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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Railroad Retirement Reform Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY FUNDS.
(a) In General.--Section 15A(d)(2) of the Railroad Retirement Act
of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231n-1(d)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
``(2) No funds may be transferr... | Directs the labor and management members of the Railroad Retirement Board to transmit a plan to the Secretary of Labor for a (private) multiemployer pension plan for individuals who would otherwise be covered by the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974.
Amends IRC to: (1) repeal the 4.3-cent special motor fuel excise tax on... | Railroad Retirement Reform Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Putting Parents First Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the family plays a unique role in our culture, it is
the institution by which we inculcate and pass down many of our
most cherished values;
... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Parental Involvement in the Abortion Decision
Title II: Parental Involvement in Decisions Concerning
Contraceptives and Abortion Referrals
Putting Parents First Act -
Title I: Parental Involvement in the Abortion Decision
- Prohibits, and sets penalties for, know... | Putting Parents First Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This bill may be referred to as the ``Trafficking Prevention in
Foreign Affairs Contracting Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Department of State and the United States Agency
for International Development (USAID) rely on contractors t... | Trafficking Prevention in Foreign Affairs Contracting Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to report to Congress regarding: a definition of "placement and recruitment fees" for purposes of complying with the Trafficking Victims Protection A... | Trafficking Prevention in Foreign Affairs Contracting Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.
(a) Calculation of Program Benefits.--The Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 3 (7 U.S.C. 2012)--
(A) by striking subs... | Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2016 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to revise the requirements for calculating Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits. The bill increases the minimum SNAP benefit and requires benefits to be calculated using ... | Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coastal Barrier Resources
Reauthorization Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DIGITAL MAPPING PILOT PROJECT FINALIZATION.
(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall prepare and submit to
the... | Coastal Barrier Resources Reauthorization Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to report to Congress on the creation of digital maps of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units and other protected areas under the digital mapping pilot project. Requires the Secretary to carry out a projec... | To reauthorize the Coastal Barrier Resources Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Letter of Estimated Annual Debt for
Students Act of 2016'' or the ``LEADS Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. ANNUAL ESTIMATE OF STUDENT LOAN BORROWING COSTS.
Section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092) is
amended by adding at the end the follo... | Letter of Estimated Annual Debt for Students Act of 2016 or the LEADS Act of 2016 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 by requiring institutions of higher education to provide to each student with education loans for attending the institution an estimate of student loan borrowing costs, including: (1) the ... | LEADS Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES.
(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to create principles
governing the conduct of United States economic cooperation projects in
the People's Republic of China and Tibet.
(b) Principles.--It is the sense of the Congress that any United
States economic cooperation ... | Expresses the sense of the Congress that U.S. economic cooperation projects in China or Tibet should adhere to specified principles, including to: (1) suspend the use of merchandise manufactured by convict or forced labor; (2) seek to ensure political and religious freedom without fear of one's employment status; (3) ... | To encourage liberalization inside the People's Republic of China and Tibet. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Archives and Records
Administration Efficiency Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF RECORDS RETENTION PERIODS.
(a) Extension of Records Retention Periods by Regulation.--Section
2909 of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by ... | National Archives and Records Administration Efficiency Act of 2004 - Requires the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations establishing a streamlined process for extending agency records retention periods beyond those periods specified in disposal schedules.
Authorizes the Records Center Revolving Fun... | To amend title 44, United States Code, to improve the efficiency of operations by the National Archives and Records Administration and to reauthorize the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Agricultural Disaster
Assistance Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Additional coverage.--The term ``additional coverage''
has the meaning given the term in section 502(... | Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide emergency financial assistance to agricultural producers who have incurred qualifying 2003 or 2004 crop losses due to weather or related conditions. Permits producers with qualifying losses in both years to elect to... | To provide emergency agricultural disaster assistance. |
SECTION 1. CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT TO
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 170(e)(4) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
``(B) Qualified research or education
cont... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the rules concerning a "qualified research contribution." Redefines such term as a "qualified research or education contribution." Expresses the sense of the Congress that one of the main purposes of the revision is to encourage the donation of computer supplies and equipmen... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow companies to donate scientific equipment to elementary and secondary schools for use in their educational programs, and for other purposes. |
50, Seventy-ninth
Congress. Such regulations shall also grant the option to
deduct as expenses intangible drilling and development costs in
the case of wells drilled for any geothermal deposit (as
defined in section 613(e)(2)) to the same extent and in the
same manner as suc... | Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit or repeal certain tax benefits for major integrated oil companies (defined as companies with annual gross receipts over $1 billion and an average daily worldwide production of crude oil of at least 500,000 barrels or certain successors in inter... | Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Up Government Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF MAIL AND WIRE FRAUD STATUTES TO LICENCES AND
OTHER INTANGIBLE RIGHTS.
Sections 1341 and 1343 of title 18, United States Code, are each
amended by striking ``money or property'' and... | Clean Up Government Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) expand mail and wire fraud prohibitions to include fraudulent use of the mails or wire to obtain any thing of value (currently, limited to money or property); (2) expand venue for prosecutions of federal offenses; (3) increase prison terms for t... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to deter public corruption. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Claims Processing
Innovation Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF WORK CREDIT SYSTEM FOR REGIONAL OFFICES OF
VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION.
(a) Establishment of System.--Chapter 7 of title 38, United States
Code, is amende... | Veterans Claims Processing Innovation Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a work credit system for evaluating regional offices of the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) with respect to veterans' claims processing.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop and maintain a system for pro... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the processing of claims for benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
Amendments of 2004''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), (7),
(8), and (10), as paragrap... | Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments of 2004 - Amends the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to define a regulated person or entity to be a Indian tribe, a tribal operator of an Indian gaming operation, or any related management contractor or associated person, including certain concessionaires.
Revises procedures for ... | A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 to revise the fee cap on National Indian Gaming Commission funding and make certain technical amendments. |
SECTION 1. ENHANCED SECURITY FOR AIRCRAFT.
(a) Security for Larger Aircraft.--
(1) Program required.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the
Federal Aviation Administration shall commence implementation
of a program to pro... | Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to implement programs to provide security screening for all aircraft operations conducted with respect to any larger aircraft (with a maximum certified takeoff weight of more than 12,500 pounds) and any smaller aircraft (12,500 pounds or under) that are n... | A bill to provide for enhanced security with respect to aircraft. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
(a) The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The free exchange of ideas and information through
modern, reliable telecommunications equipment fosters the
development of democratic institutions, the promotion of free
market economic reforms, and the ... | Directs the Secretary of Commerce to propose to the Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls that exports of telecommunications technology for civil end uses shall not require a validated license for export to any of the republics of the former Soviet Union, China, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, B... | To liberalize controls on the export of telecommunications equipment and technology in order to promote democracy and free communication and enhance economic competitiveness. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Erroneous Payments Recovery Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION OF ERRORS MADE BY EXECUTIVE AGENCIES IN PAYMENTS
TO CONTRACTORS AND RECOVERY OF AMOUNTS ERRONEOUSLY PAID.
(a) Program Required.--The head of each executive agency that
ent... | Erroneous Payments Recovery Act of 2001 - Requires each executive agency that enters into contracts with a total value in excess of $500 million in a fiscal year to carry out a cost-effective program for: (1) identifying errors made in paying contractors; and (2) recovering amounts erroneously paid. Requires the Direct... | To require certain executive agencies to carry out a cost-effective program for identifying any errors made in paying contractors and for recovering any amounts erroneously paid to contractors. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unemployed Workers Hiring Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY PAYROLL TAX REDUCTION FOR NEWLY HIRED EMPLOYEES.
(a) Employer.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 3111(d) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by strikin... | Unemployed Workers Hiring Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt employers and employees from employment taxes for up to one year for wages paid to new employees who had exhausted all unemployment benefits prior to the start of their employment and who are working on average at least 30 hours a week. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide payroll tax relief to encourage the hiring of unemployed individuals, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Our Promise to America's
Military Retirees Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) No statutory health care program existed for members of
the uniformed services who entered service prior to June 7,
... | Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act - Includes as an employee, for purposes of Federal provisions authorizing enrollment under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: (1) a member of the armed forces who began service before June 7, 1956, and retired after a minimum of 20 years of such ser... | To restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Permanent Tax Relief Act''.
SEC. 2. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF TAX RELIEF.
(a) 2001 Tax Relief.--The Economic Growth and Tax Relief
Reconciliation Act of 2001 is amended by striking title IX.
(b) 2003 Relief.--Title III of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief... | Permanent Tax Relief Act - Makes permanent: (1) the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, and (2) provisions of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 that reduce tax rates on dividend and capital gain income.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent: (1) the increased... | A bill to permanently extend the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, to provide for permanent alternative minimum tax relief, and to repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Natural Resources Institute Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) Environmental sciences.--The term ``environmental
sciences'' means the full range of fields of study (including
biological, physical, ... | Natural Resources Institute Act of 1998 - Establishes the Natural Resources Institute at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory to provide a neutral forum to develop scientific solutions that improve the economic and environmental viability of the Intermountain West region of the United States. Def... | Natural Resources Institute Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing Disparities Using Care
Models and Education Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The infant death rate among African-Americans is more
than double that of Whites.
(2) The death rat... | Reducing Disparities Using Care Models and Education Act of 2014 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to contract with the Institute of Medicine to study health disparities, existing programs and policies intended to reduce disparities, and priorities for, and expansion of, programs targeting dis... | Reducing Disparities Using Care Models and Education Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Grassland Reserve Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Vast grassland once provided critical habitat for
complex plant and animal communities throughout much of North
America.
(2) Today, gra... | Grassland Reserve Act - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grassland reserve program for land that is or has historically been natural grass or shrubland and has significant potential for animal or plant restoration.Sets forth provisions respecting landowner easem... | To amend the Food Security Act of 1985, to establish a grassland reserve program to assist owners in restoring and conserving grassland. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patient Freedom of Choice Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION OF AVAILABILITY OF PROVIDERS AS PART OF DISCHARGE
PLANNING PROCESS.
(a) Medicare Requirement.--Section 1861(ee)(2) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(ee)(2)) is amend... | Patient Freedom of Choice Act of 1997 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require hospitals participating in the Medicare or Medicaid programs to: (1) give notice of availability of providers as part of the discharge planning process; and (2) maintain and disclose in... | Patient Freedom of Choice Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Students Taking Action for Road
Safety Act of 2010'' or ``STARS Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. TEEN DRIVER SAFETY PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall establish
and implement a teen traffic safety grant program under which the
Se... | Students Taking Action for Road Safety Act of 2010 or STARS Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a teen traffic safety grant program to make formula grants to states to implement statewide programs to improve the traffic safety of teen drivers.
Authorizes a state to use grant funds to imp... | To establish a grant program in the Department of Transportation to improve the traffic safety of teen drivers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Kids from Day One Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Life-long food preferences, eating habits, and activity
levels develop early in childhood.
(2) Pres... | Healthy Kids from Day One Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award competitive grants to five state health departments to help reduce and prevent obesity among children between birth and five years of age in child care settings outside of a child's ... | A bill to establish a pilot program to reduce the increasing prevalence of overweight/obesity among 0-5 year-olds in child care settings. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Matewan Flood Control Excess Project
Land Disposal Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. DISPOSITION OF EXCESS PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--The United States shall convey by quit claim deed
to the Town of Matewan, West Virginia, all right, title, and interest
of the U... | Matewan Flood Control Excess Project Land Disposal Act of 1999 - Directs the United States to convey to the Town of Matewan, West Virginia, four specified parcels of land deemed excess by the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to the structural project for flood control... | Matewan Flood Control Excess Project Land Disposal Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that:
(1) The Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United
States of... | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Reform Act - Amends the Covenant to Establish the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to treat the Northern Mariana Islands as a State under the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to an individual's entry into the Commonwealth (but not entry from the Commo... | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Reform Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice in India Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) each year, in both Jammu and Kashmir and the Punjab,
the Government of India detains thousands of persons under
special or preventive detention laws wit... | Justice in India Act - Terminates all development assistance for India under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (except assistance for specified health projects) if the President reports to the Congress that India has not repealed certain special and preventive detention laws. Provides for the resumption of such assis... | Justice in India Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Security Officer Screening
Improvement Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification
System of the Federal Bureau of Investigation maintains
fingerpri... | Security Officer Screening Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to direct the Attorney General to establish policies and procedures for: (1) informing entities that employ private security officers about how to request state and national background checks on officers and applicants... | Security Officer Screening Improvement Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Access and Flexibility Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
(a) Availability Not Limited to Accounts for Employees of Small
Employers and Self-Employed Individuals.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of sect... | Health Access and Flexibility Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to Archer medical savings accounts to: (1) eliminate such accounts' availability to only self-employed individuals and employees of small employers; (2) repeal the 750,000 limitation on the number of such accounts; (3) reduce the ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand medical savings accounts and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for medical freedom accounts under the Medicaid and State children's health insurance programs. |
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF INDIAN TRIBE.
Section 8(a)(13) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(13))
is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses
(i) and (ii), respectively, and adjusting the margins
accordingly;
(2) by striking ... | Amends the Small Business Act to exclude from the definition of "Indian tribe" any Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) or Alaska Native Village (ANV).
Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that, for purposes of eligibility for procurement contracts provided through the Small Business Administration (SB... | To eliminate the preferences and special rules for Alaska Native Corporations under the program under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Part D Outreach and
Enrollment Enhancement Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. OUTREACH AND EDUCATION FUNDING.
(a) Medicare Outreach and Education by State Health Insurance
Counseling Programs.--
(1) Fiscal year 2006.--There are appropriated $1... | Medicare Part D Outreach and Enrollment Enhancement Act of 2006 - Authorizes and makes appropriations to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for additional grants to state health insurance counseling and assistance (HICA) programs to conduct outreach and education related to enrollment in the Medicare program ... | A bill to provide for additional outreach and education related to the Medicare program and to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a special enrollment period for individuals who qualify for an income-related subsidy under the Medicare prescription drug program. |
TITLE I
This Act may be cited as the ``Land and Liberty Protection Act of
2008''.
TITLE II
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Protecting Americans From Violent
Crime Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
... | Land and Liberty Protection Act of 2008 - Protecting Americans from Violent Crime Act of 2008 - Bars the promulgation and enforcement of regulations that prohibit individuals from possessing firearms in units of the National Park System and the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Government Real Estate Accountability and... | A bill to protect the liberty and property of all Americans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Regional Skills Training Alliances
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
For purposes of this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of Commerce.
TITLE I--SKILL GRANTS
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION.
(a) In General.--The ... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Skill Grants
Title II: Planning Grants
Regional Skills Training Alliances Act of 1999 -
Title I: Skill Grants
- Directs the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to improve the job skills necessary for employment in specific industries. Requires the Secretary to do so acting th... | Regional Skills Training Alliances Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare+Choice Revitalization Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE+CHOICE IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) Equalizing Payments Between Fee-for-Service and
Medicare+Choice.--
(1) In general.--Section 1853(c)(1) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 13... | Medicare+Choice Revitalization Act of 2003 - Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to make each annual Medicare+Choice capitation rate for a Medicare+Choice payment area for a contract year equal to the largest of the amounts specified under current law or, for 2004 ... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revitalize and improve the Medicare+Choice program. |
SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL PROCEDURE FOR AUTHORIZING CERTAIN ACQUISITIONS OF
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION.
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 105 the following:
``clarification of electronic surveillance of persons out... | Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to state that nothing in the FISA definition of "electronic surveillance" shall be construed to encompass surveillance directed at a person located outside the United States.
Authorizes the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and the Attorney General ... | To update the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agriculture Market Development Act
of 1995''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish
and, in cooperation with eligible trade organizations, carry out a
foreign market development coop... | Agriculture Market Development Act of 1995 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and, in cooperation with eligible trade organizations (ETOs), carry out a foreign market development cooperator program to maintain and develop foreign markets for U.S. agricultural commodities. Requires that the program be ... | Agriculture Market Development Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ski Area Recreational Opportunity
Enhancement Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to amend the National Forest Ski Area
Permit Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 497b)--
(1) to enable snow-sports (in addition to nordic and alpine... | Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2010 - Amends the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to require the term and acreage of permits for the operation of ski areas and associated facilities (under current law, for the operation of nordic and alpine ski areas and facilities) on National Forest S... | To amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System land that are subject to ski area permits, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TRICARE PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.
(a) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) the health care program of the Department of Defense,
commonly known as TRICARE--
(A) reflects a commitment to cooper... | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the health care program of the Department of Defense (DOD) known as TRICARE reflects a commitment to cooperation between the military departments and integrates the provision of health care by mlitary medical facilities; (2) full implementation of the TRICARE program will en... | An original bill to state the sense of the Senate on the TRICARE program of the Department of Defense and to facilitate the full implementation of the program by authorizing the reimbursement of the program for the cost of care provided under the program to certain medicare-eligible individuals. |
SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY FOR PAYMENT OF BOTH RETIRED PAY AND VETERANS'
DISABILITY COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN ADDITIONAL MILITARY
RETIREES WITH COMPENSABLE SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES.
(a) Extension of Concurrent Receipt Authority to Retirees With
Service-Connected Disabilities Rated L... | Allows the receipt of both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation with respect to any service-connected disability (under current law, only a disability rated at 50% or more). Repeals provisions phasing in the full concurrent receipt of such pay through December 31, 2013.
Makes eligible for the ful... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation to include additional chapter 61 disability retirees, to coordinate eligibility for combat-related special compensation and concurrent receipt, to eliminate the reduction of ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Forcing Out Underage Labor Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF SOCCER BALLS MANUFACTURED OR
ASSEMBLED WITH CHILD LABOR.
(a) Identification of Countries.--The Secretary of Labor shall
identify those countries in which soc... | Forcing Out Underage Labor Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to identify countries that manufacture soccer balls with the use of child labor. Prohibits the importation of such an item into the United States, unless it contains a label stating that it is not a product of child labor. Sets forth both civil a... | Forcing Out Underage Labor Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Care Safety Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR NURSING FACILITY WORKERS.
(a) Medicare.--
(1) Requirement to conduct criminal background checks.--
Section 1819(d)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i... | Directs the Attorney General to study and report to Congress on the effects of background checks in nursing facilities. | Senior Care Safety Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. MARKET LOSS ASSISTANCE.
(a) Assistance Authorized.--The Secretary of Agriculture (referred
to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall, to the maximum extent
practicable, use $4,622,240,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit
Corporation to make a market loss assistance payment to owners and
producers o... | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to use specified Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) funds for a market loss assistance payment to farm owners and producers who are eligible for a final FY 2001 production flexibility contract payment (such payment to be proportional to total 2001 flexibility contract payments recei... | To respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting American agricultural producers. |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIODS AND WAIVER OF
LATE ENROLLMENT PENALTY FOR CERTAIN MILITARY RETIREES AND
DEPENDENTS.
(a) Special Medicare Part B Enrollment Period.--
(1) In general.--Section 1837 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395p) i... | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for a special Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) enrollment period and Medigap enrollment period and a waiver of the Medicare part B late enrollment penalty for certain military retirees and dependents who live within a certain distance ... | To amend title XVIII to provide a special Medicare part B enrollment period and MediGap enrollment period and a waiver of the Medicare part B late enrollment penalty for certain military retirees and dependents who live near military hospitals that are closed or that discontinue inpatient hospital services. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Government Spending
Accountability and Oversight Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the Federal
Government Spending Accountability and Oversight Commission (in this
Act referred to as the ``Commissio... | Federal Government Spending Accountability and Oversight Act - Establishes the Federal Government Spending Accountability and Oversight Commission to : (1) conduct a survey on cost control in the federal government; (2) conduct in-depth reviews of the operations of Executive agencies to evaluate potential improvements ... | To establish a commission to review Federal Government administration and spending practices. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Automobile National Heritage Area
Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the industrial, cultural, and natural heritage legacies
of Michigan's automobile industry are nationally si... | Automobile National Heritage Area Act of 1998 - Establishes the Automobile National Heritage Area in the State of Michigan.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to add or remove lands from the Area in response to a request from the Automobile National Heritage Area Partnership, Inc. (a nonprofit corporation establ... | Automobile National Heritage Area Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Beneficiary Access to
Quality Nursing Home Care Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Beneficiaries under the Medicare Program under title
XVIII of the Social Security Act are experienc... | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to increase the adjusted Federal per diem rate otherwise determined for services provided to any individual during the period in which such individual is in a Nursing Home Case-Mix and Quality Demonstration resource utilization group (RUGS III) category of care, by the... | Medicare Beneficiary Access to Quality Nursing Home Care Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``Social Security Earnings Test Repeal Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO DEDUCTIONS ON ACCOUNT OF WORK.
(a) In General.--Subsections (b), (c)(1), (d), (f), (h), (j), and
(k) of section 203 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 403) are ... | Social Security Earnings Test Repeal Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to remove the limitation on the amount of outside income which a beneficiary may earn (earnings test) without incurring a reduction in benefits. | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to remove the limitation upon the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving benefits under such title, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Raise And Index to Sustainably and
Efficiently Invest in Transportation Act of 2017'' or the ``RAISE IT
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Since the passage of SAFETEA-LU, Congre... | Raise And Index to Sustainably and Efficiently Invest in Transportation Act of 2017 or the RAISE IT Act This bill expresses the sense of Congress that by 2027 the gas tax should be repealed and replaced with a more sustainable, stable funding source. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the ... | Raise And Index to Sustainably and Efficiently Invest in Transportation Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Public Telecommunications
Infrastructure Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States Government has consistently
encouraged the development and dissemination of public
telec... | National Public Telecommunications Infrastructure Act of 1994 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to require owners and operators of telecommunications networks to reserve, for public uses, capacity on such networks for use free-of-charge by eligible entities. ... | National Public Telecommunications Infrastructure Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Making Every Representative's
Integrity Transparent Act of 2014'' or the ``MERIT Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES FROM EMPLOYING RELATIVES OF
CANDIDATES.
(a) Prohibition.--Section 302 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of... | Making Every Representative's Integrity Transparent Act of 2014 or the MERIT Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a candidate's authorized committee from employing any of the candidate's relatives in a paid position. Prohibits a leadership political action committee (PAC) from employing in... | MERIT Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Pension
Liability Funding Reform Act of 1996''.
TITLE I--FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PENSION FUNDS
SEC. 101. INCREASE IN AND EXTENSION OF FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION.
(a) In General.--Section 144(a) of the District of C... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Federal Contribution to District of Columbia
Pension Funds
Title II: Changes in Retirement Benefits
Subtitle A: Police Officers' and Fire Fighters'
Contribution
Title III: Effective Date
Subtitle B: Teachers' Contributio... | District of Columbia Pension Liability Funding Reform Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Malpractice Relief Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED EXPENDITURES FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
MALPRACTICE INSURANCE.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (... | Medical Malpractice Relief Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business tax credit for taxable years beginning in 2004 or 2005 for expenditures for medical professional malpractice insurance. Allows a credit for: (1) 20 percent of the malpractice insurance expenditures of a physician who practices... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a business credit for qualified expenditures for medical professional malpractice insurance. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeland Security Technology
Improvement Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. HOMELAND SECURITY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 313 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(6 U.S.C. 193) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at... | Homeland Security Technology Improvement Act of 2004 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to include, as an element of the program to encourage technological innovation in facilitating the mission of the Department of Homeland Security, the establishment of a multi-agency homeland security technology, equipment, ... | A bill to establish a technology, equipment, and information transfer within the Department of Homeland Security. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clinical Research Enhancement Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Clinical research is critical to the advancement of
scientific knowledge and to the development of ... | Clinical Research Enhancement Act of 1997 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to: (1) support and expand the NIH's involvement in clinical research; (2) support and expand the resources available for the clinical research community; and (3) establis... | Clinical Research Enhancement Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Security Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) economic security is an integral part of national
security;
(2) the development of new ideas and technical innovatio... | Economic Security Act of 1996 - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to impose penalties upon individuals and corporations that engage in economic espionage, or that attempt, conspire, or solicit others to do so, in order to aid foreign nations, governments, corporations, institutions, instrumentalities, or agents.... | Economic Security Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Hunting,
Education, and Recreational Development Act'' or the ``HEARD Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 3.... | Hunting, Education, and Recreational Development Act or the HEARD Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to dispose of federal lands under their respective jurisdictions by offering them for sale or exchange to units of local government in accordance with this b... | HEARD Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Job Creation
Through Innovation 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 provisio... | Job Creation Through Innovation Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase and make permanent the tax credit for increasing research activities, (2) allow an increased research tax credit for manufacturers whose domestic production gross receipts are more than 50% of their total receipts, (3) make the rese... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and modify the research tax credit, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Right Rebate Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. PREVENTING THE MISCLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS UNDER THE MEDICAID
DRUG REBATE PROGRAM.
(a) Application of Civil Money Penalty for Misclassification of
Covered Outpatient Drugs.--
(1) In general.-... | Right Rebate Act of 2018 This bill requires drug manufacturers with Medicaid rebate agreements for covered outpatient drugs to disclose drug product information. Manufacturers are subject to civil penalties for knowingly misclassifying drugs. Manufacturers are also required to compensate for rebates that were initially... | Right Rebate Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Waterfront Brownfields
Revitalization Act''.
SEC. 2. WATERFRONT BROWNFIELDS GRANT.
Section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating pa... | Waterfront Brownfields Revitalization Act - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to require the President to establish a grant program for reuse planning, site characterization and assessment, or remediation at waterfront brownfields sites, including the inte... | To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront brownfields, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF QUOTA AND PRICE SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR PEANUTS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of Agriculture and the Commodity Credit Corporation may not
provide loans, purchases, payments, or other operations or take any
other action to support the price, or... | Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 and the Agricultural Act of 1949 to repeal respective peanut quota and price support programs. | A bill to eliminate the quota and price support programs for peanuts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Get Foreign Money Out of U.S.
Elections Act''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF BAN ON CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES BY FOREIGN
NATIONALS TO DOMESTIC CORPORATIONS THAT ARE FOREIGN-
CONTROLLED, FOREIGN-INFLUENCED, AND FOREIGN-OWNED.
(... | Get Foreign Money Out of U.S. Elections Act This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to ban campaign contributions and expenditures by corporations that are controlled, influenced, or owned by foreign nationals. Foreign nationals and such corporations may not make disbursements to political com... | Get Foreign Money Out of U.S. Elections Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Western Water Recycling and Drought
Relief Act''.
SEC. 2. WESTERN RECYCLED WATER PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS.
(a) Authorizations.--The Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater
Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end ... | Western Water Recycling and Drought Relief Act This bill amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Department of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of recycled water system facilities in California in cooperation with: the cities of B... | Western Water Recycling and Drought Relief Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``9/11 Can You Hear Me Now Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) After two terrorist attacks it is time to fix the
communications system for the New York City Fire Department.
(2) During its respons... | 9/11 Can You Hear Me Now Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to procure development and provision of a communications system for the New York City Fire Department, including appropriate radios and upgrades to the Department's critical information dispatch system that allow communication in all locations an... | To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to procure the development and provision of improved and up-to-date communications equipment for the New York City Fire Department, including radios. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Israel Energy
Cooperation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) it is in the highest national security interests of the
United States to ensure secure access to reliable energy
sources;
... | United States-Israel Energy Cooperation Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the United States-Israel Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation (BIRD), or the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF), to establish a grant program for joint ventures, composed of bot... | To authorize funding for eligible joint ventures between United States and Israeli businesses and academic persons, to establish the International Energy Advisory Board, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act
of 1997''.
SEC. 2. STUDIES ON USE OF DIGITAL SIGNATURES TO ENHANCE ELECTRONIC
COMMERCE.
The Assistant Secretary shall conduct an ongoing study of the
enhancement of electronic commerce due to the use o... | Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act of 1997 - Directs the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information (the head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration) of the Department of Commerce to conduct an ongoing study of and report to specified committees concerning the enhancement of elec... | Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Regional Infrastructure Accelerator
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purpose of this program is to facilitate and mobilize
investment in, and the long-term financing of, economically viable
covered infrastructure projects of regional or national s... | Regional Infrastructure Accelerator Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to establish a regional infrastructure accelerator program to provide grants to regional infrastructure accelerators to establish and administer a process for developing the priorities of, and acquiring financing for, co... | Regional Infrastructure Accelerator Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oncology Care Quality Improvement
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. ONCOLOGY CARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in
this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall establish a pilot
program (in this... | Oncology Care Quality Improvement Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a pilot program of oncology care quality improvement (OCQI) under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to evaluate the impact of three provider-led approaches to improve the care quality an... | To provide for a pilot program to improve the quality of oncology care under Medicare. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Middle Class Tax
Cut 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 provision,
th... | Middle Class Tax Cut Act - Extends through 2013 for a taxpayer whose income is $200,000 or less ($250,000 for married couples filing a joint return): (1) the tax rate reductions and other tax benefits of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, and (2) the reduction in the tax rate for dividend an... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief to middle-class families. |
SECTION 1. DISABILITY COMPENSATION.
Section 1114 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking out ``$83'' in subsection (a) and inserting
in lieu thereof ``$85'';
(2) by striking out ``$157'' in subsection (b) and
inserting in lieu thereof ``$162'';
... | Increases the rates of: (1) veterans' disability compensation; (2) additional compensation for veterans' dependents; (3) the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans; (4) dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children; and (5) supplemental dependency and indemnity compensation for dis... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of such veterans as such rates took effect of December 1, 1992, and to make a technical correction relating t... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``1997 Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the people of the United States feel a deep debt of
gratitude to Franklin Delano Roosevelt for his leadership in
Ameri... | 1997 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue commemorative half-dollar silver coins whose obverse side shall bear a likeness of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and whose reverse side shall be emblematic of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C.
M... | 1997 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Microcredit for Self-Sufficiency Act
of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) More than 1,000,000,000 people in the developing world
are living in severe poverty.
... | Microcredit for Self-Sufficiency Act of 1998 - Authorizes the President to establish programs to provide through U.S. private voluntary organizations (PVOs) and other U.S. and indigenous nongovernmental organizations and credit institutions credit and other assistance for microenterprises in developing countries. Sets... | Microcredit for Self Sufficiency Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Contracting Oversight and
Reform Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.
In this Act, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of
the Senat... | Federal Contracting Oversight and Reform Act of 2010 - Amends the Clean Contracting Act of 2008 to: (1) require the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to ensure that the information in the database of information regarding the integrity and performance of persons awarded federal contracts and grants is available t... | A bill to improve the management and oversight of Federal contracts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Lands Corps Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) conserving or developing natural and cultural resources
and enhancing and maintaining environmentally importan... | Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 - Establishes a Public Lands Corps in the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture to carry out authorized conservation, restoration, and rehabilitation projects on public lands or Indian lands. Requires the Corps to consist of men and women between the ages of 16 and 25 with high sch... | Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Veterans Access to Quality
Care Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF AVAILABILITY OF PROSTHETIC AND ORTHOTIC CARE FOR
VETERANS.
(a) Establishment or Expansion of Advanced Degree Programs To
Expand Availability of Care.--The Secr... | Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) develop a plan for working with institutions of higher education to develop partnerships for the establishment or expansion of programs of advanced degrees in prosthetics and orthotics in order to imp... | Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bullying Redress and Verified
Enforcement Act'' or the ``BRAVE Act''.
SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Title IX of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7801 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 9534 the
following:
``... | Bullying Redress and Verified Enforcement Act or the BRAVE Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require the employees of local educational agencies (LEAs) who become aware of bullying to report to an LEA-designated individual, within seven business days: (1) the acts that constitute... | BRAVE Act |
SECTION 1. ON-CALL PAY FOR CERTAIN TECHNICAL MEDICAL EMPLOYEES.
Title I of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1611
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 125. ON-CALL PAY FOR CERTAIN TECHNICAL MEDICAL EMPLOYEES.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall pay a ... | Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to provide for certain technical medical employees of the Indian Health Service to be paid for such time as they are officially scheduled to be on call outside their regular hours or on a holiday for such time as they may be called back to work. | To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to require that certain technical medical employees of the Indian Health Service be compensated for time during which they are required to be on-call. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Commission to Study the
Culture and Glorification of Violence in America Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is established a commission to be known as the Presidential
Commission to Study the Culture and Glorification of Vio... | Presidential Commission to Study the Culture and Glorification of Violence in America Act - Establishes the Presidential Commission to Study the Culture and Glorification of Violence in America. Directs the Commission to: (1) examine the glorification of violence in the United States; (2) examine the relationship betw... | Presidential Commission to Study the Culture and Glorification of Violence in America Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Small Business Regulatory
Assistance Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish a 4-year pilot program to--
(1) provide confidential assistance to small business
concerns;
(2) provid... | National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2005 - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses through participating Small Business Development Centers (Centers). Requires the Administrator to ... | A bill to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small business concerns, and for other purposes |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATION OF FICO ASSESSMENTS BY FDIC.
Section 21(f)(2) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C.
1441(f)(2)) is amended by striking ``the Financing Corporation... | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (FHLBA) to require the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), after consultation with the Financing Corporation (FICO), (currently, FICO, with FDIC Board approval) to place a... | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coastal Resources Enhancement and
Restoration Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION RESEARCH GRANTS FOR COASTAL
ENGINEERING AND SHORELINE PROTECTION.
Section 3 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C.
1862) ... | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct a Federal agency found to have violated the Act in connection with the discharge or runoff of pollutants into U.S. coastal waters and ordered to undertake a supplemental environmental program in lieu of paying fines to be given the option of constructing artifici... | Coastal Resources Enhancement and Restoration Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration Courts Bail Reform
Act''.
SEC. 2. CONDITIONS ON DETENTION OF ALIENS.
Section 236 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by amending subparagraph (A) to
read as foll... | Immigration Courts Bail Reform Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the minimum bond amount needed to release a detained alien. An immigration judge may review an initial custody determination for an adult alien, subject to specified rules, which include the following: the Department ... | Immigration Courts Bail Reform Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Cyber Security Leadership
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Federal agencies rely on networked computer systems to
deliver critical services and information to the American
... | National Cyber Security Leadership Act of 2003 - Requires the Chief Information Officer of each Federal agency to: (1) identify the significant vulnerabilities of the information technology (IT) of such agency; (2) establish performance goals for eliminating such vulnerabilities; (3) procure or develop tools to identif... | A bill to provide for the elimination of significant vulnerabilities in the information technology of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Right Prescription
for Seniors Act of 2004''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Establishment of medicare operated plan option.
S... | Right Prescription for Seniors Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries have access to a Medicare administered prescription drug plan option.
Repeals provisions... | A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure that every medicare beneficiary has access to a medicare administered prescription drug plan option, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Continued Dumping or Subsidy Offset
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS OF CONGRESS.
The Congress finds that:
(a) Consistent with our WTO rights, injurious dumping is to
be condemned and that actionable subsidies which cause injury
... | Continued Dumping or Subsidy Offset Act of 1997 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to declare that, whenever continued dumping or subsidization is found to exist by the administering authority or by operation of law, any duties assessed shall be distributed as continued dumping or subsidy offsets to the affected domestic ... | Continued Dumping or Subsidy Offset Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMP TECHNOLOGY ACCELERATION PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of General Services.
(2) General services administration facility.--
(A) In general.--The t... | Requires the Administrator of General Services to establish a program to accelerate the use of geothermal heat pumps at General Services Administration (GSA) facilities. Requires such program to: (1) ensure centralized responsibility for the coordination of geothermal heat pump recommendations, practices, and activitie... | A bill to establish a geothermal heat pump technology acceleration program relating to General Services Administration facilities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Social Security Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF TAXABLE WAGES AND SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME ABOVE
CONTRIBUTION AND BENEFIT BASE AFTER 2013.
(a) Determination of Taxable Wages Above Contribution and Benefit
Base After 2... | Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prescribe special rules for the determination of taxable wages and self-employment income above the contribution and benefit base after 2013. Amends SSA title II to include surplus average indexed monthly earnings (AIME) in the determinatio... | Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Maritime
Transportation Security Act of 2004''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents
Sec. 2. Enforcement; pier and wharf security costs.
Sec... | Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2004 - (Sec. 2) Amends Federal shipping law to grant U.S. district courts jurisdiction to restrain violations of certain port security requirements. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to refuse or revoke port clearance to any owner, agent, master, officer, or ... | A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, with respect to maritime transportation security, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Home Loan Refinance
Opportunity Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF QUALIFIED VETERANS' MORTGAGE BONDS PROGRAM TO
ALLOW ELIGIBLE VETERANS TO REFINANCE CURRENT HOME LOANS.
(a) Elimination of Refinance Prohibition for Veterans' ... | Veterans Home Loan Refinance Opportunity Act of 2009 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to tax-exempt veterans' mortgage bonds to permit: (1) proceeds from such bonds to refinance residences of veterans (currently, bond financing limited to new mortgages); (2) an annual inflation adjustment after 2010 t... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow eligible veterans to use qualified veterans mortgage bonds to refinance home loans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Corporate Welfare Reduction and Job
Preservation Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Corporations are subject to a tax rate of up to 34
percent or 35 percent.
(2) Due to t... | Corporate Welfare Reduction and Job Preservation Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that if any profitable large corporation reduces by 15 percent or more the number of employees who perform any task or function at any facility in the United States, the amount of each facility-related tax benefit... | Corporate Welfare Reduction and Job Preservation Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Part D Equity for Low-Income Seniors
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. EXPEDITING LOW-INCOME SUBSIDIES UNDER THE MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION
DRUG PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 1860D-14 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395w-114) is amended by ad... | Part D Equity for Low-Income Seniors Act of 2007 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Commissioner of Social Security to provide for an expedited process for the qualification for low-income assistance through a request to the S... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expedite the application and eligibility process for low-income subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug program and to revise the resource standards used to determine eligibility for an income-related subsidy, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Local Environmental Improvement
Facilitation Act''.
SEC. 2. USE OF FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT CIVIL PENALTIES TO
FUND COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS.
Section 309 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1319) is a... | Local Environmental Improvement Facilitation Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide that, in the case of a civil or administrative penalty assessed against an individual, corporation, partnership, or association (private person), the private person may elect to pay: (1) the amount of the penal... | Local Environmental Improvement Facilitation 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 2014'' or as the ``HEAL
Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Insurance coverage reduces harmful health di... | Health Equity and Access under the Law for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2014 or the HEAL Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2014 - 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 United St... | HEAL Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Diabetes Self-Management Training
Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Diabetes is the fifth leading cause of death in the
United States. Over 18,000,000 Americans (6.2 percent of the
... | Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for recognition of certified diabetes educators as Medicare providers by a nationally recognized certifying body for diabetes educators for purposes of diabetes outpatient self-management training service... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by designating certified diabetes educators recognized by the National Certification Board of Diabetes Educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services under part B of the... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Leaders Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DIVERSITY IN MILITARY LEADERSHIP.
(a) Definition of Diversity.--It is the sense of Congress that the
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security (in the
case of the Coast ... | Military Leaders Enhancement Act - Directs Secretary of Defense (DOD) and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) in the case of the Coast Guard to: (1) prepare and implement a plan to achieve, between 2031 and 2041, a dynamic, sustainable level of Armed Forces members (including reserve components) that, among both c... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the security of the United States and the readiness of the Armed Forces by increasing diversity within the leadership ranks of the Armed Forces. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Greener Government Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The policies and programs of the Federal Government
should encourage sustainable economic development.
(2) The Federal Government s... | Greener Government Act of 1993 - Provides for the incorporation of environmentally sound principles in programs under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act, the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, and the National Science Foundation Act of... | Greener Government Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Early Hearing Loss Detection,
Diagnosis, and Intervention Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are to authorize statewide early
detection, diagnosis, referral, and intervention networks, technical
assistance, a national applied re... | Early Hearing Loss Detection, Diagnosis, and Intervention Act of 1997 - Mandates grants or cooperative agreements to: (1) develop statewide hearing loss early detection, diagnosis, and intervention networks; and (2) provide technical assistance to State agencies to complement an intramural program and to conduct appli... | Early Hearing Loss Detection, Diagnosis, and Intervention Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Furthering Access and Networks for
Sports Act'' or the ``FANS Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
In this Act, the term ``Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961'' means the
Act of September 30, 1961 (15 U.S.C. 1291 et seq.).
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE SPORTS BROADCAST... | Furthering Access and Networks for Sports Act or the FANS Act - Amends the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 to deny the antitrust exemption for joint agreements covering the telecasting of sports contests to any league of clubs participating in professional football, baseball, basketball, or hockey contests that does no... | FANS Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ambassador's Fund for Strategic
Exchanges Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States has a strategic national interest in
improving its image around the world, given the historicall... | Ambassador's Fund for Strategic Exchanges Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of State to establish in the Voluntary Visitors Division of the Office of International Visitors in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs the Ambassador's Fund for Strategic Exchanges to bring political, economic, civil society, and ... | To establish a public diplomacy international exchange program to be known as the Ambassador's Fund for Strategic Exchanges, and for other purposes. |
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