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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Afghan Allies Protection Amendments
Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISAS FOR AFGHAN ALLIES.
(a) In General.--Section 602(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Afghan Allies
Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended, in the matter
preceding subcla... | Afghan Allies Protection Amendments Act of 2018 This bill amends the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to authorize, in addition to any unused visas in prior fiscal years, up to 4,000 visas in FY2019 for the Afghan special immigrant visa program. That program provides special immigrant visa status for Afghans (and c... | Afghan Allies Protection Amendments Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Climate Change Health Protection and
Promotion Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE.
It is the sense of Congress that the Federal Government, in
cooperation with international, State, tribal, and local governments,
conc... | Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act - Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to the impact of climate change on health systems. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) publish and implement a national strategic action plan to assist health professionals in preparing for an... | Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bank Accountability and Risk
Assessment Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The unprecedented Government intervention into the
financial markets in 2008 was required... | Bank Accountability and Risk Assessment Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require the risk-based assessment system (used to determine the premiums owed by insured depository institutions) to consider, in addition to existing factors, the risks posed to the Deposit Insurance Fund by: (1) the affi... | To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to return a sense of fairness and accountability to the deposit insurance premium assessment process, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Innovation Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) Eligible contestant.--The term ``eligible contestant''
means--
(A) a citizen or resident alien of the United
S... | American Innovation Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to carry out the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Innovation Prize program to award cash prizes to eligible contestants to advance the research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of alternative fuel vehicles, including: (1) a $10 billion gra... | To establish a monetary prize for achievements in overcoming scientific and technical barriers associated with the development and production of alternative fuel vehicles, to remove certain restrictions on the exploration, development, and production of mineral resources on Federal lands, and to use the resulting Feder... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Bank Enforcement Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. UNAUTHORIZED PARTICIPATION BY CONVICTED PERSONS.
Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1829) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Corporation'' and
i... | Foreign Bank Enforcement Act of 1996 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to the penalty for unauthorized participation in an insured depository institution by an individual with a criminal conviction involving dishonesty. Revises the exception for individuals who have received the prior written con... | Foreign Bank Enforcement Act of 1996 |
PANEL.
(a) In General.--There is established a National Baseball Dispute
Resolution Panel to resolve the current dispute between the American
League of Professional Baseball Clubs, the National League of
Professional Baseball Clubs, and the Major League Baseball Players
Association. The Panel shall be composed... | Major League Baseball Restoration Act - Establishes a National Baseball Dispute Resolution Panel to resolve the current labor dispute involving Major League Baseball.
Directs the President to select the three Panel members from among impartial persons with expertise as neutrals in the resolution of labor-management di... | Major League Baseball Restoration Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Health Care Planning
Improvement Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING CARE PLANNING FOR MEDICARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES.
(a) Part A Provisions.--Section 1814(a) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2... | Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2017 This bill allows Medicare payment for home health services ordered by a nurse practitioner, a clinical nurse specialist, a certified nurse-midwife, or a physician assistant. | Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Air Service Improvement Act of
1997''.
TITLE I--SERVICE TO AIRPORTS NOT RECEIVING SUFFICIENT SERVICE
SEC. 101. AVAILABILITY OF SLOTS.
(a) Period of Effectiveness.--
(1) Slots for foreign air transportation.--Section 41714(b)
o... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Service to Airports Not Receiving Sufficient
Service
Title II: Regional Air Service Incentive Program
Air Service Improvement Act of 1997 -
Title I: Service to Airports Not Receiving Sufficient Service
- Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to grant exempti... | Air Service Improvement Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Pursuant to the Revised Constitution and Bylaws of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, as approved by the Assistant
Secretary of the Interior on March 3, 1964, the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribal Executive Committee is... | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to distribute the funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe in Minnesota Chippewa Tribe v. United States, Docket Nos. 19 and 188 in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims together with all interest and investment income accrued on deposit in trust account JA1041696 in equal shares to... | To provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe in Minnesota Chippewa Tribe v. United States, Docket Nos. 19 and 188, United States Court of Federal Claims. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against
Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243), enacted into law
on October 16, 2002, authorized the President to use the Armed
Forces as the President determined necessar... | Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) nothing in this Act shall be construed as a recommendation by Congress that any particular contingency plan be exercised; (2) it is necessary and prudent for the Department of Defense (DOD) to undertake robust and comprehensive contingency planning; (3) contingency planning for... | A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress reports on the status of planning for the redeployment of the Armed Forces from Iraq and to require the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and appropriate senior officials of the Department of Defense to meet with Congress to... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Security Assistance Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Agricultural disease.--The term ``agricultural
disease'' means an outbreak of a plant or animal disease, or a
pest infestation, that requ... | Agricultural Security Assistance Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) determine the best use of epidemiologists, computer modelers, and statisticians as members of emergency response task forces that handle foreign or emerging agricultural disease emergencies, and identify necessary data for prope... | A bill to improve the response of the Federal Government to agroterrorism and agricultural diseases. |
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE
OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.
Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(p) Prohibition of Oil and Gas Leasing in Certain Areas of the
Outer Continental S... | Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas or any other mineral in the following planning areas: (1) eastern Gulf of Mexico; (2) Straits of Florida; or (3) South Atlantic, extending from ... | To permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the State of Florida, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Information Technology to
Enhance Community Health Act of 2012'' or the ``MITECH Act''.
SEC. 2. INCENTIVES FOR ADOPTION AND USE OF EHR TECHNOLOGY BY SAFETY NET
CLINICS AND PROVIDERS.
Section 1903(t) of the Social Security Act (42... | Medicaid Information Technology to Enhance Community Health Act of 2012 or MITECH Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to extend payments to encourage the adoption and use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology to qualified safety net clinics (QSNCs).
Defines a QSNC as a clinic ... | A bill to encourage the adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology by safety net providers and clinics. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Section 8(a) Improvements Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Despite the significant progress businesses owned by
socially and economically disadvantaged individuals have made
as a result of ... | Section 8(a) Improvements Act of 2010 - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1) assign each North American Industry Classification System industry code to a category of either manufacturing, construction, professional services, or general services; and (2) for each category, establi... | A bill to improve the program under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act and to establish a surety bond pilot program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Anti-Corruption Act of
2001''.
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 2001 - Directs the President to certify annually to the appropriate congressional committees as to whether each country receiving foreign assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is: (1) conducive to U.S. business; (2) not conducive to U.S. business; or (3) hostile to U.S... | A bill to provide that countries receiving foreign assistance be conducive to United States business. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``LGBT Elder Americans Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42
U.S.C. 3002) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (24)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' a... | LGBT Elder Americans Act of 2012 - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to include LGBT individuals (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals) within the purview of such Act, particularly their status as LGBT individuals among those with the greatest social need.
Authorizes the Assistant Secretary of Ag... | A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide equal treatment of LGBT older individuals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Voting Equipment Compatibility With
Instant Runoff Voting Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In the three Presidential elections since 1988, most
States have awarded their electoral votes to a candida... | Voting Equipment Compatibility With Instant Runoff Voting Act of 2001 - Establishes a program under which the Federal Election Commission shall make grants to eligible States to defray the costs of administering an instant runoff voting system adopted for presidential elections, including the costs of purchasing voting... | To direct the Federal Election Commission to make grants to States which have adopted an instant runoff voting system for presidential elections, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Working Student Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR WORKING STUDENTS.
(a) Dependent Students.--Section 475(g)(2)(D) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087oo(g)(2)(D)) is amended to read as
follows:
``(D) an income protec... | Working Student Act of 2015 This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify the income protection allowance levels used to calculate a student's expected family contribution and need for financial assistance. (An income protection allowance is an amount for basic living exp... | Working Student Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Puerto Rico Karst Conservation Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS, PURPOSES, AND DEFINITIONS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Karst Region of Puerto Rico is a unique geological
formation that is critical to the mai... | Puerto Rico Karst Conservation Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire land in or immediately adjacent to the Karst Region of Puerto Rico for the purpose of protecting and managing the geological and ecological values of the region, with particular emphasis on the maintenance of biodiversity wi... | To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire and manage lands in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to provide for the protection of critical aquifers and watersheds that serve as a principal water supply for Puerto Rico, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Positive Aging Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) although, on average, \1/4\ of all patients seen in
primary care settings have a mental illness, primary care
... | Positive Aging Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Center for Mental Health Services, to make grants for evidence-based demonstration projects to integrate mental health services for geriatric patients into primary ... | To amend the Public Health Sevice Act with respect to mental health services for elderly individuals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rails to Resources Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) rail transportation is an essential component of the
North American intermodal transportation system;
(2) the development of economically stron... | Provides for the establishment of the Rails to Resources Fund to pay for the costs of commission activities.
Authorizes appropriations. | Rails to Resources Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Access to Prescription
Medications Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE PART D PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLANS.
(a) In General.--Section 1860D-2(b)(4) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395w-102(b)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the
following n... | Affordable Access to Prescription Medications Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to prescription drug plans, to limit the required co-payment or co... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act of improve prescription drug coverage under Medicare part D and to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve prescription drug coverage under private health insurance, ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Transaction Account
Act''.
SEC. 2. AFFORDABLE BANKING SERVICES.
(a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, each
insured depository institution shall make available to consumers a
consumer transaction account, to be known... | Prohibits the imposition of fees upon such account holders which are discriminatory in nature. Authorizes alternative account arrangements.
Requires "affordable transaction accounts" to be posted upon the premises in the same manner as the depository institution posts notice of its other account products.
Mandates depo... | Affordable Transaction Account Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Interstate Horseracing Improvement
Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Congress enacted the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978
(15 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) to regulate interstate commerce with
res... | Interstate Horseracing Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 to prohibit: (1) entering a horse in a race that is subject to an interstate off-track wager if the person knows the horse is under the influence of a performance-enhancing drug; or (2) knowingly providing a horse with such a... | To amend the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 to prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in horseracing, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Iraqi Refugee and
Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and
Security Act of 2008''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table ... | Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2008 - Expresses the sense of Congress concerning Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons.
Directs the Secretary of State, with respect to vulnerable populations in Iraq and with respect to countries conta... | A bill to address the impending humanitarian crisis and potential security breakdown as a result of the mass influx of Iraqi refugees into neighboring countries, and the growing internally displaced population in Iraq, by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries, facilita... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness
Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF PAJARITA WILDERNESS, CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST,
ARIZONA.
(a) Expansion.--Section 101(a)(17) of the Arizona Wilderness Act of
1984 (Public Law 98-406; 98 Stat. 1487; 16 U.S.C. 113... | Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness Act - Amends the Arizona Wilderness Act of 1984 to include certain land in Pajarita Wilderness in Coronado National Forest.
Designates certain lands, in Arizona, in the Coronado National Forest as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known ... | To expand the Pajarita Wilderness and designate the Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness in Coronado National Forest, Arizona, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arkansas Valley Conduit Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) Public Law 87-590 (76 Stat. 389) authorized the
Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, including construction of the
Arkansas Valley... | Arkansas Valley Conduit Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to plan, design, and construct a water delivery pipeline, to be known as the Arkansas Valley Conduit, from a location in the vicinity of Pueblo Reservoir, Pueblo, to Lamar, Colorado.
Designates the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, or ... | A bill to authorize the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Flood Insurance Program
Termination Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM.
(a) Termination of Authority To Provide Coverage.--Effective at the
end of December 31, 2013, the Administrator of the Federal Emergenc... | National Flood Insurance Program Termination Act of 2010 [sic] - Prohibits the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from providing any new flood insurance coverage after December 31, 2013, or renewing any coverage provided before such date, under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968.
Ter... | To terminate the National Flood Insurance Program and related mandatory purchase and compliance requirements, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Petroleum Marketing Practices Act
Amendments of 1993''.
SEC. 2. CONVERSION TO COMPANY OPERATION.
Section 102(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act
(15 U.S.C. 2802(b)(3)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting after ``purpose
of'' the following... | Petroleum Marketing Practices Act Amendments of 1993 - Amends the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act to allow as grounds for nonrenewal of a franchise relationship the failure of the parties to agree to changes to the franchise provisions as long as such failure is not the result of the franchisor's insistence for the p... | Petroleum Marketing Practices Act Amendments of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Arbitration
Enforcement Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Arbitration is an efficient and flexible dispute
resolution mechanism of great benefit to United States persons
... | International Arbitration Enforcement Act of 1996 - Makes liable for money damages any foreign state that has injured a U.S. person through its violation of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards with respect to a foreign arbitral award.
Amends Federal law to grant district courts... | International Arbitration Enforcement Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Student Dropout Prevention
and Recovery Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Lowering the student dropout rate is one of the most
significant challenges facing educators today. Students must
... | National Student Dropout Prevention and Recovery Act of 2001 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to revise, reauthorize, and rename title V part C (Assistance to Address School Dropout Prevention Problems, also currently known as the School Dropout Assistance Act) as School Dropout Prevention Gr... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish the model school dropout prevention grant program and the national school dropout prevention grant program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Investment
Enhancement and Tax Relief Act''.
TITLE I--SMALL BUSINESS EARLY-STAGE INVESTMENT PROGRAM
SEC. 101. SMALL BUSINESS EARLY-STAGE INVESTMENT PROGRAM.
Title III of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C.
681 ... | Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish and carry out an early-stage investment program (program) to provide, through participating investment companies, equity financi... | Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act |
on the Budget.--(1) Section 300 is amended by
striking ``concurrent resolution'' each place it appears and inserting
``joint resolution''.
(2) Section 301(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is
amended by striking ``concurrent resolution'' each place it appears
including in the caption and inserting ``jo... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Joint Budget Resolution
Title II: Balanced Budget and Spending Restraints
Balanced Budget-Spending Limitation Act of 1995 -
Title I: Joint Budget Resolution
- Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to reform the budget process by requiring a joint resolution on the bud... | Balanced Budget/Spending Limitation Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of General Services.
(2) Baseline.--The term ``baseline'' means the highest
annual rate of energy use for a building during the period
beginning on January ... | This bill directs the General Services Administration and the Department of Energy to develop plans for meeting goals for deep energy retrofits in federal buildings by 2020, 2030, and 2040. A deep energy retrofit is a project carried out in a federal building that results in energy savings in that building of at least ... | A bill to require the Administrator of General Services and the Secretary of Energy to set goals for deep energy retrofits in Federal buildings. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Driver Safety Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. DISTRACTED DRIVING INCENTIVE GRANTS.
Section 405(e) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``includes distracted
driving issues as part of the ... | Improving Driver Safety Act of 2015 This bill adds a new requirement for distracted driving grants to states under national priority highway safety programs. To receive a grant a state's prohibition on texting while driving must: include distracted driving issues as part of their driver's license examination, and not... | Improving Driver Safety Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Systemic Risk Designation
Improvement Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended by striking
the item relating to section 113 an... | Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to authorize the Financial Stability Oversight Council to determine that a bank holding company shall be subject to enhanced supervision and prudential standards by the Board of Governors of the Fede... | Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veteran's I.D. Card Act''.
SEC. 2. VETERANS IDENTIFICATION CARD.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Currently, veteran identification cards are issued to
veterans who have either completed the statutory time-in-
... | Veteran's I.D. Card Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue a veteran's identification card to any veteran who requests such card and is neither entitled to military retired pay nor enrolled in the VA system of patient enrollment. Requires such card, among other things, to: (1) display their name ... | Veteran's I.D. Card Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Integrating Behavioral Health
Through Technology Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE ADOPTION AND USE OF CERTIFIED EHR
TECHNOLOGY.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' mean... | Integrating Behavioral Health Through Technology Act of 2016 This bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)to establish a pilot program in up to five states under which incentive payments may be provided to clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, and behavioral health... | Integrating Behavioral Health Through Technology Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Defense Contracts for Terror
Profiteers Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS AVAILABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 TO PROCURE, OR ENTER INTO
ANY CONTRACT FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF, ANY GOODS OR... | No Defense Contracts for Terror Profiteers Act of 2016 This bill prohibits funds available to the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY2017 from being used to procure, or enter into a contract to procure, goods or services from any person that provides material support to a covered Iranian person during such fiscal year. ... | No Defense Contracts for Terror Profiteers Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Violent and Repeat Offender
Accountability Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) it is the responsibility of the Federal Government to
provide States help in certain areas, includi... | Violent and Repeat Offender Accountability Act of 1993 - Requires each State, to be eligible for funds under this Act, to conduct and report to the Attorney General on a systematic review of its criminal sentencing laws and practices, including analyses related to: (1) the State statutory criminal sentencing scheme; (... | Violent and Repeat Offender Accountability Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preservation and Restoration of
Orphan Works for Use in Scholarship and Education (PRO-USE) Act of
2005''.
TITLE I--PRESERVATION OF ORPHAN WORKS
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Preservation of Orphan Works
Act... | Preservation and Restoration of Orphan Works for Use in Scholarship and Education (PRO-USE) Act of 2005 - Preservation of Orphan Works Act - Provides that the limitation on rights of reproduction and distribution of copyrighted works does not apply to the authority of libraries or archives, during the last 20 years of ... | To encourage the preservation and restoration of copyrighted works for research, scholarly, and educational purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trucking Rules Updated by
Comprehensive and Key Safety Reform Act'' or the ``TRUCK Safety Reform
Act''.
SEC. 2. QUINQUENNIAL REVIEW OF RULES, GUIDANCE, REGULATIONS, AND
ENFORCEMENT POLICIES.
(a) Review.--Not less frequently than once eve... | Trucking Rules Updated by Comprehensive and Key Safety Reform Act or the TRUCK Safety Reform Act This bill requires the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA): (1) at least every five years, to conduct a comprehensive review of its rules, regulations, regulatory guidance, and enforcement policies; and (2) ... | TRUCK Safety Reform Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Shortening Hours and Retaining
Employees Credit Act of 2009'' or the ``SHARE Credit Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to keep Americans working by encouraging
employers to hold wages constant while decreasing employee work hour... | Shortening Hours and Retaining Employees Credit Act of 2009 or the SHARE Credit Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a refundable tax credit for wage subsidies paid to employees whose hours are reduced in accordance with a qualified work share program (i.e., a written employer plan under wh... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to keep Americans working by creating a refundable work-sharing tax credit that stimulates demand in the private sector labor market and provides employers with an alternative to layoffs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Kake Tribal Corporation Land
Transfer Act''.
SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to authorize the reallocation of lands
and selection rights between the State of Alaska, Kake Tribal
Corporation, and the City of Kake, Alaska, in ... | Authorizes the Secretary, in addition to such authorized transfers, to acquire from Sealaska the subsurface estate to a specified conservation easement through a land exchange for the subsurface estate to specified Federal land in southeast Alaska under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary, subject to the m... | Kake Tribal Corporation Land Transfer Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sustainable Urban Development Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Approximately 51 percent of the world's population
lives in cities of various sizes and produce the majority of
the w... | Sustainable Urban Development Act of 2010 - Directs the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to develop a strategy to foster sustainable urban development in developing countries that updates the Making Cities Work Urban Strategy.
Requires such strategy to: (1) review U.S. fo... | A bill to direct the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to develop a strategy to foster sustainable urban development in developing countries that updates the Making Cities Work Urban Strategy. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Capital Gains Inflation Relief
Act''.
SEC. 2. INDEXING OF CERTAIN ASSETS FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING GAIN OR
LOSS.
(a) In General.--Part II of subchapter O of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to basis rules of gen... | Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the adjusted basis of certain assets (including common stock in a C corporation and tangible property used in a trade or business) to be indexed for inflation for the purpose of determining the gain or loss of a taxpayer (other than... | Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Contraception Education
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Each year 3,000,000 pregnancies, or one-half of all
pregnancies, in the United States are unintended, and 4 in 10
of these un... | Emergency Contraception Education Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to develop and disseminate to the public information on emergency contraception, including, at a minimum, a description of emergency co... | A bill to establish a public education and awareness program relating to emergency contraception. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Educational Access for America's
Soldiers Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. OPPORTUNITY FOR ACTIVE-DUTY PERSONNEL TO ENROLL UNDER THE
MONTGOMERY GI BILL.
(a) In General.--Chapter 30 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after sec... | Educational Access for America's Soldiers Act of 2003 - Authorizes an individual, during the year following enactment of this Act, to make an irrevocable election for entitlement to basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill if such individual: (1) first became a member of the armed forces or entered act... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for any servicemember who did not enroll for the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill an opportunity to enroll for that program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pharmacy Education Aid Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Pharmacists are an important link in our Nation's
health care system. A critical shortage of pharmacists is
threatening the ... | Pharmacy Education Aid Act of 2003 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make payments of up to $35,000 on behalf of a qualifying individual with a baccalaureate or doctorate pharmacy degree and a license to practice for the repayment of pharmac... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to health professions programs regarding the practice of pharmacy. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. COMMERCE IN ELECTRONIC EAVESDROPPING DEVICES.
(a) Prohibition on Modification.--Section 302(b) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 302a(b)) is amended by inserting
before the period at the e... | Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act of 1998 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit modifying any electronic communication device, equipment, or system in a manner which causes it to fail to comply with regulations governing electronic eavesdropping devices. Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC... | Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Greens Creek Land Exchange Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
established the Admiralty Island National Monument and sections 503
and 504 ... | Greens Creek Land Exchange Act of 1995 - Ratifies (allowing for necessary modification or amendment) the agreement entered into between the United States and the Kennecott Greens Creek Mining Company (KGCMC) providing the terms under which the Greens Creek mining claims may be explored and developed. Authorizes the Se... | Greens Creek Land Exchange Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Antiterrorism Intelligence
Distribution Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. ACCESS AND HANDLING OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION BY STATE AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL FOR PREPARATION AND RESPONSE
TO TERRORIST ATTACK.
(a) Purpose.--The purpos... | Antiterrorism Intelligence Distribution Act of 2003 - Amends the Department of Homeland Security Act to require the Office for State and Local Government Coordination within the Office of the Secretary to identify the appropriate officials of each State who will require access to classified information to ensure the he... | A bill to provide for the access and handling by personnel of State and local governments of classified information to facilitate preparation and response to terrorist attacks, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act''.
SEC. 2. VETERAN SMALL BUSINESS START-UP CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``SEC. ... | Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a new business-related tax credit for the start-up expenses of a veteran-owned small business in an underserved community. The allowable amount of such credit is 15% of start-up expenditures that do not exceed $80,000. The credit is allow... | Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act |
Section 1. (a) No later than six months after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue interim
final regulations establishing risk-based performance standards for
security of chemical facilities and requiring vulnerability assessments
and the development and implementation o... | Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue interim final regulations establishing risk-based performance standards for the security of high-risk chemical facilities and requiring vulnerability assessments and the development and implementation of site security plans for such facilities.
Directs the Secretary ... | To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide for enhanced security of chemical facilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Network Neutrality Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Our Nation's economy, education, and society are
increasingly dependent upon broadband telecommunications
networks.
(2) Th... | Network Neutrality Act of 2006 - States that it is the policy of the United States to, among other things, maintain the freedom to use broadband telecommunications networks, including the Internet, without interference from network operators.
Outlines specified duties of broadband network providers to ensure broadband... | To promote open broadband networks and innovation, foster electronic commerce, and safeguard consumer access to online content and services. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veteran Disability Rating Parity
Act''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY RATED AND CERTIFIED
AS TOTAL BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AS
DISABILITY FOR PURPOSES OF TITLE II OF THE SOCIAL
SECU... | Veteran Disability Rating Parity Act This bill amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to treat service-connected disability rated and certified as total by the Department of Veterans Affairs as disability for purpos... | Veteran Disability Rating Parity Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) Members of Congress pledge to uphold the Constitution
and the laws of the United States;
(2) Members of Congress are elected... | Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act of 2005 - Requires the Office of Personnel and Management (OPM) to prescribe regulations that prohibit eligibility in the governmental retirement system for a Member convicted of certain offenses that are: (1) committed by the individual while a Member, (2) related to the individual... | To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that if a Member of Congress is convicted of a felony, such Member shall not be eligible for retirement benefits, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF TREATMENT TO OTHER JUDICIAL OFFICIALS.
(a) Definitions.--Section 8701(a) of title 5, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (9) by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (10) and before ``but does
not ... | Amends Federal civil service law to extend the treatment currently afforded to Federal judges under the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program to certain other judicial officials. | To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the treatment currently afforded to Federal judges under the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program to certain other judicial officials, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tobacco Products Control Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO FEDERAL CIGARETTE LABELING AND ADVERTISING ACT.
The Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act is amended by
inserting after section 6 (15 U.S.C. 1335) the following new section:
... | Tobacco Products Control Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (with regard to cigarettes) and the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986 (with regard to smokeless tobacco products) to make unlawful: (1) advertising on certain outdoor billboards; (2) advertising ... | Tobacco Products Control Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Acquisition Reform and
Improvement Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.
Section 7A(a) of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a(a)) is amended to
read as follows:
``(a) Except as exempted pursuant to subsection (c),... | (Sec. 3) Directs the Assistant Attorney General (AAG) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to each designate a senior official who does not have direct responsibility for the review of an enforcement recommendation under the Act concerning the transaction at issue to hear any petition filed by the acquiring person or... | 21st Century Acquisition Reform and Improvement Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Transportation
Security Workforce Enhancement Act of 2009''.
(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. Conversion o... | Transportation Security Workforce Enhancement Act of 2009 - Terminates certain authorities under the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personnel management system with respect to TSA employees under the Aviation and Transportation Security Act and related law, including all authority to establish or adjust a... | To enhance the transportation security functions of the Department of Homeland Security by providing for an enhanced personnel system for employees of the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Protective Service
Improvement and Accountability Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE INSPECTORS AND CONTRACT OVERSIGHT
FORCE.
(a) In General.--Section 1315 of title 40, United States Code, is
amended by--
... | Federal Protective Service Improvement and Accountability Act of 2015 Directs the Federal Protective Service (FPS) to maintain not fewer than 1,870 full-time equivalent positions, with at least 1,350 of such positions designated for fully trained federal law enforcement officers. Authorizes positions in the FPS inspe... | Federal Protective Service Improvement and Accountability Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Family Values Tax
Relief 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 section or other provisi... | Family Values Tax Relief Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the: (1) overall limitation on itemized deductions; (2) phaseout of personal exemptions; and (3) adjusted gross income limitation on the child tax credit; and (4) alternative minimum tax on individuals. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the adjusted gross income limitations on itemized deductions, the personal exemption deduction, and the child tax credit and to repeal the alternative minimum tax on individuals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. ARPA-E AMENDMENTS.
Section 5012 of the America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and
... | ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Amends the America COMPETES Act to instruct the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) of the Department of Energy (DOE) to achieve the goals of ARPA-E through energy technology projects which: (1) identify and promote revolutionary advances in applied sciences; and (2) p... | To reauthorize the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Earned Income Credit Public
Awareness Campaign Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) In 2001, the earned income credit provided over
$30,000,000,000 in tax relief to 18,500,000 low-income
taxpayers.... | Earned Income Credit Public Awareness Campaign Act - Directs the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to: (1) establish and carry out a national public awareness campaign to educate Americans of the availability of the earned income credit; and (2) make grants to State agencies to carry out earned income credit Statewide p... | To direct the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to establish an earned income credit public awareness campaign to increase public awareness and educate Americans of the earned income credit. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Overdose Stat Act'' or the
``S.O.S Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, a drug overdose fatality occurs in the United
States every ... | Stop Overdose Stat Act or the S.O.S. Act - Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to: (1) award grants or enter into cooperative agreements to enable eligible entities to reduce deaths occurring from drug overdoses, and (2) give priority to eligible public health agencies or commu... | To prevent deaths occurring from drug overdoses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad
Program Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) To prepare students for success in the modern global
economy, opportunities for study abroad should be included as
... | Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2017 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program. Under the program, grants may be awarded for providing and expanding study abroad opportunities for undergraduate students. | Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Vessel Discharge Evaluation and
Review Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Starting with passage of the Act to Prevent Pollution
from Ships in 1980, the United States Coast Guard has been the
prin... | Vessel Discharge Evaluation and Review Act - Directs the Coast Guard's Commandant to conduct an evaluation of vessel discharges, other than aquatic nuisance species, and report to specified congressional committees.
Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to suspend, beginning on t... | A bill to require the Commandant of the Coast Guard, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, to conduct an evaluation and review of certain vessel discharges. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cuba Digital and Telecommunications
Advancement Act of 2015'' or the ``Cuba DATA Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPORTATION OF CONSUMER COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TO CUBA.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of... | Cuba Digital and Telecommunications Advancement Act of 2015 or the Cuba DATA Act This bill authorizes the President to permit any person subject to U.S. jurisdiction to: export consumer communication devices and other telecommunications equipment to Cuba; provide telecommunications services involving Cuba or persons... | Cuba DATA Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Thrift Savings Plan
Enhancement Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT FUNDS.
(a) Definitions.--Subsection (a) of section 8438 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as
... | Federal Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 1995 - Amends Federal civil service law with respect to the Civil Service and Federal Employees' Retirement Systems and the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Program. Provides for: (1) an additional Small Capitalization Stock Index Investment Fund and International Stock Index I... | Federal Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. INCREASE OF ALTERNATIVE SIMPLIFIED CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 41(c)(5) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``14 percent (12
percent in the case of taxable years ending before January 1, 2009)''
and inserting ``20 percent''.
(b) Conforming Amendmen... | This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for increasing research activities (known as the research and experimentation tax credit), to: increase the alternative simplified credit rate to match the rate of the regular credit; allow taxpayers to use reasonable estimation techniques ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the credit for increasing research activities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hopewell Township Investment Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF LAND.
(a) Administrator of General Services.--Subject to sections 3 and
4, the Administrator of General Services (hereinafter in this Act
referred to as the ``Administrator'') shall con... | Hopewell Township Investment Act of 1995 - Requires the Administrator of General Services to convey, without compensation, certain land in Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania, to the Beaver County Corporation for Economic Development.
Provides that such land shall revert to the United States if, in the 30-year period begi... | Hopewell Township Investment Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Independence Through
Presidential Leadership Act''.
SEC. 2. PRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP TO ENACT COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY POLICY.
(a) Congressional Findings.--The Congress finds that:
(1) The United States increasingly depends on foreign
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to lower, by 4.3 cents, the tax on highway gasoline and diesel fuel and kerosene. | Energy Independence Through Presidential Leadership Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``St. Augustine 450th Commemoration
Commission Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The founding of the city of St. Augustine, Florida, in
1565 established the first pe... | St. Augustine 450th Commemoration Commission Act of 2007 - Establishes the St. Augustine 450th Commemoration Commission to plan and execute programs and activities to commemorate the 450th anniversary of the founding of St. Augustine, Florida. | To establish the St. Augustine 450th Commemoration Commission, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Deadly Driver Reduction and Matthew
P. Hammell Memorial Act''.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM PENALTY FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO OPERATES A MOTOR VEHICLE
WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is
am... | Deadly Driver Reduction and Matthew P. Hammell Memorial Act - Amends Federal transportation law to require the Secretary of Transportation to withhold five percent of the funds authorized for Federal aid highway programs for FY 2001, and ten percent of such amounts for subsequent fiscal years, from any State that has n... | Deadly Driver Reduction and Matthew P. Hammell Memorial Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pay It Back Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Congressional Budget Office estimates that the
deficit for this fiscal year will reach $1.6 trillion or 11
percent of the Gross Domestic Product;
... | Pay It Back Act - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to revise the limitation on the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase troubled assets under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to $700 billion outstanding at any one time. Changes the maximum authority to $700 billio... | To apply recaptured taxpayer investments toward reducing the national debt. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Seniors' Retirement Recovery Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF 1993 INCOME TAX INCREASE ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.
(a) Restoration of Prior Law Formula.--Subsection (a) of section 86
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
... | Seniors' Retirement Recovery Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the 85 percent maximum tax rate on Social Security and Railroad Retirement benefits enacted by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993. Appropriates, from the general fund, to the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund amounts equal to t... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social Security benefits to increase the age at which distributions must commence from certain retirement plans from 70 1/2 to 80. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Common Sense Housing Investment Act
of 2012''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Two principal Federal housing goals are to increase the
rate of home ownership and make rental housing affordable f... | Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax deduction for mortgage interest, to: (1) allow, in lieu of such deduction, a tax credit for 20% of mortgage interest paid in a taxable year for the taxpayer's principal residence and one other residence; (2) provide ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to replace the mortgage interest deduction with a nonrefundable credit for indebtedness secured by a residence, to provide affordable housing to extremely low-income families, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Federal Arbitration Act (now enacted as chapter 1
of title 9 of the United States Code) was intended to apply to
disputes betwee... | Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 - Declares that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, or franchise, or civil rights dispute.
Declares, further, that the validity or enforceability of an agreement to arbitrate shall be determined by a c... | A bill to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Older Worker Opportunity Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. TAX CREDIT FOR EMPLOYING OLDER WORKERS IN FLEXIBLE WORK
PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to busine... | Older Worker Opportunity Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers who provide health and retirement benefits to their employees a tax credit for 25% of the first $6,000 of wages paid to individuals age 62 or older participating in a flexible work program. Terminates such credit after 2012.
Dir... | To promote labor force participation of older Americans, with the goals of increasing retirement security, reducing the projected shortage of experienced workers, maintaining future economic growth, and improving the Nation's fiscal outlook. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Violent Crime Control Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) there is no reliable information on the amount of
ammunition available;
(2) importers and manufacturers of ammunition are not
r... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Bullet Death and Injury Control Program
Title II: Increase in Excise Tax on Certain Bullets
Title III: Use of Ammunition
Violent Crime Control Act of 1995 -
Title I: Bullet Death and Injury Control Program
- Establishes within the Centers for Disease Control's Nation... | Violent Crime Control Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Food Security and Land Stewardship
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FLEXIBLE FALLOW PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 132 of the Agricultural Market Transition
Act (7 U.S.C. 7232) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(g) Flexible Fallow Program.-... | Food Security and Land Stewardship Act of 2001 - Amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act to establish a flexible fallow program for the 2001 and 2002 crop years under which a producer may idle a portion of the total loan commodity acreage in exchange for higher marketing assistance loan rates on the remaining acr... | A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to establish a flexible fallow program under which a producer may idle a portion of the total planted acreage of the loan commodities of the producer in exchange for higher loan rates for marketing assistance loans on the remaining acreage of the producer. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Library of Congress Bicentennial
Commemorative Coin Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) Denominations.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue the
following coins:
... | Library of Congress Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue five-dollar gold coins and one-dollar silver coins emblematic of the Library of Congress. Authorizes the Secretary to mint and issue $5 platinum coins in lieu of the gold coins.
Requires payment o... | Library of Congress Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act of 1997 |
TITLE I--TUSCARORA NATION OF THE KAU-TA-NOH
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Tuscarora Nation of the Kau-ta-Noh
Recognition Act''.
SEC. 102. FINDINGS.
The Congress declares and finds the following:
(1) The Tuscarora Nation of the Kau-ta-Noh are descendants
and po... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Tuscarora Nation of the Kau-ta-noh
Title II: Qutekcak Native Tribe
Title I: Tuscarora Nation of the Kau-ta-Noh
- Tuscarora Nation of the Kau-ta-Noh Recognition Act - Extends Federal recognition to the Tuscarora Nation of the Kau-ta-Noh of North Carolina.
Directs: (1) the S... | To provide for Federal recognition of the Qutekcak Native Tribe of Alaska and the Tuscarora Nation of the Kau-ta-Noh, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ENHANCED PERIMETER SECURITY AND ACCESS CONTROL THROUGH
COMPREHENSIVE SCREENING OF AIRPORT WORKERS.
(a) Pilot Program.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security
(Transportation Security Administration) shall carry o... | Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to: (1) implement a pilot program at seven commercial service airports to screen all individuals with unescorted access to secure and sterile areas of the airport; and (2) conduct a vulnerability assessment of, and an operatio... | To direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to address vulnerabilities in aviation security by carrying out a pilot program to screen airport workers with access to secure and sterile areas of airports, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lower Connecticut River Partnership
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Connecticut River watershed in the States of
Connecticut and Massachusetts is a scenic region of cities an... | Lower Connecticut River Partnership Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide technical and financial assistance to the States of Connecticut and Massachusetts for management of the Connecticut River and the River's watershed. | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance in implementing cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the Connecticut River watershed of the States of Connecticut and Massachusetts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Debt Reduction Priority Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On October 7, 2008, Congress established the Troubled
Assets Relief Program (TARP) as part of the Emergency Economic
Stabilization Act (Publi... | Debt Reduction Priority Act - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to require the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit in the Public Debt Reduction Payment Account (established by this Act) amounts received for repayment of financial assistance or payment of interest on the receipt of such ass... | A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to use any amounts repaid by a financial institution that is a recipient of assistance under the Troubled Assets Relief Program for debt reduction. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fishing Quota Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FISHING QUOTA SYSTEMS.
(a) In General.--Section 303 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1853) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (b)(6) and inserting the
... | Fishing Quota Act of 2003 - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require the Regional Fishery Management Councils and the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) or his designee, when developing a limited access system for fisheries to achieve optimum yield, to take into account: (1) the con... | A bill to establish National Standards for Fishing Quota Systems. |
SECTION 1. DUTY-FREE ENTRIES.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the
following new heading:
`` 9902.98.04 Personal effects of
... | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to grant duty-free treatment, through October 4, 1996, of the personal effects of, and other articles sought by, participants, their families and associated members, and officials involved in the XXVI Summer Olympiad and associated Cultural Olympiad in Atlanta,... | To provide duty-free entry privileges to participants in, and other individuals associated with, the XXVI Summer Olympiad in Atlanta, Georgia, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Troops' Soft Landing, Employment,
and Rural Transportation Act''.
SEC. 2. RETENTION ON ACTIVE DUTY AFTER DEMOBILIZATION OF RESERVES
FOLLOWING EXTENDED DEPLOYMENTS IN CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS
OR HOMELAND DEFENSE MISSIONS.
(a) ... | Troops' Soft Landing, Employment, and Rural Transportation Act - Requires that a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who was deployed for more than 179 days for a contingency operation or a homeland defense mission be: (1) retained on active duty in the Armed Forces for 90 days after the end of the member... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the retention on active duty after demobilization of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces following extended deployments in contingency operations or homeland defense missions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
The Act may be cited as the ``Post 9/11 Troops to Teachers
Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. YEARS OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS; STIPEND.
(a) Years of Service Requirements.--Section 2303(a) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6673(a)) is
amended--
(1) i... | Post 9/11 Troops to Teachers Enhancement Act - Amends the Troops-to-Teachers program of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (which provides veterans with teacher certification stipends in exchange for three years of service in a high-need local educational agency [LEA] or public charter school).
Expand... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001, to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN PROPOSED RESCISSIONS AND
TARGETED TAX BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Section 1012 of the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 683) is amended to read as
follows:
``expedited consideration of certain proposed rescission... | Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to allow the President to transmit to both Houses of the Congress, for expedited consideration, one or more special messages proposing to rescind amounts of budget authority or to repeal any targeted tax benefit provided in a revenue Act. Requires tha... | Expedited Rescissions Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pakistani Temporary Protected Status
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The summer of 2010 produced Pakistan's worst flooding
in 80 years.
(2) The 2010 Pakistani floods began in July 2... | Pakistani Temporary Protected Status Act of 2010 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the extraordinary and temporary conditions caused by flooding in Pakistan qualifies Pakistan for designation under the Immigration and Nationality Act pursuant to which its nationals would be eligible for temporary protected status ... | To designate Pakistan under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Pakistan to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Choice Voucher Funding
Fairness Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FUNDING ALLOCATION.
Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections:
``(ff) Tenant-Based Contract Rene... | Housing Choice Voucher Funding Fairness Act of 2006 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to allocate certain funds for renewal of expiring annual contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance for each public housing agency (other tha... | To make funding for the housing choice voucher program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development more reliable and predictable at the local level, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Debt Cancellation for the New
Millennium Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Enhanced HIPC Initiative was developed by the
countries of the G-7 during the G-7 Summit meeting in Cologne,
German... | Debt Cancellation for the New Millennium Act - Amends the International Financial Institutions Act to urge the President to commence immediately efforts within the Paris Club of Official Creditors, as well as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), ... | To urge reforms of the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR CERTAIN ALIEN CHILDREN.
Section 235(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1225(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(6) Appointment of guardian ad litem.--
``(A) In general.--
... | States that the guardian shall assist in immigration- and asylum-related duties until: (1) the alien reaches 18 years old or departs; or (2) determination of the asylum claim. | To provide for the appointment of a guardian ad litem to protect the interests under Federal immigration law of certain alien minor children present in the United States without a parent or other legal guardian. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alexis Agin Identity Theft
Protection Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON DISTRIBUTION OF DEATH INFORMATION FURNISHED TO OR
MAINTAINED BY THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.
(a) In General.--Section 205(r) of the Social Security Act (42 ... | Alexis Agin Identity Theft Protection Act of 2013 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to revise the treatment of death information furnished to or maintained by the Social Security Administration (SSA). Authorizes the Commissioner of Social Security to use ... | Alexis Agin Identity Theft Protection Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND CERTAIN
COMMUNITIES AS ENTERPRISE ZONES AND REDEVELOPMENT AREAS.
(a) Designation as Enterprise Zones.--Notwithstanding the
designation process specified in section 701 of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 11501), each ... | Requires each military installation selected for closure or substantial realignment under a base closure law to be designated as: (1) an enterprise zone for purposes of title VII of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987; and (2) a redevelopment area for purposes of title IV of the Public Works and Economic ... | To designate military installations selected for closure or realignment under a base closure law, and the communities within which such military installations are located, as enterprise zones for purposes of title VII of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 and as redevelopment areas for purposes of the Pu... |
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Postal Service Enhancement Act''.
TITLE I--RATEMAKING FLEXIBILITIES
SEC. 101. COMPETITIVE AND NONCOMPETITIVE PRODUCTS DEFINED.
Section 102 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking
``and'' at the end of paragraph (3), by s... | (Sec. 104) Outlines conditions under which the Postal Service (Service) may enter into negotiated service agreements with mail users, including that: (1) the agreement will result in net benefits to the nationwide postal system; and (2) rates and fees payable under the agreement are calculated to yield revenues to the ... | Postal Service Enhancement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hunting Heritage Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Recreational hunting is an important and traditional
recreational activity in which 14,000,000 Americans 16 years of
age and older pa... | Directs the head of each Federal agency with authority to manage a natural resource or public lands on which such a resource depends to exercise that authority in a manner so as to support, promote, and enhance recreational hunting opportunities.
Declares that Federal land management decisions and actions should result... | Hunting Heritage Protection Act |
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