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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lorton Technical Corrections Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF LAND TO GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.
Section 11201 of the National Capital Revitalization and Self-
Government Improvement Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33; D.C. Code 24-
1201) is amended... | Lorton Technical Corrections Act of 1998 - Amends the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, with respect to closure of the Lorton Correctional Complex, to repeal the transfer of Lorton property to the Department of the Interior. Requires transfer of such property to the General Se... | Lorton Technical Corrections Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Decennial Census Improvement Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the Constitution requires that the number of persons in
the Nation be enumerated every 10 years in order to perm... | Decennial Census Improvement Act of 1996 - Requires the Bureau of the Census, in conducting the 2000 decennial census, to: (1) attempt to contact every household directly, whether by mail or in person (and allows the use of sampling as a substitute for direct contact in a particular census tract only after direct cont... | Decennial Census Improvement Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Artificial Reef Promotion Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. PERMITS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MANAGEMENT OF ARTIFICIAL REEFS.
Section 205 of the National Fishing Enhancement Act of 1984 (33
U.S.C. 2104) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) thr... | Artificial Reef Promotion Act of 2013 - Amends the National Fishing Enhancement Act of 1984 to require the Secretary of the Army, in issuing a permit for artificial reefs, to ensure that a state assuming liability for future damages has established an artificial reef maintenance fund. Requires the Director of the Burea... | Artificial Reef Promotion Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Additional coverage.--The term ``additional coverage''
has the meaning given the term in section 502(b) of the Federal
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1502(b)).
(2) Insurable commodity.--The term ``in... | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide emergency financial assistance to agricultural producers who have incurred qualifying 2003 or 2004 crop losses due to weather or related conditions. Permits producers with qualifying losses in both years to elect to receive payments in either, but not both, of such years.... | To respond to recent natural disasters adversely affecting agricultural producers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Access to Infertility Treatment
and Hope Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) infertility affects 6,100,000 men and women;
(2) infertility is a disease which affects men and women
with equal fr... | Prohibits group health plans and health insurance issuers from: (1) denying an individual eligibility or continuing eligibility to enroll or renew coverage because of the individual's or enrollee's use or potential use of items or services covered by this Act; (2) providing monetary payments or rebates to a covered ind... | Fair Access to Infertility Treatment and Hope Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Checkoff for Charity Act of 1998''.
TITLE I--CHECKOFF FOR CHARITY
SEC. 101. DESIGNATION OF OVERPAYMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CHARITY.
(a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by a... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Checkoff for Charity
Title II: Checkoff for Charity Commission
Checkoff for Charity Act of 1998 -
Title I: Checkoff for Charity
- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit taxpayers to designate contributions to charities on their tax returns. Establishes the Checkoff for... | Checkoff for Charity Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Broadband Initiative Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF RURAL BROADBAND INITIATIVES.
(a) In General.--Title VI of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936
(7 U.S.C. 950bb) is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 601 as section 603; and
... | Rural Broadband Initiative Act of 2006 - Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish in the Department of Agriculture the Office of Rural Broadband Initiatives, to be headed by the Under Secretary for Rural Broadband Initiatives.
States that the Under Secretary shall: (1) administer all rural broadband-r... | A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish an Office of Rural Broadband Initiatives in the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Long-Term Care Insurance Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR LONG-TERM CARE PREMIUMS.
(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional itemized
deductions for individuals) is amended ... | Provides that such deduction shall: (1) not be part of the medical deduction; (2) not be available if used as part of the self-employed health insurance deduction; and (3) be available to nonitemizers and itemizers.
Reduces the earned income percentage for taxpayers without children.
Amends the Social Security Act, wit... | Long-Term Care Insurance Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gas Price Reduction Through
Increased Refinery Capacity Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. INCENTIVES FOR INVESTMENT IN OIL REFINERIES.
(a) Election to Expense Qualified Refineries.--
(1) In general.--Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of
the... | Gas Price Reduction Through Increased Refinery Capacity Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to elect to expense (i.e., deduct in the current taxable year) the cost of qualified refinery property placed in service before January 1, 2012, or under a binding construction contract before Janua... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the treatment of depreciation of refinery property. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Student Athletes from
Concussions Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM STATE REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Minimum Requirements.--Each State that receives funds under the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.)
and does not me... | Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2018 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to condition each state's receipt of ESEA funds on the state's establishment of specified minimum requirements for the prevention and treatment of concussions in school sports. | Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``STEM Education Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF STEM EDUCATION.
For purposes of carrying out STEM education activities at the
National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Oce... | . STEM Education Act of 2014 - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue to award competitive, merit-reviewed grants to support: (1) research and development of innovative out-of-school STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) learning and emerging STEM learning environ... | STEM Education Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Pay Compression
Relief Act of 2004''.
(b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever
in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a
section or other provision, the reference shall be ... | Pay Compression Relief Act of 2004 - (Sec. 2) Increases the maximum rates of basic pay for administrative law judges (ALJs), contract appeals board (CAB) members, and certain senior-level positions by linking those rates to level III of the Executive Schedule (currently level IV).
Establishes a minimum rate of pay for... | To increase the minimum and maximum rates of basic pay payable to administrative law judges, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Common Application
Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of
the Small Business Administration;
(2) the term ``Assistant Secretary'' means ... | Small Business Common Application Act of 2012 - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish and maintain a small business common application and web portal (application and portal) to allow small businesses to submit a single common application for federal assistance provided by an... | A bill to require the establishment of a small business common application and web portal for purposes of Federal small business assistance programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Correctly Recognizing Educational
Achievements To Empower Graduates Act'' or the ``CREATE Graduates
Act''.
SEC. 2. CREATE GRADUATES.
Title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1133 et
seq.) is amended by inserting after part B the follow... | Correctly Recognizing Educational Achievements To Empower Graduates Act or the CREATE Graduates Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states and, through them, subgrants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) or systems of higher education ... | CREATE Graduates Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Poverty Reduction Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TITLE I--FEDERAL INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP ON REDUCING CHILD POVERTY
Sec. 101. Establishment of Working Group.
Sec. 102. National plan to re... | Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2015 This bill establishes in the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Child Poverty. The Working Group as its primary goal shall develop a national plan to reduce: within 10 years... | Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) 74 percent of adults who use illegal drugs are
employed;
(2) small business concerns employ over 50 percent of the
... | Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1998 - Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) businesses should adopt drug-free workplace programs; and (2) States should consider incentives to encourage businesses to adopt such programs, such as reductions in workers' compensation or unemployment insurance premiums, tax deductions,... | Drug-free Workplace Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Beverage Container Reuse
and Recycling Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The failure to reuse and recycle empty beverage
containers represents a significant and unnecessary waste of
... | National Beverage Container Reuse and Recycling Act of 2001 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the sale of certain beverages unless the containers carry a refund value of ten cents.Makes unclaimed refunds (the amount by which the total refund value of all containers sold by distributors exceeds the amoun... | To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require a refund value for certain beverage containers, to provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prevention and Deterrence of
International Conflict Act of 1999 (PREDICT)''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On August 24, 1997, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff assured Congress in writing that... | Prevention and Deterrence of International Conflict Act of 1999 - Establishes the Task Force on Regional Threats to International Security. Directs the Task Force to develop and execute plans, in cooperation with foreign allied governments when appropriate, for: (1) the active mediation of the United States to foster ... | PREDICT Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Infrastructure Banks Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) there are new financial concepts for transportation
programs which cannot be accommodated within the structure of
... | State Infrastructure Banks Act of 1995 - Grants the consent of the Congress to the States to establish State infrastructure banks, and to enter into interstate compacts establishing such banks to promote regional or multi-State investment in transportation infrastructure and thereby improve economic activity. Authoriz... | State Infrastructure Banks Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Infant Protection and Baby Switching
Prevention Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE PAYMENTS TO HOSPITALS CONTINGENT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF
SECURITY PROCEDURES REGARDING INFANT PATIENT PROTECTION
AND BABY SWITCHING.
(a) Agreement... | Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require certain hospitals reimbursed under Medicare, which also provide neonatal and infant care, to have in effect security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby ... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require hospitals reimbursed under the Medicare system to establish and implement security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching, including procedures for identifying all infant patients in the hospital in a manner that ensu... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Brownfield Site Redevelopment
Assistance Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
Consistent with section 2 of the Public Works and Economic
Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121), the purposes of this Act
are--
(1) to provide targeted assistanc... | Brownfield Site Redevelopment Assistance Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make grants for projects to alleviate or prevent conditions of excessive unemployment, underemployment, blight, and infrastructure deterioration associated with b... | To amend Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide assistance for brownfield site redevelopment, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Limiting Internet and Blanket
Electronic Review of Telecommunications and Email Act'' or ``LIBERT-E
Act''.
SEC. 2. REFORMS TO ACCESS TO CERTAIN BUSINESS RECORDS FOR FOREIGN
INTELLIGENCE AND INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM INVESTIGATIONS.
Section... | Limiting Internet and Blanket Electronic Review of Telecommunications and Email Act or the LIBERT-E Act - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) (as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act) to require the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in applications for court orders requiring the production of... | LIBERT-E Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) United States workers employed at nearly 2,600 marine
facilities and onboard nearly 13,000 United States-flag vessels
are required to carry a Transportation Worker Identification
Credential (TWIC) under the Maritime Trans... | Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) it is urgent that the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) application process be reformed by the end of 2012, (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) should promulgate final regulations to require the deployment of TWIC readers as soon as practicable to ... | To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reform the process for the enrollment, activation, issuance, and renewal of a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) to require, in total, not more than one in-person visit to a designated enrollment center. |
SECTION 1. RECOVERY PERIOD FOR DEPRECIATION OF CERTAIN LEASEHOLD
IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) 10-Year Recovery Period.--Subparagraph (D) of section 168(e)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 10-year property) is
amended by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (i), by striking the
period at... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to classify qualified leasehold improvement property (defined as certain improvements made to an interior portion of nonresidential real property) as ten-year property for depreciation purposes under the Accelerated Cost Recovery System. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Electronic Warfare Capabilities
Enhancement Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FIELDING OF ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM WARFARE SYSTEMS AND
ELECTRONIC WARFARE CAPABILITIES.
Funds authorized to be appropriated for electromagnetic spectrum
warfare systems... | Electronic Warfare Capabilities Enhancement Act of 2016 This bill permits the use of appropriations authorized for electromagnetic spectrum warfare systems and electronic warfare in order to develop and field electromagnetic spectrum warfare systems and electronic warfare capabilities. The Bob Stump National Defense A... | Electronic Warfare Capabilities Enhancement Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Human Rights Investment Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Supporting human rights is in the national interests of
the United States and is consistent with American values and
beliefs.
... | Establishes a Human Rights and Democracy Fund to be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. Sets forth the purposes of the Fund, including to: (1) support defenders of human rights and assist the victims of human rights violations; and (2) promote and encourage the growth of democ... | Human Rights Investment Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ephedrine Alkaloids Regulation Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The United States faces increasing danger related to
methamphetamine trafficking, production, and abuse.
(2) Methamphetam... | Ephedrine Alkaloids Regulation Act of 2005 - Requires ephedrine alkaloids (including ephedrine and pseudoephedrine) and phenylpropanolamine to be listed in schedule V of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) (drugs or other substances that have a low potential for abuse and that have a currently accepted medical use in t... | To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the regulation of ephedrine alkaloids, including ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Atchafalaya National Heritage Area
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the
Atchafalaya National Heritage Area established by section 3(a).
(2) Local coordinating ... | Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Act - (Sec. 3) Establishes the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area in Louisiana.
Designates the Atchafalaya Trace Commission as the local coordinating entity (the entity) of the Heritage Area.
(Sec. 4) Prohibits the use of Federal funds received under this Act to acquire real propert... | A bill to establish the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area in the State of Louisiana. |
SECTION 1. TAX CREDIT FOR MARGINAL DOMESTIC OIL AND NATURAL GAS WELL
PRODUCTION.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business credits) is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 45G. CREDIT FOR... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a credit for producing oil and gas from marginal wells.Extends, by five years, the credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for the production of oil and gas from domestic marginal wells and to extend the credit for alternative fuels. |
SECTION 1. METALLURGICAL COAL MINING CREDIT.
(a) General Rule.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter
1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related
credits) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
section:
``SEC. 45A. METALLURGICAL COAL MINING CREDIT.
``(... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a general business credit for metallurgical coal mining. Declares such credit to consist of: (1) the lesser of a percentage of coal industry health benefit premiums; or (2) a percentage of the sale of metallurgical coal. Allows such credit to offset a percentage of the minimum... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to businesses which mine metallurgical coal and are required to make contributions to the UMWA Combined Benefit Fund created by the Energy Policy Act of 1992. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Intellectual
Property Protection Restoration Act of 2001''.
(b) References.--Any reference in this Act to the Trademark Act of
1946 shall be a reference to the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for
the registration and prote... | Intellectual Property Protection Restoration Act of 2001 - Amends Federal patent law to prohibit the award of remedies in civil actions brought for infringement of a patent issued on or after January 1, 2002, if a State or State instrumentality is or was at any time the legal or beneficial owner of such patent, except ... | A bill to restore Federal remedies for infringements of intellectual property by States, and for other purposes. |
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Authorizes appropriations, in l... | Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Main Street Revitalization Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. 10-YEAR CARRYBACK OF OPERATING LOSSES OF SMALL BUSINESSES.
(a) In General.--Section 172(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
... | Main Street Revitalization Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow small businesses to elect a 10-year carryback of net operation losses incurred in 2010 and 2011; (2) make permanent the increased ($250,000) expensing allowance for depreciable business assets; (3) expand the types of assets eligibl... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the expensing of certain real property. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Student Loan
Forgiveness and Repayment Assistance Act of 2010''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is the
following:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
... | Student Loan Forgiveness and Repayment Assistance Act of 2010 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to lower the cap on annual, income-based student loan repayments for new borrowers of Direct Loans after July 1, 2014, from 10% to 7% of the amount by which a borrower's and the borrower's spouse's adjusted gross inc... | A bill to expand student loan forgiveness, to provide loan repayment assistance, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flood Insurance Transparency and
Accountability Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FLOOD INSURANCE TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND REFORM.
(a) Reports and Other Claim-Related Documents.--Section 1312 of the
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4019) i... | Flood Insurance Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (NFIA) to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to declare that the final engineering report of an on-site property inspection conducted by an engineer to assess claims for losses covere... | Flood Insurance Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cancer Screening Incentive Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Studies have shown that early detection and screening
for cancer can reduce cancer morbidity by as much as 50 percent
for cer... | Cancer Screening Incentive Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit for expenditures (not paid by insurance or otherwise) incurred by the taxpayer for qualified cancer screening tests. | Cancer Screening Incentive Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Renewables and
Energy Efficiency Incentives Act of 1993''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment t... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Incentives for Production and Use of
Renewable Energy Sources
Title II: Incentives to Promote Energy Efficiency
Title III: Revenue Increases
Renewables and Energy Efficiency Incentives Act of 1993 -
Title I: Incentives for Production and Use of Renewable En... | Renewables and Energy Efficiency Incentives Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Yurok Lands Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act:
(1) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the
same meaning given that term in section 1508.12 of title 40,
Code of Federal Regulations, except ... | Yurok Lands Act This bill gives the Yurok Tribe the option to expand its role in the environmental review process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 with respect to major federal actions within: (1) the Revised Yurok Reservation, and (2) specified areas within the Klamath and Redwood Creek Watersheds. ... | Yurok Lands Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``U.S.-China Language Engagement
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Elementary school, local educational agency, secondary
school, state educational agency.--The terms ``elementary
school'', ``local educational agen... | U.S.-China Language Engagement Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive three-year grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for innovative model programs establishing, improving, or expanding Chinese language and cultural studies instruction for their elementary school and secondary school stude... | To support programs that offer instruction in Chinese language and culture, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Veterans Mental Health Care
Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS FOR ACCOUNTS FOR HEALTH-RELATED
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS.
(a) Advance Appropriations for Information T... | Rural Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act - Amends appropriations authorities for veterans' benefits to provide advanced appropriations for information technology relating to medical services, support, compliance, and facilities of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affa... | Rural Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gulf Islands National Seashore Land
Exchange Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the parcel
of approximately 1.542 acres of land that is located within the
Gulf Islands National Seas... | . Gulf Islands National Seashore Land Exchange Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the National Park Service (NPS) to convey specified federal lands located within the Gulf Islands National Seashore in Jackson County, Mississippi, to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5699 in exchange for certain land located in... | Gulf Islands National Seashore Land Exchange Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Former Soviet Union Nuclear Threat
Reduction Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM TO REDUCE NUCLEAR THREAT IN FORMER SOVIET UNION.
(a) Establishment of Program.--The President shall establish a
program to reduce the environmental and national security threat... | Former Soviet Union Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 1993 - Directs the President to establish a program to reduce the environmental and national security threats from nuclear facilities in the former Soviet Union.
Requires the President to establish multilateral technical working groups with the appropriate independen... | Former Soviet Union Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Apollo 11 Moon Landing 25th
Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) One Dollar Silver Coins.--
(1) Issuance.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shal... | Apollo 11 Moon Landing 25th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) issue coins emblematic of humans first landing on the moon 25 years ago; and (2) pay surcharges received from coin sales to the Aerospace Education Alliance to develop and implement a math and science skills ... | Apollo 11 Moon Landing 25th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small and Disadvantaged Business
Ombudsman Act''.
SEC. 2. SBA SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS OMBUDSMAN FOR PROCUREMENT.
Section 30 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in pa... | Small and Disadvantaged Business Ombudsman Act - Amends the Small Business Act to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to designate a Small and Disadvantaged Business Ombudsman for Procurement, who shall: (1) work with each Federal agency with procurement authority to ensure that small busines... | To provide for a Small and Disadvantaged Business Ombudsman for Procurement in the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Start Saving Sooner Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Studies indicate that children as young as 3 years old
are able to grasp financial concepts and that basic financial
habits are largely f... | Start Saving Sooner Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a tax-exempt individual retirement account for taxpayers under age 18, to be known as a young savers account. Treats such accounts as Roth individual retirement accounts for income tax purposes. Allows the tax credit for retirement savings f... | Start Saving Sooner Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer
Right-to-Know Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Long-term care insurance policy.--The term ``long-term
care insurance policy'' means--
(A) a qualified long-ter... | Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to request the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to issue a white paper with its results from the following activities: (1) review and describe disclosure requirements for long-ter... | A bill to develop a model disclosure form to assist consumers in purchasing long-term care insurance. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminate Warehousing of Consumer
Internet Data Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) As the Nation's communications networks continue to
grow and become ever more sophisticated, more individuals and
... | Eliminate Warehousing of Consumer Internet Data Act of 2006 - Requires an owner of an Internet website to destroy, within a reasonable time frame, any data containing personal information if the information: (1) is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected or any other legitimate business purpose; ... | To require owners of Internet websites to destroy obsolete data containing personal information. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``OLC Reporting Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. REPORTING.
Section 530D of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``o... | OLC Reporting Act of 2008 - Amends the federal judicial code to require the Attorney General to report to Congress on any instance in which the Attorney General or any officer of the Department of Justice issues an authoritative legal interpretation of any provision of a federal statute that: (1) concludes that the pro... | A bill to ensure that Congress is notified when the Department of Justice determines that the Executive Branch is not bound by a statute. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hudson River Valley Special Resource
Study Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(2) Study area.--The term ``study area''--
... | Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a study of the Hudson River Valley in the state of New York to evaluate: (1) the national significance of the part of the Hudson River that flows from Rodgers Island at Fort Edward to the southern-most boundary of Westche... | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate resources in the Hudson River Valley in the State of New York to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the site as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR RURAL HEALTH RESEARCH, EDUCATION,
AND CLINICAL ACTIVITIES.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 7330B. Centers of excellence for rural health research,
... | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and operate at least one, and up to five, centers of excellence for rural health research, education, and clinical activities. Requires the submission of annual reports on those centers. | To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs centers of excellence for rural health research, education, and clinical activities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prescribe A Book Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a
nonprofit organization that has, as determined by the
Secretary, demonstrated effectiveness in the followin... | Prescribe A Book Act - Creates a Pediatric Early Literacy program under which the Secretary of Education awards matching grants to nonprofit organizations for the implementation of three-part models through which: (1) health care providers encourage parents to read aloud to their children and offer them recommendations... | To aid and support pediatric involvement in reading and education. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Radio Free Asia Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Government of the People's Republic of China
systematically controls the flow of information to the Chinese
people.
... | Radio Free Asia Act of 1997 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1998 and 1999 for: (1) Radio Free Asia; (2) international broadcasting activities, with specified amounts available only for enhanced Voice of America broadcasting to China; and (3) radio construction, with specified amounts only for construction in suppor... | Radio Free Asia Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bosnia and Herzegovina Self-Defense
Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) For the reasons stated in section 520 of the Foreign
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law
... | Bosnia and Herzegovina Self-Defense Act of 1995 - Directs the President to terminate the U.S. arms embargo of the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina following: (1) receipt by the United States of a request from the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina for termination of such embargo and their submission of a request... | Bosnia and Herzegovina Self-Defense Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chief Technology Officer Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER.
(a) Establishment and Staff.--
(1) Establishment.--
(A) In general.--There is established in the
Executive Office of... | Chief Technology Officer Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Executive Office of the President an Office of the Federal Chief Technology Officer (FCTO).
Includes among the functions of the FCTO to: (1) analyze and advise the President and agency officials regarding the government's information technology infrastructures,... | To create the Office of the Chief Technology Officer within the Executive Office of the President. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``The Duplication Elimination Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF GAO RECOMMENDATIONS.
Title II of the joint resolution entitled ``A joint resolution
increasing the statutory limit on the public debt'' (Public Law 111-
139; 21 U.S.C. 712 no... | Duplication Elimination Act of 2013 - Requires the President, within 90 days after publication of the annual Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on duplication, consolidation, and elimination of duplicative government programs, to send Congress a proposed joint resolution accompanied by a special message spec... | Duplication Elimination Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``New Markets Tax Credit Military
Installation Act of 2013'' or the ``NMTC Military Installation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Since 1988, through 5 separate rounds of the Base
Realignment and Closure proc... | New Markets Tax Credit Military Installation Act of 2013 or the NMTC Military Installation Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the new markets tax credit, to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to allocate in 2014 and thereafter funds in the limitation amount for such credit among qualified communi... | NMTC Military Installation Act |
SECTION 1. ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT.
(a) Definition.--Section 3(10) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1802(10)) is amended to read
as follows:
``(10) The term `essential fish habitat' means those marine
waters and discrete, unique benthic structures tha... | Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to redefine the term "essential fish habitat" as existing within the exclusive economic zone (established by Presidential Proclamation No. 5030) only in discrete areas.
Changes from a mandatory to a discretionary element of a fishery management plan a... | To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to clarify the definition of "essential fish habitat", and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom from Over-Criminalization
and Unjust Seizures Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
(a) Prohibited Acts.--Section 3(a) of the Lacey Act Amendments of
1981 (16 U.S.C. 3372(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
... | Freedom from Over-Criminalization and Unjust Seizures Act of 2012 - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to repeal the prohibition on importing, exporting, transporting, selling, receiving, acquiring, or purchasing in interstate or foreign commerce: (1) fish or wildlife taken, possessed, transported, or sold in viol... | A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to repeal certain provisions relating to criminal penalties and violations of foreign laws, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Virginia Ridge and Valley Wilderness
and National Scenic Areas Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS AS
WILDERNESS IN VIRGINIA.
Section 1 of the Act entitled ``An Act to designate certain
National ... | Virginia Ridge and Valley Wilderness and National Scenic Areas Act of 2004 - Designates certain lands in the Jefferson National Forest, Virginia (Brush Mountain and Brush Mountain East, Seng Mountain and Raccoon Branch, Stone Mountain, Mountain Lake Additions, Lewis Fork Addition and Little Wilson Creek Additions, Shaw... | To designate additional National Forest System lands in the State of Virginia as wilderness, to establish the Seng Mountain and Crawfish Valley Scenic Areas, to provide for the development of trail plans for the wilderness areas and scenic areas, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Railroad
Competition Act of 2001''.
(b) Amendment of Title 49, United States Code.--Except as otherwise
expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is
expressed in terms of... | Railroad Competition Act of 2001 - Amends Federal transportation law to require a rail carrier, upon a shipper's request, to establish a rail transportation rate and provide service requested by the shipper between any two points on the carrier's system where traffic originates, terminates, or may reasonably be interch... | A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to enhance competition among and between rail carriers in order to ensure efficient rail service and reasonable rail rates in any case in which there is an absence of effective competition, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SIX-YEAR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR INVESTIGATIONS INVOLVING
OFFSHORE SECRECY JURISDICTIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 6501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to exceptions from limitations on assessment and
collection) is amended by adding at the end the following new
pa... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish a six year limitation period on assessment and collection of tax for tax returns involving offshore secrecy jurisdictions (defined as foreign jurisdictions which unreasonably restrict information required to enforce U.S. tax laws and which have ineffective information ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to double the period of limitations for returns involving offshore secrecy jurisdictions, to modify certain other provisions relating to the statute of limitations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Common Access Card Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. SECURE MEDICARE CARD PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Pilot Program Implementation (Phase I).--
(1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretar... | Medicare Common Access Card Act of 2015 This bill establishes a pilot program under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act for the purpose of utilizing smart card technology for Medicare beneficiary identification cards. A “smart card” is a secure, electronic, machine readable, fraud-resistant, t... | Medicare Common Access Card Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rubbish to Renewables Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) municipal solid waste, a plentiful resource, can be a
substantial source of clean, renewable energy;
(2) by collecting methane produced by l... | Rubbish to Renewables Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to fund projects to develop and implement technologies to generate renewable energy from municipal solid waste, generate clean energy jobs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and conserve landfill space.
Provides that a land... | A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to facilitate the production of clean, renewable energy from municipal solid waste, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Detroit Growth and Stability Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The City of Detroit is an essential part of the
Nation's economy and, in particular, the Nation's manufacturing
se... | Detroit Growth and Stability Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) make loans to a financing agent authorized by the state of Michigan to act on behalf of the city of Detroit, Michigan, for which the financing agent and the city shall be jointly and severally liable; and (2) require the city an... | To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to provide growth and stability funding for the city of Detroit. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Border Tunnel Prevention Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Trafficking and smuggling organizations are intensifying
their efforts to enter the United States through tunnels and other
subterranean passages ... | Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) subject anyone who attempts or conspires to construct or finance construction of an unauthorized tunnel or subterranean passage that crosses the international border between the United States and another country, or to use such a tunnel for... | To reduce the trafficking of drugs and to prevent human smuggling across the Southwest Border by deterring the construction and use of border tunnels. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fire Safety and Prevention Education
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) fire losses in the United States are estimated at 5,000
deaths and 29,000 injuries annually, producing an economic loss
conservatively ... | Fire Safety and Prevention Education Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration to enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to, an entity to obtain and distribute, at the State and local level, fire safety and prevention education programs and supporting educ... | Fire Safety and Prevention Education Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Year 2000 Readiness Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress hereby finds the following:
(1) Congressional hearings have documented that there are
enormous national interest economic implications of the Year
2000 techn... | National Year 2000 Readiness Act - Directs the Chairperson of the Year 2000 Conversion Council to submit to the Congress: (1) a national assessment of the Year 2000 computer problem covering all critical national infrastructures and key sectors of the economy; and (2) a national strategy to ensure that the most critic... | National Year 2000 Readiness Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National Park
Service Authorities and Corrections Act of 2009''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--NATIONAL PARK S... | National Park Service Authorities and Corrections Act of 2009 - Title I: National Park Service Authorizations - (Sec. 101) Extends the National Park Service Advisory Board and the National Park Service Concessions Management Advisory Board until December 31, 2019.
(Sec. 103) Revises specified current penalty provision... | To make technical corrections to various Acts affecting the National Park Service, to extend, amend, or establish certain National Park Service authorities, and for other purposes. |
Described.--In this section, the term ``joint
resolution'' means a joint resolution--
(1) entitled ``A joint resolution proposing an amendment to
the Constitution of the United States to repeal the 23rd
article of amendment''; and
(2) the matter after the resolving clause of w... | Washington, D.C. Admission Act This bill provides for admission into the United States of the state of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth. The Commonwealth shall be admitted to the Union on an equal footing with the other states. The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall issue a proclamation for the first elections ... | Washington, D.C. Admission Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Premium Reduction Act''.
SEC. 2. STATE HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUM REDUCTION PROGRAM.
Part 5 of subtitle D of title I of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18061 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
`... | Health Care Premium Reduction Act This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states to support the purchase of private health insurance by consumers and to stabilize health insurance premiums. Priority is given to states with... | Health Care Premium Reduction Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Intelligence Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2007''.
TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2007
for the conduct of the intellige... | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2007 for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the: (1) Office of the Director of National Intelligence; (2) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); (3) Department of Defense (DOD); (4) Defense Intelligence Age... | To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Integrated Electronic Health Records
(iEHR) for Military and Veterans Act''.
SEC. 2. PRIZE PROGRAM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FULLY-INTEGRATED
ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS PROGRAM FOR USE BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE DEPARTME... | Integrated Electronic Health Records (iEHR) for Military and Veterans Act - Directs the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly carry out a program to award a cash prize ($50 million) and contract to an entity that develops a fully-integrated electronic health records program for national use ... | Integrated Electronic Health Records (iEHR) for Military and Veterans Act |
SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN REQUIRED PREMIUMS TO COMBINED FUND BY EXCESS
SURPLUS IN FUND.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 9704(e) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to shortfalls and surpluses) is amended
to read as follows:
``(3) Shortfalls and surpluses.--
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the United Mine Workers of America Benefit Fund, to provide: (1) a means for transferring surpluses between the Fund's accounts to reduce shortfalls in the entire Fund; and (2) a formula to reduce or increase operator's premiums according to the Fund's aggregated surpl... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce mandatory premiums to the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund by certain surplus amounts in the Fund, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CRITICAL ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE.
(a) Findings.--
(1) The critical electric infrastructure of the United
States and Canada has more than $1 trillion in asset value,
more than 200,000 miles of transmission lines, and more than
800,000 megawatts of generating capabil... | Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, working with other national security and intelligence agencies, to conduct research and determine if the security of federally owned programmable electronic devices and communication networks (including hardware, software, and data) essential to the operation of critical elec... | To amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional authorities to adequately protect the critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Broadcast Licensing in the Public
Interest Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The broadcast airwaves are an extremely vital and
valuable public resource. If television and radio broadcast
spectru... | Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require, as a part of broadcast station license renewal, that a station demonstrate it's dedication to civic affairs, local news, local programming, elections, and educational programming for children.
Decreases the term of new a... | To ensure broadcast station licenses are utilized to serve the public interest. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Child Pornographers and
Predators Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OBSCENITY DEPICTING YOUNG CHILDREN.
Chapter 71 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting after section 1466 the following:
``Sec. 1466A. Obscene visual... | Stop Child Pornographers and Predators Act - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) prohibit the production, distribution, receipt, or possession of visual depictions of prepubescent children (age 12 or younger) engaging in sexually explicit conduct; (2) prohibit the use of pornographic materials to facilitate sex of... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect our children from child pornographers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``The Veterans Visa and Protection Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) The term ``crime of violence'' means an offense defined
in section 16 of title 18, United States Code, excluding a
purely political offense, ... | Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) establish a program to permit eligible deported noncitizen veterans to enter the United States as, and to permit eligible noncitizen veterans in the United States to adjust their status to that of, a noncitizen... | Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Schools of the Future Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Digital learning technology holds the promise of
transforming rural education by removing barriers of distance
and increasing school capaci... | Schools of the Future Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive three- to five-year grants to eligible partnerships to implement and evaluate the results of technology-based learning practices, strategies, tools, or courses at rural schools. Defines "eligible partnerships" as those comp... | Schools of the Future Act |
entitled ``A Joint
Resolution to approve the `Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of
America', and for other purposes'', approved March 24, 1976 (48 U.S.C.
1806(e)), as added by section 702 of the Consolidated Natural Resources
Act of 2008 ... | Authorizes the admission of an alien as an immigrant to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth) who is admissible to the United States, resided in the Commonwealth on November 28, 2009, and continues to so reside on the date of enactment of this Act, if such alien: (1) was born in the Commonweal... | To resolve the status of certain persons legally residing in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands under the immigration laws of the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Air Quality Standard Improvement Act
of 2000''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to establish more effective environmental standards to
continue to safeguard public health and the environment;
(2) to ... | Requires the Administrator to ensure that the presentation of information on public health effects concerning any new or revised air quality standard is comprehensive, informative, understandable, and available for public comment prior to the promulgation of any regulation under the Act.
Directs the Administrator, in a... | Air Quality Standard Improvement Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Carbon Capture Improvement Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Capture and long-term storage of carbon dioxide from
coal, natural gas, and biomass-fired power plants, as well as
from industria... | Carbon Capture Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the issuance of tax-exempt facility bonds for the financing of qualified carbon dioxide capture facilities A qualified carbon dioxide capture facility is a facility that captures or stores carbon dioxide from coal, natural ga... | Carbon Capture Improvement Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Over-the-Counter Speculation Act''.
SEC. 2. LARGE OVER-THE-COUNTER TRANSACTIONS.
Section 2 of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 2) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(j) Commission Oversight of Over-the-Counter Transactions.--
... | Over-the-Counter Speculation Act - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to authorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in the case of a major market disturbance, to require any trader required to report under this Act to take action to maintain or restore orderly trading in any contract listed for trading o... | A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to provide for the oversight of large trades of over-the-counter energy and agricultural contracts to prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Long-Term Care Support
Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress hereby finds:
(1) As our Nation's seniors live longer lives, the United
States faces a major challenge in long-term health care needs.
(2... | Comprehensive Long-Term Care Support Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction from gross income (available for taxpayers who do not itemize deductions) for the cost of long-term care premiums for the taxpayer and certain family members, including the taxpayer's spouse, ancestors, or lineal de... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, a credit for individuals who care for those with long-term care needs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Marine Ferry and High-Speed Marine
Ferry Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) today's ferries are a critical transportation component
in many communities, providing vital transportation services
for passen... | Marine Ferry and High-Speed Marine Ferry Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to study and report to specified congressional committees on ferry transportation in the United States and its possessions in order to identify: (1) existing ferry operations; and (2) potential U.S. ferry routes in the United States... | Marine Ferry and High-Speed Marine Ferry Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Original Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle
Ultra-High Relief Bullion Coin Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PALLADIUM COIN.
Section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following
new parag... | Original Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle Ultra-High Relief Palladium Bullion Coin Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue a $20 coin that bears, on the obverse and reverse, the designs of the famous 27-millimeter version of the 1907 Augustus Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle ultra-high relief gold ... | To authorize the production of Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle ultra-high relief bullion coins in palladium to provide affordable opportunities for investments in precious metals, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Forest Carbon Incentives Program Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. CARBON INCENTIVES PROGRAM TO ACHIEVE SUPPLEMENTAL GREENHOUSE
GAS EMISSION REDUCTIONS ON PRIVATE FOREST LAND.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Avoided deforestation ... | Forest Carbon Incentives Program Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a carbon incentives program to achieve supplemental greenhouse gas emission reductions on private forest land of the United States. Directs the Secretary (subject to specified requirements) to provide to owners of eligible... | A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a carbon incentives program to achieve supplemental greenhouse gas emission reductions on private forest land of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Health Care Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business-related
credits) is amended ... | Small Business Health Care Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain small employers (with between two and 100 employees) a business tax credit for a specified percentage of the health insurance costs of their employees.
Directs the Internal Revenue Service, in conjunction with the Small Business... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a tax credit for offering employer-based health insurance coverage and to provide for the establishment of health insurance purchasing pools. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The President has proposed a multibillion dollar
reconstruction project for Iraq.
(2) The President's plan includes resources to rebuild
potable water and wastewater treatment facilities; schools and
healt... | Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make payments to States and local governments to coordinate their budget-related actions with Federal Government efforts to stimulate the economy. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2003 for such payments in an amount equal to the total amount appropriated for for FY 2003 for the ... | A bill to require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Vision Rehabilitation
Services Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF OUTPATIENT VISION SERVICES UNDER PART B.
(a) Coverage Under Part B.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)), as amended by sections 102(a) and ... | Medicare Vision Rehabilitation Services Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, to provide for coverage of outpatient vision rehabilitation services under part B (Supplementary Medical Insura... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve outpatient vision services under part B of the Medicare Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Asset Forfeiture Fund Reform and
Distribution Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. ASSET FORFEITURE FUND REFORM.
(a) In General.--Section 311(e) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861(e)) is amended--
(1) by strik... | Asset Forfeiture Fund Reform and Distribution Act of 2011 - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) or the Secretary of the Treasury, after September 30, 2011, to use each of the sums received as fines, penalties, and forfeitures of property f... | To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to reform procedures for the payment of funds from the asset forfeiture fund, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``International Adoption Simplification
Act''.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM VACCINATION DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENT.
Section 212(a)(1)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1182(a)(1)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking ``section
101(b)(1)(F),'' and inser... | International Adoption Simplification Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include in the definition of "child," and thus in the exemption from required admissions vaccination documentation, certain children who have been adopted in a foreign country that is a signatory to the Convention on Protection of... | A bill to restore immunization and sibling age exemptions for children adopted by United States citizens under the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption to allow their admission into the United States. |
SECTION 1. PROTECTION OF NATURAL AND HISTORIC FEATURES OF CLOSED OR
REALIGNED MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
(a) Property at Bases Closed or Realigned Under Existing Special
Base Closure Laws.--(1) Section 204(b)(3) of the Defense Authorization
Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law ... | Directs the Secretary of Defense, before any action is taken with respect to the disposal or transfer of real property or facilities located at military bases to be closed or realigned, to: (1) identify all areas and facilities that are of exceptional natural or historic character; and (2) transfer such areas and faci... | To require the Secretary of Defense to protect areas of exceptional natural or historic character during the process of closing or realigning a military installation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Marrakesh Treaty Implementation
Act''.
SEC. 2. IMPLEMENTATION AMENDMENTS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in section 121--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) by inserting ``in the U... | Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends federal copyright law to implement the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled (Marrakesh Treaty). Specifically, it modifies the limitations and exceptions to federal ... | Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Mark-to-Market
Extension Act of 2007''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Purposes.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Extension of Ma... | Mark-to-Market Extension Act of 2007 - Amends the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 to reauthorize through FY2011: (1) the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured Multifamily Housing Mortgage and Housing Assistance Restructuring (Mark-to-Market) program; and (2) the Office of Multif... | To extend for 5 years the Mark-to-Market program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Price Transparency
Promotion Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. INCREASING THE TRANSPARENCY OF INFORMATION ON HOSPITAL CHARGES
AND MAKING AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON ESTIMATED OUT-OF-
POCKET COSTS FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
(a) ... | Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2016 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require state Medicaid plans to provide that the state will establish and maintain laws to: (1) require disclosure of information on hospital charges, (2) make such information available to... | Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF ALLOWANCE FOR BONUS DEPRECIATION FOR CERTAIN
BUSINESS ASSETS.
(a) Extension of 100 Percent Bonus Depreciation.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (5) of section 168(k) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(A) by striking ``Janua... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend for one year the 100% bonus depreciation allowance for business assets, and (2) increase the amount of alternative minimum tax (AMT) credits that corporate taxpayers may elect to accelerate in a taxable year in lieu of claiming bonus depreciation. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Group Health Plan Nondiscrimination
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION FROM INTERFERENCE WITH RIGHTS.
Section 510 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
(29 U.S.C. 1140) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' aft... | Group Health Plan Nondiscrimination Act of 1993 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide that certain retroactive cancellations or reductions of benefits under group health plans constitute discrimination which interferes with rights protected under ERISA.
Prohibits any group hea... | Group Health Plan Nondiscrimination Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN AMOUNT THAT A NONPARTY MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL
COMMITTEE MAY CONTRIBUTE TO A CANDIDATE IN A
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION.
Section 315(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
(2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting after ``$5,000'' the
follow... | Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce the contribution that a multicandidate political committee may make to a congressional candidate.
Prohibits: (1) a congressional candidate from accepting contributions from out-of-State persons that, in total, equal or exceed contributions from in-State resid... | To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce the amount that a nonparty multicandidate political committee may contribute to a candidate in a congressional election, and for other purposes. |
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Food for Trade Act of 1994''.
SEC. 102. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.
Title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of
1954 (7 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 106. FOOD FOR TRADE PRO... | Food for Trade Act of 1994 - Amends the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a pilot program to establish permanent, self-sustaining organizations utilizing agricultural commodities to promote financing for economic development activities in eligib... | Food for Trade Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Benefits
Amendments of 1996''.
(b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever
in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a
section or other... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Insurance Reform
Title II: Other Matters
Veterans' Benefits Amendments of 1996 -
Title I: Insurance Reform
- Amends the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance (SGLI) Program to exclude from coverage under such Program members assigned or transferred to the Retired Reserve.
Prov... | Veterans' Benefits Amendments of 1996 |
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