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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Save for Success Act''.
SEC. 2. AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT SAVINGS CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Section 25A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k) and by
inserting after subsection (i) the fol... | Save for Success Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit to include an increased credit amount for college savings contributions, and (2) direct the Departments of the Treasury and Education to jointly establish a pilot program to make periodic payments of... | Save for Success Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness to Pet Owners Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.
This Act shall only apply to medication for a domesticated
household animal that the Federal Government prevents consumers from
purchasing without a prescription.
SEC. 3. RULES ON VETERINAR... | Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2014 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to require prescribers of animal drugs to verify prescriptions and provide copies of prescriptions to pet owners, pet owner designees, and pharmacies, without the prescriber demanding payment or establishing other conditions. Applies these ... | Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jobs Through Environmental
Safeguarding and Streamlining Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROJECT DELIVERY PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Assumption of Responsibility.--
(1) Additional responsibility.--Section 327(a)(2)(B)(ii)(I)
o... | Jobs Through Environmental Safeguarding and Streamlining Act of 2010 - Modifies the prohibition, under the surface transportation project delivery pilot program, against assignment to a state of the responsibility of the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) for any conformity determination under the Clean Air Act with reg... | To amend title 23, United States Code, to reauthorize and modify the surface transportation project delivery pilot program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Haiti Economic Recovery Opportunity
Act of 2002''.
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 2002 - Amends the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to allow specified apparel articles that are imported directly into the customs territory of the United States from Haiti to enter free of duty if Haiti has satisfied the requirements of this Act.Declares that such articl... | To expand certain preferential trade treatment for Haiti. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Anti-Money Laundering and Paycheck
Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. BAN ON NON-FEDERAL FUNDS OF POLITICAL PARTIES.
Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
... | Anti-Money Laundering and Paycheck Accountability Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to: (1) ban the use of non-Federal funds by political parties for specified activities, unless the funds are subject to FECA (with exceptions); and (2) limit the amount a person may contribute to a political... | Anti-Money Laundering and Paycheck Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Commission to Study the
Culture and Glorification of Violence in America Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Violence in the United States may be fueled by
interrelated factors such as the media, ... | Presidential Commission to Study the Culture and Glorification of Violence in America Act - Establishes the Presidential Commission to Study the Culture and Glorification of Violence in America. Sets forth the duties of such Commission, including an examination of: (1) the glorification of violence in the United States... | To establish a commission to study the culture and glorification of violence in America. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Psychiatric Hospital
Prospective Payment System Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES.
(a) Establishment of Prospective Payment System.--Section 1886 of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww)... | Provides that the amendments made by this Act shall apply as if included in the enactment of BBA '97. | Medicare Psychiatric Hospital Prospective Payment System Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Safety Lock Act of 2003''.
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... | Child Safety Lock Act of 2003 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to define a firearm "locking device." 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 manufactur... | To improve the safety of firearms. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Long-Term
Care Patient Safety and Improvement Act of 2007''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definition of long-term c... | Medicare Long-Term Care Patient Safety and Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to define "long-term care hospital" and establish new patient criteria for long-term care hospital prospective payments.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to approve und... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Build, Update, Improve, Lift, and
Design Health Centers Act of 2007'' or the ``BUILD Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Many health care experts believe that lack of access to
basic health services i... | Build, Update, Improve, Lift, and Design Health Centers Act of 2007 or the BUILD Act Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to health centers to: (1) modernize, expand, and replace existing facilities; and (2) construct new facilities at such centers... | A bill to amend part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants and loan guarantees for health centers to enable the centers to fund capital needs projects, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Millennium Digital Commerce Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The growth of electronic commerce and electronic
government transactions represent a powerful force for economic
growth, con... | Authorizes parties to an interstate transaction to determine the appropriate electronic signature technologies for their transaction, and the means of implementing such technologies. Denies the legal effect of an electronic record of a contract required by law to be in writing, unless it is delivered to all parties in ... | Millennium Digital Commerce Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Certain private lands adjacent to the Montezuma Castle
National Monument in Yavapai County, Arizona, are desirable for
Federal acquisition to protect important riparian values along
Beaver Creek and the scenic bac... | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to certain private land owners specified lands in the Tonto National Forest in exchange for the conveyance by such land owners of certain lands adjacent to the Montezuma Castle National Monument and certain lands within the Coconino National Forest. Requires that the value... | To provide for the exchange of certain lands in the Coconino and Tonto National Forests in Arizona, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Credit Availability
Act''.
SEC. 2. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES OF
INVESTMENT ADVISERS AND CERTAIN FINANCIAL COMPANIES.
(a) In General.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the ... | Small Business Credit Availability Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to promulgate regulations that codify a specified order in Investment Company Act Release No. 30024, dated March 30, 2012. Under Investment Company Act Release No. 30024 the SEC permitted the Ares Capital Co... | Small Business Credit Availability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commodity Speculation Reform Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION TO ISSUE NO
ACTION LETTERS.
Section 2(a)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 2(a)(1)) is
amended by adding at the end the follow... | Commodity Speculation Reform Act of 2008 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from issuing a no action letter to any foreign board of trade that lists a contract whose price settles on the price of a contract traded on an exchange regulated by the CFTC, unless ... | A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to clarify the treatment of purchases of certain commodity futures contracts and financial instruments with respect to limits established by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission relating to excessive speculation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Driver's Privacy
Protection Act of 1993''.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to protect the personal
privacy and safety of licensed drivers consistent with the legitimate
needs of business and government.
SEC. 2. AMEND... | Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the release of personal information about any individual obtained by a State department of motor vehicles (DMV) in connection with a motor vehicle operator's permit, title, identification card, or registration, unless such individual... | Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Video Game Rating
Act of 1994''.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to provide parents with
information about the nature of video games which are used in homes or
public areas, including arcades or family entertainmen... | Video Game Rating Act of 1994 - Establishes the Interactive Entertainment Rating Commission to: (1) coordinate with the video game industry in the development of a voluntary standard for providing information to purchasers and users concerning the contents of video games; (2) evaluate whether any standards proposed ar... | Video Game Rating Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. 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 certain retirement account distributions (first homes, higher education expenses, unemployment, and medical) from the earl... | 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 ``Prematurity Research Expansion and
Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act'' or the ``PREEMIE
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Premature birth is a serious and growin... | Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act or PREEMIE Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand and coordinate NIH research on preterm labor and delivery, infant mortality, and low birthweight infan... | To reduce preterm labor and delivery and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and to reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Repeatedly Flooded Communities
Preparation Act''.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY ACCOUNTABILITY FOR REPETITIVELY FLOODED AREAS.
(a) In General.--Section 1361 of the National Flood Insurance Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4102) is amended by adding at the end the following:... | Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to require a community that participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and has been repeatedly flooded, as specified by the bill, to: (1) assess the continuing risks to community areas repeatedly dama... | Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction
Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 31.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 31 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3101A the following:
``Sec. 3101B. Debt limit control
``(a)... | Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to issue a debt limit warning to Congress if Treasury determines that the United States will reach the statutory debt limit within 60 days. The warning must include a determination of when extraordinary measures may be necessary ... | Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Upper Missisquoi and Trout Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVER SEGMENTS.
Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(208) Missis... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 30, 2014. Upper Missisquoi and Trout Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of the Missisquoi River and Trout River in Vermont as components of the National Wild and Scenic... | Upper Missisquoi and Trout Wild and Scenic Rivers Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Respect Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The dignity, freedom, and equality of all human beings
are fundamental to a thriving global community.
(2) The rights to life, liberty, and securit... | Global Respect Act This bill directs the President to submit to Congress, biannually, a list of each foreign person that the President determines is responsible for or complicit in, or who acted as an agent for a foreign person in a mater relating to, torture, cruel treatment, prolonged detention, or other gross violat... | Global Respect Act |
SECTION 1. NONRECOGNITION OF GAIN ON QUALIFIED SALES OF
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUSINESSES.
(a) In General.--Subchapter O of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to gain or loss on disposition of property) is
amended by inserting after part IV the following new part:
``PART... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the nonrecognition of up to $50 million of gain (for capital gains tax purposes) from the sale of a telecommunications business to a qualified business. Defines "qualified business" to mean: (1) for a telecommunications sale including any interest in a broadcast station, any pe... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications businesses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bring Our Children Home Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE MISSING CHILDREN'S ASSISTANCE ACT.
Section 403(1) of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5772(1)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking
... | Bring Our Children Home Act - Amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to expand the definition of "missing child."
Requires the Attorney General to provide state and local law enforcement agencies with information for locating a child from a foreign country who has been abducted and is believed to be in the Unite... | 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 ``Andrea Sloan Compassionate Use
Reform and Enhancement Act'' or the ``Andrea Sloan CURE Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDED ACCESS POLICY AS CONDITION OF EXPEDITED APPROVAL.
Section 561 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
360bbb) is amended--
... | Andrea Sloan Compassionate Use Reform and Enhancement Act or the Andrea Sloan CURE Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the sponsor of a “breakthrough drug” (which is a drug that qualifies for expedited approval, is an infectious disease product, or qualifies the sponsor for a pr... | Andrea Sloan CURE Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mount St. Helens National Volcanic
Monument Completion Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Act entitled ``An Act to designate the Mount St.
Helens National Volcanic Monument in the State... | Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Completion Act - Revises existing law to require the Secretary of the Interior to acquire, by exchange, the mineral and geothermal interests of each holder (the Burlington Northern, Incorporated or the Weyerhaeuser Company) in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument... | Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Completion Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Liberian Refugee Immigration
Protection Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF CERTAIN LIBERIAN NATIONALS.
(a) Adjustment of Status.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 245(c) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, t... | Liberian Refugee Immigration Protection Act of 2005 - Provides for the permanent resident status adjustment of certain Liberian nationals who were granted, or are eligible to apply for, temporary protected status on or after March 27, 1991. | To adjust the immigration status of certain Liberian nationals who were provided refuge in the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Belarus Democracy and Human Rights
Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; STATEMENT OF POLICY.
Sections 2 and 3 of the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 (Public Law
109-480; 22 U.S.C. 5811 note) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
``Congress find... | Belarus Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2011 - Amends the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 to express the sense of Congress that the President should continue to support radio, television, and Internet broadcasting to the people of Belarus in languages spoken in Belarus by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the Voice of A... | To reauthorize the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Education Development
Initiative for the 21st Century Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to provide rural school students in the
United States with increased learning opportunities.
SEC. 3. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the follo... | Reserves a specified portion of grant funds for schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Sets forth an allotment formula for grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) to make grants to eligible LEAs.
Authorizes the Secretary to make direct competitive grants to specially qualified eligible rural LEAs in nonp... | Rural Education Development Initiative for the 21st Century Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``America Rx Act of
2010''.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to establish an America Rx
program that utilizes manufacturer rebates and pharmacy discounts to
reduce prescription drug prices to those residents who are with... | America Rx Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the America Rx program to provide qualified residents with access to discounted prices for outpatient prescription drugs through rebate agreements that the Secretary negotiates with prescription drug manufacturers. Makes eli... | To establish an America Rx program to establish fairer pricing for prescription drugs for individuals without access to prescription drugs at discounted prices. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Health Care Reform Act
of 2003''.
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 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a limited tax credit for medical insurance; (2) set forth that a plan or other arrangement shall not cease to count as a cafeteria plan solely because qualified benefits under such plan include a health flexible spending arran... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make health care coverage more accessible and affordable. |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR CERTAIN HOME PURCHASES.
(a) Allowance of Credit.--Subpart A 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 section 25D the following new
section:
``SEC. 25E. CREDIT FOR CERTAIN HOME PURCHASES.
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers a one-time refundable tax credit for up to 10% of the purchase price of a principal residence purchased in the United States within the 12-month period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. Limits the dollar amount of such credit to $10,000. Termi... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain home purchases. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial UAS Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. INTERIM RULE FOR THE OPERATION OF SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT FOR
COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.
(a) In General.--Subtitle B of title III of the FAA Modernization
and Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-95) is... | Commercial UAS Modernization Act This bill amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to permit an individual to operate a small commercial unmanned aircraft without an airworthiness certificate within the United States until the effective date of a final rule based on the notice of proposed rulemaking "O... | Commercial UAS Modernization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Landmine Moratorium Extension Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Anti-personnel landmines, which are designed to maim
and kill people, have been used indiscriminately in
dramatic... | Landmine Moratorium Extension Act of 1993 - Declares that it is U.S. policy to seek international agreements prohibiting the sale, transfer, or export, and terminating the manufacture, possession, and use, of antipersonnel landmines.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the President should submit the 1980 ... | Landmine Moratorium Extension Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) in virtually every sector of society--health, defense,
transportation, agriculture, etc.--research is used to guide
policy choices;
(2) in education, however, research has not been
effectively utilized as a tool f... | Requires the National Science Foundation (NSF), for the purpose of integrating scientific disciplines in relation to research on learning, and gaining a better understanding of how such research and educational practice can be reconciled, to continue to support such research, focusing on: (1) brain research as a founda... | To authorize the National Science Foundation to undertake certain activities in support of research on learning. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Claims Licensing Advancement for
Interstate Matters Act'' or the ``CLAIM Act''.
SEC. 2. MODEL LICENSING ACT.
To promote the policy of robust consumer protection for and more
efficient interstate adjusting of property, casualty, disability, or
workers'... | Claims Licensing Advancement for Interstate Matters Act or CLAIM Act - Urges the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to: (1) adopt a model independent claims adjuster licensing Act meeting specified criteria, and (2) adopt and administer a multi-state examination for an independent claims adjuster se... | CLAIM Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``California Coastal
National Monument Expansion Act of 2013''.
(b) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map created by the
Bureau of Land Management, entitled ``California Coast... | California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2013 - Expands the boundary of the California Coastal National Monument, established by Presidential Proclamation 7264, to include the Point Arena-Stornetta public lands in Mendocino County, California. Requires management of such lands: (1) in accordance with suc... | California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jobs for Veterans Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. VETERANS BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM.
Section 32 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657b) is amended--
(1) in subsection (f), by inserting ``(other than
subsections (g), (h), and (i))'' after ``... | Jobs for Veterans Act of 2011 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish within the SBA a Veterans Business Center program (program), headed by a Director, to provide entrepreneurial training and counseling to veterans. Authorizes the Director to ... | To amend the Small Business Act to establish a Veterans Business Center program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Common Sense Budget Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Department of Defense's increasingly large budget
provides for total defense spending that is greater than that
of the other 192 coun... | Common Sense Budget Act of 2007 - Requires certain reductions in amounts appropriated for FY2008 for specified Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Energy (DOE) programs. Makes amounts from such reductions available for: (1) modernization of school facilities; (2) the State Children's Health Insurance Program ... | To reallocate funds toward sensible priorities such as improved children's education, increased children's access to health care, expanded job training, and increased energy efficiency and conservation through a reduction of wasteful defense spending, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Ensuring secure access to energy is in the highest
national security interests of the United States.
(2) Without secure access to oil supplies, the United
States economy, which depends heavily on oil for
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax credit for 25 percent of the cost of certain automobiles, trucks, or vans with fuel efficiency ratings of not less than 40 miles per gallon (35 percent for ratings of not less than 50 miles per gallon); (2) allow a business tax credit for the manufacture or productio... | To encourage the availability and use of motor vehicles that have improved fuel efficiency, in order to reduce the need to import oil into the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Connect The Nation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The deployment and adoption of broadband service and
information technology has resulted in enhanced economic
development and public safety for co... | Connect The Nation Act - Provides for grants to develop and implement statewide initiatives to identify and track the availability and adoption of broadband service within each state. | To promote the deployment and adoption of telecommunications services and information technologies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Protection Improvements Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK AND CRIMINAL HISTORY
REVIEW PROGRAM.
The National Child Protection Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 5119 et seq.)
is amended--
(1) in secti... | DIVISION A--FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (Sec. 101) This division amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 to provide continuing FY2019 appropriations to several federal agencies through the earlier of February 8, 2019 (December 21... | Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Advancement in Pediatric Autism
Research Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Infantile autism and autism spectrum disorders are
biologically-based neurodevelopmental diseases that cause
severe impair... | Advancement in Pediatric Autism Research Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate the activities of NIH with respect to autism. Requires the Director, among other things to: (1) ensure that at NIH there is a commi... | Advancement in Pediatric Autism Research Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Forest Restoration Investment
Tax Credit Act''.
SEC. 2. CARBON SEQUESTRATION INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business-related
credits) i... | Global Forest Restoration Investment Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a business-related tax credit for investment in a carbon sequestration project approved under the International Carbon Conservation Act; and (2) extend through 2011 the taxpayer election to deduct dividends received fro... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a carbon sequestration investment tax credit, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pima County Land Adjustment Act''.
SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, EMPIRITA-SIMONSON, BLOOM, AND SAHUARITA
PROPERTIES, ARIZONA.
(a) Exchange Authorized.--If Las Cienegas Conservation, LLC,
conveys to the Secretary of the Interior all right, title,... | Pima County Land Adjustment Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to convey to Las Cienegas Conservation, LLC, the Sahuarita property, which consists of approximately 1,280 acres, in exchange for the Empirita-Simonson property, which consists of approximately 2,490 acres, and the Bloom property, ... | To provide for a land exchange involving certain Bureau of Land Management lands in Pima County, Arizona, for the purpose of consolidating Federal land ownership within the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. MEDICARE MEDICAL ADULT DAY CARE SERVICES DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAM.
Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) is
amended by inserting after section 1895 the following new section:
``medical adult day care services demonstration program
``Sec. 1895A. (a) Es... | Amends Title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration program to examine the clinical and cost effectiveness of providing medical adult day care center services to Medicare beneficiaries. | 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 ``Chapter 12 Extension and Bankruptcy
Judgeship Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.
(a) Extension of Chapter 12.--Section 149 of title I of division C
of Public Law 105-277, as amended by Public Law 106-5 and Public Law
106-70, is amended--
(... | Makes this amendment effective as of July 1, 2000 (the previous expiration date).
Amends the Federal judicial code to mandate appointments for additional temporary bankruptcy judgeships in California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto... | Chapter 12 Extension and Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Land Transaction
Facilitation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Bureau of Land Management has authority under the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701
et seq.) to sell ... | Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) establish a procedure to identify, by State, inholdings within federally designated areas for which the landowner has indicated a desire to sell the land or an interest in land to the Federal Government and to establish the date u... | Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cord Blood Stem Cell Act of 2003'' .
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Research sponsored by the National Institutes of Health
and conducted in full compliance with applicable Food and Drug
Adm... | Cord Blood Stem Cell Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to enter into contracts with qualified cord blood stem cell banks to assist in the establishment, provision,... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research using such cells. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Commission on
International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF ENTITIES OF PARTICULAR CONCERN FOR RELIGIOUS
FREEDOM.
Section 402(b)(1) of the International Religious Freedom Act of
1998 ... | United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2015 Amends the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to reauthorize the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) as an independent federal government advisory body through FY2021. Requires the President's annual... | United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. LIFESPAN RESPITE CARE.
The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``TITLE XXVIII--LIFESPAN RESPITE CARE
``SEC. 2801. FINDINGS AND P... | Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award grants or cooperative agreements to develop State-wide lifespan respite care pr... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Debt Buy-Down Act''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF AMOUNTS FOR REDUCTION OF PUBLIC DEBT.
(a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to returns and records) is amended by adding at
the end the following ... | Taxpayer Debt Buy-Down Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals with adjusted income tax liability to designate on their tax returns that a portion of such liability (not to exceed ten percent) be used to reduce the public debt.
Establishes a Public Debt Reduction Trust Fund for the deposit of desig... | Taxpayer Debt Buy-Down Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community-Based Gang Intervention
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) For the first time in the history of the United States,
more than one in every 100 adults is incarcerate... | Community-Based Gang Intervention Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should acknowledge and address social conditions such as poverty, homelessness, inadequate educational systems, and limited economic opportunities in developing a comprehensive gang violence reduction strategy. Amends the Ju... | Community-Based Gang Intervention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Carbon Capture Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF ENHANCED CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATION CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 45Q. CREDIT FOR CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATION.
``(a) Ge... | Carbon Capture Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend and modify the tax credit for carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration. The bill modifies the credit to: allow certain new industrial or direct air capture facilities to qualify for the credit if construction begins before 2024; allow qualified proj... | Carbon Capture Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Employment Outcomes of
TANF Recipients Act''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING ECONOMIC MOBILITY OF TANF RECIPIENTS.
Section 403(a)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(4))
is amended to read as follows:
``(4) Improving economic mobil... | Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act This bill requires a state participating in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to report to the Administration for Children and Families on specified indicators that measure the state's program performance levels. | Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Truth in Caller ID Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION REGARDING MANIPULATION OF CALLER IDENTIFICATION
INFORMATION.
Section 227 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (e)... | Truth in Caller ID Act of 2006 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to make it unlawful for any person in the United States, in connection with any telecommunications service or Internet protocol (IP)-enabled voice service, to cause any caller identification (ID) service to transmit misleading or inaccurate caller I... | A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information. |
SECTION 1. CORRECTION TO POKAGON RESTORATION ACT.
Section 9 of the Act entitled ``An Act to restore Federal services
to the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians'' (25 U.S.C. 1300j-7a) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``Bands'' each place it appears and inserting
``Band'';
(2) in subsection (a), by... | Makes technical amendments to the following Acts: (1) an Act to restore Federal services to the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians; (2) the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians and the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Act; (3) the Indian Dams Safety Act of 1994; (4) an Act extending Federal benefits to the Pa... | To make certain technical corrections in laws relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PILOT PROGRAM FOR EXPANDING TAX REFUND REDUCTION PROVISION
TO INCLUDE CERTAIN LOCAL TAX DEBT.
(a) Pilot Program.--Section 3720A of title 31, United States Code
(relating to reduction of tax refund by amount of debt) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(j) Pilot Program ... | Amends federal monetary law relating to reduction of a tax refund by the amount of a tax debt to establish a pilot program during 2009 and 2010 for the collection of past-due legally enforceable local government tax obligations.
Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury, upon receiving notice from any eligible state on ... | To amend title 31, United States Code, to allow certain local tax debt to be collected through the reduction of Federal tax refunds. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Center for Social Work
Research Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Social workers focus on the improvement of individual
and family functioning and the creation of effective health and
... | National Center for Social Work Research Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the National Center for Social Work Research to conduct, support, and disseminate targeted research on social work methods and outcomes related to problems of si... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a National Center for Social Work Research. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Overdraft Fee Notification Act''.
SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION OF OVERDRAFT FEE.
(a) In General.--Section 905 of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act
(15 U.S.C. 1693c) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(d) Notification of Overdraf... | Overdraft Fee Notification Act - Amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to prohibit a financial institution from imposing a fee or charge for overdraft protection service unless it has disclosed such charge to the consumer before the completion of the transaction that would result in an overdraft.
Sets forth disclosu... | To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to require notice to the consumer before any fee may be imposed by a financial institution in connection with any transaction for any overdraft protection service provided with respect to such transaction, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Whatever It Takes to Rebuild Act,
Part II''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Major disasters, including natural disasters and
disasters caused by terrorist acts, often result in a decline
in economic act... | Whatever It Takes to Rebuild Act, Part II - Repeals the Community Disaster Loan Act of 2005.
Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to make community disaster loans to any state government which may suffer a substantial loss of tax and other revenue as a r... | To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to modify the terms of the community disaster loan program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Better Pharmaceuticals for Children
Act''.
SEC. 2. PEDIATRIC STUDIES MARKETING EXCLUSIVITY.
Chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
501 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 505 the following
new section:
... | Better Pharmaceuticals for Children Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prescribe guidelines under which the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall defer for a six-month period the effective date for approved drug applications pending the conduct of clinical trials in the pediatric population... | Better Pharmaceuticals for Children Act |
SECTION 1. LEASES, PERMITS, AND CONTRACTS FOR BUILDINGS, FACILITIES,
AND PROPERTIES IN THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM.
(a) In General.--The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration
Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) is amended by--
(1) striking section 6 (relating to amend... | Amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from awarding any concession that authorizes a person to use any land or water in the National Wildlife Refuge System for any activity conducted to provide accommodations, facilities, or services for visitors... | To amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to establish requirements for the award of concessions in the National Wildlife Refuge System, to provide for maintenance and repair of properties located in the System by concessionaires authorized to use such properties, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Frederick Douglass Bicentennial
Commission Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Born into slavery on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in
1818 and given the name Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey
... | Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission Act This bill establishes the Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission to: (1) plan, develop, and carry out programs and activities to honor Frederick Douglass for the bicentennial anniversary of his birth; and (2) recommend the federal government entities appropriate ... | Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Liberian Refugee Immigration
Fairness Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.
(a) Adjustment of Status.--
(1) In general.--
(A) Eligibility.--The Secretary of Homeland
Security shall adjust the statu... | Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2007 - Provides for the permanent resident status adjustment of certain Liberian nationals. | A bill to provide for the adjustment of status of certain nationals of Liberia to that of lawful permanent residence. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency
Malpractice Liability Insurance Commission (EMLIC) Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Establishment of Commission... | Emergency Malpractice Liability Insurance Commission (EMLIC) Act - Establishes the Emergency Malpractice Liability Insurance Commission to examine the causes of soaring medical malpractice premiums and propose a comprehensive strategy to alleviate the impact. Directs the Commission to investigate and determine whether ... | To establish an Emergency Malpractice Liability Insurance Commission. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower
Act''.
SEC. 2. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY WHISTLEBLOWER INCENTIVES AND PROTECTIONS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter IV of chapter 301 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 30172.... | Conscience Protection Act of 2016 (Sec. 3) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to codify the prohibition against the federal government and state and local governments that receive federal financial assistance for health-related activities penalizing or discriminating against a health care provider based on ... | Conscience Protection Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expatriate Terrorist Act''.
SEC. 2. LOSS OF NATIONALITY DUE TO SUPPORT OF TERRORISM.
Section 349(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1481(a)) is amended to read as follows:
``(a) In General.--A person who is a national of the United ... | Expatriate Terrorist Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include among the grounds for loss of U.S. nationality by a native-born or naturalized citizen: taking an oath or making a declaration of allegiance to a foreign terrorist organization after attaining the age of 18; entering, or servin... | Expatriate Terrorist Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION OF CUSTOMS AND TAX EXEMPTION UNDER THE TORT CLAIMS
PROCEDURES.
Section 2680(c) of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``law-enforcement'' and inserti... | Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act - Amends the Federal judicial code to exclude from the customs and tax exemption under tort claims procedures any claim based on the negligent destruction, injury, or loss of goods or merchandise (including real property) while in the possession of any customs or other law enforcement ... | Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Obesity in Schools Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) It is estimated that 64.5 percent (119,000,000) of
American adults and 15 percent (9,000,000) of American children
are overweight o... | Stop Obesity in Schools Act of 2006 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a national strategy to reduce childhood obesity that: (1) provides for the reduction of childhood obesity rates by 10% by the year 2010; (2) addresses solutions to reducing the rates of childhood obesity; (3) identifies... | To reduce childhood obesity, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Saint Francis Dam Disaster National
Memorial Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On March 12, 1928, the Saint Francis Dam located in the
northern portion of Los Angeles County, California, breached,
r... | Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act (Sec. 3) This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial at the Dam site in Los Angeles County, California, to honor the victims of the Saint Francis Dam disaster of March 12, 1928. The Memorial shal... | Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Make College Affordable Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENSES.
(a) Deduction Allowed.--Section 221 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 221. HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENSES.
``(a) Allowance... | Make College Affordable Act of 2011- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers a deduction from gross income for higher education expenses, including tuition and fees and reasonable living expenses while attending an institution of higher education, and for interest on certain education loans paid ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make higher education more affordable by providing a full tax deduction for higher education expenses and interest on student loans. |
SECTION 1. DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS
OF INDIVIDUALS.
(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating section 222
as section 223 and by inserting after section 221 the following new
section:
`... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow as a deduction, subject to limitations, an amount equal to the sum of the amount paid during the taxable year for: (1) insurance which constitutes medical care for the taxpayer and the taxpayer's spouse and dependents; plus (2) unreimbursed prescription drug expenses paid by th... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for amounts paid for health insurance and prescription drug costs of individuals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping America's Food Safe Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. CERTIFICATION OF PRIVATE LABORATORIES AND SAMPLING SERVICES.
(a) Amendment.--Chapter IV of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
followin... | Keeping America's Food Safe Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require: (1) certification of any food safety laboratory or a sampling service that is analyzing, testing, or collecting samples of imported food; and (2) such laboratories or services to submit to the Secretary of Health and H... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve food safety. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drinking Water Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. ALGAL TOXIN RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT.
(a) In General.--Part E of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C.
300j et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 1459. ALGAL TOXIN RISK ASSESSMENT... | Drinking Water Protection Act This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to direct the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and submit to Congress a strategic plan for assessing and managing risks associated with algal toxins in drinking water provided by public water systems. Cyanobacteria, also known as blue... | Drinking Water Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``MTBE Elimination Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF THE SENATE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) a single cup of MTBE, equal to the quantity found in 1
gallon of gasoline oxygenated with MTBE, renders all of the
water... | Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit, three years after the enactment of the MTBE Elimination Act, the use of MTBE as a fuel additive.
Requires persons selling oxygenated gasoline containing MTBE at retail to be required under regulations promulgated by the Administrator to label the fuel dispensing syst... | MTBE Elimination Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equity for Congress Act''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF CONGRESS AND PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEES.
(a) Application.--
(1) In general.--The rights and protections provided
pursuant to this Act and the provisions of law specified in
paragra... | Equity for Congress Act - Makes applicable to the Congress the following Federal laws: (1) with respect to employment title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the National Labor Relations Act, sections 1977 and 1977A of the Revised Statutes, the Fair Labor Standards ... | Equity for Congress Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Triad Program Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) older Americans are among the most rapidly growing
segments of our society;
(2) currently, the elderly comprise 15 percent of our
soci... | National Triad Program Act - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Justice to conduct a national assessment of: (1) crimes against the elderly; (2) the needs of law enforcement, health, and social service organizations in working to assist victims; and (3) promising strategies to respond effectively.
Spe... | National Triad Program Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 2000''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
Section 2(b) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701(b)) is amended by striking paragraph
(1) and inserting the foll... | (Sec. 3) Increases the Foundation's Board of Directors from 15 to 25 members, including the Director of the USFWS and the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.
(Sec. 4) Authorizes the Foundation to have its principal offices in Washington, D.C. (as currently provided), or in the bordering counties of M... | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and
tripled in adolescents in the past 30 years. Currently, more
than one-thi... | Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a tax deduction for any business expenses: (1) for advertising or marketing primarily directed at children (defined as individuals under the age of 14) to promote the consumption by such children of food of poor nutritional qual... | Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Regulatory Right-to-Know Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are to--
(1) promote the public right-to-know about the costs and
benefits of Federal regulatory programs and rules;
(2) increase Governm... | Requires the accounting statement, at a minimum, to: (1) cover expected costs and benefits for the fiscal year for which the statement is submitted and the four following fiscal years; (2) cover previously expected costs and benefits for the two preceding fiscal years, or the most recent revision of such costs and bene... | Regulatory Right-to-Know Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Development Lab Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The effectiveness of United States foreign assistance
can be greatly enhanced by fostering innovation, applying
science and technolog... | Global Development Lab Act of 2016 (Sec. 3) This bill establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) the United States Global Development Lab, the duties of which shall include: increasing the application of science, technology, innovation, and partnerships to develop new solutions to end extrem... | Global Development Lab Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Perkins County Rural Water System
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) in 1977, the North Dakota State Legislature authorized
and directed the State Water Commission to conduct the
Southwest Area Water... | Perkins County Rural Water System Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to the Perkins County Rural Water System, Inc. (Corporation) for the Federal share of the costs of: (1) planning and construction of the Corporation's water supply system; and (2) repairs to existing public water distri... | Perkins County Rural Water System Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ethics in Government Reform Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL RULES FOR HIGHLY PAID EXECUTIVE APPOINTEES AND MEMBERS
OF CONGRESS AND HIGHLY PAID CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--
(1) Appearances before agency.-- Section ... | Ethics in Government Reform Act of 1993 - Codifies in the Federal criminal code the lobbying restrictions on senior executive branch appointees under Executive Order 12834, generally, and extends those restrictions to Members of Congress and highly paid staffers. | Ethics in Government Reform Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Preventive Health Awareness
Campaign''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Well-woman visits are the foundation on which women's
preventive care is built. Such visits include not only specific
... | Women's Preventive Health Awareness Campaign This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide for a national public outreach and educational campaign, including a website, to raise awareness of women's preventive health. The campaign must describe gu... | Women's Preventive Health Awareness Campaign |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Assisting Family
Farmers through Insurance Reform Measures Act'' or the ``AFFIRM Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Adjust... | Assisting Family Farmers through Insurance Reform Measures Act or the AFFIRM Act This bill amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to reduce federal crop insurance payments and disclose details regarding subsidies. The bill prohibits premium subsidies: (1) for additional ... | AFFIRM Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Waste Isolation
Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Amendment Act''.
(b) Reference.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment
to, or repeal of, a se... | Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Amendment Act - Amends the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act (WIPP Act) to remove certain provisions relating to: (1) compliance of specified Federal oil and gas leases with the Solid Waste Disposal Act; (2) test phase; (3) requirements for the commencement of... | Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Amendment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Capitol Expansion and
Improvement Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. EXPENSING FOR CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended by
inserting after section 179E the following new section:
``SEC. 179F. ELECT... | Small Business Capitol [sic] Expansion and Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers whose average annual gross receipts over a three-year period do not exceed $5 million an election to expense up to $125,000 of the cost of depreciable real property. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the expensing of certain real property. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Advantage
and Prescription Drug Accountability Act of 2005''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Requirement for reasonab... | Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Accountability Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the contract with an Medicare Advantage (MA) organization to provide for a minimum loss ratio (aggregate average benefits that are at least a minimum ratio of the aggregate average r... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for improved accountability in the Medicare Advantage and prescription drug programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lumbee Recognition Act''.
SEC. 2. PREAMBLE.
The preamble to the Act of June 7, 1956 (70 Stat. 254), is
amended--
(1) by striking out ``and'' at the end of each of the first
three clauses;
(2) by striking out ``: Now ther... | Lumbee Recognition Act - Extends Federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. Authorizes appropriations. | Lumbee Recognition Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Breast Cancer and Environmental
Research Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer
deaths among American women.
(2) More women in the United S... | Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Services, based on recommendations from the Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Advisory Panel (established by this Act), to make grants, after a proc... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the development and operation of research centers regarding environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of breast cancer. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ambulatory Surgical Center Medicare
Payment Modernization Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE PAYMENT FOR AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTER SERVICES.
(a) In General.--Section 1833(i) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395l(i)) is amended to read as follows:
... | Ambulatory Surgical Center Medicare Payment Modernization Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the requirements and the formula for payments for services furnished to individuals in ambulatory surgical centers. | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers under the Medicare Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Underground Railroad
Freedom Center Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
(hereinafter ``Freedom Center'') was founded in 1995;
... | Authorizes appropriations.
Requires annual reports from the Center to Congress. | National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expatriate Terrorist Act''.
SEC. 2. LOSS OF NATIONALITY DUE TO SUPPORT OF TERRORISM.
Section 349(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1481(a)) is amended to read as follows:
``(a) In General.--A person who is a national of the United ... | Expatriate Terrorist Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include among the grounds for loss of U.S. nationality by a native-born or naturalized citizen: taking an oath or making a declaration of allegiance to a foreign terrorist organization after attaining the age of 18; entering, or servin... | Expatriate Terrorist Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``America's Law Enforcement and Mental
Health Project''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) fully 16 percent of all inmates in State prisons and local
jails suffer from mental illness, according to a July, 1999 report,
conducted... | Defines: (1) "mental illness" as a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder of sufficient duration to meet diagnostic criteria within the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, that has resulted in functional impairment that substantially interferes with or limits... | America's Law Enforcement and Mental Health Project |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) in 1970, Amtrak was created as a 2-year, federally
assisted experiment that was to become an independent and self-
sufficient entity shortly thereafter;
(2) although Amtrak is not a department, agency, or
... | Amends Federal transportation law to repeal specified authorities with respect to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK), eliminating intercity rail passenger transportation (while retaining AMTRAK commuter services).
(Sec. 3) Repeals a provision which provides for the judicial review of the discontinuan... | To amend title 49, United States Code, to eliminate provisions of Federal law that provide special support for, or burdens on, the operation of Amtrak as a passenger rail carrier, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cathedral Rock and Horse Heaven
Wilderness Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(1) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the
Federal land authorized to be conveyed by the United States
under section 4(a).
(... | Cathedral Rock and Horse Heaven Wilderness Act of 2010 - Designates specified Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in Oregon, to be known as the Cathedral Rock Wilderness and the Horse Heaven Wilderness, as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
Sets forth requirements for the adm... | A bill to designate certain land in the State of Oregon as wilderness, to provide for the exchange of certain Federal land and non-Federal land, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Enhancements for Needed
Drugs Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. GAO STUDIES AND REPORTS ON PRICES OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
(a) Review and Reports on Retail Prices of Prescription Drugs.--
(1) Initial review.--The Comptroller General of the Unite... | Medicare Enhancements for Needed Drugs Act of 2004 - Directs the Comptroller General to review and report to Congress on the retail cost of prescription drugs in the United States during 2000 and 2003 with an emphasis on the prescription drugs most utilized for individuals age 65 or older. Requires the Comptroller Gene... | A bill to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Worker Needlestick
Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Bloodborne Pathogens Standard.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
Secretary of Labor, acting through the Occupational Safety and
... | (Sec. 2) Includes under such revised standard requirements relating to: (1) exposure control plans; (2) sharps injury logs; and (3) worker training in the use of such systems and sharps.
(Sec. 3) Requires the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to establish and maintain a natio... | Health Care Worker Needlestick Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Access to Emergency
Psychiatric Care Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF MEDICAID EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRIC
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
(a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 2707 of Public Law 111-
148 (42 U.S.C. 1396a note) i... | Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to: (1) extend the emergency psychiatric demonstration project, which allows eligible states to provide payment for medical assistance to certain psychiatric institutions under title XI... | Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act |
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