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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education Affordability and
Equity Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF DEDUCTION FOR INTEREST ON EDUCATION LOANS.
(a) Repeal of Dollar Limitation; Increase in Phaseout Beginning
Point.--Subsection (b) of section 221 of the Internal Revenue Code ... | Higher Education Affordability and Equity Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the dollar limitation on the tax deduction for interest on education loans and expand eligibility for such deduction by revising the modified adjusted gross income phaseout for such deduction; (2) make the tax deduct... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand incentives for education. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Make College Affordable Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENSES.
(a) Deduction Allowed.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional itemized
deductions for individuals) is ... | Establishes an annual income-adjusted credit (up to $1,500) for the interest paid during the first 60 months of a qualified higher education loan by a non-dependent taxpayer. | Make College Affordable Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Protection Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.
(a) Certain Activities Relating to Material Involving the Sexual
Exploitation of Minors.--Section 2252(b)(2) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by ... | Child Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to 20 years for transporting, receiving, distributing, selling, or possessing pornographic images of a child under the age of 12.
Requires a U.S. district court to issue a protective order prohibiting harassment o... | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to child pornography and child exploitation offenses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Care for Seniors Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO MA RISK ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM.
Section 1853(a)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
23(a)(1)(C)) is amended by adding at the end the following new clauses:
... | Securing Care for Seniors Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to periodically revise the Medicare Advantage (MA) risk adjustment system, such that an individual's risk score takes into account the... | Securing Care for Seniors Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Since 1935, the United States has owned a parcel of
land in Riverside, California, consisting of approximately 9.5
acres, more specifically described in section 2(a) (in this
section referred to as the ``property'').
... | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey and quitclaim all interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property, including improvements, located at 4500 Glenwood Drive in Riverside, California, and administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, to the Riverside Corona Resource Con... | To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of Natural Resources Conservation Service property in Riverside, California, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Progress Commemoration
Act''.
SEC. 2. DECLARATION.
Congress declares that--
(1) the original Seneca Falls Convention, held in upstate New
York in July 1848, convened to consider the social conditions and
civil rights of women a... | Women's Progress Commemoration Act - Establishes the Women's Progress Commemoration Commission to, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior and other appropriate Federal, State, and local public and private entities, prepare and submit to the Secretary a report that: (1) identifies sites of historical signifi... | Women's Progress Commemoration Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Palmetto Bend Conveyance Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Project.--the term ``Project'' means the Palmetto Bend
Reclamation Project in the State of Texas authorized under Public
Law 90-562 (82 Stat. 999).
(2) Secret... | Requires the Secretary, if the conveyance has not been completed within one year and 180 days after the enactment date of this Act, to report to the House Committee on Resources and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on the conveyance's status, any obstacles to completion, and the anticipated completi... | Palmetto Bend Conveyance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``COLA Fairness Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. REGIONAL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.
(a) Recognition of Regions.--The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
Department of Labor shall establish and publish a mapping of the United
States under which 14 regions are recognized ... | COLA Fairness Act of 2005 - Requires the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to establish: (1) a mapping of the United States comprising 14 specified regions; and (2) particular monthly consumer price indices for such regions for computation of cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare... | To require the establishment of regional consumer price indices to compute cost-of-living increases under the programs for Social Security and Medicare and other medical benefits under titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act. |
That this Act may be
referred to as the ``Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief
Act''.
Sec. 2. Amendments to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.--The
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as amended, is amended by
redesignating section 8(a)(3) (43 U.S.C. 1337(a)(3)) as section
8(a)(3)(A) and by add... | Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to reduce or suspend any royalty or net profit share set forth in a lease in order to promote development and new production and to encourage production of marginal or uneconom... | Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. INJUNCTIONS AGAINST RAILROAD COMMON CARRIERS.
The proviso in section 16 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 26) ending
with ``Code.'' is amended to read as follows: ``Provided, That nothing
herein contai... | Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 - Amends the Clayton Act to grant the United States exclusive authority to bring suit for injunctive relief against a common carrier that is not a rail common carrier subject to the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board (STB).
Revises provisions prohibiting anticom... | A bill to amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads. |
SECTION 1. TRAFFICKING IN COUNTERFEIT MARKS.
(a) Short Title; Findings.--
(1) Short title.--This section may be cited as the ``Stop
Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act''.
(2) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(A) the United States economy is losing millions of dollars
... | This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on February 15, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.
Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act - Amends the federal criminal code to revise provisions prohibiting the trafficking in counterfeit goods and services to include traffick... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide criminal penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Electronic Message Preservation
Act''.
SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF ELECTRONIC MESSAGES.
(a) Requirement for Preservation of Electronic Messages.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 29 of title 44, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the ... | Electronic Message Preservation Act - Requires the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations governing federal agency preservation of electronic messages that are federal records and to periodically review and amend, as necessary, such regulations. Requires such regulations to: (1) require the electronic... | To amend title 44, United States Code, to require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal agencies, to require a certification and reports relating to Presidential records, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. INJUNCTIONS AGAINST RAILROAD COMMON CARRIERS.
The proviso in section 16 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 26) ending
with ``Code.'' is amended to read as follows: ``Provided, That nothing
herein contai... | Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2006 - Amends the Clayton Act to grant the United States exclusive authority to bring suit for injunctive relief against a common carrier that is not a rail common carrier subject to the jurisdiction the Surface Transportation Board (STB).
Revises the declaration that prohibitions... | A bill to amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Terrorism Insurance Backstop
Extension Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TERRORISM INSURANCE PROGRAM.
(a) Program Years 4 and 5.--Paragraph (11) of section 102 of the
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note) is amended
by adding at... | Terrorism Insurance Backstop Extension Act of 2005 - Amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to define: (1) the term "Program Year 4" as the period from January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2006; and (2) the term "Program Year 5" as the period from January 1, 2007, from December 31, 2007 (thereby extending the... | To extend the terrorism insurance program of the Department of the Treasury. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Identity Theft Prevention
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF INCLUSION OF SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBERS ON
MEDICARE CARDS.
(a) In General.--Section 205(c)(2)(C) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(C)), as amende... | Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2010 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish cost-effective procedures to ensure that: (1) a Social Security account number (or any derivative) is ... | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the inclusion of Social Security account numbers on Medicare cards. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Urban and Rural Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) in 1999, 61 percent of adults in the United States were
overweight or obese;
(2) all ag... | Urban and Rural Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make matching grants and loans to state and local government agencies and community development public authorities for the development of indoor centers for disease prevention and health pr... | To provide assistance for the development of indoor disease prevention and health promotion centers in urban and rural areas throughout the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Detection Canine Augmentation Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Detection canines are an important part of a layered
homeland security system to prepare for, respond to, mitigate
again... | Detection Canine Augmentation Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to increase the number of trained detection canines at specified federal agencies.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) coordinate fully the Department of Homeland Security's canine training programs that support its counter-terrorism, cou... | To increase the number of trained detection canines of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Innovation $1 Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. AMERICAN INNOVATION $1 COIN PROGRAM.
Section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after subsection (v) the following new subsection:
``(w) Redesign and Issuance of $1 Coins Honoring In... | American Innovation $1 Coin Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of the Treasury, over a 14-year period beginning in 2019, to mint and issue "American Innovation" $1 coins commemorating innovation and innovators from each state, each U.S. territory, and the District of Columbia. Such coins shall be issued in ... | American Innovation $1 Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Baseline Reform Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. CHANGES IN THE BASELINE.
Section 257(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 907(c)) is amended--
(1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1), by striking
... | Baseline Reform Act of 2015 This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to change the assumptions used in calculating the baseline for discretionary spending and to require budget estimates to be compared with the levels from the prior year. ... | Baseline Reform Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employees Paid Parental
Leave Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. PAID PARENTAL LEAVE UNDER TITLE 5.
(a) Amendment to Title 5.--Subsection (d) of section 6382 of title
5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating such subsection as s... | Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008 - Allows federal employees to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay available for either the: (1) birth of a child; or (2) placement of a child with the employee for either adoption or foster care. Makes available for any of the 12 weeks of leave... | To provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clatsop-Nehalem Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Interim council.--The term ``Interim Council'' means
the council which is established under, and the members elected
pursuant to, section 5.
... | Clatsop-Nehalem Restoration Act This bill extends federal recognition to the Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Tribes of Oregon. Rights and privileges of the tribe and its members under any federal treaty, executive order, agreement, statute, or other federal authority that may have been diminished or lost under the Act app... | Clatsop-Nehalem Restoration Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREA, DEVIL'S STAIRCASE WILDERNESS,
OREGON.
(a) Designation.--In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Federal land i... | Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2009 - Designates certain federal land in Oregon as the Devil's Staircase Wilderness and as a wilderness area for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System.
Requires the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area to be administered by the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Int... | 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 or recreation rivers, and for other purposes. |
OFFICERS.
``The State Administrator shall establish a Problem Resolution
Office. Problem Resolution Officers shall have the authority to
investigate taxpayer complaints and enjoin collection activity if, in
the opinion of the Problem Resolution Officer, said collection activity
is reasonably likely to not be i... | Individual Tax Freedom Act of 2001 - Repeals the income, estate, gift, and certain excise tax provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a 15 percent tax on the use, consumption or enjoyment in the U.S. of any property or service produced or rendered within or without of the Unit... | To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity for families by repealing the income tax, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national retail sales tax to be administered primarily by the States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Premier Certified Lenders Program
Improvement Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Premier Certified Lenders Program (PCLP)
established under section 508 of the Small Business Investment
... | Premier Certified Lenders Program Improvement Act of 2002 - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to make loss reserve requirements of lenders under the premier certified lenders (PCL) program inapplicable to PCLs that ensure that the amount of their loss reserve is: (1) not less than $25,000; and (2) suffic... | To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to allow certain premier certified lenders to elect to maintain an alternative loss reserve. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Sensitive Locations
Act''.
SEC. 2. POWERS OF IMMIGRATION OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES AT SENSITIVE
LOCATIONS.
Section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(i... | Protecting Sensitive Locations Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an immigration enforcement action by the Department of Homeland Security or an individual designated to perform immigration enforcement functions may not take place at a sensitive location, unless: (1) the action inv... | Protecting Sensitive Locations Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prohibiting Detention of Youth
Status Offenders Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION OF STATUS OFFENDERS.
Section 223 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a... | Prohibiting Detention of Youth Status Offenders Act of 2014 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, with respect to the detention of a juvenile status offender (a juvenile arrested for an offense that would not be a crime if committed by an adult) who violates a valid court order, to requi... | Prohibiting Detention of Youth Status Offenders Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Perkins County Rural Water System
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) in 1977, the North Dakota State Legislature authorized and
directed the State Water Commission to conduct the Southwest Area
Water Supply ... | Requires the mitigation of fish and wildlife losses during System construction and operation on an acre-for-acre basis, based on ecological equivalency, and concurrent with project construction.
Makes portions of the System constructed with assistance under this Act eligible to utilize power from the Pick-Sloan Missour... | Perkins County Rural Water System Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION.
(a)(1) The Secretary of the Interior shall not issue a lease,
permit, or license for the exploration for or extraction of oil or gas
on or from submerged lands described in subsection (b).
(2)(A) No person shall explore for or extract oil or gas on or from
any area of the submerged l... | Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from issuing a lease, permit, or license for oil or gas exploration or extraction on specified portions of the Outer Continental Shelf on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, including Alaska. Excludes from such proscription the Central and Western Gulf of Mexico planning areas... | To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil and gas leases on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nigeria Democracy Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Nigeria is one of the most important countries in
Africa, with the largest population on the continent, a
critically important role in... | Nigeria Democracy Act - Imposes certain economic sanctions against Nigeria to promote democracy and human rights there.
Directs the President to notify Nigeria immediately of his intention to suspend air transportation between the United States and such country. Urges the President to seek multilateral support for an... | Nigeria Democracy Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Veterans Disabled for Life
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Armed Forces of the United States have answered the
call and served with distinction around the world--from hitti... | American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $1 silver coins in commemoration of disabled American veterans and emblematic of the design selected by the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation for the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memoria... | A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Los Padres National Forest Land
Exchange Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST, CALIFORNIA.
(a) Exchange Required.--If the United Water Conservation District
of California (in this section referred to as the ``District'') con... | Los Padres National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2005 - Authorizes an exchange of approximately 340 acres held by the United Water Conservation District of California (the District lands) and approximately 440 acres of National Forest System lands.
Requires the land exchange to be conducted on an equal value basis, as ... | To provide for an exchange of lands between the Secretary of Agriculture and the United Water Conservation District of California to eliminate certain private inholdings in the Los Padres National Forest, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Endangered Salmon and Fisheries
Predation Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) prevention of predation by sea lions, recovery of
salmonid stocks listed under the Endangered Species ... | Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to issue one-year permits allowing Washington, Oregon, Idaho, the Nez Perce Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Re... | Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. CHARTER.
The Ukrainian American Veterans, Incorporated, organized and
incorporated under the laws of the State of New York, is hereby
recognized and granted a Federal charter.
SEC. 2. POWERS.
The corporation shall have only the powers granted to it through
its bylaws and articles of incorporati... | Grants a Federal charter to the Ukrainian American Veterans, Incorporated (a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York). | To recognize the organization known as the Ukrainian American Veterans, Incorporated. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Multifamily Rental Housing
Loan Guarantee Demonstration Act''.
SEC. 2. LOAN GUARANTEES FOR MULTIFAMILY RENTAL HOUSING IN RURAL AREAS.
Title V of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.) is
amended by inserting after section 537 the follow... | Rural Multifamily Rental Housing Loan Guarantee Demonstration Act - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to guarantee eligible loans for the development costs of low or moderate income rural multifamily rental housing.
Authorizes appropriations. | Rural Multifamily Rental Housing Loan Guarantee Demonstration Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on the Accountability and
Review of Federal Agencies Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--There is established the Commission on the
Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies (hereafter in this Act
referred to... | Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies Act - Establishes the Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies to: (1) evaluate executive agencies and their programs; and (2) submit to Congress a plan recommending agencies and programs that should be realigned or eliminated and pr... | To establish a commission to conduct a comprehensive review of Federal agencies and programs and to recommend the elimination or realignment of duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Frontline Health Care Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FRONTLINE PROVIDERS LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.
Part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
254b et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating the second subpart XI (as add... | Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and carry out a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program under which the Secretary agrees to make student loan repayments in exchange for a health professional pro... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children and Media Research
Advancement Act'' or the ``CAMRA Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Congress has recognized the important role of
electronic media in children's... | Children and Media Research Advancement Act or CAMRA Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to establish an independent panel of experts to: (1) review, synthesize, and report on research, theory, and applications in the social,... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize funding for the establishment of a program on children and the media within the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Building
Heights Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
(a) Use of Street Width to Determine Maximum Height of Building.--
Section 5(a) of the Act entitled ``An Act to regulate the height ... | District of Columbia Building Heights Act of 1994 - Amends the District of Columbia Code to revise provisions with respect to street widths controlling building heights in the District to require that if the alignment (currently, course) of streets forming an intersection is not interrupted by a public space or reserva... | District of Columbia Building Heights Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Private Security Officer Quality
Assurance Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) employment of private security officers in the United
States is growing rapidly;
(2) the private security industry pro... | Private Security Officer Quality Assurance Act of 1996 - Authorizes an association of employers of private security officers (officers) to submit fingerprints or other methods of positive identification to the Attorney General for background checks of such officers. Allows the Attorney General to: (1) exchange ident... | Private Security Officer Quality Assurance Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Park Centennial Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds:
(1) The National Park Service was established to conserve
the national parks, their scenery, natural and historic
objects,... | National Park Centennial Act of 2004 - Establishes the National Park Centennial Fund (Fund) in the Treasury.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers to designate overpayments and contributions for the benefit of the National Park System. Allocates such amounts to the Fund (along with necessary a... | To eliminate the annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog in the national parks, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sierra National Forest Land Exchange
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Council.--The term ``Council'' means the Sequoia Council of
the Boy Scouts of America.
(2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the par... | Sierra National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey specified federal land in Mt. Diablo Meridian, California, in exchange for certain non-federal land in Mt. Diablo Meridian and a payment of $50,000, if the owner of such land offers to make such exchange during the year fo... | To provide for the exchange of land within the Sierra National Forest, California, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. COMMISSION ON FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT PROCESSING DELAYS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Faster FOIA Act of
2010''.
(b) Establishment.--There is established the Commission on Freedom
of Information Act Processing Delays (in this Act referred to as the
``Commission'' for the pu... | Faster FOIA Act of 2010 - Establishes the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays to conduct a study to: (1) identify methods that will help reduce delays in processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests submitted to federal agencies; (2) ensure the efficient and equitable administration of F... | A bill to establish the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE (SOMA) PROGRAM
REAUTHORIZATION.
Section 126(d) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of
2006 (42 U.S.C. 16926(d)) is amended to read as foll... | Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2016 This bill amends the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act to: reauthorize through FY2021 the Sex Offender Management Assistance program, reauthorize through FY2021 the activities of the U.S. Marshals Service to locate and apprehend sex offenders who violate sex offend... | Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Commemorative Events
Advisory Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the preparation and consideration of the multitude of
bills proposing particular days, weeks, months, or years for
recognition th... | National Commemorative Events Advisory Act - Establishes the President's Advisory Commission on National Commemorative Events to: (1) establish criteria for recommending to the President that a proposed commemorative event be approved or disapproved; (2) review proposals for national commemorative events submitted in a... | National Commemorative Events Advisory Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Pennsylvania
National Forest Improvement Act of 2004''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Disposal of administrative sites, Alle... | Pennsylvania National Forest Improvement Act of 2004 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange certain National Forest System lands and administrative sites in the Allegheny National Forest, Pennsylvania, and to accept a cash equalization payment in excess of 25 percent of the value of the ... | To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands and improvements associated with the National Forest System in the State of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veteran Education Empowerment Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Over 1,000,000 veterans attended institutions of higher
education in 2012.
(2) Veterans face unique hardships in transitioning from ... | Veteran Education Empowerment Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award four-year grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to establish, maintain, and improve a veteran student center. Requires grantees to be IHEs that: have a population of at least 15,000 students, of which at least 1% are veterans o... | Veteran Education Empowerment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Price Gouging Prevention
Act''.
SEC. 2. UNCONSCIONABLE PRICING OF GASOLINE AND OTHER PETROLEUM
DISTILLATES DURING EMERGENCIES.
(a) Unconscionable Pricing.--
(1) In general.--It shall be unlawful for any person to
... | Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act - Makes it unlawful for any person, during a proclaimed international crisis affecting the oil market, to sell gasoline or any other petroleum distillate at a price that: (1) is unconscionably excessive; and (2) indicates the seller is taking unfair advantage of the circumstances of... | To protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Advisory
Committee Act Amendments of 2008''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Ensuring independent advice and expertise... | Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Federal Advisory Committee Act to require appointments to advisory committees to be made without regard to political affiliation or activity, unless otherwise required by federal statute. Directs each agency head to: (1) ensure that no individual w... | To amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act to increase the transparency and accountability of Federal advisory committees, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACT; TABLE OF
CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Family Opportunity
Act of 2004'' or the ``Dylan Lee James Act''.
(b) Amendments to Social Security Act.--Except as otherwise
specifically provided, whenever in this Ac... | Family Opportunity Act of 2004 or Dylan Lee James Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) give States the option of allowing families of disabled children to purchase Medicaid coverage for them; and (2) add to the list of persons eligible for Medicaid home and community-based service ... | A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage under the medicaid program for such children, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patient Navigator Outreach and
Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. PATIENT NAVIGATOR GRANTS.
Subpart V of part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 256) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 340A. PA... | Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to make grants to eligible entities for the development and operation of demonstration programs to p... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a demonstration grant program to provide patient navigator services to reduce barriers and improve health care outcomes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Energy Act''.
SEC. 2. APPRAISALS.
(a) Amendment.--Title XXVI of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 2607. APPRAISAL REFORMS.
``(a) Options to Indian Tribes.--... | Native American Energy Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to allow the Department of the Interior, an affected Indian tribe, or a certified third-party appraiser under contract with the Indian tribe to appraise Indian land or trust assets involved in a transaction requiring Interior approval. ... | Native American Energy Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``True American Heroes Act of 2002''.
TITLE I--MEDALS FOR RESPONDERS AND RESISTERS
SEC. 101. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS FOR GOVERNMENT WORKERS WHO
RESPONDED TO THE ATTACKS ON THE WORLD TRADE CENTER AND
PERISHED.
... | True American Heroes Act of 2002 - Title I: Medals for Responders and Resisters - (Sec. 101) Authorizes the award (posthumously) of congressional gold medals to the government workers and others who responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Virginia and perished in the trag... | To posthumously award congressional gold medals to government workers and others who responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and perished and to people aboard United Airlines Flight 93 who helped resist the hijackers and caused the plane to crash, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as--
(1) the ``New IDEA Act''; or
(2) the ``New Illegal Deduction Elimination Act''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION THAT WAGES PAID TO UNAUTHORIZED ALIENS MAY NOT BE
DEDUCTED FROM GROSS INCOME.
(a) In General.--Subsection (c) of sect... | New IDEA Act or New Illegal Deduction Elimination Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a tax deduction for wages and benefits paid to or on behalf of an unauthorized alien. Extends to six years the period for assessing and collecting underpayments of tax due to deductions claimed for wages paid to unauthorize... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens may not be deducted from gross income, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stopping Improper Payments to
Deceased People Act''.
SEC. 2. DISTRIBUTION OF DEATH INFORMATION FURNISHED TO OR MAINTAINED BY
THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.
(a) In General.--
(1) In general.--Section 205(r) of the Social S... | Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act This bill requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to pay to states their reasonable costs for compiling and sharing records of deaths with the SSA. Under current law, the SSA is not required to pay the states but may choose to do so. The SSA may share the dea... | Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness for Adopting Families
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR ADOPTION EXPENSES.
(a) Deduction for Adoption Expenses.--
(1) In general.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additiona... | Fairness for Adopting Families Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit an individual income tax deduction for qualified adoption expenses. Makes deductible reasonable and necessary expenses that are directly related to a legal adoption of any child if the adoption has been arranged by a State, local, or other... | Fairness for Adopting Families Act |
SECTION 1. MODIFYING SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO COVERAGE OF ABORTION
SERVICES UNDER THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE
ACT TO CONFORM TO LONG-STANDING FEDERAL POLICY.
(a) In General.--Section 1303 of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), as amend... | Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to prohibit federal funds from being to used to cover any part of the costs of any health plan that includes coverage of abortion services. (Currently, federal funds cannot be used for abortion services and plans receiving federal funds must keep federal funds segre... | To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services under such Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Spokane Tribe of Indians of the
Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) from 1927 to 1931, at the direction of Congress, the
Corps of Engineers investigated the Columbia River an... | . Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act (Sec. 5) This bill establishes the Spokane Tribe of Indians Recovery Trust Fund to compensate the Spokane Business Council for the use of tribal lands for the generation of hydropower from the Grand Coulee Dam. The council must prepare a ... | Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Southwest Bridge Research Center
Establishment Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. BRIDGE RESEARCH CENTER.
Section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(k) Southwest Bridge Research Center.--
``(1) I... | Southwest Bridge Research Center Establishment Act of 2005 - Amends Federal transportation law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to provide grants to New Mexico State University, in collaboration with the Oklahoma Transportation Center, to establish the Southwest Bridge Research Center to contribute at a nation... | A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a university transportation center to be known as the "Southwest Bridge Research Center". |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Saddleback Mountain-Arizona
Settlement Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and the city
of Scottsdale, Arizona, have a longstanding interest in... | Saddleback Mountain-Arizona Settlement Act of 1995 - Approves and ratifies the Settlement Agreement providing for the transfer of certain lands by the Resolution Trust Corporation to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (to be held in trust by the Department of the Interior) and the City of Scottsdale, Arizona... | Saddleback Mountain-Arizona Settlement Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting American Jobs Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT.
(a) Duties of the General Counsel and Administrative Law Judges.--
The National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 3(... | Protecting American Jobs Act This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act, with respect to the authority of the National Labor Relations Board, to: repeal the authority of the General Counsel ofthe board, to issue, and prosecute before the board, complaints of unfair labor practices; limit the board's rul... | Protecting American Jobs Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research
Reauthorization Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE STEM CELL THERAPEUTIC AND RESEARCH ACT OF
2005.
(a) Cord Blood Inventory.--Section 2 of the Stem Cell Therapeutic
and Research Act of 2005 (42 U.... | Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005 to revise provisions related to the National Cord Blood Inventory (the Inventory), including to establish an inventory goal of at least 150,000 new units of cord blood to be made available... | To amend the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dirty Bomb Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. RADIATION SOURCE PROTECTION.
(a) Amendment.--Chapter 14 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42
U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``Sec. 170C. Radiation Source Protecti... | Dirty Bomb Prevention Act - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to establish a task force on protection of sealed sources (any byproduct material or special nuclear material, except fuel or spent fuel, encased in a capsule designed to prevent leakage or escape). Requires the task force to: (1) provide recommendations ... | To establish a task force to evaluate and make recommendations with respect to the security of sealed sources of radioactive materials, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ALEXANDER CREEK VILLAGE RECOGNITION.
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``alexander creek village recognition
``Sec. 43.
``(a) Recognition of the Village of Alexander Creek.--Alexander
Creek, locat... | Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) Recognizes the village of Alexander Creek located in Alaska as an eligible Native village.
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish an Alexander Creek account, the funds of which shall be available to Alexander Creek, Incorporated for bidding on and purc... | To amend that Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to recognize Alexander Creek as Native village, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION LIMITATION ON
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PERSONS OTHER THAN LOCAL INDIVIDUAL
RESIDENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a), is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
`... | Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to limit contributions to House of Representatives (House) elections from persons other than local individual residents.
Reduces maximum House contribution amounts from multicandidate political committees (PACs).
Sets forth limitations and reporting requirements for am... | To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform House of Representatives campaign finance laws, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Financial Policy
Committee For Fair Capital Standards Act''.
SEC. 2. UNITED STATES FINANCIAL POLICY COMMITTEE.
(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established an inter-agency
committee, to be known as the ``United States Financial Policy ... | United States Financial Policy Committee For Fair Capital Standards Act - Establishes the United States Financial Policy Committee as an inter-agency committee composed of: (1) the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall serve as the Chairperson of the Committee; (2) the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal R... | To establish a mechanism for developing uniform United States positions on issues before the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision at the Bank for International Settlements, to require a review on the most recent recommendation of the Basel Committee for an accord on capital standards, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Estate Tax Reduction Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. 20 PERCENT REDUCTION IN ESTATE TAX RATES.
(a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 2001 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
``(c) Rate Schedule.--
``If the amount with re... | Estate Tax Reduction Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce estate taxes and increase the unified credit to $3 million, with an inflation adjustment. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce estate tax rates by 20 percent, to increase the unified credit against estate and gift taxes to the equivalent of a $3,000,000 exclusion and to provide an inflation adjustment of such amount, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF EMPLOYEE PAYROLL TAX
RELIEF.
(a) Extension.--Section 601(c) of the Tax Relief, Unemployment
Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (26 U.S.C... | Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011 - Amends the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 to extend through 2012 the reduction in employment taxes for employees and the self-employed. Increases such reduction from 2% to 3.1%
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose on individual ... | A bill to create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF FIRE SAFETY OF CAMPUS BUILDINGS.
Section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
(A) in subpa... | Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act of 2003 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require, beginning in academic year 2004-2005, each eligible institution participating in any program under the Act to provide to all current students and employees, and to any applicant for enrollment or employment upon request, ... | A bill to provide for disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teachers and Parents at the Table
Act''.
SEC. 2. VOLUNTEER TEACHER ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1004 (20 U.S.C. 6304)
the following:
``SEC. 1005.... | Teachers and Parents at the Table Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to establish: (1) a Volunteer Teacher Advisory Committee to monitor the effects of the ESEA in classrooms, and (2) a Volunteer Parents and Families Advisory Committee to monitor the effects of the ESEA on ch... | Teachers and Parents at the Table Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL APPELLATE AND DISTRICT COURTS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Presiding judge.--The term ``presiding judge'' means
the judge presiding over the court proceeding concer... | Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007 - Authorizes the presiding judge of a U.S. appellate court or U.S. district court to permit the photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting, or televising to the public of court proceedings over which that judge presides except when such action would constitute a violation of... | To provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE HIV/AIDS POLICY.
(a) In General.--The Bureau of Prisons (hereinafter in this Act
referred to as the ``Bureau'') shall develop a comprehensive policy to
provide HIV testing, treatment, and prevent... | Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2011 - Directs the Bureau of Prisons to develop a comprehensive policy to provide HIV testing, treatment, and prevention for inmates in federal prisons and upon reentry into the community. Requires such policy to include provisions for: (1) testing of inmates upon intake and counseling; (2) H... | To provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Lending and Credit
Availability Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. LOAN GUARANTEES IN QUALIFIED STATES.
(a) Participation Authority.--Section 7(a) of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragr... | Small Business Lending and Credit Availability Act of 1993 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Small Business Administration (SBA) to participate in loans to small businesses located in States in which one or more insured depository institutions have been closed due to inability to meet depositor demands. Di... | Small Business Lending and Credit Availability Act of 1993 |
.
Chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after section 1310 the following new section:
``Sec. 1311. Continuing appropriations
``(a)(1) If any regular appropriation bill or continuing resolution
for a fiscal year does not become law before the beginning of such
fiscal year, there... | Provides for an automatic continuing appropriation for the U.S. Government whenever a regular appropriation bill or continuing resolution for a fiscal year does not become law prior to the beginning of such fiscal year. Appropriates such sums as may be necessary to continue any project or activity for which funds were... | To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide an automatic continuing appropriation for the United States Government. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sound Science for Endangered Species
Act Planning Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. SOUND SCIENCE.
(a) Best Scientific and Commercial Data Available.--
(1) In general.--Section 3 of the Endangered Species Act of
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1532) is amende... | Sound Science for Endangered Species Act Planning Act of 2001 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) give greater weight to scientific and commercial data that is empirical or that has been field-tested or peer-reviewed in determining that a species is an endangered ... | To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior to give greater weight to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Since 1975, title XX of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1397 et seq.), commonly referred to as the Social
Services Block Grant (in this section referred to as ``SSBG''),
has authorized funding for social servi... | Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to increase from 4.25 percent to ten percent the amount of TANF funds a State may transfer to carry out State programs under SSA title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) for FY 2002.Amends SSA title ... | To amend titles IV and XX of the Social Security Act to restore funding for the Social Services Block Grant, and restore for fiscal year 2002 the ability of States to transfer up to 10 percent of funds from the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families to carry out activities under t... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Succession Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION.
(a) In General.--Section 19(d) of title 3, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, Secretary of
Homeland Security, Ambassador t... | Presidential Succession Act of 2005 - Modifies the presidential succession list to include, following the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Ambassador to the United Nations, the Ambassador to Great Britain, the Ambassador to Russia, the Ambassador to China, and the Ambassador to Fra... | To amend chapter 1 of title 3, United States Code, relating to Presidential succession. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Samoa Study Commission
Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the islands of Tutuila and Manua, and certain other
islands that compose American Samoa, were ceded by the chiefs
of the i... | American Samoa Study Commission Act - Establishes the American Samoa Study Commission which shall: (1) evaluate the history and nature of American Samoa's political relationship with the United States, and determine whether a single document is needed to express such relationship; and (2) evaluate such relationship's ... | American Samoa Study Commission Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stealth Lobbyist Disclosure Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES BY CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to political organizations) is amended by adding at the end
the ... | Stealth Lobbyist Disclosure Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat as a tax-exempt political organization for purposes of the disclosure and other requirements applicable to such organizations (with certain modifications) any coalition or association that is identified as a client on any registration f... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require disclosure of lobbying activities by certain organizations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medication Therapy Management
Empowerment Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVED ACCESS TO MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT UNDER PART D
OF THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.
Section 1860D-4(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
104(c)(2)) is amend... | Medication Therapy Management Empowerment Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Chief Actuary of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and to Cong... | Medication Therapy Management Empowerment Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business and Financial
Institutions Tax Relief Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF BANK S CORPORATION ELIGIBLE SHAREHOLDERS TO
INCLUDE IRAS.
(a) In General.--Section 1361(c)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to c... | Small Business and Financial Institutions Tax Relief Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make a trust-individual retirement account (IRA) an eligible bank S corporation shareholder.Exempts from prohibited transaction rules any sale of stock in an IRA pursuant to a small business corporation's election to ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand S corporation eligibility for banks, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Capitol Police Retention,
Recruitment, and Authorization Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN ANNUAL RATE OF BASIC COMPENSATION.
For fiscal year 2003 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years, the
Capitol Police Board shall increase the annual rate of ba... | Capitol Police Retention, Recruitment, and Authorization Act of 2002 - Requires the Capitol Police Board to increase by five percent the annual rate of basic compensation for officers and members of the Capitol Police, except that for officers above the rank of captain the increase shall be made at a rate determined by... | To direct the Capitol Police Board to take steps to promote the retention of current officers and members of the Capitol Police and the recruitment of new officers and members of the Capitol Police, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Eightmile Wild and Scenic River
Act''.
SEC. 2. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATION, EIGHTMILE RIVER,
CONNECTICUT.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Eightmile River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of
2... | Eightmile Wild and Scenic River Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate as a component of the national wild and scenic rivers system (the system) certain segments of the main stem and specified tributaries of the Eightmile River, Connecticut.
Declares that such segments shall be managed in accordance ... | To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Eightmile River in the State of Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Seafood Consumer
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. SEAFOOD SAFETY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce shall, in coordination
with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and other appropriate
Federal agencies, establish a program to stre... | Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to establish a program to strengthen federal activities for ensuring that commercially distributed seafood meets federal food quality and safety requirements.
Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services ... | To improve the protections afforded under Federal law to consumers from contaminated seafood by directing the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program, in coordination with other appropriate Federal agencies, to strengthen activities for ensuring that seafood sold or offered for sale to the public in or affecting i... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Secret Evidence Repeal Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) No person physically present in the United States,
including its outlying possessions, should be deprived of
liberty bas... | Limits such information's use to: (1) terrorist activity deportation; or (2) opposition to an alien's admission or relief from removal upon certification that such information could not be developed from open sources and that an agency declassification request has been made.
Provides: (1) for Federal district court rev... | Secret Evidence Repeal Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Workforce Advisory Commission
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. HEALTH WORKFORCE ADVISORY COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--The Comptroller General shall establish a
commission to be known as the Health Workforce Advisory Commission
(referred to in this Act... | Health Workforce Advisory Commission Act of 2003 - Directs the Comptroller General to establish a Health Workforce Advisory Commission. Includes among the duties of the Commission: (1) reviewing the impact of Federal health workforce policies and other factors on the ability of the health care system to provide optimal... | A bill to provide for the establishment of a Health Workforce Advisory Commission to review Federal health workforce policies and make recommendations on improving those policies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``65th Infantry
Regiment Commemorative Coin Act''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress hereby finds that the brave and gallant
soldiers from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico who comprised the 65th
Infantry Regiment of the United States ... | 65th Infantry Regiment Commemorative Coin Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury issue one-dollar silver coins emblematic of all the Puerto Ricans in the 65th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army who fought in the Korean conflict.
Mandates deposit of sales surcharges in the Korean War Veterans Memorial Fund for u... | 65th Infantry Regiment Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. BULLYING AND HARASSMENT PREVENTION POLICIES, PROGRAMS, AND
STATISTICS.
(a) State Reporting Requirements.--Section 4112(c)(3)(B)(iv) of the
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (20 U.S.C.
7112(c)(3)(B)(iv)) is amended by inserting ``, including bullying and
harassment,'' after... | Amends the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to: (1) include bullying and harassment under the definition of violence; and (2) provide for programs to address and prevent bullying and harassment. | To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to include bullying and harassment prevention programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dirty Bomb Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. RADIATION SOURCE PROTECTION.
(a) Amendment.--Chapter 14 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42
U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``Sec. 170C. Radiation Source Protecti... | Dirty Bomb Prevention Act - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to establish a task force on sealed source protection (byproduct material or special nuclear material encased in a capsule designed to prevent leakage or escape of the material).Requires the task force to evaluate and make recommendations to ensure the se... | To establish a task force to evaluate and make recommendations with respect to the security of sealed sources of radioactive materials, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Electric Charging Advancement Reform
Act'' or as the ``E-Car Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CREDIT FOR ELECTRIC CAR
RECHARGING PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Section 30C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended to read a... | Electric Charging Advancement Reform Act or the E-Car Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the tax credit for qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property expenditures with a tax credit for 50% of the cost of any qualified electric vehicle recharging property that is: (1) installed on property use... | E-Car Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Girl Scouts USA Centennial
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Girl Scouts of the United States of America is the
world's preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls,
building cha... | Girl Scouts USA Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 350,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America.
Requires the coin design to be emblematic of such centennial.
Requires such coins to be issued in un... | A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jean Lafitte National Historical
Park and Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. JEAN LAFITTE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK AND PRESERVE BOUNDARY
ADJUSTMENT.
(a) In General.--Section 901 of the National Parks and Recreation
Act o... | Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act of 2007 - Amends the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to adjust the boundary of the the Barataria Preserve Unit of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in Louisiana and to acquire land necessary for the adjustment by t... | To adjust the boundary of the Barataria Preserve Unit of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in the State of Louisiana, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
ACT.
(a) In General.--This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Water
Infrastructure Financing Act of 1999''.
(b) Amendment of Federal Water Pollution Control Act.--Except as
otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an a... | Clean Water Infrastructure Financing Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide that capitalization grants to States for the establishment of water pollution control revolving funds ( revolving funds) shall be for providing assistance to accomplish the purposes of such Act. (Currently, suc... | Clean Water Infrastructure Financing Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Technology Transfer
Commercialization Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS.
Section 12(b)(1) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act
of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(b)(1)) is amended by inserting ``or, subject
to s... | Technology Transfer Commercialization Act of 1998 - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (Stevenson-Wydler Act) to revise requirements regarding enumerated authority under a cooperative research and development (R&D) agreement to permit Government laboratories to grant licenses to federally own... | Technology Transfer Commercialization Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Electronic Message Preservation
Act''.
SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF ELECTRONIC MESSAGES.
(a) Requirement for Preservation of Electronic Messages.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 29 of title 44, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the ... | Electronic Message Preservation Act - (Sec. 2) Requires the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations governing federal agency preservation of electronic messages that are federal records and to periodically review and amend, as necessary, such regulations. Requires such regulations to: (1) require the e... | To amend title 44, United States Code, to require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal agencies, to require a certification and reports relating to Presidential records, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Black Hills National Cemetery
Boundary Expansion Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Cemetery.--The term ``Cemetery'' means the Black Hills
National Cemetery in Sturgis, South Dakota.
(2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land... | Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) complete environmental, cultural resource, and other due diligence activities on certain federal land to confirm its suitability for inclusion in the Black Hills National Cemetery, South Dako... | Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nigeria Democracy Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The November 10, 1995, execution by hanging of Ken
Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni environmental activists was
carried out by the Gove... | Nigeria Democracy Act - Imposes certain economic sanctions on Nigeria to promote democracy and human rights there.
Requires the President to direct the Secretary of Transportation to revoke the right of Nigerian air carriers to service, and prohibit U.S. air carriers from servicing, routes between the United States an... | Nigeria Democracy Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``SMART Research and
Development Compact''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The shared borders, similar economic, environmental,
and socioeconomic traits as well as the common hi... | SMART Research and Development Compact - Grants the consent of the Congress to the SMART (Strengthening the Mid-Atlantic Region for Tomorrow) Research and Development Compact if such compact is entered into by at least two of the following states: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. | To grant the consent of the Congress to the SMART Research and Development Compact. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia National
Disaster Insurance Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATURAL DISASTER PROTECTION FUNDS.
(a) Contributions to Natural Disaster Protection Funds.--Subsection
(c) of section 832 of the Internal Revenue Code of 19... | District of Columbia National Disaster Insurance Protection Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the creation and tax treatment of a tax-exempt natural disaster protection fund held by an insurance company that: (1) is incorporated and domiciled in the District of Columbia; (2) is subject to supervisio... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the creation of disaster protection funds in the District of Columbia by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from natural catastrophic events. |
SECTION 1. NONRECOGNITION OF GAIN ON QUALIFIED SALES OF
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUSINESSES.
(a) In General.--Subchapter O of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to gain or loss on disposition of property) is
amended by inserting after part IV the following new part:
``PART... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer election to defer from tax up to $50 million of the gain from the sale of the assets or stock of a telecommunications business to certain small businesses that own 10 or fewer broadcast stations. Limits to three the number of such purchases by any qualifying small bu... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications businesses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF A TICK-BORNE DISEASES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services
(referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall establish within
the Office of the Secretary an advisory ... | Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Health regarding the manner in which they can: (1) ensure interagency coordination and communication and minimize overlap regarding efforts to address... | To provide for the establishment of the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee. |
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