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SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS.
The Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended--
(1) in section 2 (42 U.S.C. 6201)--
(A) by inserting ``and'' at the end of paragraph
(6);
(B) by striking ``; and'' at the end of paragraph
(7) and insert... | Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1992 to repeal restrictions on certain plumbing products and appliances, including showerheads, faucets, water closets, and urinals. | To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to eliminate certain regulation of plumbing supplies. |
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There is established a commission to be known as the ... | National Commission on the Modernization of the United Nations Act of 2003 - Establishes the National Commission on the Modernization of the United Nations to study: (1) the extent of modernization of the organizational structure and practices of the United Nations (UN) that can be effectuated with and without changes ... | To establish the National Commission on the Modernization of the United Nations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bangladeshi Adjustment Act''.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN NATIONALS OF BANGLADESH.
(a) Adjustment of Status.--
(1) In general.--The status of any alien described in
subsection (b) shall be adjusted by the Attorney Genera... | Bangladeshi Adjustment Act - Requires the Attorney General to adjust to lawful permanent resident alien the status of any national of Bangladesh who has been physically present in the United States for a continuous period between January 1, 1987, and the date an application for adjustment is filed, if the alien: (1) a... | Bangladeshi Adjustment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Haiti Economic Recovery Opportunity
Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. TRADE BENEFITS TO HAITI.
(a) In General.--The Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19
U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 213 the
following new section:
``SEC. 213A. ... | Haiti Economic Recovery Opportunity Act of 2004 - Amends the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to provide, beginning on October 1, 2003, and for each of the seven succeeding one-year periods, duty-free treatment for apparel items wholly assembled or knit-to-shape in Haiti (without regard to the country of origin of... | To expand certain preferential trade treatment for Haiti. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Fairness in Reimbursement
Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING FAIRNESS OF PAYMENTS UNDER THE MEDICARE FEE-FOR-
SERVICE PROGRAM.
(a) Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the ... | Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish procedures for improving methods to collect wage and hour data on hospital employees by occupational category; and (2) revise the methods used to adjust payments to hospitals for different area wage levels to ensure that such data are taken into account. | Medicare Fairness in Reimbursement Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Agency Customer Experience
Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Federal Government serves the people of the United
States and should seek to continually improve pub... | Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that all agencies should strive to provide high-quality, courteous, effective, and efficient services and seek to measure, collect, report, and utilize metrics relating to the experience of persons interacting with them to... | Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act''.
SEC. 2. COST AND PERFORMANCE OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS.
(a) Amendment.--Section 1122(a) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Additional information.--
... | Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act - (Sec. 2) Sets forth additional information relating to a federal program that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is required to include on its website and update at least annually, including: (1) the total administrative cost of the program and the expenditures for services for the ... | Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alternative Dispute Resolution and
Settlement Encouragement Act''.
SEC. 2. ARBITRATION IN DISTRICT COURTS.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 905 of the Judicial
Improvements and Access to Justice Act (28 U.S.C. 651 note) is amended
in the ... | Alternative Dispute Resolution and Settlement Encouragement Act - Amends the Judicial Improvements and Access to Justice Act with respect to Federal district court arbitration programs to: (1) authorize permanent appropriations; (2) require all district courts to establish by local rule such programs for civil and ban... | Alternative Dispute Resolution and Settlement Encouragement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Solar Utilization Now Demonstration
Act of 2007'' or the ``SUN Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PHOTOVOLTAIC DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a program of grants
to States to demonstrate advanced photovoltaic technology.
... | Solar Utilization Now Demonstration Act of 2007 or the SUN Act of 2007 - 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 ``North Korea Sanctions and Diplomatic
Nonrecognition Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) North Korean negotiators in the Six-Party diplomatic
process did not act in good faith by their refusal to agree ... | North Korea Sanctions and Diplomatic Nonrecognition Act of 2010 - Continues diplomatic, economic, and military sanctions against the government of North Korea as a supporter of international terrorism until the President certifies to Congress that North Korea: (1) is no longer engaged in the illegal transfer of missile... | To continue restrictions against and prohibit diplomatic recognition of the Government of North Korea, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Puerto Rico
Democracy Act of 2006''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Federally sanctioned process for Puerto... | Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2006 - Directs the Puerto Rico State Elections Commission to conduct a plebiscite in Puerto Rico during the 110th Congress, giving voters the option to vote for continued U.S. territorial status or for a path toward a constitutionally viable permanent nonterritorial status. Provides for sub... | To provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Green Chemistry Research and
Development Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``green chemistry'' means chemistry and
chemical engineering to design chemical products and processes
that reduce or e... | Green Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2005 - Directs the President to establish a Green Chemistry Research and Development Program to promote and coordinate Federal research, development, demonstration, education, and technology transfer activities related to green chemistry.
Requires the President to estab... | A bill to provide for the implementation of a Green Chemistry Research and Development Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The placement of telecommunications facilities near
residential properties can greatly reduce the value of such
properties, destroy the views from such properties, and reduce
substanti... | Amends the Communications Act of 1934 (the Act) to repeal a provision which prohibits a State or local government from regulating the placement, construction, and modification of personal wireless service facilities on the basis of environmental effects of radio frequency emissions to the extent that such facilities co... | A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify State and local authority to regulate the placement, construction, and modification of broadcast transmission and telecommunications facilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Infertility Coverage for Federal
Employees, Military Personnel, and their Families Act''.
SEC. 2. INFERTILITY BENEFITS.
(a) Federal Employee Health Benefits Plans.--Section 8904 of title
5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow... | Infertility Coverage for Federal Employees, Military Personnel, and their Families Act - Requires any health benefits plan under the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program or TRICARE (a Department of Defense managed health care program) that provides obstetrical benefits to also provide coverage for the diagnosis and... | To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, to provide that any health benefits plan which provides obstetrical benefits shall be required also to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Communities and Safe Schools
Mercury Reduction Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Mercury is a naturally occurring element and
bioaccumulative toxin that is easily absorbed through skin and
... | Safe Communities and Safe Schools Mercury Reduction Act of 2005 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a grant program for projects to: (1) reduce free-flowing elemental mercury and mercury-added products from the environment; (2) safely dispose of or recycle mercury; (3)... | To provide for the reduction of mercury in the environment. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National
Transportation Safety Board Amendments Act of 2000''.
(b) References.--Except as otherwise specifically provided,
whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment to, or repeal of, ... | (Sec. 4) Authorizes the Board, for an employee whose basic pay equals or exceeds the minimum rate for GS-10 of the General Schedule, to establish an overtime hourly rate of time-and-a-half (which shall be considered premium pay), up to a specified annual limit, with respect to work performed at the scene of an accident... | National Transportation Safety Board Amendments Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF TOLL FREE NUMBER PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--If the Secretary of Commerce determines, on the
basis of comments submitted in rulemaking under section 2, that--
(1) interest among manufacturers is sufficient to warrant
the establishment of a 3-year toll free n... | Directs the Secretary of Commerce, on determining sufficient manufacturer interest, to contract for the establishment of a three-year toll-free number pilot program, funded entirely by manufacturers, to inform consumers whether a product is made in America or the equivalent. Provides for voluntary product registration... | To establish a toll free number in the Department of Commerce to assist consumers in determining if products are American-made. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bend Pine Nursery Land Conveyance
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
Agriculture.
(2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Oregon.
SEC. 3. SALE OR EXCHANG... | States that consideration may include land or improvements, and permits a cash equalization payment exceeding 25 percent of the exchanged land.
Grants right of first refusal to purchase the Bend Pine Nursery to the Bend Metro Park and Recreation District in Deschutes County, Oregon.
(Sec. 4) Requires proceeds to be dep... | Bend Pine Nursery Land Conveyance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Surplus Preservation
and Debt Reduction Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the $69,246,000,000 unified budget surplus achieved in
fiscal year 1998 was entirely due to surpluses generated by the
... | Social Security Surplus Preservation and Debt Reduction Act - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to make it out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider a concurrent budget resolution (or amendment thereto or conference report thereon) that violates a provision of the Budget Enforceme... | Social Security Surplus Preservation and Debt Reduction Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for Victims of Corporate
Fraud Act''.
SEC. 2. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE RELIEF.
(a) Proceeds of S.E.C. Enforcement Actions.--If in any
administrative or judicial proceeding brought by the Securities and
Exchange C... | Justice for Victims of Corporate Fraud Act - Directs the Securities Exchange Commission to establish an allocation system for any disgorgement fund that has been established pursuant to an order for an accounting and disgorgement of funds, and which is designated for victims of securities laws violations committed by e... | To permit certain funds assessed for securities laws violations to be used to compensate employees who are victims of excessive pension fund investments in the securities of their employers, and for other purposes. |
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
139A the following new section:
``SEC. 139B. QUALIFIED STOCK DISTRIBUTIONS TO EMPLOYEES.
``(a) In General.--Gross income s... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of an employee: (1) shares of stock received from an employer in a qualified employee stock distribution not exceeding the lowest number of shares received by any employee in such distribution; (2) any gain on such stock if held by such employee for not ... | 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Indian Education
Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to ensure that Federal funding is
provided to support and sustain the longstanding Federal mandate
requiring colleges and States to waive, in certain circumstances,... | Native American Indian Education Act Directs the Department of Education to pay four-year Native American-serving nontribal institutions of higher education the out-of-state tuition of their Indian students if those schools are required to provide a tuition-free education, with the support of their state, to Indian stu... | Native American Indian Education Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ballistic Imaging Evaluation and
Study Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are the following:
(1) To conduct a comprehensive study of ballistic imaging
technology and evaluate design parameters for packing and ... | Ballistic Imaging Evaluation and Study Act of 2001 - Directs the Attorney General to enter into an arrangement with the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academy of Sciences to study the effectiveness of ballistic imaging technology. Prohibits a State from using Federal funds for ballistic imaging technol... | To conduct a study on the effectiveness of ballistic imaging technology and evaluate its effectiveness as a law enforcement tool. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Fuel Pipelines Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Creating the appropriate infrastructure to move
renewable fuels is a necessary energy and transportation
objective for the United S... | Renewable Fuel Pipelines Act of 2009 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to allow federally-guaranteed loans for renewable fuel pipeline construction without regard to whether an appropriation for the cost has been made. Includes ethanol and biodiesel as renewable fuel.
Allows a maximum guarantee by the Secretary o... | To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to provide loan guarantees for projects to construct renewable fuel pipelines, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS OF THE WYANDOTTE NATION.
(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
rese... | 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. Extinguishes any and all claims which t... | To provide for and approve settlement of certain land claims of the Wyandotte Nation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drinking Water Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT.
(a) Amendment.--At the end of part E of the Safe Drinking Water Act
(42 U.S.C. 300j et seq.) add the following new section:
``SEC. 1459. CYANOTOXIN RISK ASSESSMENT AND M... | Drinking Water Protection Act - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and submit to Congress a strategic plan for assessing and managing risks associated with cyanotoxins in drinking water provided by public water systems. (Cyanotoxins are naturally occurring ... | Drinking Water Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Responsible Homeowner Refinancing
Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``current borrower'' means a mortgagor who is
current on the subject mortgage at the time of the refinancing,
and has had no l... | Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2012 - Requires the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government sponsored enterprises or GSEs), in carrying out the Home Affordable Refinance Program, to adopt specified criteria pertaining to: (1) borro... | A bill to provide for the expansion of affordable refinancing of mortgages held by the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Nonprofit Research and
Education Corporations Enhancement Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. GENERAL AUTHORITIES ON ESTABLISHMENT OF CORPORATIONS.
(a) Authorization of Multi-Medical Center Research Corporations.--
(1) In general.--Section 7361 ... | Veterans Nonprofit Research and Education Corporations Enhancement Act of 2009 - Amends federal provisions concerning the establishment at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities of nonprofit research and education corporations (NRECs) to allow an NREC to facilitate the conduct of research or education, ... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify and update provisions of law relating to nonprofit research and education corporations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``SEC Regulatory Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OF THE
COSTS AND BENEFITS OF ITS REGULATIONS AND CERTAIN OTHER
AGENCY ACTIONS.
Section 23 of the Securities Exchange Act of... | . SEC Regulatory Accountability Act This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), before issuing a regulation under the securities laws, to: identify the nature and source of the problem that the proposed regulation is designed to address in order to asse... | SEC Regulatory Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Diabetic Retinopathy Prevention Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Type 2 diabetes affects 17,000,000 Americans, with over
1,000,000 new cases diagnosed each year, and costs the Nation
an es... | Diabetic Retinopathy Prevention Act of 2003 - Amends the Social Security Act to provide Medicare and Medicaid coverage for remote assessment diabetic retinopathy procedures.
Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a mobile diabetic retinopathy screening pi... | To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs of certain screening procedures for diabetic retinopathy, and to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish pilot programs to foster such screening, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO REQUIRE COLLECTION OF SALES AND USE TAXES.
(a) Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.--Each Member State
under the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement is authorized to
require all selle... | Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 - Authorizes each member state under the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (the multistate agreement for the administration and collection of sales and use taxes adopted on November 12, 2002) to require all sellers not qualifying for a small-seller exception (applicable to sellers... | Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 1998''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
Section 2(b) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701(b)) is amended by striking paragraph
(1) and inserting the foll... | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 1998 - Amends the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (the Act) to expand the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's authority to accept and administer private gifts within the Departments of Commerce and the Interior.
(Sec. 3) ... | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Access for Small
Businesses Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. THREE-SHARE PROGRAMS.
The Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``TITLE XXII--PROVIDING FOR THE UNINSURED
``SEC. 2201. ... | Health Care Access for Small Businesses Act of 2004 - Amends the Social Security Act to create a new title XXII to address health insurance coverage for small businesses.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award ... | A bill to provide for the certification of programs to provide uninsured employees of small businesses access to health coverage, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE
REPUBLIC OF PALAU.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means the Agreement
and appendices signed by the United States and the Republic of
Palau on September 3, 2... | Approves, with specified exceptions, the agreement and appendices signed by the United States and the Republic of Palau on September 3, 2010, in connection with the Compact of Free Association between the United States and Palau. Provides that, if Palau withdraws more than $5 million from the trust fund set up by the C... | A bill to approve an agreement between the United States and the Republic of Palau. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Laboratory Personnel
Shortage Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. RESPONSE TO SHORTAGE OF MEDICAL LABORATORY PERSONNEL; PROGRAMS
OF HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.
(a) Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs.--Section 737 of the ... | Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a scholarship and loan repayment program to alleviate the shortage of medical laboratory personnel.
Requires the Secretary: (1) when awarding grants and contracts ... | To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bombing Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the number of criminal bombing incidents in the United
States has doubled since 1988;
(2) each year, hundreds of millions of pounds of explosives
... | Bombing Prevention Act -
Title I: General Reforms
- Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the transport, shipment, or receipt of explosive materials without a permit or the distribution of explosive materials to anyone other than a licensee or permittee.
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to notify the St... | Bombing Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Facilities Clean Water
Compliance Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS TO FEDERAL FACILITIES.
Section 313 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1323) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (... | Federal Facilities Clean Water Compliance Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require each Federal department, agency, and instrumentality to be subject to and comply with all Federal, State, and local requirements with respect to the control and abatement of water pollution and management i... | Federal Facilities Clean Water Compliance Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Shelter, Land, and Urban Management
(SLUM) Assistance Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Approximately 51 percent of the world's population
currently lives in cities of all sizes and produces... | Shelter, Land, and Urban Management (SLUM) Assistance Act of 2009 - Directs the President, through the Secretary of State and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to develop a strategy to provide affordable housing and sustainable urban development in developing countries.
Authorizes the Pre... | To authorize assistance for affordable housing and sustainable urban development in developing countries, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``former ninth circuit'' means the ninth
judicial circuit of the United States as in existence on the
... | Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2003 - Divides the current U.S. Court of Appeals for the ninth circuit into: (1) the ninth circuit, composed of Arizona, California, and Nevada, consisting of 24 judges, and holding regular sessions in San Francisco, Pasadena, and Phoenix; and (2) the t... | To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit judges, to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit of the United States into two circuits, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``H-Prize Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administering entity.--The term ``administering
entity'' means the entity with which the Secretary enters into
an agreement under section 3(c).
(2) Dep... | H-Prize Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to award competitive cash prizes biennially to advance the research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of hydrogen energy technologies.
Instructs the Secretary to encourage broad participation, including by individuals, universities (including ... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achievements in overcoming scientific and technical barriers associated with hydrogen energy. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Assisting Family Farmers through
Insurance Reform Measures Act'' or the ``AFFIRM Act''.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME AND PER PERSON LIMITATIONS ON SHARE OF
INSURANCE PREMIUMS PAID BY CORPORATION.
Section 508(e)(1) of the Federal Crop Ins... | Assisting Family Farmers through Insurance Reform Measures Act or AFFIRM Act - Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to prohibit the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) from paying a part of the crop insurance premium for additional coverage for any person or legal entity that has an average adjusted gross income... | AFFIRM Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Increasing Homeownership
Opportunities Act''.
SEC. 2. PERMANENT CONFORMING LOAN LIMIT INCREASE FOR FREDDIE MAC AND
FANNIE MAE.
(a) Freddie Mac.--
(1) Conforming loan limit increase.--Paragraph (2) of
section 305(a) of... | Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act - Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act and the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to increase limitations on the maximum original principal obligation of mortgages that may purchased by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and ... | To permanently increase the conforming loan limits for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Federal National Mortgage Association and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trademark Amendments Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. DILUTION AS A GROUNDS FOR OPPOSITION AND CANCELLATION.
(a) Registrable Marks.--Section 2 of the Act entitled ``An Act to
provide for the registration and protection of trade-marks used in
commerce, to carry o... | Authorizes a court to grant injunctive relief for violations of this Act, as well as damages for willful violations, and an order for delivery and destruction of any articles of the defendant which constitute a willful violation.
Waives sovereign immunity for the Federal Government to grant private citizens and corpora... | Trademark Amendments Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF OCCUPATIONAL TAXES RELATING TO DISTILLED SPIRITS,
WINE, AND BEER.
(a) Repeal of Occupational Taxes.--
(1) In general.--The following provisions of part II of
subchapter A of chapter 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to occupational t... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal specified occupational taxes relating to distilled spirits, wine, and beer. Revises recordkeeping requirements for wholesale and retail liquor dealers. Requires liquor dealers who are subject to recordkeeping requirements to register with the Secretary of the Treasury. Makes i... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the occupational taxes relating to distilled spirits, wine, and beer. |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD IN THE
COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.
(a) Title 32 (National Guard) Amendments.--
(1) Definitions.--Section 101 of title 32, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (4), by strik... | Authorizes the establishment of units of the National Guard in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. | To amend titles 10, 32, and 37 of the United States Code to authorize the establishment of units of the National Guard in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. |
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS AND AMOUNTS AT WHICH PHASE
OUT OF DEDUCTION BEGINS FOR INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT
CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) Increase in Maximum Amount of Contribution to Individual
Retirement Accounts.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section ... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the: (1) maximum deduction for individual retirement account contributions; and (2) income amount at which phase-out of that deduction begins.
Exempts from the early distribution penalty: (1) distributions from certain types of retirement plans for first-time home buyer, ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the maximum amount of contributions to individual retirement accounts and the amounts of adjusted gross income at which the IRA deduction phases out for active participants in pension plans, and to allow penalty-free distributions from individual retirement account... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against
Children Registration Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--
(1) State guidelines.--The Attorney General shall establish
guidelines for State programs requiring any person who is
... | Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children Registration Act - Directs the Attorney General to establish guidelines for State programs requiring persons convicted of a criminal offense against a minor to register a current address with a designated State law enforcement agency for ten years after release from prison, paro... | Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children Registration Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Breast Cancer Awareness
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) breast cancer is the most common cancer among women of
the United States, except for skin cancers;
(2) today, about 1 in 8, or... | Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 50,000 $5 gold coins (to be made of "pink gold" containing at least 75% gold), 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the fight against breast cancer. Tr... | Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Leave No Securities Behind Act''.
SEC. 2. REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES.
(a) Fannie Mae.--
(1) Mortgage-backed securities.--Section 304(d) of the
Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act (12 U.S.C.
1719(d)) is amended ... | Leave No Securities Behind Act - Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to extend Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) authority to mortgage-backed and subordinate obligations, and corporate securities (with an exemption for approved sellers) of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fanni... | To extend the registration and reporting requirements of the Federal securities laws to certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Promotion and Improvement Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. 10 PERCENT PENALTY TAX NOT TO APPLY TO CERTAIN S CORPORATION
DISTRIBUTIONS MADE ON STOCK HELD BY EMPLOYEE STOCK
OWNERSHIP PLAN.
(a) In General.-... | Employee Stock Ownership Plan Promotion and Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exempt certain distributions, including dividends, by S corporations to an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) from the penalty tax for premature employee benefit plan withdrawals; (2) exempt deductions for E... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the operation of employee stock ownership plans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Heart Disease Education, Analysis,
and Research, and Treatment for Women Act'' or the ``HEART for Women
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular
diseases ar... | Heart Disease Education, Analysis, and Research, and Treatment for Women Act or the HEART for Women Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to require an application for approval or for investigation of a drug, device, or biological product to include information stratifi... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the Howard M. Metzenbaum ``Menu Education
and Labeling Act'' or the ``MEAL Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) research continues to reveal that--
(A) there is a strong link between diet and health;
... | Howard M. Metzenbaum Menu Education and Labeling Act or the MEAL Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to require restaurants that are a part of a chain with 20 or more locations doing business under the same trade name to disclose: (1) in a statement adjacent to each menu item, the number of calories, g... | A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend the food labeling requirements of the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 to enable customers to make informed choices about the nutritional content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``10,000 Trained by 2011 Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the National Science Foundation has long been a
government leader in strengthening our Nation's information
infrastructure;
(2) as aut... | 10,000 Trained by 2011 Act - Requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award competitive grants for basic research on innovative approaches to improve information systems, as well as for scientific and engineering activities to improve education in information fields.
Requires the award of NSF grants also to i... | To authorize the National Science Foundation to award grants to institutions of higher education to develop and offer education and training programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Young Victims from Sexual
Abuse Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRED REPORTING OF CHILD AND SEXUAL ABUSE AT FACILITIES
UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF AMATEUR SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS
RECOGNIZED BY THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTE... | Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to extend the duty to report suspected child abuse to adults who are authorized to interact with minor or amateur athletes at an amateur sports organization facility or at an event sanctioned by a nat... | Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Local Government Interstate Waste
Control Act''.
SEC. 2. INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF MUNICIPAL SOLID
WASTE.
(a) In General.--Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) is amended by adding at the en... | Local Government Interstate Waste Control Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit, with exceptions, receipt by owners or operators of landfills or incinerators in a State of out-of-State municipal solid waste without authorization from the affected local government. Sets forth requirements for provision ... | Local Government Interstate Waste Control Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Custody Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION OF MINORS IN CIRCUMVENTION OF CERTAIN LAWS
RELATING TO ABORTION.
(a) In General.--Title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after chapter 117 the following:
``CHAPTER 11... | Child Custody Protection Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit transporting an individual under age 18 across a State line to obtain an abortion and thereby abridging the right of a parent under a law in force in the State where the individual resides requiring parental involvement in a minor's abortion de... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Travel and Counterterrorism
Partnership Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that the United States should expand
the visa waiver program to extend visa-free travel privileges to
nationals of foreign countries that are ... | Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should expand the visa waiver program to nationals of foreign countries that are allies in the war on terrorism.
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establi... | A bill to expand visa waiver program to countries on a probationary basis and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pathways Advancing Career Training
Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE AND FINDINGS.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to provide assistance to
States for preparatory services, education and training programs,
support service assistance, and referral servic... | Pathways Advancing Career Training Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make formula matching grants to States with approved plans for programs of vocational education, training, employment counseling, and related services, including tuition assistance, for: (1) single parents and displaced homemakers; and (2... | To provide effective training and education programs for displaced homemakers, single parents, and individuals entering nontraditional employment. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International and Parental Child
Abduction Remedies Assistance Act''.
SEC. 2. INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO LOCATE
ALIEN CHILDREN MISSING IN THE UNITED STATES.
The Attorney General shall make available to State a... | International and Parental Child Abduction Remedies Assistance Act - Directs the Attorney General to provide state and local law enforcement agencies information on instituting or assisting investigative searches for alien children believed to be in the United States who are the subject of an application under the Hagu... | To implement certain measures to increase the effectiveness of international child abduction remedies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Indian Education
Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to ensure that Federal funding is
provided to support and sustain the longstanding Federal mandate
requiring colleges and States to waive, in certain circumstances,... | Native American Indian Education Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow the Department of Education, for FY2018-FY2022, to pay Native American-serving, nontribal institutions of higher education the tuition of their out-of-state Native American students. This applies only to schools that are re... | Native American Indian Education Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Buy American Improvement Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR WAIVERS.
(a) In General.--Section 2 of the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a)
is amended--
(1) by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and inserting the
following:
``(a) In... | Buy American Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Buy American Act to: (1) prohibit federal agencies from determining that it would not be in the public interest to enter into a contract subject to Buy American requirements after a solicitation of offers notice for such contract is published; and (2) apply Buy American... | A bill to amend the Buy American Act to increase the requirement for American-made content, to tighten the waiver provisions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gateway Communities Cooperation Act
of 2002''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FEDERAL LAND MANAGERS AND GATEWAY
COMMUNITIES TO SUPPORT COMPATIBLE LAND MANAGEMENT OF BOTH
FEDERAL AND ADJACENT LANDS.
(a) Findings.--The... | Gateway Communities Cooperation Act of 2002 - Requires the National Park Service, United States Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Bureau of Land Management to: (1) provide for public involvement by government officials of local gateway communities (communities adjacent to or near public lands)... | To require Federal land managers to support, and to communicate, coordinate, and cooperate with, designated gateway communities, to improve the ability of gateway communities to participate in Federal land management planning conducted by the Forest Service and agencies of the Department of the Interior, and to respond... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Broadcasters Protection
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Since the creation of low-power television licenses by
the Federal Communications Commission, a small number of
licens... | Defines as a qualifying LPT station one which, during the 90 days preceding the date of enactment of this Act: (1) broadcast for at least 18 hours per day; (2) broadcast an average of at least three hours per week of programming that was produced within the market area served by such station or the market area served b... | Community Broadcasters Protection Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Government Shutdown Prevention
Act''.
SEC. 2. CONTINUING FUNDING.
(a) In General.--If any regular appropriation bill for any fiscal
year does not become law prior to the beginning of these fiscal years
or a joint resolution making continuing appropria... | Government Shutdown Prevention Act - Provides for continuing appropriations (at 100 percent of the rate of operations provided for in FY 1999) in the absence of regular appropriations for any fiscal year. | Government Shutdown Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Water Infrastructure Financing
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. GENERAL AUTHORITY FOR CAPITALIZATION GRANTS.
Section 601(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1381(a)) is amended by striking ``(1) for construction'' and all
that follows... | Removes certain requirements for States with respect to construction of treatment works under capitalization grant agreements.
Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to assist States in establishing simplified procedures for small water systems to obtain assistance under the Act.
Requires revo... | Clean Water Infrastructure Financing Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Safety and Protection
Investment Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. BUSINESS DEDUCTION FOR PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF SECURITY
DEVICES.
(a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to ... | Public Safety and Protection Investment Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual and corporate taxpayers to expense (i.e., claim a full tax deduction in the current taxable year) the costs of purchasing and installing certain qualifying security devices. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow businesses to expense qualified security devices. |
SECTION. 1. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR MEDICAL ADULT DAY CARE SERVICES.
(a) Establishment.--Subject to the succeeding provisions of this
section, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish a
demonstration project (in this section referred to as the
``demonstration project'') under which the Secre... | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration project under which the Secretary shall, as part of a plan of an episode of care for home health services established for a Medicare beneficiary, permit a home health agency, directly or under arrangements with a medical adult day care faci... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a demonstration program under the Medicare Program to examine the clinical and cost effectiveness of providing medical adult day care center services to Medicare beneficiaries. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protection from Rogue Oil Traders
Engaging in Computerized Trading Act'' or the ``PROTECT Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO HIGH FREQUENCY TRADERS OF COMMODITY
FUTURES AND OPTIONS.
(a) In General.--The Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.... | Protection from Rogue Oil Traders Engaging in Computerized Trading Act or PROTECT Act - Amends the Commodities Exchange Act to make it unlawful to engage in an activity that the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has defined as high frequency trading, unless the person has registered with the CFTC as a high ... | PROTECT Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes
Prevention Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF HATE CRIME.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``crime of violence'' has the meaning given
that term in section 16, title 18, United States Code;
... | Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Defines "hate crime" as a violent act causing death or bodily injury because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or disability of the victim.
(Sec. 4) Authorizes the Attorney ... | To provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Business Activity Tax Simplification
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON THE APPLICATION OF PUBLIC LAW
86-272.
(a) Solicitations With Respect to Sales of Other Than Tangible
Personal Property.--Section 101 of the Act... | Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2003 - Amends Federal law concerning the taxation of interstate commerce to expand the scope of the protections prohibiting taxation by jurisdictions of the income of out-of-state corporations whose in-state presence is nominal from just tangible personal property to include ... | To regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family and Medical Leave Enhancement
Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE.
Section 101(2)(B)(ii) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
(29 U.S.C. 2611(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ``less than 50'' each
place it appears and inserting ``f... | Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2008 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to cover employees at worksites that employ fewer than 50 employees, but not fewer than 25 employees. Continues to exempt from FMLA coverage employees at worksites that employ fewer than 25 employees (currently 50)... | To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow employees to take, as additional leave, parental involvement leave to participate in or attend their children's and grandchildren's educational and extracurricular activities and to clarify that leave may be taken for routine family medical needs and to assist ... |
SECTION 1. 21ST CENTURY WATER COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known
as the 21st Century Water Commission (in this section referred to as
the ``Commission'').
(b) Duties.--The duties of the Commission shall be to--
(1) use existing water studies and assessme... | Establishes the Twenty-First Century Water Commission to: (1) use studies and assessments to project future water supply needs and demand, develop national and regional assessments on flood risk and water availability and trends related to water quality; (2) study government and private sector water management programs... | To establish the Twenty-First Century Water Commission to study and develop recommendations for a comprehensive water strategy to address future water needs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. REHABILITATION AND REPAIR OF DEFICIENT DAMS.
(a) Definitions.--Section 2 of the National Dam Safety Program Act
(33 U.S.C. 467) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6),... | Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2007 - Amends the National Dam Safety Program Act to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a program to provide grant assistance to states for use in rehabilitating publicly-owned dams that fail to meet minimum safety standards and ... | To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chemical Security Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) The term ``Off-site Consequence Analysis S... | Chemical Security Act of 1999 - Bars the public disclosure of off-site consequence analysis submissions under the Clean Air Act for a period of one year after this Act's enactment. Defines an "off-site consequence analysis submission" as a portion of a risk management plan submitted to the Administrator of the Environ... | Chemical Security Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Border Infrastructure and Technology
Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Commissioner.--The term ``Commissioner'' means the
Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection of
the Departmen... | Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Act - Directs the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security of the Department of Homeland Security to: (1) make specified personnel increases in the Department of Homeland Security's Bureaus of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Customs and Border Pr... | To authorize appropriations for border and transportation security personnel and technology, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chesapeake Bay Restoration
Enhancement Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 117(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1287(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3) by striking ``and its''; and
(2) by addin... | Chesapeake Bay Restoration Enhancement Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to revise requirements for implementation and monitoring grants under the Chesapeake Bay Agreement and for reporting on federally-funded projects under such Agreement.
Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Pro... | To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve and reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trade Agreements Compliance Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. REQUESTS FOR REVIEW OF FOREIGN COMPLIANCE.
Chapter 1 of title III of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411 et
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 306 the following new
section:
``SEC. 306A. R... | Trade Agreements Compliance Act of 1993 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize an interested person to request the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to determine whether a foreign country is complying with any bilateral trade agreement to which the United States is a party (other than the United States-Can... | Trade Agreements Compliance Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pullman National Historical Park
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Pullman Historical District was designated as a
National Historic Landmark (NHL) District in 1970 by the
Secretary of the Inter... | Pullman National Historical Park Act - Establishes the Pullman National Historical Park in Illinois as a unit of the National Park System to: (1) preserve and interpret for the benefit of future generations the significant labor, industrial, civil rights, and social history of the Park, the significant architectural st... | Pullman National Historical Park Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Free Speech About Science Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Federal regulators have forbidden--
(A) cherry growers and food producers to cite
independent and respected... | Free Speech About Science Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow food producers to make a disease or health-related claim about a food if such claim is based on legitimate scientific research. Requires such a claim to: (1) be stated so that it is an accurate, balanced summary of such res... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act concerning the distribution of information on legitimate scientific research in connection with foods and dietary supplements, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pilot's Bill of Rights''.
SEC. 2. FAA ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS AND ELIMINATION OF DEFERENCE.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any
proceeding conducted under subpart C or D and F of part 821 of title
49, Code of Federal Regula... | Pilot's Bill of Rights - Requires National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) proceedings for the review of decisions of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to deny, amend, modify, suspend, or revoke an airman's certificate to be conducted, to the extent practicable, in accordance with the Fe... | A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide rights for pilots, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chemical Security Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry believe that the
possibility of terrorist and criminal... | Chemical Security Act of 1999 - Amends provisions of the Clean Air Act regarding accidental releases of hazardous substances anticipated to cause death, injury, or serious health or environmental effects to require the Attorney General to: (1) determine whether owners or operators of stationary sources have taken adequ... | Chemical Security Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Property Low Hanging Fruit
Act''.
SEC. 2. UNIFORM AUTHORITY FOR EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS TO USE FUNDS FROM
DISPOSAL OF FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY.
(a) Authority To Convey.--The head of each executive department
may--
(1) conv... | Federal Property Low Hanging Fruit Act - Authorizes the head of each executive department to convey real and related property under the department's ownership and control and retain the net proceeds in an account within the Treasury. Makes such proceeds available to the department head to pay necessary and incidental c... | Federal Property Low Hanging Fruit Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment
Implementation Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds and declares the following:
(1) The Arctic Ocean and adjacent seas are becoming
increasingly accessible ... | Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Implementation Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to work through the International Maritime Organization to establish agreements to promote coordinated action among the United States, Russia, Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Denmark... | To ensure safe, secure, and reliable marine shipping in the Arctic including the availability of aids to navigation, vessel escorts, spill response capability, and maritime search and rescue in the Arctic, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Protection Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress hereby finds that--
(1) small businesses represent more than 99 percent of all
employers,
(2) the majority of private sector employees work for small
... | Small Business Protection Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction, of up to 50 percent of net profit, for contributions to a Small Business Protection Account. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Small Business Protection Accounts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Television Improvement Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Television is seen and heard in nearly every American
home and is a uniquely pervasive presence in the daily lives of
Americ... | Television Improvement Act of 1997 - Exempts from Federal antitrust laws any discussions, reviews, or agreements (action) entered into among persons in the television industry to develop and disseminate voluntary guidelines governing television broadcast material. Makes such exemption inapplicable to action which: (1... | Television Improvement Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Jobs Tax Credit Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE 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 a... | Rural Jobs Tax Credit Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow eligible employers, including tax-exempt employers, a refundable tax credit for increases in wages paid during 2010 and 2011.
Defines an "eligible employer" as any employer that conducts an active trade or business in an area other than: (1)... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a refundable credit for increasing employment. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) California's rapid population growth and the lack of
understanding about the environmental impacts of this growth
have caused a number of serious present and potential barriers
to future economic development of Califo... | Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to enter into a series of cooperative agreements with the California State University, Hayward, to provide continuing support for the California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center if the University consents and provides matching funds or in... | To provide for the continuation of the operations of the California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Ape Protection Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Great apes are highly intelligent and social animals
and research laboratory environments involving invasive
... | Great Ape Protection Act of 2009 - Prohibits: (1) conducting invasive research on great apes; (2) knowingly breeding, possessing, renting, loaning, donating, purchasing, selling, housing, maintaining, leasing, borrowing, transporting, moving, delivering, or receiving a great ape for the purpose of conducting such resea... | 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 ``Community College Partnership Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY; COLLEGE PREPARATION PROGRAMS
AUTHORIZED.
Subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1070a-11) is amended--
... | Community College Partnership Act of 2003 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a community college opportunity program to help students at community or technical colleges (CTCs) to transfer to four-year institutions of higher education (IHEs) and complete baccalaureate degrees. Directs the Secretary o... | A bill to encourage partnerships between community colleges and 4-year institutions of higher education. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness for Adopting Families
Act''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR ADOPTION EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefundable
personal credits) is amended by inserting af... | Fairness for Adopting Families Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a credit for adoption expenses. Excludes from gross income amounts paid or expenses incurred by the employer for adoption, if furnished pursuant to an adoption assistance program. Imposes both dollar and income limits on both the credit an... | Fairness for Adopting Families Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Frills Prison Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF LUXURIOUS PRISON CONDITIONS.
(a) States.--Section 20102(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(1)'';
... | No Frills Prison Act - Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to require a State, to be eligible for truth in sentencing incentive grants, to demonstrate that it: (1) provides living conditions and opportunities within its prisons that are not more luxurious than those that the average prison... | No Frills Prison Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States China Policy Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The economic, social, political, and cultural welfare
of the people of China, who constitute one-fifth of the world's
... | United States China Policy Act of 1994 - Declares that the Congress affirms the President's policy toward China and makes the following recommendations for the conduct of U.S. policy toward that country, including: (1) a continued U.S. policy of pressing for increased Chinese adherence to internationally recognized hu... | United States China Policy Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Our Promise to America's
Children and Teachers Act'' or the ``Keep Our PACT Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Children are our Nation's future and greatest treasure.
(2) A high-quality education is ... | Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers Act or the Keep Our PACT Act - Makes appropriations of: (1) the greater of specified amounts or the authorized amounts for programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for FY2007-FY2014; and (2) specified amounts for FY2007-FY2015 and an amount de... | To require full funding of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Haiti Compassion Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Haiti remains severely devastated by the combined
effects of ongoing political turmoil and the aftermath of the
natural disasters of 2004, such ... | Haitian Compassion Act - Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti as a country whose qualifying nationals may be eligible for temporary protected status.
Provides for: (1) an initial 18-month designation period; and (2) authorization for temporary travel abroad. | To designate Haiti under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to render nationals of Haiti eligible for temporary protected status under such section. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Ports of Entry Threat
and Operational Review Act''.
SEC. 2. PORTS OF ENTRY THREAT AND OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS.
(a) In General.--
(1) Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of... | United States Ports of Entry Threat and Operational Review Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to submit to the congressional homeland security and tax committees a threat and operational analysis of U.S. air, land, and sea ports of entry. Such analysis shall include an assessment of... | United States Ports of Entry Threat and Operational Review Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Twenty-First Century Water
Commission Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Nation's water resources will be under increasing
stress and pressure in the coming decades;
(2) a thorough assessment ... | Twenty-First Century Water Commission Act of 2005 - Establishes the Twenty-First Century Water Commission to: (1) project future water supply and demand; (2) study current water management programs of federal, interstate, state, and local agencies and private sector entities directed at increasing water supplies and im... | To establish the "Twenty-First Century Water Commission" to study and develop recommendations for a comprehensive water strategy to address future water needs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Local Exchange Infrastructure
Modernization Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) a ubiquitous high quality public switched network will
promote--
(A) universal service at reasonable rate... | Local Exchange Infrastructure Modernization Act of 1993 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to exercise its authority to: (1) preserve and enhance universal telephone service at reasonable rates; (2) achieve universal availability of advanced network capabilit... | Local Exchange Infrastructure Modernization Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Soledad Canyon Settlement Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) City of santa clarita.--The term ``City of Santa
Clarita'' means the City of Santa Clarita, California.
(2) City of victorville.--The term ``City of V... | . Soledad Canyon Settlement Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to offer to cancel Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mineral contracts CA-20139 and CA-22901 (located in Soledad Canyon, California) and compensate the contract holder for the cancellation with proceeds from the sale of certain lands near V... | Soledad Canyon Settlement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Capital Budgeting Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Statement of Finding.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the objective of enhancing long-term economic growth is
not well served by a budget process focused ... | Capital Budgeting Act of 1993 - Amends Federal law to require that the budget the President submits to the Congress be a unified budget comprising an operating budget and an investment budget (divided into federally-owned capital and developmental inestments), each presented separately for unified funds, general funds,... | Capital Budgeting Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prohibiting Detention of Youth
Status Offenders Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION OF STATUS OFFENDERS.
Section 223 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a... | Prohibiting Detention of Youth Status Offenders Act of 2017 This bill amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to modify the deinstitutionalization of status offenders (DSO) core requirement with which a state must comply to receive funds under the Formula Grant Program. The DSO core requireme... | Prohibiting Detention of Youth Status Offenders Act of 2017 |
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