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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bus Utility and Safety in School
Transportation Opportunity and Purchasing Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) school transportation issues have concerned parents,
local educational ... | Bus Utility and Safety in School Transportation Opportunity and Purchasing Act of 2004 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide grants, on a competitive basis, to rural local educational agencies (LEAs) to pay the Federal share (75 percent) of costs of purchasing new school bu... | A bill to provide grants for use by rural local educational agencies in purchasing new school buses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cloning Prohibition Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST HUMAN CLONING.
(a) In General.--The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``CHAPTER X--HUMAN CLO... | Cloning Prohibition Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit any person (including governmental entities) from: (1) using or attempting to use human somatic cell nuclear transfer technology to initiate a pregnancy; or (2) shipping, mailing, transporting, or receiving such product knowin... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the cloning of humans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Cybersecurity Workforce
Assessment Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Homela... | Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act - Requires the head of each federal agency to identify cybersecurity workforce positions within the agency, determine the primary Cybersecurity Work Category and Specialty Area (CWCSA) of such positions, and assign the corresponding Data Element Code. Directs each agency h... | Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Egyptian Counterterrorism and
Political Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the Middle East Media Research Institute,
two weeks before the September 11, 2001, attacks, the Egyptian
... | Egyptian Counterterrorism and Political Reform Act - Prohibits military assistance to Egypt beginning in FY 2006 unless the President determines and certifies to Congress that it is in the national security interests to provide assistance for a given fiscal year.
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) funds that wo... | To prohibit United States military assistance for Egypt and to express the sense of Congress that the amount of military assistance that would have been provided for Egypt for a fiscal year should be provided in the form of economic support fund assistance. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wireless Communications and Public
Safety Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the establishment and maintenance of an end-to-end
emergency communications infrastructure among mem... | Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) (and any other agency or entity to which the FCC has delegated such authority) to designate 911 as the universal emergency telephone number within the United States for rep... | Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act--
(1) ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior,
acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation;
(2) ``Reclamation'' means the Bureau of Reclamation, United
States Department of the Interior;
(3) ``Fish passag... | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, directly or through financial assistance to non-federal parties, to plan, design, and construct fish passage and screening facilities or habitat improvements at any non-federal water diversion or storage project loca... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to assist in the implementation of fish passage and screening facilities at non-Federal water projects, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``George Wray Memorial Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF 5-MONTH WAITING PERIOD FOR BENEFITS BASED ON
DISABILITY IN CASES OF TERMINALLY ILL BENEFICIARIES.
(a) Disability Insurance Benefits.--Section 223(a) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.... | George Wray Memorial Act of 2001 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to authorize waivers by the Commissioner of Social Security of the five month waiting period for entitlement to benefits based on disability in cases in which the Commissioner determines t... | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to authorize waivers by the Commissioner of Social Security of the 5-month waiting period for entitlement to benefits based on disability in cases in which the Commissioner determines that such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Loan Fair Prepayment Act''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF PREPAYMENT AMOUNTS FOR FFEL AND DIRECT LOANS.
Section 455(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1087e(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(... | Student Loan Fair Prepayment Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require that when the holder of a borrower's loans under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (DL) programs receives a prepayment for such loans, it is to be applied ... | Student Loan Fair Prepayment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Passenger Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The annual losses in the United States from motor
vehicle collisions are estimated to exceed 800 deaths and
80,000 injuries to children un... | Child Passenger Protection Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to enter into contracts with, and make grants to, State highway offices and experienced child passenger safety organizations to distribute national, State, and local motor vehicle child restraint education programs and supporting educational ma... | Child Passenger Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Visa Security Improvement
Act''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED STUDENT VISA BACKGROUND CHECKS.
(a) In General.--Section 428(e) of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 236(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(9) Student vi... | Student Visa Security Improvement Act - Amends the the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) require DHS employees to conduct in-person interviews and conduct on-site reviews of applications and supporting documentation with respect to student and exchange program visa... | To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to strengthen student visa background checks and improve the monitoring of foreign students in the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PROGRAM EXPANSION.
The 21st Century Community Learning Centers Act (20 U.S.C. 8241 et
seq.) is amended to read as follows:
``PART I--21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS
``SEC. 10901. SHORT TITLE.
``This part may be cited as the `21st Century Community Learning
Centers Act'.
``SE... | Retains the provision that authorizes such grants be used to plan, implement, or expand community learning centers, but eliminates the requirement that such centers include four or more of specified activities.
Extends the authorization of appropriations for such grants program. | 21st Century Community Learning Centers Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) The Act may be cited as the ``Kleptocracy Asset Recovery
Rewards Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative (StAR), a World
Bank and United Nations anti-money-laundering ef... | Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Act This bill establishes in the Department of the Treasury a Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Program for the payment of rewards to support U.S. government programs and investigations aimed at eliminating from accounts at U.S. financial institutions any stolen assets linked to fore... | Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; SEVERABILITY; EFFECTIVE
DATE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency
Immigration Workload Reduction and Homeland Security Enhancement Act of
2003''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1... | Emergency Immigration Workload Reduction and Homeland Security Enhancement Act of 2003 - Suspends the following immigration-related authorities: (1) the visa waiver program; (2) adjustment to permanent resident status; (3) renewal of temporary protected status; (4) the diversity immigrant visa program; and (5) certain ... | To suspend certain nonessential visas, in order to provide temporary workload relief critical to the successful reorganization of the immigration and naturalization functions of the Department of Homeland Security, to ensure that the screening and monitoring of arriving immigrants and nonimmigrants, and the deterrence ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Common Sense Indian Gambling Reform
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. CONSULTATION WITH STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.
Section 20 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2719) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (2)... | Common Sense Indian Gambling Reform Act - Amends the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act with respect to: (1) consultation with state, local, and tribal governments; (2) tribal gaming ordinances; (3) investigation and approval of the involvement in a gaming activity; and (4) changing use of Indian land. | A bill to make technical corrections to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``The Agricultural Business Security
Tax Credit Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS SECURITY CREDIT.
(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)... | Agricultural Business Security Tax Credit Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a retailer of agricultural products or a manufacturer, formulator, or distributor of food-use pesticides a business tax credit for up to 50 percent of the cost of protecting certain hazardous chemicals or food-use pesticid... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to certain agriculture-related businesses for the cost of protecting certain chemicals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive
Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2008''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE... | Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2008 - Title I: Department of Health and Human Services in Coordination with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Other Appropriate Agencies - Subtitle A: National Strategy for Combating and Eliminating Tuberculosis - (Sec. 101) Amends the Public Health Servic... | To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to making progress toward the goal of eliminating tuberculosis, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Farm and Ranch Risk Management
Act''.
SEC. 2. FARM AND RANCH RISK MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part II of subchapter E of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to taxable year for
which deductions taken) is ame... | Farm and Ranch Risk Management Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual engaged in an eligible farming business to deduct a limited amount from gross income for amounts paid into an interest-bearing Farm and Ranch Risk Management (FARRM) Account, created for the taxpayer's exclusive benefit. Requi... | Farm and Ranch Risk Management Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oil Industry Tax Break Repeal Act of
2009''.
TITLE I--REPEAL OF OIL INDUSTRY TAX BREAKS
SEC. 101. LIMITATION ON PERCENTAGE DEPLETION.
(a) In General.--Section 613A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by adding at the end the... | Oil Industry Tax Break Repeal Act of 2009- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) limit the oil depletion allowance; (2) terminate accelerated depreciation of natural gas distribution lines and Alaska natural gas pipelines, expensing of equipment used in refining of liquid fuels, the tax deduction for intangible dril... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain incentives for oil and gas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Forest Stewardship Act''.
SEC. 2. DECLARATIONS.
Congress declares as follows:
(1) The 26,000,000-acre Northern Forest region is an
extraordinary resource. The forests in the region are rich in
natural resources and ... | Northern Forest Stewardship Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, at the request of the Governor of Maine, New Hampshire, New York, or Vermont, to: (1) provide technical assistance for sustainable forest management; (2) assist in coordinating ecological and economic research and implementation of interstate a... | Northern Forest Stewardship Act |
SECTION 1. REGISTRATION OF CANADIAN 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 Canadian Pesticides by States.--
``(1) Definitions.--In this subsec... | Prohibits actions in Federal court against: (1) States acting as registering agencies for damages resulting from the use of a product registered under this Act; or (2) registrants for damages resulting from adulteration or compositional alterations of such a product if the registrant could not reasonably have knowledge... | To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to permit a State to register a Canadian pesticide for distribution and use within that State. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securities Litigation Attorney
Accountability and Transparency Act''.
SEC. 2. LOSING PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY PAYS.
(a) Securities Exchange Act of 1934.--Section 21D(c) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78u-4(c)) is amended by
adding at th... | Securities Litigation Attorney Accountability and Transparency Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Securities Act of 1933 to require, in any private action in which the court enters a final judgment, that the court award the defendant reasonable fees and expenses, and impose such fees and expenses ... | To protect investors by fostering transparency and accountability of attorneys in private securities litigation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Profiting from Access to Computer
Technology (PACT) Act'' or the ``Child PACT Act''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF EDUCATIONALLY USEFUL FEDERAL EQUIPMENT.
Each Federal agency shall, to the extent practicable, protect and
safeguard educationally useful Federal ... | Profiting from Access to Computer Technology (PACT) Act - Child PACT Act - Directs each Federal agency to: (1) safeguard and identify educationally useful Federal equipment that it no longer needs or that has been declared surplus; (2) transfer such equipment, either directly or through the General Services Administrat... | To establish a program to transfer surplus computers of Federal agencies to schools and nonprofit community-based educational organizations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lower Farmington River and Salmon
Brook Wild and Scenic River Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and
Scenic River Study Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-370) authorized... | Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Act This bill amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook in Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild ... | Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF POLICY.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Americans cherish the continued existence of expansive,
unspoiled wilderness ecosystems and wil... | Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act - Designates specified lands within Alaska in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. | To preserve the Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, as wilderness in recognition of its extraordinary natural ecosystems and for the permanent good of present and future generations of Americans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Next Generation Internet Research
Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) Terms Used in This Act.--For purposes of this Act--
(1) Internet.--The term ``Internet'' has the meaning given
such term by section 230(e)(1) of the Communica... | Next Generation Internet Research Act of 1998 - Declares the purposes of this Act to be to: (1) serve as the first authorization in a series of computing, information, and communication technology initiatives outlined in the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (HPCA); and (2) provide for the development and coordin... | Next Generation Internet Research Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Broadband Competition Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE CLAYTON ACT ON THE APPLICABILITY OF THE
ANTITRUST LAWS TO CERTAIN VIOLATIONS IN THE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY.
The Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12 et seq.) ... | American Broadband Competition Act of 2001 - Amends the Clayton Act to provide for the application of that Act to specified violations in the telecommunications industry, including violations by an incumbent local exchange carrier in a State. Prohibits such carrier and all affiliates from jointly marketing in a State a... | To ensure the application of the antitrust laws to local telephone monopolies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation
Reform Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO SURFACE MINING ACT.
(a) Amendments to Section 401.--(1) Section 401 of the Surface
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231) is amended
as follows:
... | Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Reform Act of 2004 - Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to repeal the authorization that certain moneys in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund may be used: (1) by the Secretary of Agriculture for reclamation of rural lands; and (2) by the Department of the Int... | To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to reauthorize and reform the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Green Chemistry Research and
Development Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Green chemistry.--The term ``green chemistry'' means
chemistry and chemical engineering to design chemical products
and processes... | Green Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2004 - Directs the President to establish a Green Chemistry Research and Development Program to promote and coordinate Federal research, development, demonstration, education, and technology transfer activities related to green chemistry and chemical engineering to design... | A bill to provide for the implementation of a Green Chemistry Research and Development Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``End Discriminatory State Taxes for
Automobile Renters Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Congress has prohibited economic protectionism by State
and local governments that undu... | End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2015 This bill prohibits a state or locality from levying or collecting a discriminatory tax on the rental of motor vehicles, the business of renting motor vehicles, or motor vehicle rental property, except where such tax is imposed as of the enactment date o... | End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. CONTINUATION OF BENEFITS THROUGH MONTH OF BENEFICIARY'S
DEATH.
(a) Old-Age Insurance Benefits.--Section 202(a) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(a)) is amended by striking ``the month
preceding'' in the matter following subparagraph (B).
(b) Wife's Insurance Benefits.--
... | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to entitle a beneficiary to a prorated OASDI benefit for the month in which he or she dies. Disregards OASDI benefits for the month of death in determining maximum family benefits under OASDI. | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual's entitlement to any benefit thereunder shall continue through the month of his or her death (without affecting any other person's entitlement to benefits for that month) and that such individual's benefit shall be payable for such month only to... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Water Supply Permitting Coordination
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Bureau.--The term ``Bureau'' means the Bureau of
Reclamation.
(2) Cooperating agencies.--The term ``cooperating agency''
means a ... | Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act This bill establishes the Bureau of Reclamation as the lead agency for purposes of coordinating all reviews, permits, licenses, or other approvals or decisions (reviews) required under federal law to construct new surface water storage projects in the states covered under the R... | Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Church Insurance Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) the recent incidents of arson attacks against churches
should be condemned; and
(2) houses of worship and their cong... | Church Insurance Protection Act - Prohibits an insurer from canceling, declining to renew, or requiring a higher premium or contribution for fire insurance for a religious property based on: (1) the race, color, religion, or national origin of property users; (2) the status of the property as religious property; (3) an... | Church Insurance Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Development Lab Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The effectiveness of United States foreign assistance
can be greatly enhanced by fostering innovation, applying
science and ... | Global Development Lab Act of 2016 This bill establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) the United States Global Development Lab, whose duties shall include: increasing the application of science, technology, innovation and partnerships to develop new solutions to end extreme poverty; dis... | Global Development Lab Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bob Dole Congressional Gold Medal
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Bob Dole was born on July 22, 1923, in Russell, Kansas.
(2) Growing up during the Great Depression, Bob Dole learned
the values of hard work a... | . The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.) Bob Dole Congressional Gold Medal Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Bob Dole in recognition for his servi... | Bob Dole Congressional Gold Medal Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Energy Price Protection Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. GASOLINE PRICE GOUGING PROHIBITED.
(a) Unlawful Conduct.--
(1) Unfair and deceptive act or practice.--It shall be an
unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of section ... | Federal Energy Price Protection Act of 2007 - Makes it an unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act for any person to sell crude oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, home heating oil, or any biofuel at a price that constitutes price gouging.
Instructs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC... | To prohibit price gouging in the sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Petroleum Supply Act''.
SEC. 2. PURCHASES FROM THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE BY ENTITIES IN
THE INSULAR AREAS OF THE UNITED STATES.
(a) General Provisions.--Section 161 of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241... | Emergency Petroleum Supply Act - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prescribe guidelines to expedite purchases and deliveries from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to entities in eligible insular areas of the United States (Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana... | Emergency Petroleum Supply Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Oil Displacement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the strategic interests of the United States would be
served by a reduction in the Nation's dependence upon imported
oil to produce transportation f... | Foreign Oil Displacement Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an investment credit for carbonaceous fuels conversion facilities, defined as facilities for producing: (1) oil from shale and tar sands; (2) gas from geopressured brine, Devonian shale, coal seams, or a tight formation, or from biomass; and (3) ... | Foreign Oil Displacement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Opportunity Act of 2005''or
the ``Dylan Lee James Act''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Amendments to Social Security Act.--Except as otherwise
specifically provided, whenever in this title an amendment is expressed
in terms of an a... | Family Opportunity Act of 2005 or Dylan Lee James Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to give States the option of allowing families of disabled children to purchase Medicaid coverage for such children.
Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct demonstration projec... | A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage under the medicaid program for such children, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``First State National Historical Park
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the State of Delaware contains a collection of
nationally significant resources relating to--
(A) th... | First State National Historical Park Act - Establishes the First State National Historical Park in Delaware as a unit of the National Park System.
Specifies that the purpose of the Park is the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the historic and cultural resources associated with Dutch, Swedish, and Englis... | To establish the First State National Historical Park in the State of Delaware, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Private Security Officer Quality
Assurance Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) employment of private security officers in the United
States is growing rapidly;
(2) the private security industry... | Private Security Officer Quality Assurance Act of 1996 - Authorizes an association of employers of private security officers to submit fingerprints or other methods of positive identification to the Attorney General on behalf of any applicant for a State license or certificate or registration as a private security offi... | Private Security Officer Quality Assurance Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Liberian Refugee Immigration
Fairness Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.
(a) Adjustment of Status.--
(1) In general.--
(A) Eligibility.--The Secretary of Homeland
Security shall adjust the statu... | Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to adjust the status of Liberian nationals who have been continuously present in the United States from January 1, 2005, through the date of application for adjustment (or the spouse, child, or unmarried son or daughter of s... | A bill to provide for the adjustment of status of certain nationals of Liberia to that of lawful permanent residence. |
SECTION 1. RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY INTERESTS, BLACKWATER RIVER AND
WITHLACOOCHEE STATE FORESTS, FLORIDA.
(a) Release.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall release the
reversionary interests of the United States that were retained by the
United States when the following parcels of real property were... | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to release U.S. reversionary interests in four deeds that conveyed certain lands within the Blackwater River and Withlacoochee State Forests in Florida. Requires lands conveyed under the deeds to be used for public purposes.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey to th... | To release the reversionary interests retained by the United States in four deeds that conveyed certain lands to the State of Florida so as to permit the State to sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of the lands, and to provide for the conveyance of certain mineral interests of the United States in the lands to the St... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Holocaust Victims Redress Act''.
TITLE I--HEIRLESS ASSETS
SEC. 101. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Among the $198,000,000 in German assets located in the
United States and se... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Heirless Assets
Title II: Works of Art
Holocaust Victims Redress Act -
Title I: Heirless Assets
- Directs the President to direct the commissioner representing the United States on the Tripartite Commission for the Restitution of Monetary Gold to seek and vote for a timely ... | Holocaust Victims Redress Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The right of the people of the United States to freedom
of speech, particularly as it relates to comment on
governmental activities, as protected by the first amendment to
the Constitution, cannot be meaningf... | Authorizes the presiding judge of a U.S. appellate court or U.S. district court to permit the photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting, or televising to the public of court proceedings over which that judge presides. Directs: (1) a district court, upon the request of any witness in a trial proceeding other tha... | To allow media coverage of court proceedings. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Four Corners Interpretive Center
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Four Corners Monument is nationally significant as the
only geographic location in the United States where 4 State
boun... | Authorizes the Secretary, under specified conditions, to award a grant to an eligible entity (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, or Utah, or any consortium of two or more of those States) for the construction of the Center in an amount not to exceed 50 percent of the construction cost.
Authorizes appropriations. | Four Corners Interpretive Center Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Tax Credit Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the Supplemental Poverty Measure of the
Bureau of the Census, the Child tax credit and earned income
tax credit lift more c... | Child Tax Credit Improvement Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the child tax credit, to: (1) allow taxpayers an increased $3,600 tax credit for each young child under the age of six (young child tax credit), subject to specified limitations based on adjusted gross income; (2) require the ... | Child Tax Credit Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Truth in Lending Act Amendments of
1995''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CHARGES.
(a) Third Party Fees.--Section 106(a) of the Truth in Lending Act
(15 U.S.C. 1605(a)) is amended by adding after the second sentence the
following new sentence: ``The fin... | Truth in Lending Act Amendments of 1995 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act pertaining to consumer credit cost disclosure to exclude from the determination of finance charges: (1) charges imposed by third parties not affiliated with the creditor (including settlement agents, attorneys, and escrow and title companies) if... | Truth in Lending Act Amendments of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Girls' Access to
Education in Vulnerable Settings Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) As of June 2018, more than 68,000,000 people have been
displaced by disasters and conflicts around the world, th... | Protecting Girls' Access to Education in Vulnerable Settings Act This bill urges the consideration of the educational needs of vulnerable women and girls in designing, implementing, and evaluating U.S. foreign assistance policies and programs. The Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (... | Protecting Girls’ Access to Education in Vulnerable Settings Act |
SECTION 1. MAKING IT ILLEGAL TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A DRUG OR
ALCOHOL IN THE BODY OF THE DRIVER AT LAND BORDER PORTS OF
ENTRY.
Section 13(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; and
(2) by adding at the ... | (Sec. 2) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to authorize an INS officer who: (1) inspects a driver at a land border port of entry and who has reasonable grounds to believe that the driver may be operating a motor vehicle in violation of State laws to require the driver to submit to a breath test to determ... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to make it illegal to operate a motor vehicle with a drug or alcohol in the body of the driver at a land border port of entry, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Health Information
Independence Act of 2001''.
(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 referenc... | Health Information Independence Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend certain food nutrition labeling requirements to dietary supplements. Requires nutrition labels to include the relationship of a nutrient to the prevention, treatment or cure of a disease.Directs the Secretary of Heal... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a system independent of the Food and Drug Administration for the review of health claims, to define health claims, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Orderly and Responsible
Transit of Shipments Act of 2015'' or the ``PORTS Act''.
SEC. 2. ADDRESSING PORT SLOWDOWNS, STRIKES, AND LOCK-OUTS.
(a) National Emergencies.--Section 206 of the Labor Management
Relations Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C. 176) is... | Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments Act of 2015 or the PORTS Act This bill amends the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 to extend to labor slowdowns occurring at U.S. ports the President's authority to appoint a board of inquiry into the issues involved. State and territorial governors shall have... | PORTS Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Exploitation Through
Trafficking Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. SAFE HARBOR INCENTIVES.
Part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 1701(c), by striking ``w... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 13, 2014. Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to give preferential consideration in awarding Community Oriented Police S... | Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``High School Athletics Accountability
Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Participation in sports teaches youth critical life
skills and has a significant positive impact on all areas of
their... | High School Athletics Accountability Act of 2004 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to direct coeducational elementary and secondary schools, if they participate in any ESEA program, to: (1) report certain information on equality in their school athletic programs to the Commissioner for ... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make available information on equality in school athletic programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia and United
States Territories Circulating Quarter Dollar Program Act''.
SEC. 2. ISSUANCE OF REDESIGNED QUARTER DOLLARS HONORING THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA AND EACH OF THE TERRITORIES.
Section 5112 of title 31, United St... | District of Columbia and United States Territories Circulating Quarter Dollar Program Act - (Sec. 2) Requires quarter dollar coins issued during 2009 to have designs on the reverse side which are emblematic of the District of Columbia and the territories.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to issue during 2009 r... | To provide for a circulating quarter dollar coin program to honor the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Parental Consent Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The United States Preventive Services Task Force
(USPSTF) issued findings and recommendations against screening
for suicide that corroborat... | Parental Consent Act of 2007 - Prohibits federal funds from being used to establish or implement any universal or mandatory mental health, psychiatric, or socioemotional screening program.
Prohibits federal education funds from being used to pay any local educational agency or other instrument of government that uses ... | To prohibit the use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wind Power Tax Incentives Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. OFFSET OF PASSIVE ACTIVITY LOSSES AND CREDITS OF AN ELIGIBLE
TAXPAYER FROM WIND ENERGY FACILITIES.
(a) In General.--Section 469 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to passive ac... | Wind Power Tax Incentives Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit: (1) individual taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes (taxable incomes in the case of corporate taxpayers) of $1 million or less to offset passive activity losses and credits from energy-producing wind facilities against regular income; ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage investment in facilities using wind to produce electricity, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Slave Memorial Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Millions of Africans and their descendants were
enslaved in the United States and the 13 American colonies in
the period 1619 through 186... | National Slave Memorial Act - Authorizes the National Foundation for African American Heritage to establish, in the District of Columbia, a memorial to slavery to: (1) acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies; and (2) honor th... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a memorial to slavery, in the District of Columbia. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Victims of Abuse Insurance
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) Abuse.--The term ``abuse'' means the occurrence of one
or more of the following acts by a current or former household
or family memb... | Victims of Abuse Insurance Protection Act - Prohibits insurers and health carriers from engaging in specified acts (such as denying, terminating, or limiting coverage) on the basis that the applicant or insured (or any person with whom the applicant or insured is associated) is, has been, or may be the subject of abuse... | Victims of Abuse Insurance Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Christopher and Dana Reeve Quality
of Life for Persons with Paralysis Act''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PERSONS WITH PARALYSIS
AND OTHER PHYSICAL DISABILITIES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Servic... | Christopher and Dana Reeve Quality of Life for Persons with Paralysis Act - Permits the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to study the health challenges associated with paralysis and other physical disabilities and carry out proj... | To enhance and further research into paralysis and to improve rehabilitation and the quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Volcano Early Warning and
Monitoring System Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United
States Geol... | National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to establish the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System to monitor, issue warnings of, and protect U.S. citizens from undue and avoidable harm from, volcanic activity. The purpos... | National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Satellite Home Viewer Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. STATUTORY LICENSE FOR SATELLITE CARRIERS.
Section 119 of title 17, United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) Subsection (a)(2)(C) is amended--
(A) by striking ``90 days after the effec... | Satellite Home Viewer Act of 1994 - Amends copyright law with respect to satellite carrier compulsory licenses to require the subscriber information list submitted by a satellite carrier that makes secondary transmissions of a primary transmission by a network station to include the names of the subscribers.
Provides ... | Satellite Home Viewer Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Ecology Protection Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. BALLAST WATER TREATMENT REGULATIONS REQUIRED.
(a) In General.--Section 1101(b) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic
Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4711(b)) is
amended by striking pa... | Great Lakes Ecology Protection Act of 2003 - Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to: (1) prevent the introduction and spread of aquatic nuisance species within the Great Lakes; and (2) among other things require the ... | To require the issuance of regulations pursuant to the National Invasive Species Act of 1996 to assure, to the maximum extent practicable, that vessels entering the Great Lakes do not discharge ballast water that introduces or spreads nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such ballast water and its sediments through ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Maritime Washington National
Heritage Area Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Local coordinating entity.--The term ``local
coordinating entity'' means the local coordinating entity for
the National Heritage Area d... | Maritime Washington National Heritage Area Act (Sec. 3) This bill establishes the Maritime Washington National Heritage Area in the state of Washington. The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation shall be the local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area, and shall prepare and submit a management plan for it. (S... | Maritime Washington National Heritage Area Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hate Crimes Prevention Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the incidence of violence motivated by the actual or
perceived race, color, national origin, religion, sexual
orientation, gender, or disabil... | Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal criminal code to set penalties for willfully causing bodily injury to any person or, through the use of fire, a firearm, or an explosive device, attempting to cause such injury, whether or not acting under color of law, because of the actual or perceived race, col... | To enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Children Learn Act''.
SEC. 2. ASTHMA, VISION, AND HEARING SCREENING FOR EARLY HEAD START AND
HEAD START PROGRAMS.
(a) Early Head Start Programs.--Section 645A of the Head Start Act
(42 U.S.C. 9840a) is amended by adding at the end... | Healthy Children Learn Act - Amends the Head Start Act to authorize early Head Start and Head Start programs to carry out asthma, vision, and hearing screening programs.Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary Of Health and Human Services to award grants to local educational agencies for asthma, vis... | A bill to ensure that children at highest risk for asthma, vision, hearing, and other health problems are identified and treated. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on the Advancement of
Women in the Science and Engineering Work Forces Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) despite a consistently high presence of women in the
professional and total work forces of the ... | Commission on the Advancement of Women in the Science and Engineering Work Forces Act - Establishes the Commission on the Advancement of Women in the Science and Engineering Work Forces to study and report to the Congress on the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in the science and engineering work forces... | Commission on the Advancement of Women in the Science and Engineering Work Forces Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dextromethorphan Abuse Reduction Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) When used properly, cough medicines that contain
dextromethorphan have a long history of being safe and
effective. But abus... | Dextromethorphan Abuse Reduction Act of 2009 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit sales of products containing dextromethorphan (including cough medicines) to individuals under age 18, including sales using the Internet, and to impose civil penalties for such sales.
Directs the Director of National Drug ... | A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to prevent the abuse of dextromethorphan, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. APPEALS PROCESS.
(a) Reference.--Whenever in this section 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 be made to a section or
other provision of title 5, United States Code.
(b) Time Period for D... | Amends Federal civil service law to revise the appeals process under provisions for workers' compensation for Federal employees. | To change the appeals process in the workers' compensation provisions of title 5, United States Code. |
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME OF QUALIFIED LESSEE CONSTRUCTION
ALLOWANCES NOT LIMITED TO SHORT-TERM LEASES.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 110(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to qualified lessee construction
allowances for short-term leases) is amended to read... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the exclusion from a lessee's gross income of qualified construction allowances for short-term leases, to repeal the limitation of such exclusion to short-term leases (thus extending the exclusion to allowances under any lease of retail space).
Revises the exclusion fr... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the rules relating to lessee construction allowances and to contributions to the capital of retailers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``H-Prize Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administering entity.--The term ``administering
entity'' means the entity with which the Secretary enters into
an agreement under section 3(c).
(2) Dep... | H-Prize Act of 2006 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Energy to award competitive cash prizes biennially to advance the research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of hydrogen energy technologies.
Instructs the Secretary to widely advertise prize competitions to encourage broad participation, in... | To authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achievements in overcoming scientific and technical barriers associated with hydrogen energy. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Overdraft Fee Notification Act''.
SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION OF OVERDRAFT FEE.
(a) In General.--Section 905 of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act
(15 U.S.C. 1693c) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(d) Notification of Overdraf... | Overdraft Fee Notification Act - Amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to prohibit a financial institution from imposing any fee or charge for consumer overdraft protection unless it notifies the consumer, in a specified manner, of the fee or charge for such protection before the transaction that would result in an o... | To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to require notice to the consumer before any fee may be imposed by a financial institution in connection with any transaction for any overdraft protection service provided with respect to such transaction, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. AMENDING CERTAIN DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR RESTAURANTS AND
SIMILAR RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 403(q)(5)(H) of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (... | Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise the nutritional information that chain restaurants and retail food establishments must disclose. The nutrient content disclosure statement on the menu or menu board must include: (1) the number of ... | Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Depleted Uranium
Munitions Suspension and Study Act of 2006''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Purposes.
Sec.... | Depleted Uranium Munitions Suspension and Study Act of 2006 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to direct that all elements of the Department of Defense (DOD) suspend use of depleted uranium munitions until the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) certifies to certain congressional committees that use of such m... | To require the suspension of the use, sale, development, production, testing, and export of depleted uranium munitions pending the outcome of certain studies of the health effects of such munitions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ozone Standards Implementation Act
of 2016''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) 2015 ozone standards.--The term ``2015 ozone
standards'' means the ozone standards described in the final
rule entitled ``National Ambient ... | Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 This bill amends the Clean Air Act by revising the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) program. The bill delays the implementation of the ozone NAAQS that were published in 2015. The bill extends until: (1) October 26, 2024, the deadline for states to submit designa... | Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Everglades National Park Land
Exchange Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Everglades National Park is a nationally and
internationally significant resource adversely affected by
... | Everglades National Park Land Exchange Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, if the state of Florida offers to convey non-federal land within Florida, and the offer is acceptable, to accept the offer and convey specified federal land within Everglades National Park to the state. Requires the land acquir... | To provide for the resolution of several land ownership and related issues with respect to parcels of land located within the Everglades National Park. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Science Education Incentive
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) As concluded in the report of the Committee on Science
of the House of Representatives, ``Unlocking Our Future: Toward
... | National Science Education Incentive Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) certain science, engineering, math, or technology teachers who teach in elementary or secondary schools a refundable tax credit for ten percent of their undergraduate tuition costs, up to $1,000 ($1,500 for teachers in hig... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage stronger math and science programs at elementary and secondary schools. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fee Repeal and Expanded Access Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. RECREATION FEE AUTHORITIES.
The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801 et
seq.) is amended--
(1) by striking section 801 (16 U.S.C. 6801 note) and
inserting th... | Fee Repeal and Expanded Access Act of 2007 - Rewrites specified provisions of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act.
Provides for the application and administration of certain admission and use fee authorities under the Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965, the Emergency Wetlands Resources Act of 1986, and t... | A bill to repeal certain provisions of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American 5-Cent Coin Design
Continuity Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNS ON THE 5-CENT COIN COMMEMORATING THE BICENTENNIAL OF
THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b) and after consulting
with the Coin Design Advis... | American 5-Cent Coin Design Continuity Act of 2002 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to change the design on the obverse and the reverse of the 5-cent coin for coins issued in 2003 and 2004 in commemoration of the bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase.Amends Federal law governing coins and currency to mandate... | To ensure continuity for the design of the 5-cent coin, establish the Coin Design Advisory Committee, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Gang Violence Act''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN OFFENSE LEVEL FOR PARTICIPATION IN CRIME AS A GANG
MEMBER.
(a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``criminal street gang''
has the same meaning as in section 521(a) of title 18, United ... | Federal Gang Violence Act - Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to amend the sentencing guidelines to provide an appropriate enhancement, increasing the offense level by not less than six levels, for any offense committed in connection with, or in furtherance of, the activities of a criminal street gang whe... | Federal Gang Violence Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Agricultural Disaster
Assistance Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this
Act as the ``Secretary'') shall use such sums as are necessary of funds
of the Commodity Cre... | Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide: (1) emergency financial assistance to agricultural producers (without regard to Federal crop insurance coverage) who have incurred qualifying 2001 and/or 2002 crop losses due to weather or related conditions; and (... | A bill to provide emergency disaster assistance to agricultural producers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flexibility and Access in Rebuilding
American Fisheries Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TIME PERIOD FOR REBUILDING CERTAIN OVERFISHED
FISHERIES.
Section 304(e) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C... | Flexibility and Access in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act of 2011 - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require fishery management plans, amendments, or regulations for overfished fisheries to specify a time period for ending overfishing and rebuilding the fishery that is as short a... | To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to extend the authorized time period for rebuilding of certain overfished fisheries, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Maritime and Energy Workforce
Technical Training Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate federal agency.--The term ``appropriate
Federal agency'' means--
(A) the Department of Defense... | Maritime and Energy Workforce Technical Training Enhancement Act This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to award grants to enable eligible community colleges and other public postsecondary institutions of higher education that are located near marine or port facilities in the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, P... | Maritime and Energy Workforce Technical Training Enhancement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Endangered Salmon Predation
Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) There are 13 groups of salmon and steelhead that are
listed as threatened species or endangered species under the
Endange... | Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize the Secretary of the department in which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is operating to issue one-year permits for the lethal taking of California sea lions on the waters of the Columbia... | To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to reduce predation on endangered Columbia River salmon, and for other purposes. |
.
Any ADR used to resolve a health care liability action or claim
shall contain provisions relating to statute of limitations,
noneconomic damages, joint and several liability, punitive damages,
collateral source rule, periodic payments, and limitations on
contingent fees which are identical to the provisions ... | Common Sense Medical Malpractice Reform Act of 2003 - Establishes an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedure for all health care liability actions, except an action for damages arising from a vaccine-related injury or death to the extent that title XXI of the Public Health Service Act applies.(Sec. 3) Establishe... | To establish limits on medical malpractice claims, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Science Foundation
Authorization Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Fiscal Year 2001.--
(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
the National Science Foundation $3,773,710,000 for... | (Sec. 3) Authorizes NSF to make grants for the establishment of regional plant genome and gene expression research and development centers to: (1) develop capabilities in basic plant genome research; (2) extend basic plant genomics research through plant breeding programs and accelerate its application to crop improvem... | National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Maritime Washington National
Heritage Area Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Local coordinating entity.--The term ``local
coordinating entity'' means the local coordinating entity for
the National Heritage Area d... | Maritime Washington National Heritage Area Act This bill establishes the Maritime Washington National Heritage Area in the state of Washington. The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation shall be the local coordinating entity for the area and shall prepare and submit a management plan for it. | Maritime Washington National Heritage Area Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ultrasound Informed Consent Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.
The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``TITLE XXXIV--INFORMED CONSENT
``SEC. 3401... | Ultrasound Informed Consent Act Amends the Public Health Service Act to require abortion providers, before a woman gives informed consent to any part of an abortion, to perform an obstetric ultrasound on the pregnant woman, provide a simultaneous explanation of what the ultrasound is depicting, display the ultrasound i... | Ultrasound Informed Consent Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pharmacy Education Aid Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Pharmacists are an important link in our Nation's
health care system. A critical shortage of pharmacists is
threatening the ... | Pharmacy Education Aid Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to permit payments of up to $35,000 on behalf of a qualifying individual with a pharmacy degree for the repayment of pharmacy education loans for each year (two-year minimum) that such person serves in a health care facility with a critical short... | To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to health professions programs regarding the practice of pharmacy. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency and Honesty in Energy
Regulations Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following--
(1) As a tool to justify Federal actions by the Department
of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency (hereinafter... | Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016 This bill prohibits the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from considering the social cost of carbon or methane as part of any cost benefit analysis, unless a federal law is enacted authorizing such consideration. The EPA must r... | Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Workforce Fairness and Tax Relief
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. AGREEMENTS WITH STATES HAVING QUALIFIED WORKER TRAINING
PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Any State, the State unemployment compensation law
of which is approved by the Secretary of Labor... | Workforce Fairness and Tax Relief Act of 2003 - Authorizes Federal payments to States for certain portions of a State's special unemployment assistance for individuals participating in qualified worker training programs.
Provides for payment agreements between the Secretary of Labor and States that: (1) have a State u... | To provide for the payment or reimbursement by the Federal Government of special unemployment assistance paid by States to individuals participating in qualified worker training programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Law Enforcement Officers Equity
Act''.
SEC. 2. INCLUDING CERTAIN POSITIONS WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FOR PURPOSES OF RETIREMENT.
(a) Federal Employees Retirement System.--Section 8401(17) of title
5, United States ... | Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act This bill expands the definition of "law enforcement officer" under provisions of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to include: (1) federal employees not otherwise covered whose duties include the investigation or apprehen... | Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Get the Lead Out of Schools Act''.
SEC. 2. SCHOOL TESTING AND NOTIFICATION; GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 1464 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-24) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Testing and Notification Requirements for... | Get the Lead Out of Schools Act This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for schools and day care facilities that: (1) establishes a lead action level (a level of lead in drinking water that triggers add... | Get the Lead Out of Schools Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Theodore Roosevelt Commemorative
Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Theodore Roosevelt, one of America's greatest
presidents, was born on October 27, 1858, in New York City, New
York.
... | Theodore Roosevelt Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than: (1) 500,000 $1 coins with the image of Theodore Roosevelt as a Rough Rider on one side and an eagle design on the other side; and (2) 500,000 $1 coins with the image of Roosevelt on horseback on one side a... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of the bestowal of the Nobel Peace Prize on President Theodore Roosevelt, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing
Levels Act'' or the ``LEVEL Act''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF EXPANSION OF RENEWABLE FUEL PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--Section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7545(o)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
``(1)... | Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act or the LEVEL Act This bill amends the Clean Air Act to revise the renewable fuel program by decreasing the volume of renewable fuel that must be contained in motor vehicle fuel in 2015 through 2022 to 7.5 billion gallons for each year. The separate volume requirements are e... | LEVEL Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Labor Evaluation and
Research Act'' or the ``CLEAR Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Applied research.--The term ``applied research'' means
research--
(A) to gain knowledge or understandi... | Comprehensive Labor Evaluation and Research Act or the CLEAR Act This bill establishes in the Department of Labor an Office of Labor Evaluation and Research to collaborate with federal agencies to ensure that evaluations of labor issues meet evidence-based research standards and that the results are disseminated in for... | CLEAR Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland Security
Headquarters Consolidation Accountability Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. INFORMATION ON DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HEADQUARTERS
CONSOLIDATION PROJECT.
(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of th... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on March 14, 2016. Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation Accountability Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the General Services Administration (GSA), to submit... | Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation Accountability Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Red River Private Property
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. DISCLAIMER OF INTEREST.
The Secretary hereby disclaims any right, title, and interest to
all Red River lands located south of the South Bank of the Red River.
This Act does not change or affect in ... | Red River Private Property Protection Act - (Sec. 2) States that the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), disclaims interest to certain lands along a stretch of the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma located south of the South Bank as specified in the Supreme Court decree ren... | Red River Private Property Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cheaper Car Insurance Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE FRAUD.
(a) In General.--Chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting at the end the following:
``SEC. 1041. AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE FRAUD.
``(a) In General.--
... | Cheaper Car Insurance Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly: (1) commits automobile insurance fraud; or (2) acts as a runner, capper, steerer, organizer, mastermind, or leader of an auto insurance fraud operation.
Directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to ... | A bill to create a penalty for automobile insurance fraud, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Post-Abortion Depression Research
and Care Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) About 3,000,000 women per year in the United States
have an unplanned or unwanted pregnancy, and approximately
1,186... | Post-Abortion Depression Research and Care Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), to expand and intensify NIMH research and related activities with respe... | To provide for research on, and services for individuals with, post-abortion depression and psychosis. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Safety Ex-Offender Self-
Sufficiency Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY EX-OFFENDER LOW-INCOME HOUSING CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
... | Public Safety Ex-Offender Self-Sufficiency Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish, as general business credit, a temporary ex-offender low-income housing credit for housing provided to qualified ex-offenders in a qualified ex-offender residential building providing a required ex-offender support se... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary ex-offender low-income housing credit to encourage the provision of housing, job training, and other essential services to ex-offenders through a structured living environment designed to assist the ex-offenders in becoming self-sufficient. |
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