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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Everson Walls and Ron Springs Gift
for Life Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL ORGAN AND TISSUE DONOR REGISTRY RESOURCE CENTER.
Part H of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 273
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 371A the fol... | Everson Walls and Ron Springs Gift for Life Act of 2007 - 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 establish a National Organ Tissue Donor Registry Resource Center, which shall: (1)... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a National Organ and Tissue Donor Registry Resource Center, to authorize grants for State organ and tissue donor registries, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wartime Violation of Italian
American Civil Liberties Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The freedom of more than 600,000 Italian-born
immigrants in the United States and their families was
... | Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the story of the treatment of Italian Americans during World War II needs to be told; (2) Federal agencies, including the Department of Education and the National Endowment for the Humanities, should support projects such as conferences, seminars, and lectures to heighten aware... | Wartime Violation of Italian American Civil Liberties Act |
SECTION 1. USE OF SAFETY BELTS AND CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS BY CHILDREN.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 1 of title 23, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 165. Use of safety belts and child restraint systems by children
``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the fo... | Amends Federal highway provisions to direct that, if by specified dates (starting on October 1, 2004) a State has not enacted a child safety restraint law, the Secretary of Transportation shall transfer specified percentages of State highway funds to implement a statewide comprehensive child and other passenger protect... | To amend title 23, United States Code, relating to the use of safety belts and child restraint systems by children, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Price Gouging Prevention
Act''.
SEC. 2. UNCONSCIONABLE PRICING OF GASOLINE AND OTHER PETROLEUM
DISTILLATES DURING EMERGENCIES.
(a) Unconscionable Pricing.--
(1) In general.--It shall be unlawful for any person to
... | Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act - Makes it unlawful, during a period proclaimed by the President as an energy emergency, to sell gasoline or any other petroleum distillate at a price that: (1) is unconscionably excessive; or (2) indicates the seller is taking unfair advantage of the circumstances of an emergency t... | To protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Number Protection
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal
Trade Commission.
(2) Person.--The term ``person'' means any individual,
... | Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to make it unlawful for any person, except in certain circumstances, to: (1) intentionally display the Social Security number of another individual on a website generally access... | To strengthen the authority of the Federal Government to protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Manufacturing Efficiency
and Retraining Investment Collaboration Achievement Works Act'' or the
``AMERICA Works Act''.
SEC. 2. INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED AND NATIONALLY PORTABLE CREDENTIALS FOR JOB
TRAINING PROGRAMS.
(a) Workforce Inve... | American Manufacturing Efficiency and Retraining Investment Collaboration Achievement Works Act or AMERICA Works Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, with respect to statewide and local adult and youth workforce investment employment and training programs, to require a one-stop delivery system, in selecti... | A bill to require that certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that provide an industry-recognized and nationally portable credential. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Partners Neighborhood
Preservation Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY PARTNERS NEXT DOOR PROGRAM.
(a) Congressional Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) teachers, law enforcement officers, fire fighters, and
rescue perso... | Community Partners Neighborhood Preservation Act of 2011 - Amends the National Housing Act to provide: (1) a 50% discount for teachers and public safety officers purchasing certain eligible asset properties for use as their primary residence during FY2012-FY2022, and (2) a $100 downpayment on any related insured mortga... | To expand the Officer Next Door and Teacher Next Door initiatives of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to include fire fighters and rescue personnel, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage
Assistance Act''.
SEC. 2. MORTGAGE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a program to make
payments on a mortgage insured under the National Housing Act for a 1-
to 4-family reside... | Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a mortgage emergency assistance program for qualifying homeowners with National Housing Act-insured mortgages who are temporarily unable to meet their obligations due to financial hardship beyond their co... | To establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing unavoidable, temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured under the National Housing Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Food Allergen Consumer Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Approximately 7,000,000 Americans suffer from food
allergies. Every year roughly 30,000 people receive emergency
room treatment d... | Food Allergen Consumer Protection Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require food labels to identify known food allergens contained therein or be deemed misbranded, without regard as to whether or not the presence of an allergen is intentional or unintentional.Defines "known food allergen" to incl... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish labeling requirements regarding allergenic substances in food, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE
This Act may be cited as ``Aimee's Law''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Dangerous sexual offense.--The term ``dangerous sexual
offense'' means sexual abuse or sexually explicit conduct
committed by an individual who has attained the age of 18 years... | Makes the above inapplicable if the convicted person has been released from prison upon the reversal of the conviction and has been convicted subsequently of such offense.
(Sec. 4) Directs the Attorney General to collect and maintain, with respect to each State, information relating to: (1) the number of convictions du... | Aimee's Law |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bureau of Land Management Foundation
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Board or Directors
of the Foundation.
(2) Foundatio... | Bureau of Land Management Foundation Act This bill establishes a Bureau of Land Management Foundation as a charitable, nonprofit corporation to: encourage, accept, and administer private gifts of money and of real and personal property for the benefit of, or in connection with the activities and services of, the Burea... | Bureau of Land Management Foundation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Child Left Behind Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS.
(a) Definition of Adequate Yearly Progress.--Section 1111(b)(2) of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6311(b)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagra... | No Child Left Behind Reform Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to allow states to include measures of individual or cohort growth over time in determining whether students are making adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward state academic performance standards. Eliminates the considerat... | A bill to improve the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Phantom Fuel Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. CELLULOSIC BIOFUEL REQUIREMENT BASED ON ACTUAL PRODUCTION.
(a) Provision of Estimate of Volumes of Cellulosic Biofuel.--
Section 211(o)(3)(A) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(3)(A)) is
amended--
(1) ... | Phantom Fuel Reform Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to revise the renewable fuel program by requiring the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, in estimating the projected volume of cellulosic biofuel to be sold or introduced into commerce in the next year, to determine for each facility producin... | Phantom Fuel Reform Act |
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Arizona.
(3) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Pascua ... | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to acquire, by use of eminent domain, subsurface mineral rights to certain land owned by the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and certain land held in trust for the Tribe in Arizona.
Requires the Secretary to take such interests into trust for the Tribe's benefit. | To provide for acquisition of subsurface mineral rights to land owned by the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and land held in trust for the Tribe, and for other purposes. |
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 a minor 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 minor resides requiring parental involvement in a minor's abortion decision. Makes an excepti... | A bill 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; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Middle Class Tax
Relief Act of 1998''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--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 s... | Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise tax rates for: (1) married individuals filing joint returns and surviving spouses (eliminates the marriage penalty); (2) heads of households; (3) other individuals; and (4) estates and trusts. | Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Quinebaug and
Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Reauthorization Act
of 1999''.
(b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever
in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of a... | Names Quinebaug- Shetucket Heritage Corridor, Inc. the management entity for the Corridor, with authority to make grants or loans to the States, local governments, nonprofit organizations, and other persons to further the goals set forth in the management plan adopted by the Governor of Connecticut on February 16, 1999... | Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Reauthorization Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Private Vocational
Partnership Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DONATIONS TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES FOR
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PURPOSES.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Reve... | Public Private Vocational Partnership Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain corporations who employ interns enrolled full-time in vocational programs in secondary schools or community colleges a business tax credit for donations of tangible personal property to such schools and colleges. Bases... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a business credit for donations for vocational educational purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans'
Insurance Reform Act of 1995''.
(b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever
in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a
section or othe... | Veterans' Insurance Reform Act of 1995 - Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to terminate an individual's coverage under the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance (SGLI) if such individual does not pay the required premiums within 60 days after their due date. Requires written notification of suc... | Veterans' Insurance Reform Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American 5-Cent Coin Design
Continuity Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNS ON THE 5-CENT COIN COMMEMORATING THE BICENTENNIAL OF
THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b) and after consulting
with the Coin Design Advis... | American 5-Cent Coin Design Continuity Act of 2002 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to change the design on the obverse and reverse sides of five-cent coins issued in 2003, 2004, and 2005 to commemorate the bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase. States that: (1) if the Secretary elects to change the obverse ... | To ensure continuity for the design of the 5-cent coin, establish the Coin Design Advisory Committee, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Private Property Rights Protection
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON EMINENT DOMAIN ABUSE BY STATES.
(a) In General.--No State or political subdivision of a State shall
exercise its power of eminent domain, or allow the exercise of such
power by a... | Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2007 - Prohibits a state or political subdivision from exercising its power of eminent domain, or allowing the exercise of such power by delegation, over property to be used for economic development or over property that is used for economic development within seven years after... | To protect private property rights. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco
Use Cessation Promotion Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF COUNSELING FOR CESSATION OF TOBACCO USE UNDER THE
MEDICARE PROGRAM.
(a) Coverage.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 13... | Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco Use Cessation Promotion Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide coverage of counseling for cessation of tobacco use.Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to: (1) provide for coverage of tobacco use cessation medications; and (2) require cover... | To amend titles V, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to promote tobacco use cessation under the Medicare Program, the Medicaid Program, and the maternal and child health program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Investment Tax Relief Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FOR GAIN FROM STOCK OF SMALL, PUBLICLY TRADED
COMPANIES.
(a) In General.--Part 1 of subchapter P of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to treatment of cap... | Small Investment Tax Relief Act of 2001- Amends the Internal Revenue Code, in the case of a taxpayer other than a corporation, to provide a limited exclusion from gross income for gain from the sale or exchange of certain qualified small business stock held for more than one year. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage investment in small companies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Working Families
Child Care Act of 1997''.
(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. Assistance for low-income working... | Working Families Child Care Act of 1997 - Amends the Child Care Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to extend its authorization of appropriations through FY 2002.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, from (additional) Treasury funds not otherwise appropriated, to award grants to States to provide child ... | Working Families Child Care Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Children's Safety
Act''.
SEC. 2. CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECKS.
Section 408 of the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence
Prevention Act (25 U.S.C. 3207) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(d) By Tribal Social Services... | Native American Children's Safety Act - Amends the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act (Act) to prohibit the final approval of any foster care placement by a tribal social services agency until the agency: (1) completes a criminal records check of each covered individual who resides in the househ... | Native American Children's Safety Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic
Rivers System Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Public Law 102-215 (105 Stat. 1664) directed the
Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation and consultation with
appropriate ... | Requires the segments to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the White Clay Creek Watershed Management Committee pursuant to the plan prepared by the White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic Study Task Force and the National Park Service.
Prohibits any portion of a segment designated by this A... | White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic Rivers System Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cyber-Security Enhancement and
Consumer Data Protection Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PERSONAL ELECTRONIC RECORDS.
Section 1030(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B); and
... | Cyber-Security Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) prohibit accessing or remotely controlling a protected computer to obtain identification information; (2) revise the definition of "protected computer" to include computers affecting interstate or foreign comm... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to better assure cyber-security, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Foods for Healthy Living
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GRANTS TO PROMOTE GREATER CONSUMPTION
OF FRESH FRUITS, FRESH VEGETABLES, AND OTHER HEALTHY
FOODS IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES.
(a) Grants Authorized.--T... | Healthy Foods for Healthy Living Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to make grants to community-based organizations and local redevelopment agencies operating in low-income communities to: (1) assist in purchasing appropriate equipment or in hiring and training personnel to expand the inventory of fre... | To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to community-based organizations and local redevelopment agencies operating in low-income communities to promote increased access to and consumption of fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, and other healthy foods among residents of such communities, and for other purp... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Identity Theft Protection Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBER.
(a) Repeal of Provisions Authorizing Certain Usages of the Social
Security Account Number.--Section 205(c)(2) of the Social Security Act
(4... | Identity Theft Protection Act of 2001 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code to establish new rules restricting the use of Social Security account numbers (SSNs) to applicable Social Security Administration and tax related purpose... | To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security account numbers issued under such title, to prohibit the establishment in the Federal Government of any uniform national identifying number, and to prohibit Federal agencies... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``10,000 Trained by 2010 Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the National Science Foundation has long been a
government leader in strengthening our Nation's information
infrastructure;
(2) as aut... | 10,000 Trained by 2010 Act - Requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award competitive grants for basic research on innovative approaches to improve health care information systems, as well as for scientific and engineering activities to improve education in the health care information fields.
Requires the a... | 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 ``Clean Smokestacks Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF EMISSIONS FROM POWERPLANTS.
Part A of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 132. REDUCTION OF EMISSIONS FROM POWERPLANTS.
`... | Clean Smokestacks Act of 2005 - Amends the Clean Air Act (CAA) to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate regulations to achieve specified reductions in aggregate emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, carbon dioxide, and mercury from powerplants (electric generation f... | To amend the Clean Air Act to reduce emissions from electric powerplants, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. JUDICIAL STRUCTURE OF GUAM.
(a) Judicial Authority; Courts.--Section 22(a) of the Organic Act
of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424(a)) is amended to read as follows:
``(a) (1) The judicial authority of Guam shall be vested in a court
established by Congress designated as the `District Court of Guam', and
a ju... | Authorizes the Supreme Court of Guam to create divisions of the Superior Court and other local courts of Guam.
Lists the courts of record for Guam.
Outlines the jurisdiction and powers of the local courts. | To amend the Organic Act of Guam for the purposes of clarifying the local judicial structure of Guam. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) It is in the best interest of the United States to
develop clean renewable geothermal energy.
(2) Development of such energy should be promoted on
appropriate Federal lands.
(3) Under the Energy Policy ... | Amends competitive lease provisions of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to set forth conditions under which areas that adjoin federal or nonfederal land for which a qualified company or individual holds a legal right to develop geothermal resources may be made available to the company or individual for noncompetitive l... | To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to authorize noncompetitive leasing of certain areas adjoining other lands for which a qualified company or individual holds a preexisting legal right to develop geothermal resources, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gynecologic Cancer Education and
Awareness Act of 2005'' or ``Johanna's Law''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.
Section 317P of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-17)
is amended--
(1) in the section heading by addi... | Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act of 2005 or Johanna's Law - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a national campaign to increase the awareness and knowledge of health care providers and women with respect to gynecologic cancers. Requires ca... | To provide for programs to increase the awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``Cord Blood Stem Cell Act of 2005''.
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
Administ... | Cord Blood Stem Cell Act of 2005 - 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 (HRSA), to enter into contracts with qualified cord blood stem cell banks to assist in establishing and maint... | 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 ``Civil War Sesquicentennial
Commission Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The American Civil War was a defining experience in the
development of the United States.
... | Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission to plan, develop, and carry out programs and activities appropriate to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, and to carry out other specified duties.
Directs the National... | To establish a commission to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``FHA Manufactured Housing Loan
Modernization Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) manufactured housing plays a vital role in providing
housing for low- and moderate-income famil... | FHA Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2006 - Amends the National Housing Act with respect to Federal Housing Administration (FHA) housing loan insurance for manufactured homes (or lots for such homes).
Exempts such loans from certain financial institution portfolio limits, increasing an allowable claim fo... | To modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program under title I of the National Housing Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Firefighter Investment and Response
Enhancement (FIRE) Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) increased demands on firefighting personnel have made
it difficult for local governments to adequately fund necessary
... | Requires: (1) ten percent non-Federal matching funds; (2) each grantee to report to the Director on grant uses; and (3) grants to be made to a variety of recipients, including paid and volunteer firefighters and urban, suburban, and rural.
Authorizes appropriations for FY 2000 through 2005. | Firefighter Investment and Response Enhancement (FIRE) Act |
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 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), before issuing a regulation under the securities laws, to: (1) identify the nature and source of the problem that the proposed regulation is designed to address in order ... | SEC Regulatory Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ravi Thackurdeen Safe Students Study
Abroad Act''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF CLERY ACT TO PROGRAMS OF STUDY ABROAD.
(a) Reporting of Crime Statistics.--Paragraph (12) of section
485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)) is
amended--
... | Ravi Thackurdeen Safe Students Study Abroad Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require an institution of higher education (IHE), other than a foreign IHE, that is participating in the programs under title IV to distinguish, in its annual campus security report on crime sta... | Ravi Thackurdeen Safe Students Study Abroad Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Digital Television Consumer
Education Act''.
SEC. 2. LABELING AND CONSUMER EDUCATION.
Section 330 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 330) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
(2) by i... | Digital Television Consumer Education Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require manufacturers of television receiving equipment (TVs) that does not include a digital tuner to: (1) place an advisory label on its screen stating that, after February 17, 2009, such TV will receive TV signals only by using addi... | To provide American consumers information about the broadcast television transition from an analog to a digital format. |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF A TICK-BORNE DISEASES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services
(referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall establish within
the Office of the Secretary an advisory ... | Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee to advise HHS on how to: (1) ensure coordination with other federal agencies, private organizations, and constituency groups regarding efforts to address tick-borne diseases; (2) ensure that a broad spectr... | To provide for the establishment of the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat
Reduction Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The possession by hostile states or terrorist groups of
nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons of mass destructio... | Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 2004 - Amends the Soviet Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 1991, the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, respectively, to repeal specified restrictions on the use of Cooperative Threat Reduction program (... | A bill to improve authorities to address urgent nonproliferation crises and United States nonproliferation operations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Land Sovereignty Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The power to dispose of and make all needful rules and
regulations governing lands belonging to the United St... | American Land Sovereignty Protection Act - Amends the National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from nominating any Federal lands for inclusion on the World Heritage List pursuant to the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage... | American Land Sovereignty Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Interstate Transportation of
Municipal Waste Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE.
Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6941 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
... | Interstate Transportation of Municipal Waste Act of 1993 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize a State Governor to prohibit the disposal of out-of-State municipal waste in any landfill or incinerator in the State.
Exempts from a Governor's authority to prohibit the disposal of out-of-State waste: (1) lan... | Interstate Transportation of Municipal Waste Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Providing Resources to Improve Dual
Language Education Act of 2016'' or the ``PRIDE Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Dual language programs have been found to provide the
greatest academic gains for lim... | Providing Resources to Improve Dual Language Education Act of 2016 or the PRIDE Act This bill authorizes the Department of Education (ED) to award up to five grants to partnerships of local educational agencies, early childhood education programs, and technical assistance providers for the implementation of dual langu... | PRIDE Act |
SECTION 1. COVERAGE OF HAIR PROSTHESES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SCALP HAIR
LOSS AS A RESULT OF ALOPECIA AREATA.
(a) Group Health Plans.--
(1) Public health service act amendments.--(A) Subpart 2 of
part A of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act is
amended by adding ... | Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering coverage in connection with such plans to provide coverage for scalp hair prostheses for participants or beneficiaries who have scalp hair ... | To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for hair prostheses for individuals with scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areat... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pork-Barrel Reduction Act''.
SEC. 2. REFORM OF CONSIDERATION OF APPROPRIATIONS BILLS IN THE SENATE.
Paragraph 1 of Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate is
amended to read as follows:
``1. (a) On a point of order made by any Senator:
... | Pork-Barrel Reduction Act - Amends rule XVI (Appropriations and Amendments to General Appropriations Bills) of the Standing Rules of the Senate with respect to consideration of appropriations bills to provide that, upon a point of order, no: (1) new or general legislation nor any unauthorized appropriation may be inclu... | A bill to provide greater accountability of taxpayers' dollars by curtailing congressional earmarking, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Montgomery GI Bill Second Chance Act
of 2004''.
SEC. 2. OPPORTUNITY FOR ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL TO WITHDRAW AN ELECTION
NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MONTGOMERY GI BILL EDUCATION
PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Chapter 30 of title 38, ... | Montgomery GI Bill Second Chance Act of 2004 - Authorizes certain members of the Armed Forces to make an irrevocable election during October of any year beginning in 2004 to become entitled to basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill.
Requires a reduction in basic pay of those members electing such ed... | To amend title 38, United States Code, and title 10, United States Code, to provide for an opportunity for active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Theodore Roosevelt Commemorative
Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) Theodore Roosevelt, one of America's greatest
presidents, was born on October 27, 1858, in New York City, New
York;
(2... | Theodore Roosevelt Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than: (1) 500,000 $1 coins with the image of Theodore Roosevelt as a Rough Rider on one side and an eagle design on the other side; and (2) 500,000 $1 coins with the image of Roosevelt on horseback on one side a... | A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of the bestowal of the Nobel Peace Prize on President Theodore Roosevelt, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Investing for Tomorrow's Schools Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the School Management and Planning
magazine, up to $150,000,000,000 in repairs, renovations, and
moderniza... | Investing for Tomorrow's Schools Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to enter into cooperative agreements with states under which: (1) they establish state and multistate infrastructure banks for education; and (2) the Secretary awards grants to states for initial capital to make loans through such bank... | A bill to establish State infrastructure banks for education, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public School Construction
Partnership Act''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF QUALIFIED PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL FACILITY BONDS AS
EXEMPT FACILITY BONDS.
(a) Treatment as Exempt Facility Bond.--Subsection (a) of section
142 of the Internal Revenue Code o... | Sets forth provisions concerning: (1) time-related spending requirements for public school construction bonds and doubling the arbitrage rebate exception for governmental bonds used to finance education facilities; and (2) the treatment of public school construction bonds as qualified tax-exempt obligations. | Public School Construction Partnership Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Upper Mississippi
River Basin Protection Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Reliance on sound science.... | Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act - Title I: Sediment and Nutrient Monitoring Network - (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), to establish a sediment and nutrient monitoring network for the Upper Mississippi River Basin.
... | To promote Department of the Interior efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, and for other purposes. |
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... | . Upper Missisquoi and Trout Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate two segments of the Missisquoi River and one segment of the Trout River in Vermont as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a recreation... | Upper Missisquoi and Trout Wild and Scenic Rivers Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Commemorative Events
Advisory Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the preparation and consideration of the multitude of
bills proposing particular days, weeks, months, or years for
recognition th... | National Commemorative Events Advisory Act - Establishes the President's Advisory Commission on National Commemorative Events to: (1) establish criteria for recommending to the President that a proposed commemorative event be approved or disapproved; (2) review proposals for national commemorative events submitted in a... | National Commemorative Events Advisory Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Extraterritorial
Jurisdiction Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL JURISDICTION.
(a) Certain Criminal Offenses Committed Outside the United
States.--Title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
chapter 211 the following new chapter:
... | Military and Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of 1999 - Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to make subject to its provisions civilian employees of the Department of Defense (DOD) and civilian employees of DOD contractors who, in support of a contingency operation as designated by the Secretary of Defense, are... | Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Graton Rancheria Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) In their 1997 Report to Congress, the Advisory Council
on California Indian Policy specifically recommended the
immediate legislativ... | Requires the Secretary of the Interior, upon application by the Tribe, to accept in trust for the Tribe any real property located in Marin or Sonoma County, California, after the property is conveyed to the Secretary if there are no adverse legal claims to such property. Provides that any such property shall: (1) be pa... | Graton Rancheria Restoration Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Business Security Tax
Credit Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS SECURITY 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) is ... | Agricultural Business Security Tax Credit Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a retailer of agricultural products and chemicals or a manufacturer, formulator, or distributor of certain pesticides a business tax credit for 30 percent of costs for or related to the protection of such chemicals or pest... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to certain agriculture-related businesses for the cost of protecting certain chemicals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Fairness Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. COMPUTATION AND PAYMENT OF LAST MONTHLY PAYMENT.
(a) Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Benefits.--Section 202 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402) is amended by adding at the end the
following new su... | Social Security Fairness Act of 2005 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide that, if an OASDI recipient dies during the first 15 days of a month, the last payment of the monthly benefit for that month shall be half the usual benefit amount; and... | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies, subject to a reduction of 50 percent if the recipient dies during the first 15 days of such month, and to increase the lump sum death payment to reflect changes in... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, FINDINGS, PURPOSES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Colorado River
Indian Reservation Boundary Correction Act''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Act of March 3, 1865, created the Colorado River
Indian Reservation (hereinafter `... | Colorado River Indian Reservation Boundary Correction Act - Declares that the boundaries of the Colorado River Indian Reservation are the boundaries delineated by the Robbins Survey of 1875 and affirmed by the Harrington Resurvey of 1912 (which include 16,000 acres known as the La Paz lands).
Restores to the Reservati... | To correct the south boundary of the Colorado River Indian Reservation in Arizona, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expedited Consideration of Proposed
Rescissions Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN PROPOSED RESCISSIONS.
(a) In General.--Part B of title X of the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 681 et seq.) is... | Expedited Consideration of Proposed Rescissions Act of 1993 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to allow the President an additional method of rescinding budget authority by the transmittal to the Congress, for expedited consideration, of one or more special messages proposing to resci... | Expedited Consideration of Proposed Rescissions Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Limitation on Nuclear Cooperation
with the United Arab Emirates Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
... | Limitation on Nuclear Cooperation with the United Arab Emirates Act of 2008 - Prohibits any agreement for cooperation to enter into force or any license to be issued for the export of nuclear material, equipment, or technology between the United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) pursuant to the Atomic Energy Ac... | To restrict nuclear cooperation with the United Arab Emirates, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act''.
SEC. 2. INVENTORY OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Section 1122(a) of title 31, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs
(2) and (3), respectiv... | Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) website include an inventory that identifies each federal program for which there is more than $1 million in annual budget authority. For programs for which there is more than $1 million but not more than $10 million ... | Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Asset Management Improvement Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. REVISIONS TO ASSET MANAGEMENT RULES AND RELATED FEES.
(a) Management and Related Fees.--The Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development shall not impose any restriction or limitation on the
amount of ... | Asset Management Improvement Act of 2008 - Prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from imposing restrictions or limitations on the amount of management and related fees for a public housing project which the public housing agency (PHA) determines reasonable, unless such restriction or limitation: (1) ... | To improve the Operating Fund for public housing of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Servicemember and Citizen
Protection Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) In December 1997, the General Assembly of the United
Nations called for the convening of a diplomatic conference in... | American Servicemember and Citizen Protection Act of 2003 - Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for the establishment or operation of the International Criminal Court.Declares that any action taken by or on behalf of the Court: (1) against any member of the U.S. armed forces shall be considered an act of aggression... | To provide that the International Criminal Court is not valid with respect to the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. LAND WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION FOR CRAGIN PROJECT.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered land.--The term ``covered land'' means the parcel
of land consisting of approximately 512 acres, as generally
depicted on the Map, that consists of--
(A) approximately 300 feet... | Withdraws approximately 512 acres of covered land in Arizona (consisting of approximately 300 feet of the crest of the Craigin Dam and associated spillway, the reservoir pool of that Dam, and a specified corridor of land) from all forms of: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location,... | To clarify the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``End Banking for Human Traffickers
Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING ISSUES BY THE OFFICE OF
TERRORISM AND FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
(a) Functions.--Section 312(a)(4) of title 31, United States Code,
is amended--
... | End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2017 This bill revises the duties of the Department of the Treasury's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence to include combating illicit financing relating to human trafficking. The bill amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to direct the Interagency Ta... | End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women and Children's HIV Protection
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Perinatal transmission is the leading cause of
pediatric HIV infections, including AIDS cases.
(2) The Centers for D... | Women and Children's HIV Protection Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for grants regarding the counseling and testing of pregnant women and newborn infants out of moneys appropriated under the care grant program. Prohibits making a grant to a State unless the State demonstrates that the law ... | To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to testing pregnant women and newborn infants for infection with the human immunodeficiency virus. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student, Teachers, and Officers
Preventing School Violence Act of 2018'' or the ``STOP School Violence
Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL SECURITY.
Part AA of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10... | Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act of 2018 or the STOP School Violence Act of 2018 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise and reauthorize through FY2028 the Secure Our Schools grant program. This grant program provides grants to states, local govern... | Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Defense of the Environment Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that provisions that reduce
protection of the environment have been included in legislation without
adequate consideration and an opportunity for Mem... | Defense of the Environment Act of 1997 - Requires any report of a congressional committee or committee of conference accompanying a public bill or joint resolution that includes any provision that reduces environmental protection to contain: (1) an identification and description of the provision; (2) an assessment of ... | Defense of the Environment Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO AGREE TO CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO THE BORDER
ENVIRONMENT COOPERATION AGREEMENT.
(a) In General.--Part 2 of subtitle D of title V of Public Law 103-
182 (22 U.S.C. 290m--290m-3) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 545. AUTHORITY TO AGREE TO CERTAIN AMENDMENTS ... | Amends the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act to authorize the President to agree to amendments to the Border Environment Cooperation Agreement (the November 1993 Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Mexican States Concerning the Establish... | To authorize the President of the United States to agree to certain amendments to the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Mexican States concerning the establishment of a Border Environment Cooperation Commission and a North American Development Bank, and fo... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Governors Island Preservation Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) in August 1776, the fortifications at Governors Island,
New York, provided cover allowing George Washington's
... | Requires the Administrator of General Services to transfer administrative jurisdiction over the Monument to the Secretary of the Interior. Requires the Secretary to submit a management plan for the Monument to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources o... | Governors Island Preservation Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. CREDIT TO HOLDERS OF QUALIFIED BROWNFIELDS CLEANUP BONDS.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``SEC. 30B. CREDIT TO HOLDERS OF QUALIFIED BROWNFIELDS CLEANUP BONDS.
``(a)... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a limited credit to holders of qualified brownfields cleanup bonds. Sets a national limit on the amount of such bonds and provides for allocation among the States. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain contaminated industrial sites designated as brownfields. |
s Described.--
(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(1), a joint
resolution is described in this paragraph if it is a joint
resolution of the 2 Houses of Congress and the matter after the
resolving clause of such joint resolution is as follows: ``That
the Congre... | WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act - Establishes the WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission to review all adverse reports of dispute settlement panels and the Appellate Body adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) which result from a proceeding initiated against the Unit... | WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congress 2014 Commission Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the ``Congress
2014 Commission'' (hereafter in this Act referred to as the
``Commission'').
SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
The Commission shall... | Congress 2014 Commission Act - Establishes the Congress 2014 Commission to make recommendations on the appropriate size of membership of the House of Representatives and the method by which Members are elected, including: (1) examining methods of providing greater representation in the House for the people of the Distr... | To establish a commission to make recommendations on the appropriate size of membership of the House of Representatives and the method by which Members are elected. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congress 2006 Commission Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the ``Congress
2006 Commission'' (hereafter in this Act referred to as the
``Commission'').
SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
The Commission sh... | Congress 2006 Commission Act - Establishes the Congress 2006 Commission to make proposals to the President and Congress regarding changes in the size of the membership of, and the method of electing Representatives to, the House of Representatives. | To establish a commission to make recommendations on the appropriate size of membership of the House of Representatives and the method by which Members are elected. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Free Speech About Science Act of
2011''.
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 2011 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to set forth conditions under which a food or dietary supplement label may characterize the relationship of a nutrient in the food or supplement to a disease or health-related claim. Permits such a label on food if the claim... | 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 ``State Secret Protection Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. STATE SECRET PRIVILEGE.
In any civil action brought in Federal or State court, the
Government has a privilege to refuse to give evidence and to prevent
any person from giving evidence only if the Governme... | State Secret Protection Act of 2008 - Declares that in any civil action brought in federal or state court the government has a privilege to refuse to give evidence and to prevent any person from giving evidence only if the government shows that public disclosure of the evidence that the government seeks to protect woul... | To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Volunteer Protection Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
The Congress finds and declares that--
(1) the willingness of volunteers to offer their services
is deterred by potential for liability actions against them and
... | Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 - Prescribes circumstances under which volunteers working for nonprofit organizations or government entities shall be immune from personal financial liability for acts on behalf of the organization or entity, provided harm was not caused by willful or criminal misconduct, or a conscious... | Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Health Care Access Protection
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTING ACCESS TO MEDICARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES.
Section 1895(b)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395fff(b)(3)(B)), as amended by section 3401(e) of the Patient
Protection and Af... | Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2010 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with respect to the prospective payment system (PPS) for home health services and adjustments to it for case mix changes.
Requires for years beginning... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect Medicare beneficiaries' access to home health services under the Medicare Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Fair and Equal
House Voting Rights Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Over half a million people living in the District of
Columbia, the capital of our democratic Nation, lack direct... | District of Columbia Fair and Equal House Voting Rights Act of 2006 - (Sec. 3) Considers the District of Columbia a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives.
Applies to the District in the same manner as it applies to a state the federal law providing for the fifteenth and ... | To provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia as a Congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Education, Achievement, and
Opportunity Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Private schools supplement the public school system and
are a vital component of our Nation's school network.
(2) The pub... | Education, Achievement, and Opportunity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit for the qualified education expenses of children attending a public, private, parochial, or religious school providing elementary or secondary education. Defines "qualified education expenses" as amounts paid... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable credit against income tax for tuition expenses incurred for each qualifying child of the taxpayer in attending public or private elementary or secondary school. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Subsidized Stafford Loan Reduced
Interest Rate Extension Act of 2012''.
TITLE I--EXTENSION OF REDUCED INTEREST RATE
SEC. 101. INTEREST RATE EXTENSION.
Section 455(b)(7)(D) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1087e(b)(7)(D)) is... | Subsidized Stafford Loan Reduced Interest Rate Extension Act of 2012 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make the 3.4% interest rate on Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2012, applicable to Direct Stafford loans fi... | A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iran Cyber Sanctions Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO IRANIAN PERSONS
RESPONSIBLE FOR KNOWINGLY ENGAGING IN SIGNIFICANT
ACTIVITIES UNDERMINING CYBERSECURITY.
(a) Cybersecurity Report Required.--... | Iran Cyber Sanctions Act of 2016 This bill requires the President to report to Congress at least every 180 days regarding significant activities undermining cybersecurity conducted by Iranian persons against the United States or U.S. persons. The reports must: (1) identify Iranians involved in such activities; (2) desc... | Iran Cyber Sanctions Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Municipal Bond Market Support Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF SMALL ISSUER EXCEPTION TO TAX-EXEMPT INTEREST
EXPENSE ALLOCATION RULES FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
(a) Increase in Limitation.--Subparagraphs (C)(i), (D)(i), and
(D)(ii... | Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2009 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the small issuer exemption from interest expense allocation rules for financial institutions to: (1) increase from $10 to $30 million the annual limit on small issuers of tax-exempt municipal bonds; (2) allow an inflation ad... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the limitations on the deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Science Foundation
Authorization Act of 1995.''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``Director'' means the Director of the
Foundation;
(2) the term ``Foundation'' means the National Sci... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: National Science Foundation Authorization
Title II: General Provisions
National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1995 -
Title I: National Science Foundation Authorization
- Authorizes appropriations to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for FY 1996 through 1998.
A... | National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``High-Quality Education Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Tennessee's wide-ranging and research-intensive STAR
project began in the mid-1980's when the Tennessee legislatur... | High-Quality Education Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make matching grants to reduce the size of core curriculum classes in public elementary and secondary schools. | To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to reduce the size of core curriculum classes in public elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Brownfield Cleanup Enhancement Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT TO HOLDERS OF QUALIFIED BROWNFIELDS CLEANUP BONDS.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the... | Brownfield Cleanup Enhancement Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for investment in qualified brownfields cleanup bonds. Defines "qualified brownfields cleanup bonds" as 15-year State or local government bonds 95 percent of the proceeds of which are used for the abatement or control of... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain contaminated industrial sites designated as brownfields. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Farmington Wild and Scenic River
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) Public Law 99-590 authorized the study of 2 segments of the
West Branch of the Farmington River, including an 11-mile headwater
segment in Massachu... | Farmington Wild and Scenic River Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (the Act) to designate a specified segment of the Farmington River in Connecticut as a component of the National Wild and Scenic River System.
Requires the segment to be: (1) administered as a recreational river by the Secretary of the Inter... | Farmington Wild and Scenic River Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Support Our Military Caregivers
Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTERNAL CLINICAL REVIEW OF DENIED APPLICATIONS BY CAREGIVERS
OF VETERANS.
(a) In General.--Section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subse... | Support Our Military Caregivers Act (Sec. 2) This bill permits an individual to elect to have an independent contractor perform an external clinical review of any of the following: a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) denial of an individual's application to be a caregiver or family caregiver eligible for VA benefit... | Support Our Military Caregivers Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Consent Decree Fairness
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that:
(1) Consent decrees are for remedying violations of
requirements of Federal law, and they should not be used to
advance any policy extraneous to ... | Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act - Amends the federal judicial code to authorize any state or local government or related official (or successor) to file a motion to modify or terminate a federal consent decree upon the earlier of: (1) four years after the consent decree is originally entered; or (2) in the case of ... | A bill to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, to limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Western Shoshone Claims Distribution
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Committee.--The term ``Committee'' means the
administrative committee established under section 4(c)(1).
(2) Western shoshone joint judgme... | Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act - (Sec. 3) Provides for the per capita distribution of shares of specified funds appropriated in satisfaction of a judgment award granted to the Western Shoshone Indians in Docket Number 326-K before the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) to U.S. citizens who have at least 1/4 Weste... | A bill to provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Western Shoshone identifiable group under Indian Claims Commission Docket Numbers 326-A-1, 326-A-3, 326-K, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, REFERENCE, AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National Uniform
Food Safety Labeling Act''.
(b) Reference.--Except as otherwise specified, whenever in this Act
an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a section or
other provision, the ... | National Uniform Food Safety Labeling Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem food to be misbranded unless the label: (1) for raw or partially cooked eggs, fish, milk, dairy products, shellfish, or unpasteurized juice discloses the increased risk associated with eating such food in raw or partiall... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to safeguard public health and provide to consumers food that is safe, unadulterated, and honestly presented. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Salmon Solutions and Planning Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds and declares the following:
(1) Certain species of wild salmon and steelhead in the
Columbia and Snake River Basin are on the brink of ... | Salmon Solutions and Planning Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences for scientific analysis of federal salmon recovery efforts, including a review of Snake River dam removal (Washington state) and other actions necessary to achieve recovery of endange... | To ensure that proper information gathering and planning are undertaken to secure the preservation and recovery of the salmon and steelhead of the Columbia River Basin in a manner that protects and enhances local communities, ensures effective expenditure of Federal resources, and maintains reasonably priced, reliable ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Rural
Access Preservation Act of 2002''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. 2 year hold-harmless for sole community hospi... | Medicare Rural Access Preservation Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), with respect to covered outpatient department (OPD) services furnished in sole community hospitals during 2003 or 2004, to require that the payment due be increased by the difference between the two amounts ... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries to health care in rural areas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Debit Card Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) There has been a recent trend toward issuing debit
cards which can be used like credit cards, largely as
replacemen... | Consumer Debit Card Protection Act - Amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act with respect to a financial institution which issues electronic fund transfer cards for consumer accounts without a means of unique individual identification. Requires such an institution to include on the card a prominent and conspicuous con... | Consumer Debit Card Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Orderly and Responsible
Transit of Shipments Act of 2015'' or the ``PORTS Act''.
SEC. 2. ADDRESSING PORT SLOW-DOWNS, STRIKES, AND LOCK-OUTS.
(a) National Emergencies.--Section 206 of the Labor Management
Relations Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C. 176) i... | Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments Act of 2015 or the PORTS Act This bill amends the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 to extend to labor slowdowns occurring at U.S. ports the President's authority to appoint a board of inquiry into the issues involved. State and territorial governors shall have... | PORTS Act |
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.
Requires that there be an adjutant general in such Commonwealth.
Directs the Secretary of the Army and Secretary of the Air Force, respectively, to detail commissioned officers and enlisted members of the ... | 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``HIV Prevention Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (in this
Act referred to as ``PEPFAR'') is an unprecedented effort to
combat the globa... | HIV Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 to eliminate the HIV/AIDS abstinence-until marriage funding set-aside. | A bill to provide additional assistance to combat HIV/AIDS among young people, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. MAKING IT ILLEGAL TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A DRUG OR
ALCOHOL IN THE BODY OF THE DRIVER AT LAND BORDER PORTS OF
ENTRY.
Section 13(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; and
(2) by adding at the ... | (Sec. 1) Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit any person from operating a motor vehicle at a land border port of entry with a drug or alcohol in his or her body in violation of applicable State law. Deems any individual who operates a motor vehicle at a land border port of entry to have given consent to submit ... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to make it illegal to operate a motor vehicle with a drug or alcohol in the body of the driver at a land border port of entry, and for other purposes. |
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