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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Maritime and Energy Workforce
Technical Training Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. MARITIME AND ENERGY WORKFORCE TECHNICAL TRAINING ENHANCEMENT.
(a) Grants Required.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Energy (in this Act
referred to as th... | Maritime and Energy Workforce Technical Training Enhancement Act This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to award grants to enable eligible community colleges and other public institutions of higher education to expand upon existing programs in maritime and energy workforce technical training, including by adm... | Maritime and Energy Workforce Technical Training Enhancement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Developing Responsible Individuals
for a Vibrant Economy Act'' or the ``DRIVE-Safe Act''.
SEC. 2. APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FOR COMMERCIAL DRIVERS UNDER THE AGE OF
21.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Apprentice.--The term ... | Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy Act or the DRIVE-Safe Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation to promulgate regulations to implement an apprenticeship program for licensed commercial motor vehicle drivers under the age of 21. | Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``50 States Commemorative Coin Program
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) it is appropriate and timely--
(A) to honor the unique Federal republic of 50 States that
comprise the United States; and
... | 50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act - Amends Federal law to mandate redesign of quarter-dollar coins issued during the ten-year period beginning 1999, with the reverse side emblematic of five of the 50 States each year during such period, selected in the order of their ratification of the U.S. Constitution or thei... | 50 States Commemorative Coin Program 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, as designated as petitioner number 65 by the Office of Federal Acknowledgment.
Permits any group of Indians in Robeson and adjoining counties, North Carolina, whose members are not enrolled in the Tribe to petition for acknowle... | To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iranian Leadership Asset
Transparency Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Iran is characterized by high levels of official and
institutional corruption, and substantial involvement by Iran's
secur... | Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Department of the Treasury, in furtherance of efforts to prevent terrorism financing, money laundering, or illicit finance and to make financial institutions' sanctions compliance more easily understood, to report to Congress within 270 days and... | Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lake Traverse Reservation Act
Amendments of 2006''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO LAKE TRAVERSE HEIRSHIP ACT.
Public Law 98-513 is amended by striking section 5 (98 Stat. 2413)
and inserting the following:
``SEC. 5. INHERITANCE OF SMALL FRACTIONAL INTEREST.
... | Lake Traverse Reservation Act Amendments of 2006 - Amends federal Indian law to provide for the inheritance of small fractional interests within the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation. | A bill to amend Public Law 98-513 to provide for the inheritance of small fractional interests within the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Twenty-First Century Water
Commission Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Nation's water resources will be under increasing
stress and pressure in the coming decades;
(2) a thorough assessment ... | Twenty-First Century Water Commission Act of 2003 - Establishes the Twenty-First Century Water Commission to: (1) use existing water assessments and conduct additional assessments necessary to project future water supply and demand; (2) study Federal, interstate, State, and local agency and private entity water managem... | To establish the "Twenty-First Century Water Commission" to study and develop recommendations for a comprehensive water strategy to address future water needs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Puppies Assisting Wounded
Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) An estimated 14 percent of members of the Armed Forces
returning from active duty service in support of Oper... | Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), through the Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation, to carry out a five-year pilot program under which the VA shall provide service dogs and veterinary health insurance to certain ... | Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``EPA Science Advisory Board Reform
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD.
(a) Independent Advice.--Section 8(a) of the Environmental
Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 (42
U.S.C. 4365(a)) is amended by inserting ... | EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 This bill amends the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to revise the process of selecting members of the Science Advisory Board, guidelines for participation in Board advisory activities, and terms of office. The Board provide... | EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Adjustment Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF STATE OPTION TO DETERMINE RESIDENCY FOR PURPOSES
OF HIGHER EDUCATION BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Section 505 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 199... | Student Adjustment Act of 2003 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to repeal the provision prohibiting an unlawful alien's eligibility for higher education benefits based on State residence unless a U.S. national is similarly eligible without regard to such State residence.A... | To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine state residency for higher education purposes and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to cancel the removal and adjust the status of certain alien college-bound students who are long-term U.S. residen... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Civilian Conservation
Corps Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS.
(a) Establishment and Purpose.--In order to relieve the acute
condition of widespread distress and unemployment existing in the
United ... | 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act - Authorizes the President, in order to relieve widespread unemployment, restore depleted natural resources in the United States, and advance public works programs, to establish a Civilian Conservation Corps to employ unemployed or underemployed U.S. citizens in the construc... | To authorize the President to reestablish the Civilian Conservation Corps as a means of providing gainful employment to unemployed and underemployed citizens of the United States through the performance of useful public work, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Visa Security Improvement
Act''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED STUDENT VISA BACKGROUND CHECKS.
(a) In General.--Section 428(e) of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 236(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(9) Student vi... | Student Visa Security Improvement Act - Amends the the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for enhanced student visa background checks and monitoring of foreign students and exchange visitors in the United States. | To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to strengthen student visa background checks and improve the monitoring of foreign students in the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Civilian Conservation
Corps Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS.
(a) Establishment and Purpose.--In order to relieve the acute
condition of widespread distress and unemployment existing in the
United ... | 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act - Authorizes the President, in order to relieve widespread unemployment, restore depleted natural resources in the United States, and advance public works programs, to establish a Civilian Conservation Corps to employ unemployed or underemployed U.S. citizens in the construc... | To authorize the President to reestablish the Civilian Conservation Corps as a means of providing gainful employment to unemployed and underemployed citizens of the United States through the performance of useful public work, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``EEOICPA Amendment Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ADVISORY BOARD ON TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND
WORKER HEALTH.
(a) Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health.--Subtitle
E of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compens... | EEOICPA Amendment Act of 2010 - Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to require the President to establish an Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health.
Requires the Board to advise the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Energy (DOE), and the Secretary of Healt... | To amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to establish the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health for the contractor employee compensation program under subtitle E of such Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011''.
TITLE I--PAYROLL TAX RELIEF
SEC. 101. TEMPORARY PAYROLL TAX CUT FOR EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES AND THE
SELF-EMPLOYED.
(a) Wages.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
... | Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011 - Reduces employment tax rates in calendar year 2012 (payroll tax holiday period) for both employers and employees to 3.1%. Limits the reduction for employers to the first $5 million of wages paid by the employer in 2012.
Reduces the tax rate on the first $5 million of net earning of ... | A bill to create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Retiree Health Benefits Protection
Act''.
TITLE I--RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS PROTECTION
SEC. 101. RULES GOVERNING LITIGATION INVOLVING RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Part 5 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee
Retirement Inc... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Retiree Health Benefits Protection
Title II: Retiree Continuation Coverage
Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act -
Title I: Retiree Health Benefits Protection
- Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to add rules governing litigation involving t... | Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act |
s Described.--
(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(1), a joint
resolution is described in this paragraph if it is a joint
resolution of the 2 Houses of Congress and the matter after the
resolving clause of such joint resolution is as follows: ``That
the Congre... | Requires the Commission to determine whether, with respect to an adverse finding, the panel or the Appellate Body exceeded its authority, acted arbitrarily or capriciously, deviated from applicable standards, and added to the obligations, or diminished the rights, of the United States under the Uruguay Round Agreement.... | WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Storage Technology of Renewable and
Green Energy Act of 2009'' or the ``STORAGE Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. ENERGY INVESTMENT CREDIT FOR ENERGY STORAGE PROPERTY CONNECTED
TO THE GRID.
(a) 20 Percent Credit Allowed.--Subparagraph (A) of section... | Storage Technology of Renewable and Green Energy Act of 2009 or the STORAGE Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a 20% energy tax credit for investment in energy storage property directly connected to the electrical grid (i.e., state systems of generators, transmission lines, and distribution fa... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an energy investment credit for energy storage property connected to the grid, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Information Privacy Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``covered person'' means a person that is
subject to the jurisdiction of any of the Federal financial
regulatory authorities; and
... | Financial Information Privacy Act of 1999 - Directs the Federal financial regulatory authorities (banking regulatory agencies and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)) to jointly issue final rules to protect the privacy of confidential information relating to customers of institutions under their respective jur... | Financial Information Privacy Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The First Special Service Force (the ``Force''), a military
unit composed of volunteers from the United States and Canada, was
activated in July 1942 at Fort Harrison near Helena, Montana.
(2) The Force was initially intended to target... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on May 21, 2013. 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 a single gold medal to the First Special Service Force (a join... | 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 ``Backcountry Landing Strip Access
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture should adopt a nationwide policy for governing
backcountry aviation... | Requires the Secretaries to adopt a nationwide policy, meeting specified requirements, for governing backcountry aviation issues related to the management of Federal land under their jurisdiction of those Secretaries, and require regional managers to adhere to it.
Prescribes requirements for maintenance of such landing... | Backcountry Landing Strip Access Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Increasing Transparency and
Accountability in Oil Prices Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR
COMMISSION.
(a) Findings.--The House of Representatives finds that--
(1) excessive speculat... | Increasing Transparency and Accountability in Oil Prices Act of 2008 - Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should immediately send to Congress a request for emergency appropriations for FY2008 for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in an amount that is sufficient to: (1) ... | To provide energy price relief by authorizing greater resources and authority for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Master Limited Partnerships Parity
Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PUBLICLY TRADED PARTNERSHIP OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE TO
ENERGY POWER GENERATION PROJECTS, TRANSPORTATION FUELS,
AND RELATED ENERGY ACTIVITIES.
(a) In General.--Subpa... | Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations, to expand the definition of "qualifying income" for such partnerships to include income and gains from renewable and alternative fuels (in addition to f... | Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be referred to as the ``Small Business Investment and
Promotion Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY CREDIT AGAINST INCOME TAX FOR SMALL BUSINESSES,
FARMERS, AND FISHERMEN TO OFFSET HIGH FUEL COSTS.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chap... | Small Business Investment and Promotion Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide to small business owners and operators of farming or commercial fishing businesses a temporary credit for excessive fuel costs paid or incurred in the operation of such business; (2) make permanent the credit for incr... | To provide support for small business concerns, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Tax Lien Simplification Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The present decentralized system for filing Federal tax
liens in local property offices, which was established b... | Tax Lien Simplification Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise procedures for the filing of federal tax liens.
Direct the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) establish and maintain a federal tax lien registry, in lieu of filing tax liens in local jurisdictions, which would be accessible to and searchable by th... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify, modernize, and improve public notice of and access to tax lien information by providing for a national, Internet accessible, filing system for Federal tax liens, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act
of 2007'' or ``David's Law''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the incidence of violence motivated by the actual or
perceived race, color, national origin, religion, sexual
or... | David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 or David's Law - Amends the federal criminal code to impose penalties for willfully causing bodily injury to any person or, through the use of fire, a firearm, or an explosive device, attempting to cause such injury, whether or not acting under color of law, because of the a... | To enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Paperwork Reduction and
Fraud Prevention Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL BIPARTISAN COMMISSION ON BILLING CODES AND FORMS
SIMPLIFICATION.
(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the Commission on
Billing Codes and For... | Health Care Paperwork Reduction and Fraud Prevention Act of 2008 - Establishes the Commission on Billing Codes and Forms Simplification which shall make recommendations regarding: (1) standardizing and simplifying credentialing and billing forms for health care claims; (2) reducing and simplifying billing codes; (3) re... | To reduce the amount of paperwork and improve payment policies for health care services, to prevent fraud and abuse through health care provider education, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fiscal Year 2010 Federal Aviation
Administration Extension Act, Part II''.
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 strikin... | Fiscal Year 2010 Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act, Part II - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through March 31, 2010: (1) excise taxes on aviation fuels and air transportation of persons and property; and (2) the expenditure authority for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.
Authorizes appropriati... | 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 authorizations for the airport improvement program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Health Care Subsidies for Illegal
Aliens Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. PROCEDURES FOR ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS UNDER TITLE I OF THE
PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.
(a) Requirements for In-Person Attestation of Citizenship Status... | No Health Care Subsidies for Illegal Aliens Act of 2010 - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with respect to procedures for determining eligibility for participation in a state health care insurance exchange (Exchange), to: (1) require an applicant for enrollment in a qualified health plan (enrollee... | To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for appropriate procedures under such title for verification of citizenship status. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NSA Oversight Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On September 11, 2001, acts of treacherous violence
were committed against the United States and its citizens.
(2) Such acts render it both necessar... | NSA Oversight Act - States that provisions of the federal criminal code concerning wire and electronic communications and their interception and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted until specific statutory authorization for... | To reiterate that chapters 119 and 121 of title 18, United States Code, and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bleeding Disorder Screening,
Awareness, and Further Education (SAFE) Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Millions of men and women in the United States may have
an inherited bleeding disorder and not ... | Bleeding Disorder Screening, Awareness, and Further Education (SAFE) Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take specified action, directly or through a grant program, with respect to blood disorders in adolescents, including: (1) developing a new, or identifying an existing, screeni... | To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct programs to screen adolescents, and educate health professionals, with respect to bleeding disorders. |
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. economic assistance (except humanitarian assistance), 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 President has determined is not making a maximum effort to be f... | A bill to prohibit United States assistance and commercial arms exports to countries and entities supporting international terrorism. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``First State National Historical Park
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Historical park.--The term ``historical park'' means
the First State National Historical Park established by section
3(a)(1).
(2)... | First State National Historical Park Act - Establishes the First State National Historical Park in Delaware, to be administered as a unit of the National Park System. Specifies that the purpose of the Park is the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the nationally significant cultural and historic resources... | First State National Historical Park Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``School Bus Safety Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act--
(1) The term ``bus'' means a motor vehicle with motive
power, except a trailer, designed for carrying more than 10
persons.
(2) The term ``schoo... | 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. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Seven Baha'i leaders in Iran have been wrongfully
imprisoned since 2008.
(2) In May 2010, suspected terrorists attacked two mosques
in Pakistan belonging to the Ahmaddiya minority Muslim sect,
killing at least... | (Sec. 2) Directs the President to appoint a Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia within the Department of State.
(Sec. 3) Requires the Special Envoy to: (1) promote the right of religious freedom of religious minorities in the countries of the Near ... | To provide for the establishment of the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business International Trade
Enhancements Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR
INTERNATIONAL TRADE.
(a) Establishment.--Section 22(a) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 649(a)) is amend... | Small Business International Trade Enhancements Act of 2007 - Amends the Small Business Act to establish an Associate Administrator for International Trade as the head of the Office of International Trade of the Small Business Administration (SBA), who shall be responsible for international trade policy. Grants the SBA... | A bill to amend the Small Business Act to improve the Office of International Trade, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Make College Affordable Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENSES.
(a) Deduction Allowed.--Section 221 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 221. HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENSES.
``(a) Allowance... | Make College Affordable Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers, their spouses, dependents, and grandchildren a tax deduction from gross income for certain higher education expenses and for interest on certain student loans. Includes as higher education expenses undergraduate tuition and fees ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make higher education more affordable by providing a full tax deduction for higher education expenses and interest on student loans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Native Veterans Land
Allotment Equity Act''.
SEC. 2. OPEN SEASON FOR CERTAIN ALASKA NATIVE VETERANS FOR ALLOTMENTS.
Section 41 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.
1629g) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
... | Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act This bill amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to revise provisions regarding land allotments for Alaska Native Vietnam veterans. Eligibility is expanded to include all Alaska Native veterans who served between August 5, 1964, and May 7, 1975. Allotments may b... | Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Church Arson Prevention Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The incidence of arson or other destruction or vandalism of
places of religious worship, and the incidence of violent
interference with an i... | Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996 - Makes Federal criminal code prohibitions against, and penalties for, damaging religious property or obstructing any person's free exercise of religious beliefs applicable where the offense is in, or affects, interstate commerce. (Currently such provisions apply only where: (1) the... | Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``STEM Gateways Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) According to a 2013 Census Bureau study, women's
representation in STEM occupations has increased since the
1970s, but women remain significantly under... | STEM Gateways Act This bill directs the Department of Education to award competitive grants for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) elementary and secondary school programs that: encourage interest in the STEM fields; motivate engagement in the STEM fields by providing relevant hands-on learning o... | STEM Gateways Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Time Flexibility Act''.
SEC. 2. COMPENSATORY TIME.
Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(r) Compensatory Time Off for Private Employees.--
``(1) General... | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the House on March 6, 2003. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)Family Time Flexibility Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLRA) to provide an optional program of compensatory time-off (comp-time) in lieu of ... | To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National
Collegiate Athletics Accountability Act'', or the ``NCAA Act''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Nationwide, institutions of higher education receive
approximately $150,000,000,000... | National Collegiate Athletics Accountability Act or the NCAA Act This bill amends title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require program participation agreements to prohibit an institution with an intercollegiate athletic program from membership in a nonprofit athletic association unless the association: req... | NCAA Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Art and Collectibles Capital Gains
Tax Treatment Parity Act''.
SEC. 2. CAPITAL GAINS TREATMENT FOR ART AND COLLECTIBLES.
(a) In General.--Section 1(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to maximum capital gains rate) is amended by striking ... | Art and Collectibles Capital Gains Tax Treatment Parity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide art and collectibles with the same capital gain rates as other assets held long-term.Establishes a (limited) fair market value deduction for qualifying literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly charitable contribut... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the same capital gains treatment for art and collectibles as for other investment property and to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions creat... |
.--Whenever the
administering authority makes a final determination under section
771(18)(C)(i)(I) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1677(18)(C)(i)(I)) to revoke the determination that a foreign country
is a nonmarket economy country--
(1) the President shall notify the Committee on Finance of
... | Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act of 2007 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economies.
Authorizes the use of alternative methodologies in determining whether a subsidy is countervailable with respect to the People's Republic of China (PRC).
Requires congressional approval f... | To amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the provisions relating to countervailing duties apply to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Year 2000 Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Electronic data exchanges are used extensively to
transfer information between computer systems. Federal agencies
now depend on electronic dat... | Year 2000 Act - Requires the head of each Federal agency to: (1) take actions necessary to ensure that all systems and hardware administered by the agency are Year 2000 compliant to the extent necessary to ensure that no significant disruption of the agency's operations or data exchange partners occurs; and (2) conven... | Year 2000 Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving American Access to
Information Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The 1994 Joint Security Commission, convened at the
request of the Secretary of Defense and the Director of the
C... | Preserving American Access to Information Act - Directs federal agency heads with authority to classify information to: (1) specify the types of information with short-lived sensitivity that could be automatically declassified without further review, and (2) consult with the Information Security Oversight Office of the... | Preserving American Access to Information Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This bill may be cited as the ``Freedom to Fish Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Recreational fishing is traditionally one of the most
popular outdoor sports with more than 45 million participants
of all ages, in all... | Freedom to Fish Act - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to prohibit any fishery management plan prepared by a Regional Fishery Management Council or the Secretary of Commerce from establishing areas closed to recreational fishing unless: (1) there is a clear indication that recreationa... | A bill to protect the public's ability to fish for sport, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State High Risk Pool Funding
Extension Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF STATE
HIGH RISK HEALTH INSURANCE POOLS.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Subsection (c) of section
2745 of the Pub... | State High Risk Pool Funding Extension Act of 2005 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize funds for grants to each state that has not created a qualified high risk pool for the state's cost to create and initially operate such a pool.
Increases the maximum allowable premium charged under a qual... | To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to extend Federal funding for the establishment and operation of State high risk health insurance pools. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Privacy, Oversight,
and Transparency Act'' or the ``SPOT Act''.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES IN OVERSIGHT
AUTHORITY OF THE PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT
BOARD.
Section 1061 of t... | Strengthening Privacy, Oversight, and Transparency Act or the SPOT Act - Amends the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to expand the functions of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to include reviews of legislation, regulations, policies, and executive branch actions relating to forei... | SPOT Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sudan Peace Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Government of Sudan has intensified its prosecution
of the war against areas outside of its control, which has
already cost more than 2,000,... | Sudan Peace Act - Declares that Congress: (1) condemns violations of human rights on all sides of the conflict in Sudan (including the Government of Sudan), the ongoing slave trade there, the Government's use and organization of "murahalliin" (or "mujahadeen"), Popular Defense Forces (PDF), and regular Sudanese Army un... | To facilitate famine relief efforts and a comprehensive solution to the war in Sudan. |
SECTION 1. RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES OF CANDLES.
(a) Reliquidation of Entries.--Notwithstanding sections 514 and 520
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514 and 1520) or any other
provision of law, the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection shall,
not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment... | Directs the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to: (1) reliquidate certain entries of candles without assessment of antidumping duties and interest; and (2) refund any amounts owed. | To provide for the reliquidation of certain entries. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Compassionate Assistance for Rape
Emergencies Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) It is estimated that 25,000 to 32,000 women become
pregnant each year as a result of rape or incest. An estimated
22,... | Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act - Prohibits any federal funds from being provided to a hospital unless the hospital meets certain conditions related to a woman who is a victim of sexual assault, including that the hospital: (1) provides the woman with accurate and unbiased information about emergency ... | To provide for the provision by hospitals of emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Civilian Agent Orange Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Exposed employee.--The term ``exposed employee'' means
an individual who--
(A) during the Vietnam conflict--
(... | Civilian Agent Orange Act of 2007 - Establishes the: (1) Agent Orange Illness Compensation Program to provide compensation for federal employees or employees of contractors of the Department of Defense (DOD) who contracted an Agent Orange illness while employed during the Vietnam conflict and suffered injury or death b... | To provide compensation to individuals who, during the Vietnam conflict, were employees of the Federal Government or contractor employees of the Department of Defense and suffered disability or death from exposure to Agent Orange. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Commission on
International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of the Congress that the United States Commission
on International Religious Freedom--
(1) was created by Congres... | . The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2015 This bill reauthorizes the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) through FY2019. (Sec. 2) It expresses the sense of Congress that U... | United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bonneville Power Administration
Appropriations Refinancing Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this Act--
(1) ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the
Bonneville Power Administration;
(2) ``capital inv... | Bonneville Power Administration Appropriations Refinancing Act - Prescribe guidelines under which the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is directed to refinance a certain appropriated debt by establishing: (1) a new principal amount for such debt; (2) new interest rates for such debt based on ... | Bonneville Power Administration Appropriations Refinancing Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National African American Museum
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the presentation and preservation of African American
life, art, history, and culture within the National Park System
an... | National African American Museum Act - Establishes within the Smithsonian Institution the National African American Museum (the Museum) to be operated as a center for scholarship and museum training and a location for education, research, events, and collection and display of items and materials relating to the life, a... | National African American Museum Act |
SECTION 1. NONMAILABILITY OF CERTAIN TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 30 of title 39, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 3002a the following:
``Sec. 3002b. Nonmailability of certain tobacco products
``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsections (g) and (h),
cigarettes,... | Makes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and roll-your-own-tobacco nonmailable.
Requires tobacco products attempted to be mailed to be disposed of as the Postal Service directs.
Imposes a civil penalty for each mailing violation.
Authorizes the Postal Service, on evidence satisfactory to the Postal Service that any pers... | To amend title 39, United States Code, to make cigarettes and certain other tobacco products nonmailable, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Fisheries through Better
Science Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF STOCK ASSESSMENT.
Section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1802) is amended by redesignating the
paragraphs after paragraph (42) in order... | Healthy Fisheries through Better Science Act This bill amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require the Department of Commerce to develop and publish a plan to conduct stock assessments for all stocks of fish for which a fishery management plan is in effect. A "stock assessment" i... | Healthy Fisheries through Better Science Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Heart Disease Education, Analysis
and Research, and Treatment for Women Act'' or the ``HEART for Women
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular
diseases are... | Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act or the HEART for Women Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to require an application for approval or for investigation of a drug, device, or biological product to include information stratified by... | A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Full Faith and Credit for Child
Support Orders Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) there is a large and growing number of child support cases
annually involving disputes between parents who res... | Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders Act - Amends the Federal judicial code to require the appropriate authority of each State to enforce according to its terms a child support order made by a court of another State, provided that the court had subject matter jurisdiction to hear the matter and enter such an ... | Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Employee Ownership
Bank Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) between December 2007 and October 2009, payroll
employment in the United States fell by 8,200,000;
(2) between January 2000 and Oct... | United States Employee Ownership Bank Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the United States Employee Ownership Bank to foster increased employee ownership and greater employee participation in company decision making throughout the United States.
Authorizes the Bank to make loans, on a direct or g... | A bill to provide for the establishment of the United States Employee Ownership Bank, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Approximately 60 percent of Indian tribe members and
Native Alaskans live on or adjacent to Indian lands, which
suffer from an average unemployment rate of 45 percent.
(2) Indian tribe membe... | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the House on March 6, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Amends the Small Business Act to authorize a Small Business Development Center in an eligible State to apply for an additional Small Business Administration grant to be used solely to ... | To amend the Small Business Act to expand and improve the assistance provided by Small Business Development Centers to Indian tribe members, Native Alaskans, and Native Hawaiians. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (referred to
in the section as ``title VI'') is one of the principal
antidiscrimin... | Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Education (ED), when reviewing whether there has been a violation of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistan... | Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be referred to as the ``Big Thicket National Preserve
Addition Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONS TO THE BIG THICKET NATIONAL PRESERVE.
(a) Additions.--Subsection (b) of the first section of the Act
entitled ``An Act to authorize the establishment of the Big Thicket
Nati... | Big Thicket National Preserve Addition Act of 1993 - Expands the boundaries of the Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas, through the addition of specified lands in Hardin, Polk, and Tyler Counties, Texas. Requires the Secretaries of Agriculture and of the Interior to exchange commercial timberlands within and in the vi... | Big Thicket National Preserve Addition Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement
Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) In recent years it has become clear that programs
funded by ... | No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act of 2007 - Prohibits a state from receiving for a fiscal year any drug control and system improvement (Byrne) grant funds under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, or any amount from any other law enforcement assistance progra... | To increase the evidentiary standard required to convict a person for a drug offense, to require screening of law enforcement officers or others acting under color of law participating in drug task forces, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Assuring Fiscal Honesty and
Accountability Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF THE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING CAPS.
(a) In General.--Section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended--
(1) in paragraph (... | Assuring Honesty and Accountability Act of 2004 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to extend through FY 2007 the spending limits (spending caps) for the discretionary categories in new budget authority and outlays. Extends pay-as-you-go requirements through FY 2009. Extends specified... | To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to extend the discretionary spending caps and the pay-as-you-go requirement, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Firefighter Investment and Response
Enhancement (FIRE) Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Increased demands on firefighting personnel have made
it difficult for local governments to adequately fund necessary ... | Requires the FEMA Director to establish an office to set specific criteria for the selection of grant recipients and administer the grants.
Authorizes appropriations. | Firefighter Investment and Response Enhancement (FIRE) Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper
Conservation Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Coastal waters.--The term ``coastal waters'' means all
waters of the Gulf of Mexico--
(A) shoreward of the baseline fro... | Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Conservation Act of 2013 - Directs the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission to: (1) prepare and adopt a data collection strategy for the Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery, including interstate collaboration measures and a plan for annual stock assessments; and (2) prepare, adopt, and subm... | Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Conservation Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Advancement in Pediatric Autism
Research Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Infantile autism and autism spectrum disorders are
biologically-based neurodevelopmental diseases that cause
severe impair... | Advancement in Pediatric Autism Research Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate the activities of NIH with respect to autism. Requires the Director, among other things, to make awards of grants and contracts to p... | Advancement in Pediatric Autism Research Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Robert Stodola Homeless Veterans
Assistance Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
(a) In General.--Subtitle A of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11361 et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end the following new section:
``S... | Robert Stodola Homeless Veterans Assistance Act - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to require each city, county, State, and Indian tribe which is provided assistance under the following programs to ensure that not less than 20 percent of the total amount received by such entity is used for activit... | Robert Stodola Homeless Veterans Assistance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice Against Sponsors of
Terrorism Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) International terrorism is a serious and deadly problem
that threatens the vital interests of the United Sta... | Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act - Amends the federal judicial code to include among the exceptions to U.S. jurisdictional immunity of foreign states any statutory or common law tort claim arising out of an act of extrajudicial killing, aircraft sabotage, hostage taking, terrorism, or the provision of material... | Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FDA Scientific Fairness for Women
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) With respect to the Office of Women's Health within the
Food and Drug Administration:
(A) When first established, the ... | FDA Scientific Fairness for Women Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish the Office of Women's Health within the Office of the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Deems a breast implant to be a class III medical device. Requires premarket approval of breast implants irre... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the Office of Women's Health and the regulation of breast implants, and to provide for a scientific workshop on the use of emergency contraception by women under age 18. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. AMENDING CERTAIN DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR RESTAURANTS AND
SIMILAR RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 403(q)(5)(H) of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (... | Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise the nutritional information that restaurants and retail food establishments must disclose. The nutrient content disclosure statement on the menu or menu board must include: (1) the number of calories contai... | Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Manufacturing Efficiency
and Retraining Investment Collaboration Achievement Works Act'' or the
``AMERICA Works Act''.
SEC. 2. INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED AND NATIONALLY PORTABLE CREDENTIALS FOR JOB
TRAINING PROGRAMS.
(a) Workforce Inve... | American Manufacturing Efficiency and Retraining Investment Collaboration Achievement Works Act or AMERICA Works Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, with respect to statewide and local adult and youth workforce investment employment and training programs, to require a one-stop delivery system, in selecti... | A bill to require that certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that provide an industry-recognized and nationally portable credential. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Government of the People's Republic of China does not
grant United States diplomats and other officials, journalists, and
other citizens acc... | Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2018 (Sec. 4) This bill requires the Department of State to report to Congress annually regarding the level of access Chinese authorities granted U.S. diplomats, journalists, and tourists to Tibetan areas in China. Such assessment shall include: a comparison with the level of access ... | Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Blackstone River Valley National
Historical Park Establishment Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) National heritage corridor.--The term ``National
Heritage Corridor'' means the John H. Chafee Blackstone River
Vall... | Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act - (Sec. 3) Establishes the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park in Massachusetts and Rhode Island as a unit of the National Park System. Requires the Secretary to prepare a general management plan for the Park that considers ways to use pre... | Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Los Padres National Forest Land
Exchange Act''.
SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST, CALIFORNIA.
(a) Land Exchange.--In exchange for all right, title, and interest
of the United Water Conservation District of California (in this
section ... | Los Padres National Forest Land Exchange Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to convey specified National Forest System (NFS) lands to the United Water Conservation District of California in exchange for the conveyance of specified non-federal lands to the Secretary by the District.
Makes the completion of s... | To provide for an exchange of lands between the Secretary of Agriculture and the United Water Conservation District of California to eliminate certain private inholdings in the Los Padres National Forest, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of
Fame Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) on December 21, 1891, a young physical education
instructor named James Naismith introduced the game of ``basket
... | Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury, in recognition of the 60th anniversary of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, to mint and issue not more than 50,000 $5 coins, 400,000 $1 coins, and 750,000 half-dollar coins. The coins shall be... | Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Anti-Pyramid Promotional Scheme Act
of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Pyramid promotional schemes, chain letters, and related
schemes are enterprises--
(A) that finance returns to... | Anti-Pyramid Promotional Scheme Act of 2002 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate a rule declaring that it is an unfair or deceptive act or practice for any person to use any means or instrumentality of transportation or communication in interstate or foreign commerce in order to promote, offer, sell, or... | To prohibit pyramid promotional schemes, 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 The President shall 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 country based... | Global Respect Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lawful Purpose and Self Defense
Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO RECLASSIFY POPULAR RIFLE AMMUNITION
AS ``ARMOR PIERCING AMMUNITION''.
Section 921(a)(17) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagr... | Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the definition of "armor piercing ammunition" for purposes of federal firearms provisions to: (1) include a projectile that is designed and intended by the manufacturer or importer for use in a handgun (currently, a proje... | Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Homeownership and Equity
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR RELIEF.
Section 109 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by adding at the end of subsection (e) the following:
``For purposes of this subsecti... | Emergency Homeownership and Equity Protection Act - Amends federal bankruptcy law governing a Chapter 13 debtor (adjustment of debts of an individual with regular income). Excludes from computation of debts the secured or unsecured portions of: (1) debts secured by the debtor's principal residence if the current value ... | To amend title 11 of the United States Code with respect to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Save Our Climate Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
has concluded that human emissions of greenhouse gases,
particularly carbon dioxide ar... | Save Our Climate Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on the carbon content of any taxable fuel sold by a manufacturer, producer, or importer. Sets the amount of such tax at $10 per ton of the carbon content in such fuel. Defines "taxable fuel" as coal (including lignite and peat), pet... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Election Assistance Commission
Termination Act''.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION.
(a) Termination.--The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C.
20901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new title:
... | Election Assistance Commission Termination Act This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to terminate the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), including the EAC Standards Board and the EAC Board of Advisors. The Office of Management and Budget must perform EAC functions with respect to existing contracts and... | Election Assistance Commission Termination Act |
SECTION 1. FORT PRESQUE ISLE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, PENNSYLVANIA.
(a) Findings and Purposes.--
(1) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(A) Fort Presque Isle was a frontier outpost
located on Garrison Hill in the area of present-day
Erie, P... | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in administering the site, to acquire by donation, exchange, or purchase any lands or interests necessary to allow for the site's interpretation, preservation, or restoration.
Requires the Secretary to prepare and submit to specified congressional committees a general managemen... | To establish the Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Target Practice and Marksmanship
Training Support Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to facilitate the construction and
expansion of public target ranges, including ranges on Federal land
managed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of... | Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act This bill amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the construction and expansion of public target ranges by: (1) authorizing a state to pay up to 90% of the costs of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range; ... | Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ballistic Imaging Evaluation and
Study Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are the following:
(1) To conduct a comprehensive study of ballistic imaging
technology and evaluate design parameters for packing and ... | Ballistic Imaging Evaluation and Study Act of 2003 - Directs the Attorney General to enter into an arrangement with the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academy of Sciences to study ballistic imaging technology, including: (1) the design parameters for an effective and uniform system for packing fired ca... | To conduct a study on the effectiveness of ballistic imaging technology and evaluate its effectiveness as a law enforcement tool. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Authorized Rural
Water Projects Completion Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I--RECLAMATION RURAL ... | Authorized Rural Water Projects Completion Act TITLE I--RECLAMATION RURAL WATER CONSTRUCTION AND SETTLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION FUND Establishes the Reclamation Rural Water Construction and Settlement Implementation Fund, which shall consist of the Rural Water Project Account and the Reclamation Infrastructure and Settlem... | Authorized Rural Water Projects Completion Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``HIV Prevention Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The States should recognize that the terms ``acquired
immune deficiency syndrome'' and ``AIDS'' are obsolete. In the
case of individuals who ... | HIV Prevention Act of 1997 - Mandates that States require: (1) confidential reporting of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive results by the entity performing the test to the State public health officer; (2) notification by the State public health officer of individuals who may have been exposed to HIV and Stat... | HIV Prevention Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. KAGEET POINT LAND SELECTION.
The lands contained in the western half of Township 21 South, Range
24 East, Copper River Meridian, commonly known as ``Kageet Point'',
shall be considered and treated as acreage allotted to the Chugach
Alaska Corporation for the purpose of making selections under section... | Treats certain lands (Kageet Point) as acreage allotted to the Chugach Alaska Corporation for the purpose of making selections under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
Ratifies specified conveyances to the Caswell and Montana Creek Native Associations as full entitlements under such Act.
Amends the Act with res... | A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Designer Anabolic Steroid Control
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.
(a) Definitions.--Section 102(41) of the Controlled Substances Act
(21 U.S.C. 802(41)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
... | Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2010 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to: (1) expand the list of substances defined as "anabolic steroids"; (2) authorize the Attorney General to issue a temporary order adding a drug or other substance to the list of anabolic steroids; (3) impose enhanced criminal and ci... | A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to more effectively regulate anabolic steroids. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice Against Sponsors of
Terrorism Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) International terrorism is a serious and deadly problem
that threatens the vital interests of the United Sta... | Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act This bill amends the federal judicial code to narrow the scope of foreign sovereign immunity by authorizing U.S. courts to hear cases involving claims against a foreign state for injuries, death, or damages that occur inside the United States as a result of a tort, including an... | Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants
Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. NUMERICAL LIMITATION TO ANY SINGLE FOREIGN STATE.
(a) In General.--Section 202(a)(2) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(2)) is amended--
(1) in the paragraph ... | Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) eliminate the per country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, and (2) increase the per country numerical limitation for family based immigrants from 7% to 15% of the total number of family-sponsored v... | A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SMALL BUSINESS TAX INCENTIVES.
(a) Increase in Section 179 Expensing.--
(1) Increase in dollar limitation made permanent.--
Paragraph (1) of section 179(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to dollar limitation) is amended by striking
``$25,000 ($100,00... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the increased expensing allowance ($100,000) for depreciable business property. Increases to $500,000 the income threshold for reducing the expensing allowance and makes such threshold amount permanent. Provides for an inflation adjustment to the allowance and the thre... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for small business tax incentives, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum wage and to increase the exemption for annual gross volume of sales made or business done by an enterprise, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CERTAIN ENTRIES OF PASTA.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law and subject to the
provisions of subsections (b) and (c), the United States Customs
Service shall--
(1) not later than 90 days after the receipt ... | Directs the Customs Service to liquidate or reliquidate certain entries of pasta and to refund any amounts owed. Provides that in specified circumstances, refunds shall be paid to an importer only to the extent that funds are available in the special account established under the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to the ... | To provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of pasta. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Physical Fitness and Sports
Foundation Establishment Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION.
(a) Establishment.--There is established the National Physical
Fitness and Sports Foundation (hereinafter in this Act referred to as
... | National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation Establishment Act - Establishes the National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation as a charitable, nonprofit, non-U.S. corporation, to promote participation by private organizations in the activities of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
Authorizes... | National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation Establishment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Over-the-Road Bus Security and
Safety Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. EMERGENCY OVER-THE-ROAD BUS SECURITY ASSISTANCE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation, acting through
the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
shall ... | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the House on February 25, 2003. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)Over-the-Road Bus Security and Safety Act of 2003 - (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Motor ... | To direct the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for security improvements to over-the-road bus operations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Waste Isolation
Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Amendment Act''.
(b) Reference.--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 se... | Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Amendment Act - Amends the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act to repeal definitions relating to: (1) no-migration determination; (2) retrieval; and (3) test-phase and test-phase activities.
(Sec. 3) Declares that existing rights under specified oil and gas leas... | Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Amendment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Fuel Pipelines Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Creating the appropriate infrastructure to move
renewable fuels is a necessary energy and transportation
objective for the United S... | Renewable Fuel Pipelines Act of 2008 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to allow federally-guaranteed loans for renewable fuel pipeline construction without regard to whether an appropriation for the cost has been made. Includes ethanol and biodiesel as renewable fuel.
Allows a maximum guarantee by the Secretary o... | To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to provide loan guarantees for projects to construct renewable fuel pipelines, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Government of the People's Republic of China does
not grant United States officials, journalists, and other
citizens access t... | Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of State to submit an annual, publicly-available report to Congress that includes: (1) a list of individuals holding specified senior Chinese leadership positions at the national and subnational levels; and (2) an assessment of the level of acces... | Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2017 |
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