acts in the billing of miscellaneous product or service charges. Prohibits any person from submitting for bill... | Anti-Cramming Protection Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Care Quality Incentive Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Recent research on early brain development reveals that
much of a child's growth is determined by e... | Child Care Quality Incentive Act of 2003 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to revise requirements relating to child care payment rates.Requires States to conduct market rate surveys, at least once every two years, to determine their child care payment rates under the block grant program, i... | A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to provide incentive grants to improve the quality of child care. |
SECTION 1. WELLNESS PROGRAM EMPLOYER CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related
credits) is amended by inserting after section 45Q the following new
section:
``SEC. 45R. WELLNESS PROGRAM EMPLOYER CREDIT.
``(... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a tax credit to develop and implement a wellness program that: (1) conducts health risk assessments for each program participant; (2) offers annually at least two preventive services recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force; (3) offers annual counseling ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for employer-provided wellness programs. |
SECTION 1. IMPROVEMENT OF THE AFFORDABILITY OF THE CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Section 35(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by striking ``February 13, 2011'' and inserting ``July 1,
2012''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 7527(b) of such Code is amended
by striking ``February 13, 2011'' and... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through June 30, 2012, the increased 80% tax credit for health insurance costs (including advance payments) for trade adjustment assistance (TAA) and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) pension recipients.
Makes TAA recipients who are in a break in training under a tr... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the health insurance costs tax credit, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stevie Wonder Congressional Gold
Medal Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Stevland Hardaway Judkins, later known as Stevie
Wonder, born in Saginaw, Michigan to Lula Mae Hardaway on May
13, 1950, has... | Stevie Wonder Congressional Gold Medal Act - Provides for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to Stevie Wonder in recognition of his ground-breaking musical achievements, activism, and contributions to the music industry. | To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Stevie Wonder, in recognition of his ground-breaking musical achievements, activism, and contributions to the music industry. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``California Seamounts and Ridges
National Marine Conservation Area Designation and Management Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The California Seamounts and Ridges National Marine
... | California Seamounts and Ridges National Marine Conservation Area Designation and Management Act This bill establishes the California Seamounts and Ridges National Marine Conservation Area to protect certain seamounts, ridges, and banks locatedin federal waters off the coast of California. The National Oceanic and Atmo... | California Seamounts and Ridges National Marine Conservation Area Designation and Management Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Communities Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2003-2006, for children aged
6-11 years and 12-19 years, ... | Healthy Communities Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make five-year grants to community partnerships for programs to combat obesity. Sets forth eligibility requirements. Provides for an executive council and a steering committee.
Requires ... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote obesity prevention, including proper nutrition and exercise. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hospital Price Reporting and
Disclosure Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF HOSPITAL DATA.
Part B of title II of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``dat... | Hospital Price Reporting and Disclosure Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require a hospital to: (1) report data to the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding the frequency of performing certain services and administering certain drugs and the charge by the hospital for such services or dr... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the public disclosure of charges for certain hospital services and drugs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Black Hills
Charter Forest Act of 2002''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Findings.
Sec. 4. Purpose.
Sec.... | Black Hills Charter Forest Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to conduct a ten-year demonstration project in the Black Hills National Forest (the "Forest") for the purposes of increasing community involvement in Forest management decisions and evaluating ... | To require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a demonstration forest management project in the Black Hills National Forest in the States of South Dakota and Wyoming. |
SECTION 1. UNITED STATES ARMS EMBARGO OF THE GOVERNMENT OF BOSNIA AND
HERZEGOVINA.
(a) Prohibition.--Neither the President nor any other member of the
Executive Branch of the United States Government shall interfere with
the transfer of arms to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(b) Ter... | Prohibits the President or any other member of the executive branch from interfering with the transfer to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina of: (1) arms; or (2) conventional arms appropriate to self-defense needs.
Requires the President to terminate the U.S. arms embargo of such government upon receipt of a re... | A bill to remove the United States arms embargo of the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fighting Medicare Fraud Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. PERMISSIVE EXCLUSION FROM FEDERAL HEALTH PROGRAMS EXPANDED TO
CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WITH PRIOR INTEREST IN SANCTIONED
ENTITIES AND ENTITIES AFFILIATED WITH SANCTIONED
E... | Fighting Medicare Fraud Act of 2016 This bill amends title XI (General Provisions) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to expand the authority of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to exclude from participation in federal health programs certain affiliates of a sanctioned entity. (A "sanctioned enti... | Fighting Medicare Fraud Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION OF INCOME FOR RESIDENTS OF THE HURRICANES KATRINA
AND RITA CORE DISASTER AREA.
(a) General Rule.--In the case of an individual, there shall be
excluded from gross income for each taxable year beginning during
calendar year 2005 an amount equal to the qualified earned income of... | Allows individual taxpayers residing in the Hurricanes Katrina and Rita core disaster areas an exclusion from gross income, for federal income tax purposes, for a certain amount of their income earned in 2005 within such disaster areas. | To provide an exclusion from gross income for income earned in 2005 from sources within the Hurricanes Katrina and Rita core disaster area. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Decentralize Regulatory Agencies,
Include the Nation Act of 2018'' or the ``DRAIN Act''.
SEC. 2. RELOCATION OF FEDERAL NONSECURITY AGENCIES TO LOCATIONS OUTSIDE
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION.
(a) Definitions.--In this section--
... | Decentralize Regulatory Agencies, Include the Nation Act of 2018 or the DRAIN Act This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget and the General Services Administration to jointly develop and implement a plan for relocating nonsecurity agencies outside the National Capital region by the later of October 1, 2029... | Decentralize Regulatory Agencies, Include the Nation Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Clatsop National Memorial
Expansion Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The cross-country expedition of Meriwether Lewis and
William Clark, known as ``The Corps of Discovery'', was a very
... | Fort Clatsop National Memorial Expansion Act of 1998 - Repeals the acreage limitation for the Fort Clatsop National Memorial, Oregon.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) acquire appropriate lands or improvements located in certain areas for inclusion in the Memorial to preserve the historic scene and to ... | Fort Clatsop National Memorial Expansion Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Camera Accountability Maintenance
and Transparency in Policing Act of 2015'' or the ``CAM TIP Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. BODY-WORN CAMERA GRANTS.
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by addi... | Camera Accountability Maintenance and Transparency in Policing Act of 2015 or the CAM TIP Act of 2015 Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make matching grants to states, local governments, and Indian tribes for the acquisition, operation, and m... | CAM TIP Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Impunity for Iranian Aggression
at Sea Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS ON INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE COMPLICIT IN
VIOLATIONS OF THE GENEVA CONVENTION OR THE RIGHT UNDER
INTERNATIONAL LAW TO CONDUCT INNOCENT PASSAGE.
... | No Impunity for Iranian Aggression at Sea Act of 2016 This bill requires the President to submit a report that includes: a determination of whether, during the June 2016 incident when Iranian forces boarded two U.S. Navy combat vessels and detained the crews at gunpoint, any of the Iranian actions violated the Geneva... | No Impunity for Iranian Aggression at Sea Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Digital Opportunity Investment Trust
Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST.
(a) In General.--There is established a trust to be known as the
``Digital Opportunity Investment Trust'' (referred to in this Act as
the ``Trust'').
(b) Funds.--
... | Digital Opportunity Investment Trust Act - Establishes the Digital Opportunity Investment Trust (the Trust), which shall receive 30 percent of the cash payment received by the Federal Government each fiscal year quarter through FY 2020 from auctions of the publicly owned electromagnetic spectrum and fees derived from t... | A bill entitled the "Digital Opportunity Investment Trust Act". |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fulfilling the Potential of Women in
Academic Science and Engineering Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Many reports over the past decade have found that it is
critical to our Nation's economic l... | Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Act of 2011 - Defines a "federal science agency" as any federal agency responsible for at least 2% of total federal research and development funding to institutions of higher education (IHEs), according to National Science Foundation (NSF) data.
Req... | To provide for fulfilling the potential of women in academic science and engineering, and for other purposes. |
PROCEDURES.
(a) In General.--Section 7123 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(c) Availability of Dispute Resolutions.--
``(1) In general.--The procedures prescribed under
subsection (b)(1) and the pilot program established ... | Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow businesses with average annual gross receipts of not more than $50 million that prevail in an administrative or court proceeding involving the determination, collection, or refund of tax, interest, or penalty to recover ... | Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. AVAILABILITY OF FREE BROADCAST TIME.
Title III of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 301 et seq.)
is amended by inserting after section 315 the following new section:
``free broadcast time for senate candidates
``Sec. 315A. (a) In addition to broadcast time that a licensee
m... | Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require television stations to make three hours of broadcast time during a prime time access period available at no charge to each Senatorial campaign committee of a political party.
Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for the designation of such committ... | A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 and the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to better inform the electorate in Senate elections. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Overseas Voting Education and
Reform, Safeguarding Every American's Vote Act'' or the ``OVERSEAS Vote
Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING REFUSAL TO ACCEPT ABSENTEE BALLOT FOR FAILURE TO
INCLUDE NOTARIZATION ON RETURN ENVELOPE.
Section 103 of the... | Overseas Voting Education and Reform, Safeguarding Every American's Vote Act, or OVERSEAS Vote Act - Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizen Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) to prohibit a state from refusing to accept or process any otherwise valid absentee ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter or overse... | To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to promote the participation of absent overseas voters in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Congress strongly supports providing every honorably
discharged veteran the opportunity to be buried in a national
veterans cemetery in recognition of their sacrifices for the
freedoms enjoyed by every citizen of... | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery in eastern Nebraska to serve the needs of veterans and their families in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. | A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery in the eastern Nebraska region to serve veterans in the eastern Nebraska and western Iowa regions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing Medicare Costs through
Innovation Act''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE COMMERCIALIZATION GRANTS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term--
(A) ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of
the Centers ... | Reducing Medicare Costs through Innovation Act This bill establishes a Medicare commercialization grant program, through which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall award grants to eligible small businesses for certain activities related to developing novel eligible medical products and receiving... | Reducing Medicare Costs through Innovation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alien Smuggling and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Alien smuggling by land, air, and sea is a
transnational crime that--
(A) violates the integrit... | Alien Smuggling and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to check against all available terrorist watchlists those alien smugglers and smuggled individuals who are interdicted at U.S. land, air, and sea borders.
Revises alien smuggling and related criminal offense and penalty p... | A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and title 18, United States Code, to combat the crime of alien smuggling and related activities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Long Island Sound Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. LONG ISLAND SOUND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Administrator shall carry out a demonstration
program under which the Administrator may make grants on an annual
basis to the States of New York ... | Long Island Sound Restoration Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a demonstration program to make annual grants to the States of New York and Connecticut for: (1) demonstrating methods of restoring and maintaining the water quality of designated bays and harbors of Long ... | Long Island Sound Restoration Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Health Care
Quality Improvement Act of 2016''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--RURAL HEALTH CARE
... | Rural Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 2016 This bill amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to: establish certain health care quality measures with respect to rural providers; include such measures within specified Medicare payment models; revise certain req... | Rural Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Solar Energy Pilot Leasing
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) County.--The term ``County'' means Lincoln County,
Nevada.
(2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means any of
the F... | American Solar Energy Pilot Leasing Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to: (1) designate specified federal land in Nevada under the administrative jurisdiction of BLM that is identified as a solar development zone as a solar pilot pro... | To provide for the development of solar pilot project areas on public land in Lincoln County, Nevada. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Holocaust Education Assistance
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Holocaust was an historical event that resulted in
the systemic, state-sponsored mass murders by Nazi... | Holocaust Education Assistance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to educational organizations to carry out educational programs about the Holocaust. | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to educational organizations to carry out educational programs about the Holocaust. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emigrant Wilderness Preservation Act
of 1999''.
SEC. 2. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN WATER IMPOUNDMENT
STRUCTURES IN THE EMIGRANT WILDERNESS, STANISLAUS
NATIONAL FOREST, CALIFORNIA.
(a) Cooperative Agreement For Mai... | Emigrant Wilderness Preservation Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to the Emigrant Wilderness in the Stanislaus National Forest, California, to enter into an agreement with a qualifying non-Federal entity to retain, maintain, and operate at private expense 12 specified water impoundment s... | Emigrant Wilderness Preservation Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Decommissioning Assurance
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) full, safe decommissioning of nuclear power plants is a
compelling Federal interest, in that--
... | Sets a time frame by which the NRC must issue a determination whether the nuclear decommissioning trust fund and the currently approved decommissioning recovery cost rates are adequate to ensure full and safe facility decommissioning. Details mandatory NRC considerations.
Amends the Federal Power Act to permit an elect... | Nuclear Decommissioning Assurance Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Business Improvement Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. BUSINESS ACTIVITY TARGETS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in administering the
small business and capital ownership development program established by
section 7(j)(10) of the Small Business Act, ... | Business Improvement Act of 1993 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the head of any participating Federal agency (other than the Department of Defense), in order to facilitate the attainment of such agency's goal regarding the participation in procurement contracts of small businesses owned and controlled by ... | Business Improvement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayers' Cancer Research Funding
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF INCOME TAX PAYMENTS TO BREAST AND PROSTATE
CANCER RESEARCH FUND.
(a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to infor... | Taxpayers' Cancer Research Funding Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain individuals to designate that five dollars (ten dollars in the case of joint returns) be paid over to the Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund established by this Act. | Taxpayers' Cancer Research Funding Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Gaming Regulatory Improvement
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE INDIAN GAMING REGULATORY ACT.
The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 4(7) (25 U.S.C. 2703(7)), by adding at the
... | Indian Gaming Regulatory Improvement Act of 2001 - Amends the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to make the Gambling Devices Transportation Act inapplicable to class II gaming where electronic, computer, or other technologic aids are used in connection with such gaming. Provides for a strategic plan for National Indian Gami... | A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000''.
TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000.
(a) Commission.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Nuc... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Authorization
Title II: Other Provisions
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 -
Title I: Authorization
- Authorizes appropriations from the Nuclear Waste Fund for FY 2000 for: (1) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); and (2) the NRC Office ... | Nuclear Regulatory Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States experienced an extreme shortage of
nurses and medical personnel during World War II, and this
shortage was filled in part by the 180,000 women of the United
States Cadet Nurse Corps.
(2) ... | Directs the President ProTempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to arrange for the award of a congressional gold medal in honor of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps, collectively, in recognition of their patriotism and civic activism in a time of emergency during World War II which save... | To award a congressional gold medal to the United States Cadet Nurse Corps. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Housing Assistance
and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND
SELF-DETERMINATION ACT OF 1996.
(a) Block Grants.--Section 108 of the Native American Housing
... | Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2002 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 to reauthorize through FY 2007: (1) block grants; (2) Federal loan guarantees (aggregate fiscal year limitation and credit subsidy); (3) train... | A bill to reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996. |
to repeal sections 2, 3, and 6 of
the Neutrality Act of 1939, and for other purposes (Public Law
77-294; 55 Stat. 764) repealed section 6 of the Neutrality Act
of 1939 (related to the arming of United States vessels) and
authorized the President during the national emergency to arm
... | World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to accept additional documentation for verifying that an individual performed honorable service as a coastwise merchant seaman during the period beginning on December 7, 1941, and ending on December 31, 1946, for purposes of el... | World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Antitampering Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED ALTERATION OF PRODUCT
IDENTIFICATION CODES.
(a) In General.--Title VIII of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide
for the registration and protection of trade-marks used ... | Subjects violators to liability for: (1) civil and criminal penalties; (2) general and statutory damages; and (3) court costs and attorney's fees. Designates the Attorney General as the chief enforcement official. | Antitampering Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Children from Electronic
Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the Food and Drug Administration, because
electroni... | Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014 - Prohibits advertisement, promotion, or marketing in commerce of electronic cigarettes in a manner that is known, or should be known, to increase the use of electronic cigarettes by children under the age of 18. Defines "electronic cigarette&q... | Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Commission on the
Abolition of Modern-Day Slavery Act''.
SEC. 2. MODERN-DAY SLAVERY.
In this Act, the term ``modern-day slavery'' means the recruitment,
harboring, transportation, receipt, procurement, or control of persons
through the u... | Congressional Commission on the Abolition of Modern-day Slavery Act - Defines "modern-day slavery."
Establishes a congressional Commission on the Abolition of Modern-day Slavery which shall: (1) study matters relating to modern-day slavery, including vulnerabilities of commonly affected populations; (2) study the role... | A bill to establish a congressional Commission on the Abolition of Modern-Day Slavery. |
SECTION 1. RESTORATION OF MISSING PERSONS AUTHORITIES APPLICABLE TO
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AS IN EFFECT BEFORE ENACTMENT OF
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997.
(a) Applicability to Department of Defense Civilian Employees and
Contractor Employees.--(1) Section 150... | Restores Federal armed forces provisions relating to the status of missing persons as in effect before amendments made by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997. | To amend title 10, United States Code, to restore the provisions of chapter 76 of that title (relating to missing persons) as in effect before the amendments made by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997. |
SECTION 1. CONTINUED BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN SENATE RESTAURANTS EMPLOYEES.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Contractor.--The term ``contractor'' means the private
business concern that enters into a food services contract with the
Architect of the Capitol.
(2) Covered individual.--The t... | Authorizes specified Senate Restaurants employees who are employees of the Architect of the Capitol on the date of enactment of this Act and who become employees of a contractor under a food services contract to elect to continue coverage of federal benefits, including retirement benefits, life and health insurance, an... | A bill to provide for certain Federal employee benefits to be continued for certain employees of the Senate Restaurants after operations of the Senate Restaurants are contracted to be performed by a private business concern, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid and SCHIP Beneficiary
Choice Improvement Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. EASING ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS TO STATE COOPERATION WITH
EMPLOYER-SPONSORED INSURANCE COVERAGE.
(a) Requiring Some Coverage for Employer-Sponsored Insurance.--
... | Medicaid and SCHIP Beneficiary Choice Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP, also known as CHIP) of the Social Security Act to require an SCHIP plan to describe how it will provide for child health assistance with respect to targeted low-income children who have a... | To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to make certain changes to the State Children's Health Insurance Program and the Medicaid Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Fairness in Reimbursement
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING FAIRNESS OF PAYMENTS TO PROVIDERS UNDER THE MEDICARE
FEE-FOR-SERVICE PROGRAM.
Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the... | Medicare Fairness in Reimbursement Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to instruct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a system for making adjustments to payments for items and services provided under the original Medicare fee-for-service program, with specified fo... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the provision of items and services provided to medicare beneficiaries residing in rural areas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting U.S. Missile Defense
Information Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. REPORT AND BRIEFINGS ON MISSILE DEFENSE DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE
UNITED STATES AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
(a) Report Required.--The President shall submit to the
congress... | Protecting U.S. Missile Defense Information Act of 2013 - Directs the President to report semiannually to the congressional defense and appropriations committees on: (1) any discussions on missile defense between the U.S. government and the Russian Federation during the preceding six months, and (2) meetings held by th... | Protecting U.S. Missile Defense Information Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF EXPORT LEASES.
(a) Property Leased to Foreign Persons.--Section 168(g)(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subparagraphs
(B), (C), (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F),
respectively, and by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new... | Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions concerning the accelerated cost recovery system to provide that the alternative depreciation system shall be used for tangible property leased to a foreign person or entity. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance the competitiveness of the United States leasing industry. |
SECTION 1. GRANTS TO ADDRESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN HEALTH CARE SETTINGS.
(a) In General.--The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act
(42 U.S.C. 10401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 319. GRANTS TO ADDRESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN HEALTH CARE
SETTINGS.
``(a) Gen... | Amends the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States and local health care entities to strengthen their response to domestic violence by building the capacity of health care professionals and staff to identify, address, and prevent domesti... | A bill to provide grants to strengthen State and local health care systems' response to domestic violence by building the capacity of health care professionals and staff to identify, address, and prevent domestic violence. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Investment Tax Credit Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT.
(a) Allowance of Credit.--Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to amount of investment credit) is amended by
striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2), by strik... | Investment Tax Credit Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reinstate the ten-percent investment tax credit for property used as an integral part of manufacturing, production, or extraction or of furnishing transportation, communications, electrical energy, gas, water, waste disposal, or pollution control s... | Investment Tax Credit Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Growing Small Businesses Act''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR QUALIFYING PRODUCTION FACILITIES.
(a) Income Tax Credit.--
(1) In general.--Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended--
(A) by striking ``and'' a... | Growing Small Businesses Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for investments in a small business's first qualifying production facility. The credit is equal to 25% of the cost of property for an eligible employer's first qualifying production facility placed in service during the year.... | Growing Small Businesses Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``North American Environmental, Labor,
and Agricultural Standards Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PRINCIPAL NEGOTIATING OBJECTIVES OF THE UNITED STATES.
In addition to the overall and principal trade negotiating
objectives of the United States set forth in sectio... | North American Environmental, Labor, and Agricultural Standards Act of 1993 - Declares that any free-trade area trade agreement negotiated under the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (OTCA) with Canada and Mexico (NAFTA) must include the achievement of certain environmental, labor, and agricultural standard... | North American Environmental, Labor, and Agricultural Standards Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Farm and Ranch Land Protection
Flexibility Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FARMLAND PROTECTION PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--Section 1238H of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C. 3838h) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)--
(A)... | Farm and Ranch Land Protection Flexibility Act of 2006 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to revise the farmland protection program.
Includes as eligible program land woodlots, wooded corners, and forested riparian areas that comprise up to 50% of the offered acreage.
Defines: (1) "permanent conservation easement... | A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to improve the protection of farm and ranch land. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Medical Review Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL RULES FOR GROUP HEALTH PLANS.
Section 503 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
(29 U.S.C. 1133) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' after ``Sec. 503... | Requires group health plan claims procedures to include procedures for a fair, de novo determination of medical necessity by the independent review organization without regard to the definition used by the plan, as well as notifications to participants or beneficiaries of their rights to: (1) appeal adverse determinati... | Independent Medical Review Act of 1999 |
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