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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Country-of-Origin Meat Labeling Act
of 1999''.
SEC. 2. COUNTRY-OF-ORIGIN LABELING OF MEAT AND MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS.
(a) Labeling Required.--The Federal Meat Inspection Act is amended
by inserting after section 7 (21 U.S.C. 607) the following new section:... | States that food-serving institutions and restaurants shall not be required to notify customers of the country-of origin of meat and meat food products served.
Restricts the use of "U.S. meat" label to a carcass or part, meat, or meat food product, consisting entirely of domestic meat.
Includes country-of-origin requir... | Country-of-Origin Meat Labeling Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
Section 9001 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
(7 U.S.C. 8101) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (6)--
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or'';
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at
the en... | Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include facilities that convert renewable biomass into renewable chemicals in the definitions of "biomass conversion facility" and "biorefinery."
Defines "renewable chemical" as a monomer, polymer, plastic, or formulated product produced from renewable bioma... | A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote biobased manufacturing. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Education Flexibility Partnership
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) States differ substantially in demographics, in school
governance, and in school finance and funding. The
adminis... | Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to allow all States to participate in the Education Flexibility Partnership (Ed-Flex Partnership) program.
(Sec. 4) Requires Ed-Flex Partnership States to: (1) have approved challenging content standards, challenging performance meas... | Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Supply and Distribution Act
of 2015''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to adopt certain recommendations of the Quadrennial
Energy Review of 2015;
(2) to enhance the integration of energy marke... | Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 This bill declares that the production and distribution of energy in the United States requires access to infrastructure and markets. The Department of Energy (DOE) must collaborate with federal agencies to improve the conceptual development of energy security, considering at ... | Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer and Employee Arbitration
Bill of Rights''.
SEC. 2. ELECTION OF ARBITRATION.
(a) Consumer and Employment Contracts.--Chapter 1 of title 9,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 17. Consumer and employment con... | Entitles each party under arbitration to: (1) competence and neutrality of the arbitrator and the administrative process; (2) representation by an attorney and a fair arbitration hearing; (3) the right to present evidence, cross examine witnesses, and obtain a record of the proceedings; and (4) timely resolution, with ... | Consumer and Employee Arbitration Bill of Rights |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT SCORES INCLUDED IN FREE ANNUAL DISCLOSURES.
(a) In General.--Section 609 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15
U.S.C. 1681g) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
... | Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require certain consumer reporting agencies to disclose, upon request, as part of a consumer's free annual disclosure: (1) the consumer's current credit score, (2) any other information in the consumer's file regarding ... | Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Depreciation, Modernization, and
Simplification Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO MODIFY CLASS LIVES.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 168(i) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
``(1) Class lif... | Tax Depreciation, Modernization, and Simplification Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to modify or create new class lives for depreciable business assets that reasonably reflect anticipated useful life and decline in value; (2) eliminate the mid-quarter accou... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the deduction for depreciation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Workers From Imminent
Dangers Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. STREAMLINED PROCEDURES TO COUNTERACT IMMINENT DANGERS.
(a) Procedures.--Section 13 of the Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 662) is amended--
(1) by strikin... | Protecting Workers From Imminent Dangers Act of 2009 - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to require the Department of Labor to: (1) inform employers and employees and their representatives when a condition or practice in a place of employment is such that an imminent danger to safety or health exist... | To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to prevent employee exposure to imminent dangers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE: TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Treaty Land Claims Equity Act of 1998''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title: table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions and findings.
Sec. 3. Es... | Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Equity Act of 1998 - Establishes the Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Commission to determine the validity of certain land claims arising out of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo in 1848.
Authorizes the Secretary of State to negotiate bilateral agreements with the governments of ... | Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Equity Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Russian-American Trust and
Cooperation Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Government of the Russian Federation maintains an
agreement with the Government of Cuba which allows Russia t... | Russian-American Trust and Cooperation Act of 2001 - Directs the President, until he certifies to Congress that the Government of the Russian Federation has ceased all operations at, removed all personnel from, and permanently closed the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba, to: (1) neither reschedule nor forgive any... | To prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any outstanding bilateral debt owed to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation until the President certifies to the Congress that the Government of the Russian Federation has ceased all its operations at, removed all personnel from, and permanently cl... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Boosting Equity for the American
Middle Class Act of 2016'' or as the ``BEAM Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR EARLY PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS ON CERTAIN HOME
MORTGAGES.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter... | Boosting Equity for the American Middle Class Act of 2016 or the BEAM Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit equal to 50% of the excess home mortgage principal payments made by a taxpayer during the year. The credit is limited to $500 per year and to taxpayers who have ... | BEAM Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Centers of Excellence for
Regional Smart Growth Planning Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR REGIONAL SMART GROWTH
PLANNING.
(a) Designation and Selection of National Centers of Excellence.--
In accordance with the ... | National Centers of Excellence for Regional Smart Growth Planning Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) designate not fewer than three national centers of excellence for regional smart growth planning, selected from metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) that have demo... | To establish national centers of excellence for regional smart growth planning, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Listbroker Privacy Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Commercial list brokers routinely advertise and sell
detailed information on children, including names, addresses,
ages, and other ... | Children's Listbroker Privacy Act - Makes it unlawful: (1) to sell personal information about an individual the seller knows to be a child (under age 16); (2) to purchase personal information about an individual identified by the seller as a child for the purpose of marketing to that child; or (3) for a purchaser who h... | A bill to regulate interstate commerce by prohibiting the sale of children's personally identifiable information for commercial marketing purposes. |
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION FOR CERTAIN PENSIONS AND ANNUITIES UNDER PUBLIC
RETIREMENT SYSTEMS.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to items specifically excluded
from income) is amended by redesignating section 137 as section 138 and
by ... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of an individual amounts received as a pension or annuity under a public retirement system to the extent they are not attributable to services covered under the social security system. Limits the tax exclusion based upon calculations relating to income ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income that portion of a governmental pension which does not exceed the maximum benefits payable under title II of the Social Security Act which could have been excluded from income for the taxable year. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Insurance Policy Transfer Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to prohibit the transfer and novation
of a contract of insurance without the prior informed written consent
of the policyholder.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this ... | Insurance Policy Transfer Act - Requires an insurer to notify a policyholder before the insurer enters into a transfer agreement or transfers the policyholder's insurance contract to another insurer, provided that such requirement shall not apply to: (1) a transfer agreement or transaction in which the transferring in... | Insurance Policy Transfer Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe and Secure Federal Websites Act
of 2014''.
SEC. 2. ENSURING FUNCTIONALITY AND SECURITY OF NEW FEDERAL WEBSITES
THAT COLLECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.
(a) Certification Requirement.--
(1) In general.--Except as ... | Safe and Secure Federal Websites Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Prohibits a federal agency from deploying or making available to the public a new federal personally identifiable information website (new Federal PII Website) until the chief information officer of the agency submits a certification to Congress that the website i... | Safe and Secure Federal Websites Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting America's Children
Against Terrorism Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.
(a) Public Health Measures To Protect Against Terrorism.--Part B of
title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.) is
amende... | Protecting America's Children Against Terrorism Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish a Task Force on Children and Bioterrorism; (2) establish a Children and Terrorism Information Network; (3) provide for the inclusion of supplies, equipment, a... | A bill to protect children from terrorism. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Farm and Ranch Risk Management
Act''.
SEC. 2. FARM AND RANCH RISK MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part II of subchapter E of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to taxable year for
which deductions taken) is ame... | Farm and Ranch Risk Management Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual engaged in an eligible farming or commercial fishing business a deduction for any taxable year of up to 20 percent of taxable income attributable to the eligible farming or commercial fishing business which was paid in cash by ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) More than 400,000 men and women from the United States
served in uniform in the defense of liberty during World War I,
among them 2 future presidents, Harry S. Truman and Dwight D.
Eisenhower.
(2) 2,0... | Establishes the World War I Centennial Commission to: (1) plan, develop, and execute programs, projects, and activities to commemorate the centennial of World War I; (2) encourage private organizations and state and local governments to organize and participate in such activities; (3) facilitate and coordinate such act... | A bill to establish the World War I Centennial Commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE
ASSERTION OF A UNITED STATES PATENT.
(a) In General.--It shall be an unfair or deceptive act or practice
within the me... | . Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and authorizes state attorneys general, to enforce against written communications (commonly referred to as demand letters) that represent in bad faith that the recipient bears liability or owes compensation ... | Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pipeline Modernization and Consumer
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. REPLACEMENT PROGRAMS FOR HIGH-RISK NATURAL GAS PIPELINES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) Federal requirements related to repairing pipeline
leaks are limited to... | Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act Requires each operator of a gas pipeline facility, in accordance with an integrity management program, if applicable, to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of gas piping or equipment that is leaking or may pose high risk of leaking. Requires each s... | Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act |
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENTS BEFORE THE PRESIDENT MAY ISSUE AN ORDER.
(a) Definitions.--In this Act, the term--
(1) ``benefit'' means the reasonably identifiable
significant favorable effects, quantifiable and
nonquantifiable, including social, health, safety,
environmental, econo... | Requires the President, before issuing an order, to: (1) cite all constitutional and statutory provisions that authorize the order; (2) conduct and publish in the Federal Register a cost benefit analysis of the order; and (3) provide no less than 30 days after publication for public comment before the order takes effec... | A bill to require that before issuing an order, the President shall cite the authority for the order, conduct a cost benefit analysis, provide for public comment, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Frontline Health Care Act
of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FRONTLINE PROVIDERS LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.
Part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
254b et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating the second subpart XI (as add... | Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and carry out a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program under which HHS makes student loan repayments in exchange for a health professional providing fro... | Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Security in Retirement Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERESTS
NOT GREATER THAN $300,000.
(a) In General.--In the case of an eligible defined contribution
plan of an individual, sect... | Financial Security in Retirement Act of 2008 - Suspends, for calendar 2008 and 2009, minimum distribution requirements for up to $300,000 of an individual's interest in all eligible defined contribution plans as of December 31, 2008. | To suspend for 2008 and 2009 the required minimum distribution requirements with respect to certain defined contribution plans to the extent the interest of an individual in such plans does not exceed $300,000. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fire Safe Communities Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Fire hazard area.--The term ``fire hazard area'' means
an area at significant risk from wildland fire as determined
by--
(A) the ... | Fire-Safe Communities Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reduce the amount of the share of nonfederal funds required by the Fire Management Assistance Grant Program to 10% of the grant amount for a municipality at risk if such mu... | A bill to promote fire safe communities and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Accountability and Flexibility
Associated With Spending on Transportation Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION FUNDING FLEXIBILITY.
(a) Highway Bridge Program.--Section 144(g)(1) of title 23, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol... | Accountability and Flexibility Associated With Spending on Transportation Act of 2005 - Amends the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) to allow a state to use its specified transportation improvement program (TIP) project allocation for any other eligible tr... | To amend Public Law 109-59 to provide additional transportation flexibility and to rescind certain amounts of Federal funding. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Science Prize Competitions Act''.
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) by inserting ``com... | Science Prize Competitions Act Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 regarding prize competitions, allowing an agency to waive liability insurance requirements for participants. Allows an agency to enter into a grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other agreement with a private sector for... | Science Prize Competitions Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Business Center Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. VETERANS BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM.
Section 32 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657b) is amended--
(1) in subsection (f), by inserting ``(other than
subsections (g), (h), and (i))'' ... | Veterans Business Center Act of 2009 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish within the SBA a Veterans Business Center program (program), headed by a Director, to provide entrepreneurial training and counseling to veterans.
Requires the Direct... | A bill to amend the Small Business Act to establish a Veterans Business Center program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``James Monroe Commemorative Coin
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress hereby finds as follows:
(1) James Monroe was the only United States President
besides George Washington to have actively served in the
regular military ... | James Monroe Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $50 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the election of President James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States.
Authorizes the issuance of such coins only ... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of President James Monroe, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``African Higher Education Expansion
and Improvement Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The demand for higher education in Africa has been
increasing at very high rates and is rapidly overtaking the
... | African Higher Education Expansion and Improvement Act of 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress regarding the importance to the development of sub-Saharan Africa of support for the improvement of primary, secondary, and higher education in that region.
States that it is this country's policy to provide Africa with lo... | To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide assistance to expand, improve, support, and promote higher education in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oversight Commission on Presidential
Capacity Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission in the legislative branch to be
known as the ``Oversight Commission on Presidential Capacity'' (in this
Act referred to as the ``Commission''... | Oversight Commission on Presidential Capacity Act This bill establishes in the legislative branch an Oversight Commission on Presidential Capacity to determine whether the President is mentally or physically unable to discharge the powers and duties of office. The commission: (1) within 72 hours after Congress adopts ... | Oversight Commission on Presidential Capacity Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Testing Flexibility Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) State and local governments bear the majority of the
cost and responsibility of educating public elementary school
and secondary school ... | Student Testing Flexibility Act of 2002 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to direct the Secretary of Education to grant waivers of certain annual testing and assessment requirements to States and local educational agencies (LEAs) if they demonstrate that they have: (1) significantly clo... | A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to permit States and local educational agencies to decide the frequency of using high quality assessments to measure and increase student academic achievement, to permit States and local educational agencies to obtain a waiver of certain testing require... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Our Kids From Inhaling
Deadly Smoke (PRO-KIDS) Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) environmental tobacco smoke comes from secondhand smoke
exhaled by smokers and sidestream smoke emitted from the
... | Preventing Our Kids From Inhaling Deadly Smoke (PRO-KIDS) Act of 1993 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue guidelines for enforcing a nonsmoking policy at indoor facilities where children's services are provided. Requires such policy, at a minimum, to prohibit smoking in each por... | Preventing Our Kids From Inhaling Deadly Smoke (PRO-KIDS) Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO USE OF PEN REGISTERS
AND TRAP AND TRACE DEVICES.
(a) General Limitation on Use by Governmental Agencies.--Section
3121(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``or trap and trace device'' after ``pen
r... | Directs the court, upon application made by an attorney for the Government or by a State investigative or law enforcement officer, to enter an ex parte order authorizing the installation and use of such a device if it finds that such attorney or officer has certified that the information likely to be obtained is releva... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to modify authorities relating to the use of pen registers and trap and trace devices, to modify provisions relating to fraud and related activities in connection with computers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Building Opportunities Bonus Act''.
SEC. 2. BONUS TO BUILD REAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR POOR FAMILIES.
Section 403(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(6) Building opportunities bonus.-... | Building Opportunities Bonus Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to establish a building opportunities bonus program under provisions regarding State family assistance grants in order to reward high performance States under TANF. Authorizes approp... | Building Opportunities Bonus Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Emergency Fuel
Assistance Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. EMERGENCY FUEL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
There is established within the Economic Development Administration
of the Department of Commerce, an emergency assistance program for
small businesses ... | Small Business Emergency Fuel Assistance Act of 2007 - Establishes within the Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce an emergency assistance program for small businesses and small farms dependent on fuel.
Authorizes the President to declare a federal energy emergency if the health, safety, w... | A bill to establish an emergency fuel assistance grant program for small businesses during energy emergencies |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Energy Laboratory
Missions Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``departmental laboratory'' means a Federal
laboratory, or any other laboratory or facility designated by
the Secr... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Mission Assignment
Title II: Governance
Department of Energy Laboratory Missions Act -
Title I: Mission Assignment
- Authorizes the Department of Energy (DOE) to maintain departmental laboratories to advance and implement research and development (R&D) activities essential ... | Department of Energy Laboratory Missions Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Israel Alzheimer's
Disease Cooperation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) It is in the highest national interests of the United
States to further research into Alzheimer's disease.
... | United States-Israel Alzheimer's Disease Cooperation Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a program of grants to support research on the development and commercialization of tools, treatments, and cures for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Requires eligible projects to be ... | United States-Israel Alzheimer's Disease Cooperation Act |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS.
(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 amended by inserting after section 25A the
following new section:
``SEC. 25B. PURCHASE OF PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE BY F... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a first-time homebuyer who purchases a principal residence a tax credit of ten percent of the purchase price of such residence. Limits the credit to $6,500. Requires married individuals filing jointly to both be first-time homebuyers. Makes this credit applicable to a principal... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for the purchase of a principal residence by a first-time homebuyer. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Servicemember Assistance for Lawful
Understanding, Treatment, and Education Act'' or the ``SALUTE Act''.
SEC. 2. VETERANS' TREATMENT COURTS.
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended--
... | Servicemember Assistance for Lawful Understanding, Treatment, and Education Act or the SALUTE Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to award grants for developing, implementing, or enhancing veterans' treatment courts or expanding operational mental health... | SALUTE Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Online Privacy Protection
Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Child.--The term ``child'' means an individual under
the age of 16.
(2) Children.--The term ``children'' means more than 1
... | Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prescribe regulations requiring commercial website operators to follow fair information practices in connection with the collection and use of personal information from children under age 16, including by obtaining verifiab... | Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO GRANT STATE STATUS TO INDIAN TRIBES FOR
ENFORCEMENT OF SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT.
(a) Definitions.--(1) Section 1004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act
(42 U.S.C. 6903) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
``(42) The term `Indian country' means--
... | Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) treat Indian tribes as States under such Act; (2) delegate primary enforcement authority for programs under such Act to Indian tribes; and (3) provide grant and contract assistance to tribes to carry out s... | To grant state status to Indian tribes for purposes of enforcement of the Solid Waste Disposal 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) 50 dollar gold coins; and (2) one dollar ... | A bill 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. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The original Cheyenne-Arapaho Indian Reservation in
western Oklahoma, which included the land known as the Fort
Reno Military Reservation, was established by the Medicine
Lodge Creek Treaty of 1867 and reaffirmed by E... | Takes into trust for the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma certain land in Oklahoma (part of the original Cheyenne-Arapaho reservation known as the Fort Reno Military Reservation) and authorizes the lease of all or part of such land to the Bureau of Prisons in connection with the Federal Reformatory at El Reno, Oklah... | To take into trust for the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma certain land in Oklahoma that was known as the Fort Reno Military Reservation and that was formerly part of the Cheyenne-Arapaho lands, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Roads for America Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) An individual who is 65 years of age needs 4 times the
amount of light to see at night as compared to an individual
who is 25 years o... | Safe Roads for America Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to modify the target compliance dates for the following minimum retroreflectivity level standards: (1) implementation and continued use of an assessment or management method that is designed to maintain traffic sign retroreflectivity at or ab... | To direct the Secretary of Transportation to delay certain target compliance dates for minimum retroreflectivity level standards applicable to traffic signs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chemical Facilities Security Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION AND TRANSFER OF CHEMICAL-FACILITIES SECURITY
PROGRAM.
(a) Striking of Sunset Provision.--Section 550 of Public Law 109-
295 is amended by striking subsection (b).
(b) Pr... | Chemical Facilities Security Act of 2008 - Extends and transfers provisions requiring the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish risk-based performance standards, require vulnerability assessments, and implement site plans for the security of chemical facilities from the Department of Homeland Security Appropriati... | To revise and extend the chemical-facility security program under Public Law 109-295, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Cabin Fee Act of
2011''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Cabin user fees.
Sec. 4. Cabin transfer fees.
Sec... | Cabin Fee Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to set an annual fee for, and requires the payment of such fee to the United States by, an authorized owner of a privately built and owned recreational cabin located on National Forest System land.
Reduces such fee to $100 annually if access to a cabi... | A bill to modify the Forest Service Recreation Residence Program as the program applies to units of the National Forest System derived from the public domain by implementing a simple, equitable, and predictable procedure for determining cabin user fees, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Emergency
Highway Relief Act''.
SEC. 2. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA EMERGENCY HIGHWAY RELIEF.
(a) Temporary Waiver of Non-Federal Share.--Notwithstanding any
other law, during fiscal years 1995 and 1996, the Federal share of the
costs of... | District of Columbia Emergency Highway Relief Act - Requires the Federal share of the costs of certain highway projects within the District of Columbia during FY 1995 and 1996 to be up to 100 percent, as requested by the District. Includes as eligible a project for a route proposed for inclusion in, or designated as p... | District of Columbia Emergency Highway Relief Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Cultural Exchange
Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF JURISDICTIONAL IMMUNITY OF FOREIGN STATES.
(a) In General.--Section 1605 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
... | . Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal judicial code with respect to denial of a foreign state's sovereign immunity from the jurisdiction of U.S. or state courts in commercial activity cases where rights in property taken in violation of internationa... | Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Partners Next Door Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY PARTNERS NEXT DOOR ACT.
(a) Discount and Downpayment Assistance for Teachers and Public
Safety Officers.--Section 204(h) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C.
1710(h)) is amended--
... | Community Partners Next Door Act of 2005 - Amends the National Housing Act to provide: (1) a 50% discount for teachers, teacher assistants, administrators, and public safety officers purchasing (FY2006-FY2010) certain eligible asset properties for use as their primary residence; and (2) a $100 downpayment on any relate... | To make single family housing owned by the Department of Housing and Urban Development available for purchase by teachers and public safety officers at a discount. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safety for Americans from Nuclear
Weapons Testing Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) From 1951 until 1992, the United States conducted over
900 nuclear weapons tests at the Nevada Test Site.
(2) O... | Safety for Americans from Nuclear Weapons Testing Act - Deems each of the following actions undertaken by a Federal agency to be a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for which a detailed environmental impact statement is required in conformance with the National Environmen... | To protect public health and safety, should the testing of nuclear weapons by the United States be resumed. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Local Control of Cellular Towers
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The placement, construction, and modification of
personal wireless services facilities (also known as w... | Local Control of Cellular Towers Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to repeal the prohibition against a State or local government regulating the placement, construction, and modification of personal wireless service facilities on the basis of the environmental effects of radio frequency emissions to the extent... | A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify and reaffirm State and local authority to regulate the placement, construction, and modification of personal wireless services facilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pathways to Independence Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF MODIFIED EMPLOYABILITY PLAN FOR INDIVIDUALS
WITH DISABILITIES.
(a) In General.--Section 407(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 607(c)(2)) is amended by adding at t... | Pathways to Independence Act of 2007 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to deem individuals with disabilities complying with a modified employability plan to be meeting work participation requirements.
Gives states the option to disregard in determin... | A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, to reward States for engaging individuals with disabilities in work activities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Steel and National Security Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Domestic steel capacity is an essential part of the
domestic industrial and technological base, as described in
Executive Order Numbered... | Steel and National Security Act - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to extend through FY 2004: (1) the authorization of appropriations for domestic industrial and technological productive capacity and supply, requiring no less than 50 percent of amounts appropriated to be used solely for purchase commitments; a... | To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to establish the National Defense Preparedness Domestic Industrial Base Board, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Child Support
Reform Act of 1997''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.
TITLE I--NATIONAL CHILD SUP... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: National Child Support Guidelines Commission
Title II: Centralized Child Support Enforcement
Title III: Effective Dates
Child Support Reform Act of 1997 -
Title I: National Child Support Guidelines Commission
- Establishes the National Child Support Guidelines Commis... | Child Support Reform Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Right To Know About Airport
Pollution Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the serious ground level ozone, noise, water pollution,
and solid waste disposal problems attendant to airpo... | Right To Know About Airport Pollution Act of 1999 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study, and report to Congress on: (1) the feasibility of regulating air, noise, water, and solid waste pollution from all sources in and around airports using airport bubbles; and (2) the feasib... | Right To Know About Airport Pollution Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Flood Risk Mitigation
Act''.
SEC. 2. GAO STUDY REGARDING BUYOUT PRACTICES.
(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
... | Promoting Flood Risk Mitigation Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study to assess: (1) the efficacy of practices or programs under which the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides assistance to state and local governments to acquire flood-damaged propert... | Promoting Flood Risk Mitigation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Missile Defense Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY.
(a) National Missile Defense.--It is the policy of the United
States to deploy by the end of 2003 a National Missile Defense system
that--
(1) is capable of d... | National Missile Defense Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to develop for deployment a National Missile Defense (NMD) system which shall achieve operational capability by the end of 2003. Includes as system elements: (1) an interceptor system that optimizes defensive coverage of the United States; (2) fix... | National Missile Defense Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Pregnant Women and Children
from Dangerous Lead Exposures Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
recognize that lead is a poison that--
(... | Protect Pregnant Women and Children from Dangerous Lead Exposures Act of 2008 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), no later than April 30, 2009, to use the best available science to: (1) promulgate a final rule revising EPA's lead-based paint hazard standard promulgated under the T... | A bill to protect pregnant women and children from dangerous lead exposures. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and
Accountability Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Secretary of State of State declared on March 17, 2016,
and on August 15, 2017, that Daesh (also known as the Islamic Stat... | Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act of 2017 (Sec. 4) This bill states that is U.S. policy to ensure that humanitarian, stabilization, and recovery assistance for nationals and residents of Iraq or Syria, and of communities from those countries, is directed toward ethnic and minority individuals and c... | Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) Minimum dna collection process.--The term ``minimum DNA
collection process'' means, with respect to a State, a process
u... | Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act of 2010 - Directs the Attorney General to make grants to assist states with costs associated with the implementation of minimum or enhanced DNA collection processes. Defines such processes for the purpose of this Act. Awards bonus payments to states that have implemented and use... | A bill to authorize the Attorney General to award grants for States to implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection processes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Safety Act of 2001''.
TITLE I--SMALL COMMUNITY LAW ENFORCEMENT IMPROVEMENT GRANTS
SEC. 101. SMALL COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 1703 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd-2) is amended by ... | Rural Safety Act of 2001 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) authorize the Attorney General to make grants to rural local and tribal governments for the retention for one additional year of police officers funded through the cops on the beat (or COPS) Program; and (2) authorize the u... | A bill to promote rural safety and improve rural law enforcement. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Libyan Claims Resolution Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the
Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on the Judiciary
of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign... | Libyan Claims Resolution Act - States that Congress supports the President's efforts to provide fair compensation to all U.S. nationals who have terrorism-related claims against Libya as part of the process of restoring normal U.S.-Libya relations.
Defines "claims agreement" as a binding international agreement betwee... | A bill to resolve pending claims against Libya by United States nationals, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Traditional Banking Regulatory
Relief Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. REGULATORY RELIEF FOR TRADITIONAL BANKING ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Regulatory Capital Requirements.--
(1) In general.--Section 18 of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.... | Traditional Banking Regulatory Relief Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) to prescribe capital requirements for traditional banking organizations (TBOs) at a minimum simple leverage ratio of no less than 10%. A TBO is any bank holding company, savings and loan holding company, bank, o... | Traditional Banking Regulatory Relief Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) In 2013, more than 33,000 Americans were killed by guns
and almost 90 percent of the firearms used in these deaths were
handguns.
... | Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to states, units of local government, and Indian tribes for the development, implementation, and evaluation of handgun purchaser licensing requirements. Directs the Attorney General to award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible appli... | Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Recreational Shooting Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of
the Bureau of Land Management.
(2) National monument land.--The term ``National Monumen... | Recreational Shooting Protection Act - Requires National Monument land to be open to access and use for recreational shooting, except as limited by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for one or more of the following: (1) reasons of national security, (2) reasons of public safety, and (3) to comply with... | To provide for certain oversight and approval on any decisions to close National Monument land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management to recreational shooting, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Know Before You Owe Federal Student
Loan Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRED PERIODIC DISCLOSURES DURING PERIODS WHEN LOAN PAYMENTS
ARE NOT REQUIRED.
Section 433 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1083) is
amended by adding at th... | Know Before You Owe Federal Student Loan Act of 2015 This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand lender disclosure requirements. A lender must provide a statement to a Federal Family Education Loan or Direct Loan borrower during a period when loan payments are not requi... | Know Before You Owe Federal Student Loan Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Revitalizing America's Commercial
Entrepreneurs for Space Act'' or the ``RACE for Space Act''.
SEC. 2. COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH COOPERATION.
(a) In General.--Chapter 135 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new ... | Revitalizing America's Commercial Entrepreneurs for Space Act or RACE for Space Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, in order to assist the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) with respect to private-sector involvement in commercial space activities and public-private partnerships pertaining to space transportation... | To direct the Secretary of Defense to work with non-Federal entities and accept non-Federal funding under strict implementation guidelines to promote efficiencies of the space transportation infrastructure of the Department of Defense in commercial space activities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wool Suit Fabric Labeling Fairness
and International Standards Conforming Act''.
SEC. 2. LABELING OF WOOL AND CASHMERE PRODUCTS TO FACILITATE COMPLIANCE
AND PROTECT CONSUMERS.
(a) In General.--Section 4(a) of the Wool Products Labeling Ac... | Wool Suit Fabric Labeling Fairness and International Standards Conforming Act - Amends the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939 to declare that specified wool products, including cashmere, are misbranded if their average diameter of wool fiber does not meet certain standards of fineness.
Authorizes the Federal Trade Com... | A bill to amend the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939 to revise the requirements for labeling of certain wool and cashmere products. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Savers Relief Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF INTEREST RECEIVED BY INDIVIDUALS.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to amounts specifically
excluded from gross income) is amend... | Small Savers Relief Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude up to $100 ($200 for joint filers) of interest earned by individuals from gross income.Provides special rules for: (1) distributions from trusts, regulated investment companies, and real estate investment trusts; and (2) nonresident alien eli... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude $100 of interest from gross income and to raise the threshhold for reporting interest paid to $100. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Breakfast and Education
Improvement Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) approximately 60 percent of students in the United
States are eligible to receive free or reduced-pric... | Student Breakfast and Education Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states or local educational agencies (LEAs) for the establishment or enhancement of school breakfast programs at, and through the provi... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to establish a program to improve the health and education of children through grants to expand school breakfast programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Educating to Prevent Eating
Disorders Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM TO TEST IMPACT OF EARLY INTERVENTION ON EATING
DISORDERS.
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
280g et seq.) is amended by adding at th... | Educating to Prevent Eating Disorders Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to permit the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to establish a pilot program to provide students with interventions for eating disorders. Under this pilot program, grants must be awarded to schools that serve stude... | Educating to Prevent Eating Disorders Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Supportive School Climate Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE AND SCHOOL DISCIPLINE POLICIES.
(a) State Plans.--Section 1111 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a... | Supportive School Climate Act of 2015 Amends the school improvement program under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require each state that wants to use a part A grant to provide students with positive behavioral interventions and support to submit a plan to the Secretary... | Supportive School Climate Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Depository Institutions Disaster
Relief Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. TRUTH IN LENDING ACT; EXPEDITED FUNDS AVAILABILITY ACT.
(a) Truth in Lending Act.--During the 180-day period beginning on
the date of enactment of this Act, the Board of Governors of the
F... | Depository Institutions Disaster Relief Act of 1993 - Authorizes the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to make exceptions for a specified period of time to the Truth in Lending Act and to the Expedited Funds Availability Act with respect to transactions and depository institutions located within either a... | Depository Institutions Disaster Relief Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Relief and
Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2001''.
(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 repeal of, a secti... | Tax Relief and Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the marriage penalty for couples filing a single return jointly with respect to both tax rates and the standard deduction; and (2) after 2004, reduce individual tax rates. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty in the income tax rates and standard deduction and to reduce individual income tax rates. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Low-Income Home
Energy Assistance Amendments of 1994''.
(b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever
in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment to, or repeal of, a secti... | Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Amendments of 1994 - Amends Federal law with respect to Home Energy Assistance to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States to assist low-income households, particularly those that pay a high proportion of household income, both for meeting immediate... | Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Amendments of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hazardous Materials Transportation
Authorization Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 115(a) of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49
App. U.S.C. 1812(a)) is amended by striking all after ``not to exceed''
and inser... | Hazardous Materials Transportation Authorization Act of 1993 - Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1994 through 1996 for the regulation of the transportation of hazardous materials.
Exempts from the requirement to file a registration statement persons domiciled outside ... | Hazardous Materials Transportation Authorization Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. LACKAWANNA VALLEY HERITAGE AREA.
Section 106(a) of the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area Act
of 2000 (Public Law 106-278; 114 Stat. 816; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is
amended to read as follows:
``(a) Authorities of Management Entity.--For purposes of preparing
and implementing the management pla... | Makes technical corrections to specified laws relating to parks and public lands. Amends the Vicksburg Campaign Trail Battlefields Preservation Act of 2000 to include Fort Heiman, Kentucky, and resources in and around Columbus, Kentucky, within its battlefield areas for preservation.Qualifies employees of foundations e... | To make technical corrections to laws passed by the 106th Congress related to parks and public lands, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nurses' Higher Education and Loan
Repayment Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Health Resources and Services Administration
estimates there is currently a shortage of more than 200,000
... | Nurses' Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to enter into an agreement with eligible individuals for the repayment of e... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members. |
SECTION 1. NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAM BUDGET.
Section 1003(c) of the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988
(21 U.S.C. 1502 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), as
paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after para... | Amends the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 to require the Director of National Drug Control Policy to request the head of a department or agency to include in its budget submission to the Office of Management and Budget funding requests for specific initiatives. Directs each agency to comply with such reques... | A bill to enhance the authorities and responsibilities of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Courts Budget Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. BUDGET ESTIMATES.
(a) In General.--Section 605 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 605. Budget estimates
``(a) The Director, under the supervision of the Judicial
C... | Requires the Administrator, at such times as are required by Congress or the judicial branch to ensure timely development and consideration of courthouse needs and budget requests, to prepare and submit directly: (1) to the Director and to specified congressional committees prospectuses, including cost estimates, for f... | Federal Courts Budget Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stronger Tobacco Warning Labels to
Save Lives Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO FEDERAL CIGARETTE AND LABELING ADVERTISING ACT.
(a) Amendment.--The Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act
(15 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) is amended by striking section 4 and i... | Stronger Tobacco Warning Labels to Save Lives Act - Amends the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act and the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986 to make it unlawful for any person to manufacture, package, or import for sale or distribution within the United States any cigarettes or smo... | To amend the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act and the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986 to require warning labels for tobacco products. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Missing Persons Authorities
Improvement Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF MISSING PERSONS AUTHORITIES APPLICABLE TO
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Applicability to Department of Defense Civilian Employees and
Contractor Employees.--(1) S... | Missing Persons Authorities Improvement Act of 1997 - Restores Federal armed forces provisions relating to the status of missing persons as in effect before amendments made by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997. | Missing Persons Authorities Improvement Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Two Strikes and In Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
For purposes of this Act, the term ``crime of violence'' means a
felony offense under Federal or State law that is a crime of violence
which may include the following (or a State equivalent of such ... | Two Strikes and In Act of 1994 - Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to States and to multi-State compact associations for: (1) developing, constructing, expanding, operating, and improving boot camp prison programs, city or county detention facilities, or low- to medium-security prisons; (2) developing, co... | Two Strikes and In Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Leave for Parental
Involvement in Education Act''.
SEC. 2. ENTITLEMENT TO ADDITIONAL LEAVE UNDER THE FMLA FOR PARENTAL
INVOLVEMENT AND FAMILY WELLNESS.
(a) Leave Requirement.--Section 102(a) of the Family and Medical
Leave Act of ... | Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education Act This bill entitles an employee covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to take up to 8 hours during any 30-day period, and up to 48 hours during any 12-month period, of parental involvement leave to participate in or attend school conferences or ... | Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Major Medical Facilities
Construction Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS.
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following major
medical facility projects, with each project to be carried out ... | Veterans' Major Medical Facilities Construction Act of 2002 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out specified major medical facility projects in California, Ohio, Alaska, Connecticut, and Florida, in specified amounts.Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a lease for a satellite outpatient clinic i... | To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating patient care facilities at Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Maine Coastal Islands Wilderness Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) High-water mark.--The term ``high-water mark'' means
the point on the bank or shore up to which the water, by its
presence and action or ... | Maine Coastal Islands Wilderness Act of 2011- Designates specified lands in Maine within the Cross Island National Wildlife Refuge, to be known as the Cross Island Wilderness, and within the Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge, to be known as the Maine Coastal Islands Wilderness, as wilderness and as components of the... | To designate certain Federal lands within the Cross Island National Wildlife Refuge and the Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge, part of the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex, in Lincoln County, Hancock County, and Washington County, Maine, as wilderness. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Benefit Authors without Limiting
Advancement or Net Consumer Expectations (BALANCE) Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The law of copyright is often described as a
``difficult balance bet... | Benefit Authors without Limiting Advancement or Net Consumer Expectations (BALANCE) Act of 2003 - Amends Federal copyright law to: (1) include analog or digital transmissions of a copyrighted work within fair use protections; (2) provide that it is not a copyright infringement for a person who lawfully obtains or recei... | To amend title 17, United States Code, to safeguard the rights and expectations of consumers who lawfully obtain digital entertainment. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Regulatory Information Reporting Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. REPORTING AND COMPILATION OF PARTICIPATION DATA.
(a) Definitions.--In this Act--
(1) the term ``agency'' has the meaning given under section
551(1) of title 5, United States Co... | Regulatory Information Reporting Act of 2011 - Requires federal agencies, prior to publishing a final rule in the Federal Register, to submit to the Regulatory Information Service Center (RISC) of the General Services Administration (GSA) or another office within GSA as designated by the Administrator of GSA a list of ... | A bill to provide for the compilation and reporting of participation data relating to Federal rulemaking. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nursery and Tropical Fruit Producer
Hurricane Relief Act''.
SEC. 2. CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR NURSERY CROP AND TROPICAL FRUIT
PRODUCERS.
(a) Emergency Financial Assistance.--Notwithstanding section
508(b)(7) of the Federal Crop Insura... | Nursery and Tropical Fruit Producer Hurricane Relief Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to use necessary Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) funds to make emergency financial assistance available to: (1) commercial ornamental nursery and fernery producers in a disaster county for eligible inventory losses due to... | To provide assistance to nursery crop and tropical fruit producers whose agricultural operations were severely damaged by Hurricane Dennis, Hurricane Katrina, or Hurricane Rita in 2005. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``High-Need Physician Workforce
Incentives Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. HIGH-NEED PHYSICIAN SPECIALTY WORKFORCE INCENTIVES.
Page E of title VII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
294n et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Subp... | High-Need Physician Workforce Incentives Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to make grants to critical shortage health facilities for scholarships to individuals a... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to alleviate critical shortages of physicians in the fields of family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, emergency medicine, general surgery, and obstetrics-gynecology, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This act may be cited as ``The International Whaling Moratorium
Enforcement Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. POLICY AND FINDINGS.
(a) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to continue to
enforce, through the International Whaling Commission, the indefinite
cessation of the commercia... | International Whaling Moratorium Enforcement Act of 1993 - Directs the President to certify to the Congress each country that has not completely ceased whaling operations which are not authorized and specifically approved by the International Whaling Commission or which otherwise diminish the effectiveness of any conse... | International Whaling Moratorium Enforcement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Freedom Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FIELD OF MEMBERSHIP OF FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONS.
Section 109 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1759) is
amended by striking ``Federal credit union membership shall be limited
to groups having a common bond... | Financial Freedom Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal Credit Union Act to limit Federal credit union membership to one or more groups each of which has a common bond within such group.
Repeals the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the corporate tax rate for qualified communit... | Financial Freedom Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Drug Treatment Alternative
Sentencing Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court, upon the
conviction of an individual for a misdemeanor under section 404(a) of
the Controlled Substances Act (21... | Directs the Bureau of Prisons to maintain a rehabilitation program for such offenders sentenced to incarceration.
Requires the Attorney General to study the racial impact of mandatory minimum sentences for controlled substance offenses, their effectiveness in reducing drug-related crime by nonviolent offenders, and the... | Federal Drug Treatment Alternative Sentencing Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Honoring Investments in Recruiting
and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017'' or the ``HIRE
Vets Act''.
SEC. 2. HIRE VETS MEDALLION AWARD PROGRAM.
(a) Program Established.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, th... | Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 or the HIRE Vets Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to establish a HIRE Vets Medallion Program to solicit voluntary information from employers for purposes of recognizing through a HIRE Vets Medallion Award verified effor... | Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reasserting American Leadership in
Space Act'' or the ``REAL Space Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The 109th Congress passed the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 over... | Reasserting American Leadership in Space Act or REAL Space Act - Directs the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to plan to return to the Moon by 2022 and to develop a sustained human presence there in order to promote exploration, commerce, science, and U.S. preeminence in space as a stepping stone fo... | To direct the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to plan to return to the Moon and develop a sustained human presence on the Moon. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Marine Emergency Protocol and Hull
Requirement Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. RESPONSE STANDARDS.
(a) In General.--Subtitle B of title IV of the Oil Pollution Act of
1990 (33 U.S.C. 1321 note; Public Law 101-380) is amended--
(1) by inserting befor... | Marine Emergency Protocol and Hull Requirement Act of 2008 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize the Coast Guard's appropriate sector commander, during a time of a terrorist or enemy attack, dangerously low visibility at sea or in port, an oil spill over 5,000 gallons, or any other period of enhanced dang... | A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and title 46, United States Code, to establish a marine emergency protocol and requirements for double-hulling of vessel fuel tanks. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Diesel Fuel Tax Enforcement Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS AS TO INCREASED INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
FUNDING FOR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT
ACTIVITIES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress hereby find... | Diesel Fuel Tax Enforcement Act of 1993 - Expresses the sense of the Congress that outlays for Internal Revenue Service criminal investigation and other enforcement activities should be increased and such increase shall be funded with offsetting spending reductions in other program areas.
Makes permanent the authority... | Diesel Fuel Tax Enforcement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Chronic Wasting
Disease Support for States Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Findings.
... | Chronic Wasting Disease Support for States Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish an official national database on chronic wasting disease for the surveillance and monitoring of data regarding chronic wasting disease in wild and captive cervid (member of the deer family) populations and other wildlife... | To support further research by State departments of wildlife and agriculture, colleges and universities, and related research entities regarding the causes of chronic wasting disease and methods to control the further spread of the disease in deer and elk herds, to monitor the incidence of the disease, to support addit... |
SECTION 1. LIMITATION OF COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS FOR PAY FOR MEMBERS
OF CONGRESS AND CERTAIN SENIOR FEDERAL OFFICIALS
(a) Members of Congress.--Section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31(2)) is amended to read as
follows:
``(2)(A) Subject to subpara... | Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and other Federal law to: (1) prohibit cost-of-living adjustments in the salaries of Members of Congress, Executive Schedule officers, and the Vice President from exceeding cost-of-living adjustments for social security benefits; (2) allow Members of Congress to receiv... | A bill to provide for cost-of-living adjustments for pay and retirement benefits for Members of Congress and certain senior Federal officials to be limited by the amount of social security cost-of-living adjustments, and for other purposes. |
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