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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Archives 75th Anniversary
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The year 2010 commemorates the 75th Anniversary of the
opening of the National Archives Building, which houses the
... | National Archives 75th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $1 coins whose design: (1) is emblematic of the National Archives Building; and (2) honors the National Archives and Records Administration as a public trust on which American democracy depends and of t... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the opening of the National Archives Building, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ENHANCED COMPENSATION BENEFITS FOR VETERANS IN CERTAIN CASES
OF IMPAIRMENT OF VISION INVOLVING BOTH EYES.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Dr. James
Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act''.
(b) Enhanced Compensation.--Section 1160(a)(1) of title 38, United
States Code,... | Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act - Modifies the standard for awarding disability compensation to veterans for loss of vision to require payment of compensation for impairment of vision (currently, blindness) involving both eyes due to a service-connected and non service-connected disability. Defines such impai... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Freedom Preservation Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Our Nation's economy and society are increasingly
dependent on Internet services.
(2) The Internet is an essential infr... | Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to set the policy of the United States regarding various aspects of the Internet, including access, consumer choice, competition, ability to use or offer content, applications, and services, discriminatory favoritism, and capacity.
Makes... | To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a national broadband policy, safeguard consumer rights, spur investment and innovation, and for related purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Responsibility to
Iraqi Refugees 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. Expansion of special immigrant status for cert... | Responsibility to Iraqi Refugees Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide special immigrant status to an Iraqi national (and spouse or child of such alien) who: (1) worked directly with the U.S. government, the United Nations, certified government or U.N. contractor or subcontractor, or U.... | To provide special immigrant status for certain Iraqis, to assist Iraqi refugees, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN PAY OF MEMBERS WHO MISS VOTES BECAUSE OF
CAMPAIGNING FOR ELECTION TO OTHER OFFICE.
(a) Reduction in Pay.--Section 601(a) of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), in the matter following subparagraph
(... | Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to reduce the rate of pay otherwise applicable to Members of Congress for any month, during a Congress, by the Member's missed vote percentage for the most recent month before such month if the individual missed votes because of campaigning for election to another offic... | To reduce the pay of Members of Congress who miss votes because of campaigning for election to another office. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Firearm Marketing Safety
Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF MARKETING FIREARMS TO CHILDREN.
(a) Conduct Prohibited.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall
promulgate rules in acco... | Children's Firearm Marketing Safety Act - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate rules to prohibit the marketing of firearms to children, including prohibitions against: the use of cartoon characters to promote firearms and firearm products, firearm brand name merchandise marketed for children, the... | Children's Firearm Marketing Safety Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ukrainian Independence from Russian
Energy Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Ukraine is dependent on natural gas supplies from the
Russian Federation to meet more than half of demand in Ukraine.
... | Ukrainian Independence from Russian Energy Act - Directs the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to: (1) prioritize direct assistance to Ukraine to improve energy efficiency, increase energy supplies produced in Ukraine, and reduce reliance on energy imports from the Russian Federatio... | Ukrainian Independence from Russian Energy Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Oilheat Research Alliance
Reauthorization Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.
(a) Findings.--Section 702 of the National Oilheat Research
Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106-469) is
amended by striking ``oilheat'' each pl... | National Oilheat Research Alliance Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Amends the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 to adjust its focus upon oilheat to a focus upon oilheat fuel, a distillate liquid or a biobased liquid used as a fuel for nonindustrial commercial or residential space or hot water heating.
Revis... | To reauthorize the National Oilheat Research Alliance, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety
Act''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF PUPPIES UNDER THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT.
(a) High Volume Retail Breeder Defined.--Section 2 of the Animal
Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2132) is amended--
(1) in subsection (l), by strik... | Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to define a "high volume retail breeder" as a person who, in commerce, for compensation or profit: (1) has an ownership interest in or custody of one or more breeding female dogs; and (2) sells, via any means of conveyance, more than 50 of the offs... | To amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide further protection for puppies. |
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION FOR UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE.
(a) In General.--In order to enhance border investigative resources
on the Southwest border, enhance investigative resources for
anticorruption efforts, intensify efforts against drug smuggling and
money-laundering organizations, process cargo, reduce ... | Authorizes appropriations for the U.S. Customs Service for FY 1999 and 2000 for acquisition and deployment of narcotics enforcement and cargo processing technology (including maintenance and support of such equipment, training of personnel, and for new technologies) along the U.S. Southwest border. Earmarks amounts fo... | A bill to authorize additional appropriations for United States Customs Service personnel and technology in order to expedite the flow of legal commercial and passenger traffic at United States land borders. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Servicemembers Rights Enforcement
Improvement Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF PLAINTIFF AFFIDAVIT FILING REQUIREMENT FOR
DEFAULT JUDGMENTS AGAINST SERVICEMEMBERS.
Paragraph (1) of section 201(b) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief
... | Servicemembers Rights Enforcement Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (the Act) concerning the protection of servicemembers against default judgments to require a plaintiff, before filing an affidavit, to conduct a diligent and reasonable investigation to determine whether or not the de... | To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of civil relief to members of the uniformed services and to improve the enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of such members, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair and Open Voting Standards Act
of 2004''.
SEC. 2. STANDARDS FOR REMOVAL OF INDIVIDUALS FROM OFFICIAL LIST OF
ELIGIBLE VOTERS BY REASON OF CRIMINAL CONVICTION.
(a) In General.--Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act
of 1993 ... | Fair and Open Voting Standards Act of 2004 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit a State from removing a registrant from the official list of eligible voters for an election for Federal office by reason of criminal conviction unless the State certifies to the Election Assistance Commission th... | To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit States from removing individuals from the official list of eligible voters for Federal elections in the State by reason of criminal conviction unless the removal is carried out in accordance with standards providing notice and an opportunity for an appeal... |
SECTION 1. CONCERNING THE PARTICIPATION OF TAIWAN IN THE WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Good health is important to every citizen of the world and
access to the highest standards of health information and services
is necessary t... | Authorizes the Secretary of State to: (1) initiate, and instruct the U.S. delegation to implement, a plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual World Health Assembly summit in May 2004 in Geneva, Switzerland; and (2) introduce a resolution in support of observer status for Taiwan at such summit... | A bill to address the participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Law Enforcement Dependents
Assistance Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO DEPENDENTS OF SLAIN FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
Part L of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3... | Federal Law Enforcement Dependents Assistance Act of 1996 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide educational assistance to the dependents of civilian Federal law enforcement officers who are killed or are permanently and totally disabled in the line of duty.
Authorizes the Attorney ... | Federal Law Enforcement Dependents Assistance Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safeguarding Access For Every
Medicare Patient Act''.
SEC. 2. COVERED ENTITIES.
(a) Covered Entities.--For purposes of this section, a covered
entity means, with respect to certified EHR technology (as defined in
section 1848(o)(4) of the Social Secur... | Safeguarding Access for Every Medicare Patient Act - Authorizes a covered entity to submit to a Patient Safety Organization information on electronic health record (EHR)-related adverse events with respect to certified EHR technology the entity has used or provided.
Specifies covered entities as certain EHR users, hea... | To provide certain legal safe harbors to Medicare and Medicaid providers who participate in the EHR meaningful use program or otherwise demonstrate use of certified health information technology. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Employment for All Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. USE OF CREDIT CHECKS PROHIBITED FOR EMPLOYMENT PURPOSES.
(a) Prohibition for Employment and Adverse Action.--Section 604 of
the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681b) is amended--
(1) in ... | Equal Employment for All Act of 2013 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes or for making an adverse action, if the report contains informati... | Equal Employment for All Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act
of 2013''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDING THE AVAILABILITY OF MEDICARE DATA.
(a) Expanding Use of Medicare Data by Qualified Entities.--Section
1874(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395kk(e)) is amended--
(1... | Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to the use of certain data by qualified public or private entities to evaluate the performance of service providers and suppliers under Medicare insurance programs. Authorizes a qualified entity ... | Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Contracting and Tax Accountability
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. GOVERNMENTAL POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States Government that no Government
contracts or grants should be awarded to individuals or companies with
seriously delinquent Federal tax ... | Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2007 - Prohibits any person who has a seriously delinquent tax debt from obtaining a federal government contract or grant. Requires federal agency heads to require prospective contractors or grantees to: (1) certify that they do not have such a debt; and (2) authorize the Secre... | A bill to prohibit the awarding of a contract or grant in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that the contractor or grantee has no seriously delinquent tax debts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation
Act Amendments of 1997''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION AND AMENDMENT OF ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS
CONSERVATION ACT.
The Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 1851 note) is
amended to read as follows:... | Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act Amendments of 1997 - Amends the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act to replace the existing Act with provisions requiring a moratorium on fishing for Atlantic striped bass in the coastal waters of a State that the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and the Secretaries ... | Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act Amendments of 1997 |
SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Table of contents.
TITLE I--GILA RIVER JUDGMENT FUND DISTRIBUTION
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Findings.
Sec. 103. Distribution of judgment funds.
Sec. 104. Definitions.
Sec. 105. General Provisions.
TI... | Gila River Indian Community Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2002 - Requires the per capita distribution of funds paid in settlement of claims made in Docket Nos. 236-C and 236-D, Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community V. Unite States, to enrolled members of the Gila River Indian Community.Requires the Community to... | To provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community under United States Court of Federal claims Docket Nos. 236-C, 236-D, 236-N, and 228, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Innovator and
Repurposing Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PATENT TERM FOR METHOD OF USING BIOLOGICAL
PRODUCT.
(a) Extension for Regulatory Delay.--The term of a patent claiming
a method of using a biological product shall be exte... | Independent Innovator and Repurposing Act - Establishes procedures under which the term of an unexpired patent claiming a method of using a biological product shall be extended for five years from its original expiration date. Requires an application for such an extension to demonstrate that: (1) the patent was issued... | Independent Innovator and Repurposing Act |
SECTION 1. CONSTRUCTIVE SALES TREATMENT FOR APPRECIATED FINANCIAL
POSITIONS.
(a) In General.--Part IV of subchapter P of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 1259. CONSTRUCTIVE SALES TREATMENT FOR APPRECIATED FINANCIAL
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that if there is a constructive sale of an appreciated financial position: (1) a taxpayer shall recognize gain as if such position were sold for its fair market value on the date of the constructive sale; and (2) for purposes of the treatment of gains and losses for periods ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require gain recognition in the case of certain transactions that are equivalent to sales of financial instruments, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Childhood Lead Poisoning Protection
Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) lead poisoning remains a serious environmental risk,
especially to the health of young children;
... | Childhood Lead Poisoning Protection Act of 1998 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide for a reduced Federal medical assistance percentage for States that fail to meet specified minimum blood lead screening rates established by this Act, subject to waiver by the Secretary of Health and Huma... | Childhood Lead Poisoning Protection Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sequestration Relief Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Congress must enact a comprehensive, deficit reduction
plan to solve the country's fiscal challenges and to promote
... | Sequestration Relief Act of 2013 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Controlled Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act), as amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011, to repeal automatic sequestration to enforce a specified budget goal. Reduces the discretionary spending limits for security and nonsecuri... | Sequestration Relief Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Spent Nuclear Fuel
Storage Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Findings.
Sec. 5. Amendments to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
Fo... | Independent Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Act of 1994 - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to provide that if the Secretary of Energy does not have a facility available to accept high level radioactive wastes or spent nuclear fuel from certain commercial nuclear facilities by a specified deadline, such facilities... | Independent Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Calling Card Consumer Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Trade
Commission.
(2) The term ``prepaid calling card'... | Calling Card Consumer Protection Act - (Sec. 3) Requires providers or distributors of prepaid calling cards, including cards that use interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) or a successor protocol, to clearly and conspicuously disclose information about: (1) the provider's name, customer service number, and... | To require accurate and reasonable disclosure of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards and services. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Claims Licensing Advancement for
Interstate Matters Act'' or the ``CLAIM Act''.
SEC. 2. STATE FLEXIBILITY IN MULTISTATE ADJUSTER LICENSING REFORMS.
(a) In General.--Section 4 shall take effect upon the expiration of
the 4-year period beginning on the d... | Claims Licensing Advancement for Interstate Matters Act or the CLAIM Act This bill authorizes an independent insurance claims adjuster to apply to the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers for membership for the purpose of licensure in any state that requires a license for such adjusters and that does n... | Claims Licensing Advancement for Interstate Matters Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``SBDC Colonias Outreach Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Colonias are found in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and
California and are composed of families with very low inc... | SBDC Colonias Outreach Act of 2007 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize an applicant funded by the Small Business Administration (SBA) as a small business development center (SBDC) and that is in a state along the United States-Mexico border that has individuals residing in colonias (areas comprised of low- or ... | To amend the Small Business Act to expand and improve the assistance provided by Small Business Development Centers to Colonias. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Outcomes, Planning, and
Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer's Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) As many as half of the estimated 5,100,000 American
seniors with ... | Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer's Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover comprehensive Alzheimer's disease care planning services. | Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer's Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sunlight Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. DOLLAR AMOUNTS REQUIRED FOR ANNUAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
STATEMENTS.
(a) Financial Disclosures.--Section 102(d) of the Ethics in
Government Act of 1978 is amended by adding at the end the following
new para... | Sunlight Act of 2012 - Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require annual financial disclosure statements of Members of Congress and congressional officers and employees to include the exact dollar amount.
Requires such reports filed with the Clerk of the House or the Secretary of the Senate (as well as tra... | To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and the Rules of the House of Representatives to strengthen financial disclosures by Members, officers, and employees of Congress, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Open Fuel Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. OPEN FUEL REQUIREMENT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.
Chapter 329 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after section 32905 the following new section:
``Sec. 32905A. Open fuel requirement for motor vehicles.
`... | Open Fuel Act of 2015 This bill requires each fleet of a manufacturer of passenger automobiles (including light-duty motor vehicles) to comprise at least: 30% qualified vehicles in model year 2018, and 50% qualified vehicles in model year 2019 and each subsequent year. A "qualified vehicle" is: a v... | Open Fuel Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sage Grouse Protection and
Conservation Act''.
SEC. 2. GREATER SAGE-GROUSE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION MEASURES.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered western state.--The term ``covered western
State'' means each of the Sta... | Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) or the Secretary of the Interior to give effect to a statewide conservation and management plan for the protection and recovery of the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) and the Gunnison sage-grouse (Centrocercus mini... | Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Fuel Standard Improvement
Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.
Section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act is amended as follows:
(1) In paragraphs (1)(B)(i), (2)(A)(i), and (2)(A)(ii), the
matter following paragraph (2)(B)(ii)(VI), paragrap... | Renewable Fuel Standard Improvement Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to: (1) include the Secretaries of Agriculture and Energy in renewable fuel program activities under such Act; (2) revise the definition of "lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions" to base the measurement of such emissions on recent observable data and cons... | To amend section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Service-Disabled Veterans' Small
Business Federal Procurement Preference Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are as follows:
(1) Provide veterans, who sacrificed a portion of their
potential life earnings in or... | Service-Disabled Veterans' Small Business Federal Procurement Preference Act of 2002 - Amends the Small Business Act to treat handicapped individuals as socially disadvantaged individuals for purposes of programs available to such individuals under such Act, unless the Administrator of the Small Business Administration... | To amend the Small Business Act to establish a Government-wide procurement goal for small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, to establish a presumption that service-disabled veterans and other handicapped individuals are eligible for benefits under the Small Business Development Program, and for other ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Institute for the
Environment Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) An appropriate scientific understanding of the diverse
physical, biological, engineering, social, and econo... | National Institute for the Environment Act - Establishes the National Institute for the Environment to: (1) increase scientific understanding of environmental issues by supporting scientific environmental research and other environmental programs; (2) assist decision-making on environmental issues by providing assessm... | National Institute for the Environment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Markets Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED INFORMATION ON CRITICAL ENERGY SUPPLIES.
(a) In General.--Section 205 of the Department of Energy
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7135) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(n) Collection of In... | Energy Markets Act of 2015 This bill amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to direct the Energy Information Administration (EIA) of the Department of Energy to develop and implement a plan to collect, in cooperation with the Commodity Futures Trade Commission, information identifying all oil inventories and... | Energy Markets Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Protection School Finance
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) There are systems of public school finance within
States which subject American children to educations of
radically varying and ... | Equal Protection School Finance Act - Provides for a system to help equalize funding for education within States.
Makes a State ineligible for Federal funds administered by the Department of Education to support elementary and secondary education unless the coefficient of variation of per pupil expenditures in local e... | Equal Protection School Finance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Administrative Law
Judges Retirement Act of 2007''.
(b) References.--Whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed in
terms of an amendment to a section or other provision, the reference
shall be considered to be made to a... | Administrative Law Judges Retirement Act of 2007 - Sets forth separate provisions governing Government and employee contributions, annuity eligibility requirements (ten years of service and age 60), early retirement, and annuity computation (2.5% and 1.7%, respectively, of average pay for each year of service) for admi... | To provide for enhanced retirement benefits for administrative law judges. |
SECTION 1. ELECTION FOR SPECIAL TAX TREATMENT OF CERTAIN S CORPORATION
CONVERSIONS.
(a) In General.--A qualified electing S corporation may elect the
special tax treatment provided in subsection (b) for an eligible
corporate conversion in the manner set forth in subsection (e).
(b) Special Tax... | Requires the partnership to maintain a five- year continuity of business in order to avoid a conversion recapture tax. | To provide an election for a special tax treatment of certain S corporation conversions. |
SECTION 1. CONDITION ON FEDERAL FUNDING.
(a) In General.--No Federal housing funds may be provided to a
State or a political subdivision of a State, or to any agency or office
thereof, unless the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
determines that the State has in effect a State law that--
(1... | Conditions the receipt of federal housing funds by a state, political subdivision, or any agency or office thereof on the preparation of a state economic housing impact analysis regarding any new rule proposed by the state, political subdivision, agency or office that has a significant adverse economic impact on housin... | To condition the receipt of Federal housing funds by a State or political subdivision of a State, or any agency or office thereof, on the preparation of an economic housing impact analysis regarding any new rule proposed by the State, political subdivision, agency, or office that has a significant adverse economic impa... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Swain County Settlement Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) an agreement dated July 30, 1943, between the Secretary
of the Interior, the State of North Carolina, the Tennessee
... | Swain County Settlement Act of 2004 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) offer to compensate Swain County, North Carolina, for a road along the north shore of the Fontana Resevoir not being built in an amount determined by the parties to a specified agreement dated July 30, 1943, taking into consideration t... | A bill to provide for the settlement of the claims of Swain County, North Carolina, against the United States under the agreement dated July 30, 1943. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., on January 17, 1942,
in Louisville, Kentucky, Muhammad Ali was the first child of
Cassius, Sr. and Odessa Clay.
(2) Muhammad Ali is one of the most celebrated athletes of
the ... | Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to Muhammad Ali in recognition of his contributions to the nation. | To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Muhammad Ali in recognition of his contributions to the Nation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Ownership Made Easier Act'' or
the ``HOME Act''.
SEC. 2. SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.
Section 502(h) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(h)) is
amended--
(1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
... | Home Ownership Made Easier Act or the HOME Act - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to revise eligibility, qualifying population limit, guarantee fee, and refinancing requirements of the Doug Bereuter Section 502 Single Family Housing Loan Guarantee Program.
Replaces the current 115% of area median income eligibility limi... | A bill to reform the single family housing loan guarantee program under the Housing Act of 1949. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for Former American Hostages
in Iran Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. AMERICAN HOSTAGES IN IRAN COMPENSATION FUND.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury a fund, to
be known as the ``American Hostages in Iran Compensation Fund'' (in
th... | Justice for Former American Hostages in Iran Act of 2013 - Establishes in the Treasury the American Hostages in Iran Compensation Fund for the purpose of making payments to: (1) the Americans held hostage in the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran, and in other locations in Iran, from November 3, 1979, to January 20, 1981; an... | Justice for Former American Hostages in Iran Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION
PAYABLE TO SURVIVING SPOUSES.
(a) Increase.--Section 1311 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``of $1,091'' and
inserting ``equal to 55 percent of the rate of ... | Increases the monthly rates of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) payable to surviving spouses through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Provides a phase-in of DIC payments in the case of veterans who die of a non-service-connected disability after being eligible for at least five years for V... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in the amount of monthly dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Private Property
Rights Act of 1995''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the protection of private property from a taking by the
Government without just compensation is an integral protection
... | Private Property Rights Act of 1995 - States that the Congress declares that the Federal Government should protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public and, in doing so, to the extent practicable, avoid takings of private property.
Directs Federal agencies to complete a private property taking impact analysis... | Private Property Rights Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF 50-PERCENT BONUS DEPRECIATION.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 168(k)(4) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special allowance for
certain property acquired after September 10, 2001, and before January
1, 2005), as amended by section 201 of the Jobs a... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permanently extend the 50 percent and 30 percent bonus depreciation for certain original use property, including water utility property, computer software, or qualified leasehold improvement property, with a recovery period of 20 years or less. Allows a taxpayer to elect an increased... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 50-percent bonus depreciation added by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Merchant Marine Memorial Enhancement
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE VESSELS.
(a) Authority To Convey.--The Secretary of Transportation may
convey without consideration all right, title, and interest of the
United States in 2 vessels described in su... | Merchant Marine Memorial Enhancement Act of 1993 - Authorizes conveyance without consideration of two vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet to any nonprofit organization that operates a Liberty Ship or Victory Ship as a memorial to merchant mariners. Requires the organization to sell the vessel for scrap, use t... | Merchant Marine Memorial Enhancement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mathematics and Science Education
Partnership and Teacher Recruitment Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to encourage States, institutions of
higher education, elementary schools, and secondary schools to
participate in progra... | Mathematics and Science Education Partnership and Teacher Recruitment Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to partnerships for specified activities relating to mathematics, science, and technology education and teacher recruitment and training for elementary and secondary schoo... | A bill to support educational partnerships, focusing on mathematics, science, and technology, between institutions of higher education and elementary schools and secondary schools, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT.
(a) Purpose and Establishment.--In order to conserve, protect, and
restore the recreational, ecological, cultural, religious, and wildlife
resource values of the Jemez Mountains, there is hereby established the
Jemez National Recreational Area (hereinafter in this Act referred to as
t... | Establishes the Jemez National Recreational Area in New Mexico.
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a management plan for the Area. Requires the Secretary, in consultation with local tribal leaders, to: (1) protect religious and cultural sites in the Area; and (2) provide access to such sites by Indian p... | To establish the Jemez National Recreation Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Screening With Dignity Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. TSA SCREENING PROCEDURES AND TRAINING.
(a) Development of Procedures.--Not later than 60 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall develop
procedures to appropriately and re... | Screening With Dignity Act of 2018 This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to develop procedures to appropriately and respectfully screen self-identified transgender air passengers and begin training of all TSA Officers on such procedures. The TSA must implement protections for transgender pa... | Screening With Dignity Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Atlantic Striped Bass Protection Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are the following:
(1) To establish measures to minimize bycatch and the
mortality of such bycatch of Atlantic Striped Bass, Morone
... | Atlantic Striped Bass Protection Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to study and report to Congress on data gathered by observers on fishing vessels to: (1) map migratory patterns, wintering areas, and feeding grounds of Atlantic Striped Bass in the waters of the Mid-Atlantic exclusive economic zone; and (... | To direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study of existing and new fishery observer data to effectively map migratory patterns, delineate wintering areas and feeding grounds of Atlantic Striped Bass in the Mid-Atlantic exclusive economic zone, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act
of 2014''.
SEC. 2. EXCEPTION FROM FIRPTA FOR CERTAIN STOCK OF REAL ESTATE
INVESTMENT TRUSTS.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 897(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
... | Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase from 5% to 10% the allowable ownership interest in real estate investment trust (REIT) stock for purposes of tax exemptions allowed by the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) relating to foreign investment i... | Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Water Cooperative Federalism
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. STATE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.
(a) State Water Quality Standards.--Section 303(c)(4) of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1313(c)(4)) is amended--
(1) by redesignati... | Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from: promulgating a revised or new water quality standard for a pollutant when the Administ... | Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Methane Hydrate Research and
Development Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Contract.--The term ``contract'' means a procurement
contract within the meaning of 6303 of title 31, United States
Code.
... | Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 1998 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to commence a methane hydrate research and development program. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) award program grants or contracts to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, universities and industrial enterprises; and (2) esta... | Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe and Affordable Drugs from
Canada Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. SAFE AND AFFORDABLE DRUGS FROM CANADA.
Chapter VIII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
381 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 810. IMPORTATION... | Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to promulgate regulations permitting individuals to safely import into the United States, with exceptions, a prescription drug purchased from an approve... | Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fern Lake Conservation and
Recreation Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Fern Lake and its surrounding watershed in Bell County,
Kentucky, and Claiborne County, Tenness... | Fern Lake Conservation and Recreation Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service, to acquire by donation, purchase, or exchange (but only from a willing seller) specified lands which contain Fern Lake and its surrounding watershed located in Bell County, Kentucky, a... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire Fern Lake and the surrounding watershed in the States of Kentucky and Tennessee for addition to Cumberland Gap National Historic Park, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Health Care Quality Research
Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) There is increased emphasis on using evidence of
improved health care outcomes and cost effectiveness to justify
chan... | Child Health Care Quality Research Improvement Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award at least ten grants annually to eligible public or nonprofit private entities at geographically diverse locations throughout the United States for research training programs dedicated to child health service... | Child Health Care Quality Research Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Marriage Tax
Penalty Relief Act of 2000''.
(b) Section 15 Not To Apply.--No amendment made by this Act shall
be treated as a change in a rate of tax for purposes of section 15 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
SEC. 2. ELIMINA... | (Sec. 2) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the basic standard deduction for a married couple filing jointly shall be twice the basic standard deduction for an unmarried individual, beginning in 2001.(Sec. 3) Provides that the 15 percent regular income tax bracket for a married couple filing jointly shall... | Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Alopecia Fairness
Expansion Act of 2002''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Medicare coverage of scalp hair prosthesis for individuals who
... | Alopecia Fairness Expansion Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare), title XIX (Medicaid), and title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to include coverage of scalp hair prosthesis for individuals who have scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata.Amends Federal civil se... | To provide for coverage of scalp hair prosthesis for individuals who have scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs, State children's health insurance program (SCHIP), Federal employees health benefits program (FEHBP), veterans health care programs, TRICARE, and Indian Heal... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Long-Term Care Veterans Choice
Act''.
SEC. 2. SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CONTRACT AUTHORITY FOR PLACEMENT
OF VETERANS IN NON-DEPARTMENT MEDICAL FOSTER HOMES.
(a) Authority.--Section 1720 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by ... | Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), during the three-year period beginning on October 1, 2019, to transfer upon request a veteran for whom the VA is required to provide nursing home care to a medical foster home that meets VA standards. A veteran shall agree... | Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Preservation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Great Lakes are precious public natural resources,
and are renewable but finite bodies of water that should be
protected, conserved, and managed... | Great Lakes Preservation Act - Prohibits the export from the United States of bulk fresh water from the Great Lakes basin. Expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. Government should enter into an agreement with Canada stating that the two nations shall abide by the terms of this moratorium until Congress enacts le... | A bill to establish programs to protect the resources of and areas surrounding the Great Lakes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Travel and Tourism Promotion Act of
2001''.
TITLE I--TAX PROVISIONS
SEC. 2. CONSUMER TRAVEL TAX CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refund... | Travel and Tourism Promotion Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a consumer travel credit. Establishes in the Department of Commerce a United States Travel and Tourism Promotion Bureau to promote tourism and restore consumer confidence in the wake of September 11, 2001. Establishes a United States T... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable tax credit for recreational travel costs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Money Return Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The intent and purpose of Federal securities law is to
protect the general investing public and to make the regulation
and control required ... | Requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to extend the application of regulations governing the obligation of transfer agents to search for lost security holders to: (1) paying agents, including the obligation to use database searches; and (2) security holders who became lost security holders before a spec... | Money Return Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Timely Access to Health
Care Act''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PILOT PROGRAM ON ACCESS TO
MEDICAL CARE.
(a) Pilot Program.--During the five-year period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretar... | Veterans Timely Access to Health Care Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a five-year pilot program to ensure that, for each veteran seeking primary care from a participating medical facility, the standard for access to such care, determined from the date that the veteran contacts the Department ... | To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from certain Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PROTECTION FOR FASHION DESIGN.
(a) Designs Protected.--Section 1301 of title 17, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Fashion design.--A fashion design is subject to
protection under this chapter.''; and
... | Extends copyright protection to fashion designs. Excludes from such protection fashion designs that are embodied in a useful article that was made public by the designer or owner more than three months before the registration of copyright application. Gives fashion designs copyright protection for three years.
Declare... | To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide protection for fashion design. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Educator Appreciation and Classroom
Help Act''.
SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable cred... | Educator Appreciation and Classroom Help Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a $1,000 tax credit for "eligible" primary and secondary school teachers and home school teachers. Defines "eligible" teachers. Eliminates the two-percent floor on miscellaneous itemized deductions from applying to various costs i... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable tax credit of $1,000 to teachers of elementary and secondary school students, and to provide and expand deductions for unreimbursed expenses for continuing education and classroom materials for such teachers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans-Specific Education for
Tomorrow's Health Professionals Act'' or the ``Vet HP Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
PILOT PROGRAM FOR CLINICAL OBSERVATION BY UNDERGRADUATE
STUDENTS.
... | Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrow's Medical Doctors Act or the VET MD Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a three-year pilot program at a minimum of five VA medical centers to provide undergraduate students a clinical observation experience. The VA shall ensure that such pr... | Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrow’s Medical Doctors Act |
SECTION 1. COVERAGE OF CLASS III MEDICAL MOBILITY DEVICES.
(a) Covered Benefit.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (Z), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (AA), by inserting ``and'' at the end;
a... | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of certain medical mobility devices approved as a class III medical device pursuant to a premarket approval application under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare Program of certain medical mobility devices approved as class III medical devices. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Revolving Door Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL RULES.
(a) In General.--Section 207(d) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
``(3) Additional restrictions.--
``(A) Lobbying ... | Revolving Door Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal criminal code to set forth new provisions prohibiting public officials, within a specified period following termination of their public service, from knowingly making, with intent to influence, any communication or appearance before congressional or executive branch offic... | Revolving Door Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Digital Opportunity Investment Trust
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The First Morrill Act (7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), enacted
in 1862, and the Second Morrill Act (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.),
enac... | Digital Opportunity Investment Trust Act - Establishes the Digital Opportunity Investment Trust (the Trust), which shall receive 50 percent of the cash payment received by the Federal Government each fiscal year quarter through FY 2020 from auctions of the publicly owned electromagnetic spectrum and spectrum-derived li... | A bill to establish the Digital Opportunity Investment Trust. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Value-added Agricultural Products
Market Access Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The export of value-added agricultural products is of
vital importance to the econo... | Value-added Agricultural Products Market Access Act of 1997 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require the United States Trade Representative (USTR), by 30 days after the annual National Trade Estimate is due, to identify those foreign countries that: (1) deny fair and equitable market access to U.S. value-added agricu... | Value-added Agricultural Products Market Access Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Humanitarian Exports Leading to
Peace Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Iraqi people suffered under a decade of war and
continue to suffer under a repressive regime and the most
comp... | Directs the Secretary of Commerce to exercise the authorities of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (as in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act) to carry out this Act, except that the Secretary may not require a license for the export of humanitarian assistance, but shall require person... | Humanitarian Exports Leading to Peace Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. CERTAIN DISEASES PRESUMED TO BE WORK-RELATED CAUSE OF
DISABILITY OR DEATH FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES IN FIRE
PROTECTION ACTIVITIES.
(a) Definition.--Section 8101 of title 5, U... | Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2011- Provides that: (1) specified diseases, including heart disease, lung disease, tuberculosis, hepatitis, human immunodeficiency virus, and specified cancers, of federal employees in fire protection activities shall be presumed to be proximately caused by such employment if the e... | To amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employee's duty. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Employment Discrimination Award Tax
Relief Act''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION OF EXPENSES PAID OR INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH
ASSERTING OR PROSECUTING A CLAIM FOR AGE, GENDER, RACE,
OR OTHER FORM OF PROHIBITED EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION OR... | Employment Discrimination Award Tax Relief Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to expenses incurred and amounts received in connection with employment discrimination claims, to, among other things: (1) provide for the deduction of expenses incurred in pursuing such a claim; and (2) limit the tax based... | Employment Discrimination Award Tax Relief Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Commission Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is established a commission to be known as the
``Comprehensive Immigration Reform Commission''.
SEC. 3. PURPOSE.
The Commission will review and ... | Comprehensive Immigration Reform Commission Act of 2006 - Establishes the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Commission which shall: (1) conduct a comprehensive review of immigration reform policies that affect family reunification, employment-based immigration, refugee protection, and diversity of admissions by country ... | To establish the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Commission. |
SECTION 1. DENIAL OF CASH BENEFITS TO DRUG ADDICTS AND ALCOHOLICS.
(a) Amendments Relating to Title II Disability Benefits.--
(1) In general.--Section 225(c) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 425(c)) is amended--
(A) by striking ``(c)(1)(A)'' and inserting
... | Denies monthly cash disability benefits under titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI), respectively, of the Social Security Act for drug addicts and alcoholics whose substance abuse is a contributing factor material to their disability. Allows such i... | A bill to amend the Social Security Act to deny cash benefits to drug addicts and alcoholics, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Electric Transportation Advancement
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are to enhance the energy security of the
United States, reduce dependence on imported oil, improve the energy
efficiency of the transportation sector, and r... | Electric Transportation Advancement Act of 2009 - Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to direct the Secretary of Energy to make loans as well as (under current law) grants for qualified electric transportation projects, especially near-term projects.
Directs the Secretary to inventory existing elec... | To enhance the energy security of the United States, reduce dependence on imported oil, improve the energy efficiency of the transportation sector, and reduce emissions through the expansion of grid supported transportation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Military Voting
Support Act of 2001''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Sense of the Senate regarding the importance of voting b... | Military Voting Support Act of 2001 - Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to prohibit: (1) a State from refusing to count a ballot submitted in an election for Federal office by an absent uniformed services voter because it was improperly or fraudulently cast, unless the State finds clear and... | A bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, and title 10, United States Code, to maximize the access of uniformed services voters and recently separated uniformed services voters to the polls, to ensure that each vote cast by such a voter... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Organized Retail Crime Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Organized retail crime involving the obtaining by fraud
and theft of retail merchandise from ... | Organized Retail Crime Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to define "organized retail crime" as: (1) the stealing, embezzlement, obtaining by fraud, false pretenses, or other illegal means of retail merchandise in quantities that would not normally be purchased for personal use or consumption for the purpos... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to combat, deter, and punish individuals and enterprises engaged nationally and internationally in organized crime involving theft and interstate fencing of stolen retail merchandise, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Services, Tools, and Opportunities
to Prevent Homelessness Act of 2018'' or the ``STOP Homelessness Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STOP HOMELESSNESS FUND.
(a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is... | Services, Tools, and Opportunities to Prevent Homelessness Act of 2018 or the STOP Homelessness Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish the Stop Homelessness Fund for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to use to provide housing and services to homeless and formerly h... | Services, Tools, and Opportunities to Prevent Homelessness Act of 2018 |
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Solid Waste
Compact Act of 1993''.
SEC. 102. AMENDMENT TO THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT.
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6903) is
amended by inserting at the end of section 6903 the following:
``(... | Solid Waste Compact Act of 1993 - Amends the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act to require States to submit solid waste disposal plans to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval.
Authorizes States to enter into compacts to provide for the establishment and operation of regional solid waste disposal ... | Solid Waste Compact Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Civilian Marksmanship Program
Privatization Act''.
SEC. 2. CONVERSION OF CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM TO NONAPPROPRIATED
FUND INSTRUMENTALITY AND ACTIVITIES UNDER PROGRAM.
(a) Conversion.--Section 4307 of title 10, United States Code, is... | Civilian Marksmanship Program Privatization Act - Provides that, on and after October 1, 1995, the Civilian Marksmanship Program of the Department of the Army shall be operated as a nonappropriated fund instrumentality within the Department of Defense. Requires the Program to be under the general supervision of a Nati... | Civilian Marksmanship Program Privatization Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) American society has long been known for being a
``melting pot'', boasting citizens from all countries and
continents across the world.
(2) After reaching America's shores, naturalized United
States citizens a... | Requires up to ten percent of funds made available to Federal departments and agencies for U.S. development or humanitarian assistance programs in any fiscal year to be made available to foreign countries through U.S. organizations or businesses that are owned or controlled by naturalized U.S. citizens or lawful perman... | To require funds made available to each Federal department and agency for United States development or humanitarian assistance programs to be made available to foreign countries through the activities of United States organizations or businesses that are owned or controlled by naturalized United States citizens, or ali... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Manufacturing Certainty and Captive
Finance Affiliate Clarification Act''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF THE EXEMPTIONS FOR CAPTIVE FINANCE COMPANIES
FROM THE DEFINITION OF MAJOR SWAP PARTICIPANT AND FROM
THE SWAP CLEARING REQUIREMEN... | Manufacturing Certainty and Captive Finance Affiliate Clarification Act - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to redefine an exclusion from "major swap participant" (and as a result from the swap clearing requirement) an entity (captive finance company) whose primary business is providing financing that facilitates the s... | To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to clarify the exemptions for captive finance companies from the definition of major swap participant and from the swap clearing requirement. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES TO THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES
CONVENTION ACT OF 1995.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Northwest Atlantic
Fisheries Convention Amendments Act''.
(b) References to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act
of 1995.--Except as otherw... | . Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Amendments Act (Sec. 2) This bill permanently reauthorizes and amends the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995, which provides for: (1) the implementation of the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, done in Ottawa o... | Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Amendments Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arches National Park Expansion Act
of 1997''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ARCHES NATIONAL PARK, UTAH.
(a) Boundary Expansion.--Subsection (a) of the first section of
Public Law 92-155 (16 U.S.C. 272; 85 Stat. 422) is amended as follows:
(1) By ins... | Arches National Park Expansion Act of 1997 - Modifies the boundary of the Arches National Park, Utah, to include the area known as the Lost Spring Canyon Addition. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to transfer jurisdiction over the Federal lands contained in the area from the Bureau of Land Management to the Nati... | Arches National Park Expansion Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Payroll Tax Holiday Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PAYROLL TAX HOLIDAY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.
(a) In General.--Subchapter C of chapter 21 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to Federal Insurance Contributions Act) is
amended by redesignating section ... | Payroll Tax Holiday Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate employment and self-employment taxes between the enactment of this Act and January 1, 2010, for small business owners who employ 50 or fewer employees. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a payroll tax holiday for small businesses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``ATF Elimination Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF HIRING AUTHORITY OF THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL,
TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES.
The hiring authority of the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives is rescinded.
SE... | ATF Elimination Act Rescinds the hiring authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). Requires ATF, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to jointly develop and submit a plan for winding up the affairs of ATF that, without compromising c... | ATF Elimination Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Home Health Agency
Efficiency Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. CHANGES TO INTERIM PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES.
(a) Per Visit Cost Limits.--
(1) Basis for limits.--Section 1861(v)(1)(L)(i) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.... | Medicare Home Health Agency Efficiency Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, with respect to the interim payment system for home health services. Replaces the current reasonable cost limit under the system (105 percent of the median of pe... | Medicare Home Health Agency Efficiency Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for
both men and women, accounting for 28 percent of all cancer
de... | Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement a comprehensive program to achieve a 50% reduction in the mortality rate of lung cancer by 2020. Requires the program to include initiatives throughout HHS, includi... | To establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Club Drug Anti-Proliferation Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The illegal importation of 3,4-
methylenedioxymethamphetamine, commonly referred to as ``MDMA''
or ``Ecstasy'', and par... | (Sec. 4) Sets forth similar provisions with respect to offenses relating to the manufacture, importation, or exportation of, or trafficking in, gamma-hydroxybutyric acid and its salts (GHB), or the List I chemical gamma-butyrolactone.
(Sec. 5) Directs the Commission to promulgate amendments under this Act as soon as pr... | Club Drug Anti-Proliferation Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medication Equity and Drug Savings
Act''.
SEC. 2. IMPORTATION OF COVERED PRODUCTS FOR PERSONAL USE.
(a) In General.--Chapter VIII of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 381 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``SEC... | Medication Equity and Drug Savings Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require regulations permitting the personal-use importation into the United States of covered prescription drugs in personal baggage or by mail.Amends the Medicine Equity and Drug Safety Act of 2000 respecting specified imported... | A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to permit importation in personal baggage and by mail of certain covered products for personal use from certain foreign countries and to correct impediments in implementation of the Medicine Equity and Drug Safety Act of 2000. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Mexico Economic
Partnership Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States and Mexico have benefitted from a
bilateral, mutually beneficial partnership focused on advancing
the ec... | United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act This bill declares that it shall be U.S. policy to increase U.S.-Mexico academic exchanges at the secondary, post-secondary, and post-graduate levels. The United States and Mexico should seek to contribute to doubling the number of students studying in each other's country ... | United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tropical Forest and Coral
Conservation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Subsection (a) of section 802 of the Tropical Forest
Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431) is amended--
(1) in paragraphs (1), (6), and (7), by ... | Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act - Amends the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to make forests, coral reefs, and associated coastal marine ecosystem activities eligible for U.S. debt reduction benefits for developing countries. (Currently, such provision applies to tropical forests.)
Renames: (1) the... | To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. STRATEGIC TRANSFORMER RESERVE PROGRAM.
(a) Finding.--Congress finds that the storage of strategically
located spare large power transformers will diminish the vulnerability
of the United States to multiple risks facing electric grid
reliability, including physical attack, cyber attack, electromagneti... | This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE), acting through the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, to submit to Congress a plan to establish a Strategic Transformer Reserve for the storage, in strategically located facilities, of spare large power transformers in sufficient numbers to tempora... | To establish a Strategic Transformer Reserve program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``James Hudson
Temporary Employee Equity Act of 1993''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Se... | James Hudson Temporary Employee Equity Act of 1993 - Amends Federal civil service provisions to make health insurance, life insurance, and retirement benefits available to temporary employees who have completed at least four years of service.
Decreases from one year to six months the minimum period of service required... | James Hudson Temporary Employee Equity Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Surviving Spouses Equity
Act''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION OFFSET FROM
SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN SURVIVING SPOUSE ANNUITIES AND
OPTIONAL ANNUITY AUTHORITY.
(a) Repeal.--Subsections (c), (e)... | Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act - Repeals, as of the later of October 1, 2007, or the date of enactment of this Act, certain provisions which require the offset of amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation from Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities for the surviving spouses of former military personne... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as dependency and indemnity compensation, to repeal the optional annuity authority for the dependent children of a member when there ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Water Affordability Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. CAPITALIZATION GRANT AGREEMENTS.
Section 602(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1382(b)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (9);
(2... | Clean Water Affordability Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to revise requirements for capitalization grant agreements with states for establishing water pollution control revolving funds. Requires states to set aside 15% of funds for assistance to muni... | To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to assist municipalities that would experience a significant hardship raising the revenue necessary to finance projects and activities for the construction of wastewater treatment works, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Guaranteeing Airport Physical
Screening Standards Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. SCREENING OF ALL INDIVIDUALS AND PROPERTY ENTERING SECURE AREAS
OF AN AIRPORT.
(a) Deadline.--Section 44903(h)(4)(A) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by ... | Guaranteeing Airport Physical Screening Standards Act of 2005 - Amends federal transportation law to set a deadline of 120 days after enactment of this Act for the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security of the Department of Homeland Security to require screening (at a minimum, screening for metal object... | To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a deadline for the screening of all individuals, goods, property, vehicles, and other equipment entering a secure area of an airport, and for other purposes. |
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