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SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the University of Alaska is the successor to and the
beneficiary of all Federal grants and conveyances to or for the
Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines;
(2) under the Acts of March ... | Entitles the University of Alaska to take up to 250,000 acres of Federal lands or interests in lands in or adjacent to Alaska as a Federal grant in exchange for specified University holdings.Provides for selection of lands by the University and the approval and conveyance of lands by the Secretary of the Interior.Entit... | A bill to provide for the continuation of higher education through the conveyance of certain public lands in the State of Alaska to the University of Alaska, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trade Adjustment Assistance
Extension Act of 2011''.
TITLE I--EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE
SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE.
(a) In General.--Section 1893 of the Trade and Globalization
Adjustment Assistance Ac... | Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 - Amends the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009 to repeal the December 31, 2011, termination date for trade adjustment assistance (TAA) programs.
Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend TAA programs through December 31, 2016.
Extends TAA through ... | A bill to extend trade adjustment assistance, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pullman National Historical Park
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) in 1970, the Secretary of the Interior designated the
Pullman Historic District as a National Historic Landmark
District in 1970 because of... | Pullman National Historical Park Act - Establishes the Pullman National Historical Park in Illinois as a unit of the National Park System to: (1) preserve and interpret for the benefit of future generations the significant labor, industrial, civil rights, and social history of the Park, the significant architectural st... | Pullman National Historical Park Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Energy Innovation
Capabilities Act''.
SEC. 2. NUCLEAR ENERGY.
Section 951 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271) is
amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 951. NUCLEAR ENERGY.
``(a) Mission.--The Secretary shall conduct programs o... | Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to revise the objectives of the civilian nuclear energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application programs of the Department of Energy (DOE) to emphasize: providing research infrastructure to prom... | Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Post-Abortion Depression Research
and Care Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) About 3,000,000 women per year in the United States
have an unplanned or unwanted pregnancy, and approximately
1,186,000... | Post-Abortion Depression Research and Care Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health and the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, to expand and intensify research and related activities of the Institute with respect to pos... | To provide for research on, and services for individuals with, post-abortion depression and psychosis. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Support Enforcement Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. SEIZURE OF LOTTERY WINNINGS, SETTLEMENTS, PAYOUTS, AND SALE OF
FORFEITED PROPERTY TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT ARREARAGES.
Section 466(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 666(a)) is
amended b... | Child Support Enforcement Act of 1994 - Amends title IV (Aid to Families With Dependent Children) (AFDC) of the Social Security Act to require State laws to have in effect procedures for seizure of lottery winnings, settlements, and payouts and for the sale of forfeited property to pay child support arrearages. Req... | Child Support Enforcement Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Lands Against Narcotics
Trafficking Act of 2015'' or the ``PLANT Act''.
SEC. 2. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT PENALTY AMENDMENTS.
(a) Cultivating or Manufacturing Controlled Substances on Federal
Property.--Section 401(b)(5) of the Controlled Su... | Protecting Lands Against Narcotics Trafficking Act of 2015 or the PLANT Act Amends the Controlled Substances Act to: (1) impose an additional term of up to ten years' imprisonment for cultivating or manufacturing controlled substances on federal property; and (2) apply the prohibition against assembling, maintaining, ... | PLANT Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
National Historic Trail Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (the Royal Road of the
Interior), served as the primary route between the colonial
... | El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to designate the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, a 404-mile trail from the Rio Grande River near El Paso, Texas, to San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico, as a component of the National Trails System.
Directs the Secretary of ... | El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Municipal Bond Market Support Act of
2008''.
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 2008 - 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 ``Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN UNAUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES RELATING TO
COMPUTERS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 47 of title 18, is amended by inserting
after section 1030 the following:
``Sec. 103... | Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2005 - (Sec. 2) Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit intentionally accessing a protected computer without authorization, or exceeding authorized access, by causing a computer program or code to be copied onto the protected computer and intentionally using that program ... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to discourage spyware, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bosnia Force Realignment Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(a) The Congress finds the following:
(1) United States Armed Forces in the Republic of Bosnia
and Herzegovina have accomplished the military mission assigned
to them as a co... | Bosnia Force Realignment Act - Prohibits the obligation of Department of Defense (DOD) funds for the ground elements of U.S. armed forces in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, except to the extent necessary: (1) for U.S. ground forces to protect themselves during withdrawals; (2) to support a limited number of U.... | Bosnia Force Realignment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Save America's Jobs Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. PREVENTION OF CORPORATE EXPATRIATION TO AVOID UNITED STATES
INCOME TAX.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (4) of section 7701(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (defining domestic) is amended to re... | Save America's Jobs Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code by determining that acquiring corporations in "corporate expatriation transactions" shall be considered domestic corporations. Defines a "corporate expatriation transaction" as, with certain exceptions, one in which a "nominally foreign corporation" acq... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent corporations from avoiding the United States income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Identity Theft Prevention Act of
2003''.
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
(... | Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit using a social security account number for various purposes, except for specified social security and tax purposes. Prohibits the Social Security Adm... | 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 ``Arctic Science Endowment Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States is an Arctic Nation with--
(A) an approximately 700-mile border with the
... | Arctic Science Endowment Act - Establishes the Arctic Ocean Research, Monitoring, and Observation Program to be administered by the North Pacific Research Board with input and assistance from the Arctic Research Commission.
Requires the Program to include marine, coastal, and estuarine: (1) research of fisheries, ecos... | A bill to provide for research, monitoring, and observation of the Arctic Ocean and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Line Item Veto Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN PROPOSED RESCISSIONS AND TAX
EXPENDITURES.
(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 amend... | Line Item Veto Act - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to grant the President an additional method of rescinding budget authority.
Allows the President to transmit to both Houses of the Congress, for expedited consideration, one or more special messages proposing to rescind all or par... | Line Item Veto Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Creating Options for Veterans
Expedited Recovery Act'' or the ``COVER Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND DUTIES.
(a) Establishment.--There is established the Veterans Expedited
Recovery Commission (in this Act referred to as the ``Commission'').
(b) ... | Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery Act or the COVER Act - Establishes the Veterans Expedited Recovery Commission to: examine the efficacy of the evidence-based therapy model used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for treating mental health illnesses of veterans and identify areas to improve wellness-b... | COVER Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Scientific Integrity Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF FEDERAL AGENCY.
In this Act, the term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given the
term ``agency'' in section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY.
... | Scientific Integrity Act This bill requires, subject to Freedom of Information Act disclosure restrictions and privacy requirements, federal agencies that fund or conduct scientific research to: (1) promote and maximize the communication and open exchange of scientific data and findings to other agencies, policymakers,... | Scientific Integrity Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat
Reduction Act of 2007''.
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 2007 - 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 to repeal specified restrictions on the use of Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program funds and ... | A bill to improve authorities to address urgent nonproliferation crises and United States nonproliferation operations. |
SECTION 1. ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT IMPACT ACT.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Economic and
Employment Impact Act''.
(b) Findings and Purposes.--
(1) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(A) compliance with Federal regulations is
estimated to c... | Economic and Employment Impact Act - Requires the Director of the Congressional Budget Office to prepare an economic and employment impact statement to accompany each bill or joint resolution reported by any congressional committee (except the Committee on Appropriations) or considered on the floor of either House. Re... | Economic and Employment Impact Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian
Education Program Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAM STUDENT COUNT UPDATE.
The Act of April 16, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 5342 et seq.) (commonly
referred to as the Johnson-O'Malley Act) is amended by adding a... | Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to annually update the count of Indian students eligible for the Johnson-O'Malley Program (JOM Program). The JOM Program awards contracts to tribal organizations, schools, states, and others to sup... | Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Next Generation Homes Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF NEW ENERGY EFFICIENT HOME CREDIT.
(a) In General.--
(1) Modification of credit amount.--Paragraph (2) of
section 45L(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating
... | Next Generation Homes Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the dollar limits on the new energy efficient home tax credit and revise the energy savings requirements for such credit; and (2) allow a new tax credit for the purchase of an energy efficient principal residence. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the new energy efficient home credit and to provide a credit against tax for the purchase of certain energy efficient homes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Second Opinion Coverage Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF SECOND OPINIONS.
(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
ame... | Second Opinion Coverage Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide coverage for second opinions.Directs the Secretaries of Healt... | 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 second opinions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NAFTA Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Rising deficits in united states trade accounts.--One
of the purposes of the North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA), as stated... | NAFTA Accountability Act This bill provides that unless the specified conditions set forth in this bill are met: Congress withdraws its approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) effective one year after enactment of this bill; and the President, not later than six months after this bill's enactmen... | NAFTA Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Resilience Development Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) According to the Institute of Medicine of the National
Academy of Sciences, the Department of Health and Human
Services and... | National Resilience Development Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to convene and lead an interagency task force to increase the psychological resilience of the American public and improve the ability of Federal, State and local governments to respond... | To improve homeland security by providing for national resilience in preparation for, and in the event of, a terrorist attack, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Advance Directives
Improvement and Education Act of 2004''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 3. Medi... | Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to provide for Medicare coverage of end-of-life planning consultations. Requires a service provider, Medicare Adv... | A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act and title III of the Public Health Service Act to improve access to information about individuals' health care options and legal rights for care near the end of life, to promote advance care planning and decisionmaking so that individuals' wishes are known... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Families Learning and Understanding
English Together Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Census Bureau reports that 17.9 percent of United
States households speak a language other than English ... | Families Learning and Understanding English Together Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to providers of family literacy services to improve the literacy and English skills of limited English proficient individuals who are parents or children in families where each parent is at least 16 y... | To improve the literacy and English skills of limited English proficient individuals, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Watermelon Research
and Promotion Improvement Act of 1993''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Change to majority vote in r... | Watermelon Research and Promotion Improvement Act of 1993 - Amends the Watermelon Research and Promotion Act to require plan approval by a majority of the producers, handlers, and eligible importers voting in a referendum.
(Sec. 3) Extends the provisions of such Act to each of the States and the District of Columbia. ... | Watermelon Research and Promotion Improvement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Election Integrity Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING VOTERS TO PROVIDE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION.
(a) Requirement To Provide Photo Identification as Condition of
Receiving Ballot.--Section 303(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002
(42 U.S.C. 15483... | Federal Election Integrity Act of 2012 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the appropriate state or local election official from providing a federal election ballot to an individual who desires to vote in person unless the individual presents to the official a federal or state government-issued, curr... | To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each individual who desires to vote in an election for Federal office to provide the appropriate election official with a government-issued photo identification, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Under section 2576a of title 10, United States Code,
the Department of Defense is authorized to provide excess
property t... | Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act Revises the Department of Defense's (DOD's) authority to transfer excess personal property to federal and state law enforcement agencies. Removes DOD's authority to transfer property for counter-drug activities. Requires recipients of DOD property to certify that they: (1) have per... | Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NASA and JPL 50th Anniversary
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) Denominations.--In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the
establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and
the Jet Propulsion Laborato... | NASA and JPL 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to mint and issue: (1) 50 dollar gold coins; and (2) one dollar ... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Haitian-American Enterprise Fund
Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to promote the Haitian private sector, including small
businesses, the agricultural sector, and joint ventures with
United States ... | Haitian-American Enterprise Fund Act - Authorizes the President, after congressional consultation, to designate a private, nonprofit organization as the Haitian-American Enterprise Fund to receive financial assistance and support under this Act.
States that a grant agreement between the United States Agency for Intern... | A bill to promote the strengthening of the Haitian private sector. |
OFFICERS.
``The State Administrator shall establish a Problem Resolution
Office. Problem Resolution Officers shall have the authority to
investigate taxpayer complaints and enjoin collection activity if, in
the opinion of the Problem Resolution Officer, said collection activity
is reasonably likely to not be i... | Individual Tax Freedom Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the income tax, estate and gift taxes, certain excise taxes, and certain tax administration provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (effective in 2006). Imposes a national sales tax (effective in 2006) equal to 15 percent of the gro... | To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity for families by repealing the income tax, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national retail sales tax to be administered primarily by the States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mother's Day Centennial
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress hereby finds as follows:
(1) Anna Jarvis, who is considered to be the founder of the
modern Mother's Day, was born in Webster, West Virginia on May
... | Mother's Day Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 400,000 $1 coins emblematic of the 100th anniversary of President Wilson's proclamation designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day.
Authorizes the Secretary to issue such coins beginning J... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of Mother's Day. |
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(a) Payment Reform.--<g... | Medicare Market Acquisition Drug Price Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise payment for drugs and biologicals under Medicare.Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in computing the practice expense component of the Medicare physician fee schedule with respe... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to reform of payment for drugs and biologicals under the Medicare Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bucket Drowning Prevention Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that:
(1) Since 1985, approximately 400 infants have drowned in
4-gallon to 6-gallon buckets, or nearly 1 child a week.
(2) Children drowning... | Bucket Drowning Prevention Act of 1993 - Establishes a consumer product safety standard that would require warning labels on four- to six-gallon buckets. Requires each label to state "Children Can Fall into Bucket and Drown--Keep Children Away From Buckets With Even a Small Amount of Liquid" and to include a picture o... | Bucket Drowning Prevention Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited to as the ``Renewable Energy Jobs Act''.
SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE ENERGY TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Pilot Program.--The Secretary of Labor shall carry out a pilot
program to award competitive grants to States to train individuals for
careers in the renewab... | Renewable Energy Jobs Act - Requires the Secretary of Labor to carry out a pilot program to train individuals for careers in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries and award grants under the program to the five states with the highest installed alternative energy power capacity. Defines "renewable ... | Renewable Energy Jobs Act |
SECTION. 1. MINIMUM WAGE.
Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C.
206(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
``(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, not
less than--
``(A) $5.15 an hour beginning September 1, 1997,
`... | (Sec. 2) Revises an exemption from FLSA minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements for certain computer professionals to include computer network and database analysts, and computer systems, network, and database designers and developers.
(Sec. 3) Exempts from FLSA minimum wage and overtime compensation requir... | To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum wage, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patients First Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
It is the purpose of this Act to--
(1) intensify research that may result in improved
understanding of or treatments for diseases and other adverse
health conditions;
... | Patients First Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct and support basic and applied research to develop techniques for the isolation, derivation, production, testing, and human clinical use of stem cells that may result in improved understandi... | To intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Charitable Giving Partnership Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.
Section 105(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
(42 U.S.C. 5305(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (23), by striking the period at the end
and inse... | Charitable Giving Partnership Act - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize States to use community development block grants provided for nonentitlement areas to offset the costs of State charity tax credits. | Charitable Giving Partnership Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Offshoring Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. TAXATION OF INCOME OF CONTROLLED FOREIGN CORPORATIONS
ATTRIBUTABLE TO IMPORTED PROPERTY.
(a) General Rule.--Subsection (a) of section 954 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the... | Offshoring Prevention Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to include imported property income in foreign base company income, for purposes of determining the income of controlled foreign corporations. The bill defines "imported property income" as, with certain exceptions, income derived in connection wit... | Offshoring Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Surveillance State Repeal Act''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF USA PATRIOT ACT.
(a) Repeal.--The USA PATRIOT Act (Public Law 107-56) is repealed,
and the provisions of law amended or repealed by such Act are restored
or revived as if such Act had not been enacted.... | Surveillance State Repeal Act Repeals the USA PATRIOT Act and the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (thereby restoring or reviving provisions amended or repealed by such Acts as if such Acts had not been enacted), except with respect to reports to Congress regarding court orders under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Ac... | Surveillance State Repeal Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stopping Improper Payments to
Deceased People Act''.
SEC. 2. DISTRIBUTION OF DEATH INFORMATION FURNISHED TO OR MAINTAINED BY
THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.
(a) In General.--
(1) In general.--Section 205(r) of the Social S... | Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Benefits) of the Social Security Act to direct the Social Security Administration (SSA) to: (1) provide information on all deceased individuals that is furnished to or maintained by SSA, subject to appropria... | Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dietary Supplement Regulatory
Implementation Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Over 158,000,000 Americans regularly consume dietary
supplements to maintain and improve their health.
(2) ... | Dietary Supplement Regulatory Implementation Act of 2004 - Makes appropriations for FY 2005, and authorizes appropriations for FY 2006 through 2009: (1) to carry out the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA), the amendments made by DSHEA, and all applicable regulatory requirements for dietary supp... | To ensure that the goals of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 are met by authorizing appropriations to fully enforce and implement such Act and the amendments made by such Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FORT PRESQUE ISLE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, PENNSYLVANIA.
(a) Findings and Purposes.--
(1) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(A) Fort Presque Isle was a frontier outpost
located on Garrison Hill in the area of present-day
Erie, P... | Establishes the Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site in Erie, Pennsylvania, as a unit of the National Park System.Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire lands or interests and to prepare a general management plan for the site. | To establish the Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Interstate Abortion
Notification Act''.
SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION OF MINORS IN CIRCUMVENTION OF CERTAIN LAWS
RELATING TO ABORTION.
Title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter
117 the following:
``CHAPTER 117A... | Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit transporting a minor child across a state line to obtain an abortion (deems such transporting to be a de facto abridgment of the right of a parent under any law in the minors state of residence that requires parental involvement ... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``OPIC Termination Act''.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION.
(a) Termination of Authority To Make New Obligations.--
(1) In general.--Effective 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Overseas ... | OPIC Termination Act - Abolishes the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). Transfers certain OPIC functions to the Office of Management and Budget with respect to existing contracts and agreements until they expire. | OPIC Termination Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Part-time Student
Assistance Act''.
(b) References.--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 section or other provision, ... | Part-time Student Assistance Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students.
Increases the earnings exempt from student aid need determinations for academic year 2007-2008 by exempting earnings of up to: (1) $9,000 for ... | To provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Investment for America Act''.
SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT OF 10-PERCENT DOMESTIC INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart E of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to rules for computing
credit for invest... | Investment for America Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reinstate a ten percent investment tax credit for domestic property placed in service after December 31, 1992. Defines domestic property as property completed in the United States and at least 60 percent of the basis of the property is attributable to va... | Investment for America Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Border Enforcement Security Task
Force Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) overriding
mission is to lead a unified... | Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act of 2011 - Establishes in United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) a Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST) program to enhance border security by addressing and reducing border security threats and violence by: (1) facilitating collaboration among federal,... | To establish a Border Enforcement Security Task Force program to enhance border security by fostering coordinated efforts among Federal, State, and local border and law enforcement officials to protect United States border cities and communities from trans-national crime, including violence associated with drug traffic... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Financial Empowerment Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The proportion of the population of the United States
age 60 years or older will drastically increase in the next 30
years as ... | Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2008 - Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to: (1) review and amend its sentencing guidelines to include the age of a crime victim in its criteria for determining whether a sentencing enhancement is appropriate; and (2) report to Congress on issues relating to the age of crime vic... | To prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors in the United States, to promote efforts to increase public awareness of the enormous impact that mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud have on seniors, to educate the public, seniors, their families, and their caregivers about how to identify and c... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flight Attendant Duty Time Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ACT.
(a) In General.--Title VI of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49
U.S.C. App. 1421-1433) is amended by adding at the end thereof the
following new section:
``SEC. 614. DU... | Flight Attendant Duty Time Act - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to establish limitations on duty time for flight attendants. Requires the Secretary to issue final regulations by a specified deadline.
Prohibits any air carrier from o... | Flight Attendant Duty Time Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Vaccine Injury
Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. BASIS FOR CALCULATING PROJECTED LOST EARNINGS.
Section 2115(a)(3)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
300aa-15(a)(3)(B)) is amended by striking all that follow... | National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) revise the basis for calculating the projected lost earnings of a person who sustained a vaccine-related injury; (2) increase the award for a vaccine-related death; (3) allow compensation for expenses for... | To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``HIV Prevention for Youth Act''.
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 glo... | HIV Prevention for Youth Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that sexually active young people who live in a country where HIV infection is spreading through the general population, rather than being confined to specific populations should be: (1) considered at high risk of contracting HIV infection; and (2) provided... | A bill to provide additional assistance to combat HIV/AIDS among young people, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN PERSIAN GULF EVACUEES.
(a) In General.--The Attorney General shall adjust the status of
each alien referred to in subsection (b) to that of an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence if the alien--
(1) applies for such adjustment;
(2) ha... | Directs the Attorney General to adjust the status of specified Persian Gulf evacuees to permanent resident. | For the relief of certain Persian Gulf evacuees. |
.
(a) In General.--
(1) Chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, is amended
by inserting after section 1310 the following new section:
``Sec. 1311. Continuing appropriations
``(a)(1) If any regular appropriation bill for a fiscal year does
not become law prior to the beginning of such ... | Amends Federal law to continue appropriations automatically if a regular appropriations bill covering a project or activity does not become law by the beginning of a fiscal year. Continues appropriations at the funding level of the preceding fiscal year or, if the relevant Act did not become law, in accordance with cr... | To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide an automatic continuing appropriation for the United States Government. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Waste Terrorist Threat
Assessment and Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The September 11 terrorist attacks in New York City,
Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania were the deadliest and
... | Nuclear Waste Terrorist Threat Assessment and Protection Act - Directs the Office of Homeland Security to coordinate the development and implementation of an interagency plan to prepare for and defend against terrorist crimes targeting the Yucca Mountain Project (high-level nuclear waste repository being studied at Yuc... | To provide for interagency planning for preparing for, defending against, and responding to the consequences of terrorist attacks against the Yucca Mountain Project, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The 23d Headquarters Special Troops, comprised of the
23d Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Special Troops, the
603d En... | Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, known as the "Ghost Army," collectively, in recognition of its service during World War... | Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal 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.... | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the House on February 27, 2003. However, because action occurred on the measure, the summary has been expanded.)Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act - Declares that it is the policy of Congress that Federal investments in the Upper Mississippi River ... | 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 ``Public Private Vocational
Partnership Act of 2009''.
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 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow corporations (other than S corporations, personal holding companies, and service organizations) a general business tax credit for: (1) charitable contributions to secondary schools, community colleges, or technical schools tha... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a business credit for donations for vocational educational purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Forest System Vegetation
Management Pilot Program Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE RIGHTS-OF-WAY VEGETATION MANAGEMENT
PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) National forest system land.--
... | National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a limited, voluntary pilot program under which owners and operators of rights-of-way on National Forest System (NFS) land may conduct vegetation management projects on NFS land adja... | National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Openness in Political Expenditures
Now Act'' or the ``OPEN Act''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE BY CORPORATIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS OF DISBURSEMENTS FOR
POLITICAL ACTIVITY.
(a) Disclosure Required.--Title III of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 197... | Openness in Political Expenditures Now Act or OPEN Act This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require a corporation that submits regular, periodic reports to its shareholders to include in each such report specified information on disbursements it has made for certain political activity (inclu... | OPEN Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Receiving Electronic Statements To
Improve Retiree Earnings Act''.
SEC. 2. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION OF PENSION PLAN INFORMATION.
(a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974.--
(1) In general.--Part 1 of subtitle B of t... | Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings Act This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the electronic delivery of pension plan documents required to be furnished to a plan participant, beneficiary, or other individual. The... | Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safeguarding Americans From
Exporting Identification Data Act'' or the ``SAFE-ID Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Business enterprise.--The term ``business enterprise''
mean... | Safeguarding Americans From Exporting Identification Data (SAFE-ID) Act - Prohibits business enterprises from disclosing personally identifiable information regarding U.S. residents to any branch, affiliate, subcontractor, or unaffiliated third party located in a foreign country unless: (1) the business enterprise prov... | A bill to regulate the transmission of personally identifiable information to foreign affiliates and subcontractors. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Obstetrician and
Gynecologist Access Now Act''.
SEC. 2. WOMEN'S ACCESS TO OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL SERVICES.
(a) Group Health Plans.--
(1) Public health service act amendments.--(A) Subpart 2 of
part A of title XXVII of... | Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Access Now Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group plan and an issuer offering group coverage to allow a participant or beneficiary the option to seek obstetrical and gynecolog... | 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 permit enrollees direct access to services of obstetrical and gynecological physician services directly... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Insurance Capital Standards
Clarification Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF LEVERAGE AND RISK-BASED CAPITAL
REQUIREMENTS.
Section 171 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5371) ... | Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 - Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act concerning establishment of minimum leverage and minimum risk-based capital requirements on a consolidated basis for a depository institution holding company or a nonbank financial company superv... | Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Recognizing Achievement in
Classified School Employees Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Classified school employees provide valuable service to
public schools in the United States.
(2) Classifie... | Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act Directs the Secretary of Education to award National Classified School Employee of the Year Awards to classified public school employees within certain occupational specialties who provide exemplary service to students in prekindergarten through higher educatio... | Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``65th Infantry
Regiment Commemorative Coin Act''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress hereby finds that the brave and gallant
soldiers from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico who comprised the 65th
Infantry Regiment of the United States ... | 65th Infantry Regiment Commemorative Coin Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $1 silver coins in commemoration of all Puerto Ricans in the 65th Infantry Regiment of the United States Army during the Korean conflict.
Mandates prompt deposit of coin sales surcharges into the Korean War Vetera... | 65th Infantry Regiment Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Soldier Prevention Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the September 7, 2005, report to the
General Assembly of the United Nations by the Special
Representative of ... | Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2007 - Defines "child soldier."
Prohibits, with a national interest waiver, funds appropriated or otherwise made available for specified military and related areas from being obligated or otherwise made available to the government of a country identified by the Department of State as ha... | To end the use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``End Discriminatory State Taxes for
Automobile Renters Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to prohibit prospectively, and provide a
remedy for tax discrimination by a State or Locality against the rental
of motor vehicles.
SEC. ... | End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2007 - Prohibits states or local governments from levying or collecting a discriminatory tax (as defined by this Act) on the rental of motor vehicles, motor vehicle rental businesses, or motor vehicle rental property. | To protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Account Number Anti-
Fraud Act''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to reduce the use of fraudulent social
security documents for employment purposes.
SEC. 3. SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBER ANTI-FRAUD PROGRAM.
... | Social Security Account Number Anti-Fraud Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish, according to prescribed guidelines, an electronic program for American employers to verify the social ... | Social Security Account Number Anti-Fraud Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Within hours after the attacks on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,
the Imperial Japanese forces launched an attack on the
Philippines, cutting off vital lines of communication to United
States and Filipino troops assigned t... | Authorizes the award of a single Congressional Gold Medal to collectively honor the troops from the United States and the Philippines who defended Bataan, Philippines, and were subsequently prisoners of war, in recognition of their personal sacrifice and service to their country during World War II. Provides for the Me... | A bill to grant the Congressional Gold Medal to the troops who defended Bataan during World War II. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bosnia Force Realignment Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) United States ground combat forces in the Republic of
Bosnia and Herzegovina have accomplished the military mission
assigned to them as ... | Bosnia Force Realignment Act - Prohibits the use of any funds appropriated or otherwise available to the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY 1999 or any subsequent fiscal year for the deployment of any U.S. ground combat forces in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina after June 30, 1999. Provides exceptions to such p... | Bosnia Force Realignment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Geothermal Production Expansion
Act''.
SEC. 2. 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 ... | Geothermal Production Expansion Act - Amends competitive lease provisions of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to set forth conditions under which areas that adjoin federal lands for which a qualified lessee holds a legal right to develop geothermal resources may be made available to the lessee for noncompetitive lease ... | 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 ``Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE HIV/AIDS POLICY.
(a) In General.--The Bureau of Prisons (hereinafter in this Act
referred to as the ``Bureau'') shall develop a comprehensive policy to
provide HIV testing, treatment, and prevent... | Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2007 - Directs the Bureau of Prisons to develop, and draft regulations to implement, a comprehensive policy to provide HIV testing, treatment, and prevention for inmates in federal prisons and upon reentry into the community.
Requires such policy to provide for: (1) testing of inmates upon i... | To provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons. |
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
... | Health Care Worker Needlestick Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), to amend the bloodborne pathogens standard to require that: (1) employers utilize needleless systems and sharps with engineered sharps injury protections in their work... | Health Care Worker Needlestick Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Save Oak Flat Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Section 3003 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck''
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
(Public Law 113-291) authorizes appro... | Save Oak Flat Act This bill repeals the provisions under the Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 providing for a land exchange between the Department of Agriculture and Resolution Copper Mining, LLC. Under the provisions of that Act, 2,422 acres of Fo... | Save Oak Flat Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Accountability and Transparency for Taxpayers Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. QUARTERLY REPORTS DURING CONSERVATORSHIP.
(a) Reporting Requirement.--For each reporting period, the
Inspector General of the Federal Housing Finance Agency... | Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Accountability and Transparency for Taxpayers Act of 2011 - Directs the Inspector General (IG) of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to submit quarterly reports to Congress on the IG's activities with respect to the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan ... | To require the Inspector General of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to submit quarterly reports to the Congress during the conservatorship of the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Honoring Female Congressional
Pioneers Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The 75 women currently serving in the House of
Representatives owe a debt of gratitude to all of their
foremothers wh... | Honoring Female Congressional Pioneers Act of 2009 - Directs the Postal Service to provide for the issuance and sale of a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient means to contribute towards the acquisition (for public display) of works of art honoring Jeanette Rankin, Mary Teresa Norton, Patsy Takemoto Mi... | To provide for the issuance of a semipostal in order to afford a convenient means by which members of the public may contribute towards the acquisition of works of art to honor female pioneers in Government service. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Endangered Salmon Predation
Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) There are 13 groups of salmon and steelhead that are
listed as threatened species or endangered species under the
Endange... | Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to issue one-year permits for the lethal taking of California sea lions if the Secretary determines that alternative measures to reduce sea lion predation on threatened or endangered salmo... | To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to reduce predation on endangered Columbia River salmon, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Common Sense Budget Act of 2006''.
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 2006 - Requires certain reductions in amounts appropriated for FY2007 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) state child health plans; (3) adult and disloc... | 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Police Reporting Information, Data,
and Evidence Act of 2015'' or the ``PRIDE Act''.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERSHIP GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Grants Authorized.--The Attorney General shall make grants to
eligible States and Indian tribes to... | Police Reporting Information, Data, and Evidence Act of 2015 or the PRIDE Act Directs the Attorney General to make grants to states and Indian tribes that: (1) demonstrate that the use-of-force policy for their law enforcement officers is publicly available; and (2) report information on any incident involving the shoo... | PRIDE Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Open Book on Equal Access to Justice
Act''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE PROVISIONS.
(a) Agency Proceedings.--Section 504 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``, United State... | Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act Amends the Equal Access to Justice Act and the federal judicial code to require the Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States to report to Congress annually on the amount of fees and other expenses awarded to prevailing parties other than the United States i... | Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small System Safe Drinking Water Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT.
(a) Guidance.--Section 1412(b)(4)(E) of the Safe Drinking Water Act
(42 U.S.C. 300g-1(b)(4)(E)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
... | Small System Safe Drinking Water Act of 2005 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): (1) to convene a working group to study barriers to using specified treatments; (2) to develop model guidance to assist states in regulating and promoting such tre... | A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to prevent the enforcement of certain national primary drinking water regulations unless sufficient funding is available or variance technology has been identified. |
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.
Considers Churchman's Marsh, Lamborn Run, and the prope... | White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic Rivers System Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Make College Affordable Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF DEDUCTION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENSES.
(a) Amount of Deduction.--Subsection (b) of section 222 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to deduction for qualified
tuition and related ... | Make College Affordable Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the amount of the tax deduction for higher education tuition and related expenses; and (2) allow a tax credit for up to $1,500 of the interest paid annually on certain student loans for higher education expenses. Reduces the allowab... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make higher education more affordable, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited to as the ``Renewable Energy Jobs Act''.
SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE ENERGY TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Pilot Program.--The Secretary of Labor shall carry out a pilot
program to award competitive grants to States to train individuals for
careers in the renewab... | Renewable Energy Jobs Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to carry out a pilot program to train individuals for careers in renewable energy and energy efficiency industries, specifically: the energy-efficient building, construction, or retrofits industry; the renewable electric power industry, including th... | Renewable Energy Jobs Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. PREVENTION OF FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; PROGRAM OF NATIONAL
INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM.
Subpart 14 of part C of title IV of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S... | Comprehensive Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish: (1) a program for the conduct and support of research and training, the dissemination of health information, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of fetal alcohol syndr... | Comprehensive Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness and Accuracy in Employment
Background Checks Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. SAFEGUARDS FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS.
The Attorney General shall establish and enforce procedures to
ensure the prompt release of accurate records and information exchanged
for e... | Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act of 2010 - Requires the Attorney General to: (1) establish and enforce procedures to ensure the prompt release of accurate federal criminal background records and information exchanged for employment-related purposes; and (2) report to Congress on the exchange of... | To provide safeguards with respect to the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal background checks prepared for employment purposes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veteran Urgent Access to Mental
Healthcare Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF INITIAL AND URGENT MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR CERTAIN
FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by inser... | Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a program to provide former members of the Armed Forces with: (1) an initial mental health assessment; and (2) health care services required to treat the former member's urgent mental health care needs,... | Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teacher Liability Protection Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The ability of teachers, principals and other school
professionals to teach, inspire and shape the i... | Provides that no teacher in a school shall be liable for harm caused by an act or omission on behalf of the school if the teacher was acting within the scope of employment or responsibilities relating to providing educational services, subject to specified requirements and exceptions. Limits punitive damages and liabil... | Teacher Liability Protection Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Eastern New Mexico Rural Water
System Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Authority.--The term ``Authority'' means the Eastern
New Mexico Rural Water Authority, an entity formed under State
law for the purp... | Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial and technical assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority to assist in planning, designing, conducting preconstruction activities for, and constructing the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Syst... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority for the planning, design, and construction of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Employee Free Choice Act''.
SEC. 2. STREAMLINING UNION CERTIFICATION.
(a) In General.--Section 9(c) of the National Labor Relations Act
(29 U.S.C. 159(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(6) Notwithstanding any other provision of th... | Employee Free Choice Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to require the National Labor Relations Board to certify a bargaining representative without directing an election if a majority of the bargaining unit employees have authorized designation of the representative and there is no other individual or labor... | A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY FOR QUALIFYING STATES TO USE ALL OR ANY PORTION OF
THEIR SCHIP ALLOTMENTS FOR CERTAIN MEDICAID EXPENDITURES.
(a) In General.--Section 2105(g)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1397ee(g)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``not more than 20
percent of any allotment under s... | Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to allow qualifying states to use all or any portion (currently, up to 20%) of their allotments under SCHIP for certain Medicaid (SSA title XIX) expenditures.
Requires qualifying states to meet at least three of certain polic... | A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to allow qualifying States to use all or any portion of their allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program for certain Medicaid expenditures. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Aviation Safety Protection Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES PROVIDING AIR SAFETY INFORMATION.
(a) General Rule.--Chapter 421 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``SUBCHAPTER III--WHI... | Aviation Safety Protection Act of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law to establish a whistleblower protection program for airline employees providing air safety information.
Prohibits air carriers, contractors, and subcontractors from discharging or otherwise discriminating against an employee as to pay, terms, c... | Aviation Safety Protection Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mandatory IDEA Full Funding
Compromise Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO IDEA.
Section 611(i) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(20 U.S.C. 1411(i)) is amended to read as follows:
``(i) Funding.--
``(1) In general.--For the p... | Mandatory IDEA Full Funding Compromise Act - Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to reauthorize part B programs of education of all children with disabilities.
Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for part B for FY2006-FY2012 and thereafter, according to a certain formula. (Provide... | To amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Constitution Center
Operations Act''.
SEC. 2. NAME CLARIFICATION.
Section 3(a) of the Constitution Heritage Act of 1988 (16 U.S.C.
407bb(a)) is amended by striking ``(hereafter in this Act referred to
as the `Center')'' and inserting ``(herea... | National Constitution Center Operations Act - Amends the Constitution Heritage Act of 1988 to set forth requirements for cooperative agreements between the Secretary of the Interior and the National Constitution Center (NCC) for the operation of the NCC, including a requirement that revenues from the operation of the N... | A bill to amend the Constitution Heritage Act of 1988 to provide for the operation of the National Constitution Center. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hong Kong Reversion Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to support the autonomous governance of Hong Kong and
the future well-being of the Hong Kong people by ensuring the
continuity of United States ... | Hong Kong Reversion Act - Directs the President to consider the performance of the Hong Kong Government and the actions of the Chinese Government when determining whether Hong Kong is not sufficiently autonomous to justify treatment under a particular U.S. law different from that accorded China as required under the Un... | Hong Kong Reversion Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fiscal Integrity through
Transparency (FIT) Act of 2008''.
TITLE I--CONSTRAINING THE GROWTH OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
SEC. 101. CONSTRAINING GROWTH.
(a) Constraining Growth.--Title III of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974 is amended by addin... | Fiscal Integrity through Transparency (FIT) Act of 2008 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to make it out of order in the House of Representatives or in the Senate to consider any budget resolution for any fiscal year if the percentage increase for the projected total outlays compared to the projected total ... | To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require that concurrent resolutions on the budget limit the growth of Federal spending to the mean of annual percentage growth of wages and gross domestic product (GDP) in the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Self-Sufficiency Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATIVE FEES FOR FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM COSTS.
Subsection (h) of section 23 of the United States Housing Act of
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437u(h)) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and
inserting... | Family Self-Sufficiency Act of 2007 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to revise requirements for the administrative fee payable to public housing agencies (PHAs) to cover the costs of administering family self-sufficiency programs in connection with the housing choice voucher program of the Department of H... | To provide for payment of an administrative fee to public housing agencies to cover the costs of administering family self-sufficiency programs in connection with the housing choice voucher program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Diabetic Foot Complication and Lower
Extremity Amputation Reduction Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) It is estimated that there are 17,000,000 patients with
diabetes in the United States and tha... | Diabetic Foot Complication and Lower Extremity Amputation Reduction Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible multidisciplinary health care programs for education, screening, and treatment respecting diabetic foot complications and... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for education, screening, and treatment with the goal of preventing diabetic foot complications and lower extremity amputations, and for other purposes. |
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