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SECTION 1. MEDICARE INTERNET-BASED CLAIMS SUBMISSION DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT.
(a) Establishment of Demonstration Project.--The Secretary of
Health and Human Services shall implement a demonstration project (in
this section referred to as the ``project'') to provide for the use of
the Internet for t... | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement a demonstration project to provide for the use of the Internet for the electronic submission of claims by service providers under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act for which the HCFA-1500 claim form is utilized. | To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration project for the use of an Internet-based form for submission of certain claims under the Medicare Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enhance Partner Cyber Capabilities
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(1) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (commonly known
as ``NATO'') remains a critical alliance for the United States
and a cost-effective, flexible means of provi... | Enhance Partner Cyber Capabilities Act This bill directs the President to develop a strategy for the offensive use of cyber capabilities by federal agencies. The strategy shall include: (1) a description of enhancements needed to improve such capabilities of the United States and partner nations, including North Atlant... | Enhance Partner Cyber Capabilities Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Money Laundering and
Terrorist Financing Act of 2006''.
TITLE I--MONEY LAUNDERING
SEC. 101. SPECIFIED UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY.
Section 1956(c)(7) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
``... | Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act of 2006 - Amends money laundering provisions of the federal criminal code to redefine "specified unlawful activity" as: (1) any act constituting an offense in violation of the laws of the United States or any State punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 ... | A bill to improve the prohibitions on money laundering, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) there are situated in the State of Tennessee the sites
of several key Civil War battles, campaigns, and engagements;
(2) certain sites, battlefields, structures, and areas in
Tennessee are colle... | Designates the Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area in Tennessee upon notification in the Federal Register by the Secretary of the Interior that a compact relating to the objectives and management of the Area has been approved by the Secretary.
Requires the management plan to be developed and submitted to the Secretary b... | To designate the Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Assure Access to Mammography Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM FOR SCREENING
AND DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES FURNISHED IN 2003.
(a) Payments to Facilities for Screening and Diagnostic
Mammograph... | Assure Access to Mammography Act of 2003 - Provides that, with respect to payment for a screening or diagnostic mammography furnished to a Medicare beneficiary, the amount of payment made to a hospital-based facility in which such screening or diagnostic mammography is performed during the applicable period is equal to... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for enhanced reimbursement under the medicare program for screening and diagnostic mammography services, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Vanishing Wildlife Stamp Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL POSTAGE STAMPS RELATING TO VANISHING WILDLIFE
PROTECTION.
(a) In General.--Chapter 4 of title 39, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 414 the following:
``Sec.... | Requires amounts becoming available from public investment in such programs to be paid by the Postal Service to the Department of the Interior Multilateral Species Conservation Fund. | Vanishing Wildlife Stamp Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. FEDERAL FUNDING PROHIBITION.
(a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (b) or (f), and
unless the Federal agency is acting under an obligation entered into
before the effective date of this Act, no Federal agency shall award a
grant or contract, make a loan guarantee, or provide any other fu... | Prohibits Federal agencies from awarding grants, contracts, loan guarantees, and other funding to companies of interest (as defined under this Act) that have outsourced jobs during the previous five years, except as specified under this Act or for national security purposes. | To make certain companies that have outsourced jobs during the previous five years ineligible for the receipt of Federal grants, Federal contracts, Federal loan guarantees, and other Federal funding, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Hurricane Wilma
Taxpayer Relief Act of 2005''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title, etc.
Sec. 2. Hurricane Wilma disaster area.
TITLE I--SPECIAL RULES FOR USE OF RETIREMENT... | Hurricane Wilma Taxpayer Relief Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue to provide tax relief for victims of Hurricane Wilma, including by: (1) exempting retirement plan distributions for Hurricane Wilma relief made after October 23, 2005, and before January 1, 2007, from the penalty for premature retirement plan dis... | To provide emergency tax relief for persons affected by Hurricane Wilma. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Hydration is an American Right
in Energy Development Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. TESTING OF UNDERGROUND DRINKING WATER SOURCES IN CONNECTION
WITH HYDRAULIC FRACTURING OPERATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 1421(b)(1) of the Safe Drinking Wa... | Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2013 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require states, in order to obtain primary enforcement responsibility for a state underground injection control program, to prohibit the underground injection of fluids or propping agents pursuant to hydraulic ... | Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Tax Fairness Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR PORTION OF EMPLOYEE OASDI TAXES.
(a) General Rule.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter
1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits)
is amended by re... | Social Security Tax Fairness Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable credit for a portion of an individual's employee OASDI taxes. Requires payment for the costs of such credit to the general fund of the Treasury from amounts in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and th... | Social Security Tax Fairness Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Border Infrastructure Safety and
Congestion Relief Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) although the United States Customs Service has
collected increased duties, merchandise fees, and revenues from
ot... | Border Infrastructure Safety and Congestion Relief Act of 1996 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to border States (California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas) for certain transportation projects necessary to: (1) relieve congestion due to increased traffic resulting from implementation of the... | Border Infrastructure Safety and Congestion Relief Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Center for American Cultural
Heritage Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The history of the United States is in large measure
the history of how the United States was populated.
(2) The evolution ... | Center for American Cultural Heritage Act - Establishes the Center for American Cultural Heritage within the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution, to be located in new or existing Smithsonian Institution facilities on or near the National Mall in the District of Columbia.
Establishes an A... | Center for American Cultural Heritage Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Elimination of Neglected Diseases
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. PATENT EXTENSION AND RESTORATION.
(a) In General.--Chapter 14 of title 35, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 156 the following:
``Sec. 156a. Extension and restoration of p... | Elimination of Neglected Diseases Act of 2006 - Provides for the extension and restoration of the patent term for a certified tropical disease product: (1) that is used to treat neglected or tropical diseases such as HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, or other infectious disease that disproportionately affect poor and margina... | A bill to promote the research and development of drugs related to neglected and tropical diseases, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR CHILD DISABILITY EDUCATION AND
TRAINING EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable personal
credits) is amended by redesignating section 35 as section 36 and
inserting a... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer an income-based credit ($2,000 maximum) for qualifying child disability education and training expenses paid on behalf of a dependent under the age of 18. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit against tax with respect to education and training of developmentally disabled children. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Anti-Terrorism Protection of Mass
Transportation and Railroad Carriers Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. ATTACKS AGAINST MASS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND RAILROAD
CARRIERS.
(a) In general.--Chapter 97 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by s... | Anti-Terrorism Protection of Mass Transportation and Railroad Carriers Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit specified attacks and acts of violence against mass transportation systems and against railroad carriers, including derailing a train, placing a biological agent or toxin in or near a mass t... | A bill to increase the penalties for terrorism against mass transportation and railroads and provide law enforcement with the tools to combat and prevent attacks on mass transportation and railroads. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Advanced Communications for
Emergency Services Act of 2013'' or the ``PACES Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) there are an estimated 302,000,000 active wireless
mobile device users in the United States with ... | Protect Advanced Communications for Emergency Services Act of 2013 or the PACES Act - Requires any patent infringement action against certain wireless carriers (excluding mobile satellite service operators) or IP-enabled voice service providers based on their use of technologies complying with requiremen... | PACES Act |
SECTION 1. FINDING AND POLICY.
(a) Finding.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Presidential Decision Directive 42, issued on October
21, 1995, ordered agencies of the executive branch of the
United States Government to, inter alia, increase the priority
and resources... | Directs: (1) the Secretary of the Treasury, by January 1 of each year, to transmit to the Director of National Drug Control Policy a list of those individuals who play a significant role in international narcotics trafficking; and (2) the Director, by February 1 of each year, to transmit to the President the list, toge... | A bill to block assets of narcotics traffickers who pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Youth and Community
Protection Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) children in Indian country should be protected from
violence;
(2) tribal communities should be able to protect themselves
... | Tribal Youth and Community Protection Act of 2016 This bill reauthorizes through FY2020, and revises, provisions of the Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1986 and other laws that: (1) support efforts to combat alcohol and substance abuse among tribal members, and (2) authorize... | Tribal Youth and Community Protection Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Servicemembers Access to Justice Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY UNDER THE 11TH AMENDMENT WITH
RESPECT TO ENFORCEMENT OF USERRA.
(a) In General.--Section 4323 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
... | Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2008 - Waives a state's sovereign immunity with respect to the enforcement of uniformed services members' employment or reemployment rights or benefits under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA).
Makes unenforceable agreements between an... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the enforcement of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Violence Community Response
Team Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to--
(1) establish and strengthen the partnership between law
enforcement and community groups in order to assist victims of
... | Domestic Violence Community Response Team Act of 1994 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to encourage eligible entities to develop community response teams to combat domestic violence. Directs that grants be awarded in a manner that ensure geographic and demographic diversity.
Set... | Domestic Violence Community Response Team Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``North Korea Refugee Relief and
Reconstruction Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to help the people of North Korea gain
freedom from political oppression.
SEC. 3. NORTH KOREA REFUGEE RELIEF AND RECONSTRUCTION FUND.
(a) Est... | North Korea Refugee Relief and Reconstruction Act of 2006 - States that purpose of this Act is to help the people of North Korea gain freedom from political oppression.
Establishes in the Treasury the North Korea Refugee Relief and Reconstruction Fund.
Authorizes the President to use Fund amounts for: (1) refugee rel... | A bill to authorize refugee relief and reconstruction assistance for North Korea. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Agriculture
Disaster and Market Loss Assistance Act of 1998''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR CROP A... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Emergency Assistance for Crop and Livestock Feed
Losses Due to Disasters
Title II: Market Loss Assistance
Title III: Administration
Agriculture Disaster and Market Loss Assistance Act of 1998 -
Title I: Emergency Assistance for Crop and Livestock Feed Losse... | Agriculture Disaster and Market Loss Assistance Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-
profits Act'' or the ``SUN Act''.
SEC. 2. RETURN INFORMATION OF CERTAIN TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS
AVAILABLE IN A SEARCHABLE FORMAT.
(a) In General.--Section 6104(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is am... | Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits Act or the SUN Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require: (1) the annual tax return information for tax-exempt organizations and deferred compensation plans to be made available to the public at no charge and in an open structured data format that is processable by computers... | SUN Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22
U.S.C. 7102) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (15) as
para... | Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to modify: (1) the criteria for determining whether countries are meeting the minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking, and (2) actions to be taken against countries that fail to ... | Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bond Fairness and Protection Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. TAX-EXEMPT BOND FINANCING OF CERTAIN ELECTRIC FACILITIES.
(a) Permitted Open Access Transactions Not a Private Business
Use.--Section 141(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining
private ... | Bond Fairness and Protection Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to tax-exempt bond financing of certain electric facilities, to exclude a permitted open access transaction (as defined by this Act) from the definition of private business use.
Permits, as specified, termination of tax-exempt bo... | Bond Fairness and Protection Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Commission on American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is established in the legislative branch the National
Commission on American Recovery and Reinvestment (referred to in this
Act as the ... | National Commission on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Establishes in the legislative branch the National Commission on American Recovery and Reinvestment.
Requires the Commission to: (1) investigate and make findings on the number of jobs saved or created as a result of the American Recovery and Rein... | To establish a National Commission on American Recovery and Reinvestment. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Floodplain
and Erosion Mitigation Commission Act of 2005''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I--JO... | Alaska Floodplain and Erosion Mitigation Commission Act of 2005 - Establishes the Joint Federal-State Floodplain and Erosion Mitigation Commission for Alaska to study all matters relating to: (1) the feasibility of alternatives for flooding or erosion assistance; and (2) the development of a policy to guide infrastruct... | A bill to establish a joint Federal-State Floodplain and Erosion Mitigation Commission for the State of Alaska. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pay Down the Debt Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. DEBT STABILIZATION PROCESS.
(a) In General.--The Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by
inserting after title V the following:
``TITLE VI--DEBT STABILIZATION
``SEC. 601. DEBT STABIL... | Pay Down the Debt Act of 2015 This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish a legislative process to stabilize the debt using the prior year's ratio of debt held by the public to the estimated gross domestic product (GDP) as a target. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Office of Manage... | Pay Down the Debt Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Retirement Account Protection Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL FIDUCIARY PROTECTIONS RELATING LOCKDOWNS UNDER
EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLANS.
(a) In General.--Section 402(a)(2) of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (29 ... | Retirement Account Protection Act of 2001 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to revise fiduciary duties with respect to pension plans that are specified types of eligible individual account plans, including employee stock ownership plans that are among qualifying plans under section 40... | To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide additional fiduciary protections for participants and beneficiaries under employee stock ownership plans with respect to lockdowns placed on plan assets. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Liu Xiaobo Legacy of
Freedom & Gold Medal Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Liu Xiaobo was China's most prominent advocate for
democracy, human rights and freedom and a powerful voice for
... | Preserving Liu Xiaobo Legacy of Freedom & Gold Medal Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Liu Xiaobo and collectively to all those who have peacefully advocated for democracy and human rights in China in ... | Preserving Liu Xiaobo Legacy of Freedom & Gold Medal Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. LEGISLATIVE STAY.
(a) Establishment of Standards.--In lieu of the rules specified in
subsection (b), and notwithstanding the date by which those rules would
otherwise be required to be promulgated... | Cement Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 - Provides that the following rules shall have no force or effect and shall be treated as though they had never taken effect: (1) the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry and Standards of Performance for Portland Ce... | A bill to provide additional time for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Motor Carrier Fuel Cost Equity Act
of 2002''.
SEC. 2. MANDATORY FUEL SURCHARGE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 137 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 13714. Fuel surcharge
``(a) Mandatory Fuel Surcharge... | Motor Carrier Fuel Cost Equity Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal transportation code to require any contract or agreement for truckload transportation or service regularly provided by a motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder subject to the Secretary of Transportation and the Surface Transportation Board to include ... | A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mobile Device Privacy Act''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURES TO CONSUMERS REGARDING MOBILE DEVICE MONITORING
SOFTWARE.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall promulgate
... | Mobile Device Privacy Act - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate regulations requiring sellers or manufacturers of mobile devices and software, providers of mobile services, and operators of online services offering downloads of monitoring software for installation on a mobile device to disclose to ... | To require disclosures to consumers regarding the capability of software to monitor mobile device usage, to require the express consent of the consumer prior to monitoring, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Common Sense Marriage Tax Relief Act
of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) According to a 1999 Department of the Treasury study,
of the 51,400,000 joint returns filed in 1999, approximately--
... | Prohibits any provision of this Act taking effect until there is: (1) a social security certification; (2) a medicare certification; and (3) a public debt elimination certification. | Common Sense Marriage Tax Relief Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Caring for Wounded Warriors Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAMS ON TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION FOR FAMILY
CAREGIVER PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANTS FOR VETERANS AND
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.
(a) Pil... | Caring for Wounded Warriors Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out up to three pilot programs to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing training and certification for family caregivers of veterans and members of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Requires eac... | A bill to require pilot programs on training and certification for family caregiver personal care attendants for veterans and members of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury, to require a pilot program on provision of respite care to such veterans and members, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Quality Classrooms Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to support local educational agencies by
awarding grants for--
(1) the implementation of specific measures, as selected by
local educational agencies from a local... | Quality Classrooms Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for one or more of the following measures, collectively established as the local accountability menu: (1) reduction of student-teacher ratios through hiring new classroom teachers; (2) school construction as... | A bill to assist local educational agencies by providing grants for proven measures for increasing the quality of education, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest
Land Adjustment Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DEFINITION.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) certain National Forest System land in the State of
Georgia consists of isolated tracts th... | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to sell or exchange any or all interest of the United States in 30 tracts of National Forest System land in Georgia totaling approximately 3,841 acres. Authorizes USDA to reserve any rights-of-way or othe... | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dry Cask Storage Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. EMERGENCY PLANNING ZONES; DRY CASK STORAGE OF SPENT NUCLEAR
FUEL.
(a) In General.--Title I of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982
(42 U.S.C. 10121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
foll... | Dry Cask Storage Act of 2014 - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to require each licensee of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to submit a plan for: (1) transfer (including on-going additional transfers) to spent nuclear fuel dry casks of any spent nuclear fuel stored by the licensee for at least seven ... | Dry Cask Storage Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Deepwater Offshore Wind Incentive
Act''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR PRODUCTION OF ENERGY FROM DEEP WATER OFFSHORE WIND.
(a) Production Credit.--
(1) In general.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of
chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code... | Deepwater Offshore Wind Incentive Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a general business tax credit for the production of energy from a deep water offshore wind facility. Makes such credit equal to the product of 3.04 cents and the kilowatt hours of electricity produced at a facility during a 10-year period... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for the production of energy from deep water offshore wind. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hydropower Renewable Energy
Development Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. HYDROELECTRIC ENERGY TREATED AS RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, for
purposes of any Federal program or standard, the term ``renewable
energy'' s... | Hydropower Renewable Energy Development Act of 2011 - Includes hydroelectric energy generated in the United States by a hydroelectric facility within the definition of "renewable energy" for purposes of any federal program or standard.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) classify certain hydropower production fac... | A bill to extend certain Federal benefits and income tax provisions to energy generated by hydropower resources. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting America and American
Workers Act''.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF DIVERSITY VISAS TO LEVEL NECESSARY FOR NACARA;
PARTIAL REALLOCATION OF VISAS TO BENEFIT CERTAIN
EMPLOYMENT-BASED IMMIGRANTS.
(a) Reduction of Diversity Vis... | Protecting America and American Workers Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program effective on the first day of the first fiscal year after the date on which the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security jointly determine that such immigrant ... | Protecting America and American Workers Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Next Generation Wireless Disclosure
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In 2011, the President set a goal of bringing next
generation wireless broadband Internet access service to at
least 98 percent ... | Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act - Requires a person selling advanced wireless mobile broadband service (4G service or a successor technology) directly to a consumer to prominently, clearly, and accurately disclose service terms and conditions in marketing materials and upon sale. Excludes from such requirements... | To require accurate disclosures to consumers of the terms and conditions of 4G service and other advanced wireless mobile broadband service. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``School Violence Prevention Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF POLICY.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) In 1997, the Department of Education, in collaboration
with the National Institute of Justice of th... | School Violence Prevention Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Education to review and revise the guidelines relating to the principles of effectiveness criteria developed under the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to ensure that such guidelines meet the findings of a 2002 report prepared for the Depar... | To require the Secretary of Education to review and revise the guidelines relating to the "Principles of Effectiveness" criteria developed pursuant to the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to improve State and local prevention programs and activities carried out under such Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protection of Lawful Commerce in
Arms Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Citizens have a right, protected by the Second
Amendment to the United States Constitution, to keep and b... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 7, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act - Prohibits any qualified civil liability action from being brought in any State or Federal court and requires pending actions to be dismissed. ... | To prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages resulting from the misuse of their products by others. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Business Activity Tax Simplification
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON THE APPLICATION OF PUBLIC LAW
86-272.
(a) Solicitations With Respect to Sales and Transactions of Other
Than Tangible Personal Property.--Secti... | Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2006 - Expands the federal prohibition against state taxation of interstate commerce to: (1) include taxation of out-of-state transactions involving all forms of property, including intangible personal property and services (currently, only sales of tangible personal property... | A bill to simplify the taxation of business activity, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Heating Oil Assistance Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR RESIDENTIAL ENERGY COSTS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter B of chapter 65 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to rules of special application) is amended by
adding at the ... | Home Heating Oil Assistance Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer an income-based refundable tax credit for the lesser of 33% of such taxpayer's residential energy costs for a taxable year, or $500. Defines "residential energy costs" as amounts paid: (1) to any utility for elect... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit against income tax to assist individuals with high residential energy costs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Palestinian Peace Promotion and
Anti-Incitement Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Palestinian Authority has not fully lived up to its
prior agreements with Israel to end incitement; and
... | Palestinian Peace Promotion and Ant-Incitement Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Palestinian Authority (PA) has not lived up to its agreements with Israel to end incitement and should do more to prepare the Palestinian people for peace with Israel.
Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit as... | To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to limit assistance to the Palestinian Authority. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Catastrophe
Obligation Guarantee Act of 2009''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Congressional findings.
Sec. 3. Establishment of debt guarantee program.
Sec. 4. Eli... | Catastrophe Obligation Guarantee Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to guarantee holders against loss of principal, interest, or both, on obligations issued by eligible state programs that are established to provide insurance and reinsurance coverage for residential property in the case of catastrophic... | To establish a program to provide guarantees for debt issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in financial recovery from natural catastrophes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Civil Defense Accountability Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On January 13, 2018, a ballistic missile alert reading:
``BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE
SHELTER. T... | Civil Defense Accountability Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to report to Congress regarding current notification protocols for ballistic missile threats. The Federal Emergency ... | Civil Defense Accountability Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business
Credit Card Act of 2009''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) In past recessions, economic recovery has frequently
been led by the creation of millions of new, small businesses... | Small Business Credit Card Act of 2009 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to cover any qualified small business as a consumer with respect to a credit card account under an open end credit plan (thereby extending credit card protections under such Act to small businesses).
Defines "qualified small business" under the A... | To amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide coverage under such Act for credit cards issued to small businesses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Heroes at Home Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PROTOCOL FOR ASSESSMENT AND DOCUMENTATION OF COGNITIVE
FUNCTIONING OF EACH DEPLOYED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Protocol Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a
protocol for the ass... | Heroes at Home Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a protocol for the assessment and documentation of the cognitive (including memory) functioning of each member of the Armed Forces deployed in Operations Enduring Freedom or Iraqi Freedom before such deployment in order to facilitate their cogni... | A bill to improve the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in members and former members of the Armed Forces, to review and expand telehealth and telemental health programs of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Adoption Promotion Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) In 1997, the Congress passed the Adoption and Safe
Families Act of 1997 to promote comprehensive child welfare
reform to ensure that c... | Adoption Promotion Act of 2003 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise requirements with respect to States eligible to receive adoption incentives payments. Reauthorizes the adoption incentive payments program. Provides additional incentives for adoptions o... | A bill to reauthorize the adoption incentive payments program under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Government Shutdowns Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTOMATIC CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL FUNDING.
(a) In General.--If, as a result of a failure to enact a regular or
continuing appropriation Act or joint resolution, there is a lapse in
appropriations for any project... | Stop Government Shutdowns Act - Appropriates amounts for continuing federal projects and activities at the current rate for operations and under the authority and conditions provided in the applicable appropriation Act or Acts that provided funds for them for the previous fiscal year if, as a result of a failure to ena... | To prevent Government shutdowns by providing for the automatic continuation of Federal funding during a lapse in appropriations. |
SECTION 1. MEDICAL TRIBUNAL PILOT PROGRAMS.
(a) Authorization.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services is
authorized to make grants to 5 States to establish pilot programs under
which each medical malpractice case is heard in the first instance by a
medical tribunal composed of a State trial court judge, a ... | Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to five states to establish pilot programs under which: (1) each medical malpractice case is heard in the first instance by a medical tribunal composed of a state trial court judge, a physician, and a lawyer; and (2) the tribunal shall hear all ... | To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to 5 States to establish medical malpractice tribunal pilot programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Minority business concerns are of vital importance to
job growth and the economic strength of the United States but
have faced historic exclusion and underutilization in Federal
advertising procurement.
(2... | Requires each executive agency with procurement authority to: (1) take specified steps to ensure substantial participation in Federal advertising procurements by minority businesses; (2) develop a long-term comprehensive plan for implementing such requirement; and (3) assess efforts to increase the utilization of minor... | To create Federal advertising procurement opportunities for minority business concerns, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Blind Persons Return to Work Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF EARNINGS TEST IN DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF
MONTHLY INSURANCE BENEFITS FOR BLIND BENEFICIARIES.
(a) In General.--Section 203 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
403) is ... | Blind Persons Return to Work Act of 2009 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) apply a specified earnings test in the determination of the amount of monthly insurance benefits for blind beneficiaries; (2) limit to once a year any review of a determina... | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to apply an earnings test in determining the amount of monthly insurance benefits for individuals entitled to disability insurance benefits based on blindness. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness and Equity Tax Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM TAX ON FOREIGN AND FOREIGN-OWNED CORPORATIONS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to determination of tax liability) is amended by
adding at ... | Fairness and Equity Tax Act of 199 5 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose, with specified exceptions, a minimum tax on: (1) a domestic corporation which is 25 percent foreign-owned; or (2) a foreign corporation which has gross income which is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business ... | Fairness and Equity Tax Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equitable Treatment of Investors
Act''.
SEC. 2. SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION ACT OF 1970 AMENDMENTS.
(a) Net Equity Based on Last Statement.--Section 16(11) of the
Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 78lll(11)) is
amended to read a... | Equitable Treatment of Investors Act - Amends the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 to revise the definition of "net equity."
Declares also that, in determining net equity, the positions, options, and contracts of a customer held by the debtor, and any indebtedness of the customer to the debtor, shall be dete... | To amend the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 to determine a customer's net equity based on the customer's last statement, to prohibit certain recoveries, to change how trustees are appointed, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Investing in Permanency for Youth in
Foster Care Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTEND THE ADOPTION INCENTIVE PAYMENT PROGRAM TO INCENTIVE
PAYMENTS FOR FOSTER CHILD EXITS TO REUNIFICATION,
ADOPTION, AND GUARDIANSHIP.
(a) In General.--Secti... | Investing in Permanency for Youth in Foster Care Act - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to extend through FY2017 the Adoption Incentive Payment Program and rename it the Permanency Incentive Program. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to d... | Investing in Permanency for Youth in Foster Care Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration Document Fraud
Prevention Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. ISSUANCE OF NEW IDENTIFICATION CARDS FOR ALIENS.
(a) In General.--The Attorney General shall cause to be issued new
registration and identification cards to all aliens who are qualified
to h... | Immigration Document Fraud Prevention Act of 1993 - Provides for: (1) the replacement of current green cards with new counterfeit-resistant identification cards (which shall not be considered national identity cards) for all permanent resident aliens eligible to work in the United States; (2) a national program to educ... | Immigration Document Fraud Prevention Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Excellence in Cybersecurity Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Cybercrime is one of the preeminent threats facing the
United States today, and presents a cumulative national
security, economic, and in... | Excellence in Cybersecurity Act - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to establish five Vertical Centers of Excellence on Cybersecurity to: (1) identify and analyze existing and future cybersecurity challenges faced by various industries, (2) create solutions and promote b... | Excellence in Cybersecurity Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rail Shipper Fairness Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING RAIL SERVICE.
(a) Common Carrier Obligations.--Section 11101(a) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, as necessary for the
efficient and reliable transportation based on the ... | Rail Shipper Fairness Act of 2015 The Surface Transportation Board (STB) may: issue emergency service orders covering rail carrier shipments moving under contract only if they are part of a regional service order; and require reports, service plans, or other documents that cover shipments moving under contract if such... | Rail Shipper Fairness Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Saving Money and Reducing Tragedies
through Prevention Act of 2011'' or the ``SMART Prevention Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. SAVING MONEY AND REDUCING TRAGEDIES THROUGH PREVENTION GRANTS.
(a) SMART Prevention.--Section 41303 of the Violence Against Women
Act... | Saving Money and Reducing Tragedies through Prevention Act of 2011 or the SMART Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the Violence against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) to replace provisions regarding grants to assist children and youth exposed to violence with a Saving Money and Reducing Tragedies through Prevention (SMART Preve... | A bill to save money and reduce tragedies through prevention grants. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Marine and
Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2011''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Marine and hydrokinetic renew... | Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2011 - Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require the program of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technology research, development, demonstration, and commercial application to: (1) apply advanced systems engineering and system in... | To promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy research and development, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Wind Energy Development Act''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR INSTALLATION OF WIND ENERGY PROPERTY INCLUDING BY
RURAL HOMEOWNERS, FARMERS, RANCHERS, AND SMALL
BUSINESSES.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of ch... | Rural Wind Energy Development Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a tax credit for the installation of wind energy property; and (2) an accelerated depreciation allowance for such property. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide credits for the installation of wind energy property, including by rural homeowners, farmers, ranchers, and small businesses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. REDUCTION OF UNITED STATES MILITARY FORCES IN EUROPE.
(a) End Strength Reductions for Military Personnel in Europe.--
Notwithstanding section 1002(c)(1) of the National Defense
Authorization Act, 1985 (22 U.S.C. 1928 note), but subject to
subsection (d), for each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, ... | Directs the Secretary of Defense, for each of FY 1996 through 1999, to reduce the European end strength level of U.S. armed forces in accordance with a reduction formula based on the allied contribution level achieved (the level of contributions toward nonpersonnel costs made to the United States by allied nations bene... | To provide for a reduction in the number of members of the Armed Forces of the United States stationed in Europe unless the European member nations of NATO assume an increased share of the nonpersonnel costs of United States military installations in those nations. |
SECTION 1. INTEREST RATE PROVISIONS.
(a) FFEL Fixed Interest Rates.--
(1) Amendment.--Section 427A of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1077a) is amended--
(A) by redesignating subsections (l) and (m) as subsections
(m) and (n), respectively; and
(B) by inser... | Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to set fixed interest rates for new loans made on or after July 1, 2006, under: (1) the Federal Family Education Loan program (FFEL) for student loans (6.8 percent), parent (PLUS) loans, and consolidation loans (8.25 percent or a lesser amou... | A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish fixed interest rates for student and parent borrowers, to extend current law with respect to special allowances for lenders, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice and Mental Health
Collaboration Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. ASSISTING VETERANS.
(a) Redesignation.--Section 2991 of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797aa) is amended by redesignating
subsection (i) as subsection (... | Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act of 2013 - Amends the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004 to: (1) expand the assistance provided under such Act, and (2) reauthorize appropriations for FY2015-FY2019. Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to establish or expand: (1) veter... | Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act of 2013 |
TITLE I--BOOT CAMP GRANTS
SEC. 101. GRANT AUTHORIZATION.
(a) In General.--The Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance
(referred to in this title as the ``Director'') may make grants
available to States, for use by States and units of local government in
the States, for the purpose of establishing boot cam... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Boot Camp Grants
Title II: Boot Camp Option for Nonviolent Drug Offenders
Title I: Boot Camp Grants
- Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to States for establishing boot camp prisons, with priority given to applications to establish suc... | To assist States in establishing and increasing the utilization of boot camp prisons. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Energy Investment Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD.
Title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16
U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 606. FEDERAL RENEWABLE PORTF... | Renewable Energy Investment Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require retail electric suppliers to submit to the Secretary of Energy renewable energy credits in an amount equal to the required annual percentage of the retail electric supplier's total amount of kilowatt-hours of ... | A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to provide for a Federal renewable portfolio standard. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on the Foreclosure and
Mortgage Lending Crisis Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is established in the legislative branch a commission to be
known as the ``Commission on the Foreclosure and Mortgage Lending
Crisis'' (in this... | Commission on the Foreclosure and Mortgage Lending Crisis Act - Establishes in the legislative branch the Commission on the Foreclosure and Mortgage Lending Crisis to: (1) study and report to Congress on the current legal and regulatory framework governing the housing mortgage lending markets and how it contributed to ... | To establish the Commission on the Foreclosure and Mortgage Lending Crisis. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Access Preservation Act''
or the ``CAP Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 611 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 531) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (h); and
(... | Community Access Preservation Act or the CAP Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require, with a specified waiver authority, that public, educational, and government (PEG) channels be: (1) carried in the same channel capacity as local commercial television channels, or if no such stations are required to be ... | To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for carriage and display of public, educational, and government channels in a manner consistent with commercial channels, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Westward Aquatic Threats Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF NONINDIGENOUS AQUATIC NUISANCE PREVENTION AND
CONTROL ACT OF 1990.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an a... | Stop Westward Aquatic Threats Act - Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) provide the public with information and education on the threat of zebra mussels and other aquatic nuisance species and how to prevent their westward advance; ... | To amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to prevent the westward spread of aquatic nuisance species by directing the Secretary of the Interior to prevent westward spread of such species across and beyond the 100th meridian, monitor water bodies, and provide rapid response capacity ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community College Technology Access
Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Community college.--The term ``community college''
means an educational institution in any State that--
(A) adm... | Community College Technology Access Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to community colleges for the maintenance, administration, and improvement of computer labs to enhance student and public access to information technology training.
Allows grantees to use grant funds to expand or build a compu... | A bill to provide grants to community colleges to improve the accessibility of computer labs and to provide information technology training for students and members of the public seeking to improve their computer literacy and information technology skills. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Health Care Quality
Assurance Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Department of Veterans Affairs administers the
largest health care network in the United States, including 172
... | Veterans Health Care Quality Assurance Act of 2001 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs should: (1) require the directors of the Department of Veterans Affairs health care networks to systematically share information on maximizing resources and increasing efficiency without compromis... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the assurance of efficiency, quality, and patient satisfaction in the furnishing of health care to veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PAYMENT OF BENEFITS FOR MONTH OF RECIPIENT'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.--
(1) In general.--S... | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to continue an individual's entitlement to benefits through the month of his or her death, without affecting any other person's entitlement to benefits for that month.Disregards monthly benefits received for the month in wh... | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Patriots of WWII through
Service with the Canadian and British Armed Forces Gold Medal Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Americans from across the country served in defense of
democracy and... | American Patriots of WWII through Service with the Canadian and British Armed Forces Gold Medal Act of 2017 This bill directs the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to arrange for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to all U.S. nationals who voluntarily joined the Ca... | American Patriots of WWII through Service with the Canadian and British Armed Forces Gold Medal Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. DEDUCTION DISALLOWED FOR CERTAIN TOBACCO COMPANY PAYMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 162 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(defining trade or business expenses) is amended by redesignating
subsection (o) as subsection (p) and by inserting after subsection (n)
the following new subsection:
``(o)... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a deduction for any amount paid to the Federal Government or State or local government pursuant to any tobacco judgment or settlement.
Establishes the National Institutes of Health Trust Fund for Health Research into which shall be deposited the net increase in revenues rec... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow a Federal income tax deduction for payments to the Federal Government or any State or local government in connection with any tobacco litigation or settlement and to use any increased Federal revenues to promote public health. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Protection Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF TELEPHONE ACCESS TO DATABASE.
Subtitle A of title XVII of the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14071 et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end the following new sec... | Child Protection Act of 1997 - Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to direct the Attorney General to establish, publicize, and operate a national telephone service by which individuals may gain access to the Federal Bureau of Investigation database that tracks the movement and whereabouts o... | Child Protection Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Whirling Disease Response Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Madison River is a world-renowned, blue-ribbon
trout river in Montana, over which the State has principal
management authority;
... | Whirling Disease Response Act of 1995 - Requires the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to submit preliminary and final reports to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives concerning whirling fish disease and other fi... | Whirling Disease Response Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women Veterans' Health Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES.
(a) Women's Health Services.--Section 1701 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (6)(A)(i), by inserting ``women's health
services,'' a... | Women Veterans' Health Act of 1996 - Specifies the services to be included as women's health services in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Allows those services provided on an ambulatory or outpatient basis to be procured by contract when Department facilities are not capable of furnishing economical hospital care o... | Women Veterans' Health Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL JUDGESHIP FOR NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA.
The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate, one additional district judge for the Northern District of
Alabama.
SEC. 2. CONVERSION OF TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS TO PERMANENT JUDGESHIPS.
The existing district judg... | Directs the President to appoint an additional judgeship for the Northern District of Alabama.
Provides for the conversion of specified temporary district judgeships into permanent judgeships. Amends the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 to establish the commencement dates for specified temporary judgeships. | To provide for the conversion of existing temporary United States district judgeships to permanent status, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Center for Rare Disease Research Act
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTER FOR RARE DISEASE RESEARCH.
Part E of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 287
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
subpart:
... | Center for Rare Disease Research Act of 1993 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish in the Office of the Director of the National Institutes of Health a Center for Rare Disease Research in order to promote and coordinate the conduct of research on rare diseases and to establish and maintain a rare disease ... | Center for Rare Disease Research Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Secure the Border Now Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. STRENGTHENING BORDER PATROL RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.
In order to address the recruitment and retention challenges faced
by United States Customs and Border Protection, the Secretary of
Homeland Security sh... | Secure the Border Now Act of 2006 - Directs the the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) establish a plan applicable to pay, recruitment, relocation, and retention of federal law enforcement officers, which shall include Border Patrol recruitment, retention, salary, and transfer incentives; (2) take steps to control ... | To enhance border security through the use of temporary support personnel, expansion of Border Patrol agent training, increased hiring authority, support for local law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business
Health Insurance Promotion Act of 2004''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Temporary tax credit for small employe... | Small Business Health Insurance Promotion Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain small employers (not more than 50 employees) a business tax credit equal to 50 percent of amounts paid by such employers for the health care coverage of their employees under a qualified health pooling arrangement.... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualified health pooling arrangements, to encourage the establishment and operation of these arrangements, and for other purposes. |
SECTION. 1. LOUISIANA COASTAL AREA ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION, LOUISIANA.
(a) In General.--The Secretary may carry out a program for
ecosystem restoration, Louisiana Coastal Area, Louisiana, substantially
in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers, dated January
31, 2005.
(b) Priorities.--
... | Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out a program for ecosystem restoration, Louisiana Coastal Area, Louisiana, substantially in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers, dated January 31, 2005. Directs the Secretary to give priority to any: (1) portion of the program identified in that report as ... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out a program for ecosystem restoration for the Louisiana Coastal Area, Louisiana. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Travel Disclosure Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. APPROPRIATIONS FOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TRAVEL.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
Federal funds may be obligated or expended for Federal Government
travel, other than from am... | Federal Travel Disclosure Act of 1993 - Prohibits: (1) the obligation or expenditure of Federal funds for Government travel other than from amounts specifically appropriated by law for such purpose; and (2) any Federal entity from expending funds for the travel expenses of any individual employed by another Federal en... | Federal Travel Disclosure Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Inspiring New STEM Professionals by
Investing in Renovation of Education Spaces Act'' or the ``INSPIRES
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Over the past 10 years, the growth in jobs requiring
science, techno... | Inspiring New STEM Professionals by Investing in Renovation of Education Spaces Act or the INSPIRES Act Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to direct the Department of Education (ED) to support local educational agencies (LEAs), community colleges, and other appropriate entities in moderni... | INSPIRES Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Main Street TARP Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. HOUSING TRUST FUND.
(a) Use of TARP Funds.--Using the authority available under
sections 101(a) and 115(a) of division A of the Emergency Economic
Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5211(a), 5225(a)), the Secre... | Main Street TARP Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, using authority to purchase troubled assets under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA), to transfer $1 billion to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Secretary to... | To use amounts made available under the Troubled Assets Relief Program of the Secretary of the Treasury for relief for homeowners and affordable rental housing. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Criminal Alien Deportation Act''.
SEC. 2. MANDATORY DETENTION AND PROMPT REMOVAL OF CERTAIN CRIMINAL
ALIENS.
(a) Detention.--Section 236(c) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1226(c)(1)) is amended--
(1) in parag... | Criminal Alien Deportation Act This bill amends the the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the detention of any alien who is: (1) unlawfully present in the United States; and (2) arrested for specified offenses, conviction of any of which would render the alien inadmissible or deportable. Release authority is t... | Criminal Alien Deportation Act |
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN PENALTIES.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 309(d)(1) of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(d)(1)(A)) is
amended to read as follows:
``(A) Any person who knowingly and willfully commits a violation of
any provision of this Act which involves the makin... | Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to increase from one year to five years the maximum imprisonment for knowing and willful prohibited transactions aggregating $25,000 or more during a calendar year. Extends the statute of limitations from three to five years.Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission ... | A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to enhance criminal penalties for election law violations, to clarify current provisions of law regarding donations from foreign nationals, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Living Organ Donation Incentives Act
of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE.
(a) Civilian Population.--
(1) Leave requirement.--Section 102(a) of the Family and
Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)) is amended by
... | Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants or contracts to States, transplant centers, qualified organ procurement organizations, or other public and private entities to provide for payment of travel and related organ donation expenses.
Amends title XVII... | Living Organ Donation Incentives Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF OUTREACH.
Section 101 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
``(34) The term `outreach' means the act or process of reaching o... | Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans to establish a separate account for the funding of outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and a separate subaccount for the funding of outreach activities of the Veterans Health Administration, the Veterans Benefits Adminis... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF MILK MARKETING ORDERS.
(a) Termination.--Section 8c of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7
U.S.C. 608c), reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing
Agreement Act of 1937, is amended by striking paragraphs (5) and (18)
relating to milk and its products.
(b) Prohibition o... | Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, to terminate milk marketing order authority.
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to verify the receipts of all cow's milk marketed in the 48 contiguous States, which shall i... | To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to terminate Federal milk marketing orders and to replace such orders with a program to verify receipts of milk. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Revolving Funds for Schools
Act''.
SEC. 2. STATE REVOLVING FUND PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) Cooperative agreements.--Subject to the provisions of
this section, the Secretary of Education may enter into
coo... | State Revolving Funds for Schools Act - Establishes a pilot program of State revolving funds for school construction.
Authorizes the Secretary of Education to enter into cooperative agreements with States for the establishment of State revolving funds and multistate revolving funds for making loans to local political ... | State Revolving Funds for Schools Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Employment Eligibility Verification
and Anti-Identity Theft Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING AGENCIES TO SEND ``NO-MATCH'' LETTERS.
(a) Social Security Administration.--The Commissioner of the Social
Security Administration shall send a written notice to a per... | Employment Eligibility Verification and Anti-Identity Theft Act - Directs the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration to notify a person or entity each time that the combination of name and Social Security account number it has submitted for an individual does not match Social Security Administration records... | To require an employer to take action after receiving official notice that an individual's Social Security account number does not match the individual's name, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wasatch Range Recreation Access
Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Canyons Ski Resort and Solitude Mountain Resort and
other ski areas are interested in providing direct public
access bet... | Wasatch Range Recreation Access Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey, by sale, a specified parcel of National Forest System land within the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Salt Lake County, Utah, to Canyons-SkiLink, LLC, to allow it to construct a ski-lift, gondola, or tramway ... | To provide for the sale of approximately 30 acres of Federal land in Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Salt Lake County, Utah, to permit the establishment of a minimally invasive transportation alternative for skiers, called "SkiLink", to connect two ski resorts in the Wasatch Mountains, and for other purposes. |
That section 315(a) of
the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 315) is amended to read as
follows:
``(a) Allowance of Television Broadcast Time for certain
Candidates; Censorship Prohibition.--Each licensee operating a
television broadcasting station shall make available without charge to
any legally qualifi... | Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require each licensee operating a television (TV) broadcasting station to make available without charge to any legally qualified candidate for the Senate an amount of broadcast time as determined by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) during the 45-day period preceding s... | A bill to provide television broadcast time without charge to Senate candidates, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Service Center Act''.
SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO COORDINATE THE ADMINISTRATION OF
SERVICES TO NEEDY FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN.
(a) In General.--In order to coordinate the administration of
programs that provide services to need... | Family Service Center Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to authorize States to conduct demonstration projects to coordinate the administration of services to needy families with children, including: (1) programs for needy families with children that are administered by the Secretary; and (2) ... | Family Service Center Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Support Assurance Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Increasingly, children are raised in families with only
1 parent present, usually the mother, and these single-pa... | Child Support Assurance Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to between three and five States for demonstration projects to implement or improve a system of assured minimum child support payments.
Sets forth program requirements. Requires the Secretary to report to the Cong... | Child Support Assurance Act of 1997 |
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