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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Building, Renovating, Improving, and
Constructing Kids' Schools Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to a 1999 issue brief prepared by the
National Center for Education Statistics, the averag... | Building, Renovating, Improving, and Constructing Kids' Schools Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make amounts in the Treasury stabilization fund available to States for loans for school construction bond interest payments and related support.Requires States to use at least 50 percent of such funds for loa... | To provide States with funds to support State, regional, and local school construction. |
SECTION 1. RESTORATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND
OTHER RELIEF FOR VETERANS AFFECTED BY SCHOOL CLOSURE OR
DISAPPROVAL.
(a) School Closure or Disapproval.--
(1) Restoration of entitlement.--Chapter 36 is amended by
adding at the end the following ... | This bill provides that if a veteran or reservist is forced to discontinue a certain course or program as a result of a school closure or disapproval of a necessary course and did not receive credit or lost training time toward completion of the education program, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) educational assista... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the restoration of entitlement to educational assistance and other relief for veterans affected by school closure or disapproval, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Medical Services Support
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
In this Act, the term ``community-based emergency medical
services'' means any regional, State, or local emergency medical
services system.
SEC. 3. FEDERAL INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON EMERGEN... | Emergency Medical Services Support Act - Establishes a Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services to provide intergovernmental coordination of emergency medical services. Requires the Committee to: (1) identify community-based emergency medical services' needs; (2) make grant program and streamlining r... | A bill to provide better Federal interagency coordination and support for emergency medical services. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening
Taxpayer Rights Act of 2017''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or oth... | Strengthening Taxpayer Rights Act of 2017 This bill modifies requirements for the preparation of tax returns and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) procedures for the collection of taxes. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: apply tax preparer penalties for the understatement of a taxpayer's liability and othe... | Strengthening Taxpayer Rights Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR HIGH TECHNOLOGY JOB TRAINING EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 45D. CREDIT FOR HIGH TECHNOLOGY JOB TRAINING.
``(... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to temporarily establish an employer tax credit of up to $2,500 annually for expenses incurred for each full-time employee receiving high technology job training. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for high technology job training expenses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. WILDFIRE DISASTER FUNDING AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--Section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)) is amended
by adding at the end the followin... | Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2015 This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require specified adjustments to discretionary spending limits in FY2016-FY2025 to accommodate appropriations for wildfire suppression operations in the Wildland Fire Management accounts at the Depart... | Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Thomas Cole
National Historic Site 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. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 4. E... | Thomas Cole National Historic Site Act - Establishes the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in New York State as an affiliated area of the National Park System.
Provides that the Greene County Historical Society, Greene County, New York, shall continue to own, manage, and operate the Site.
Directs the Society to admi... | Thomas Cole National Historic Site Act |
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN TAX ON AMMUNITION.
(a) General Rule.--Section 4181 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to imposition of tax) is amended by striking all that
follows ``so sold:'' and inserting the following:
``Articles taxable at 35 percent--
Pistols, revolvers, a... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the excise tax on pistols, revolvers, and other firearms.
Establishes the Hospital Gunshot Cost Relief Trust Fund to assist urban hospitals in defraying costs incurred in providing medical care to gunshot victims who are not covered under any health plan. Transfers the net ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the tax on firearms. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Defense Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2001''.
TITLE I--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to provide supplemental
appropriations ... | Defense Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2001 - Makes emergency supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense for FY 2001 for: (1) active and reserve military personnel; (2) operation and maintenance; (3) procurement; (4) shipbuilding and conversion; (5) the Defense Health Program; and (6) militar... | To make emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for the Department of Defense, and the Coast Guard. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Credit Card Application Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. FAIRNESS IN CREDIT AND CHARGE CARD APPLICATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 127(c)(1) of the Truth in Lending Act (15
U.S.C. 1637(c)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraphs:... | Fair Credit Card Application Act of 1997 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require that certain credit card and charge card applications (including telephone solicitations) disclose to the consumer the maximum authorized credit limit, and the consumer's right to state in the application the lowest credit limit accep... | Fair Credit Card Application Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment
Training Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the growth of small business is crucial to economic
growth;
(2) many people residing in ... | Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment Training Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to award competitive grants to enable community colleges or historically black colleges and universities that serve economically distressed central cities to develop specialized training curricula for entrepreneurship and self-em... | Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment Training Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iraqi Women and Children's
Liberation Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) For more than 600 years under the Ottoman Empire, women
in Iraq were kept inside their homes, repressed, and forbidden... | Iraqi Women and Children's Liberation Act of 2004 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should ensure that women and children in Iraq benefit from the liberation of Iraq; (2) women of all ethnic groups in Iraq should be included in the economic and political reconstruction of Iraq; and (3) the G... | A bill to authorize assistance for education and health care for women and children in Iraq during the reconstruction of Iraq and thereafter, to authorize assistance for the enhancement of political participation, economic empowerment, civil society, and personal security for women in Iraq, to state the sense of Congre... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect United States Security in
the Arctic Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States has important economic, security, and
national defense interests in the Arctic region.
(2)... | Protect United States Security in the Arctic Act of 2017 This bill instructs the President to submit to Congress a strategy to protect U.S. interests in the Arctic region. Such strategy shall include goals to: improve telecommunications, navigation, ocean and coastal mapping, and Coast Guard and other infrastructure ... | Protect United States Security in the Arctic Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Sex Offender Registry Act
of 2004''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Criminal offense against a victim who is a minor.--The
term ``criminal offense against a victim who is a minor'' has
the same meaning as in... | National Sex Offender Registry Act of 2004 - Directs the Attorney General to establish a national sex offender registry that: (1) makes publicly available, via the Internet, information about sexually violent predators and persons convicted of a sexually violent offense or a criminal offense against a minor; and (2) al... | To establish a national sex offender registration database, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be referred to as the ``Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary
Commission Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Benjamin Franklin was one of the most extraordinary men of
the generation that founded the United States. Around the world, he
... | Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission Act - Establishes the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission to: (1) study and recommend Government activities to honor Benjamin Franklin on the tercentenary of his birth, including the minting of a Benjamin Franklin tercentenary coin; (2) serve as the contact point for Stat... | To establish the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission. |
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN FUEL TAXES ON GASOLINE, DIESEL FUEL,
KEROSENE, AND AVIATION FUEL, BY 4.3 CENTS, OR TO ZERO.
(a) In General.--Section 4081 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to imposition of tax on gasoline, diesel fuel, and kerosene)
is amended by adding at the end th... | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) consumers should immediately receive the benefit of the reduction; and (2) motor fuels producers and dealers should take such actions as necessary to reduce prices to reflect any reduction. Requires a study and report. | A bill instituting a Federal fuels tax holiday. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tar Creek Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Tar Creek Superfund Site (the ``Site'') is a former
lead and zinc mining area located in the northeastern portion
of Ottawa County, Oklahom... | Tar Creek Restoration Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide relocation assistance to specified communities, including Picher and Cardin, on the Tar Creek Superfund site, Oklahoma. | To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide relocation and other assistance for residents at the Tar Creek Superfund site. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``America's Wildlife Heritage Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Wildlife is a fundamental part of America's history and
character, and wildlife conservation is a core value shared by
all ... | America's Wildlife Heritage Act - Sets forth requirements concerning the maintenance of viable populations of existing native and desired non-native species within each planning area in the National Forest System's or the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) public lands.
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secr... | To sustain wildlife on America's public lands. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Relationships Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION.
(a) Grants.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting
through the Administration for Children & Families (in this section
referred to as the ``Secretary''), may awa... | Healthy Relationships Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Administration for Children & Families of the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to public and private entities for the exclusive purpose of providing qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents. Such education... | Healthy Relationships Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Retirement Investments for a
Sustainable Economy Act of 2018'' or the ``RISE Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) continued inaction by the Federal Government with
respect to addressing cl... | Retirement Investments for a Sustainable Economy Act of 2018 or the RISE Act of 2018 This bill establishes a new fund—the Climate Choice Stock Index Fund—as an investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan. The Climate Choice Stock Index Fund must be invested in a portfolio that is designed to replicate t... | Retirement Investments for a Sustainable Economy Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Study of Ways to Improve the
Accuracy of the Collection of Federal Oil, Condensate, and Natural Gas
Royalties Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. STUDY OF ACTIONS TO IMPROVE THE ACCURACY OF COLLECTION OF
FEDERAL OIL, CONDENSATE, AND NATURAL GAS ROYALTIES.... | Study of Ways to Improve the Accuracy of the Collection of Federal Oil, Condensate, and Natural Gas Royalties Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to arrange with the National Academy of Engineering to study and report to the Secretary regarding whether the accuracy of collection of royalties on producti... | To provide for a study by the National Academy of Engineering regarding improving the accuracy of collection of royalties on production of oil, condensate, and natural gas under leases of Federal lands and Indian lands, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Western Hemisphere Environmental
Cooperation Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The elements of biological diversity offer many actual
and yet-to-be-discovered medical, biotechnological,
... | Western Hemisphere Environmental Cooperation Act of 1993 - Directs the Administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID) to establish a Western Hemisphere Biodiversity Cooperation Program within AID to assist (including by purchase of commercial debts of foreign countries) in the establishment and strengt... | Western Hemisphere Environmental Cooperation Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Water for Rural Communities
Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to ensure a safe and adequate municipal,
rural, and industrial water supply for the citizens of--
(1) Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Prairie, Richland, Judith
... | Clean Water for Rural Communities Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to carry out the projects entitled: (1) the "Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System" in accordance with the Dry-Redwater Regional Water System Feasibility Study, which received funding from the Bureau of Reclamati... | Clean Water for Rural Communities Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Burton Greene Higher-Risk Impaired
Driver Act''.
SEC. 2. INCREASED PENALTIES.
(a) In General.--Chapter I of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 165. Increased penalties for higher risk drivers for driving... | Burton Greene Higher-Risk Impaired Driver Act - Requires the Secretary of Transportation, beginning on October 1, 2006, to transfer two percent of a State's Federal-aid highway funds to that State's apportionment solely for impaired driving programs if the State has not enacted or is not enforcing a higher risk impaire... | To amend title 23, United States Code, to increase penalties for individuals who operate motor vehicles while intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trade Prosecutor Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF TRADE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION AND POSITION OF
TRADE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
(a) Establishment.--Chapter 4 of title I of the Trade Act of 1974
(19 U.S.C. 2171) is amended by adding at the end the ... | Trade Prosecutor Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to establish in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) a Trade Enforcement Division, headed by a Trade Enforcement Officer, to ensure that U.S. trading partners comply with trade agreements to which the United States is a party. Establishes within the Divi... | To establish the position of Trade Enforcement Officer and a Trade Enforcement Division in the Office of the United States Trade Representative, to require identification of trade enforcement priorities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force
Establishment Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Chronic Wasting Disease, the fatal neurological disease
found in cervids, is a fundamental threat to the health ... | Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force Establishment Act of 2003 - Establishes the National Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force to: (1) coordinate activities to implement the National Plan (published jointly by the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture, and entitled "Plan for Assisting States, Federal Agencies, and Tr... | To establish a National Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Back to Work Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT FOR
VETERANS.
(a) Credit Made Permanent for Veterans.--Section 51(c)(4) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ``(... | Veterans Back to Work Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the work opportunity tax credit for hiring qualified veterans (veterans receiving compensation for a service-connected disability and other federal assistance), and (2) allow employers who hire qualified veterans to el... | Veterans Back to Work Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. REVISIONS OF IRAN-IRAQ ARMS NON-PROLIFERATION ACT OF 1992.
(a) Clarification of Policy.--Section 1602(a) of the Iran-Iraq Arms
Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 (title XVI of Public Law 102-484; 50
U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking out ``chemical, biological,
nuclear,'' and inserting in lieu there... | Amends the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 (the Act) to expand sanctions against Iran to include: (1) U.S. opposition to assistance to Iran from international financial institutions; (2) Export-Import Bank assistance; and (3) foreign assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, except for humanita... | A bill to amend the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 to revise the sanctions applicable to violations of that Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``American
Infrastructure Investment Act of 2010''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an a... | American Infrastructure Investment Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend until January 1, 2013, the period for issuing Build America Bonds and for credits allowable to issuers of such bonds. Allows funding through such bonds for capital expenditures for levees and flood control projects.
Exempts pri... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage investments in infrastructure, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Cost
Containment Act of 1993''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a ... | Medical Cost Containment Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income medical care savings benefits. Describes such benefits as a health plan which provides that all or part of the premium differential realized by instituting a qualified higher deductible health plan is credited to partic... | Medical Cost Containment Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Human trafficking.--The term ``human trafficking'' has
the meaning given the term ``severe forms of trafficking in
persons'' as defined in sec... | SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a pilot program, to be known as Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training (or SOAR to Health and Wellness Training), to provide training to health care providers and other relat... | SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Two Strikes and You're Out Child
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. MANDATORY LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR REPEAT SEX OFFENDERS AGAINST
CHILDREN.
Section 3559 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:... | Two Strikes and You're Out Child Protection Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide for mandatory life imprisonment of a person convicted of a Federal sex offense in which a minor is the victim if the person has a prior sex conviction in which a minor was the victim, unless a death sentence is imposed.Defines... | To amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children. |
SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS; REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Tort
Claims Act Malpractice Coverage for Health Centers Extension Act of
1995''.
(b) Reference.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of... | Federal Tort Claims Act Malpractice Coverage for Health Centers Extension Act of 1995 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to remove provisions ending, on a specified date, the application of provisions: (1) deeming health care practitioner officers, employees, or contractors of certain entities (migrant and communi... | Federal Tort Claims Act Malpractice Coverage for Health Centers Extension Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business
Health Insurance Relief Act of 2002''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Of the 39,000,000 uninsured Americans, 72 percent are
either full-time workers or dependents of tho... | Small Business Health Insurance Relief Act of 2002 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make incentive payments to States that provide uninsured employees health insurance coverage as part of an approved waiver application under the Social Security Act (where States are permitted to use Medicaid p... | To provide incentives to States to apply for section 1115 waivers to use Federal funds to provide for affordable employer-based health insurance coverage for the uninsured workers of small businesses in the State. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Faster Access to Specialized
Treatments Act'' or ``FAST Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) serves a
critical role in helping to assure ... | Faster Access to Specialized Treatments Act or FAST Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should apply specified accelerated approval and the fast track provisions to expedite the development and availability of treatments for serious or life-threatening diseases or condition... | To amend section 506 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to expedited approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening diseases or conditions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ocean and Coastal Mapping
Integration Act''.
SEC. 2. INTEGRATED OCEAN AND COASTAL MAPPING PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration shall establish a program to develop, in
coordination with the... | Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act - (Sec. 2) Directs the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a program to develop, in coordination with the Interagency Committee on Ocean and Coastal Mapping , a coordinated and comprehensive Federal ocean and coastal mapping ... | A bill to establish a program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to integrate Federal coastal and ocean mapping activities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``General Accounting Office Oversight
and Improvement Act of 1993''.
TITLE I--INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.
(a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended--... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Inspector General of the General Accounting Office
Title II: General Accounting Office Final Reports and
Congressional Requests for Reports
Title III: General Accounting Office Peer Review Committee
General Accounting Office Oversight and Improvement Act of 1... | General Accounting Office Oversight and Improvement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Exemptions to Enable More
Public Trust Act'' or the ``EXEMPT Act''.
SEC. 2. GENERAL EXEMPTIONS.
(a) Amendments.--Section 30113 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(3)(B)--
(A) in ... | Expanding Exemptions to Enable More Public Trust Act or the EXEMPT Act This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation to exempt highly automated vehicles from certain motor vehicle safety standards if an exemption would facilitate the development or field evaluation of the safety features of such vehicles. | Expanding Exemptions to Enable More Public Trust Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Interest Checking Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. INTEREST-BEARING TRANSACTION ACCOUNTS AUTHORIZED FOR ALL
BUSINESSES.
Section 2 of Public Law 93-100 (12 U.S.C. 1832) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and... | Small Business Interest Checking Act of 2001- Amends Federal banking law governing interaccount transfers to provide that a depository institution may permit owners of certain interest- or dividend-paying accounts to make up to 24 transfers monthly for any purpose to their other accounts in the same institution.Amends ... | A bill to increase the number of interaccount transfers which may be made from business accounts at depository institutions, to authorize the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to pay interest on reserves, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Custody Protection Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION OF MINORS IN CIRCUMVENTION OF CERTAIN LAWS
RELATING TO ABORTION.
(a) In General.--Title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after chapter 117 the following:
``C... | Child Custody Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly 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 minor's state of residence that requires parental involvem... | Child Custody Protection Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Solid Waste International
Transportation Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF MUNICIPAL SOLID
WASTE.
(a) In General.--Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) is amended by adding... | Solid Waste International Transportation Act of 2001 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize States to enact laws prohibiting or limiting the receipt and disposal of municipal solid waste generated outside the United States. | To authorize States to prohibit or impose certain limitations on the receipt of foreign municipal solid waste, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CERTAIN PAYMENTS MADE TO VICTIMS OF NAZI PERSECUTION
DISREGARDED IN DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR AND THE AMOUNT
OF NEED-BASED BENEFITS AND SERVICES.
(a) In General.--Payments made to individuals because of their
status as victims of Nazi persecution shall be disregarded in ... | Disregards payments made to victims of Nazi persecution in determining eligibility for and the amount of need-based benefits and services under any Federal or federally assisted program.
Requires any agency of government that has not disregarded such payments in determining eligibility for a Federal or federally assis... | To require certain payments made to victims of Nazi persecution to be disregarded in determining eligibility for and the amount of benefits or services based on need. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Royalties Too Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 101 of title 17, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting after the definition of ``architectural
work'' the following:
``An `auction' means a p... | American Royalties Too Act of 2014 - Expands copyright owners' exclusive rights, in the case of a work of visual art, to include the right to collect or authorize the collection of a royalty if the work is sold by a person other than the author for at least $5,000 in an auction. Defines "auction" as a public ... | American Royalties Too Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Air Cargo Security Act''.
SEC. 2. INSPECTION OF CARGO CARRIED ABOARD ALL-CARGO AIRCRAFT.
Section 44901(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
``(f) Air Cargo on All-Cargo Aircraft.--
``(1) In general.--The Sec... | Air Cargo Security Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a system for the screening and inspecting of all cargo transported in domestic and foreign all-cargo aircraft, including in intrastate air transportation, to ensure the security of such aircraft. Requires such systems to meet minimum... | A bill to improve air cargo security. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Certified Nurse Midwifery Medicare
Services Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE PAYMENT FOR CERTIFIED NURSE-MIDWIFE AND MIDWIFE
SERVICES.
(a) Certified Midwife, Certified Midwife Services Defined.--(1)
Section 1861(gg) of the Social Security... | Declares that nothing precludes certified nurse-midwives and certified midwives from teaching or supervising an intern or resident-in-training. | Certified Nurse Midwifery Medicare Services Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect American Democracy Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Admitted; alien.--The terms ``admitted'' and ``alien''
have the meanings given such terms in section 101 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act... | Protect American Democracy Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of State to submit within 120 days a list of each foreign person that: (1) was at any time since January 1, 2015, involved in actions to unlawfully access, disrupt, influence, or alter information related to U.S. political parties, federal election... | Protect American Democracy Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Screening Hearts in Newborns for
Early Detection of Congenital Heart Defect Act'' or the ``SHINE Act''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE NEWBORN SCREENING, EVALUATION, AND
INTERVENTION FOR CRITICAL CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT.
(a) Statewide Newbor... | Screening Hearts in Newborns for Early Detection of Congenital Heart Defect Act or the SHINE Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants or cooperative agreements to states for: (1) developing and improving statewide newborn critical congenital heart defect (CCHD) screening,... | SHINE Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In order to ensure the legitimate interests of Puerto
Rico and the United States, Congress should recognize Puerto
Rico as a sovereign nation.
(2) Consistent with article IV, section 3 of the
Constitution, onl... | This bill requires the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico to provide for a referendum in Puerto Rico in which eligible voters shall express their preference between the non-territorial options of either independence or free association. An individual shall be eligible to vote in such referendum if that individual was... | To recognize Puerto Rico's sovereign nationhood under either independence or free association and to provide for a transition process, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Standardized School Report Card
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the report ``Quality Counts 99'', by
Education Week, 36 States require the publishing of annual
report cards o... | Standardized School Report Card Act - Requires annual State and school report cards with respect to elementary and secondary education, in easily understandable language.
Requires each State educational agency (SEA) receiving assistance under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to produce and wid... | Standardized School Report Card Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Patient Right To
Know Act of 1996''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Patients cannot make appropriate health care decisions
without access to all relevant information relating to those
... | Patient Right To Know Act of 1996 - Prohibits an entity offering a health plan from prohibiting or restricting any medical communication as part of a written contract or agreement with a provider or a written or oral communication to a provider. Defines "medical communication" as being a communication between a provid... | Patient Right To Know Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nexus of Energy and Water for
Sustainability Act of 2015'' or the ``NEWS Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Committee or subcommittee.--The term ``Committee or
Subcommittee'' means the Committee on the Nexus of Ene... | Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability Act of 2015 or the NEWS Act of 2015 This bill requires the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish either a Committee or a Subcommittee on the Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability (NEWS) under the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC). The Secr... | NEWS Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fuel Security and Consumer Choice
Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO MANUFACTURER DUAL FUELED AUTOMOBILES.
(a) Requirement.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 329 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 32902 the
... | Fuel Security and Consumer Choice Act - Amends federal transportation law to require manufacturers of new automobiles that can operate on gasoline or diesel fuel (dual fueled automobiles) to manufacture such automobiles by increasing percentages for 10 model years and beyond. Allows manufacturers to earn credits which ... | To require that an increasing percentage of new automobiles be dual fueled automobiles, to revise the method for calculating corporate average fuel economy for such vehicles, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) prices in the spot market for electric energy in the
western energy market have consistently remained at levels that
are multiples of energy prices prevailing before 2000;
(2) the price increases began in California and spread... | Instructs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to impose just and reasonable load-differentiated demand rates or cost-of-service based rates on sales by public utilities of electric energy at wholesale in the western energy market (the area covered by the Western Systems Coordinating Council).Authorizes a St... | A bill to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to impose just and reasonable load-differentiated demand rates or cost-of-service based rates on sales by public utilities of electric energy at wholesale in the western energy market, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ELECTION TO RECEIVE RETIRED PAY FOR NON-REGULAR SERVICE UPON
RETIREMENT FOR SERVICE IN AN ACTIVE RESERVE STATUS
PERFORMED AFTER ATTAINING ELIGIBILITY FOR REGULAR
RETIREMENT.
(a) Election Authority; Requirements.--Subsection (a) of section
12741 of title 10, ... | Allows an individual to elect to receive retired pay for non-regular (reserve) service upon retirement for service performed in an active reserve status after attaining eligibility for regular retirement, as long as the individual successfully completes at least two years of active reserve status service.
Allows the S... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that commissioned officers who serve in a reserve component of the Armed Forces are able to retire in the highest grade in which they have successfully served. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expedited Consideration of Cuts,
Consolidations, and Savings Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CUTS, CONSOLIDATIONS, AND SAVINGS
PREPARED BY THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.
(a) In General.--Part B of title X of the Co... | Expedited Consideration of Cuts, Consolidations, and Savings Act of 2015 This bill amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to establish expedited procedures for congressional consideration of legislation to carry out recommendations included in the Office of Management and Budget's annual C... | Expedited Consideration of Cuts, Consolidations, and Savings Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Health
Care Act of 2008''.
(b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever
in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment or repeal to a s... | Veterans Health Care Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to contract to provide specialized residential care and rehabilitation services to a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom who suffers from a traumatic brain injury, has an accumulation of deficits in activities o... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve veterans' health care benefits, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENTS FOR PHYSICIAN SUPERVISION OF THERAPEUTIC
HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES.
(a) Therapeutic Hospital Outpatient Services.--
(1) Supervision requirements.--Section 1833 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l) is amended by adding at the end
the fo... | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to state that, except with respect to high-risk or complex medical services requiring direct levels of supervision, if the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) requires supervision by a physician or non-physician practitioner for Medicare payment for ther... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sage-Grouse Protection and
Conservation Act''.
SEC. 2. GREATER SAGE-GROUSE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION MEASURES.
(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
(1) to allow States--
(A) to determine the appropriate man... | Sage-Grouse Protection and Conservation Act This bill addresses the management of the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) and the Gunnison sage-grouse (Centrocercus minimus) in California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. If the Department ... | Sage-Grouse Protection and Conservation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Citizens' Choice Act''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF INCOME TAX PAYMENTS TO THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES GENERAL ELECTION TRUST FUND.
(a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to returns and reco... | Citizens' Choice Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow an individual to designate five dollars for payment to the House of Representatives General Election Trust Fund (the Fund); (2) permit the individual to direct such payment to any political party; and (3) establish such Fund in the Treasury.
Amends... | Citizens' Choice Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``End Abuse in Later Life Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END ABUSE IN LATER LIFE.
(a) In General.--Subtitle H of the Violence Against Women Act of
1994 (42 U.S.C. 14041 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:
``Subtitle H--Enha... | End Abuse in Later Life Act of 2011 - Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to authorize appropriations for and revise provisions governing the grant program to end abuse of individuals age 50 and over that is authorized to be conducted by the Attorney General through the Director of the Office of Violence Agai... | A bill to establish a grant program to enhance training and services to prevent abuse in later life. |
SECTION 1. LAND TRANSFER FOR HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsections (c) through (g), not later
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
the Interior shall transfer to the Department of the Air Force, without
reimbursement, jurisdiction and control of appro... | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Department of the Air Force jurisdiction and control of specified public lands located in Otero County, New Mexico, contiguous to Holloman Air Force Base to be used by the Secretary of the Air Force (Secretary) for the construction of new evaporation ponds to sup... | A bill to provide for the transfer of lands contiguous to the Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, by the Secretary of the Interior to the Department of the Air Force for the construction of evaporation ponds to support a wastewater treatment facility, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mammography Quality Standards
Reauthorization Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 354(r)(2) of
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 263b(r)(2)(A) and (B)) are
each amended by striki... | Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations to carry out provisions relating to the certification of mammography facilities.
Requires that appeals from certification denials follow procedures in effect at that time (currently, in effect on a spec... | Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Services Regulatory Relief
Amendments Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO NONFEDERALLY INSURED CREDIT UNIONS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 43 of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831t(a)) is amended by addi... | Financial Services Regulatory Relief Amendments Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act regarding depository institutions lacking federal deposit insurance to authorize the state supervisor of a private deposit insurer, or of a depository institution which receives deposits insured by a private ... | To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide further regulatory relief for depository institutions and clarify certain provisions of law applicable to such institutions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Farm Estate Tax Relief Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS ESTATE OF CERTAIN FARMLAND SO LONG AS
FARMLAND USE CONTINUES.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter A of chapter 11 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relatin... | Family Farm Estate Tax Relief Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from the value of a decedent's gross estate farmland used by an heir for farming purposes; (2) impose a recapture tax on an heir who disposes of such farmland after the decedent's death or who ceases to use such farmland for fa... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain farmland from the estate tax, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medigap Portability Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. MEDIGAP AMENDMENTS.
(a) Guaranteeing Issue Without Preexisting Conditions for
Continuously Covered Individuals.--Section 1882(s) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ss(s)) is amended--
(1) in... | Medigap Portability Act of 1997 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to Medicare supplemental (Medigap) policies, providing for additional consumer protections, among them: (1) guaranteeing policy issuance (with no preexisting condition exclusions and no discrimination in pricing bec... | Medigap Portability Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. WATER SECURITY GRANTS.
(a) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a
publicly- or privately-owned drinking ... | Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to allocate funds to States for use in awarding grants to publicly- or privately-owned drinking water or wastewater facilities for projects or activities carried out to address an immediate physical security need.Authorizes appropri... | A bill to establish a program to provide grants to drinking water and wastewater facilities to meet immediate security needs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Invest in Women's Health Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to provide women with increased
access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening, including
clinical breast exams and cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal, and ... | Invest in Women's Health Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide support to public or nonprofit entities to expand certain preventive health services, with an emphasis on increasing access to cancer screening, particularly for ... | Invest in Women's Health Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drug and Medical Device Company Gift
Disclosure Act''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN GIFTS BY MANUFACTURERS, PACKERS, AND
DISTRIBUTORS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND MEDICAL DEVICES.
Section 503 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act (21... | Drug and Medical Device Company Gift Disclosure Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require prescription drug or medical device manufacturers, packers, and distributors to annually disclose to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs the value, nature, and purpose of any : (1) gift made in connection wit... | To require the manufacturers, packers, and distributors of prescription drugs and medical devices to disclose certain gifts provided in connection with detailing, promotional, or other marketing activities, and for other purposes. |
.
(a) Qualified Expert Opinion.--
(1) Accompanying affidavit.--No medical malpractice
liability action may be brought against a health care
professional or a health care provider by any claimant unless,
at the time the claimant brings the action (except as provided
i... | Medical Malpractice Insurance Corporation Act - Authorizes the establishment of corporations to provide medical malpractice insurance to health care professionals and providers based on customary coverage terms and liability amounts. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to certify corporations as medical... | To provide for the establishment of medical malpractice insurance corporations which may operate and function without hindrance or impedance in any or all of the States, to limit frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR HEAD START TEACHERS.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Loan
Forgiveness for Head Start Teachers Act of 2005''.
(b) Head Start Teachers.--Section 428J of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C 1078-10) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by st... | Loan Forgiveness for Head Start Teachers Act of 2005 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend to certain Head Start teachers eligibility for cancellation of repayment obligations for specified types of student loans. | A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend loan forgiveness for certain loans to Head Start teachers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dust Off Crews of the Vietnam War
Congressional Gold Medal Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) a United States Army Dust Off crewman is a helicopter
crew member who served honorably in the Vietnam War aboard a
... | Dust Off Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the Dust Off crews (helicopter air ambulance crews) of ... | Dust Off Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Act |
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS.
(a) Commodity Exchange Act Amendments.--Section 1a(47) of the
Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1a(47)), as added by section
721(a)(21) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection
Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:
... | (Sec. 1) Amends the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA), as amended by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank), to exclude from the meaning of the term "swap," for purposes of clearing and execution requirements, capital and margin requirements, and for purposes of defining a swap dealer or ... | To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. |
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION FOR SITE SECURITY PROGRAM.
The Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 is amended as follows:
(1) In section 2, by inserting ``and site security'' after
``structural safety'' and before ``of Bureau of Reclamation
dams''.
(2) In section 3, by inserti... | Amends the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to: (1) authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make modifications to preserve the site security of Bureau of Reclamation dams and related facilities; and (2) provide for the reimbursement of all costs incurred for post-September 11, 2001 building and site security a... | A bill to amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to authorize improvements for the security of dams and other facilities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Manufacturing Skills Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a
State or a metropolitan area.
(2) Institution of higher education.--The term
``inst... | Manufacturing Skills Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretaries of Commerce, Labor, Education, and Defense (DOD) and the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to jointly establish a Manufacturing Skills Partnership to administer and carry out a program to award compeititve, three-year grants to enable up to five... | Manufacturing Skills Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FAA Research, Engineering, and
Development Authorization Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 48102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2)(J);
... | FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Authorization Act of 1997 - Amends Federal transportation law to authorize FY 1998 appropriations for specified aviation programs.
Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish a grant program to utilize undergraduate and technical colleg... | FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Authorization Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Under current law (49 U.S.C. 40102(a)(15)), only an
airline that qualifies as ``a citizen of the United States''
(commonly referred to as a United States airline) may provide
service between cities in the United States or... | Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation from issuing any final rule that would change the Department of Transportation's (DOT) interpretation of what constitutes "actual control" of an airline with respect to requirements prohibiting foreign interests from exercising actual control over all airline operations. Direct... | A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to report to Congress concerning proposed changes to long-standing policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising actual control over the economic, competitive, safety, and security decisions of United States airlines, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF POLICY.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Americans cherish the continued existence of expansive,
unspoiled wilderness ecosystems and wil... | Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act This bill designates approximately 1,559,538 acres of land within Alaska in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. | Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act |
SECTION 1. PROVIDING FLEXIBILITY WITH RESPECT TO PREMIUM ASSISTANCE
UNDER MEDICAID.
(a) In General.--Section 1906 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396e) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``such plan.'' and
inserting ``such group health plan.''; and
... | This bill allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to waive specified requirements for a state Medicaid program to provide certain premium assistance if the CMS determines that such waivers are cost-effective. | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with flexibility with respect to providing premium assistance under the Medicaid program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ferry Intermodal Transportation
Act''.
SEC. 2. FERRIES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Today's ferries are a critical transportation component
in many communities, providing vital transportation services
... | Ferry Intermodal Transportation Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to study, and submit a report on the results to specified congressional committees, ferry transportation in the United States and its possessions in order to identify: (1) existing ferry operations; and (2) potential U.S. ferry routes in the... | Ferry Intermodal Transportation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Wildlife Refuge System
Operations Enhancement Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Wildlife Refuge System is a unique network
of Federal lands that p... | National Wildlife Refuge System Operations Enhancement Act of 2007 - Increases the price of Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps.
Requires amounts received for such stamps sold in excess of $15.00 to be used by the Secretary of the Interior for the costs of national wildlife refuge operations.
National Wild... | To provide additional funding for operation of national wildlife refuges. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Defense Reuse Community Partnership
Act''.
SEC. 2. BASE DISPOSAL MANAGEMENT CONTRACT.
(a) Use of Independent Site Manager.--(1) In order to fulfill the
responsibilities of the Secretary of Defense under a base closure law,
the Secretary may enter into... | Defense Reuse Community Partnership Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, in order to fulfill responsibilities under the base closure laws, to contract with independent entities (site managers) for the management of site planning, approval, preparation, and disposal of excess and surplus real property at military ... | Defense Reuse Community Partnership Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Dream Downpayment Act''.
SEC. 2. DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE UNDER HOME PROGRAM.
(a) Downpayment Assistance Initiative.--Subtitle E of title II of
the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12821)
is amended to read... | American Dream Downpayment Act - Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to participating jurisdictions for downpayment assistance to low-income, first-time home buyers.Amends the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 19... | A bill to support certain housing proposals in the fiscal year 2003 budget for the Federal Government, including the downpayment assistance initiative under the HOME Investment Partnerships Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Opportunities for
Military Veterans Act''.
SEC. 2. VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM GRANTS.
Section 231(b) of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7
U.S.C. 1632a(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (6)... | Agricultural Opportunities for Military Veterans Act - Amends the Agricultural Risk Protection Act regarding the value-added agricultural product market development grants program to: (1) include farmers and ranchers who are veterans among priority recipients, and (2) authorize program appropriations through FY2017. Am... | Agricultural Opportunities for Military Veterans Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teacher Recruitment Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF TEACHER LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAMS.
(a) Guaranteed Student Loans.--Part B of title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 is amended by--
(1) redesignating section 428K (20 U.S.C. 1078-1... | Teacher Recruitment Act of 2002 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish new programs for teacher student loan forgiveness, under the guaranteed loan program and the direct loan program.Makes eligible for such student loan forgiveness any new borrower on or after October 1, 1998, who is: (1) employe... | To expand the eligibility of individuals to qualify for loan forgiveness for teachers in order to provide additional incentives for teachers currently employed or seeking employment in economically depressed rural areas, Territories, and Indian Reservations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Denying Safe
Havens to International and War Criminals Act of 1999''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--DENYING SAFE HAV... | (Sec. 102) Amends the Federal judicial code to prohibit a person from using the resources of the courts of the United States in furtherance of a claim in any related civil forfeiture action or a claim in third party proceedings in any related criminal forfeiture action if that person: (1) purposely leaves U.S. jurisdic... | Denying Safe Havens to International and War Criminals Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. PROCEDURES FOR SEEKING COMPENSATION.
(a) In General.--Chapter 4 of title 39, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 414. Compensation for certain wrongfully arrested individuals
``(a) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this section, the Jud... | Requires the Judicial Officer of the U.S. Postal Service to establish procedures under which any individual arrested by the Postal Inspection Service (PIS) (pursuant to any investigation in which a paid confidential informant was used) after December 31, 1983, for violating a law prohibiting the use, sale, or possessio... | To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide for procedures under which persons wrongfully arrested by the Postal Inspection Service on narcotics charges may seek compensation from the United States Postal Service. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ice Age Floods National Geologic
Trail Designation Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) At the end of the last Ice Age, some 12,000 to 17,000
years ago, a series of cataclysm... | Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail Designation Act of 2004 - Designates the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail, a trail from Missoula, Montana to the Pacific Ocean, to provide for the public appreciation, understanding, and enjoyment of the nationally significant natural and cultural features of the Ice Age Flo... | To designate the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Special Olympics Sport and
Empowerment Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Special Olympics celebrates the possibilities of a
world where everybody matters, everybody counts... | Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretaries of Education, of State, and of Health and Human Services to award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, Special Olympics for specified education, international, and health activities, including ones promoting Sp... | A bill to provide assistance to Special Olympics to support expansion of Special Olympics and development of education programs and a Healthy Athletes Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CYBER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RANGES.
(a) Management of Cyber Ranges and Facilities.--Subsection (b) of
section 932 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2014 (Public Law 113-66) is amended--
(1) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
``(3) Li... | Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 to require the Principal Cyber Advisor (PCA) (the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense on military cyber forces) to establish and submit to Congress a comprehensive list of cyber and information technology ranges and facilities of the Departmen... | To improve the management of cyber and information technology ranges and facilities of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. |
SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Space Access Improvement Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the commercialization of space has played a significant
role in establishing the United States as an economic
superpower;
... | Declares that the general welfare requires the Government to: (1) aggressively fund the development of innovative propulsion systems, high-temperature thermal protection systems, integrated vehicle health monitoring systems, lightweight durable airframes, and simplified launch and processing operations; (2) maintain a ... | Space Access Improvement Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON FRANCHISE AGREEMENT RESTRICTIONS RELATED TO
RENEWABLE FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE.
(a) In General.--Title I of the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act
(15 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 107. PROHIBITION ON RESTRICTION OF INSTALLATION OF R... | Amends the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act to prohibit a franchisor from restricting a franchisee from: (1) installing on the marketing premises a renewable fuel pump or tank; (2) converting an existing tank or pump for renewable fuel use; (3) advertising the sale of renewable fuel; (4) selling renewable fuel; (5) pu... | To promote the production and use of ethanol. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Libby Health Care Act''.
SEC. 2. EFFECT OF DISCHARGE OF DEBTS IN BANKRUPTCY.
Section 524(g)(1) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(C)(i) Congress finds that--
``(I) the vermi... | Libby Health Care Act - Amends federal bankruptcy law to prohibit the court from entering an order confirming a plan of reorganization under chapter 11 involving a responsible party, or issuing an injunction in connection with such order, unless the responsible party: (1) has established a health care trust fund for th... | A bill to amend section 524(g)(1) of title 11, United States Code, to predicate the discharge of debts in bankruptcy by any vermiculite mining company meeting certain criteria on the establishment of a health care trust fund for certain individuals suffering from an asbestos related disease. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``MacBride Principles of Economic
Justice Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO ANGLO-IRISH AGREEMENT SUPPORT ACT OF 1986.
(a) In General.--
(1) Purposes.--Section 2(b) of the Anglo-Irish Agreement
Support Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-41... | MacBride Principles of Economic Justice Act of 1997 - Amends the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 to revise its purposes to state that U.S. contributions to the International Fund for Ireland should be used to: (1) increase employment opportunities in communities in Northern Ireland with rates of unemployment... | MacBride Principles of Economic Justice Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON OPIOIDS AND THE
WORKPLACE.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Labor shall establish an Advisory Committee on
Opioids and the Workplace (referred to in this Act as the ``Advisory
Committee'')... | (Sec. 1) This bill establishes an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace to advise the Department of Labor on actions Labor can take to provide informational resources and best practices for addressing the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace and supporting workers abusing opioids. The advisory committee mu... | To establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace to advise the Secretary of Labor on actions the Department of Labor can take to address the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cloud Computing Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. UNLAWFUL ACCESS TO CLOUD COMPUTING SERVICES.
(a) In General.--Section 1030 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(k) For purposes of an offense described in paragraph... | Cloud Computing Act of 2012 - Amends the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to provide that each instance of unauthorized access of a cloud computing account, access of such an account in excess of authorization, or an attempt or conspiracy to access such an account without or in excess of authorization in violation of such ... | A bill to improve the enforcement of criminal and civil law with respect to cloud computing, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Creating Access to Rehabilitation
for Every Senior (CARES) Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF MEDICARE 3-DAY PRIOR HOSPITALIZATION REQUIREMENT
FOR COVERAGE OF SKILLED NURSING FACILITY SERVICES IN
QUALIFIED SKILLED NURSING FAC... | Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARES) Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to coverage of extended care services without regard to the three-day prior hospitalization requirement (non-post-hospital extended care services). Restricts such coverage to no... | Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARES) Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely
Redress Act of 2011'' or the ``FAST Redress Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPEAL AND REDRESS.
(a) In General.--Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et se... | Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Redress Act of 2011 or the FAST Redress Act of 2011 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish an Office of Appeals and Redress to implement a redress process for individuals who believe they were wrongly delayed or prohibited ... | To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish an appeal and redress process for individuals who are screened against the terrorist watchlist and wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight, or denied a right, benefit, or privilege, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Prescription Drug Price
Negotiation Act''.
SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FROM PARTICIPATING
MANUFACTURERS AT NEGOTIATED PRICES.
(a) In General.--Each participating manufacturer of a covered
outpatient drug shall mak... | Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act - Requires each participating manufacturer of a covered outpatient drug to make such drugs available for purchase by any qualified Federal health care provider, by each pharmacy, and by each provider of services, physician, practitioner, and supplier under the Medicare p... | To provide for prescription drugs at reduced prices to Medicare beneficiaries. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Trust Fund
Accounting and Management Reform Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the
Interior; and
(2) the term ``Bureau'' means... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Trust Fund Interest Payments
Title II: Indian Trust Fund Management Demonstration Program
Title III: Recognition of Trust Responsibility
Title IV: Training and Personnel
Title V: Responsibility to Account for Indian Trust Funds
Native American Trust Fund A... | Native American Trust Fund Accounting and Management Reform Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``End Unnecessary Mailers Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORTS BY COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS.
(a) Method of Delivering Report.--Section 1414(c)(4)(A) of the Safe
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-3(c)(4)(A)) is amended--
(1) in th... | End Unnecessary Mailers Act of 2011 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to give community water systems for which there were no violations of the maximum contaminant level for any regulated contaminant during the year the option to: (1) mail the annual consumer confidence report on the level of contaminants in the dri... | A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act with respect to consumer confidence reports by community water systems. |
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