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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Artist-Museum Partnership Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF CERTAIN ITEMS CREATED BY THE
TAXPAYER.
(a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 170 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to certain contributions of... | Artist-Museum Partnership Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers who create literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions or similar property a fair market value (determined at the time of contribution) tax deduction for contributions of such properties, the copyrights thereon, or bo... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nurses for Under-Resourced Schools
Everywhere Act'' or the ``NURSE Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The American Academy of Pediatrics emphasizes the
crucial role of school nurses in the seamless provision ... | Nurses for Under-Resourced Schools Everywhere Act or the NURSE Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make competitive matching demonstration grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) in which the student-to-school nurse ratio in each of their public elementary and secondary schools is 750 or more students to... | NURSE Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Orphan Highway Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL ORPHAN HIGHWAYS PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 167. National orphan highways program
``(a) Grants and Tech... | Orphan Highway Restoration Act - Defines "orphan highway" to mean a highway that: (1) formerly was a U.S. numbered highway; (2) no longer is a principal route for traffic passing through a state; and (3) because of decreased importance to statewide transportation, has received only routine maintenance but needs signifi... | To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide grants and technical assistance to restore orphan highways. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Consumers are entitled to diagnose, service, maintain,
or repair their own motor vehicles if the... | Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Act of 2007 - Requires the manufacturer of a motor vehicle sold, leased, or otherwise introduced into U.S. commerce to: (1) provide to the vehicle owner and service providers all information necessary to diagnose, service, maintain, or repair the vehicle; (2) offer for sale to consu... | To protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TERRORISM RISK INSURANCE PROGRAM.
(a) Program Extension.--Section 108(a) of the Terrorism Risk
Insurance Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note; 116 Stat. 2336) is amended
by striking ``... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate with an amendment to the House passed version on December 16, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act of 2005 - Amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to extend the terrorism risk insurance... | A bill to extend the applicability of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Early Hearing Detection and
Intervention Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM FOR EARLY DETECTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND
TREATMENT REGARDING DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING NEWBORNS, INFANTS, AND
YOUNG CHILDREN.
(a) Section Heading.--The section heading o... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 6, 2017. Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns and infants, including to expand the programs to include young... | Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arming Pilots Against Terrorism and
Cabin Defense Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL FLIGHT DECK OFFICER PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 449 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 44921. Fed... | Arming Pilots Against Terrorism and Cabin Defense Act of 2002 - Amends federal law to direct the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security to establish a program to: (1) deputize volunteer qualified pilots of commercial cargo or passenger aircraft as Federal flight deck officers; and (2) provide training, supervis... | A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a program for Federal flight deck officers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Local Government Interstate Waste
Control Act''.
SEC. 2. INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF MUNICIPAL SOLID
WASTE.
(a) In General.--Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) is amended by adding at the en... | Local Government Interstate Waste Control Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit owners or operators of landfills, incinerators, or other waste disposal facilities from receiving municipal solid waste generated outside their State unless they obtain authorization from the affected local government.
Exem... | Local Government Interstate Waste Control Act |
SECTION 1. RATIFICATION OF CERTAIN CASWELL AND MONTANA CREEK NATIVE
ASSOCIATIONS CONVEYANCES.
The conveyance of approximately 11,520 acres to Montana Creek
Native Association, Inc., and the conveyance of approximately 11,520
acres to Caswell Native Association, Inc., by Cook Inlet Region, Inc.
in... | Ratifies certain land conveyances by Cook Inlet Region, Inc., to the Montana Creek Native Association, Inc., and to the Caswell Native Association, Inc.
(Sec. 2) Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (Act) with respect to requirements, administration, and revenues of mining claims patented to a Regional Corp... | 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 ``Save Oak Flat Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Section 3003 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck''
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
(16 U.S.C. 539p) authorizes approxima... | Save Oak Flat Act This bill amends the Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 to repeal the authorization and requirement for a land exchange between the Department of Agriculture and Resolution Copper Mining, LLC. under which 2,422 acres of Forest Servi... | Save Oak Flat Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wheeling National Heritage Area Act
of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the area in and around Wheeling, West Virginia,
possesses important historical, cultural, and natural
... | Makes the Wheeling National Heritage Area Corporation the management entity for the Area. | Wheeling National Heritage Area Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Methamphetamine Education,
Treatment, and Hope Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCING HEALTH CARE PROVIDER AWARENESS OF METHAMPHETAMINE
ADDICTION.
Section 507(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
290bb(b)) is amended--
(1... | Methamphetamine Education, Treatment, and Hope Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment to collaborate with professionals in the addiction field and primary health care providers to raise awareness about how to: (1) recognize the signs of a s... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a drug-free workplace information clearinghouse, to support residential methamphetamine treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women, to improve the prevention and treatment of methamphetamine addiction, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Long Term Care Quality and Consumer
Information Improvement Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE PAYMENT ADJUSTMENTS FOR SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES
BASED ON QUALITY DATA.
(a) In General.--Section 1888(e) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. ... | Long Term Care Quality and Consumer Information Improvement Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for payment adjustments for skilled nursing facilities based on quality data. | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide medicare beneficiaries with access to information concerning the quality of care provided by skilled nursing facilities and to provide incentives to skilled nursing facilities to improve the quality of care provided by those facilities by linking the amo... |
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY FOR QUALIFYING STATES TO USE ALL OR ANY PORTION OF
THEIR SCHIP ALLOTMENTS FOR CERTAIN MEDICAID EXPENDITURES.
(a) In General.--Section 2105(g)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1397ee(g)(1)(A)), as amended by section 201(b) of the
National Institutes of Health Reform ... | Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA), as amended by the National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006, to allow qualifying states to use all or any portion (currently, up to 20%) of their allotments under SCHIP for certain Medicaid (SSA title XIX) expenditures... | A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to allow qualifying States to use all or any portion of their allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program for certain Medicaid expenditures. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Amateur Radio Emergency
Communications Enhancement Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Nearly 700,000 amateurs radio operators in the United
States are licensed by the Federal Communications Commission... | Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security: (1) to study and report to Congress on the uses and capabilities of Amateur Radio Service communications in emergencies and disaster relief; and (2) in conducting the study, to utilize the expertise of stakehold... | A bill to direct the Department of Homeland Security to undertake a study on emergency communications. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Regulatory
Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--AUTHORIZAT... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Authorization of Appropriations for the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission
Title II: Nuclear Power Plant Safety and Security
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 -
Title I: Authorization of Appropriations for the Nuclear Regula... | Nuclear Regulatory Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wind Power Tax Incentives Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. OFFSET OF PASSIVE ACTIVITY LOSSES AND CREDITS OF AN ELIGIBLE
TAXPAYER FROM WIND ENERGY FACILITIES.
(a) In General.--Section 469 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to passive ac... | Wind Power Tax Incentives Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) passive activity losses and credits attributable to qualified wind energy facilities; (2) the wind energy credit to be used against the alternative minimum tax; and (3) the pass-through of a cooperative's wind energy credit to the co... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage investment in facilities using wind to produce electricity, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Personal Information Privacy Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT OF CREDIT HEADER INFORMATION.
Section 603(d)(1) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C.
1681a(d)(1)) is amended by inserting after subparagraph (C) the
following new senten... | Personal Information Privacy Act of 2003 - 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 ``Civil Rights History Project Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
(1) A fundamental principle of American democracy is that
individuals should stand up for their rights and beliefs and ... | Civil Rights History Project Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (acting through the Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture) and the Librarian of Congress, within the limit of available funds, to establish an oral history project, focusing on 1954 through... | To direct the Librarian of Congress and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out a joint project at the Library of Congress and the National Museum of African American History and Culture to collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of individuals who participated in the... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clone Pager Authorization Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. WIRE AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS.
Section 2511(2)(h) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in clause (i), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) by redesignating clause (... | Clone Pager Authorization Act of 1996 - Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize the use of a clone pager (defined as a device that is programmed identically to any numeric digital display paging device and that allows the user to receive messages at the same time as the user of the paging device).
Modifies provi... | Clone Pager Authorization Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Driver Compliance
Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. ELECTRONIC ON-BOARD RECORDING DEVICES.
(a) Amendments.--Subchapter III of chapter 311 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in section 31132--
(A) by re... | Commercial Driver Compliance Improvement Act - Requires all commercial motor vehicles involved in interstate commerce and operated by a driver subject to both federal hours-of-service and record of duty status requirements, in order to improve compliance with federal hours-of-service regulations, to be equipped with an... | A bill to require the use of electronic on-board recording devices in motor carriers to improve compliance with hours of service regulations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Cuban Military
Transparency Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Statement of policy.
Sec. 4. Prohibitions... | Cuban Military Transparency Act This bill prohibits a U.S. person from engaging in any financial transaction with or transfer of funds to: the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba or the Ministry of the Interior of Cuba (or any of their subdivisions); a senior member of such Ministries; any agency, in... | Cuban Military Transparency Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hoh Indian Tribe Safe Homelands
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the
approximately 37-acre parcel of land--
(A) administered by the National Park Service;
(B) l... | Hoh Indian Tribe Safe Homelands Act - Declares that certain federal land in the state of Washington shall be: (1) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Hoh Indian Tribe: and (2) part of the Tribe's reservation. Excludes such land from the Olympic National Park.
Directs the Tribe to: (1) conduct a f... | To transfer certain land to the United States to be held in trust for the Hoh Indian Tribe, to place land into trust for the Hoh Indian Tribe, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Temporary Unemployment Compensation
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL-STATE AGREEMENTS.
(a) In General.--Any State which desires to do so may enter into
and participate in an agreement under this Act with the Secretary of
Labor (hereinafter in this Act r... | Temporary Unemployment Compensation Act of 2001 - Provides for a program of temporary supplemental unemployment compensation (TSUC).Sets forth TSUC program requirements for Federal-State agreements, formulas for determining amounts in individual TSUC accounts and weekly benefits, payments to States, and financing. Incl... | To provide for a program of temporary enhanced unemployment benefits. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Missing Mercury in Manufacturing
Monitoring and Mitigation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) mercury and mercury compounds are highly toxic to
humans, ecosystems, and wildlife;
(2) as many as 10 percent ... | Missing Mercury in Manufacturing Monitoring and Mitigation Act - Declares that the United States should develop policies and programs that will reduce: (1) mercury use and emissions; (2) mercury releases from the reservoir of mercury currently in use or circulation; and (3) exposures to mercury, particularly of women o... | To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to phase out the use of mercury in the manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``G.I. Advanced Education in Science
and Technology Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States is starting to lose dominance in
science and technology.
(2) Increasingly the mother... | G.I. Advanced Education in Science and Technology Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly stipend to each individual who is entitled to veterans' basic educational assistance and is pursuing full-time a doctoral degree in the sciences of engineering, mathematics, or other technology disciplines... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of stipends to veterans who pursue doctoral degrees in science or technology. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia and United
States Territories Circulating Quarter Dollar Program Act''.
SEC. 2. ISSUANCE OF REDESIGNED QUARTER DOLLARS HONORING THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA AND EACH OF THE TERRITORIES.
Section 5112 of title 31, United St... | District of Columbia and United States Territories Circulating Quarter Dollar Program Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to issue during 2009 redesigned quarter dollars commemorating the District of Columbia and the U.S. Territories, including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Unite... | To provide for a circulating quarter dollar coin program to honor the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fire Safety Education Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the Nation's fire losses are estimated at 5,000 deaths
and 29,000 injuries annually, producing an economic loss
conservatively estimated at $10,000... | Fire Safety Education Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration to enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, or grants with entities to obtain and distribute at the State and local level fire safety and prevention education programs and supporting educational resources.
Authorizes... | Fire Safety Education Act |
SECTION 1. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VERY LOW-
INCOME VETERAN FAMILIES IN PERMANENT HOUSING.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Services To
Prevent Veterans Homelessness Act''.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to facilitate the
provision of supportiv... | Services To Prevent Veterans Homelessness Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide financial assistance to eligible entities (private nonprofit organizations or consumer cooperatives) to provide and coordinate the provision of various supportive services for very low-income veteran families occupying ... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a financial assistance program to facilitate the provision of supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Railroad Track Modernization Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. CAPITAL GRANTS FOR RAILROAD TRACK.
(a) Amendment.--Chapter 223 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
``CHAPTER 223--CAPITAL GRANTS FOR RAILROAD TRACK
``Sec.
``2... | Railroad Track Modernization Act of 2003 - Amends federal rail transportation law to replace the Secretary of Transportation's discretionary program of grants to states for light density rail line pilot projects with a mandatory program of capital grants for railroad track. Directs the Secretary to establish a program ... | To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prescribe A Book Act''.
SEC. 2. PEDIATRIC INVOLVEMENT IN READING AND EDUCATION.
Part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7241 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``Subpart 22--P... | Prescribe A Book Act Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to nonprofit organizations for the implementation of Pediatric Early Literacy Programs, through which: health care providers encourage parents to read aloud to their children ... | Prescribe A Book Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial UAS Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. INTERIM RULE FOR THE OPERATION OF SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT FOR
COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.
(a) In General.--Subtitle B of title III of the FAA Modernization
and Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-95) is... | Commercial UAS Modernization Act This bill amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to permit a person to operate a small commercial unmanned aircraft (drone) without an airworthiness certificate within the United States for the period beginning on enactment of this Act and ending on the effective date of a ... | Commercial UAS Modernization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preparing More Welfare Recipients
for Work Act''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING COUNTING OF REQUIRED HOURS OF PARTICIPATION IN WORK
ACTIVITIES.
(a) Elimination of Distinction Between Core and Non-Core Work
Activities.--Section 407(c)(1)(A) of the So... | Preparing More Welfare Recipients for Work Act This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act with respect to mandatory work requirements to: eliminate the requirement that recipients participate in certain core work activities not fewer than 20 hours pe... | Preparing More Welfare Recipients for Work Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ex-Offenders Voting Rights Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The right to vote is the most basic constitutive act of
citizenship and regaining the right to vote r... | Ex-Offenders Voting Rights Act of 2003 - Declares that the right of a U.S. citizen to vote in any election for Federal office shall not be denied or abridged because that individual has been convicted of a criminal offense unless, at the time of the election, such individual: (1) is serving a felony sentence in a corre... | To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Filipino Veterans of World War II
Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The First Philippine Republic was founded as a result of
the Spanish-American War in which Filipino revolutionaries a... | . The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.) Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) This bill defines "Filipino Veterans of World War II" to include an individual who served: honorably at any time from July 26, 1941, to December 31, 1946; in an act... | Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Traumatic Brain Injury
Reauthorization Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. CDC PROGRAMS FOR PREVENTION AND SURVEILLANCE OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN
INJURY.
(a) Prevention of Traumatic Brain Injury.--Section 393B(b)(3) of
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b-1c(b)(3))... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on July 23, 2014. Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize through FY2019 traumatic brain injury (TBI) prevention and surveillance or registry programs. (Sec. 3) Reauthorizes... | Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``COLA Fairness Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. REGIONAL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.
(a) Recognition of Regions.--The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
Department of Labor shall establish and publish a mapping of the United
States under which 14 regions are recognized ... | COLA Fairness Act of 2001 - Requires the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to establish, for 14 specified regions in the United States, monthly regional consumer price indices for computation of cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) benefi... | To require the establishment of regional consumer price indices to compute cost-of-living increases under the programs for Social Security and Medicare and other medical benefits under titles II and XVIII of the Social Security 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... | WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act - Establishes the WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission to review reports of dispute settlement panels or the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in proceedings initiated by other WTO parties which are adverse to the United States and which are adopted by... | WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair
Act of 2009.''
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Motor vehicle owners are entitled to choose which
service provider will diagnose, service, maint... | Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Act of 2009 - Requires the manufacturer of a motor vehicle sold, leased, or otherwise introduced into U.S. commerce to: (1) provide to the vehicle owner and service providers all information necessary to diagnose, service, maintain, or repair the vehicle; (2) offer for sale to the v... | To protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Facilities Clean Water
Compliance Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS TO FEDERAL FACILITIES.
Section 313(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1323(a)) is amended by striking the third sentence and all th... | Federal Facilities Clean Water Compliance Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (the Act) to waive immunity of the United States with respect to Federal, State, interstate, and local requirements, administrative authorities, sanctions, and penalties concerning water pollution control.
Absolves F... | Federal Facilities Clean Water Compliance Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``10,000 Trained by 2010 Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the National Science Foundation has long been a
government leader in strengthening our Nation's information
infrastructure;
(2) as aut... | 10,000 Trained by 2010 Act - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award competitive grants for basic research on innovative approaches to improve health care information systems.
Requires the Director to award competitive, multi-year grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to est... | To authorize the National Science Foundation to award grants to institutions of higher education to develop and offer education and training programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Training for Realtime Writers Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) As directed by Congress in section 723 of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 613), as added by section
305 of ... | Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2004 - Directs the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to make competitive grants to eligible entities to promote training and placement of individuals, including individuals who have completed a court reporting training program, as realtime writers providing ... | A bill to provide competitive grants for training court reporters and closed captioners to meet requirements for realtime writers under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CREDITABILITY OF SERVICE.
Section 8332 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(o)(1) Upon application to the Office of Personnel Management,
any employee or Member shall be allowed credit for service performed,
after December 31, 1965, and before January ... | Directs the Office of Personnel Management to inform individuals entitled to have any service credited or to have any amounts recomputed. | 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 ``National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 2000''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
Section 2(b) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701(b)) is amended by striking paragraph
(1) and inserting the foll... | (Sec. 3) Increases the Foundation's Board of Directors from 15 to 25 members, including the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.
(Sec. 4) Authorizes the Foundation to have its principal offices in Washington, D.C. (as currently provided),... | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Modernizing the Interstate Placement
of Children in Foster Care Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) when a child in foster care cannot return safely home,
the child deserves to be placed in a setting that is best ... | Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the procedures a state must have in effect for the orderly and timely interstate placement of children to include the use of an ele... | Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Government Shutdown Prevention
Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 31.
(a) In General.--Chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 1310 the following new section:
``Sec. 1311. Continuing appropriations
``(a)(1) ... | Government Shutdown Prevention Act - Amends Federal law to provide for continuing appropriations in the absence of regular appropriations. | Government Shutdown Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Housing and Employment Opportunities
Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.
Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12
U.S.C. 1701u) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and (g) as
subsections (g),... | Housing and Employment Opportunities Reform Act - Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to require that: (1) at least 30 percent of new employees hired by contractors performing services for assisted housing public or Indian housing agencies be low- or very low-income people; and (2) such agencies mainta... | To amend section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to ensure improved access to employment opportunities for low-income people. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. AMNESTY PERIOD FOR VETERANS TO REGISTER QUALIFYING FIREARMS.
(a) Registration.--Subject to such regulations as the Secretary may
prescribe, the applicable veteran or a member of such a veteran's
famil... | Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2002 - Provides a 90-day amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record any firearm acquired before October 31, 1968, by a veteran while a member of the armed forces stationed outside the continental... | To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reciprocal Market Access Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) One of the fundamental tenets of the World Trade
Organization (WTO) is reciprocal market access. This principle
... | Reciprocal Market Access Act of 2011 - Prohibits the President from agreeing to the reduction or elimination of the existing rate of duty on any product in order to carry out a trade agreement entered into between the United States and a foreign country until the President certifies to Congress that: (1) the United Sta... | To enhance reciprocal market access for United States domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Osteoporosis Early
Detection and Prevention Act of 2007''.
(b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Nature of osteoporosis.--
(A) Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by low
... | Osteoporosis Early Detection and Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require a group health plan to include coverage for bone mass measurement for individuals who: (1) are at a clinical risk for osteoporosis, including estrogen... | To amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for qualified individuals for bone mass measurement (bone density testing) to prevent fractures associated with osteoporosis. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rocky Flats Special Exposure Cohort
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation
Program Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7384 et seq.) (refer... | Rocky Flats Special Exposure Cohort Act - Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to amend the definition of a "member of the Special Exposure Cohort" for purposes of such Program to include persons who were employed by the Department of Energy (DOE) or a DOE contractor or subc... | To better provide for compensation for certain persons injured in the course of employment at the Rocky Flats site in Colorado. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lechuguilla Cave Protection Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that Lechuguilla Cave and other significant cave
resources of Carlsbad Caverns National Park and adjacent public lands
in the cave protection area have internationally signifi... | Lechuguilla Cave Protection Act of 1993 - Withdraws the Lechuguilla Cave Protection Area, New Mexico, from all forms of appropriation or disposal under the public land, mining, and material disposal laws and from operation of mineral and geothermal leasing laws.
Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from permitting ... | Lechuguilla Cave Protection Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``California Ocean Protection Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the coast of California possesses unique historical,
ecological, educational, recreational, economic, and research
values that are appro... | California Ocean Protection Act of 1995 - Establishes a California Ocean Protection Zone consisting of waters of the Exclusive Economic Zone off the coast of California that are outside the waters of the State of California and that portion of the outer Continental Shelf underlying the waters.
Prohibits: (1) the head... | California Ocean Protection Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Paperwork and Regulatory
Improvements Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In 1980, in the Paperwork Reduction Act, Congress
established the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
(OIRA) ... | Paperwork and Regulatory Improvements Act of 2004 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Paperwork Reduction Act to: (1) require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in consultation with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Office of Tax Policy of the Department of the Treasury and the Office of Advocacy of ... | To amend the Paperwork Reduction Act and titles 5 and 31, United States Code, to reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes. |
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 CERTAIN OFFENSES WITH
AUTHORIZED MAXIMUM SENTENCE OF CONFINEMENT OF MORE THAN
... | Military Justice Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to direct the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Homeland Security (DHS) to require the Secretaries of the military departments to modify the process for determining whether to try by court-martial a member accused of: (1) certa... | Military Justice Improvement Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Safety Interoperability
Implementation Act''.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC SAFETY TRUST FUND.
Part A of the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following new ... | Public Safety Interoperability Implementation Act - Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to establish the Public Safety Communications Trust Fund to make grants to implement interoperability and modernization for the communications needs of public safety, fire, emergenc... | To establish a permanent grant program to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Target Practice and Marksmanship
Training Support Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the use of firearms and archery equipment for target
practice and marksmanship training activities on Feder... | 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 ``Promoting Health Care Purchasing
Cooperatives Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Health care spending in the United States has reached
15 percent of the Gross Domestic Prod... | Promoting Health Care Purchasing Cooperatives Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), to award grants for the development of health care purchasing cooperatives by two or more self-insured employers.
Sets forth ... | A bill to promote the development of health care cooperatives that will help businesses to pool the health care purchasing power of employers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) District.--The term ``District'' means the Fallbrook
Public Utility District, San Diego County, California.
(2) Project.--The term ``Project'' means the impoundment,
recharge, tr... | (Sec. 2) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, military, and other uses for the Fallbrook Public Utility District, San Diego County, from the Santa Margarita River, California.
Authorizes Project construction only a... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, military, and other uses from the Santa Margarita River, California, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Family Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. COMPUTATION AND PAYMENT OF LAST MONTHLY PAYMENT.
(a) Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Benefits.--Section 202 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
... | Social Security Family Protection Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide that, if an OASDI recipient dies during the first 15 days of a month, the OASDI benefit for that month shall be reduced by 50 percent. | Social Security Family Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Exploitation Through
Trafficking Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. SAFE HARBOR INCENTIVES.
Part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 1701(c), by striking ``w... | Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2014 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to give preferential consideration in awarding Community Oriented Police Services (COPS) grants to an application from an applicant in a state that has in effect a law that... | Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. CHESAPEAKE BAY OFFICE.
(a) Reauthorization of Office.--Section 307 of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C.
1511d) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 307. CHESAPEAKE BAY OFFICE.
``(a) Establishment.--(1) The Secretary of Commerce shall
estab... | Authorizes appropriations for the Chesapeake Bay Office (currently, the Chesapeake Bay Estuarine Resources Office) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration through FY 2006 and revises the functions of such Office, including providing for a community-based fishery and habitat restoration small grants and t... | To reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``DSHEA Full Implementation and
Enforcement Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Over 158,000,000 Americans regularly consume dietary
supplements to maintain and improve their health.
(2) Cons... | DSHEA Full Implementation and Enforcement Act of 2005 - Authorizes and makes appropriations to: (1) carry out the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) and all applicable regulatory requirements for dietary supplements under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; and (2) expand research and dev... | To ensure that the goals of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 are met by authorizing appropriations to fully enforce and implement such Act and the amendments made by such Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homebound Elderly Relief Opportunity
Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF HOME HEALTH SERVICES PAYMENT LIMITS.
(a) Moratorium on Implementation of Per Beneficiary Limits Under
Interim Payment System.--Section 1861(v)(1)(L)(iv) of the Social
Security... | Homebound Elderly Relief Opportunity Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), as amended by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA '97), with respect to the computation formula of the interim system of limited payments for services provided by home health agencies. Declares that such... | Homebound Elderly Relief Opportunity Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Capitol Visitor Center Authorization
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER.
(a) In General.--The Architect of the Capitol, under the direction
of the United States Capitol Preservation Commission, is authorized--
(1... | Capitol Visitor Center Authorization Act of 1997 - Authorizes the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), under the direction of the U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission (Commission), to: (1) plan, construct, equip, administer, and maintain a Capitol Visitor Center under the East Plaza of the Capitol; and (2) reconstruct the ... | Capitol Visitor Center Authorization Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Services to Prevent Veterans
Homelessness Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VERY LOW-
INCOME VETERAN FAMILIES IN PERMANENT HOUSING.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to facilitate the
provi... | Services To Prevent Veterans Homelessness Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide financial assistance to eligible entities (private nonprofit organizations or consumer cooperatives) to provide and coordinate the provision of various supportive services for very low-income veteran families oc... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a financial assistance program to facilitate the provision of supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lower Muscogee-Creek Indian Tribe of
Georgia Recognition Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Lower Muscogee-Creek Indian Tribe of Georgia are
descendants of and political successors to those Indians known ... | Makes the Tribe eligible for all Federal benefits and services furnished to federally recognized Indian tribes without regard to the existence of a reservation.
Makes the provisions of the Indian Reorganization Act applicable to the Tribe and its members.
Directs the Secretary, if the Tribe transfers interests in land ... | Lower Muscogee-Creek Indian Tribe of Georgia Recognition Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Contracting and Tax Accountability
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. GOVERNMENTAL POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States Government that no Government
contracts or grants should be awarded to individuals or companies with
seriously delinquent Federal tax ... | Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2009 - Prohibits any person who has a seriously delinquent tax debt from obtaining a federal government contract or grant. Requires federal agency heads to require prospective recipients of a contract or grant in excess of an amount equal to the simplified acquisition threshold... | To prohibit the awarding of a contract or grant in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that the contractor or grantee has no seriously delinquent tax debts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Native Veterans Land
Allotment Equity Act''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION REGARDING OCCUPANCY OF NATIVE ALLOTMENTS IN
NATIONAL FORESTS.
Section 18(a) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.
1617(a)) is amended--
... | Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) to declare that any allotment application pending before the Department of the Interior on December 18, 1971, that was closed by the Department pursuant to the civil action Shields v. United States shall be reopened... | Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn
Pits Act''.
SEC. 2. CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, MITIGATION,
TREATMENT, AND REHABILITATION OF HEALTH CONDITIONS
RELATING TO EXPOSURE TO BURN PITS AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL
... | Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a center of excellence in the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to open burn pits and other environmental exposures in Afghanistan or... | Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act |
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 2003''.
(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 2003 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend to certain Head Start teachers student loan forgiveness under both the Federal Family Education Loan program and the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan program. | To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend loan forgiveness for certain loans to Head Start teachers. |
FUND.
(a) Redesignation.--Sections 10 and 11 of the Morris K. Udall
Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native
American Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5608, 5609) are
redesignated as sections 12 and 13 of that Act, respectively.
(b) Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund.--The Morr... | Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 1997 - Amends the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 to include on the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation the ... | Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the Autocycle Safety Act.
SEC. 2. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS.
(a) Defined Term.--Section 30102(a) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (11) as
paragraphs (2) through (12), respectiv... | Autocycle Safety Act This bill defines "autocycle" as a motor vehicle with three wheels, an enclosed occupant compartment, and a steering wheel, which meets applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards. Specified interim automotive and motorcycle safety standards apply to autocycles until at most three y... | Autocycle Safety Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Tax Transparency Act''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF TAX RETURNS BY PRESIDENTS AND CERTAIN
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.
(a) In General.--Title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.) is amended--
(1) by ins... | Presidential Tax Transparency Act This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require the President and certain candidates for President to disclose federal income tax returns for the three most recent taxable years in reports filed with either the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) or the Federal Election... | Presidential Tax Transparency Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Adams National Historical Park Act
of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) in 1946, Secretary of the Interior J.A. Krug, by means of
the authority granted the Secretary of the Interior under sectio... | Adams National Historical Park Act of 1998 - Establishes the Adams National Historical Park in Quincy, Massachusetts, as a unit of the National Park System.
Authorizes appropriations. | Adams National Historical Park Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Literacy, Education, and
Rehabilitation Act''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATIONAL, VOCATIONAL, TREATMENT,
ASSIGNED WORK, OR OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Section 3624 of title 18, United States Code, is
amen... | Literacy, Education, and Rehabilitation Act - Amends the federal criminal code to allow a prisoner serving a term of imprisonment of more than one year to receive credit beyond time already served for up to 60 days each year, in addition to any credit received for satisfactory behavior, for earning a certificate of com... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to award credit toward the service of a sentence to prisoners who participate in designated educational, vocational, treatment, assigned work, or other developmental programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Physician Workforce Enhancement Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. HOSPITAL RESIDENCY LOAN PROGRAM.
Subpart 2 of part E of title VII of the Public Health Service Act
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 771. HOSPITAL RESIDENCY LOAN PR... | Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to establish a hospital residency loan program that provides loans to eligible public or nonprof... | To amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Children From Internet
Pornographers Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINANCIAL FACILITATION OF ACCESS TO CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.
(a) Offense.--Chapter 95 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1960A. Financi... | Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly conducting in interstate or foreign commerce a financial transaction that will facilitate access to, or the possession of, child pornography. Exempts a financial transaction conducted by a person in coop... | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to child pornography and child exploitation offenses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Health Care Accessibility Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. LIABILITY PROTECTIONS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONAL VOLUNTEERS AT
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS.
Section 224 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 233) is
amended by adding at the end t... | Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to deem a health professional volunteer providing primary health care to an individual at a community health center to be an employee of the Public Health Service for purposes of any civil action that may arise from providing services t... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers under section 330 of such Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Non-Discrimination Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Public school students who are lesbian, gay, bisexual
or transgender (LGBT), or are perceived to be LGBT, ... | Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018 This bill prohibits discrimination, under a federally assisted program, against public school students on the basis of their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity or that of their associates. The bill authorizes federal departments and agencies to termina... | Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nazi Benefits Termination Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. DENIAL OF FEDERAL PUBLIC BENEFITS TO NAZI PERSECUTORS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an
individual who is determined under this Act to have been a participant
in Nazi pers... | Nazi Benefits Termination Act of 1999 - Denies Federal public benefits to individuals who have been participants in Nazi persecution. Authorizes the Attorney General, if an individual who has applied for or is receiving a Federal public benefit may have been such a participant, to provide an opportunity for a hearing ... | Nazi Benefits Termination Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. REVISION OF TITLE XII.
Title XII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8501 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 12001. FINDINGS.
``The Congress finds the following:
``(1) There are 52,700,000 students in 88,223 elementary
and secondary sc... | Sets forth wage requirements for such projects, including Davis-Bacon Act compliance and overtime; but allows exceptions for certain workers who voluntarily donate their services without full compensation.
Authorizes appropriations. | To amend title XII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to improve the infrastructure of elementary and secondary schools. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``New Skills for New Jobs Act''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL MATCHING PAYMENTS FOR STATE NEW JOBS TRAINING TAX
CREDITS.
(a) Authority To Make Payments.--Subject to subsection (h), the
Secretary of the Treasury shall, on a quarterly basis, make a paymen... | New Skills for New Jobs Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to make quarterly matching payments to an eligible community college in an amount equal to the aggregate new job tax withholding matches received by the college for providing qualified training to job trainees under a state new jobs training t... | New Skills for New Jobs Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Juvenile Mentoring Program Act of
2010'' or the ``JUMP Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL PROGRAMS.
Title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) is amended by inserting after... | Juvenile Mentoring Program Act of 2010 or JUMP Act of 2010 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to direct the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to award grants to and enter into contracts with state and local educational agencies or nonprofit orga... | A bill to provide grants for juvenile mentoring. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Email Privacy Act''.
SEC. 2. VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE CORRECTIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 2702 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by ... | Email Privacy Act (Sec. 2)This bill amends the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 tomake a series of technical changes to clarify that the voluntary disclosure prohibitions and exceptions to such prohibitions apply to the content of communications regardless of whether the communications are held in storage ... | Email Privacy Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Great Bend of the
Gila National Monument Establishment Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Establishment of Great Bend of t... | Great Bend of the Gila National Monument Establishment Act This bill establishes the Great Bend of the Gila National Monument in Arizona. The Department of the Interior shall manage the Monument as part of the National Landscape Conservation System to maintain its undeveloped character and to protect and restore its ... | Great Bend of the Gila National Monument Establishment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive National Mercury
Monitoring Program Establishment Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Mercury is a potent neurotoxin of significant
ecological and public health concern. Exposure to mercury
... | Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Program Establishment Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a national-scale mercury monitoring program. Requires such program to monitor: (1) long-term changes in mercury levels in the air and watersheds; (2) mercury levels in wate... | To provide for the establishment of a national mercury monitoring program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) It is appropriate to exercise congressional enforcement
authority under section 5 of the 14th Amendment to the
Constitution of the Unit... | Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011 - Prohibits states or local governments from imposing any new discriminatory tax on mobile services, mobile service providers, or mobile service property (i.e., cell phones) for five years after the enactment of this Act. Defines "new discriminatory tax" as a tax imposed on mobile serv... | To restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Deepwater Port Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. DECLARATIONS OF PURPOSE AND POLICY.
(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are to--
(1) update and improve the Deepwater Port Act of 1974;
(2) assure that the regulation of deepwater po... | Deepwater Port Modernization Act - Amends the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 to revise the term "deepwater port" to include a fixed or floating manmade structure (other than a vessel) located beyond the territorial sea and off the U.S. coast which is used as a port or terminal for the transportation of oil from the U.S. Ou... | Deepwater Port Modernization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``FHA Manufactured Housing Loan
Modernization Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) manufactured housing plays a vital role in providing
housing for low- and moderate-income famil... | FHA Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2007 - Amends the National Housing Act with respect to Federal Housing Administration (FHA) housing loan insurance for manufactured homes (or lots for such homes).
(Sec. 3) Exempts such loans from certain financial institution portfolio limits, increasing an allowable... | To modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program under title I of the National Housing Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expedited Rescissions Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN PROPOSED RESCISSIONS.
(a) In General.--Part B of title X of the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 681 et seq.) is amended by
redesignating ... | Expedited Rescissions Act of 2005 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to authorize the President to propose, at any time and in any manner provided in this Act, the rescission of any budget authority in an appropriation Act.
Prohibits funds made available for obligation under this pro... | To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority. |
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 This bill directs: (1) the President to take appropriate actions to enhance the authority and capacity of the National Declassification Center under Executive Order 13526, or any successor executive order, to promote a government-wide strategy for the declassification... | Preserving American Access to Information Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strong Families Act''.
SEC. 2. EMPLOYER CREDIT FOR PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE.
(a) In General.--
(1) Allowance of credit.--Subpart D of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended ... | Strong Families Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain employers a business-related tax credit for up to 25% of the amount of wages paid to their employees during any period (not exceeding 12 weeks) in which such employees are on family and medical leave. Limits the allowable amount of such credit... | Strong Families Act |
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 policies of the
Administration of President George W. Bush that were undertaken under ... | 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 policies of the Bush Administration that were undertaken under claims of unreviewable war powers, including: (1) detention by the Armed Forces and the intell... | To establish a national commission on presidential war powers and civil liberties. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Saint Helena Island National Scenic
Area Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF SAINT HELENA ISLAND NATIONAL SCENIC AREA,
MICHIGAN.
(a) Purpose.--The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to preserve and protect for present and future
... | Requires the boundaries of the Hiawatha National Forest to be extended to include such Area. Requires lands acquired by the United States under this Act to be treated as entitlement lands solely for purposes of payments in lieu of taxes to local governments.
Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to seek to develop a ma... | Saint Helena Island National Scenic Area Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Meth Lab Eradication Act''.
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF EPHEDRINE, PSEUDOEPHEDRINE, AND PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE
TO SCHEDULE V; EXCEPTION FOR LIST I PSEUDOEPHEDRINE
PRODUCTS.
(a) Transfer to Schedule V; Exception.--Section 202(c) of the ... | Meth Lab Eradication Act - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to transfer ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine to schedule V. Excepts pseudoephedrine contained in a product that: (1) is in the form of a liquid, liquid capsule, or liquid-filled gel capsule; (2) does not contain more than 360 milligrams ... | To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for the transfer of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine to schedule V of the schedules of controlled substances, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Nonprofit Research and
Education Corporations Enhancement Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. GENERAL AUTHORITIES ON ESTABLISHMENT OF CORPORATIONS.
(a) Authorization of Multi-medical Center Research Corporations.--
(1) In general.--Section 7361 ... | Veterans Nonprofit Research and Education Corporations Enhancement Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends federal provisions concerning the establishment at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities of nonprofit research and education corporations (NRECs) to allow an NREC to facilitate the conduct of research or ed... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify and update provisions of law relating to nonprofit research and education corporations, and for other purposes. |
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 ... | 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. The Chair and Vice Chair of USCIRF must at least biennially carry out a strategic policy and organizational review and submi... | United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. TRANSFER TO A PRIVATE CORPORATION.
(a) In General.--In accordance with the plan prescribed under
section 3, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and
to all property of the Postal Service shall be transferred to a
corporation if, within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this ... | Directs the President to transmit to the Congress: (1) a comprehensive plan providing for the transfer of property subject to this Act; and (2) recommendations for legislation as necessary.
Establishes the Postal Privatization Commission to: (1) carry out functions relating to the issuance of securities to postal emplo... | To provide for the privatization of the United States Postal Service. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Civil War Sesquicentennial
Commission Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The American Civil War was a defining experience in the
development of the United States.
... | Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission to plan, develop, and carry out programs and activities appropriate to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, and to carry out other specified duties.
Requires the Commissi... | To establish a commission to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War. |
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