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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Airline Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. PROMOTION OF ECONOMIC SECURITY AND WORKPLACE ACCOUNTABILITY.
(a) Required Disclosures.--The Administrator of the General
Services Administration shall require an air carrier, as a condition of
eligibility for a con... | Airline Accountability Act This bill directs the General Services Administration (GSA) to require an air carrier, as a condition of eligibility for a contract under the City Pair Program, to: (1) disclose to the Department of Labor, annually, whether within the preceding three-year period any administrative merits dete... | Airline Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Thomas Alva Edison Commemorative
Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Thomas Alva Edison, one of America's greatest inventors,
was born on February 11, 1847, in Milan, Ohio.
(2) The inexhaustible energ... | Thomas Alva Edison Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint one-dollar silver coins emblematic of the light bulb and the many inventions made by Thomas A. Edison throughout his prolific life. Mandates that: (1) the obverse side of the coins bear the likeness of Thomas A. Edison; and (2) ... | Thomas Alva Edison Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education Sustainability Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The environmental life-support systems vital to the
Nation's economic and social prosperity are increasin... | Higher Education Sustainability Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to establish sustainability programs at institutions of higher education (IHEs).
Directs the Secretary to contract with an IHE, nonprofit organization, or consortium of such instit... | A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to provide grants to establish and evaluate sustainability programs, charged with developing and implementing integrated environmental, economic, and social sustainability initiatives, and to direct the Secretary of Education to convene a summit of higher education experts in... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ludlow Massacre National Historic
Landmark Act''.
SEC. 2. INDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the 1913-1914 Colorado coal strike was 1 of the most
visible and violent labor conflicts of the early 20th century;
(2) the coa... | Ludlow Massacre National Historic Landmark Act - Designates the Ludlow Tent Colony Site (a site where striking miners and their families lived during the 1913-1914 Colorado coal strike) in Las Animas County, Colorado, as the "Ludlow Massacre National Historic Landmark." | A bill to designate the Ludlow Massacre National Historic Landmark in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preservation of Antibiotics for
Human Treatment Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Several antibiotics and classes of antibiotics either
are used in or are related to antibiotics used in humans to
... | Preservation of Antibiotics for Human Treatment Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem unsafe animal feed containing a new animal drug which is a member of the fluoroquinolone class of antimicrobial drugs, unless the Secretary of Health and Human Services receives information from the dru... | A bill to preserve the effectiveness of medically important antibiotics by restricting their use as additives to animal feed. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Adoption Incentive Program
Reauthorization Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. ADOPTION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.
(a) Reauthorization.--
(1) In general.--Section 473A of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 673b) is amended--
(A) in ... | Adoption Incentive Program Reauthorization Act of 2003 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to reauthorize adoption incentive payments and to revise requirements with respect to determination of numbers of adoptions of older children.
Amends the Balanced Budget a... | A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to reauthorize adoption incentives payments under section 473A of that Act and to provide incentives for the adoption of older children. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cell Phone Service Disclosure Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) wireless telephone use in the United States has
expanded dramatically in recent years;
(2) numerous consumer comp... | Cell Phone Service Disclosure Act of 2001 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission to: (1) establish and administer a system, including a toll-free telephone number, for registering complaints with regard to the quality or performance of commercial mobile telephone service... | To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to monitor complaints regarding the quality of wireless telephone service. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Janey Ensminger Act''.
SEC. 2. PRESUMPTIONS OF SERVICE CONNECTION FOR ILLNESSES ASSOCIATED
WITH CONTAMINANTS IN THE WATER SUPPLY AT MARINE CORPS
BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 11... | Janey Ensminger Act - Presumes a service connection, for veterans' benefits purposes, for any illness associated with contaminants in the water supply at Camp Lejeune, during a period in which the water there was contaminated by volatile organic compounds, including known and probable human carcinogens, notwithstanding... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a presumption of service connection for illnesses associated with contaminants in the water supply at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and to provide health care to family members of veterans who lived at Camp... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive TB Elimination Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR COMBATING AND ELIMINATING TUBERCULOSIS.
(a) In General.--Section 317E of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 247b-6) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
... | Comprehensive TB Elimination Act of 2018 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize for FY2018-FY2023 and revise the tuberculosis (TB) prevention and treatment grant program administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Health Resources and Services Administration may also award... | Comprehensive TB Elimination Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transportation Safety Program
Extension Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM.
(a) Administrative Expenses.--There shall be available from the
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for the
Secretary of Tra... | Transportation Safety Program Extension Act of 2003 - Makes specified Highway Trust Fund amounts available for the period of October 1, 2003, until February 29, 2004, for the Secretary of Transportation for administration of motor carrier safety programs, motor carrier safety research, and border enforcement activities... | A bill to provide a 5-month extension of highway safety programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Airport and Airway
Trust Fund Tax Reinstatement Act of 1997''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendme... | Airport and Airway Trust Fund Tax Reinstatement Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to restore the Airport and Airway Trust Fund excise taxes. Extends authority to transfer revenue to such Fund. | Airport and Airway Trust Fund Tax Reinstatement Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rights for Transportation Security
Officers Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) On September 11, 2001, nineteen terrorists, who
underwent airport security screening pr... | Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2016 This bill repeals: (1) provisions authorizing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a human resources management system for some or all of its organizational units, and (2) the authority granted to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) ... | Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Accountability for Business Choices
in Iran Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Islamic Republic of Iran is a party to the Treaty
on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and a member
... | Accountability for Business Choices in Iran Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Iran's illicit nuclear activities as well as development of unconventional weapons and ballistic missiles and support for international terrorism represent a serious threat to the security of the United States and its allies; (2... | To ensure that companies operating in the United States that receive United States Government funds are not conducting business in Iran, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Citizen Legislature Empowerment
through Access to Resources (CLEAR) Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) an informed electorate is the most precious asset of
any democracy;
(2) it is... | Expresses the sense of Congress that each standing and special committee of the House of Representatives and Senate, and each joint committee of Congress, should provide access to the public through the Internet to publicly available committee information, documents, and proceedings, including bills, reports, and trans... | Citizen Legislature Empowerment through Access to Resources (CLEAR) Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Expansion Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Battlefield.--The term ``Battlefield'' means the Fort
Donelson National Battlefield.
(2) Eligible land.--The term ``eligib... | Fort Donelson National Battlefield Expansion Act of 2002 - Revises the boundary of Fort Donelson National Battlefield to include Fort Donelson National Cemetery in Stewart County, Tennessee, and Fort Heiman and any associated land in Calloway County, Kentucky.Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire from a w... | A bill to expand the boundaries of the Fort Donelson National Battlefield, to authorize the acquisition of land associated with the campaign that resulted in the capture of Fort Donelson in 1862, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH AND LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE COSTS OF
INDIVIDUALS NOT PARTICIPATING IN EMPLOYER-SUBSIDIZED
HEALTH PLANS.
(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating section 224
as section 225... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers a tax deduction from gross income (available to itemizing and non-itemizing taxpayers) for the cost of health care insurance, including long-term care insurance, for such taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, and dependents. Disallows such tax deduction for taxp... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for health and long-term care insurance costs of individuals not participating in employer-subsidized health plans. |
SECTION 1. DEFINITION.
In this Act, the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
SEC. 2. MAINTAINING RISK PREMIUM RATES FOR PROPERTIES PURCHASED AFTER
THE DATE OF ENACTMENT OF THE BIGGERT-WATERS FLOOD
INSURANCE REFORM ACT OF 2012.
... | Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to repeal the prohibition against provision of flood insurance by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to prospective insureds at rates less than standard estimates for property purchased after enactment of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance... | A bill to improve the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Weather Service and Related
Agencies Authorization Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act, the term--
(1) ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administratio... | National Weather Service and Related Agencies Authorization Act of 1999 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 2000 and 2001 to the Secretary of Commerce to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to carry out: (1) Operations, Research, and Facilities activities of the National Weather Service (NW... | National Weather Service and Related Agencies Authorization Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tanning Bed Cancer Control Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) One million Americans--70 percent of whom are girls and
women--visit a tanning salon each day.
(2) In July 2009, the World Health... | Tanning Bed Cancer Control Act of 2010 - Directs the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (FDA): (1) to complete a study to examine the classification of ultraviolet tanning lamps as class I medical devices; and (2) not later than one year after completion of such study, to either issue a rule providing for the reclassificat... | To help prevent the occurrence of cancer resulting from the use of ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent controls on the use of such devices, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enewetak Atoll Cleanup Veterans
Registry and Study Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. ENEWETAK ATOLL CLEANUP REGISTRY.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
establish and m... | Enewetak Atoll Cleanup Veterans Registry and Study Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and maintain the Enewetak Atoll Veterans Health Registry of each veteran who performed a radiation cleanup mission in the Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands between January 1, 1977,... | Enewetak Atoll Cleanup Veterans Registry and Study Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN ACT.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``District of
Columbia Paperwork Reduction Act''.
(b) References in Act.--Except as may otherwise be provided,
whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment
to or repeal of a section or other ... | District of Columbia Paperwork Reduction Act - Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to eliminate congressional review of newly-passed District laws. | District of Columbia Paperwork Reduction Act |
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF LIMITATION OF COVER OVER OF TAX ON DISTILLED
SPIRITS.
(a) In General.--Section 7652 (relating to limitation on cover over
of tax on distilled spirits) is amended by striking subsection (f) and
by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f).
(b) Conforming Amendments.--S... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require, for the five-year period beginning after September 30, 1999, the treasury of Puerto Rico to make a Conservation Trust Fund transfer within 30 days from the date of each cover over payment made during such period to such treasury under provisions of the Code concerning shipme... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation of the cover over of tax on distilled spirits, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping Seniors Safe From Falls Act
of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Falls are the leading cause of injury deaths among
individuals who are over 65 years of age.
(2) In 2000, falls among old... | Keeping Seniors Safe From Falls Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) oversee and support a national education campaign focusing on reducing falls among older adults and preventing repeat falls; and (2) award grants, contracts, or cooperative ag... | A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning falls among older adults. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Affairs Retaliation
Prevention Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINTS IN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the follo... | Veterans Affairs Retaliation Prevention Act of 2015 Authorizes a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employee to file a whistleblower complaint with his or her immediate supervisor. Gives that supervisor two business days to determine and notify the employee as to whether there is a reasonable likelihood that the compl... | Veterans Affairs Retaliation Prevention Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Permanent Flexibility for School
Meals Act''.
SEC. 2. NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL LUNCH AND SCHOOL BREAKFAST
PROGRAMS.
(a) Amendments to National School Lunch Act.--The Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751... | Permanent Flexibility for School Meals Act This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to eliminate the minimum nutritional requirements for Department of Agriculture school meal programs by changing the requirements to voluntary guidelines. | Permanent Flexibility for School Meals Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue
Service should work together with other relevant departments
and agencies to id... | Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Internal Revenue Code to modify the requirements for employers to report health insurance coverage information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by the end of the tax year. The bill changes the inform... | Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Master Teacher Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. MASTER TEACHER DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Local educational agency.--The term ``local educational
agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 14101 of th... | Sets forth requirements for project grant awards, priority for LEAs in school districts that have schools with a high proportion of economically disadvantaged students, applications, non-Federal contributions, and a study and report.
Authorizes appropriations. | Master Teacher Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. CENTER FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR NON-DEPARTMENT HEALTH
CARE PROVIDERS WHO FURNISH CARE TO VETERANS IN RURAL
AREAS.
(a) Establishment in Department of Veterans Affairs Authorized.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may
establish in t... | Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) a center for technical assistance to assist non-VA health providers who furnish care to veterans in rural areas. Makes the head of such center the Director of the Rural Veterans Health Care Technical Assistance Cent... | A bill to authorize the establishment in the Department of Veterans Affairs of a center for technical assistance for non-Department health care providers who furnish care to veterans in rural areas, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Marine Mammal Research
Program Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) populations of marine mammals that occur in waters of
the United States are resources of substantial ecological,
scientific,... | National Marine Mammal Research Program Act of 2007 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to require the Marine Mammal Commission to establish the National Marine Mammal Research Program and a National Marine Mammal Research Program Office for the Research Program. Includes in the Program's purposes: (1) un... | To authorize the Marine Mammal Commission to establish a national research program to fund basic and applied research on marine mammals, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Perkins Modernization Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
Section 2 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act
of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``high skill, high wage,
or high dema... | Perkins Modernization Act of 2014 - Amends the Carl D. Perkins and Technical Education Act of 2006 to revise its purposes, which are to develop more fully the academic and career and technical skills of secondary education students and postsecondary students who elect to enroll in career and technical education program... | Perkins Modernization Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Confinement Conditions
Improvement Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) recent studies have established that youth are
developmentally different from adults, and these developmental
differen... | Children's Confinement Conditions Improvement Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs to make grants for programs designed to: (1) alter existing correctional facilities, or develop separate facilities, to provide separate facilities for juveniles; (2) provide correcti... | A bill to provide for safe incarceration of juvenile offenders. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Petroleum Security Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FEE ON IMPORTED CRUDE OIL OR REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS.
(a) In General.--Subtitle E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to alcohol, tobacco, and certain other excise taxes) is
amended by a... | Domestic Petroleum Security Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on the first sale within the United States of any crude oil or refined petroleum product imported into the United States. (The tax is imposed on first use if no prior tax has been imposed.) Exempts crude oil and refined... | Domestic Petroleum Security Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Israel Strategic
Partnership Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The people and the Governments of the United States and of
Israel share a deep and unbreakable bond, forged by over 60 years... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 18, 2014. United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 - (Sec. 4) Expresses the sense of Congress that Israel is a major U.S. strategic partner. (Sec. 5) Amends the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 to extend autho... | United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Carson-Pinon
Canyon Military Lands Withdrawal Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Withdrawal and reservation of ... | Fort Carson-Pinon Canyon Military Lands Withdrawal Act - Withdraws from appropriation under public land, mining, mineral, geothermal leasing, and mineral materials disposal laws, and reserves for military use by the Army, specified lands at the Fort Carson Military Reservation and Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site (both in Co... | Fort Carson-Pinon Canyon Military Lands Withdrawal Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oncology Quality Care Improvement
Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. BUDGET NEUTRAL MEDICARE ONCOLOGY CARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Demonstration project.--The term ``demonstration... | Oncology Quality Care Improvement Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish budget neutral demonstration projects to test and evaluate methods that: (1) improve the quality of care provided to eligible beneficiaries with certain cancer diagnoses; and (2) reduce expenditures that woul... | To establish budget neutral demonstration projects to study and improve the quality and cost effectiveness of cancer care services provided to Medicare beneficiaries. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Community Visioning
Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Small communities are vital components of the nation's
economic, social, agricultural, historic, and cultural fabric.
(... | Small Community Visioning Improvement Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to eligible recipients for small community visioning processes to: (1) help small communities address pressing local needs; (2) facilitate coordination between small communities, land-grant and other universities, and design... | To improve the ability of small communities to coordinate with universities and design professionals in developing a vision to address their local needs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act
of 2011''.
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 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to 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 relating to foreign investment in United State... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investments in United States real property interests, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Hospital Preservation
Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.
(a) In General.--From any amounts made available to carry out this
Act, the Secretary may make grants under this Act to eligible community
hospitals.
(b) Amount of Grant.--Th... | Community Hospital Preservation Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible nonprofit community hospitals for legitimate hospital purposes.
Sets forth provisions for: (1) the recovery of grant amounts if they are not used for legitimate purposes, within ten years, or by a hos... | Community Hospital Preservation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Fab Lab Network Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States is the world leader in scientific
research, discovery, and innovation.
(2) There exists a strong social and ec... | National Fab Lab Network Act of 2010 - Establishes the National Fab Lab Network (NFLN), as a non-profit entity, to facilitate the construction of a network of connected labs.
Defines "Fab Lab" or "Fabrication Laboratory" to mean a facility containing a variety of manufacturing and other fabrication tools operable by d... | To provide for the establishment of the National Fab Lab Network to build out a network of community based, networked Fabrication Laboratories across the United States to foster a new generation with scientific and engineering skills and to provide a work force capable of producing world class individualized and tradit... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military and Veterans Mental Health
Provider Assessment Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDED BY HEALTH CARE
PROVIDERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE DEPARTMENT
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Tra... | Military and Veterans Mental Health Provider Assessment Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that all health care providers under their respective jurisdictions receive, at least once every three years, empirically supported training on the recognition and asses... | Military and Veterans Mental Health Provider Assessment Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Build It in America Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR RESEARCH ACTIVITIES MADE PERMANENT; INCREASED CREDIT
FOR BUSINESSES MANUFACTURING IN THE UNITED STATES; CREDIT
MADE REFUNDABLE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.
(a) Research Credit M... | Build It in America Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make the tax credit for increasing research activities permanent, (2) increase the rate of such tax credit for manufacturers whose adjusted gross receipts attributable to domestic production exceed 50%, and (3) make such credit refundable for ce... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the research credit permanent, to increase the research credit for businesses manufacturing in the United States, and to make the research credit refundable for small businesses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education Sustainability Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The environmental life-support systems vital to the
Nation's economic and social prosperity are incre... | Higher Education Sustainability Act of 2005 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to establish sustainability programs at institutions of higher education.
Requires such programs to develop and implement: (1) sustainability practices, including in the areas of en... | To direct the Secretary of Education to provide grants to establish sustainability programs, charged with developing and implementing integrated environmental, economic, and social sustainability initiatives through administrative and operational practices as well as multidisciplinary research, education, and outreach ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Making Affordable Prescriptions
Available for Seniors Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) although prescription drugs represent one of the most
frequently used medical care interventions in treati... | Making Affordable Prescriptions Available for Seniors Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a program of pharmacy assistance for persons at least 65 years old with no pharmacy benefits from an insurance policy supplemental to title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act or coverage from any third... | Making Affordable Prescriptions Available for Seniors Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FHA Multifamily Housing Mortgage
Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. MORTGAGE LOAN LIMITS FOR MULTIFAMILY PROJECTS.
(a) Section 207 Limits.--Section 207(c)(3) of the National Housing
Act (12 U.S.C. 1713(c)(3)) is amended--
(1) by s... | FHA Multifamily Housing Mortgage Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2001 - Amends the National Housing Act to increase multifamily project mortgage loan limits for: (1) rental housing; (2) cooperative housing; (3) rehabilitation and neighborhood conservation housing; (4) housing for moderate income and displaced families; (5... | A bill to increase the mortgage loan limits under the National Housing Act for multifamily housing mortgage insurance. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Medications
Act of 1995''.
(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to have the Secretary
of Health and Human Services create a data bank for reports of deaths
from the prescribing, dispensing, and administration of... | Safe Medications Act of 1995 - Requires any health care facility in which an error in the prescribing, dispensing, or administration of a drug results in an individual's death, to report such error and resulting death to a data bank to be established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires the Secretar... | Safe Medications Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nurse Faculty Higher Education
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) In their 2006-2007 survey of 722 schools of nursing
with baccalaureate and graduate programs, the American
Association of College... | Nurse Faculty Higher Education Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow the Secretary of Education to award grants to, and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with, partnerships composed of an accredited school of nursing at an institution of higher education and a hospital or other health fac... | To create a pilot program to increase the number of graduate educated nurse faculty to meet the future need for qualified nurses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Support Reserve Trust Act''.
SEC. 2. STATE OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE CHILD SUPPORT RESERVE TRUST SYSTEM.
Section 454 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 654) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (32) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(... | Child Support Reserve Trust Act - Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require a State plan for child and spousal support to provide that, as of January 1, 2001, the State agency will have in effect a State reserve trust system that requires: (1) the use... | To amend the Social Security Act to require that anticipated child support be held in trust on the sale or refinancing of certain real property of an obligated parent. |
SECTION 1. INCREASED DISCLOSURE OF DUES OF TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS
USED FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES.
(a) Replacement of Exception Where Dues Are Generally
Nondeductible.--Section 6033(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to exception where dues are generally nondeductible) is
amended ... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise provisions concerning rules relating to returns of organizations engaging in lobbying activities, including requiring notice to members of tax-exempt organizations of the portion of their dues used for such activities.
Excludes from the two-percent floor on miscellaneous item... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that members of tax-exempt organizations are notified of the portion of their dues used for political and lobbying activities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Forbidding Advertisement Through
Child Exploitation Act of 2013'', or the ``FACE Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON COMMERCIAL USE BY SOCIAL MEDIA SERVICES OF
UPLOADED SELF-IMAGES OF MINORS.
(a) In General.--A provider of a social medi... | Forbidding Advertisement Through Child Exploitation Act of 2013 or the FACE Act of 2013 - Prohibits social media service providers from intentionally or knowingly using for a commercial purpose a self-image uploaded by a minor. Defines "social media service" as any online service that allows an individual to ... | FACE Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Citizen Legislator Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. 50 PERCENT REDUCTION IN MEMBER SALARIES AND IN EXPENSES FOR
MEMBER OFFICES, LEADERSHIP OFFICES, AND COMMITTEES.
(a) Member Salaries.--Section 601(a)(1) of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 194... | Citizen Legislator Act of 2012 - Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (LRA) to reduce the salaries of Members of Congress to 50% of the ordinary rate for pay periods occurring during FY2012, as adjusted by statutory pay adjustments.
Amends the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corre... | To reduce the salaries of Members of Congress and the amounts available for the salaries and expenses of offices of Members, committees, and the leadership of Congress by 50 percent, to provide for further reductions in the salaries of Members of Congress to the extent that Congress is in session for more than 60 days ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gifted and Talented Students
Education Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Gifted and talented students give evidence of high
performance capability in specific ... | Gifted and Talented Students Education Act of 1999 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to States for use by public schools to develop or expand gifted and talented education programs through one or more of the following activities: (1) professional development programs; (2) technical assistance; (3) ... | Gifted and Talented Students Education Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arizona Voluntary Grazing Permit
Buyout Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The grazing of livestock on Federal lands in Arizona is
an increasingly difficult undertaking for grazing permittees
... | Arizona Voluntary Grazing Permit Buyout Act of 2003 - Authorizes a permittee or lessee to waive to the Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of Energy, or Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, a valid existing grazing permit or lease authorizing livestock grazing on Federal land in Arizona. Dir... | To give livestock operators holding a grazing permit or lease on Federal lands in the State of Arizona the opportunity to relinquish their grazing permit or lease in exchange for compensation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. DEDUCTION ALLOWANCE FOR HOME HEALTH CARE AND ADULT DAY AND
RESPITE CARE EXPENSES OF INDIVIDUALS FOR DEPENDENTS WITH
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR RELATED ORGANIC BRAIN DISORDERS.
(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual an income tax deduction for qualified home health care and adult day and respite care expenses with respect to a dependent who: (1) resides with the taxpayer; (2) suffers from Alzheimer's disease or a related organic brain disorder; and (3) is physically or menta... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction from gross income for home care and adult day and respite care expenses of individual taxpayers with respect to a dependent of the taxpayer who suffer from Alzheimer's disease or related organic brain disorders. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Design-Build Flexibility Act''.
SEC. 2. DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTING.
(a) In General.--Section 112(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
``(3) Design-build contracting.--
``(A) In general.--A S... | Design-Build Flexibility Act - Amends Federal highway law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations authorizing a State transportation department or local transportation agency to award a design-build contract (for both design and construction) for a Federal-aid highway project using a procurement ... | To amend title 23, United States Code, relating to design-build contracting. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``Erica's Law''.
SEC. 2. WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE USE WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR
VEHICLE IN A SCHOOL ZONE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 167. Wireless communi... | Erica's Law - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to withhold 15% of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway program funds if the state has not enacted or is not enforcing a law that: (1) prohibits, with specified exceptions, an individual from using a wireless communication device to call or compos... | Erica's Law |
Section 1. This Act may be cited as the ``Panama Canal Amendments
Act of 1994''.
Sec. 2. Section 1101 of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C.
3611) is amended to read as follows:
``establishment, purposes, offices, and residence of the commission
``Sec. 1101. (a) For the purposes of managing, operating... | Panama Canal Amendments Act of 1994 - Amends the Panama Canal Act of 1979 to reestablish the Panama Canal Commission as a wholly owned government corporation within the executive branch. | Panama Canal Amendments Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED SMALL BUSINESS INCOME.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 199(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
``(1) In general.--There shall be allowed as a deduction an
amount equal to the sum of--
``(A) 9 p... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a small business that employs 500 or fewer employees a tax deduction in 2010 and 2011 for 20% of the lesser of its qualified small business income or its taxable income. Defines "qualified small business income" to include income which is from sources within the United States a... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for certain small business income. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mercury Market Minimization Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) mercury and mercury compounds are highly toxic to
humans, ecosystems, and wildlife;
(2) as many as 10 percent of women in the United ... | Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2006 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy from conveying, selling, distributing, or otherwise transferring elemental mercury. Exempts the transfer of elemental mercury to any storage or other facility established pu... | A bill to prohibit the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy from selling, distributing, or transferring elemental mercury, to prohibit the export of elemental mercury, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Election Voting Systems Standards
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. ELECTION VOTING SYSTEMS STANDARDS COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--The Director of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, in consultation with the chairman of the
Federal Election Co... | Election Voting Systems Standards Act of 2001 - Directs the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish the Election Voting Systems Standards Commission to: (1) establish a set of technical performance-based standards relating to the accuracy, integrity, and security of voting products a... | To provide for the establishment of an Election Voting Systems Standards Commission, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Arabia Mountain
National Heritage Area Act''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Arabia Mountain area contains a variety of natural,
cultural, historical, scenic, and recreationa... | Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area in Georgia and provides for a management plan.
Prohibits using Federal funds made available under this Act to acquire real property or an interest in real property.
Requires the management plan to provide for the prote... | To establish the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Healthcare Fiscal Accountability Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. CONVERTING PPACA DIRECT FUNDING TO AUTHORIZATIONS OF
APPROPRIATIONS AND RESCINDING UNOBLIGATED PPACA DIRECT
FUNDING.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provisi... | Healthcare Fiscal Accountability Act of 2011 - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to convert specified funding under such Act from a direct appropriation to an authorization of appropriations or from a transfer to an authorization of such transfer, including funding for: (1) the establishment... | To provide for fiscal accountability for new direct funding under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act by converting its direct funding into authorizations of appropriations and by rescinding unobligated direct funding. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Positive Behavior for Safe and
Effective Schools Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Educators, parents, and the general public cite
ineffective school discipline policies ... | Positive Behavior for Safe and Effective Schools Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to allow states to allocate school improvement funds under title I of the ESEA for coordinated, early intervention services for all students. Includes among such services, schoolwide positive behavior... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools to increase implementation of school-wide positive behavior supports. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dot Kids Implementation and
Efficiency Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the World Wide Web presents a stimulating and
entertaining opportunity for children to learn, grow, an... | Dot Kids Implementation and Efficiency Act of 2002 - Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce to assign to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) responsibility for providing for the establishment, and overs... | A bill to facilitate the creation of a new, second-level Internet domain within the United States country code domain that will be a haven for material that promotes positive experiences for children and families using the Internet, provides a safe online environment for children, and helps to prevent children from bei... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Piracy Suppression Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. ACT OF PIRACY.
Section 4297 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (33
U.S.C. 385) is amended by striking so much as precedes the text and
inserting the following:
``SEC. 4297. PENALTY FOR PIRACY; SEIZUR... | Piracy Suppression Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Revised Statutes to subject any person who commits an act of piracy to the penalty of death or imprisonment for life.
Defines "act of piracy" to mean any: (1) illegal act of violence, detention, or depredation, committed by the crew or passengers of a vessel against... | To suppress the threat of piracy on the high seas, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Energy Corps Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 1990.
Title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 12511 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Subt... | Clean Energy Corps Act - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to direct the Corporation for National and Community Service to make grants to states and eligible entities for the creation or expansion of Clean Energy Corps programs, possibly including residential programs, with the following goals: (1) ... | To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish the Clean Energy Corps to mobilize young people to promote energy conservation and mitigate threats to the environment. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Food 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. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Establishment of i... | Safe Food Act of 2001 - Establishes in the executive branch an independent Food Safety Administration which shall administer and enforce the food safety laws for the protection of the public health. Directs the Administrator of Food Safety to oversee the: (1) implementation of Federal food safety inspection, enforcemen... | A bill to consolidate in a single independent agency in the Executive branch the responsibilities regarding food safety, labeling, and inspection currently divided among several Federal agencies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Contractors and Federal Spending
Accountability Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. DATABASE FOR CONTRACTING OFFICERS AND SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT
OFFICIALS.
(a) In General.--Subject to the authority, direction, and control
of the Director of the Off... | Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act of 2008 - Requires the Administrator of General Services to establish and maintain on a General Services Administration (GSA) website for use by officials of all federal agencies a database of information regarding the integrity and performance of persons awarded fede... | A bill to improve Federal agency awards and oversight of contracts and assistance and to strengthen accountability of the Government-wide suspension and debarment system. |
SECTION 1. HOPE SCHOLARSHIP CREDIT.
(a) Expansion of Credit.--
(1) In general.--Section 25A(b) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to Hope Scholarship Credit) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the sum of''
and all that follows and ... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase: (1 ) the amount of the Hope Scholarship income tax credit to 100 percent of tuition and related expenses up to $2,500, and (2) the number of years for which the credit can be claimed from two to four years. Makes such credit and the Lifetime Learning credit refundable.
Dir... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Forest Service
Partnership Enhancement Act of 2005''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 3. Def... | Forest Service Partnership Enhancement Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, in connection with the administration of specified Forest Service activities on and near National Forest System (NFS) lands, to enter into agreements, including cost-share agreem... | To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into partnership agreements with entities and local communities to encourage greater cooperation in the administration of Forest Service activities on and near National Forest System lands, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patriot Express Authorization Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. PATRIOT EXPRESS LOAN PROGRAM.
(a) Program.--
(1) In general.--Section 7(a)(31) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 636(a)(31)) is amended by adding at the end the
follow... | Patriot Express Authorization Act of 2011 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a Patriot Express Loan Program to guarantee loans made by express lenders to eligible members of the military community. Includes as eligible members: (1) a veter... | A bill to establish the Patriot Express Loan Program under which the Small Business Administration may make loans to members of the military community wanting to start or expand small business concerns, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Commission on Detainee
Treatment Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the ``National
Commission on Detainee Treatment'' (in this Act referred to as the
``Commission'').
SEC. 3. DUTIES OF THE ... | National Commission on Detainee Treatment Act of 2007 - Establishes the National Commission on Detainee Treatment to: (1) conduct a comprehensive review of matters relating to the capture, custody, judicial proceedings, and repatriation of suspected unlawful enemy combatants; and (2) prepare and submit to Congress and ... | To establish the National Commission on Detainee Treatment. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Nutraceutical
Research and Education Act''.
(b) Reference.--Whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is
expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other
provision, the reference shall be consider... | (Sec. 4) Allows any person to petition the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue a regulation regarding a nutraceutical claim. Requires that the petition contain specified information, including a report of at least one clinical trial and evidence that the nutraceutical is safe.
(Sec. 5) Prohibits the Secreta... | Nutraceutical Research and Education Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair SHARE Act of 2016'' or the
``Fair Salary History Alternatives for Responsible Employment Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES RELATED TO SALARY HISTORY OF
APPLICANTS.
(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection... | Fair SHARE Act of 2016 or the Fair Salary History Alternatives for Responsible Employment Act of 2016 This bill makes it an unlawful employment practice for certain employers to seek information concerning a job applicant's salary history. An exception is established authorizing an employer to seek such information i... | Fair Salary History Alternatives for Responsible Employment Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Crowdfunding Amendments Act''.
SEC. 2. CROWDFUNDING VEHICLES.
(a) Amendments to the Securities Act of 1933.--The Securities Act
of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 2(a) (15 U.S.C. 77b(a)), by adding at the
en... | Crowdfunding Amendments Act This bill amends the Securities Act of 1933 to allow a crowdfunding issuer to sell shares through a crowdfunding vehicle. (Crowdfunding is a method of capital formation in which groups of people pool money to invest in a company or to support an effort to accomplish a specific goal.) A "crow... | Crowdfunding Amendments Act |
SECTION 1. SCHOOL RESOURCE AND SAFETY OFFICER GRANT PROGRAM.
Part AA of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797a et seq.) is amended--
(1) by striking the heading and inserting ``school security
grants'';
(2) by inserting before section 27... | Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to make grants to local governments and Indian tribes to provide for school resource and safety officers at schools. Defines a "school resource and safety officer" as a... | A bill to safeguard America's schools by using community policing strategies to prevent school violence and improve student and school safety. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Technology Education Capital
Investment Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the high technology industry is one of the fastest
growing areas in the United States economy;
(2) the United States ... | Technology Education Capital Investment Act of 1997 - Authorizes appropriations to the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to conduct informal science and mathematics education programs. Requires the NSF to expand such programs. Sets forth priorities for such programs serving students at pre-kindergarten... | Technology Education Capital Investment Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Local Education
Authority Returns Now Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--ABILITY OF STATES TO OPT OUT OF K-12 EDUCATION ... | Local Education Authority Returns Now Act - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to make an annual determination of states that have chosen to opt-out of K-12 education grant programs.
Requires the Secretary of Education to determine credits due to states as opt-out state education amounts.
Amends the Internal Reve... | To allow a State to opt out of K-12 education grant programs and the requirements of those programs, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to taxpayers in such a State, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Virginia Ridge and Valley Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS AS
WILDERNESS IN VIRGINIA.
Section 1 of the Act entitled ``An Act to designate certain
National Forest System lands in the States of ... | Virginia Ridge and Valley Act of 2005 - Designates certain lands in the Jefferson National Forest, Virginia (Brush Mountain and Brush Mountain East, Seng Mountain and Raccoon Branch, Stone Mountain, Hunting Camp Creek and Garden Mountain, Lynn Camp Creek, Mountain Lake Additions, Lewis Fork Addition and Little Wilson C... | A bill to designate additional National Forest System lands in the State of Virginia as wilderness, to establish the Seng Mountain and Bear Creek Scenic Areas, to provide for the development of trail plans for the wilderness areas and scenic areas, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Liability Improvement Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) Congressional Findings.--
(1) Effect on interstate commerce.--The Congress finds that
the health care and insurance industries are industries
affe... | Medical Liability Improvement Act of 1993 - Sets forth provisions concerning, with respect to medical malpractice liability claims: (1) limitations on attorney's fees; (2) limitations on noneconomic damages; (3) the statute of limitations; (4) periodic payments for future losses; (5) mandatory offsets for damages paid ... | Medical Liability Improvement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The predisaster hazard mitigation program has been
successful and cost-effective. Funding from the predisaster hazard
mitigation program has ... | Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Act of 2010 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to: (1) increase the amount guaranteed to each state under the predisaster hazard mitigation program to $575,000; (2) require the President to award financial assistance under the program on a competit... | To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to reauthorize the pre-disaster mitigation program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Areawide Integrated Pest Management
Act of 2015'' or the ``AIPM Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. QUALIFIED AREAWIDE INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PROJECTS.
(a) Qualified Areawide Integrated Pest Management Projects.--
Section 406 of the Agricultural Research, Extens... | Areawide Integrated Pest Management Act of 2015 or the AIPM Act of 2015 This bill amends the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to expand the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program to include grants to colleges, univ... | AIPM Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alice Paul Women's Suffrage
Congressional Gold Medal Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Alice Paul was born on January, 11, 1885, in Moorestown
New Jersey, and died on July 9, 1977.
(2) Alice Pau... | Alice Paul Women's Suffrage Congressional Gold Medal Act - Requires 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 in commemoration of Alice Paul, to recognize her role in the women's suffrage movement and i... | A bill to award a congressional gold medal in recognition of Alice Paul's role in the women's suffrage movement and in advancing equal rights for women. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ronald Reagan Commemorative Coin Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) Denominations.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue the
following coins:
(1) $5 gold c... | Ronald Reagan Commemorative Coin Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins and $1 silver coins in commemoration Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th President of the United States.
Authorizes the issuance of such coins beginning on January 1, 2013, except that sales of such coins ma... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th President of the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``TARP Repayment and Termination Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL REPAYMENT PROCEDURES.
(a) In General.--Title I of the Emergency Economic Stabilization
Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``... | TARP Repayment and Termination Act of 2009 - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to grant any financial institution that received or receives assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) the right to repay all of it immediately if the institution will be well capitalized after su... | To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to provide repayment procedures for certain assistance received under the Troubled Asset Relief Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Support Our Students Act of 2016''
or the ``S.O.S. Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Approximately 1 in 5 children have a diagnosable mental
illness.
(2) Fifty percent of all lifetime cas... | Support Our Students Act of 2016 or the S.O.S. Act of 2016 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to support or develop programs that will train teachers, s... | S.O.S. Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Civil Rights Procedures Protection
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 719... | Civil Rights Procedures Protection Act of 1999 - Amends specified Federal civil rights statutes (including title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, the equal pay requirement under the Fair La... | Civil Rights Procedures Protection Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Long Term Care Security
Act''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN PAYMENT RATES FOR NURSING HOME CARE PROVIDED IN
STATE HOMES TO VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED
DISABILITIES.
(a) Community-Based Facility Rate.--Subchapter V of ch... | Veterans Long Term Care Security Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay for nursing home care furnished in a non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) nursing home to any veteran in need of such care: (1) for a service-connected disability; or (2) who has a service-connected disability rated at 70 percent... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure appropriate payment for the cost of long term care provided to veterans in State veterans homes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Greenhouse Gas Registry Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) Carbon dioxide equivalent.--The term ``ca... | Greenhouse Gas Registry Act - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) determine and publish the quantity of each greenhouse gas (GHG) that makes the same contribution to global warming as one metric ton of carbon dioxide; and (2) designate as a GHG any directly emitted anthropoge... | To provide for the creation of a Federal greenhouse gas registry, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION FROM INCOME TAX FOR STATE-CREATED ORGANIZATIONS
PROVIDING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE FOR PROPERTY
FOR WHICH SUCH COVERAGE IS OTHERWISE UNAVAILABLE.
(a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 501 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exemption fro... | Exempts an organization from income tax if it is created by a State to provide property and casualty insurance coverage for property for which such coverage is otherwise unavailable. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt from income tax State-created organizations providing property and casualty insurance for property for which such coverage is otherwise unavailable. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``School-Based Health Clinic Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Nearly 8,700,000 children in the United States have no
health insurance, including an increase of over 600,000 in... | School-Based Health Clinic Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for the cost of operating school-based health clinics to provide comprehensive primary health services (which include physical and mental health services, and which may inc... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a school-based health clinic program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tariff Relief Assistance for
Developing Economies Act of 2005'' or as the ``TRADE Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) It is in the mutual interest of the United States and
the least-developed countries... | Tariff Relief Assistance for Developing Economies Act of 2005 (TRADE Act of 2005) - Authorizes the President to designate Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Kiribati, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Maldives, Nepal, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Yemen, and Sri Lanka or the... | A bill to extend certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Uranium Enrichment Decontamination
and Decommissioning Fund Reauthorization Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION AND
DECOMMISSIONING FUND.
(a) Amounts in Fund.--Section 1802 of the Atomic Energy Act... | Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decomissioning Fund Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to reauthorize, and increase the maximum mandatory amounts in, the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund.
Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to pay any... | To reauthorize the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, to authorize the Secretary of Energy to pay affected participants under a pension plan referred to in the USEC Privatization Act for benefit increases not received, to direct the Secretary of Energy to provide a plan for the re-enrichment o... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthen Social Work Training Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS.
(a) Health Professions Schools.--Section 736(g)(1)(A) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293(g)(1)(A)) is amended by striking
``graduate program in behavioral or men... | Strengthen Social Work Training Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include clinical psychology and social work programs among eligible health education programs for purposes of receiving grants to: (1) support programs for underrepresented minorities; (2) provide scholarships to disadvantaged student... | A bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure that social work students or social work schools are eligible for support under certain programs to assist individuals in pursuing health careers and programs of grants for training projects in geriatrics, and to establish a social work training progr... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Insurance Capital
Standards Accountability Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Secretary of the Treasury, Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System, and Director of the Federal
... | International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2015 This bill establishes at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System the Insurance Policy Advisory Committee on International Capital Standards and Other Insurance Issues, a 21-member committee representing diverse expert perspectives from th... | International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness in Medicaid Funding Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. CHANGE IN FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PERCENTAGE.
(a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 1905 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is amended to read as follows:
``(b)(1)(A) Except a... | Fairness in Medicaid Funding Act of 1993 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to change the Federal medical assistance percentage used under the Medicaid program. Bases payments to the States for administration costs on the Federal medical assistance percentage. | Fairness in Medicaid Funding Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Limiting the Ability to Demand
Detrimental Employment Restrictions Act'' or the ``LADDER Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Commerce.--The term ``commerce'' has the meaning given
such term in section 3 of the Fair Labor St... | Limiting the Ability to Demand Detrimental Employment Restrictions Act or the LADDER Act This bill: (1) prohibits employers from entering into not to compete covenants with low-wage employees engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce, and (2) requires an employer of such employees to post notice of... | LADDER Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Marketing Illegal Drugs to
Minors Act''.
SEC. 2. SENTENCING ENHANCEMENTS FOR MARKETING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TO
MINORS.
Section 418 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 859) is
amended--
(1) in the section heading... | Stop Marketing Illegal Drugs to Minors Act - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to impose increased prison terms on individuals who manufacture, create, distribute, or possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance that is flavored, colored, packaged, or otherwise altered in a way that is designed to appeal... | To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide enhanced penalties for marketing controlled substances to minors. |
SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF OFFSETS AGAINST OVERPAYMENTS.
(a) Offsets Not Limited to Residents of State Seeking Offset.--
Subsection (e) of section 6402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to collection of past-due legally enforceable State income
tax obligations) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and ... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the offset against overpayments of past-due legally enforceable tax obligations to local as well as State governments. Provides that offsets are not limited to residents of a State seeking the offset. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the offset against overpayments to include all State and local taxes owed by any person, whether or not a resident of the State seeking the offset, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act
of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The free exercise of religion is an inalienable right,
protected by the First Amendment of the United States
Constitution.
... | Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to establish in the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund for the deposit of income, gift, and estate taxes paid by or on behalf of taxpayers: (1) who are designated conscientious objectors opposed to participation in war in any f... | Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gun Show Background Check Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) more than 4,400 traditional gun shows are held annually
across the United States, attracting thousands of attendees per
show and hundreds ... | Gun Show Background Check Act of 2001 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to require registration of gun show promoters and to set forth the responsibilities of promoters, licensees, and other transferors.Provides that if any part of a firearm transaction takes place at a gun show, each licensed importer... | A bill to extend the Brady background checks to gun shows, and for other purposes. |
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