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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Boundary Waters Canoe Area
Wilderness Expansion, Protection, and Access Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. MOTORIZED PORTAGES.
Section 4 of Public Law 95-495 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 92 Stat. 1650)
is amended by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:
... | Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Expansion, Protection, and Access Act of 1997 - Amends Federal law to revise provisions regarding motorized portage in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota. Provides that nothing shall prevent the operation of a motorized vehicle and associated equipment necessary ... | Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Expansion, Protection, and Access Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Health Care Tax
Credit Act''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE 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 amend... | Small Business Health Care Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain small business employers a partially refundable business tax credit for the health insurance costs of employees who are not otherwise covered by a spouse's insurance or by a federal health insurance program. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit for small business employee health insurance expenses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iraq Congressional Oversight
Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On October 16, 2002, the Authorization for Use of
Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-
243) was e... | Iraq Congressional Oversight Enhancement Act - Directs the President to transmit periodically to Congress a consolidated, comprehensive report on the implementation of the National Strategy for Victory in Iraq. | To enhance congressional oversight by requiring the President to transmit periodically to Congress a consolidated, comprehensive report on the implementation of the National Strategy for Victory in Iraq. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Volunteer Vaccine and Countermeasure
Corps Development Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. VOLUNTEER VACCINE AND COUNTERMEASURE CORPS.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
(referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') shall establish ... | Volunteer Vaccine and Countermeasure Corps Development Act of 2006 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Volunteer Vaccine and Countermeasures Corps to facilitate the distribution and provision of vaccines or other countermeasures to individuals under an influenza vaccination program or a... | A bill to provide for the establishment of a volunteer corps to aid in the dissemination and distribution of vaccines and other countermeasures during a public health emergency. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Air Travel
for Animals Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
TITLE I--ANIMAL WELFARE
S... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Animal Welfare
Title II: Transportation
Safe Air Travel for Animals Act -
Title I: Animal Welfare
- Amends the Animal Welfare Act to define "transport" with respect to air carrier transport of animals.
Requires airlines to report to: (1) the Secretary of Agriculture in advanc... | Safe Air Travel for Animals Act |
SECTION 1. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF TANF SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS.
(a) In General.--Section 403(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 603(a)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
``(3) Supplemental grant for certain states.--
``(A) In general.--Each qualifying State shall,
... | Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to change the TANF supplemental grant for population increases in certain states into simply a supplemental grant for certain states, for FY2009 and FY2010, including both qualifying states that received and qualifying... | A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to extend and expand the number of States qualifying for supplemental grants under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Young Investor Financial Education
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINANCIAL EDUCATION GRANTS AND SUBGRANTS.
(a) Grants to State Educational Agencies.--From the sums allocated
under section 4, the Secretary of Education shall award grants to State
educational agencies... | Young Investor Financial Education Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies to establish financial education programs in high schools and train teachers in such course work.
Allots funds to states based on their share of the country's... | To award grants to State educational agencies to support the provision of financial education to high school students. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Municipal Market Liquidity
Enhancement Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL RESERVE LENDING AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN SECURITIES
PURCHASES.
Section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 342) is amended by
adding at the end the following new par... | Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to authorize the Federal Reserve Board, in unusual and exigent circumstances, by an affirmative vote of at least five members, to authorize any federal reserve bank to make advances to a special purpose vehicle or a designated corporate... | To amend the Federal Reserve Act to provide for lending authority for certain securities purchases, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Peace Tax Fund Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND POLICY.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that for a significant minority
of Americans sincere conscientious objection to participation in war in
any form means that such Americans cannot in cons... | United States Peace Tax Fund Act - Establishes the United States Peace Tax Fund to receive payments designated by qualified individuals to be used for nonmilitary purposes. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to report annually to the Congress on amounts transferred into the Fund. Requires the information to be pri... | United States Peace Tax Fund Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Holocaust
Accountability in Insurance Measure''.
TITLE I--PROVISIONS APPLICABLE WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN FOREIGN
INSURANCE COMPANIES
SEC. 101. PROHIBITION RELATING TO FAILURE TO DISCLOSE FINANCIAL
T... | Comprehensive Holocaust Accountability in Insurance Measure - Prohibits certain foreign insurance companies from conducting business in the United States, or with a U.S. bank, unless such companies disclose to the Attorney General the name of any listed Holocaust victim with whom such companies had any financial dealin... | To require foreign insurance companies doing business in the United States to disclose any financial dealings they had with individuals who survived or died in the Holocaust, to provide for the Attorney General of the United States to submit requests to such companies regarding claims on behalf of such individuals, and... |
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURALIZATION TO CITIZENSHIP THROUGH
SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Period of Required Service Reduced to 2 Years.--Section 328(a)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1439(a)) is amended by
striking ``three'' and inserting ``two''.
... | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act respecting naturalization through service in the Armed Forces to: (1) reduce the required service from three years to two years; and (2) prohibit the imposition of a naturalization fee.Provides, and sets forth the conditions, for naturalization through enlistment in the Armed ... | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to change the requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces of the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Private Wireless Spectrum
Availability Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act--
(1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal
Communications Commission.
(2) Public safety.--The term ``public safety'... | Private Wireless Spectrum Availability Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), within six months after enactment of this Act, to: (1) implement a system of spectrum lease fees applicable to newly allocated frequency bands assigned to systems in private wireles... | Private Wireless Spectrum Availability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foster Youth Mentoring Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Research shows that mentors make a difference in
children's lives. At-risk youth who have mentors are 55 percent
more likely... | Foster Youth Mentoring Act of 2017 This bill amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to nonprofit organizations, state child welfare agencies, local educational agencies, Indian tribes or organizations, or fai... | Foster Youth Mentoring Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. READY RESERVE-NATIONAL GUARD EMPLOYEE CREDIT ADDED TO
GENERAL BUSINESS CREDIT.
(a) Ready Reserve-National Guard Credit.--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
thereof... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a business tax credit for employers of members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard absent from work on active duty. Limits such credit to $2,000 with respect to any one Ready Reserve-National Guard employee. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to employers who employ members of the Ready Reserve or of the National Guard. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 803 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C.
1692a) is amended by striking paragraphs (5) and (6) and inserting the
following:
``(5) The term `debt' means--... | Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2015 This bill amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to redefine: (1) "debt" to include any obligation or alleged obligation of a consumer to pay a loan, an overpayment, a fine, penalty, a fee, or other money to a federal agency and that is at least 180 days past due; and (2) "... | Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Animal Emergency Planning Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, as well as other recent
natural and man-made disasters, have highlighted the need for
plann... | Animal Emergency Planning Act of 2015 This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to require research facilities, dealers, exhibitors, intermediate handlers, and carriers (covered persons) to develop, document, and follow a contingency plan to provide for the humane handling, treatment, transportation, housing, and care of... | Animal Emergency Planning Act of 2015 |
TITLE I--TELEMARKETING FRAUD AND SENIORS PROTECTION ACT
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Telemarketing Fraud and Seniors
Protection Act''.
SEC. 102. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Telemarketing fraud costs consumers nearly
$40,000,000,000 ea... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Telemarketing Fraud and Seniors Protection Act
Title II: Telemarketing Fraud Over the Internet
Title I: Telemarketing Fraud and Seniors Protection Act
- Telemarketing Fraud and Seniors Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the As... | Telemarketing Fraud and Seniors Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Physician Self-Referral Amendments
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PHYSICIAN SELF-REFERRAL LIMITATIONS TO ALL PAYORS.
Section 1877 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395nn) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in... | Physician Self-Referral Amendments of 1993 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend the ban on physician self-referrals to all payors and to physical therapy services, radiology and diagnostic imaging services, radiation therapy services, and the furnishing of durable medical equipment.
Mak... | Physician Self-Referral Amendments of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive One-Call Notification
Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Damage.--The term ``damage'' means any impact or
contact with an underground facility, its appurt... | Comprehensive One-Call Notification Act of 1995 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to provide for the establishment of a nationwide toll-free telephone number to be used by State one-call notification systems to protect underground facilities from excavation damage. Requires each State to consider whether to adopt a ... | Comprehensive One-Call Notification Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Synthetic Drug Prevention,
Treatment, and Education Act''.
SEC. 2. SYNTHETIC RECREATIONAL DRUGS.
Title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting
after section 317T of such Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-22) the following:
``SEC. 317U. SYNTHETI... | Synthetic Drug Prevention, Treatment, and Education Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to study strategies for preventing and treating the use of synthetic recreational drugs, which are substances marketed for recreational use (regardless o... | Synthetic Drug Prevention, Treatment, and Education Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Library Trust Fund
Act''.
SEC. 2. UNITED STATES LIBRARY TRUST FUND.
(a) Designation of Overpayments and Contributions for United States
Library Trust Fund.--Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by ad... | United States Library Trust Fund Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish in the Treasury the United States Library Trust Fund; and (2) permit a taxpayer to designate one dollar of any tax overpayment of tax and any cash contribution which the taxpayer includes with a return to such Fund. Provides for g... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for designation of overpayments and contributions to the United States Library Trust Fund, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Medical Services Support
Act''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation and the
Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Under Secretary for
Emergency... | Emergency Medical Services Support Act - Requires the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response, to establish a Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services to improve coordination and enhance support of ... | To establish a Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stem Cell Research for Patient
Benefit Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH GUIDELINES FOR
RESEARCH USING HUMAN PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS.
The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall conduct or
... | Stem Cell Research for Patient Benefit Act 2001 - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health to: (1) conduct or support research using human pluripotent stem cells from embryos and fetal tissue in accordance with the National Institutes of Health Guidelines for Research Using Human Pluripotent Stem Cell... | To require implementation of the National Institutes of Health Guidelines for Research Using Human Pluripotent Stem Cells, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ed Walker Memorial Act for
Improvements to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation
Program''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Beginning in the mid-1940s, workers at hundreds of
facilities... | Ed Walker Memorial Act for Improvements to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program - Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the energy employees occupational i... | A bill to amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Army Arsenal Revitalization Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Congressional defense committees.--The term
``congressional defense committees'' has the meaning given that
term in section 101(a)(16) of titl... | Army Arsenal Revitalization Act of 2016 This bill requires the Defense Logistics Agency to report to Congress regarding Department of Defense (DOD) legacy items with a contract value equal to $5 million or more. DOD shall use Army arsenals for the production of these legacy items. DOD shall: (1) report to Congress lis... | Army Arsenal Revitalization Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Success in Iraq And
Diplomatic Surge for National and Political Reconciliation in Iraq Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TI... | Military Success in Iraq and Diplomatic Surge for National and Political Reconciliation in Iraq Act of 2007 - Makes specified declarations of policy, including that: (1) the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (the Iraq Resolution) is the sole basis of authority under which the Presi... | To recognize the extraordinary performance of the Armed Forces in achieving the military objectives of the United States in Iraq, to terminate the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243), to require congressional reauthorization to continue deployment of the Armed Fo... |
SECTION 1. REHABILITATION AND REPAIR OF HIGH HAZARD POTENTIAL DAMS.
(a) Definitions.--Section 2 of the National Dam Safety Program Act
(33 U.S.C. 467) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), (8),
(9), (10), (11), (12), and (13) as paragraphs (5), (6), (7),
(8... | This bill amends the National Dam Safety Program Act to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a program to provide technical, planning, design, and construction assistance grants to non-federal sponsors for rehabilitation of eligible high hazard potential dams. The bill defines an "eli... | A bill to amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of high hazard potential dams, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Access to Credit Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY DIRECT AND GUARANTEED LOANS.
(a) Tangible Equity Requirements.--Section 310B(d) of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(d)) is
amended by striking paragraph ... | Rural Access to Credit Act of 2010 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to use commercial lending standards in determining equity requirements for rural entity direct or guaranteed loans.
Directs the Secretary, through December 31, 2011, to guarantee up... | A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to improve the business and industry direct and guaranteed loan program of the Department of Agriculture. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Courts, Public
Defender Service, and Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITIES OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS.
(a) Authorization To Collect Debts and Erroneous Payments From
Employees.--
... | . District of Columbia Courts, Public Defender Service, and Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the District of Columbia Code to authorize the Executive Officer of the District of Columbia courts to: collect debts owed to the District of Columbia Courts because of erroneous p... | District of Columbia Courts, Public Defender Service, and Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Recovery On-the-Job
Training Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. ON-THE-JOB TRAINING FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AREAS.
(a) Amendment to the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.--The
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) is amended by
... | Economic Recovery On-the-Job Training Act of 2013 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require the Secretary of Labor to make discretionary grants to state and local boards for adult on-the-job training or dislocated worker on-the-job training programs within economically disadvantaged areas and extremely e... | Economic Recovery On-the-Job Training Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Employment Dispute
Resolution Act of 2001 (NEDRA)''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The prohibitive costs and emotional toll of litigation
as well as the growing backlog of employment civil rights
... | National Employment Dispute Resolution Act of 2001 (NEDRA) - Amends title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to require the pertinent agency or entity to: (1) provide counseling services regarding, and endeavor to addres... | To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991, to require the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to mediate employee claims arising under ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drug Court Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Drug courts.--The term ``drug courts'' means a Federal
district court of general jurisdiction in a high drug crime
district, as defined by the Department of Jus... | Excludes as an "eligible offender" a person who: (1) is accused of violent criminal offenses; (2) is not accused of drug, drug-related, or drug-motivated offenses; (3) has previously been convicted of a Federal or State violent felony offense; or (4) for any other reason within the court's discretion does not meet all ... | Drug Court Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Invasive Pest Control Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the importation of unprocessed logs, lumber, and other
unmanufactured wood articles into the United States may result
in the introduction of no... | Invasive Pest Control Act of 1998 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict or prohibit the importation, entry, exportation, or movement in interstate commerce of a plant, plant product, biological control organism, plant pest, noxious weed, wood article, or means of conveyance in order to prevent the intro... | Invasive Pest Control Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Industrial Hemp Banking Act''.
SEC. 2. SECURE AND FAIR ENFORCEMENT OF THE BANKING LAWS.
(a) Safe Harbor for Depository Institutions.--A Federal banking
regulator may not--
(1) terminate or limit the deposit insurance or
... | Industrial Hemp Banking Act This bill prohibits a federal banking regulator from: (1) terminating or limiting the deposit insurance or share insurance of a depository institution solely because the institution provides financial services to a legitimate industrial hemp business; (2) prohibiting or otherwise d... | Industrial Hemp Banking Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``SBIR Commercialization Assistance
Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. COMMERCIALIZATION ASSISTANCE PILOT PROGRAM.
Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(tt) Commercialization Assistan... | SBIR Commercialization Assistance Act of 2017 This bill amends the Small Business Act to require a federal agency required to have a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program (covered agency) to implement a commercialization assistance pilot program (CAPP), under which an eligible entity may received a subseque... | SBIR Commercialization Assistance Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Energy Environmental
Research Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish an integrated and
comprehensive ocean, coastal, Great Lakes, and atmospheric research and
environmental information sharing program to supp... | Renewable Energy Environmental Research Act of 2014 - Requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), within three years, to: (1) develop a plan for a comprehensive and integrated ocean, coastal, Great Lakes, and atmosphere science program to support renewable energy development and smart grid tech... | Renewable Energy Environmental Research Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sandpoint Land and Facilities
Conveyance Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF SANDPOINT FEDERAL BUILDING AND ADJACENT LAND,
SANDPOINT, IDAHO.
(a) Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction.--Not later than 30
days after the date of the enac... | Sandpoint Land and Facilities Conveyance Act of 2003 - Directs the Administrator of General Services to transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture jurisdiction over certain land in Sandpoint, Idaho, with the Secretary assuming the obligation of the Administrator to repay to the Federal Finance Bank the debt incurred with... | A bill to provide for the conveyance by the Secretary of Agriculture of the Sandpoint Federal Building and adjacent land in Sandpoint, Idaho, and for other purposes. |
1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. INTEREST RATES.
(a) Interest Rates.--Section 455(b) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (7)--
(A) in the paragraph heading, by insertin... | Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013 - (Sec. 2) Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to set the annual interest rate on Direct Stafford loans and Direct Unsubsidized Stafford loans issued to undergraduate students at the rate on high-yield 10-year Treasury notes plus 2... | Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expedited Consideration of Cuts,
Consolidations, and Savings Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CUTS, CONSOLIDATIONS, AND SAVINGS
PREPARED BY THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.
(a) In General.--Part B of title X of the Co... | Expedited Consideration of Cuts, Consolidations, and Savings Act of 2013 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to authorize the President to propose to carry out all or part of the recommendations contained in the most recent Cuts, Consolidations, and Savings prepared by the Office of Ma... | Expedited Consideration of Cuts, Consolidations, and Savings Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employees and Uniformed
Services Group Long-Term Care Insurance Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE.
(a) In General.--Subpart G of part III of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
... | Authorizes the Office of Personnel Management, without regard to statutes requiring competitive bidding, to contract with qualified carriers to provide long-term care insurance under this Act. Sets forth contract terms, including a requirement that coverage may not be canceled except for nonpayment of premiums. Provide... | Federal Employees and Uniformed Services Group Long-Term Care Insurance Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Retirees Health Care
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Career members of the Armed Forces and their families
endure unique and extraordinary ... | Military Retirees Health Care Protection Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Department of Defense (DOD) and the nation have a committed obligation to provide health benefits to retired military personnel that exceeds the obligation of corporate employers to their employees; (2) DOD has many additional ... | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to limit increases in the costs to retired members of the Armed Forces of health care services under the TRICARE program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clear Your Good Name Act''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES IN FEDERAL RECORDS TO VOIDABLE ARRESTS.
(a) In General.--Any reference in any Federal law enforcement
agency record to an arrest of a person living after the effective date
of this Act, and any Federal la... | Clear Your Good Name Act - Requires that a reference in any Federal law enforcement agency record to an arrest of a person living after the effective date of this Act, and any Federal law enforcement record (such as fingerprint records or photographs) generated pursuant to that arrest, be expunged: (1) within 30 days a... | To require Federal law enforcement agencies to expunge voidable arrest records, to provide incentive funds to States that have in effect a system for expunging such records, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Federal Highway Administration estimates that there
are 604,485 bridges on the Nation's public road network, of
which 116,669 are on the National Highway System.
(2) The average age of the Nation's b... | This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation to permit states to carry out bridge projects using previously allocated funds that have been identified as being excess or inactive. The projects may include operational improvements, capital and operating costs, environmental measures, and transportation control m... | To authorize States to carry out bridge construction, maintenance, repair, and replacement projects using previously allocated surface transportation funds that are identified as being excess or inactive, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Housing Improvement Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF 1-FOR-1 REPLACEMENT REQUIREMENT.
(a) In General.--Section 18 of the United States Housing Act of
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437p) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A)... | Public Housing Improvement Act of 1994 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to repeal the public housing demolition one-for-one replacement requirement.
Permits the use of modernization funds for cost-effective new construction.
Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to transfer the manageme... | Public Housing Improvement Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Antiterrorism Tools Enhancement Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. NATIONWIDE SEARCH WARRANTS IN TERRORISM INVESTIGATIONS.
Rule 41(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is amended
to read as follows:
``(3) a magistrate judge--in an investiga... | Antiterrorism Tools Enhancement Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to authorize a magistrate judge, at the request of a Federal law enforcement officer or attorney for the Government, to issue a warrant in an investigation of a Federal crime of terrorism or of specified offenses relating to in... | To strengthen antiterrorism investigative tools, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Caregiver Credit Act
of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF THE SENATE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that:
(1) Caregiving is an essential element of family life and a
vital service for children, the ill, the disab... | Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2017 This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act, for purposes of determining OASDI benefits, to credit individuals who serve as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such s... | Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Lending Enhancement
Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. REDUCED LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION IN GUARANTEED LOANS.
Section 7(a)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(2)) is
amended to read as follows:
``(2) Level of participation in guarant... | Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 1995 - Amends the Small Business Act to reduce the level of participation by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in loans guaranteed under the Act on a deferred basis to: (1) 75 percent of the outstanding balance, if the balance exceeds $100,000; and (2) 80 percent of such... | Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeland Investment Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. TOLL TAX ON EXCESS QUALIFIED FOREIGN DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT.
(a) In General.--Subpart F of part III of subchapter N of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to controlled foreign
corporations) ... | Homeland Investment Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a U.S. corporation doing business abroad to elect to have its foreign earnings taxed in the United States for one year at a rate equal to 5.25 percent of the excess qualified foreign distribution and the amount attributable to such corporation... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage investing of foreign earnings within the United States for productive business purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reservist Access to Justice Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO VETERANS' REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS.
(a) Liquidated Damages.--
(1) State and private employers.--Section 4323(d)(1)(C) of
title 38, United States Code, is amended to read ... | Reservist Access to Justice Act of 2007 - Allows a court, if it determines that a federal, state, or private employer's failure to comply with a veteran's reemployment rights was willful, to require the employer to pay the individual the greater of any loss of wages or benefits, or $20,000. Requires (current law author... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve veterans' reemployment rights under chapter 43 of such title, to exempt claims brought under that chapter from arbitration under chapter 1 of title 9 of such Code, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Part-Time and Temporary Workers
Protection Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN
INDIVIDUALS SEEKING PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT.
(a) General Rule.--Subsection (a) of section 3304 of the Internal
Revenue Co... | Part-Time and Temporary Workers Protection Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise requirements for approval of State unemployment compensation laws to provide for the eligibility for unemployment compensation of certain individuals seeking part-time employment.
Directs the Secretary of Labor, acting ... | Part-Time and Temporary Workers Protection Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Child and Adult
Care Food Program Integrity Act of 2000''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Eligibility criteria for participati... | (Sec. 2) Revises CACFP eligibility criteria for participating organizations to require that they have not been determined ineligible for participation in any other Federal program as a result of program requirement violations. Requires sponsoring organizations to: (1) employ an appropriate number of monitoring personne... | Child and Adult Care Food Program Integrity Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Payment Fairness Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. VALUE INDEX UNDER THE MEDICARE PHYSICIAN HOSPITAL SERVICE.
(a) In General.--Section 1848(e)(5) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395w-4(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragra... | Medicare Payment Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create a value index for the physician work component for each Medicare physician fee schedule area.
Requires the Secretary to create a value index for each h... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to create a value indexing mechanism for the physician work component of the Medicare physician hospital service and for inpatient hospital services. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Health
Program Benefit Change Accountability Act''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) effective beginning in 1996, Federal retirees enrolled
in the Governmentwide service benefit plan und... | Federal Health Program Benefit Change Accountability Act - Amends Federal law to require that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) prepare an annual report concerning the health benefits program for Federal employees which shall describe any substantial changes in maximums, limitations, exclusions, or other definit... | Federal Health Program Benefit Change Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indiana Dunes National Park
Designation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Great Lakes form the largest freshwater system on
Earth;
(2) Lake Michigan is--
(A) the second largest Gr... | Indiana Dunes National Park Designation Act This bill renames the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore as the Indiana Dunes National Park. | Indiana Dunes National Park Designation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act
Improvements Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SAFETY PROVISIONS OF
TITLE 18.
(a) In General.--Section 926B of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(3), by ... | Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to include a law enforcement officer of the Amtrak Police Department and the Federal Reserve or a law enforcement or police officer of the executive branch as a qualified law enforcement officer eligible to carry concealed f... | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Campus Crime Disclosure Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the General Accounting Office, 63
institutions of higher education were in violation of the
amendments made by... | Campus Crime Disclosure Act of 1998 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to the categories of crimes on which higher education institutions are required to report under the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990. Adds reporting requirements for the offenses of manslaughter, larceny, arson, a... | Campus Crime Disclosure Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Hormone
Replacement Therapy Alternative Treatment Fairness Act''.
(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. Medicare co... | Hormone Replacement Therapy Alternative Treatment Fairness Act - Amends the Social Security Act to include coverage of hormone replacement therapy for menopausal symptoms and alternative treatments for hormone replacement therapy for menopausal symptoms under Medicare (title XVIII of the Act). Includes alternative trea... | To provide for coverage of hormone replacement therapy and alternative treatments for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, group health plans and individual health insurance coverage, and other Federal health insurance programs. |
SECTION 1. LIQUIDATION OR RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES OF ROLLER
CHAIN.
(a) Liquidation or Reliquidation of Entries.--Notwithstanding
sections 514 and 520 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514 and
1520) or any other provision of law, the Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection shall, not ... | Directs the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to liquidate or reliquidate certain entries of roller chain and refund any amounts owed. | A bill to liquidate or reliquidate certain entries of roller chain. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Payday Loan Consumer
Protection Amendments of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Payday lending is a rapidly expanding form of high-
cost, short-term credit tha... | Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act to redefine credit to include any payday loan.
Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a creditor from making a payday loan if the creditor has reasonable cause to believe that: (1) the personal check or share draft received in exchange for such loan is drawn upon either an... | Federal Payday Loan Consumer Protection Amendments of 2000 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that:
(1) Sickle Cell Disease is a serious illness that
disproportionately affects African-Americans.
(2) Approximately 1 out of every 12 African-Americans is
born with the sickle cell trait, and about 1 out of... | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award a grant to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals to establish and construct the National Center for Sickle Cell Disease Research at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and for related facilities and equipment at such Center. Authorizes a... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award a grant for the establishment of the National Center for Sickle Cell Disease Research, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Water Accountability Tax Efficiency
Reinvestment Act of 2009'' or as the ``WATER Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR WATERSENSE PROGRAM PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is a... | Water Accountability Tax Efficiency Reinvestment Act of 2009 or the WATER Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 30% of amounts paid for WaterSense program property certified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Limits the lifetime dollar amount of such credit to $1,500. Termi... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for property certified by the Environmental Protection Agency under the WaterSense program. |
SECTION 1. ANTI-BULLYING ROUNDTABLE.
(a) Establishment.--The President shall establish a commission to
be known as the ``Anti-Bullying Roundtable'' (in this Act referred to
as the ``Roundtable'').
(b) Duties.--The duties of the Roundtable shall be to study
bullying in elementary and secondary schools in the... | This bill requires the President to establish a commission called the "Anti-Bullying Roundtable" to study bullying in elementary and secondary schools in the United States. The roundtable must submit a report about best practices concerning bullying, including recommendations for: (1) combating bullying, (2)... | To establish an Anti-Bullying Roundtable to study bullying in elementary and secondary schools in the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fraudulent Online Identity Sanctions
Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO TRADEMARK ACT OF 1946.
Section 35 of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the
registration and protection of trademarks used in commerce, to carry
out the provisions of certain inter... | Fraudulent Online Identity Sanctions Act - Amends the Trademark Act of 1946 and Federal copyright law to make it a violation of trademark and copyright law if a person knowingly provided, or caused to be provided, materially false contact information in making, maintaining, or renewing the registration of a domain name... | To provide additional civil and criminal remedies for domain name fraud. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Energy Critical Elements
and American Jobs Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate Congressional committees'' means the Committee on
Scienc... | Securing Energy Critical Elements and American Jobs Act of 2015 Authorizes within the Department of Energy (DOE) a research, development, and commercial application program to assure the long-term, secure, and sustainable supply of energy critical elements to satisfy the national security, economic well-being, and ind... | Securing Energy Critical Elements and American Jobs Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wireless 411 Privacy Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) There are roughly 150 million wireless subscribers in
the United States, up from approximately 15 million subscribers
just a decade ago.
... | Wireless 411 Privacy Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit a provider of commercial mobile services, or any affiliate or agent of such provider (provider), from including the wireless telephone number of any current subscriber in any wireless directory assistance service (WDAS) database unless the pro... | To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to protect the privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communications services. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Antidumping Compensation Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. COMPENSATION AWARDS.
Subtitle C of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 is amended by
inserting after section 736 the following new section:
``SEC. 736A. COMPENSATION AWARDS.
``(a) Definitions.--For ... | Antidumping Compensation Act of 1994 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to direct the International Trade Commission (ITC), with respect to the award of compensation under an antidumping duty finding or order, or countervailing duty order, to forward to the Commissioner of the United States Customs Service a list of petit... | Antidumping Compensation Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Civil Aircraft Trade Enforcement Act
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Airbus Industrie is a multinational consortium of 4
aircraft manufacturers organized to deve... | Civil Aircraft Trade Enforcement Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to collect information on: (1) subsidies provided by France, Germany, and the United Kingdom to Airbus Industrie member companies with respect to the manufacture and exportation of large civil aircraft to the United States; an... | Civil Aircraft Trade Enforcement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Nutrition Improvement Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. CONSUMPTION OF MILK IN SCHOOLS.
(a) Fluid Milk.--
(1) In general.--Section 9(a) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)) is amended by
striki... | Child Nutrition Improvement Act of 2003 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) to revise school lunch program requirements relating to fluid milk. Requires school lunches to offer students a variety of flavored and unflavored milk, as determined by the school. Allows schools or institutions pa... | To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish programs to promote increased consumption of milk in schools and to improve the nutrition and health of children. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Superfund Recycling Equity Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to promote the reuse and recycling of scrap material in
furtherance of the goals of waste minimization and natural
resource cons... | Superfund Recycling Equity Act of 1994 - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to absolve persons (other than owners or operators) who arranged for the recycling of recyclable material from liability for environmental response actions.
Deems transactions involving scr... | Superfund Recycling Equity Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Economic
Vitalization Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Rural vitalization p... | Rural Economic Vitalization Act This bill authorizes the voluntary waiver of permits or leases for grazing on federal lands managed by the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior. If a permit or lease is waived by a permittee or lessee, the appropriate department must: accept and terminate the p... | Rural Economic Vitalization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Museum of Industrial
History Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the economic and societal transition of the United
States from an agricultural age to an industrial age, and the
... | National Museum of Industrial History Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to offer to enter into an agreement with an appropriate entity under which to provide federal assistance for the development and operation of an interpretive center and museum on the former Bethlehem Steel Plant Site in Bethlehem, Pennsyl... | A bill to assist in the establishment of an interpretive center and museum in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to protect and interpret the history of the industrialization of the United States. |
SECTION 1. NATIONAL RUSSIAN THREAT RESPONSE CENTER.
(a) Establishment.--The National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
3001 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 119B the following
new section:
``SEC. 119C. NATIONAL RUSSIAN THREAT RESPONSE CENTER.
``(a) Establishment.--There is within the Office of ... | This bill amends the National Security Act of 1947 to establish within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) a National Russian Threat Response Center. The primary missions of the center shall be: to serve as the primary U.S. government organization for analyzing and integrating all intelligence pe... | To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to establish the National Russian Threat Response Center within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Alternative Energy
Extender Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE TAX INCENTIVES
Sec. 101... | Alternative Energy Extender Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2010: (1) the tax credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources; (2) the tax credit for holders of clean renewable energy bonds and the national volume cap for such bonds; (3) the tax deduction for energy efficient c... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain energy tax incentives, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. TAX CREDIT FOR EDUCATION EXPENSES AT 2-YEAR COLLEGES.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefundable
personal credits) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 25A. EDUCATION EXPENSES AT 2-YEAR COLLEGES.
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a limited tax credit for educational expenses at a two-year college. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a nonrefundable tax credit for the expenses of an education at a 2-year college. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Respirator Access Assurance Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Each year millions of workers, responders and citizens
in the United States and around the world depend on the
availability ... | Respirator Access Assurance Act of 2005 - States that manufacturers or sellers of respirators shall not be subject to claims for defective design or warning, or any claims based on such allegations, if the respirator in question received National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) approval and was man... | To protect American workers and responders by ensuring the continued commercial availability of respirators and to establish rules governing product liability actions against manufacturers and sellers of respirators. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iran Nuclear Compliance Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. IRAN NUCLEAR COMPLIANCE.
(a) Effective Enforcement of Interim Agreement.--
(1) In general.--During the 240-day period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act, the President m... | Iran Nuclear Compliance Act of 2013 - Prohibits the President, in connection with the ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran and during the 240-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, from exercising a waiver of, suspending, or otherwise reducing any sanctions imposed on Iran unless the President... | Iran Nuclear Compliance Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Employment for All Act''.
SEC. 2. USE OF CREDIT CHECKS PROHIBITED FOR EMPLOYMENT PURPOSES.
(a) Prohibition for Employment and Adverse Action.--Section 604 of
the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681b) is amended--
(1) in subsectio... | Equal Employment for All Act - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes or for making an adverse action, if the report contains information that ... | To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Children today are spending less time outdoors than any
generation in human history, as evidenced by studies that show
children enjoy half... | Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue one cooperative agreement per state to eligible entities to implement and update a five-year Healthy Kids Outdoors State Strategy for encouraging Americans, especially children, youth, and families, to be physically active outdoors.
... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out programs and activities that connect Americans, especially children, youth, and families, with the outdoors. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Job Creation Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.
(a) In General.--Section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(l) Small Bu... | Small Business Job Creation Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow small business employers whose gross receipts in the preceding taxable year did not exceed $20 million or who did not employ more than 200 full-time employees a work opportunity tax credit for hiring unemployed individuals as full-time ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage hiring unemployed individuals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Multimodal Transportation Financing
Act''.
SEC. 2. TAX-EXEMPT FINANCING OF QUALIFIED HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE.
(a) Treatment as Exempt Facility Bond.--Subsection (a) of section
142 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exempt facility
bond) ... | Multimodal Transportation Financing Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide for the treatment of qualified highway infrastructure project bonds as exempt facility bonds; (2) exclude mass commuting facilities from the definition of "private activity bond"; (3) modify the definition of high-speed intercity... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional tax incentives for public-private partnerships in financing of highway, mass transit, high speed rail, and intermodal transfer facilities projects, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oceans and Human Health Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The rich biodiversity of marine organisms provides
society with an essential biomedical resource, a promising... | Oceans and Human Health Act - (Sec. 2) Provides for coordination and support of Federal interagency ocean science programs, including research on and monitoring of the role of oceans in human health.
(Sec. 3) Directs the President, through the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), to coordinate and support a... | A bill to provide for Presidential support and coordination of interagency ocean science programs and development and coordination of a comprehensive and integrated United States research and monitoring program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Eastern Wilderness Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF AREAS IN WILDERNESS SYSTEM.
(a) Purpose and Intent.--In order to assure that an increasing
population, accompanied by expanding settlement and growing
mechanization, does not occupy and modify all ... | Eastern Wilderness Act of 1998 - Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to: (1) study and inventory all Federal lands of 500 acres or more which are east of the 100th meridian and which may qualify as wilderness; (2) review those areas identified as having wilderness characteristics; and (3) report to... | Eastern Wilderness Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native Contract and Rate Expenditure
Act of 2014'' or the ``Native CARE Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Federal health services to maintain and improve the
health of American Indians and A... | Native Contract and Rate Expenditure Act of 2014 or the Native CARE Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to remove the restriction to hospitals furnishing inpatient Medicare services and allow all service providers to participate under: (1) the Purchased/Referred Care program (formerly... | Native CARE Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Lands Recreation Fee
Authority Act''.
SEC. 2. RECREATION FEES ON FEDERAL LANDS.
(a) General Authority.--Except as provided in subsection (b):
(1) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to collect
recreation fees, includ... | Federal Lands Recreation Fee Authority Act - Authorizes the collection of recreation, use, and entrance fees on certain lands administered by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture.Prohibits the charging of recreation fees for: (1) travel over roads established as part of the National Federal Ai... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to collect recreation fees on Federal lands, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Graduate
Opportunities in Higher Education Act of 2003''.
(b) References.--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 sectio... | Graduate Opportunities in Higher Education Act of 2003 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise requirements for Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs (title VII), and to reauthorize appropriations for some of such programs through FY 2009.
(Sec. 2) Revises the Jacob K. Javits fellowship pro... | To amend title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure graduate opportunities in postsecondary education, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prescription Drug Fairness for
Seniors Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Manufacturers of prescription drugs engage in price
discrimination practices that compel many ... | Prescription Drug Fairness for Seniors Act of 2001 - Requires each participating manufacturer of a covered outpatient drug to make it available for purchase by each pharmacy: (1) in an amount equal to the aggregate amount sold or distributed by the pharmacy to Medicare beneficiaries; and (2) at a price no greater than ... | To provide for substantial reductions in the price of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Access for Treatments
Ideal in Enhancing New Therapies Act of 2015'', or the ``PATIENT Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. EXTENDED EXCLUSIVITY PERIOD FOR CERTAIN NEW DRUG APPLICATIONS
AND ABBREVIATED NEW DRUG APPLICATIONS.
(a) New Drug App... | Promoting Access for Treatments Ideal in Enhancing New Therapies Act of 2015 or the PATIENT Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend to five years the three-year marketing exclusivity period provided to certain new drugs that include an active ingredient that was already approved ... | PATIENT Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Identification Security Enhancement
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL.
Title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (division B of Public Law 109-
13; 49 U.S.C. 30301 note) is repealed.
SEC. 3. DRIVER'S LICENSES AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS.
(a) Definitio... | Identification Security Enhancement Act of 2006 - Repeals title II of the Real ID Act of 2005.
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) establish by regulation minimum standards for acceptance of state-issued driver's licenses and personal identification cards by federal agencies; (2) establish a negotiated ... | A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute the section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to prot... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prisoner-of-War Commemorative Coin
Act''.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) Issuance.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act
referred to -i-n -t-h-i-s -A-c-t as the ``Secretary'') shall issue not
more than 1,500,000 one dollar coins whic... | Prisoner-of-War Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a specified number of one-dollar coins emblematic of the experience of American prisoners of war.
Requires that all sales of such coins include a surcharge of $5 per coin. Requires specified proceeds from such surcharges to be pai... | Prisoner-of-War Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Economic
Vitalization Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Rural vitalization p... | Rural Economic Vitalization Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) or the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) accept and terminate any grazing permit or lease that is waived by a grazing permittee or lessee; and (2) not issue any new grazing permit or lease within the grazing allotment covered by the retired p... | To authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on Federal lands managed by the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior where livestock grazing is impractical, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Electronic Equipment
Donation Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO TRANSFER USEFUL FEDERAL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT TO
EDUCATIONAL RECIPIENTS.
(a) Transfer of Equipment to Educational Entities.--
(1) In general.--Each Fed... | Federal Electronic Equipment Donation Act of 2008 - Directs each federal agency to identify useful federal electronic equipment that the agency has determined is excess to its needs and to: (1) report such equipment to the Administrator of General Services for processing for transfer to an educational recipient in acco... | To direct Federal agencies to transfer excess Federal electronic equipment, including computers, computer components, printers, and fax machines, to educational recipients. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National High Performance Passenger
Rail Transportation-Oriented Development Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation (in this Act
referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall... | National High Performance Passenger Rail Transportation-Oriented Development Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish an initiative to promote passenger rail operations and transportation-oriented development by creating rail projects qualified for federal incentives for communities to e... | To promote transportation-oriented development and encourage dedicated revenue sources for urban and regional rail corridor development. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Airline Passenger Safety Enhancement
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The screening of passengers and property at United
States airports is, by law, the responsibility of airlines.
(2) T... | Airline Passenger Safety Enhancement Act of 2001 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to: (1) study how the performance of security functions at U.S. airports should be organized and carried out, in cooperation with air carriers and airport administrators, to secure the safety of pas... | A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require that the screening of passengers and property on flights in air transportation be carried out by employees of the Federal Aviation Administration, and to assist small- to medium-size airports with security enhancements. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Line Item Veto Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENT OF SPENDING CONTROL BY THE PRESIDENT.
The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end
thereof the following new title:
``TITLE XI--LEGISLATIVE LINE ITEM VETO RESCI... | Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 1995 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to grant the President legislative line item veto rescission authority.
Authorizes the President to rescind all or part of any budget authority, if the President determines that such rescission: (1) would help... | Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Medicare Subvention
Demonstration Project Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF VETERANS MEDICARE SUBVENTION DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT.
(a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
(1) Medicare-eligible veteran.--The term ``... | Veterans Medicare Subvention Demonstration Project Act - Directs the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) to jointly establish a demonstration project to provide the Department of Veterans Affairs with reimbursement, under provisions of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security A... | Veterans Medicare Subvention Demonstration Project Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Health Care Board Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL HEALTH CARE BOARD.
(a) Federal Health Care Board.--
(1) Establishment.--
(A) In general.--There is established an
independent agency in the executi... | Federal Health Care Board Act of 2007 - Establishes the Federal Health Care Board as an independent agency in the executive branch.
Requires the Board to: (1) ensure that Americans have access to health insurance and are provided certain basic facts about health care services prior to receiving care; (2) ensure that p... | A bill to provide for the establishment of the Federal Health Care Board. |
AND TERMINATION OF BANK FUNCTIONS.
(a) Resolution of Functions.--The Secretary shall--
(1) complete the disposition and resolution of functions of
the Bank in accordance with this Act; and
(2) resolve all functions that are transferred to the
Secretary under section 6(a)(2... | Entering Negotiations to Dissolve Outdated Financial Agencies Nationalizing Export Related Activities or the END OF AN ERA Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to seek to enter into negotiations with other countries for the mutual elimination of government-backed export credit agencies. Treasury shall s... | END OF AN ERA Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``QMB Improvement Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. MECHANISM PROMOTING PROVISION OF MEDICARE COST-SHARING
ASSISTANCE TO ELIGIBLE LOW-INCOME MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES.
(a) In General.--Part A of title XI of the Social Security Act is
amended by adding at... | QMB Improvement Act of 1998 - Amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA), as well as SSA title XIX (Medicaid) and the Internal Revenue Code, to establish a mechanism for promoting the provision of Medicare cost-sharing assistance under Medicaid to eligible low-income Medicare benefi... | QMB Improvement Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to assist States to--
(A) give children from low-income families the same
choices among all elementary and secondary schools and
other academic programs as children from wealthier
... | Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to States for private or public school choice vouchers for children from low-income families who are enrolled in low-performing elementary or secondary public schools.Requires each grantee State to provide scholarships (at $2,000 per year, but with continuing awards) to... | A bill to provide educational opportunities for disadvantaged children, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. HOLD-HARMLESS AMOUNTS FOR PAYMENTS RELATING TO FEDERAL
ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.
Section 8002 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 7702) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsections:
``(g) Former Districts.--
``(1) In gene... | Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding impact aid payments.
Provides hold-harmless payment amounts for impact-aid payments relating to Federal acquisition of real property. Provides that no eligible local educational agency shall receive less than 85 percent of the preceding year's amount... | A bill to amend the Impact Aid program to provide for hold-harmless with respect to amounts for payments relating to the Federal acquisition of real property, to permit certain local educational agencies to apply for increased payments for fiscal year 1994 under the Impact Aid program, and to amend the Impact Aid progr... |
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