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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Administrative
Simplification Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the Uniform Claim
Commission.
SEC. 3. DUTY.
The Commission shall develop a universal paper claims processing
form co... | Health Care Administrative Simplification Act of 1993 - Establishes the Uniform Claim Commission which shall develop a universal paper claims processing form containing standard data elements for use by all health service providers that furnish services for which a claim may be submitted under a Federal program that pr... | Health Care Administrative Simplification Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Poison Center Network Act''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF POISON CONTROL CENTERS NATIONAL TOLL-FREE
NUMBER.
Section 1271 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d-71)
is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:... | . Poison Center Network Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize through FY2019: (1) a poison control nationwide-toll free phone number; and (2) a national media campaign to educate the public and health care providers about poison prevention and the availability of poison control center resources in ... | Poison Center Network Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``E. Clay Shaw, Jr. Missing Children's
Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.
(a) Findings.--Section 402 of the Missing Children's Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 5771) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (9) as... | (This measure has not been amended since it passed the House on September 17, 2013. E. Clay Shaw, Jr. Missing Children's Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2013 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Missing Children's Assistance to declare that many missing children are runaways. Requires the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Ju... | E. Clay Shaw, Jr. Missing Children's Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2013 |
S.
Section 424 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act
of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 658c) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at
... | Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to include in the statement submitted to an authorizing congressional committee for a public bill or joint resolution reported by that committee for whic... | A bill to ensure that the creation of jobs by small businesses is considered during the Federal legislative and rulemaking process, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Interstate Transportation of
Dangerous Criminals Act of 2000'' or ``Jeanna's Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Increasingly, States are turning to private prisoner
transport companies as an alternative to their own ... | Requires that, with the exception of the violent prisoner clothing requirement, regulations promulgated under this Act shall not provide stricter standards with respect to companies than are applicable to the United States Marshals Service, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and the Immigration and Naturalization Service w... | Interstate Transportation of Dangerous Criminals Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Right-to-Ride Livestock on Federal
Land Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. USE AND ACCESS OF PACK AND SADDLE ANIMALS ON PUBLIC LAND.
(a) National Park System Land.--Section 12 of Public Law 91-383 (16
U.S.C. 1a-7) is amended by adding at the end the following:
... | Right-to-Ride Livestock on Federal Land Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to manage National Park System land in a manner that preserves and facilitates the continued use and access of pack and saddle stock animals on land where there is a historical tradition of using such animals. Requires such Nati... | A bill to preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals on land administered by the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest Service on which there is a historical tradition of the use of pack and saddle stock animals, and for other ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Pay Telephone Protection
Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Some payphone service providers have increased the
charge for the use of a coin-operated pay te... | Consumer Pay Telephone Protection Act of 1998 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to express the sense of the Congress that: (1) public interest pay telephones should be available and maintained in locations where there would not otherwise likely be a pay telephone; and (2) such telephones should be fairly and equi... | Consumer Pay Telephone Protection Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Homeless Veterans Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF HOMELESS VETERAN FOR PURPOSES OF
BENEFITS UNDER THE LAWS ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS.
Section 2002(1) of title 38, United Sta... | Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2013 - (Sec. 2) Includes as a homeless veteran, for purposes of eligibility for benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), a veteran or veteran's family fleeing domestic or dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other dangerous or life-threatening conditions in the... | Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF RESEARCH CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to credit for increasing research activities) is amended by
striking subsection (h).
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 45C(b)(1) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by s... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permanently extend the credit for increasing research activities. Permits the election of an alternative incremental credit. Modifies the credit with respect to basic research. Allows the credit for expenses attributable to a qualified research consortium (as defined). | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the research and experimentation tax credit, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Brazil Joint
Commission on Commerce and Trade Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish the United States-Brazil
Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade to address bilateral trade
matters, seek removal of trade barri... | United States-Brazil Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade Act - Establishes the United States-Brazil Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade to address bilateral trade matters, seek removal of trade barriers, and promote commercial opportunities between the United States and Brazil. | To establish United States-Brazil Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FEES FOR ACCESS TO REGISTRY.
Section 2, of the Do-Not-Call Implementation Act (15 U.S.C. 6101
note) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 2. TELEMARKETING SALES RULE; DO-NOT-CALL REGISTRY FEES.... | Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Do-Not-Call Implementation Act to replace provisions relating to fees regarding the "do-not-call" registry of the Telemarketing Sales Rule with provisions requiring the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to collect an annual fee to implement and enforce t... | A bill to extend the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to collect Do-Not-Call Registry fees to fiscal years after fiscal year 2007. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Passenger Vessel
Development Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to promote construction and operation of
United States flag passenger vessels in the United States.
SEC. 3. INTERIM COASTWISE PASSENGER TRADE ENDORSEMENT.
... | United States Passenger Vessel Development Act - Amends Federal shipping law to authorize endorsement of a certificate of documentation for an eligible passenger vessel with an interim coastwise passenger trade endorsement if it is: (1) owned by, or demise chartered for at least 18 months to, a U.S. citizen; (2) at le... | United States Passenger Vessel Development Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Education Tuition Support
Act of 2007'' or the ``VETS Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) There is no more important cause than the defense of
the United S... | Veterans Education Tuition Support Act of 2007 or VETS Act of 2007 - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to require an institution of higher education, whenever a servicemember is called, activated, or ordered to military service and therefore withdraws or takes a leave of absence from such institution, to: (1) ... | To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for reimbursement to members of the Armed Forces of tuition for programs of education delayed by military service, for deferment of students loans and reduced interest rates for members of the Armed Forces during periods of military service, and for other purposes... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Jobs and Manufacturing
Preservation Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. TAXATION OF INCOME OF CONTROLLED FOREIGN CORPORATIONS
ATTRIBUTABLE TO IMPORTED PROPERTY.
(a) General Rule.--Subsection (a) of section 954 of the Internal
Revenue Code of... | American Jobs and Manufacturing Preservation Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include imported property income of a controlled foreign corporation or related person as foreign base company income. Defines imported property income as that from: (1) manufacturing, producing, growing, or extracting impo... | American Jobs and Manufacturing Preservation Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Transportation Financing
Improvement Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. STATE TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT LOAN FUNDS.
Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following new section:
``Sec. 161. State transportation investm... | State Transportation Financing Improvement Act of 1993 - Amends Federal transportation law to authorize a State to establish a transportation revolving investment loan fund to make loans and provide other assistance to public or private entities constructing projects eligible to receive assistance under the surface tra... | State Transportation Financing Improvement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Aeronautics and Space
Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) a balanced civil space program is a critical element of
the Nation's investment in research and dev... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Authorization of Appropriations
Subtitle A: Authorizations
Subtitle B: Limitations and Special Authority
Title II: Miscellaneous Provisions
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1996 -
Title I: Authorization of A... | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1996 |
SECTION 1. TAX REPORTING FOR LIFE SETTLEMENT TRANSACTIONS.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part III of subchapter A of chapter
61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``SEC. 6050X. RETURNS RELATING TO CERTAIN LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACT
TRANSAC... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of certain life insurance contract transactions, to require reporting to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of: (1) information identifying persons who acquire a life insurance contract, or any interest therein, in a reportable policy sale; (2) informa... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of certain life insurance contract transactions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gulf Coast Protection Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. PAYMENTS TO COASTAL PRODUCING STATES.
The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 32. PAYMENTS TO COASTAL PRODUCING STATES.
``(a)... | Gulf Coast Protection Act of 2006 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to instruct the Secretary of the Treasury to disburse to coastal producing states by December 31, 2006, without further appropriation, 50% of the qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues received during the preceding year.
Prescribes pr... | A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide for payments for producing coastal States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Washita Battlefield National
Historic Site Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the Battle of the Washita, November 27, 1868, was one
of the largest engagements between Plains tr... | Washita Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1996 - Establishes the Washita Battlefield National Historic Site in Oklahoma to provide for the preservation and interpretation of the Battle of the Washita.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to consult, a... | Washita Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women Veterans and Other Health Care
Improvements Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION THAT FERTILITY COUNSELING AND TREATMENT ARE
MEDICAL SERVICES WHICH THE SECRETARY MAY FURNISH TO
VETERANS LIKE OTHER MEDICAL SERVICES.
Se... | Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish fertility counseling and treatment, including assisted reproductive technology, to a spouse or surrogate of a severely wounded, ill, or injured veteran who has an infertility condition incurred or aggrav... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to severely wounded, ill, or injured veterans and their spouses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Timber Production and
Manufacturing Incentives Act''.
SEC. 2. INVESTMENT INCENTIVE FOR DOMESTIC TIMBER PRODUCTION.
(a) In General.--Part I of subchapter P of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to treatment of capital gain... | Domestic Timber Production and Manufacturing Incentives Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide taxpayers a deduction from gross income for qualified timber gain as an investment incentive. Allows such deduction in computing adjusted gross income.
Provides for applying passive loss limitations to timber acti... | Domestic Timber Production and Manufacturing Incentives Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Mentally Ill
Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement
Act of 2008''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec... | Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend through 2014 the authorization of appropriations for the adult and juvenile mental health collaboration grant program. Includes within the priorities ... | A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide grants for the improved mental health treatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lovelace Respiratory Research
Institute Land Conveyance Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
In this Act:
(1) Institute.--The term ``Institute'' means the Lovelace
Respiratory Research Institute, a nonprofit organization
chartered un... | Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to convey specified land identified as Parcel A (including any improvements) to the Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute in New Mexico only for research, scientific, or educational use.
Requires the Secretaries of the Inte... | To authorize the conveyance of certain public land in the State of New Mexico owned or leased by the Department of Energy, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Centennial District Authorization
Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Centennial District in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania was the site of an international exhibition to
... | Centennial District Authorization Act of 2008 - Establishes in the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Centennial Historic District (District).
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, state or local government agencies, nonprofit entities, and any leas... | A bill to establish the Centennial Historic District in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``San Francisco Bay Estuary Ecosystem
Restoration Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. SAN FRANCISCO BAY ESTUARY ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army, acting through the
Chief of Engineers, may participate in critical restoration projects ... | San Francisco Bay Estuary Ecosystem Restoration Act of 2002 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to participate in critical restoration projects in the area of the San Francisco Bay estuary, California, and adjacent waters, including all watersheds that drain directly into San ... | To authorize the Secretary of the Army to participate in ecosystem restoration of the San Francisco Bay estuary, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Insurance Capital
Standards Accountability Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
... | International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2017 This bill directs the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) to establish the Insurance Policy Advisory Committee on International Capital Standards and Other Insurance Issues. The bill prohibits the Department of the Treasury and the FRB from agreeing to an in... | International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Better Bracket Act
of 1999''.
(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... | Better Bracket Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the tax imposed and increase the amount of income subject to the 15 percent tax bracket for joint returns and surviving spouses, heads of households, other unmarried individuals, married individuals filing separately, and estates and trusts. | Better Bracket Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Consumer Protection Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. CERTAIN HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES NOT DUPLICATIVE UNDER
MEDICARE.
(a) In General.--Section 1882(d)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395ss(d)(3)(A)) is amended to read as fol... | Medicare Consumer Protection Act of 1995 - Revises title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to modify the prohibition against selling or issuing a health insurance policy to an individual entitled to benefits under part A or enrolled under part B with the knowledge that such policy duplicates health benefits t... | Medicare Consumer Protection Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission
Indians Land Transfer Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF LAND IN TRUST FOR SANTA YNEZ BAND OF CHUMASH
MISSION INDIANS.
(a) Transfer and Administration.--
(1) Transfer of lands into trust.--If... | Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to take specified lands in Santa Barbara County, California, into trust for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians, subject to valid existing rights and to the terms in a certain stipul... | Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``STEM Education Innovation Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS
EDUCATION WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
(a) Assistant Secretary.--Section 202 of the Department of
Education Organization ... | STEM Education Innovation Act of 2011 - Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish the Office of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education within the Department of Education to administer STEM education.
Directs the Office of STEM Education to conduct an independent evalu... | To stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, the Nation's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Saving Fishing Jobs Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. APPROVAL OF CERTAIN LIMITED ACCESS PRIVILEGE PROGRAMS.
(a) Eligibility To Sign Petition.--Section 303A(c)(6)(B) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C.
1853a(c)(6)(B)) is ame... | Saving Fishing Jobs Act of 2011 - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, with respect to multispecies fishing permits in the Gulf of Mexico, to remove a provision limiting the eligible signers (a group of fishermen constituting more than 50% of the permit holders, or holding more than 50% ... | To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to permit eligible fishermen to approve certain limited access privilege programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Distance Education and Online
Learning Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. STUDENT ELIGIBILITY.
Section 484(l)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1091(l)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) by striking ``in ... | Distance Education and Online Learning Act of 2003 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise title IV student assistance requirements for distance education courses and programs with respect to student eligibility, eligible programs, and criteria for recognition of accrediting agencies that evaluate instituti... | A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding distance education, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for Victims of Fraud Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection found that
Wells Fargo management implemented sales incentives, including
an in... | Justice for Victims of Fraud Act of 2016 This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act and the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to prohibit predispute arbitration agreements with consumers (i.e., agreements to arbitrate any future disputes between parties instead of pursuing the claims in court) from being valid or enforceable... | Justice for Victims of Fraud Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Telecommunications Merger Review Act
of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) A stated intent of the Congress in enacting the
Telecommunications Act of 1996 was to reduce regulation.
(2) Under e... | Amends the Communications Act of 1934 (the Act) to mandate that the FCC has no authority to review a merger or other transaction (merger), or to impose any term or condition on the assignment or transfer of any license or other authorization (license) issued under the Act that is proposed to be assigned or transferred ... | Telecommunications Merger Review Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Credit Score Disclosure Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 603 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(q) Definitions Relating to Credit Scores.--In this title--
... | Consumer Credit Score Disclosure Act of 2001 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to cite specified consumer credit scoring information that a consumer reporting agency must disclose upon consumer request in connection with an application for an extension of consumer credit secured by a dwelling, including a credit s... | A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide for disclosure of credit-scoring information by creditors and consumer reporting agencies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``HUD Demonstration Improvement Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 4 OF THE HUD DEMONSTRATION ACT OF 1993.
Section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816
note) is amended as follows:
(1) In subsection (a), by strikin... | HUD Demonstration Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 with respect to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) community development and affordable housing programs.
Adds the National Urban League and the Housing Partnership Network to the list of entities eligible for HUD a... | To reauthorize assistance for capacity building for community development and affordable housing under section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Driver's License Improvement and
Security Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001,
illuminated many flaws in the Nation's domestic security,
especially ... | Driver's License Improvement and Security Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a pilot program to assist States in developing and implementing a driver's license and identification card program that meets certain requirements.
Requires a State to: (1) embed computer chips in licenses and ... | To direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a pilot program to improve the security of State drivers' licenses and identification cards, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Steel Industry National Historic
Site Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Certain sites and structures in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania symbolize in physical form the heritag... | Steel Industry National Historic Site Act - Establishes the Steel Industry National Historic Site in Pennsylvania as a unit of the National Park System.
Includes within such Historic Site the following lands: (1) the location of the Battle of Homestead in Munhall, Pennsylvania; (2) the location of the Carrie Furnace c... | To establish the Steel Industry National Historic Site in the State of Pennsylvania. |
SECTION 1. USE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FORECLOSED HOMES FOR
VETERANS AND DISPLACED PERSONS.
(a) Use of Foreclosed Homes.--(1) In the case of any residential
property on which the Department of Veterans Affairs has foreclosed or
which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has acquired pursuan... | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make available for use as temporary residences for Hurricane Katrina-affected individuals any residential properties on which the Department of Veterans Affairs has foreclosed under the Department's guaranteed home loan program. Requires a residential priority for veterans, ... | To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide emergency assistance to homeless veterans and their families affected by Hurricane Katrina, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Transportation Bonding
Assistance Authority Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO GUARANTEE SURETY AGAINST LOSS FROM
PRINCIPAL'S BREACH OF BOND.
Subsection (e) of section 332 of title 49, United States Code, is
a... | Department of Transportation Bonding Assistance Authority Act of 2009 - Replaces the mandate for the Minority Resource Center to provide bonding assistance to disadvantaged business enterprises.
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Minority Resource Center, to prescribe, guarantee, and enter ... | To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide authority to the Secretary of Transportation to guarantee sureties against loss resulting from a breach of the terms of a bond by an eligible small business concern, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dry-Redwater Regional Water
Authority System Act of 2011''.
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,... | Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the project entitled the "Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System" in accordance with the plans described in the "Dry-Redwater Regional Water System Feasibility Study" if the Secretary determines that t... | A bill to authorize the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Debate Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE COMMISSION.
Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``pr... | Presidential Debate Reform Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to direct the President to establish a Presidential Debate Commission (Commission) six months before each general election for the offices of President and Vice President beginning with the general election in 2000. Directs the Commissio... | Presidential Debate Reform Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Save Consumers Aggravation and Money
Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. RATE DISCLOSURES BY PROVIDERS OF DIAL-AROUND SERVICES.
Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended by inserting
after section 231 (47 U.S.C. 231) the following new section:
``SEC. 2... | Amends the Telephone Consumer Protection Act to require the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules to prohibit unfair and deceptive acts and practices in any advertisement for dial-around services. | Save Consumers Aggravation and Money Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Save America's National Economy
Act''.
SEC. 2. REPEALER.
(a) In General.--Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as added by the Budget Control Act of
2011, is repealed.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The item r... | Save America's National Economy Act - Repeals provisions of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as added by the Budget Control Act of 2011, that require automatic reductions in discretionary spending (sequestration) between FY2013 and FY2021.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase... | To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to repeal the sequestration added by the Budget Control Act of 2011, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma
Patient Registry Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. PATIENT REGISTRY FOR MESOTHELIOMA DATA COLLECTION AND RESEARCH.
Title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting
after section 399V-6 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 280... | Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to develop a patient registry to collect data on mesothelioma. The agency must use the registry to: enhance and expand infrastructure and activit... | Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NIE on Iranian Proxy Forces Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Hizballah is active in Syria and its fighters have
helped President Bashar Al-Assad maintain regime control.
... | NIE on Iranian Proxy Forces Act This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to produce a National Intelligence Estimate on Iranian support of proxy forces in Syria and Lebanon and the threat such support poses to Israel, other U.S. regional allies, and specified U.S. interests. Not ... | NIE on Iranian Proxy Forces Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``State-Based
Universal Health Care Act of 2015''.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to establish a flexible
framework under which each State can provide comprehensive universal
health coverage to all of its residents.
S... | State-Based Universal Health Care Act of 2015 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to allow states to apply for waivers to health benefits coverage requirements in order to implement a universal health care plan. The state universal health care plan must be at least as comprehensive and affor... | State-Based Universal Health Care Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Farm Estate Tax Deferral 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 (relat... | Family Farm Estate Tax Deferral Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from the value of a decedent's gross estate farmland used by the decedent or a member of the decedent's family for farming purposes for periods aggregating five years or more during the eight-year period ending on the date of... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain farmland from the estate tax, and for other purposes. |
TITLE I--FORMER VICE PRESIDENT PROTECTION ACT
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Former Vice President Protection
Act of 2008''.
SEC. 102. SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION FOR FORMER VICE PRESIDENTS AND
THEIR FAMILIES.
Section 3056(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
... | Title I: Former Vice President Protection Act - Former Vice President Protection Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to provide secret service protection to former Vice Presidents, their spouses, and their children under 16 years of age for up to six months after a former Vice President leaves office. Author... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide secret service protection to former Vice Presidents, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Local Homeland Event Response
Operations Grant Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR LOCAL HOMELAND EVENT RESPONSE OPERATIONS.
(a) In General.--Title XX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the followi... | Local Homeland Event Response Operations Grant Act of 2009 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to make grants to a law enforcement agency or fire department for overtime expenses relating to preparation for, and activities during or directly following, a spec... | A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize grants for use in response to homeland security events of national and international significance. |
TITLE I--LEWIS AND CLARK RURAL WATER SYSTEM
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Lewis and Clark Rural Water System
Act of 2000''.
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Feasibility study.--The term ``feasibility study''
means the study entitled ``Feasibility Leve... | (Sec. 104) Specifies that mitigation for fish and wildlife losses incurred as a result of the construction and operation of the water supply project be on an acre-for-acre basis, based on ecological equivalency, concurrent with project construction.(Sec. 105) Requires the Western Area Power Administration to make avail... | Lewis and Clark Rural Water System Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Numismatic Rarities Certainty Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN UNITED STATES COINS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 51, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 5123. INVENTORY AND DI... | Numismatic Rarities Certainty Act of 2007 - Declares that any coin, medal, numismatic item, or any other piece made or struck by the U.S. Mint before January 1, 1933, that is not in federal government possession shall not be considered to be U.S. property unless it is reacquired by the United States for value given in ... | To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide a clear line of demarcation with regard to private ownership of any coin, medal, or numismatic item made or issued by the United States Government before January 1, 1933, and of any piece produced by the United States Mint before such date, that is not in the possession... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness in Prescription Drug Prices
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Senior citizens are the major consumers of prescription
drugs in the United States and are paying the hi... | Fairness in Prescription Drug Prices Act - Allows any qualified pharmacy to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enable it to sell covered outpatient drugs to Medicare beneficiaries (under title XVIII of the Social Security Act) at a reduced price. Requires such an agreement to: ... | Fairness in Prescription Drug Prices Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``One Percent Spending Reduction Act
of 2013''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The fiscal crisis faced by the Federal Government
demands immediate action.
(... | One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2013 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to establish the aggregate projected outlay (outlay cap) (less net interest payments) for FY2014 at the FY2013 outlay cap (as estimated by the Congressional Budget Office [CBO] b... | One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commonsense Auto Recovery Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR SALES TAX ON PURCHASE OF AUTOMOBILE.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after
section 30D the foll... | Commonsense Auto Recovery Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals and small employers a tax credit for state and local sales taxes paid on the purchase of a passenger motor vehicle (not more than two axles) the purchase price of which does not exceed $50,000. Terminates such credit after 201... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for the State and local sales taxes paid on the purchase of an automobile. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Educational Reform
and Flexibility Act of 1993'' or ``Ed-Flex''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) historically, Federal education programs have addressed
the N... | Educational Reform and Flexibility Act of 1993 (Ed-Flex) - Amends the General Education Provisions Act to establish a program for flexibility and accountability in education and related services.
Directs the Secretary of Education to assist projects for elementary and secondary schools and other service providers to i... | Ed-Flex |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Our Children from
Violence Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. ACCESS TO FEDERAL DATABASES BY STATE SOCIAL SERVICES OFFICERS
FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.
(a) Criminal History Records Checks.--
(1) In general.--The Attorney General shal... | Protecting Our Children from Violence Act of 2004 - Directs the Attorney General, upon request of the chief executive of a State, to ensure that a covered State social services officer has the authority for online access to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Crime Information Center (NCIC) databases and the... | To ensure that appropriate State social services officers have the authority to access certain Federal databases for the purpose of carrying out checks in cases of child abuse and neglect and cases of missing children, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ethanol Modernization and Deficit
Reduction Act''.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF ETHANOL TAX CREDITS.
(a) Excise Tax Credit and Direct Payments.--Sections 6426(b)(6) and
6427(e)(6)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by
striking ``Decemb... | Ethanol Modernization and Deficit Reduction Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to advance the termination date of the income and excise tax credits for ethanol from December 31, 2011, to June 30, 2011; (2) extend the tax credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property expenditures and the cellulosic biofuel ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the ethanol tax credits, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Support Enforcement Act''.
SEC. 2. NO EFFECT ON RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect--
(1) the right of an individual or State to receive any
child support payment; or
(2) the ob... | Child Support Enforcement Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (relating to the deduction for bad debts) to allow a custodial parent to claim unpaid child support payments as a deduction.Bars a delinquent debtor from filing an amended return in any subsequent year to reflect the subsequent payment of unpaid child sup... | To allow a custodial parent a bad debt deduction for unpaid child support payments, and to require a parent who is chronically delinquent in child support to include the amount of the unpaid obligation in gross income. |
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SECTION 1. CANADIAN FORCES BASE GAGETOWN REGISTRY.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
establish and maintain a registry to be known as the ``Canadian Forces
Base Gagetown Health Registry'' (in this section referred to ... | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), not later than one year after the enactment of this Act, to establish and maintain a registry to be known as the Canadian Forces Base Gagetown Health Registry (Registry) containing the name of each individual who, while serving in the Armed Forces, was stationed at o... | A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at or underwent training at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Prevent a
Government Shutdown Act of 2015''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Budget Control Act of 2011 set tight discretionary
spending caps and required additional deficit reduction t... | Prevent a Government Shutdown Act of 2015 This bill requires the congressional leadership of both parties to appoint an equal number of individuals to negotiate legislation to: (1) increase the security and nonsecurity discretionary spending limits equally for both FY2016 and FY2017, and (2) reduce the deficit by the ... | Prevent a Government Shutdown Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Cryptocurrency Protocol Protection
and Moratorium Act'' (also, ``CryptPMA'').
SEC. 2. MORATORIUM.
(a) Neither the Federal Government nor any State or political
subdivision thereof shall impose any statutory restrictions or
regulations specifically i... | Cryptocurrency Protocol Protection and Moratorium Act or the CryptPMA - Prohibits, for a five-year moratorium period beginning June 1, 2015, federal, state, and local governments from imposing statutory restrictions or regulations specifically identifying and governing the creation, use, exploitation, possession, or tr... | CryptPMA |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women Veterans Health Equity Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Health care for veterans has traditionally been
considered in terms of male veterans.
(2) Women constitute nearly 5... | Women Veterans Health Equity Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that each Department of Veterans Affairs health-care facility is able to provide timely and appropriate women's health services. Requires such services to be provided directly (rather than by contract or other agreement) whe... | Women Veterans Health Equity Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Home Health Access
Restoration Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT TO PER BENEFICIARY LIMITS.
(a) Increase in Payment Amount to Agencies With Limits Under the
National Average.--Section 1861(v)(1)(L) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395x(... | Amends the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to eliminate the 15 percent contingent reduction in payment amounts under the interim prospective payment system (PPS) for home health services.
Directs: (1) the Secretary to prepare specified informational materials for assisting Medicare beneficiaries with regard to home health ... | Medicare Home Health Access Restoration Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians
Federal Recognition Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Gabrieleno Indians, aboriginally known as the kumi-
vit, live within their homelands along the drainages o... | Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians Federal Recognition Act - Extends Federal recognition to the Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians. Makes the Gabrieleno eligible for future services and benefits accompanying Federal recognition without regard to the existence of a reservation or a member's residence.Sets forth requirem... | To extend Federal recognition to the Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research
and Awareness Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are serious
inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
(2) Cr... | Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research and Awareness Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to: (1) conduct, support, and expand epidemiology research on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (i.e., Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) in pediatric and adul... | To support research and public awareness activities with respect to inflammatory bowel disease, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clinical Research Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Strong academic health centers are essential to a
vigorous clinical research enterprise.
(2) Breakthroughs in basic biomedical scien... | Clinical Research Act of 2004 - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health to award clinical research support grants to eligible academic health centers to: (1) defray the costs of unfunded Federal requirements for the protection of human research costs; and (2) support activities leading to innovative ... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for clinical research support grants, clinical research infrastructure grants, and a demonstration program on partnerships in clinical research, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Microbicide Development Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Sexually transmitted diseases (``STDs'') and the human
immunodeficiency virus (``HIV'') are producing serious and
costly epidemics ... | Microbicide Development Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to expand, intensify, and coordinate the activities of the Institute with respect to research on the development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of H... | To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to facilitating the development of microbicides for preventing transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``Post-Conflict Trade Recovery Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) it is in the mutual interest of the United States and
countries emerging from political instability, civil strife, or
armed conflict, to promote sta... | Post-Conflict Trade Recovery Act - Authorizes the President to designate any country emerging from political instability, civil strife, or armed conflict as a beneficiary country if the country: (1) has established, or is making continual progress toward establishing, a market-based economy, the rule of law and the rig... | To extend certain trade benefits to countries emerging from political instability, civil strife, or armed conflict. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``President John F. Kennedy
Assassination Records Collection Extension Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF ACT.
Section 7(o)(1) of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination
Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 U.S.C. 2107 note) is amended--
(1) b... | President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Extension Act of 1994 - Extends the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992. Revises Review Board powers and personnel requirements.
Requires security clearances for Review Board employees. | President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Extension Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unlawful Internet Gambling
Enforcement Clarification and Implementation Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Prior to the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling
... | Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Clarification and Implementation Act of 2008 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Attorney General should focus prosecutorial efforts on persons who: (1) offer Internet sports betting in the United States; or (2) process payments for illegal Internet sports betting in the Un... | To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide additional clarification with regard to the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Habeas Corpus Reform Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL HABEAS CORPUS PROCEDURES IN CAPITAL CASES.
(a) In General.--Part IV of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by inserting immediately following chapter 153 the following
new title:
``CHAPTER 1... | Habeas Corpus Reform Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal judicial code to provide special habeas corpus procedures in cases brought by prisoners in State custody subject to a capital sentence if a State establishes by rule of its court of last resort or by statute a mechanism for the appointment, compensation, and payment... | Habeas Corpus Reform Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans-Specific Education for
Tomorrow's Medical Doctors Act'' or the ``VET MD Act''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM FOR CLINICAL OBSERVATION BY PRE-MED STUDENTS.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry
out a pilot program to provide... | Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrow's Medical Doctors Act or the VET MD Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a three-year pilot program at at least five VA medical centers to provide undergraduate students a clinical observation experience. The VA shall ensure that such progra... | VET MD Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Disaster Assistance
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1996''.
TITLE I--EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to provi... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
Title II: General Provisions
Emergency Disaster Assistance Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1996 -
Title I: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
- Makes emergency supplemental appropriations for FY 1996 to provide relief... | Emergency Disaster Assistance Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1996 |
SECTION 1. REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Definitions.--Section 134(b) of title 23, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs
(6) and (7), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
... | Requires states, at a minimum, to cooperate with affected nonmetropolitan local officials responsible for transportation through regional transportation planning organizations to develop and implement long-range statewide transportation plans and statewide transportation improvement programs, with emphasis on addressin... | A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to incorporate regional transportation planning organizations into statewide transportation planning, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Pancreatic Islet
Cell Transplantation Act of 2003''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Organ procurement organization certificatio... | Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include pancreases procured by an organ procurement organization and used for islet cell transplantation or research to be counted toward organ procurement organization certification.Establishes the Interagency Committee on Isle... | To increase the supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, to provide better coordination of Federal efforts and information on islet cell transplantation, to collect the data necessary to move islet cell transplantation from an experimental procedure to a standard therapy, and to provide for a demonstration projec... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lawful Intelligence and Surveillance
of Terrorists in an Emergency by NSA Act'' or the ``LISTEN Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Conducting electronic surveillance of al Qaeda and
other international terror... | Lawful Intelligence and Surveillance of Terrorists in an Emergency by NSA Act or LISTEN Act - States that specified provisions of federal criminal law concerning wire and electronic communications and their interception and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) shall be the exclusive means by which d... | To reiterate that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 and title 18, United States Code, are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Privacy Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. INCREASING PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND PROTECTING STUDENT PRIVACY.
Title XIV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8801 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Part ... | Student Privacy Protection Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require State and local educational agencies (SEAs and LEAs) that receive ESEA funds to: (1) develop policies regarding in-school commercialization activities in consultation with parents; and (2) provide notice to pare... | A bill to increase parental involvement and protect student privacy. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Space Tourism Promotion Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) humans have long had a yearning to travel in space and
experience conditions beyond Earth's atmosphere;
(2) forty years of human spac... | Space Tourism Promotion Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to guarantee up to 85 percent of the value of loans for developing transportation systems, habitation facilities, or other infrastructure required for space tourism.Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income gain on th... | To promote the development of the United States space tourism industry, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST OF INDIVIDUALS TAXED AT CAPITAL GAIN
RATES.
(a) In General.--Section 1(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to maximum capital gains rate) is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
``(13) Dividends and interest taxed as ... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that dividends and interest income shall be taxed as net capital gain. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that dividend and interest income of individuals not be taxed at rates in excess of the maximum capital gains rate. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Literacy for Homeowners
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) While expanded access to credit from both prime and
subprime lenders has contributed to the highest homeownership
rates in the... | Financial Literacy for Homeowners Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to make grants to state and local governments and nonprofit organizations to implement anti-predatory lending activities, including: (1) consumer education programs; (2) certified home ownership counseling programs; and (3) referral servic... | To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to make grants to States, units of general local government, and nonprofit organizations for counseling and education programs for the prevention of predatory lending and to establish a toll-free telephone number for complaints regarding predatory lending, and for other purpos... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing the Talent America Requires
for the 21st Century Act of 2012'' or the ``STAR Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) STEM Field.--Section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph ... | Securing the Talent America Requires for the 21st Century Act of 2012 or the STAR Act of 2012 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to allocate 55,000 annual immigrant visas for eligible STEM field (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) advanced degree graduates of qualifying U.S. research instituti... | A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide certain immigration benefits for aliens with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public-Private Partnership Advisory
Council to End Human Trafficking Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) According to a 2014 report by the International Labour
Organization, an estimated 20,900,000 people are ... | Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking Act This bill establishes the Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking. The council must provide advice and recommendations to the Senior Policy Operating Group and the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Comb... | Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking Act |
290 (106 Congress) is repealed.
(d) Expiration.--
(1) Gramm-rudman-hollings.--Section 275(b) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900
note) is amended--
(A) by striking ``2002'' and inserting ``2007'';
and
... | Budget Enforcement Act of 2002 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to extend through FY 2007 the discretionary spending limits (spending caps) for specified nondefense categories in new budget authority and outlays.Extends the provisions of such Act for an additional five years, inclu... | A bill to extend and strengthen procedures to maintain fiscal accountability and responsibility. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Product Safety Notification and
Recall Effectiveness Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Consumer Product Safety Commission conducts
approximately 300 recalls of ha... | Product Safety Notification and Recall Effectiveness Act of 2003 - Instructs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety standard that requires the manufacturer of a covered consumer product to establish and maintain a consumer notification system for product recalls.Prescribes databa... | To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer products safety standard that requires manufacturers of certain consumer products to establish and maintain a system for providing notification of recalls of such products to consumers who first purchase such a product. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``California Coastal
National Monument Expansion Act of 2012''.
(b) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Monument.--The term ``Monument'' means the California
Coastal National Monument established by Presidentia... | California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2012 - Expands the boundary of the California Coastal National Monument, established by Presidential Proclamation 7264, to include the Point Arena-Stornetta public lands in Mendocino County, California.
Requires management of such lands: (1) under the provisions of... | To include the Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands in the California Coastal National Monument as a part of the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Neighbor to Neighbor Act''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR PORTION OF CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE ALLOWED
TO INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT ITEMIZE DEDUCTIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to charitable, e... | Neighbor to Neighbor Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code respecting charitable contributions to: (1) allow non-itemizing taxpayers a limited charitable deduction; (2) exclude charitable deductions from the income-based limitation on itemized deductions: (3) repeal the special limitation on charitable contributions o... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals who do not itemize their deductions a deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Technical Information Service (referred to
in this Act as ``NTIS''), the National Archives and Records
Administration, the Government Accountability Office (referred
to in this section as ``GAO''), and the Li... | Repeals the National Technical Information Act of 1988, effective one year after the enactment of this Act (thus abolishes the National Technical Information Service [NTIS]). Directs: (1) the Secretary of Commerce, the Archivist of the United States, the Comptroller General (GAO), and the Commissioner of Social Securi... | To streamline the collection and distribution of government information. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Little Rock Central High School
Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) September 2007, marks the 50th anniversary of the
desegregation of Little Rock Central High... | Little Rock Central High School Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 500,000 $1 coins emblematic of the desegregation of the Little Rock Central High School and its contribution to civil rights in America, beginning January 1, 20... | A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of the Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``2004 District of Columbia Omnibus
Authorization Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING SUBMISSION OF PLAN BY SCHOOL BOARD FOR ALLOCATION OF
FUNDS UNDER MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET.
Section 452 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1-
204.52, D.C.... | 2004 District of Columbia Omnibus Authorization Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to require the Board of Education, by March 1 of each year or the date on which the Mayor of the District of Columbia makes the proposed annual budget for a year available (whichever occurs later), to submit to ... | To authorize improvements in the operations of the government of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife
Restoration Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Great Lakes have fish and wildlife communities that
are structurally and functionally changing;
(2) successful fish... | Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2006 - Amends the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 to require the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to implement fish and wildlife restoration proposals and regional projects if funding is available. Defines "regional projects" as ... | To amend the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 to provide for implementation of recommendations of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery Resources Restoration Study. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stopping Ongoing Lender Delays Act''
or the ``SOLD Act''.
SEC. 2. TRUTH IN LENDING ACT AMENDMENTS.
Chapter 2 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1631 et seq.) is
amended by inserting before section 130 (15 U.S.C. 1640) the following
new section:
`... | Stopping Ongoing Lender Delays Act or SOLD Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require each servicer of a home mortgage to respond in writing within 30 days to a mortgagor of a residential mortgage loan who hasrequested in writing a short sale of the dwelling or residential real property that is subject to the mor... | A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to require servicers to provide responses to mortgagors requesting residential mortgage loan refinancing, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Cuba Trademark
Protection Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Trademarks and trade names are vital assets of the many
United States companies that enga... | United States-Cuba Trademark Protection Act of 2003 - Requires the President to direct the Secretary of State to obtain assurances that the Republic of Cuba will: (1) adhere to specified international agreements for the protection of intellectual property; (2) implement the Joint Recommendation Concerning Provisions on... | To improve and promote compliance with international intellectual property obligations relating to the Republic of Cuba, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tighten Washington's Belt Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) Account.--The term ``account'' means--
(A) for discretionary budget authority, an item for
which appropriations are m... | Tighten Washington's Belt Act of 2010 - Requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), within 15 days after the end of a session, to issue a Discretionary Sequestration Report and, if in such report OMB estimates that any sequestration is required, the President to issue an order (effective on issuance) fully impl... | To enforce discretionary spending limits to rein in spending, reduce the deficit, and regain control of the Federal budget process. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Career And Technical Innovation Fund
Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. CAREER AND TECHNICAL INNOVATION FUND.
(a) In General.--The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education
Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
... | Career And Technical Innovation Fund Act of 2012 - Amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to authorize the Secretary of Education to reserve a specified amount of funds appropriated for FY2013-FY2017 for certain activities of national significance, including: (1) capacity building, (2) te... | A bill to amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to establish a career and technical innovation fund. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Contractor Proper
Classification Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. REFORMATION OF SAFE HARBOR TO CLOSE ITS USE AS A TAX LOOPHOLE.
(a) Allowance of Prospective Reclassifications.--
(1) In general.--Section 530(a) of the Revenue Act of 1978, ... | Independent Contractor Proper Classification Act of 2007 - Amends the Revenue Act of 1978 to: (1) require employers to treat workers misclassified as independent contractors as employees for employment tax purposes upon a determination of misclassification by the Secretary of the Treasury; (2) repeal the ban on Treasur... | A bill to provide procedures for the proper classification of employees and independent contractors, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dam Safety Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act and the amendments made by this Act is to
reduce the risks to life and property from dam failure in the United
States through the reauthorization of an effective national dam safety
pr... | Dam Safety Act of 2012 - Authorizes appropriations for the National Dam Safety Program for FY2012-FY2016.
Requires the head of a federal agency, on request, to provide a state dam safety agency with information on the condition and provisions for emergency operations of any dam the failure of which would affect the st... | A bill to reauthorize the National Dam Safety Program Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Railroad Shipper Protection Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the railroad industry has consolidated dramatically
since passage of the Staggers Rail Act of 1980 (94 Stat. 1895
et seq.), leaving ... | Railroad Shipper Protection Act of 1997 - Amends Federal transportation law to declare as primary objectives for U.S. rail transportation policy: (1) ensuring effective competition among rail carriers at origin and destination; and (2) maintaining reasonable rates in the absence of such competition.
Requires a rail c... | Railroad Shipper Protection Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family and Medical Leave Inclusion
Act''.
SEC. 2. LEAVE TO CARE FOR A DOMESTIC PARTNER, PARENT-IN-LAW, ADULT
CHILD, SIBLING, GRANDPARENT, GRANDCHILD, OR OTHER
INDIVIDUAL RELATED BY BLOOD OR AFFINITY.
(a) Definitions.--
... | Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act This bill amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee to leave to care for a domestic partner or his or her child, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, or any other person related by blood or affinity whose close associ... | Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act |
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