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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the
Fort Peck Reservation Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) on December 18, 1987, the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes
of the... | Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2002.Requires that amounts distributed to the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation under Indian Tribal Judgement Funds Use or Distribution Act (and including funds from the Fort Peck Reservation, et al. v. T... | A bill to provide for the distribution of judgment funds to the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Guard and Reserve Financial
Stability Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. READY RESERVE-NATIONAL GUARD EMPLOYEE CREDIT AND READY RESERVE-
NATIONAL GUARD REPLACEMENT EMPLOYEE CREDIT.
(a) Ready Reserve-National Guard Credit.--
(1) In general.... | Guard and Reserve Financial Stability Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow small employers (employers with 50 or fewer employees) a business tax credit for 50 percent of the lesser of: (1) actual compensation paid to each Ready Reserve-National Guard employee while on active duty or hospitalized inci... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect the financial stability of activated members of the Ready-Reserve and National Guard while serving abroad. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Second-Stage Small Business
Development Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish a 4-year pilot program to--
(1) identify second-stage small business concerns that have
the capacity for significant bus... | Second-Stage Small Business Development Act of 2006 - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to carry out a four-year pilot program to make grants to eligible entities for the development of peer learning opportunities for second-stage small businesses. Defines a "second-stage small busine... | A bill to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a pilot program to make grants to eligible entities for the development of peer learning opportunities for second-stage small business concerns. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Value Engineering Better
Transportation Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. TITLE 23, UNITED STATES CODE.
Section 120 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(j) Increased Federal Share for Value Engineering.--
... | Value Engineering Better Transportation Act of 1993 - Amends Federal transportation law and the Federal Transit Act to increase by five percent increments (up to 100 percent) the Federal share for transportation projects costing over $2 million for which "value engineering" results in certain minimum project cost savin... | Value Engineering Better Transportation Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ethics in Government Act Amendments
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION OF HONORARIA.
Section 501(b) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended
by the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 and Public Law 101-280, is amended--
(1) by... | Ethics in Government Act Amendments of 1993 - Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to specify the circumstances under which Federal officers and employees, other than Members of Congress and noncareer officers and employees whose rate of basic pay is equal to or greater than that for Level V of the Executive Sch... | Ethics in Government Act Amendments of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Health Care Access Received
Closer to Home Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) veterans who are authorized by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to receive health care in the comm... | Veterans Health Care Access Received Closer to Home Act of 2014 - Expresses the sense of Congress in support of veteran-centric health care coordination between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and community providers, as well as cost-effective VA purchase of veterans' care from the private sector. Amends the Ve... | Veterans Health Care Access Received Closer to Home Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Health Insurance
Promotion Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO PROMOTE INNOVATIVE OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT UNDER
MEDICAID AND SCHIP.
(a) Grants for Expanded Outreach Activities.--Title XXI of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 139... | Children's Health Insurance Promotion Act of 2007 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to: (1) conduct innovative outreach and enrollment efforts that are designed to incr... | To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment under the Medicaid and State children's health insurance programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Notch Baby Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. NEW GUARANTEED MINIMUM PRIMARY INSURANCE AMOUNT WHERE
ELIGIBILITY ARISES DURING TRANSITIONAL PERIOD.
Section 215(a) of the Social Security Act is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4)(B), by inserting... | Notch Baby Act of 2007 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act with respect to the benefit computation formula for individuals affected by the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977 who became eligible (at age 62) for (ea... | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for an improved benefit computation formula for workers affected by the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977 who attain age 65 during the 10-year period after 1981 and before 1992 (and related beneficiaries) and to... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``401Kids Family Savings Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF DATE FOR SUNSET OF CERTAIN EDUCATION SAVINGS
INCENTIVES.
In the case of the provisions of, and amendments made by, subtitle
A of title IV of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Re... | 401Kids Family Savings Act of 2006 - Amends the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to extend through 2015 provisions allowing increased annual contributions to Coverdell education savings accounts.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow tax-free distributions from a Coverdell education s... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve and expand education savings accounts. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``West Virginia Rivers Conservation
Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. NEW RIVER GORGE NATIONAL RIVER.
Section 1101 of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16
U.S.C. 460m-15) is amended by striking ``NERI-80,023, dated January
1987'' and inserting ``NERI-... | West Virginia Rivers Conservation Act of 1994 - Amends the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978, the West Virginia National Interest River Conservation Act of 1987, and the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to modify boundaries of the: (1) New River Gorge National River; (2) Gauley River National Recreation Area; and (3... | West Virginia Rivers Conservation Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Child Protection Training
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Studies indicate that the majority of child protection
professionals, including child protection workers, child
protection attorn... | National Child Protection Training Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to enter into an agreement with the National Child Protection Training Center to establish and sustain Regional Training Centers in the midwestern, northeastern, southern, and western regions of this country.
Requires the... | A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to establish grant programs for the development and implementation of model undergraduate and graduate curricula on child abuse and neglect at institutions of higher education throughout the United States and to assist States in developing forensic interview ... |
SECTION 1. DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) While significant progress has occurred due to the
enactment of a disadvantaged business enterprise program for
highways and mass transit, including commuter rail passenger
... | Establishes for the Federal Railroad Administration a program for disadvantaged business enterprises, that is, small business concerns owned or controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (including women). Requires that at least 10% of federal funds for covered rail projects be expended on disadv... | To ensure that minority-owned and women-owned businesses have a full and fair opportunity to compete in covered rail projects and contracts, and that the Federal Government does not subsidize discrimination in covered rail projects. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Pregnant Women and
Children From Hexavalent Chromium Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) according to the National Toxicology Program of the
Department of Health and Human... | Protecting Pregnant Women and Children From Hexavalent Chromium Act of 2012 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) publish a health advisory for hexavalent chromium that is fully protective of the health of vulnerable individuals (including... | To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to protect the health of vulnerable individuals, including pregnant women, infants, and children, by requiring a health advisory and drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium. |
SECTION 1. SATISFACTION OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Payment of Claims.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay,
out of money not otherwise appropriated--
(1) to the Global Exploration and Development Corporation, a
Florida corporation incorporated in Delaware, $9,500,000;
(2) to... | Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay specified funds to the Global Exploration and Development Corporation, Kerr-McGee Corporation, and Kerr-McGee Chemical, LLC, in settlement and compromise of claims of such corporations and company. Limits agent or attorney recovery fees to 15 percent of such sums.
(Sec. 2)... | A bill for the relief of Global Exploration and Development Corporation, Kerr-McGee Corporation, and Kerr-McGee Chemical, LLC (successor to Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation), and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coal Industry Retiree Health Equity
Act''.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN CONTRIBUTIONS OF ELIGIBLE SMALL ASSIGNED OPERATORS
TO COAL MINERS COMBINED BENEFIT FUND.
(a) In General.--Part II of subchapter B of chapter 99 of the
Internal Revenue Code ... | Coal Industry Retiree Health Equity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce annual premiums to the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund for eligible small assigned operators.
Waives specified installment nonpayment penalties. Provides a one-time suspension of contributions for certain assigne... | Coal Industry Retiree Health Equity Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Information Means a Positive
Loan Experience Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to improve--
(1) the repayment plans available to borrowers of loans
under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ... | Student Information Means a Positive Loan Experience Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to give borrowers under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and Direct Loan (DL) programs the option to delay the repayment of principal on such loans for the first two years that they are in repayment, regar... | A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the information and repayment options to student borrowers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF POLICY.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Americans cherish the continued existence of diverse
wilderness ecosystems and wildlife found on their Fede... | Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2003 - Designates certain lands in the Skykomish River valley, Washington, as the Wild Sky Wilderness, to be managed by the Secretary of Agriculture.Directs the Secretary to establish a hiking trail plan. Authorizes the use of helicopter access to construct and maintain a joint Forest Service... | To enhance ecosystem protection and the range of outdoor opportunities protected by law in the Skykomish River valley of the State of Washington by designating certain lower-elevation Federal lands as wilderness, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``People's Act of
2011''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. No Social Security or SSI cuts.
Sec. 3. No Medicare cuts.
Sec. 4. No Me... | People's Act of 2011 - Amends the Budget Control Act of 2011 to prohibit the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction from proposing any reductions in eligibility, payments, or benefits, or that would otherwise reduce outlays of budget authority for: (1) Social Security benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors, a... | To amend title IV of the Budget Control Act of 2011 to protect the Social Security, SSI, Medicare, Medicaid, and education programs from budget cuts under such Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Extradition
Enforcement Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT ON EXTRADITION EFFORTS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES
AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.
(a) Annual Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than January 1 of each year, ... | International Extradition Enforcement Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of State to report annually to Congress on efforts between the United States and a government of a foreign country to extradite to the United States an individual being held in custody by such government and whom the United States: (1) has charge... | To provide for increased cooperation on extradition efforts between the United States and foreign governments, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Electronic Benefit Transfer
Interoperability and Portability Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to protect the integrity of the food stamp program;
(2) to ensure cost-effective portability of food stamp b... | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate regulations that: (1) adopt a national standard based upon a standard used by the majority of States; and (2) require any electronic benefit transfer contract (as defined by this Act) entered into 30 days or more after promulgation of such regulations be in accordance ... | Electronic Benefit Transfer Interoperability and Portability Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Digital Television Consumer
Education Act''.
SEC. 2. LABELING AND CONSUMER EDUCATION.
Section 330 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 330) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
... | National Digital Television Consumer Education Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require retail distributors of television receiving equipment (TVs) to place adjacent to each unit displayed for sale a consumer alert in English and Spanish that the TV has only an analog broadcast tuner and will require a co... | To provide American consumers information about the broadcast television transition from an analog to a digital format, and to provide additional funds for the converter box coupon program under the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Essential Transportation Worker
Identification Credential Assessment Act''.
SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY ASSESSMENT OF THE TRANSPORTATION
SECURITY CARD PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of
enactment of th... | Essential Transportation Worker Identification Credential Assessment Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit to Congress and the Comptroller General (GAO) a comprehensive assessment of the effectiveness of the transportation security card program at enhancing security and reducing security risk... | Essential Transportation Worker Identification Credential Assessment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness for Immigrants Facing
Persecution in Their Native Country Act of 1997''.
Sec. 2. (a) Section 240A, subsection (e), of the Immigration and
Nationality Act is amended--
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ``this section'' and
... | Fairness for Immigrants Facing Persecution in Their Native Country Act of 1997 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Attorney General to cancel the removal and adjust the status of certain Haitian and Central American aliens. | Fairness for Immigrants Facing Persecution in Their Native Country Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. IMPRISONMENT OF CERTAIN VIOLENT FELONS.
Section 3559 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ``An'' and inserting
``Except as provided in subsection (c), an'' in lieu thereof;
and
(2) by adding the following new subsectio... | Amends the Federal criminal code to require that a person convicted in a Federal court of a serious violent felony be sentenced to life imprisonment if: (1) the person has been convicted on two or more prior occasions in a Federal or State court of a serious violent felony or of one or more serious violent felonies an... | To provide mandatory life imprisonment for persons convicted of a third violent felony. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Multiparty, Multiforum Trial
Jurisdiction Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. MULTIPARTY, MULTIFORUM JURISDICTION OF DISTRICT COURTS.
(a) Basis of Jurisdiction.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 85 of title 28, United States
Code, is amended by adding ... | Multiparty, Multiforum Trial Jurisdiction Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal judicial code to grant Federal district courts original jurisdiction over any civil action involving minimal diversity of citizenship between adverse parties that arises from a single accident, where at least 75 natural persons have died in the ... | A bill to provide multiparty, multiform jurisdiction of district courts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) there has been substantial work done to identify
infants and children--
(A) who are born to young single mothers, substance
abusing women, homeless women, women who are
... | Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to establish residential programs for special populations of high-risk and disadvantaged pregnant women and their children.
Sets forth provisions regarding eligibility of entities to receive such grants and applica... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a residential support service program for special high-risk populations of pregnant women and their children, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Red Hill Oversight and Environmental
Protection Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administrative order on consent/statement of work;
(aoc/sow).--The terms ``Administrative Order on Consent/
Statement of Wo... | Red Hill Oversight and Environmental Protection Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to ensure that: (1) its budget justification materials submitted to Congress include a description of how it will use funds to support any deliverables that the parties of the agreement between the Department ... | Red Hill Oversight and Environmental Protection Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Carcinogen-Free Label Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Approximately 1.5 million Americans, including
children, are diagnosed with cancer annually.
(2) Over 500... | Carcinogen-Free Label Act of 2012 - Directs the head of each federal agency that regulates a covered product to establish a program to permit the labeling of such a product that does not contain any carcinogens as "Carcinogen-Free." Defines a "covered product" to mean any product offered for sale that is: (1) regulated... | To establish programs in the executive branch to permit the labeling of certain products that do not contain any carcinogens as "Carcinogen-Free", and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arts Endowing the Arts Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. COPYRIGHT AUCTION FOR THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENTS FOR THE ARTS AND
HUMANITIES.
(a) In General.--The provisions of title 17, United States Code,
are amended by adding after chapter 9 the following... | Arts Endowing the Arts Act of 1994 - Amends copyright law to provide for the auction of certain copyrights to financially support the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Applies such provisions to copyrights in literary works, sound recordings, visual arts works, pictorial,... | Arts Endowing the Arts Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education Loan Program for
Our Troops Act'' or the ``HELP Our Troops Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFERMENT OF STUDENT LOANS DURING ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE.
(a) Federal Family Education Loans.--Section 428(b)(1)(M) (20
U.S.C. 1078(b)(1)(M)) is amended--
... | Higher Education Loan Program for Our Troops Act - HELP Our Troops Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide an interest-free deferment of student loan repayment for federal student loan borrowers during active military service. | To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide an interest-free deferment of student loan repayment for Federal student loan borrowers during active military service. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid
Trafficking Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF JOINT TASK FORCE TO COUNTER OPIOIDS.
(a) In General.--Section 708(b) of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 348(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph ... | Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking Act of 2018 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a joint task force to enhance DHS border security operations to detect, interdict, and prevent narcotics, such as fentanyl and other synthetic ... | Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Payday Borrower Protection Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. PAYDAY LOANS PROHIBITED UNLESS AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO STATE LAW
THAT LICENSES AND REGULATES PAYDAY LENDERS.
(a) In General.--Section 128 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C.
1638) is am... | Payday Borrower Protection Act of 1999 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require persons under their jurisdiction engaged in the business of making payday loans to operate under State licensing and regulatory procedures which meet the criteria imposed by this Act for such transa... | Payday Borrower Protection Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Race to the Job Initiative Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall establish and
administer a grant program to provide grants to eligible low-income
communities for community development.
(b) Limitations.-... | Race to the Job Initiative Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish and administer a grant program to provide anchor institution (i.e., a hospital, college, research center, or nonprofit institution) grants and infrastructure grants to eligible low-income communities for community development.... | Race to the Job Initiative Act |
short title
Section 1. This Act may be cited as the ``Information Dissemination
and Research Accountability Act''.
findings and purpose
Sec. 2. (a) The Congress finds that--
(1) the Federal Government must, for the public good, bear
the responsibility for makin... | Information Dissemination and Research Accountability Act - Establishes in the National Library of Medicine a National Center for Research Accountability to assist in eliminating duplication of effort in Federal research proposals involving live animals. Requires referral of all such proposals to the Center for approv... | Information Dissemination and Research Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Summer Meals Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN.
(a) Better Integrate Summer Education and Summer Meals Program.--
Section 13(a)(1)(A)(i) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch
Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(1)(A)(i)) is am... | Summer Meals Act of 2014 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to redefine "areas in which poor economic conditions exist," where the summer food service program for children may operate, as areas in which at least 40% (currently, 50%) of the children have been determined to be eligible fo... | Summer Meals Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Payment Rate Disclosure Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF MEDICARE PAYMENT RATES FOR
FREQUENTLY REIMBURSED PROCEDURES AND SERVICES.
Title XVIII of the Social Security Act is amended by adding at the
end the ... | Medicare Payment Rate Disclosure Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make publicly available on the official Medicare Internet site: (1) payment rates for hospital inpatient procedures, outpatient procedures, and physicians' serv... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make publicly available on the official Medicare Internet site medicare payment rates for frequently reimbursed hospital impatient procedures, hospital outpatient procedures, and physicians' services. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Accelerated Revenue, Repayment, and
Surface Water Storage Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. PREPAYMENT OF CERTAIN REPAYMENT CONTRACTS BETWEEN THE UNITED
STATES AND CONTRACTORS OF FEDERALLY DEVELOPED WATER
SUPPLIES.
(a) Conversion ... | Accelerated Revenue, Repayment, and Surface Water Storage Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convert certain existing water service contracts between the United States and water users' associations to repayment contracts to allow for prepayment of such contracts, upon the request of the contract... | Accelerated Revenue, Repayment, and Surface Water Storage Enhancement Act |
SECTION 1. IMMUNIZATION OF CHILDREN.
Subtitle 1 of title XXI of the Public Health Service Act is
amended--
(1) by redesignating section 2106 (42 U.S.C. 300aa-6) as
section 2107; and
(2) by inserting after section 2105 (42 U.S.C. 300aa-5) the
following new section:
``SEC.... | Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize States to identify unimmunized infants and children enrolled in a specified program and ensure that they are immunized. Requires States to determine the vaccinations that are appropriate for the age of an infant or child. Allows States to use amounts made available un... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the immunization of children, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commonsense Consumption Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the food and beverage industries are a significant part
of our national economy;
(2) the activities of manufactur... | Commonsense Consumption Act of 2005 - Prohibits new and dismisses pending civil actions by any person against a manufacturer, marketer, distributor, advertiser, or seller of food or a trade association for any injury related to a person's accumulated acts of consumption of food and weight gain, obesity, or any associat... | A bill to allow Congress, State legislatures, and regulatory agencies to determine appropriate laws, rules, and regulations to address the problems of weight gain, obesity, and health conditions associated with weight gain or obesity. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF THE ANTITRUST LAWS TO INDEPENDENT PHARMACIES
NEGOTIATING WITH HEALTH PLANS.
(a) In General.--Any independent pharmacies who are engaged in
negotiations with a health plan ... | Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2005 - Provides that antitrust laws shall apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as such laws apply to collective bargaining by labor organizations under the National Labor Relations Act. | To ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by making the antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as such laws apply to collective bargaining by labor organizations under the National Labor Relat... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Writing Project
Reauthorization Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Section 201 of the Education Council Act of 1991 (hereafter in this
Act referred to as the ``Act'') is amended--
(1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
... | National Writing Project Reauthorization Act of 1993 - Amends the Education Council Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-62) to extend the authorization of appropriations for the National Writing Project.
Revises provisions relating to the National Writing Project, including provisions for Federal share, evaluation, and resear... | National Writing Project Reauthorization Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Farmers Disaster Assistance Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. SUPPLEMENTAL EMERGENCY DISASTER ASSISTANCE.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Disaster county.--The term ``disaster county'' means a
county included in the geographic area cove... | Farmers Disaster Assistance Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to make supplemental payments to agricultural producers receiving direct payments for covered commodities, direct payments for peanuts, or average crop revenue election (ACRE) payments in disaster counties that had qualifying losses f... | To provide supplemental emergency disaster assistance to agricultural producers for certain crop losses during the 2011 crop year, to eliminate limitations on certain waivers for borrowers eligible for direct farm operating loans, and to suspend the limitation on the period for which borrowers are eligible for guarante... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean School Buses Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall
establish a pilot program for awarding grants on a compe... | Clean School Buses Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot program for awarding grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for the demonstration and commercial application of alternative fuel school buses and ultra-low sulfur diesel school buses.
Directs the Secretary to establish a program ... | To provide for the establishment by the Secretary of Energy of a pilot program and a development and demonstration program for clean fuel school buses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia does not provide legal
protection for freedom of religion because Salafi Islam is the
official religion of the country.
(2) The Mutawwa'in, or religious police, has engaged in the
... | Makes it the policy of the United States to: (1) work to ensure the divestiture by U.S. government and private pension plans or thrift savings plans and mutual funds sold or distributed in the United States of all investments in any bank or financial institution that directly or through a subsidiary has outstanding loa... | To express the policy of the United States to ensure the divestiture of United States pension plans or thrift savings plans and mutual funds sold or distributed in the United States in any bank or financial institution that directly or through a subsidiary has outstanding loans to or financial activities in the Kingdom... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Exemplary Breastfeeding Support
Act''.
SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR BREASTFEEDING IN THE WIC PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
U.S.C. 1786) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the second sentence, by stri... | Exemplary Breastfeeding Support Act - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement programs in support of breastfeeding in the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC). | A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to promote and support breastfeeding through the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enhanced Methamphetamine Treatment
Grants Assistance Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR WRAP-AROUND METHAMPHETAMINE TREATMENT SERVICES.
Subpart 1 of part B of title V of the Public Health Service Act is
amended--
(1) by redesignating section... | Enhanced Methamphetamine Treatment Grants Assistance Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to award grants for wraparound services, including medical ser... | To amend title V of the Public Health Service Act to provide for enhanced comprehensive methamphetamine treatment services. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patient Access to Drugs in Shortage
Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. MARKET STABILITY INCENTIVES.
(a) Medicare.--
(1) In general.--Section 1847A(b) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-3a(b)) is amended--
(A) in par... | Patient Access to Drugs in Shortage Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), with respect to use of average sales price payment methodology for drugs and biologicals, to prescribe a formula for determining the payment amount, using the volume-weighted wholesale acquisition cost, for... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to promote public notification and provide incentives to reduce drug shortages, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission for Comprehensive Review
of the Federal Aviation Administration Act''.
SEC. 2. COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known
as the Commission for Comprehensive Review of the Federal Aviation
Administration (... | Commission for Comprehensive Review of the Federal Aviation Administration Act - Establishes the Commission for Comprehensive Review of the Federal Aviation Administration to: (1) review existing and alternative options for organizational structure of air traffic services, including a Government corporation and incenti... | To establish a commission to review the Federal Aviation Administration. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coordination of Wind and Flood
Perils Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF MULTIPERIL CLAIMS.
The National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 is amended by inserting
after section 1312 (42 U.S.C. 4019) the following new section:
``SEC. 1312A. PAYMENT OF MULTIPE... | Coordination of Wind and Flood Perils Act of 2010 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to direct the Administrator of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and any insurer (including a state-run windpool), in the event of loss resulting from physical damage to real property or personal property arisin... | A bill to clarify and improve the payment of multiperil insurance claims, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``The Bahrain Independent Commission
of Inquiry (BICI) Accountability Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Kingdom of Bahrain is a party to several
international human rights instruments, inc... | Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) Accountability Act of 2015 This bill prohibits the U.S. government from selling or transferring to Bahrain specified weapons and crowd control items until the Department of State certifies that Bahrain has fully implemented all 26 recommendations set forth in the 2011 Ba... | Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) Accountability Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``REIT Investment Diversification and
Empowerment Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in the Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal
of, a section or othe... | REIT Investment Diversification and Empowerment Act of 2006 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to real estate investment trusts (REITs) to: (1) treat passive foreign exchange gains attributable to overseas real estate investment as qualifying REIT income; (2) increase from 20 to 25% the the maximum valu... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify certain provisions applicable to real estate investment trusts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Fire Administration
Reauthorization Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The loss of life due to fire has dropped significantly
over the last 25 years in the United States. However, the
... | United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) for FY2009-FY2012.
(Sec. 4) Authorizes the Superintendent of the National Academy for Fire Prevention and Control to in... | To reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Research,
Development, and Demonstration Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. ADVANCED HEAVY DUTY HYBRID VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION, AND COMMERCIAL APPLICATION
PROGRAM.
(a) Definitio... | Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a competitive program to provide between three and seven grants of up to $3 million in each of three years to advance research and development and to demonstrate technologies, including plug-in ... | A bill to establish a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program to promote research of appropriate technologies for heavy duty plug-in hybrid vehicles, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Working Family
Child Care Tax Relief Act of 1996''.
(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 ... | Working Family Child Care Tax Relief Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the child and dependent care credit to: (1) increase such credit and make it refundable; and (2) provide it with an income-based phaseout and limitation.
Eliminates the foreign earned income exclusion as of a specified... | Working Family Child Care Tax Relief Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Conservation Corps Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. ENERGY CONSERVATION CORPS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) established in
1933 was one of the singularly successful Federal ... | Energy Conservation Corps Act of 2008 - Establishes the Energy Conservation Corps in the Department of Energy (DOE) to hire for up to 24 months disadvantaged or disconnected individuals between the ages of 16 and 25 (Corps members) to work in service projects, primarily team-based, designed to increase energy efficienc... | To create a 21st Century Civilian Energy Conservation Corps focused on promoting and improving the energy conservation and efficiency of residential and public buildings and spaces, creating economic opportunity for disconnected youth, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Responsible
Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Extension and modification of em... | Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (SSA, 2008) to extend emergency unemployment compensation (EUC) payments for eligible individuals to weeks of employment ending on or before April 1, 2014. Reauthorizes Tier-1, Tier-2, Tier-3, and Tier-4 of the EUC program for weeks ending after December 29, 2013, but re... | Responsible Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education Unmanned Aircraft
Systems Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. OPERATION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FOR EDUCATIONAL AND
RESEARCH PURPOSES.
(a) In General.--Subtitle B of title III of the FAA Modernization
and Reform Act of 201... | Higher Education Unmanned Aircraft Systems Modernization Act This bill amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to authorize an institution of higher education to operate an unmanned aircraft system within the United States without the specific approval of, and without registering the system with, the Federa... | Higher Education Unmanned Aircraft Systems Modernization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Impact Assessments Act of
2008'' or the ``HIA Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. STUDIES BY THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE TO IDENTIFY
BEST PRACTICES OF ASSESSING THE PLANNING AND IMPACT OF
LAND USE, BUILDING DESIGN, AND SOCIAL... | Health Impact Assessments Act of 2008 or the HIA Act of 2008 - Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a study to determine the best practices, standardized tools, and models for using health impact assessments as a method to promote health and reduce health disparities through social policy, land use, the built env... | A bill to stimulate social policy and community environments to improve health by encouraging policies and programs to improve community health by policy and design, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Classified
Information Procedures Reform and Improvement Act of 2010''.
(b) In General.--Section 1 of the Classified Information Procedures
Act (18 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) a... | Classified Information Procedures Reform and Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Classified Information Procedures Act, with respect to the use and disclosure of classified information in legal proceedings, to: (1) allow ex parte pretrial conferences to protect national security; (2) expand protective orders to limit ... | A bill to amend the Classified Information Procedures Act to improve the protection of classified information and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY OF STATUTORY MINIMUMS.
Section 3553(f)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``defendant'' and all that follows through ``point'' and
inserting ``criminal history category for... | Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to direct the court to impose a sentence for specified controlled substance offenses without regard to any statutory minimum sentence if the court finds that the criminal history category for the defendant is not higher than category two. (Currently, the ... | Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Appalachian Development Highway
System Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYSTEM.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
Account) for ... | Appalachian Development Highway System Act of 2011 - Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for FY2012-FY2017 for the Appalachian development highway system program. Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to apportion such funds among the appropriate states ... | A bill to complete construction of the 13-State Appalachian development highway system, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Schools Improvement Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Bullying fosters a climate of fear and disrespect that
can seriously impair the physical and psychological health of
its victims an... | Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states, on an ongoing basis, to: (1) collect and report certain information on bullying and harassment by youth in their elementary and secondary schools and communities; (2) conduct, and report the results of, a... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Steel Financing Fairness Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON OPIC FINANCING AND INSURANCE TO COUNTRIES THAT
SUBSIDIZE THEIR STEEL INDUSTRIES AND FOR PROJECTS
PRODUCING GOODS SUBJECT TO ANTIDUMPING DUTIES.
(a) Subsidization.--
... | Steel Financing Fairness Act - Prohibits the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) from providing insurance or financing for a project: (1) in any country that grants a subsidy to its steel industry until three months after such subsidy is eliminated; or (2) that produces, outside of the United States, any pro... | To prohibit the Overseas Private Investment Corporation from providing insurance or financing to countries that subsidize their steel industries and for projects producing goods subject to antidumping duties, to require the United States to oppose the provision by the International Monetary Fund of assistance to countr... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Benefit Card Fairness Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION FOR CONSUMERS WHO HAVE GOVERNMENT BENEFIT CARDS.
(a) Government Payment Accounts Included in Definition of
Account.--Section 903 of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15 U.S.C.
1693a) is amended--
... | Benefit Card Fairness Act of 2010 - Amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) to extend its coverage to any account directly or indirectly established through a government agency to which electronic fund transfers (EFTs) are made by or on behalf of a government agency on a recurring basis (government payment accou... | To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to provide protection for consumers who have government benefit cards. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Revitalization Act''.
SEC. 2. ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION ZONES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter:
``Subchapter Z--Economic Revitalization Zon... | Economic Revitalization Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for economic revitalization zones designated by the Secretary of Labor in areas where: (1) the average unemployment rate for the most recent period for which data is available is at least 150 percent of the average national unemployment rate; (2)... | A bill to aid dislocated workers and rebuild communities devastated by international trade, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Generate Retirement Ownership
Through Long-Term Holding Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DEFERRAL OF REINVESTED CAPITAL GAIN DIVIDENDS OF REGULATED
INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter O of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenu... | Generate Retirement Ownership Through Long-Term Holding Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that no gain shall be recognized on the receipt of a capital gain dividend distributed by a regulated investment company if such dividend is automatically reinvested in additional shares of the company purs... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Capitol Police
Authorization Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR SALARIES AND EXPENSES OF
UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE.
(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated for the
salaries and ex... | United States Capitol Police Authorization Act of 2001 - Authorizes appropriations for the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) for salaries and expenses. Establishes the maximum number of full-time equivalent positions and adjusts rates of pay to be comparable to those of the U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division and the U.S. ... | To authorize appropriations for salaries and expenses of the United States Capitol Police, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Venture Capital Gains and Growth Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS APPLICABLE TO QUALIFIED SMALL BUSINESS STOCK.
(a) Repeal of Minimum Tax Preference.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 57 of the
Internal Revenue Code o... | Venture Capital Gains and Growth Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a 100 percent (currently 50 percent) exclusion from gross income (a zero capital gains rate) for new long-term (three-year) investments in the stock of a small corporation (with $300 million or less in paid-in capital) acquir... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules applicable to qualified small business stock. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coast Guard Academy Nominations Act
of 2016''.
SEC. 2. NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT OF COAST GUARD ACADEMY CADETS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 9 of title 14, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in section 182--
(A) by striki... | Coast Guard Academy Nominations Act of 2016 This bill amends the laws that govern the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Corps of Cadets. The bill specifies the maximum number of cadets that can be enrolled in the academy in an academic program year. Additionally, the bill describes how individuals may be nominated for appointme... | Coast Guard Academy Nominations Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery
Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) It is estimated that the Nazis confiscated or otherwise
misappropriated hundreds of thousands of works of art and other
property throug... | . The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016 (Sec. 5) This bill allows civil claims or causes of action for the recovery of artwork or certain other property lost between January 1, 1933, and December 31, 1945, because of Nazi persecution to be co... | Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Human Rights Commission Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION.
There is established a commission to be known as the ``Human Rights
Commission'' (in this Act referred to as the ``Commission'').
SEC. 3. DUTY OF HUMAN RIGHTS COM... | Human Rights Commission Act of 2007 [sic] - Establishes the Human Rights Commission which shall monitor U.S. compliance with all international human rights treaties to which the United States is a party (including treaties to which the United States becomes a party after the date of the enactment of this Act). | To establish a United States Human Rights Commission to monitor compliance by the United States with international human rights treaty obligations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``School Milk Nutrition Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that
most school-age children and adolescents consume three servings
of milk or other da... | School Milk Nutrition Act of 2015 This bill revises the requirements for milk provided by the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and other Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs. The bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to permit schools participating in the NSLP to offer students low-fat... | School Milk Nutrition Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe School Lunch Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. MANDATORY RECALL AUTHORITY.
(a) Meat and Meat Food Products.--Section 401 of the Federal Meat
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 671) is amended--
(1) by striking ``sec. 401. The Secretary may'' and
i... | Safe School Lunch Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to order an immediate halt to the distribution of meat, meat food products, poultry, or poultry products upon finding that they may cause a serious, adverse health conseq... | A bill to improve food safety through mandatory meat, meat product, poultry, and poultry product recall authority, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to improve communication about recalls with schools participating in the school lunch and breakfast programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Circuit Court of Appeals
Restructuring and Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Former ninth circuit.--The term ``former ninth
circuit'' means the ninth judicial circuit of the United States
as in exis... | Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) a new Ninth Circuit, to be composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and Northern Mariana Islands; and (2) a newly established Twelfth Circuit, to be composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, M... | Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Family Health Information
Technology Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 8902a the following:
``Sec. 8902b. Electronic health record... | Federal Family Health Information Technology Act of 2006 - Sets forth provisions concerning the establishment of a system of electronic health records for covered individuals under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP). Directs that each contract under FEHBP shall require that the carrier establish, mai... | To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the implementation of a system of electronic health records under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FEMA Reauthorization Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.
Section 699 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of
2006 (Public Law 109-295; 6 U.S.C. 811) is amended--
(1) by striking ``adm... | FEMA Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to reauthorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through FY2020. (Sec. 3) The National Advisory Council shall: (1) begin a comprehensive study relating to disaster costs and losses and federa... | FEMA Reauthorization Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.
It is the sense of the Congress that economically targeted
investments violate sections 403 and 404 of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1103 and 1104) because such
investments violate the principle of undivided loyalty that a fiduciary
owes to emp... | Expresses the sense of the Congress that economically targeted investments violate specified provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) relating to a fiduciary's responsibility to serve the interests of employee benefit plan participants and beneficiaries exclusively.
Requires that the a... | A bill to place restrictions on the promotion by the Department of Labor and other Federal agencies and instrumentalities of economically targeted investments in connection with employee benefit plans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Honor Our Commitment Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. ACCESS TO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH CARE FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS DISCHARGED OR
RELEASED FROM THE ACTIVE MILITARY, NAVAL, OR AIR SERVICE
... | Honor Our Commitment Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish mental and behavioral health care to individuals who: served in the active military, naval, or air service for more than 180 days and were deployed in a theater of combat operations or an area at a time during which ... | Honor Our Commitment Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Definition Simplification Act
of 2004''.
SEC. 2. UNIFORM DEFINITION OF CHILD.
(a) Personal Exemption.--
(1) In general.--Section 151 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as
... | Child Definition Simplification Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to redefine "child" based upon residence, age, and relationship to the taxpayer, for purposes of the personal exemption, the dependent care credit, the child tax credit, the earned income credit, and the health insurance credit. Excludes any... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a uniform definition of child for purposes of the personal exemption, the dependent care credit, the child tax credit, the earned income credit, and the health insurance refundable credit, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Empower Burma Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It shall be the policy of the United States--
(1) to support peaceful, democratic, and inclusive
development of Burma; and
(2) to support United States and interna... | Empower Burma Act of 2016 This bill directs the President to establish a multiyear strategy to encourage international efforts to promote sustainable economic development in Burma in order to reduce poverty, drive economic growth, and support democracy. The President may establish an Interagency Working Group to coord... | Empower Burma Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Access to Diabetes
Supplies Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. STRENGTHENING RULES APPLIED IN CASE OF COMPETITION FOR DIABETIC
TESTING STRIPS.
(a) Special Rule Applied in Case of Competition for Diabetic
Testing Strips.--
(1) ... | Protecting Access to Diabetes Supplies Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the special competitive acquisition program rule applied to diabetic testing strips to require the volume for such types of products to be determined through the use of multiple sources of data that me... | Protecting Access to Diabetes Supplies Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Grow American Incomes Now Act of
2017'' or the ``GAIN Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.
(a) In General.--
(1) Increase in credit percentage.--The table in section
32(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code ... | Grow American Incomes Now Act of 2017 or the GAIN Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the earned income tax credit (EITC), to: (1) increase specified credit and phaseout percentages, (2) increase the earned income amounts and the phaseout amounts, (3) decrease from 25 to 21 the minimum elig... | Grow American Incomes Now Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Technology Administration and
National Institute of Standards and Technology Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR TECHNOLOGY.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of
Commerce for the activities of the Under Secr... | Technology Administration and National Institute of Standards and Technology Act of 2004 - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce for the: (1) Under Secretary for Technology and the Office of Technology Policy's activities; (2) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientific and technic... | To authorize appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wounded Warriors Expansion of Care
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. MEDICAL CARE AND OTHER BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS
OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH SEVERE INJURIES OR ILLNESSES.
(a) Medical and Dental Care for Members and Former Members.--
... | Wounded Warriors Expansion of Care Act of 2007 - Entitles any recovering member and any former member with a severe injury or illness to medical and dental care in any military medical facility or through any civilian health care provider authorized by the Secretary of Defense to provide health and mental health servic... | To provide medical care and other benefits for members and former members of the Armed Forces with severe injuries or illnesses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Runaway and Homeless Youth Inclusion
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. CULTURAL COMPETENCY OF SERVICE PROVIDERS.
(a) Basic Centers.--Section 312(b) of the Runaway and Homeless
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5712(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (6) by insertin... | Runaway and Homeless Youth Inclusion Act of 2013 - Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to revise requirements for services provided under grants from the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) for centers for runaway and homeless youth and their families. Requires the plan proposed by grant applicants for a... | Runaway and Homeless Youth Inclusion Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN PESTICIDES BY STATES.
(a) In General.--Section 24 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136v) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(d) Registration of Foreign Pesticides by States.--
``(1) Definitions.--In this subsecti... | Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to allow a State, on the request of an agricultural producer or on the State's initiative, to register a foreign pesticide for distribution and use in the State if registration is consistent with such Act and is approved by the Administrator of the Environm... | A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to permit a State to register a foreign pesticide for distribution and use within that State. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business State Mandated Health
Insurance Assistance Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE EXPENSES RELATED TO STATE
MANDATES.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal ... | Small Business State Mandated Health Insurance Assistance Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish, in the case of a qualified small employer, a limited employee health insurance expenses credit. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a tax credit for small employer-based health insurance coverage in States in which such coverage is mandated, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Fuels Tax Suspension Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN FUEL TAXES ON GASOLINE, DIESEL FUEL,
KEROSENE, AND SPECIAL FUELS TO ZERO.
(a) In General.--Section 4081 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to impositi... | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the benefits of the tax reduction should be passed on to consumers. Requires a study and report. | Federal Fuels Tax Suspension Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The development of new and innovative environmental
technologies, including technologies for monitoring
environmental compliance, has been identified as a priority by
the United States Environm... | Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish the Performance-Based Monitoring Methods Advisory Committee to: (1) advise the Administrator on performance-based monitoring technologies; and (2) assist the Administrator in the development of a process and a plan for the acceptance of perf... | To encourage the development and use of new and innovative environmental monitoring technology by accelerating the move toward performance-based monitoring methods, establishing target dates for implementing a new regulatory approach across all environmental programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Hidden Rate
Elimination Act of 2001''.
(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 other pro... | Hidden Rate Elimination Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a reduction in tax rates for individuals for calendar year 2002, as well as further reductions through calendar year 2006.Repeals the phaseout of personal exemptions.Repeals the overall limitation on itemized deductions. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide individual income tax rate reductions and to repeal the phaseouts of the deduction for personal exemptions and of itemized deductions. |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAM EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business-related
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 45D. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRAINING PROGRA... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a limited employer tax credit for information technology training program expenses. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for information technology training expenses paid or incurred by the employer, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. AIRLINE CUSTOMER SERVICE COMMITMENT.
(a) In General.--Chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``SUBCHAPTER IV--AIRLINE CUSTOMER ... | Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Act of 2009 - Requires each air carrier and airport operator to submit for approval by the Secretary of Transportation a proposed contingency plan meeting minimum standards established by the Secretary.
Requires an air carrier to provide passengers on a departure- or arrival-delayed g... | To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``North Atlantic Right Whale Recovery
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) North Atlantic Right Whales are one of the most
endangered large whales in the world, with fewer than 350
animals re... | North Atlantic Right Whale Recovery Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to institute a North Atlantic Right Whale Recovery Program; and (2) develop cooperative agreements to support State agency involvement in such whale recovery programs.Requires the Secretary and the Secretary of Transportatio... | To coordinate and expand United States and international programs for the conservation and protection of North Atlantic Right Whales. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Economic Impact
Notification Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR DISTRICT ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT FOR FEDERAL
AGENCIES TRANSFERRING EMPLOYEES OUT OF DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.
(a) Requirement Described.--
... | District of Columbia Economic Impact Notification Act - Requires a Federal agency that proposes to carry out any program or activity that would result in the transfer of 50 or more employees whose official station or agency is located in the District of Columbia to another station or agency outside of the District for ... | District of Columbia Economic Impact Notification Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Every Prescription Conveyed Securely
Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING E-PRESCRIBING FOR COVERAGE OF COVERED PART D
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.
(a) In General.--Section 1860D-4(e) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395w-104(e)) is amended by addin... | Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act This bill generally requires, with specified exceptions, electronic prescribing under the Medicare prescription drug benefit with respect to covered drugs that are controlled substances. | Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act |
SECTION 1. VETERANS EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--Chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end of subchapter II the following new
section:
``Sec. 3697B. Veterans education outreach program
``(a) The Secretary shall provide funding for offices of veterans
affa... | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide funding for offices of veterans affairs at institutions of higher education for educational assistance to veterans. Requires such institutions to apply for such payments and to agree to use the funds to enhance the functions of veterans' education outreach programs ... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a veterans education certification and outreach program. |
PILOT PROGRAM.
Section 1105(c) of the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013 (42
U.S.C. 5189a note) is amended by striking ``2015'' and inserting
``2022''.
SEC. 217. EMERGENCY RELIEF.
Notwithstanding section 125(d)(4) of title 23, United States Code,
no limitation on the total obligations for projects und... | Disaster Recovery Reform Act This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) to modify the Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to: permit the use of technical and financial assistance to establish and carry out enforcement activities to implement codes, speci... | Disaster Recovery Reform Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Lake Berryessa
Recreation Enhancement Act of 2016''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings; purposes.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
... | Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act of 2016 This bill establishes as the Lake Berryessa Recreation Area specified land administered by the Bureau of Reclamation that is underlying or adjacent to Lake Berryessa in California, including any improvements. The bill transfers the administrative jurisdiction over the... | Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Growth and Price Stability
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; STATEMENT OF POLICY.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) during periods of inflation, the United States has
experienced a deterioration in its potential e... | Repeals the mandate of the Board and the Committee to report biannually to the Congress on national economic trends, taking into account unemployment, investment, and productivity. Replaces such mandate with a mandate to consult semiannually with Congress, and to report on their plans and the time required to achieve p... | Economic Growth and Price Stability Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Organ Donation Clarification Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) As of January 2016, 121,000 people await an organ
transplant, with 100,000 of those people waiting for a kidney,
and average wa... | Organ Donation Clarification Act of 2016 This bill allows the exchange of human organs for valuable consideration (anything of value) under pilot programs approved by the Department of Health and Human Services to measure the effect of removing disincentives or providing a noncash benefit that may increase organ availa... | Organ Donation Clarification Act of 2016 |
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