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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Our Citizens from Reckless
Extortion of our Debt and Irresponsible Tactics Act of 2018'' or the
``Protect Our CREDIT Act''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL PRESIDENTIAL MODIFICATION OF THE DEBT CEILING.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 31 of subtitl... | Protect Our Citizens from Reckless Extortion of our Debt and Irresponsible Tactics Act of 2018 or the Protect Our CREDIT Act This bill allows the President to increase the statutory debt limit unless a joint resolution of disapproval is passed by Congress and becomes law. Prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, th... | Protect Our Citizens from Reckless Extortion of our Debt and Irresponsible Tactics Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Co-Prescribing to Reduce Overdoses
Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL DRUGS PRESCRIBING GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secre... | Co-Prescribing to Reduce Overdoses Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill permits the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a grant program to support prescribing opioid overdose reversal drugs, such as naloxone, for patients at an elevated risk of overdose, including patients prescribed an opioid. (Opioid... | Co-Prescribing to Reduce Overdoses Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on Elections Procedures
Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known
as the Commission on Elections Procedures (hereafter in this Act
referred to as the ``Commission'').
(... | Commission on Elections Procedures Act - Establishes the Commission on Elections Procedures to: (1) study Federal, State, and local electoral processes, addressing specified issues; and (2) make recommendations on the implementation of standardized voting procedures. | To establish a Commission to study and make recommendations on the implementation of standardized voting procedures in the Federal, State, and local electoral process, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Silvio O. Conte Disabilities
Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF SILVIO O. CONTE DISABILITIES PREVENTION
PROGRAM.
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 3... | Silvio O. Conte Disabilities Prevention Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants and contracts for the prevention of disabilities and the prevention of secondary conditions resulting from disabilities, including through demonstrations and interventions, surveillances and studies, public education,... | Silvio O. Conte Disabilities Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Vaccine Price Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST PRICE GOUGING DURING A SHORTAGE OF A
COVERED VACCINE.
(a) Prohibition.--No person shall introduce or deliver for
introduction into interstate commerce any covered vaccine with ... | Fair Vaccine Price Act of 2004 - Prohibits the sale of any vaccine intended to prevent or mitigate the effects of influenza or any biological terrorist agent at a price per dose of 150 percent or more of the baseline price if: (1) a declared shortage of the vaccine is in effect; or (2) the seller knows or has substanti... | To prohibit price gouging during a shortage of a covered vaccine. |
SECTION 1. ASSIGNMENT OR ALIENATION OF PENSION PLANS FOR PAYMENT OF
CRIMINAL FINES AND VICTIM RESTITUTION.
(a) Amendments to ERISA.--
(1) In general.--Section 206(d) of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1056(d)) is amended by
adding at the e... | Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code to provide that certain restrictions on the assignment or alienation of pension plan benefits shall not apply to court-ordered criminal fines or victim restitution. | A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the restriction on the assignment or alienation of pension plan benefits shall not apply to court-ordered criminal fines or victim restitution. |
SECTION 1. COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH AMENDMENTS.
(a) Amendments.--Chapter 701 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in the table of sections--
(A) by amending the item relating to section 70104
to read as follows:
``70104. Restrictions on launches, opera... | Amends Federal law to include reentry vehicles and related launch operations within the scope of commercial space launch activities. Mandates an annual report. | To provide for the licensing of commercial space reentry vehicles and reentry sites, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the members of the
Board of the Center elected in accordance with the bylaws of
the Center.
... | Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 2001- Directs the Attorney General, through the Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Affairs, to make a grant annually to the National Center for Rural Law Enforcement (if the Center's Executive Director makes certain certifications) to be used to develop an education an... | To provide funds to the National Center for Rural Law Enforcement, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Services Improvement Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) historically, Federal programs have addressed the
Nation's problems by providing categorical financial assistance
with detailed requ... | Family Services Improvement Act of 1997 - Directs the President to designate a Federal Coordination Council composed of various specified cabinet secretaries and other Federal agency heads to perform a variety of specified functions for the stated purposes of: (1) removing Federal impediments to coordination of servic... | Family Services Improvement Act of 1997 |
TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION
ESTABLISHMENT ACT
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation Improvement Act of 1993''.
SEC. 102. COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS WITH NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC
... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Amendments to National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation Establishment Act
Title II: Brownsville Wetlands Policy Center
Title III: Walter B. Jones Center for the Sounds at the
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
Title I: Amendments to National Fish ... | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Improvement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Teacher Retention Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) More than 8,000,000 children, representing 21 percent
of all public school children in the United States, attend
public sch... | Rural Teacher Retention Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a five-year pilot program awarding competitive grants to no more than 10 states to enable them to award salary bonuses to highly qualified teachers or highly qualified special education teachers who teach, or commit to teach, for at l... | A bill to create a competitive grant program for States to enable the States to award salary bonuses to highly qualified elementary school or secondary school teachers who teach, or commit to teach, for at least 3 academic years in a school served by a rural local educational agency. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Walter Scott Notification Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``law enforcement officer'' has the meaning
given the term in section 3673 of title 18, United States Code;
and
(2) the te... | Walter Scott Notification Act of 2015 This bill requires a state that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to report certain data on deadly shootings by law enforcement officers. It reduces by 10% the JAG allocation of a state that fails to comply. Additionally, the bi... | Walter Scott Notification Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Childproof Handgun Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. HANDGUN SAFETY.
(a) Definitions.--Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(35)(A) The term `childproof' means, with respect to a
fire... | Childproof Handgun Act of 1999 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit a licensed manufacturer, importer, or dealer from selling, delivering, or transferring a handgun to anyone other than a licensed manufacturer, importer, or dealer, unless the handgun is childproof. Defines "childproof" as a ha... | Childproof Handgun Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Value-Added Development Act for
American Agriculture''.
SEC. 2. AGRICULTURE INNOVATION CENTER DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to carry out a
demonstration program under which agricultural producers are provided--
... | Authorizes up to ten initial grants during the demonstration project's first three years, including operation of a Center in: (1) Missouri; (2) Mississippi; (3) Ohio; (4) New Mexico; (5) South Dakota; (6) Texas; and (7) Wisconsin.
Authorizes appropriations. | Value-Added Development Act for American Agriculture |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Receipt Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF TAXPAYER RECEIPT.
(a) In General.--Chapter 77 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to miscellaneous provisions) is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``SEC. 7529. TAXP... | Taxpayer Receipt Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury to provide individual taxpayers via U.S. mail annual receipts for income taxes reported for the preceding taxable year. Requires such tax receipts to: (1) state the amount of taxes paid by the taxpayer, the taxpayer... | Taxpayer Receipt Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``PEPFAR Accountability and
Transparency Act''.
SEC. 2. EVALUATION OF HIV/AIDS PROGRAMS.
Subtitle A of title III of the United States Leadership Against
HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7631 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the... | PEPFAR Accountability and Transparency Act - Amends the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 to direct the Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally to: (1) establish a mechanism to evaluate global HIV/AIDS programs financed by the U.S. go... | To establish a program to evaluate HIV/AIDS programs in order to improve accountability, increase transparency, and ensure the delivery of evidence-based services. |
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN MULTIPLE EMPLOYER PLANS.
(a) In General.--In the case of an applicable pension plan--
(1) if an eligible employer elects the application of
subsection (b), any liability of the employer with respect to
the applicable pension plan shall be ... | Allows an employer participating in an eligible multiple employer plan to elect to have the pension plan treated as having spun off such employer's allocable portion of the plan's assets and liabilities to an eligible spun off plan.
Specifies the employer's liability with respect to the spun off plan, which shall be ... | A bill to provide optional funding rules for employers in applicable multiple employer pension plans. |
s.--
(1) Reported bills and joint resolutions.--For each bill or
joint resolution of a public character reported by any
committee of authorization of the House of Representatives or
of the Senate, the Director shall prepare and submit to the
committee a statement as follo... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Legislative Accountability and Reform
Title II: Regulatory Accountability and Reform
Title III: Judicial Review
Title IV: Baseline Study
Federal Mandate Accountability and Reform Act of 1994 -
Title I: Legislative Accountability and Reform
- Requires each congr... | Federal Mandate Accountability and Reform Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Methamphetamine Trafficking
Prevention Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
Congress finds--
(1) legislation has been enacted to curb domestic
methamphetamine production;
(2) according to the President's Syntheti... | Methamphetamine Trafficking Prevention Act of 2006 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to states and private entities to use technology or aerial surveillance to detect methamphetamine (and its chemical precursors) on the U.S. border (Border T... | A bill to end the flow of methamphetamine and precursor chemicals coming across the border of the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``China-World Trade Organization
Compliance Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On November 15, 1999, the United States Trade
Representative announced the completion of a bilateral
agreement wi... | (Sec. 3) Directs the Comptroller General, in order to determine the degree to which China is complying with its WTO commitments and to obtain information about any problems encountered by U.S. businesses, to survey annually and report to Congress on the 50 U.S. companies doing the most business with China in exporting ... | China-World Trade Organization Compliance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Newsprint Recycling Incentives
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Of the total United States waste-stream of 145 million
metric tons per year, paper and related products compose 64
million metric... | Newsprint Recycling Incentives Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require producers or importers of newsprint to recycle an amount of newsprint equal to the amount determined by multiplying the amount of newsprint produced or imported annually by the recycling percentage established by the Administrator of th... | Newsprint Recycling Incentives Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Award Program
Reauthorization Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL AWARD PROGRAM.
(a) Implementation and Presentation.--Section 102 of the
Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 802) is amended--
(1) in the matter following subsection (b)... | Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Congressional Award Act to revise requirements for appointment and reappointment of members of the Congressional Award Board, especially the limitation of service on the Board to two consecutive terms.
Exempts a member from the two-term limi... | A bill to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``General Aviation Small Business
Relief Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.
(a) In General.--Section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
636(b)) is amended by adding after paragraph (3) the following:
``(4) General aviati... | General Aviation Small Business Relief Act of 2001 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Small Business Administration to make grants to general aviation small business concerns in amounts equal to direct losses sustained since September 11, 2001, as a result of any Federal ground stop order(s) related to the t... | To provide economic relief to general aviation small business concerns that have suffered substantial economic injury as a result of the terrorist attacks perpetrated against the United States on September 11, 2001. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Buy American Carbon Incentives
Program Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Avoided conversion agreement.--The term ``avoided
conversion agreement'' means a permanent conservation easement
covering eligible ... | Buy American Carbon Incentives Program Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) establish a carbon incentives program to achieve supplemental greenhouse gas emissions reductions on private agricultural and forestland; (2) provide financial incentive payments for activities that increase carbon sequest... | To require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a carbon incentives program to achieve supplemental greenhouse gas emissions reductions on private agricultural and forestland of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Employee Ownership Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. OWNERSHIP POLICY FOR THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) there is considerable evidence that employee-owned and
employee-controlled corporations are more productiv... | (Sec. 3) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for tax-exempt employee-owned and employee-controlled corporation (EOECC) trusts whose primary assets consist of the employer securities of an EOECC in which: (1) more than 50 percent of the voting stock is held by a trust for the benefit of the corporation's employe... | Employee Ownership Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Guard and Reserve Readiness and
Retention Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR RETIRED PAY FOR NON-REGULAR SERVICE.
(a) Age and Service Requirements.--Subsection (a) of section 12731
of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
... | Guard and Reserve Readiness and Retention Act of 2005 - Makes an individual eligible for retired pay for non-regular (reserve) military service if such individual: (1) satisfies one of specified combinations of minimum age (between 53 and 60) and years of service (between 20 and 34); (2) performed the last six years of... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to revise the age and service requirements for eligibility to receive retired pay for non-regular service; to expand certain authorities to provide health care benefits for Reserves and their families, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Stewardship
Education, Recreation, and Volunteers for the Environment 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. Findings,... | Directs such Secretaries to jointly establish the Volunteer Passports Program to recognize the contributions of volunteers who complete specified hours of such volunteer service. Exempts volunteers receiving a passport under the Program from certain land or facility access or use fees charged by Federal land management... | Stewardship Education, Recreation, and Volunteers for the Environment Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Millennium
Challenge Reauthorization Act of 2006''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Purposes.
Sec. 3. Establishment and managem... | Millennium Challenge Reauthorization Act of 2006 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 to eliminate the provision allowing appointment of an interim Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).
(Sec. 4) Extends the prohibition on funding related to abortions and involuntary s... | To reauthorize the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Servicemembers Health Protection Act
of 2001''.
TITLE I--NATIONAL CENTER FOR MILITARY DEPLOYMENT HEALTH RESEARCH
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CENTER FOR MILITARY DEPLOYMENT
HEALTH RESEARCH.
(a) Establishment.--
(1)... | Servicemembers Health Protection Act of 2001 - Establishes in the Department of Health and Human Services the National Center for Military Deployment Health Research, headed by a Director, to: (1) conduct research on deployment-related health issues of members of the armed forces, veterans, and their families; and (2) ... | To establish a National Center for Military Deployment Health Research in the Department of Health and Human Services to provide an independent means for the conduct and coordination of research into issues relating to the deployment of members of the Armed Forces overseas, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``CBRN Intelligence and Information
Sharing Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, AND NUCLEAR INTELLIGENCE
AND INFORMATION SHARING.
(a) In General.--Subtitle A of title II of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 17, 2015. CBRN Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) support homeland securi... | CBRN Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Health Access and Improvement
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO PROMOTE HOSPITAL HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
Section 3013 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300jj-33)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(j) Priority.--... | Rural Health Access and Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to give priority to critical access hospitals in awarding grants to facilitate and expand the electronic movement and use of health information among organizations according... | A bill to give critical access hospitals priority in receiving grants to implement health information technology, to expand participation in the drug pricing agreement program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act, to provide for a study and report on pharmacy dispensing fees under Medicaid, to provide fo... |
That this Act may be
cited as the ``Federal Employees' Benefits Equity Act of 2001''.
civil service retirement system
Sec. 2. (a) Section 8339 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (d)(1)--
(A) by striking ``(d)(1)'' and inserting
... | Federal Employees' Benefits Equity Act of 2001 - Sets forth provisions governing the computation of annuities under the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees' Retirement System for certain law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, members of the Sup... | To eliminate certain inequities in the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees' Retirement System with respect to the computation of benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, members of the Supreme Court and Capitol police, and their surv... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``California
Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention and Community Protection Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. D... | California Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention and Community Protection Act - Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to carry out eligible projects on National Forest System lands and public lands, respectively, in California which are within or adjacent to at-risk communities or watersheds if the project... | To address the public health and safety threat presented by the risk of catastrophic wildfire on Federal forestlands of the State of California by requiring the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to expedite forest management projects relating to hazardous fuels reduction, forest restoration, an... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Rocky Mountain
National Park Wilderness Act''.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to designate as wilderness
certain land within the Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, in
order to protect--
(1) the en... | Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Act - Designates certain lands in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, as the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish an alignment line and identify the boundaries for the East Shore Trail within the East Shore Trail Area. A... | To designate as wilderness certain land within the Rocky Mountain National Park, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Refund Protection Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. REGULATION OF REFUND ANTICIPATION PAYMENT INSTRUMENTS AND TAX
RETURN PREPARERS.
(a) In General.--Subtitle B of the Consumer Financial Protection
Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5481 et seq.) is amended ... | Tax Refund Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to: (1) regulate refund anticipation payment arrangements, (2) establish a licensing or certification program governing tax return preparers subject to this Act, (3) regula... | Tax Refund Protection Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. ASSESSMENT OF ACHIEVEMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ OF
BENCHMARKS FOR POLITICAL SETTLEMENT AND NATIONAL
RECONCILIATION IN IRAQ.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Iraq is experiencing a deteriorating and ever-widening
problem of s... | Expresses the sense of Congress against any congressional action, including the elimination or reduction of funds, that will impair the mission of the U.S. military forces in the field, undermine their safety, or harm their effectiveness.
Directs the Commander, Multi-National Forces-Iraq to report to Congress within 1... | A bill to provide for an assessment of the achievement by the Government of Iraq of benchmarks for political settlement and national reconciliation in Iraq. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Private Disaster Loans Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. PRIVATE DISASTER LOANS.
(a) In General.--Section 7 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
636) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
(d) and (e), respec... | Private Disaster Loans Act of 2007 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to guarantee timely payment of principal and interest on any loan issued by a qualified private lender to an eligible small business located in a disaster area. Authorizes the Adm... | A bill to improve the disaster loan program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Liability Insurance in Event of
Spill Act'' or the ``LINES Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 1001 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (9), (10), (11), (12)
through (15), ... | Liability Insurance in Event of Spill Act or the LINES Act This bill amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to cap the liability of parties that are responsible for oil discharges from a Great Lakes pipeline (any pipeline that crosses the navigable waters of the Great Lakes system) to the total of all removal costs plus ... | Liability Insurance in Event of Spill Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Residential Solar Energy Tax Credit
Act''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR RESIDENTIAL SOLAR ENERGY PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefundable
personal credits) is am... | Residential Solar Energy Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a limited tax credit through tax year 2006 for residential solar energy property equal to the sum of: (1) 15 percent of the taxpayer's qualified photovoltaic property expenditures during the taxable year; and (2) 15 percent of the taxpa... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for residential solar energy property. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Investment, Innovation, and
Competition Preservation Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR REGULATING INFORMATION SERVICES OR INTERNET
ACCESS SERVICES.
Title I of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.)
is amended by ad... | Internet Investment, Innovation, and Competition Preservation Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from regulating the rates, terms, conditions, provisioning, or use of an information service or an Internet access service unless: (1) there is a market failu... | To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from regulating information services or Internet access services absent a market failure, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Radio Equality Act''.
SEC. 2. NULLIFICATION OF DECISION OF COPYRIGHT ROYALTY JUDGES.
The March 2, 2007, Determination of Rates and Terms of the United
States Copyright Royalty Judges regarding rates and terms for the
digital performance of sou... | Internet Radio Equality Act - Declares to be ineffective: (1) the March 2, 2007, Determination of Rates and Terms of the U.S. Copyright Royalty Judges regarding rates and terms for the digital performance of sound recordings and ephemeral recordings; (2) the April 17, 2007, modification of that determination by an orde... | To nullify the March 2, 2007, determination of the Copyright Royalty Judges with respect to webcasting, to modify the basis for making such a determination, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mobility for Work Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to--
(1) improve the employment rates and earnings of residents
of central cities by improving the access of the residents to
areas of high job gro... | Mobility for Work Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a Mobility for Work Demonstration Program to evaluate the effects of assisting residents of central cities to commute to job locations, especially in the suburbs, within the metropolitan area.
Authorizes grants to up to six entities through su... | Mobility for Work Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Aligning Incentives for Better
Patient Care Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. PERMITTING CERTAIN INCENTIVE PAYMENTS THAT PROMOTE QUALITY AND
EFFICIENCY.
(a) In General.--Section 1877(e) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395nn(e)) is amended by... | Aligning Incentives for Better Patient Care Act of 2011 [sic] - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) except from the prohibition against certain physician referrals and other compensation any incentive payments promoting quality and efficiency that are made under a quality incentive agreemen... | To amend the Social Security Act to permit hospitals to make incentive payments to physicians to promote quality and efficiency. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Integrity in Banking and Money
Laundering Prevention Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Money laundering is a serious problem: between
$100,000,000,000 and $300,000,000,00... | Instructs the Secretary to: (1) prescribe regulations which require financial institutions to maintain all accounts in such a way as to ensure that the name of the account holder and the number of the account are associated with all of the owner's account activity; and (2) develop criteria for identifying foreign high-... | Integrity in Banking and Money Laundering Prevention Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native
Communities Recognition Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADDITIONAL NATIVE CORPORATIONS IN SOUTHEAST
ALASKA.
Section 16 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.
1615) is amended by adding ... | Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition Act - Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to permit the Native villages of: (1) Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, and Wrangell, Alaska to organize as an Urban Corporation; and (2) Tenakee, Alaska to organize as a Group Corporation. Mandates a specif... | Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Better Oil Spill Response Plan Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. WORST CASE DISCHARGES.
Section 311(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1321(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Worst case discharges.--Not late... | Better Oil Spill Response Plan Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the President, every five years, to publish and provide to each Area Committee an estimate of the worst case discharges that are possible in each area described in an Area Conti... | To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to improve oil spill response plans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Smithsonian American Women's History
Museum Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Since its founding, the United States has greatly
benefitted from the contributions of women.
(2) Historical accounts... | Smithsonian American Women's History Museum Act This bill establishes a comprehensive American women's history museum within the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, to provide for: (1) the collection, study, and establishment of programs related to women's contributions that have influenced the direction of the ... | Smithsonian American Women's History Museum Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flood Mitigation Expense Relief Act
of 2013''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR CERTAIN QUALIFIED FLOOD MITIGATION EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the ... | Flood Mitigation Expense Relief Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow qualified taxpayers a tax credit, up to $5,000 in a taxable year, for flood mitigation expenses. Defines "qualified taxpayer" as: (1) a taxpayer who is the holder of a flood insurance policy under the National Flood Insura... | Flood Mitigation Expense Relief Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Liberian Peace and Democracy Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF POLICY.
(a) Findings.--The Congress of the United States makes the
following findings:
(1) An estimated 150,000 people have died from war-related
causes in the Li... | Liberian Peace and Democracy Act - Declares that the governments of Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, and Guinea have, through the provision of assistance to Liberian factions, contributed to the violence in Liberia since the civil war erupted there in 1989. Imposes certain visa, economic, and defense export sanctions agai... | Liberian Peace and Democracy Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Renewable Energy
Agency (IRENA) Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Renewable energy technology will be critical for the
United States and the world in overcoming dependence on o... | International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Act of 2008 - Requires the President: (1) acting through the Secretary of State and in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, to seek to establish an International Renewable Energy Agency; and (2) to direct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nation... | To direct the President to seek to establish an international renewable energy agency to expand the availability and generating capacity of renewable energy to markets around the world in order to increase economic opportunity, drive technological innovation, enhance regional and global security, raise living standards... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Benefits Protection
Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. ENTITLEMENT TO BENEFITS FOR MONTH OF BENEFICIARY'S DEATH.
(a) Old-Age Insurance Benefits.--Section 202(a)(3) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``the month ... | Disregards monthly benefits received for the month in which the individual dies for purposes of maximum benefit provisions.
Provides that the monthly benefit otherwise payable for the month in which the individual dies shall be payable only if the date of death occurs after the first 15 days of the month. | Social Security Benefits Protection Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Haskell Indian Nations University
and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems
Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the provision of culturally sensitive curricula for higher
education prog... | Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act of 1998 - Allows the Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas, and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to each conduct a five-year demonstration project to determ... | Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian PolytechnicInstitute Administrative Systems Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Price-Anderson Amendments Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. INDEMNIFICATION AUTHORITY.
(a) Indemnification of NRC Licensees.--Section 170 c. of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210(c)) is amended by striking ``August
1, 2002'' each place it appears and ... | (Sec. 3) Increases from $10 million to $20 million the maximum amount of standard deferred premium that may be charged a licensee following a nuclear incident in any one year for each facility for which the licensee is required to maintain the maximum amount of primary financial protection.
(Sec. 4) Sets a $10 billion ... | Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform
Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. CADASTRE OF FEDERAL LAND.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall develop and maintain a current
and accurate a multipurpose cadastre of Federal real property to
support Federal land management a... | Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop and maintain a current, accurate multipurpose cadastre of federal real property (an inventory of real property of the federal government) to assist with federal land management activities, including, but not lim... | Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Saving Homeowners from Onerous Rate
Escalations Act of 2013'' or the ``SHORE Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PHASE-IN OF ACTUARIAL RATES FOR FLOOD INSURANCE
FOR CERTAIN PROPERTIES.
(a) New Policies and Lapsed Policies.--Section 1307(g... | Saving Homeowners from Onerous Rate Escalations Act of 2013 or SHORE Act of 2013 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to phase in, over an eight-year period, any increase in the flood insurance risk premium rate caused by the pro... | SHORE Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pathway to Job Creation through a
Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that the following problems exist
with the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (in this section referred to as
the ``tax c... | Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012 - States that the purpose of this Act is to provide for the enactment of comprehensive tax reform in 2013 that: (1) protects taxpayers by creating a fairer, simpler, flatter tax code; (2) is comprehensive; (3) results in tax revenue consistent with ... | To provide for expedited consideration of a bill providing for comprehensive tax reform. |
SECTION 1. TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING MEDICAID
RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION TO BE REPORTED BY A CONFERENCE
COMMITTEE.
(a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
(1) The Medicaid program provides essential health care and
long-term care... | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the conferees for any budget reconciliation bill of the 109th Congress shall not report a reconciliation bill that would with respect to low-income children, pregnant women, disabled individuals, elderly individuals, individuals with chronic illnesses like HIV/AIDS, cancer, and di... | A bill to express the sense of the Senate regarding Medicaid reconciliation legislation to be reported by a conference committee during the 109th Congress. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transit Rail Inspection Practices
Act of 2018'' or the ``TRIP Act''.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SAFETY INSPECTIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 5329 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(... | Transit Rail Inspection Practices Act of 2018 or the TRIP Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Transportation shall develop and disseminate to state safety oversight agencies (SSOAs) the process and methodology that it will use to monitor the effectiveness of the enforcement authorities and practices of the... | Transit Rail Inspection Practices Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Food and Medicines Sanctions Removal
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF ANY UNILATERAL
AGRICULTURAL OR MEDICAL SANCTION.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Agricultural commodity.--The term ``a... | Prescribes requirements for the export of agricultural commodities or medicine or medical devices to foreign countries that have been determined to support international terrorism. | Food and Medicines Sanctions Removal Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Montana Mineral Conveyance Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) under section 503(a)(2) of the Department of the
Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public
Law 105-83; 111 Stat. 1617), the S... | Montana Mineral Conveyance Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, if Great Northern Properties Limited Partnership (the Great Northern Properties) conveys to the Northern Cheyenne Indian Tribe all its mineral interests underlying specified aggregate tracts of land in Montana within the Tribe's reservation (the C... | A bill to authorize the conveyance of mineral rights by the Secretary of the Interior in the State of Montana, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Accountability and Innovative
Research Drug Pricing Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. REPORTING ON JUSTIFICATION FOR DRUG PRICE INCREASES.
Title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
... | Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require manufacturers of certain drugs and biological products with a wholesale cost of $100 or more per month to report to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) price increases that result... | Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Right-to-Ride Livestock on Federal
Lands Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. USE AND ACCESS OF PACK AND SADDLE ANIMALS ON PUBLIC LANDS.
(a) National Park System Lands.--Section 12 of Public Law 91-383
(16 U.S.C. 1a-7) is amended by adding at the end the following n... | Right-to-Ride Livestock on Federal Lands Act of 2004 - Amends Public Law 91-383 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to preserve and facilitate the continued use and access of pack and saddle stock animals on parts of National Park System lands where there is a historical tradition of such use. Directs that as a gen... | To preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals on public lands, including wilderness areas, national monuments, and other specifically designated areas, administered by the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest Service where the... |
SECTION 1. CONSENT OF CONGRESS.
(a) In General.--The consent and approval of Congress is given to
an interstate forest fire protection compact, as set out in subsection
(b).
(b) Compact.--The compact reads substantially as follows:
``THE GREAT PLAINS WILDLAND FIRE PROTECTION AGREEMENT
``THIS A... | Grants the consent and approval of Congress to the interstate forest fire protection compact for the Great Plains region of the United States set forth in this Act. | To grant the consent and approval of Congress to an interstate forest fire protection compact. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Opportunities in Cooperative
Education And New Research Partnerships Act'' or the ``OCEAN Research
Partnerships Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT REFERENCES.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in... | Opportunities in Cooperative Education And New Research Partnerships Act or the OCEAN Research Partnerships Act This bill amends the National Sea Grant College Program Act to revise and reauthorize through FY2021 the National Sea Grant College Program. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) must awa... | OCEAN Research Partnerships Act |
SECTION 1. PROMPT CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN PETITIONS REQUESTING FEDERAL
RECOGNITION AS AN INDIAN TRIBE.
(a) Time Period for Proposed Finding.--Not later than 6 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
publish a proposed finding with respect to the petition for Federa... | Requires prompt review by the Secretary of the Interior of the long-standing petitions for Federal recognition of certain eligible Indian tribes. Requires the Secretary to publish final determinations with respect to such petitions within one year after enactment of this Act.
Prescribes a procedure for potentially eli... | To require the prompt review by the Secretary of the Interior of the long-standing petitions for Federal recognition of certain Indian tribes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Encourage Initiative and Promote
Self-Esteem Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE II OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.
(a) In General.--Section 222 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
422) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:... | Encourage Initiative and Promote Self-Esteem Act of 2008 - Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act to establish special rules for benefits based on waxing and waning medical conditions in qualified disabled individuals. | To amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to provide for equitable treatment of disability beneficiaries with waxing and waning medical conditions by establishing, through the implementation of a sliding scale of benefits based on income, a system under which higher incomes result in lower benefits and lowe... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iran Financial System Access
Limitation Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS WITH IRAN AND BLOCKING OF
PROPERTY WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
THAT FACILITATE CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS WITH IRAN.... | Iran Financial System Access Limitation Act of 2016 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that Congress must act to preempt any move to grant licenses resulting in Iran's access to the U.S. dollar. The President may not issue a license to an offshore dollar-clearing entity to conduct a transaction in U.S. dollars ... | Iran Financial System Access Limitation Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE
This Act may be cited as the ``Local Law Enforcement Enhancement
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The incidence of violence motivated by the actual or
perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender,
sex... | Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Attorney General to provide technical, forensic, prosecutorial, or other assistance in the criminal investigation or prosecution of any crime that: (1) constitutes a crime of violence under Federal law or a felony under State or Indian tribal law; and (2) i... | A bill to provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. INDEXATION OF DEFERRED ANNUITIES.
(a) Amendments to Subchapter III of Chapter 83.--Section 8338 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (d) by striking ``(d) An'' and inserting
``(d) Subject to subsection (e), an''; and
(2) by adding at the end th... | Amends Federal civil service law to provide for the indexation of deferred annuities, including survivor annuities, under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS), and for individuals becoming subject to FERS by election.Terminates for remarriage before age 55 (currently r... | To amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the indexation of deferred annuities; to provide that a survivor annuity be provided to the widow or widower of a former employee who dies after separating from Government service with title to a deferred annuity under the Civil Service Retireme... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pension Benefits Protection Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS AND
NONDISCRIMINATION REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.--The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986... | Pension Benefits Protection Act of 2003 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code) to protect pension benefits of employees in defined benefit (DB) plans, and to ensure that age discrimination laws are applied to conversions to cash balance plan... | A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect pension benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to enforce the age discrimination requirements of the Internal Revenue Code 1986. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``At-Birth Abandoned Infants
Assistance Amendments of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) each year thousands of infants throughout the United
States are abandoned by their parents shortly after birth, such
... | At-Birth Abandoned Infants Assistance Amendments of 1993 - Amends the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 to condition Federal project grants upon the existence of a State statutory scheme which effectuates: (1) the designation of preadoptive parents; (2) prompt placement of designated abandoned infants with prea... | At-Birth Abandoned Infants Assistance Amendments of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Conservation Reserve Program Reform
Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION ACREAGE RESERVE
PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The following provisions of the Food Security Act
of 1985 are each amended by striking ``1995'' ... | Conservation Reserve Program Reform Act of 1995 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to extend: (1) the Environmental Conservation Acreage Reserve Program; and (2) the wetlands reserve program.
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to extend or modify conservation reserve contracts under specified circumstances. ... | Conservation Reserve Program Reform Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Literacy Improvement Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION GRANTS.
(a) In General.--Part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7241 et seq.) is amended by inserting
after section 5537 the... | Financial Literacy Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award formula matching grants to states or partnerships between states and experienced nonprofit providers of financial literacy or personal finance education programs.
Require... | A bill to provide grants to promote financial literacy. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Star-Spangled Banner National
Historic Trail Study Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the British invasion of Maryland and Washington, District
of Columbia, during the War of 1812 marks a defining period in the
... | Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Study Act of 1999 - Amends the National Trails System Act to require study for potential addition to the national trails system of the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail (the route of the War of 1812 British invasion of Maryland and Washington, D.C., and the route ... | Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Study Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Anthrax Attacks Investigation Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is established a commission to be known as the ``National
Commission on the Anthrax Attacks Upon the United States'' (in this Act
referred to as the ``Commission''... | Anthrax Attacks Investigation Act of 2008 - Establishes the National Commission on the Anthrax Attacks Upon the United States to: (1) conduct an investigation of the anthrax letter attacks of September and October 2001; and (2) submit interim reports to the President and Congress and a final report on its findings with... | To establish the National Commission on the Anthrax Attacks Upon the United States to examine and report upon the facts and causes relating to the anthrax letter attacks of September and October 2001, and investigate and report to the President and Congress on its findings, conclusions, and recommendations for correcti... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Housing Preservation Act
of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) availability of low-income housing rental units has
declined nationwide in the last several years;
(2... | Affordable Housing Preservation Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make matching grants to States to supplement State and local assistance for the preservation and promotion of low-income housing.
Sets forth eligibility requirements for: (1) projects with Department of Housing and ... | Affordable Housing Preservation Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Text a Tip Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. A PILOT PROGRAM FOR TEXTING CRIME TIPS.
(a) In General.--The Attorney General may make grants to State or
local law enforcement agencies to implement an anonymous tip program
using cell phone text messaging that comply... | Text a Tip Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to state or local law enforcement agencies to implement an anonymous tip program using cell phone text messaging to assist police in preventing and solving crimes. Sets forth requirements for such program including that: (1) state or local law enfo... | To establish a pilot program for law enforcement agencies to use anonymous texts from citizens to augment their anonymous tip hotlines. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Job Corps Improvement Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. SCREENING AND SELECTION OF APPLICANTS.
Section 424 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1694) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(d) In prescribing standards and procedures for the... | Job Corps Improvement Act of 1996 - Amends the Job Training Partnership Act with respect to the Job Corps program.
Directs the Secretary of Labor to require that Job Corps applicants be tested for drug and alcohol use and undergo appropriate background checks.
Directs the Secretary to establish Job Corps standards of... | Job Corps Improvement Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``North Korea State Sponsor of
Terrorism Designation Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON DESIGNATION OF GOVERNMENT OF NORTH KOREA AS A STATE
SPONSOR OF TERRORISM.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States G... | North Korea State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act of 2017 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the government of North Korea likely meets the criteria for designation as a state sponsor of terrorism and, if so, should be so designated. The Department of State shall submit to Congress a determination as t... | North Korea State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Pension Equity Restoration
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF GOVERNMENTAL PLANS UNDER SECTION 415.
(a) Definition of Compensation.--Subsection (k) of section 415 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (regarding limitations on benefits
and cont... | Public Pension Equity Restoration Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow deferred compensation to be included in governmental retirement plans.
Removes the special rule for governmental plans which limits benefits to 100 percent of the average compensation for the highest three years.
Removes excess ... | Public Pension Equity Restoration Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Surety Bond Opportunity Act''.
SEC. 2. EQUAL SURETY BOND OPPORTUNITY REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Activities Constituting Discrimination.--It shall be unlawful
for any surety to discriminate against any applicant, with respect to
any aspect of a surety bond... | Equal Surety Bond Opportunity Act - Cites activities that constitute unlawful discrimination by a surety against an applicant in a surety bond transaction, including denial: (1) on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability; or (2) because the applicant p... | To prohibit discrimination on the basis of certain factors with respect to any aspect of a surety bond transaction. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Making Your Retirement Accessible
Act'' or the ``MyRA Act''.
SEC. 2. MYRA ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Section 408A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(g) MyRA Accounts.--
``(1) Special r... | Making Your Retirement Accessible Act or the MyRA Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish an employee retirement option known as a MyRA account. A MyRA account functions as a Roth Individual Retirement Account. An employee who elects to establish a MyRA account may contribute any portion of a tax re... | Making Your Retirement Accessible Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park
Wilderness Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of... | Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilderness Act of 2007 - Designates the following areas in California as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) certain land in Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park, which shall be known as the John Krebs Wilderness; and (2) certain land i... | A bill to designate the John Krebs Wilderness in the State of California, to add certain land to the Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilderness, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Civil Rights Enforcement
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (25 U.S.C.
1301 et seq.) (commonly known as the ``Indian Civil Rights
Act'') was enacted to protect... | Indian Civil Rights Enforcement Act - Amends the Indian Civil Rights Act to grant jurisdiction to the U.S. district courts in any civil rights action alleging a failure to comply with rights secured under such Act.
Permits an aggrieved individual or the Attorney General to bring an action in a U.S. district court for ... | Indian Civil Rights Enforcement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National
Collegiate Athletics Advancement Act of 2018'' or the ``NCAA Act of
2018''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--AT... | National Collegiate Athletics Advancement Act of 2018 or the NCAA Act of 2018 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require an institution of higher education or an eligible institution for purposes of any program participation agreement related to student assistance to comply with this bill's requiremen... | National Collegiate Athletics Advancement Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
Reauthorization Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. CHESAPEAKE BAY OFFICE.
(a) Establishment.--Section 307(a) of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C.
1511d(a)) is amended--
... | NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office Reauthorization Act of 2001 - Amends the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1992 to: (1) rename the Chesapeake Bay Estuarine Resources Office as the Chesapeake Bay Office (the Office); (2) require that the Office be administered by the Office of the Under Sec... | A bill to amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1992 to revise and enhance authorities, and to authorize appropriations, for the Chesapeake Bay Office, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Commercial Transportation of
Horses Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION OF HORSES FOR SLAUGHTER.
Public Law 85-765 (7 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``TITLE II--COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION OF H... | Safe Commercial Transportation of Horses Act of 1995 - Amends specified Federal law (and entitles it as the Federal Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter Act) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) issue regulations governing the humane commercial transportation of horses for slaughter; (2) enter into related ... | Safe Commercial Transportation of Horses Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coastal and Estuarine Land
Conservation Program Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Coastal and estuarine areas provide important nursery
habitat for two-thirds of the commercial fish and shellfish
po... | Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program Act - Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program to ascertain and protect the environmental integrity of important coastal and estuarine areas. Directs the Secretary to ... | To authorize the acquisition of land and interests in land to improve the conservation of, and to enhance the ecological values and functions of, coastal watersheds and estuarine areas to benefit both the environment and the economies of coastal communities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Battlefield Excellence through
Superior Training Practices Act'' or ``BEST Practices Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Department of Defense has made impressive strides
in the development and us... | Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act or the BEST Practices Act Requires the Department of Defense (DOD), no later than: (1) October 1, 2018, to develop, test, and validate human-based training methods for training members of the Armed Forces in the treatment of combat trauma injuries, with the... | BEST Practices Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Centennial of Flight Commemoration
Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) December 17, 2003, is the 100th anniversary of the 1st
successful manned, controlled, heavier-than-air, powered
flight;... | Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act - Establishes the Centennial of Flight Commission to commemorate the first manned airplane flight by the Wright brothers. Authorizes appropriations. | Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act |
SECTION 1. IMMIGRANTS TO NEW AMERICANS MODEL PROGRAMS.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Immigrants to
New Americans Act''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) In 1997, there were an estimated 25,800,000 foreign-
born individuals residing in the United State... | Limits the number of such grants to ten in a fiscal year. Limits the duration of any such grant to five years, with not more than one year for planning and design. Requires that each partnership eligible to receive such a grant include at least one local educational agency and at least one community-based organization.... | Immigrants to New Americans Act |
SECTION. 1. PURPOSE
The purpose of this Act is to strengthen provisions of the Federal
Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 to authorize and
undertake a long-term research, development, and demonstration program
to--
(1) develop new and enhance existing technologies that
r... | Authorizes appropriations.
Amends the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 to include solutions to the effective long-term management of greenhouse gas emissions as one of the goals of the comprehensive plan for energy research, development, and demonstration (including stabilization, reductio... | To strengthen provisions in the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 with respect to potential Climate Change. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``First-time Homebuyer Down Payment
Assistance Act''.
SEC. 2. EQUITY INVESTMENTS IN PRINCIPAL RESIDENCES FOR FIRST-TIME
HOMEBUYERS BY CERTAIN RETIREMENT PLANS.
(a) Exemption of Investment From Prohibited Transaction Rules.--
Section 4975 of... | First-time Homebuyer Down Payment Assistance Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to exempt from prohibited transaction rules any home equity participation arrangement under which the trustee of a qualified plan, at the direction of the eligible particip... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to allow investments by certain retirement plans in principal residences of children and grandchildren of participants who are first-time homebuyers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Friends of the Children National
Demonstration Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the single most important protective factor in a
child's life is a long-term relationship with a supportive,
caring adult;
... | Friends of the Children National Demonstration Act - Directs the Attorney General to establish a national demonstration project regarding early and sustained intervention programs for disadvantaged children and youth, through a project grant to Friends of the Children, National Office, which shall make subgrants to its... | A bill to establish a national demonstration project to improve intervention programs for the most disadvantaged children and youth, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. REFERENCES TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this Act an
amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to or repeal of a
section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be
made to that section or other provision of the Social Security Ac... | Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow the participation in home- and community-based care programs of functionally disabled elderly individuals with: (1) incomes of up to three times the maximum amount allowed under the Supplemental Security Income program, at the State's option; and (2) two ... | A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve programs related to home and community based care and community supported living arrangements, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Contracting and Tax Accountability
Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. GOVERNMENTAL POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States Government that no Government
contracts or grants should be awarded to individuals or companies with
seriously delinquent Federal tax ... | Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2014 - Requires the head of any executive agency that issues an invitation for bids or a request for proposals for a contract, or that offers a grant, in an amount greater than the simplified acquisition threshold, to require each person submitting a bid or proposal or grant ap... | Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On May 9, 2013, President Barack Obama issued an
Executive order that made open and machine-readable data the
new default for G... | Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission to require online public inspection files that must be uploaded to the Internet by television broadcast stations, AM or FM radio broadcast stations, cable operators, direct broadcast satellite service providers, or satellit... | Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Broadband Connections for Rural
Opportunities Program Act of 2016'' or the ``B-CROP Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. ACCESS TO BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS.
Section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C.
950bb) is amended-... | Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program Act of 2016 or the B-CROP Act of 2016 This bill amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to include grants in the Department of Agriculture (USDA) program that provides loans and loan guarantees for broadband telecommunications services in rural areas. In maki... | B-CROP Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Pension Promotion Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE VALUATION DATE FOR REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS.
If the Secretary of the Treasury determines there has been a
significant and broadly applicable decrease in the value of investment
... | Small Business Pension Promotion Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to take steps to address any significant and broadly applicable decrease in the value of investments held by defined contribution plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs), including by allowing: (1) taxpayers to use a later a... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to reduce administrative burdens and encourage retirement plan formation and retention. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Investment in Quality School
Leadership Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to provide ongoing, intensive professional development
to superintendents, principals, and prospective superintendents
and p... | Directs the Secretary of Education to award such competitive grants to consortia to establish programs that serve a State or region and provide superintendents, principals, and prospective superintendents and principals, particularly those serving, or intending to serve, in high-poverty, low-performing school districts... | Investment in Quality School Leadership Act |
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