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SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act''.
SEC. 2. AGENCY REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO ANNUAL REPORT ON THE COST AND
PERFORMANCE OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND AREAS OF
DUPLICATION AMONG PROGRAMS.
(a) Requirement to Identify and Describe Programs.... | Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act - Requires the head of each federal agency, on an annual basis, to: (1) identify and describe every program administered by such agency; (2) determine the total administrative expenses and expenditures for services for each program; (3) estimate the number of clients served by each program a... | To provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Urban Search and Rescue
Response System Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM.
(a) In General.--Title III of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5141 et seq.) is amended... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 7, 2016. National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) continue t... | National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Master Teacher Scholarship Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Programs in title II of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) address improving the quality of
the t... | Master Teacher Scholarship Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to teacher preparation programs (schools of education at institutions of higher education) to award scholarships to assist eligible teachers in obtaining a graduate level degree from such programs.
Makes eligible for such sch... | A bill to provide grants to teacher preparation programs at institutions of higher education to award scholarships for teachers to receive a graduate level degree. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on Retirement Security
Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established in the executive branch a commission to be
known as the ``Commission on Retirement Security'' (referred to in this
Act as the ``Commission'').
SEC. 3. MEMBER... | Commission on Retirement Security Act of 2018 This bill establishes within the executive branch the Commission on Retirement Security to: (1) conduct a comprehensive study of the state of retirement security in America, and (2) submit to Congress recommendations on how to improve or replace existing private retirement... | Commission on Retirement Security Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prevention of Truancy Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) in 1994, courts in the United States formally processed
36,400 truancy cases, representing a 35 percent increase since
1990, and a 67 percent i... | Prevention of Truancy Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make demonstration grants for projects for the prevention or reduction of truancy, to partnerships consisting of an elementary school or secondary school, a local law enforcement agency, and a social service and youth serving organization. Gives... | Prevention of Truancy Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Long-Term Protection
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress hereby finds that--
(1) public confidence in the old-age, survivors, and
disability insurance program under the Social Securi... | Social Security Long-Term Protection Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to vary the tax rates for the old age, survivors and disability insurance program (title II of the Social Security Act) in 1994 and thereafter, dependent upon the amount in the OASDI trust fund reserve. | Social Security Long-Term Protection Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rebuilding Local Business Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. REBUILDING COUNTIES.
(a) In General.--Section 3(p) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
632(p)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``... | Rebuilding Local Business Act of 2010 - Amends the Small Business Act to designate as a HUBZone (historically underutilized business zone), for purposes of assistance under such Act: (1) an initial period rebuilding county; and (2) an extension period rebuilding county.
Defines an initial period rebuilding county as a... | To amend the Small Business Act to temporarily designate as a HUBZone counties that are most affected by a recession. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hospital Opioid Solutions Toolkit
Act of 2018'' or the ``HOST Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. DEVELOPING GUIDANCE ON PAIN MANAGEMENT AND OPIOID USE DISORDER
PREVENTION FOR HOSPITALS RECEIVING PAYMENT UNDER PART A
OF THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.... | Hospital Opioid Solutions Toolkit Act of 2018 or the HOST Act of 2018 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to publish guidance for hospitals on pain management and opioid-use disorder prevention strategies for Medicare beneficiaries, including best practices for opioid-use disorder screen... | Hospital Opioid Solutions Toolkit Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Tax Nondiscrimination
Act''.
SEC. 2. FOUR-YEAR EXTENSION OF INTERNET TAX MORATORIUM.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 1101 of the Internet Tax
Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151 note) is amended to read as follows:
``(a) Moratorium.--No St... | Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Internet Tax Freedom Act to extend the ban on State taxation of Internet access and on multiple or discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce until November 1, 2007.
Changes the definition of "tax on Internet access" to: (1) mean a tax on Internet access regard... | A bill to make permanent the moratorium on taxes on Internet access and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce imposed by the Internet Tax Freedom Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drug Impaired Driving Enforcement
Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) driving under the influence of, or after having used,
illegal drugs has become a significant problem worldwide;
(2) in 2002, ov... | Drug Impaired Driving Enforcement Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to develop and provide to the States a model statute relating to drug impaired driving which incorporates certain mandatory and discretionary provisions, including, at a minimum, a provision that the crime of drug impaired driving i... | To amend title 23, United States Code, relating to improving safety and enforcement with respect to individuals operating motor vehicles while under the influence of, or having used, drugs. |
SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) During World War II, more than 75,000 Jews and
thousands of other persons were deported from France to Nazi
concentration camps, on trains operated for profit by the
Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fers Franca... | Grants U.S. district courts original jurisdiction over any civil action for damages for personal injury or death that: (1) arose from the deportation of persons to Nazi concentration camps between January 1, 1942, and December 31, 1944; and (2) is brought by or on behalf of such person against a railroad that owned or ... | To ensure that the courts of the United States may provide an impartial forum for claims brought by United States citizens and others against any railroad organized as a separate legal entity, arising from the deportation of United States citizens and others to Nazi concentration camps on trains owned or operated by su... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Court Interpreter Grant
Program Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the fair administration of justice depends on the
ability of all participants in a courtroom proceeding to
understand that pro... | State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act of 2012 - Directs the Administrator of the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make grants to state courts to develop and implement programs to assist individuals with limited English proficiency to access and understand state court proceedings in w... | A bill to authorize the Attorney General to award grants to State courts to develop and implement State court interpreter programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transportation and Housing
Affordability Transparency Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The average family spends about half of its income on
transportation and housing costs.... | Transportation and Housing Affordability Transparency Act - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to develop publicly a transportation affordability index that measures the transportation costs associated with the location of a home, both on a neighborhood and regional basis.
Requires HUD to ma... | To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a process for incorporating transportation costs associated with the location of housing into affordability measures and standards, and to develop a transportation affordability index to measure and disclose the transportation costs associated with ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN UNFAIR CREDIT AND FUND TRANSFER
PRACTICES.
(a) In General.--The Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following new ch... | Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2008 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit specified electronic payment system network practices, including the imposition of: (1) additional charges on merchants and consumers for premium payment cards; (2) certain restrictions on merchants, including chargebacks for transac... | To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Retired Pay Fairness Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON RECOUPMENT OF SEPARATION PAY, SPECIAL SEPARATION
BENEFITS, AND VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE FROM MEMBERS
SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVING RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY.
... | Military Retired Pay Fairness Act of 2009 - Provides limitations on the recoupment of separation pay, special separation benefits, and voluntary separation incentive payments from members of the Armed Forces subsequently receiving military retired or retainer pay. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense or Homeland Securit... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to limit recoupments of separation pay, special separation benefits, and voluntary separation incentive from members of the Armed Forces subsequently receiving retired or retainer pay. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Americans Safe Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after paragraph (29) the following:
``(30) The term `large capacity ammunition feeding device'--
``(A) means a magazi... | Keep Americans Safe Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD). The bill does not prohibit, with respect to an LCAFD: importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession related t... | Keep Americans Safe Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. LEGAL STATUS OF CONTRACT PERSONNEL.
(a) Clarification of the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
Act.--
(1) Inclusion of contractors.--Subsection (a) of section
3261 of title... | MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007 - Provides that persons who, while employed under a federal agency contract in, or in close proximity to, an area where the Armed Forces are conducting a contingency operation, engage in conduct that would constitute an offense punishable by imprisonment for more than one year... | To require accountability for contractors and contract personnel under Federal contracts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Falls Reservoir District
Number 2 Conveyance Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means Agreement No.
5-07-10-L1688 between the United States and the District,
entitled ``... | American Falls Reservoir District Number 2 Conveyance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey all right, title, and interest in specified land to the: (1) American Falls Reservoir District No. 2 (District) located in Jerome, Lincoln, and Gooding Counties, Idaho; (2) city of Gooding; and (3) Idaho Depar... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land and improvements of the Gooding Division of the Minidoka Project, Idaho. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Resource Governance Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) energy prices have risen dramatically, leading to
significant harm to particular sectors of the economy;
(2) an affordable domestic ... | National Resource Governance Act of 2001 - Establishes the National Energy Self-Sufficiency Commission, which shall: (1) investigate issues involving U.S. dependence on foreign energy sources; (2) evaluate proposals to make the United States self-sufficient in energy production by the year 2011; (3) explore alternative... | To establish a commission to review and explore ways for the United States to become energy self-sufficient by 2011. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rail Transportation Security Act''.
SEC. 2. RAIL TRANSPORTATION SECURITY RISK ASSESSMENT.
(a) In General.--
(1) Assessment.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, in
consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall assess
... | Rail Transportation Security Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to assess the security risks associated with freight and intercity passenger rail transportation and develop prioritized recommendations for: (1) improving the security of rail infrastructure and other areas identified as posing significant r... | A bill to provide increased rail transportation security. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Safety Employer-Employee
Cooperation Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF PURPOSE AND POLICY.
The Congress declares that the following is the policy of the
United States:
(1) Labor-management relationships and partnerships are
... | Directs the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) to determine whether State law provides specified rights and responsibilities for public safety officers, including: (1) granting public safety employees the right to form and join a labor organization which excludes management and supervisory employees, and which is... | Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Demilitarization for Development
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The world's governments spend $868,000,000,000 each
year to support military forces of more than 27,000,000
soldiers.
... | Demilitarization for Development Act - Directs the President to instruct the United Nations (UN) Ambassador to support UN efforts to: (1) appoint special conflict prevention envoys to conduct mutual disarmament talks in every region of the world in which all nations would participate; (2) commit each member state to me... | Demilitarization for Development Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Carbon Capture and Storage Early
Deployment Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Energy.
(2) Distribution utility.--The term ``distribution
utility'' means an ele... | Carbon Capture and Storage Early Deployment Act - Authorizes qualified industry organizations to conduct a referendum among the owners or operators of distribution utilities delivering fossil fuel-based electricity for the creation of a Carbon Storage Research Corporation. Requires the Corporation to be established as ... | To accelerate the development and early deployment of systems for the capture and storage of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel electric generation facilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jobs Opportunity and Business
Stability Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES THAT INCREASE EMPLOYMENT.
(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
... | Jobs Opportunity and Business Stability Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain small business owners with fewer than 20 employees and annual gross receipts not exceeding $5,000,000 a refundable tax credit for increasing their payrolls in 2010 and 2011 by specified percentages.
Directs the Secr... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow small businesses a credit against income tax for increasing employment. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Continued Free Association with
Palau Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT.
Title I of Public Law 99-658 (48 U.S.C. 1931 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 105. COMPACT 15TH ANNIVERSARY SECTION 432 REVIEW AGREEMENT.... | Continued Free Association with Palau Act of 2012 - Approves, with specified exceptions, the agreement and appendices signed by the United States and the Republic of Palau on September 3, 2010, in connection with the Compact of Free Association between the United States and Palau.
Extends funding for: (1) infrastructu... | To approve the Agreement providing terms for a continuation of the free association between the United States and Palau, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The military health care system of the Department of
Defense and the Veterans Health Administration of the
Department of Veterans Affairs are national institutions that
collectively manage more than 1,500 hospita... | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) should be commended for their cooperative efforts in the delivery of medical care; (2) DOD and VA should continue to explore new opportunities to enhance the availability and delivery of medical ca... | A bill to require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out joint reviews relating to interdepartmental cooperation in the delivery of medical care by the departments. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emission Allowance Market
Transparency Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. EMISSION ALLOWANCE MARKET TRANSPARENCY.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to facilitate price
transparency in markets for the sale of emission allowances (including
markets for r... | Emission Allowance Market Transparency Act of 2007 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate regulations to facilitate price transparency in markets for the sale of emission allowances (any allowance, credit, or other permit issued for use in offsetting the emissions of any ... | A bill to facilitate price transparency in markets for the sale of emission allowances, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Fab Lab Network Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Scientific discoveries and technical innovations are
critical to the economic and national security of the United
States.
... | National Fab Lab Network Act of 2015 Grants a federal charter to the Fab Foundation for the National Fab Lab Network. | National Fab Lab Network Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Directed Energy Coordination and
Consolidation Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. COORDINATION AND FACILITATION OF DEVELOPMENT OF DIRECTED ENERGY
TECHNOLOGIES, SYSTEMS, AND WEAPONS.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1... | Requires the Office to: (1) develop and oversee the management of a DOD-wide program of science and technology relating to directed energy (such as high-energy laser) technologies, systems, and weapons; (2) coordinate initiatives for such science and technology; (3) develop and manage the National Directed Energy Techn... | Direct Energy Coordination and Consolidation Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Care Infrastructure Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT FOR EMPLOYER EXPENSES FOR CHILD CARE
ASSISTANCE.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to bu... | Child Care Infrastructure Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an employer-provided child care credit for qualified expenses to: (1) build, rehabilitate, or expand a qualified child care facility; (2) operate a qualified child care facility; (3) contract with a qualified child care facility to provid... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against tax for employers who provide child care assistance for dependents of their employees, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Obstetrician and
Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. WOMEN'S ACCESS TO OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL SERVICES.
(a) Group Health Plans.--
(1) ERISA amendments.--(A) Subpart B of part 7 of subtitle
B of titl... | Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act of 2009 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan to allow a participant or beneficiary the option to seek obstetrical and gynecological ph... | To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans permit enrollees direct access to services of obstetrical and gynecological physician services directly... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Boosting America's Exports Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Commercial service.--The term ``Commercial Service''
means the United States and Foreign Commercial Service of the
Department of Commerce.
(... | Boosting America's Exports Act This bill directs the International Trade Administration (ITA) of the Department of Commerce to assess the location of and services provided by U.S. Export Assistance Centers (USEACs) in relation to the location of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that export U.S. products and s... | Boosting America's Exports Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Landslide Loss Reduction
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) While landslides can and do occur in every State and
territory of the United States, the type, including sink holes,
ground fissur... | National Landslide Loss Reduction Act This bill requires the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to establish a national program to identify landslide hazards and reduce losses from landslides. The USGS shall: develop a national strategy for research on landslides and landslide hazards; develop and maintain a landslide haz... | National Landslide Loss Reduction Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Crimes Against Children and Elderly
Persons Increased Punishment Act''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR VULNERABLE VICTIMS.
Section 240002 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
of 1994 is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 240002. ENHANC... | Crimes Against Children and Elderly Persons Increased Punishment Act - Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to direct the United States Sentencing Commission to amend the Federal sentencing guidelines to provide a sentencing enhancement of not less than: (1) five levels above the offense le... | Crimes Against Children and Elderly Persons Increased Punishment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair VA Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. SUSPENSION AND REMOVAL OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
EMPLOYEES FOR PERFORMANCE OR MISCONDUCT THAT IS A THREAT
TO PUBLIC HEALTH OR SAFETY.
(a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 38, Unit... | Fair VA Accountability Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) suspend a VA employee without pay if the employee's performance or misconduct is a clear and direct threat to public health or safety; and (2) remove a suspended employee when, after investigation and review, removal is dete... | Fair VA Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Job Creation Act of 2010''.
TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS AFFECTING SMALL BUSINESS
SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF INCREASED EXPENSING FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (7) of section 179(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended... | Job Creation Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2010 the increased expensing allowance for depreciable business assets; (2) exclude from gross income in 2010 100% of the gain from the sale of small business stock; and (3) exclude from gross income in 2010 all unemployment compensation... | To create jobs by providing targeted tax relief to individuals and small businesses, curb frivolous lawsuits, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Small Property and
Casualty Insurance Company Equity 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 am... | Small Property and Casualty Insurance Company Equity Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a small insurance company deduction of the tentative taxable income of certain companies involved with property or casualty insurance. | Small Property and Casualty Insurance Company Equity Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Health Information Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) A report by the General Accounting Office indicates
that the Department and Health and Human Services, which is
responsible for ... | Women's Health Information Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an Interagency Committee on Health Communications to provide advice to the Secretary on developing, overseeing, and coordinating Federal health promotion and education activities, including such activities within th... | Women's Health Information Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Senior Citizen Hall of Fame
Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the senior population (65 and older) of the United
States is projected to be 35,000,000 by the year 2000 (whi... | National Senior Citizen Hall of Fame Act of 1996 - Establishes the National Senior Citizen Hall of Fame to bestow honor and recognition upon deserving citizens for their outstanding accomplishments, service, and contributions to the lives of older Americans.
Authorizes appropriations. | National Senior Citizen Hall of Fame Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Military Family Financial
Benefits Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS OF DEATH GRATUITY WITH
RESPECT TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
Paragraph (2) of section 1477(a) of title 10, United States Code,
is ... | Protecting Military Family Financial Benefits Act of 2007 - Allows an unmarried member of the Armed Forces with one or more dependent children, upon becoming eligible to participate in the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP), to elect to provide an SBP annuity to an individual who acts as a guardian or caretaker to the depende... | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve certain death and survivor benefits with respect to members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fire-Safe Communities Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(2) Applic... | Fire-Safe Communities Act - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to publish a federal model ordinance for municipalities at risk (subdivisions located in a fire hazard area) that includes specified elements regarding fire prevention and management, such as: (1) specificatio... | To promote fire-safe communities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sentencing Improvement Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FLEXIBILITY IN APPLICATION OF MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCE
PROVISIONS IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
(a) Amendment of Title 18, United States Code.--Section 3553 of
title 18, United States Code, is ... | Sentencing Improvement Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide for the application of the sentencing guidelines (and any pertinent policy statement issued by the U.S. Sentencing Commission) for certain nonviolent drug offenses in which a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment would otherwise be requir... | Sentencing Improvement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Youth Apprenticeship
Opportunity Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) a significant proportion of youth in the United States
lack the necessary skills to meet employer r... | National Youth Apprenticeship Opportunity Act of 1993 - Establishes a national system of support for State youth apprenticeship programs that: (1) integrate academic and work-based learning; (2) provide for work-site learning and paid work experience; (3) are offered to students (16 years old or older) beginning in th... | National Youth Apprenticeship Opportunity Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Credit Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. OUTREACH TO VETERANS REGARDING EFFECT OF CERTAIN DELAYED
PAYMENTS BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CHIEF BUSINESS
OFFICE.
(a) Outreach.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall con... | Veterans' Credit Protection Act Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) conduct outreach to inform veterans of how to resolve credit issues caused by a delayed payment of a claim for emergency hospital care, medical services, or other emergency health care furnished through a non-VA provider; and (2) e... | Veterans' Credit Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prevention and Deterrence of Crimes
Against Children Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. ASSURED PUNISHMENT FOR VIOLENT CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN.
(a) Special Sentencing Rule.--Subsection (d) of section 3559 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as foll... | Prevention and Deterrence of Crimes Against Children Act of 2005 - Rewrites provisions of the federal criminal code regarding penalties for crimes against children to require a person convicted of a federal crime of violence against an individual under age 18 to be sentenced to: (1) death or life imprisonment if the cr... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide assured punishment for violent crimes against children, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Citizens' Privacy Commission Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Americans are increasingly concerned about their civil
liberties and the security, collection, use, and distribution
of their p... | Citizens' Privacy Commission Act of 2001 - Establishes the Citizen's Privacy Commission to study and report to Congress and the President on issues relating to protection of individual privacy and the appropriate balance to be achieved between protecting such privacy and allowing appropriate uses of information, includ... | A bill to establish a commission to conduct a study of government privacy practices, and for other purposes, |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Black Lung Benefits Act Amendments
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. CLAIMS PROCEDURE.
The Black Lung Benefits Act is amended by adding at the end the
following new part:
``PART D--SPECIAL PROVISIONS
``SEC. 441. CLAIMS.
``(a) Standard.--I... | Black Lung Benefits Act Amendments of 1993 - Amends the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide special procedures for certain pneumoconiosis claims.
Sets forth new standards for evidence in death and total disability claims, especially as to causation by coal mine employment.
Applies that such new eligibility standards t... | Black Lung Benefits Act Amendments of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community-Based Residency Training
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. TRAINING OF MEDICAL RESIDENTS IN COMMUNITY-BASED SETTINGS.
Part C of title VII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
293k et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 74... | Community-Based Residency Training Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a program for the training of medical residents in community-based settings. Requires the Secretary to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, eligible enti... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a program for the training of medical residents in community-based settings. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Empowerment Zone Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Findings.
Sec. 4. Designation of health empowerment zones.
Sec. 5. Assistance to... | Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), at the request of a broad-based community partnership, to designate a community that experiences disproportionate disparities in health status and health care as a health empowerment zone. Requires federal officials to gi... | To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate health empowerment zones, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iranian Energy Sector and
Proliferation Sanctions Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE ENERGY SECTOR OF
IRAN.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) as noted in United Nations S... | Iranian Energy Sector and Proliferation Sanctions Act - Directs the President to impose specified sanctions against a person that conducts any transaction with, or invests in, any entity that: (1) is organized under Iranian law or otherwise subject to Iranian jurisdiction and is involved in the production, extraction, ... | To expand sanctions with respect to the energy sector of Iran, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Families in Substance
Abuse Treatment Act''.
SEC. 2. FOSTER CARE MAINTENANCE PAYMENTS FOR CHILDREN WITH PARENTS IN A
LICENSED RESIDENTIAL FAMILY-BASED TREATMENT FACILITY FOR
SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
(a) In General.--Sect... | Supporting Families in Substance Abuse Treatment Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide that the removal and foster care placement of a child shall meet the requirements for foster care maintenance payments on the child's behalf if th... | Supporting Families in Substance Abuse Treatment Act |
SECTION 1. E-VERIFY PROGRAM.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Employee
Verification Amendment Act of 2009''.
(b) Extension of Program.--Section 401(b) of the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.
1324a note) is amended by striking ``at the end of t... | Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2009 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to extend the employment eligibility confirmation pilot programs (which includes the E-Verify basic pilot program) until September 30, 2014.
Directs the Commissioner of Social Security and the S... | To extend certain immigration programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. EXPENSING FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY PLACED IN SERVICE DURING 2008
AND 2009.
(a) In General.--Section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(m) Special Allowance for Certain Qualified Property Placed in
Service During 2008... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a current year tax deduction of the cost of business equipment placed in service in 2008 and 2009 for which cost recovery periods of three, five, or seven years are currently allowed. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide expensing for certain property placed in service during 2008 and 2009. |
That the following
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for
other purposes, namely:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act''.
... | Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act This bill provides FY2016 supplemental appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address heroin and opioid drug abuse. The funds are designated as an emergency requirement, which exempt... | Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Budget Process Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO EXEMPTION FROM REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN HEALTH
COVERAGE.
(a) Exemption for Individuals in Areas With Fewer Than 2 Issuers
Offering Plans on an Exchange.--Section 5000A(e) of the... | Budget Process Accountability Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt individuals from the requirement to maintain minimum essential health care coverage if they reside in a county where fewer than two health insurers offer insurance on the health insurance exchange. This bill amends the Patient Protec... | Budget Process Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trade Adjustment Assistance Equity
for Service Workers Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE TO SERVICES SECTOR.
(a) Adjustment Assistance for Workers.--Section 221(a)(1)(A) of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271(a)(1)(A)) i... | Trade Adjustment Assistance Equity for Service Workers Act of 2004 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend trade adjustment assistance (TAA) to workers in a service sector firm or its subdivision or public agency.
Revises group eligibility requirements for TAA to include: (1) a shift, by a public agency to a foreign... | To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend the trade adjustment assistance program to the services sector, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Native American
Sacred Lands Act''.
(b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this Act, the following
definitions shall apply:
(1) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means any land
or interests in lan... | Native American Sacred Lands Act - Requires managers of Federal land to: (1) accommodate meaningful access and use by Indian religious practitioners; (2) prevent significant damage to Indian sacred lands; and (3) consult with Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations before taking significant actions concerning s... | To protect sacred Native American Federal land from significant damage. |
SECTION 1. REIMBURSEMENT FOR ADOPTION EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Subpart G of part III of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``CHAPTER 90--MISCELLANEOUS EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
``9001. Adoption benefits.
``Sec. 9001. Adoption benefits
``(a) For the purpose of ... | Amends Federal law concerning Government organization and employees to require the head of each Federal agency, including the U.S. Postal Service, by regulation to establish a program for the reimbursement of adoption expenses incurred by an employee of such agency in the adoption of a child. Prohibits denial of an ap... | To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the reimbursement of expenses incurred by a Federal employee in the adoption of a child, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Judicial Transparency and Ethics
Enhancement Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE JUDICIAL BRANCH.
(a) Creation and Duties.--Part III of title 28, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``CHAPTER 60--INS... | Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the federal judicial code to establish the Office of Inspector General for the Judicial Branch of the U.S. government, to be headed by an Inspector General appointed by the Chief Justice. Sets a term of four years, which may be extended by additional rea... | To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an Inspector General for the judicial branch, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Parental Rights and Responsibilities
Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Supreme Court has regarded the right of parents to
direct the upbringing of their children as a fundamen... | Parental Rights and Responsibilities Act of 1995 - Prohibits any Federal, State, or local government or any official of such a government from interfering with or usurping the right of a parent to govern the upbringing of a child of the parent.
Disallows any exception to this Act unless the government or official is a... | Parental Rights and Responsibilities Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Care for Vulnerable Older
Citizens through Workforce Advancement Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) As of 2012, more than 41,000,000 Americans are age 65
or older. More than 75 percent of th... | Improving Care for Vulnerable Older Citizens through Workforce Advancement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to direct the Administration on Aging to award grants for eligible consortia of health care providers and facilities to carry out six separate demonstration projects that focus o... | Improving Care for Vulnerable Older Citizens through Workforce Advancement Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF STATE OPTION TO EXCLUDE SERVICE OF ELECTION
OFFICIALS OR ELECTION WORKERS FROM COVERAGE.
(a) Limitation on Mandatory Coverage of State Election Officials
and Election Workers Without State Retirement System.--
(1) Amendment to social security act.--Section
... | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code to increase the amount of remuneration State and local governments may pay certain election personnel without exceeding the threshold that would bring such personnel under social security coverage. | To expand the State option to exclude service of election officials or workers from coverage under the social security system. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Microfinance Capacity-Building Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY.
Congress finds and declares the following:
(1) Microfinance is considered one of the great success
stories of United States foreign aid becaus... | Microfinance Capacity-Building Act of 2008 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide grants to eligible private non-profit microfinance institution networks that provide direct financial services (including credit, savings, insurance,... | To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide funding for capacity-building to microfinance service providers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century WPA Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administration.--The term ``Administration'' means the
Works Progress Administration established under section 3.
(2) Eligible departments.--The term ``eligibl... | 21st Century WPA Act - Establishes within the Department of Labor a Works Progress Administration (WPA).
Requires eligible federal departments to submit to the WPA proposals for works projects that produce a high number of employee hours per dollar of the total project cost, and meet certain other criteria.
Permits s... | A bill to provide for the creation of jobs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``New Fair Deal Consolidating and
Eliminating Outdated Subsidies Act of 2013'' or ``New Fair Deal CEO's
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents of this Act is the following:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
... | New Fair Deal Consolidating and Eliminating Outdated Subsidies Act of 2013 or New Fair Deal CEO's Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to repeal the sugar price support and production adjustment programs, and terminate sugar marketing quotas and allotments. Eliminates tariffs... | New Fair Deal Consolidating and Eliminating Outdated Subsidies Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Integrity of the United States
Courts Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF BINATIONAL PANEL AND COMMITTEE DECISIONS.
(a) In General.--Subtitle A of title IV of the North American Free
Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3431 et seq.) is ... | Integrity of the United States Courts Act of 2003 - Amends the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act to permit a party or person to file with the U.S. Court of International Trade an appeal of a determination of a binational panel or committee, alleging that a panel or committee determination was based... | To provide for review in the Court of International Trade of certain determinations of binational panels and committees under the North American Free Trade Agreement. |
SECTION 1. WELCOME HOME VIETNAM VETERANS DAY.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Vietnam War was fought in the Republic of South
Vietnam from 1961 to 1975, and involved North Vietnamese
regular forces and Viet Cong guerrilla forces in armed conflict
with United Stat... | Authorizes the President to annually issue a proclamation: (1) designating March 29 as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day, (2) honoring and recognizing the contributions of veterans who served in Vietnam during war and peace, (3) encouraging state and local governments to establish a Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day, a... | A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 36, United States Code, to add Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day as a patriotic and National observance. |
SECTION 1. ESTATE TAX VALUATION OF CERTAIN HISTORIC PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter A of chapter 11 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to gross estate) is amended by
inserting after section 2032A the following new section:
``SEC. 2032B. VALUATION OF CERTAIN HISTORIC PROPERTY.
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow decedent estates to base the value of qualified historic property on the net earnings of such property for estate and gift tax purposes. Defines "qualified historic property" as any building designated as a national historic landmark for at least 25 years prior to the death of ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the value of certain historic property shall be determined using an income approach in determining the taxable estate of a decedent. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Life Sciences Jobs and Investment
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. INCREASED CREDIT FOR INITIAL LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH.
(a) In General.--Subsection (h) of section 41 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (h) as
subsection (... | Life Sciences Jobs and Investment Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) an increased research tax credit for qualified initial life sciences research expenses; and (2) certain corporations a tax deduction for dividends received which are reinvested in the United States to hire scientists and rese... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for life sciences research. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reforestation Tax Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PARTIAL INFLATION ADJUSTMENT FOR TIMBER.
(a) In General.--Part I of subchapter P of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to treatment of capital gains)
is amended by adding at the end the fol... | Reforestation Tax Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide taxpayers a partial inflation adjustment for the deduction from gross income for qualified timber gain. Allows such deduction in computing adjusted gross income.
Excludes from conditions of the material participation rules, for purposes of th... | Reforestation Tax Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Methamphetamine Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Methamphetamine (meth) is an extremely dangerous and
highly addictive drug.
(2) Methamphetamine use contributes to the perpetra... | Combating Methamphetamine Act of 2004 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General, through the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), to make grants to States to address the manufacture, sale, and use of methamphetamine (methamphetamine use) to enhance public safety. L... | A bill to combat methamphetamine abuse in the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sewage Sludge in Food Production
Consumer Notification Act''.
SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION TO CONSUMERS OF FOOD PRODUCTS PRODUCED ON LAND ON
WHICH SEWAGE SLUDGE HAS BEEN APPLIED.
(a) Adulterated Food Under Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.--
... | Sewage Sludge in Food Production Consumer Notification Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Egg Products Inspection Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to require consumers to be notified regarding food produced from crops, poultry, or livestock o... | Sewage Sludge in Food Production Consumer Notification Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Water
Affordability Act of 2015''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--CLEAN WATER AFFORDABILITY
Sec. 1... | Clean Water Affordability Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a comprehensive and integrated planning approach to the permit obligations under the National Pollutant Discharge Elim... | Clean Water Affordability Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Temporary Extension Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROVISIONS.
(a) In General.--(1) Section 4007 of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is
amended--
(A) by striking ``Febr... | Temporary Extension Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 with respect to the state-established individual emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA). Extends the final date for entering a federal-state agreement under the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program throu... | To provide a temporary extension of certain programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ENERGY COOPERATION.
(a) Findings.--Section 917(a) of the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17337(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``renewable'' and
inserting ``covered'';
(2) in paragraph (4)--
... | Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, with respect to United States-Israel energy cooperation, to authorize the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to make grants to eligible applicants, including projects involving joint ventures of the U.S. and Israeli governments, to promote: (1) natural gas energy, includi... | A bill to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to improve United States-Israel energy cooperation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National
Commission on High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel
Establishment Act of 2009''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents... | National Commission on High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel Establishment Act of 2009 - Establishes the National Commission on High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel to evaluate alternatives to high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel strategies of the federal government. | A bill to establish a National Commission on High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH.
Part H of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 498C the following:
``SEC. 498D. HUMAN EMBRYONI... | Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct and support research that utilizes human embryonic stem cells, regardless of the date on which the stem cells were derived from a human embryo. Limits such research to stem ... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Susquehanna National Heritage Area
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the
Susquehanna National Heritage Area established by section 3(a).
(2) Local coordinating ... | Susquehanna National Heritage Area Act This bill establishes the Susquehanna National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania, which shall include Lancaster and York counties. The Susquehanna Heritage Corporation is designated as the local coordinating entity for the area. The bill prohibits the corporation from using federal f... | Susquehanna National Heritage Area Act |
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Land Recreational Visitor
Protection Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Program.--The term ``program'' means the avalanche
protection program established under section 3(a).
(2) Secretary.--The ter... | Federal Land Recreational Visitor Protection Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an avalanche protection program to: (1) provide early identification of the potential for avalanches that could endanger the safety of recreational users of public land and visitors to units of the National Park... | A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to undertake a program to reduce the risks from and mitigate the effects of avalanches on recreational users of public land. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring One Level of Aviation
Safety Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NATIONAL
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD.
(a) Implementation of Certain Recommendations.--Not later than 180
days after the date of the ena... | Ensuring One Level of Aviation Safety Act of 2009 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to: (1) implement certain aviation safety recommendations of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); and (2) notify Congress, within 180 days after the NTSB provides the Administrator with... | A bill to require the implementation of certain recommendations of the National Transportation Safety Board, to require the establishment of national standards with respect to flight requirements for pilots, to require the development of fatigue management plans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Invest in America Now Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF ALLOWANCE FOR BONUS DEPRECIATION FOR CERTAIN
BUSINESS ASSETS.
(a) Extension of 100 Percent Bonus Depreciation for 2012.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (5) of section 168(k... | Invest in America Now Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2012 the 100% bonus depreciation allowance for business assets; (2) increase the amount of alternative minimum tax (AMT) credits that corporate taxpayers may elect to accelerate in a taxable year in lieu of claiming bonus deprec... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend bonus depreciation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS AND MAJOR
MEDICAL FACILITY LEASES.
(a) Projects Authorized.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may
carry out the major medical facility projects for the Department of
Veterans Affairs, and may carry out the major medical facility leases
... | Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out the major medical facility projects and leases for which funds are requested in the FY 1995 budget of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Authorizes additional major medical facility projects, in specified amounts, as well as projects for which funds were appro... | An original bill to authorize major medical facility construction projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1995, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protection of Lawful Commerce in
Arms Act''.
SEC 2. AMENDMENT TO ORGANIC ACT.
The Act entitled ``An Act to establish the Department of Commerce
and Labor'', approved February 14, 1903 (15 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), is
amended by redesignating section 13 as... | Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act - Amends the Organic Act establishing the Department of Commerce to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish and maintain a list of each person that notifies the Secretary that it is a manufacturer or seller that is: (1) licensed to engage in interstate or foreign commerce... | A bill to amend the Act establishing the Department of Commerce to protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Defense Offsets Disclosure Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) A fair business environment is necessary to advance
international trade, economic stabil... | Defense Offsets Disclosure Act of 1999 - Declares that U.S. policy is to develop a workable system to monitor the use of offsets in the defense industry (the entire range of industrial and commercial benefits provided to foreign governments as an inducement or condition to purchase military goods or services), to promo... | Defense Offsets Disclosure Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drug Kingpins Bankruptcy Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) It should be the policy of the United States to impose
economic and financial sanctions on foreign international
narco... | Declares that Congress finds that a national emergency exists with respect to any individual who is designated a narcotics trafficker.
Provides for the blocking (freeze) of assets that come within the possession or control of the United States, and are assets of: (1) any designated narcotics trafficker; (2) any person ... | Drug Kingpins Bankruptcy Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alternative Fuel Vehicle Development
Act''.
SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES.
(a) Maximum Fuel Economy Increase for Alternative Fuel
Automobiles.--Section 32906(a) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``(except an electric automobi... | Alternative Fuel Vehicle Development Act - Creates incentives for the manufacture of dual-fueled automobiles that use alternative fuels other than methanol, denatured ethanol, and other alcohols (non-alcohol, dual-fueled automobiles). Removes the cap on credits under the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) program fo... | Alternative Fuel Vehicle Development Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Federal Government has a substantial interest in
assuring that delivery of health care services to patients in
health car... | Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to place limitations on the mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work in certain providers of services. | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work in certain providers of services to which payments are made under the medicare program. |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION ON CRIME AND VIOLENCE.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known
as the ``National Commission on Crime and Violence in America''
(referred to as the ``Commission'').
(b) Membership.--
(1) In general.--The Commission shall be composed ... | Establishes a National Commission on Crime and Violence in America. Includes among the duties of the Commission to: (1) review the effectiveness of traditional criminal justice approaches in preventing and controlling crime and violence; (2) convene hearings in various parts of the country; (3) develop a comprehensi... | A bill to establish a Commission on Crime and Violence. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer
Automobile Lease Advertising Act of 1998''.
(b) Reference.--Whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is
expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other
provision, the reference shall be considered to... | Consumer Automobile Lease Advertising Act of 1998 - Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act to increase from $25,000 to $50,000 the maximum amount of a contractual obligation of a consumer lease to which the Act applies.
Mandates annual adjustment of such limit based upon changes reported in the Consumer Price Index... | Consumer Automobile Lease Advertising Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Trade in Seafood Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of
the United Nations, 85 percent of the world's fisheries are
overexploited, fully... | Fair Trade in Seafood Act - Declares that it shall be a principal objective of the United States in negotiations for a trade agreement to: (1) eliminate or reduce fisheries subsidies provided by foreign countries that unfairly distort markets to the detriment of U.S. commercial fishing interests and perpetuate unsustai... | A bill to make it a principal negotiating objective of the United States in trade negotiations to eliminate government fisheries subsidies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. NATIONAL STANDARD FOR THE CARRYING OF CERTAIN CONCEALED
FIREARMS BY NONRESIDENTS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 926A the following:
``Sec. 926B. National standard for the carrying of certain concealed
fir... | Amends the Federal criminal code to establish a national standard for the carrying of certain concealed firearms by non-residents. Authorizes a person who has a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm in one State and who is not prohibited from carrying a firearm under Federal law to carry a concealed firearm (that h... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a national standard in accordance with which nonresidents of a State may carry certain concealed firearms in the State, and to exempt qualified current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Health Care Reporting Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. REPORTING OF SANCTIONS.
Section 422 of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (42
U.S.C. 11132) is amended--
(1) in the section heading by striking ``Boards of medical
exam... | Safe Health Care Reporting Act of 2004 - Amends the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 to require State licensing boards (currently, boards of medical examiners) to report to the National Practitioner Data Bank regarding: (1) any sanctions taken against a physician or health care practitioner (currently, again... | To amend the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 to expand the National Practitioner Data Bank. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Better Options for Kids Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. JUVENILE JUSTICE.
Section 520A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-32)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(g) Preference for Juvenile Justice Programs.--
``(1) I... | Better Options for Kids Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, in awarding priority mental health needs grants to programs for youth involved in, or at risk of becoming involved in, the criminal justice system, to ... | Better Options for Kids Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural America Digital Accessibility
Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO FACILITATE DEPLOYMENT OF BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CAPABILITIES TO UNDERSERVED RURAL AREAS.
(a) In General.--In order to facilitate the deployment by the
private sector of b... | Rural America Digital Accessibility Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make grants or guarantee loans in order to facilitate the deployment by the private sector of broadband telecommunications networks and capabilities (including wireless and satellite services) to underserved rural areas. Limits to $100 mi... | To bridge the digital divide in rural areas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Prescription Drug Integrity
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. PREVENTION OF FRAUD AND ABUSE IN MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG
PLANS.
(a) Procedures for PDP Sponsors To Identify Fraud and Abuse.--
Section 1860D-4(c) of the Social Security Act (4... | Medicare Prescription Drug Integrity Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require a prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsor to have in place procedures designed to prevent fraud and abuse in PDPs. Authorizes the Secretary of... | Medicare Prescription Drug Integrity Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Systematic Foreclosure Prevention
and Mortgage Modification Act''.
SEC. 2. SYSTEMATIC FORECLOSURE PREVENTION AND MORTGAGE MODIFICATION
PLAN ESTABLISHED.
(a) In General.--The Chairperson of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation shall ... | Systematic Foreclosure Prevention and Mortgage Modification Act - Directs the Chairperson of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to establish a systematic foreclosure prevention and mortgage modification program by: (1) paying mortgage servicers $1,000 to cover expenses for each loan modified according to ... | To establish a systematic mortgage modification program at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Disciplinary Fairness Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Too many juveniles are introduced to the formal
criminal justice system for minor behavioral infractions at
school.
... | Student Disciplinary Fairness Act of 2017 This bill amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to establish within the Department of Justice (DOJ) an Office of School and Discipline Policy to reduce the number of juveniles who are incarcerated and develop a criminal history based on activity tha... | Student Disciplinary Fairness Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Blue Ribbon Commission to Eliminate
Duplicative and Noncompetitive Federal Regulations Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission known as the Blue Ribbon
Commission to Eliminate Duplicative and Noncompetitive Federal
Regulations ... | Blue Ribbon Commission to Eliminate Duplicative and Noncompetitive Federal Regulations Act - Establishes the Blue Ribbon Commission to Eliminate Duplicative and Noncompetitive Federal Regulations. Requires the Commission to: (1) survey the private sector to determine which Federal regulations are duplicative or imped... | Blue Ribbon Commission to Eliminate Duplicative and Noncompetitive Federal Regulations Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Spending Reductions through
Innovations in Therapies Agenda Act of 2012'' or the ``SPRINT Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Half of health care expenses in the United States are
spent on 5 percent of the popula... | Spending Reductions through Innovations in Therapies Agenda Act of 2012 or the SPRINT Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the Spending Reductions through Innovations in Therapies Program (SPRINT Program) to support development of therapies t... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to speed American innovation in research and drug development for the leading causes of death that are the most costly chronic conditions for our Nation, to save American families and the Federal and State governments money, and to help family caregivers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Care Lending Pilot Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the terms ``Administration'' and ``Administrator'' mean
the Small Business Administration and the Administrator
thereof, respectively;
... | Child Care Lending Pilot Act of 2009 - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to allow proceeds of loans made through the Small Business Administration (SBA) to be used by certified local development companies to assist a small, nonprofit child care business if: (1) the loan is used for a sound business purpo... | A bill to create a 3-year pilot program that makes small, nonprofit child care businesses eligible for loans under title V of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958. |
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