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SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds and declares that--
(1) it is the policy of the United States, in fulfillment
of its trust responsibility to Indian tribes, to promote Indian
self-determination and economic self-sufficiency;
(2) the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian C... | Requires the operation of the works consistent with specified standards, including those for: (1) equitable distribution of water; and (2) a due process system for determination of any request for distribution of water.
Cancels on the conveyance date any charges for construction of the works that were deferred.
Provide... | To provide for the ownership and operation of the irrigation works on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community's reservation in Maricopa County, Arizona, by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. |
SECTION 1. HIGH-PERFORMANCE GREEN BUILDINGS RETROFIT LOAN GUARANTEES.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Cost.--The term ``cost'' has the meaning given the term
``cost of a loan guarantee'' within the meaning of section
502(5)(C) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. ... | Requires the Secretary of Energy to make loan guarantees for renovation projects that: (1) are eligible under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 guarantee program as projects that avoid, reduce, or sequester air pollutants or greenhouse gases and employ new or significantly improved technologies; and (2) will result in a bu... | To provide for loan guarantees for retrofitting high-performance green buildings. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for Imprisoned Americans
Overseas Act of 2013'' or the ``Jacob's Law of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The President is required under section 2001 of the
Revise... | Justice for Imprisoned Americans Overseas Act of 2013 or Jacob's Law of 2013 - Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to include in the Foreign Service professional development program training to protect the rights of U.S. citizens in foreign custody. Directs the Secretary of State to submit a semiannnual report to C... | Jacob's Law of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Review Every Dollar Act of 2013''.
TITLE I--FEDERAL PROGRAM SUNSET
SEC. 101. LIMITATION ON REAUTHORIZATION OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS.
(a) Enforcement.--(1) It shall not be in order in the House of
Representatives or the Senate to consider... | Review Every Dollar Act of 2013 - Makes it out of order in both chambers to consider any bill, joint resolution, or other measure that: (1) reauthorizes any federal program for more than seven fiscal years, or (2) establishes a new federal program that exceeds such period. Requires each standing congressional committee... | Review Every Dollar Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``SBA Trade Programs
Act of 2007''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--SMALL BUSINESS TRADE POLICY
Sec. 101. De... | SBA Trade Programs Act of 2007 - Title I: Small Business Trade Policy - (Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Act to require the director of the Office of International Trade (Office) within the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1) present recommendations regarding small business exporters to trade negotiators; (... | To amend the Small Business Act to improve trade programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consolidation Prevention and
Competition Promotion Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) competitive markets are critical to ensuring
opportunity for all people in the United States;
... | Consolidation Prevention and Competition Promotion Act of 2017 This bill amends the Clayton Act to revise merger requirements. Specifically, the bill: prohibits a merger that materially (currently, substantially) lessens competition in more than a de minimis amount or tends to create a monopsony (a market situation in... | Consolidation Prevention and Competition Promotion Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Child Protection Volunteer
Screening Assistance Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL CENTER ON VOLUNTEER SCREENING.
The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42
U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the ... | Directs the Attorney General, by making a grant to or a contract with a public agency or a nonprofit national organization, to: (1) establish a national center for volunteer screening (to serve as a point of contact for public and nonprofit private qualified entities to request a nationwide background check to determin... | National Child Protection Volunteer Screening Assistance Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iran Transparency and Accountability
Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURES TO THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION RELATING
TO SANCTIONABLE ACTIVITIES.
(a) In General.--Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(15 U.S.C. 78m) is ... | Iran Transparency and Accountability Act of 2011 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require securities issuers to disclose in their mandatory annual or quarterly reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) whether they or their affiliates have: (1) engaged in certain activities relating to Iran... | A bill to require disclosure to the Securities and Exchange Commission of certain sanctionable activities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Job Corps Centers Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Department of Labor's management of the Job Corps
program has recently suffered from poor budgeting and financial
... | Securing Job Corps Centers Act - Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to the Job Corps program. Establishes the Jobs Corps Program Advisory Board in the Department of Labor. Directs the Board to conduct a study and develop recommendations for improving the administration and management structure of the Job Corp... | Securing Job Corps Centers Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Technology Development and
Outreach Act''.
SEC. 2. OUTREACH AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.
Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is amended by
inserting after subsection (r) the following:
``(s) Outreach and Support Activities.--
... | Rural Technology Development and Outreach Act - Amends provisions of the Small Business Act relating to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make grants to organizations t... | To amend the Small Business Act to improve outreach and support activities and to increase award recipients from rural areas with respect to the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.
(a) Elimination of Certain Personnel Management Authorities.--
Effective 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act--
(1) section 111(d) of the Aviation and Transportation
Security Act (49 U.S.C. 44935 note) is re... | Repeals certain personnel management authorities, including a provision authorizing the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to employ and fix the compensation, terms, and conditions of employment for passenger and property screeners. Directs: (1) the Secret... | To provide certain personnel management requirements for the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. PENALTIES FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAFFICKING IN CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.
(a) Import Related Offense.--Chapter 110 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Se... | Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit, and establish penalties for: (1) employing or inducing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing any visual depiction of such conduct, intending that such depiction will be imported into the Unit... | Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Volunteer Healthcare Program Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
It is the purpose of this Act to provide grants to States to--
(1) promote access to quality health and dental care for
the medically underserved and uninsured through th... | Volunteer Healthcare Program Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award matching grants to states to establish demonstration programs to: (1) promote access to quality health and dental care for the medically underserved and uninsured through the co... | A bill to award grants for the establishment of demonstration programs to enable States to develop volunteer health care programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nanotechnology in the Schools Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The rapidly growing field of nanotechnology is
generating scientific and technological breakthroughs that wi... | Nanotechnology in the Schools Act - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to establish a nanotechnology in the schools program awarding grants to public or charter secondary schools offering advanced science courses and to institutions of higher education, for the purchase of nanotechnology equipment... | A bill to strengthen the capacity of eligible institutions to provide instruction in nanotechnology. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Mississippi Valley
National Historical Park Act of 2001''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Mississippi Valley... | Mississippi Valley National Historical Park Act of 2001 - Establishes the Mississippi Valley National Historical Park on the former Eaker Air Force Base in Blytheville, Arkansas.Directs the Secretary of Defense to transfer, without reimbursement, to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior certa... | To preserve and protect archaeological sites and historical resources of the central Mississippi Valley through the establishment of the Mississippi Valley National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System on former Eaker Air Force Base in Blytheville, Arkansas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Property Owners Access to Justice
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. JURISDICTION IN CIVIL RIGHTS CASES.
Section 1343 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(c) Whenever a district court exercises jurisdiction under
... | Property Owners Access to Justice Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal judicial code to provide that whenever a district court has jurisdiction in civil rights cases it shall not abstain from exercising or relinquishing its jurisdiction to a State court in an action where no claim of a violation of a State law, right, or p... | Property Owners Access to Justice Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) fostering and protecting the highest possible standards
of health care for the American people require--
(A) creative scientific inquiry and information
exchanges in the medical sciences and the industries
... | Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) to allow, notwithstanding specified provisions of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), dissemination to individuals and entities involved in health care (including practitioners, managed care organizations, insurers, and governmental agencies) written information ... | A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information about prescription drug therapies and devices, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Advanced Biofuel Investment Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED ADVANCED BIOFUEL PRODUCTION
PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 48(a)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining energy prop... | Advanced Biofuel Investment Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a 30% energy tax credit for investment in qualified advanced biofuel production property. Defines "qualified advanced biofuel production property" as property used exclusively to produce advanced biofuels for sale to unrelated persons. ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an investment tax credit for advanced biofuel production property. |
of April 6, 1937 (56 Stat. 57,
chapter 69; 7 U.S.C. 148 et seq.).
(6) The Act of January 31, 1942 (56 Stat. 40, chapter 31; 7
U.S.C. 149).
(7) The Act of August 20, 1912 (commonly known as the
``Plant Quarantine Act'') (37 Stat. 315, chapter 308; 7 U.S.C.
151 ... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Plant Protection
Title II: Inspection and Enforcement
Title III: Miscellaneous Provisions
Title IV: Federal Coordination
Title V: Authorization of Appropriations
Noxious Weed Coordination and Plant Protection Act -
Title I: Plant Protection
- Prohibits a pers... | Noxious Weed Coordination and Plant Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Anti-Corruption Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE.
(a) Report and Certification.--
(1) In general.--Not later than March 1 of each year, the
President shall submit to the appropriate committees a... | International Anti-Corruption Act of 1997 - Directs the President to certify annually to certain congressional committees as to whether each country receiving foreign assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is: (1) conducive to United States business; (2) not conducive to United States business; or (3) hos... | International Anti-Corruption Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Servicemember Mental Health Review
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(1) Since September 11, 2001, approximately 30,000 veterans
have been separated from the Armed Forces on the basis of a
personality disorder or adjustment disorder.
... | Servicemember Mental Health Review Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to establish within each military department a board of review to review determinations previously made that covered individuals separated from the Armed Forces have a mental condition not amounting to disability. Defines "covered individua... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to require a review of the separation of members of the Armed Forces on the basis of a mental condition not amounting to disability, including separation on the basis of a personality or adjustment disorder. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that the conveyance of the Properties described in
section 4(b) to the Lessees of those Properties for fair market value
would have the beneficial results of--
(1) reducing Pick-Sloan project debt for the Canyon Ferry
Unit;
(2) providing a perm... | Establishes the terms and conditions under which the Secretary of the Interior shall convey to the highest bidder properties including 265 cabin sites and certain small contiguous parcels of the Bureau of Reclamation around Canyon Ferry Reservoir, Montana, to private parties.
Directs the Secretary, consistent with spe... | To establish terms and conditions under which the Secretary of the Interior shall convey leaseholds in certain properties around Canyon Ferry Reservoir, Montana. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This act may be cited as the ``American Travel Industry
Stabilization Act''.
SEC. 2. TRAVEL INDUSTRY DISASTER RELIEF.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
President shall take the actions described in subsection (b) to
compensate eligible travel-related ... | American Travel Industry Stabilization Act - Directs the President to issue Federal credit instruments, amounting in the aggregate up to $5 billion, to compensate eligible travel-related businesses that were injured by the Government shutdown of the airline industry following the terrorist attacks on the United States ... | A bill to preserve the continued viability of the United States travel industry. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``E911 Surcharge Fairness Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Wireless E911 was established by Congress to provide
for vital emergency communications systems for the benefit of
end-users of mobi... | E911 Surcharge Fairness Act of 2011 - Prohibits any state or local government from: (1) imposing a new unfair or inequitable E911 fee, tax, or surcharge with respect to any prepaid mobile service, provider, or customer; or (2) enforcing a new or existing E911 fee in an unfair or inequitable manner.
Defines "E911 fee" ... | To ensure that State and local E911 fees, taxes, and surcharges are imposed in a fair and equitable manner with respect to prepaid mobile services. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mount Hood Cooper Spur Land Exchange
Clarification Act''.
SEC. 2. COOPER SPUR LAND EXCHANGE CLARIFICATION AMENDMENTS.
Section 1206(a) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
(Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 1018) is amended--
(1) in ... | . Mount Hood Cooper Spur Land Exchange Clarification Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to revise details of the Cooper Spur-Government Camp land exchange between the United States and Oregon. After the final appraised value of the federal and nonfederal lands is determined ... | Mount Hood Cooper Spur Land Exchange Clarification Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Recovery Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. RURAL RECOVERY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS.
Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 123. RURAL RECOVERY COM... | Rural Recovery Act of 1998 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to provide rural housing and community development assistance through rural recovery community development block grants to eligible local governments and Indian tribes in areas with high rates of outmigration and low per capita income... | Rural Recovery Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``IP-Enabled Voice Communications and
Public Safety Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. EMERGENCY SERVICE.
(a) 911 and E-911 Services.--Notwithstanding section 2(b) or any
other provision of the Communications Act of 1934, the Commission shall
prescribe regulations ... | IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2005 - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prescribe regulations to establish a set of requirements or obligations on providers of IP-enabled voice service (Internet protocol-enabled service for real-time two-way or multidirectional voice commu... | To promote and enhance public safety and to encourage the rapid deployment of IP-enabled voice services. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Elder Fall Prevention Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Falls are the leading cause of injury deaths among
people over 65.
(2) By 2030, the population of individuals who are 65 years
... | Elder Fall Prevention Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Administration on Aging within the Department of Health and Human Services to: (1) oversee and support a three-year national education campaign by the National Safety Council focusing on ways to reduce the risk of elder falls and pre... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning elder falls, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Government Neutrality in Contracting
Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
It is the purpose of this Act to--
(1) promote and ensure open competition on Federal and
federally funded or assisted construction projects;
(2) maintain Fed... | Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - Directs the head of any federal agency that awards or obligates funds for any construction contract, or that awards grants, provides financial assistance, or enters into cooperative agreements for construction projects, to ensure that bid specifications, project agreements, or... | A bill to preserve open competition and Federal Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to College Education (ACE)
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) During the past 15 years, tuition at 4-year public
colleges and universities rose 234 percent.
(2) In contrast, dur... | Access to College Education (ACE) Act of 1997 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a new part F, Administrative Support for State Prepaid Tuition Programs, under title X of such Act.
Directs the Secretary of Education to: (1) make grants to States to support temporarily the establishment and operati... | Access to College Education (ACE) Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Ferry Systems
Investment Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Ferries are a vital part of the United States
transportation system, carrying more than 100,000,000
passengers annual... | United States Ferry Systems Investment Act of 2011 - Makes funds available from the Highway Trust Fund to the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) for FY2012-FY2018 for construction of ferry vessels and ferry terminal facilities. Revises general requirements and the formula for the allocation of such funds to ferry system... | To promote secure ferry transportation and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``VA Hospital Quality Report Card Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish the Hospital Quality Report
Card Initiative under title 38, United States Code, to ensure that
quality measures data for hospitals administered by ... | VA Hospital Quality Report Card Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and implement a Hospital Quality Report Card Initiative to report on health care quality in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals. Requires the Secretary, at least semiannually, to publish reports on VA hospital... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a Hospital Quality Report Card Initiative to report on health care quality in Veterans Affairs hospitals. |
SECTION 1. ENERGY ASSISTANCE FUND.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the Energy Assistance
Fund established by subsection (b).
(2) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned''
means, with respect to programs carried out by each... | Establishes in the Treasury the Energy Assistance Fund.
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, upon request of the Secretary concerned, to transfer amounts from the Fund to that Secretary to make or guarantee low-interest loans or grants to U.S. persons to purchase and install: (1) qualifying energy efficient property... | A bill to establish an Energy Assistance Fund to guarantee low-interest loans for the purchase and installation of qualifying energy efficient property, idling reduction and advanced insulation for heavy trucks, and alternative refueling stations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cut Federal Spending Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH.
(a) In General.--Amounts made available for fiscal year 2011 for
the legislative branch are reduced by $1,283,000,000.
(b) Government Printing Office.--The Government Printing Office is... | Cut Federal Spending Act of 2011 - Reduces FY2011 appropriations by specified amounts for: (1) the legislative branch; (2) the judicial branch; (3) the Department of Agriculture (USDA), including the Forest Service; (4) the Department of Commerce, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); (5... | A bill to cut $500,000,000,000 in spending in fiscal year 2011. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``International
Nuclear Fuel for Peace and Nonproliferation Act of 2007''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
TITLE I--INTERNATIONAL... | International Nuclear Fuel for Peace and Nonproliferation Act of 2007 - States that it is U.S. policy to support the establishment of an international regime for the assured supply of nuclear fuel for peaceful means under multilateral authority, such as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Authorizes the Pre... | A bill to support the establishment of an international regime for the assured supply of nuclear fuel for peaceful means and to authorize voluntary contributions to the International Atomic Energy Agency to support the establishment of an international nuclear fuel bank. |
That the following sums
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for
other purposes, namely:
TITLE I--DISASTER RELIEF
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emerg... | Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2012 - Title I: Disaster Relief - Makes supplemental appropriations for FY2012 to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the Disaster Relief Fund.
Makes appropriations for disaster relief to the Department of Defense (DOD), Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers--Civ... | Making appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Private Security Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) One of the legacies of the horrific attacks of
September 11, 2001, is the greatly enhanced need for security
of the homeland. Meeting th... | Private Security Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, upon request by a covered employer (certain non-governmental companies that provide security guard services or that have more than 50 employees of which at least three are internal security employees), to provide for a National Crime Informa... | To strengthen the Nation's ability to protect its key assets and the life, health, and property of its populace by granting providers of private security services access to the criminal history records available through the National Crime Information Center in connection with their employees and prospective employees, ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Science Prize Competitions Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO PRIZE COMPETITIONS.
Section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of
1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) in the ma... | Science Prize Competitions Act of 2016 This bill amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 regarding prize competitions, including to allow an agency to waive insurance requirements. Each prize competition shall be published on a publicly accessible government website rather than in the Federal Re... | Science Prize Competitions Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund
Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. 0.5 CENT OF GENERAL REVENUE PORTION OF THE HIGHWAY MOTOR FUEL
TAXES DEPOSITED INTO INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL TRUST FUND.
(a) Establishment of Trust Fund.--Subchapter A of chapter 9... | Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish in the Treasury the Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund which shall finance qualified intercity passenger rail service expenses of: (1) the National Railroad Passenger Corporation; and (2) eligible States. Transfers to the... | Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect American Voters Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Prior to the 2000 Presidential election, which was
decided by only 547 votes in Florida, several Florida counties
purged th... | Protect American Voters Act of 2004 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require States to provide notice and an opportunity for review before removing any individual from the official list of eligible voters for elections for Federal office by reason of criminal conviction or mental incapacity. | To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require States to provide notice and an opportunity for review prior to removing any individual from the official list of eligible voters by reason of criminal conviction or mental incapacity. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``The Nuclear Waste Protection and
Responsible Compensation Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purposes of this Act are to--
(1) ensure the permanent program for disposition of spent
nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste continues wi... | Nuclear Waste Protection and Responsible Compensation Act - Prohibits commercial spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste (fuel and waste) from being transported offsite for away-from-reactor storage until a final license for a permanent disposition program is issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Au... | Nuclear Waste Protection and Responsible Compensation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``America's Partnership for Nursing
Education Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The nursing shortage has a detrimental impact on the
quality of care patients receive in health ... | America's Partnership for Nursing Education Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to states that are experiencing explosive population growth and have a substantial projected shortage of nurses to increase the number of qualified nursing ... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to increase the number of qualified nursing faculty, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Welfare to Work Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF PROGRAM PURPOSE.
(a) In General.--Section 401 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
601) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 401. PURPOSE.
``The purpose of this part is to--
``(1... | Welfare to Work Act of 1997 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to: (1) rename the program the Assistance for Needy Families Program; (2) require work activities after three months of receiving program assistance (instead of the current 24 months), wit... | Welfare to Work Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF BUREAU OF ENFORCEMENT AND BORDER AFFAIRS.
(a) Establishment of Bureau.--
(1) In general.--There is established in the Department of
Justice a bureau to be known as the Bureau of Enforcement and
Border Affairs (in this section referred to as the ``Bureau'').... | Establishes in the Department of Justice (DOJ) the Bureau of Enforcement and Border Affairs, to be headed by a Director.
Transfers from the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to the Director all functions, personnel, infrastructure, and funding of the following programs: (1) the Border P... | To establish the Bureau of Enforcement and Border Affairs within the Department of Justice. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Number Non-
Proliferation Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF THE SALE, PURCHASE, AND DISPLAY TO THE GENERAL
PUBLIC OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBER.
(a) In General.--Title II of the Social Security Act is amended by... | Social Security Number Non-Proliferation Act of 2007 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the sale, purchase, and display to the general public of an individual's Social Security account number without the individual's voluntary and written conse... | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the sale, purchase, and display to the general public of the Social Security account number. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Bioterrorism
Countermeasures Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the events of September 11, 2001, have heightened
awareness of the threat of acts of bioterrorism, incl... | Agricultural Bioterrorism Countermeasures Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to bioterrorism countermeasures, to: (1) expand Agricultural Research Service programs to protect the domestic food supply; (2) establish a Consortium for Countermeasures Against Agricultural Bioterrorism comprise... | A bill to establish a coordinated program of science-based countermeasures to address the threats of agricultural bioterrorism. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Americas Free Trade Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The countries of the Western Hemisphere have enjoyed
more success in the twentieth century in the peaceful conduct
of their relations am... | Americas Free Trade Act - Requires the President to initiate trade agreement negotiations with Western Hemisphere countries for the reduction and elimination of tariffs and nontariff trade barriers and the establishment of a Western Hemisphere free trade area.Declares that this Act shall not apply to Cuba unless the Pr... | A bill to authorize negotiation of free trade agreements with countries of the Americas, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Park Bonds and Capital
Improvements Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ``National Park Capital Improvement Fund''
means the fund established under this Act containing the
rev... | National Park Bonds and Capital Improvements Act of 1997 - Establishes in the Treasury a National Park Capital Improvement Fund. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury (the Secretary) to: (1) deposit all revenues collected by the National Park Service from all park units in the National Park System into such Fund (and ... | National Park Bonds and Capital Improvements Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF
1974.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part 7 of subtitle B of title I of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (as added by
section 603(a) of the Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of
1996 and amended by... | Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to prohibit a group health plan (and a health insurer providing coverage under a group plan) from imposing an aggregate dollar lifetime limit less than specified amounts. Exempts plans offered to or maintained for employees of ... | To impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Base Closure Reuse Reform Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. REFORM OF PROPERTY DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS UNDER BASE CLOSURE
LAWS TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PROTECT CLOSING
INSTALLATIONS.
(a) Applicability of Excess Profits Clause... | Base Closure Reuse Reform Act of 1997 - Amends the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 and the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act to make inapplicable to the sale of real property at a closed military installation provisions of the Federal Property and Administrative Serv... | Base Closure Reuse Reform Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Institutions Examination
Fairness and Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. TIMELINESS OF EXAMINATION REPORTS.
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978
(12 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. ... | Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act - Amends the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to require a federal financial institutions regulatory agency to make a final examination report to a financial institution within 60 days of the later of: (1) the exit interview for an... | To improve the examination of depository institutions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prepare, Ready, Equip, and Prevent
Areas at Risk of Emergency Wildfires Act of 2015'' or the ``PREPARE Act
of 2015''.
SEC. 2. WILDFIRE MITIGATION.
Title II of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5131 et seq.)... | Prepare, Ready, Equip, and Prevent Areas at Risk of Emergency Wildfires Act of 2015 or the PREPARE Act of 2015 Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a pilot program to make grants to states or Indian tribal gover... | PREPARE Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Maritime Disaster Family Assistance
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES OF PASSENGERS INVOLVED IN MARITIME
DISASTERS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 63 of title 46, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
`... | Maritime Disaster Family Assistance Act of 2001 - Amends Federal maritime law to direct the Secretary (of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, or the National Transportation Safety Board in certain instances), whenever notified of a maritime disaster within the United States involving a passenger vesse... | To establish a program of assistance to families of passengers and crew members involved in maritime disasters. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Special Counsel Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL COUNSEL.
(a) In General.--Part II of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by striking chapter 40 and inserting the following:
``CHAPTER 40--SPECIAL COUNSEL
``Sec.
``591. Special c... | Directs the Attorney General to determine the special counsel's investigative and prosecutorial jurisdiction. Specifies that such determination shall not be subject to judicial review.
Directs the Attorney General, subject to congressional approval, to promulgate regulations governing the operation and removal of a spe... | Special Counsel Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Facility Authorization and Lease Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY
PROJECTS.
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following major
medica... | Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Authorization and Lease Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out major medical facility projects (projects) in FY2009 in: (1) Palo Alto, California; (2) San Antonio, Texas; and (3) San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Amends the Veterans Benefits, Health... | To authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Telemarketing Relief Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF TELEMARKETER NO-CALL LIST BY FEDERAL TRADE
COMMISSION.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall amend its rules un... | Telemarketing Relief Act of 2002 - Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to amend rules established under the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act to: (1) establish a list of phone numbers of consumers who have notified the FTC or an entity specified below that they do not wish to receive tel... | To direct the Federal Trade Commission to issue rules that establish a list of telephone numbers of consumers who do not want to receive telephone calls for telemarketing purposes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) in the Memorandum on the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
(28 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 2324, dated November 30, 1992),
President George H.W. Bush rec... | Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2006 - Directs the Puerto Rico State Elections Commission to conduct a plebiscite in Puerto Rico during the 110th Congress on the sole question of continued U.S. territorial status or a path toward a permanent non-territorial status. | A bill to provide for a plebiscite in Puerto Rico on the status of the territory. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Point Spencer Coast Guard and
Public-Private Sector Infrastructure Development Facilitation and Land
Conveyance Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) BSNC.--The term ``BSNC'' means the Bering Straits
Native Corporation autho... | Point Spencer Coast Guard and Public-Private Sector Infrastructure Development Facilitation and Land Conveyance Act - Designates certain land at Point Spencer in Alaska (a parcel of land on which a decommissioned long range radio navigation station was located) to be: (1) retained by the Coast Guard; (2) conveyed to, o... | Point Spencer Coast Guard and Public-Private Sector Infrastructure Development Facilitation and Land Conveyance Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Office of Counterterrorism of the Department of
State has stated, ``FTO (Foreign Terrorist Organizations)
designations play a critical role in our fight against
terrorism and are an effective means of curtailing suppo... | Directs the Secretary of State to designate as a foreign terrorist organization each of the following: (1) the Arellano Felix Organization, (2) the Los Zetas Cartel, (3) the Juarez Cartel, (4) the Beltran Leyva Organization, (5) la Familia Michoacana, (6) the Sinaloa Cartel, and (7) the Gulf Cartel/New Federation.
Dir... | To direct the Secretary of State to designate as foreign terrorist organizations certain Mexican drug cartels and submit a report on the activities the Department of State is taking to assist Mexico with drug cartel violence, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Elementary Mathematics and Science
Equipment Act''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to raise the quality of instruction
in mathematics and science in the Nation's elementary schools by
providing equipment and materials nece... | Elementary Mathematics and Science Equipment Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to allot funds to State educational agencies to award grants to local educational agencies to provide hands-on instruction equipment and materials to elementary schools to improve mathematics and science education. Authorizes appr... | Elementary Mathematics and Science Equipment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pharmaceutical Technology and
Education Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Developing medical products targeted for important
public health needs, less common diseases, prevalent third
... | Pharmaceutical Technology and Education Enhancement Act - Requires the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to expand and intensify certain research and education programs regarding pharmaceutical science and engineering through the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology and Education (NIPTE) and its member institu... | A bill to enhance research and education in the areas of pharmaceutical and biotechnology science and engineering, including therapy development and manufacturing, analytical technologies, modeling, and informatics. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) there is no Federal program to support family
caregivers;
(2) most older individuals and persons with mental
retardation and related developmental disabilities (as defined
in section 102 of the Developmental Disabilit... | Authorizes appropriations. Makes unused State grant program funds available for reallotment. | A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish a national family caregiver support program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Firefighters Pay Fairness Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to improve pay equality between Federal firefighters,
other Federal employees, and municipal and other public sector
firefighters... | Firefighters Pay Fairness Act of 1995 - Amends Federal law to provide that, for Federal fire fighters, the annual rate of basic pay shall be calculated on the basis of 26 administrative biweekly work periods of up to 106 hours each. Prescribes a formula for computing the basic biweekly pay of Federal employees who are... | Firefighters Pay Fairness Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Filipino Veterans of World War II
Congressional Gold Medal Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued an order
commissioning around 250,000 troops from the Philippi... | Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the award, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal collectively to the Filipino Veterans of World War II (Veterans) in recogniti... | Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lumbee Recognition Act''.
SEC. 2. PREAMBLE.
The preamble to the Act of June 7, 1956 (70 Stat. 254), is amended
as follows:
(1) By striking ``and'' at the end of each clause.
(2) By striking ``: Now, therefore,'' at the end of the... | Lumbee Recognition Act - Extends federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.
Makes the Tribe and its members eligible for all services and benefits provided to Indians because of their status as members of a federally recognized tribe. Deems, for purposes of the delivery of such services, Tribe members ... | A bill to provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mom's Opportunity to Access Health,
Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression Act'' or the
``MOTHERS Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Postpartum depression is a devastating mood disorder
... | Mom's Opportunity to Access Health, Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression Act or the MOTHERS Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to: (1) states to provide to women who have recently given birth and their families, before s... | A bill to ensure that new mothers and their families are educated about postpartum depression, screened for symptoms, and provided with essential services, and to increase research at the National Institutes of Health on postpartum depression. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare and Medicaid Health Plan
Beneficiary Orientation and Medical Profile Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PAYMENTS UNDER MEDICARE UNTIL COMPLETION OF
ORIENTATION AND MEDICAL PROFILE.
(a) In General.--Section 1876(c)(3) of the So... | Medicare and Medicaid Health Plan Beneficiary Orientation and Medical Profile Act of 1996 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to prohibit any payments except to those entities which certify to the Secretary of Health and Human Services that they provide for orientation and medical profiles ... | Medicare and Medicaid Health Plan Beneficiary Orientation and Medical Profile Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Attendance Success Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Local educational agency.--The term ``local educational
agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the
Elementary and Secondary... | Student Attendance Success Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to states and, through them, competitive, renewable, three-year grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for programmatic initiatives aimed at improving academic achievement by keeping students in school.
Requires subgran... | A bill to establish a grant program to prevent truancy, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sustainable Farmland for the Future
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 1201(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3801(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``highly
... | Sustainable Farmland for the Future Act This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to modify the conservation compliance provisions that apply to farmers who receive certain Department of Agriculture (USDA) benefits and have land that is highly erodible or a wetland. The bill modifies the compliance provisions to:... | Sustainable Farmland for the Future Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping Faith With the Greatest
Generation Military Retirees Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) No statutory health care program existed for members of
the uniformed services who entered service prior... | Keeping Faith With the Greatest Generation Military Retirees Act of 2010 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to waive the monthly part B premium (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for the Aged and Disabled) with respect to: (1) an individual who is entitled to military retired or retainer ... | To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive Medicare part B premiums for certain military retirees. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Buddy System Computer Education
Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to award demonstration grants to
develop and expand public-private partnership programs which extend the
learning experience, via computers, beyond the classroom env... | Buddy System Computer Education Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award a competitive grant to each of three States to create a computer-based education project for children in grades six through eight.
Gives preference to applications: (1) from States with demonstrated ability or commitment to computer-bas... | Buddy System Computer Education Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cooperative Planning Assistance Act
of 1994''.
SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR HABITAT ACQUISITION.
Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1539)
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(k) Assistance for Habitat ... | Cooperative Planning Assistance Act of 1994 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement with a State, political subdivision, or group of States or State political subdivisions to provide assistance for habitat acquisition required to carry... | Cooperative Planning Assistance Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Development Loan Assistance
Demonstration Program Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND SCOPE OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall carry out a program to demonstrate the effectiv... | Economic Development Loan Assistance Demonstration Program Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a demonstration program to encourage economic development in five enterprise zones through grants to community development corporations for reducing interest rates on economic dev... | Economic Development Loan Assistance Demonstration Program Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Mergers,
Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. REGISTRATION EXEMPTION FOR MERGER AND ACQUISITION BROKERS.
Section 15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.
78o(b)) is amended by adding at ... | Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exempt from that Act's registration requirements merger-and-acquisition brokers that facilitate transfer of ownership in privately held companies with earnings or r... | Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Police Pursuit Policy Act
of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) in 1996--
(A) 377 deaths occurred in the United States as a
result of high-speed motor vehicle pursuits; and
... | National Police Pursuit Policy Act of 1997 - Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation from approving the highway safety program of a State that does not have in effect by January 1, 1999: (1) a law that makes it unlawful for the driver of a motor vehicle to increase speed or to take any other deliberately evasive act... | National Police Pursuit Policy Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Big Thicket National Preserve, located in East
Texas, was established by Congress in 1974 as the nation's
first Preserve.
(2) The Big Thicket, known as the ``biological crossroads
of North America,'' is home ... | Adjusts the boundary of Big Thicket National Preserve, located in East Texas, to include any lands acquired from willing sellers totaling not more than 100,000 acres of land near the Preserve.
Permits any owner of private property included within the boundaries of the Big Thicket National Preserve to have their proper... | To adjust the boundary of Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas and provide for three ecotourism projects within the preserve, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Byron Nelson Congressional Gold
Medal Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Byron Nelson was a top player in the sport of golf
during the World War II era and his accomplishments as a
player, a teacher, an... | Byron Nelson Congressional Gold Medal Act - Provides for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to Byron Nelson in recognition of his contributions to the game of golf as a player, teacher, and commentator. | A bill to award a Congressional gold medal to Byron Nelson in recognition of his significant contributions to the game of golf as a player, a teacher, and a commentator. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Functional Gastrointestinal and
Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders
(FGIMDs) are chronic conditions associated... | Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate NIH activities with respect to functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (FGIMDs), i... | To expand the research activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``1995 Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the people of the United States feel a deep debt of
gratitude to Franklin Delano Roosevelt for his leadership in
Ameri... | 1995 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue commemorative one-dollar silver coins bearing a likeness of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Requires the Secretary to distribute proceeds from surcharges ($10 per coin) in equal allocations to: (1) the National Park Foun... | 1995 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Biofuel Engineering Training Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``biofuel engineering'' means the discipline
concerned with utilization of harvested living plant material
to produce fuels; and
... | Biofuel Engineering Training Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to award a grant to an appropriate standard-setting or other entity to: (1) develop appropriate standards for the accreditation of undergraduate and graduate biofuel engineering programs at institutions of higher education (IHEs); and (2) study the need... | To direct the Secretary of Energy to provide for the establishment of accreditation standards relating to biofuel engineering, to provide support for undergraduate and graduate degree programs that create the engineering skills necessary to support biofuel production, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Long-Term Care Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDED LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES UNDER MEDICARE PROGRAM FOR
DEPENDENT INDIVIDUALS.
(a) In General.--
(1) Part a.--Section 1812 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. ... | Comprehensive Long-Term Care Act of 1999 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) extend Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) coverage of extended care services to chronically dependent individuals; and (2) provide for coverage of home care services under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical... | Comprehensive Long-Term Care Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.
It is the sense of the Congress that it is inappropriate for the
Department of Labor, as the principal enforcer of fiduciary standards
in connection with employee pension benefit plans and employee welfare
benefit plans (as defined in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 3 of the ... | Expresses the sense of the Congress that it is inappropriate for the Department of Labor (DOL), as the principal enforcer of fiduciary standards in connection with employee pension benefit plans and employee welfare plans, as defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), to take any action ... | To place restrictions on the promotion by the Department of Labor and other Federal agencies and instrumentalities of economically targeted investments in connection with employee benefit plans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Paso al Norte National Museum of
Immigration History Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) more than 20,000,000 people currently living in the
United States trace their roots to Mexico, and Mexican-
Americans re... | Paso al Norte National Museum of Immigration History Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, if land is made available to or by the University of Texas at El Paso under specified conditions, to make a grant for the establishment of the Paso al Norte National Museum of Immigration History (a museum and research ce... | To authorize a national museum, including a research center and related visitor facilities, in the city of El Paso, Texas, to commemorate migration at the United States southern border. |
Defined.--For purposes of this section, the
term ``joint resolution'' means--
(1) in the case of a joint resolution introduced within 5
session days of Congress of receipt by Congress of a report
described in section 2(b), only a joint resolution the matter
after the resolving cl... | Sanctions Implementation Procedures Act of 1998 - Authorizes the President to delay the initial imposition of sanctions against a foreign country mandated by statute if it is determined that such delay is necessary: (1) to assist in negotiating a cessation by the country of the sanctionable activity; or (2) for a revi... | Sanctions Implementation Procedures Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reconstruction and Stabilization
Civilian Management Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) In June 2004, the Office of the Coordinator for
Reconstruction and Stabilization (referred to as ... | Reconstruction and Stabilization Civilian Management Act of 2008 - (Sec. 4) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President, if in the U.S. national interest, to furnish assistance to assist in stabilizing and reconstructing a country or region that is in, or is in transition from, conflict or civi... | To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, and the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to build operational readiness in civilian agencies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Orphans, Widows, and Widowers
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. RELIEF FOR ORPHANS AND SPOUSES OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS AND
RESIDENTS.
(a) Amendment.--Section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A)(i)) is... | Orphans, Widows, and Widowers Protection Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the definition of "immediate relative" to: (1) permit a widow or widower of a U.S. citizen to seek permanent resident status if married less than two years by showing through a preponderance of the evidence that the marr... | A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Microenterprise Empowerment and Job
Creation Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961 TO IMPROVE ACCESS
TO MICROENTERPRISE BY THE VERY POOR.
(a) Findings and Policy.--Section 251 of the Foreign Assistance Act
o... | Microenterprise Empowerment and Job Creation Act of 2011 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize appropriations through FY2016 for: (1) assistance for programs in developing countries to increase the availability of credit, savings, and other services to microfinance and microenterprise clients lacking... | To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to improve access to microenterprise by the very poor, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act''.
SEC. 2. COMMODITY EXCHANGE ACT.
Section 4s(a) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 6s(a)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Extra-territorial swap transaction application of
t... | Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Commodity Exchange Act regarding extra-territorial swap transactions between: (1) a registered swap dealer who is either a U.S. person or a person whose parent company is a U.S. person; and (2) a person who is a U.S. or non-U.S. subsidiary, branch, or affiliate of s... | To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide an exemption for certain swaps and security-based swaps involving Non-U.S. persons, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Ag Science Center Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the State of California (referred to in this Act as the
``State'') is a preeminent producer of more than 350 different
agricultural commo... | National Ag Science Center Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to provide to the entity known as "Ag Science Center, Inc.," in Stanislaus County, California, grants to pay not more than a total of 33% of the total costs of establishing the National Ag Science Center. | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to facilitate the establishment of the National Ag Science Center in Stanislaus County, California. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Depository Institution Community
Development Investments Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
(a) National Banks.--The first sentence of the paragraph designated
as the ``Eleventh'' of section 5136 of the Revised Statutes of the
United St... | Depository Institution Community Development Investments Enhancement Act - Amends the Home Owners' Loan Act to revise requirements for community development investments by federal savings associations.
Authorizes a federal savings association to make investments, directly or indirectly, each of which is designed prima... | A bill to increase community development investments by depository institutions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``The Future of Healthcare--Granting
Access to Innovation in America Act (GAIA Act)''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Medical errors, such as the miscalculation of
prescribed dosage amounts and the illegible hand... | The Future of Healthcare-- Granting Access to Innovation in America Act (GAIA Act) - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to hospitals and skilled nursing facilities to carry out demonstration projects aimed at reducing the rate of medication errors and improving the quality of care by i... | To improve the quality of health care through the implementation of computerized provider order entry systems in hospitals and skilled nursing facilities that will result in a reduction in the rate of medication errors and in redundancies and will create more efficiency. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``Darlene's Law''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL ORGAN DONOR REGISTRY.
(a) Establishment.--Part H of title III of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 273 et seq.) is amended by inserting after
section 373 the following:
``national organ donor re... | Darlene's Law - Amends the Public Health Services Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and maintain the National Organ Donor Registry.Provides for an opt-in organ donation checkoff on income tax forms. Sets forth notice and disclosure requirements.Requires the Secretary of the Treasury ... | To provide for the establishment of a National Organ Donor Registry, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coal Royalty Fairness Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. VALUATION OF COAL ROYALTIES.
Section 7 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 207) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking the fourth sentence; and
(2) by adding at the end the f... | Coal Royalty Fairness Act of 2015 Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to require the coal lease royalty to be at least 12.5% of the assessment value of federal coal (currently, 12.5% of the value of coal as defined by regulation), which value shall be established by the Secretary of the Interior within one year after enactm... | Coal Royalty Fairness Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Health
Programs Extension Act of 1994''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code.
... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: General Medical Authorization
Title II: Construction Authorities
Veterans Health Programs Extension Act of 1994 -
Title I: General Medical Authorities
- Repeals a Federal provision requiring a veteran, in order to be eligible for counseling for sexual trauma from the Depart... | Veterans Health Programs Extension Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Incentivize Growth Now In Tomorrow's
Entrepreneurs Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS START-UP SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter F of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new part:
... | Incentivize Growth Now In Tomorrow's Entrepreneurs Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish tax-exempt small business start-up accounts to provide for expenditures related to the creation or acquisition of an active trade or business. Limits the annual amount that may be contributed to such accounts ... | Incentivize Growth Now In Tomorrow's Entrepreneurs Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Label and Transport Tissues Safely
Act of 2017'' or as the ``LATTS Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. IN GENERAL.
(a) Non-Transplant Tissue Bank License.--
(1) Prohibition.--No person may introduce or deliver for
introduction into interstate co... | Label and Transport Tissues Safely Act of 2017 or the LATTS Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the sale of human tissue for research or education unless the seller has a non-transplant tissue bank license, each package of tissue is labeled with specified information, and each package is wrapped in the prescribed manner.... | Label and Transport Tissues Safely Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Learning Opportunities With Creation
of Open Source Textbooks (LOW COST) Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the College Board, that the average
student at a 4-year university spent an est... | Learning Opportunities With Creation of Open Source Textbooks (LOW COST) Act of 2014 - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop high quality, college freshman-level, open source materials that: (1) contain, at minimum, a comprehensive set of textbooks or other educational materials cove... | Learning Opportunities With Creation of Open Source Textbooks (LOW COST) Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Consumer Information Act
of 2018''.
SEC. 2. STANDARDS FOR CYBERSECURITY SAFEGUARDS FOR CERTAIN CONSUMER
REPORTING AGENCIES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS.
(a) Review of Standards; Potential Revision.--
(1) Review.--Not later... | Protecting Consumer Information Act of 2018 This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to review protections of customer information against cyber threats. The bill includes provisions related to investigations, enforcement, and regulations that apply to consumer reporting agencies. | Protecting Consumer Information Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``March of Dimes Commemorative Coin
Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) President Franklin Roosevelt's personal struggle with
polio led him to create the National Foundation for Infantile
Pa... | March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act of 2011- Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 500,000 $1 coins emblematic of the mission and programs of the March of Dimes.
Permits issuance of such coins only during the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2014.
Requires all surcharges received by ... | A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the March of Dimes Foundation. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) A national institution in Washington, District of
Columbia, the Nation's Capital, that is dedicated to the
heritage of women does not exist.
(2) In the 34-year period beginning with 1963, only 2
exhib... | Establishes the National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee.
Directs the Advisory Committee to study matters relating to: (1) a site for the Museum in Washington, D.C.; (2) a business plan for the Museum's creation and maintenance, to be funded solely through private contributions; and (3) assisting the Muse... | To create a National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee. |
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