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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Rural
Health Provider Payment Extension Act of 2006''.
(b) Table of Contents.--
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Extension of medicare rural hospital hold harmless provision
... | Medicare Rural Health Provider Payment Extension Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), as amended by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, to extend through calendar 2009 the Medicare rural hospital hold harmless provision under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to extend certain Medicare payment methodologies provided for rural health care providers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Paperwork Reduction
Act Amendments of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FACILITATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Requirements Applicable to the Director of OMB.--Section
3504(c) of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (com... | Small Business Paperwork Reduction Act Amendments of 1998 - Amends the Paperwork Reduction Act to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to: (1) publish annually in the Federal Register a list of requirements applicable to small business concerns with respect to collection of information by agenci... | Small Business Paperwork Reduction Act Amendments of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Handgun Registration Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL HANDGUN REGISTRATION SYSTEM TO APPLY IN ALL STATES NOT
ESTABLISHING STATE HANDGUN REGISTRATION SYSTEM THAT MEETS
CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.--Beginning 2 years af... | Handgun Registration Act of 1995 - Requires the Attorney General to establish a Federal handgun registration system. Makes such system applicable, within two years of the enactment of this Act, in all States failing to establish a State handgun registration system that substantially complies with Federal requirements... | Handgun Registration Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Majority Vote Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In some general elections the majority of voters split
their votes between two similar candidates letting a third
candidate, supported only by ... | Majority Vote Act of 2004 - Requires each State to conduct general elections for Federal office held in the State during 2008 and each succeeding year using an instant runoff voting system, and ensure that the voting equipment and technology used to conduct the elections is compatible with such a system.
Establishes a... | To require States to conduct general elections for Federal office using an instant runoff voting system, to direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States to defray the costs of administering such systems, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Product Safety Solutions
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PROSPECTIVE APPLICATION OF LEAD LIMITS AND THIRD PARTY TESTING
REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Lead Content.--Section 101 of the Consumer Product Safety
Improvement Act of 2008 (15 U.S.C. 1278a)... | Consumer Product Safety Solutions Act of 2009 - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 to apply the limits on lead in children's products and phthalates in any children's toy or child care article: (1) for a limited time, only to items manufactured after a certain date; and (2) thereafter, to all su... | To clarify the applicability of certain provisions in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bettering Resources In Guarding from
Human Trafficking Act of 2017'' or the ``BRIGHT Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. MANDATORY MINIMUMS FOR CERTAIN TRAFFICKING OFFENSES.
(a) Peonage.--Section 1581(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1)... | Bettering Resources in Guarding from Human Trafficking Act of 2017 or the BRIGHT Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish a five-year mandatory minimum prison term for certain offenses related to peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, and trafficking. | Bettering Resources In Guarding from Human Trafficking Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Secret Service Reauthorization Act
of 2017''.
SEC. 2. PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR OF THE SECRET SERVICE.
Section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end:
``(h) The Director of the Secret Service shall be appoi... | Secret Service Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to: (1) subject the appointment of the Director of the U.S. Secret Service to the advice and consent of the Senate; (2) prohibit knowingly entering an object into any restricted building or grounds to impede or disrupt the orderly con... | Secret Service Reauthorization Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Surety Bond Improvement Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the terms ``Administrator'' and ``Administration''
mean the Small Business Administration and the Administrator thereof,
respectively.
SEC. 3. SURETY BONDS.
(a) Rates.--Sec... | Surety Bond Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to: (1) authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to guarantee any surety against loss from a small business principal's breach of bond on any total work or contract amount that does not exceed $3 million... | A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to improve surety bond guarantees, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Official Personnel File Enhancement
Act''.
SEC. 2. RECORD OF INVESTIGATION OF PERSONNEL ACTION IN SEPARATED
EMPLOYEE'S OFFICIAL PERSONNEL FILE.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by ins... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 16, 2016. Official Personnel File Enhancement Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires that a permanent notation be made in the official personnel record file of a federal employee in the competitive or excepted service who is the subject of a perso... | Official Personnel File Enhancement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Apollo Exploration Award Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On July 20, 1969, Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E.
``Buzz'' Aldrin Jr., became the first humans to set foot on
another celes... | Requires the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to design and present an Apollo Exploration Award, commemorating the accomplishments of the astronauts who flew in the Apollo program. Requires the award to make a lunar rock sample its central feature.Specifies award recipients.Prohibits: ... | Apollo Exploration Award Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Our Nation's Application
Privacy Act of 2014'' or the ``SNAP Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. ACCESS BY MOBILE APPLICATIONS TO CERTAIN DEVICE CONTENT AND
FUNCTIONS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of... | Securing Our Nation's Application Privacy Act of 2014 or the SNAP Act of 2014 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate regulations that require any person who develops, sells or offers for sale, or makes available to consumers: (1) a software program that runs on the mobile platform or operating syste... | SNAP Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hydrogen Tax Incentives Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. HYDROGEN INSTALLATION, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND FUEL COSTS.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to foreign tax credit,
etc.) is ame... | Hydrogen Tax Incentives Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit through December 31, 2010, for hydrogen installation and infrastructure costs and hydrogen fuel costs. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish the infrastructure foundation for the hydrogen economy, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. DISCLOSURE AND PAYMENT OF NONCOMMERCIAL AIR TRAVEL.
(a) Rules.--
(1) Disclosure and payment.--Paragraph 2 of rule XXXV of
the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(f) A Member, officer, or employee of the Senate shall--
... | Amends Rule XXXV (Gifts) of the Standing Rules of the Senate to require a Member, officer, or employee of the Senate to: (1) disclose a flight taken in connection with official duties on an aircraft that is not licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate for compensation or hire (unless it is owned... | A bill to require disclosure and payment of noncommercial air travel in the Senate. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Grid Reliability Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. GRID RELIABILITY.
(a) Compliance Under Emergency Orders.--Section 202(c) of the
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824a(c)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(c) During'' and inserting the following:
``(c) ... | Grid Reliability Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Power Act, with respect to temporary connection and exchange of facilities during an emergency, to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), if an order conflicts with any federal, state, or local environmental law or regulation, to ensure that the order: ... | Grid Reliability Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSE
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Medications
Act of 1993''.
(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 errors
in the prescribing, dispensing, and administration of dr... | Safe Medications Act of 1993 - 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, acting through the Com... | Safe Medications Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Education for the 21st Century (E-
21) Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to enable America's schools to use
their computer hardware to increase student achievement and prepare
students for the 21st century workplace.
SEC. 3. FINDIN... | Education for the 21st Century (E-21) Act - Establishes assistance programs for: (1) middle school computer literacy; and (2) high-quality educational software for all schools.Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to States (especially those with a priority on training middle school teachers) that integ... | To enable America's schools to use their computer hardware to increase student achievement and prepare students for the 21st century workplace, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Accountability in Rulemaking Act''.
SEC. 2. REGULATORY REVIEW TRANSPARENCY.
(a) Unified Regulatory Agenda.--
(1) Establishment.--Not later than December 31, March 31,
June 30, and September 30, of each year, the head of each
... | Accountability in Rulemaking Act This bill requires each federal agency to submit to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), by December 31, March 31, June 30, and September 30 of each year, a unified regulatory agenda listing each regulation under development or review by such agency. The agenda shall... | Accountability in Rulemaking Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flood Insurance Affordability and
Risk Notification Act''.
SEC. 2. 5-YEAR DELAY IN EFFECTIVE DATE OF MANDATORY PURCHASE
REQUIREMENT FOR NEW FLOOD HAZARD AREAS.
(a) In General.--Section 102 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act
of 1973 (42... | Flood Insurance Affordability and Risk Notification Act - Amends the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 to delay, for a five-year period, the effective date for the mandatory purchase of flood insurance for certain new flood hazard areas not previously designated as having special flood hazards (with "100-year flood... | A bill to delay the effective date of the mandatory purchase requirement for new flood hazard areas, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Puerto Rico Financial Improvement
and Bond Guarantee Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE AND SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to empower the Secretary
of the Treasury to facilitate access of the government of Puerto Rico
to capit... | Puerto Rico Financial Improvement and Bond Guarantee Act of 2015 This bill expresses the sense of Congress with respect to the current financial distress of the government of Puerto Rico. The Department of the Treasury may guarantee up to 100% of 30-year bonds issued by the government of Puerto Rico or any of its ins... | Puerto Rico Financial Improvement and Bond Guarantee Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enterprise Integration Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Over 90 percent of United States companies engaged in
manufacturing are small and medium-sized businesses.
(2) Most o... | Requires the Director to identify all enterprise integration standards and implementation activities for major manufacturing industries underway in the United States and abroad. Requires: (1) the Director to work with industry representatives and organizations currently engaged in enterprise integration activities; and... | Enterprise Integration Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Y2K State and Local GAP (Government
Assistance Programs) Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Welfare programs.--The welfare programs are as follows:
(A) TANF.--The State program funded under part A of
... | Y2K State and Local GAP (Government Assistance Programs) Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) award grants to States to assist the States and local governments in making their programs Y2K compliant; and (2) give priority to grant requests that relate to making Federal welfare programs Y2K compliant.... | Y2K State and Local GAP (Government Assistance Programs) Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Office of Homeland Security Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY.
There is established within the Executive Office of the President
an office to be known as the ``Office of Homeland Security'' (in this
Act referred to as the ``Office'').... | Office of Homeland Security Act of 2001 - Establishes the Office of Homeland Security within the Executive Office of the President. Requires the Director of the Office to: (1) create a national strategy for homeland security, to include all aspects of prevention and response to terrorist activities; (2) develop a natio... | To establish an Office of Homeland Security within the Executive Office of the President to lead, oversee, and coordinate a comprehensive national homeland security strategy to safeguard the Nation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safety Enhancements for Communities
Using Reasonable and Effective Firearm Storage Act'' or the ``SECURE
Firearm Storage Act''.
SEC. 2. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERALLY LICENSED FIREARMS
IMPORTERS, MANUFACTURERS, AND DEALERS.
(a) In G... | Safety Enhancements for Communities Using Reasonable and Effective Firearm Storage Act or the SECURE Firearm Storage Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to require that all licensed importers, licensed manufacturers, or licensed dealers of firearms shall keep and store all firearms in the business inventory... | Safety Enhancements for Communities Using Reasonable and Effective Firearm Storage Act |
SECTION 1. TAX CREDIT FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH RELATED TO DEVELOPING
QUALIFIED INFECTIOUS DISEASE PRODUCTS.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business-related
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following new s... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a general business tax credit for 50% of expenses paid for research and development of any qualified infectious disease product. Defines "qualified infectious disease product" as any antibiotic drug, antiviral, diagnostic test, biological product, or vaccine developed to treat,... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for medical research related to developing qualified infectious disease products. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``End-User Protection Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 1a of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C.
1a) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (51) as
paragraphs (9) through (52), respective... | End-User Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act with respect to exceptions to the requirement that any swap be cleared by a derivatives clearing organization either registered under that Act, or exempted from registration, if the swap is required to be cleared. Revises the definition of a financial ... | End-User Protection Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Facilities Clean Water
Compliance Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS TO FEDERAL FACILITIES.
Section 313 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1323) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (... | Federal Facilities Clean Water Compliance Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to waive immunity of the United States with respect to Federal, State, interstate, and local requirements pertaining to water pollution control, including requirements for permits or reporting, injunctive relief, sanc... | Federal Facilities Clean Water Compliance Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO IMPACT AID PROGRAM.
(a) Payments Relating to Federal Acquisition of Real Property.--
Section 8002 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7702) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``shall be eligible''
and inserting ``is entitled''... | Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to entitle certain local educational agencies (LEAs) to receive specified Federal payment amounts under Impact Aid programs: (1) relating to Federal acquisition of real property; and (2) for basic support for eligible federally-connected children. (Current law m... | A bill to amend the impact aid program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve the delivery of payments under the program to local educational agencies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mitochondrial Medicine Research and
Treatment Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Mitochondrial disease results when there is a defect
that reduces the ability of the mit... | Mitochondrial Medicine Research and Treatment Enhancement Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the Office of the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) an Office of Mitochondrial Medicine (OMM).
Requires the OMM Director to develop, make publicly available, implement, and biennia... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Mitochondrial Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Meat Safety and Accountability Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that it is essential and in the public interest
that--
(1) the health and welfare of consumers be protected by
ensuring that meat and meat food products... | Meat Safety and Accountability Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require the Secretary to implement sampling protocols to enable Food Safety and Inspection Service personnel to rapidly trace potential adulteration and contamination of meat and meat food products by enteric foodborne pathogens to p... | A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require tracing of meat and meat food products that are adulterated or contaminated by enteric foodborne pathogens to the source of the adulteration or contamination. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Lead Poisoning Through
Nutrition Education Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. NUTRITION OUTREACH PROGRAM TO RESPOND TO EXPOSURE TO LEAD.
(a) Implementation of Nutrition Education Program.--The Secretary
of Agriculture shall carry out a nutrition educatio... | Combating Lead Poisoning Through Nutrition Education Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to carry out a nutrition education program to support and award grants for community-wide messaging and outreach on: (1) the harmful impacts of lead exposure; and (2) the important role nutrition plays in ... | Combating Lead Poisoning Through Nutrition Education Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Separation of Powers Restoration
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) As a limit on governmental power, Constitutional
framers vested Federal powers in three coequal branches of
government, each with u... | States that, to the extend that any Act of Congress grants to the President or any other executive officer or employee the power to declare a national emergency, such power is divested to Congress alone.
Directs the President to include with each presidential order a statement of the specific statutory or constitutiona... | Separation of Powers Restoration Act |
SECTION 1. TASK FORCE ON BASE CLOSURE REFORM.
(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a commission to be
known as the ``Task Force on Base Closure Reform'' (in this Act
referred to as the ``Task Force'').
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Task Force is to review the base
closure process (including th... | Establishes the Task Force on Base Closure Reform to review the military base closure process under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 in order to recommend improvements and potential alternatives to such process.
Requires the Task Force to report to the Senate Committee on Armed Services and the Hou... | A bill to establish a task force to assess activities in previous base closure rounds and to recommend improvements and alternatives to additional base closure rounds. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe American Roads Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON GRANTING AUTHORITY.
The Secretary of Transportation may not grant authority to a motor
carrier domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond United States
municipalities and commercial zones on the Unite... | Safe American Roads Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation from granting a motor carrier domiciled in Mexico authority to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border, except that the Secretary may carry out, in accordance with certain federal motor carrier... | To limit the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to grant authority to motor carriers domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Audit Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to encourage owners and operators of
facilities, and other persons conducting activities, regulated under
applicable environmental laws to conduct voluntary internal
en... | Environmental Audit Protection Act - Provides that an environmental audit shall not be subject to discovery or admitted into evidence in any civil or criminal action or administrative proceeding before a Federal court or agency, except as provided by this Act.
Excludes from such protection information: (1) required t... | Environmental Audit Protection Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Admiral Dennis C. Blair, then the Director of National
Intelligence, in testimony before the House Select Committee on
Intelligence on February 3, 2010, confirmed the policy of
including United States citizens on lists of... | Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to the use of extrajudicial force against a citizen of the United States.
Prohibits anyone, including the President, from instructing an employee or an agent of the United States from engaging in, or conspiring to engage in, the extrajudicial killing of a U.S. citizen.
Req... | To prohibit the extrajudicial killing of United States citizens, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. DELAY OF EFFECTIVE DATES FOR SINGLE-EMPLOYER PLAN FUNDING
RULES.
(a) In General.--
(1) Delayed effective dates.--The sections of the Pension
Protection Act of 2006, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 spe... | Amends the Pension Protection Act of 2006, the Internal Revenue Code, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to delay until January 1, 2009, the implementation of pension plan funding rules enacted by the Pension Protection Act of 2006. | To provide an orderly transition to new requirements, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care for Working Families
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) every industrialized country in the world except the
United States guarantees the fundamental right to health care
to all its citizens;
... | Health Care for Working Families Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to establish a new title II, Health Benefits for Employees and Their Families.Requires employers with 100 or more employees (large employers) to: (1) offer employees the opportunity to enroll in a qualifying health benefit plan th... | A bill to provide health benefits for workers and their families. |
SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON DISPOSAL OF FORMER NAVAL VESSELS AND MARITIME
ADMINISTRATION VESSELS FOR SCRAPPING ABROAD.
(a) Limitation.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the
Secretary concerned may not dispose of a vessel under the jurisdiction
of that Secretary that is otherwise available for di... | Prohibits the Secretaries of the Navy and of Transportation from disposing of any naval vessel or Maritime Administration vessel, respectively, for purposes of scrapping, dismantling, or breaking up such vessels outside the United States, unless: (1) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency certifies t... | To limit the disposal of former naval vessels and Maritime Administration vessels for purpose of scrapping abroad and to require the Secretary of the Navy to carry out a ship scrapping pilot program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Cost Educational Resources Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS.
Section 262 of the Museum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9162)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
... | No Cost Educational Resources Act This bill amends the Museum and Library Services Act of 1996 to modify the National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program. Specifically, it expands the purposes of the grant program to include providing funds for open educational reading material courses. Additionally, the bill auth... | No Cost Educational Resources Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. DIESEL EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--Section 791 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 16131) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by stri... | Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and extend funding for a grant program for reducing diesel emissions. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) provide rebates, on a competitive basis, including through contracts for th... | An act to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and modify provisions relating to the diesel emissions reduction program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Port Security Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON LEASES OF REAL PROPERTY AND FACILITIES AT UNITED
STATES PORTS BY FOREIGN GOVERNMENT-OWNED ENTITIES.
(a) In General.--Section 271(d) of the Defense Production Act of
1950 (50 U.S.C. App. ... | Port Security Act of 2006 - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to prohibit a merger, acquisition, or takeover that will result in a foreign government-owned entity leasing, operating, managing, or owning real property or facilities at a U.S. port. Requires the President to: (1) report to Congress on the leasing,... | To ensure the security of United States ports, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Museum of African American
History and Culture Plan for Action Presidential Commission Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
(a) In General.--There is established the National Museum of
African American History and Culture Plan ... | National Museum of African American History and Culture Plan for Action Presidential Commission Act of 2001 - Establishes the National Museum of African American History and Culture Plan for Action Presidential Commission to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of the National Museum of Africa... | To establish the National Museum of African American History and Culture Plan for Action Presidential Commission to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) while blends of up to 10 percent ethanol are currently
required in the American motor fuels market as the result of
renewable fuels mandates and incentives for ethanol production
and use, significant environmental and energy rese... | Requires the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Research and Development at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), prior to the implementation of any waiver, partial waiver, or decision pursuant to current law and no later than 45 days after this Act's enactment, to enter into an agreement with the National A... | To provide a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and
Clark Expedition Bicentennial Commission Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase occurs in
2003, two hundred years after the United States, u... | Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark Expedition Bicentennial Commission Act - Establishes the Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark Expedition Bicentennial Commission to plan, encourage, coordinate, and conduct the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase and its exploration by Lewis and Clar... | Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark Expedition Bicentennial Commission Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Education for Retirement Security
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Improving economic and financial literacy is a critical
and complex task for Americans of all ages.
(2) Low levels of s... | Education for Retirement Security Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award a grant to a national entity to carry out a subgrant program for economic and financial education. Requires a grant recipient to award subgrants to enable eligible area entities to deliver economic and financi... | A bill to establish a grant program to enhance the economic and financial literacy of midlife and older Americans so as to enhance their retirement security and to reduce financial abuse and fraud among such Americans, and for other purposes. |
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, one woman dies from pregnancy-related
complications. Ninety-five percent of these women live in
Africa ... | 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 and repair of obstetric fistula. | To provide a United States voluntary contribution to the United Nations Population Fund only for the prevention and repair of obstetric fistula. |
SECTION 1. STUDY AND REPORT OF PROPOSED WILLAMETTE FALLS NATIONAL
HERITAGE AREA.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Willamette
Falls National Heritage Area''.
(b) Study.--The Secretary of the Interior (hereafter referred to as
the ``Secretary''), in consultation with appropri... | Willamette Falls National Heritage Area - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility and suitability of designating a specified study area in Oregon as the Willamette Falls National Heritage Area. | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Willamette Falls National Heritage Area in Oregon, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``World War I Memorial and Centennial
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) More than 4,000,000 men and women from the United
States served in uniform in the defense of liberty during World
War I,... | World War I Memorial and Centennial Act of 2009 - Designates the Liberty Memorial at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as the National World War I Memorial.
Establishes the World War I Centennial Commission to: (1) plan, develop, and execute programs, projects, and activities to commemorate the... | To designate the Liberty Memorial at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as the National World War I Memorial, to establish the World War I centennial commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Housing Enhancement
Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) there exist--
(A) a unique relationship between the Government of
the United States and the governments of In... | Native American Housing Enhancement Act of 2004 - Amends title V (Farm Housing) of the Housing Act of 1949 to state that federally recognized Indian tribes who exercise powers of self-government (or their instrumentalities) shall comply with the Indian Civil Rights Act (title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1968) when re... | To amend the Native American Housing Assistance and Self- Determination Act of 1996 and other Acts to improve housing programs for Indians. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Insurance Standards
Transparency and Policyholder Protection Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. CONSULTATION CONCERNING NEGOTIATIONS WITH RESPECT TO
INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the follow... | International Insurance Standards Transparency and Policyholder Protection Act of 2015 This bill prescribes negotiating objectives for international insurance regulatory frameworks, including: (1) standards, requirements, and rules focused solely upon protection of policy holders, as reflected in the U.S. solvency reg... | International Insurance Standards Transparency and Policyholder Protection Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Estate Tax Relief and Reform Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. ESTATE TAX RELIEF AND REFORM AFTER 2009.
(a) Exclusion Equivalent of Unified Credit Equal to $5,000,000.--
Subsection (c) of section 2010 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to unified cred... | Estate Tax Relief and Reform Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the estate tax exclusion to $5 million in 2010; (2) adjust such exclusion amount for inflation; (3) impose a flat 35% estate tax rate; (4) increase to $5 million the reduction in fair market value for certain inherited farm and... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide estate tax relief and reform, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sudan Peace Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Government of Sudan has intensified its prosecution
of the war against areas outside of its control, which has
already cost more than 2,000,... | Sudan Peace Act - Declares that Congress condemns violations of human rights on all sides of the conflict in Sudan (including the Government of Sudan), the ongoing slave trade there, the Government's use and organization of "murahalliin" (or "mujahadeen"), Popular Defense Forces (PDF), and regular Sudanese Army units i... | A bill to facilitate famine relief efforts and a comprehensive solution to the war in Sudan. |
SECTION 1. GRID-ENABLED WATER HEATERS.
Part B of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42
U.S.C. 6291 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 325(e) (42 U.S.C. 6295(e)), by adding at the
end the following:
``(6) Additional standards for grid-enabled water
heat... | Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) to provide additional energy conservation standards applicable to grid-enabled water heaters (those intended for use as part of an electric thermal storage or demand response program). Requires annual reports from: (1) manufacturers of such water heaters regarding th... | To modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tobacco Regulatory Fairness Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Cigarette smoking and tobacco use cause approximately
450,000 deaths each year in the United States.
(2) Cigarette s... | Requires the promulgation of regulations governing the manufacture, sale, and distribution of tobacco products. Define adulterated and misbranded tobacco products.
Establishes a Tobacco and Nicotine Products Advisory Committee.
Requires the promulgation of regulations governing the advertising of all tobacco products. | Tobacco Regulatory Fairness Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Enrollment Protection Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE PART B SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD FOR INDIVIDUALS
ENROLLED IN COBRA CONTINUATION COVERAGE.
(a) Special Enrollment Period.--Section 1837(i) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C... | Medicare Enrollment Protection Act of 2010 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) establish a special Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) enrollment period period for individuals enrolled in COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) continuation coverage who electe... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for additional opportunities to enroll under part B of the Medicare Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Coalitions for Access and
Quality Improvement Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
Is it the purpose of this Act to provide assistance to community
health coalitions (as defined in section (c)(1)) that have a clearly
defined local need to increas... | Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to assist in developing integrated health care delivery systems to serve defined communities to: (1) improve efficiency and coordination among providers; (2) assi... | A bill to provide assistance to community health coalitions to increase access to and improve the quality of health care services. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Election Integrity Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING VOTERS TO PROVIDE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION.
(a) Requirement To Provide Photo Identification as Condition of
Casting Ballot.--
(1) In general.--Title III of the Help America Vote Act of
... | Election Integrity Act of 2017 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a state or local election official from providing a ballot for a federal election to an individual who desires to vote in person unless the individual presents a valid photo identification. If an individual does not present a ... | Election Integrity Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ILLEGAL DRUG.
(a) Duties.--The Administrator shall--
(1) advise and coordinate with other Federal agencies on
how to address the problem of driving under the influence of an
illegal drug;
(2) conduct research on the prevention, ... | Sets forth the duties of the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), including to: (1) advise and coordinate with other Federal agencies on how to address the problem of driving under the influence of an illegal drug; (2) conduct research on the prevention, detection, and prosecutio... | To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to transfer to the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration a certain percentage of apportionments of funds made available from the Highway Trust Fund from States that do not enact laws to prohibit driving under the influence of an illegal drug, an... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Water
Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2016''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Water Affordability,... | Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish a Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Trust Fund; (2) modify the definition of subpart F income (i.e., income of a controlled foreign corporation earned outside the ... | Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2016 |
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Service Center Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO COORDINATE THE ADMINISTRATION OF
SERVICES TO NEEDY FAMILIES... | Family Service Center Act of 1994 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to authorize States to conduct demonstration projects to coordinate the administration of services to needy families with children, including: (1) Aid to Families With Dependent Children (AFDC); (2) child support enforcement; (3)... | Family Service Center Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Prescription Drug Low-
Income Assistance Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. ASSURANCE OF ASSISTANCE FOR LOW-INCOME BENEFICIARIES IN
MEDICARE SAVINGS PROGRAMS UNDER MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION
DRUG DISCOUNT CARD AND TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE... | Medicare Prescription Drug Low-Income Assistance Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for the automatic enrollment of beneficiaries under SSA title XIX (Medicaid) in the interim prescription drug discount program and the transitional assistance program, making them eli... | To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for low-income beneficiaries in the Medicare savings programs automatic enrollment and eligibility for low-income subsidies under the Medicare transitional and permanent prescription drug programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Meat and Poultry Products Inspection
Amendments of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL AND STATE COOPERATION UNDER THE FEDERAL MEAT INSPECTION
ACT.
(a) Removal of Intrastate Distribution Limitation.--Subsection
(a)(1) of section 301 of the Federal M... | Meat and Poultry Products Inspection Amendments of 1997 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act with respect to Federal and State cooperation to: (1) eliminate the intrastate limitation; (2) increase State inspection authority, including use of State inspectors; and (3) prohibi... | Meat and Poultry Products Inspection Amendments of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``Medicaid/SCHIP Optional Coverage for
Young Adults Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. PROVIDING STATE OPTION FOR SCHIP AND MEDICAID COVERAGE OF YOUNG
ADULTS UP TO AGE 23.
(a) In General.--
(1) Medicaid.--(A) Section 1902(l)(1)(D) of the Social... | Medicaid/SCHIP Optional Coverage for Young Adults Act of 2003 - Amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to give States the option of providing SCHIP and Medicaid coverage, with an enhanced matching rate, to low-income youth up to age 23.
Directs the S... | To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to permit States to cover low-income youth up to age 23 with an enhanced matching rate. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Presidio Corporation Establishment
Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
(a) In General.--There is established within the Department of the
Interior a public benefit corporation to be known as the Presidio
Corporation (referred to in this Act as the ``Corpora... | Presidio Corporation Establishment Act - Establishes within the Department of the Interior the Presidio Corporation to manage the leasing, maintenance, rehabilitation, repair, and improvement of the following properties within the Presidio in California, leaseholds to which shall be transferred, pursuant to this Act, b... | Presidio Corporation Establishment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security and Medicare Parity
Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF VALID MARRIAGE UNDER THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.
(a) In General.--Section 216(h)(1)(A)(i) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 416(h)(1)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ``is domici... | Social Security and Medicare Parity Act of 2014 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act with respect to the determination of a valid marriage to account for marriages in jurisdictions other than a state. Authorizes the courts of any state to find that an OASDI... | Social Security and Medicare Parity Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-
Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Anti-straw purchasing and f... | Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish stand-alone criminal offenses for trafficking in firearms and straw purchasing of firearms. The bill expands the categories of prohibited persons (i.e., persons barred from re... | Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Get Real Incentives to Drive Plug-in
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
For purposes of this Act, the term ``plug-in hybrid electric
vehicle'' means an on-road or nonroad vehicle that is propelled by an
internal combustion engine or heat engine using--
... | Get Real Incentives to Drive Plug-in Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish: (1) a program to make grants to motor vehicle manufacturers for research and development on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; (2) a pilot project on how best to integrate plug-in hybrid electric vehicles into the electric p... | To promote the development and use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equitable Federal Medical Assistance
Percentage Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. EQUITABLE DETERMINATION OF FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
PERCENTAGE.
(a) In General.--Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396d) is amended by adding at t... | Equitable Federal Medical Assistance Percentage Act of 1999 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide for the stated purpose of determining an equitable Federal medical assistance percentage for use under Medicaid. | Equitable Federal Medical Assistance Percentage Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. IMMEDIATE ENTITLEMENT TO BENEFITS IN PRORATED AMOUNT FOR
FIRST MONTH IN WHICH REQUIREMENTS ARE MET.
(a) Old-Age Insurance Benefits.--
(1) Immediate entitlement.--The first sentence of section
202(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(a)) is amended
by ... | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide prorated old-age and survivors benefits for the first month in which individuals become eligible for such benefits. (Currently benefits do not apply until the first full month of eligibility.) | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that an applicant for old-age, wife's, husband's, or child's insurance benefits who under present law does not qualify for a benefit for the first month in which he or she meets the applicable entitlement conditions shall be entitled to a prorated benefit for that... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Harmful Algal
Blooms and Hypoxia Amendments Act of 2008''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Amendment of Harmful Algal Bloom an... | Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Amendments Act of 2008 - Amends the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 to: (1) require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to establish criteria for determining which states should serve on t... | A bill to develop and promote a comprehensive plan for a national strategy to address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through baseline research, forecasting and monitoring, and mitigation and control while helping communities detect, control, and mitigate coastal and Great Lakes harmful algal blooms and hypoxia events... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Business and
Government Operations Improvement Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; Table of contents.
TITLE I--HEALTH CARE PROVISIO... | Business and Government Operations Improvement Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal the employer and individual health insurance mandates and the Independent Payment Advisory Board. Grants authority to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to consolida... | Business and Government Operations Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Broadband Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``advanced telecommunications capability'' has
the meaning given the term in section 706(d)(1) of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 U.S.... | Community Broadband Act of 2015 Bars states or local governments from prohibiting or inhibiting states, local government agencies, entities affiliated with state or local agencies, or Indian tribes from providing telecommunications services or advanced telecommunications capabilities to any person or any public or pri... | Community Broadband Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. COMPARABILITY OF SERVICES.
Section 1120A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 6321) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``involved''; and
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
``(c) Comparability.--
``... | Amends the school improvement program under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to modify the requirement that state and local funds be used to provide services to schools receiving school improvement funds that are comparable to services received by schools not receiving such funds.... | To amend section 1120A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to modify the comparability of services requirements. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Real Opportunities for
Energy Security Act'' or the ``PRO Energy Security Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY.
If the average weighted price of oil exceeds $75 per barrel for 3
consecutive days, the Secretary of Energy is authorized to acquire
advanced... | Promoting Real Opportunities for Energy Security Act or the PRO Energy Security Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to acquire advanced biofuels for the purpose of filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve if the average weighted price of oil exceeds $75 per barrel for three consecutive days. Defines "advanced biofu... | To provide for the acquisition of advanced biofuels for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Homesteading Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) rural areas are suffering from--
(A) an out-migration of workers and loss of
population at a significantly higher rate than the ... | 21st Century Homesteading Act - Establishes a program under which the Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct up to six demonstration projects involving the employment of H-1B visa (specialty occupation) aliens in rural areas, and the use of related employer-paid visa fees with the development of high-tech employment op... | A bill to allocate H-1B visas for demonstration projects in rural America. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Land Avalanche Protection
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Program.--The term ``program'' means the avalanche
protection program established under section 3(a).
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secr... | Federal Land Avalanche Protection Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to establish an avalanche protection program to: (1) identify the potential for avalanches on federal lands and inform the public about the probability of avalanches and their potential ... | To establish a coordinated avalanche protection program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal
American Workforce Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. E-VERIFY MADE PERMANENT AND MANDATORY.
(a) Program Made Permanent.--Section 401(b) of the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.
1324a n... | Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011- Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to make the E-Verify Program (Program) permanent and mandatory.
Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study of methods to combat Program document fr... | To make the E-verify program permanent, and to provide for penalties to enforce compliance with the program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Highway Aid Performance-
Based Improvement Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 171. Consolidated funding pilot program
``(a) ... | Federal Highway Aid Performance-Based Improvement Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to carry out a six-year consolidated funding pilot program in three states, selected by DOT, to: (1) transform the federal-aid highway program to a performance- and outcome-based program, and (2) conti... | Federal Highway Aid Performance-Based Improvement Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reclassification to Ensure Smarter
and Equal Treatment Act of 2017'' or the ``RESET Act''.
SEC. 2. RECLASSIFICATION OF LOW-LEVEL FELONIES.
(a) In General.--Part D of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
841 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in ... | Reclassification to Ensure Smarter and Equal Treatment Act of 2017 or the RESET Act This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to reduce the potential sentence for possession of a controlled substance by a person with one or more prior convictions. The bill repeals the provision providing for up to three years' imp... | Reclassification to Ensure Smarter and Equal Treatment Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alternatives to Opioids Prescribing
Act''.
SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVES TO OPIOIDS IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS MEDICARE
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
(a) Establishment.--Beginning not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Se... | Alternatives to Opioids Prescribing Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to carry out a demonstration project to evaluate alternatives to the use of opioids to treat Medicare enrollees in hospital emergency departments. Under the project, the CMS must provide ince... | Alternatives to Opioids Prescribing Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Tropical Forest
Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2015''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Amendment to short title of Act to... | Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2015 This bill renames the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 as the Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2015. Non-tropical forests and coral reef ecosystems are included within the scope of, and made eligible for benefits under, the Tropical For... | Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Market Access Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. REPORTS ON ACCESS TO JAPANESE MARKETS.
(a) Initial Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
Co... | Fair Market Access Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to report annually to the Congress an assessment of the access to the Japanese market of goods and services produced or originating in the United States in each sector specifically identified in the Japan-United States Framework for a New Economic Partn... | Fair Market Access Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Insurance for all
Americans Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE.
(a) In General.--Subpart G of part III of title 5, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating chapters 89A and 89B as chapters 8... | Access to Insurance for all Americans Act - Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to administer a health insurance program for non-federal employees and to apply to such program the provisions governing the federal employee health insurance program to the greatest extent practicable.
Requires OPM, for each ... | To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish a national health program administered by the Office of Personnel Management to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Servicemembers Mental Health Care
Commission Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Since October 2001, approximately 1,640,000 members of
the Armed Forces have been deployed as part of Operation
Endurin... | Servicemembers Mental Health Care Commission Act - Establishes a commission on veterans and members of the Armed Forces (members) with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), or other mental health disorders caused by military service. Requires the commission to: (1) oversee the monitoring ... | A bill to establish a commission on veterans and members of the Armed Forces with post traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, or other mental health disorders, to enhance the capacity of mental health care providers to assist such veterans and members, to ensure such veterans are not discriminated against, ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Recall Protection Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE SALE OF RECALLED PRODUCTS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered product.--The term ``covered product'' means
any of the following:
(A... | Consumer Recall Protection Act of 2011 - Prohibits a person from selling to consumers any covered product that is subject to a recall. Exempts from such prohibition the sale of a covered product that was subject to a recall because of a defect in such product if: (1) such defect was remedied prior to such sale; and (2)... | A bill to prohibit the sale of any product to a consumer that is subject to a recall, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Food Act of
1998''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Food safety research, education, and extension prior... | Safe Food Act of 1998 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) establish food safety research, education, and extension as a priority within the Department of Agriculture; and (2) designate a Food Safety Rapid Response Team within the Department.
(Sec. 5) Amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act... | Safe Food Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN CATCH-UP CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) Civil Service Retirement System.--Paragraph (2) of section
8351(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(C) Notwithstanding any limitation under this paragraph, an
eligible participant (as defined by secti... | (Sec. 1) Allows certain eligible participants in the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) to make such additional contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan as are permitted by: (1) provisions of the Internal Revenue Code pertaining to catch-up contributions to pension, profi... | To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow certain catch-up contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan to be made by participants age 50 or over. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Cost Containment Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The intolerably high number of Americans without
adequate health insurance has resulted in major part from the
high cost of health i... | Health Care Cost Containment Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals to deduct the full amount of unreimbursed medical and dental expenses. (Current law allows a deduction for such expenses that exceed a certain percentage of adjusted gross income.)
Requires the losing party in a medical care liab... | Health Care Cost Containment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF PROVISIONS RESTRICTING TRADE AND OTHER RELATIONS
WITH CUBA.
(a) Authority for Embargo.--
(1) In general.--Section 620(a) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 196... | Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2017 This bill amends: (1) the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to repeal the prohibition on assistance to Cuba and the President's authority for the embargo on Cuba, (2) the Trading with the Enemy Act to repeal the President's authority to continue direct restrictions on trade with Cuba,... | Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American History and Civics
Achievement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the 2006 National Assessment of Educational Progress
assessments in United States history and civics demonstrated
high percentages o... | American History and Civics Achievement Act - Amends the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act to direct the Commissioner for Education Statistics to give a priority to conducting national assessments of student achievement in history at least once every four years in grades 4, 8, and 12.
Requi... | A bill to amend the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act to require State academic assessments of student achievement in United States history and civics, and for other purposes. |
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patent Application Publication Act
of 1994''.
SEC. 2. PRIOR ART EFFECT OF PUBLISHED APPLICATIONS.
Section 102(e) of title 35, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
``(e) the invention was described in--
``(1) an application fo... | Patent Application Publication Act of 1994 - Revises Federal patent law to provide that a person shall not be entitled to a patent if the invention was described in a published patent application by another filed in the United States before the invention thereof by the applicant.
Entitles a patent application to claim... | Patent Application Publication Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Saving Federal Dollars Through
Better Use of Government Purchase and Travel Cards Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Improper payment.--The term ``improper payment'' has
the meaning given the term in section 2 of t... | Saving Federal Dollars Through Better Use of Government Purchase and Travel Cards Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to develop a strategy to expand the use of data analytics in managing government purchase and travel charge card programs for the purpose of: identifying ... | Saving Federal Dollars Through Better Use of Government Purchase and Travel Cards Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ballistics, Law Assistance, and
Safety Technology Act'' (``BLAST'').
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to increase public safety by assisting law enforcement
in solving more gun-related crimes and offering prosecu... | Directs the Attorney General and the Secretary to assist firearm manufacturers and importers in complying through: (1) the acquisition, disposition, and upgrades of ballistics equipment and bullet recovery equipment to be placed at or near the sites of licensed manufacturers and importers; (2) the hiring or designation... | Ballistics, Law Assistance, and Safety Technology Act (BLAST) |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Senior Citizens Pet
Ownership Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. PET OWNERSHIP.
Section 227 of the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 (12
U.S.C. 1701r-1) is amended--
(1) by striking the section heading and inserting the
... | National Senior Citizens Pet Ownership Protection Act - Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to prohibit owners and managers of federally assisted rental housing from preventing elderly and disabled tenants from owning or having household pets. | National Senior Citizens Pet Ownership Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Respect Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The dignity, freedom, and equality of all human beings
are fundamental to a thriving global community.
(2) The rights to life, liberty, and... | Global Respect Act Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to submit to Congress, every 180 days, a list of each foreign person that the President determines is responsible for or complicit in, or who acted as an agent for a foreign person in a matter relating to, detention, torture, or other denials of the right t... | Global Respect Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Student Athletes From
Concussions Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM STATE REQUIREMENTS.
Part F of title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7881 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``Sub... | Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2017 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to condition each state's receipt of ESEA funds, beginning in FY2019, on the state's enforcement of specified minimum requirements for the prevention and treatment of concussions. Eac... | Protecting Student Athletes From Concussions Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Section 515 Rural Housing Property
Transfer Improvement Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) providing rural housing for poor families in the United
States has been an important goal, and the prim... | Section 515 Rural Housing Property Transfer Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) implement administrative and procedural changes to expedite the application approval process for transferring ownership of Section 515 rural multifamily housing projects fo... | A bill to expedite the transfer of ownership of rural multifamily housing projects with loans made or insured under section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 so that such projects are rehabilitated and preserved for use for affordable housing. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women and AIDS Research Initiative
Amendments of 1996''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF GENERAL PROGRAM OF RESEARCH REGARDING WOMEN
AND ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME.
Part B of title XXIII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
300c... | Women and AIDS Research Initiative Amendments of 1996 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to mandate a program to conduct biomedical and behavioral research (directly or through grants) on cases of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in women. Sets forth requirements regarding the existing Women's... | Women and AIDS Research Initiative Amendments of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Maritime Trust Fund Act''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS IN EXCISE TAX ON TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS BY
WATER.
(a) Increase in Amount of Tax.--Subsection (a) of section 4471 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
... | Maritime Trust Fund Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the tax on transportation of passengers by water on a covered voyage to five percent of the amount paid by each passenger. (Currently, such tax is three dollars per passenger). Requires such voyages to have a port of call not located in the United ... | Maritime Trust Fund Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mississippi Interstate Cooperative
Resource Agreement Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) several rivers flow between, or are common to, two or
more State boundaries;
(2) in many cases, there i... | Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Agreement Act of 1996
- Mandates a pilot test and report to the Congress regarding the Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Agreement. Allows the test to include examination of: (1) Mississippi River drainage system ecosystems and fishery resources and habitats; (2)... | Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Agreement Act of 1996 |
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