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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Truth in Government Accounting Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
(a) In General.--With respect to a fiscal year, the head of each
agency shall prepare and submit to the Comptroller General a quarterly
consolidated financial statement for ea... | Truth in Government Accounting Act of 2011 - Requires the head of each federal agency to prepare for a fiscal year and submit to the Comptroller General (GAO) three quarterly and one annual consolidated financial statement based on the fair-value accrual accounting method. Requires such statement to include all future ... | To require each agency to prepare and make public quarterly and annual consolidated financial statements using the fair-value accrual accounting method, to require the Congressional Budget Office to use current-year spending as the baseline for estimating future mandatory and discretionary changes, and for other purpos... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Discovery Trails Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL DISCOVERY TRAILS COMPONENT OF
NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM.
(a) Additional Component of System.--Section 3(a) of the National
Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1242(a)) is a... | National Discovery Trails Act of 2001 - Amends the National Trails System Act to provide for the establishment, as components of the National Trails System, of national discovery trails which shall be extended, continuous interstate trails located so as to provide for outdoor recreation and travel and to connect repres... | To amend the National Trails System Act to authorize an additional category of national trail known as a national discovery trail, to provide special requirements for the establishment and administration of national discovery trails, and to designate the cross country American Discovery Trail as the first national disc... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Restore
Agriculture Productivity Act of 1999''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Removal of caps on loan rates under Agricultura... | Restore Agriculture Productivity Act of 1999 - Amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act to remove 1999-2002 marketing loan rate caps. Applies such provision retroactively to the 1999 commodity crops.
(Sec. 3) Authorizes up to six-month marketing loan extensions.
(Sec. 4) Amends the Food Security Act of 1985, wi... | Restore Agriculture Productivity Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``College Scholarship Fraud Prevention
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) A substantial amount of fraud occurs in the offering of
college education financial assistance services to consumers.
... | Excludes debts in connection with such fraud from permissible exemptions of property from estates in bankruptcy.
Directs the Secretary of Education: (1) and the Attorney General, in conjunction with the FTC, to report jointly to Congress each year on fraud in the offering of financial assistance for financing an educat... | College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Copper Theft Prevention Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) since 2006, metal theft, particularly the theft of
copper, has been on the rise, largely due to a surge in the
g... | Copper Theft Prevention Act of 2008 - Requires secondary copper recyclers (purchasers of copper that has served its original economic purpose) to keep records for at least one year of all purchases of copper property. Prohibits such recyclers from accepting cash in excess of $250 for the purchase of copper property. Im... | A bill to require certain metal recyclers to keep records of their transactions in order to deter individuals and enterprises engaged in theft and interstate fencing of stolen copper, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``Department of Energy University Nuclear
Science and Engineering Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) U.S. university nuclear science and engineering
programs are in a state of serious decline. The supply of
... | Department of Energy University Nuclear Science and Engineering Act - Instructs the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology, to support a program to maintain the nation's human resource investment and infrastructure in nuclear sciences and engineering.Directs the Secreta... | To authorize funding for University Nuclear Science and Engineering Programs at the Department of Energy for fiscal years 2002 through 2006. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Isolating ISIS Act''.
SEC. 2. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT
ENGAGE IN CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS.
(a) Prohibitions and Conditions With Respect to Certain Accounts
Held by Foreign Financial Institutions.--
... | Isolating ISIS Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to prohibit, or impose strict conditions on, the opening or maintaining in the United States of a correspondent account or a payable-through account by a foreign financial institution that knowingly: facilitates a transaction for the Islamic State of Iraq and ... | Isolating ISIS Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commonsense Legislative Exceptional
Events Reforms Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. CLEAN AIR ACT EXCEPTIONAL EVENTS.
Section 319(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7619(b)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)--
(A) in clause (i)... | Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2014 - Amends the Clean Air Act to revise the requirements for regulations that govern the review and handling of air quality monitoring data influenced by exceptional events. (The Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] may exclude monitored exceedances of the Na... | Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sudbury, Assabet and Concord Wild
and Scenic Rivers Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Title VII of Public Law 101-628--
(A) designated a 29 mile segment of the Sudbury,
Assabe... | Sudbury, Assabet and Concord Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (the Act) to designate segments of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers in Massachusetts as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Requires the segments to be managed: (1) by the SUASCO River Steward... | Sudbury, Assabet and Concord Wild and Scenic Rivers Act |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established the National Commission on Threats to the
Homeland and United States National Security (in this Act referred to
as the ``Commission'').
SEC. 2. COMPOSITION.
(a) In General.--The Commission shall be composed of six members,
as follows:
(1) Two memb... | Establishes a National Commission on Threats to the Homeland and United States National Security to evaluate, in light of the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, threats to the United States and U.S. national security in order to assist the Federal Government in setting priorities in the ... | A bill to establish a National Commission on Threats to the Homeland and United States National Security. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Reserve Credit Facility
Review Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. REVIEWS OF SPECIAL FEDERAL RESERVE CREDIT FACILITIES.
(a) Reviews.--Section 714 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Reviews of Credit Fa... | Federal Reserve Credit Facility Review Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Comptroller General to conduct reviews and onsite examinations of: (1) any credit facility established by the Federal Reserve Board or any federal reserve bank; and (2) such credit facility's establishment as the lender of last resort (including provid... | A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize reviews by the Comptroller General of the United States of any credit facility established by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any Federal reserve bank, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coast Guard Hurricane Relief Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. COMMENDATION, RECOGNITION, AND THANKS FOR COAST GUARD
PERSONNEL.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf of
... | Coast Guard Hurricane Relief Act of 2005 - Commends and thanks the Coast Guard (CG) for its outstanding efforts in response to Hurricane Katrina. Expresses the sense of Congress that the CG should play a major role in any future national emergency or disaster caused by a natural event in a U.S. coastal or offshore area... | To commend the outstanding efforts in response to Hurricane Katrina by members and employees of the Coast Guard, to provide temporary relief to certain persons affected by such hurricane with respect to certain laws administered by the Coast Guard, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Principal Residence Tax Exclusion
Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM TAX FOR GAIN ON SALE OF PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE.
(a) In General.--Section 121 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to one-time exclusion of gain from sale of principal
resid... | Principal Residence Tax Exclusion Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the existing one-time exclusion of up to $125,000 of gain from the sale of a principal residence by a person at least 55 years old with an exclusion of gain of up to $250,000 ($500,000 for qualifying joint return) for a qualifyi... | Principal Residence Tax Exclusion Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Korean Immigration Commemorative
Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) January 13, 2003, marked the 100th anniversary of the
first wave of Korean immigration to the United States.
(2) At the tim... | Korean Immigration Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, during the one-year period beginning January 1, 2018, to mint and issue $5 gold coins and $1 silver coins emblematic of the immigration of Koreans into the United States and their significant contributions to this nation. Requires all su... | Korean Immigration Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safety for Our Schoolchildren Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:... | Safety for Our Schoolchildren Act of 2008 - Requires states and local educational agencies (LEAs) to: (1) obtain an FBI background check on individuals prior to offering them employment as school employees; and (2) if the check identifies them as sexual predators, report their application to local law enforcement.
Pro... | A bill to require all public school employees and those employed in connection with a public school to receive FBI background checks prior to being hired, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. COST SAVINGS ENHANCEMENTS.
(a) In General.--
(1) Definitions.--Section 4511 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) in the section heading, by striking
... | Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill expands the cash awards program for disclosures by federal employees of fraud, waste, or mismanagement that result in cost savings to the employee's agency to include identification of surplus salaries and expenses funds that: (1) an agency employee identifies as ... | Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pension Security Disclosure Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION
REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED TO THE PBGC REGARDING THE ASSETS
AND LIABILITIES OF CERTAIN UNDERFUNDED SINGLE-EMPLOYER
... | Pension Security Disclosure Act of 2005 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) to disclose publicly certain information on the funding status of pension plans, through making it available: (1) for inspection at PBGC headquarters; (... | To amend titles I and IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve disclosure of the funding status of pension plans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide
Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) suicide among veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress
disorder (in this section referred to as ``PTSD'') is a serious
... | Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) suicide among veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious problem; and (2) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in developing and implementing the comprehensive program outlined in this Act, should take... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement a comprehensive program designed to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans. |
SECTION 1. CRIMINAL OFFENSES COMMITTED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES
(a) In General.--Subtitle A of title 10 of the United States Code
is amended by inserting after chapter 49 the following new chapter:
``CHAPTER 50--CRIMINAL OFFENSES COMMITTED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES
``Sec.
``991. Definitions.
``992. Criminal ... | Provides that members of the armed forces and persons accompanying the armed forces outside the United States who engage in conduct which would constitute a criminal offense within the maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States shall be guilty of a like offense against the United States and shall be sub... | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for jurisdiction, apprehension, and detention of members of the Armed Forces and certain civilians accompanying the Armed Forces outside the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Juvenile Crime Avoidance and
Prevention Act of 1996''.
TITLE I--FEDERAL JUVENILE PROCEEDINGS
SEC. 101. FEDERAL JUVENILE PROCEEDINGS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 403 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 5... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Federal Juvenile Proceedings
Title II: Grant Program for at Risk Juveniles
Juvenile Crime Avoidance and Prevention Act of 1996 -
Title I: Federal Juvenile Proceedings
- Amends the Federal criminal code to require an appropriate Federal authority (designated by the Attorney G... | Juvenile Crime Avoidance and Prevention Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Data Collection Improvement
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. DATA COLLECTION ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY.
Title XXXI of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300kk et
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 3101 the following new
sec... | Health Data Collection Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure that the collection of data on sexual orientation and gender identity is provided for within HHS health service programs and health surveys. Makes the provision of ... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to ensure that each HHS health service program or HHS health survey provides, to the extent the Secretary determines appropriate and practicable, for the voluntary collection of data on the sexual orientation and gender identit... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This section may be cited as the ``Low-Level Radioactive Waste
Policy Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) Compact.--The term ``compact'' means a compact entered
into by 2 or more States under section 4 of the Low-Level
Radioactiv... | Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to perform the following duties: (1) dispose of low-level radioactive waste generated within any State outside a sited compact region; (2) establish a disposal facility for low-level radioactive waste on federally-owned land; (3) ac... | Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug
Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. EXTENDED MONTHS OF COVERAGE OF IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DRUGS FOR
KIDNEY TRANSPLANT PATIENTS AND OTHER RENAL DIALYSIS
PROVISIONS.
... | Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2011 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Benefits) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to extend the months of coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients.
Amends SSA title XVIII (Medicare) ... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for extended months of Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``340B Program Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF DISCOUNTS TO INPATIENT DRUGS.
(a) In General.--Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 256b) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraphs (1)... | 340B Program Improvement Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to make revisions to the 340B drug discount program (a program limiting the cost of covered outpatient drugs to certain federal grantees).
Includes drugs used in connection with an inpatient or outpatient service by enrolled hospitals as covered drugs... | To amend section 340B of the Public Health Service Act to improve the provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Commission on American
Cybersecurity Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMISSION.
There is established a commission to be known as the ``National
Commission on American Cybersecurity'' (hereinafter in this Act
referred to as the ``... | National Commission on American Cybersecurity Act of 2008 - Establishes the National Commission on American Cybersecurity to analyze the cybersecuirty of American business, national infrastructure, and U.S. Government non-military and non-national security related computer systems and to recommend a comprehensive cyber... | To establish the American Cybersecurity Commission to investigate the current threats to the cybersecurity of American business and infrastructure from foreign entities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``IRS Accountability Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF SENIOR EXECUTIVES OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
FOR PERFORMANCE OR MISCONDUCT.
(a) In General.--Section 1203 of the Internal Revenue Service
Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 (26 U... | IRS Accountability Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 to allow the removal or transfer of an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) senior executive employee based on performance or misconduct. The IRS must submit written notice to certain congressional committee... | IRS Accountability Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Low-Income Housing Preservation Act
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. 15-YEAR RECOVERY PERIOD.
(a) General Rule.--Subsection (c) of section 168 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to applicable recovery period) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``a... | Low-Income Housing Preservation Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a 15-year recovery period for the depreciation deduction for new investments to rehabilitate qualified low-income housing projects. Exempts a specified amount of such rehabilitation costs from the passive loss limitations. | Low-Income Housing Preservation Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Marion Malley Walsh Drunk Driving
Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Drunk driving crashes cost the United States health
care system approximately $6,000,000,000 in 1993.
(2) Drun... | Marion Malley Walsh Drunk Driving Act of 1994 - Provides for the transfer of apportionments of Federal highway funds to highway safety programs for noncompliance with this Act.
Specifies that a State meets the requirements of this Act if it has enacted and is enforcing a law that provides for four or more of the follo... | Marion Malley Walsh Drunk Driving Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Trauma Institute Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Wars have always generated technological and medical
advances.
(2) Trauma is the number one killer of the Nation's
fighting sol... | National Trauma Institute Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a National Trauma Institute in San Antonio, Texas.
States that the Institute shall: (1) develop medical technologies to improve injury prevention and diagnosis, survival, and quality of life for victims of trauma and burn injury; and (2) imp... | To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a National Trauma Institute. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 101 of title 11, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by inserting after paragraph (39A) the following:
``(39B) The term `medical debt' mea... | Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2014 - Amends federal bankruptcy law to cite circumstances under which a medically distressed debtor may elect to exempt from the property of the estate in bankruptcy up to $250,000 of the debtor's aggregate interest in: (1) specified real or personal property that the debtor (or debt... | Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Antimicrobial Regulation Technical
Corrections Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF PESTICIDE CHEMICAL UNDER FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND
COSMETIC ACT.
(a) In General.--Section 201(q) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321... | Antimicrobial Regulation Technical Corrections Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) to modify the definition of "pesticide chemical," including regarding ethylene oxide and propylene oxide when those substances are applied to food. Considers certain regulations issued previous to the ado... | Antimicrobial Regulation Technical Corrections Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Responsible Ownership of Public
Lands Act''.
SEC. 2. PRODUCTION INCENTIVE FEE.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of the Interior shall, within 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act, issue regulations to
establish an annual production incent... | Responsible Ownership of Public Land Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish an annual production incentive fee for federal onshore and offshore lands subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas under which production is not occurring.
Prescribes the fee amount for each acre of land from w... | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish an annual production incentive fee with respect to Federal onshore and offshore lands that are subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas under which production is not occurring, to authorize use of amounts received as such fee for energy efficiency and ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Right Start Child Care and Education
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN EMPLOYER-PROVIDED CHILD CARE CREDIT.
(a) Increase in Creditable Percentage of Child Care Expenditures.--
Paragraph (1) of section 45F(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
ame... | Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the rates and maximum allowable amount of the tax credit for employer-provided child care facilities; (2) increase the eligibility threshold amount and rate of the household and dependent care tax credit and make such c... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the credit for employers establishing workplace child care facilities, to increase the child care credit to encourage greater use of quality child care services, to provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Establishing Grants for College
Access and Completion Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to authorize grants to
eligible entities to--
(1) build and sustain an understanding among sec... | Establishing Grants for College Access and Completion Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive five-year grants to certain nonprofit organizations for the provision of mentoring, support, outreach, and other services that encourage disadvantaged students to attend institutions of higher edu... | To establish the Grants for College Access and Completion Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Strategy for Combating the
Financing of Transnational Criminal Organizations Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL STRATEGY.
(a) In General.--The President, acting through the Secretary of the
Treasury, shall, in consultation with the Attorney General, the ... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on February 13, 2018. National Strategy for Combating the Financing of Transnational Criminal Organizations Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of the Treasury, in consultation with various U.S. agencies and departments, to develop a natio... | National Strategy for Combating the Financing of Transnational Criminal Organizations Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coin Modernization and Taxpayer
Savings Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) International demand along with market speculation for
commodity metals has, over the past several years, increased
... | Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008 - Requires the one-cent coin (except for Lincoln Bicentennial Numismatic Pennies) to be produced primarily of steel and treated to impart a copper color to its appearance similar to one-cent coins produced of a copper-zinc alloy.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treas... | To reduce the costs of producing 1-cent and 5-cent coins, provide authority to the Secretary of the Treasury to perform research and development on new metallic content for circulating coins, and to require biennial reports to Congress on circulating coin production costs and possible alternative metallic content. |
OF CERTAIN CLAIMS AGAINST IRAQ.
(a) Resolution by Iraq of Certain Claims.--
(1) In general.--Unless the President, before the end of
the 90-day period beginning on the date described in paragraph
(2)(A), certifies to the Congress that the Government of Iraq
has adequately set... | Justice for Victims of Torture and Terrorism Act - Terminates the authority of the President to grant the government of Iraq immunity from actions by victims of terrorism seeking compensation for injuries caused by officials, employees, or agents of the government of Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War when such government w... | A bill to terminate the authority of the President to waive, with regard to Iraq, certain provisions under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 unless certain conditions are met. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preservation of Antibiotics for
Medical Treatment Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) All uses of antibiotics, including for food-producing
animals, have the potential to cause resistance and contr... | Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require an applicant for approval of a new animal drug that is a medically important antimicrobial to demonstrate that there is a reasonable certainty of no harm to human health from antimicrobial ... | Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Energy Infrastructure
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Covered entity.--The term ``covered entity'' means an
entity identified pursuant to section 9(a) of Executive Order
13636 of February 12, 2013 (78 ... | Securing Energy Infrastructure Act This bill establishes a two-year pilot program within the Department of Energy's (DOE)national laboratories to identify thesecurity vulnerabilities of certain entities in the energy sector, and research and test technology that can be used to isolate the most critical systems of such ... | Securing Energy Infrastructure Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Preventive Care Improvement
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE PREVENTIVE SERVICES UNDER PART B OF THE
MEDICARE PROGRAM.
(a) Preventive Services Benefit.--
(1) In general.--Section 1861(s) of the Social Secur... | Provides for an alternative payment method for specified preventive services currently covered (including the new qualified preventive services benefit), a method that permits waiver of any applicable co-payments and mandates waiver of any applicable deductibles. | Medicare Preventive Care Improvement Act of 1999 |
That the following sums
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the Departments of Agriculture, Education, Health and
Human Services, and Transportation for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2005, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT O... | Appropriates FY 2005 appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for the: (1) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; (2) Rural Community Advancement Program; (3) Rural Housing Service; and (4) Rural Utilities Service (rural telephone bank program account, and distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband prog... | Making appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, Education, Health and Human Services, and Transportation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Data Security and Breach
Notification Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMATION SECURITY.
Each covered entity shall take reasonable measures to protect and
secure data in electronic form containing personal information.
SEC. 3. NOTIFICATION ... | Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012 - Requires commercial entities that acquire, maintain, store, or utilize personal information (covered entities) to take reasonable measures to protect and secure data in electronic form containing personal information.
Directs a covered entity that owns or licenses su... | A bill to require certain entities that collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice to such individuals in the case of a breach of security involving such information, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Innovators Job Creation Act''.
SEC. 2. PERMANENT EXTENSION.
(a) In General.--Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following:
``(h) Termination of Alternative Incremental Credit.--No ... | Innovators Job Creation Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the tax credit for increasing research activities; (2) allow an offset of such credit against liability for the alternative minimum tax (AMT); (3) make permanent the five-year carryback of research tax credit amounts of... | Innovators Job Creation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Santa Fe 400th Anniversary
Commemorative Coin Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Santa Fe, New Mexico, the site of native occupation
centuries before European incursions, was officially eleva... | Santa Fe 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2007 - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue $5 gold coins and $1 silver coins emblematic of the settlement of Santa Fe, New Mexico, the oldest capital city in the United States.
Permits issuance of such coins only during calendar 2010.
Requires the Sec... | A bill to authorize the minting of a coin to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the founding of Santa Fe, New Mexico, to occur in 2010. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Telephone Connection
Protection Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) It is the policy of the United States to ensure that
all Americans are afforded just and reasonable communications
... | Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission to adopt regulations on the use of inmate telephone and video services that enable persons incarcerated in correctional institutions to originate calls at payphones, telepho... | Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Privacy and Civil Liberties
Oversight Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. SUBMISSION OF REPORTS UNDER THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE
SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978 TO THE PRIVACY AND CIVIL
LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD.
(a) References.--Except as o... | Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Enhancement Act - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to include the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board as a recipient of: (1) FISA court procedural rule changes, decisions, and pleadings; (2) the Attorney General's (DOJ) annual report to the Ad... | Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Enhancement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Firefighter Fatality Reduction Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Each year in the United States, over 100 firefighters
die in the line of duty, while an additional tens of thousands
... | Firefighter Fatality Reduction Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a survey of, and report to Congress on, the compliance of fire departments in the United States with national voluntary consensus standards for staffing, training, safe operations, personal protective equipment, and fitne... | A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a survey to determine the level of compliance with national voluntary consensus standards and any barriers to achieving compliance with such standards, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Tobacco Responsibility
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. EXPORTS OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND ADVERTISING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS
ABROAD.
(a) Labeling Requirements for Exports.--
(1) Requirements for cigarettes.--It shall be unlawfu... | International Tobacco Responsibility Act of 1997 - Makes it unlawful to export to a foreign country cigarettes or smokeless tobacco products manufactured, imported, or packaged for distribution in the United States, unless in the country's primary language: (1) the package bears one of the specified warnings; and (2) ... | International Tobacco Responsibility Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rare Earths Supply-Chain Technology
and Resources Transformation Act of 2010'' or the ``RESTART Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that:
(1) Many modern defense technologies such as radar and
sonar systems, precision-guided wea... | Rare Earths Supply-Chain Technology and Resources Transformation Act of 2010 or the RESTART Act - Directs the Secretaries of Commerce, of Defense, of Energy, of the Interior, and of State to: (1) appoint an Executive Agent, at the Assistant Secretary level, to serve as a representative on an interagency working group t... | To reestablish a competitive domestic rare earths minerals production industry; a domestic rare earth processing, refining, purification, and metals production industry; a domestic rare earth metals alloying industry; and a domestic rare earth based magnet production industry and supply chain in the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21\st\ Century Worker Tax Cut Act''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR DUAL-EARNER FAMILIES.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after
section 25D the following new section:
... | 21st Century Worker Tax Cut Act This bill allows a married taxpayer who files a joint tax return and has at least one qualifying child under the age of 12 a tax credit for 10% of the lesser of $10,000 or the earned income of the spouse with the lower amount of earned income for the taxable year. The credit is denied to... | 21 st Century Worker Tax Cut Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Application Privacy, Protection, and
Security Act of 2013'' or the ``APPS Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. TRANSPARENCY, USER CONTROL, AND SECURITY.
(a) Consent to Terms and Conditions.--
(1) In general.--Before a mobile application collects
... | Application Privacy, Protection, and Security Act of 2013 or the APPS Act of 2013 - Directs mobile device application developers, before the application collects personal data about the user, to notify the user and obtain the user's consent regarding the terms and conditions governing the collection, use, storage, and ... | APPS Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Blackfoot River Land Settlement Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) it is the policy of the United States to promote tribal
self-determination and economic self-sufficiency and encoura... | Blackfoot River Land Settlement Act of 2010- Extinguishes all claims and all right, title, and interest in and to specified Indian and non-Indian land with respect to resolution of the disputes within the Fort Hall Indian Reservation of the Shoshone and Bannock Indian Tribes located in Idaho, resulting from the realign... | To settle land claims within the Fort Hall Reservation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Adoption Report Card Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT CARD ON STATE PERFORMANCE IN PROTECTING CHILDREN.
(a) In General.--Part E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 670 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 479... | Adoption Report Card Act of 1997 - Amends Part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to instruct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) issue an annual report card containing each State's performance rating (including a performance analysis) with respect to protecti... | Adoption Report Card of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American History and Civics
Education Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) American history and civics.--The term ``American
history and civics'' means the key events, key persons, key
ideas, and key documen... | American History and Civics Education Act of 2003 - Directs the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to award competitive grants to nonprofit educational institutions to establish: (1) Presidential Academies for Teaching of American History and Civics to offer workshops for teachers of America... | To establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commercializing Small Business
Research and Development Act''.
SEC. 2. FOCUS ON COMMERCIALIZATION.
Section 9(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(a)) is
amended by adding at the end the following: ``It is further the policy
of Congress that the... | Commercializing Small Business Research and Development Act - Amends the Small Business Act to state as the policy of Congress that Small Business Administration (SBA) research and development (R&D) programs should focus on promoting R&D of projects governed by commercial business plans which have significant potential... | To amend the Small Business Act to promote the commercialization of certain small business research and development projects, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cutting Red Tape, Green-Lighting
Small Businesses Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS HIRED BY A SMALL EMPLOYER.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by add... | Cutting Red Tape, Green-Lighting Small Businesses Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an employer with not less than 2 or more than 150 employees in a calendar year a business-related tax credit for the cost of up to 5 newly-hired employees who are employed, on average, at least 30 hours per week. M... | Cutting Red Tape, Green-Lighting Small Businesses Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Common Sense Indian Gambling Reform
Act''.
SEC. 2. BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS AND APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL INTERESTS.
(a) Background Investigations.--
(1) Gaming investors.--Section 7(b)(3) of the Indian Gaming
Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C.... | Common Sense Indian Gambling Reform Act - Amends the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act with respect to: (1) background investigations, approval of financial interests, and funding of the National Indian Gaming Commission; (2) Class II and Class III gaming on trust lands on which an Indian tribe has declared an intention to ... | To make technical corrections to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CERTAIN PRODUCTS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in
numerical sequence the following new headings:
`` 9902.01.00 Trisubstituted Free No change No change On or before 12/... | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain products. | To suspend temporarily the duty on certain products. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``TANF Emergency Response and Recovery
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. ADVANCE PAYMENT OF TANF BLOCK GRANTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF
FISCAL YEAR 2006.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 405 of the Social Security
Act, the Secretary of Health ... | TANF Emergency Response and Recovery Act of 2005 - (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to pay each state family assistance grant payable for the first quarter of FY2006, as soon as practicable after the enactment of this Act.
Provides that activities authorized by part A (Temporary Assistance f... | To provide assistance to families affected by Hurricane Katrina, through the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``School Food Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Durable equipment.--The term ``durable equipment''
means durable food preparation, handling, cooking, and storage
equipment.
(2) Eligible ent... | School Food Modernization Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to issue loan guarantees to local educational agencies, tribal organizations, or consortia of such entities to finance the construction, remodeling, or expansion of infrastructure or the purchase of durable equipment that will facilitate their provisi... | To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities, training school food service personnel, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Anti-Corruption Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. FORFEITURE OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Section 8312(a) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1), by
striking t... | Congressional Anti-Corruption Act of 2005 - Adds offenses (including bribery of public officials, embezzlement of public money, mail or wire fraud, and racketeering) which, if committed by the President, a Member of Congress, or the head of an executive department, will make such an individual (or his or her survivor o... | To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny Federal retirement benefits to Government officials convicted of certain crimes; to amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the penalties for certain corruption-related offenses; and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEMS.
(a) Submission of Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 12 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, each rail carrier that is a Class I
railroad, a rail carrier that has inadequate safety performance
(as determined by th... | Requires each rail carrier that is a Class I railroad, that has inadequate safety performance, or that provides intercity passenger or commuter rail passenger transportation to develop and submit for Secretary of Transportation approval by December 31, 2014, a plan to implement a positive train control system that prev... | A bill to require rail carriers to develop positive rail control system plans for improving railroad safety and to increase the civil penalties for railroad safety violations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Contractor Tax Fairness
Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS;
CODIFICATION OF SECTION 530 SAFE HARBOR RULES.
(a) General Rule.--Chapter 25 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(rela... | Independent Contractor Tax Fairness Act of 1995 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for determining the employment status of individuals as employees for purposes of employment taxes. Requires a written qualified agreement in order for an individual who performs services for another (the service-recipient) to... | Independent Contractor Tax Fairness Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expungement Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS FOR CERTAIN NONVIOLENT
OFFENDERS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 229 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after subchapter C the following new subchapter:
... | Expungement Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish a process to expunge an individual's records related to a nonviolent criminal offense. A nonviolent criminal offense is a federal misdemeanor or felony offense that: (1) does not include, as an element, the use of a weapon or violence; and ... | Expungement Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Long-Term Care Resident Part D
Assistance Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. PART D ASSISTANCE FOR RESIDENTS OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES.
(a) In General.--Section 1860D-42 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395w-152) is amended by adding at the end the follow... | Long-Term Care Resident Part D Assistance Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish procedures (which may waive requirements) in order to provide residents of long-term care (LTC) facilities with assistance with respect to p... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide residents of long-term care facilities with assistance with respect to prescription drug coverage under part D of such title for the resident. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Extracurricular Programs for Indian
Children Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that:
(1) The United States has a distinct legal, treaty, and
trust obligation to provide for the education, healthcare,
safety, s... | Extracurricular Programs for Indian Children Act of 2015 This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide grants for before-school, after-school, and summer school programs for Indian and Alaska Native students. Entities eligible for grants incl... | Extracurricular Programs for Indian Children Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Innovators Job Creation Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF RESEARCH CREDIT FOR CERTAIN STARTUP COMPANIES.
(a) In General.--Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(i) Treatmen... | Innovators Job Creation Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a qualified small business to elect to use a portion of its tax credit for increasing research expenditures as an offset against its payroll tax liability under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act. Defines "qualified small business" as a... | Innovators Job Creation Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mental Health in Schools Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Approximately 1 in 5 children have a diagnosable mental
disorder.
(2) Approximately 1 in 10 children have a serious emo... | Mental Health in Schools Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the program to provide grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to develop ways to assist children in dealing with violence to include assisting local communities and schools in applying a public health approach to mental health s... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug
Coverage for Transplant Patients Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE COVERAGE OF IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DRUGS
UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM FOR ORGAN TRANSPLANT
RECIPIENTS.
(a) Conti... | Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Transplant Patients Act of 2005 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance)(OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to eliminate the time limitations for coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for individuals who receive a kidney transplant or other org... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide continued entitlement to coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries under the Medicare Program that have received an organ transplant and whose entitlement to coverage would otherwise expire, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Review Every Dollar Act of 2015''.
TITLE I--FEDERAL PROGRAM SUNSET
SEC. 101. LIMITATION ON REAUTHORIZATION OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS.
(a) Enforcement.--(1) It shall not be in order in the House of
Representatives or the Senate to consider... | Review Every Dollar Act of 2015 This bill prohibits Congress from considering legislation authorizing or reauthorizing a federal program for more than seven years. Congressional committees are required to consider specified criteria to determine whether direct spending programs should be modified, terminated, or reaut... | Review Every Dollar Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND DEFINITIONS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Big Sur Wilderness
and Conservation Act of 2002''.
(b) Definitions.--As used in this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means
the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as
appropriate.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONS TO... | Big Sur Wilderness and Conservation Act of 2002 - Designates specified lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service, or the National Park Service in California as wilderness, as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and as additions to the Ventana, Silver Peak, or Pi... | To designate certain lands in the State of California as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Offshore Reinsurance Tax Fairness
Act''.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON INSURANCE BUSINESS EXCEPTION TO PASSIVE FOREIGN
INVESTMENT COMPANY RULES.
(a) In General.--Section 1297(b)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended to read as f... | Offshore Reinsurance Tax Fairness Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to define "qualifying insurance corporation," for purposes of the insurance business exception to passive foreign investment company rules, as a foreign corporation: (1) that would be subject to U.S. taxation if it were a domestic corporat... | Offshore Reinsurance Tax Fairness Act |
SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION AGAINST TERRORIST
STATES; DAMAGES.
(a) Right of Action.--Section 1605 of title 28, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) in subsection (f), in the first sentence, by inserting
``or (h)'' after ``subsection (a)(7)''; and
... | Amends the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) to require that a foreign state designated as a state sponsor of terrorism under specified laws, or an official, employee, or agent of such a foreign state, shall be liable to a U.S. national for the national's personal injury or death caused by acts of that st... | A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify that persons may bring private rights of actions against foreign states for certain terrorist acts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Guard and Reserve Soft
Landing Reintegration Act''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY RETENTION ON ACTIVE DUTY AFTER DEMOBILIZATION OF
RESERVES FOLLOWING EXTENDED DEPLOYMENTS IN CONTINGENCY
OPERATIONS OR HOMELAND DEFENSE MISSIONS.
... | National Guard and Reserve Soft Landing Reintegration 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 45 days after the end of the member's de... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the retention of members of the reserve components on active duty for a period of 45 days following an extended deployment in contingency operations or homeland defense missions to support their reintegration into civilian life, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coding Opportunities and Development
for Equitable Students Act'' or the ``High School CODES Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Coding.--The term ``coding'' has the meaning given the
term in section 114(e)(6) of the Carl D... | Coding Opportunities and Development for Equitable Students Act or the High School CODES Act This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to direct the Department of Education (ED) to carry out a coding demonstration program. Under the program, ED shall award grants to local education... | Coding Opportunities and Development for Equitable Students Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Emergency Loan Relief
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN MAXIMUM LOAN AMOUNTS AND USE OF
REFINANCES.
(a) In General.--
(1) Maximum amounts for 7(a) loans.--Section 7(a)(3)(A) of
the Small Busi... | Small Business Emergency Loan Relief Act of 2009 - Amends the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to raise, until January 1, 2011, the maximum amounts of loans for the benefit of small businesses under the following Small Business Administration (SBA) programs: (1) the 7(a) program (general... | A bill to temporarily raise the limits on certain loans under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Second-Stage Small Business
Development Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish a four-year pilot program
to--
(1) identify second-stage small business concerns that have
the capacity for significant... | Second-Stage Small Business Development Act of 2005 - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to carry out a four-year pilot program to make grants to eligible entities for the development of peer learning opportunities for second-stage small businesses.Defines as a second-stage small busin... | To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a pilot program to make grants to eligible entities for the development of peer learning opportunities for second-stage small business concerns. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Grand Staircase Escalante
Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Establishment of Escalante Canyons National Park and ... | Grand Staircase Escalante Enhancement Act This bill establishes the Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve within the Escalante Canyons National Monument (established by this bill and consisting of approximately 243,241 acres) in Utah. Federal lands within the park and preserve, including lands or interests acqu... | Grand Staircase Escalante Enhancement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Smithsonian Institution
Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin Act''.
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:
... | Smithsonian Institution Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue five-dollar gold coins and one-dollar silver coins emblematic of the scientific, educational, and cultural significance of the Smithsonian Institution.
Mandates that: (1) all but a certain portion of surch... | Smithsonian Institution Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fugitive Information Networked
Database Act of 2009'' or the ``FIND Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
In this Act, the term ``National Crime Information Center
database'' means the computerized index of criminal justice information
operated by the Fe... | Fugitive Information Networked Database Act of 2009 or the FIND Act of 2009 - Permits a state attorney general to apply for Department of Justice (DOJ) grants to develop and implement or upgrade systems for the preparation, submission, and validation of state felony warrants that are compatible and interoperable with t... | To encourage the entry of felony warrants into the NCIC database by States and to provide additional resources for extradition. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Financial Protection Act
of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On October 3, 2013, Jerome H. Powell, member of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, told the
Conference of ... | Community Financial Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to require the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to request reports through the prudential regulator from a person that is either an insured depository institution or an insured credit union with ... | Community Financial Protection Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Surplus Property Reform Act
of 1997''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL AUTHORITIES OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE REGARDING DISPOSAL
OF EXCESS AND SURPLUS PROPERTY.
(a) Expansion of Limitation on Use of Excess Nonlethal Supplies for
International Assis... | Federal Surplus Property Reform Act of 1997 - Amends Federal law to repeal the authority of the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service to receive requests for the transfer to foreign countries or international organizations in foreign assistance or military sales programs of excess supplies of Department of Defens... | Federal Surplus Property Reform Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Antitrust Health Care Advancement
Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF ANTITRUST RULE OF REASON TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
NETWORKS.
(a) Rule of Reason Standard.--In any action under the antitrust
laws, or under any State law similar to th... | Antitrust Health Care Advancement Act of 1996 - Provides that the following activities shall not be deemed illegal per se in any action under the Federal antitrust laws or similar State law, but shall be judged based on reasonableness: (1) the exchange of information relating to costs, sales, profitability, marketing,... | Antitrust Health Care Advancement Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Substitute Teaching Improvement
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) As much as one full year of a child's elementary and
secondary education is taught by substitute teachers.
(2) Less than one ... | Substitute Teaching Improvement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive demonstration grants to high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) or partnerships between such LEAs and institutions of higher education or nonprofit education organizations for the establishment of comprehensive training... | To authorize the Secretary of Education to establish a competitive demonstration grant program to provide funds for local educational agencies in order to increase the effectiveness of substitute teaching, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Visa Integrity Act''.
SEC. 2. SEVIS AND SEVP DEFINED.
In this Act:
(1) SEVIS.--The term ``SEVIS'' means the Student and
Exchange Visitor Information System of the Department of
Homeland Security.
(2) SEVP... | Student Visa Integrity Act - Amends the federal criminal code to subject to a fine, between 2 and 15 years' imprisonment, or both, an individual who, while representing himself or herself as a principal, officer, or director of an educational institution, knowingly files a petition for certification or recertification ... | A bill to provide for enhanced criminal penalties for individuals who file a SEVP certification petition under false pretenses, to prohibit certain schools from accessing SEVIS or participating in the SEVP and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Information on Financial Benefits
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL BENEFITS BY LOBBYISTS.
(a) In General.--In addition to information required by law to be
disclosed by registered lobbyists (herein known as ``registrants''),
each registr... | Information on Financial Benefits Act of 1993 - Requires lobbyists to include in their semiannual reports or in separate reports on financial benefits specified information about individual financial benefits provided to a covered legislative branch official, an entity that is established, maintained, or financed by su... | Information on Financial Benefits Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Water Infrastructure Flexibility
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF ADMINISTRATOR.
In this Act, the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency.
SEC. 3. INTEGRATED PLANS.
(a) Integrated Plans.--Section 402 of t... | Water Infrastructure Flexibility Act This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to allow municipalities to develop a plan that integrates wastewater and stormwater management. A permit for a municipal discharge under the national pollutant discharge elimination syst... | Water Infrastructure Flexibility Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Advanced Energy Initiative Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``biomass'' has the meaning given that term in
section 932(a)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16232(a... | Advanced Energy Initiative Act of 2006 - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) implement a project to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of advanced clean coal energy technology, including carbon capture and geological sequestration, for electricity generation (FutureGen); and (2) ensure, to the extent practica... | To authorize research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities for advanced energy technologies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Revitalizing the Economy of
Fisheries in the Pacific Act'' or the ``REFI Pacific Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In 2000, the Secretary of Commerce declared the West
Coast ... | Revitalizing the Economy of Fisheries in the Pacific Act or the REFI Pacific Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce (upon receipt of such assurances as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States) to issue a loan to refinance the existing debt obligation funding the fishing capaci... | REFI Pacific Act |
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 the Congress that the Federal Government, in
cooperation with international, State, tribal, and local governments,
... | Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act - Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to the impacts of climate change on health systems.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) publish a national strategic action plan to assist health professionals to prepare for and respond to th... | To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a national strategic action plan to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Accuracy in Campus
Crime Reporting Act of 1997''.
(b) References.--Except as otherwise provided therein, whenever in
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of a section or
other provision, such amendment or r... | Accuracy in Campus Crime Reporting Act of 1997 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise campus security policy reporting and crime statistics disclosure requirements.
Includes other campus officials (as well as campus security or law enforcement, or local law enforcement) among those officials that mu... | Accuracy in Campus Crime Reporting Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Aid Reporting Reform Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. ANNUAL FOREIGN ASSISTANCE JUSTIFICATION REPORT.
(a) In General.--In conjunction with the submission of the annual
requests for enactment of authorizations and appropriations for foreign
assistance pr... | Foreign Aid Reporting Reform Act of 1993 - Directs the President, in conjunction with the submission of annual requests for enactment of authorizations and appropriations for foreign assistance programs, to submit to the Congress a single report containing: (1) an integrated justification for all foreign assistance pr... | Foreign Aid Reporting Reform Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Subcontracting
Transparency Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. TRANSPARENCY IN SUBCONTRACTING GOALS.
Section 8(d)(9) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(9)) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``(9) The failure'' and inserting the
... | Small Business Subcontracting Transparency Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Act to revise requirements with respect to the Small Business Administration (SBA) review and acceptance of subcontracting plans. If a contractor or subcontractor fails to comply in good faith with assurances for the sub... | Small Business Subcontracting Transparency Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``HIV Treatment Improvement Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. MEDICAID COVERAGE OF HIV-INFECTION-RELATED DRUG TREATMENT FOR
CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.
(a) In General.--Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396a) is amended--
(1) i... | HIV Treatment Improvement Act of 1997 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require State Medicaid plans to make medical assistance available for HIV-infection-related drug treatment for certain HIV-infected individuals.
Amends the Public Health Service Act to modify the program for treatments fo... | HIV Treatment Improvement Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patriotic Employers of Guard and
Reservists Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. READY RESERVE-NATIONAL GUARD EMPLOYEE CREDIT AND READY RESERVE-
NATIONAL GUARD REPLACEMENT EMPLOYEE CREDIT.
(a) Ready Reserve-National Guard Credit.--
(1) In ge... | Patriotic Employers of Guard and Reservists Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a business tax credit for 50 percent of the lesser of: (1) actual compensation paid to each Ready Reserve-National Guard employee while on active duty; or (2) $30,000. Allows employers a refundable credit again... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide to employers a tax credit for compensation paid during the period employees are performing service as members of the Ready Reserve or the National Guard. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Providing Gas Price Relief Through
Public Transportation Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In 2008, during a year of record-high gas prices,
people in the United States took more than 10,500,000,000 ... | Providing Gas Price Relief Through Public Transportation Act of 2011 - Authorizes additional FY2011-FY2012 appropriations for formula grants to both urbanized and nonurbanized areas for the operating and capital costs of public transportation (including intercity bus service) equipment and facilities, but only if grant... | To promote increased public transportation use, to promote increased use of alternative fuels in providing public transportation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the city of Sisters, Oregon, faces a public health threat
from a major outbreak of infectious diseases due to the lack of a
sewer system;
(2) the lack of a sewer system also threatens groundwater and
surface water resources in the area;
... | Directs the Secretary to acquire land within Oregon, and within or in the vicinity of the Deschutes National Forest, of an acreage equivalent to that of the land to be conveyed under this Act, to be added to and administered as part of such National Forest. | A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the city of Sisters, Oregon, a certain parcel of land for use in connection with a sewage treatment facility. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Science and Technology Emergency
Mobilization Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September
11, 2001, many private-sect... | Science and Technology Emergency Mobilization Act - Directs the President to designate an appropriate department, agency, or office to: (1) compile and maintain a repository database of nongovernmental technology and science experts who have offered, and who can be mobilized, to help Federal agencies counter terrorism;... | A bill to mobilize technology and science experts to respond quickly to the threats posed by terrorist attacks and other emergencies, by providing for the establishment of a national emergency technology guard, a technology reliability advisory board, and a center for evaluating antiterrorism and disaster response tech... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-
Living Adjustment Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN RATES OF DISABILITY COMPENSATION AND DEPENDENCY AND
INDEMNITY COMPENSATION.
(a) Veterans' Disability Compensation.--Section 1114 of title 38,
United Stat... | Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2005 - Increases, as of December 1, 2005, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. | A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2005, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Super Pollutant Emissions Reduction
Act of 2013'' or the ``SUPER Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Carbon dioxide is estimated to account for 55 to 60
percent of a... | Super Pollutant Emissions Reduction Act of 2013 or the SUPER Act of 2013 - Requires the President to establish the Task Force on Super Pollutants to: review existing and potential policies and measures that promote reduction of short-lived climate pollutants, in part by identifying and evaluating programs and activit... | SUPER Act of 2013 |
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