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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NII Copyright Protection Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. TRANSMISSION OF COPIES.
(a) Distribution.--Section 106(3) of title 17, United States Code,
is amended by striking ``or by rental, lease, or lending'' and
inserting ``by rental, lease, or lending, or by t... | NII Copyright Protection Act of 1995 - Amends Federal copyright law to grant exclusive rights to the owner of a copyrighted work to provide public distribution of copies or phonorecords of such work by transmission.
Revises the definition of: (1) "publication" to include transmission as a means by which copies and ph... | NII Copyright Protection Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United Nations Accountability Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF PAYMENT OF ARREARAGES TO UNITED NATIONS.
Until a certification by the President of reforms in the United
Nations under section 3 is transmitted to the Congress and the
certification i... | United Nations Accountability Act of 1997 - Prohibits the payment of arrearages of U.S. contributions to the United Nations (UN) until the President certifies to, and a joint resolution is approved by, the Congress that the UN has implemented specified reforms, including: (1) a reformulation of the assessed U.S. payme... | United Nations Accountability Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oversight of Sensitive Military
Operations Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF SENSITIVE MILITARY OPERATIONS.
(a) Notification Required.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 3 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by adding at ... | Oversight of Sensitive Military Operations Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to notify the congressional defense and appropriations committees of any sensitive military operation (a lethal or capture operation conducted by U.S. Armed Forces outside the United States) promptly following such operation. Requir... | Oversight of Sensitive Military Operations Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Open Space Preservation Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF LAND SUBJECT TO A QUALIFIED CONSERVATION EASEMENT.
(a) Gross Estate Tax With Respect to Land Subject to a Qualified
Conservation Easement.--Section 2031 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (... | Open Space Preservation Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross estate the value of land subject to a qualified conservation easement for estate tax purposes. Includes in the gross estate the value of each development right retained by the donor in the conveyance of such easement.
Exc... | Open Space Preservation Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. GRID-ENABLED WATER HEATERS.
Part B of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42
U.S.C. 6291 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 325(e) (42 U.S.C. 6295(e)), by adding at the
end the following:
``(6) Additional standards for grid-enabled water
heat... | Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) to provide additional energy conservation standards applicable to grid-enabled water heaters for use as part of an electric thermal storage or demand response program (a program that enables customers to reduce or shift their power use during peak demand periods). R... | A bill to modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Private Motor Carrier Equity Act''.
SEC. 2. COMPENSATED INTERCORPORATE TRANSPORTATION.
Section 10524 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
``(d) Preemption With Respect to Compensated Intercor... | Private Motor Carrier Equity Act - Prohibits a State, political subdivision, or agency or organization of two or more States (entities) from enacting or enforcing any law, rule, regulation, or standard relating to interstate or intrastate rates, routes, or services: (1) of a corporate compensated carrier operating und... | Private Motor Carrier Equity Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Library of Congress Administrative
Reform Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZING NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE FOR THE BLIND AND
PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED TO PROVIDE PLAYBACK EQUIPMENT IN
ALL FORMATS.
The first sentence of the Act enti... | Library of Congress Administrative Reform Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Library of Congress (LOC) to purchase, maintain, or replace reproducers for books published either in raised characters, on sound-reproduction recordings, or in any other form (currently limited to reproducers of sound-reproduction recording... | Library of Congress Administrative Reform Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``LEO Fair
Retirement Act of 2014''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Federal law enforcement officers are never ``off-
duty''. They are counted on to respond at any time of the day
or... | LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2014 - Provides that for purposes of computing the annuity of a federal law enforcement employee under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), the law enforcement availability pay and administratively uncontrollable overtim... | LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2014 |
SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Samuel de Champlain 400th
Commemoration Commission Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635) was a French explorer
and navigator who mapped much of northe... | Samuel de Champlain 400th Commemoration Commission Act of 2004 - Establishes the Samuel de Champlain 400th Commemoration Commission to provide technical and financial assistance to the States of Vermont and New York and communities in those States to commemorate: (1) the arrival of Samuel de Champlain into the Champlai... | A bill to establish a Commission to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Samuel de Champlain in the Champlain Valley, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Building U.S. Infrastructure by
Leveraging Demands for Skills'' or the ``BUILDS Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to promote industry or sector
partnerships that engage in collaborative planning, resource alignment,
and training effor... | Building U.S. Infrastructure by Leveraging Demands for Skills or the BUILDS Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to award implementation or renewal grants, for up to three years and on a competitive basis, to eligible industry or sector partnerships to achieve certain strategic objectives with respect to targ... | Building U.S. Infrastructure by Leveraging Demands for Skills |
SECTION 1. CANNED PINEAPPLE FRUIT ENTERED BETWEEN JULY 1, 1997 AND JUNE
30, 1998.
(a) Reliquidation of Entries.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 514 and 520 of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514 and 1520) or any other
provision of law, the Bureau of Custom... | Directs the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries relating to canned pineapple fruit. | A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries relating to canned pineapple fruit entered between July 1, 1997, and June 30, 1998. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prison Litigation Reform Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. PROCEEDINGS IN FORMA PAUPERIS.
(a) Filing Fees.--Section 1915 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``(a) Any'' and insertin... | Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal judicial code to require a prisoner of a Federal, State, or local institution seeking to bring a civil action or appeal a judgment in a civil action or proceeding without prepayment of fees or security to submit a certified copy of the prisoner's trust fund acco... | Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Cooperative Antitrust
Protection Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to substantively encourage the
formation of efficiency producing, pro-competitive joint ventures among
providers of health care services by mini... | Health Care Cooperative Antitrust Protection Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate guidelines under which a health care joint venture may submit an application requesting that the Secretary provide the entities participating in the venture with an exemption under which: (1) mon... | Health Care Cooperative Antitrust Protection Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect America Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. GRANTING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE AUTHORITY TO DENY THE SALE,
DELIVERY, OR TRANSFER OF FIREARMS TO KNOWN OR SUSPECTED
TERRORISTS; REQUIRING INFORMATION-SHARING REGARDING
ATTEM... | Protect America Act of 2015 Preventing Terrorists From Obtaining Firearms Act of 2015 This bill amends the federal criminal code to require the Department of Justice (DOJ), after receiving notice of a request to transfer a firearm to a known or suspected terrorist, to: (1) confirm the identity of the prospective transf... | Protect America Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Help All Americans Save for College
Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. TAX TREATMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO 529 PLANS.
(a) Exclusion From Gross Income for Employer Contributions.--
(1) In general.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of
the Inte... | Help All Americans Save for College Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the tax treatment of qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) and ABLE accounts. (Tax-favored ABLE [Achieving a Better Life Experience] accounts are designed to enable individuals with disabilities to save for a... | Help All Americans Save for College Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE HIPC TRUST FUND.
(a) Authorization To Meet Financing Gap in the Enhanced HIPC
Initiative.--In order to meet the President's commitment to fund the
United States share of the additional financing needs of the current
HIPC program, there are authorized to be app... | Authorizes appropriations for FY 2004 for the U.S. payment to the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Trust Fund administered by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank). Authorizes additional appropriations for payment to such Fund to meet the additional financing needs of the Enhanced... | To improve the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Organ Donation and Recovery
Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Public Awareness of Need for Organ Donation.--It is the sense
of Congress that the Federal Government should carry out programs to
educate the public with respect to organ d... | Organ Donation and Recovery Improvement Act - (Sec. 2) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Federal Government should carry out programs to educate the public with respect to organ donation, including the need to provide for an adequate rate of donations. States that Congress: (1) acknowledges the importance of dis... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote organ donation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Support Renewable Energy Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL RENEWABLE
ELECTRICITY STANDARD.
Section 610 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978
(as added by section 132 of the American Cle... | Support Renewable Energy Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, as it would be amended by the American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 as reported to the Senate as an original measure on July 16, 2009 (S.1462), to revise the Federal Renewable Electricity Standard by expanding the d... | A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to promulgate regulations to allow electric utilities to use renewable energy to comply with any Federal renewable electricity standard, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Individual
Retirement Account Equity and Enhancement Act of 1994''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an am... | Individual Retirement Account Equity and Enhancement Act of 1994 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain spouses a deduction for contributions to an individual retirement account.
Allows distribution from certain retirement plans without penalty to purchase first homes, pay higher education expenses and qu... | Individual Retirement Account Equity and Enhancement Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Violent Crime Control and Regional
Prison Partnership Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL-STATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR REGIONAL PRISONS.
(a) Plan Created by Attorney General.--The Attorney General shall--
(1) establish a Regional Prison Task Force comp... | Violent Crime Control and Regional Prison Partnership Act of 1993 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish a Regional Prison Task Force comprised of the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons and a senior correctional officer of each State wishing to participate, designated by the Governor of the State; and... | Violent Crime Control and Regional Prison Partnership Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Compete Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. INTERNAL CONTROL REPORTING AND EVALUATION.
Subsection (b) of section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (15
U.S.C. 7262(b)) is amended to read as follows:
``(b) Internal Control Reporting and Evaluation.--
... | Compete Act of 2007 - Amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to revise requirements for the internal control assessment component of a securities issuer's annual report.
Requires the attestation and report by a registered public accounting firm on an issuer's management assessment of its internal control structure and ... | To reform certain provisions of section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to make compliance with that section more efficient, with the goal of maintaining United States capital market global competitiveness. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Highway Funding Equity Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM GUARANTEE.
Section 105 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a) and subsections (c) through
(f);
(2) by redesignating subsection (... | Highway Funding Equity Act of 2003 - Revises Federal highway funding minimum guarantee provisions. Requires the Secretary of Transportation, for each of FY 2004 through 2009, to allocate among the States amounts sufficient to ensure that: (1) the percentage for each State of the total apportionments for the fiscal year... | To amend title 23, United States Code, relating to the minimum guarantee program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Biodiesel Promotion Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. INCENTIVES FOR BIODIESEL.
(a) Credit for Biodiesel Used as a Fuel.--
(1) In general.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of
chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
... | Biodiesel Promotion Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a biodiesel fuels credit. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for biodiesel fuel. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Return Preparer Competency Act
of 2015''.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM COMPETENCY STANDARDS FOR TAX RETURN PREPARERS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 330 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inse... | Tax Return Preparer Competency Act of 2015 This bill grants the Department of the Treasury authority to regulate the practice of tax return preparers and to sanction preparers for incompetency or misconduct. The bill also imposes minimum competency standards for tax return prepares and requires Treasury to make public... | Tax Return Preparer Competency Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Water Essential Storage To Enhance
Regions in Need Act'' or the ``WESTERN Act''.
SEC. 2. CORPS OF ENGINEERS BOARD OF APPEALS FOR PERMITS FOR CERTAIN
WATER STORAGE PROJECTS.
Section 404(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.... | Water Essential Storage To Enhance Regions in Need Act or the WESTERN Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the Secretary of the Army, not later than 90 days after the receipt of an application for a permit for a water storage project, to provide to the ... | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a Corps of Engineers Board of Appeals for permits for certain water storage projects, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Banking and Housing Agency
Accountability Preservation Act''.
SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Section 3003(a)(1) of the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset
Act of 1995 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note) shall not apply to any report
requ... | Banking and Housing Agency Accountability Preservation Act - Makes a provision of the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 which terminates on December 31, 1999, all reporting requirements included on a list prepared by the Clerk of the House of Representatives for the first session of the 103rd Congress ... | Banking and Housing Agency Accountability Preservation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Training and Employment
Bill of Rights Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. VETERANS' TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 42 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 4215. Veterans' Emp... | Veterans' Training and Employment Bill of Rights Act of 1996 - Entitles the following covered persons to priority of services under any federally-funded workforce preparation, development, or delivery program or service, as long as such person otherwise meets participation eligibility requirements: (1) veterans who ha... | Veterans' Training and Employment Bill of Rights Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``EAC
Reauthorization Act of 2017''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The elections for Federal office which were held in
November 2016 were plagued with a number of problems,
includi... | EAC Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to: (1) reauthorize the Election Assistance Commission through FY2022, (2) authorize funding to states for FY2018 for security upgrades to voter registration lists and processes and waive the 5% match requirement for these funds, (3) req... | EAC Reauthorization Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Compassionate Assistance for Rape
Emergencies Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) It is estimated that 25,000 to 32,000 women become
pregnant each year as a result of rape or incest. An estimated
22,0... | Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act - Prohibits any federal funds from being provided to a hospital unless the hospital meets certain conditions related to a woman who is a victim of sexual assault, including that the hospital: (1) provides the woman with accurate and unbiased information about emergency ... | A bill to provide for the provision by hospitals of emergency contraceptives to women, and post-exposure prophylaxis for sexually transmitted disease to individuals, who are survivors of sexual assault. |
SECTION 1. MOTORBOATS IN BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS.
(a) Basswood, Saganaga, and Birch Lakes.--Section 4(c) of Public
Law 95-495 (92 Stat. 1650) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``Basswood, except'' and all that
follows through ``Washi... | Modifies certain restrictions on the use of motorboats on, and motorized portages between, specified lakes within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota.
Permits the operation of motorized vehicles and associated equipment which is necessary to assist in the transport of boats across the portages from ... | To provide for improved access to and use of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Corps of Engineers Reform Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Corps.--The term ``Corps'' means the Corps of
Engineers.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Army.
SE... | Corps of Engineers Reform Act of 2002 - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 with respect to inland waterway projects undertaken by the Army Corps of Engineers to: (1) revise the percentage of project costs to be paid out of general Treasury funds and the Inland Waterways Trust Fund; (2) make the Federal ... | A bill to reform the United States Army Corps of Engineers. |
SECTION 1. UTILIZING EVIDENCE FROM CLINICAL EXPERIENCE.
Chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is amended by
inserting after section 505E of such Act (21 U.S.C. 355f) the
following:
``SEC. 505F. UTILIZING EVIDENCE FROM CLINICAL EXPERIENCE.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a p... | This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to establish a program to evaluate the potential use of evidence from clinical experience to support the approval of a new indication for an approved drug and to support post-approval study requirements. "Ev... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to evaluate the potential use of evidence from clinical experience to help support the approval of new indications for approved drugs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. EXCLUDING ABUSE-DETERRENT FORMULATIONS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
FROM THE MEDICAID ADDITIONAL REBATE REQUIREMENT FOR NEW
FORMULATIONS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
(a) In General.--The last sentence of section 1927(c)(2)(C) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-8(c)(2)(C)) is a... | This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to exclude abuse-deterrent formulations of prescription drugs from the requirement that manufacturers of single-source or innovator drugs pay additional rebates to state Medicaid programs. Under current law, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service... | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to exclude abuse-deterrent formulations of prescription drugs from the Medicaid additional rebate requirement for new formulations of prescription drugs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) customary international law and the United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea guarantee the right of
passage, including innocent passage, to vessels through the
waters commonly referred to as the ``Inside Passage'' off ... | Amends the Fisherman's Protective Act of 1967 to direct the Secretary of State, until a specified date, to reimburse vessel owners for fees paid to a foreign government to engage in transit passage between points in the United States if such a fee is regarded by the United States as being inconsistent with internationa... | A bill to amend the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to permit reimbursement of fishermen for fees required by a foreign government to be paid in advance in order to navigate in the waters of that foreign country whenever the United States considers that fee to be inconsistent with international law, and for other pu... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING IMMIGRATION COURT EFFICIENCY AND REDUCING COSTS BY
INCREASING ACCESS TO LEGAL INFORMATION.
(a) Appointment of Counsel in Certain Cases; Right To Review
Certain Documents in Remo... | Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2016 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) authorize the Department of Justice (DOJ) to appoint or provide counsel at government expense to aliens in removal proceedings. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall provide an alien in removal proceedings with a... | Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Radio Free Iran Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) It is the policy of the United States to support the
right of the people of Iran to seek, receive, and impart
information and ideas through ... | Radio Free Iran Act - Directs the United States Information Agency to provide for the open communication of information and ideas on Iran through the use of radio broadcasting to Iran. Designates any U.S. Government radio broadcasts in the Farsi language to Iran as "Radio Free Iran."
Establishes the Advisory Board fo... | Radio Free Iran Act |
SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF MEDICARE ELIGIBLE COVERED BENEFICIARIES IN
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM.
(a) FEHBP Option.--(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after section 1079 the following new section:
``Sec. 1079a. Health care coverage through Federal E... | Amends Federal provisions concerning the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) to direct the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) under which covered CHAMPUS beneficiaries who are also entitled to hospital insurance benefits unde... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit covered beneficiaries under the military health care system who are also entitled to medicare to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Secrets Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE RULES OF EVIDENCE.
Article 5 of the Federal Rules of Evidence is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``Rule 503. State Secrets Privilege
``(a) In General.--In any civil action brought ... | State Secrets Protection Act - Amends the Federal Rules of Evidence to declare that, in any civil action brought in federal or state court, the government has a privilege to refuse to give information and to prevent any person from giving information only if the government shows that public disclosure of the informatio... | To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``College Student Rebate Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. EDUCATIONAL LOSS RATIO.
(a) Program Participation Agreements.--Section 487(a) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(30) In th... | College Student Rebate Act of 2012 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require proprietary institutions of higher education that participate in title IV (Student Assistance) programs to: (1) spend at least 80% of their revenue each fiscal year on educational and related expenses, or (2) rebate to students the ... | To ensure that students and taxpayers receive the full value of their education investments. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Act
of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FUNDING TO NATIONAL CENTER FOR RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the members of the
Board of the Center elected in ... | Requires the Center to use such funds to develop an education and training program for rural law enforcement agencies for specified purposes, including: (1) the development and delivery of management education and training for employees of such agencies; and (2) the delivery of assistance (in a consulting capacity) to ... | Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping Girls in School Act''.
SEC. 2. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.
In this Act, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Appropriations o... | Keeping Girls in School Act This bill establishes an Adolescent Girls Education Challenge Fund from which funds may be made available for the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and other federal agencies to work with external partners to implement innovative programs to ensure t... | Keeping Girls in School Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Payment Equity Act
of 1994''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON PAYMENT OF CERTAIN BENEFITS IN EXCESS OF
CONTRIBUTIONS DURING YEARS OF HIGHER INCOME.
(a) In General.--Section 202 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
402) is amended ... | Social Security Payment Equity Act of 1994 - Amends title II (Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) to set limits on payment of OASDI benefits during any year, based on the work record of an individual with higher levels of income for such year, if total payments of such benefits have exceeded prior cont... | Social Security Payment Equity Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patient Protection Act of 2000''.
TITLE I--PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF PHYSICIAN INFORMATION IN NATIONAL
PRACTITIONER DATA BANK
SEC. 101. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF PHYSICIAN INFORMATION.
(a) In General.--Part B of the Health Care Qu... | Title II: Reporting Requirements Regarding National Practitioner Data Bank
- Requires the inclusion, within certain reports required for such Data Bank, of information regarding the physician's medical field, date of licensing and years of experience, and professional license number. Requires each State Board of Medic... | Patient Protection Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``10 Million Solar Roofs Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Eligible participant.--The term ``eligible
participant'' means--
(A) an owner of a home;
(B) a business entity;
... | 10 Million Solar Roofs Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish a program under which the Secretary shall provide competitive grants to states, Indian tribes, and local governments to provide rebates, loans, or other incentives to eligible participants for the purchase and installation of solar ... | To require the Secretary of Energy to provide competitive grants to States, Indian tribes, and local governments for rebates, loans, and other incentives to eligible individuals or entities for the purchase and installation of solar energy systems for properties located in the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Benefit Enhancements
for Women Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF 7-YEAR RESTRICTION ON ELIGIBILITY FOR WIDOW'S AND
WIDOWER'S INSURANCE BENEFITS BASED ON DISABILITY.
(a) Widow's Insurance Benefits.--
(1) In gener... | Social Security Benefit Enhancements for Women Act of 2002--Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) repeal the seven year restriction on eligibility for widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability; (2) waive the two-year waiting period fo... | A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for miscellaneous enhancements in Social Security benefits, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iran Transparency and Accountability
Act of 2010'' or the ``ITA Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURES REQUIRED.
(a) In General.--Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(m) Disc... | Iran Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 or ITA Act of 2010 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require an issuer to state, in its mandatory periodic report, whether it (or any subsidiary or affiliate) has: (1) engaged in an activity of a type and involving an amount that could subject it to sanctio... | To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make disclosures related to Iranian investments, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``One Health Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY ONE HEALTH PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The President, acting through the National Science
and Technology Council, shall coordinate and support a national,
interagency One Health Program to address infectious ... | One Health Act of 2016 This bill requires the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) to coordinate and support a One Health Program to: (1) address infectious diseases in animals and the environment, and (2) help prevent the transmission of infectious diseases between animal populations and human populations. T... | One Health Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Data Transparency and
Public Access Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Since its launch in 1995, the Web site THOMAS has been
an important source of free ... | Legislative Data Transparency and Public Access Act of 2010 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Library of Congress should work toward improving public access to all THOMAS data, including the text of legislation, in bulk.
Requires the Librarian of Congress to make available to the public through the Internet t... | To direct the Librarian of Congress to make available to the public the bulk legislative summary and status data used to provide the information posted on the THOMAS website, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Sunset Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. REVIEW AND ABOLISHMENT OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.
(a) Schedule for Review.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Federal Agency Sunset Commission
established under section 3 (in this A... | Federal Sunset Act of 1998 - Establishes the Federal Agency Sunset Commission to: (1) submit to the Congress a schedule for review by the Commission, at least once every 12 years, of the abolishment or reorganization of each agency; and (2) review and evaluate the efficiency and public need for each agency. Requires ... | Federal Sunset Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Healthy Food for Young
Children Act''.
SEC. 2. CHILD AND ADULT FOOD CARE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
... | Access to Healthy Food for Young Children Act This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to modify the food program for child and adult care institutions and family or group day care homes. The bill increases the payment rate for program meals relative to the national average payment rate for mea... | Access to Healthy Food for Young Children Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Finance Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
(a) It is the purpose of this Act to require the establishment of
an Environmental Financial Advisory Board (hereinafter referred to as
``the Board'') to provide expert advice and recommendations to... | Environmental Finance Act of 1993 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish: (1) an Environmental Financial Advisory Board to provide expert advice on issues affecting the costs and financing of environmental activities at the Federal, State, and local levels; and (2) Environmenta... | Environmental Finance Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Creating Jobs From Innovative Small
Businesses Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR INVESTMENTS IN SMALL TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
COMPANIES.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 198... | Creating Jobs From Innovative Small Businesses Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a general business tax credit of 20% of the amount paid to acquire an equity investment in a qualified high technology small business concern. Defines "qualified high technology small business concern" as a small busi... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for equity investments in high technology small business concerns. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Wildlife Refuge System
Centennial Commemoration Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) President Theodore Roosevelt began an American wildlife
conservation legacy by establishing the first national wildl... | Directs the Secretary to develop a long-term plan for the System to address: (1) priority staffing and operational needs; (2) priority maintenance and construction needs; and (3) any transition costs in conducting analyses of newly acquired refuge lands.
Designates 2003 as Year of the Wildlife Refuge.
Authorizes approp... | National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Commemoration Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Combating the Opioid Epidemic
Through Forensic Drug Testing Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. CONFRONTING THE USE OF HEROIN AND ASSOCIATED DRUGS.
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended by adding at t... | Combating the Opioid Epidemic Through Forensic Drug Testing Act of 2017 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to award grants to states to address the distribution, sale, and use of heroin, fentanyl, and associated s... | Combating the Opioid Epidemic Through Forensic Drug Testing Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Beach Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. WATER POLLUTION SOURCE IDENTIFICATION.
(a) Monitoring Protocols.--Section 406(a)(1)(A) of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1346(a)(1)(A)) is amended by
striking ``methods for monitoring'' and inserting ``p... | Beach Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to revise and reauthorize through FY2020 a grant program for monitoring, and notifying the public of, any pathogens in coastal recreation waters bordering public beaches. The bill reauthorizes through FY20... | Beach Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Job Creation and Investment
Act''.
SEC. 2. ELECTION TO TEMPORARILY UTILIZE UNUSED AMT CREDITS DETERMINED
BY DOMESTIC WAGES AND DOMESTIC INVESTMENT.
(a) In General.--Section 53 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by a... | American Job Creation and Investment Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a corporation to elect in 2010 and 2011 to increase its alternative minimum tax (AMT) credits by a specified credit adjustment amount for purposes of increasing its U.S. workforce and making investments in business equipment. Allows a ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow companies to utilize existing alternative minimum tax credits to create and maintain United States jobs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Welcoming Business Travelers and
Tourists to America Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) International travel to the United States generates
more than $134 billion annually in exports and supports 1.8 ... | Welcoming Business Travelers and Tourists to America Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) set a visa processing standard of 12 or fewer calendar days at U.S. diplomatic and consular missions in China, Brazil, and India; and (2) use machine readable nonimmigrant visa fees to hire a sufficient number of F... | To promote job creation in the United States by directing the Secretary of State to address inefficiencies in the visa processing system that discourage overseas business and leisure travel to the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit
Enhancement Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENT OF CHILD AND DEPENDENT CARE TAX CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 21(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
`... | Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for employment-related expenses incurred for the care of a taxpayer's dependent, to: (1) increase to $120,000, the adjusted gross income threshold level above which such credit is incrementally r... | Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Head Start Accountability Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR HEAD START PROGRAMS.
Section 638 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9833) is amended by
inserting ``for a period of 5 years'' after ``provide financial
assistance to such agency''... | Head Start Accountability Act of 2005 - Amends the Head Start Act to require additional accountability measures for Head Start agencies, including: (1) agency designation period limits; (2) redesignation priorities; (3) local oversight boards; (4) administrative and financial management standards; (5) delegate agency e... | To amend the Head Start Act to provide greater accountability for Head Start agencies. |
.
(a) Arbitration.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish within the
Forest Service an arbitration program as an alternative dispute
resolution process in lieu of judicial review for the projects
described in subsection (b).
(2) Notification to objectors... | National Forest Ecosystem Improvement Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), acting through the Forest Service, to identify, prioritize, and carry out ecosystem restoration projects on National Forest System land in accordance with applicable land and resource management plans, if any, to a... | National Forest Ecosystem Improvement Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Telecommunications Denial Order
Enforcement Act''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It shall be the policy of the United States to enforce denial
orders on covered telecommunications companies found to have violated
the export control or sanctions laws of... | Telecommunications Denial Order Enforcement Act This bill directs the President to impose penalties on telecommunications companies domiciled in China, including Huawei and ZTE, that violate U.S. export controls or sanctions. Chinese subsidiaries of foreign companies are excluded from the bill. The bill also prohibits... | Telecommunications Denial Order Enforcement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transportation Infrastructure for
Job Creation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Investments in infrastructure create jobs while
fulfilling critical needs in communities throughout the United
States... | Transportation Infrastructure for Job Creation Act This bill provides $7.5 billion in supplemental FY2017 appropriations to the Department of Transportation to remain available through FY2022 for national infrastructure investments under a competitive grant program commonly known as the Transportation Investment Gener... | Transportation Infrastructure for Job Creation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Methane Hydrate Research and
Development Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Contract.--The term ``contract'' means a procurement
contract within the meaning of section 6303 of title 31, United
States Code.
(2)... | Directs the Secretary to establish a panel to: (1) provide advice on applications of methane hydrate and priorities for the program; and (2) report to Congress on the impact on global climate change from methane hydrate formation and degassing and the consumption of natural gas produced from such hydrates. Limits to fi... | Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. PARTIAL EXPENSING FOR ADVANCED MINE SAFETY EQUIPMENT.
(a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to itemized deductions for
individuals and corporations) is amended by inserting after section
179D the following new section:
``SEC. 179E. ELECT... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer election to expense (i.e., deduct in the current taxable year) 50% of the cost of qualified advanced mine safety equipment property. Defines such property to include: (1) an emergency communication technology or device for constant communication with individuals outs... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief to promote investments in mine safety. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Biological Implant Tracking and
Veteran Safety Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION AND TRACKING OF BIOLOGICAL IMPLANTS USED IN
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITIES.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 38, ... | Biological Implant Tracking and Veteran Safety Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: adopt the unique device identification system developed for medical devices by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), or implement a comparable standard identification system, for identifying bio... | Biological Implant Tracking and Veteran Safety Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reforestation Tax Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. PARTIAL INFLATION ADJUSTMENT FOR TIMBER.
(a) In General.--Part I of subchapter P of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to treatment of capital gains)
is amended by adding at the end the fol... | Reforestation Tax Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction to a taxpayer who has a qualified timber gain in an amount equal to the qualified percentage of such gain. Allows a deduction, for qualified timber property, for reforestation expenditures and terminates current provisions allowing fo... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify certain provisions relating to the treatment of forestry activities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Methamphetamine Prevention
Enhancement Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE.
Part A of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 506C. DRUG-... | Methamphetamine Prevention Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to establish a Drug-Free Workplace Information Clearinghouse.
Requires the Clearinghouse Director to: (1) serve as a resource for employ... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a Drug-Free Workplace Information Clearinghouse, to authorize programs to prevent and improve treatment of methamphetamine addiction, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Crosby-Puller Combat Wounds
Compensation Act''.
SEC. 2. CONTINUATION OF SPECIAL PAYS AND ALLOWANCES FOR MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES WOUNDED OR INJURED IN COMBAT ZONES.
(a) Hazardous Duty Pay.--Section 301 of title 37, United States
Code,... | Crosby-Puller Combat Wounds Compensation Act - Continues hazardous duty pay, aviation career incentive pay, career enlisted flier incentive pay, hardship duty pay, imminent danger pay, the travel or transportation per diem for duty outside the United States or in Hawaii or Alaska, and the family separation allowance fo... | To amend title 37, United States Code, to ensure that a member of the Armed Forces who is wounded or otherwise injured while serving in a combat zone will continue to receive certain special pays and allowances associated with such service, and will continue to receive the benefit of the combat zone tax exclusion assoc... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Young Adult Healthcare Coverage Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING THE OPTION OF EXTENSION OF DEPENDENT COVERAGE FOR
CERTAIN UNMARRIED, UNINSURED YOUNG ADULTS.
(a) Under Group Health Plans.--
(1) Employee retirement income secur... | Young Adult Healthcare Coverage Act of 2009 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Public Health Service Act to require a group health plan that provides coverage for dependent children to make available such coverage, at the option of the participant involved, to a participant's c... | To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to require the option of extension of dependent coverage for unmarried, uninsured children under 30 years of age under group health plans and under group and individual health insurance coverage. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Working Families Flexibility Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. COMPENSATORY TIME.
Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(r) Compensatory Time Off for Private Employees.--
... | Working Families Flexibility Act of 1999 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for compensatory time for all employees.
Allows an employee to receive, in lieu of monetary overtime compensation, compensatory time off at a rate not less than one and one-half hours for each hour of employment for which... | Working Families Flexibility Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
The Act may be cited as the ``Biometric Exit Improvement Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. BIOMETRIC EXIT DATA SYSTEM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall--
(1) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, submit to the Commi... | Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) submit an implementation plan to establish a biometric exit data system to complete the integrated biometric entry and exit data system required under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004; (2) establi... | Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Research Public Access Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Federal Government funds basic and applied research
with the expectation that new ideas and discoveries that result
from the rese... | Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006 - Requires each federal agency with extramural research expenditures of over $100 million to develop a specified federal research public access policy that is consistent with and advances the purposes of the agency.
Makes each federal research public access policy applicable ... | A bill to provide for Federal agencies to develop public access policies relating to research conducted by employees of that agency or from funds administered by that agency. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Endangered Species
Fair Regulatory Process Reform Act''.
(b) References to Endangered Species Act of 1973.--Except as
otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or
repeal is expressed in terms of an ame... | Endangered Species Fair Regulatory Process Reform Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to direct the Secretary of the Interior, upon publication of a proposed rule determining that a species is endangered or threatened, to make public all information on which the determination is based, including information... | To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to reform the regulatory process under that Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Christen O'Donnell Equestrian Helmet
Safety Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS REGARDING USE OF SAFE EQUESTRIAN HELMETS.
(a) Authority To Award Grants.--The Secretary of Commerce may award
grants to States, political subdivisions of States, Indian tribes,
... | Christen O'Donnell Equestrian Helmet Safety Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to award grants to States, political subdivisions, Indian tribes and organizations, public organizations, and private nonprofit organizations for activities that encourage individuals to wear approved equestrian helmets.
Req... | A bill to encourage and ensure the use of safe equestrian helmets, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nonprofit Athletic Organization
Protection Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Amateur Sports and education-based athletics are an
important part of our culture. Sports provide a tremendous
... | Nonprofit Athletic Organization Protection Act of 2004 - Exempts a nonprofit athletic organization from liability for harm caused by an act or omission in the adoption of rules for sanctioned or approved athletic competitions or practices if: (1) the organization was acting within the scope of its duties; (2) the organ... | A bill to provide immunity for nonprofit athletic organizations in lawsuits arising from claims of ordinary negligence relating to passage or adoption of rules for athletic competitions and practices. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Audio Broadcast Flag Licensing Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. LICENSING OF DEVICES FOR OVER-THE-AIR AND SATELLITE DIGITAL
AUDIO BROADCASTING.
Part I of title III of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
301 et seq.) is amended by adding at t... | Audio Broadcast Flag Licensing Act of 2006 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to require and enforce, in conjunction with the in-band, on-channel technical standard for digital audio broadcast transmissions under consideration, that: (1) all technologies nec... | To authorize the Federal Communications Commission to impose licensing conditions on digital audio radio to protect against the unauthorized distribution of transmitted content. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Menopause Outreach, Research, and
Education Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM REGARDING WOMEN'S MIDLIFE HEALTH CARE.
Section 445H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285e-10),
as added by section 8902 of Public Law 103-43 (107 Stat. 163), is
amen... | Menopause Outreach, Research, and Education Act of 1995 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute on Aging to provide for the expansion of at least five centers for research on: (1) menopause; and (2) conditions arising from the diminishing or cessation of the functioning... | Menopause Outreach, Research, and Education Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Helium Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF HELIUM ACT.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be cons... | Helium Act of 1994 - Amends the Helium Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) enter into agreements with private parties for the recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands; (2) grant leasehold rights to such helium; (3) store and transport crude helium; and (4) maintain and operate existing crude... | Helium Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National White Collar Crime Control
Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. PREVENTION, INVESTIGATION, AND PROSECUTION OF ECONOMIC, HIGH
TECHNOLOGY, INTERNET, AND OTHER WHITE COLLAR CRIME.
Section 401 of the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for
In... | National White Collar Crime Control Act of 2017 This bill amends the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 to authorize the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to enter into a cooperative agreement or make a grant for training and technical assistance to help law... | National White Collar Crime Control Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hurricane Katrina Medicaid and SCHIP
Relief Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Disaster period.--
(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
term ``disaster period'' means, with r... | Hurricane Katrina Medicaid and SCHIP Relief Act of 2005 - Provides that, during the Hurricane Katrina disaster period, any affected state may provide medical assistance, under a state Medicaid plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (SSA), without submitting a state plan amendment, to an adult Katrina Survivor,... | A bill to provide 100 percent Federal financial assistance under the Medicaid and State children's health insurance programs for States providing medical or child health assistance to survivors of Hurricane Katrina, to provide for an accommodation of the special needs of such survivors under the medicare program, and f... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Air Ambulance Consumer Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR TRANSPARENCY IN AIR AMBULANCE INDUSTRY.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish an
advisor... | Air Ambulance Consumer Protection Act This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish an advisory committee to make recommendations for a rulemaking to: (1) require air ambulance operators to clearly disclose charges for air transportation services separately from charges for non-air transportati... | Air Ambulance Consumer Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``California Compact Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) With the passage of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
(25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), Congress provided a statutory basis
for the operation of... | California Compact Protection Act This bill amends the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to prohibit the Department of the Interior from allowing certain gaming on California land for which a proposed gaming compact was not ratified by the state or for which the electorate rejected a gaming compact. | California Compact Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission to Study the Potential
Creation of a National Museum of American Latino Heritage Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
(a) In General.--There is established the Commission to Study the
Potential Creation of a National Museum o... | Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of American Latino Heritage Act of 2006 - Establishes the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of American Latino Heritage to report its recommendations with respect to developing a plan of action for the establishment and mainte... | To establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of American Latino Heritage to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of a National Museum of American Latino Heritage in Washington, DC, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Surface Transportation Security
Improvement Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on
Homeland Secur... | Surface Transportation Security Improvement Act of 2018 (Sec. 3) The Government Accountability Office (GAO) must evaluate the extent to which the 2016 Biennial National Strategy for Transportation Security is reflected in federal transportation security programs. (Sec. 4) This bill establishes programs and reporting ... | Surface Transportation Security Improvement Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``School Safety Enhancement Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) While our Nation's schools are still relatively safe,
it is imperative that schools be provided with adequate
resources t... | School Safety Enhancement Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) and the Attorney General jointly to: (1) establish a National Center for School and Youth Safety; and (2) appoint a Director to oversee the Center's operation.
Allows the Center to be established at an existing facility with a h... | School Safety Enhancement Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Dams Safety Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the Secretary of the Interior has identified 53 dams on
Indian lands that present a threat to human life in the event of a
failure;
(2) because of... | Indian Dams Safety Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) establish a dam safety maintenance program within the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in order to maintain each dam on Indian lands in a satisfactory condition; (2) perform necessary repair and rehabilitation work to bring any unsatisfactory... | Indian Dams Safety Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Seniors Health Choice Preservation
Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF BUDGET NEUTRALITY PRINCIPLE TO THE NEW
MEDICARE+CHOICE RISK ADJUSTMENT METHODOLOGY.
(a) In General.--Section 1853(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395w-... | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to discontinue immediately all activity related to requiring Medicare+Choice organizations to submit encounter data for sites other than hospital inpatient departments, before final regulations are promulgated implementing the health-status risk adjustment methodology ... | Seniors Health Choice Preservation Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gay and Lesbian Youth Suicide
Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the National
Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth Suicide Prevention (referred to in
this Act as the ``Commission'').
SEC. 3. MEMBE... | Gay and Lesbian Youth Suicide Prevention Act - Establishes the National Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth Suicide Prevention to combat the epidemic of suicide among gay and lesbian youth and to advise the Department of Health and Human Services and other Federal and State youth service agencies concerning how to incl... | Gay and Lesbian Youth Suicide Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bioterrorism Awareness Act''.
SEC. 2. BIOTERRORISM WEBSITE.
(a) In General.--The Director of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (referred to in this section as the ``Director'') shall
award a grant to 1 entity to create and maintain the off... | Bioterrorism Awareness Act - Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award an initial three-year grant to create and maintain an official Federal bioterrorism information website. | A bill to allow the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award a grant to create and maintain a website with information regarding bioterrorism. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No More Solyndras Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) President Obama took office amidst a weak economy and
high unemployment, yet he remained committed to advancing an
expansive ``green j... | No More Solyndras Act - (Sec. 3) Prohibits the Secretary of Energy (DOE) from issuing any new loan guarantee of an innovative energy project under title XVII (Incentives for Innovative Technologies) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 for any application submitted to DOE after December 31, 2011.
Prohibits a loan guarante... | To limit further taxpayer exposure from the loan guarantee program established under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homebuyer Tax Credit Fairness Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF HOMEBUYER TAX CREDIT.
(a) Repeal of First-Time Homebuyer Requirement.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 36 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 19... | Homebuyer Tax Credit Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the first-time homebuyer tax credit to: (1) extend such credit to all purchasers of a principal residence (currently, limited to first-time purchasers); (2) increase the maximum amount of such credit to $15,000; (3) repeal t... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the homebuyer tax credit. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``End Financing to ISIL Act''.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON PERSONS THAT PROVIDE MATERIAL OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO
ISIL.
(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of the ... | End Financing to ISIL Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of State to jointly submit to Congress an annual report that: identifies each person that provides material or financial support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, as well as any successor organization (ISIL), including purc... | End Financing to ISIL Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FEC Reauthorization Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999.
Section 314 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
439c) is amended--
(1) by stri... | FEC Reauthorization Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to authorize appropriations for the Federal Election Commission for FY 1999. Conditions availability of a specified amount of such funds on the Commission adopting a re-prioritization plan for improving enforcement procedures and... | FEC Reauthorization Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Against Child
Exploitation Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN.
Section 2251 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by amending subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:
``(a) Any person who, in... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 22, 2017. Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill makes it a federal crime, subject to certain jurisdictional requirements, to: (1) knowingly produce or cause to be produced a visual depiction of a minor engaged i... | Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY.
(a) Amendments.--Section 621 of the Excellence in Mathematics,
Science, and Engineering Education Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 5411) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
``The Academy shall consist of... | Amends the Excellence in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education Act of 1990 to require that the National Academy of Science, Space, and Technology (the Academy) consist of a program of instruction leading to baccalaureate degrees in science, mathematics, and engineering at a minimum of six State universities s... | To amend the Excellence in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education Act of 1990 to establish the National Academy of Science, Space, and Technology at State universities, to expand the scholarship program associated with such Academy, to direct the Administrator of General Services to construct a public building... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bonus Depreciation and Enhanced
Expensing for Small Businesses Extension Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF INCREASED EXPENSING FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (7) of section 179(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
... | Bonus Depreciation and Enhanced Expensing for Small Businesses Extension Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2010: (1) the increased expensing allowance for depreciable small business assets (i.e., $250,000); (2) bonus depreciation for depreciable business property; and (3) the taxpayer ele... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the increase in the expensing deduction for small businesses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Jobs Tax Credit Act
of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In many parts of the United States, segments of large
cities, smaller cities, and rural areas are experiencing
population los... | Small Business Jobs Tax Credit Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include qualified small business employees as a targeted group eligible for the work opportunity tax credit. Defines "qualified small business employee" as an individual who resides in and is hired by a small business located in a developm... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the work opportunity tax credit for small business jobs creation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Free Speech and Citizen Fairness Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF ANNUAL AGGREGATE LIMIT ON AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY
INDIVIDUALS.
(a) In General.--Section 315(a) of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)) is amende... | Free Speech and Citizen Fairness Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to repeal the annual aggregate limit on the amount of contributions by individuals in a federal election campaign to: (1) candidates and their authorized committees; and (2) political committees which are not political commi... | To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to repeal the limitation on the annual aggregate amount of contributions individuals may make to candidates for election for Federal office, to repeal the limitations on the amount of coordinated expenditures by political parties, and to protect uncompensated Internet ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Fire and Emergency
Services Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Agency.--The term ``Agency'' means the Federal
Emergency Management Agency.
(2) Burn program.--The term ``burn program'' means... | Requires the Director to establish within FEMA a Fire Services Grant Program to award grants to volunteer, paid, and combined volunteer-paid departments that provide fire and emergency medical services.
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to use the funds, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporatio... | 21st Century Fire and Emergency Services Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Educator and American
Community Housing Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. HOUSING FOR EDUCATORS, PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS, AND MEDICAL
PROVIDERS.
Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
(7 U.S.C. 1926(a)) is amended by... | Rural Educator and American Community Housing Act of 2012 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide grants, loan guarantees, or other financial mechanisms to eligible educators, medical providers, and public safety officers to c... | A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide and improve housing in rural areas for educators, public safety officers, and medical providers, and their households, and for other purposes. |
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