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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Defense Force Improvement
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Domestic threats to national security and the increased
use of National Guard forces for out-of-State deployments
greatly i... | State Defense Force Improvement Act - Recognizes state defense forces as integral military components of the homeland security effort of the United States, while reaffirming that such forces remain entirely state regulated, organized, and equipped, and recognizing that they will be used for homeland security purposes e... | To amend title 32, United States Code, to improve the readiness of State defense forces and to increase military coordination for homeland security between the States and the Department of Defense. |
SECTION 1. PERMANENT MODIFICATION OF INDIVIDUAL RATE BRACKETS.
(a) Married Individuals Filing Joint Returns and Surviving
Spouses.--The table contained in subsection (a) of section 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
``If taxable income is: The tax ... | This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent provisions included in P.L. 115-97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) that: (1) reduced the individual tax rates, and (2) modified the taxation of the unearned income of children. The existing individual tax rates (10%, 12%, 22%, 24%, 32%, 35%, and... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the individual tax rates in effect for taxable years 2018 through 2025. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Regulatory Information Presentation
Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) There is a substantial lack of consistency in the
presentation of information explaining and supporting Federal
rule... | Regulatory Information Presentation Act of 1998 - Directs each Federal agency, in accordance with a uniform format to be established by the Office of the Federal Register, to include in the preamble to each significant rule, both as a proposed and as a final or interim final rule, information concerning: (1) whether a... | Regulatory Information Presentation Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``COBRA Enhancement and Healthcare
Relief Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF COBRA CONTINUATION COVERAGE.
(a) Under ERISA.--Section 602(2)(A) of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1162(2)(A)) is amended--
(1) by a... | COBRA Enhancement and Health Care Relief Act of 2006 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code, and related federal law provisions to extend from 18 to 36 months the period during which employees and other individuals whose group healt... | To amend the COBRA continuation Act provisions to extend COBRA continuation coverage from 18 months to 36 months, to provide a tax credit for the cost of such coverage, and to reduce the income tax rate reduction for families with incomes of more than a million dollars. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Charitable Giving
Protection Act of 1995''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO TH... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Amendments to the Securities Laws
Title II: Clarification of Antitrust Laws
Charitable Giving Protection Act of 1995 -
Title I: Amendments to the Securities Laws
- Exempts from the jurisdiction of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Securities Act of 1933, the Securitie... | Charitable Giving Protection Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Victims of Child Abuse Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE ACT OF 1990.
The Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13001 et seq.) is
amended--
(1) in section 211 (42 U.S.C. 13001) by--
... | Victims of Child Abuse Act of 2003 - Reauthorizes the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990. Revises requirements for the establishment of Regional Children's Advocacy Centers, removing the Director of the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect from the process.
Revises assistance proposal solicitation requirements t... | A bill to improve the investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases through Children Advocacy Centers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Juvenile Justice Accountability and
Improvement Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Historically, courts in the United States have
recognized the undeniable differences between adult and youth
... | Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2009 - Requires states to: (1) enact laws and adopt policies to grant child offenders who are serving a life sentence a meaningful opportunity for parole or supervised release at least once during their first 15 years of incarceration and at least once every three ... | To establish a meaningful opportunity for parole or similar release for child offenders sentenced to life in prison, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Motor Vehicle Safety Integrity
Employment Act''.
SEC. 2. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY INTEGRITY PERIOD.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 301 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``30107. Restriction on... | Motor Vehicle Safety Integrity Employment Act - Prohibits National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) employees, during the 36-month period following the employee's termination of employment with NHTSA, from commencing employment with, or otherwise advising, assisting, or representing for compensation a manu... | A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit individuals who have worked on motor vehicle safety issues at NHTSA from assisting motor vehicle manufacturers with NHTSA compliance matters for a period of 3 years after terminating employment at NHTSA, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``End Oil Speculation Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) skyrocketing energy prices in oil and gas are damaging
families of the United States, as well as the economy, foreign
policy, and national securi... | End Oil Speculation Act of 2008 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to direct the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to eliminate manipulation and excessive speculation on petroleum futures markets by investigation, regulation, and rulemaking, while distinguishing between: (1) transactions by commercial produc... | A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to provide oil and gas price relief by requiring the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to take action to end excessive speculation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Budget Surplus Dividend Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. 50 PERCENT OF FEDERAL BUDGET SURPLUS TO REIMBURSE EMPLOYERS AND
EMPLOYEES FOR A PORTION OF THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of ... | Budget Surplus Dividend Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allocate credits to taxpayers for social security taxes, during any year in which there is a Federal budget surplus of more than $1 billion, so as to utilize 50 percent of such surplus. Requires that, during any such year, the remainder of such ... | Budget Surplus Dividend Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``International Tax
Simplification Act of 2006''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an ame... | International Tax Simplification Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise rules relating to foreign income and income earned by controlled foreign corporations (Subpart F income), including to: (1) make permanent the active financing exemption for qualified insurance income and the look-thru treatment a... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the rules relating to income earned abroad. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Opposition to Hate,
Assault, and Threats to Equality Act of 2017'' or ``NO HATE Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The incidence of violence motivated by the actual or
perceived race, color, religion... | National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality Act of 2017 or the NO HATE Act This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to issue grants to states and local governments to assist in implementing the National Incident-Based Reporting System, including training employees in identifying hate crime... | National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Technology and Research Accelerating
National Security and Future Economic Resiliency Act of 2013'' or the
``TRANSFER Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.
Section 9(jj) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(jj)) is
a... | Technology and Research Accelerating National Security and Future Economic Resiliency Act of 2013 or the TRANSFER Act of 2013 - Amends the Small Business Act to replace provisions requiring the Director of the National Institutes of Health to use funds for a Proof of Concept Partnership pilot program to accelerate the ... | TRANSFER Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive
Methamphetamine Abuse Reduction Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDING METHAMPHETAMINE ABUSE PREVENTION EFFORTS.
Section 515 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-21)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(e... | Comprehensive Methamphetamine Abuse Reduction Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act (the Act) to authorize the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention to make grants to, and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with, public and non-profit private entities to carry out: (1) school-based pr... | Comprehensive Methamphetamine Abuse Reduction Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Powers America Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. ENERGY CREDIT FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Section 48(a)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended in clause (vi) by striking ``or'', by inserting
``or'' at the end of clause (... | Nuclear Powers America Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for investments in qualified nuclear energy property placed in service before January 1, 2024. The credit applies to any amounts paid or incurred for refueling or other specified expenditures for a nuclear power plant f... | Nuclear Powers America Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Education Nexus in U.S. Act''
or the ``GENIUS Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) A host of growing challenges--international security,
global markets, immigration, world hea... | Global Education Nexus in U.S. Act or GENIUS Act - Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to require the Deputy Assistant Secretary for International and Foreign Language Education to: (1) assist the Secretary of Education in administering this Act's grant program, and (2) develop an international educatio... | To raise achievement in international education in elementary schools and secondary schools through grants to improve teacher competency and to support programs in international education that supplement core curricula in such schools, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Educational Opportunities Act''.
SEC. 2. TAX CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCHOLARSHIP GRANTING
ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Credit for Individuals.--
(1) In general.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of
chapter 1 of the Inter... | Educational Opportunities Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers a tax credit for charitable contributions to a scholarship granting organization. Allows a maximum credit amount of $4,500 ($2,250 for a married individual filing a separate return). Defines "scholarship granting organiz... | Educational Opportunities Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Background Security Records Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The procedures used by the White House and the Federal
Bureau of Investigation to protect the privacy and... | Background Security Records Act of 1996 - Amends the Presidential Records Act of 1978 to direct that any record provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to the White House for providing background security information on any individual shall: (1) not be a presidential record; and (2) upon the conclusion o... | Background Security Records Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Seaport Multiyear
Security Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Nation's 361 seaports are considered a major
terrorist target. Al Qaeda has strong ties to the shipping
ind... | United States Seaport Multiyear Security Enhancement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to seaports to enhance security if the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, determines that the grant will improve security at a seaport or improve the efficiency of the se... | To improve seaport security. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Harold Hughes Commission on
Alcoholism Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the Harold Hughes
Commission on Alcoholism (in this Act referred to as the
``Commission'').
SEC. 3. DUTIES.
(a) In General.--Th... | Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism Act - Establishes the Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism to study: (1) existing Federal agencies and programs related to alcoholism; (2) public education, both directly by governmental agencies and by governmental agencies working with private sector groups; (3) physician ins... | Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cooperative Landscape Conservation
Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish a program administered by
the Secretary of the Interior to provide matching grants to certain
eligible entities to facilitate the acquisition of perma... | Cooperative Landscape Conservation Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish and carry out the Cooperative Landscape Conservation Program to provide grants of up to 50 percent of the total cost to eligible entities for the acquisition of permanent conservation easements on private lands that provide imp... | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Cooperative Landscape Conservation Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the tragic deaths at the World Trade Center, at the
Pentagon, and in rural Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001, have
forever changed our N... | Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act - Authorizes the President to award a Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Medal to: (1) the personal representative or next of kin of each individual who died as a direct result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; (2) the Flight 93 National Memorial Project in Pennsylvania; (3) the... | A bill to provide for a medal of appropriate design to be awarded by the President to the next of kin or other representative of those individuals killed as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and to the memorials established at the 3 sites that were attacked on that day. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Family Fairness
Act''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi... | Family Fairness Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace current provisions allowing an earned income tax credit with provisions allowing an earned income credit for an eligible individual and for an eligible married individual. Mandates inflation increases.
Defines "eligible individual," for earned income c... | Family Fairness Act |
SECTION 1. LEASES OF NAVAJO INDIAN ALLOTTED LANDS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the
meaning given the term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)).
(2) Individu... | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to approve any oil or gas lease or agreement that affects individually owned Navajo Indian allotted land if: (1) the owners of no less than the specified applicable percentage of the undivided interest in the Navajo Indian allotted land that is covered by the oil or gas lease or... | A bill to permit the leasing of oil and gas rights on certain lands held in trust for the Navajo Nation or allotted to a member of the Navajo Nation, in any case in which there is consent from a specified percentage interest in the parcel of land under consideration for lease. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Professional Development for
Educators Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Through careful development, teachers can build their
effectiveness over time, thus improving student achievement.
... | Professional Development for Educators Act of 2013 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to direct the Secretary of Education to allot grants to states and, through them, award or allot subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to provide professional development to educators. Makes ea... | Professional Development for Educators Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dietary Supplement Consumer
Protection Act of 1993''.
(b) Reference.--Whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is
expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other
provision, the reference shall be considered to be ma... | Dietary Supplement Consumer Protection Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to define the terms "dietary supplement" and "dietary ingredient." Includes dietary supplement within the definition and standards for food.
Provides for the establishment of an advisory committee to assist in the imp... | Dietary Supplement Consumer Protection Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY FOR MEMORIAL
ESTABLISHMENT.
(a) In General.--The legislative authority for each of the
following groups to establish a commemorative work (as defined by
Public Law 99-652, as amended) shall expire at the end of the 10-year
period beginning on the date of enactment o... | Commemorative Works Act - Extends the authorization of the following entities to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to: (1) October 27, 1996, for the Black Revolutionary War Patriots; (2) November 6, 1999, for the Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation; and (3) June 30,... | Commemorative Works Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Equity and Access under the
Law for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2017'' or as the ``HEAL for
Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
(1) Insurance covera... | Health Equity and Access under the Law for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2017 or the HEAL Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2017 This bill amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act to extend Medicaid and CHIP coverage to aliens lawfully present in the U... | Health Equity and Access under the Law for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Investment and Economic
Security Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. REVIEW OF GREENFIELD INVESTMENTS.
Section 721(a)(3) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.
App. 2170(a)(3)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``means any merger'' and inse... | Foreign Investment and Economic Security Act of 2014 - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to provide for: (1) national security reviews of transactions involving the construction of a new facility in the United States by any foreign person (currently, national security reviews are conducted only for certain merg... | Foreign Investment and Economic Security Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland Security
Cybersecurity Strategy Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. CYBERSECURITY STRATEGY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.
(a) In General.--Subtitle C of title II of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 141 et seq.) is amended... | Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Strategy Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a cybersecurity strategy that includes: (1) strategic and operational goals and priorities to execute the full range of DHS's cyb... | Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Strategy Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Railroad Grade Crossing Safety and
Research Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. INSTITUTE FOR RAILROAD AND GRADE CROSSING SAFETY.
The Secretary of Transportation (hereinafter Secretary), in
conjunction with a university or college having expertise in highway
drive... | Railroad Grade Crossing Safety and Research Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation, in conjunction with a university or college having expertise in highway driver and railroad safety, to establish an Institute for Railroad and Grade Crossing Safety. Directs the Institute to: (1) research, develop, fund... | Railroad Grade Crossing Safety and Research Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Park Preservation Act''.
SEC. 2. DEDICATION OF A PORTION OF OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF REVENUES TO
THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.
(a) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Leased tract.--The term ``leased tract'' means a tract
... | Makes such funds available for expenditure in units of the National Park System (NPS) that have ecosystems, critical habitat, cultural resources, or other core park resources that are threatened or impaired. Allocates 30 percent of funds to NPS units threatened or impaired by activities occurring inside the unit, and 7... | National Park Preservation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Physician Payments Sunshine Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. QUARTERLY TRANSPARENCY REPORTS FROM MANUFACTURERS OF COVERED
DRUGS, DEVICES, OR MEDICAL SUPPLIES UNDER MEDICARE,
MEDICAID, OR SCHIP.
Part A of title XI of the Social Securi... | Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007 - Amends part A of title XI of the Social Security Act to require quarterly transparency reports to the Secretary of Health and Human Services of payments to physicians or their employers by manufacturers of covered drugs, devices, or medical supplies under titles XVIII (Medicare... | A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made under Medicare, Medicaid, or SCHIP. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Access to Networks in
Disasters Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that the voluntary policies outlined in
the Wireless Network Resiliency Cooperative Framework should be adhered
to by all parties to aid con... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on April 5, 2017. Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the voluntary policies outlined in the Wireless Network Resiliency Cooperative Framework should be adhered to by all part... | Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Railroad Right of Way
Extension Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Freight trains provide an efficient, reliable, all-
weather transportation system that produce less greenhouse gas
emi... | Alaska Railroad Right of Way Extension Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, and other appropriate federal officials, to convey to the Alaska Railroad Corporation all rights, title, and interests of the United States to certain land located between North Pole, Alaska, and Delta Junction, Alaska, for the ... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey a railroad right of way between North Pole, Alaska, and Delta Junction, Alaska, to the Alaska Railroad Corporation. |
SECTION 1. TAX CREDIT FOR HYDROGEN FUEL.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``SEC. 30D. HYDROGEN CREDIT.
``(a) Credit Allowed.--There shall be allowed as a credit against
the tax... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax credit for expenditures for producing energy from certain hydrogen sources; and (2) extend through 2013 the energy tax credits for fuel cell and microturbine property.
Prohibits the construction after 2008 of any public building in excess of 50,000 square feet, unle... | To provide incentives for the use of hydrogen fuel, and for other purposes. |
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teague Grant Reauthorization Act''.
SECTION 2. SUCCESS OF VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL SCHOOL
ASSISTANCE AND HEALTH MANPOWER TRAINING ACT OF 1972 IN
ALLEVIATING SHORTAGES OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.
(a) Findings.--Congres... | Teague Grant Reauthorization Act - Recognizes: (1) the 30th anniversary of the enactment of the Veterans' Administration Medical School Assistance and Health Manpower Training Act of 1972; (2) the critical and historic role played by that Act towards alleviating the shortfall in the number of physicians and other healt... | To recognize the importance of the Veterans' Administration Medical School Assistance and Health Manpower Training Act of 1972 in addressing shortfalls in the number of physicians and other health care professionals employed in the health care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to reauthorize the program of ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Boy Scouts of America Centennial
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Boy Scouts of America will celebrate its centennial
on February 8, 2010.
(2) The Boy Scouts of America i... | Boy Scouts of America Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 350,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America.
Requires the coin design to be emblematic of the 100 years of the organization.
Restricts issuance o... | A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the Boy Scouts of America, and for other proposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Oil Royalty Protection Act
of 1998''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Independent producer.--The term ``independent
producer'' means a producer that together with any of its
affiliates produces 80 percent or m... | Federal Oil Royalty Protection Act of 1998 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to establish separate rules to govern the calculation of the value for Federal royalty purposes of crude oil produced by independent and integrated producers from any Federal onshore or Outer Continental Shelf lease. Prescribes requi... | Federal Oil Royalty Protection Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Homes and Eliminating
Liabilities Through Encouraging Readiness Act'' or the ``SHELTER Act''.
SEC. 2. NONREFUNDABLE PERSONAL CREDIT FOR HURRICANE AND TORNADO
MITIGATION PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subc... | Strengthening Homes and Eliminating Liabilities Through Encouraging Readiness Act or the SHELTER Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual and business taxpayers a tax credit for 25% of their qualified hurricane and tornado mitigation property expenditures up to $5,000 for any taxable year. Defines such... | SHELTER Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Apprenticeship Act''.
SEC. 2. PRE-APPRENTICESHIP AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.
(a) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Apprenticeship.--The term ``apprenticeship'' means an
apprenticeship registered under the Act of August 16, 193... | American Apprenticeship Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to make competitive grants to assist states in, and to pay for the federal share of between 20% and 50% of the cost of, carrying out projects that defray the cost of instruction associated with pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs. The bill... | American Apprenticeship Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tobacco Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. TOBACCO ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD.
(a) Establishment.--There is established an independent board to be
known as the Tobacco Accountability Board.
(b) Membership.--The Board shall consist of 5 members with
expertise ... | Tobacco Accountability Act - Establishes the Tobacco Accountability Board. Requires tobacco manufacturers to submit to the Board within a specified time all documents in their possession relating to: (1) health effects of tobacco use, including addiction; (2) control of nicotine in tobacco products; (3) tobacco produ... | Tobacco Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wind Energy Research and Development
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. WIND ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall carry out a program
of research and development to--
(1) improve the energy efficiency,... | Wind Energy Research and Development Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research and development program to: (1) improve the energy efficiency, reliability, and capacity of wind turbines; (2) optimize the design and adaptability of wind energy systems to the broadest practical range of atmosph... | To provide for a program of wind energy research, development, and demonstration, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flood Insurance Community Outreach
Grant Program Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Following the human suffering and devastation caused by
Hurricanes Rita and Katrina, ... | Flood Insurance Community Outreach Grant Program Act of 2006 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to make grants to local governmental agencies responsible for floodplain management activities in communities that participate in the... | To authorize the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to make grants to communities to be used for outreach efforts to encourage participation in the national flood insurance program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Organ Mountains National Monument
Establishment Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act:
(1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of Las Cruces,
New Mexico.
(2) County.--The term ``County'' means Dona... | Organ Mountains National Monument Establishment Act - Establishes the Organ Mountains monument in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, to comprise approximately 54,800 acres of public land in the county. States that, the purposes of the monument are the conservation, protection, and enhancement of its cultural, traditional, a... | Organ Mountains National Monument Establishment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Families First Immigration
Enforcement Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
Department of Homeland Security.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secreta... | Families First Immigration Enforcement Act - Requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in a workplace enforcement operation that is calculated to apprehend or does apprehend at least 50 aliens, to do the following: (1) give state agencies sufficient notice to arrange for representatives who speak the detainee... | A bill to provide for safe and humane policies and procedures pertaining to the arrest, detention, and processing of aliens in immigration enforcement operations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mammography Quality Standards
Reauthorization Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 354(r)(2) of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 263b(r)(2)) is amended in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B)
by strikin... | Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act of 1998 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations to carry out provisions relating to the certification of mammography facilities.
Requires that appeals from certification denials follow procedures in effect at that time (currently, in effect o... | Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Working Children's Human Rights
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Principle 9 of the Declaration of the Rights of the
Child proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly on
November 20, 1959... | Working Children's Human Rights Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to include in the annual report to the Congress on the status of human rights in foreign countries slated to receive development assistance the U.S. policy to establish and encourage an international strategy to reduce worldwide violations ... | Working Children's Human Rights Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Conflicts of Concern
Act''.
SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION OF COUNTRIES OF CONFLICT CONCERN.
(a) Identification.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report
that identifie... | International Conflicts of Concern Act Directs the President to identify to Congress each country whose government is, and each country in which anti-government forces are, allowing one or more foreign terrorist organizations to engage in armed conflict occurring in that country. Directs the President to designate a co... | International Conflicts of Concern Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``ADA Education and Reform Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. COMPLIANCE THROUGH EDUCATION.
From amounts made available to the Disability Rights Section of the
Department of Justice as of the effective date of this Act, the
Disability Rights Section of the Departme... | ADA Education and Reform Act of 2016 This bill requires the Disability Rights Section of the Department of Justice to develop a program to educate state and local governments and property owners on strategies for promoting access to public accommodations for persons with a disability. The program may include training f... | ADA Education and Reform Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ship, Seafarer, and Container
Security Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM.
(a) In General.--When operating in navigable waters of the United
States (as defined in section 2101(17a) of title 46, United States
Code), the following vessels sh... | Ship, Seafarer, and Container Security Act - Requires certain vessels to be equipped with an automatic identification system when operating in U.S. navigable waters. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to initiate a rulemaking to implement such requirement.Urges the Secretary to negotiate an international agreemen... | A bill to improve seaport security. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Services Cost Control Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to reduce health care costs by
encouraging cooperation between hospitals and other medical facilities
in order to contain costs and achieve a more efficient and effectiv... | Health Services Cost Control Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Attorney General to jointly carry out a demonstration program of 20 three-year grants for collaboration among hospitals or other medical facilities regarding the provision of expensive, c... | Health Services Cost Control Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Responsible Consumer Financial
Protection Regulations Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMISSION.
Section 1011 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 is
amended--
(1) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d);
... | Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 - Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, (title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act), to replace the position of Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection with a five-member Commission composed ... | To replace the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection with a five person Commission. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Black Box Privacy Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Consumers have the right to know that event data
recorders are installed in their vehicles, that they are
capable of collecting data rec... | Black Box Privacy Protection Act Amends the Automobile Information Disclosure Act to require manufacturers of new automobiles to disclose on the information label affixed to the window of the automobile: (1) the presence and location of an event data recorder (commonly referred to as a "black box"), (2) the t... | Black Box Privacy Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Steamtown National Historic Site Act
of 1994''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) Advisory committee.--The term ``Advisory Committee''
means the Steamtown National Historic Site Advisory Committee
established by... | Steamtown National Historic Site Act of 1994 - Repeals the Steamtown National Historic Site Act of 1986 and sets forth new provisions establishing the Steamtown National Historic Site to preserve and interpret certain elements of railroading, especially steam-operated railroads during the period of 1850 to 1950.
Direc... | Steamtown National Historic Site Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Rio Grande National
Heritage Area Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) northern New Mexico encompasses a mosaic of cultures
and history, including eight Pueblos and the descendants of
... | Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area, which shall include the counties of Santa Fe, Rio Arriba, and Taos, in New Mexico.Designates Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area, Inc., as the Areas's management entity which: (1) shall develop, submit, a... | To establish the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Department of
State Authorities Act of 2006''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Fraud prevention and detection account.
Sec. 3. ... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 9, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Department of State Authorities Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the use of H-1, H-2, and L-visa fraud prevention fees for other visa fraud... | To authorize certain activities by the Department of State, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 12 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42
U.S.C. 7706) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(7)--
(A) by striking ``and'' after ``1995,''; and
(B) by inserting before the period at the end the
... | Amends the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 to authorize appropriations for FY 1998 and 1999 to: (1) the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to carry out the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program; and (2) the Secretary of the Interior for such responsibilities as may be assigned ... | To authorize appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Credit Crunch Relief Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM LOAN DOCUMENTATION REVIEW.
Section 10 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1820) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(h) Exemption From Loan Documentat... | Credit Crunch Relief Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to exempt from certain loan documentation review requirements a loan to a small business or small farm that is identified by an eligible depository institution as a qualifying loan. Provides loan limitation amounts for such qualifying loans, al... | Credit Crunch Relief Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Innovation in Offshore Leasing
Act''.
SEC. 2. INTERNET-BASED OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASE SALES.
(a) Authorization.--Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands
Act (43 U.S.C. 1337) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(q) Internet-Bas... | Innovation in Offshore Leasing Act (Sec. 2)This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)to conduct offshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based bidding methods. Before conducting any Internet-based sale, BOEM is required to gather information... | Innovation in Offshore Leasing Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL RULE FOR MEMBERS OF UNIFORMED SERVICES AND FOREIGN
SERVICE IN DETERMINING EXCLUSION OF GAIN FROM SALE OF
PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE.
(a) In General.--Subsection (d) of secti... | Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act of 2002 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) to suspend, for members of the uniformed services or of the Foreign Service serving on "qualified official extended duty" (any extended duty while serving at a duty station which is at least 150 miles from the principal residen... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a special rule for members of the uniformed services and Foreign Service in determining the exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence and to restore the tax exempt status of death gratuity payments to members of the uniformed services, and for other p... |
SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
(a) Advice of Counsel.--Notwithstanding section 35 of the Leahy-
Smith America Invents Act (35 U.S.C. 1 note), section 298 of title 35,
United States Code, shall apply to any civil action commenced on or
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Transitional Program fo... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 28, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) to make technical changes regarding the transitional program for covered business method patents and joinder of parties.
Applies, t... | To correct and improve certain provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and title 35, United States Code. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Superior National Forest Land
Adjustment Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DEFINITIONS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Fragmentation of property rights on certain lands
described herein within and adjacent to... | Superior National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, after consideration of specified public interest factors, to sell certain lands in Superior National Forest in Minnesota. Requires: (1) consideration for a sale of lands to be not less than the appraised market value of thos... | A bill to authorize the sale of certain National Forest System lands in the Superior National Forest in Minnesota. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FAX TRANSMISSIONS CONTAINING UNSOLICITED
ADVERTISEMENTS.
(a) Prohibition.--Section 227(b)(1)(C) of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(b)(1)(C)) is amended to read as fol... | Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit a person from using any telephone facsimile (fax) machine, computer, or other device to send, to another fax machine, an unsolicited advertisement to a person who has requested that such sender not send such advertisements, or to any ot... | A bill to amend section 227 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227) relating to the prohibition on junk fax transmissions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nutritional Advertising Coordination
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION RULES REGARDING UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE
ACTS AND PRACTICES IN CONNECTION WITH FOOD ADVERTISING.
(a) Regulations.--Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission ... | Nutritional Advertising Coordination Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to direct such Commission to prescribe rules prohibiting unfair and deceptive acts and practices in food advertising. Requires such rules to require that claims in advertising for food characterizing the level of any nutrient in... | Nutritional Advertising Coordination Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Welfare Fairness Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress find that--
(1) the Wisconsin State Legislature has passed legislation
calling upon the Congress of the United States to provide for
Federal establishment of benefit lev... | Welfare Fairness Act - Establishes the Commission on Welfare Fairness to establish a uniform standard of need for recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, and provide for appropriate adjustments to such standard. | Welfare Fairness Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Care Worker Incentive Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CHILD CARE PROVIDER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment of Program.--Section 658G of the Child Care and
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858e) is amended--
(1) by... | Child Care Worker Incentive Act of 1999 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to establish a national child care provider scholarship program.
Sets forth eligibility criteria for scholarship applicants, including: (1) demonstrated commitment to a child care career; (2) cost sharing by the app... | Child Care Worker Incentive Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Saudi Arabia Accountability Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001)
mandates that all states ``refrain from providing any form of
su... | Saudi Arabia Accountability Act of 2003 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Government of Saudi Arabia must immediately and unconditionally: (1) provide complete, unrestricted, and unobstructed cooperation to the United States in the investigation of terror groups and individuals; (2) close permanently all organ... | A bill to halt Saudi support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and to secure full Saudi cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FISA Judge Selection Reform Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) FISA court.--The term ``FISA Court'' means the court
established under section 103(a) of the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act of 1978 (50... | FISA Judge Selection Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, with respect to the appointment of judges to the court established by such Act (FISA Court), to: (1) increase from 11 to 13 the number of FISA Court judges, with one judge designated from each judicial circuit; (2) autho... | FISA Judge Selection Reform Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Accountability Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON AWARD OF CONTRACT OR GRANT IN EXCESS OF
SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD TO POTENTIAL CONTRACTOR
OR GRANT APPLICANT WITH SERIOUSLY DELINQUENT TAX DEBT.
(a) Governmenta... | Tax Accountability Act of 2017 This bill declares that no government contracts or grants should be awarded to individuals or companies with seriously delinquent federal tax debts. Agencies offering a grant or issuing a solicitation for bids or a request for proposals for a contract in an amount greater than the simplif... | Tax Accountability Act of 2017 |
of Approval.--
(1) Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the
deployment of members of the Armed Forces into a significant
armed conflict with respect to which Congress has not enacted a
formal declaration of war or otherwise enacted a specific
authorization for the u... | War Powers Consultation Act of 2014 - States that: (1) the purpose of this Act is to establish a means by which the judgment of both the President and Congress can be brought to bear when deciding whether the United States should engage in a significant armed conflict; and (2) this Act is not meant to define, circumscr... | War Powers Consultation Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Kids in School Act''.
SEC. 2. STATE PLANS.
Section 1111(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (13), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(2) i... | Keep Kids in School Act Amends the school improvement program under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require state school improvement plans to contain assurances that the state will work with other education stakeholders to reduce suspensions and expulsions in public pre... | Keep Kids in School Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Border Regional Commission
Reauthorization Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES OF REGIONAL COMMISSIONS.
Section 15304(c)(3)(A) of title 40, United States Code, is amended
by striking ``unanimous'' and inserting ``majority''.
SEC. 3... | Northern Border Regional Commission Reauthorization Act of 2018 This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 each of the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission, the Southwest Border Regional Commission, and the Northern Border Regional Commission. The bill revises the process for determining the share of the commissions' admi... | Northern Border Regional Commission Reauthorization Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Duchesne City Water Rights
Conveyance Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) In 1861, President Lincoln established the Uintah Valley
Reservation by Executive order. The Congress confirmed the
Executive order in... | Directs the Secretary to require as terms of any such conveyance that the City: (1) allow the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, its members, and any person leasing or utilizing land that is held in trust for the Tribe and is located within the water service area of the City to connect to the City's ... | Duchesne City Water Rights Conveyance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Relief for Transportation
Workers Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR OBTAINING TRANSPORTATION WORKER
IDENTIFICATION CREDENTIALS.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Cod... | Tax Relief for Transportation Workers Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) individuals a refundable tax credit for the qualified expenses incurred in obtaining a transportation worker identification credential; and (2) employers a deduction equal to 40% of the aggregate qualified expenses paid o... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for obtaining transportation worker identification credentials. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FDA Regulatory Efficiency Act''.
SEC. 2. THIRD-PARTY QUALITY SYSTEM ASSESSMENT.
(a) Establishment of Third-Party Quality System Assessment
Program.--Chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is
amended by inserting after section 524A (21 U.... | FDA Regulatory Efficiency Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to establish a third-party quality system assessment program to accredit persons to assess whether a medical device manufacturer's quality system can ensure the safety and effectiven... | FDA Regulatory Efficiency Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Leveraging and Energizing America's
Apprenticeship Programs Act'' or the ``LEAP Act''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATING IN QUALIFIED APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of... | Leveraging and Energizing America's Apprenticeship Programs Act or the LEAP Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a business-related tax credit of $1,500 for hiring an apprenticeship employee who has not attained age 25 at the close of the taxable year or $1,000 for hiring an ... | Leveraging and Energizing America’s Apprenticeship Programs Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Crop Production Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that energy crops--
(1) provide many of the soil and water conservation and
wildlife habitat benefits associated with cover already planted
on land enro... | Energy Crop Production Act of 1995 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 and the Agricultural Act of 1949 to permit harvesting of crops on conservation reserve and conservation use lands that may be used to generate electric power or other energy products("energy crops"). | Energy Crop Production Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women Discharged From the Military
Due to Pregnancy Relief Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In June 1948, Congress enacted the Women's Armed
Services Integration Act of 1948, which formally authoriz... | Women Discharged From the Military Due to Pregnancy Relief Act of 2002 - Expresses the sense of Congress that women who served in the U.S. armed forces before February 23, 1976, should not have been involuntarily discharged due to pregnancy and expresses remorse for the women who endured unnecessary and discriminatory ... | To express the remorse of Congress for the policy of the Department of Defense in effect until 1976 providing for involuntary separation of female members of the Armed Forces who became pregnant while in service and to take certain steps to make amends for the effects of that policy. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sunshine in Litigation Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND SEALING OF CASES AND
SETTLEMENTS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 166... | Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2010 - Amends the federal judicial code to prohibit a court, in any civil action in which the pleadings state facts relevant to the protection of public health or safety, from entering an order restricting the disclosure of information obtained through discovery, approving a settlement agr... | To amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, disclosures of discovery information in civil actions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Regulatory
Flexibility Reform Act of 2005''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Clarification and expansion of r... | Regulatory Flexibility Reform Act of 2005 - Revises the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Defines the "economic impact" of a rule to include any economic effects on small entities.
Requires initial regulatory flexibility analyses of a proposed rule to contain a detailed statement estimating the additional cumulative economi... | A bill to amend chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Regulatory Flexibility Act), to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Relief Improvement Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. REDUCED CAPITAL GAINS RATE FOR INDIVIDUALS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (h) of section 1 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to maximum capital gains rate) is
amended to read as follows:
``(... | Tax Relief Improvement Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to reduce individual capital gains tax rates.Amends the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to repeal title IX (Compliance with Congressional Budget Act).Makes permanent IRC provisions relating to: (1) the deduction for hi... | To spur job growth by reducing individual capital gains rates and to make permanent the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act of 2001. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arabia Mountain National Heritage
Area Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Arabia Mountain area contains a variety of natural,
cultural, historical, scenic, and recreati... | Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area Act of 2001 - Establishes the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area in Georgia. | To establish the Arabia Mountain and National Heritage Area in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Advanced Composites Development Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. ADVANCED COMPOSITES DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.
(a) Establishment of Program.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation, the
Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Defense, and... | Advanced Composites Development Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretaries of Transportation (DOT), Energy (DOE), Defense (DOD), and Homeland Security (DHS), to carry out a program to improve the nation's transportation infrastructure, advance the technologies used to produce alternative energy, enhance our military securit... | To provide for the establishment and operation of Advanced Composites Development Centers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Education Development Block Grant
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
TITLE I--BLOCK GRANTS AND GRANT REQUIREMENTS
Sec. 101. Block grants.
Sec. 102. Education plans.
S... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Block Grants and Grant Requirements
Title II: Allocation of Grant Amounts
Title III: Federal Guarantees for Financing
Education Development Block Grant Act of 1997 -
Title I: Block Grants and Grant Requirements
- Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to l... | Education Development Block Grant Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Number Online
Protection Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The inappropriate display of social security account
numbers has contributed to a growing range of illegal
... | Social Security Number Online Protection Act of 2006 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a state or local government from displaying to the general public on the Internet the last four digits of any social security number. Imposes a fine of up to $5,000 a day on any state or local government that has a polic... | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to restrict the public display on the Internet of the last 4 digits of social security account numbers by State and local governments, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. AT-RISK YOUTH MEDICAID PROTECTION.
(a) In General.--Section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396a) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (82)(C);
... | At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to prohibit a state from terminating (but requires it to suspend) eligibility for medical assistance for an eligible juvenile during the time he or she is an inmate of a public institution.
Requires the state to establish a ... | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to protect the eligibility of incarcerated youth for medical assistance. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wildlife Global Animal Information
Network for Surveillance Act'' or ``Wildlife GAINS Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the ongoing panzootic of highly pathogenic avian
influenza (HPAI) strain H5N1 in Asia and Euras... | Wildlife Global Animal Information Network for Surveillance Act or Wildlife GAINS Act - Requires the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to offer to enter into a contract with a nongovernmental wildlife conservation organization to establish a Wildlife Global Animal Informati... | To establish a wildlife global animal information network for surveillance internationally to combat the growing threat of emerging diseases that involve wild animals, such as bird flu, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Product Safety Notification
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death
among children, and for every such injury that is fatal,
approximately 18 ch... | Child Product Safety Notification Act - Instructs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a final consumer product safety standard that requires manufacturers of durable infant or toddler products to: (1) provide consumers with a postage-paid consumer registration form with each such product; (2) maintain ... | To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to require certain manufacturers to provide consumer product registration forms to facilitate recalls of durable infant and toddler products. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Juvenile Accountability and
Diversion Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.
Title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating the 2d part I as part K,
... | Directs the Administrator to take into consideration: (1) the per capita rate of offenses (other than serious crimes) committed by juveniles in the geographical area under the jurisdiction of each unit of local government that applies for a grant for that fiscal year; and (2) the economic resources available to such lo... | Juvenile Accountability and Diversion Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Peck Fish Hatchery
Authorization Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Fort Peck Lake, Montana, is in need of a warm water
fish hatchery;
(2) the burden of carrying out efforts to raise and stoc... | Requires that the Federal share of the cost of design and construction of such project be 75 percent. Requires the Secretary to credit toward the non-Federal share of project costs: (1) the cost to the State of Montana of stocking Fort Peck Lake; and (2) the cost to the State and the counties having jurisdiction over ... | Fort Peck Fish Hatchery Authorization Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act only, the term--
(1) ``coastline'' has the same meaning that it has in the
Submerged Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.);
(2) ``county'' means a unit of general government
constituting the local jurisdiction immediately below... | Establishes the Outer Continental Shelf Impact Assistance Fund to provide impact assistance to coastal States from allocable new revenues (payments received by the United States as royalties, net profit share payments, and related late-payment interest from natural gas and oil leases under the Outer Continental Shelf L... | A bill to provide Outer Continental Shelf Impact Assistance to State and local governments, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Valley Forge Museum of the American
Revolution Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1)(A) Valley Forge National Historical Park, formerly a
State park, was established in 1976 as a unit ... | Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution Act of 1998 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in administering the Valley Forge National Historical Park, to enter into an agreement with the Valley Forge Historical Society to facilitate the planning, construction, and operation of the Valley Forge Museum of the... | Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Accountability Review Board Reform
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States has a crucial stake in supporting the
presence abroad of United States Governm... | Accountability Review Board Reform Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the effectiveness of Accountability Review Boards would be improved by increasing their independence from the Department of State. Amends the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act regarding congressional notification of an... | Accountability Review Board Reform Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preparing and Reinvesting in Early
Education Act of 2012'' or ``PRE ED Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDING FFEL LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM TO EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATORS.
Section 428J of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-
10) is a... | Preparing and Reinvesting in Early Education Act of 2012 or PRE ED Act of 2012 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include early childhood educators in the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and Direct Loan (DL) forgiveness programs for teachers.
Makes early childhood educators eligible for FFEL or DL forgi... | A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for loan forgiveness for early childhood educators, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Private Well Testing Assistance
Act''.
SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR TESTING OF PRIVATE WELLS.
Part E of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 1459. ASSISTANCE FOR TESTING OF PRIVATE WELLS.... | Private Well Testing Assistance Act - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to establish a program to provide funds to States for the testing of private wells.Requires that a State certify to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency that a potential threat to human health is posed by groundwater in an area... | A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide assistance to States to support testing of private wells in areas of suspected contamination to limit or prevent human exposure to contaminated groundwater. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Employment in
Telecommunications Industry Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Dislocated worker; low-income individual.--The terms
``dislocated worker'' and ``low-income individual'' have the
meanings... | Rural Employment in Telecommunications Industry Act of 1998 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a program to promote rural employment in the telecommunications industry through grants to States for telecommunications employment and training projects. Requires such projects to train eligible individuals for n... | Rural Employment in Telecommunications Industry Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Bank Offshore Activities
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF TERRITORIAL APPLICATION.
Section 14 of the Act entitled ``An Act to amend the national
banking laws to clarify or eliminate ambiguities, to repeal certain
laws which have become... | National Bank Offshore Activities Act of 2001 - Amends Federal banking law to subject activities, investments, and affiliations of national banks to certain reporting requirements without regard to any territorial limitation.Sets forth reporting requirements incumbent upon a national bank with respect to: (1) acquisiti... | To amend banking laws with respect to offshore activities, investments, and affiliations of national banks, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Contract Procurement for
Small Businesses through More Accurate Reporting Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.
Section 15(h)(2)(E) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
644(h)(2)(E)) is amended--
... | Improving Contract Procurement for Small Businesses through More Accurate Reporting Act of 2016 This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to report to the President and Congress an analysis of the number and dollar amount of prime contracts awarded by federal agencies each fis... | Improving Contract Procurement for Small Businesses through More Accurate Reporting Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Geothermal Exploration and
Technology Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATORY DRILLING LOAN PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the Geothermal
Investment Fund established under subsec... | Geothermal Exploration and Technology Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a direct loan program for high risk geothermal exploration wells, and gives preference to loans to carry out projects that are likely to lead to successful new geothermal development leading to electric... | Geothermal Exploration and Technology Act of 2015 |
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