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SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL GUARD AUTHORITIES TO MAYOR OF THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
(a) Mayor as Commander-in-Chief.--Section 6 of the Act entitled
``An Act to provide for the organization of the militia of the District
of Columbia, and for other purposes'', approved March 1, 1889 (sec. 49-
4... | Amends the District of Columbia Code to make the Mayor of the District of Columbia (currently, the President of the United States) the Commander-in-Chief of the militia of the District. Makes conforming amendments to comply with this Act to: (1) Title 10 (Armed Forces); (2) Title 32 (National Guard); (3) the National D... | To extend to the Mayor of the District of Columbia the same authority with respect to the National Guard of the District of Columbia as the Governors of the several States exercise with respect to the National Guard of those States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF THE ANTITRUST LAWS TO INDEPENDENT PHARMACIES
NEGOTIATING WITH HEALTH PLANS.
(a) In General.--Any independent pharmacies who are engaged in
negotiations with a health plan ... | Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007 - Entitles independent pharmacies negotiating contract terms with a health plan for the provision of health care items or services to the same treatment under the antitrust laws as the treatment to which bargaining units recognized under the National Labor Relations Act are entit... | To ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by making the antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers (including health plans under parts C and D of the Medicare Program) in the same manner as such laws apply to protec... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Max Cleland Over-the-Road Bus
Security and Safety Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. EMERGENCY OVER-THE-ROAD BUS SECURITY ASSISTANCE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation, acting through
the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrat... | Max Cleland Over-the-Road Bus Security and Safety Act of 2002 - (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, to establish a program to make grants to private operators of over-the-road buses for specified system-wide security impr... | To direct the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for security improvements to over-the-road bus operations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Families Save Their Homes in
Bankruptcy Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR RELIEF.
Section 109 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by adding at the end of subsection (e) the following:
``For purposes of thi... | Helping Families Save their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2009 - (Sec. 1) Amends federal bankruptcy law governing a Chapter 13 debtor (adjustment of debts of an individual with regular income). Excludes from computation of debts the secured or unsecured portions of: (1) debts secured by the debtor's principal residence if... | To amend title 11 of the United States Code with respect to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Methyl bromide is a broad spectrum pesticide which
protects plants and agricultural products from a wide range of
insects, rodents, viruses, fungi, weeds, and nematodes.
(2) American farmers depend on methyl bromide to... | Restricts the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to control the production, importation, or export of methyl bromide for pesticide use consistent with requirements and obligations of the Montreal Protocol. | To make a regulatory correction concerning methyl bromide to meet the obligations of the Montreal Protocol without placing the farmers of the United States at a competitive disadvantage versus foreign growers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Strategy for Combating
Terrorist, Underground, and Other Illicit Financing Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The financing of terrorism and related forms of illicit
finance present a direct thre... | National Strategy for Combating Terrorist, Underground, and Other Illicit Financing Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to develop a national strategy to combat the financing of terrorism and related forms of illicit finance. | National Strategy for Combating Terrorist, Underground, and Other Illicit Financing Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Blue Alert Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. BLUE ALERT COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK.
The Attorney General shall, subject to the availability of
appropriations pursuant to section 6, establish a national Blue Alert
communications network within the Department ... | National Blue Alert Act of 2010 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish a national Blue Alert communications network within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty; (2) assign a DOJ officer to act as the nation... | To encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the United States in order to disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Manufacturing
Competitiveness Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL MANUFACTURING COMPETITIVENESS STRATEGIC PLAN.
Section 102 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42
U.S.C. 6622) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by str... | American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013 - Directs the Committee on Technology under the National Science and Technology Council to develop, in lieu of the currently required strategic plan to guide federal programs and activities in support of advanced manufacturing research and development, a national manuf... | American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ban Poisonous Additives Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. BAN ON USE OF BISPHENOL A IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE CONTAINERS.
(a) Treatment of Bisphenol A as Adulterating the Food or
Beverage.--For purposes of applying section 402(a)(6) of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cos... | Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2009 - Treats any food container that is composed, in whole or in part, of bisphenol A or that can release bisphenol A into food as a container that is composed of a poisonous or deleterious substance for purposes of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Bans the use of such container... | To ban the use of bisphenol A in food containers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Death in Custody Reporting Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. STATE INFORMATION REGARDING INDIVIDUALS WHO DIE IN THE CUSTODY
OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.
(a) In General.--For each fiscal year after the expiration of the
period specified in subsection (c)(1) ... | Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2009 - Requires states that receive certain criminal justice assistance grants to report to the Attorney General on a quarterly basis certain information regarding the death of any person who is detained, arrested, en route to incarceration, or incarcerated in state or local facilities... | To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``IDEA Full Funding Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO IDEA.
Section 611(i) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(20 U.S.C. 1411(i)) is amended to read as follows:
``(i) Funding.--
``(1) In general.--For the purpose of carrying out ... | IDEA Full Funding Act Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to reauthorize and make appropriations for the grant program to assist states and outlying areas in providing special education and related services to children with disabilities. Sets the amount to be authorized and the amount to be a... | IDEA Full Funding Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Antibullying Campaign Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR ANTIHARASSMENT PROGRAMS.
(a) Grants.--The Secretary of Education shall provide a grant to
each State that submits an application in accordance with subsection
(c) to enable the State to establish ... | Antibullying Campaign Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make matching grants to applicant states for antiharassment programs that prohibit harassment in public schools and on public school grounds based on any distinguishing characteristic of an individual.
Directs the Secretary to study and report t... | To direct the Secretary of Education to provide grants to States to establish and carry out or continue to carry out antiharassment programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unborn Victims of Violence Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF UNBORN CHILDREN.
(a) In General.--Title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after chapter 90 the following:
``CHAPTER 90A--PROTECTION OF UNBORN CHILDREN
``Sec.
... | Specifies that a violation of such provisions does not require proof that: (1) the person engaging in the conduct had knowledge or should have had knowledge that the victim of the underlying offense was pregnant; or (2) the defendant (or accused) intended to cause the death of, or bodily injury to, the unborn child. D... | Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gas Price Spike Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. WINDFALL PROFITS TAX.
(a) In General.--Subtitle E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to alcohol, tobacco, and certain other excise taxes) is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new chapt... | Gas Price Spike Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on the sale of any crude oil, natural gas, or products thereof a tax equal to the applicable percentage of the windfall profit on such sale. Defines "applicable percentage."Establishes a credit for the purchase of U.S.- made fuel eff... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas (and products thereof) and to allow an income tax credit for purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and to allow grants for mass transit. |
SECTION 1. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION LIMITATION ON
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PERSONS OTHER THAN LOCAL INDIVIDUAL
RESIDENTS.
Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
441a) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(i) A candidate fo... | Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to limit contributions to House of Representatives elections from persons other than local individual residents.
Reduces maximum House contribution amounts from multicandidate political committees (PACs).
Sets forth limitations and reporting requirements for amounts pa... | To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform House of Representatives campaign finance laws, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Defend the
American Dream Act of 2005''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Wage determination.
Sec. 3. Good faith recruitment req... | Defend the American Dream Act of 2005 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require employers of H-1B (specialty occupations) nonimmigrants to use one of three specified methods (whichever results in the highest wages) to determine wages for purposes of required wage attestations. Requires such employers who ... | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide greater protections to domestic and foreign workers under the H-1B nonimmigrant worker program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable College Textbook Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The high cost of college textbooks continues to be a
barrier for many students in achieving higher education.
(2) According to the Col... | Affordable College Textbook Act This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to make competitive grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to support pilot programs that expand the use of open textbooks in order to achieve savings for students. It requires the full and complete digital content ... | Affordable College Textbook Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Thirteenth Amendment Commemorative
Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The economic contributions of enslaved African
Americans to the American economy between 1691 and 1860 were
immeasurable... | Thirteenth Amendment Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue the following coins in commemoration of the sesquicentennial anniversary of the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution (formally abolished slavery in the United States): up to 250,000 $50 bi-metallic ... | Thirteenth Amendment Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Custody Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION OF MINORS IN CIRCUMVENTION OF CERTAIN LAWS
RELATING TO ABORTION.
Title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter
117 the following:
``CHAPTER 117A--TRANSPORTATIO... | Child Custody Protection Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit transporting a minor child across a state line to obtain an abortion (deems such transporting to be a de facto abridgment of the right of a parent under any law in the minors state of residence that requires parental involvement in the minors... | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Airline Competition and Lower Fares
Act''.
SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF SLOTS.
(a) Written Determination.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a separate written
determination with respect to each of L... | Airline Competition and Lower Fares Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to determine whether the demand among air carriers for slots at LaGuardia Airport, O'Hare International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and Metropolitan Washington Airport (commonly known as Washington National Airport) ca... | Airline Competition and Lower Fares Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Benefit Adjustment of Social
Security Income Compensation Act of 2010'' or the ``BASIC Act''.
SEC. 2. CONTINUATION OF BENEFITS THROUGH MONTH OF BENEFICIARY'S DEATH.
(a) Old-Age Insurance Benefits.--Section 202(a) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 4... | Benefit Adjustment of Social Security Income Compensation Act of 2010 or the BASIC Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide that: (1) an individual's entitlement to any OASDI benefit shall continue through the month of his or her death (without af... | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual's entitlement to any benefit thereunder shall continue through the month of his or her death (without affecting any other person's entitlement to benefits for that month) and that such individual's benefit shall be payable for such month only to... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Holocaust Victims Redress Act''.
TITLE I--HEIRLESS ASSETS
SEC. 101. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Among the $198,000,000 in German assets located in the
United State... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Heirless Assets
Title II: Works of Art
Holocaust Victims Redress Act -
Title I: Heirless Assets
- Directs the Secretary of State to direct the commissioner representing the United States on the Tripartite Commission for the Restitution of Monetary Gold to seek and vote for ... | Holocaust Victims Redress Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Paperwork Reduction and
Fraud Prevention Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL BIPARTISAN COMMISSION ON BILLING CODES AND FORMS
SIMPLIFICATION.
(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the Commission on
Health Care Billing C... | Health Care Paperwork Reduction and Fraud Prevention Act of 2009 - Establishes the Commission on Health Care Billing Codes and Forms Simplification which shall make recommendations regarding: (1) standardizing and simplifying credentialing and billing forms for health care claims; (2) reducing and simplifying billing c... | To reduce the amount of paperwork and improve payment policies for health care services, to prevent fraud and abuse through health care provider education, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers
Act''.
SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF CONTACT LENS PRESCRIPTIONS TO PATIENTS.
(a) In General.--When a prescriber completes a contact lens
fitting, the prescriber--
(1) whether or not requested by the patient, shall p... | Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act - (Sec. 2) Requires a contact lens prescriber (a person permitted under State law to issue prescriptions for contact lenses) to provide a patient with a copy of their contact lens prescription, whether or not requested by the patient, and verify the prescription's accuracy, or mak... | To provide for availability of contact lens prescriptions to patients, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund
Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL TRUST FUND.
(a) Establishment of Trust Fund.--Subchapter A of chapter 98 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to trust fund code) is amended
by adding at the... | Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund Act of 1995 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish the Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund to finance qualified expenses of: (1) the National Railroad Passenger Corporation; and (2) eligible States. Makes appropriations in specified amounts for FY 1996 through FY 2000 to s... | Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Countering
Terrorist Radicalization Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--AMPLIFYING LOCAL EFFORTS TO ROOT OUT TERR... | . Countering Terrorist Radicalization Act TITLE I--AMPLIFYING LOCAL EFFORTS TO ROOT OUT TERROR (Sec. 101) This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide training at state and major urban area fusion centers for the purpose of administering community awareness briefings and related activities... | Countering Terrorist Radicalization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prosecution Drug Treatment
Alternative to Prison Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. DRUG TREATMENT ALTERNATIVE TO PRISON PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY
STATE OR LOCAL PROSECUTORS.
(a) Prosecution Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison Programs.--
Title I of ... | Sets forth provisions regarding permissible uses of grant funds, the Federal cost share (75 percent), program and application requirements, geographic distribution of grant awards, reports, and evaluations.
Authorizes appropriations.
Title II: Federal Drug Treatment Alternative Sentencing
- Federal Drug Treatment Alte... | Prosecution Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security
and Medicare Lock-Box Act''.
(b) Findings Regarding Social Security and Medicare Part A.--The
Congress finds the following:
(1)(A) Long-term projections show serious problems facing
the fis... | Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act This bill establishes: (1) in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, a Social Security Surplus Protection Account; and (2) in the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, a Medicare Surplus Protection Account. The Managing Trustee of each trust fund (in... | Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Railroad Security
and Public Awareness Act of 2005''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Rail worker security training program.
S... | Railroad Security and Public Awareness Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and issue detailed guidance for a rail worker security training program to prepare front-line workers for potential threat conditions. Requires railroad carriers to develop a rail worker security training program ... | To provide for the security and safety of rail transportation systems in the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Semiautomatic Assault Weapon
Violence Prevention Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPONS.
(a) Definitions.--Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (28) by striking ```semiau... | Semiautomatic Assault Weapon Violence Prevention Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal criminal code to make it unlawful to transfer or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon. Makes this Act inapplicable to the transfer or possession of a weapon: (1) by a Federal or State agency; (2) that was lawfully possessed before thi... | Semiautomatic Assault Weapon Violence Prevention Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cabin Fee Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. CABIN USER FEES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this
Act as the ``Secretary'') shall establish a fee in accordance with this
section for the issuance of a special use permit for the use an... | Cabin Fee Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Establishes a new process for the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to set annual fees for the issuance of special use permits for the use and occupancy of National Forest System land for recreational residences commonly referred to as cabins. Replaces the current process under which annu... | Cabin Fee Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Welfare and Teenage Pregnancy
Reduction Act''.
SEC. 2. BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES FOR FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN.
(a) In General.--Part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 601-617) is amended to read as follows:
``Part A--Block Gran... | Welfare and Teenage Pregnancy Reduction Act - Amends title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to replace the program of aid to families with dependent children under SSA title IV part A (AFDC) with a program of block grants to States for families with dependent children whose natural parents have attained age 18.
Dir... | Welfare and Teenage Pregnancy Reduction Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Minority Serving Institution Digital
and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.
(a) In General.--There is established within the National Science
Foundation an Office of Minority Serving Institution Digital and ... | Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2005 - Establishes within the National Science Foundation (NSF) an Office of Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology to: (1) award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements (assistance) to eligible institutions to pr... | A bill to establish a digital and wireless network technology program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Number Protection
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The inappropriate sale or purchase of Social Security
numbers is a significant factor in a growing range of illegal
... | Social Security Number Protection Act of 2006 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to make it unlawful for any person to sell or purchase a Social Security number in a manner that violates a regulation promulgated by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Direct... | To strengthen the authority of the Federal Government to protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NAFTA-Impacted Communities Relief
Act''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF AND TAX INCENTIVES FOR NAFTA-IMPACTED
COMMUNITIES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following new subchapt... | NAFTA-Impacted Communities Relief Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide for the designation of communities as impacted by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) based upon job loss and unemployment resulting from NAFTA; (2) allow employers in such NAFTA-impacted communities a business tax cred... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives and job training grants for communities affected by the migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of the North American Free Trade Agreement. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Campus Fire Safety Right to Know
Act''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS AND MEASURES WITH RESPECT
TO CAMPUS BUILDINGS.
Section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092) is
amended--
(1) in subsectio... | Campus Fire Safety Right to Know Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each eligible institution participating in any program under title IV (Student Assistance) to: (1) prepare, publish, and distribute to all current students and employees, and to any applicant for enrollment or employment upon requ... | A bill to provide for disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Medical Treatment Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) Advertising or labeling claims.--The term ``advertising
or labeling claims'' means any representations made or
suggested by statement, word, de... | Access to Medical Treatment Act - Permits any individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment that such individual desires or the legal representative of such individual authorizes if: (1) the practitioner agrees to treat the individual; and (2) the administration of such tr... | Access to Medical Treatment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Carlsbad Irrigation Project Acquired
Land Transfer Act''.
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE.
(a) Lands and Facilities.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), and
subject subsection (c), the Secretary of the Interior (in this
... | Carlsbad Irrigation Project Acquired Land Transfer Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Carlsbad Irrigation District specified real property within the Carlsbad Project in New Mexico and all U.S. interests in the irrigation and drainage system of the Project and all related lands, including d... | Carlsbad Irrigation Project Acquired Land Transfer Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeowners' Protection Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF COUNSELING REQUIREMENT WHEN HOUSES ARE IN
FORECLOSURE.
Section 109(h) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(5) The requirements of p... | Homeowners' Protection Act of 2008 - Amends the federal bankruptcy code to eliminate the pre-petition credit counseling requirement for a debtor under chapter 13 (Adjustment of Debts of an Individual with Regular Income) who is facing foreclosure, if the debtor submits to the court a certification that the debtor has r... | To amend title 11 of the United States Code with respect to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences, and for other purposes. |
OF IDENTITY THEFT DISPUTES.
The Commission shall require entities that receive disputes
regarding the unauthorized use of accounts of such entities from
consumers that have reason to believe that they are victims of identity
theft to conduct any necessary investigation and decide an outcome of a
claim within 9... | Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2003 - Requires data collection organizations, under specified conditions, to notify consumers: (1) at the time of collection that their personally identifiable information may be used for an unrelated transaction purpose; and (2) of any material change in the organization's privacy p... | To protect and enhance consumer privacy, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Paleontological Resources
Preservation Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) Casual collecting.--The term ``casual collecting''
means the collecting of a reasonable amount of common
invertebrate and plant pal... | Paleontological Resources Preservation Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as appropriate, to: (1) manage and protect paleontological resources on federal land, using scientific principles and expertise; and (2) develop plans for inventorying, monitoring, and derivi... | To provide for the protection of paleontological resources on Federal lands, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Increasing Transparency and
Accountability in Oil Prices Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF SENATE ON ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR COMMISSION.
(a) Findings.--The House of Representatives finds that--
(1) excessive speculation may be adding ... | Increasing Transparency and Accountability in Oil Prices Act of 2008 - Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should immediately send to Congress a request for emergency appropriations for FY2008 for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in an amount sufficient to: (1) help res... | To provide energy price relief by authorizing greater resources and authority for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Capital Budgeting Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF FINDING AND PURPOSE.
(a) Statement of Finding.--The Congress finds that the existing
budget obscures the distinctions between capital activities and
operating activities, and between general funds, ... | Capital Budgeting Act of 1993 - Amends Federal law to require that the budget the President submits to the Congress be a unified budget comprising an operating budget and a capital budget, each presented separately for unified, general, trust, and enterprise funds. Restricts the capital budget to the major activities a... | Capital Budgeting Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Albuquerque Indian School Land
Transfer Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) 19 pueblos.--The term ``19 Pueblos'' means the New
Mexico Indian Pueblos of--
(A) Acoma;
(B) Cochiti;
... | . Albuquerque Indian School Land Transfer Act (Sec. 3) Directs the Department of the Interior to take into trust 4 tracts of federal land in New Mexico, the combined acreage of which is approximately 11.11 acres, that were historically part of the Albuquerque Indian School for the benefit of 19 specified pueblos imm... | Albuquerque Indian School Land Transfer Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Theodore Roosevelt Commemorative
Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Theodore Roosevelt, one of America's greatest
presidents, was born on October 27, 1858, in New York City, New
York.
... | Theodore Roosevelt Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 50,000 $5 coins and 500,000 $1 coins emblematic of the life and legacy of President Theodore Roosevelt. Requires the coins to be issued in 2006 to mark the 100th anniversary of Roosevelt receiving the Nobel... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of the bestowal of the Nobel Peace Prize on President Theodore Roosevelt, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nevada Test Site Veterans'
Compensation Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The contribution of the State of Nevada to the security
of the United States throughout the Cold War and since has b... | Nevada Test Site Veterans' Compensation Act of 2007 - Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include within the definition of a "member of the Special Exposure Cohort" under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program a Department of Energy (DOE) employee... | A bill to amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to provide for certain nuclear weapons program workers to be included in the Special Exposure Cohort under the compensation program established by that Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Land Transaction
Facilitation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Bureau of Land Management has authority under the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701
et seq.) to sell ... | Directs the Secretary to establish a program, using funds from a Federal Land Disposal Account of the Treasury established by this Act, to complete appraisals and satisfy other legal requirements for the sale or exchange of public land identified for disposal under approved land use plans. Sets forth reporting and prog... | Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Vehicle Corridors Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Traditional transportation refueling networks are well-
established, but market uncertainties regarding alternative
fuel infrastructu... | Clean Vehicle Corridors Act Requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to: designate at least five Clean Vehicle Corridors along federal highways, interstates, or other contiguous highways after consulting with specified agencies; and encourage the addition of cleaner alternative fuel options and other supp... | Clean Vehicle Corridors Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Diamond Trade Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Funds derived from the sale of rough diamonds are being
used by rebels and state actors to finance military activities,
overthrow legitimate... | Clean Diamond Trade Act - Directs the President to prohibit the importation into, or exportation from, the United States of any rough diamond, from whatever source, that has not been controlled through the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS). Prescribes criteria for waiver of such prohibition. Directs the Pre... | To implement effective measures to stop trade in conflict diamonds, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children of Fallen Heroes
Scholarship Act''.
SEC. 2. CALCULATION OF ELIGIBILITY.
Section 473(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1087mm(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in the matter preceding su... | . Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the expected family contribution (EFC) used to determine financial need in the case of a Pell Grant-eligible student whose parent or guardian died in the line of duty as a police officer, firefighter, or... | Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act |
SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hydrographic Services Improvement
Act Amendments of 2008''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 303 of the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998
(33 U.S.C. 892) is amended by striking paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) and
inserting the following:
... | Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 to revise the definitions of: (1) "hydrographic data" to include lidar, radar, remote sensing, shoreline and other ocean- and coastal-related surveying, and water level observations; and (2) "hyd... | A bill to reauthorize and amend the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness to Pet Owners Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.
This Act shall only apply to medication for a domesticated
household animal that the Federal Government prevents consumers from
purchasing without a prescription.
SEC. 3. RULES ON VETERINAR... | Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2014 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to require prescribers of animal drugs to verify prescriptions and provide copies of prescriptions to pet owners, pet owner designees, and pharmacies, without the prescriber demanding payment or establishing other conditions. Treats a viol... | Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable College Textbook Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The high cost of college textbooks continues to be a
barrier for many students in achieving higher education.
(2) According to the Col... | Affordable College Textbook Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to support pilot programs that expand the use of open textbooks in order to achieve savings for students. Requires the grants to be used for: professional development for IHE fac... | Affordable College Textbook Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Kendell Frederick Citizenship
Assistance Act''.
SEC. 2. FINGERPRINTS AND OTHER BIOMETRIC INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE
UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
including section 552a of title 5, United Sta... | Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act - (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to use the fingerprints provided by an individual at the time of military enlistment or at the time of applying for (immigration) status adjustment to satisfy any naturalization background or security requirem... | A bill to assist members of the Armed Forces in obtaining United States citizenship, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wounded Warrior Workforce
Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT.
(a) Grants Required.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
award grants to eligible institutions to enable th... | Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to award grants to eligible institutions to: (1) establish a master's degree program in orthotics and prosthetics, or (2) expand upon an existing master's degree program in such area. The VA shall give grant priority to ... | Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF THE ANTITRUST LAWS TO RAIL CARRIERS.
(a) Mergers and Acquisitions.--The last undesignated paragraph of
section 7 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18) is amended by inserting
``(excludin... | Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 - Amends the Clayton Act to remove an exemption from coverage under the federal antitrust laws with respect to mergers and acquisitions involving rail carriers. Removes from the Surface Transportation Board (STB) the authority to enforce federal antitrust laws with respect to ... | To amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Routine HIV
Screening Coverage Act of 2009''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) HIV/AIDS continues to infect and kill thousands of
Americans, 25 years after the first cases were reported.
... | Routine HIV Screening Coverage Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan to provide coverage for routine HIV screening under terms and conditions no less favorable than for other routine screening... | To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and title 5, United States Code, to require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Truth in Regulating Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are to--
(1) increase the transparency of important regulatory
decisions;
(2) promote effective congressional oversight to ensure
that... | Authorizes appropriations for FY 2001 through 2003.
Provides for the pilot project established under this Act to continue for a three-year period, if specified appropriations are provided. Requires the Comptroller General to report to Congress on such project's effectiveness and on whether it should be authorized perma... | Truth in Regulating Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Prescription Drug Savings
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF MEDICARE OPERATED PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN
OPTION.
(a) In General.--Subpart 2 of part D of the Social Security Act, as
added by section 101 of the Medicare Prescrip... | Medicare Prescription Drug Savings Act of 2003 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as added by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, for each year b... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices under the medicare program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Marihuana And Regulatory
Tolerance Enforcement Act''.
SEC. 2. INAPPLICABILITY OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT TO MARIHUANA IN
CERTAIN STATES.
(a) In General.--Part E of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
871 et seq.) is amended ... | State Marihuana And Regulatory Tolerance Enforcement Act This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit federal enforcement of marijuana offenses in a state that: (1) requests a waiver from the Department of Justice (DOJ) certifying that it legalized marijuana; (2) certifies that it has or will have a regul... | State Marihuana And Regulatory Tolerance Enforcement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Education Improvement Tax Cut Act''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS WHICH
PROVIDE ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Interna... | Education Improvement Tax Cut Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a tax credit up to $3,000 per year for contributions to a school tuition organization which distributes at least 90 percent of its annual gross income for elementary and secondary school scholarships; and (2) a tax credit up to $3,000 pe... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for amounts contributed to charitable organizations which provide elementary or secondary school scholarships and for contributions of, and for, instructional materials and materials for extracurricular activities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Credit for Charitable
Contributions Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO CERTAIN PRIVATE
CHARITIES PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO THE POOR.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the I... | Tax Credit for Charitable Contributions Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer to elect a credit (in lieu of a deduction otherwise available) of up to $100 ($200 for joint filers) for cash contributions to a qualifying charity whose primary activity is assistance to the poor. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for charitable contributions to fight poverty. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Reserve Audit and
Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANK PRESIDENTS BY THE PRESIDENT
BY AND WITH THE CONSENT OF THE SENATE.
(a) In General.--Section 4 of the Federal Reserve Act is amended by
inserting ... | Federal Reserve Audit and Accountability Act - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to declare that the president and first vice-president of each Federal reserve bank shall be appointed by the President, with the consent of the Senate. (Currently such appointment authority is exercised by each Federal reserve bank's board ... | Federal Reserve Audit and Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Assault Weapons Ban and Law
Enforcement Protection Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 921(a)(30) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(30) The term `semiautomatic assault weapon' means any of t... | Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2003 - Amends Federal firearms provisions to revise the definition of "semiautomatic assault weapon" (SAW) to include conversion kits (for converting a firearm to a SAW) and any semiautomatic rifle or pistol that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine an... | To reauthorize the assault weapons ban, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Maximize Offshore Resource
Exploration Act of 2009'' or the ``MORE Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF PROHIBITIONS ON EXPENDITURES FOR, AND
WITHDRAWALS FROM, OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASING.
(a) Prohibitions on Expenditures.--All provisio... | Maximize Offshore Resource Exploration Act of 2008 or the MORE Act of 2008 - Declares without force or effect all federal prohibitions against the expenditure of appropriated funds to conduct natural gas leasing and preleasing activities for any area of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
Revokes all withdrawals of fed... | To greatly enhance the Nation's environmental, energy, economic, and national security by terminating long-standing Federal prohibitions on the domestic production of abundant offshore supplies of oil and natural gas, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security
Expansion Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Across-the-board benefit increase.
Sec. 3. Computation of cost... | Social Security Expansion Act Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to: increase the primary insurance amount for all eligible beneficiaries, beginning in 2021; revise computation of cost-of-living adjustments to use the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers; in... | Social Security Expansion Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Forest System Vegetation
Management Pilot Program Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE RIGHTS-OF-WAY VEGETATION MANAGEMENT
PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Pilot Program Required.--To encourage owners or operators of
rights-of-way on... | . National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to conduct a limited, voluntary pilot program to permit vegetation management projects on National Forest System (NFS) land adjacent to rights-of-way to better protect utility infras... | National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated
Resources Management Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE.
The Secretary of the Interior (in this Act referred to as the
``Secretary''), acting within existing budgetary authority, may provide
financial assistan... | Permits funds appropriated pursuant to this Act to be made available to fund 65 percent of costs incurred for planning, design, and environmental compliance activities by the District or by local agencies in accordance with agreements with the Secretary, under which the District or local agency is required to pay the n... | Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employee Protection of
Disclosures Act''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF DISCLOSURES COVERED.
Section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) by striking ``which the employe... | Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act - (Sec. 2) Includes as a protected disclosure by a federal employee any lawful disclosure an employee or applicant for employment reasonably believes is credible evidence of waste, abuse, gross mismanagement, or substantial and specific danger to public health or safety wi... | To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections; and for... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mercury in Dental Fillings
Disclosure and Prohibition Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(a) General Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Elemental mercury and mercury compounds are known to be
toxic and hazardous to human health and... | Mercury in Dental Fillings Disclosure and Prohibition Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem adulterated (hence prohibited), effective January 1, 2009, any amalgam containing mercury intended for use in a dental filling.
Provides for a transition period, during which such a device may be manufac... | To prohibit after 2008 the introduction into interstate commerce of mercury intended for use in a dental filling, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Our Promise to America's
Military Retirees Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) No statutory health care program existed for members of
the uniformed services who entered service prior to December 7,
... | Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with the Office of Personnel Management to provide Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) coverage to the following eligible beneficiaries: (1) a member or former member of the Armed Forces entitled to mi... | To restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Language Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. ENGLISH AS OFFICIAL LANGUAGE.
(a) In General.--Title 4, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new chapter:
``CHAPTER 6--LANGUAGE OF THE GOVERNMENT
``Sec.
``161. Decla... | National Language Act of 2007 - Makes English the official language of the U.S. government. Requires the government to: (1) conduct its official business in English, including publications, income tax forms, and informational materials; and (2) preserve and enhance the role of English as the official language of the Un... | To amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the official language of the Government of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Historic Homeownership Assistance
Act''.
SEC. 2. HISTORIC HOMEOWNERSHIP REHABILITATION CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefundable
personal credits) is amen... | Historic Homeownership Assistance Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 20 percent of the qualified rehabilitation expenditures made by a taxpayer with respect to a certified historic structure which has been substantially rehabilitated and which is owned by the taxpayer and used as his or he... | Historic Homeownership Assistance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Cuban Military
Transparency Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Statement of policy.
Sec. 4. Prohibitions... | Cuban Military Transparency Act This bill prohibits a U.S. person from engaging in any financial transaction with or transfer of funds to: the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba or the Ministry of the Interior of Cuba (or any of their subdivisions); a senior member of such Ministries; any agency, in... | Cuban Military Transparency Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Capital Gains Tax
Simplification Act of 1998''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repea... | Capital Gains Tax Simplification Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that, if for any taxable year a non-corporate taxpayer has a net capital gain, 38 percent of such gain shall be a deduction from gross income regardless of whether or not the taxpayer itemizes other deductions. Makes such deduct... | Capital Gains Tax Simplification Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. NOTIFICATION TO CONSUMERS OF FOOD PRODUCTS PRODUCED ON LAND
ON WHICH SEWAGE SLUDGE HAS BEEN APPLIED.
(a) Adulterated Food Under Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.--
Section 402 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 342)
is amended by adding at the end the following ne... | Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Egg Products Inspection Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to deem food, eggs, egg products, meat, meat products, and poultry products adulterated if they are produced, or are from poultry or livestock that consumed feed prod... | To amend the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the egg, meat, and poultry inspection laws to ensure that consumers receive notification regarding food products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on land on which sewage sludge was applied. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Infant Crib Safety Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The disability and death of infants resulting from
injuries sustained in crib incidents are a serious threat to
the pub... | Infant Crib Safety Act - Amends the Federal Hazardous Substances Act to make it unlawful for any commercial user to manufacture, sell, or otherwise place in the stream of commerce any full-size or nonfull-size crib which was made before 1999, does not conform to the standards of this Act, or has any missing, loose, or ... | To provide for infant crib safety, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. was born on October 8, 1941,
in Greenville, South Carolina.
(2) In 1965 Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. joined the civil rights
movement full-time, beginning his activism as a student leader... | Authorizes the President to present to Jesse L. Jackson, on behalf of the Congress, a gold medal in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions to the Nation.
Authorizes appropriations. | To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions to the Nation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Native Veterans Land
Allotment Equity Act''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION REGARDING OCCUPANCY OF NATIVE ALLOTMENTS IN
NATIONAL FORESTS.
Section 18(a) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.
1617(a)) is amended--
... | Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) to declare that any allotment application pending before the Department of the Interior on December 18, 1971, that was closed by Interior pursuant to the civil action Shields v. United States shal... | Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Price Index for Elderly
Consumers Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ELDERLY CONSUMERS.
(a) In General.--The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department
of Labor shall prepare and publish an index for each calendar month to
be k... | Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2009 - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish a monthly Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPIEC) that indicates changes over time in expenditures for consumption which are typical for individuals aged 62 years ... | To require the establishment of a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits under titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cybersecurity Education Enhancement
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY CYBERSECURITY TRAINING PROGRAMS
AND EQUIPMENT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through
the Assistant Secretary of Cybe... | Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Cybersecurity, to establish a program awarding competitive grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) and consortia of IHEs for: (1) cybersecurity professional development progr... | To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a program to award grants to institutions of higher education for the establishment or expansion of cybersecurity professional development programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Remote Sensing Applications Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) although urban land use planning, growth management,
and other functions of State, local, regional, and tribal
agencies are rightful... | Remote Sensing Applications Act of 2005 - (Sec. 4) Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to establish a program of grants for pilot projects to explore the integrated use of sources of remote sensing and other geospatial information to address State, local, regional, and ... | To encourage the development and integrated use by the public and private sectors of remote sensing and other geospatial information, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Infrastructure Improvement
Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Acquisition.--The term ``acquisition'' includes the
addition of land, sites, equipment, structures, facilities, or
rolling stock by pu... | National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2004 - Establishes the National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States to ensure that U.S. infrastructure meets current and future demand and facilitates economic growth.
Requires the Commission to study the state of U.S. infrastructure, including such matters ... | A bill to establish a National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Recreational Fee Authority Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. RECREATION FEE AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--Beginning on January 1, 2006, the Secretary of the
Interior (``Secretary'') may establish, modify, charge, and collect
fees for admission to a unit of the Nat... | Recreational Fee Authority Act of 2004 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, beginning on January 1, 2006, to establish, modify, charge, and collect fees for: (1) admission to a unit of the National Park System (NPS); and (2) the use of National Park Service administered areas, lands, sites, facilities, ... | A bill to enhance the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program for the National Park Service, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Soledad Canyon Settlement Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) City of santa clarita.--The term ``City of Santa
Clarita'' means the City of Santa Clarita, California.
(2) City of victorville.--The term ``City of V... | Soledad Canyon Settlement Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to offer to cancel Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mineral contracts CA-20139 and CA-22901 (located in Soledad Canyon, California) and compensate the contract holder for the cancellation with proceeds from the sale of lands near Victorville, Californ... | Soledad Canyon Settlement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. POSTAL BENEFITS PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
United States Postal Service, shall provide for a program under which
postal benefit... | Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to provide for a program under which postal benefits are provided to a member of the Armed Forces who is on active duty and who is either: (1) serving in Iraq or Afghanistan; or (2) hospitalized at a military medical facility as a result of such service... | To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide for free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and parcels sent by family members from within the United States to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in Iraq or Afghanistan. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``John R. Justice Prosecutors and
Defenders Incentive Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. LOAN REPAYMENT FOR PROSECUTORS AND DEFENDERS.
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the foll... | John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to add a program for student loan repayment for prosecutors and public defenders.
Defines "prosecutor" as a full-time state or local agency employee who: (1) is continually licensed to practi... | To provide for loan repayment for prosecutors and public defenders. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Facility Superfund
Compliance Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL ENTITIES AND FACILITIES.
Section 120 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620) is amended as
follows:
(1) By a... | Federal Facility Superfund Compliance Act of 1997 - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to subject each department, agency, and instrumentality of the Federal Government to all Federal, State, interstate, and local requirements regarding response actions rel... | Federal Facility Superfund Compliance Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Truth in Budgeting Act''.
SEC. 2. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND, INLAND
WATERWAYS TRUST FUND, AND HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the receipts and
disbursements of the Airp... | Truth in Budgeting Act - Prohibits the receipts and disbursements of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund from being counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus for purposes of the Federal budget as submitted by the Presi... | Truth in Budgeting Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``High-Quality Education Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Tennessee's wide-ranging and research-intensive STAR
project began in the mid-1980's when the Tennessee legislatur... | High-Quality Education Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to states, or local educational agencies (LEAs) in states that do not receive such grants, to reduce the size of core curriculum classes in public elementary and secondary schools.
Requires such grants to be provided on... | To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to reduce the size of core curriculum classes in public elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Solid Waste
Importation and Management Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF MUNICIPAL SOLID
WASTE.
(a) In General.--Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) is amend... | International Solid Waste Importation and Management Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize states to enact laws or issue regulations or orders restricting the receipt and disposal of foreign municipal solid waste within their borders until the Administrator of the Environmental Protect... | To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize States to restrict receipt of foreign municipal solid waste and implement the Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste between the United States and Canada, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Copper and Lead Evaluation and
Reporting Act of 2016'' or the ``CLEAR Act''.
SEC. 2. LEAD AND COPPER IN DRINKING WATER.
(a) Regulations Required.--Section 1412(b) of the Safe Drinking
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-1(b)) is amended--
(1) by rede... | Copper and Lead Evaluation and Reporting Act of 2016 or the CLEAR Act This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate new lead and copper regulations that would set a health-based, household action level for lead and copper that triggers: (1) a consumer notifica... | CLEAR Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fixing America's Inequities with
Revenues Act of 2013'' or the ``FAIR Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DISTRIBUTION OF REVENUES TO COASTAL STATES.
Section 9 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1338)
is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 9. DISPO... | Fixing America's Inequities with Revenues Act of 2013 or FAIR Act of 2013 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit in the Treasury 37.5% of all revenues derived from all rentals, royalties, bonus bids, and other sums payable to the United States from energy deve... | FAIR Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of
Fame Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) on December 21, 1891, a young physical education
instructor named James Naismith introduced the game of ``basket
... | Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 50,000 $5 coins, 400,000 $1 coins, and 750,000 half-dollar coins emblematic of the game of basketball. The bill requires all sales of such coins to include specified surchar... | Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian
Education Program Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. SUPPLEMENTAL INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAM MODERNIZATION.
The Act of April 16, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 452 et seq.) (commonly known
as the ``Johnson-O'Malley Act''), is amended by a... | Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act This bill amends the Johnson-O'Malley Act to establish a program through which the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) shall contract with eligible entities for the purpose of providing educational benefits to Indian students. An eligible entity is an ... | Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NASA and JPL 50th Anniversary
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) Denominations.--In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the
establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and
the Jet Propulsion Laborato... | NASA and JPL 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to mint and issue: (1) ten dollar gold coins; (2) five dollar go... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``High School Athletics Accountability
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Participation in sports teaches youth critical life
skills and has a significant positive impact on... | High School Athletics Accountability Act of 2009 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to direct coeducational elementary and secondary schools that participate in any ESEA program to annually: (1) report certain information on equality in their school athletic programs to the Commissioner ... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make available information on equality in school athletic programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Full Funding for IDEA Now Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to attain the Federal Government's goal
under part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20
U.S.C. 1411 et seq.) of providing 40 percent of the nation... | Full Funding for IDEA Now Act of 2003 - Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to specify a mandatory minimum level of Federal grant payments to States for assistance for education of all children with disabilities.Sets such level at 40 percent of the average current per-pupil expenditure in publ... | To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full funding for assistance for education of all children with disabilities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Innovation $1 Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. AMERICAN INNOVATION $1 COIN PROGRAM.
Section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after subsection (v) the following new subsection:
``(w) Redesign and Issuance of $1 Coins Honoring... | American Innovation $1 Coin Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue American Innovation $1 coins commemorating an innovation, an individual innovator or pioneer, or a group of innovators or pioneers from each state, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territory. Four such coins shall be ... | American Innovation $1 Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Robert Stodola Homeless Veterans
Assistance Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
(a) In General.--Subtitle A of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11361 et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end the following new section:
``S... | Robert Stodola Homeless Veterans Assistance Act - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to require each city, county, State, and Indian tribe which is provided assistance under the following programs to ensure that not less than 20 percent of the total amount received by such entity is used for activi... | Robert Stodola Homeless Veterans Assistance Act |
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