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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Used Oil Re-Refining Tax Credit Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. USED OIL RE-REFINING INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT.
(a) Qualifying Used Oil Re-Refining Tax Credit.--Subpart E of part
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 986 is
amended by ins... | Used Oil Re-Refining Tax Credit Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 30% of the investment in a project to process qualifying re-refined lubricating oil from used oil. Defines "qualifying re-refined lubricating oil" as a base oil which meets the American Society of Testing and Materi... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the re-refining of used oil. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employee Protection Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Federal agencies cannot be run effectively if those
agencies practice or tolerate discrimination;
(2) in August 2000, a jury found th... | Federal Employee Protection Act of 2001 - Requires the amount of any claim, final judgment, award, or compromise settlement paid to any current or former Federal employee or applicant in connection with prohibited personnel practices and specified anti-discrimination and whistle blower protection proceedings to be reim... | A bill to require that Federal agencies be accountable for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fast and Secure Travel at the
Borders Act of 2007'' or the ``FAST Borders Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS OF THE 9/11 COMMISSION.
Congress finds that the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks
Upon the United States (commonly referred to as the 9/11 ... | Fast and Secure Travel at the Borders Act of 2007 or FAST Borders Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security, through the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, to establish an automated system for the purpose of the enforcement of U.S. law, including antiterrorism and border security law, to a... | To protect the United States by targeting terrorists at the border, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Local Participation in Railroad
Operations Act''.
SEC. 2. LOCAL INPUT.
(a) Amendment.--Chapter 109 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 10908. Local input
``(a) Requirement.--A rail carr... | Prohibits the Board from approving the consolidation, merger, and acquisition of control of a rail carrier by one or more rail carriers unless it has received assurances that the rail carriers have addressed adequately and will continue to address adequately problems identified with respect to the quality of life and s... | Local Participation in Railroad Operations Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Advisory Commission on Tax
Reform and Simplification Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish a commission to study and
report back to Congress recommendations on simplifying, reforming, or
replacing the Interna... | Authorizes appropriations for the Commission. Terminates the Commission after the submission of a report. | National Advisory Commission on Tax Reform and Simplification Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``ATM Public Safety and Crime Control
Act''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED SECURITY MEASURES REQUIRED AT DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS.
(a) Banks and Savings Associations.--Section 3 of the Bank
Protection Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1882) is amended by adding at the end
the f... | ATM Public Safety and Crime Control Act - Amends the Bank Protection Act of 1968 and the Federal Credit Union Act to require each Federal supervisory agency for depository institutions to prescribe regulations, pursuant to recommendations made by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), mandating ligh... | ATM Public Safety and Crime Control Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pecos National Historical Park Land
Exchange Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the
approximately 160 acres of Federal land within the Santa Fe
National Fores... | Pecos National Historical Park Land Exchange Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to accept certain non-Federal land in the State of New Mexico for addition to the Pecos National Historical Park (Park). Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain Federal land in the Santa Fe National Forest to... | A bill to provide for the exchange of certain Federal land in the Santa Fe National Forest and certain non-Federal land in the Pecos National Historical Park in the State of New Mexico. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Emergency Medical Services
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. EMERGENCY SERVICES.
(a) Coverage of Emergency Services.--
(1) In general.--If a group health plan, or health
insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer,
... | Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 1999 - Provides that if a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer provides any benefits with respect to emergency services, the plan or issuer shall cover such services: (1) without the need for any prior authorization determination... | Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Little Bighorn Battlefield National
Monument Enhancement Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The following events were key in the creation of the
Little Bighorn Bat... | Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Enhancement Act of 2001 - Establishes the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Enhancement Committee to advise the Secretary of the Interior to ensure that the Monument, its resources, and landscape are sensitive to the history being portrayed and artistically commen... | A bill to expand and enhance the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trade Adjustment Assistance for
Farmers Act''.
SEC. 2. TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FARMERS.
(a) In General.--Title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2251
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:
``CHAPT... | Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize a group of agricultural commodity producers to petition the Secretary of Agriculture for a certification of eligibility to apply for trade adjustment assistance. Requires the Secretary to determine whether the petitioning group meet... | A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide trade adjustment assistance to farmers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Energy First Act''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACTION REQUIRED AS CONDITION FOR DRAWDOWN
FROM STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE.
No petroleum product may be drawn down and sold or exchanged from
the Strategic Petroleum Reserve unless t... | American Energy First Act - Prohibits petroleum product from being drawn down, sold, or exchanged from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) unless the President has taken the actions required by this Act.
Instructs the President to direct the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) and the heads of other relevant feder... | To prohibit the drawdown of petroleum from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve unless the President has taken certain actions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Executive Cyberspace Authorities Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CYBERSPACE OFFICE.
(a) Establishment.--There is established within the Executive
Office of the President an office to be known as the National
Cyberspace Office.
(b) Director.--There... | Executive Cyberspace Authorities Act of 2010 - Establishes within the Executive Office of the President the National Cyberspace Office, headed by a Director, to coordinate issues relating to achieving an assured, reliable, secure, and survivable information infrastructure and related capabilities of the federal governm... | To establish a National Cyberspace Office, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR WETLAND RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION
EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits)
is amended by redesignating section 35 as section 36 and by inserting
after sect... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit for wetland restoration, conservation, and easement expenses for any taxable year. Prescribes formulae for the determination of the three elements of such credit. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable tax credit for wetland restoration and conservation expenses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lincoln Legacy Infrastructure
Development Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the American Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials estimates current highway, bridge,
public transit, and frei... | Lincoln Legacy Infrastructure Development Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) from imposing a federal surcharge on a state that has allowed the placement of blind vending facilities in rest and recreation areas, and in safety rest areas, located on Interstate System (IS) rights-of-way.
Revises state ... | To amend titles 23, 45, and 49, United States Code, to encourage the use of private-public partnerships in transportation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``10 Percent Tax Cut
Act''.
(b) Section 15 Not To Apply.--No amendment made by section 2 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. 10 PERCENT REDUCTION IN IND... | 10 Percent Tax Cut Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce individual income tax rates by ten percent. | 10 Percent Tax Cut Act |
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION FROM SEQUESTRATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014.
(a) In General.--Section 251A(5) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a(5)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as
subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively;
... | Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to prohibit the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from implementing the otherwise required 50% sequestrations for FY2014 and FY2015 of discretionary appropriations and direct spending accounts within function 050 (defen... | A bill to mitigate the reduction in the readiness of our Armed Forces by reducing the defense sequestration cuts for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 but implementing the cuts, in their entirety, over the duration of sequestration. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Adjacent Zone Safe Oil
Transport and Revenue Sharing Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the United States is an Arctic nation with--
(A) an approximately 700-mile border with the
Ar... | Alaska Adjacent Zone Safe Oil Transport and Revenue Sharing Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) require oil produced from federal leases in certain Arctic waters, except in preproduction phases (including explorations), to be transported by pipeline... | A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that oil produced from Federal leases in certain Arctic waters be transported by pipeline to onshore facilities and to provide for the sharing of certain Outer Continental Shelf revenues from areas in the Alaska Adjacent Zone. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keep the Government Open Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that:
(1) According to the General Accounting Office, between
fiscal year 1962 and fiscal year 1981 there were 32 times when
there was a lapse in appr... | Keep the Government Open Act of 1996 - Amends Federal law to allow an officer or employee of the United States or of the District of Columbia to make a contract or obligation before an appropriation is made if the President determines that an appropriation is likely for that purpose before the end of the fiscal year in... | Keep the Government Open Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Combat Human Trafficking Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. REDUCING DEMAND FOR SEX TRAFFICKING; LOWER MENS REA FOR SEX
TRAFFICKING OF UNDERAGE VICTIMS.
(a) Clarification of Range of Conduct Punished as Sex
Trafficking.--Section 1591 of title 18, Un... | Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2014 - Amends the federal criminal code, with respect to sex trafficking of children, to: (1) subject to criminal prosecution buyers, as well as sellers, of commercial sex involving sex trafficking victims; (2) provide that in prosecutions of sex trafficking crimes, the government is not... | Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Choices Empowerment and
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE ADVANCE DIRECTIVE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.
Part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
... | Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) establish an Advance Directive Certification Program to encourage eligible beneficiaries to adopt and ... | Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for the American Diplomats
Held Hostage in Tehran Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In 1979, agents of the Islamic Republic of Iran stormed
the United States Embassy in Tehran, taking American milita... | Justice for the American Diplomats Held Hostage in Tehran Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a common fund to be administered by the class representatives and agents for the former American hostages in Iran and their survivors (case number 1:08-CV-00487 (EGS) of the U.S. District Court for the Dis... | To establish a common fund to pay claims to the Americans held hostage in Iran, and to members of their families, who are identified as class members in case number 1:08-CV-00487 (EGS) of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Service Line of Duty Death
Gratuity Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. DEATH GRATUITY.
Subsection (a) of section 413 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 3973) is amended, in the first sentence, by inserting ``or
$100,000, whichever is greater'' ... | Foreign Service Line of Duty Death Gratuity Act of 2011 - Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to provide increased group life insurance benefits for a Foreign Service or government executive branch employee killed in a location designated as a danger pay post.
Directs the Secretary of State to provide a specified d... | To provide compensation to relatives of Foreign Service members killed in the line of duty and the relatives of United States citizens who were killed as a result of the bombing of the United States Embassy in Kenya on August 7, 1998, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Livestock Reinvestment Extension Act
of 2002''.
SEC. 2. INVOLUNTARY CONVERSION RELIEF FOR PRODUCERS FORCED TO SELL
LIVESTOCK DUE TO WEATHER-RELATED CONDITIONS OR FEDERAL
LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY POLICY OR ACTION.
(a) Income I... | Livestock Reinvestment Extension Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow farmers to delay the inclusion in income of the amount earned from the sale of excess livestock due to Federal land management policy or action or to severe weather conditions until the second year following the year in which the s... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide involuntary conversion tax relief for producers forced to sell livestock due to weather-related conditions or Federal land management agency policy or action, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF POLICY ON PLUTONIUM USE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) All grades of plutonium, irrespective of their
designation as civil or military, can be used to make nuclear
explosive devices.
(2) The Department of Defense has stated... | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the start-up or continued operation of any plutonium separation plant presents serious environmental hazards and increases the risk of nuclear proliferation and should be suspended until specified proliferation and environmental concerns have been resolved.
Urges the President ... | To address the policy of the United States on plutonium use. |
SECTION 1. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF RESEARCH CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to credit for increasing research activities) is amended by
striking subsection (h).
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 45C(b)(1) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by s... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the credit for increasing research activities. Modifies the fixed-base percentage used in determining such credit. Makes the credit available to additional laboratories and centers. Revises the definition of basic research. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance the global competitiveness of United States businesses by permanently extending the research credit, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Mediation Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) Agricultural mediation program.--The term
``agricultural mediation program'' means a program administered
by a State (in accordance with th... | Agricultural Mediation Act of 1994 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to determine which Department of Agriculture programs are eligible for State mediation programs.
Sets forth State program certification requirements.
Directs the Secretary to provide State programs with matching grants.
Authorizes appropria... | Agricultural Mediation Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency in Music Licensing and
Ownership Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF DATABASE FOR NONDRAMATIC MUSICAL WORKS AND
SOUND RECORDINGS.
(a) Nondramatic Musical Works and Sound Recordings Database.--
Chapter 7 of title 17, United States... | Transparency in Music Licensing and Ownership Act This bill amends federal copyright law to direct the U.S. Copyright Office to establish and maintain a publicly accessible database of nondramatic musical works and sound recordings subject to copyright protection. It limits available remedies, in copyright infringement... | Transparency in Music Licensing and Ownership Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Seniors Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. PRESCRIPTION DRUG ASSISTANCE UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.
(a) Eligibility.--Section 1902(a)(10) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (E)(iv)(II), by striki... | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reduce payments to a State for a calendar quarter in a fiscal year to the extent that the Secretary determines that certain State expenditure levels for Medicare beneficiaries related to any State- funded prescription drug program or Medicare medical assistance prov... | Healthy Seniors Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Citizens' Tax Relief Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF LOWEST RATE OF INCOME TAX IMPOSED ON TAXPAYERS
OTHER THAN CORPORATIONS.
(a) In General.--Each of the tables contained in subsections (a),
(b), (c), (d), and (e) of section 1 of the ... | Citizens' Tax Relief Act of 1994 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the lowest rate of income tax imposed on taxpayers other than corporations.
Repeals the rule relating to determining the basis of property acquired from a decedent. Provides for determining such basis under rules applicable to gifts and tra... | Citizens' Tax Relief Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Schuylkill River Valley National
Heritage Area Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Schuylkill River Valley made a unique contribution
to the cultural, political, and industrial developme... | Makes the Schuylkill River Greenway Association the management entity for the area. Requires the management entity to submit a management plan to the Secretary of the Interior for approval that presents recommendations for the conservation, funding, management, and development of the area.. Authorizes the management en... | Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Education Development
Initiative for the 21st Century Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) While there are rural education initiatives identified
at the State and local lev... | Rural Education Development Initiative for the 21st Century Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to make: (1) formula grants to applicant State educational agencies to award competitive or formula subgrants to rural local educational agencies (LEAs) for elementary and secondary education development activities; and... | To provide for improved educational opportunities in low-income and rural schools and districts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fuel Economy Truth in Labeling
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Current method inaccurate.--The Environmental
Protection Agency's current method for estimating fuel economy
is flawed and does not t... | Fuel Economy Truth in Labeling Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to initiate a rulemaking to revise certain Federal vehicle fuel economy test procedures to take into consideration current factors that may affect vehicle fuel economy, including higher speed limits, faster acceleratio... | A bill to require accurate fuel economy testing procedures. |
SECTION 1. VETERAN ELIGIBLITY FOR ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM FOR
FARMERS WITH DISABILITIES.
Section 1680 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5933) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
... | This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to reauthorize and modify the Department of Agriculture Assistive Technology Program for Farmers with Disabilities. (The program provides grants for programs to provide agricultural education and assistance directed at accommodating disability ... | To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to provide eligibility under the assistive technology program for farmers with disabilities to veterans with disabilities and their families. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Help Is on the Way Military Pay
Equity Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FISCAL YEAR 2002 INCREASE IN MILITARY BASIC PAY.
(a) Increase in Basic Pay.--Effective on January 1, 2002, the rates
of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services are
increased... | Help Is on the Way Military Pay Equity Act of 2001 - Prescribes increases in military basic pay rates as of January 1, 2002, of a minimum of 7.3 percent.Waives for FY 2002 any required adjustment in such pay based upon the General Schedule of Compensation for Federal employees. | To provide an additional 2.3 percent increase in the rates of military basic pay for members of the uniformed services above the pay increase proposed by the Department of Defense so as to ensure at least a minimum pay increase of 7.3 percent for each member. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Women's History Museum Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of General Services.
(2) CERCLA.--T... | National Women's History Museum Act of 2009 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to convey, by quitclaim deed, to the National Women's History Museum, Inc. (the Museum) specified property in the District of Columbia, on terms which the Administrator deems appropriate.
Requires the terms and c... | A bill to authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to provide for the establishment of a National Women's History Museum. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Personal Watercraft Responsible Use
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The growing popularity of recreational boating,
including personal watercraft, has resulted in increased
numbers of ... | Personal Watercraft Responsible Use Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to withhold up to ten percent of grants made to a coastal State for development and administration of a management program for the land and water resources of its coastal zone in each fiscal year unless such State implements certain enf... | To encourage the safe and responsible use of personal watercraft, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Fisheries Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) The term ``Subject Fishing Vessel'' means any vessel
that--
(A) commercially engages in the catching, taking,
or harvesting ... | American Fisheries Act of 1998 - Revokes permanently all licenses, permits, and other fishing privileges that have the effect of allowing specified vessels that "are not vessels of the United States" (Subject Fishing Vessels) to operate in U.S. fisheries, as well as any fishing history of such vessels. Exempts from su... | American Fisheries Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION OF NET CAPITAL GAIN OF TAXPAYERS OTHER THAN
CORPORATIONS.
(a) In General.--Part I of subchapter P of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to treatment of capital gains)
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 1203. EXCLUSION OF NE... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from individual gross income: (1) net capital gains; and (2) interest and dividends, not including dividends from farmers' cooperative associations, regulated investment companies and real estate investment trusts, and employee stock ownership plans.Repeals the 85 percent (se... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the tax on the net capital gain of taxpayers other than corporations, to exclude interest and dividends from gross income, and to repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social Security benefits. |
SECTION 1. DEDUCTION FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES NOT ALLOWED FOR ABORTIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(g) Amounts Paid for Abortion Not Taken Into Account.--
``(1) In general.--An amount paid during th... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to disqualify, for puposes of the tax deduction for medical expenses, any amounts paid for an abortion.
Excludes from the definition of "qualified health plan" after December 31, 2013, for purposes of the refundable tax credit for premium assistance for such plans, any plan that includ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate certain tax benefits relating to abortion. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Industrial Energy Efficiency
Research and Development Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the Energy Information Administration's
2006 Annual Energy Review, the industrial sector in 20... | Industrial Energy Efficiency Research and Development Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to conduct: (1) energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities with respect to new industrial and commercial processes, technologies, and methods to ach... | To support research and development of new industrial processes and technologies that optimize energy efficiency and environmental performance, utilize diverse sources of energy, and increase economic competitiveness. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Product Safety Notification and
Recall Effectiveness Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Consumer Product Safety Commission conducts
approximately 300 recalls of haz... | Product Safety Notification and Recall Effectiveness Act of 2005 - Instructs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a rule under the Consumer Product Safety Act that requires the manufacturer of a covered consumer product to establish and maintain a consumer notification system for product recalls.
Defin... | To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a rule that requires manufacturers of certain consumer products to establish and maintain a system for providing notification of recalls of such products to consumers who first purchase such a product. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Access to Life-Saving
Medications Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. DISCONTINUANCE OR INTERRUPTION OF THE MANUFACTURE OF A
PRESCRIPTION DRUG.
(a) In General.--Section 506C of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 356c) is a... | Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the manufacturer of a prescription drug marketed in interstate commerce to notify the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) of a discontinuance or interruption in the manufacture of such drug. Re... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide the Food and Drug Administration with improved capacity to prevent drug shortages. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Personalized Handgun Safety Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) It is in the interest of the Nation to protect its
citizens from handgun violence and accidental firearm deaths.
(2) Personalizing ha... | Personalized Handgun Safety Act - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Justice to make grants to qualified entities (states or local governments, organizations, or institutions of higher education) to develop technology for personalized handguns (a handgun that enables only the authorized user to fire it)... | Personalized Handgun Safety Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medication Errors Reduction Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. INFORMATICS SYSTEMS GRANT PROGRAM FOR HOSPITALS AND SKILLED
NURSING FACILITIES.
(a) Grants.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
(in this sec... | Medication Errors Reduction Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program to make grants to eligible entities for the purpose of assisting such entities in offsetting the costs related to purchasing, leasing, developing, and implementing standardized clinical health care inform... | To establish an informatics grant program for hospitals and skilled nursing facilities and to encourage health care providers to make major information technology advances by establishing a Medical Information Technology Advisory Board that will develop and disseminate standards for the electronic sharing of medical in... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mandatory Arbitration Transparency
Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY OF PREDISPUTE ARBITRATION
AGREEMENTS CONTAINING CONFIDENTIALITY CLAUSES.
(a) In General.--Title 9, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end ... | Mandatory Arbitration Transparency Act of 2017 This bill prohibits predispute arbitration agreements from containing a confidentiality clause regarding an employment, consumer, or civil rights dispute that could be interpreted to prohibit a party from: (1) making a communication in a manner such that the prohibition wo... | Mandatory Arbitration Transparency Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Save Medicare Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENT UPDATE.
Section 1848(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(d)),
as amended by section 101 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP
Extension Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-... | Save Medicare Act of 2008 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007, to: (1) increase the Medicare physician payment update for 2009; and (2) extend the physician quality reporting system, the incentive payment program for physician... | To amend title XVIII of the Security Act to preserve access to physicians' services under the Medicare Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Look, Listen, and Live Stamp Act''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL POSTAGE STAMPS TO BENEFIT HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSING
SAFETY.
(a) In General.--Chapter 4 of title 39, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 414 the following:
``Sec. ... | Declares the sense of Congress that nothing in this Act should: (1) directly or indirectly cause a net decrease in total funds received by the Department of Transportation for Operation Lifesaver below the level that would otherwise have been received but for enactment of this Act; or (2) affect regular first-class rat... | Look, Listen, and Live Stamp Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping Politics Out of Federal
Contracting Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN USES OF POLITICAL INFORMATION.
(a) In General.--Chapter 47 of title 41, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 4712... | Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011 - Prohibits the head of an executive agency from: (1) requiring a contractor to submit political information as part of a soliticitation, request for bid, request for proposal, or any other communiction in connection with the award of a contract for procurement of... | To amend title 41, United States Code, to prohibit inserting politics into the Federal acquisition process by prohibiting the submission of political contribution information as a condition of receiving a Federal contract. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nigerian Democracy and Civil Society
Empowerment Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The rule by successive military regimes in Nigeria has
harmed the ... | (Sec. 4) Earmarks specified development assistance funds for FY 2000 through 2002 to: (1) nongovernmental organizations to promote democracy, good governance, and the rule of law in Nigeria; (2) the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID) to provide grants to support individuals or nongovernmental organizations... | Nigerian Democracy and Civil Society Empowerment Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``IDEA Paperwork Reduction Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. STRATEGIC PROPOSALS TO REDUCE THE PAPERWORK BURDEN UNDER THE
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT.
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary ... | IDEA Paperwork Reduction Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Education to report to specified congressional committees, with respect to the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), on advisable regulatory proposals to reduce: (1) the IDEA paperwork burden on teachers, administrators, and related services providers;... | To provide relief to teachers, administrators, and related services providers from an excessive paperwork burden, and to reduce time spent by teachers on non-instructional activities, as required under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. |
SECTION 1. REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to
be made to a section or other provision of title 3... | Agent Orange Benefits Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide needed health care to a child of a Vietnam veteran who is suffering from spina bifida, for any associated disability. Authorizes the Secretary to provide such health care directly or by contract or other arrangement with a health ... | Agent Orange Benefits Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS REGARDING VISION CARE FOR CHILDREN.
Part Q of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
280h et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 399Z-1. GRANTS REGARDING VISION C... | Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award matching grants to states to complement existing state efforts to: (1) provide comprehensive eye ... | A bill to establish a grant program to provide vision care to children, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. GRANT OF FEDERAL CHARTER TO MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF
AMERICA.
(a) Grant of Charter.--Part B of subtitle II of title 36, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 1403 the following
new chapter:
``CHAPTER 1404--MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
``... | Grants a federal charter to the Military Officers Association of America (a nonprofit corporation and incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia). | To amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to the Military Officers Association of America, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prompt Payment of Health Benefit
Claims Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. PROMPT PAYMENT OF HEALTH BENEFIT CLAIMS BY GROUP HEALTH PLANS
AND HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUERS.
(a) Group Health Plans.--
(1) Public health service act amendments.--Su... | Amends the PHSA to apply such payment standards to health insurance coverage offered by issuers in the individual market in the same manner as applied to group coverage.
Provides for coordination between the Secretaries of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services with respect to the administration of this Act.
Am... | Prompt Payment of Health Benefit Claims Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. LAW ENFORCEMENT POWERS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL AGENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(e)(1) In addition to the authority otherwise provided by this
Act, each Inspector General appointed under section 3,... | Empowers the Attorney General to authorize the exercise of such powers only upon an initial determination that: (1) the affected Office of Inspector General is significantly hampered in the performance of such responsibilities as a result of the lack of such powers; (2) available assistance from other law enforcement a... | An original bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) to establish police powers for certain Inspector General agents engaged in official duties and provide an oversight mechanism for the exercise of those powers |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Creating Jobs From Innovative Small
Businesses Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR INVESTMENTS IN SMALL TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
COMPANIES.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 198... | Creating Jobs From Innovative Small Businesses Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a general business tax credit of 20% of the amount paid to acquire an equity investment in a qualified research intensive small business concern. Defines "qualified research intensive small business concern" as a smal... | Creating Jobs From Innovative Small Businesses Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``California New River Restoration Act
of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the New River was born out of the Colorado River's
occasional flows into the Salton Sink and the erosion of the
New River channel w... | California New River Restoration Act of 2017 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a California New River restoration program for the New River that starts in Mexicali, Mexico, flows north into the United States through Calexico, passes through the Imperial Valley, and drains into th... | California New River Restoration Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veteran Claims Backlog Reduction Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a
repeal of, a section... | Veteran Claims Backlog Reduction Act of 2008 - Requires that, in order to be recognized as an agent or attorney of a veteran in the preparation, presentation, and prosecution of veterans' benefit claims, an individual must certify to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that he or she will assist the Secretary with the Se... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the claims processing of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pullman Historic Site National Park
Service Study Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Historic Pullman District, built between the years
of 1880 and 1884, was established by George M. Pullman, owner
... | Pullman Historic Site National Park Service Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the historic Pullman site in Chicago, Illinois, which was the site of an industrial town built between 1880-1884 to provide Pullman Palace Car Company employees and their families with a ... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, Illinois, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Stimulus Tax Cut Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. REFUND OF INDIVIDUAL INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT TAXES.
(a) In General.--Subchapter B of chapter 65 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to rules of special application in the case of
abatements, cr... | Economic Stimulus Tax Cut Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat an eligible taxpayer as having made a payment of the lesser of the prior year's tax liability or a specified applicable amount against individual and employment taxes.Reduces specified individual tax rates. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refund of individual taxes in 2001 and to establish a 10 percent rate bracket beginning in 2001, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Workforce Development and
Modernization Partnership Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION.
(a) In General.--From amounts made available to carry out this Act,
the Secretary of Labor (referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary''),
in consultation with... | Community Workforce Development and Modernization Partnership Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to make competitive matching grants to eligible consortia (partnerships) to: (1) help workers improve job skills necessary for employment by businesses in the industry with respect to which the entity was established; (2)... | To provide for the creation of private-sector-led Community Workforce Partnerships, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental
Justice Act of 2002''.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to focus Federal agency attention on the environmental
and human health conditions in minority and low-income
... | Environmental Justice Act of 2002 - Requires Federal agencies to include achieving environmental justice in their missions through identifying and addressing any disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects of their activities on minority and low-income communities.Establishes the Interagen... | To require Federal agencies to develop and implement policies and practices that promote environmental justice, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Accelerate Our Startups Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT STARTUP BUSINESSES.
Add at the end of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.)
the following:
``SEC. 48. GRANTS FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT STARTUP... | Accelerate Our Startups Act of 2014 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to develop and implement a grant program for state and local governmental and other nonprofit organizations located in the United States that support startup businesses by providing... | Accelerate Our Startups Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veteran Engagement Teams Act'' or
``VET Act''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS VETERAN
ENGAGEMENT TEAM EVENTS.
(a) In General.--
(1) Pilot program.--Beginning not later than October 1,
2016, th... | Veteran Engagement Teams Act or the VET Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), beginning not later than October 1, 2016, to carry out a three-year pilot program under which the VA shall carry out Veteran Engagement Team events to assist veterans in completing VA disability and pension c... | Veteran Engagement Teams Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Violence Identification and
Referral Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT, FOR CERTAIN HEALTH PROFESSIONS PROGRAMS, OF
REQUIREMENTS REGARDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
Part G of title VII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
295... | Domestic Violence Identification and Referral Act of 1993 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require certain health professions entities to train students in the identification and referral of victims of domestic violence. Decreases funding to entities that fail to provide such training. | Domestic Violence Identification and Referral Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ethanol and Biodiesel Promotion Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR PROPERTY USED IN THE RETAIL SALE, OR BUSINESS USE,
OF E85 ETHANOL AND NEAT BIODIESEL.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Re... | Ethanol and Biodiesel Promotion Act of 2001- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit equal to 50 percent (up to $50,000) of the basis of qualified vehicle refueling and business use property placed in service during the taxable year with respect to the retail sale, or business use, of E85 ethanol (any fu... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to increase the sale and use of certain ethanol and biodiesel fuels. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Relief Well Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the April 20, 2010, explosion and sinking of the mobile
offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon resulted in the
largest release of petroleum in the hi... | Emergency Relief Well Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, with respect to geological and geophysical explorations as well as oil and gas development and production, to require an exploration plan submitted for approval to include a plan for drilling at least one emergency relief well concurrently with t... | To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require the drilling of emergency relief wells, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flexibility for Displaced Workers
Act''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL RULES FOR NATIONAL EMERGENCY GRANTS RELATED TO
HURRICANE KATRINA.
(a) Use of Grants for Projects Outside Disaster Area.--Funds
provided to States that submit applications for assis... | Flexibility for Displaced Workers Act - (Sec. 2) Allows national emergency grant funds to states under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) for addressing the effects of Hurricane Katrina (Katrina) to be used to provide disaster relief employment on projects that provide assistance in areas outside of the Katrina... | To provide special rules for disaster relief employment under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 for individuals displaced by Hurricane Katrina. |
SECTION 1. PRIVATELY INSURED CREDIT UNIONS AUTHORIZED TO BECOME MEMBERS
OF A FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK.
(a) In General.--Section 4(a) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12
U.S.C. 1424(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Certain privately insured credit unions.--
... | Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to treat certain privately (but not federally) insured credit unions as insured depository institutions for purposes of determining eligibility for membership in a federal home loan bank. Permits a credit union which lacks federal deposit insurance and has applied for membership i... | A bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act with respect to membership eligibility of certain institutions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Carrizo Plain National Conservation
Area Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The public lands administered by the Bureau of Land
Management in the State of California within the Carrizo Plain
... | Carrizo Plain National Conservation Area Act of 1998 - Designates the Carrizo Plain in California as the Carrizo Plain National Conservation Area.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to manage the public lands within the Area in accordance with app... | Carrizo Plain National Conservation Area Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Act Commemorating the LITE, or
Lifetime Innovations of Thomas Edison''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Edison National Historic Site, located in West
Orange, New Jersey, is a vital part of... | Act Commemorating the LITE, or Lifetime Innovations of Thomas Edison - Establishes the Thomas Edison National Historical Park in New Jersey as a unit of the National Park System. | A bill to establish the Thomas Edison National Historical Park in the State of New Jersey as the successor to the Edison National Historic Site. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nurse Faculty Education Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Nurse Reinvestment Act (Public Law 107-205) has
helped to support students preparing to be nurse educators.
Yet, nursin... | Nurse Faculty Education Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Health Resources and Services Administration, to establish a Nurse Faculty Education Program to ensure an adequate supply of nurse faculty through the awarding of grants to... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a demonstration program to increase the number of doctorally-prepared nurse faculty. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Repairing Young Women's Lives Around
the World Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Every minute, 1 woman dies from pregnancy-related
complications. 95 percent of these women live in Africa and
Asia.
... | Repairing Young Women's Lives Around the World Act - Authorizes appropriations to be used only for U.S. voluntary contributions to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula. | To provide a United States voluntary contribution to the United Nations Population Fund only for the prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Guard and Reserve
Comprehensive Health Benefits Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. TRICARE COVERAGE FOR MEMBERS OF THE READY RESERVE.
(a) Eligibility.--(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after section 1076a the followi... | National Guard and Reserve Comprehensive Health Benefits Act of 2003 - Makes members of the Selected Reserve and the Individual Ready Reserve eligible for either the Prime or Standard option of the TRICARE Program (a Department of Defense managed health care program), allowing for either self-coverage or self-and-famil... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide limited TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces, to provide financial support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized members of reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. DIRECTOR OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS.
(a) Establishment.--Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 142. Director of Criminal Investigations
``(a) Appointment.--There is a Director of Criminal Investigations
who is appointed by the ... | Establishes the position of Director of Criminal Investigations to obtain, compile, store, monitor, and report information on each allegation of sexual misconduct of a member of the armed forces (or a dependent) against another member of the armed forces or a dependent of such member. Authorizes the Director to inspec... | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to establish within the Office of the Secretary of Defense the position of Director of Special Investigations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN DIVIDENDS PAID BY REGULATED INVESTMENT
COMPANIES TO NONRESIDENT ALIENS EXPANDED AND MADE
PERMANENT.
(a) Exemptions for Certain Dividends Made Permanent.--
(1) Interest-related dividends.--Subparagraph (C) of
section 871(k)(1) of th... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax on nonresident alien individuals, to: (1) make permanent the tax exemption for interest-related dividends and short-term capital gain dividends received from a regulated investment company, and (2) expand the categories of interest-related dividends for which a ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and make permanent rules related to investment by nonresident aliens in domestic mutual funds. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Aid Reward Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. STUDENT AID REWARD PROGRAM.
Part G of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1088 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 489 the following:
``SEC. 489A. STUDENT AID REWARD PROGRAM.
... | Student Aid Reward Act of 2005 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) title IV (Student Assistance) to direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a Student Aid Reward (SAR) Program of payments to encourage institutions of higher education (IHEs) to participate in the student loan program under title IV tha... | A bill to ensure that the Federal student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible, so that there is more grant aid for students. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Infant Mortality And Recidivism
Reduction Act of 2016'' or the ``SIMARRA Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (hereinafter
referred to as ... | Stop Infant Mortality And Recidivism Reduction Act of 2016 or the SIMARRA Act This bill directs the Bureau of Prisons to establish a pilot program to allow incarcerated women who give birth and children born during such incarceration to reside together in a separate prison housing unit. It sets forth inmate eligibilit... | SIMARRA Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Sea Grant College Program
Reauthorization Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM ACT.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to,... | National Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization Act of 1997 - Amends the National Sea Grant College Program Act to add or modify various definitions. Changes the duties of the Program's Director. Sets forth the duties of sea grant institutions (defined as sea grant colleges, sea grant regional consortia, and certain... | National Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Southern Atlantic Energy Security
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of
the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
(2) Institution of higher education.--The term ... | Southern Atlantic Energy Security Act Directs the Department of the Interior, before conducting a lease sale that would offer leases within 30 nautical miles of the coastline, to consult with the governor of each potentially affected state to establish lease stipulations for the management of the surface occupancy of... | Southern Atlantic Energy Security Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Increasing Telehealth Access in
Medicare Act'' or the ``ITAM Act''.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL TELEHEALTH SERVICES IN MEDICARE
ADVANTAGE ORGANIZATION BIDS.
(a) In General.--Section 1852 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395w-22... | Increasing Telehealth Access in Medicare Act or the ITAM Act This bill allows Medicare Advantage organizations to include additional telehealth services as basic benefits in their annual bids beginning in plan year 2020. The bill also permits payment under Medicare for chronic care management services that u... | Increasing Telehealth Access in Medicare Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Connecting Rural America Act''.
SEC. 2. ACCESS TO BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS.
Section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C.
950bb) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``loans and'' and
... | Connecting Rural America Act - Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to include grants in the rural broadband loan program. Limits grants to not more than 50% of a project's development costs, with a waiver for up to 75% of such costs.
Provides higher grant rates for communities that are small, remote, high pov... | A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve the program of access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas. |
SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF PROPERTY.
(a) Property Transfer.--If the State of Florida transfers all
right, title, and interest of that State in and to the property
described in subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of the Interior shall
immediately thereafter transfer to the State of Florida all right,
title, and intere... | Directs the Secretary of the Interior, upon transfer by the State of Florida of all rights and interest to specified Florida lands, to transfer to Florida immediately all U.S. rights and interest to specified lands in the area of Biscayne Bay, Florida.Makes the property transferred to the United States part of Biscayne... | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make certain adjustments to the boundaries of Biscayne National Park in the State of Florida, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Renewable Energy with
Shared Solar Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF INTERCONNECTION SERVICE AND NET BILLING SERVICE
FOR COMMUNITY SOLAR FACILITIES.
(a) In General.--Section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory
Policies Ac... | Promoting Renewable Energy with Shared Solar Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) to require an electric utility, upon the request of an electric consumer, to make available to the consumer interconnection service and net billing service for a solar photovoltaic syste... | Promoting Renewable Energy with Shared Solar Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Semipostal Authorization Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE SEMIPOSTALS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 4 of title 39, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 416. Authority to issue semipostals
``(a) Definitions.--For p... | Extends the Stamp Out Breast Cancer Authorization Act until July 29, 2002, or the end of the second year after enactment of this Act, whichever is later. | Semipostal Authorization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Uniformed Services
Medicare Subvention Program Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Establishment of sub... | Uniformed Services Medicare Subvention Program Act - Directs the Secretaries of Defense and of Health and Human Services (HHS) to jointly establish a subvention program to provide the Department of Defense (DOD) with reimbursement from the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act for health service... | Uniformed Services Medicare Subvention Program Act |
SECTION 1. DIRECT LIFECYCLE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
Section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)) is amended
as follows:
(1) In paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (H) and
inserting the following:
``(H) Lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions.--
... | Amends the Clean Air Act to revise the definition of "lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions" to: (1) exclude significant indirect emissions; (2) provide that emissions are to be determined by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator based on the most recent observable data and on consideration of regional d... | To amend the Clean Air Act to permit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive the lifecycle greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements for renewable fuel production, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wounded Warrior Bonus Equity Act''.
SEC. 2. CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN BONUS PAYMENTS TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES RETIRED OR SEPARATED DUE TO A COMBAT-RELATED
INJURY.
(a) Payment Required.--
(1) In general.--Chap... | Wounded Warrior Bonus Equity Act - Provides that, in the case of a member of the Armed Forces who is retired or separated for disability due to a combat-related injury, the Secretary of Defense shall require the continued payment of any covered bonuses or special pay to which the member: (1) was entitled to immediately... | A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to continue to pay to a member of the Armed Forces who is retired or separated from the Armed Forces due to a combat-related injury certain bonuses that the member was entitled to before the retirement or separation and would continue to ... |
SECTION 1. REQUIRING CERTAIN EMPLOYERS TO PARTICIPATE IN PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 402(e)(1) of the Illegal Immigration
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Employers at critical infrastructure... | Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to require employers at critical infrastructure sites to participate in the basic pilot (employment eligibility verification) program. Defines such employers as those employing individuals in a location that: (1) is a Federal, State, or loca... | To require employers at critical infrastructure sites to participate in the pilot program for employment eligibility verification, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improve Nutrition Program Integrity
and Deficit Reduction Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. RESTORING PROGRAM INTEGRITY TO CATEGORICAL ELIGIBILITY FOR THE
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The second sentence of section 5(a... | Improve Nutrition Program Integrity and Deficit Reduction Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to make households in which each member receives state assistance under the temporary assistance to needy families program (TANF), the supplemental security income program (SSI), or aid to the aged, blind, ... | Improve Nutrition Program Integrity and Deficit Reduction Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Route Approval Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) To maintain our Nation's competitive edge and ensure an
economy built to last, the United States must have fast,
reliable, resilient, and... | Northern Route Approval Act - (Sec. 1) Declares that a presidential permit shall not be required for the pipeline described in the application filed on May 4, 2012, by TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. to the Department of State for the Keystone XL pipeline, including the Nebraska reroute evaluated in the Final Eval... | Northern Route Approval Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Steel Industry National Historic
Site Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Certain sites and structures in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania symbolize in physical form the herita... | Steel Industry National Historic Site Act - Establishes the Steel Industry National Historic Site in Pennsylvania as a unit of the National Park System. Requires the Historic Site to consist of the following properties (the properties) which relate to the former U.S. Steel Homestead Works: (1) the Battle of Homestead s... | To establish the Steel Industry National Historic Site in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection
Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. AT-RISK YOUTH MEDICAID PROTECTION.
(a) In General.--Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ... | At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2016 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to specify that a state Medicaid program may not terminate a juvenile's medical assistance eligibility because the juvenile is incarcerated. A state may suspend coverage while the juvenile is an... | At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Incentive to Serve Tax Act''.
SEC. 2. TAX CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED DONATIONS OF EMPLOYEE SERVICES.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new sec... | Incentive to Serve Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a business tax credit for 25% of wages paid to employees while such employees are performing certain services (e.g., services advancing the improvement of education, health care access, energy conservation, economic opportunities for econo... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a tax credit for qualified donations of employee services. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening the Department of
Homeland Security Secure Mail Initiative Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the terms ``Hold for Pickup service'' and ``Signature
Confirmation service'' mean the services described in secti... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on October 16, 2017. Strengthening the Department of Homeland Security Secure Mail Initiative Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide for an option under which a person to whom a document is sent under th... | Strengthening the Department of Homeland Security Secure Mail Initiative Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Natural Resources Restoration Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL DAMAGE ASSESSMENT.
Title I of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 1021. DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPI... | Natural Resources Restoration Act of 2011 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enter into an arrangement with the National Academies to convene a panel of scientists to evaluate and report on the natural resource damages from the blowout and... | A bill to provide for payments to certain natural resource trustees to assist in restoring natural resources damaged as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation
Mitigation Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PRIORITY PROJECTS.
Section 3(c)(3) of the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation
Mitigation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 777 note; Public Law 106-502) is
amended by striking ``$5,000,000''... | Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2007 - Amends the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to give priority to any project that has a total cost of less than $2.5 million... | To amend the Bonneville Power Administration portions of the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2000 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2014, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Student Achievement
Information Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. CONSUMER INFORMATION ABOUT COMPLETION OR GRADUATION TIMES.
(a) Transparency in College Tuition for Consumers.--Section
132(i)(1)(J) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
101... | Comprehensive Student Achievement Information Act of 2017 This bill amends title I (General Provisions) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify consumer information disclosure requirements related to completion or graduation rates. Currently, an institution that participates in federal student aid programs must ... | Comprehensive Student Achievement Information Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES OF THERMAL TRANSFER
MULTIFUNCTION MACHINES.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law and subject to the
provisions of subsection (b), the United States Customs Service shall,
n... | Provides, upon request, for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of certain thermal transfer multifunction machines. | To provide for the reliquidation of certain entries of certain thermal transfer multifunction machines. |
SECTION 1. GRANTS FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT.
(a) Coastal Localities.--The Administrator shall make grants under
title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to appropriate
instrumentalities for the purpose of construction of treatment works
(including combined sewer overflow facilities) to serve coastal
... | Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants: (1) under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (the Act) to appropriate instrumentalities for the construction of treatment works (including combined sewer overflow facilities) to serve coastal localities; and (2) to States for assista... | To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. |
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