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SECTION 1. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment of Program.--
(1) In general.--The Administrator is authorized to
establish a Science and Technology Scholarship Program to award
scholarships to individuals that is designed to recruit and
prepare stude... | Authorizes the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a Science and Technology Scholarship Program to award scholarships to students at institutions of higher education to recruit and prepare them for careers in the National Weather Service and in NOAA marine research, ... | To establish a Science and Technology Scholarship Program to award scholarships to recruit and prepare students for careers in the National Weather Service and in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration marine research, atmospheric research, and satellite programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safety in Defense Contracting Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO DEBAR COMPANIES FOUND
TO JEOPARDIZE HEALTH OR SAFETY OF GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL OR
FOUND GUILTY OF CONTRACT FRAUD.
(a) Requirement To Debar.--... | Safety in Defense Contracting Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense to debar from contracting with the Department of Defense (DOD) any defense contractor: (1) officially determined to have caused serious injury or death to any civilian or military personnel through gross negligence or reckless disregard for safety, o... | To require the Secretary of Defense to debar from contracting with the Department of Defense any company found to have jeopardized the health or safety of Government personnel or found guilty of contract fraud, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Invest in Small Business Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. INCREASED EXCLUSION AND OTHER MODIFICATIONS APPLICABLE TO
QUALIFIED SMALL BUSINESS STOCK.
(a) Increased Exclusion.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 1202(a) of the
... | Invest in Small Business Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the exclusion from gross income of gain from the sale or exchange of qualified small business stock from 50 to 75 % of such gain and to reduce the required holding period for such stock from five to four years; (2) allow a 100% exc... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the partial exclusion for gain from certain small business stocks. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veteran Access to Care Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF HOSPITAL CARE AND MEDICAL SERVICES AT NON-
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FACILITIES FOR DEPARTMENT
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PATIENTS WITH EXTENDED WAITING TIMES
... | . Veteran Access to Care Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into contracts with such non-VA facilities as may be necessary to furnish hospital care and medical services to veterans who: have waited longer than the wait-time goals of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) ... | Veteran Access to Care Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping Families
Together Act of 1999''.
(b) Short Title.--The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Restoration of definition of aggravated felony (repeal of
... | (Sec. 3) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise detention of criminal alien provisions, effective as if included in the Act.
(Sec. 4) Repeals certain provisions respecting termination of continuous presence or physical presence in the United States, effective as if included in the Act.
(Sec. 5) Repeals th... | Keeping Families Together Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Students from Worthless
Degrees Act''.
SEC. 2. CONSUMER PROTECTIONS FOR STUDENTS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Federal financial assistance program.--The term
``Federal financial assistance program'' means a pro... | Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act This bill makes any institution of higher education (IHE) postsecondary program designed to prepare students for a recognized occupation or profession requiring licensing or other entry pre-conditions ineligible to participate in a federal financial assistance program, un... | Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Bird-Safe Buildings Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Nearly one-third of the 800 bird species in the United
States are endangered, threatened, or in significant decline.
(2) In t... | Federal Bird-Safe Buildings Act of 2015 Requires each public building constructed, substantially altered, or acquired by the General Services Administration (GSA) to meet the following standards: at least 90% of the exposed facade material from ground level to 40 feet shall not be composed of glass or shall be compose... | Federal Bird-Safe Buildings Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``HIV Prevention Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The States should recognize that the terms ``acquired
immune deficiency syndrome'' and ``AIDS'' are obsolete. In the
case of individuals who ... | HIV Prevention Act of 1996 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to add certain requirements relating to prevention of the transmission of the HIV virus which State Medicaid plans must incorporate in order to receive Federal approval.
Includes among such requirements: (1) mandatory confidential rep... | HIV Prevention Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. ASSISTANCE TO VETERANS AFFECTED BY NATURAL DISASTERS.
(a) Additional Grants for Disabled Veterans for Specially Adapted
Housing.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 21 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``Sec. 2109. Specially... | Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), notwithstanding existing limitations on the assistance available to disabled veterans eligible for specially adapted housing grants, to award grants to veterans whose homes were previously adapted with such assistance if the adapted home used and occupied by the vetera... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of benefits and assistance under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans affected by natural or other disasters, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``HIV Emergency Local Partnership Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Since AIDS cases were first reported more than 25 years
ago, approximately 1.7 million people in the United ... | HIV Emergency Local Partnership Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities located in communities in which racial or ethnic minorities comprise a majority of the population to provide comprehensive HIV/AIDS service to rac... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to provide comprehensive HIV/AIDS services to racial and ethnic minorities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. SOFT MONEY OF POLITICAL PARTIES.
Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 323. SOFT MONEY OF POLITICAL PARTIES... | Establishes an individual annual limit of $10,000 for State committee contributions. Increases the aggregate individual contribution limit to $30,000.
Requires national and State committees to report all receipts and disbursements. Repeals the building fund exception to the definition of contribution.
Amends the Nation... | Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Geothermal Initiative Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) domestic geothermal resources have the potential to
provide vast amounts of clean, renewable, and reliable energy
to the United State... | National Geothermal Initiative Act of 2007 - Declares a national goal to achieve 20% of total electrical energy production in the United States from geothermal resources by 2030.
Establishes a national geothermal initiative under which the federal government shall seek to achieve the national goal.
Requires each fede... | A bill to establish a national geothermal initiative to encourage increased production of energy from geothermal resources, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Worker Protection Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. USE OF DESIGNATED HOLLOW-BORE NEEDLE DEVICES BY HOSPITALS UNDER
THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.
(a) Condition of Participation.--Section 1866(a)(1) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395cc(a... | Health Care Worker Protection Act of 1997 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act and Federal veterans benefits law to make it a condition of participation, except in specified circumstances, that hospitals use only designated hollow-bore needle devices that minimize the risk of needlestick injury to... | Health Care Worker Protection Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Airline Merger Moratorium Act''.
SEC. 2. MORATORIUM ON AIRLINE MERGERS.
(a) In General.--During the 2-year period beginning on January 1,
2001, a major air carrier may not acquire directly or indirectly, any
voting securities or assets of any other air... | Airline Merger Moratorium Act - Prohibits, for a specified two-year period, a major air carrier from acquiring directly or indirectly any voting securities or assets of any other air carrier that would result in its having control of the other air carrier (or its assets), or from being merged with another air carrier i... | A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from amending or otherwise modifying the operating certificates of major air carriers in connection with a merger or acquisition for a period of 2 years, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stabilizing Workforce and Towns Act
of 1998''.
SEC. 2. COORDINATED FEDERAL RESPONSE FOR COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE.
(a) Establishment of SWAT Team Response.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation
with the President'... | Stabilizing Workforce and Towns Act of 1998 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the President's Economic Adjustment Committee, to ensure that a Stabilizing Workforce and Towns Team (SWAT Team) is mobilized and that such team travels to a community in need after an application for assistance is rec... | Stabilizing Workforce and Towns Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Personal Health Investment Today
Act'' or the ``PHIT Act.''
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) almost 20 percent of American children between the ages
of 2 and 19 are overweight or suffer from obe... | Personal Health Investment Today Act or the PHIT Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a medical care tax deduction for up to $1,000 ($2,000 for a joint return or a head of household) of qualified sports and fitness expenses. Defines "qualified sports and fitness expenses" as amounts paid for fitness facility ... | PHIT Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Start-up Savings
Accounts Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS START-UP SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part I of subchapter D of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting af... | Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts Act of 2011- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for tax-exempt Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts to pay for trade or business expenses, including the purchase of equipment or facilities, marketing, training, incorporation, and accounting fees. Allows annual contr... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish tax-preferred Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Housing Preservation Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF GAIN FROM SALES OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHICH IS
ATTRIBUTABLE TO DEPRECIATION.
(a) In General.--Part I of subchapter P of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (r... | Affordable Housing Preservation Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue to exclude from gross income gain from the sale or exchange of certain multifamily housing property to a housing agency or related organization (preservation entity) that agrees to maintain certain affordability and use restrictions for such prop... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mathematics and Science Proficiency
Partnership Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Mathematics and science education is a vital link to
connect today's students with the information age and to the... | Mathematics and Science Proficiency Partnership Act of 1999 - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), subject to appropriations, to carry out a demonstration project under which grants are awarded to five eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) in urban areas and five eligible LEAs in rural a... | Mathematics and Science Proficiency Partnership Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equity Crowdfunding Improvement Act
of 2014''.
SEC. 2. CROWDFUNDING.
(a) Repeal of Existing Law.--The CROWDFUND Act is hereby repealed
and the provisions of law amended by such Act are revived or restored
as if such Act had not been enacted.
(b) N... | Equity Crowdfunding Improvement Act of 2014 - Repeals the CROWDFUND Act. Amends the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act to exempt from the registration requirements and prohibitions of the Securities Act of 1933 any transactions involving the offer or sale of crowdfunded securities by an issuer if specified requiremen... | Equity Crowdfunding Improvement Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teacher Recruitment and Retention
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. INCREASED QUALIFIED LOAN AMOUNTS.
(a) FFEL Loans.--Section 428J(c) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-10(c)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
... | Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 2003 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for additional amounts of student loan forgiveness for certain eligible teachers of: (1) mathematics or science in secondary schools; and (2) special education or reading in elementary and secondary schools. Requires such... | To increase the amount of student loans that may be forgiven for teachers in mathematics, science, and special education. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teachers Are Leaders Act''.
SEC. 2. TEACHER LEADER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
Title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021 et
seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 200--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (21), (22), a... | Teachers Are Leaders Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize grants for the establishment of professional development programs for teachers who remain in the classroom while also carrying out formalized leadership responsibilities. | Teachers Are Leaders Act |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a national commission on
terrorism to review counter-terrorism policies regarding the prevention
and punishment of international acts of terrorism directed at the
United States. The Commission shall be known as ... | Establishes the National Commission on Terrorism to review and report to the President and Congress on counter-terrorism policies regarding the prevention and punishment of international acts of terrorism directed at the United States.
Directs the Commission to: (1) review the laws, regulations, policies, directives,... | To establish a National Commission on Terrorism. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Personal Retirement Savings Account
Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. PERSONAL SOCIAL SECURITY PLUS ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Title II of the Social Security Act is amended--
(1) by inserting before section 201 the following:
``Pa... | Personal Retirement Savings Account Act of 1998 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new part B (Personal Social Security Plus Accounts). Establishes in the Treasury a Social Security Plus Fund to hold 80 percent of the surplus (if any) in th... | Personal Retirement Savings Account Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``Department of Energy Nanoscale Science
and Engineering Research Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The emerging fields of nanoscience and nanoengineering
address the ability to create materials with fundament... | Department of Energy Nanoscale Science and Engineering Research Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy, through the Office of Science of the Department of Energy, to support a program of research and development (R&D) in nanoscience and nanoengineering, including efforts to further the understanding of the chemistry, ph... | A bill authorizing funding for nanoscale science and engineering research and development at the Department of Energy for fiscal years 2002 through 2006. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fire-Safe Communities Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Applicable model ordinance.--The term ``applicable
model ordinance'' means either--
(A) the Federal model ordinance required by section
... | Fire-Safe Communities Act - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to publish a federal model ordinance for municipalities at risk (subdivisions located in a fire hazard area) that includes specified elements regarding fire prevention and management, such as: (1) specificatio... | A bill to promote fire-safe communities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``James Campbell National Wildlife
Refuge Expansion Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service manages the
James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge for the purpose of
promoting t... | James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act of 2005 - Expands the boundary of the James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) in Honolulu, Hawaii, to include approximately 1,100 acres of land. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) acquire such land; and (2) make minor modifications to the boun... | A bill to provide for the expansion of the James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge, Honolulu County, Hawaii. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transferring Credits for College
Completion Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. DATA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Transfer Completion Data.--Section 132(i)(1) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1015a(i)(1)) is amended by adding at
the end the following:... | Transferring Credits for College Completion Act of 2014 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to require the Secretary of Education to include on the College Navigator website the percentage of undergraduates at an institution of higher education (IHE) who have transferred from another IHE and earned their de... | Transferring Credits for College Completion Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``DHS Multiyear Acquisition Strategy
Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. MULTIYEAR ACQUISITION STRATEGY.
(a) In General.--Subtitle D of title VIII of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
... | DHS Multiyear Acquisition Strategy Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit a multiyear acquisition strategy that allows flexibility to deal with ever-changing threats and risks and that helps industry align resources to meet D... | DHS Multiyear Acquisition Strategy Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Close the Revolving Door Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. LIFETIME BAN ON MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FROM LOBBYING.
(a) In General.--Section 207(e)(1) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
``(1) Members of congress.--Any person who... | Close the Revolving Door Act of 2014 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a lifetime ban on any former Senator, Member of the House of Representatives, or elected officer of the Senate or House of Representatives lobbying any current Member, officer, or employee of Congress or any employee of any other legislat... | Close the Revolving Door Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FHA Modernization and Efficiency Act
of 1995''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the single family housing mortgage insurance program of
the Department of Housing and Urban Development is a
sign... | FHA Modernization and Efficiency Act of 1995 - Amends the National Housing Act to revise single family mortgage insurance program provisions regarding: (1) maximum mortgage amount floor; (2) downpayment calculations and family loans; (3) new construction; (4) condominiums; (5) direct endorsement mortgages; and (6) two... | FHA Modernization and Efficiency Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Handgun Injury Prevention
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In the 10 years from 1987 through 1996, nearly 2,200
children in the United States who were 14 years of age or
younger ... | Child Handgun Injury Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations governing the design, manufacture, performance of, and commerce in, handgun discharge protection products to reduce or prevent unreasonable risk of injury to children from the unintentional discharge of handguns. Requir... | To prevent children from injuring themselves with handguns. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``STRONG Budget Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. SEQUESTRATION TO ACHIEVE A BALANCED FEDERAL BUDGET.
(a) Sequestration To Achieve a Balanced Federal Budget.--Part C of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is
amended by adding after section... | STRONG Budget Act of 2010 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to require a second, general sequestration within 15 days after the end of any session of Congress if, first, a particular sequestration occurs at that time under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act ... | To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to establish a sequestration to reduce all nonexempt programs, projects, and activities by 2 percent each fiscal year in which the Federal budget is in deficit, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Belated Thank You to the Merchant
Mariners of World War II Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. BENEFITS FOR WORLD WAR II MERCHANT MARINERS AND SURVIVORS.
(a) Monthly Benefit.--Chapter 112 of title 46, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) by inserting af... | Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly benefit of $1,000 to certain honorably-discharged veterans of the U.S. Merchant Marine who served between December 7, 1941, and December 31, 1946 (or to their survivors). Includes service ... | To amend title 46, United States Code, to provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) during World War II. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Access Improvement
Act''.
SEC. 2. NONREFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR CERTAIN PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICE
PROVIDERS SERVING HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Interna... | Health Care Access Improvement Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a primary health service provider (i.e., a physician, clinical psychologist, or clinical social worker) a tax credit for the value of professional services provided to individuals in a health professional shortage area. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to primary health service providers who establish practices in health professional shortage areas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Workforce Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States has more than 12 million employers
and approximately 135 million working adults.
(2) The use of effective worksite pol... | Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a 50% tax credit for the costs of providing employees with a qualified wellness program. Defines "qualified wellness program" as a program that is certified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and that consists of a health awa... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to employers for the costs of implementing wellness programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Lands
Restoration, Enhancement, Public Education, and Information Resources
Act of 2005''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Violations of laws and regulations applicable to the
u... | Federal Lands Restoration, Enhancement, Public Education, and Information Resources Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Park Service Organic Act, the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, and Federal law relating to National Forest System Lands, to... | To provide a source of funds to carry out restoration activities on Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. INDEXING OF CAPITAL ASSETS.
(a) In General.--Part II of subchapter O of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to basis rules of general
application) is amended by inserting after section 1021 the following
new section:
``SEC. 1022. INDEXING OF CERTAIN ASSETS FOR PURPOSES OF DETERM... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require that an inflation indexed basis rather than an adjusted basis be used to determine gain or loss in the disposition of the following assets held at least one year: (1) corporate stock; (2) bonds; (3) tangible property used in, or land held in connection with, a business or tra... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow indexing of capital assets for purposes of determining gain or loss and to allow an exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence. |
SECTION 1. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS; FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) public-private partnerships between government and
community-based organizations offer an opportunity to--
(A) empower distressed and disconnected communi... | Expresses the sense of the Congress that increased resources should be invested in public-private partnerships between government and community-based organizations to: (1) empower distressed and disconnected communities to develop their own resources and abilities to meet the needs of children; and (2) forge innovativ... | Community Schools Demonstration Program Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal District Court of American
Samoa Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT FOR AMERICAN SAMOA.
(a) Establishment.--There is established for and within American
Samoa a court of record to be known as the Federal District Court of
American S... | Federal District Court of American Samoa Act of 2006 - Establishes for and within American Samoa a court of record to be known as the Federal District Court of American Samoa. Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) jurisdiction; (2) appointment of a judge, U.S. Attorney, and U.S. Marshal; and (3) rules of practice and p... | To establish a Federal District Court of American Samoa. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lytton Rancheria Homelands Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Lytton Rancheria of California is a federally
recognized Indian tribe that lost its homeland after it was
unjustly and unlawf... | Lytton Rancheria Homelands Act of 2015 (Sec. 4) This bill takes into trust for the benefit of the Lytton Rancheria of California certain land owned by the tribe in Sonoma County, California. Land taken into trust is made a part of the tribe's reservation. Gaming is prohibited on this land and in a specified area of Son... | Lytton Rancheria Homelands Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Care Criminal Background Check
Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to assist States in improving the
overall quality of child care services in the State by requiring
national criminal background checks of child care provid... | Child Care Criminal Background Check Act of 2011 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require a state child care services plan to certify that the state will require child care providers that are licensed by the state or that receive funds under the Child Care and Development Block Grant P... | To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require criminal background checks, inspections, and training of child care providers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transportation Low Emissions Energy
Plan 2020 Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) President Obama has stated a goal of deploying
1,000,000 plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles by 2015;
(2) the United State... | Transportation Low Emissions Energy Plan 2020 Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), in coordination with the Secretary of Energy (DOE) and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to establish a stakeholder-driven process to develop a national transportation low emissions energy pl... | A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to develop a national transportation low emissions energy plan. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Renovation Rule Improvement Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) Final rule.--The term ``fina... | Renovation Rule Improvement Act of 2008 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update the final rule entitled "Lead: Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program" published on April 22, 2008, to include requirements that: (1) independent clearance be performed by a certified risk asses... | A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise regulations relating to lead-based paint hazards, lead-contaminated dust, and lead-contaminated soil, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young
Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) An estimated 13,500 children and adolescents under age
20 are diagnosed with can... | Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to eligible entities to establish pilot programs to develop, study, or evaluate model systems for monitoring... | Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dollars to the Classroom Act''.
SEC. 2. DIRECT AWARDS OF CERTAIN EDUCATION FUNDING TO STATES.
(a) Direct Awards of Certain Education Funding.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, for each fiscal year the Sec... | Dollars to the Classroom Act - Requires the Secretary of Education to award the total amount of certain applicable education funding directly to the States.
(Sec. 2) Requires such direct awarding of all the funds (except those used for specified multiyear awards) that are appropriated for the Department of Education f... | Dollars to the Classroom Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``United States-
China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
TITLE I--PROGRAMS ... | United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) provide grants to states to establish and operate state offices in the People's Republic of China (PRC) to promote U.S. exports to PRC; (2) establish a program to create China market advocate positions in United S... | To authorize assistance to small- and medium-sized businesses to promote exports to the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-India Energy Security
Cooperation Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The December 2004 National Intelligence Council report
entitled ``Mapping the Global Future in 2020'' states... | United States-India Energy Security Cooperation Act of 2006 - Declares it is the policy of the United States to: (1) cooperate with India to address common energy challenges, to ensure future global energy security, and to increase the world-wide availability of clean energy; (2) promote dialogue and increased understa... | A bill to promote global energy security through increased cooperation between the United States and India in diversifying sources of energy, stimulating development of alternative fuels, developing and deploying technologies that promote the clean and efficient use of coal, and improving energy efficiency. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Microcap Fraud Prevention Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Section 15(b)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.
78o(b)(4)) is amended--
(1) in each of subparagraphs (A) through (E), by ... | Microcap Fraud Prevention Act of 2001 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and the Investment Company Act of 1940 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to enjoin the activities of any broker, dealer, or investment adviser who: (1) is subject to an SEC order... | A bill to allow Federal securities enforcement actions to be predicated on State securities enforcement actions, to prevent migration of rogue securities brokers between and among financial services industries, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Market Incentives for Biobased
Products Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) There is significant potential for replacing petroleum-
based products with products made using farm-grown biomass.
... | Market Incentives for Biobased Products Act of 2007 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to revise labeling requirements for federal procurement of biobased products, including providing for consultation with other federal agencies and interested nongovernmental groups.
Extends and revises fundi... | To amend provisions of title IX of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 relating to Federal procurement of biobased products and labeling of such products. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Author, Consumer, and Computer Owner
Protection and Security (ACCOPS) Act of 2003''.
TITLE I--INCREASED DOMESTIC ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZED APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2004, to
the ... | Author, Consumer, and Computer Owner Protection and Security (ACCOPS) Act of 2003 - Amends Federal law to require the National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordination Council to develop guidelines to ensure that its component members share among themselves law enforcement information related to infringement ... | To encourage the development and distribution of creative works by enhancing domestic and international enforcement of the copyright laws, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness in
Tobacco and Nicotine Regulation Act of 1993''.
(b) Reference.--Whenever in this Act (other than sections 5(b)(1)
and 5(b)(2)) an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment to, or repeal of, a secti... | Fairness in Tobacco and Nicotine Regulation Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations governing the manufacture, distribution, sale, labeling, and advertising and promotion (manufacture) of tobacco products which... | Fairness in Tobacco and Nicotine Regulation Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Parental Involvement Enhancement
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Research indicates that, regardless of economic,
ethnic, or cultural background, parental involvement in a
child's education is... | Parental Involvement Enhancement Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a Parental Involvement grant program. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make such grants to elementary and secondary schools. Allows use of such grant funds only for: (1) educational or outreach material... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize a grant program to enhance parental involvement in elementary and secondary schools. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Marine Disease Emergency Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Coordinator.--The term ``coordinator'' means an
individual designated to coordinate the response to a marine
disease emergency under section 3(d)... | Marine Disease Emergency Act of 2014 - Authorizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to declare and respond to a marine disease emergency (an event that affects the marine environment, is caused by a marine disease or environmental stressor, is likely to threaten the sustainability of a marine s... | Marine Disease Emergency Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Basel III Capital Impact Study
Act''.
SEC. 2. STUDY REQUIRED.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (hereinafter, the ``Federal banking agenci... | Basel III Capital Impact Study Act - Directs the federal banking agencies (the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation [FDIC]), prior to issuing any final rule amending the agencies' general risk-based capital requirements for dete... | Basel III Capital Impact Study Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Early Treatment for Chronic
Ailment Resurgence through Examinations Act of 2017'' or the ``VET CARE
Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE PROVISION OF DENTAL CARE TO CERTAIN
VETERANS.
(a) Pilot Program.--The Secretary of ... | Veterans Early Treatment for Chronic Ailment Resurgence through Examinations Act of 2017 or the VET CARE Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) carry out a four-year pilot program in five Veterans Health Administration facilities to provide outpatient dental services and treatment... | Veterans Early Treatment for Chronic Ailment Resurgence through Examinations Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Free Flow of Information Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. COMPELLED DISCLOSURE FROM COVERED PERSONS.
(a) Conditions for Compelled Disclosure.--In any matter arising
under Federal law, a Federal entity may not compel a covered person to
provide testimony or prod... | Free Flow of Information Act of 2013 - Prohibits a federal entity (an entity or employee of the judicial or executive branch or an administrative agency of the federal government), in any matter arising under federal law, from compelling a covered person to testify or produce any document related to information obtaine... | Free Flow of Information Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. NET OPERATING LOSS OF FARMERS.
(a) Increase in Carryback Years.--Paragraph (1) of section 172(b)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to net operating loss
carrybacks and carryforwards) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
``(G) Farming losses.... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase, for a limited period of time, from two to ten the number of years permitted for the carryback of net operating losses for certain farmers. Defines specified terms, including "farming loss." | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the years for carryback of net operating losses for certain farm losses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cultural Radio Tax Credit Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR DONATION OF LICENSE AND OTHER ASSETS OF COMMERCIAL
RADIO BROADCASTING STATIONS TO NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of t... | Cultural Radio Tax Credit Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business tax credit for 125 percent of the fair market value of a radio broadcasting commercial license and 100 percent of the fair market value of radio station assets donated to a tax-exempt organization which agrees to operate the st... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against the income tax for an owner of a radio broadcasting station which donates the license and other assets of such station to a nonprofit corporation for purposes of supporting nonprofit fine arts and performing arts organizations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cybercrime Enforcement Training
Assistance Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANTS.
(a) In General.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the
Attorney General shall award grants under this section to States and
units of local gov... | Cybercrime Enforcement Training Assistance Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to award grants to state and local governments to prevent, enforce, and prosecute cybercrimes against individuals. A cybercrime against an individual is a criminal offense that involves use of a computer, including ... | Cybercrime Enforcement Training Assistance Act of 2016 |
That this Act may be
cited as the ``Humane and Safe Commercial Transportation of Horses for
Slaughter Act of 1994''.
Sec. 2. The Act of August 27, 1958, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1901-1906)
is amended by inserting as a second title the following:
``TITLE II--COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION OF HORSES FOR SLAUGHTER
... | Humane and Safe Commercial Transportation of Horses for Slaughter Act of 1994 - Amends Federal law to require the Secretary of Agriculture to issue regulations governing the humane commercial transportation of horses for slaughter.
Authorizes appropriations. | Humane and Safe Commercial Transportation of Horses for Slaughter Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reforming American Immigration for
Strong Employment Act'' or the ``RAISE Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF DIVERSITY VISA PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 203 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1153) is amended by striking subsection (c).
... | Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment Act or the RAISE Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant visa category. The fiscal year limit for refugee admissions is set at 50,000. The President shall annually enumerate the previous year's number of asylees.... | Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeownership Affordability Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. QUALIFIED HOMEOWNER DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE.
(a) In General.--Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to exemption of tax on corporations, certain trusts, etc.) is
amended by redesig... | Homeownership Affordability Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deem qualified homeowner downpayment assistance as a charitable purpose for income, estate, and gift tax purposes. Defines "qualified homeowner downpayment assistance" as a gift of cash for the purpose of providing any downpayment for the pur... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that qualified homeowner downpayment assistance is a charitable purpose, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``416d65726963612043616e20436f6465 Act
of 2013'' or the ``America Can Code Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the National Science Foundation, 2 percent
of students studying science, techno... | 416d65726963612043616e20436f6465 Act of 2013 or the America Can Code Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress regarding the importance of instruction in coding and computer programming to students' academic and vocational success, innovations in cyberspace, and our national security and economic competitiveness. A... | 416d65726963612043616e20436f6465 Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pulmonary Hypertension Research and
Diagnosis Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Pulmonary hypertension is a serious, debilitating, and
often fatal progressive condition where the blood pressure in
... | Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Diagnosis Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish an Interagency Pulmonary Hypertension Coordinating Committee to make recommendations on, and coordinate, all efforts within HHS concerning pulmonary hypertension. Requires the Committee to:... | Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Diagnosis Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Neighborhood Reconstruction Corps
Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to--
(1) create incentives for private enterprise to invest in
light infrastructure projects in cities in which such
enterprises do bus... | Neighborhood Reconstruction Corps Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish the Neighborhood Reconstruction Corps program to award competitive matching grants to eligible entities to employ economically disadvantaged adults or youth to perform infrastructure repair services in economically distressed central ci... | Neighborhood Reconstruction Corps Act |
SECTION 1. ELECTIONS FOR THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Thrift Savings
Plan Open Elections Act of 2004''.
(b) In General.--Section 8432(b)(1)(A) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in the first sentence--
(A) by... | Thrift Savings Plan Open Elections Act of 2004 - Allows an election by a Federal employee or member to make contributions under the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) of the Federal Employees' Retirement System to be made at any time. Provides that such an election shall take effect on the earliest date after the election that ... | A bill to amend chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for Federal employees to make elections to make, modify, and terminate contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund at any time, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Broadband and
Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that, according to a report by the Federal
Communications Commission entitled ``Connecting America: The National
Broadband Plan'',... | Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2010 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to assign an SBA employee to coordinate SBA programs and activities relating to broadband and emerging information technology (BEIT)... | A bill to improve certain programs of the Small Business Administration to better assist small business customers in accessing broadband technology and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improved Hurricane Tracking and
Forecasting Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Scatterometers on satellites are state-of-the-art radar
instruments which operate by transmitting high-frequency... | Improved Hurricane Tracking and Forecasting Act of 2007 - Directs the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to carry out a program for an improved ocean surface winds vector satellite for purposes including: (1) to address science and application questions related to air-sea intera... | A bill to improve United States hurricane forecasting, monitoring, and warning capabilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF NEBRASKA AVENUE NAVAL COMPLEX, DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.
(a) Transfer Required.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the
Secretary of the Navy shall transfer the parcel of Department of the
Navy real property in the District of Columbia known as the Nebraska
Avenue Complex to... | Directs the Secretary of the Navy to transfer the parcel of Department of the Navy real property in the District of Columbia known as the Nebraska Avenue Complex to the administrative jurisdiction of the Administrator of General Services to accommodate the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Authorizes the Secretary... | To provide for the transfer of the Nebraska Avenue Naval Complex in the District of Columbia to facilitate the establishment of the headquarters for the Department of Homeland Security, to provide for the acquisition by the Department of the Navy of suitable replacement facilities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``American Jobs
Act''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other pr... | American Jobs Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include imported property income of a controlled foreign corporation within the sums added together to compute foreign base company income. Defines imported income property to include, among other things, income from manufacturing, growing, selling, renting, or le... | American Jobs Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Americans Safe Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL AFFIRMATION OF STATE AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE IN
ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAWS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law and
reaffirming the existing inherent aut... | Keep Americans Safe Act of 2005 - Affirms state and local authority to investigate, apprehend, arrest, detain, or transfer to federal custody aliens in the United States in the course of carrying out routine duties in order to assist in the enforcement of U.S. immigration laws.
Directs the Under Secretary for Border a... | To provide for enhanced enforcement of the Federal immigration laws, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Better Health in the Arctic Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States is an Arctic nation with--
(A) an approximately 700-mile border on the Arctic
Ocean;
... | Better Health in the Arctic Act - Directs the Arctic Research Commission, in collaboration with federal health agencies, to prepare and submit to Congress a two-year study to examine the science base, gaps in knowledge, and strategies for the prevention and treatment of mental, behavioral, and physical health problems ... | A bill to improve Arctic health. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wastewater Treatment Works Security
Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS SECURITY.
Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1281
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 222. WASTEWATER TREATMEN... | Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to a State, municipality, or intermunicipal or interstate agency to conduct a vulnerability assessment of a publicly owned treatment works... | To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to enhance the security of wastewater treatment works. |
SECTION 1. OPERATION OF PROGRAMS.
(a) Programs Established.--The Presidential designee under the
Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (hereafter referred
to as the ``Presidential designee'') shall carry out a series of pilot
programs to test the feasibility of using alternative methods,
includin... | Directs the Presidential designee under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to carry out a series of pilot programs to test the feasibility of using alternative methods, including advanced electronic technologies and the Internet, to enable absent uniformed services voters to register to vote and vo... | To direct the Presidential designee under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to carry out pilot programs to permit States to test the feasibility of using alternative methods, including the use of advanced electronic technologies and the Internet, to enable absent uniformed services voters to regis... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Torture Victims Relief Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The American people abhor torture and the use of
atrocities by repressive governments. The existence of torture
creates ... | Torture Victims Relief Act of 1995 - States that the United States shall not involuntarily return a person to a country where such person would be subject to torture.
Establishes an expedited procedure for processing refugee, asylum, withholding of deportation, and parole entry claims of torture victims.
Expresses th... | Torture Victims Relief Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Family Forestland
Preservation Tax Act of 1994''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or rep... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Estate Tax Provisions
Title II: Income Tax Treatment
Family Forestland Preservation Tax Act of 1994 -
Title I: Estate Tax Provisions
- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from a gross estate the value of real property: (1) which is used in timber operations; and (2... | Family Forest and Preservation Tax Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Benjamin Franklin Commemorative Coin
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Benjamin Franklin made historic contributions to the
development of our Nation in a number of fields, including
government, business, s... | Benjamin Franklin Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue one dollar coins emblematic of the life and legacy of Benjamin Franklin (not more than 250,000 bearing his image as a young statesman and not more than 250,000 with his image as an older numismatist).
Directs that all sa... | A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the tercentenary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Beryllium Exposure Compensation
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS, PURPOSE, AND APOLOGY.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) hazards involved in the mining and processing of
beryllium and its compounds are presumed to have caused inj... | Beryllium Exposure Compensation Act - Provides jurisdiction and procedures for affording relief for injuries arising out of exposure to hazards involved in the mining and processing of beryllium.
(Sec. 3) Establishes the Beryllium Exposure Compensation Trust Fund in the Treasury. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury... | Beryllium Exposure Compensation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Omnibus Nuclear Power Safety and
Security Enhancement Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
Section 206 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
5846) is amended to read as follows:
``noncompliance
... | Omnibus Nuclear Power Safety and Security Enhancement Act of 1993 - Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to require certain persons (including owners and operators) with information about a defect or safety violation at nuclear facilities regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), including those lea... | Omnibus Nuclear Power Safety and Security Enhancement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Home Lead Safety
Tax Credit Act of 2016''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds that:
(1) Lead is a metal that can produce a wide range of health
effects in humans when ingested. Children are more vulnera... | Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act of 2016 This bill allows owners of eligible dwelling units a new tax credit for up to 50% of the lead hazard reduction activity costs for each such unit in a taxable year. An "eligible dwelling unit" is any unit located in the United States that was placed in service before 197... | Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strategic Communication Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTER FOR STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The ability of the United States to credibly
communicate to populations throughout ... | Strategic Communication Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of State to solicit from tax-exempt national security and foreign policy research organizations offers to establish a Center for Strategic Communication, and select one organization to establish such Center.
Includes among Center duties: (1) provision of info... | To improve the conduct of strategic communication by the Federal Government. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Minimum Wage Fairness Act''.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES.
(a) Minimum Wage.--
(1) In general.--Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended to read
as follows:
``(1)... | Minimum Wage Fairness Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage for employees to: (1) $8.20 an hour beginning on the first day of the sixth month after the enactment of this Act, (2) $9.15 an hour beginning one year after the date of such initial increase, (3) $10.10 ... | Minimum Wage Fairness Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rent Reform and Empowerment Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. CEILING RENTS.
Section 3(a)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437a(a)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) in clause (i), by striking ``a... | Rent Reform and Empowerment Act of 1995 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to revise public housing rent determinations. | Rent Reform and Empowerment Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transportation Reports Elimination
Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Department of Transportation.--
(1) Air traffic services committee reports.--Section
106(p)(7) of title 49, United States C... | . Transportation Reports Elimination Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Eliminates certain mandatory reports to specified congressional committees from the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) on: (1) Airport Improvement Project grants, (2) Pipeline Safety Information Grants to Communities, (3) the pilot program for innovative... | Transportation Reports Elimination Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Community
Protection Against Wildfire Act of 2002''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Reservation of Natio... | Community Protection Against Wildfire Act of 2002 - Requires that at least 85 percent of the funds made available to implement the National Fire Plan go to hazardous fuels reduction projects and other wildfire control efforts on Federal lands in the wildland-urban interface (certain geographic areas conducive to wildfi... | To ensure that funds made available to implement the National Fire Plan on National Forest System lands and other public lands are used to reduce the threat of catastrophic wildfire in the wildland-urban interface, to support community and private land wildfire control efforts, to require that receipts generated from h... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reward Innovation in America Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. PRIZE COMPETITIONS.
The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C.
3701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 24. PRIZE COMPETITIONS.
``(a) Definition... | Reward Innovation in America Act of 2010 - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to authorize each head of a federal agency (other than a legislative agency) to carry out a program to award prizes competitively to stimulate innovation that has the potential to advance the agency's mission, inclu... | A bill to amend the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to provide for prize competitions to stimulate innovations that advance the missions of Federal agencies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax
Amendments Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. DEEMED ALLOCATION OF GST EXEMPTION TO LIFETIME TRANSFERS TO
TRUSTS; RETROACTIVE ALLOCATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 2632 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating ... | Requires the trusts resulting from a qualified severance to be treated as separate trusts.
Revises valuation rules concerning gifts for which a gift tax return was filed or a deemed allocation was made.
Requires regulations permitting the granting of extensions of time to make an allocation of a GST exemption. | Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Amendments Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tinnitus Research for Military
Health Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Tinnitus, or the perception of sound where no external
source of such sound exists, is the most prevalent disablin... | Tinnitus Research for Military Health Improvement Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to establish one or more centers of excellence for the study of tinnitus. Requires such centers to be established at military installations where members of the Armed Forces perform activities involving high rates of sound, i... | To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a center of excellence for the study of tinnitus, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prevention and Deterrence of Crimes
Against Children Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY OFFENSES.
(a) In General.--Section 2251(e) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) by striking ``15 years nor mo... | Prevention and Deterrence of Crimes Against Children Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to increase criminal penalties for offenses relating to the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, transportation of minors for illicit sexual purposes, child sex trafficking and prostitution, and sex cri... | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Defense Contracting Ethics Oversight
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. ETHICS COMPLIANCE BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTORS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe in
regul... | Defense Contracting Ethics Oversight Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to prescribe in regulations a requirement that a Department of Defense (DOD) contracting officer may not determine a contractor to be responsible for the award of a covered contract for DOD (one in excess of $5 million) unless the contr... | To require internal ethics compliance programs by Department of Defense contractors, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad
Program Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) To prepare students for success in the modern global
economy, opportunities for study abroad should be included as
... | Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education under the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program for encouraging: (1) undergraduate students to study abroad, (2) greater diversity of students studying abroad, and (... | Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``School Day Factor Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the National Center for Education
Statistics the length of the average school year steadily
increased from 144 to 178... | School Day Factor Act of 2009 - Modifies the calculation of basic, concentration, targeted, and education finance incentive grants under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reward states that increase the minimum number of days in their school year and minimum number of instructional hours in their sc... | A bill to amend subpart 2 of part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish incentives for States to extend the minimum length of the school year to 200 full days by 2014, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ethics in Foreign Lobbying Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES BY MULTICANDIDATE
POLITICAL COMMITTEES OR SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUNDS
SPONSORED BY FOREIGN-CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS AND
... | Ethics in Foreign Lobbying Act of 2016 This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and expenditures in federal elections by multicandidate political committees or separate segregated funds sponsored by foreign-controlled corporations and associations (at least 50% owned by a no... | Ethics in Foreign Lobbying Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. AUDIT PROCEDURES.
(a) In General.--
(1) Annual audit requirement.--The White County Bridge
Commission (created by the Act approved April 12, 1941 (55
Stat. 140) and in this Act referred to as the ``Commission'')
shall provide for an annual audit of its financial tr... | Requires the White County Bridge Commission to provide for the annual audit of its financial transactions (with respect to the New Harmony Bridge over the Wabash River) as prescribed by the Governors of the States of Indiana and Illinois. Directs the General Accounting Office to give advice on such audits. Requires the... | To provide for the annual audit of the White County Bridge Commission, for the New Harmony Bridge over the Wabash River, Indiana and Illinois, for the filling of vacancies in the membership thereof, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Share Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. CERTAIN DOMESTICALLY CONTROLLED FOREIGN PERSONS PERFORMING
SERVICES UNDER CONTRACT WITH UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TREATED AS AMERICAN EMPLOYERS.
(a) FICA Taxes.--Section 3121 of the Internal ... | Fair Share Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Benefits) of the Social Security Act to treat certain foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies performing services under a contract with the U.S. government as U.S. employers for purposes of Social Securit... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Social Security Act to treat certain domestically controlled foreign persons performing services under contract with the United States Government as American employers for purposes of certain employment taxes and benefits. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Women Veterans and
Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2012''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Facilitation of reproduction ... | Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to facilitate collaborative research to meet the long-term reproductive health care needs of veterans who have a service-connected genitourinary disability or a condition that was aggravated in the line of act... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, to improve health care furnished by the Department, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Efficient Manufactured Home
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR REPLACEMENT OF DATED MANUFACTURED HOMES WITH
ENERGY-EFFICIENT MANUFACTURED AND MODULAR HOMES.
(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may
car... | Energy Efficient Manufactured Home Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a program to provide grants and loans to assist low-income owners of manufactured homes constructed before December 31, 1994, in decommissioning their dated homes and replacing them with Ener... | Energy Efficient Manufactured Home Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Local Zoning and Property Rights
Protection Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF RULES AND NOTICES.
(a) Proposed Rule.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall withdraw the p... | Local Zoning and Property Rights Protection Act of 2015 This bill requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to withdraw: the proposed HUD rule entitled "Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH)," any final rule based on it (including the rule with the Regulation Identifier Number RIN... | Local Zoning and Property Rights Protection Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Heroin and Opioid Abuse Prevention
and Treatment Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. EXCISE TAX ON OPIOIDS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter E of chapter 32 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 4192. OPI... | Heroin and Opioid Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require manufacturers, producers, and importers of active opioids to pay an excise tax of one cent per milligram of opioid. The bill also amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health ... | Heroin and Opioid Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2016 |
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