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SECTION 1. HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
Title I of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C.
5511 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in the title heading, by striking ``AND THE NATIONAL
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION NETWORK'' and inserting ``RESEARCH AND
D... | Amends the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 to revise program requirements for the National High-Performance Computing Program.
Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to: (1) establish the goals and priorities for federal high-performance computing research, development, networking,... | To amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Mergers,
Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. REGISTRATION EXEMPTION FOR MERGER AND ACQUISITION BROKERS.
Section 15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.
78o(b)) is amended by adding at ... | . Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exempt from its registration requirements certain merger and acquisition brokers and associated persons. A merger and acquisition broker shall not be exempt from reg... | Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Veterans Health Care
Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. LIABILITY FOR PAYMENT.
Section 222 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C.
1621u) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Veterans Affairs Copayments.--The Service may... | . Tribal Veterans Health Care Enhancement Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to permit the Indian Health Service (IHS) to pay copayments owed to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by Indian veterans for medical services authorized under the Purchased/Referred Care program and adm... | Tribal Veterans Health Care Enhancement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Incentive Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTED SECURITIES.
Section 3(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77c(b)) is
amended by striking ``$5,000,000'' and inserting ``$10,000,000''.
SEC. 3. EXCLUSIONS FROM THE DEFINITION OF INVESTMEN... | Small Business Incentive Act of 1993 - Amends the Securities Act of 1933 to increase from $5 million to $10 million the size of small business offerings that are exempt from the registration requirements of the Act.
Amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to exclude from its definition of "investment company" any is... | Small Business Incentive Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``True American Heroes Act of 2003''.
TITLE I--MEDALS FOR RESPONDERS AND RESISTERS
SEC. 101. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS FOR GOVERNMENT WORKERS WHO
RESPONDED TO THE ATTACKS ON THE WORLD TRADE CENTER AND
PERISHED.
... | True American Heroes Act of 2003 - Title I: Medals for Responders and Resisters - Directs the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the posthumous award of congressional gold medals to: (1) the emergency workers, government employees, and others who responded to the a... | To posthumously award congressional gold medals to government workers and others who responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and perished and to people aboard United Airlines Flight 93 who helped resist the hijackers and caused the plane to crash, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to ... |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is established the National Commission on Presidential War
Powers and Civil Liberties (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the
``Commission'') to investigate the broad range of executive branch
national security policies undertaken since the terrorist attacks of ... | Establishes the National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties to investigate, and report to the President and Congress on, the broad range of executive branch national security policies undertaken since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, including: (1) detention by the Armed Forces and th... | To establish a national commission on presidential war powers and civil liberties. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lower Delaware Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that the following:
(1) Public Law 102-460 directed the Secretary of the
Interior to conduct a study of the eligibility and suitability
of th... | Requires the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the Lower Delaware River management plan to bring such portions into compliance with such Act. Authorizes the Secretary to provide planning, financial, and technical assistance to municipalities through which such portions flow to protect the natural, economic, and hi... | Lower Delaware Wild and Scenic Rivers Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``First-Time Homebuyers' Tax Credit
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits)
is amended b... | First-Time Homebuyers' Tax Credit Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow an income-based, one-time tax credit for first-time homebuyers of ten percent of a principal residence's purchase price ($3,000 maximum credit, $6,000 maximum credit for joint filers); (2) allow transfer of such credit (withi... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable credit against income tax for the purchase of a principal residence by a first-time homebuyer. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Encouraging Work Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT AND WELFARE-TO-WORK
CREDIT.
(a) Credit Made Permanent.--
(1) Subsection (c) of section 51 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended... | Encouraging Work Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make the work opportunity credit permanent.Modifies such credit by: (1) repealing the requirement that a "qualified ex-felon" be a member of a low-income (as specified) family; (2) increasing the maximum age for eligibility of food stamp recipients to 4... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Reorganization Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. NUMBER AND COMPOSITION OF CIRCUITS.
Section 41 of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the matter before the table, by striking out
``thirteen'' and i... | Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 1995
- Divides the current U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into the following two circuits: (1) the Ninth Circuit composed of the States of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands, consisting of 19 judges, and holdin... | Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Veterans Affairs
Nurses Appreciation Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. REVISED AUTHORITY FOR ADJUSTMENT OF BASIC PAY FOR NURSES AND
CERTAIN OTHER HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Revis... | Department of Veterans Affairs Nurses Appreciation Act of 1999 - Amends Federal provisions relating to the pay of health care personnel within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide that, effective October 1, 1999, pay adjustments for registered nurses and certain othe... | Department of Veterans Affairs Nurses Appreciation Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Newborns' and Mothers' Health
Protection Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDING.
Congress finds that--
(1) the length of post-delivery inpatient care should be
based on the unique characteristics of each mother and her
newborn chil... | Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on an insurer, health maintenance organization (HMO), or group health plan sponsor that (if it provides any inpatient childbirth benefits for a mother or newborn) fails to provide: (1) inpatient benefits for a minim... | Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bureau of Reclamation Transparency
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the water resources infrastructure of the Bureau of
Reclamation provides important benefits related to irrigated
agriculture, municipal a... | Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act (Sec. 4) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to submit to Congress, make publicly available, and biennially update an Asset Management Report that describes the Bureau of Reclamation's efforts to maintain in a reliable manner all reserved works (buildings, structures,... | Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Attorney-Client Privilege Protection
Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Justice is served when all parties to litigation are
represented by experienced diligent counsel.
... | Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit any U.S. agent or attorney, in any federal investigation or criminal or civil enforcement matter, including any form of administrative proceeding or adjudication, from: (1) demanding or requesting that an organization, or a ... | A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indian and Alaska Native Foster Care
and Adoption Services Amendments of 2005''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF INDIAN TRIBES TO RECEIVE FEDERAL FUNDS FOR FOSTER
CARE AND ADOPTION ASSISTANCE.
(a) Children Placed in Tribal Custody Eligible for Foste... | Indian and Alaska Native Foster Care and Adoption Services Amendments of 2005 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to authorize an Indian tribe or intertribal consortium operating a foster care program to receive Federal foster care maintenance payments for childr... | A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide equitable access for foster care and adoption services for Indian children in tribal areas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN ACT.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration
Moratorium Act of 1994''.
(b) References in Act.--Except as otherwise expressly provided,
whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment
to a section or other provision, the refer... | Immigration Moratorium Act of 1994 - Imposes a five-year immigration moratorium, with exceptions for refugees, certain priority and skilled workers, and immediate family members. | Immigration Moratorium Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Boutique Fuels Elimination Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. REDUCING THE PROLIFERATION OF BOUTIQUE FUELS.
(a) Temporary Waivers During Supply Emergencies.--Section
211(c)(4)(C) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(c)(4)(C)) is amended
by inserting ``(i)'' after... | Boutique Fuels Elimination Act of 2005 - Amends the Clean Air Act (CAA) to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to temporarily waive controls or prohibitions on the use of a fuel or fuel additive regulated under specified provisions of that Act or prescribed in an applicable State Im... | To amend the Clean Air Act to reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY.
Congress finds and declares that:
(a) Findings and Declarations.--
(1) It is the policy of the Unite... | Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act - Amends the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to delete a provision prohibiting the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas from conducting gaming activities on its lands if those gaming activities are prohibited by Texas. Approves and... | Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Saving Women's Lives through
International Family Planning Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) International family planning funds provide assistance
that saves the lives of women by providing vita... | Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID), in determining the eligibility of nongovernmental and multilateral organizations for population planning or other population assistance, from applying to them requirements more restrictive tha... | Saving Women's Lives through International Family Planning Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chesapeake Bay Restoration
Enhancement Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 117(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1267(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3) by striking ``and its''; and
(2) by addin... | Chesapeake Bay Restoration Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to revise requirements for implementation and monitoring grants under the Chesapeake Bay Agreement and for reporting on federally-funded projects under such Agreement.
Requires federal agencies that carry out activities... | To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve and reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Access to Vision Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Good vision is essential for proper physical
development and educational progress in growing children.
(2) Many serious ocular c... | Children's Access to Vision Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to make grants to States for: (1) comprehensive eye examinations for children needing such services, with priority for children under nine years... | To establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations to children, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prevention of Escapement of
Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SALE OF GENETICALLY ALTERED SALMON.
(a) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for a person--
(1) to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell,... | Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act This bill prohibits a person from: shipping, transporting, offering for sale, selling, or purchasing a genetically altered finfish, or a food product containing those fish, in commerce; having custody, control, or possession of those fi... | Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Historically Black Colleges and
Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``historically black colleges and
universities'' has the same meanin... | Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to historically black colleges and universities for the preservation and restoration of historic buildings and structures on their campuses.
Requires a grantee to coven... | Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Midwifery Care Access and
Reimbursement Equity Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Medicare program reimburses certified nurse-
midwives for primary care services, as authorized by State law.
... | Midwifery Care Access and Reimbursement Equity Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of and payment for certified midwife services. (Currently only certified nurse-midwife services are covered.) | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for reimbursement of certified midwife services and to provide for more equitable reimbursement rates for certified nurse-midwife services. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Airport and Airway Extension Act of
2011, Part IV''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND.
(a) Fuel Taxes.--Subparagraph (B) of section 4081(d)(2) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``July 22, 2011''
a... | Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011, Part IV - (Sec. 2) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through September 16, 2011, increased excise taxes on aviation fuels, the excise tax on air transportation of persons and property, and the expenditure authority for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.
(Sec. 4) Incre... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend the airport improvement program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Programs Extension Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. HOUSING ASSISTANCE.
(a) Expiring Section 8 Contracts.--
(1) Requirement.--Subject only to the availability of
budget authority to carry out this section, not later than
Octo... | Housing Programs Extension Act of 1994 - Authorizes section 8 housing contract extensions and related displaced tenant assistance. Authorizes appropriations.
Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to extend funding for the low-income housing preservation and ownership program.
Amends the National Ho... | Housing Programs Extension Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teacher Liability Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. TEACHER LIABILITY PROTECTION.
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C 6301
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``TITLE XV--TEACHER LIABILITY PROTECTION... | Preempts State law, except where such law provides additional protection of teachers from liability. Makes title XV inapplicable to any civil action in State court against a teacher in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State enacts a statute electing that title XV not apply.
Provides that no teacher i... | Teacher Liability Protection Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural and Urban Health Care Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION OF H-1C NONIMMIGRANT NURSES.
(a) In General.--Section 212(m) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(m)) is amended to read as follows:
``(m)(1) The qualifi... | Rural and Urban Health Care Act of 2005 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise admission requirements for H-1C nonimmigrant nurses by, among other things: (1) allowing aliens who received a nursing education in Canada to claim licensure equivalency; (2) requiring aliens who twice fail to pass a State li... | To modify the requirements applicable to the admission into the United States of H-1C nonimmigrant registered nurses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FFSCC Charter Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
more than 60 million low- and moderate-income consumers in
... | FFSCC Charter Act of 2011 - Directs the Comptroller of the Currency to: (1) provide for the establishment and chartering of Federal Financial Services and Credit Companies (FFSCCs); and (2) ensure that credit alternatives are available to the underbanked.
Prescribes eligibility criteria for an FFSCC charter.
Subjects... | To create a charter for Federal Financial Services and Credit Companies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Paperwork Relief Act
of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FACILITATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Requirements Applicable to the Director of OMB.--Section
3504(c) of title 44, United States Code (commonly referred to as the
``... | Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002 - Amends the Paperwork Reduction Act to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, annually, to publish in the Federal Register and make available on the Internet a list of the regulatory compliance assistance resources available to small businesses. Require... | A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, for the purpose of facilitating compliance by small business concerns with certain Federal paperwork requirements, to establish a task force to examine information collection and dissemination, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sewage Sludge in Food Production
Consumer Notification Act''.
SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION TO CONSUMERS OF FOOD PRODUCTS PRODUCED ON LAND ON
WHICH SEWAGE SLUDGE HAS BEEN APPLIED.
(a) Adulterated Food Under Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.--
... | Sewage Sludge in Food Production Consumer Notification Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Egg Products Inspection Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to deem as adulterated food that is: (1) produced on land on which sewage sludge was applied; (2) derive... | To amend the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the egg, meat, and poultry inspection laws to ensure that consumers receive notification regarding food products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on land on which sewage sludge was applied. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Capital Gains Tax
Simplification Act of 1998''.
(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 repea... | Capital Gains Tax Simplification Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that, if for any taxable year a non-corporate taxpayer has a net capital gain, 40 percent of such gain shall be a deduction from gross income regardless of whether or not the taxpayer itemizes other deductions.
Repeals the tax p... | Capital Gains Tax Simplification Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trade and Professional Association
Free Flow of Information Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act--
(1) the term ``trade and professional associations'' means
those organizations described in section 501(c) of the ... | Trade and Professional Association Free Flow of Information Act of 1997 - Grants immunity from civil liability for acts done for the purpose of transmitting information among trade and professional associations and their members regarding product defects, quality, or performance, except to the extent such acts are prov... | Trade and Professional Association Free Flow of Information Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) has
failed to transfer power to the National League for Democracy
(NLD... | Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 - (Sec. 3) Prohibits the importation into the United States of any article that is a product of Burma (Myanmar) until the President determines and certifies to Congress that Burma has met certain conditions, including that: (1) the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) has... | A bill to sanction the ruling Burmese military junta, to strengthen Burma's democratic forces and support and recognize the National League of Democracy as the legitimate representative of the Burmese people, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia House Voting
Rights Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AS CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
District of Columbia shall be considered a Congressional distr... | District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 - Considers the District of Columbia a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives in the 112th Congress and each succeeding Congress.
Applies to the District in the same manner as it applies to a state the federal law provi... | To provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia as a Congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Investment in After-School Programs
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDING.
Congress finds that--
(1) 21 percent of the children in the United States attend
public schools in rural areas;
(2) more than 14,000,000 school-age chil... | Investment in After-School Programs Act of 2009 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to local educational agencies, educational service agencies, community-based organizations, or other entities to improve, expand, or establish rural after-schoo... | A bill to enhance after-school programs in rural areas of the United States by establishing a pilot program to help communities establish and improve rural after-school programs. |
SECTION 1. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR HEAD START TEACHERS.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Loan
Forgiveness for Head Start Teachers Act of 2007''.
(b) Head Start Teachers.--Section 428J of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C 1078-10) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by st... | Loan Forgiveness for Head Start Teachers Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to assume or cancel loans made under the Federal Family Education Loan or the Direct Loan programs to individuals who have been employed as Head Start teachers for five consecutive comple... | To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend loan forgiveness for certain loans to Head Start teachers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Ambulance Payment Reform
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. AMBULANCE PAYMENT RATES.
(a) Payment Rates.--
(1) In general.--Section 1834(l)(3) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
... | Medicare Ambulance Payment Reform Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to payment for ambulance services to revise requirements for the establishment of a fee schedule.Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a system for the coding of claims f... | A bill to amend the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide payment to medicare ambulance suppliers of the full costs of providing such services, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patients First Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
It is the purpose of this Act to--
(1) intensify research that may result in improved
understanding of or treatments for diseases and other adverse
health conditions;
... | Patients First Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct and support basic and applied research to develop techniques for the isolation, derivation, production, testing, and human clinical use of stem cells that may result in improved understandi... | To intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Morris K. Udall Arctic Wilderness
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF POLICY.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Americans cherish the continued existence of expansive,
unspoiled wilderness ecosystems and wildlif... | Morris K. Udall Arctic Wilderness Act - Designates specified lands within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. | To preserve the Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, as wilderness in recognition of its extraordinary natural ecosystems and for the permanent good of present and future generations of Americans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Discretionary Spending Reduction and
Control Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.
(a) Limits.--Section 601(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 is amended by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), and (F),
by redesignatin... | Discretionary Spending Reduction and Control Act of 1995 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish discretionary spending limits for FY 1996 through 2000.
Extends congressional committee allocation and enforcement provisions and the applicability of certain points of order through FY 2000.
Amends the... | Discretionary Spending Reduction and Control Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employee Tax Accountability
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. INELIGIBILITY OF NONCOMPLIANT TAXPAYERS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT.
(a) In General.--Chapter 73 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``SUBCHAPTER VIII--IN... | . Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Makes any individual who has a seriously delinquent tax debt ineligible for federal employment or to continue serving as a federal employee. Defines "seriously delinquent tax debt" as a federal tax liability assessed by the Internal Revenue Service and c... | Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Justice Improvement Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE TO PROCEED TO TRIAL BY
COURT-MARTIAL ON CHARGES ON OFFENSES WITH AUTHORIZED
MAXIMUM SENTENCE OF CONFINEMENT OF MORE THAN ONE YEAR.
(... | Military Justice Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), with respect to charges that allege an offense triable by court-martial (with certain exclusions) for which the maximum punishment includes confinement for more than one year, to direct the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to requi... | Military Justice Improvement Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Government Shutdown Prevention
Act''.
SEC. 2. CONTINUING FUNDING.
(a) In General.--If any regular appropriation bill for fiscal year
1998 does not become law prior to the beginning of fiscal year 1998 or
a joint resolution making continuing appropriat... | Government Shutdown Prevention Act - Provides for continuing appropriations in the absence of regular appropriations for FY 1998. | Government Shutdown Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lechuguilla Cave Protection Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDING.
Congress finds that Lechuguilla Cave and adjacent public lands have
internationally significant scientific, environmental, and other values,
and should be retained in public ownership and pro... | Lechuguilla Cave Protection Act of 1993 - Withdraws all Federal lands within the boundaries of the Lechuguilla Cave Protection Area, New Mexico, from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, from location, entry, and patent under U.S. mining laws, and from disposition under all mineral... | Lechuguilla Cave Protection Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employee Retirement
Contributions Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTIONS, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND DEPOSITS.
(a) Civil Service Retirement System.--The table under section
8334(c) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the matter r... | Amends the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to make similar employee retirement contribution reductions under the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System, and the Foreign Service Pension System. | Federal Employee Retirement Contributions Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Science Parks Research and
Innovative New Technologies Act''.
SEC. 2. DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE PARKS.
(a) Finding.--Section 2 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology
Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
... | Science Parks Research and Innovative New Technologies Act - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to award grants for the development of feasibility studies and plans for the construction of new or the expansion, including renovation and modernization, of exi... | To provide grants and loan guarantees for the development and construction of science parks to promote the clustering of innovation through high technology activities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement
and Conveyance Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to implement the provisions of the negotiated Settlement
Agreement including conveyance of the Project I... | Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement and Conveyance Act - Approves the Settlement Agreement between the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to conduct all necessary and appropriate investigations, studies, and required Federal actions to impl... | Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement and Conveyance Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the New Bedford National Historic Landmark District and
associated historic sites as described in section 3(b) of this
Act, including the Schooner Ernestina, are National Historic
Landmarks and are... | Establishes the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Requires expenditures to consist of non-Federal funds matching Federal funds. Limits expenditures for operation and maintenance of the Schooner Ernestina.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to submit to specified congress... | To establish the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Captive Primate Safety Act''.
SEC. 2. ADDITION OF NONHUMAN PRIMATES TO DEFINITION OF PROHIBITED
WILDLIFE SPECIES.
Section 2(g) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C.
3371(g)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end ``... | . Captive Primate Safety Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to: (1) make nonhuman primates a prohibited wildlife species; and (2) make it unlawful to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase them in interstate or foreign commerce. (Sec. 3) Modifies exceptions to restrictions o... | Captive Primate Safety Act |
SECTION 1. 5-YEAR CARRYBACK OF OPERATING LOSSES.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (H) of section 172(b)(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
``(H) Carryback for 2008 and 2009 net operating
losses.--
``(i) In general.--... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a five-year carryback of net operating losses, including the operating losses of life insurance companies, incurred in 2008 and 2009.
Denies such extended loss carryover period to: (1) taxpayers in whom the federal government acquires an equity interest under the Emergency Eco... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 5-year carryback of operating losses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CHARTER.
The National Academies of Practice organized and incorporated under
the laws of the District of Columbia, is hereby recognized as such and
is granted a Federal charter.
SEC. 2. CORPORATE POWERS.
The National Academies of Practice (hereafter referred to in this
Act as the ``corporation'... | Grants a Federal charter to the National Academies of Practice (a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the District of Columbia). | A bill to recognize the organization known as the National Academies of Practice. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Our Promise to America's
Children and Teachers Act'' or the ``Keep Our PACT Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Children are our Nation's future and greatest treasure.
(2) A high-quality education is ... | Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers Act or the Keep Our PACT Act This bill: (1) amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to reauthorize and mandate funding levels for a program that awards grants to states for the provision of special education and related services to children ... | Keep Our PACT Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security
Expansion Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Across-the-board benefit increase.
Sec. 3. Computation of cost... | Social Security Expansion Act This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to: (1) increase the primary insurance amount for all eligible beneficiaries, beginning in 2023; (2) revise computation of cost-of-living adjustments to use the Consumer Price Index for Elde... | Social Security Expansion Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``False Claims Amendments Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. GOVERNMENT RIGHT TO DISMISS CERTAIN ACTIONS.
Section 3730(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:
``(6)(A) No later than 60 days... | False Claims Amendments Act of 1993 - Amends the False Claims Act with respect to: (1) dismissal of qui tam actions at Government motion in specified circumstances; (2) waiver by private parties of the Government's rights to recover damages under such Act as part of any court approved settlement of a potential qui tam... | False Claims Amendments Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery
Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 219 the following:
``Sec. 220. Illegal remunerations for referrals to recove... | Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 This bill amends the federal criminal code make it a crime to knowingly and willfully solicit, receive, pay, or offer payment for referrals to a recovery home, clinical treatment facility, or laboratory, subject to limitations. A violator is subject to criminal penalties... | Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The rate for American Indians and Alaskan Natives
living below 50 percent the poverty level is 11.2 percent,
nearly double the rate of the general population.
(2) The unemployment rate for A... | Amends the Small Business Act to authorize a Small Business Development Center in an eligible state to apply for an additional grant to be used solely to provide services to assist with outreach, development, and enhancement on Indian lands of small business startups and expansions owned by Indian tribe members, Alaska... | To amend the Small Business Act to expand and improve the assistance provided by Small Business Development Centers to Indian tribe members, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taking Account of Institutions with
Low Operation Risk Act of 2017'' or the ``TAILOR Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. REGULATIONS APPROPRIATE TO BUSINESS MODELS.
(a) In General.--For any regulatory action occurring after the date
of the enactment of this Act, ea... | Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2017 or the TAILOR Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill requires federal financial regulatory agencies to: (1) tailor any regulatory actions so as to limit burdens on the institutions involved, with consideration of the risk profiles and business models of th... | Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia National Guard
Retention and College Access Act''.
SEC. 2. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATIONAL GUARD EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The District of Colu... | District of Columbia National Guard Retention and College Access Act - Authorizes the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard to provide financial assistance to members of the District of Columbia National Guard who satisfactorily complete initial active duty service and agree to serve for a perio... | To establish a District of Columbia National Guard Educational Assistance Program to encourage the enlistment and retention of persons in the District of Columbia National Guard by providing financial assistance to enable members of the National Guard of the District of Columbia to attend undergraduate, vocational, or ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The free exercise of religion is an inalienable right,
protected by the First Amendment of the United States
Constitution.
... | Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish in the Treasury the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund for the deposit of income, gift, and estate taxes paid by or on behalf of taxpayers: (1) who are designated conscientious objectors opposed to participation in war in any form b... | To affirm the religious freedom of taxpayers who are conscientiously opposed to participation in war, to provide that the income, estate, or gift tax payments of such taxpayers be used for nonmilitary purposes, to create the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive such tax payments, to improve revenue collection, a... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fiscal Year 2016 Department of
Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety and Construction Authorization Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the... | Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety and Construction Authorization Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out the following major medical facility projects (each with specified maximum authorized funds): seismic corrections to buildings, including retrofit... | Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety and Construction Authorization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Cooperative
Antiterrorism Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The use of terrorism is detestable and an illegitimate
means of political expression.
(2) International ... | International Cooperative Antiterrorism Act of 2002 - Prohibits the provision of U.S. assistance (except humanitarian assistance and cooperative nonproliferation and counterproliferation programs), or the issuance of a license for the export of an item on the U.S. Munitions List, to any country or entity that the Presi... | A bill to prohibit United States assistance and commercial arms exports to countries and entities supporting international terrorism. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The First Special Service Force (in this Act referred
to as the ``Force'') was organized as a joint American-Canadian
unit activated in July 1942 at Fort Harrison near Helena,
Montana.
(2) The Force was initia... | Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the award, on behalf of Congress, of two gold medals to the First Special Service Force (a joint American-Canadian unit), collectively, in recognition of their World War II service.
Dir... | To grant the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the First Special Service Force, in recognition of its superior service during World War II. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jumpstart VA Construction Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The buildings of the Department of Veterans Affairs
have an average age of 60 years.
(2) Since 2004, use of Department faciliti... | Jumpstart VA Construction Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into partnership agreements with non-federal entities for the construction of major medical construction projects authorized by law. Each selected project shall be for construction of a new facility for which: (1) Congress... | Jumpstart VA Construction Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Better Pharmaceuticals for Children
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) children are the future of the Nation and the
preservation and improvement of child health is in the national
interest;
(2) ... | Better Pharmaceuticals for Children Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow for additional deferred effective dates for the approval of certain new drug applications to allow for additional pediatric information developed by further studies. Mandates development, publication, and annual updating ... | Better Pharmaceuticals for Children Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dietary Supplement Access and
Awareness Act''.
SEC. 2. DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; PRODUCT LISTING; REPORTING, POSTMARKET
SURVEILLANCE, AND OTHER PROVISIONS REGARDING SAFETY.
(a) In General.--Chapter IV of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
A... | Dietary Supplement Access and Awareness Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require reports to the Secretary of Health and Human Services by: (1) manufacturers and processors of dietary supplements respecting dietary supplement product listing (including labeling, ingredient, and discontinuance inf... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to dietary supplements. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Preservation of
Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2003''.
(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. Purpose.
... | Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for a phased elimination of the nontherapeutic use in food-producing animals of critical antimicrobial animal drugs. Defines "critical antimicrobial animal drug" and "nontherapeutic use."
Requires... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to preserve the effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in the treatment of human and animal diseases. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Older Workers Against
Discrimination Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) In enacting section 107 of the Civil Rights Act of 1991
(adding section 703(m) of the Civil Right... | Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act This bill amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to establish an unlawful employment practice when the complaining party demonstrates that age or participation in investigations, proceedings, or litigation under such Act was a motivating factor for an... | Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prevent Retaliation and Open up
Transparency to Expand Care for Troops Act of 2016'' or the ``PROTECT
Act''.
SEC. 2. RETALIATION.
(a) Establishment of Offense.--Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title
10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after ... | Prevent Retaliation and Open up Transparency to Expand Care for Troops Act of 2016 or the PROTECT Act This bill amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to establish the offense of retaliation. Retaliation provisions require that any person subject to the code who, with the intent to retaliate against any person for... | PROTECT Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lumbee Recognition Act''.
SEC. 2. PREAMBLE.
The preamble to the Act of June 7, 1956 (70 Stat. 254), is amended
as follows:
(1) By striking ``and'' at the end of each clause.
(2) By striking ``: Now, therefore,'' at the end of the... | Lumbee Recognition Act Extends federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, which makes its members eligible for the services and benefits provided to Indians because of their status as members of a federally recognized tribe. Deems members of the Tribe residing in Robeson, Cumberland, Hoke, and Scotlan... | Lumbee Recognition Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Consumers Relief Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST FINALIZING CERTAIN ENERGY-RELATED RULES
THAT WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE EFFECTS TO THE
ECONOMY.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administ... | Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), before promulgating a final rule that regulates any aspect of the production, supply, distribution, or use of energy (or that provides for such regulation by state or local governments) and that is estimated b... | Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Special Care
Dentistry Act of 2011''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the United States Surgeon General's Report
on Oral Health in America:
(A) No less than... | Special Care Dentistry Act of 2011 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require a state to provide oral health coverage for aged, blind, or disabled individuals through a separate state adult dental program. | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to provide oral health services to aged, blind, or disabled individuals under the Medicaid Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans, Employees, and Taxpayers
Protection Act of 2017'' or the ``VET Protection Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. LABOR MANAGEMENT IN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end t... | Veterans, Employees, and Taxpayers Protection Act of 2017 or the VET Protection Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) track the use of official time by VA employees accurately and without the use of estimates or ranges of times, and (2) report on such use to the Office ... | Veterans, Employees, and Taxpayers Protection Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Border Law Enforcement Anti-Drug
Trafficking Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. BORDER RELIEF GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Grants Authorized.--
(1) In general.--The Attorney General is authorized to
award grants to--
(A) eligible law ... | Border Law Enforcement Anti-Drug Trafficking Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants on a competitive basis to eligible law enforcement agencies and institutions of higher education to assist such agencies in addressing drug-related criminal activity within their jurisdictions. Requires such grant... | A bill to provide financial aid to local law enforcement officials along the Nation's borders, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``East Timor Transition to
Independence Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On August 30, 1999, the East Timorese people voted
overwhelmingly in favor of independence from Indonesia. Anti-
... | Sets forth requirements with respect to the provision to East Timor of bilateral assistance, multilateral assistance, Peace Corps assistance, certain trade and investment assistance, scholarships for East Timorese students, and security assistance.
Directs the Broadcasting Board of Governors to further the communicatio... | East Timor Transition to Independence Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Low Income Taxpayer Protection Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. REGULATION OF INCOME TAX RETURN PREPARERS AND REFUND
ANTICIPATION LOAN PROVIDERS.
(a) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Income tax return preparer.--
(A) I... | Low Income Taxpayer Protection Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require the registration of income tax preparers, including tax refund anticipation loan providers, and subjects unregistered preparers and providers to a $500 per incident violation fine; (2) provide for improved taxpayer services, i... | A bill to assist low income taxpayers in preparing and filing their tax returns and to protect taxpayers from unscrupulous refund anticipation loan providers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``World War I American Veterans
Centennial Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The year 2018 is the 100th anniversary of the signing of
the armistice with Germany ending World... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 2, 2014. World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) mint and issue $1 silver coins in commemoration of the centennial of America's involvement in World War I; and (2) hol... | World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Minority Serving Institution Digital
and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.
Section 5 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980
(15 U.S.C. 3704) is amended by inserting the following after s... | Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2003 (sic)- Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Program to assist eligible educational ins... | To establish a digital and wireless network technology program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Science Foundation
Authorization Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Fiscal Year 2001.--
(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
the National Science Foundation $3,773,710,000 for... | (Sec. 3) Authorizes NSF to make grants for the establishment of regional plant genome and gene expression research and development centers to: (1) develop capabilities in basic plant genome research; (2) extend basic plant genomics research through plant breeding programs and accelerate its application to crop improvem... | National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means Dickinson Parks
& Recreation in Dickinson, North Dakota.
(2) Dickinson reservoir.--The term ``Dickinson Reservoir''
means the Dickinson Reservoir constructed as part of the Dickinson
Unit, Heart Divisi... | This bill directs the Commissioner of Reclamation to: (1) provide to the holder of a permit for a cabin site located on federal property around the Dickinson Reservoir in North Dakota the first option to purchase the site for fair market value, provided that the permittee first pay to Dickinson Parks & Recreation (... | A bill to establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around the Dickinson Reservoir in the State of North Dakota. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Remote Sensing Applications Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) although urban land use planning, growth management,
and other functions of State, local, regional, and tribal
agencies are rightful... | Remote Sensing Applications Act of 2004 - (Sec. 4) Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to establish a program of grants for pilot projects to explore the integrated use of sources of remote sensing and other geospatial information to address State, local, regional, and ... | To encourage the development and integrated use by the public and private sectors of remote sensing and other geospatial information, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Respect Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The dignity, freedom, and equality of all human beings
are fundamental to a thriving global community.
(2) The rights to life, liberty, and securit... | Global Respect Act - Directs the President to submit to Congress a list of each foreign person that the President determines is responsible, or acted as an agent, for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against an individual in a foreign countr... | Global Respect Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dividend Taxation Elimination Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF DIVIDENDS RECEIVED BY INDIVIDUALS.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to amounts specifically
excluded from gross inco... | Dividend Taxation Elimination Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude dividends from gross income, with specified exceptions. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to exclude dividend income. |
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME OF QUALIFIED LESSEE CONSTRUCTION
ALLOWANCES NOT LIMITED TO SHORT-TERM LEASES.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 110 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to qualified lessee construction
allowances for short term leases) is amended by striki... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the exclusion from a lessee's gross income of qualified construction allowances for short-term leases, to require that in order to qualify for the exclusion the construction expenditure must occur before the end of the second taxable year after the allowance was receive... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the rules relating to lessee construction allowances and to contributions to the capital of retailers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Patient Access to
Emergency Medications Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
Section 303 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 821 et
seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); a... | Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to direct the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to register an emergency medical services (EMS) agency to administer controlled substances if the agency submits an application demonstrating that it... | Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. INCREASED EXCLUSION AND OTHER MODIFICATIONS APPLICABLE TO
QUALIFIED SMALL BUSINESS STOCK.
(a) Increased Exclusion.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 1202 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 50-percent exclusion
for gain from certain s... | Increases from 50 to 100 percent the amount of gain excluded from the sale of certain small business stock. Reduces from five to three years the holding period applicable to such a sale. Makes such exclusion available to corporations. Makes the stock of larger businesses eligible.Repeals the minimum tax preference for ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and modify the exclusion relating to qualified small business stock and to provide that the exclusion relating to incentive stock options will no longer be a minimum tax preference. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Code Talkers Recognition Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPRESSION OF RECOGNITION.
The purpose of the medals authorized by this Act are to express
recognition by the United States and its citizens and to honor the
Native American Code Talkers who distinguished themsel... | Code Talkers Recognition Act - Declares that the purposes of the medals authorized by this Act are to express recognition by the United States and its citizens and to honor the Native American Code Talkers who distinguished themselves in performing highly successful communications operations that greatly assisted in sa... | To authorize the presentation of gold medals on behalf of Congress to Native Americans who served as Code Talkers during foreign conflicts in which the United States was involved during the 20th Century in recognition of their service to the Nation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Veterans Services Outreach and
Training Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF OUTREACH.
Section 101 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
``(34) The term `outreach' means the act or proce... | Rural Veterans Services Outreach and Training Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a program to make competitive grants to provide financial assistance to state departments of veterans affairs for the training of rural county veteran service officers in order to improve outreach and assistance t... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve services for veterans residing in rural areas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``School Bus Safety Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Bus.--The term ``bus'' means a motor vehicle with
motive power, except a trailer, designed for carrying more than
10 persons.
... | School Bus Safety Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe Federal proficiency standards for school bus drivers who are required to possess a commercial driver's license to operate a school bus. Requires the Secretary, in prescribing such standards, to authorize States to establish their own proficie... | School Bus Safety Act |
SECTION 1. ADJUSTED DIFFERENTIALS.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 404(b) of the Federal Law
Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 (5 U.S.C. 5305 note) is amended by
striking the matter after ``follows:'' and inserting the following:
``Area Differential... | Amends the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to revise the special pay adjustments for (percentage differentials payable to) Federal law enforcement officers in specified consolidated metropolitan statistical areas. Includes Capitol Police as law enforcement officers under such Act.Eliminates the limitatio... | To amend the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to adjust the percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pascua Yaqui Mineral Rights Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Arizona.
... | Pascua Yaqui Mineral Rights Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in coordination with the U.S. Attorney General and with the consent of the state of Arizona, to acquire through eminent domain all subsurface rights, title, and interests (including subsurface mineral interests) held by the state in certai... | To provide for acquisition of subsurface mineral rights to land owned by the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and land held in trust for the Tribe, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Personal Information Privacy Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT OF CREDIT HEADER INFORMATION.
Section 603(d) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C.
1681a(d)) is amended by inserting after the first
sentence the following: ``The term als... | Personal Information Privacy Act of 2001 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to redefine the term "consumer report" to exclude identifying information listed in a local telephone directory (thereby ensuring that the personal identification information in the credit headers accompanying credit reports of unlisted ind... | To protect the privacy of the individual with respect to the Social Security number and other personal information, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Breast Cancer Awareness
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Breast cancer is the most common cancer among American
women, except for skin cancers. Today, about 1 in 8, or 12
per... | Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 500,000 $1 silver coins emblematic of the fight against breast cancer. Instructs the Secretary to select the design for the coins based upon the winning design from a juried, compensated design competition fol... | Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Park Service 100th
Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) In 1916, Congress established the National Park Service
as a bureau within the Department of the Interior to a... | National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue gold, silver, and half-dollar clad coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the National Park Service (NPS). Authorizes the issuance of coins under this Act only for a... | National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Company.--The term ``Company'' means Florida Power &
Light Company.
(2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal Land'' means the
parcels of land that are--
(A) owned by the United Sta... | Requires the Secretary of the Interior, if the state of Florida offers to convey specific parcels of non-federal land within Florida and the offer is acceptable, to accept the offer and convey federal land within Everglades National Park identified as Tract A to the state.
Requires the land acquired by the Secretary t... | To provide for the resolution of several land ownership and related issues with respect to parcels of land located within the Everglades National Park. |
SECTION 1. PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT
NUMBER CARD.
(a) Improvements to Card.--
(1) In general.--For purposes of carrying out section 274A
of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Commissioner of
Social Security (in this section referred t... | Directs the Commissioner of Social Security to improve the social security card for purposes of carrying out illegal alien employment provisions under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Amends Federal law to provide criminal penalties for fraud and related activities concerning work authorization documents. | To improve the integrity of the Social Security card and to provide for criminal penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Interstate Transportation of
Municipal Waste Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE.
Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6941 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
... | Interstate Transportation of Municipal Waste Act of 1993 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize a State Governor, if requested by an affected local government and a local solid waste planning unit, to prohibit the disposal of out-of-State municipal waste in: (1) any landfill or incinerator subject to the j... | Interstate Transportation of Municipal Waste Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Young
Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE... | Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act of 2017 This bill amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to extend the duty to report suspected child abuse, including sexual abuse, to certain adults who are authorized to interact with minor or amateur athletes at a facility under the jurisdiction of a national go... | Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. CREDITABILITY OF SERVICE.
(a) In General.--Section 8332 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(o)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), upon application to the Office
of Personnel Management, any individual who is an employee or Member on
the date of the enactmen... | Credits a Federal employee or Member of Congress who has or acquires five or more years of civilian service for service performed as an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality after December 31, 1965, and before January 1, 1987, for purposes of civil service retirement. | To amend subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to make service performed as an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality after 1965 and before 1987 creditable for retirement purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Technology Transfer
Commercialization Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS.
Section 12(b)(1) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act
of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(b)(1)) is amended by inserting ``or, subject
to s... | Technology Transfer Commercialization Act of 1998 - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to revise requirements regarding enumerated authority under a cooperative research and development agreement to permit Government laboratories to grant licenses to federally owned inventions made before the... | Technology Transfer Commercialization Act of 1998 |
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