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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Weather Research
Program Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM FOCUS.
The focus of the United States Weather Research Program, an
interagency program established under section 108 of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authori... | United States Weather Research Program Act of 2003 - States that the United States Weather Research Program's priorities shall be in the areas of: (1) hurricanes, to improve landfall location and hurricane strength forecasts; (2) heavy precipitation, to improve winter and rain storm forecasts; (3) floods, to improve fl... | To authorize appropriations for the United States Weather Research Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Trafficking Victims Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTING CHILD TRAFFICKING VICTIMS.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Child
Trafficking Victims Protection Act''.
(b) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``unaccompanied ... | Child Trafficking Victims Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) require the appropriate training of all personnel who come into contact with unaccompanied alien children, and (2) hire child welfare professionals. Sets forth related protections for such children regarding: (1) prompt ... | Child Trafficking Victims Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Protecting Girls by
Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Child marriage, also known as ``forced marriage'' or
``early marriage'', is a harmful traditiona... | International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2007 - Authorizes the President to provide assistance, including through multilateral, nongovernmental, and faith-based organizations, to prevent child marriage in developing countries and to promote the educational, health, economic, social, and legal ... | To protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CONSOLIDATION OF LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES WITH OTHER
COMPANIES PERMITTED.
(a) In General.--Section 1504(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (defining includible corporation) is amended by striking paragraph
(2) and by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) as paragraphs (2)
throu... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow affiliated life and non-life insurance companies to file consolidated tax returns.
Allows: (1) a phasein, between 2007 and 2013, of the full application of losses of affiliated non-life insurance companies against the taxable income of an affiliated life insurance company; and... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Agricultural Disaster
Assistance Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsections (b) through (d), the
Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'')
shall use such sums as are... | Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to use Commodity Credit Corporation funds for emergency financial assistance to producers who have suffered qualifying weather-caused crop losses in 2001, 2002, or 2003, for: (1) crops; or (2) livestock under the American Indi... | A bill to provide emergency disaster assistance to agricultural producers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chief Manufacturing Officer Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The manufacturing sector consists of establishments
that are primarily engaged in the transformation of mate... | Chief Manufacturing Officer Act This bill: (1) expresses the sense of Congress that a well-designed national manufacturing strategy would benefit the U.S. economy, and (2) directs the President to appoint a United States Chief Manufacturing Officer, which shall be a member of the National Economic Council. The Officer... | Chief Manufacturing Officer Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Capital Raising Online While
Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure Act of 2011'' or the
``CROWDFUND Act''.
SEC. 2. CROWDFUNDING EXEMPTION.
(a) Securities Act of 1933.--Section 4 of the Securities Act of
1933 (15 U.S.C. 77d) is amended by adding... | Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure Act of 2011 or CROWDFUND Act - Amends the Securities Act of 1933 (SA) to prescribe conditions under which transactions of $1 million or less involving the offer or sale of securities by an issuer through a broker or funding portal are exempt from... | A bill to amend the securities laws to provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities, and for other purposes. |
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 an around Wheeling, West Virginia,
possesses important historical, cultural, and natural
... | Makes the Wheeling National Heritage Area Corporation the management entity for the Area, which shall implement and coordinate the recommendations contained in the Wheeling National Heritage Area Plan dated August, 1992. Requires the Corporation to submit to the Secretary of the Interior a revised plan for the manageme... | Wheeling National Heritage Area Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prosecution Drug Treatment
Alternative to Prison Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. DRUG TREATMENT ALTERNATIVE TO PRISON PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY
STATE OR LOCAL PROSECUTORS.
(a) Prosecution Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison Programs.--
Title I of ... | Sets forth provisions regarding permissible uses of grant funds, the Federal cost share (75 percent), program and application requirements, geographic distribution of grant awards, reports, and evaluations. | Prosecution Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. INDIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS.
(a) Criminal Proceedings; Civil Actions; Misrepresentations.--
Section 5 of the Act entitled ``An Act to promote the development of
Indian arts and crafts and to create a ... | Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2009 - Amends the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 to expand the authority of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board to bring criminal and civil actions for offenses under such Act involving the sale of misrepresented Indian produced goods or products. Authorizes: (1) any federal la... | A bill to protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wireless Communications and Public
Safety Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the establishment and maintenance of an end-to-end
communications infrastructure among members of the public... | Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and any agency or entity to which the FCC delegates such authority to designate 911 as the universal emergency telephone number within the United States for reporting an em... | Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia District
Attorney Establishment Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
(a) In General.--Part F of title IV of the District of Columbia
Home Rule Act (sec... | District of Columbia District Attorney Establishment Act of 2006 - Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to establish the Office of the District Attorney for the District of Columbia (DA).
Specifies the qualifications for the DA, including residence and domicile in the District. Prohibits the DA from engagin... | To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to establish the Office of the District Attorney for the District of Columbia, headed by a locally elected and independent District Attorney, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Small Business Regulatory
Assistance Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish a program to--
(1) provide confidential assistance to small business
concerns;
(2) provide small bus... | National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2005 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses through selected Small Business Development Centers (Centers), the Assoc... | To amend the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small business concerns, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Educational Empowerment Act''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF EDUCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT ZONES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter:
``Subchapter X--Educational ... | Educational Empowerment Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for qualified educational empowerment zone contributions. Allows the designation of up to 30 such zones. Bases designations on the degree of poverty.Establishes a teacher loan forgiveness program for mathematics and science teachers. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to designate educational empowerment zones in certain low-income areas and to give a tax incentive to attract teachers to work in such areas. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Wyandotte Nation has a valid interest in certain
lands located in the Fairfax Business District in Wyandotte
County, Kansas, that are located within the Nation's
reservation established pur... | Requires the Secretary of the Interior to take specified Settlement Lands into trust for the benefit of the Wyandotte Nation as part of the settlement of claims in a certain lawsuit of the Wyandotte Nation against the United Government of Kansas City and Wyandotte County, Kansas, if there are no adverse legal claims on... | To provide for and approve settlement of certain land claims of the Wyandotte Nation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SMALL BUSINESS TAX INCENTIVES.
(a) Increase in Section 179 Expensing.--
(1) Increase in dollar limitation made permanent.--
Paragraph (1) of section 179(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to dollar limitation) is amended by striking
``$25,000 ($100,00... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the increased expensing allowance ($100,000) for depreciable business property. Increases to $500,000 the income threshold for reducing the expensing allowance and makes such threshold amount permanent. Provides for an inflation adjustment to the allowance and the thre... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for small business tax incentives, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum wage and to increase the exemption for annual gross volume of sales made or business done by an enterprise, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Marriage and Religious Freedom
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Leading legal scholars concur that conflicts between
same-sex marriage and religious liberty are real and should be
legislatively add... | Marriage and Religious Freedom Act - Prohibits the federal government from taking an adverse action against a person on the basis that such person acts in accordance with a religious belief that: (1) marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman, or (2) sexual relations are properly reserved... | Marriage and Religious Freedom 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 - Provides for continuing appropriations at the beginning of a fiscal year if any regular appropriations bill does not become law prior to such time. | Government Shutdown Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Free Flow of Information Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. COMPELLED DISCLOSURE FROM COVERED PERSONS.
(a) Conditions for Compelled Disclosure.--In any matter arising
under Federal law, a Federal entity may not compel a covered person to
provide testimony or prod... | Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Prohibits a federal entity (an entity or employee of the judicial or executive branch or an administrative agency of the federal government), in any matter arising under federal law, from compelling a covered person to testify or produce any document unless a court makes ... | To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Girls' Access to
Education in Vulnerable Settings Act'' or the ``Protecting Girls'
Access to Education Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) At the start of 2017, more than 65 million people have
bee... | . Protecting Girls' Access to Education in Vulnerable Settings Act or the Protecting Girls' Access to Education Act (Sec. 3) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) it is critical to ensure that children, particularly girls, displaced by conflicts overseas are able to access educational services because s... | Protecting Girls’ Access to Education in Vulnerable Settings Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Tribunal Authorization Act
of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The al Qaeda terrorist organization and its leaders
have committed unlawful attacks against the United States,
incl... | Military Tribunal Authorization Act of 2002 - Authorizes the President to establish tribunals for the trial of individuals who: (1) are not U.S. persons; (2) are members of the al Qaeda organization or other terrorist organizations who cooperated with the al Qaeda in planning, authorizing, committing, or aiding in the ... | To authorize the President to establish military tribunals to try the terrorists responsible for the September 11, 2001 attacks against the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Designer Anabolic Steroid Control
Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.
(a) Definitions.--Section 102(41) of the Controlled Substances Act
(21 U.S.C. 802(41)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
... | Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2012 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to: (1) expand the list of substances defined as "anabolic steroids"; (2) authorize the Attorney General to issue a temporary order adding a drug or other substance to the list of anabolic steroids; (3) impose enhanced criminal and ci... | A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to more effectively regulate anabolic steroids. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Families Together Act''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON THE SEPARATION OF FAMILIES.
(a) In General.--An agent or officer of a designated agency shall
be prohibited from removing a child from his or her parent or legal
guardian, at or near the port of entry... | Keep Families Together Act This bill prohibits an agent or contractor of the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, or the Department of Health and Human Services from removing a child who is under the age of 18 and has no permanent immigration status from his or her parent or legal guardian at or ... | Keep Families Together Act |
SECTION 1. CHANGE IN COMPOSITION, OPERATION, AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--The Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 (16
U.S.C. 831 et seq.) is amended by striking section 2 and inserting the
following:
``SEC. 2. MEMBERSHIP, OPERATION, A... | Amends the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to increase the membership of the board of directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority and to revamp its structure and composition. | A bill to amend the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to modify provisions relating to the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) it is estimated that--
(A) approximately 2 percent of adults and about 5
percent of infants and young chil... | Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to define " major food allergen" as any of the following: milk, eggs, fish, Crustacea, tree nuts, wheat, peanuts, and soybeans. Includes spices, flavorings, colorings, or incidental additives that are or intentionally c... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish labeling requirements regarding allergenic substances in food, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Correspondence With Our Heroes
Act''.
SEC. 2. POSTAL BENEFITS PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
United States Postal Service, shall provide for a program under which
postal ben... | Correspondence With Our Heroes Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to provide for a one-year program under which postal benefit vouchers are provided for the benefit of members of the Armed Forces on active duty in Iraq or Afghanistan, or hospitalized at a military facility as a result of a disease or injury incurre... | To provide for free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and parcels sent to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in Iraq or Afghanistan. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. COST SAVINGS ENHANCEMENTS.
(a) Definitions.--Section 4511 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``Definition'' and
inserting ``Definitio... | Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2017 This bill expands the awards program for cost-saving identifications by federal employees of fraud, waste, or mismanagement to include identifications of certain operational expenses that are wasteful. An agency must propose any such identified wasteful expenses for r... | Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Old Man of the Mountain
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress hereby finds as follows:
(1) Formed by God and glaciers, five different ledges atop
a granite cliff created the Old Man of the Mountain whose
... | Old Man of the Mountain Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 50,000 $5 gold coins and 350,000 $1 silver coins emblematic of the Old Man of the Mountain (the granite symbol of New Hampshire's fierce independence).Directs that surcharges be paid by the Secretary t... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the legacy of the Old Man of the Mountain, the symbol of New Hampshire that passed on to its granite roots in the dawn of May, 2003. |
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL GUARD AUTHORITIES TO MAYOR OF THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
(a) Mayor as Commander-in-Chief.--Section 6 of the Act entitled
``An Act to provide for the organization of the militia of the District
of Columbia, and for other purposes'', approved March 1, 1889 (sec. 49-
4... | Makes the Mayor of the District of Columbia the Commander-in-Chief of the District's militia in lieu of the President. Grants to the Mayor: (1) administrative authority with respect to the reserve corps of the District's National Guard; (2) authority to appoint and commission the militia's Commanding General, Adjutant ... | To extend to the Mayor of the District of Columbia the same authority with respect to the National Guard of the District of Columbia as the Governors of the several States exercise with respect to the National Guard of those States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Discrimination Against Seven
States Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION OF STATE AND LOCAL GENERAL SALES TAXES FOR RESIDENTS
OF STATES WITH NO INCOME TAX.
(a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 164 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1... | Stop Discrimination Against Seven States Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the deduction of State and local sales taxes by residents of States which do not impose income taxes. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow residents of States with no income tax a deduction for State and local sales taxes. |
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.) (herei... | Rocky Flats Special Exposure Cohort Act - Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to provide compensation for employees of the Department of Energy (DOE) or of a DOE contractor employed for an aggregate number of at least 250 work days before January 1, 2006, at the Rocky Flats... | 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 ``Strengthening Oversight of Iran's
Access to Finance Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (in this
section referred to as the ``JCPOA''), informally known as the ... | Strengthening Oversight of Iran's Access to Finance Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury, not later than 30 days after authorizing a U. S. or foreign financial institution to export or re-export a commercial passenger aircraft to Iran (or, for an authorization made after January 16, 2016, but before the... | Strengthening Oversight of Iran’s Access to Finance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Year 2000 Readiness
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the failure of many computer programs to recognize the
Year 2000 will have extreme negative financial consequences in
the Year 2000 and i... | Small Business Year 2000 Readiness Act - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a pilot loan guarantee program under which the SBA shall guarantee loans made by eligible lenders to small businesses to address Year 2000 computer problems (Y2K problem), including the ... | Small Business Year 2000 Readiness Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sales Tax Equitability Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION OF STATE AND LOCAL GENERAL SALES TAXES FOR RESIDENTS
OF STATES WITH NO INCOME TAX.
(a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 164 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to d... | Sales Tax Equitability Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the deduction of State and local sales taxes by residents of States which do not impose income taxes. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow residents of States with no income tax a deduction for State and local sales taxes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Seniors Mental Health Access
Improvement Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Symptoms of depression are displayed by 37 percent of
seniors (individuals ages 65 and over) in the United States.
... | Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of marriage and family therapist services generally, and particularly those provided in rural health clinics and in hospice prog... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of marriage and family therapist services under part B of the Medicare Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Assistance in Gaining Experience,
Independence, and Navigation Act of 2013'' or the ``AGE-IN Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.
Part R of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
280i et seq.) is amended by insertin... | Assistance in Gaining Experience, Independence, and Navigation Act of 2013 or the AGE-IN Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make a grant to a research organization to: (1) conduct a comprehensive analysis of research on the topic of youth and young a... | AGE-IN Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``School Food Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Durable equipment.--The term ``durable equipment''
means durable food preparation, handling, cooking, serving, and
storage equipment.
(2) Eli... | School Food Modernization Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to issue loan guarantees to local educational agencies (LEAs) participating in the school lunch program, tribal organizations, or consortia of such entities to finance the construction, remodeling, or expansion of infrastructure or the purchase... | School Food Modernization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``New Workers for Economic Growth
Act''.
TITLE I--H-1B NONIMMIGRANT WORKERS
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZED ADMISSIONS OF H-1B WORKERS.
(a) Annual Limitations.--Section 214(g)(1)(A) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)(A),... | Title II: Elimination of Earnings Penalty on Senior Citizens
- Amends the Social Security Act to eliminate the reduction in social security benefits for individuals under 70 years old whose earnings exceed specified annual limits. | New Workers for Economic Growth Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Poverty Measurement Improvement
Act''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING THE MEASUREMENT OF POVERTY IN THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Federal means-tested benefit.--The term ``Federal
means-tested benefit'' means a benefi... | Poverty Measurement Improvement Act This bill requires the Bureau of the Census, for each of FY2019-FY2028, to conduct a new survey of income and poverty in the United States and to supplement and verify the information obtained using data from the most recent available Current Population Survey (CPS), data furnished b... | Poverty Measurement Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Credits for Jobs Now Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR INCREASING EMPLOYMENT.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits)
is amended by inserting after se... | Tax Credits for Jobs Now Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code allow employers a refundable tax credit for increasing aggregate employee wages paid in 2010 over those paid in 2009, and for increasing aggregate employee wages paid in 2011 over those paid in 2010. Increases the rate of such credit for increasing... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a refundable credit for increasing employment. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Physician Workforce Enhancement Act
of 2009''.
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 2009 - 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 loan program that provides loans to eligible hospitals to establish residency tra... | 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 ``Child Safety Lock Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) according to statistics from the Centers for Disease
Control, more than 5,000 innocent children have lost their
lives due to unintentional deat... | Makes it unlawful for a licensed manufacturer, importer, or dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer a handgun without a locking device and specified warnings to any person other than a licensed manufacturer, importer, or dealer, with exceptions for law enforcement officers (including certain rail police officers) and gove... | Child Safety Lock Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Palmetto Bend Conveyance Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Project.--The term ``Project'' means the Palmetto Bend
Reclamation Project in the State of Texas authorized under
Public Law 90-562 (82 Stat. 999).
... | Directs the State, as a condition of conveyance, to pay the Secretary the adjusted net present value of current repayment obligations on the Project as well as interest. Extinguishes the State's obligation under a specified Bureau of Reclamation contract upon payment of such amount. Requires the State to bear the cost ... | Palmetto Bend Conveyance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``No Taxpayer
Funding for Abortion Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--PROHIBITING FEDERALLY FUNDED ABORTIONS AND PROVIDING FOR
... | No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act - Prohibits the expenditure of funds authorized or appropriated by federal law or funds in any trust fund to which funds are authorized or appropriated by federal law (federal funds) for any abortion. (Currently, federal funds cannot be used for abortion services, except in cases in... | A bill to prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and to provide for conscience protections, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Smart Energy and Water Efficiency
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. SMART ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
(A) a utility;
... | Smart Energy and Water Efficiency Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish and carry out a smart energy and water efficiency management pilot program to award grants to three to five eligible entities (authorities that provide water, wastewater, or water reuse services) to demonstrate advanced a... | Smart Energy and Water Efficiency Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Solar Utilization Now Demonstration
Act of 2006'' or the ``SUN Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Renewable energy is a growth industry around the world.
However, the United States has not be... | Solar Utilization Now Demonstration Act of 2006 or the SUN Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a program of grants to states to demonstrate advanced photovoltaic technology. | To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a photovoltaic demonstration program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forestry
Program Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) trees and forests are critical to the long-term health
and proper ecological functioning of the Chesape... | Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forestry Program Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Forest Service and the program Coordinator, to carry out a Chesapeake Bay watershed forestry program under which the Secretary shall make grants and provide technical assistance to eligible entities to restore and ... | A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to restore and protect forests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pre-K for USA Act''.
SEC. 2. LOCAL PREKINDERGARTEN DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.
Title IX of the Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95; 129
Stat. 2124) is amended--
(1) in section 9212, in the section heading by striking
``preschool''... | Pre-K for USA Act This bill requires the Departments of Health and Human Services and Education to jointly award high-quality prekindergarten (pre-K) program development grants on a competitive basis to local educational agencies. Grants are nonrenewable and must be awarded for a period of no more than three years. Un... | Pre-K for USA Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Restoration Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Coal mining has been an important part of the
industrial heritage of the United States for over 150 years. As
... | Environmental Restoration Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a transferable business tax credit for waste coal energy production; and (2) the issuance of tax-exempt facility bonds for waste coal processing facilities. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a transferable credit against the income tax for producing energy from waste coal. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``STEM Gateways Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) According to a 2013 Census Bureau study, women's
representation in STEM occupations has increased since the
1970s, but women remain significantly under... | STEM Gateways Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to eligible entities for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) elementary and secondary school programs for women and girls, underrepresented minorities, and individuals from all economic backgrounds. Requires those pr... | STEM Gateways Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preservation of Antibiotics for
Medical Treatment Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) In January 2001, a Federal interagency task force--
(A) released an action plan to address the
... | Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to deny an application for a new animal drug that is a critical antimicrobial animal drug unless the applicant demonstrates that there is a reasonab... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to preserve the effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in the treatment of human and animal diseases. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Ape Protection and Cost
Savings Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) chimpanzees are the only great apes currently used in
invasive research in the United States;
(2... | Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act of 2011 - Prohibits: (1) conducting invasive research on great apes; (2) possessing, maintaining, or housing a great ape for the purpose of conducting invasive research; (3) using federal funds to conduct such research on a great ape or to support an entity conducting or facili... | To prohibit the conducting of invasive research on great apes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Abuse Reform and Enforcement
Act of 1999'' or ``CARE Act of 1999''.
TITLE I--WITHHOLDING AND REDISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN STATE CHILD
PROTECTION FUNDS
SEC. 101. WITHHOLDING AND REDISTRIBUTION OF STATE FUNDS.
(a) Chil... | Authorizes appropriations.
Title II: Child Sexual Abuse Protection And Sentencing Reform
- Includes the following criteria as prerequisites for eligibility for funding under this Act: (1) State study of its laws pertaining to intrafamilial and extrafamilial sexual abuse of children; (2) State examination of disparitie... | CARE Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``DTV Delay Act''.
SEC. 2. POSTPONEMENT OF DTV TRANSITION DATE.
(a) In General.--Section 3002(b) of the Digital Television
Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 (47 U.S.C. 309 note) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``February 18, 2009;'' in paragr... | DTV Delay Act - Amends the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to delay the transition of television broadcasting from analog to digital to June 13, 2009. Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to extend for a 116-day period the licenses for recovered spectrum, including the licens... | A bill to postpone the DTV transition date. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Financial Assistance
Management Improvement Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION.
Section 11 of the Federal Financial Assistance Management
Improvement Act of 1999 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by ... | Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 (FFAMIA) to repeal its termination date (thus extending it indefinitely).
Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish and maintain a public we... | A bill to reauthorize and improve the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Business Centers
Sustainability Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
Section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as pa... | (Sec. 3) Requires each business center established under the Act to provide to the SBA, as part of an annual SBA programmatic and financial examination of such center: (1) an itemized cost breakdown of actual expenditures; and (2) documentation regarding the amount of matching assistance from non-Federal sources obtain... | Women's Business Centers Sustainability Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Revolutionary War and War of 1812
Battlefield Protection Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The battlefields of the American Revolutionary War and
the War of 1812 provide a unique means for the people... | Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act of 2003 - Amends the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the American Battlefield Protection Program, to establish an acquisition grant program for battlefields and associated sites identified in... | To amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to establish a battlefield acquisition grant program for the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Kisatchie National Forest Land
Conveyance Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDING.
Congress finds that it is in the public interest to authorize the
conveyance of certain Federal land in the Kisatchie National Forest in
the State of Louisiana for market value consider... | Kisatchie National Forest Land Conveyance Act - Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to sell specified federal land in Winn Parish, Louisiana. Requires USDA to sell a portion of that land to Collins Camp Properties for the Collins Campsites. Requires sale proceeds to be used for the acquisition of lands and interes... | Kisatchie National Forest Land Conveyance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Health Museum Site
Selection Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of General Services.
(2) Excess prope... | Prohibits any part of the property from being used for lobbying activities for 99 years.
Sets forth provisions regarding the purchase price for the property and requires that the net proceeds from the conveyance be deposited into, administered, and expended as part of the Federal Buildings Fund.
Conditions such conveya... | National Health Museum Site Selection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rapid Pathogen Identification to
Delivery of Cures Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND POLICY.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The possibility exists today that terrorists or others
who intend harm to United States forces... | Rapid Pathogen Identification to Delivery of Cures Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a report setting forth a strategy to reduce the time frame from pathogen identification to the development and emergency approval for human use of a reasonably safe a... | To promote technological advancements that will dramatically reduce the timeframe for the development of new medical countermeasures to treat or prevent disease caused by infectious disease agents or toxins that, through natural processes or intentional introduction, may pose a significant risk to public health now or ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pam Lychner Sexual Offender Tracking
and Identification Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. OFFENDER REGISTRATION.
(a) Establishment of FBI Database.--Subtitle A of title XVII of the
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14071)
is amende... | Pam Lychner Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act of 1996 - Amends the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act (the Act) to direct the Attorney General to establish a national database at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to track each person who: (1) h... | Pam Lychner Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Electronic Health Record
Modernization Oversight Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. OVERSIGHT OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.
(a) Program Documents.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of ... | Veterans' Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit to Congress: (1) certain documents concerning the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program; (2) quarterly updates of certain documents until the program is completed; (3) a co... | Veterans’ Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Partnership Program
Enhancement Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF NATIONAL GUARD STATE PARTNERSHIP
PROGRAM.
(a) Authority.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 1205 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Y... | State Partnership Program Enhancement Act of 2015 Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 to revise and extend indefinitely the authority of the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish exchange programs for members of the National Guard under the National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP... | State Partnership Program Enhancement Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Health Care Reform Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR HEALTH CARE COSTS.
(a) In General.--Section 35 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to health insurance costs of eligible individuals) is amended
to read as follow... | Comprehensive Health Care Reform Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) revise the tax credit for the health insurance costs of a taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, and dependents; (2) permit up to $500 of unused health benefits under a health flexible spending arrangement to be carried over to a succeedi... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make health care coverage more accessible and affordable. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Congress has responsibility under the Constitution for
international commerce.
(2) Congressional oversight of trade policy has often been
hampered by a lack of resources.
(3) The United States has ... | Establishes in Congress the Congressional Trade Office to: (1) reassert the constitutional responsibility of Congress with respect to international trade; (2) assist Congress in providing more effective oversight of trade policy; (3) monitor compliance with major bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements; ... | To establish a Congressional Trade Office. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland Security
Headquarters Consolidation Accountability Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HEADQUARTERS
CONSOLIDATION PROJECT.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 17, 2015. Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation Accountability Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the General Services Administration (GSA), to submit a report on... | Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation Accountability Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bureau of Land Management Foundation
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Board of Directors
of the Foundation.
(2) BLM.--The term ``BLM'' means the Bureau of Land
Ma... | Bureau of Land Management Foundation Act (Sec. 3) This bill establishes the Bureau of Land Management Foundation as a charitable, nonprofit organization to encourage, accept, obtain, administer, and use private gifts of money, devises, and bequests of real and personal property for the benefit of, or in connection with... | Bureau of Land Management Foundation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Suicide Hotline Improvement
Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``Commission'' means the Federal Communications
Commission;
(2) the term ``covered dialing code'' means a simple, easy-to-
remember... | National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2018 (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to coordinate with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a stud... | National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drug Free Sports Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act--
(1) the term ``Secretary'' refers to the Secretary of
Commerce; and
(2) the term ``professional sports associations'' means
Major League Baseball... | Drug Free Sports Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Commerce to issue regulations requiring professional sports associations to adopt and enforce policies and procedures for the random testing of athletes for the use of performance-enhancing substances. Requires that each athlete be tested five times each year at ... | To direct the Secretary of Commerce to issue regulations requiring testing for steroids and other performance-enhancing substances for certain sports associations engaged in interstate commerce. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Life Act''.
SEC. 2. MODIFYING SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO COVERAGE OF ABORTION
SERVICES UNDER THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE
ACT TO CONFORM TO LONG-STANDING FEDERAL POLICY.
(a) In General.--Section 1303 of ... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 17, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Protect Life Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to prohibit federal funds from being to used to cover any part of the costs of any health plan that in... | To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services under such Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Breastfeeding Promotion Act''.
TITLE I--AMENDMENT TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Pregnancy Discrimination Act
Amendments of 2003''.
SEC. 102. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--C... | Breastfeeding Promotion Act - Pregnancy Discrimination Act Amendments of 2003 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include lactation (breastfeeding, including expression of milk) as protected conduct under such Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to allow a limited credit to employers for expenses incurred ... | To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect breastfeeding by new mothers; to provide for a performance standard for breast pumps; and to provide tax incentives to encourage breastfeeding. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Puppies Assisting Wounded
Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) An estimated 14 percent of members of the Armed Forces
returning from active duty service in support of Oper... | Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), through the Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation, to carry out a five-year pilot program under which the VA shall provide a service dog and veterinary health insurance to a veter... | Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community-Based Health Care
Retraining Act''.
SEC. 2. HEALTH PROFESSIONS TRAINING DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
Section 171 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.
2916) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Health Professions Tr... | Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require the Secretary of Labor to establish and carry out a health professions training demonstration project that awards matching grants to eligible entities to train certain unemployed workers for employment as health care pro... | A bill to establish a demonstration project to train unemployed workers for employment as health care professionals, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Voluntary Environmental Self-
Evaluation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) enhanced and efficient protection of public health and
welfare under Federal environmental laws depends principally on
voluntary com... | Voluntary Environmental Self-Evaluation Act - Provides that a report, finding, or other communication of a person or entity relating to, and constituting part of, a voluntary environmental self-evaluation shall not be admissible evidence in a legal action or administrative procedure under Federal law and shall not be s... | Voluntary Environmental Self-Evaluation Act |
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 heal... | Federal Prisoner Health Care Copayment Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to assess and collect a fee for health care services provided in connection with each health care visit requested by a prisoner, except for preventative health care services, emergenc... | Federal Prisoner Health Care Copayment Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Certainty for States and Tribes
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Committee.--The term ``Committee'' means the Royalty
Policy Committee reestablished under section 3(a).
(2) Board.--The term ``Board'' means th... | Certainty for States and Tribes Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to reestablish the Royalty Policy Committee, which should include members representing states and Indian tribes who produce minerals on federal or tribal land. In addition, Interior must establish a State and Tribal Resources Board, a ... | Certainty for States and Tribes Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``Anton's Law''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF SAFETY OF CHILD RESTRAINTS IN PASSENGER MOTOR
VEHICLES.
(a) In General.--Not later than 12 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall initiate a
rulemaking proc... | Anton's Law - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to establish a safety standard for booster seats used in passenger motor vehicles as a form of child restraint. Directs the Secretary to complete a rulemaking proceeding to amend certain Code of Federal Regulations motor vehicle s... | To provide for the improvement of the safety of child restraints in passenger motor vehicles, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Money Service Business Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Check cashers, money transmitters, and other legally
authorized and regulated money transmitting businesses (also
designated as mone... | Money Service Business Act of 2008 -Amends federal law governing anti-money laundering programs to provide that an insured depository institution has no obligation to review the compliance with federal anti-money laundering requirements of a money transmitting business for whom it maintains an account if such instituti... | To amend section 5318 of title 31, United States Code, to eliminate regulatory burdens imposed on insured depository institutions and money services businesses and enhance the availability of transaction accounts at depository institutions for such business, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY INTERESTS, BLACKWATER RIVER AND
WITHLACOOCHEE STATE FORESTS, FLORIDA.
(a) Release.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall release the
reversionary interests of the United States that were retained by the
United States when the following parcels of real property were... | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to release U.S. reversionary interests in four deeds that conveyed certain lands within the Blackwater River and Withlacoochee State Forests in Florida. Requires lands conveyed under the deeds to be used for public purposes.
Authorizes the Secretary to convey to the Board of Trust... | To release the reversionary interests retained by the United States in four deeds that conveyed certain lands to the State of Florida so as to permit the State to sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of the lands, and to provide for the conveyance of certain mineral interests of the United States in the lands to the St... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Generational Residences and
Nurturing Dwellings Act'' or the ``GRAND Act''.
SEC. 2. HOUSING FOR ELDERLY CAREGIVERS.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department of
Housing and Urban Development a program to provide assistance to
eligible... | Generational Residences and Nurturing Dwellings Act or GRAND Act - Establishes in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) a program to provide need-based assistance for each fiscal year, made available on a competitive basis, to up to five eligible nonprofit organizations to expand the supply of specializ... | GRAND Act |
SECTION 1. WAIVER OF SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY WAITING PERIOD IN THE
CASE OF THE TERMINALLY ILL.
(a) Disability Insurance Benefits.--Section 223(c)(2) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 423(c)(2)) is amended by inserting after and
below subparagraph (B) the following new sentence:
``In the cas... | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to waive the waiting periods for social security disability and Medicare (SSA title XVIII) coverage of certain terminally ill individuals. | To amend titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive certain waiting periods for Social Security disability and Medicare benefits in the case of a terminally ill, disabled individual. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Airport and Airway Extension Act of
2010, Part III''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND.
(a) Fuel Taxes.--Subparagraph (B) of section 4081(d)(2) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``September 30,
20... | Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010, Part III - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through December 31, 2010: (1) increased excise taxes on aviation fuels and the excise tax on air transportation of persons and property; and (2) the expenditure authority for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.
Makes funds ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend the airport improvement program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is established in the legislative branch the Independent
Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti (in this
Act referred to as the ``Commission'').
SEC. 2. DUTIES.
(a) Duties.--The Commission shall examine and evaluate the role of
the United ... | Establishes in the legislative branch the Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti.
Directs the Commission to examine, as specified, the United States' role in the February 2004 coup d'etat in the Republic of Haiti.
Terminates the Commission 60 days after submission of its final report ... | To establish the Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Cheyenne Lands Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Northern Cheyenne Tribe has depended on the land of
the Tribe and the land-based resources of the Tribe to support
its way of life since time imm... | Northern Cheyenne Lands Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to take approximately 1,567 acres of land in Montana depicted on the map entitled "Northern Cheyenne Lands Act - Fee-to-Trust Lands" and dated March 26, 2014, into trust for the Northern Cheyenne Tribe. Requires: (1) Great Northern Properties... | Northern Cheyenne Lands Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Veterans Services Outreach and
Training Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF OUTREACH.
Section 101 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
``(34) The term `outreach' means the act or proce... | Rural Veterans Services Outreach and Training Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a program to make competitive grants to provide financial assistance to state departments of veterans affairs for the training of rural county veteran service officers in order to improve outreach and assista... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve services for veterans residing in rural areas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans, Women, Families with
Children, and Persons With Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. TESTING FOR DISCRIMINATION.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall conduct a nationwide program of testing to-... | Veterans, Women, Families with Children, and Persons With Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to conduct, and report to Congress on, a nationwide testing program to: (1) detect and document differences in the treatment of persons seeking to... | To authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing, to increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Profiting from Access to Computer
Technology (PACT) Act'' or the ``Child PACT Act''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF POTENTIAL EDUCATIONALLY USEFUL FEDERAL EQUIPMENT.
Each Federal agency shall, to the extent practicable, protect and
safeguard potential education... | Profiting from Access to Computer Technology (PACT) Act or the Child PACT Act - Directs each Federal agency to: (1) safeguard and identify potential educationally useful Federal equipment that it no longer needs or that has been declared surplus; and (2) transfer such equipment, either directly or through the General S... | To establish a program to transfer surplus computers of Federal agencies to schools and nonprofit community-based educational organizations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Everson Walls and Ron Springs Gift
for Life Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL ORGAN AND TISSUE DONOR REGISTRY RESOURCE CENTER.
Part H of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 273
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 371A the fol... | Everson Walls and Ron Springs Gift for Life Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to establish a National Organ and Tissue Donor Registry Resource Center, which ... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a National Organ and Tissue Donor Registry Resource Center, to authorize grants for State organ and tissue donor registries, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREA, DEVIL'S STAIRCASE WILDERNESS,
OREGON.
(a) Designation.--In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Federal land i... | Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2011 - Designates certain federal land in Oregon as the Devil's Staircase Wilderness and as a wilderness area for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System.
Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate Franklin and Wasson Creeks in Oregon as wild rivers and as c... | To provide for the designation of the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area in the State of Oregon, to designate segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks in the State of Oregon as wild or recreation rivers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Geologic Mapping
Reauthorization Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Section 2(a) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43
U.S.C. 31a(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(1... | National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 2004 - Amends the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 to extend deadlines for development of a five-year strategic plan for the geologic mapping program and for appointment of the advisory committee.
Removes from program objectives the development of a geophysical- an... | A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Western Oregon
Tribal Fairness Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--COW CREEK UMPQUA LAND CONVEYANCE
Sec. 1... | . Western Oregon Tribal Fairness Act TITLE I--COW CREEK UMPQUA LAND CONVEYANCE (Sec. 102) This bill requires that 17,519 acres of land be held in trust for, and be part of the reservation of, the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians. This land is taken into trust when the Department of the Interior and the tribe ... | Western Oregon Tribal Fairness Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tuberculosis Prevention and Control
Amendments of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) between 10,000,000 and 15,000,000 people in the United
States have been infected with tuberculosis, nearly 26,000 new
act... | Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Amendments of 1993 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for: (1) the prevention, control, and elimination of tuberculosis; (2) research, demonstration projects, public information, and education concerning the prevention, control, and elimination of tub... | Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Amendments of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Relief Certainty Act of 2011''.
TITLE I--PERMANENT TAX RELIEF
SEC. 101. REPEAL OF EGTRRA SUNSET.
Section 901 of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation
Act of 2001 is repealed.
SEC. 102. REPEAL OF JGTRRA SUNSET.
... | Tax Relief Certainty Act of 2011 - Eliminates: (1) the terminating date of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, thus making the tax relief provisions of such Act permanent; and (2) the terminating date of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 applicable to reductions in the... | To permanently extend the 2001 and 2003 tax relief provisions, and to permanently repeal the estate tax, and to provide permanent AMT relief, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Adoption and Foster Care
Home Study Act''.
SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A NATIONAL HOME
STUDY PROCESS.
Title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and
Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C... | National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act This bill amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 to direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a demonstration program through which each participating state or Indian tribe: (1) adopts the uniform, ... | National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT AND FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a Commission on Structural
Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals (hereinafter referred to
as the ``Commission'').
(b) Functions.--The functions of the Commission shall be to--
(1) study the pre... | Establishes a Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals to: (1) study the present division of the United States into the several judicial circuits and the structure and alignment of the Federal Court of Appeals system, with particular reference to the Ninth Circuit; and (2) report to the ... | To establish a Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Brownfield Redevelopment Assistance
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
Consistent with section 2 of the Public Works and Economic
Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121), the purposes of this Act
are--
(1) to provide targeted assistance, in... | Brownfield Redevelopment Assistance Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make grants for projects to alleviate or prevent conditions of excessive unemployment, underemployment, blight, and infrastructure deterioration associated with brownf... | To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide assistance to communities for the redevelopment of brownfield sites. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teachers and Parents at the Table
Act''.
SEC. 2. TEACHER ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1004 (20 U.S.C. 6304)
the following:
``SEC. 1005. TEACHER A... | Teachers and Parents at the Table Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to establish: (1) a Teacher Advisory Committee to monitor the effects of the ESEA in classrooms, and (2) a Parents and Families Advisory Committee to monitor the effects of the ESEA on children and families ... | Teachers and Parents at the Table Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``WISEWOMAN Expansion Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular
diseases remain the leading cause of death among females in the
United States, k... | WISEWOMAN Expansion Act of 2001- Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through a competitive review process, to award grants to States to provide additional specified preventive health services, screenings, education, and referrals under PHSA provisions concer... | To reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for additional preventive health services for women. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Restoration Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Coal mining has been an important part of America's
industrial heritage for over 150 years. As coal is removed f... | Environmental Restoration Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a waste coal energy production per ton credit equal to $1.50 per million Btu of heat input utilized by the taxpayer to produce energy in an eligible facility from qualified waste coal during the 10-year period beginning on the date th... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a transferable credit against the income tax for producing energy from waste coal. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants
Act''.
SEC. 2. NUMERICAL LIMITATION TO ANY SINGLE FOREIGN STATE.
(a) In General.--Section 202(a)(2) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(2)) is amended--
(1) in the paragraph heading,... | Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) eliminate the per country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, and (2) increase the per country numerical limitation for family based immigrants.
Amends the Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 to eliminate... | A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes. |
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