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SECTION 1. CLASS III CERTIFICATION.
(a) In General.--Section 11(d) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
(25 U.S.C. 2710(d)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting after ``paragraph
(3)'' the following: ``, or with a class III certificate issued
pursuant to paragraph (10),'... | Amends the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (the Act) to revise conditions under which a tribe may receive certification for certain types of gaming activities on Indian lands.
Allows a State the option to consent to enter into negotiations with a tribe to enter into a class III gaming certification compact. Repeals the c... | To amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Genetically Engineered Food Right-
to-Know Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In 1999, 98,600,000 acres in the United States were
planted with genetically engineered crops, and more than \1/3\
of the ... | Authorizes grants to appropriate individuals, organizations, and institutions to conduct research into the public health and environmental risks associated with genetically engineered materials, food that contains a genetically engineered material, and food that is produced with a genetically engineered material. Autho... | Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Anabolic Steroid Control Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.
(a) Definitions.--Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 802) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (41)--
(A) by real... | Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2003 - Amends the Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 1990 to modify the definition of "anabolic steroid" to include tetrahydrogestrinone (THG), androstenedione, and specified related chemicals.
Authorizes the Attorney General, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Health and Human Se... | A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify the definition of anabolic steroids and to provide for research and education activities relating to steroids and steroid precursors. |
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Solid Waste Incineration Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLANS.
(a) Submission of Plans.--Each State shall, after reasonable notice
and public hearings, adopt and submit to the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency (refer... | Stop Solid Waste Incineration Act of 2005 - Requires each State to adopt and submit to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a three-year implementation plan to achieve: (1) increased recycling by at least 75 percent; (2) water source pollution reduction; (3) restriction of landfill dumping to ... | To phase out the incineration of solid waste, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FORT DONELSON NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD.
(a) Designation; Purpose.--There exists as a unit of the National
Park System the Fort Donelson National Battlefield to commemorate--
(1) the Batt... | Fort Donelson National Battlefield Act of 2004 - (Sec. 2) Declares that the Fort Donelson National Battlefield exists as a unit of the National Park System (the System) to commemorate the Battle of Fort Donelson in February 1862 and the campaign conducted by General Ulysses S. Grant and Admiral Andrew H. Foote that res... | To expand the boundaries of the Fort Donelson National Battlefield to authorize the acquisition and interpretation of lands associated with the campaign that resulted in the capture of the fort in 1862, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. LIMITED ANTITRUST IMMUNITY FOR THE NEGOTIATION AND
DETERMINATION OF RATES AND TERMS FOR ACCESS TO COVERED
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS.
(a) Definitions.--For purposes of this Act:
... | Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009 - Sets forth a limited antitrust immunity to providers of covered electronic payment systems and merchants for negotiation of access rates and terms. Authorizes providers of a single covered electronic payment system (e.g. credit cards and/or debit cards) and merchants to jointly negoti... | To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Advancing Critical Connectivity
Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and
Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act'' or the ``ACCESS BROADBAND
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Agency.--The term ``a... | Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act or the ACCESS BROADBAND Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth within the National Telecommunications an... | Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Informed Choice Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR PURCHASE OF ULTRASOUND EQUIPMENT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human services may
make grants for the purchase of ultrasound equipment. Such ultrasound
equipment shall be used by the recipients ... | Informed Choice Act - Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to free community based pregnancy help medical clinics for the purchase of ultrasound equipment, which shall be used to provide free ultrasound examinations to pregnant women. Requires each grant recipient to undertake certain action... | To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Airline Competition and Lower Fares
Act''.
SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF SLOTS.
(a) Written Determination.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a separate written
determination with respect to each high... | Airline Competition and Lower Fares Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to determine whether the demand among air carriers for slots at a high density airport can be met with the slots available to the Secretary. Requires the Secretary, if the demand among dominant air carriers for slots at such an airport c... | Airline Competition and Lower Fares Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction
Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 31.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 31 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3101A the following:
``Sec. 3101B. Debt limit control
``(a)... | Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, in the event of a near breach of the current $14.294 trillion public debt limit, to issue a debt limit warning to the Senate Committee on Finance and the House Committee on Ways and Means that includes a determination as to when extraordi... | Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control
Demonstration Act''.
SEC. 2. SALT CEDAR AND RUSSIAN OLIVE CONTROL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in
this Act as the ``Secretary''), acting through the Commissio... | Salt Cedar Control Demonstration Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary), acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation and in cooperation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Defense to carry out a salt cedar (Tamarix spp) and Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) assessment and... | A bill to further the purposes of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 by directing the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to carry out an assessment and demonstration program to control salt cedar and Russian olive, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Abuse Prevention and
Enforcement Act''.
TITLE I--THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Child Abuse Prevention and
Enforcement Act''.
SEC. 102. GRANT PROGRAM.
Section ... | Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the use of funds under the drug control and system improvement (Byrne) grant program for: (1) enforcement of child abuse and neglect laws, including protection against child sexual abuse; and (2) cooperative information sharing programs between ... | Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Eurasia Foundation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) There has been established in the District of Columbia
a private, nonprofit corporation known as the Eurasia
Foundatio... | Eurasia Foundation Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of State to make an annual grant to the Eurasia Foundation to: (1) promote civil society, private enterprise, and public administration and policy in the countries of Eurasia; (2) strengthen indigenous institutions that foster national development, social change, ... | To authorize grants to the Eurasia Foundation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Border Health Security Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Border area.--The term ``border area'' has the meaning
given the term ``United States-Mexico Border Area'' in section
8 of the United States-Mexico... | Border Health Security Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the United States members of the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission (the members), to award grants to eligible entities (as defined by this section) to address priorities and recommendations to improve the... | To establish grant programs to improve the health of border area residents and for bioterrorism preparedness in the border area, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lewis and Clark Expedition
Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The expedition commanded by Meriwether Lewis and
William Clark, which came to be called ``The Corps of
... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Lewis and Clark Expedition Bicentennial Coin
Title II: Leif Ericsson Millennium Commemorative Coin
Title I: Lewis and Clark Expedition Bicentennial Coin
- Lewis and Clark Expedition Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue... | Lewis and Clark Expedition Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Executive Service
Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. BIENNIAL JUSTIFICATION OF POSITIONS.
Section 3133(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after ``positions'' the following: ``, with a justification
for each position (by ti... | Senior Executive Service Accountability Act - (Sec. 2) Requires each federal agency to include in its biennial report to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for a specific number of Senior Executive Service (SES) positions a justification for each position (by title and organizational location) and the specific re... | Senior Executive Service Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Ocean Exploration Program
Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
The Secretary of Commerce, through the Administrator of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall, in consultation
with the National Science Foundation and other appropr... | National Ocean Exploration Program Act - (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) a coordinated national ocean exploration program.
(Sec. 4) Directs the Administrator of NOAA, in carrying out the program, to: (1) conduct interdisciplinary... | A bill to establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Futures Investor Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FUTURES INVESTORS PROTECTION FUND.
(a) Futures Investor Protection Corporation.--
(1) Creation and membership.--
(A) Creation.--There is established a nonprofit
c... | Futures Investor Protection Act This bill establishes the Futures Investor Protection Corporation (FIPC) as a nonprofit membership corporation for all futures commission merchants registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). In general, the FIPC's powers and duties shall mirror those of the Security... | Futures Investor Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Write the Laws Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(a) Article I, section 1 of the United States Constitution vests
the legislative powers enumerated therein in the United States
Congress, consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives,
subject only to th... | Write the Laws Act - Prohibits: (1) the inclusion of a delegation of legislative powers clause in any bill passed by Congress, whether such delegation is to a branch of government, a federal or quasi-public agency, a state or instrumentality thereof, or any other organization or individual; or (2) any new presiden... | Write the Laws Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equity in Government Compensation
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the Federal National Mortgage Association (known as
Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
(... | Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2010 - Requires the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to: (1) suspend immediately the compensation packages approved for 2010 for the executive officers of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie... | To suspend the current compensation packages for the senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and establish compensation for such positions in accordance with rates of pay for senior employees in the Executive Branch of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Partnership Benefits and
Obligations Act''.
SEC. 2. BENEFITS TO DOMESTIC PARTNERS OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--A domestic partner of an employee shall be
entitled to benefits available to and obligations imposed upon a spouse
of an ... | Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act - Entitles domestic partners of federal employees to benefits available to spouses of federal employees. Specifies certifications required for benefit eligibility, filing requirements regarding partnership dissolution, and confidentiality requirements. Amends the Intern... | To provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF OUTREACH.
Section 101 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
``(34) The term `outreach' means the act or process of
... | Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans to establish a separate account for the funding of outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and a separate subaccount for the funding of outreach activities of the Veterans Health Administration, the Veterans Benefits Ad... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Private Property Rights Protection
and Government Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Congress has the power to regulate commerce among the
several States and Indian tribes;
(2) property rig... | Private Property Rights Protection and Government Accountability Act - Makes any state or political subdivision thereof that carries out a public taking for any private purpose in or affecting interstate commerce ineligible for any federal economic development funds for ten fiscal years.
Entitles any owner of private ... | To authorize appropriations for the Department of Commerce and to prohibit Federal economic development funds to States that carry out public takings for private purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bailout Prevention Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. DISCOUNTS FOR INDIVIDUALS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND CORPORATIONS.
Section 13(3)(B) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 343(3)(B))
is amended by striking clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting the
following:
... | Bailout Prevention Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Reserve Act, with respect to the discounting of obligations arising out of actual commercial transactions, to declare a borrower ineligible to borrow from any emergency lending program or facility unless the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and... | Bailout Prevention Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Truth in Budgeting Act''.
SEC. 2. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF HIGHWAY TRUST FUND, AIRPORT AND AIRWAY
TRUST FUND, INLAND WATERWAYS TRUST FUND, AND HARBOR
MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision... | Truth in Budgeting Act - Prohibits (subject to the Line Item Veto Act of 1996) the receipts and disbursements of the Highway Trust Fund, the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund from being counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or ... | Truth in Budgeting Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women and HIV Outreach and
Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. PREVENTIVE HEALTH PROGRAMS REGARDING WOMEN AND HUMAN
IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS.
Title XXV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300ee et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fo... | Women and HIV Outreach and Prevention Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants, with regard to women (and their partners) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), for preventive health services, referrals, follow-ups, outreach, and training on the effective provision of such services. Auth... | Women and HIV Outreach and Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Investing for Tomorrow's Schools Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the National Center for Education
Statistics, an estimated $127,000,000,000 in repairs,
renovations, and m... | Investing for Tomorrow's Schools Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to enter into cooperative agreements with states to establish state and multistate infrastructure banks for education.
Provides, under such agreements, that the Secretary will award grants to states for initial capital to make loans t... | A bill to establish State infrastructure banks for education, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Climate Change Education Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the evidence for human-induced climate change is
overwhelming and undeniable;
(2) the United States is the second highest emitter of
car... | Climate Change Education Act - Declares that the evidence for human-induced climate change is overwhelming and undeniable. Requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a Climate Change Education Program to: broaden the understanding of human-induced climate change, possible consequ... | Climate Change Education Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Asthma Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Despite improved therapies, the prevalence rate of
asthma continues to rise, affecting an estimated 14.6 million
Americans; 4.4 million under the age of 18. ... | Asthma Act - Authorizes appropriations to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for FY 2000 through 2004 to expand the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. Directs the coordinating committee for such Program to report to Congress: (1) a determination of the scope of asthma problems in the United S... | Asthma Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Human Rights Information Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Agencies of the Government of the United States have
information on human rights violations in Guatemala and
Honduras.
(2) Membe... | Human Rights Information Act - Requires certain Federal agencies to identify and organize all human rights records regarding activities occurring in Guatemala and Honduras after 1944 for declassification and disclosure purposes, and to make them available to the public and other official entities, including Latin Ameri... | Human Rights Information Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for Former American Hostages
in Iran Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. AMERICAN HOSTAGES IN IRAN COMPENSATION FUND.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that ensuring
justice for United States victims of acts of terrorism by Iran who hold
... | Justice for Former American Hostages in Iran Act of 2015 Establishes in the Treasury the American Hostages in Iran Compensation Fund to: (1) make payments to the Americans held hostage in Iran, and to their families, who are identified as members of the proposed class in case number 1:00-CV-03110 (ESG) of the U.S. Dist... | Justice for Former American Hostages in Iran Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Growth and Development
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The promotion of sustainable economic growth is the
only long-term solution to lifting people out of poverty and
addressing... | Economic Growth and Development Act This bill requires the President to: (1) establish a primary, interagency mechanism to assist the private sector in coordinating U.S. development programs with private sector investment activities; and (2) submit, annually, a strategy for the facilitation and coordination of private ... | Economic Growth and Development Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Good People, Good
Government Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICERS
Sec. 101. C... | Good People, Good Government Act - Requires each executive agency to appoint or designate a Chief Human Capital Officer who shall assist in carrying out responsibilities with respect to: (1) selecting, developing, and managing a high-quality, productive workforce in accordance with merit system principles; and (2) impl... | To provide for reform relating to Federal employee career development and benefits, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native Act to Transform Imagery in
Various Environments''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Based on article I, section 8 of the United States
Constitution, treaties, Federal statutes, and court decisions,
... | Native Act to Transform Imagery in Various Environments - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make: (1) grants to schools that have made formal decisions to discontinue use of a derogatory or discriminatory name or depiction as a team name, mascot, or nickname, to assist them in replacing uniforms or other materia... | To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to eligible schools to assist such schools to discontinue use of a derogatory or discriminatory name or depiction as a team name, mascot, or nickname, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flood Insurance Market Parity and
Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. PRIVATE FLOOD INSURANCE.
(a) Mandatory Purchase Requirement.--
(1) Amount and term of coverage.--Section 102 of the Flood
Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4012... | Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act This bill amends the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 to revise requirements for federal and private flood insurance. This bill revises the financial requirements that apply to flood insurance for home loans or loan guarantees by the Federal National Mortgage Ass... | Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization 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 New England Journal of Medicine, after
September 11, 2001, Americans across the country, including
childre... | 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 for the purposes of mitigating distress reactions and maladaptive behaviors in Americans and increasing their psychological resilience in ... | 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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Tax Flexibility Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. QUALIFIED SMALL BUSINESSES ELECTION OF TAXABLE YEAR ENDING IN A
MONTH FROM APRIL TO NOVEMBER.
(a) In General.--Part I of subchapter E of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986... | Small Business Tax Flexibility Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a qualified small business the election of having a taxable year, other than the required taxable year, which ends on the last day of any of the months of April through November. | To permit startup partnerships and S corporations to elect taxable years other than required years. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY.
(a) Findings and Declarations.--Congress finds and declares the
following:
(1) It is the policy of the U... | Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act This bill amends the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to repeal the prohibition against gaming activities by the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas on its lands if those gaming activities are prohibited by Texas law. The United ... | Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act |
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION FOR 99-YEAR LEASES.
The second sentence of subsection (a) of the first section of the
Act entitled ``An Act to authorize the leasing of restricted Indian
lands for public, religious, educational, recreational, residential,
business, and other purposes requiring the grant of long-term le... | Amends Federal law to authorize leases granted on lands held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and on the Cabazon Indian Reservation in California to be for terms of up to 99 years.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to extend the terms of specified Indian health care demo... | To make certain technical corrections in laws relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Santa Ana River Water Supply
Enhancement Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. PRADO BASIN NATURAL TREATMENT SYSTEM PROJECT.
(a) In General.--The Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study
and Facilities Act (Public Law 102-575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et
seq.) ... | Santa Ana River Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2005 - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) participate, in cooperation with the Orange County Water District, in the design, planning, and construction of natural treatment systems a... | To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Prado Basin Natural Treatment System Project, to authorize the Secretary to carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California, to... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bottle Recycling Climate Protection
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The energy required to manufacture beverage containers
from recycled containers is often less than the energy required
... | Bottle Recycling Climate Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit retailers and distributors from selling beverages in containers that do not display a statement of a refund value of five cents. Defines "beverage" as an alcoholic or non-alcoholic, carbonated or uncarbonated liquid that i... | To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require a refund value for certain beverage containers, and to provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PILOT PROGRAM ON DOG TRAINING
THERAPY.
(a) In General.--Commencing not later than 120 days after the date
of the enactment of the Act, the Secretary of Veterans A... | Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a five-year pilot program to assess the effectiveness of addressing veterans' post-deployment mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms through the therapeutic medium of training service dogs for vet... | Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Refugee Resettlement Reform
and Modernization Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States has enhanced and accelerated its
efforts to resettle Iraqi refugees since 2007.... | Domestic Refugee Resettlement Reform and Modernization Act of 2013 - Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to conduct a study regarding the effectiveness of the Office of Refugee Resettlement's domestic refugee resettlement programs. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish as head of the Office an Assi... | Domestic Refugee Resettlement Reform and Modernization Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is established in the legislative branch the Independent
Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti (in this
Act referred to as the ``Commission'').
SEC. 2. DUTIES.
(a) Duties.--The Commission shall examine and evaluate the role of
the United ... | Establishes in the legislative branch the Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti.
Directs the Commission to examine the United States' role in the February 2004 coup d'etat in the Republic of Haiti, including: (1) the extent to which the United States impeded the democratic process in ... | To establish the Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``former ninth circuit'' means the ninth
judicial circuit of the United States as in existence on the
... | Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2005 - Divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) the Ninth Circuit, composed of Arizona, California, and Nevada; and (2) the Twelfth Circuit, composed of Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, and... | To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit judges, to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit of the United States into two circuits, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Records Act Amendments
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERATION OF CLAIMS OF CONSTITUTIONALLY
BASED PRIVILEGE AGAINST DISCLOSURE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 22 of title 44, United States Code, is
amended by adding at th... | Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Presidential Records Act to require the Archivist of the United States, when making available any presidential record not previously made available publicly, to: (1) promptly provide written notice of such determination to the former President during who... | To amend chapter 22 of title 44, United States Code, popularly known as the Presidential Records Act, to establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia National
Disaster Insurance Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATURAL DISASTER PROTECTION FUNDS.
(a) Contributions to Natural Disaster Protection Funds.--Subsection
(c) of section 832 of the Internal Revenue Code of 19... | District of Columbia National Disaster Insurance Protection Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a tax-exempt natural disaster protection fund held by an insurance company that: (1) is incorporated and domiciled in the District of Columbia; (2) is subject to supervision by the District of Columbia Comm... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the creation of disaster protection funds in the District of Columbia by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from natural catastrophic events. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Antibullying Campaign Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR ANTIHARASSMENT PROGRAMS.
(a) Grants.--The Secretary of Education shall provide a grant to
each State that submits an application in accordance with subsection
(c) to enable the State to establish ... | Antibullying Campaign Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make matching grants to applicant States for antiharassment programs that prohibit harassment in public schools and on public school grounds for any reason.
Directs the Secretary to study and report to Congress on harassment in public schools. | To direct the Secretary of Education to provide grants to States to establish and carry out or continue to carry out antiharassment programs. |
TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN GENERALLY APPLICABLE
LAWS
SECTION 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Equity for Congress Act''.
SEC. 102. COVERAGE OF CONGRESS IN MATTERS INVOLVING EMPLOYMENT.
(a) Application.--
(1) In general.--Th... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Congressional Compliance With Certain Generally
Applicable Laws
Title II: Other Congressional Reforms
Title I: Congressional Compliance With Certain Generally Applicable Laws
- Equity for Congress Act - Makes applicable to the Congress the following Federal laws: ... | Equity for Congress Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Family Values at the Border
Act''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF FAMILY VALUES IN APPREHENSION PROGRAMS.
(a) Procedures for Migration Deterrence Programs at the Border.--In
any migration deterrence program carried out at a border, the Secretary
and an... | Protect Family Values at the Border Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) consider safety and family concerns in any action related to the repatriation or prosecution of individuals apprehended for immigration violations, and (2) provide related training for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (... | Protect Family Values at the Border Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Christopher Bryski
Student Loan Protection Act'' or ``Christopher's Law''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) No requirement exists for private educational lenders'
promissory notes to include... | Christopher Bryski Student Loan Protection Act or Christopher's Law - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require lenders of private education loans to: describe clearly and conspicuously, in writing, the cosigners' obligations regarding such loans, including the effect a borrower's or cosigner's death, disability, o... | Christopher's Law |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Grandparents Raising
Grandchildren Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) More than 2,500,000 grandparents in the United States are
the primary caretaker of their grandchildren, and experts report
that such ... | Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act (Sec. 3) This bill establishes an Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. The council must identify, promote, coordinate, and publicly disseminate information and resources to help older relatives meet the needs of the children in their care and... | Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Credits for Jobs Now Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR INCREASING EMPLOYMENT.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits)
is amended by inserting after se... | Tax Credits for Jobs Now Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a refundable tax credit for: (1) 60% of the excess of the aggregate wages paid to employees during 2012 over the aggregate wages paid during 2011, and (2) 40% of the excess of such wages paid during 2013 over the aggregate inflat... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a refundable credit for increasing employment. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``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
... | Wartime Violation of Italian American Civil Liberties Act - Requires the Inspector General of the Department of Justice to conduct a comprehensive review of the treatment by the Federal Government of Italian Americans during World War II (between September 1, 1939, and December 31, 1945) and to report to the Congress o... | Wartime Violation of Italian American Civil Liberties Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ban Poisonous Additives Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. BAN ON USE OF BISPHENOL A IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE CONTAINERS.
(a) Treatment of Bisphenol A as Adulterating the Food or
Beverage.--
(1) In general.--For purposes of applying section 402(a)(6)
... | Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2011 - Deems a food to be adulterated if its container: (1) is composed, in whole or in part, of bisphenol A, or (2) can release bisphenol A into food. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to grant one-year renewable waivers to a facility for a particular container... | To ban the use of bisphenol A in food containers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Equal
Representation Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. REPRESENTATION IN CONGRESS FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
(a) Representation.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, effective with respect to the O... | District of Columbia House Equal Representation Act of 2011 - Treats the District of Columbia as a state for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives and in the Senate.
Prescribes requirements for classification of Senators for the District.
Applies to the District in the same manner as it applies t... | To provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia as a State for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives and Senate, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Spring Mountains National Recreation
Area Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) National forest lands.--The term ``National Forest lands''
means lands included in the National Forest System (as defined in
section 11(a) o... | Spring Mountains National Recreation Area Act - Establishes the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area in Nevada.
Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a general management plan for the Area as an amendment to the Toiyabe National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan. Requires inclusion in the plan ... | Spring Mountains National Recreation Area Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Belarus Democracy Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the United States supports the promotion of democracy,
respect for human rights, and the rule of law in the Republic
of Belarus consistent with its... | Belarus Democracy Act of 2002 - Authorizes the President to support primarily indigenous Belarusian groups that are committed to the support of democratic processes in various activities that may include: (1) observation of elections and the promotion of free and fair electoral processes, including the development of d... | To provide for the promotion of democracy, human rights, and rule of law in the Republic of Belarus and for the consolidation and strengthening of Belarus sovereignty and independence. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Civilian Agent Orange Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Exposed employee.--The term ``exposed employee'' means
an individual who--
(A) during the Vietnam conflict--
(... | Civilian Agent Orange Act of 2006 - Establishes: (1) the Agent Orange Illness Compensation Program to be carried out by the Attorney General; and (2) the Agent Orange Illness Compensation Fund in the Treasury. Entitles an eligible exposed employee, or the eligible survivor of such employee, to $100,000 compensation.
D... | To provide compensation to individuals who, during the Vietnam conflict, were employees of the Federal Government or contractor employees of the Department of Defense and suffered disability or death from exposure to Agent Orange. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Lyme disease is a common but frequently misunderstood
illness that, if not caught early and treated properly, can
cause serious health problems.
(2) Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that is
trans... | (Sec. 2) Establishes the Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Directs the Committee to advise the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary of HHS regarding how to: (1) assure interagency coordination and communication in efforts to address tick-borne di... | A bill to establish a Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee, and for other purposes. |
SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Railroad Track Modernization Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. CAPITAL GRANTS FOR RAILROAD TRACK.
(a) Amendment.--Chapter 223 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
``CHAPTER 223--CAPITAL GRANTS FOR RAILROAD TRACK
``Sec.
``... | Railroad Track Modernization Act of 2001 - Amends Federal rail transportation law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a program of capital grants to class II and class III railroads (or with the concurrence of such railroads, to a State or local government) to rehabilitate, preserve, or improve railr... | To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Credit Cost Reduction Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FOR COMMUNICATIONS INVOLVING LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
Section 803(2) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C.
1692a(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
``Such term... | Extends to any series of class actions arising out of the same violations by the same debt collector the current limit on the total amount of the debt collector's liability for additional damages that can be awarded to a plaintiff in the case of a successful class action to enforce liability of a noncompliant debt coll... | Credit Cost Reduction Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Baseball Hall of Fame
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) On June 12, 1939, the National Baseball Hall of Fame
and Museum opened in Cooperstown, New York. Ty Cobb, Walter
... | National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half dollar coins in recognition of the National Baseball Hall of Fame during the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2015.
Direct... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress hereby finds as follows:
(1) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., dedicated his life to
securing the Nation's fundamental principles of liberty and
... | Mandates prompt payment of all surcharges received from the coin sales to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Legacy Fund of the Library of Congress for the purpose of securing the personal papers of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., for the Library of Congress. | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``RAFT (Restore Access to Foreign
Trade) Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF FOREIGN BASE COMPANY SHIPPING INCOME AS FOREIGN
BASE COMPANY INCOME.
(a) Elimination of Foreign Base Company Shipping Income.--Section
954 of the Internal Revenue Code ... | RAFT (Restore Access to Foreign Trade) Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate foreign base company shipping income from inclusion as foreign base company income.Revises the definition of "shipping income" with respect to the application of the foreign tax credit. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate foreign base company shipping income from foreign base company income. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business and Financial
Institutions Tax Relief Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF S CORPORATION ELIGIBLE SHAREHOLDERS TO INCLUDE
IRAS.
(a) In General.--Section 1361(c)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to certai... | (Sec. 2) Permits S corporation eligible shareholders to include individual retirement accounts (IRAs).
Exempts from prohibited transaction rules any sale of stock in an IRA pursuant to a small business corporation's election to be an S corporation.
(Sec. 3) Excludes from the definition of passive income for purposes of... | Small Business and Financial Institutions Tax Relief Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF TOLL FREE NUMBER PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--If the Secretary of Commerce determines, on the
basis of comments submitted in rulemaking under section 2, that--
(1) interest among manufacturers is sufficient to warrant
the establishment of a 3-year toll free n... | Directs the Secretary of Commerce, upon determining on the basis of comments submitted in rulemaking under this Act that interest among manufacturers is sufficient to warrant the establishment of a three-year toll free number pilot program and manufacturers will provide fees so that the program will operate without cos... | To establish a toll free number in the Department of Commerce to assist consumers in determining if products are American-made. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Seed Availability and Competition
Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. RETAINING PATENTED SEED.
(a) Registration.--Any person who plants patented seed or seed
derived from patented seed may retain seed from the harvest of the
planted seed for replanting by that per... | Seed Availability and Competition Act of 2004 - Requires persons who seek to retain seed harvested from the planting of patented seeds to register with the Secretary of Agriculture and pay related fees.
Establishes in the Treasury the Patented Seed Fund.
Imposes a tariff equal to the difference in fees in any case in... | To require persons who seek to retain seed harvested from the planting of patented seeds to register with the Secretary of Agriculture and pay fees set by the Secretary for retaining such seed, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Crow Tribe Land Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior--
(1) to develop a program to acquire land and interests in
land from eligible individuals within the Crow Res... | Crow Tribe Land Restoration Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a loan program to assist the Crow Tribe of the State of Montana in purchasing from eligible individuals land and interests in land within the Crow Reservation in the state. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into one or more loan obliga... | A bill to develop a program to acquire interests in land from eligible individuals within the Crow Reservation in the State of Montana, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trade Complaint and Litigation
Accountability Improvement Measures Act'' or the ``Trade CLAIM Act''.
SEC. 2. REVIEW OF DETERMINATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE
REPRESENTATIVE BY THE COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE.
Section 1581 of title 28,... | Trade Complaint and Litigation Accountability Improvement Measures Act or the Trade CLAIM Act - Amends the federal judicial code to grant the Court of International Trade exclusive jurisdiction of any civil action commenced by a petitioner requesting de novo review of a U.S. Trade Representative (Trade Representative) ... | A bill to make determinations by the United States Trade Representative under title III of the Trade Act of 1974 reviewable by the Court of International Trade and to ensure that the United States Trade Representative considers petitions to enforce United States trade rights, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``National Trails System Willing Seller
Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE LANDS FROM WILLING SELLERS FOR CERTAIN
TRAILS.
(a) Oregon National Historic Trail.--Section 5(a)(3) of the
National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(3)) is amended... | National Trails System Willing Seller Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to: (1) prohibit the Government acquisition of lands outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered area, except with the owner's consent, for the Oregon, Mormon Pioneer, Lewis and Clark, Iditarod, and Nez Perce National Hi... | To amend the National Trails System Act to clarify Federal authority relating to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of the trails in the System, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Warriors' Peer-Outreach Pilot
Program Act''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON THE PROVISION OF OUTREACH AND SUPPORT SERVICES
TO VETERANS PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION UNDER THE POST 9/11
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
... | Warriors' Peer-Outreach Pilot Program Act - Directs the Secretary of Veteran Affairs (VA) to carry out a three-year pilot program to provide outreach and support services to veterans at institutions of higher learning that enable them to make more successful use of their entitlement to educational assistance. Requires ... | Warriors' Peer-Outreach Pilot Program Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Port Operations Require Tough
Scrutiny (PORTS) Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. COMMENCEMENT OF INVESTIGATIONS.
(a) Discretionary Investigations.--Section 721(a) of the Defense
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2170(a)) is amended--
(1) in the s... | Port Operations Require Tough Scrutiny (PORTS) Act of 2006 - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 relating to investigations of proposed corporate mergers, acquisitions, or takeovers (transactions) in the United States by a foreign interest which could affect U.S. national security to: (1) extend from 30 to 60 day... | To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to strengthen the requirements relating to investigations under such Act, and for other purposes. |
TITLE I--NATIONAL OCEAN EXPLORATION PROGRAM
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``National Ocean Exploration Program
Act''.
SEC. 102. ESTABLISHMENT.
The Secretary of Commerce, through the Administrator of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall, in consultation
with t... | National Ocean Exploration Program Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) a coordinated national ocean exploration program that promotes collaboration with existing NOAA programs, including those authorized under this Act. Directs the NOAA ... | To establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Smart from the Start Preschool
Education for America Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES FOR PRESCHOOL EDUCATION.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to help America's families
obtain high-quality, voluntary preschool education, thereb... | Smart from the Start Preschool Education for America Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make formula grants to States to provide families with access to high-quality, voluntary preschool education.
Directs the Secretary to develop program quality standards based on recommendations of an independent pa... | To authorize the Secretary of Education to make formula grants to States to ensure that families have access to high-quality, voluntary preschool education, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Forest Fire and
Pest Emergency Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4.... | Forest Fire and Pest Emergency Act - Declares that the reduction of natural fuels, on Federal lands within California that have been identified as extreme fire risk, constitutes an emergency action to prevent or to reduce risk to public health or safety or to serious resource loss for the duration of the drought there.... | Forest Fire and Pest Emergency Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SELF-
DETERMINATION ACT OF 2000.
(a) Extension Through Fiscal Year 2013.--The Secure Rural S... | Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-determination Reauthorization Act of 2005 - Amends the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-determination Act of 2000 to extend the Act through FY2013, including the authority for special and county projects on National Forest System and certain Bureau of Land Management (BLM)... | To reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act Amendments of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Federal authorities charged with examining the tragic
shootings at Virginia Tech in April 2007 found that confusion ... | Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Amendments of 2008 - Amends the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 to declare that nothing in the Act prohibits a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other healthcare professional or paraprofessional from consulting with or disclosing treatment records on a... | A bill to amend the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 to clarify limits on disclosure of student health records, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Openness Promotes Effectiveness in
our National Government Act of 2005'' or the ``OPEN Government Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Freedom of Information Act was signed into law on
July 4, 1966, becaus... | Openess Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2005 or OPEN Government Act of 2005 - Amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to prohibit a Federal agency from denying the present fee status for a news media representative solely on the absence of institutional associations of the requester and re... | To promote openness in Government by strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PILOT PROGRAM ON MOBILE PROVISION OF CARE AND SERVICES FOR
VETERANS IN RURAL AREAS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS.
(a) Pilot Program Required.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
carry out a pilot program to assess the feas... | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing care and a variety of services (including counseling) to veterans residing in rural areas through a mobile system that transports Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical and benefits person... | A bill to require a pilot program on the mobile provision of care and services for veterans in rural areas by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE UNDER GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS BY
RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.
Title XXIV of the Revised Statutes is amended by inserting after
section 1990 (42 U.S.C. 1994) the following:
``SEC. 1994A. CHARITABLE CHOICE.
``(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the `Charita... | Charitable Choice Expansion Act of 1999 - Requires the Federal Government, or a State or local government receiving Federal funds, when authorized to use a nongovernmental organization to provide assistance to beneficiaries under a program, to consider religious organizations on the same basis as other nongovernmental ... | Charitable Choice Expansion Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Communications Commission
Collaboration Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission
(in this section referred to as the ``Commission''), past and ... | Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2015 Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow a bipartisan majority of Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), notwithstanding a specified open meeting provision, to hold a meeting that is closed to the public to discuss official busines... | Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Breast and Cervical Cancer
Early Detection Program Reauthorization Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. WAIVERS RELATING TO GRANTS FOR PREVENTIVE HEALTH MEASURES WITH
RESPECT TO BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCERS.
(a) In General.--Section 1503 of the... | National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Reauthorization Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive requirements for awarding breast and cervical cancer grants to states if certain conditions are met, including that the Secretary fi... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Equity and Fairness in Fee-
for-Service Reimbursement Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING FAIRNESS OF PAYMENTS TO PROVIDERS UNDER THE MEDICARE
FEE-FOR-SERVICE PROGRAM.
Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, as amended by section 101... | Medicare Equity and Fairness in Fee-for-Service Reimbursement 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 direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a system for making adjustment... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide geographic equity in fee-for-service reimbursement for providers under the Medicare Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY OF STATUTORY MINIMUMS.
Section 3553(f)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``defendant'' and all that follows through ``point'' and
inserting ``criminal history category for... | Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to direct the court to impose a sentence for specified controlled substance offenses without regard to any statutory minimum sentence if the court finds that the criminal history category for the defendant is not higher than category two. (Currently, the... | Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Music Licensing Reform Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT FOR PERFORMANCE OF
NONDRAMATIC MUSICAL WORKS IN SMALL COMMERCIAL
ESTABLISHMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 110 of title 17, United States Code... | Music Licensing Reform Act of 1996 - Exempts from copyright infringement the communication of a performance of nondramatic musical works on the premises of small commercial establishments, unless a charge is made to see or hear the transmission or the transmission received is further transmitted to the public. Directs... | Music Licensing Reform Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. TAX TREATMENT OF SECTION 42 HOUSING COOPERATIVES AND
SHAREHOLDERS OF SUCH COOPERATIVES.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter T of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to cooperatives and their
patrons) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize, in the case of a housing cooperative eligible for the low-income housing tax credit: (1) nonresident shareholders to include such credit and the deduction for certain unpaid acquisition interest allowable to the cooperative proportionally in the calculation of their indivi... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax treatment of section 42 housing cooperatives and the shareholders of such cooperatives, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Brownfield Cleanup and Redevelopment
Revolving Loan Fund Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Contaminated and underused or abandoned industrial
sites in distressed communities a... | Brownfield Cleanup and Redevelopment Revolving Loan Fund Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to provide capitalization loans to States to establish or expand a State revolving loan fund for purposes of providing loans for voluntary environmental cleanups of elig... | Brownfield Cleanup and Redevelopment Revolving Loan Fund Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Personal Data Offshoring Protection
Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Business enterprise.--The term ``business enterprise''
means any organization, association, or ventur... | Personal Data Offshoring Protection Act of 2004 - Requires business enterprises to give U.S. citizens notice before transmitting personally identifiable information about such citizens to foreign affiliates or subcontractors located in countries with adequate privacy protections. Prohibits such transmittal where adequa... | To prohibit the transfer of personal information to any person outside the United States, without notice and consent, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Deleting Online Predators Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) sexual predators approach minors on the Internet using
chat rooms and social networking websites, and, according to
the United States ... | Deleting Online Predators Act of 2006 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require schools and libraries that receive universal service support to enforce a policy that: (1) prohibits access to a commercial social networking website or chat room unless used for an educational purpose with adult supervision; and (... | To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require recipients of universal service support for schools and libraries to protect minors from commercial social networking websites and chat rooms. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Increasing Small Business Lending
Act''.
SEC. 2. FEE REDUCTIONS.
(a) Administrative Provisions Small Business Administration.--Until
September 30, 2015, and to the extent that the cost of such elimination
or reduction of fees is offset by appropriatio... | Increasing Small Business Lending Act - Amends the Small Business Act to suspend, until September 30, 2015, fees under the 7(a) program (SBA-guaranteed loans to small businesses) and the 504 program (financing to small businesses backed by SBA-guaranteed debentures issued by any qualified state or local development com... | Increasing Small Business Lending Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Court of Veterans Appeals Amendments
of 1997''.
TITLE I--COMPARABILITY
SEC. 101. AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Section 7254 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end thereof the following... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Comparability
Title II: Staggered Retirement and Recall Provisions
Title III: Renaming Provisions
Court of Veterans Appeals Amendments of 1997 -
Title I: Comparability
- Authorizes the Court of Veterans Appeals (Court) to prescribe necessary or appropriate rules and r... | Court of Veterans Appeals Amendments of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Breast and Cervical Cancer
Early Detection Program Reauthorization Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM.
Title XV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300k et seq.)
is amended--
... | National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Reauthorization Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to change from 2000 to 2020 the target year for achieving the objectives established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services for reductions in the rate of mortality from breast and cervic... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration Technical Revisions Act
of 1997''.
Sec. 2. (a) Section 240A, subsection (e), of the Immigration and
Nationality Act is amended--
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ``this section'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``sect... | Immigration Technical Revisions Act of 1997 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (and the Illegal Immigration and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996) to authorize the Attorney General to cancel the removal and adjust the status of certain Central American aliens. | Immigration Technical Revisions Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Theatrical Motion Picture Authorship
Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURE DEFINED.
Section 101 of title 17, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after the paragraph defining ``State'' the following:
``A `theatrical motion... | Theatrical Motion Picture Authorship Act of 1995 - Declares that the principal director, screenwriter, and cinematographer of a theatrical motion picture have the noneconomic interests in such picture. Describes such interests as the right of the director, screenwriter, or cinematographer to: (1) claim that he or she... | Theatrical Motion Picture Authorship Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Trading on Congressional
Knowledge Act''.
SEC. 2. NONPUBLIC INFORMATION RELATING TO CONGRESS.
(a) Securities Transactions.--Section 10 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Nonpublic Inform... | Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodities Exchange Act to direct both the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to prohibit a person from buying or selling securities while in possession of relate... | To prohibit securities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress, and to require additional reporting by Members and employees of Congress of securities transaction, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Open and
Accountable Campaign Financing Act of 2001''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--DISCLOSURE
S... | Open and Accountable Campaign Financing Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to revise reporting requirements, including: (1) changing from quarterly to monthly the additional reports required to be filed with regard to the principal campaign committee of a candidate for the House of Re... | To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide meaningful campaign finance reform through requiring better reporting, decreasing the role of soft money, and increasing individual contribution limits, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT RIFLES
AND ASSAULT PISTOLS.
(a) General Rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the
importation into the United States of--
(1) semiautomatic assault rifles;
(2) semiautomatic assault pistols;
(3... | Prohibits the importation into the United States of any semiautomatic assault weapon, large capacity ammunition feeding devices, or assault weapon accessories. Makes an exception for the importation of such articles under authority of the United States, by a U.S. department or agency, or by a State or local department... | To prohibit the importation of semiautomatic assault weapons, large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and certain accessories, to provide for the public safety of the citizens of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Charitable Automobile Red-Tape
Simplification Act of 2015'' or as the ``CARS Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF SUBSTANTIATION RULES FOR THE DONATION OF
CERTAIN VEHICLES.
(a) In General.--Section 170(f)(12) of the Internal Revenue Cod... | Charitable Automobile Red-Tape Simplification Act of 2015 or the CARS Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax deduction for charitable contributions, to modify the substantiation rules for donations of qualified vehicles (i.e., motor vehicles manufactured primarily for... | CARS Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Responsive Government Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. EMERGENCY AUTHORITY TO DELAY OR TOLL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1660. Emergency authority to dela... | Responsive Government Act of 2008 - Amends the federal judicial code to authorize the chief judge of a district or court of appeals to delay, toll, or otherwise grant relief from time deadlines applicable to pending civil and criminal cases in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency situation requiring the c... | To provide emergency authority to delay or toll judicial proceedings in United States district and circuit courts, and for other purposes. |
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