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Section 1. This Act may be cited as the ``Section 515 Rural Housing
Reform''.
Sec. 101. Title V of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471 et
seq.) is amended:
(a) Section 502(c)(1) is amended by adding a new paragraph
(C) to read as follows:
``(C) Effective May 26, 1994, ... | Section 515 Rural Housing Reform - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the elderly, handicapped, or low-income rural housing loan program. | Section 515 Rural Housing Reform |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jobs Preservation Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN PLANT CLOSINGS TO THE SECRETARY OF THE
TREASURY; ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED ON CERTAIN
NOTICES.
(a) General Rule.--Subsection (a) of section 3 of the Work... | Jobs Preservation Act of 1993 - Amends the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to require notification of certain plant closings to the Secretary of the Treasury if the employer or a related person holds stock in a corporation eligible for the Puerto Rico and possession tax credit.
Amends the Internal Re... | Jobs Preservation Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Health Care Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business-related
credits) is amended ... | Small Business Health Care Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish, in the case of a qualified small employer, an employee health insurance expenses credit determined for the applicable percentage of the amount paid by a taxpayer for qualified employee health insurance expenses.
Directs the Secreta... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for tax credit for offering employer-based health insurance coverage and to provide for the establishment of health insurance purchasing pools. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Tuberculosis (TB) Now Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1)(A) Tuberculosis is a great health and economic burden
to impoverished nations and a health and security threat to the
United States and ot... | Stop Tuberculosis (TB) Now Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the President to provide assistance for the prevention, treatment and control of tuberculosis. Requires the President to: (1) coordinate with specified health agencies worldwide to develop and implement a comprehensive tuberculosis con... | To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide increased foreign assistance for tuberculosis prevention, treatment, and control, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Santa Fe National Forest Boundary
Adjustment Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.
The boundary of the Santa Fe National Forest is hereby modified and
expanded as generally depicted on a map entitled ``Santa Fe National
Forest Boundary Expansi... | Santa Fe National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 1994 - Modifies and expands the boundary of the Santa Fe National Forest in New Mexico.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to exchange public lands and interests managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for private lands and interests within the Forest. ... | Santa Fe National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Partnership for
Children and Families Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents; references.
TITLE I--EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR... | Partnership for Children and Families Act - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise the eligibility requirements for adoption assistance and foster care maintenance payments, eliminating certain income criteria.
Allows each state with an approved part E plan... | A bill to provide States with the incentives, flexibility and resources to develop child welfare services that focus on improving circumstances for children, whether in foster care or in their own homes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) The Congress finds that--
(1) the city of Waterloo, Iowa, and northeast Iowa of the
State possess many important elements of the nationally
significant story of American agriculture, including Native
American agriculture, agricultural mech... | Establishes in Iowa the America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership to promote the story of American agriculture, centered upon the area of Waterloo and northeast Iowa.
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants and technical assistance to the Partnership, and to enter into related cooperative agreement... | To establish America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership in Iowa, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Growth Incentive Act of
1995''.
TITLE I--REDUCTION IN INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAXES
SEC. 101. 5-PERCENT DECREASE IN INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAXES FOR MOST
TAXPAYERS.
(a) Rate Reductions.--Subsection (f) of section 1 of the Int... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Reduction in Individual Income Taxes
Title II: Incentive for Purchase of American-Made Property
Title III: Surface Transportation Programs
Title IV: Relief from Credit Crunch
Title V: Cap on Federal Employment
Title VI: Reduction in Federal Overhead ... | Economic Growth Incentive Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Monument Designation
Transparency Act''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL MONUMENTS.
Section 320301 of title 54, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``The President may''
and ins... | National Monument Designation Transparency Act Requires land reserved as part of a national monument to be confined to the smallest area essential to ensure the proper care and management of the objects of historic or scientific interest protected by the monument. Sets forth additional procedures for the designation ... | National Monument Designation Transparency Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Growth and Development
Act.''
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The promotion of sustainable economic growth is the
only long-term solution to lifting people out of poverty and
addressing... | Economic Growth and Development Act - Directs the President to establish an interagency mechanism to improve coordination of U.S. development programs with private sector investment activities.
Directs the President and Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to: (1) direct their respect... | A bill to direct the President to establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate United States development programs and private sector investment activities, and for other purpose. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Governmentwide Mentor-Protege
Program Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM.
The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 36 as section 37; and
(2) by inserting after section 35... | Governmentwide Mentor-Protege Program Act of 2001 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish the Governmentwide Mentor-Protege Program under which major Federal contractors (mentor firms) assist eligible small businesses (protege firms) to perform as su... | A bill to enhance small business access to Federal contracting opportunities and provide technical advice and support that small businesses need to perform contracts awarded to them, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Energy Savings Program Act''.
SEC. 2. RURAL ENERGY SAVINGS PROGRAM.
Subtitle E of title VI of the Farm Security and Rural Investment
Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-71; 116 Stat. 424) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``SEC. 6407. RURAL... | Rural Energy Savings Program Act - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Rural Utilities Service, to make interest-free loans to eligible entities (public power districts, public utility districts, or specified electric cooperatives that bor... | A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans to certain entities that will use the funds to make loans to consumers to implement cost-effective energy efficiency measures to promote energy cost savings and rural development. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patent Term Amendment Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. PATENT TERM.
Section 154 of title 35, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:
``Sec. 154 Contents and term of patent
``(a) Every patent shall contain a short title of the invention and
a grant... | Patent Term Amendment Act of 1994 - Revises Federal patent law to establish a 20-year patent term from the date of filing. Provides that, where the issuance of an original patent is delayed because of a proceeding regarding situations where a patent application would interfere with a pending application or with an une... | Patent Term Amendment Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe, Flexible, and Efficient
Trucking Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. MODERNIZED WEIGHT LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES.
Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(m) Additional Exception to Weight Requi... | Safe, Flexible, and Efficient Trucking Act of 2015 This bill allows a state to authorize a vehicle with a maximum gross weight (including enforcement tolerances) exceeding certain federal weight limitations to operate on Interstate Highway System routes in the state if: the vehicle is equipped with at least six axles,... | Safe, Flexible, and Efficient Trucking Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transforming Energy Now Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the United States is dangerously dependent on foreign
oil;
(2) as of April 2006, the United States imported nearly 60
percent of... | Transforming Energy Now Act of 2006 - Amends the Clean Air Act to establish a 10% minimum renewable fuel requirement for motor vehicle fuel sold in the United States after 2015.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from 30 to 50% the tax credit rate for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property costs (servic... | A bill to facilitate the increased use of alternative fuels for motor vehicles, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Forest Service Flexible Partnerships
Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR LEASE OF FOREST SERVICE SITES.
(a) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Administrative site.--
(A) In general.--The term ``administrative site''
... | Forest Service Flexible Partnerships Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to lease as an administrative site, for consideration that is at least the market value of the site: any facility or improvement that was acquired or is used for the administration of the National Forest System ... | Forest Service Flexible Partnerships Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Fishery Mitigation
Coordination Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The operation of dams and other water diversion
projects are for the benefit of the American public. The
construction and o... | National Fishery Mitigation Coordination Act - Directs a sponsor agency (the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, or the Tennessee Valley Authority) to enter into an agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to pay the mitigation fishery cost that specified mitigation fishery facilities loca... | To ensure the continuation of successful fish mitigation programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Fusion Energy Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS, PURPOSES AND DEFINITIONS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) fusion energy has the potential to be a safe,
environmentally attractive, secure and economically afford... | International Fusion Energy Act of 1993 - Establishes the Office of the International Fusion Negotiator, whose head shall represent the United States in international negotiations regarding the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER).
Directs the Secretary of Energy to redirect and refocus the Departme... | International Fusion Energy Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employees Paid Parental
Leave Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PAID PARENTAL LEAVE UNDER TITLE 5.
(a) Amendment to Title 5.--Subsection (d) of section 6382 of title
5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating such subsection as s... | Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2009 - Allows federal employees to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay available for either the: (1) birth of a child; or (2) placement of a child with the employee for either adoption or foster care. Makes available (subject to specified requiremen... | To provide that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CORRECTION PERIOD FOR CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING
SECURITIES AND COMMODITIES.
(a) Amendment of Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.--
Section 408(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
(29 U.S.C. 1108(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new... | Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to allow a correction period for certain security and commodity transactions under the prohibited transaction rules. | To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a reasonable correction period for certain security and commodity transactions under the prohibited transaction rules. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nonprofit Property Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. COMMERCIAL INSURANCE.
The Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986 is amended--
(1) in section 2(a) (15 U.S.C. 3901(a))--
(A) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the
... | Nonprofit Property Protection Act This bill: amends the Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986 to rename it the Risk Retention Act of 1986; and exclude from "commercial insurance" covered by the Act any health, life, or disability insurance or workers compensation insurance or express contractual obligations ... | Nonprofit Property Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Pain Management Improvement
Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PAIN MANAGEMENT BOARDS OF DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following n... | Veterans Pain Management Improvement Act Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a Pain Management Board in each Veterans Integrated Service Network. Requires each Board to provide: (1) recommendations for treatment, on an in-patient or out-patient basis, for patients with complex clinical pain for... | Veterans Pain Management Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nino's Act''.
SEC. 2. MEDICAID COVERAGE OF DRUGS PRESCRIBED FOR RESEARCH STUDY CHILD
PARTICIPANTS.
(a) Mandatory Coverage if State Provides Drug Coverage.--
(1) State plan requirement.--Section 1902(a) of the Social
Se... | Nino's Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide for mandatory Medicaid coverage of drugs prescribed for certain research study child participants, regardless of Medicaid eligibility otherwise, if the state provides drug coverage. | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide Medicaid coverage of drugs prescribed for certain research study child participants. |
SECTION 1. JAIL-BASED SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS.
(a) Use of Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Grants To Provide
Aftercare Services.--Section 1901 of part S of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ff-1) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(f) Use of ... | Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize: (1) a State to use residential substance abuse treatment grant amounts to provide non-residential substance abuse treatment aftercare services for State prisoners, subject to specified requirements and certification by the State's chief executi... | A bill to amend part S of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to permit the use of certain amounts for assistance to jail-based substance treatment programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Endangered Cultural Heritage Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the cultural heritage of mankind--
(A) is of the utmost importance to the United
States and the world;
... | Endangered Cultural Heritage Act of 1996 - Establishes in the Treasury an Endangered Cultural Heritage Fund. Authorizes appropriations.
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to designate or establish a Federal agency to administer the Fund.
Requires use of the Fund to support activities by qualified U.S. and interna... | Endangered Cultural Heritage Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Lending Education And
Reform Act'' and the ``C.L.E.A.R. Act''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTIONS FOR CONSUMERS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 2 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C.
1631 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 129A the following
new sec... | Consumer Lending Education And Reform Act or the C.L.E.A.R. Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to limit the interest, fees and charges that a payday lender may require a consumer to pay with respect to an original payday loan and a refinanced payday loan.
Prohibits a payday lender from: (1) requiring a consumer to ... | To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish additional payday loan disclosure requirements and preempt certain State laws, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Conscience Rights Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) As Thomas Jefferson declared to New London Methodists
in 1809, ``[n]o provision in our Constitution ought to be
dearer to man than that wh... | Health Care Conscience Rights Act - Amends title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to declare that nothing in such title shall require an individual to purchase individual health insurance coverage that includes coverage of an abortion or other item or service to which the individual has a moral or re... | Health Care Conscience Rights Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Timber-Dependent Counties
Stabilization Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. SHARING OF FOREST SERVICE TIMBER SALE RECEIPTS.
(a) Payments.--
(1) Fiscal years 2000 through 2004.--In lieu of making the
25-percent payments to States for each of fisc... | Timber-Dependent Counties Stabilization Act of 1999 - Revises the existing rate for State sharing of Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management timber sale receipts through a specified date, and permits States to choose either rate after such date. | Timber-Dependent Counties Stabilization Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coastal Pollution Reduction Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. MAYAGUEZ, PUERTO RICO.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The existing discharge from the Mayaguez publicly owned
treatment works is to the stressed waters of... | Coastal Pollution Reduction Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the owner or operator of the Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, publicly owned treatment works, in order to be eligible to apply for a waiver of secondary treatment requirements, to transmit to the Administrator of the Environmental... | Coastal Pollution Reduction Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Sex Trafficking Data and
Response Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. STREAMLINE DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING ON SEX TRAFFICKING.
(a) Foster Care and Adoption Assistance Program.--
(1) State plan requirements.--Section 471(a) of the Social
... | Child Sex Trafficking Data and Response Act of 2013 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require state plans for foster care and adoption assistance to provide that for each child over whom the state has responsibility for placement, care, or supervision, the s... | Child Sex Trafficking Data and Response Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Nurse and Health
Care Worker Protection Act of 2015''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) In 2014, registered nurses ranked sixth among all
occupations for the number of cas... | Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish a standard on safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention to prevent musculoskeletal disorders for health care workers. The standard must require the use of engineering and safety controls to handle pa... | Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Digital TV Transition Fairness
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant Secretary''
means the Assistant Secretary for Communications and
... | Digital TV Transition Fairness Act - Requires the Department of Commerce to implement and administer a program to obtain coupons that can be applied toward: (1) the cost to install a digital-to-analog converter box; (2) the purchase and installation of an indoor or outdoor antenna, or both if needed, to facilitate the ... | To ensure access to basic broadcast television after the Digital Television Transition, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Child Welfare Services
Reform Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE CHILD WELFARE SERVICES PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601
et seq.) is amended--
(1) in part F, by re... | Comprehensive Child Welfare Services Reform Act of 1993 - Amends title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to establish a new comprehensive child welfare services program under part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance). Authorizes appropriations.
Amends SSA title IV part B (Child-Welfare Services) to provide for c... | Comprehensive Child Welfare Services Reform Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Victims of Anthrax
Tax Relief Act of 2001''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or oth... | Victims of Anthrax Tax Relief Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the tax treatment of any individual who died as a result of the anthrax attacks on or after September 11, 2001, and before January 1, 2002 with regard to income, employment, and estate taxes.Treats as exempt payments made by charitab... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the United States involving anthrax. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Thunder Bay National Marine
Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve Boundary Modification Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater
... | Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve Boundary Modification Act - Expands, notwithstanding any provision of law or regulation, the boundaries of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve in Lake Huron, located off the northeast coast of Michigan's Lower Peninsula. Require... | A bill to expand the boundaries of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unlawful Employers Accountability
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Current efforts to stem the tide of illegal immigrants
crossing into the United States have fallen far short of need.
(... | Unlawful Employers Accountability Act of 2005 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act respecting unlawful employment of alien provisions to: (1) require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue a cease and desist order, replace the tiered civil penalty provisions with a single, increased-maximum civil penalty, ... | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve enforcement of restrictions on employment in the United States of unauthorized aliens. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Raise the Wage Act''.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES.
(a) In General.--Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
``(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, not
... | Raise the Wage Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage for regular employees over a 7-year period, for tipped employees, and for newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old. The bill sets forth a schedule of annual increases in the federal minimum wage fo... | Raise the Wage Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``US-Israel Global Neuroscience
Partnership Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) it is in the highest national security interests of the
United States to develop neuroscience-related research and
neurote... | US-Israel Global Neuroscience Partnership Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to eligible entities for U.S.-Israel cooperative neuroscience research. Establishes in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) an International Neuroscience-Related Research Advisory Board. ... | US-Israel Global Neuroscience Partnership Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Earthquake
Insurance Affordability Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. ... | Earthquake Insurance Affordability Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to guarantee holders of debt against loss of principal or interest, or both, on debt issued by eligible state programs designed to: (1) promote the availability of private capital to provide liquidity and capacity to state earthquake (spe... | To establish a program to provide guarantees for debt issued by or on behalf of State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in the financial recovery from earthquakes, earthquake-induced landslides, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis. |
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS.
(a) Outpatient Services for Persian Gulf Veterans Exposed to Toxic
Substances.--Section 1712(a)(1)(D) of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by striking out ``December 31, 1995'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``D... | Extends through December 31, 1997, the following authorities of the Department of Veterans Affairs: (1) the authority to provide outpatient services to Persian Gulf veterans exposed to toxic substances or environmental hazards during such service; (2) the authority to contract with community-based treatment facilities... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring authorities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to authorize medical construction projects for that Department for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Black Lung Disability Trust Fund
Debt Restructuring Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (in this Act
referred to as the ``Trust Fund'') was created in 1978 as part
... | Black Lung Disability Trust Fund Debt Restructuring Act - Requires the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, on a certain refinancing date, to pay the market value of the outstanding repayable advances, plus accrued interest, by transferring into the general fund of the Treasury specified amounts derived from proceeds from... | A bill to resolve the structural indebtedness of the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is established the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks
Upon the United States (in this Act referred to as the ``Commission'').
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of the Commission are to--
(1) examine and report upon the facts and causes relating
... | Establishes a National Commission on Terrorist Acts Upon the United States. Directs the Commission to: (1) investigate facts and circumstances relating to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks; and (2) evaluate lessons learned regarding the abilities of the Federal Government, and, if appropriate, of State and local... | To establish the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Park Renewal Fund Act''.
SEC. 2. FEES.
(a) Admission Fees.--Section 4(a) of the Land and Water
Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(a)) is amended as
follows:
(1) Delete ``fee-free travel areas'' and ``lifetime
admissio... | Park Renewal Fund Act - Amends the Land and Water Conservation Act to authorize the sale of annual admission permits to National Park visitors for a fee. Designates the annual park permit the Golden Eagle Passport. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to determine the fees and con... | Park Renewal Fund Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Defense Counterproliferation Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
For purposes of this legislation, weapons of mass destruction are
considered to include chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons, their
associated components and production facilities, a... | Defense Counterproliferation Act of 1994 - Directs the United States to establish an integrated program in the Department of Defense (DOD) to counter potential threats to U.S. interests that arise from the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons, as well as their associa... | Defense Counterproliferation Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Smartphone Theft Prevention Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) mobile device theft costs consumers billions of dollars
each year, according to the Federal Communications Commission;
(2) 1 in 3 rob... | Smartphone Theft Prevention Act of 2015 Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require commercial mobile service providers to make available on smartphones, in coordination with smartphone manufacturers and operating system providers, a function that an account holder may use remotely to: (1) delete or render inacces... | Smartphone Theft Prevention Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Computer Science for All Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that:
(1) Computer science is transforming industry, creating new
fields of commerce, driving innovation, and bolstering
productivity.
(2)... | Computer Science for All Act of 2016 This bill establishes a program through which the Department of Education (ED) shall award grants to states, local educational agencies, and eligible tribal schools to serve as models for national replication of computer education expansion efforts. A grant application shall include... | Computer Science for All Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Forest Service Cost Reduction and
Efficiency Demonstration Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Budgetary reductions and project delays caused by
litigation have reduced certain levels of accomplishment... | Forest Service Cost Reduction and Efficiency Demonstration Act of 1997 - Establishes in the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture the National Forest System Efficiency Fund which shall be used to pay for Forest System contractor performance work. Authorizes the Secretary to designate particular Forest System demonstr... | Forest Service Cost Reduction and Efficiency Demonstration Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``First Flight 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:
(1) $10 gold coins.--N... | First Flight Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue, between certain dates, up to specified numbers of the following coins emblematic of the first flight of Orville and Wilbur Wright in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903: (1) ten-dollar gold coins; (2) one-dollar... | First Flight Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Check Cashing Consumer Protection
Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. UNIFORM STATE LICENSING AND REGULATION OF CHECK CASHING
SERVICES.
(a) Uniform Laws and Enforcement.--For purposes of protecting the
consumers of check cashing services from fraud a... | Check Cashing Consumer Protection Act of 1994 - Expresses the sense of the Congress that States should: (1) establish uniform laws for licensing and regulating businesses which are not depository institutions and which provide check cashing services, transmit money, or issue or redeem money orders, travelers' checks, ... | Check Cashing Consumer Protection Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Telecommunications Policy
Coordination Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ``Committee'' means the Advisory Committee on
Telecommunications Policy established under section 10.
(2) ... | Telecommunications Policy Coordination Act of 1995 - Establishes an Office of Telecommunications Policy (OTP) in the Executive Office of the President. Directs OTP to: (1) prepare national telecommunications policy options; (2) serve as the principal advisor to the President on telecommunications issues; (3) arbitrat... | Telecommunications Policy Coordination Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Steel Industry National Historic
Park Act of 2000''.
TITLE I--STEEL INDUSTRY NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK
SEC. 101. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) certain sites and structures in the Commonwealth ... | Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) enter into a cooperative agreement for Park purposes; and (2) provide technical assistance for the preservation of Park structures, maintenance of the cultural landscape, and local Park preservation planning.
Directs the Secretary to prepare and submit to specified congressional committ... | Steel Industry National Historic Park Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF BROADBAND CONDUIT INSTALLATION IN CERTAIN HIGHWAY
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the fol... | Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to require states to evaluate the need to install broadband conduit in any project to construct a new highway or additional lane or paved shoulder for an existing highway that is begun after the enactment of this bill and that r... | Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018 |
SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal-State Tax Fairness Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) Covered state tax.--The term ``covered State tax''
means a lawfully imposed and nondiscriminatory State or local
excise, sales, or... | Tribal-State Tax Fairness Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, within 60 days after receiving a petition from the government of a State within which a tribal retail enterprise is located alleging the non-collection, non-remittance, or both, of a covered State tax (a tax imposed on the purchase of tobacc... | To provide for the payment of State taxes and local taxes collected by the State on the sale of cigarettes and motor fuel by a tribal retail enterprise to persons that are not members of the tribe, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Miners Protection Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN RETIREES IN THE MULTIEMPLOYER HEALTH
BENEFIT PLAN.
Section 402 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of
1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232) is amended--
(1) in subsec... | Miners Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to address potential shortages in the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan for payment of health care benefits to retired coal miners by expanding the eligible uses of interest transferable to such plan from the Abandoned... | Miners Protection Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Development Lab Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development.
(2) Lab.-... | Global Development Lab Act of 2014 - Establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) the United States Global Development Lab whose responsibilities should include: increasing the application of science, technology, innovation and partnerships to develop and scale solutions to end extreme poverty... | Global Development Lab Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National Pain Care
Policy Act of 2008''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Institute of Medicine Conference on Pain.
Sec. 3. Pain... | National Pain Care Policy Act of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to seek to enter into an agreement with the Institute of Medicine to convene a Conference on Pain to: (1) increase the recognition of pain as a significant public health problem in the United States; (2) evaluate the ad... | To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to pain care. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``School And Family Education about
the Internet Act of 2009'' or the ``SAFE Internet Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Internet is an invaluable tool that is critical to
the abi... | School And Family Education about the Internet Act of 2009 or the SAFE Internet Act - Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to eligible entities to carry out an age-appropriate, research-based Internet safety education program and other activities relating to Internet safety. Define... | A bill to promote Internet safety education and cybercrime prevention initiatives, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Community Partner
Relief Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. MATCHING REQUIREMENTS UNDER SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS.
(a) Microloan Program.--Section 7(m) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 636(m)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3)(B)--
... | Small Business Community Partner Relief Act of 2010 - Amends the Small Business Act relating to the Microloan program (loans to intermediaries to provide small-scale loans to startup, newly-established, and growing small businesses) to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), at the reque... | A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to waive the non-Federal share requirement under certain programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Reno Mineral Leasing Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Board of regents.--The term ``Board of Regents'' means
the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma.
(2) Fort reno historic district.--The term ... | Fort Reno Mineral Leasing Act - Requires a specific authorization by Congress as prerequisite to the Fort Reno Management Area being: (1) declared to be excess or surplus federal property; (2) conveyed; or (3) transferred to the administrative jurisdiction of any other federal agency.
Authorizes the Secretary of the I... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease oil and gas resources underlying Fort Reno, Oklahoma, to establish the Fort Reno Management Fund, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Promise Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN NON-IMMIGRANT NATIONALS
GRANTED TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS OR DEFERRED ENFORCED
DEPARTURE.
Title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 11... | American Promise Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit an alien who is in temporary protected status (TPS) or deferred enforced departure (DED) status to apply for legal permanent resident status if such alien: is eligible for permanent resident status, applies for adjustment wit... | American Promise Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trial and Experimental Studies
Transparency Act of 2012'' or the ``TEST Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDED CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRY DATA BANK.
(a) In General.--Section 402(j) of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 282(j)) is amended--
(1) in parag... | Trial and Experimental Studies Transparency Act of 2012 [sic] or TEST Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the clinical trials that must be reported to the clinical trial registry data bank to include: (1) any interventional study of a drug, device, or biological product conducted outside of the United... | TEST Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veteran Employment Through
Technology Education Courses Act of 2017'' or the ``VET TEC Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HIGH TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Pilot Program.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry
out a pilot p... | Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses Act of 2017 or the VET TEC Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a five-year pilot program to provide eligible veterans with the opportunity to enroll in high technology programs of education, which are programs that ar... | Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Open and Accountable Campaign
Financing Act of 2000''.
TITLE I--DISCLOSURE
SEC. 101. ADDITIONAL MONTHLY AND QUARTERLY DISCLOSURE REPORTS.
(a) Principal Campaign Committees.--
(1) Monthly reports.--Section 304(a)(2)... | Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require a licensee to maintain and make available for public inspection a complete record of certain requests to purchase broadcast time that are related to legally qualified candidates.
Title II: Soft Money of National Political Parties and Contribution Limits
- Amends FECA to... | Open and Accountable Campaign Financing Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Reform
Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. REFORM OF SPENDING FROM THE HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND.
(a) In General.--Section 9505(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended to read as follows:
``(c) Expenditures From Harb... | Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Reform Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make certain amounts in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund available, without appropriation, for expenditures to pay: 100% of the eligible operations and maintenance costs of specified portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway as... | Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Reform Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. AIR FORCE ACADEMY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
(a) In General.--Chapter 903 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 9359 the following new section:
``Sec. 9359a. Air Force Academy Athletic Association: authorization,
purpose, and governance
``(a) Establishment... | Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to establish (as a nonprofit corporation) the Air Force Academy Athletic Association, to support the athletic program of the Air Force Academy. | To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the establishment of a nonprofit corporation to support the athletic program of the Air Force Academy. |
SECTION 1. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT; LIABILITY PROTECTIONS FOR HEALTH-
CENTER PRACTITIONERS PROVIDING SERVICES IN EMERGENCY
AREAS.
(a) In General.--Section 224(g) of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 233(g)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by striking ``s... | Amends the Public Health Service Act to deem certain physicians or other licensed or certified health care practitioners to be employees of the Public Health Service for purposes of any civil action that may arise due to services provided in an emergency area by a contractor or an employee of a qualified health center.... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide liability protections for employees and contractors of health centers under section 330 of such Act who provide health services in emergency areas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veteran Women's Health Improvement
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES.
(a) Women's Health Services.--Section 1701 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (6)(A)(i), by inserting ``women's health
s... | Veteran Women's Health Improvement Act of 1993 - Includes women's health services within the definition of medical services authorized to be furnished to eligible veterans. Includes as women's health services pap smears, breast examinations, and reproductive health care. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans to contra... | Veteran Women's Health Improvement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sangre de Cristo National Heritage
Area Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the
Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area established by section
3(a).
(2) ... | Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area in Colorado. Designates the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Board of Directors as the management entity for the Heritage Area. Requires the Board to prepare and submit a management plan for the Heritage Area. | A bill to establish the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Assistance Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.
In this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
Agriculture.
SEC. 3. CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Additional covera... | Agricultural Assistance Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide: (1) emergency financial assistance to agricultural producers who have incurred qualifying 2004 crop losses due to weather or related conditions; and (2) payments to livestock producers who have incurred 2004 losses in an emergency- o... | To provide crop and livestock disaster assistance. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act
of 1997''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF MINIMUM HOSPITAL STAY FOR CERTAIN BREAST CANCER
TREATMENT.
(a) Group Health Plans.--
(1) Public health service act amendments.--
(A) In ge... | Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 1997 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group health insurance coverage, with regard to hospital stays in connection with breast cancer treatment, from: (1) covering less than 48 hours after mastectomies or... | Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening the Child Welfare
Response to Human Trafficking Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. BEST PRACTICES GUIDELINES TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN.
Within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services shal... | Strengthening the Child Welfare Response to Human Trafficking Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and publish guidelines to assist state, Indian tribe, and tribal organization child welfare agencies and juvenile and family courts in efforts to serve appropriately youth who ... | Strengthening the Child Welfare Response to Human Trafficking Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreclosure Prevention and
Homeownership Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States is experiencing a wave of
foreclosures and mortgage lending pro... | Foreclosure Prevention and Homeownership Protection Act - Establishes the Commission to Preserve the American Dream (Commission) to study and report to Congress and the President on: (1) the adequacy of the existing legal and regulatory framework to address the current foreclosure and mortgage lending crisis and to pre... | To establish a bipartisan commission to perform a comprehensive examination of the current foreclosure and mortgage lending crisis and to make recommendations for legislative and regulatory changes to address such problems. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Power Marketing
Administrations Privatization Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. PRIVATIZATION OF FEDERAL POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the power generation and transmission facil... | Federal Power Marketing Administrations Privatization Act of 1994 - Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the power generation and transmission facilities of the Federal Power Marketing Administrations should be privatized; and (2) all property remaining after such privatization should be transferred to other ... | Federal Power Marketing Administrations Privatization Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Revitalization Tax Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. COMMERCIAL REVITALIZATION TAX CREDIT.
(a) Allowance of Credit.--Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to investment credit) is amended by striking ``and''
at the end of paragraph... | Commercial Revitalization Tax Act of 1995 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an investment tax credit equal to a percentage of expenditures for depreciable property in connection with the rehabilitation or reconstruction of a nonresidential building located in: (1) an empowerment zone or enterprise community;... | Commercial Revitalization Tax Act of 1995 |
TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ON AMATEUR BOXING
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Congressional Advisory Commission
on Amateur Boxing Act of 1993''.
SEC. 102. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a Commission to be known as the Congressional
Advisory Commission on Amateur... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Congressional Advisory Commission on Amateur Boxing
Title II: Prohibition of Professional Boxing
Title I: Congressional Advisory Commission on Amateur Boxing
- Congressional Advisory Commission on Amateur Boxing Act of 1993 - Establishes the Congressional Advisory Commission... | To establish the Congressional Advisory Commission on Amateur Boxing and to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the participation in and promotion of professional boxing. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Save our Bays Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to reduce non-point source pollution of
any estuary in the National Estuary Program by promoting investment in
any of the following:
(1) Restoring and improving soil functiona... | Save our Bays Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a new tax credit, through 2020, for developing and implementing a plan to address non-point pollution carried by surface water runoff on real property located in the United States within the boundaries of an estuary of national significance. | Save our Bays Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Green Communities Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES; DEFINITIONS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Landscaping adds to the economic value and sales appeal
of commercial real estate and increases office occupancy rates... | Green Communities Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce, through the Economic Development Administration, to make grants to municipalities to promote community greening initiatives (defined as programs increasing economic development through environmental improvements).
Directs the Secretary to select 80 municipalit... | To direct the Secretary of Commerce to make grants for programs promoting community greening initiatives, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Western New York Redevelopment Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. RENEW REPLACEMENT POWER.
Section 1 of the Act of August 21, 1957 (Public Law 85-859; 71
Stat. 401; 16 U.S.C. 836) is amended in subsection (b)(3) by striking
out ``for a period ending not later tha... | Western New York Redevelopment Act of 2005 - Modifies the statutory licensing conditions governing operation of a power project by the New York Power Authority regarding utilization of the federal share of the water of the Niagara River whose use is permitted by international agreement.
Directs the Federal Energy Regu... | To amend the Niagara Redevelopment Act to encourage economic development and recovery in western New York, to promote fiscal transparency, to enhance the safety and security of the Niagara Power Project, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promise Zone Job Creation Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. PROMISE ZONES.
(a) In General.--Subchapter Y of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new part:
``PART IV--PROMISE ZONES
`... | Promise Zone Job Creation Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to designate up to 20 areas as Promise Zones for purposes of priority consideration in federal grant programs and initiatives. Defines a "Promi... | Promise Zone Job Creation Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Piedras Blancas
Historic Light Station Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2004''.
(b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this Act, the following
definitions apply:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Se... | Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2004 - Establishes the Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station Outstanding Natural Area (Outstanding Natural Area) in San Luis Obispo County, California. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to manage the Outstanding Natural Area as part of the Nati... | To designate the Piedras Blancas Light Station and the surrounding public land as an Outstanding Natural Area to be administered as a part of the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cyberterrorism Prevention Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. DETERRENCE AND PREVENTION OF CYBERTERRORISM IN CONNECTION WITH
COMPUTERS.
(A) Clarification of Protection of Protected Computers.--Subsection
(a)(5) of section 1030 of title 18, United Sta... | Cyberterrorism Prevention Act of 2001 - Modifies Federal criminal code provisions regarding fraud and related activity in connection with computers. Establishes penalties for intentionally accessing a protected computer without authorization, or exceeding authorized access, thereby causing: (1) loss to one or more pers... | A bill to prevent cyberterrorism. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Child Abuser Registration
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``child'' means a person who is a child for
the purposes of the criminal child abuse law of a State;
(2) ... | National Child Abuser Registration Act of 1993 - Requires a State which reports the convictions of named individuals to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to include all convictions for child abuse.
Directs the Attorney General to establish guidelines for the reporting of child abuser information, including procedure... | National Child Abuser Registration Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Biennial Appropriations Act''.
SEC. 2. REVISION OF TIMETABLE.
Section 300 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 631)
is amended to read as follows:
``timetable
``Sec. 300. (a) Timetable.--
``(... | Biennial Appropriations Act - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require biennial (instead of annual) appropriations Acts, with the exception of annual defense appropriation bills.
Defines the budget biennium as the two consecutive fiscal years beginning on October 1.
Requires the committees of the House ... | A bill to provide for a biennial appropriations process with the exception of defense spending and to enhance oversight and the performance of the Federal Government. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Corps of Engineers Project Delivery
Flexibility Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army, acting through the
Chief of Engineers, shall establish a pilot program to evaluate the
cost-effectiveness and project del... | Corps of Engineers Project Delivery Flexibility Act of 2012 - Directs the Chief of Engineers to establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and project delivery efficiency of non-federal sponsors as the lead project delivery team for authorized Corps of Engineers civil works flood control and navigatio... | A bill to establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and project delivery efficiency of non-Federal sponsors as the lead project delivery team for authorized civil works flood control and navigation construction projects of the Corps of Engineers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mental Health Security for America's
Families in Education Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Many young adults experience symptoms of mental
illness. A 2006 survey by the American College Health
... | Mental Health Security for America's Families in Education Act of 2007 - Amends the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 to allow an educational agency or institution of higher education to disclose to a parent or legal guardian of a student who is a dependent (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code) info... | To permit educational agencies and institutions to disclose certain information to parents of students who may pose a significant risk to their own safety or well-being, or to the safety or well-being of others. |
SECTION 1. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR VICTIMS OF INTERNATIONAL
TERRORISM.
(a) Designation of Position.--The Secretary of State shall
designate one of the Assistant Secretaries of State authorized by
section 1(c)(1) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
(22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)(1)... | Directs the Secretary of State to designate one of the Assistant Secretaries of State as the Assistant Secretary of State for Victims of International Terrorism. Sets forth the duties of the Assistant Secretary, including to: (1) be responsible for the overall supervision within the Department of State of all matters r... | To provide for the designation of an Assistant Secretary of State for Victims of International Terrorism. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Visas Act''.
SEC. 2. VISA REFUSAL AND REVOCATION.
(a) Authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security and the
Secretary of State.--
(1) In general.--Section 428 of the Homeland Security Act
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 236) is amended b... | Secure Visas Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to grant the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) (Secretary), except for the Secretary of State's authority with respect to diplomatic- and international organization-related visas, exclusive authority to issue regulations, establish policy, and administer th... | To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State to refuse or revoke visas to aliens if in the security or foreign policy interests of the United States, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to review visa applications before adjudication, to provide for the immediate dissemination of... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening American Citizenship
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Oath of allegiance.--The term ``Oath of Allegiance''
means the binding oath (or affirmation) of allegiance required
to be naturalized a... | Strengthening American Citizenship Act of 2005 - Directs the Chief of the Office of Citizenship of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide grants (not to exceed $500) to assist legal U.S. residents who declare an intent to apply for citizenship in the United States to meet naturalization requirements.
Pro... | A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prescribe the binding oath or affirmation of renunciation and allegiance required to be naturalized as a citizen of the United States, to encourage and support the efforts of prospective citizens of the United States to become citizens, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Museum of Industrial
History Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The economic and societal transition of the United
States from an agricultural to an industrial age and ... | National Museum of Industrial History Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to seek to enter into an agreement with an appropriate entity to provide federal assistance for the development and operation of an interpretive center and museum on the former Bethlehem Steel Plant Site in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to pre... | To assist in the establishment of an interpretive center and museum in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to protect and interpret the history of the industrialization of the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Flight Deck Officer
Improvement Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL FLIGHT DECK OFFICER TRAINING AND REQUALIFICATION
TRAINING.
(a) Training, Supervision, and Equipment.--Section 44921(c) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by ... | Federal Flight Deck Officer Improvement Act of 2004 - Instructs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) study and report to certain congressional committees on the feasibility of conducting Federal flight deck officer initial training; (2) ensure that eligible pilots are offered a choice of training dates, and given ad... | To amend title 49, United States Code, to make modifications to the Federal flight deck officer program. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Congress supports the goals of Indian self-
determination and economic development.
(2) Congress supports the efforts of Indian tribes to
promote their economic development efforts, wherever possible,
in cooperati... | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to take certain tribally-owned reservation land into trust for the Puyallup Tribe. | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take certain tribally-owned reservation land into trust for the Puyallup Tribe. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis
Management Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Food allergy is an increasing food safety and public
health concern in the United States, especially among children.
... | Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and make available to local educational agencies a voluntary policy to manage the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools. Directs that such policy address: (1) a parental obligation to provide t... | To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the publication of the original study and comprehensive
list of recommendations in America Burning, written in 1974,
requested advances... | Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to classify automatic fire sprinkler systems as five-year depreciable property. Makes this Act applicable to property placed in service after April 11, 2003. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to classify automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Waste Transportation
Protection Amendments Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The transportation of nuclear waste to a Yucca Mountain
repository would require a massive transportation unde... | Nuclear Waste Transportation Protection Amendments Act of 2002 - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to direct the Secretary of Energy to develop a comprehensive safety program governing the transportation of nuclear waste to a Yucca Mountain repository that includes: driver selection, independent inspections, ... | To amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 with respect to transportation of nuclear waste. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Egyptian Military Coup Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE RESTRICTIONS IN RESPONSE TO EGYPTIAN
MILITARY COUP D'ETAT.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On June 30, 2012, Mohamed Morsi was elected ... | Egyptian Military Coup Act of 2014 - Prohibits U.S. government assistance to Egypt pursuant to the coup d'etat restriction under the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Act, 2012. Suspends the provision of specified defense articles and services, and the processing of letters of offer and acc... | Egyptian Military Coup Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Burying Beetle Relief Act
of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) in 1989, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
(referred to in this section as ``the Service'') listed the
American burying bee... | American Burying Beetle Relief Act of 2014 - Removes the United States Fish and Wildlife Service's listing of the American burying beetle as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. Prohibits the beetle from being listed as a threatened or endangered species. | American Burying Beetle Relief Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Student Athletes from
Concussions Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM STATE REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Minimum Requirements.--Each State that receives funds under the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.)
and does not me... | Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2013 - Requires each state that receives funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) and that does not meet the requirements for the prevention and treatment of concussions set forth in this Act as of the date of enactment of this Act to enac... | Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Streamlining DHS Overhead Act''.
SEC. 2. LONG TERM REAL PROPERTY STRATEGIES.
(a) In General.--Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
sections:
``SEC. 710. CHIEF FACILITIE... | Streamlining DHS Overhead Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a Chief Facilities and Logistics Officer within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), who shall: (1) develop policies and procedures and provide program oversight to manage DHS property, equipment, and material r... | Streamlining DHS Overhead Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rapid Innovation Fund Enhancement
Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. REESTABLISHMENT AND ENHANCEMENT OF DEFENSE RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT RAPID INNOVATION PROGRAM.
(a) Coordination of Program.--Subsection (a) of section 1073 of the
Ike Skelton Nation... | Rapid Innovation Fund Enhancement Act of 2016 This bill amends the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 to require that the Defense Research and Development Rapid Innovation program be coordinated with the senior acquisition executives of the departments, agencies, and components of the D... | Rapid Innovation Fund Enhancement Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unemployment Compensation Extension
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.
(a) In General.--Section 4002 of the Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by
adding at the... | Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009 - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 with respect to the state-established individual emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA). Requires a further additional Tier-3 period for deposits to an individual's EUCA, using the current formula, if, at the ... | A bill to amend the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary availability of certain additional emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. |
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