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SECTION 1. TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSIONS.
(a) Extension of Certain Duty Suspensions.--Each of the following
headings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by striking the date in the effective period column and
inserting ``12/31/96'':
(1) Heading 9902.29.08 (relating to beta... | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1996, the duty on certain organic chemicals. | A bill to suspend the duties on certain chemicals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Public Health
Emergency Planning and Information Act of 2001''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Finding.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
S... | Public Health Emergency Planning and Information Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) carry out a public health crisis education, information, and grant program; (2) publish public health crisis educational materials for use by Medicare hospitals and the general public; (3) publish i... | A bill to ensure that hospitals that participate in the medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act are able to appropriately recognize and respond to epidemics resulting from natural causes and bioterrorism. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Biennial Commission on Energy Policy
Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ORGANIZATION ACT.
(a) In General.--Title VIII of the Department of Energy
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7321) is amended by striking sections 801
and 802 and i... | Biennial Commission on Energy Policy Act of 2016 This bill amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to establish the Biennial Commission on Energy Policy. The commission must be composed of 15 members from a diverse group of industries and political party affiliations with no federal, state, or local officers o... | Biennial Commission on Energy Policy Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Voter Opportunity To Inform
Congress Effectively on a Flat Tax and a Cap on Tax Increases Act of
1995 (National VOICE on a Flat Tax and Cap on Tax Increases Act of
1995)''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that... | National Voter Opportunity To Inform Congress Effectively on a Flat Tax and a Cap on Tax Increases Act of 1995 (National VOICE on a Flat Tax and Cap on Tax Increases Act of 1995) - Establishes a national advisory nonbinding referendum to provide for placing on the 1996 general election ballot or, if there is no general... | National Voter Opportunity To Inform Congress Effectively on a Flat Tax and a Cap on Tax Increases Act of 1995 (National VOICE on a Flat Tax and Cap on Tax Increases Act of 1995) |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Office of Indian Women and Families
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that:
(1) The primary responsibilities of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs are to encourage and assist Indian people to manage
their own affair... | Office of Indian Women and Families Act of 1993 - Establishes: (1) in the Department of the Interior the Office of Indian Women and Families; and (2) a temporary policy task force on Indian women and families. | Office of Indian Women and Families Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education Tax Benefit
Compliance Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN FAILURES RELATING TO
INFORMATION RETURNS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION AND
RELATED EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Section 6724 of... | Higher Education Tax Benefit Compliance Improvement Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exempt an institution of higher education from tax penalties for failure to provide the tax identification number (TIN) of a person who claims a tax credit for tuition and related expenses if such institution cert... | Higher Education Tax Benefit Compliance Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Students in School Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Program Authorized.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Education shall establish
a program under which grants are awarded to local educational
agencies to e... | Keep Students in School Act of 2016 This bill establishes a grant program through which the Department of Education (ED) shall assist local educational agencies in carrying out one or more of the following activities: establishing an attendance program; funding after-school programs and recreational activities; establ... | Keep Students in School Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public and Indian Housing Crime and
Drug Elimination Program Reauthorization Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO SHORT TITLE.
(a) In General.--The Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination
Act of 1990 is amended by striking the chapter designation a... | Public and Indian Housing Crime and Drug Elimination Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Amends the Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Act of 1990 to rename it the Public and Indian Housing Crime and Drug Elimination Program Act.
Limits activities for programs designed to reduce drug use in and around assi... | A bill to reauthorize the public and Indian housing drug elimination program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iran Terror-Free Skies Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Iran is designated as the world's foremost state
sponsor of terrorism and a direct threat to the national
security of the United Stat... | Iran Terror-Free Skies Act of 2017 This bill requires the President to report to specified congressional committees every 180 days on the Iranian government's use of commercial aircraft and related services for illicit military or other activities during: (1) the preceding five years, for the first report; and (2) the ... | Iran Terror-Free Skies Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ethical Pathway Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to eliminate requirements to undertake
duplicative clinical testing of new pharmaceutical drugs, vaccines,
biological products or medical devices, when such duplication is
inco... | Ethical Pathway Act of 2012 - Directs the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (FDA) to establish a mechanism by which an applicant to sell any new pharmaceutical drug, vaccine, biologic product, or medical device that requires regulatory approval by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) (regulated product) may re... | A bill to eliminate requirements to undertake duplicative clinical testing of new pharmaceutical drugs, vaccines, biological products, or medical devices, when such duplication is inconsistent with relevant ethical norms. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Refinery
Revitalization Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) It serves the national interest to increase refinery
capacity for gasoline, heating oil, diesel fuel, and jet fuel
... | United States Refinery Revitalization Act of 2004 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Energy to designate as a Refinery Revitalization Zone any area that: (1) has experienced mass layoffs at manufacturing facilities or contains an idle refinery; and (2) has an unemployment rate of at least 20 percent above the national... | To provide incentives to increase refinery capacity in the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of State Authorities Act,
Fiscal Year 2017, Improvements Act''.
SEC. 2. REPORTS.
(a) Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986.--
Section 104(a) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act
of 1986, as added by secti... | Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017, Improvements Act This bill makes technical changes to the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 and other related Acts. The bill provides the House and Senate Appropriations Committees with oversight authority regarding congressional reports on: (1)... | Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017, Improvements Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2012''
or the ``TBI Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY ACT REAUTHORIZATION.
(a) Prevention and Control of Injuries.--
(1) Prevention of traumatic brain injury.--Section 393B of
the Public Hea... | Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2012 or TBI Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize through FY2020 Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) projects for the prevention of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Adds recognition of and response to TBI within the scope of such projects.
Extends until ... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs for individuals with traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. 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 business use) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Permitted open a... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to tax-exempt bond financing of certain electric facilities, to revise the definition of private business use to exclude a permitted open access transaction. Defines such a transaction. Permits, as specified, the termination or suspension of tax-exempt bond financing for ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax-exempt bond financing of certain electric facilities. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States Army operates a military education
and training facility known as the United States Army School of
the Americas, which is currently located at Fort Benning,
Georgia, and is used to train militar... | Directs the Secretary of the Army to close the military education and training facility known as the United States Army School of the Americas at Fort Benning, Georgia. Repeals current statutory authority for the School.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that, in each training activity undertaken by the United Stat... | A bill to close the United States Army School of the Americas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Hospice Care Services Act
of 1995''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAMS FOR FURNISHING HOSPICE CARE TO VETERANS.
(a) Establishment of Programs.--Chapter 17 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``subchapter vii--hos... | Veterans' Hospice Care Services Act of 1995 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a pilot program to: (1) assess the feasibility and desirability of furnishing hospice care to terminally ill veterans; and (2) determine the most efficient and effective means of providing such care. Directs the Secret... | Veterans' Hospice Care Services Act of 1995 |
TITLE I--CASTILLO DE SAN MARCOS NATIONAL MONUMENT PRESERVATION ACT
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Castillo de San Marcos National
Monument Preservation and Education Act''.
SEC. 102. VISITOR CENTER.
(a) Authorization.--Subject to the availability of appropriations
and the project ... | Title I: Castillo De San Marcos National Monument Preservation Act - Castillo de San Marcos National Monument Preservation and Education Act - (Sec. 102) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to design and construct a Visitor Center for the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, subject to such project being prio... | To authorize funds for an educational center for the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ENERGY COOPERATION.
(a) Findings.--Section 917(a) of the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17337(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``renewable'' and
inserting ``covered'';
(2) in paragraph (4)--
... | . (Sec. 1) Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to: (1) enter into cooperative agreements supporting dialogue and planning involving international partnerships between the Department of Energy (DOE), including DOE National Laboratories, and the government of Isra... | To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to improve United States-Israel energy cooperation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Commission on
Telemedicine Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the Presidential
Commission on Telemedicine (in this Act referred to as the
``Commission'').
SEC. 3. DUTIES.
The Commission sh... | Presidential Commission on Telemedicine Act - Establishes the Presidential Commission on Telemedicine, which shall review and study the use of telecommunications and information systems technologies in: (1) the provision of health care and the performance of health research; (2) the training of students of health profe... | Presidential Commission on Telemedicine Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Health and Wellness
Foundation Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. NATIVE AMERICAN HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOUNDATION.
(a) In General.--The Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
t... | Native American Health and Wellness Foundation Act of 2003 - Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Native American Health and Wellness Foundation. Specifies as the duties of the Foundation to: (1) encourage, accept, and a... | A bill to establish the Native American Health and Wellness Foundation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cesar E. Chavez Congressional Gold
Medal Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Cesar E. Chavez was born March 31, 1927, on a small
farm near Yuma, Arizona, and died on April 23, 1993.
(2) Numerou... | Cesar E. Chavez Congressional Gold Medal Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal to the next of kin or other personal representative of Cesar E. Chavez in recognition of his service to t... | To award a congressional gold medal on behalf of Cesar E. Chavez in recognition of his service to the Nation. |
SECTION 1. PRIVATE DISASTER LOANS.
(a) In General.--Section 7 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
636) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
(d) and (e), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) Private Di... | Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to guarantee timely payment of principal and interest on any loan issued by a qualified private lender to an eligible small business concern located in a disaster area during the 24-month period in which it has been design... | To amend the Small Business Act to provide for loan guarantees for certain private disaster loans. |
That the following sums
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for
other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Department of S... | Israel Foreign Assistance Appropriations Act, 2010 - Appropriates FY2010 funds for Israel for: (1) refugee resettlement; and (2) foreign military credit sales.
Conditions the availability of: (1) FY2010 appropriations for a voluntary contribution to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) upon a determination by... | Making appropriations for foreign assistance to Israel for fiscal year 2010. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Volunteer Firefighter and EMS
Personnel Job Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Emergency.--The term ``emergency'' has the meaning
given such term in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief... | Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act - Prohibits any employee from being terminated, demoted, or discriminated against in the terms or conditions of employment because the employee is absent or late as a result of serving as a volunteer firefighter or providing volunteer emergency medical services... | A bill to prohibit termination of employment of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical personnel responding to emergencies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Protection and Response
Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Robert T. Stafford Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.) was established to provide aid and
coo... | Community Protection and Response Act of 2002 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (the Act) to include a terrorist attack, dispersion of radioactive or other contaminants, dispersion of hazardous substances, or other catastrophic event as a "major disaster" eligible for relief u... | To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to improve Federal response efforts after a terrorist strike or other major disaster affecting homeland security, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Battle of Midway National Memorial
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) September 2, 1995, marks the 50th anniversary of the
United States victory over Japan in World War II.
(2) The Battle... | Battle of Midway National Memorial Act - Establishes the Battle of Midway National Memorial. Requires the Secretary of the Navy to lease to the International Midway Memorial Foundation, Inc. for use as such Memorial, Federal lands and waters of the Midway Islands that are within the Secretary's jurisdiction and design... | Battle of Midway National Memorial Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Grazing Improvement Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. TERMS OF GRAZING PERMITS AND LEASES.
Section 402 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
(43 U.S.C. 1752) is amended--
(1) by striking ``ten years'' each place it appears and
... | Grazing Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (the Act) to double from 10 to 20 years the period of a term for grazing permits and leases for domestic livestock grazing on public lands or lands within national forests in 16 contiguous western states. Permits the issuance of... | To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to improve the management of grazing leases and permits, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lena Horne Recognition Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Lena Mary Calhoun Horne was born on June 30, 1917, in
Brooklyn, New York.
(2) At the age of 16, Lena Horne was hired as a dancer in
... | Lena Horne Recognition Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design in commemoration of Lena Horne in recognition of her achievements an... | To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lena Horne in recognition of her achievements and contributions to American culture and the civil rights movement. |
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO EXPAND AND EXTEND MEDICARE SUBVENTION
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR MILITARY RETIREES; INFORMATION
REGARDING MEDICARE+CHOICE AND MEDIGAP PROTECTIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 1896 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395ggg) is amended by adding at the end the f... | Amends the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretaries of Health and Human Services and Defense (administering Secretaries) to expand and extend the Medicare subvention demonstration project for military retirees (a project providing reimbursement to the Secretary of Defense for Medicare health care services furni... | A bill entitled the "Military Retiree Health Care Act of 1999". |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No One Strike Eviction Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. REFORM OF ``ONE STRIKE'' MANDATORY EVICTION.
(a) United States Housing Act of 1937.--Section 6(k) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d(k)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating ... | No One Strike Eviction Act of 2008 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to revise the requirement that a public housing agency (PHA) establish administrative grievance procedures for one strike evictions of tenants from public and federally assisted housing for violent or drug-related criminal activity on or ... | To reform the provisions requiring "one-strike" eviction from public and federally assisted housing. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coral Reef Conservation Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this title are:
(1) To preserve, sustain, and restore the health of coral
reef ecosystems;
(2) To assist in the conservation and protection of cora... | Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to provide grants for the conservation of coral reefs.
Limits the Federal share to 50 percent of the total cost of any coral conservation project. Authorize... | Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``United States
Grain Standards Act Amendments of 1993''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Limitation on administrative and... | United States Grain Standards Act Amendments of 1993 - Amends the United States Grain Standards Act to extend through FY 1998 the limitation on administrative and supervisory costs.
(Sec. 3) Extends through FY 1998 the authorization of appropriations for grain inspection services.
(Sec. 4) Authorizes inspection and w... | United States Grain Standards Act Amendments of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments
Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 401 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2681) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) a... | Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2012 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to exclude from the definition of "abatement" any renovation, remodeling, or other activity: (1) the primary purpose of which is to repair, restore, or remodel target housing, public buildings constructed before 1978, or com... | To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act relating to lead-based paint renovation and remodeling activities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flood Insurance Relief and
Transparency Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE FOR PREMIUM RATE INCREASES FOR
PROPERTIES SUBJECT TO MAP REVISIONS OR UPDATES.
(a) Delay.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any change
in ri... | Flood Insurance Relief and Transparency Act of 2013 - Delays until March 1, 2015, the effective date of specified changes in risk premium rates for flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to make publicly available al... | Flood Insurance Relief and Transparency Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Forewarn Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE WARN ACT.
(a) Definitions.--
(1) Employer, plant closing, and mass layoff.--Paragraphs
(1) through (3) of section 2(a) of the Worker Adjustment and
Retraining Notification Act (29 U.... | Forewarn Act - Amends the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to: (1) redefine the terms "employer," "plant closing," and "mass layoff" for purposes of the Act; and, among other things, (2) apply it to employers of 75 or more employees (currently, 100 employees), including any parent company of which the ... | A bill to amend the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to minimize the adverse effects of employment dislocation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Family Farm Dairy Equity
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. DIRECT PAYMENTS TO DAIRY PRODUCERS BASED ON ANNUAL MILK
MARKETINGS.
(a) Payments Required.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall make
payments under this section to qualified produce... | National Family Farm Dairy Equity Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make direct payments to milk producers: (1) who agree to make specified milk marketing reductions: and (2) whenever the (three-month) average milk price for a given month is less than a specified target price. | To provide supplemental payments to dairy producers based upon their annual milk marketings and to provide additional payments to dairy producers for any month in which the prices received by producers for milk for the preceding three months is less than a target price of $12.50 per hundredweight. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jicarilla Apache Reservation Rural
Water System Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are as follows:
(1) To ensure a safe and adequate rural, municipal, and
water supply and wastewater systems for the residents of the
... | Jicarilla Apache Reservation Rural Water System Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation and collaboration with the Jicarilla Apache Nation (the Tribe), to plan, design, and construct the Rural Water Supply Project to improve water supply, delivery, and wastewater facilities for the town of Dulce, N... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation, to construct the Jicarilla Apache Nation Municipal Water Delivery and Wastewater Collection Systems in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bankruptcy Technical Corrections Act
of 1996''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 101 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``In this title--'' and inserting ``In this
title:'';
(2) in paragraph (51B)-... | Bankruptcy Technical Corrections Act of 1996 - Makes technical corrections to Federal bankruptcy, criminal, and judiciary law. Redefines single asset real estate to exclude family farms and remove the $4 million ceiling on the amount of noncontingent, liquidated secured debts on such property.
(Sec. 3) Requires trienn... | Bankruptcy Technical Corrections Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Devil's
Staircase Wilderness Proposal'' and dated June 15, 2010.
(2) Secretary.--The term ... | Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2011 - Designates certain federal land in Oregon administered by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as the Devil's Staircase Wilderness and as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
Specifies this Act's effect on: (1) Or... | A bill to provide for the designation of the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area in the State of Oregon, to designate segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks in the State of Oregon as wild rivers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Samoa Protection of
Industry, Resources, and Employment Act'' or ``ASPIRE Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND POLICY.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The tuna processing and manufacturing industry is by
far the lar... | American Samoa Protection of Industry, Resources, and Employment Act or ASPIRE Act - States that the federal government should provide American Samoa with employment stabilization and economic development assistance, including incentives for the operation and development of its tuna processing industry.
Authorizes the... | To provide for a subsidy to sellers and buyers of fish directly delivered to American Samoa from vessels with United States fisheries endorsements that manufacture for the United States. |
SECTION 1. PERMANENT INCREASE IN DEPOSIT INSURANCE.
(a) Amendments to Federal Deposit Insurance Act.--Effective upon
the date of the enactment of this Act, section 11(a) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking ``$100,000'' and
... | Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) and the Federal Credit Union Act (FCUA) to redefine the standard maximum deposit insurance amount and the standard maximum share insurance amount as being $250,000, respectively (thus making such increase permanent).
Amends the FDIA to: (1) extend from five years to eigh... | To make permanent the temporary increase in deposit insurance coverage, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Language of Government Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds and declares that--
(1) the United States is comprised of individuals and
groups from diverse ethnic, cultural, and linguisti... | Language of Government Act of 1993 - Declares English to be the official language of the U.S. Government. States that the Government has an affirmative obligation to preserve and enhance the role of English as the official language. Requires the Government to conduct its official business in English. Prohibits anyon... | Language of Government Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NICS Reporting Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. PENALTIES FOR STATES THAT DO NOT MAKE DATA ELECTRONICALLY
AVAILABLE TO THE NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND
CHECK.
Section 102(b) of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (... | NICS Reporting Improvement Act This bill amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to revise the requirement for states to provide to the Department of Justice (DOJ), as an eligibility condition to receive a grant under the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP) and a waiver of the grant match requirement... | NICS Reporting Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. SALT CEDAR CONTROL.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) States are having increasing difficulty meeting their
obligations under interstate compacts to deliver water;
(2) it is in the best interest of States to minimize the
impact of and eradicate invasive s... | Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to: (1) complete a program of research on a method of controlling salt cedar and other nonnative phreatophytes (control method) for use in the Rio Grande watershed and the Pecos River in New Mexico and other affected bodies of water in Arizona, C... | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to carry out a research and demonstration program concerning control of salt cedar and other nonnative phreatophytes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``North Carolina Opening Fossil Fuels
Safely and Harnessing Opportunities for Robust Employment Act'' or the
``NC OFFSHORE Act''.
SEC. 2. NORTH CAROLINA LEASE SALE.
Notwithstanding inclusion of the Mid-Atlantic Outer Continental
Shelf Planning Area in t... | North Carolina Opening Fossil Fuels Safely and Harnessing Opportunities for Robust Employment Act or the NC OFFSHORE Act This bill requires the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to conduct one oil and gas lease sale off North Carolina's coast every year for five years. In addition, it protects military operation... | NC OFFSHORE Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) States and localities should be able to exercise
control over the construction and location of such towers
through the use of zoning, planned growth, and other controls
relating to the prot... | Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to: (1) repeal a provision which prohibits a State or local government from regulating the placement, construction, or modification of personal wireless service facilities (communications towers) on the basis of the environmental effects of frequency emissions from such facilities... | To amend section 332 of the Communications Act of 1934 to preserve State and local authority to regulate the placement, construction, and modification of certain telecommunications facilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reforming an Entitlement through
Premium Adjustments based on Income Resources (REPAIR) Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. INCOME-RELATED REDUCTION IN PART D PREMIUM SUBSIDY.
(a) Income-Related Reduction in Part D Premium Subsidy.--
(1) In general.--Sec... | Reforming an Entitlement through Premium Adjustments based on Income Resources (REPAIR) Act of 2007 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require an income-related reduction in the part D premium subsidy.
Declares that, in the case of an ... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require wealthy beneficiaries to pay a greater share of their premiums under the Medicare prescription drug program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rocky Mountain National Park
Wilderness and Indian Peaks Wilderness Expansion Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to include in the National Wilderness Preservation
System certain land within the Rocky Mounta... | Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness and Indian Peaks Wilderness Expansion Act - Designates certain lands in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, as the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness (the Wilderness) and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Provides for the inclusion of specifi... | To designate as wilderness certain land within the Rocky Mountain National Park and to adjust the boundaries of the Indian Peaks Wilderness and the Arapaho National Recreation Area of the Arapaho National Forest in the State of Colorado. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act
of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) approximately \1/2\ of all individuals in the United
States who suffer from blood-clotting disorders, such as... | Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act of 1995 - Establishes in the U.S. Treasury the Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund. Authorizes appropriations.
Specifies that any individual who submits to the Attorney General written medical documentation that the individual has a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection shall ... | Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Partnerships to Transform
Opportunities Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to provide resources to nonprofit
organizations and minority-serving institutions to prepare individuals
with multiple barriers to employment, espe... | Promoting Partnerships to Transform Opportunities Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Labor to make competitive grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, nonprofit organizations in partnership with one or more minority-serving institutions to provide sup... | To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to prepare individuals with multiple barriers to employment to enter the workforce by providing such individuals with support services, job training, and education, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation Services Improvement Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. ACCESS TO PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION SERVICES
PROVIDED INCIDENT TO A PHYSICIAN.
Section 1862(a)(20) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.... | Access to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services Improvement Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) access to outpatient occupational and physical therapy services provided incident to a physician's professional services if furnished by an educated or credentia... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for improved access to cost-effective, quality physical medicine and rehabilitation services under part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Galisteo Basin Archeological
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Galisteo Basin and surrounding area of New Mexico
is the location of many well preserved prehistoric a... | Galisteo Basin Archeological Protection Act - Galisteo Basin Archaeological Protection Act - Designates specified archaeological sites in New Mexico as the Galisteo Basin Archaeological Protection Sites. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) continue to search for additional Native American and Spanish colonia... | To provide for the protection of archeological sites in the Galisteo Basin in New Mexico, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL JURISDICTION FOR THEFT OF TRADE SECRETS.
(a) In General.--Section 1836 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 1836. Civil proceedings
``(a) Private Civil Actions.--
... | Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2014 - Amends the federal criminal code to authorize an owner of a trade secret who is aggrieved by an act of economic espionage, theft of a trade secret, or misappropriation of a trade secret that is related to a product or service used in, or intended for use in, interstate or foreign comm... | Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Veterans Affairs
Hospital Quality Report Card Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOSPITAL QUALITY REPORT CARD
INITIATIVE.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide for the
establishment with... | Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital Quality Report Card Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and implement a Hospital Quality Report Card Initiative to report on health care quality in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers. Requires the Secretary, at least semiannually,... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a Hospital Quality Report Card Initiative to report on health care quality in Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgment
Fund Distribution Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Covered indian tribe.--The term ``covered Indian tribe''
means an Indian tribe listed in section 4(a).
(2) Fund account.--The t... | Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 1998 - Provides for the distribution of certain funds to the Sisseton and Wahpeton Tribes of Sioux Indians to pay a judgment in favor of those tribes.
(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer a specified aggregate amount to be credited to acc... | Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Whistleblower Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to--
(1) reduce and eliminate fraud and abuse under the medicare
program;
(2) reduce negligent and fraudulent medicare billings by
... | Medicare Whistleblower Act of 1995 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act to allow Medicare beneficiaries to submit a written request to program providers for an itemized bill of items and services received from them. Permits such beneficiaries to further request a review of such a bill by the appropriate fiscal... | Medicare Whistleblower Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Loan Repayment Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF STUDENT LOAN REPAYERS FOR PURPOSES OF WORK
OPPORTUNITY CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Section 51(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of ... | Student Loan Repayment Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a work opportunity tax credit for employers who hire a qualified student loan repayer. A "qualified student loan repayer" is any individual who is certified by the designated local agency as: (1) having at least an associa... | Student Loan Repayment Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Philanthropy
Protection Act of 1995''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Amendments to the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Sec. 3... | Philanthropy Protection Act of 1995 - Exempts from the jurisdiction of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 any security issued by or any interest or participation in any pooled income fund, collective trust fund, co... | Philanthropy Protection Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Religious Minorities
Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. PROCESSING MECHANISMS.
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland
Security, shall... | Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015 This bill directs the Secretary of State to establish or use existing refugee processing mechanisms in Iraq and in other countries through which aliens from Iraq or Syria who have been persecuted, or have a credible fear of being persecuted, by the Islamic ... | Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Russian River Fisheries and Riverbed
Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) California's Russian River and its tributaries contain
anadromous fish resources that are an important component of
... | Russian River Fisheries and Riverbed Restoration Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct one or more pilot projects on the main channel of the Russian River in California which may be identified in the Russian River Resource Enhancement Plan, to demonstrate measures to reestabl... | Russian River Fisheries and Riverbed Restoration Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Lending and Economic
Inequality Reduction Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY ADVANTAGE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
636(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(35) Co... | Small Business Lending and Economic Inequality Reduction Act of 2015 This bill amends the Small Business Act to establish a Community Advantage Program, under which the Small Business Administration (SBA) may guarantee loans up to $350,000 made by specified kinds of institutions, including: development companies elig... | Small Business Lending and Economic Inequality Reduction Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Educational Loans for
Underserved Students Act''.
SEC. 2. ADVERSE CREDIT HISTORY DETERMINATIONS FOR FEDERAL DIRECT PLUS
LOAN ELIGIBILITY.
Section 455 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e)
is amended by adding a... | Protecting Educational Loans for Underserved Students Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish criteria for the Secretary of Education to use in determining whether the credit history of applicants for William D. Ford Federal Direct PLUS loans renders them ineligible f... | Protecting Educational Loans for Underserved Students Act |
SECTION 1. FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAMS.
(a) Mortgage Amount Limits for Elevator-Type Structures.--
(1) Amendments.--Title II of the National Housing Act (12
U.S.C. 1707 et seq.) is amended--
(A) in section 207(c)(3)(A) (12 U.S.C.
... | Amends the National Housing Act to revise the maximum mortgage loan principal amounts the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) may insure for elevator-type multifamily structures for: (1) rental housing; (2) cooperative housing; (3) rehabilitation and neighborhood conservation housing; (4) housing for moder... | A bill to increase the maximum mortgage amount limitations under the Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance programs for multi-family housing projects with elevators and for extremely high-cost areas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Taxing the Second Amendment Act
of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress find the following:
(1) The individual right to keep and bear arms protected by
the Second Amendment to the Constitution inclu... | Stop Taxing the Second Amendment Act of 2016 This bill prohibits a state or local government from imposing a tax on a firearm or ammunition sale that affects interstate commerce. Additionally, it prohibits a state or local government from imposing a new tax or increasing an existing tax on a background check incident t... | Stop Taxing the Second Amendment Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Middle Class Tax
Relief Act of 1999''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a s... | Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise tax rates for: (1) married individuals filing joint returns and surviving spouses (eliminates the marriage penalty); (2) heads of households; (3) other individuals; and (4) estates and trusts. | Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Elie Wiesel Youth Leadership
Congressional Fellowship Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) The participation of young people in public life is
thwarted by perceptions that the legislative process is
... | Elie Wiesel Youth Leadership Congressional Fellowship Act of 2001 - Establishes the Elie Wiesel Youth Leadership Congressional Fellowship Program, under which each Member of the House of Representatives may hire for the month of July in any year one additional employee who meets specified eligibility criteria to serve ... | To establish the Elie Wiesel Youth Leadership Congressional Fellowship Program in the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Regulatory
Easement for Lending Institutions that Enable a Vibrant Economy Act of
2014'' or the ``RELIEVE Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
TITLE I--EXPANSION OF S... | Regulatory Easement for Lending Institutions that Enable a Vibrant Economy Act of 2014 or the RELIEVE Act - Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to publish in the Federal Register proposed revisions to the Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement on Assessment of Financial and Managerial Fact... | RELIEVE Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Zero Tolerance for Repeat Polluters
Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) if a person or entity that is the subject of a civil
enforcement action under an environmental law has previou... | Prescribes minimum additional penalties for catastrophic events of pollutant releases that result in serious human injury or death or serious environmental damage (or the potential for such injury, death, or damage) or in both serious human injury or death and in serious environmental damage. Bases penalties on the amo... | Zero Tolerance for Repeat Polluters Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wildland Firefighters Health
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``wildland firefighter'' means an employee of
a Federal land management agency, the duties of whose p... | Wildland Firefighters Health Protection Act - Defines "wildland firefighter" as an employee of a federal land management agency who performs work directly related to the prevention, control, suppression, and management of wildfires, including an employee who is assigned to support wildland fire suppression activities a... | To implement updated pay and personnel policies in order to improve the recruitment and retention of qualified Federal wildland firefighters and to reduce the Federal Government's reliance on the more costly services of non-Federal wildfire resources. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) more than 4,000,000 men and women from the United
States served in uniform in the defense of liberty during World
War I, among them two future presidents, Harry S. Truman and
Dwight D. Eisenhower;
(2) 2,000,000 indivi... | Establishes the World War I Centennial Commission to: (1) plan, develop, and execute programs, projects, and activities to commemorate the centennial of World War I; (2) encourage private organizations and state and local governments to organize and participate in such activities; (3) facilitate and coordinate such act... | To establish the World War I centennial commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``TARP Recipient Ownership Trust Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY TO DELEGATE TARP
ASSET MANAGEMENT.
Section 106(b) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
(12 U.S.C. 5216(b)) is amended by inse... | TARP Recipient Ownership Trust Act of 2009 - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to delegate to a private entity management authority over troubled assets with respect to any entity assisted under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
Prohibits ... | To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to delegate management authority over troubled assets purchased under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, to require the establishment of a trust to manage assets of certain designated TARP recipients, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fusion Energy Sciences Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) economic prosperity is closely linked to an affordable
and ample energy supply;
(2) environmental quality is closely linked to energy ... | Fusion Energy Sciences Act of 2001 - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) develop a plan for U.S. construction of a magnetic fusion burning plasma experiment; (2) request a plan review for Congress by the National Academy of Sciences; and (3) develop and transmit to Congress a plan for the Fusion Energy Sciences P... | A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to develop a plan for a magnetic fusion burning plasma experiment for the purpose of accelerating the scientific understanding and development of fusion as a long term energy source, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Passport Identity Verification
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) A United States passport is an official government
document issued by the Department of State, which can be
obtained by Unit... | Passport Identity Verification Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to consider, for data sharing purposes only, that when Department of State personnel authorized by the Secretary of State to grant, refuse, revoke, deny, or adjudicate U.S. passports are lawfully engaged in authorized data sharing activitie... | A bill to authorize certain Department of State personnel, who are responsible for examining and processing United States passport applications, to access relevant information in Federal, State, and other records and databases, for the purpose of verifying the identity of a passport applicant and detecting passport fra... |
SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF POTENTIAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS MATERIALS FROM
VULNERABLE SITES WORLDWIDE.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that removing
potential nuclear weapons materials from vulnerable sites around the
world would reduce the possibility that such materials could fall into
... | Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) removing potential nuclear weapons materials from vulnerable sites around the world would reduce the threat that such materials would fall into the hands of al Qaeda and other groups and states hostile to the United States; and (2) such removal should be a top priority.
Direct... | To promote the national security of the United States by facilitating the removal of potential nuclear weapons materials from vulnerable sites around the world, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Fairness and Transparency Act''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON INTEREST DEDUCTION FOR EXCESSIVE INTEREST OF
MEMBERS OF FINANCIAL REPORTING GROUPS.
(a) In General.--Section 163 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by redesignating s... | Tax Fairness and Transparency Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit the tax deduction of the interest expense of a U.S. corporation that is a member of a financial reporting group (a group that prepares consolidated financial statements according to accepted accounting principles or international fin... | Tax Fairness and Transparency Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Land Sovereignty Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The power to dispose of and make all needful rules and
regulations governing lands belonging to the United St... | American Land Sovereignty Protection Act - Amends the National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from nominating any Federal lands for inclusion on the World Heritage List unless: (1) commercially viable uses of nominated lands and lands within ten miles will not be ... | To preserve the sovereignty of the United States over public lands and acquired lands owned by the United States, and to preserve State sovereignty and private property rights in non-Federal lands surrounding those public lands and acquired lands. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Borrower's Protection Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR REQUIREMENTS.
The Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after section 129 the following new section:
``SEC. 129A. DUTIES OF MORTGAGE ORIGINATORS.
``(a... | Borrower's Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to deem a mortgage broker, in the case of a home mortgage loan, to have a fiduciary relationship with the consumer. Subjects each such mortgage broker to all federal and state requirements for fiduciaries.
Requires each mortgage originator, in additio... | A bill to establish on behalf of consumers a fiduciary duty and other standards of care for mortgage brokers and originators, and to establish standards to assess a consumer's ability to repay, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. RETURN TO OPERATIONAL STATUS.
The Secretary of Energy (in this Act referred to as the
``Secretary'') shall immediately discontinue the shutdown of the Fast
Flux Test Facility (in this Act referred to as the ``Facility''), and
take action necessary to begin returning the Facility to operational
statu... | Directs the Secretary of Energy to discontinue immediately the shutdown of the Fast Flux Test Facility and return it to operational status. Mandates that the Facility be maintained in operation by the Secretary for at least 20 years, and for so long as it is capable of performing specified missions.
(Sec. 2) Instruct... | To require the Secretary of Energy to immediately begin returning the Fast Flux Test Facility to operational status, identify which missions will be given the highest priority, and prepare the facility to carry out those missions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Violence Enhanced Penalty
Act of 2014'' or as ``Candace's Law''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Approximately 1 in 4 women will experience domestic
violence during her lifetime and every year, 1 in 3 w... | Domestic Violence Enhanced Penalty Act of 2014 or Candace's Law - Directs a state to provide by law enhanced sentencing requirements for persons convicted of committing, or attempting to commit, an act of domestic violence in the presence of minor children. Prohibits a state that fails within two years to implement thi... | Candace's Law |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Improving the
Juvenile Justice System for Girls Act of 2016''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The proportion of girls entering the justice system has
increased steadily over the past seve... | Improving the Juvenile Justice System for Girls Act of 2016 This bill amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to include gender-responsive services in the grant program for juvenile delinquency prevention.The bill defines "gender-responsive services" as practices and evidence-based... | Improving the Juvenile Justice System for Girls Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``VISN Reorganization Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATION OF VETERANS INTEGRATED SERVICE NETWORKS.
(a) Veterans Integrated Service Networks.--
(1) In general.--Subchapter I of chapter 73 of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by... | VISN Reorganization Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to organize the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) into 12 geographically defined Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs).
Directs the Secretary to ensure that each VISN: (1) is aligned with the mission of the Department of Veterans Aff... | A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reorganize the Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Commemorative Coins
Act of 1995''.
TITLE I--SPECIFIC COINS AUTHORIZED
SEC. 101. BICENTENNIAL OF UNITED STATES GOLD COINAGE.
(a) Denomination.--In commemoration of the bicentennial of United
States gold coinage, the Sec... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Specific Coins Authorized
Title II: General Provisions
United States Commemorative Coins Act of 1995 -
Title I: Specific Coins Authorized
- Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue ten-dollar gold coins to commemorate the bicentennial of United States gold c... | United States Commemorative Coins Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. AUTOMATIC INCREASE IN THE FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
PERCENTAGE DURING PERIODS OF NATIONAL ECONOMIC DOWNTURN.
(a) National Economic Downturn Assistance FMAP.--
(1) In general.--Section 1905 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1396d) is amended--
... | Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to authorize an automatic increase in the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for any eligible state during periods of national economic downturn.
Directs the Comptroller General to analyze and report to Congress on previous periods of national economic d... | A bill to provide for an automatic increase in the federal matching rate for the Medicaid program during periods of national economic downturn to help States cope with increases in Medicaid costs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Shellfish Safety Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are to--
(1) protect against the hazards to human health associated
with the consumption of shellfish; and
(2) ensure the public confidence in the... | Shellfish Safety Act of 1993 - Mandates the establishment of a National Shellfish Safety Program, including the issuance of guidelines for: (1) shellfish growers, harvesters, and shippers and their vessels; (2) water quality of shellfish growing and harvesting areas; (3) monitoring the movement of domestic and importe... | Shellfish Safety Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ending the Monopoly of Power Over
Workplace Harassment through Education and Reporting Act - Part 2'' or
the ``EMPOWER Act - Part 2''.
SEC. 2. TAX TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RELATED TO JUDGMENTS.
(a) Denial of Deduction.--
(1) In general.--Part I... | Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace Harassment through Education and Reporting Act - Part 2 or the EMPOWER Act - Part 2 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the tax treatment of expenses and payments related to workplace harassment and employment discrimination. The bill prohibits a tax deduct... | Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace Harassment through Education and Reporting Act – Part 2 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Public Housing Authorities
Paperwork Reduction Act''.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY PLANS FOR CERTAIN QUALIFIED PUBLIC
HOUSING AGENCIES.
(a) In General.--Section 5A(b) of the United States Housing Act of
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437c-1(b))... | Small Public Housing Authorities Paperwork Reduction Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exempt a qualified public housing agency from the requirement to prepare an annual public agency plan if the agency: (1) administers 500 or fewer public housing dwelling units, or section 8 vouchers; and (2) is no... | A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exempt qualified public housing agencies from the requirement of preparing an annual public housing agency plan. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nazi and Japanese World War II War
Crimes Disclosure Act''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF JAPANESE WAR CRIMINAL RECORDS.
(a) Disclosure of Records.--Section 3 of the Nazi War Crimes
Disclosure Act (Public Law 105-246; 5 U.S.C. 552 note) is amended--
... | Requires the Secretary of State to inform the Government of Japan that all Japanese war criminal records in the custody of the Government of Japan should be made fully and freely available to the U.S. Government, as requested, and to the public at large.
Authorizes the Chair of the Nazi War Criminal Records Interagency... | Nazi and Japanese World War II War Crimes Disclosure Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Tobacco Smuggling
Eradication Act of 2002''.
TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986
SEC. 101. AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an
a... | Tobacco Smuggling Eradication Act of 2002 - Amends chapter 52 (Tobacco Products and Cigarette Papers and Tubes) of the Internal Revenue Code to require all packages of tobacco products to carry a unique legibly printed serial number by which the Secretary of the Treasury can identify the manufacturer or importer and th... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deter the smuggling of tobacco products into the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Investors Rights and Corporate
Accountability Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FIDUCIARY STANDARD FOR BROKER-DEALERS.
Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o)
is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (i), as added by sect... | Investors Rights and Corporate Accountability Act of 2009 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (SEA) to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to apply to all brokers and dealers who provide investment advice to retail clients the fiduciary duty established under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940... | A bill to increase corporate responsibility, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Visa Integrity and Security Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. PETITION AND APPLICATION PROCESSING FOR VISAS AND IMMIGRATION
BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 2 of title II of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1181 et seq.) is amended b... | Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2016 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to require that: (1) visa and admissions petitions and applications filed with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or a consular officer must contain all required signatures; (2) each immigrant visa application must... | Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENTS OF DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.
(a) Adjustments.--The Director shall reduce the discretionary
spending limit for new budget authority for a fiscal year set forth in
section 601(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as adjusted
in strict conformance with section 251 of the Balan... | Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to reduce discretionary spending limits for new budget authority for a fiscal year by the net aggregate amount for that fiscal year in all deficit reduction line items set forth in an appropriation bill or rescission bill.
Amends the Congressional Budget Act... | To provide a mechanism for dedicating spending cuts in discretionary spending programs to deficit reduction. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing our Secrets Act'' or the
``SOS Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign R... | Securing our Secrets Act or the SOS Act This bill requires Department of State employees engaging in work-related electronic communications to use only state.gov email accounts, telephonic systems owned and managed by the State Department, or other systems owned and managed by the State Department or another appropriat... | SOS Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Home Health Rebasing Relief
and Reassessment Act''.
SEC. 2. RELIEF AND REASSESSMENT OF THE REBASING OF MEDICARE HOME HEALTH
PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT AMOUNTS.
(a) Suspension of Rebasing.--Section 1895(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the
Social Secur... | Medicare Home Health Rebasing Relief and Reassessment Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to the system for prospective payments for home health services, to suspend for a 12-month period a specified adjustment to (rebasing of) Medicare home health prospective payment amounts. R... | Medicare Home Health Rebasing Relief and Reassessment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Physician Self-
Referral Amendments of 1999''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Eliminating restrictions on physician referrals b... | Physician Self-Referral Amendments of 1999 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise limitations on certain physician referrals to: (1) eliminate restrictions on physician referrals based on compensation arrangements; (2) repeal site of service requirements contained in the exceptions to the ... | Physician Self-Referral Amendments of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Intermediary Lending
Pilot Program Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS INTERMEDIARY LENDING PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 7 of the Small Business Act is amended by
striking subsection (l) and inserting the following:
``(l... | Small Business Intermediary Lending Pilot Program Act of 2009 - Establishes a three-year small business intermediary lending pilot program under which the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) may make direct loans to eligible nonprofit lending intermediaries for the purpose of making loans of up to ... | A bill to amend the Small Business Act to establish a small business intermediary lending pilot program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Judicial Review Improvement
Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. STANDARD FOR REVERSAL OF ERRONEOUS FINDINGS OF FACT.
(a) Change to ``Clearly Erroneous'' Standard.--Section 7261 of
title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)... | Veterans Judicial Review Improvement Act of 2002 - Amends Federal provisions relating to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Court) to: (1) hold unlawful and set aside a finding of material fact when not supported by a preponderance of the evidence (currently, only when clearly erroneous); (2) allow the Court to ... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to make improvements in judicial review of administrative decisions of the Department of Veterans Affairs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Western States Energy Consumer
Protection Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) undue reliance upon the purchase of power from the spot
market has resulted in a dysfunctional energy market reflected
... | Western States Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2001 - Instructs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to issue orders which make applicable to all interstate public utility electric energy sales in the western energy market a specified State of California market monitoring and mitigation plan that is based ... | To amend the Federal Power Act to provide the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission with authority to order certain refunds of electric rates, to require the Commission to expand its market mitigation plan, and to provide the Secretary of Energy with authority to revoke the market mitigation plan under certain circumsta... |
Section 1. (a) This section shall apply to mailings by Senators,
Senators-elect, and offices of the Senate made during fiscal year 1994
and each fiscal year thereafter in addition to any other law relating
to the use of the franking privilege.
(b) For the purposes of this paragraph--
(1) the term ``m... | Prohibits the use of franked mass mailings by Senators, Senators-elect, and Senate offices beginning in FY 1994.
Requires the chairman of the Committee on Rules and Administration to have printed in the Congressional Record: (1) the dollar amount of the allocation of official mail costs made to each Senator, Senator-... | A bill to prohibit taxpayer financed mass mailings. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Juvenile Corrections Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR VIOLENT AND CHRONIC JUVENILE FACILITIES.
(a) Grants.--The Administrator may make grants to States and units
of local government or combinations thereof to assist them in planning,
establishing, and... | Juvenile Corrections Act of 1994 - Authorizes the Administrator of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to make grants to assist States and local governments in planning, establishing, and operating secure facilities and staff-secure facilities for violent and chronic juvenile offenders.
Sets forth provisions r... | Juvenile Corrections Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lower Rio Grande Valley Water
Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL PROJECTS UNDER THE LOWER RIO GRANDE
VALLEY WATER RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT ACT
OF 2000.
Se... | Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2002 - Amends the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to: (1) authorize the construction of 20 additional specified projects in Texas; (2) require the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu... | To amend the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize additional projects under that Act, and for other purposes. |
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