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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Market Acquisition Drug
Price Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. REFORM OF PAYMENT FOR DRUGS AND BIOLOGICALS UNDER THE MEDICARE
PROGRAM.
(a) Payment Reform.--
(1) In general.--Section 1842(o) of the Social Security Act
(... | Medicare Market Acquisition Drug Price Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise payment for drugs and biologicals under Medicare.Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in computing the practice expense component of the Medicare physician fee schedule with respe... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to reform of payment for drugs and biologicals under the Medicare Program. |
SECTION 1. GRANTING OF COPYRIGHT.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, copyright is hereby
granted to Inna Hecker Grade and her successors and assigns in the
works set forth in section 2 by Chaim Grade, including all editions in
English and translations heretofore published or hereafter published by
Inn... | Grants a copyright to Inna Hecker Grade, her successors, and assigns for specified works of Chaim Grade for a 50-year term from June 26, 1982. | For the relief of Inna Hecker Grade. |
SECTION 1. QUALIFIED STOCK DISTRIBUTIONS TO EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 83
the following new section:
``SEC. 83A. QUALIFIED STOCK DISTRIBUTIONS TO EMPLOYEES.
``(a) In General.--If an employee el... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of an employee: (1) shares of employer securities received in a qualified employee stock distribution as compensation for services that do not exceed the lowest number of employer securities received by any employee in such distribution; (2) any gain on ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income compensation received by employees consisting of qualified distributions of employer stock. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) free trade agreements improve the income and prosperity
of the citizens of participating countries because open markets
increase competition, eliminate inefficiencies, and result in
lower costs to manufacturers and consumers;... | Directs the President to initiate consultations with each Pacific Rim country (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, or Hong Kong) to determine the feasibility of negotiating the elimination of tariffs and nontariff barriers, including bar... | To encourage the establishment of free trade areas between the United States and certain Pacific Rim countries. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``War Crimes Prosecution Facilitation
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) In May 1993, the United Nations established the
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
(ICTY).
... | War Crimes Prosecution Facilitation Act of 1997 - Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina cannot be achieved if indicted war criminals remain at large and refugees and displaced persons are unable to return to their homes; (2) the United States should ensure that multilater... | War Crimes Prosecution Facilitation Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``50 States Commemorative Coin Program
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress hereby finds the following:
(1) It is appropriate and timely to--
(A) honor the unique Federal republic of 50 States
that compris... | 50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act - Amends Federal law to: (1) mandate redesign of quarter-dollar coins issued between January 1, 1997, and January 1, 2007, to commemorate each of the 50 States (including any additional State admitted into the Union before the end of such ten-year period); and (2) set fixed, fou... | 50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Access to Primary Care for
Women & Children Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Medicaid plays a key role in providing coverage for
millions of working families.
(2) Medicaid enrollees includ... | Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require that the primary care services furnished in 2015 and 2016 by a physician with a primary specialty designation of family medicine, general internal medicine, or pediatric medicine be paid at a r... | Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Access to Nurse-Midwifery
Care Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Since 1988, Congress has authorized certified nurse-
midwives (in this section referred to as ``CNMs'') to provide
m... | Improving Access to Nurse-Midwifery Care Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of and payment for certified midwife services. (Currently only certified nurse-midwife services are covered.)
Declares that nothing precludes certified nurse-midwives and certifie... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for reimbursement of certified midwife services and to provide for more equitable reimbursement rates for certified nurse-midwife services. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lower Delaware Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Public Law 102-460 directed the Secretary of the Interior,
in cooperation and consultation with appropriate Federal, State,
regional, and local ag... | Requires such segments to be managed: (1) in accordance with the Lower Delaware River management plan which ensures the long-term protection of the River's values and the compatible management of land and water resources associated with the River; and (2) in cooperation with appropriate Federal, State, regional, and lo... | Lower Delaware Wild and Scenic Rivers Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Housing Act''.
SEC. 2. INVESTMENT IN FHA INFRASTRUCTURE.
(a) Human Resources and Funding.--Section 502(a) of the Housing Act
of 1948 (12 U.S.C. 1701c(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``The Secretary of Housing and Urban
... | 21st Century Housing Act - Amends the Housing Act of 1948 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in carrying out any program through the Federal Housing Administration, to: (1) appoint and fix the compensation of Administration personnel; and (2) use premium-generated income for information techno... | A bill to modernize the Federal Housing Administration to meet the housing needs of the American people. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Truth in Budgeting Act''.
SEC. 2. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF INLAND WATERWAYS TRUST FUND AND HARBOR
MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the receipts and
disbursements of the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the ... | Requires the Secretary of the Army to estimate annually: (1) what, but for this Act, would be at the close of the next fiscal year the amount of unfunded inland waterways and harbor maintenance authorizations; and (2) the net inland waterways and harbor maintenance receipts at the close of such year. | Truth in Budgeting Act |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business-related
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 45D. EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE EXPENSES.
``(a) Gener... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow small business employers a credit against income tax for employee health insurance expenses the employer pays or incurs. Allows a credit equal to 60 percent of expenses (up to $600 per employee) for self-only coverage and 70 percent of expenses (up to $1,200 per employee) for ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow small business employers a credit against income tax for employee health insurance expenses paid or incurred by the employer. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Video Game Rating
Act of 1994''.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to provide parents with
information about the nature of video games which are used in homes or
public areas, including arcades or family entertainmen... | Video Game Rating Act of 1994 - Establishes the Interactive Entertainment Rating Commission to: (1) coordinate with the video game industry in the development of a voluntary standard for providing information to purchasers and users concerning the contents of video games; (2) evaluate whether any standards proposed ar... | Video Game Rating Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Best Buddies Empowerment for People
with Intellectual Disabilities Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Best Buddies is the first national social and
recreational program in t... | Best Buddies Empowerment for People with Intellectual Disabilities Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to, or enter into agreements with, Best Buddies (a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people with intellectual disabilities mesh with mainstream society) to promote the expansi... | To provide assistance to Best Buddies to support the expansion and development of mentoring programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Prisoner Health Care
Copayment Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. HEALTH CARE FEES FOR PRISONERS IN FEDERAL INSTITUTIONS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 4048. Fees for hea... | Requires that each fee assessed be collected by the Director: (1) from the account of the prisoner receiving health care services; or (2) if such services are provided because of an injury inflicted by another prisoner, from the account of the prisoner who inflicted the injury. Sets a minimum fee of one dollar. Specifi... | Federal Prisoner Health Care Copayment Act of 2000 |
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 a location for museum training, public education, exhibits, and collection and study of items and materials relating to the life, art, hi... | National African American Museum Act |
SECTION 1. NONRECOGNITION OF GAIN ON QUALIFIED SALES OF
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUSINESSES.
(a) In General.--Subchapter O of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to gain or loss on disposition of property) is
amended by inserting after part IV the following new part:
``PART... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat as an involuntary conversion, and to not recognize gain of up to $75 million, qualified communications sales. Limits such sales to, among other limitations, businesses owning a qualified interest in 20 or fewer broadcast stations and with specified asset limitations.
Authorize... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications businesses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Workforce Reduction Through
Attrition Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``total number of Federal employees'' means
the total number of Federal employees in all agencies;
(2) the... | Federal Workforce Reduction Through Attrition Act - Requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to ensure that the total number of federal employees in each calendar quarter after the enactment of this Act does not exceed the applicable maximum for such quarter, as determined under this Act. Sets forth a formula... | Federal Workforce Reduction Through Attrition Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Crime Victim Restitution and Court
Fee Intercept Act''.
SEC. 2. OFFSET OF STATE JUDICIAL DEBTS AGAINST INCOME TAX REFUND.
(a) In General.--Section 6402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to authority to make credits or refunds) is amended b... | Crime Victim Restitution and Court Fee Intercept Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to direct the Secretary of the Treasury, upon receiving notice from a state judicial agency that a named person owes a past-due, legally enforceable state judicial debt, to pay such debt from any tax refund due to such person. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past-due. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taking Account of Institutions with
Low Operation Risk Act of 2017'' or the ``TAILOR Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. TAILORING REGULATION TO BUSINESS MODEL AND RISK.
(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``Federal financial institutions re... | Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2017 or the TAILOR Act of 2017 This bill requires federal financial regulatory agencies to: (1) in general, tailor a regulatory action so as to limit the regulatory impact and other burdens on the institutions involved, with consideration of the ri... | Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Commemorative Coin Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life to
securing the Nation's fundamental principles of liberty and
justic... | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemorative Coin Act of 2003 - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $1 silver coins emblematic of the human rights legacy and leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Requires that: (1) all sales of such coins include a surcharge of $10 per coin; and (2) all surcharge... | A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Blue Alert Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Coordinator.--The term ``Coordinator'' means the Blue
Alert Coordinator of the Department of Justice designated under
section 4(a).
(2) Blu... | National Blue Alert Act of 2012 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish a national Blue Alert communications network within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty, in coordination with federal, state, and loca... | To encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the United States in order to disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Civilian and Uniformed
Services Long-Term Care Insurance Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE.
Subpart G of part III of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
adding after chapter 89 the following:
``Chapter 90-... | Federal Civilian and Uniformed Services Long-Term Care Insurance Act of 1999 - Amends Federal civil service provisions to establish a program to provide for long-term care insurance for certain Federal employees and annuitants, current and retired members of the uniformed services, qualified relatives of such individua... | Federal Civilian and Uniformed Services Long-Term Care Insurance Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Frederick Douglass Bicentennial
Commission Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Born into slavery on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in
1818 and given the name Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey
... | Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission Act This bill establishes the Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission to study activities that may be carried out by the federal government to honor Frederick Douglass on the bicentennial anniversary of his birth, including: (1) the issuance of a postage stamp, (2) the con... | Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Gambling
Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2008''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an
amendment a sect... | Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose an Internet gambling license fee on Internet gambling operators; (2) require such operators to file informational returns identifying themselves and the individuals placing wagers with them; (3) require withho... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to regulate and tax Internet gambling. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Park Service administers Federal parks,
monuments, and reservations, to conserve the scenery, the
natural and historic objects, and wildlife therein, and
provides for the enjoyment of the same in such man... | Requires the Director of the National Park Service (NPS) to identify areas over National Park Service lands in Hawaii where low-flying aircraft may constitute an adverse impact on resources and convey specific information, including annotated maps, which indicates designated flight-free areas and primary visitor use ar... | To provide for the regulation of the airspace over National Park System lands in the State of Hawaii by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Park Service, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Anti-Pyramid Promotional Scheme Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Pyramid promotional schemes, chain letters, and related
schemes are enterprises--
(A) that finance returns ... | Anti-Pyramid Promotional Scheme Act of 2003 - 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 ``American Servicemember and Citizen
Protection Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) In December 1997, the General Assembly of the United
Nations called for the convening of a diplomatic conference in... | American Servicemember and Citizen Protection Act of 2002 - Urges the President to formally rescind the signature approving the Statute of the International Criminal Court made on behalf of the United States and to take necessary steps to prevent the Court's establishment. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for th... | To provide that the International Criminal Court is not valid with respect to the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dextromethorphan Abuse Reduction Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) When used properly, cough medicines that contain
dextromethorphan have a long history of being safe and
effective. But abus... | Dextromethorphan Abuse Reduction Act of 2007 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to: (1) set forth definitions relating to dextromethorphan in unfinished or finished dosage form; (2) classify unfinished dextromethorphan as a Schedule V controlled substance; and (3) impose civil penalties for sales of products contai... | A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to prevent the abuse of dextromethorphan, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN ENTRIES.
(a) Liquidation or 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 United States Customs Service
shall liquidate or reliquidate those entries made at New York, New
Yo... | Directs the United States Customs Service to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation (refund) of certain entries made at New York, New York, in accordance with the results of an administrative review, during the period from April 1, 1984, through March 31, 1991, by the International Trade Administration of the Dep... | To provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Robin Danielson Act''.
TITLE I--RESEARCH REGARDING RISKS POSED BY DIOXIN, SYNTHETIC FIBERS,
AND OTHER ADDITIVES IN FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS
SEC. 101. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Tampons are used by approximate... | Robin Danielson Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide for the conduct or support of research on the extent to which additives in feminine hygiene products pose any risks to the health of women or the health of the children of women who u... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program of research regarding the risks posed by the presence of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products, and to establish a program for the collection and analysis of data on toxic shock syndrome. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Andean Adjustment Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF CERTAIN COLOMBIAN AND PERUVIAN
NATIONALS.
(a) Adjustment of Status.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 245(c) of the
Immigration and Nationality ... | Andean Adjustment Act of 2003 - Provides for the adjustment to permanent resident status of a national of Colombia or Peru (and spouse, children, and certain unmarried sons or daughters) who: (1) was physically present in the United States on December 31, 1999; and (2) is physically present in the United States on the ... | To adjust the immigration status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals who are in the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Juvenile Justice Improvement Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (25) by inserting ``, including sight or
sou... | Juvenile Justice Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to: (1) revise and add definitions under such Act relating to the treatment of juveniles held in custody while awaiting trial for criminal offenses; (2) require state plans under such Act to separate juveniles ... | To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 with respect to juveniles who have committed offenses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Our Infants Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. ADDRESSING PROBLEMS RELATED TO PRENATAL OPIOID USE.
(a) Review of Programs.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
(referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall conduct a review
of planning and co... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on October 1, 2015. Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to review its activities related to prenatal opioid use, including neonatal abstinence syndrome, and develop a stra... | Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO UNITED STATES INSULAR POSSESSION PROGRAM.
(a) Production Certificates.--The additional U.S. Note 5(h) to
chapter 91 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended--
(1) by amending subparagraphs (i) and (ii) to read as
follows:
``(i) In the case of... | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to revise clock and watch provisions to require the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior, jointly, for each calendar quarter beginning after January 1, 2002, and before January 1, 2016, to: (1) verify for the preceding calendar quarter both t... | To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States with respect to the production incentive certificate program for watch and jewelry producers in the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. |
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act, 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, treatm... | (Sec. 2) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to construct, operate, and maintain the Santa Margarita River Project in accordance with the final feasibility report and this Act.
Authorizes Project construction only after the Secretary determines that: (1) the Fallbrook Public Utility District, San ... | 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. ELIMINATION OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDS AND
IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL.
(a) Amendment.--Part B of title II of the Goals 2000: Educate
America Act (20 U.S.C. 5841 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:
``PART B--NATIONAL STANDARDS
``SEC. 211. PROHIBITION OF FEDER... | Amends the Goals 2000: Educate America Act to eliminate the National Education Standards and Improvement Council (the Council).
Prohibits any Federal agency from expending Federal funds for the development or dissemination of model or national content standards, national student performance standards, or national opp... | To amend the Goals 2000: Educate America Act to eliminate the National Education Standards and Improvement Council, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Postal Innovation Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
In this Act, the term ``Postal Service'' means the United States
Postal Service.
SEC. 3. EXPANDED SERVICES.
(a) Authorization of New Nonpostal Services.--Section 404(a) of
title 39, United States Code,... | Postal Innovation Act This bill expands the powers of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) by allowing it to offer nonpostal services, including financial services, warehousing, public Internet access, experimental postal products market testing, shipment of beer, wine, and spirits, and community support services. The bill a... | Postal Innovation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST HUMAN CLONING.
(a) In General.--The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``CHAPTER X--HUMAN CLO... | Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit any person from: (1) using or attempting to use human somatic cell nuclear transfer technology with the intent to initiate a pregnancy; or (2) shipping or transporting the cellular product resulting from such technology knowin... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the cloning of humans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Tobacco Sales Enforcement
Act''.
SEC. 2. REVISION OF ACT OF OCTOBER 19, 1949.
The Act of October 19, 1949, entitled ``An Act to assist States in
collecting sales and use taxes on cigarettes'' (15 U.S.C. 375 et seq.)
is amended by striking ``T... | Internet Tobacco Sales Enforcement Act - Amends the Jenkins Act to require each person who engages in an interstate sale of cigarettes or smokeless tobacco or in an interstate distribution of cigarettes or smokeless tobacco to comply with all the excise, sales, and use tax laws applicable to the sale or other transfer ... | To revise and reform the Act commonly called the Jenkins Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) too many law enforcement officers die, while protecting
the public, as a result of gunshot wounds;
(2)... | Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 1998 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to: (1) make grants to States, units of local government, and Indian tribes to purchase armor vests for use by State, local, and tribal law enforc... | Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Contracting and Tax Accountability
Act of 2008''.
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 2008 - Establishes a policy that no U.S. government contracts or grants should be awarded to individuals or companies with seriously delinquent tax debts.
Requires a person who has such a debt to be proposed for debarment from any federal government contract unless such requir... | 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 ``Patient Safety Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF STAFFING AND OUTCOMES DATA.
(a) Disclosure of Staffing and Outcomes.--Any provider under the
medicare program shall, as a condition of continued participation in
such program, make publicly ava... | Patient Safety Act of 2001 - Requires providers under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as a condition for continued participation in the Medicare program, to make publicly available certain minimum information specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding nurse staffing and patient... | To require Medicare providers to disclose publicly staffing and performance in order to promote improved consumer information and choice. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Multiple Peril Insurance Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. FLOOD AND WINDSTORM MULTIPERIL COVERAGE.
Section 1304 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
4011) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
... | Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2007 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to require the national flood insurance program to enable the purchase of optional insurance against loss resulting from physical damage to or loss of real or related personal property located in the United States arising from any fl... | To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide for the national flood insurance program to make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms or floods, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Real Property Disposal
Enhancement Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) In January 2003, the Government Accountability Office
identified Federal real property as a hi... | Federal Real Property Disposal Enhancement Act of 2008 - Requires the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to issue guidance for federal agency real property plans, including recommendations on how to identify and dispose of excess properties, evaluate disposal costs and benefits, and prioritize d... | To amend title 40, United States Code, to enhance authorities with regard to real property that has yet to be reported excess, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Santa Ana River Wash Plan Land
Exchange Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Conservation district.--The term ``conservation
district'' means the San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation
District, a political subdiv... | Santa Ana River Wash Plan Land Exchange Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior: (1) to quitclaim to the San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District in California approximately 327 acres of identified federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management; and (2) in exchange for such land, to ac... | Santa Ana River Wash Plan Land Exchange Act |
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION.
(a)(1) The Secretary shall not issue a lease, permit, or license
for the exploration for or extraction of oil or gas on or from
submerged lands described in subsection (b).
(2)(A) No person shall explore for or extract oil or gas on or from
any area of the submerged lands described i... | Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from issuing a lease, permit, or license for oil or gas exploration or extraction on specified submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf. | To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil and gas leases on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Assistant United States Attorneys
Retirement Benefit Equity Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS.
(a) Civil Service Retirement System.--
(1) Inclusion in definition of a law enforcement officer.--
Par... | Assistant United States Attorneys Retirement Benefit Equity Act of 1998 - Makes applicable to Assistant United States Attorneys the provisions of the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System that apply to Federal law enforcement officers. Directs the Department of Justice to provide ... | Assistant United States Attorneys Retirement Benefit Equity Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Allocation for Music Producers Act''
or the ``AMP Act''.
SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF STATUTORY PERFORMANCE ROYALTIES.
(a) Letter of Direction.--Section 114(g) of title 17, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Lett... | Allocation for Music Producers Act or the AMP Act This bill authorizes royalties for producers, mixers, and sound engineers who made a creative contribution to a sound recording. A nonprofit collective designated by the Copyright Royalty Board shall adopt procedures for such royalty payments for various digital transmi... | Allocation for Music Producers Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Veterans' Resiliency Act''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON REPAYMENT OF EDUCATIONAL LOANS FOR CERTAIN
PSYCHIATRISTS OF VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out
a pilot program t... | Ensuring Veterans' Resiliency Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a three-year pilot program to repay the loans used to finance the education expenses related to psychiatric medicine of certain individuals who demonstrate a commitment to long-term careers as psychiatrists in the Veterans H... | Ensuring Veterans' Resiliency Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Communications Commission
Authorization Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.
Section 6 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 156) is
amended to read as follows:
``authorization of appropriations
``Sec. ... | Federal Communications Commission Authorization Act of 1994 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 (the Act) to authorize appropriations for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for FY 1994 and 1995. Derives a portion of such appropriations from application and regulatory fees.
Repeals provisions regarding rei... | Federal Communications Commission Authorization Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congenital Heart Futures
Reauthorization Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE RESEARCH, SURVEILLANCE, AND
AWARENESS.
Section 399V-2 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g-13)
is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 399V-2. NAT... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 25, 2017. Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to replace the authorization for a National Congenital Heart Disease Surveillance System with a requirement for the D... | Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Zero Gravity, Zero Tax Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF SPACE-RELATED INCOME FROM GROSS INCOME.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to items specifically excluded
from gross income) ... | Zero Gravity, Zero Tax Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from gross income space-related income from products or articles produced, or services provided, in or from outer space; (2) allow an investment tax credit for the purchase of stock in a space company that has average annual gross rec... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for investing in companies involved in space-related activities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Egyptian Counterterrorism and
Political Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Egypt is not a reliable ally in the war on terrorism.
(2) The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI)
reports... | Egyptian Counterterrorism and Political Reform Act - Prohibits military assistance to Egypt unless the President determines and certifies to Congress that it is in the national security interests to provide assistance for a given fiscal year.
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) funds that would have been provide... | To prohibit United States military assistance for Egypt and to express the sense of Congress that the amount of military assistance that would have been provided for Egypt for a fiscal year should be provided in the form of economic support fund assistance. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``End Banking for Human Traffickers
Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. INCREASING THE ROLE OF THE FINANCIAL INDUSTRY IN COMBATING
HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
(a) Treasury as a Member of the President's Interagency Task Force
To Monitor and Combat Trafficking.-... | End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to add the Secretary of the Treasury as a member of the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking. The task force must submit to Congress recommendations ... | End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Children Learn Act''.
SEC. 2. ASTHMA, VISION, AND HEARING SCREENING FOR EARLY HEAD START AND
HEAD START PROGRAMS.
(a) Early Head Start Programs.--Section 645A of the Head Start Act
(42 U.S.C. 9840a) is amended by adding at the end... | Healthy Children Learn Act - Amends the Head Start Act to authorize early Head Start and Head Start programs to carry out asthma, vision, and hearing screening programs.Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary Of Health and Human Services to award grants to local educational agencies for asthma, vis... | A bill to ensure that children at highest risk for asthma, vision, hearing, and other health problems are identified and treated. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fiscal Year 2016 Department of
Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety and Construction Authorization Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the... | . Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety and Construction Authorization Act (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out the following major medical facility projects (each with specified maximum authorized funds): seismic corrections to buildings, includ... | Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety and Construction Authorization Act |
SECTION 1. DUTY-FREE TREATMENT FOR TENTS FROM CERTAIN MIDDLE EASTERN
COUNTRIES.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall
provide duty-free treatment for any article classified under Harmonized
Tariff Schedule heading 6306.22.90 from the beneficiary countries
eligible for de... | Directs the President to provide duty-free treatment for certain tents imported from Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, or Yemen (beneficiary countries).
Requires the President, af... | To extend trade benefits to certain tents imported into the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Violence Prevention Training for
Early Childhood Educators Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to provide grants to institutions that
carry out early childhood education training programs to enable the
institutions to include violence p... | Violence Prevention Training for Early Childhood Educators Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants for a specified period to enable certain institutions to provide violence prevention training as part of early childhood education training programs. Prescribes application procedures.
Directs the Sec... | Violence Prevention Training for Early Childhood Educators Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Save Our Postal Worker Jobs Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Inspector General of the United States Postal
Service has reported that--
(A) the Postal Service has overpaid int... | Save Our Postal Worker Jobs Act of 2011 - Prescribes the "average pay" to be used in determining annuities for civilian employment with the United States Postal Service (USPS) for purposes of provisions relating to future benefits attributable to such employment in order to calculate the amount of any USPS surplus or s... | A bill to amend the provisions of title 5, United States Code, relating to the methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Older Worker Opportunity Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. TAX CREDIT FOR EMPLOYING OLDER WORKERS IN FLEXIBLE WORK
PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to busine... | Older Worker Opportunity Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers who maintain a tax-qualified pension or retirement plan and who provide health insurance coverage a business-related tax credit for 25% of the first $6,000 of the wages of employees who have attained the age of 62 and who are par... | A bill to promote labor force participation of older Americans, with the goals of increasing retirement security, reducing the projected shortage of experienced workers, maintaining future economic growth, and improving the Nation's fiscal outlook. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Stopping Adults
Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009''.
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... | Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) prohibit financial transactions in interstate or foreign commerce that facilitate access to, or the possession of, child pornography; (2) prohibit conduct by an Internet content hostin... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sensible Advertising and Family
Education Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Alcohol is by far the drug most widely used and abused
by young people in the United States today, even though it is
... | Sensible Advertising and Family Education Act - Declares it to be an unlawful or deceptive act under the Federal Trade Commission Act to advertise through magazines, newspapers, brochures, and promotional displays any alcoholic beverage, unless the advertising includes one of specified health warnings.
Requires the Se... | Sensible Advertising and Family Education Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Security Act of 2003''.
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 referred to as the `... | Economic Security Act of 2003 - Provides for a program of temporary enhanced unemployment compensation which may add the greater of 15 percent or $25 to the amount of weekly regular compensation (including dependents' allowances) for which an individual is eligible under the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensa... | To provide for a program of temporary enhanced unemployment benefits. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Citizen Congress Act''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT COVERAGE FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
effective at the beginning of the Congress next beginning after the
date of the enactment of this Ac... | Allows Members to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan during the 12-year period beginning on the date the Member begins his or her first term. Permits refunds to be made in accordance with otherwise applicable law on account of an individual becoming ineligible to participate in CSRS or FERS as a result of this Act'... | Citizen Congress Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Emergency Centers
Establishment Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY CENTERS.
(a) In General.--In accordance with the requirements of this Act,
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish not fewer than 6
national emergen... | National Emergency Centers Establishment Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish at least six national emergency centers on mililtary installations to provide: (1) temporary housing, medical, and humanitarian assistance to individuals and families dislocated due to an emergency or major disaster; ... | To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish national emergency centers on military installations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Products Safe Testing
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND POLICY.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the Federal Government has discouraged the use of non-
animal acute toxicity tests through regulations that mandate or
... | Consumer Products Safe Testing Act - Sets forth Federal policy requiring Federal departments and agencies to encourage the development and use of product testing procedures that do not rely upon animals yet accurately reflect the acute health effects on humans of certain products, including consumer products and produc... | Consumer Products Safe Testing Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Tribute to Constance
Baker Motley Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Constance Baker Motley was born in 1921, in New Haven,
Connecticut, the daughter of immigrants from the Caribbean
... | Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2013 - Authorizes the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make appropriate arrangements for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design in commemoration of Constance Ba... | Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2013 |
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 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 electronic on-board ... | 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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coastal and Estuarine Land
Conservation Program Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF COASTAL AND ESTUARINE LAND CONSERVATION
PROGRAM.
The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) is
amended by inserting after section 307 t... | Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program Act - Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program to protect important coastal and estuarine areas that have significant conservation, recreation, ecological, historical... | To authorize the acquisition of land and interests in land from willing sellers to improve the conservation of, and to enhance the ecological values and functions of, coastal and estuarine areas to benefit both the environment and the economies of coastal communities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Claims Continuation Act''.
SEC. 2. CONTINUATION OF CLAIM AND SUBSTITUTION OF PARTIES UPON DEATH OF
APPLICANT FOR BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 51 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following... | Veterans Claims Continuation Act - Authorizes the substitution of any of the following parties in the case of a veteran's claim for benefits provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs when the original claimant dies while the claim is pending: (1) the surviving spouse; (2) any surviving child at least 21 years... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow for substitution of parties in the case of a claim for benefits provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs when the applicant for such benefits dies while the claim is pending, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Prescription Drug Benefits
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT FOR VETERANS.
(a) In General.--(1) Chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 1722A the following new section:
``Sec. 1722B. ... | Veterans Prescription Drug Benefits Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a prescription drug benefit program under which drugs and medicines are furnished to eligible veterans on prescription of a duly licensed physician or other authorized health care professional who is not an employee... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved prescription drug benefits for veterans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``China Policy Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The People's Republic of China comprises one-fifth of
the world's population, or 1,200,000,000 people, and its
policies have a prof... | China Policy Act of 1995 - Urges the President to undertake diplomatic initiatives to persuade China to: (1) immediately and unconditionally release Harry Wu from detention; (2) adhere to international standards regarding the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction by, among other things, halting the export of... | China Policy Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Deceptive Practices and Voter
Intimidation Prevention Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DECEPTIVE PRACTICES IN ELECTIONS.
(a) Civil Action.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 2004 of the
Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1971(b)) is amende... | Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2005 - Amends the Revised Statutes and federal criminal law to prohibit any person, whether acting under color of law or otherwise, from knowingly deceiving any other person regarding: (1) the time, place, or manner of conducting any federal election; or (2) ... | A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arctic Ocean Research, Monitoring,
and Observing Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States is an Arctic Nation with--
(A) an approximately 700... | Arctic Ocean Research, Monitoring, and Observing Act of 2012 - Establishes the Arctic Ocean Research, Monitoring, and Observation Program to be administered by the North Pacific Research Board with input and assistance from the Arctic Research Commission.
Requires the Program to include marine, coastal, and estuarine:... | A bill to provide for research, monitoring, and observation of the Arctic Ocean and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Electricity Reliability and Fuel
Security Act''.
SEC. 2. COAL-POWERED ELECTRIC GENERATION UNIT CREDIT.
(a) Federal Tax Credit for Coal-Powered Electric Generation
Units.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code o... | Electricity Reliability and Fuel Security Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit through 2022 for a portion of the expenses for the operation or maintenance of a coal-powered electric generation unit, excluding expenses for coal. The credit applies to taxpayers who own or lease an electr... | Electricity Reliability and Fuel Security Act |
SECTION 1. ROLLOVER OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED IN AIRLINE CARRIER BANKRUPTCY.
(a) General Rules.--
(1) Rollover of airline payment amount.--If a qualified
airline employee receives any airline payment amount and
transfers any portion of such amount to a traditional IRA
within 180 da... | Allows a current or former employee of a commercial passenger airline who receives a payment of any money or other property payable by an airline pursuant to a court order filed in a bankruptcy case after September 11, 2001, and before January 1, 2007 (airline payment amount), to: (1) make a tax-free rollover of such a... | To provide for rollover treatment to traditional IRAs of amounts received in airline carrier bankruptcy. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive National Mercury
Monitoring Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Mercury is a potent neurotoxin of significant
ecological and public health concern.
(2) It is estimated that more than ... | Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a long-term national-scale mercury monitoring program that monitors long-term changes in: (1) mercury levels in air and watersheds, and (2) mercury and methylmercury levels in water and so... | To provide for the establishment of a national mercury monitoring program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life to
securing the Nation's fundamental principles of liberty and
justice for al... | Mandates that the proceeds from sales surcharges be paid promptly to the Library of Congress to purchase and maintain historical documents and other materials associated with the life and legacy of Dr. King. | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Defend the American Dream Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. WAGE DETERMINATION.
(a) Change in Minimum Wages.--Section 212(n)(1)(A) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(1)(A)) is amended to
read as follows:
``(A) The employer--
... | Defend the American Dream Act of 2007 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require employers of H-1B (specialty occupations) nonimmigrants to use one of three specified methods (whichever results in the highest wages) to determine wages for purposes of required wage attestations. Requires such employers who ... | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide greater protections to domestic and foreign workers under the H-1B nonimmigrant worker program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Investment Tax Relief Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FOR GAIN FROM STOCK OF SMALL, PUBLICLY TRADED
COMPANIES.
(a) In General.--Part 1 of subchapter P of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to treatment of cap... | Small Investment Tax Relief Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a noncorporate taxpayer a tax exclusion for up to $100,000 of the gain from the sale of exchange of certain publicly traded small business stock held for more than one year. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage investment in small companies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation
Reform Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO SURFACE MINING ACT.
(a) Amendments to Section 401.--(1) Section 401 of the Surface
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231) is amended
as follows:
... | Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Reform Act of 2005 - Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to repeal the authorization that certain moneys in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund may be used: (1) by the Secretary of Agriculture for reclamation of rural lands; and (2) by the Department of the Int... | To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to reauthorize and reform the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Uniformed Services
Medicare Subvention Demonstration Project 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.
Sec. 3. Establ... | Uniformed Services Medicare Subvention Demonstration Project Act - Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Health and Human Services (HHS) to jointly establish a demonstration project to provide the Department of Defense (DOD) with reimbursement, under provisions of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, for... | Uniformed Services Medicare Subvention Demonstration Project Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Red River Private Property
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. DISCLAIMER AND OUTDATED SURVEYS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary disclaims any right, title, and
interest to the land located south of the South Bank boundary line in
the affected area.
(b) Clari... | Red River Private Property Protection Act (Sec. 2) This bill declares that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) of the Department of the Interior disclaims any right, title, and interest to certain lands along a stretch of the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma (the affected area) located south of the South Bank boun... | Red River Private Property Protection Act |
SECTION 1. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATIONAL GUARD EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.
The Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the organization of the
militia of the District of Columbia'', approved March 1, 1889 (sec.
49--101 et seq., D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end
the following ne... | Amends the District of Columbia Code to add provisions to be entitled the Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia National Guard Retention and College Access Act. Directs the Mayor of the District of Columbia, in coordination with the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, to e... | To direct the Mayor of the District of Columbia to establish a District of Columbia National Guard Educational Assistance Program to encourage the enlistment and retention of persons in the District of Columbia National Guard by providing financial assistance to enable members of the National Guard of the District of C... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security and Medicare
Improved Burn Injury Treatment Access Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Terrorist acts, such as the September 11, 2001 attacks
in New York and Washington, D.C. a... | Social Security and Medicare Improved Burn Injury Treatment Access Act of 2007 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to direct the Commissioner of Social Security to waive the application of the five-month Social Security disability waiting period in cases of... | To amend the Social Security Act to eliminate the 5-month waiting period for Social Security disability and the 24-month waiting period for Medicare benefits in the cases of individuals with disabling burn injuries. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Paraprofessionals are not substitutes for certified
teachers.
(2) Small class size is fundamental to all learning, but
particularly in the early grades.
(3) Putting more adults in the classroom helps to... | Directs the Secretary of Education to allot funds to States for distribution to local educational agencies (LEAs) to recruit, hire, and train 100,000 new classroom paraprofessionals in order to improve educational achievement for children.
Requires that 80 percent of a State's allotment be allocated to LEAs on the bas... | To authorize the appropriation of funds to be used to recruit, hire, and train 100,000 new classroom paraprofessionals in order to improve educational achievement for children. |
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF THE MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT.
(a) Repeal.--The Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 451
et seq.) is repealed.
(b) Transfers in Connection With Repeal.--Notwithstanding the
proviso in section 10(a)(4) of the Military Selective Service Act (50
U.S.C. App. 460(a)(4)), the O... | Repeals the Military Selective Service Act. States that, notwithstanding provisions of such Act, the Office of Selective Service Records shall not be reestablished upon such repeal.
Transfers assets, contracts, property, and records held by the Selective Service System, as well as unexpended appropriations, to the Ad... | To repeal the Military Selective Service Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement
Security Task Force Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF PURPOSES.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) overriding
mission is to lead a unified national effort to p... | Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST), which shall establish units to enhance border security by addressing and reducing border security threats an... | To establish a Border Enforcement Security Task Force program to enhance border security by fostering coordinated efforts among Federal, State, and local border and law enforcement officials to protect United States border cities and communities from trans-national crime, including violence associated with drug traffic... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rate Payer Recovery Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
FACILITIES.
(a) Private or Investor-Owned Power Facility Defined.--Section 102
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency ... | Rate Payer Recovery Act of 2007 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to cite conditions under which the President is authorized to make disaster assistance contributions for the repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement of private or investor-owned power transmission an... | A bill to provide for disaster assistance for power transmission and distribution facilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Act for Responsible
Employment of 2009'' or the ``CARE Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. REVISED AGE REQUIREMENT FOR CHILD AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT;
REPEAL OF WAIVER PROVISION FOR HAND HARVEST LABORERS.
(a) Revised Age Requirement.--Sectio... | Children's Act for Responsible Employment of 2009 or the CARE Act of 2009 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to repeal certain exemptions from child labor prohibitions for agricultural employment.
Applies such child labor prohibitions with respect to any employee under 18 employed in agriculture unle... | To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen the provisions relating to child labor. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Building a Stronger America Act''.
SEC. 2. DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE PARKS.
(a) Finding.--Section 2 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology
Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(12) It is in the b... | Building a Stronger America Act - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to award grants for the development of feasibility studies and plans for the construction of new or expansion of existing science parks.
Allows the Secretary to guarantee up to 80% of the... | To provide grants and loan guarantees for the development and construction of science parks to promote the clustering of innovation through high technology activities. |
SECTION 1. FORT PRESQUE ISLE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, PENNSYLVANIA.
(a) Short Title; Findings and Purposes.--
(1) Short title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Fort
Presque Isle National Historic Site Act of 2008''.
(2) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
... | Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site Act of 2008 - Establishes the Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site in Erie, Pennsylvania, as a unit of the National Park System. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a general management plan for the Site. | 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 ``Appalachian Regional Development Act
Amendments of 2006''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AVAILABLE AMOUNTS; MAXIMUM COMMISSION
CONTRIBUTION.
(a) Grants and Other Assistance.--Section 14321(a) of title 40,
United States Code, is amended--
... | Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 2006 - Limits the maximum Appalachian Regional Commission non-highway grant amount for designated at-risk counties to 70%.
Directs the Commission to designate as "at-risk counties" those counties in the Appalachian region that are most at risk of becoming economically... | To reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Government Customer Service
Improvement Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Agency.--The term ``agency''--
(A) means an Executive agency (as defined under
section 105 of title 5, United S... | Government Customer Service Improvement Act of 2013 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to develop government-wide standards for customer service delivery, which shall be included in the Federal Government Performance Plan. Requires such standards to include: (1) government-wide goals f... | Government Customer Service Improvement Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Four Corners Interpretive Center
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Four Corners Monument is nationally significant as
the only geographic location in the United States where 4 State
... | Authorizes the Secretary, under specified conditions, to award a Federal grant to a recipient (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, or Utah, or any consortium of two or more of these States) for up to 50 percent of the cost to construct the Center.
Authorizes appropriations. | Four Corners Interpretive Center Act |
SECTION 1. CLEAN-FUEL CREDIT WITH RESPECT TO BUSINESSES LOCATED IN
NONATTAINMENT AREAS.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business-related
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. ... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain businesses located in areas designated as nonattainment areas under the Clean Air Act a general business tax credit for the cost of certain clean-fuel vehicle property and clean-burning fuel. Allows the credit to be taken against regular and alternative minimum tax liab... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a business credit relating to the use of clean-fuel vehicles by businesses within areas designated as nonattainment areas under the Clean Air Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Claims Continuation Act''.
SEC. 2. CONTINUATION OF CLAIM AND SUBSTITUTION OF PARTIES UPON DEATH OF
APPLICANT FOR BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 51 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the followin... | Veterans' Claims Continuation Act - Authorizes the substitution of any of the following parties in the case of a veteran's claim for benefits provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs when the original claimant dies while the claim is pending: (1) the surviving spouse; (2) any surviving child at least 21 year... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow for substitution of parties in the case of a claim for benefits provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs when the applicant for such benefits dies while the claim is pending, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Savings Accounts Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO DISASTER SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional itemized
deductions for indi... | Disaster Savings Accounts Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish tax-exempt disaster savings accounts to pay the expenses of homeowners for disaster mitigation and recovery expenses, (2) allow a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) up to $5,000 (adjusted annually for inflatio... | Disaster Savings Accounts Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Job Creation Economic Stimulus Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. ADOPTION OF THE HIGH PRODUCTIVITY INVESTMENT DEDUCTION.
(a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to itemized deductions for
individuals a... | Job Creation Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the expensing of the cost of certain high productivity property placed in service in 2008, including computer and computer-related peripheral equipment, electronic equipment, software, high technology medical equipment, and advanced ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage investment in high productivity property, and for other purposes. |
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