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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hydrogen Future Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS, PURPOSE, DEFINITIONS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) fossil fuels, the main energy source of the present,
have provided this country with tremendous supply, but are
... | Hydrogen Future Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to support industrial hydrogen energy production research and development, including specified power source technical demonstrations (such as motor vehicles and electricity generation). | Hydrogen Future Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Transportation Safety Fund
Act''.
TITLE I--EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY FUND
SEC. 101. ELIMINATION OF TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Definition.--Section 101(a)(35) of title 23, United States
Code, is repealed.
(... | Emergency Transportation Safety Fund Act - Eliminates the transportation enhancement program.
Establishes the Emergency Transportation Safety Fund.
Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to compile a prioritized list of emergency transportation projects, which will guide the allocation of Fund amounts to the s... | To terminate the Transportation Enhancement Program and transfer the funding dedicated to such program to carry out the most critical emergency transportation projects identified by the Secretary of Transportation, after consultation with State and local transportation officials. |
ALLOCATING APPROPRIATED SPENDING.
(a) Committee on Appropriations Resolution.--Section 302(b) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended to read as follows:
``(b) Committee Suballocations.--
``(1) Committees on appropriations.--(A) As soon as
practical after a concurrent resolutio... | Spending Reduction and Budget Control Act of 1994 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require each House of the Congress to agree to a joint resolution on the allocation of budget authority and outlays made by the Committees on Appropriations.
Requires amendments that reduce appropriations to also reduce ... | Spending Reduction and Budget Control Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Legal Pharmaceuticals
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) An individual's right to religious belief and worship
is a protected, fundamental right in the United States.
(2) An individual'... | Access to Legal Pharmaceuticals Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require any pharmacy receiving prescription drugs or prescription devices in interstate commerce to: (1) ensure that any in stock prescription that one pharmacist refuses to fill on the basis of a personal belief is filled by another pharmaci... | A bill to establish certain duties for pharmacies when pharmacists employed by the pharmacies refuse to fill valid prescriptions for drugs or devices on the basis of personal beliefs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Financial Institution Advisory
Committees Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY BANK ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
(a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
(1) Community bank.--The term ``community bank'' means a
depository institutio... | Small Financial Institution Advisory Committees Act of 2016 This bill establishes within the Department of the Treasury: the Community Bank Advisory Committee to advise Treasury about its efforts regarding legislation and regulation that affect financial institutions, federal departments and agencies that regulate or ... | Small Financial Institution Advisory Committees Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Diabetes Treatment and Prevention
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, the prevalence of diabetes in the United States has
... | Diabetes Treatment and Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish the Division of Diabetes Translation to eliminate diabetes.
Requires the Director to develop pilot demonstration projects to evaluate various... | To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to prevention and treatment of diabetes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. IMPACT AID.
(a) Hold-Harmless Amounts for Payments Relating to Federal
Acquisition of Real Property.--Section 8002 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7702) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsections:
``(g) Former Districts.--
``(1) In g... | Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding impact aid payments.
Provides hold-harmless payment amounts for impact-aid payments relating to Federal acquisition of real property. Provides that no eligible local educational agency shall receive less than 85 percent of the preceding year's amount... | To amend title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding impact aid payments, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Overseas Military Facility Structure
Review Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--There is established the Commission on the
Review of the Overseas Military Facility Structure of the United States
(in this Act referre... | Overseas Military Facility Structure Review Act of 2003 - Establishes the Commission on the Review of the Overseas Military Facility Structure of the United States to: (1) study matters relating to the military facility structure of the United States overseas; and (2) report review results to the President and Congress... | A bill to establish a commission to assess the military facility structure of the United States overseas, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Osteoporosis and Related Bone
Diseases Research Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) osteoporosis, or porous bone, is a condition
characterized by an excessive loss of bone tissue and an
increased ... | Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases Research Act of 1996 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require specified institutes of the National Institutes of Health to expand and intensify research on osteoporosis and related bone diseases. Authorizes appropriations. | Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases Research Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Privacy Protection and
Parental Empowerment Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RELATING TO PERSONAL
INFORMATION ABOUT CHILDREN.
(a) In General.--Chapter 89 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by a... | Children's Privacy Protection and Parental Empowerment Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit and set penalties for specified activities relating to personal information about a child (defined as a person under age 16), including knowingly: (1) selling such information (by a list broker) without th... | Children's Privacy Protection and Parental Empowerment Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Motorcoach Safety, Accountability,
and Technology Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. BRAKE PERFORMANCE INSPECTIONS.
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Transportation shall issue regulations to ensure that an
individua... | Motorcoach Safety, Accountability, and Technology Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to issue regulations to ensure that an individual conducts a brake performance inspection before each motorcoach trip to ensure that the brake performance satisfies all federal law requirements. Directs the Sec... | Motorcoach Safety, Accountability, and Technology Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bottled Water Safety and Right to
Know Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORTS.
Section 410 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
349) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
`... | Bottled Water Safety and Right to Know Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to: (1) direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to identify and establish standards for contaminants in bottled water at least as protective as for national primary drinking water; and (2) transfer regulatory ... | Bottled Water Safety and Right to Know Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Joint Counterterrorism Awareness
Workshop Series Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. JOINT COUNTERTERRORISM AWARENESS WORKSHOP SERIES.
(a) In General.--Title V of the Homeland Security Act (6 U.S.C. 311
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new sec... | Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series to address emerging terrorist threats and to enhance the ability of state and local ju... | Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Big Cats and Public Safety
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The global illicit trade in wildlife may be worth up to
$20,000,000,000 annually and the value of United States legal
wild... | Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit any person from importing, exporting, transporting, selling, receiving, acquiring, purchasing, breeding, possessing, or owning any prohibited wildlife species (current law prohibits importing, exporting, transporting, sellin... | To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to further the conservation of certain wildlife species, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FOREIGN COMPANIES CARRYING ON INSURANCE BUSINESS OF THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.
(a) Treatment of Effectively Connected Net Investment Income of
Insurance Companies.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 842 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amende... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise provisions determining the effectively connected net investment income of foreign companies carrying on insurance business in the United States. Requires such companies to recompute their effectively connected net investment income for taxable years beginning after December 31... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the treatment of effectively connected investment income of insurance companies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Kalief Browder Reentry Success Act
of 2017'' or ``Kalief's Law''.
SEC. 2. MENTAL HEALTHCARE PILOT PROGRAM FOR PRISONERS UPON RELEASE.
(a) Authorization.--The Attorney General, in consultation with the
Director of the National Institute of Mental Health... | Kalief Browder Reentry Success Act of 2017 or Kalief's Law This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a pilot program to provide pre-release mental health screenings and post-release mental heath and social services to individuals who are incarcerated or detained at federal and state or local correctional... | Kalief Browder Reentry Success Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Evacuees Tax Relief Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. EVACUATION EXPENSES.
(a) Credit for Evacuation Expenses.--Subpart A of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to nonrefundable personal credits) is amended by inser... | Evacuees Tax Relief Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers to elect either a tax credit or tax deduction for up to $5,000 of their voluntary or mandatory evacuation expenses due to a disaster. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals either a credit against income tax or a deduction for expenses paid or incurred by reason of a voluntary or mandatory evacuation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Deployment Health Research
Act of 2000''.
TITLE I--NATIONAL CENTER FOR MILITARY DEPLOYMENT HEALTH RESEARCH.
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CENTER.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the executive branch of
the Government an a... | Title II: Centers for Research on Post-Deployment Illnesses in Department of Veterans Affairs
- Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and operate centers for research, education, and clinical activities related to post-deployment illnesses, designating such centers as National Centers for Military Pos... | Military Deployment Health Research Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. MORTGAGE INTEREST DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED NON-REDEEMABLE
GROUND RENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 163(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended to read as follows:
``(c) Ground Rents.--For purposes of this subtitle, any annual or
periodic rental under a redeemable ground rent... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require qualified non-redeemable ground rents to be treated as interest on an indebtedness secured by a mortgage.
Allows a credit for the transaction costs relating to any sale or exchange of land subject to ground rents and meeting specified requirements. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax treatment of residential ground rents, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Research to Accelerate Cures and
Equity for Children Act'' or the ``RACE for Children Act''.
SEC. 2. DRUG DEVELOPMENT FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER.
(a) Molecular Targets Regarding Cancer Drugs.--Section 505B of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.... | Research to Accelerate Cures and Equity for Children Act or the RACE for Children Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to expand Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirements for sponsors of certain drugs and biological products for adult cancer to assess the use of their medications in pedia... | Research to Accelerate Cures and Equity for Children Act |
SECTION 1. APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE
REPUBLIC OF PALAU.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means the Agreement
and appendices signed by the United States and the Republic of
Palau on September 3, 2... | This bill approves, with specified exceptions, the agreement and appendices signed by the United States and the Republic of Palau on September 3, 2010, in connection with the Compact of Free Association between the United States and Palau. If Palau withdraws more than $5 million from the trust fund set up by the Compac... | To approve an agreement between the United States and the Republic of Palau, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Highway Borders and Trade
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. COORDINATED BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.
Subchapter I of chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 165. Coordinated border infrastructure... | National Highway Borders and Trade Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish and implement a coordinated border infrastructure program under which the Secretary shall make allocations to border States (i.e., States with a common boundary with Canada or Mexico) for projects within a border regio... | To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish programs to facilitate international and interstate trade. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. INDIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS.
(a) Criminal Proceedings; Civil Actions; Misrepresentations.--
Section 5 of the Act entitled ``An Act to promote the development of
Indian arts and crafts and to create a ... | Amends the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 to authorize any federal law enforcement officer (not just, as currently, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)), including an officer with authority under the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act acting in coordination with a federal law enforcement agency on violations o... | A bill to amend the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 to modify provisions relating to criminal proceedings and civil actions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education Accumulation
Program Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO HEAP ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional itemized
deductions for indi... | Higher Education Accumulation Program Act of 1994 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction for amounts paid to a Higher Education Accumulation Program (HEAP) account established to accumulate funds to pay the educational expenses of a child of the taxpayer.
Declares such accounts exempt from tax. Allow... | Higher Education Accumulation Program Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE;
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Health
Programs and Facilities Enhancement Act of 2004''.
(b) References to Title 38, United States Code.--Except as
otherwise expressly provided, wh... | Veterans Health Programs and Facilities Enhancement Act of 2004 - Title I: Medical Facilities Management - (Sec. 101) Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts for major medical facility leases at specified locations. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2005 for the Medical Care account, to cove... | To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into certain major medical facility leases, to authorize that Secretary to transfer real property subject to certain limitations, otherwise to improve management of medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs. |
SECTION 1. BUNDLED RETAIL SALES OF ELECTRIC ENERGY.
(a) Jurisdiction.--Section 201(b)(1) of the Federal Power Act (16
U.S.C. 824(b)(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(b)(1) The'' and inserting the following:
``(b) Applicability.--
``(1) In general.--The'';
(2) by striking ... | Amends the Federal Power Act to deny the Federal Regulatory Energy Commission (FERC) jurisdiction over bundled retail sales of electric energy or to compel the unbundling of rates for bundled retail sales of electric energy. Defines bundled retail sales as sales of electric energy to retail customers in which generatio... | A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide for the protection of electric utility customers and enhance the stability of wholesale electric markets through the clarification of State regulatory jurisdiction. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Empowering Parents to Invest in
Choice Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. QUALIFIED TUITION PROGRAMS EXTENDED TO COVER ELEMENTARY AND
SECONDARY EDUCATION EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Section 529(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended to... | Empowering Parents to Invest in Choice Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the payment of qualified elementary and secondary education expenses from a tax-exempt qualified tuition program (known as a 529 plan). (Currently, such plans only pay qualified higher education expenses.) Included as... | Empowering Parents to Invest in Choice Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Levee Vegetation Review Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. FLOOD CONTROL POLICY.
(a) Review.--In order to determine whether current Federal policy
relating to levee vegetation is appropriate for all regions of the
United States, the Secretary of the Army shall un... | Levee Vegetation Review Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Army to undertake a comprehensive review of the Corps of Engineers policy guidelines on vegetation management for levees in order to determine whether current federal policy is appropriate for all regions of the United States. Requires the Secretary to ... | To direct the Secretary of the Army to undertake a comprehensive review of the Corps of Engineers policy guidelines on vegetation management for levees, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Regulatory Overreach To
Enhance Care Technology Act of 2014'' or the ``PROTECT Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
(1) The mobile health and mobile application economy was ... | Preventing Regulatory Overreach To Enhance Care Technology Act of 2014 or the PROTECT Act of 2014 - Expresses the sense of Congress concerning: interagency coordination to foster health information technology and mobile health innovation, development of legislation to establish a risk-based regulatory framework for cl... | Preventing Regulatory Overreach To Enhance Care Technology Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Communications Decency Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. OBSCENE OR HARASSING USE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES UNDER
THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934.
(a) Offenses.--Section 223 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 223) is amended--
... | Communications Decency Act of 1995 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the use of any telecommunications device (currently, only the telephone) by a person not disclosing his or her identity in order to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any person who receives such communication. Prohibits the repeated... | Communications Decency Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Problem Gambling Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Problem gambling is a public health disorder
characterized by increasing preoccupation with gambling, loss
of contro... | Comprehensive Problem Gambling Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to: (1) establish and implement programs for the identification, prevention, a... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to specifically include, in programs of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, programs to research, prevent, and address the harmful consequences of pathological and other problem gambling, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Superfund Recycling Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to promote reuse and recycling of recyclable materials
in furtherance of the goals of waste minimization and natural
resource conversati... | Superfund Recycling Act of 1995 - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to absolve persons (other than owners or operators) who arranged for the recycling of certain recyclable materials (spent electric lamps and fly ash, bottom ash, slag, and flue gas emission control... | Superfund Recycling Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Nutrition Promotion and School
Lunch Protection Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) for a school food service program to receive Federal
reimbursements under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
... | Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish science-based nutrition standards for foods served in schools other than foods served under the school lunch or breakfast programs.
Applies such standards to a... | To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to improve the nutrition and health of schoolchildren and protect the Federal investment in the national school lunch and breakfast programs by updating the national school nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school meals to conform to current nutrition s... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NTIA Digital Network Technology
Program Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``PA... | NTIA Digital Network Technology Program Act - Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Organization Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish within NTIA's Technology Opportunities Program a digital network technologies program to award grants, contracts, or cooperative ag... | To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to establish a digital network technology program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Organ Donation Awareness and
Promotion Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In May 2015, over 123,400 individuals were on the
official waiting list for organ donation managed by the Organ
... | Organ Donation Awareness and Promotion Act of 2015 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the federal government should carry out programs to educate the public with respect to organ donation, and (2) organ and tissue donors should be honored. The bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the ... | Organ Donation Awareness and Promotion Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Poarch Band of Creek Indians Land
Reaffirmation Act''.
SEC. 2. REAFFIRMATION OF INDIAN TRUST LAND.
(a) In General.--All lands taken into trust by the United States
for the benefit of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians prior to the date
of enactment of t... | Poarch Band of Creek Indians Land Reaffirmation Act This bill reaffirms as trust land specified land taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, including land in Escambia County, Florida, and Monroe, Escambia, and Montgomery Counties in Alabama. | Poarch Band of Creek Indians Land Reaffirmation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Cabin Fee Act of
2012''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Cabin user fees.
Sec. 4. Payment of cabin transfe... | Cabin Fee Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to set an annual fee for, and requires the payment of such fee to the United States by, an authorized owner of a privately built and owned recreational cabin located on National Forest System land.
Reduces such fee to $100 annually if access to a cabi... | To modify the Forest Service Recreation Residence Program by implementing a simple, equitable, and predictable procedure for determining cabin user fees, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. DEPARTMENTAL REORGANIZATION.
(a) Redesignation of Directorate for Information Analysis and
Infrastructure Protection.--Section 201 of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
(A) by striking ``a Directorate for Information
... | Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) rename the Directorate for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection as the Office of Intelligence and Analysis and the Under Secretary for such Directorate as the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis; (2) expand the intelligence-related duties of the U... | To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for an Office of Intelligence and Analysis and an Office of Infrastructure Protection, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hate Crimes Commission Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Federal Bureau of Investigation defines a ``hate
crime'' to be a criminal offense--such as murder, arson, or
vandalism--against ... | Hate Crimes Commission Act of 2017 This bill establishes the United States Commission on Hate Crimes to investigate and report on: whether hate crimes have increased; factors that contributed to an increase in hate crimes, if one is determined to exist; policies or actions by law enforcement agencies to reduce hate... | Hate Crimes Commission Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``California Missions Preservation
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The California missions represent some of our Nation's
oldest historical treasures.
(2) The first of the California missions w... | California Missions Preservation Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make matching grants to the California Missions Foundation to support its efforts to restore and repair the California missions, and to preserve associated artworks and artifacts. | A bill to introduce the efforts of the California Missions Foundation to restore and repair the Spanish colonial and mission-era missions in the State of California and to preserve the artworks and artifacts of these missions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello,
Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. USE OF UNAPPROVED INVESTIGATIONAL DRUGS BY PATIENTS DIAGNOSED
WITH A TERMINAL ILLNESS.
(a) In General.--Chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosm... | Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017 (Sec.2)This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exempt, from specified requirements and restrictions under that Act and other laws, the provision of certain unapproved, investigational drugs to a... | Trickett Wendler Right to Try Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Mental Health Accessibility
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.
Subpart I of part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 330I.... | Rural Mental Health Accessibility Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Director of the Office of Rural Health Policy to: (1) award grants to eligible entities to conduct mental health community education programs; (2) award grants to eligible entities to establish interdisciplinary training ... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a mental health community education program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Water Desalination Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF POLICY.
In view of the increasing shortage of usable surface and ground
water in the United States and the world and the importance of finding
new sources of supply to meet present and future wat... | Water Desalination Act of 1994 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to award grants and enter into contracts to conduct, encourage, and assist in the financing of research to develop processes for converting saline or contaminated water into water suitable for beneficial uses.
Directs the Secretary to recommend ... | Water Desalination Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Education Opportunity Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The academic intensity of a student's secondary school
curriculum counts more than any other precollegiate factor in
providing momentum toward ... | Education Opportunity Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to low-income secondary school juniors and seniors for the cost of taking nonremedial courses offered by institutions of higher education which award such students transferable postsecondary credi... | A bill to provide education opportunity grants to low-income secondary school students. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HOMELESS VETERANS ASSISTANCE FUND.
(a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new part:
... | Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish in the Treasury the Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund; (2) allow individual taxpayers to designate on their tax returns a specified portion (not less than $1) of any overpayment of tax, and to make a contribution of an add... | Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Delaware River Basin Conservation
Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Delaware River Basin is a national treasure of
great cultural, environmental, and ecological importance;
(2) the Basin cont... | Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2011 - Requires the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to establish a Delaware River Basin restoration program, under which the Director shall: (1) draw on management plans for the four-state Delaware Basin region (defined as including all of Delaware Bay an... | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the 4-State Delaware River Basin region, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Border Law Enforcement Enhancement
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) It is the obligation of the Federal Government of the
United States to adequately secure the Nation's borders and
prevent the fl... | Border Law Enforcement Enhancement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to sheriff's offices and local and tribal police departments in jurisdictions within 25 miles of the U.S. southern border for: (1) law enforcement operations; (2) detention (including construction and operation of dete... | To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to hire, train, and equip local law enforcement officials on and near the southern border of the United States, as well as to reimburse the costs of paying overtime to such officials, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Engineering Biology Research and
Development Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Cellular and molecular processes may be used, mimicked,
or redesigned to develop new products, processes, a... | Engineering Biology Research and Development Act of 2015 Directs the President to implement a National Engineering Biology Research and Development Program to advance societal well-being, national security, and economic productivity and competitiveness through: advancing areas of research at the intersection of the b... | Engineering Biology Research and Development Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Reserve
Free Enterprise Act''.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are as follows:
(1) To facilitate the development of private enterprise and
jobs by promoting competition with the Board of Gov... | Federal Reserve Free Enterprise Act - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to specify new Federal Reserve bank services to be covered by a statutory fee schedule. Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Bank (the Board) to publish the revised schedule.
Requires the Board, upon a competitor's request, to publi... | Federal Reserve Free Enterprise Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``HazCom Simplification and
Modernization Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to assist chemical manufacturers and
importers in preparing material safety data sheets pursuant to the
requirements of the Hazard Communication stan... | HazCom Simplification and Modernization Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to develop model material safety data sheets for the list of highly hazardous chemicals contained in Appendix A to the Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals standard published in the Code of Federal Regulations. Sets ... | A bill to assist chemical manufacturers and importers in preparing material safety data sheets pursuant to the requirements of the Hazard Communication standard and to establish a Commission to study and make recommendations regarding the implementation of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling o... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Building American
Jobs Act of 2011''.
(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,... | Building American Jobs Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the Build America Bond program, to: (1) extend until December 31, 2012, the authority to issue such bonds and the authority for payments to issuers of such bonds; (2) reduce the percentage rate of payments to issuers in 2011 and 2012... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create jobs through increased investment in infrastructure, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to enhance the appeal of service in the law enforcement
agencies of the United States Department of Justice;
(2) to extend benefits of a higher education to qualified
and deserving young persons who by virtue of the d... | Provides for educational assistance for eligible dependents of Federal law enforcement officers who are killed or disabled in the performance of their duties.
Entitles such dependents to such assistance for: (1) one month for each month (or fraction) of the disabled officer's service, up to a maximum of 45 months; an... | A bill to provide educational assistance to the dependents of Federal law enforcement officials who are killed or disabled in the performance of their duties. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Surviving Spouses and Dependents
Outreach Enhancement and Veterans Casework Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Department of Veterans Affairs by law provides
benefits not only to vete... | Surviving Spouses and Dependents Outreach Enhancement and Veterans Casework Improvement Act - Encourages all elements within the Department of Veterans Affairs and public and private sector entities (including veterans service and veterans widows organizations) to work cooperatively to fully inform veterans' surviving ... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance outreach programs carried out by the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide for more fully informing eligible surviving spouses and dependents of deceased veterans of benefits available to them under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and to impro... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax Act of
2014'' or as the ``SWEET Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that:
(1) The prevalence of obesity in the United States has
increased dramatically over the past ... | Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax Act of 2014 or the SWEET Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on the sale or transfer of any specified sugar-sweetened beverage product by the manufacturer, producer, or importer thereof. Establishes the rate of such tax as 1cent per 4.2 grams of caloric sweetener... | SWEET Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Energy Infrastructure
Security Program Establishment Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Approved state plan.--The term ``approved State plan''
means a Stat... | National Energy Infrastructure Security Program Establishment Act - Directs the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security to establish the National Energy Infrastructure Security Program, which shall provide funds to States to implement approved State plans to provide security against threats to critical energy ... | A bill to direct the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security to establish the National Energy Infrastructure Security Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Regulations Endanger Democracy Act
of 2015'' or the ``RED Tape Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF RULES REQUIRED BEFORE ISSUING OR AMENDING RULE.
(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``agency'' has the meaning given that term in
... | Regulations Endanger Democracy Act of 2015 or the RED Tape Act of 2015 Prohibits a federal agency from issuing a covered rule (a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States) that either amends or modifies an existing agency rule or does not amend or modify an e... | RED Tape Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business
Competition Preservation Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. DATABASE, ANALYSIS, AND ANNUAL REPORT WITH RESPECT TO BUNDLED
CONTRACTS.
Section 15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644) is amended by
adding at the en... | Requires an annual report from the Administrator to the congressional small business committees on contract bundling. | Small Business Competition Preservation Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Research and Education Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Breast cancer accounts for 1 in 4 cancer diagnoses
among women in this country.
(2) The survival rate f... | Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Research and Education Act of 2011 [sic] - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate programs for the conduct and support of research on triple-negative breast cancer (breast cancers whose cells are negative for estrogen receptors... | To provide for research and education with respect to triple-negative breast cancer, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on Wartime Relocation and
Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Based on a preliminary study published in December
1982 by the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of... | Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act - Establishes the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese descent.
Directs the Commission to: (1) extend the study of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians to inv... | To establish a fact-finding Commission to extend the study of a prior Commission to investigate and determine facts and circumstances surrounding the relocation, internment, and deportation to Axis countries of Latin Americans of Japanese descent from December 1941 through February 1948, and the impact of those actions... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Business Checking Freedom Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. INTEREST-BEARING TRANSACTION ACCOUNTS AUTHORIZED FOR ALL
BUSINESSES.
(a) Section 2 of Public Law 93-100 (12 U.S.C. 1832) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 31, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Business Checking Freedom Act of 2003 - (Sec. 2) Amends Federal law to authorize interest-bearing transaction accounts for all businesses, permitting up to 24 transfers per month (or an... | To allow all businesses to make up to 24 transfers each month from interest-bearing transaction accounts to other transaction accounts, to require the payment of interest on reserves held for depository institutions at Federal reserve banks, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Local Participation in Railroad
Operations Act''.
SEC. 2. LOCAL INPUT.
(a) Amendment.--Chapter 109 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 10908. Local input
``(a) Requirement.--A rail carr... | Local Participation in Railroad Operations Act - Amends Federal transportation law to prohibit rail carriers from constructing, developing, or expanding railroad maintenance facilities, intermodal rail transfer facilities, railroad sidings, railroad bridges, railroad yards, or other railroad facilities unless the Surfa... | To improve the quality of life and safety of persons living and working near railroad tracks. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the National Science Board's 2008 Science
and Engineering Indicators, only 5 percent of American college
graduates major in engineering, compared with 13 percent of
European students and 20 percent o... | Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to: (1) promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in secondary schools; (2) support the participation of secondary school students in nonprofit robotics or STEM competitions; and (3) br... | A bill to establish within the Department of Education the Innovation Inspiration school grant program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PAYMENT OF BENEFITS FOR MONTH OF RECIPIENT'S DEATH.
(a) Old-Age Insurance Benefits.--Section 202(a) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(a)) is amended by striking ``the month
preceding'' in the matter following subparagraph (B).
(b) Wife's Insurance Benefits.--
(1) In general.--S... | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly benefit shall be paid to the recipient's surviving spouse for the month in which the recipient dies, subject to a reduction of 50 percent in the last monthly payment if the recipient dies during the first ... | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies to the recipient's surviving spouse, subject to a reduction of 50 percent in the last monthly payment if the recipient dies during the first 15 days of such month. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Older Industrial Region Rail and
Port Access and Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the growth of commerce in northern New England is
hampered by a decaying rail infrastructure;
(2) during t... | Older Industrial Region Rail and Port Access and Modernization Act - Establishes a program of grants by the Secretary of Transportation to applicant older industrial States (Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire) for assistance in carrying out one or more transportation projects for: (1) connecting all railroads to ports ... | Older Industrial Region Rail and Port Access and Modernization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Corporate Patriot Enforcement Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. PREVENTION OF CORPORATE EXPATRIATION TO AVOID UNITED STATES
INCOME TAX.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (4) of section 7701(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (defining domestic) is am... | Corporate Patriot Enforcement Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat a foreign corporation that acquires a majority ownership interest in a U.S. corporation or partnership for tax avoidance purposes as a domestic corporation. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent corporate expatriation to avoid United States income taxes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Structured Settlement Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF EXCISE TAX ON PERSONS WHO ACQUIRE STRUCTURED
SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS IN FACTORING TRANSACTIONS.
(a) In General.--Subtitle E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by addi... | Structured Settlement Protection Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on persons acquiring structured settlement payments in factoring transactions. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on persons who acquire structured settlement payments in factoring transactions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``General Equivalency Diploma Reform
and Improvement Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Since the mid-1970s, the Federal Government and many
State and local agencies have encouraged Americans to seek a ... | General Equivalency Diploma Reform and Improvement Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Education to study, review, and report to Congress on the relative value of General Equivalency Diplomas (GEDs) and Department of Education policies and procedures to determine how the Department can reform in order to: (1) cooper... | To direct the Secretary of Education to conduct a study of the relative value of General Equivalency Diplomas and a review of policies and procedures to determine how the Department of Education can better serve the Nation's educational needs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``IDEA High Cost Pool Funding Act''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS FOR HIGH COST FUNDS.
Section 611(e)(3) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (20 U.S.C. 1411(e)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(J) Addi... | IDEA High Cost Pool Funding Act This bill amends the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) to establish additional grants for the purpose of assisting states in addressing the needs of high-need children with disabilities. The bill establishes limitations on grant amounts and how grant funds may be used. To be ... | IDEA High Cost Pool Funding Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child and Adult Care Food Program
Improvements Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS.
Section 17(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(a)(2)(B)(i)) is amended by striking
``during'' and a... | Child and Adult Care Food Program Improvements Act of 2003 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to revise requirements for the child and adult care food program.
Revises requirements relating to: (1) the eligibility of private organizations; (2) the supplement reimbursement rate for tier II family... | A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the child and adult care food program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be referred to as the ``Dr. Rita Hocog Inos
Territorial Fellowship Act''.
SEC. 2. FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS FROM AMERICAN SAMOA, THE
COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, GUAM, AND
THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS.
(a) Establis... | Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Territorial Fellowship Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Fellowship Program to award local government and federal government fellowships to qualified students from American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, or the U.S. Virgi... | Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Territorial Fellowship Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transitional Housing Assistance for
Victims of Domestic Violence Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS.
The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development and the Secretary of Health and Hu... | Transitional Housing Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence Act of 2002 - Directs the Attorney General to make grants to State and local governments, Indian tribes, and organizations to provide transitional housing and related support services (18-month maximum with a six-month extension) to individuals and depend... | A bill to provide transitional housing assistance for victims of domestic violence. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stopping Transactions which Operate
to Promote Fraud, Risk, and Underdevelopment Act'' or the ``STOP FRAUD
Act''.
SEC. 2. MORTGAGE FRAUD.
(a) In General.--Chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec... | Stopping Transactions which Operate to Promote Fraud, Risk, and Underdevelopment Act or the STOP FRAUD Act - Amends federal criminal law to make it unlawful for any mortgage professional (as defined by this Act) to execute, or attempt to execute, a scheme or artifice to: (1) defraud any natural person or financial inst... | A bill to stop transactions which operate to promote fraud, risk, and under-development, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Act Amendments of
1994''.
SEC. 2. SIMPLIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT TAXES ON DOMESTIC SERVICES.
(a) Coordination of Collection of Domestic Service Employment With
Collection of Income Taxes.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 25 of the I... | Social Security Act Amendments of 1994 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to raise from $50 to $1,250 the minimum amount of cash remuneration payable to a domestic employee in any year which is subject to social security e... | Social Security Act Amendments of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Institution Customer
Protection Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPOSIT ACCOUNT TERMINATION REQUESTS AND
ORDERS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``appropriate Federal banking agency''--
... | Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2016 This bill prohibits a federal banking agency from formally or informally suggesting, requesting, or ordering a depository institution to terminate either a specific customer account, or group of customer accounts, or otherwise restrict or discourage it from enterin... | Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fishery Conservation Transition
Act''.
SEC. 2. TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES.
(a) In General.--Within 180 days after the close of fishing year
2010 (within the meaning given that term in the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery conservation and Management A... | Fishery Conservation Transition Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce, for certain fisheries for which a fishery management plan is in effect that contains a complete prohibition on the retention of stocks subject to overfishing within the fishery for the entire fishing season, to determine whether such prohibition i... | A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to mitigate the economic impact of the transition to sustainable fisheries on fishing communities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Breath of Fresh Air Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) 25,000,000 people, including 7,000,000 children, have
asthma.
(2) Almost 13,000,000 people report having an asthma attack
in the pas... | Breath of Fresh Air Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to: (1) purchase nebulizers for use in their schools, and/or (2) train school personnel to use nebulizers.
Requires LEA grant applicants... | To establish a grant program for nebulizers in elementary and secondary schools. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Preventive Services
Coverage Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF ADDITIONAL PREVENTIVE SERVICES DETERMINED
APPROPRIATE BY THE SECRETARY.
(a) Coverage.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)), as ame... | Medicare Preventive Services Coverage Act of 2004 - Amends part E (Miscellaneous) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003, to provide for additional preventive services (including mental health services) under Medicare.... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modernize the Medicare Program by ensuring that appropriate preventive services are covered under such program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Advancing CCUS Technology Act''.
SEC. 2. CARBON CAPTURE, UTILIZATION, AND SEQUESTRATION TECHNOLOGIES.
(a) Amendments to the Energy Policy Act of 2005.--
(1) Fossil energy.--Section 961(a) of the Energy Policy Act
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 1... | Advancing CCUS Technology Act This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Department of Energy (DOE)to carry out research and developtechnologyto improve the conversion, use, and storage of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels. It also revises the program of research and commercial application for coal and... | Advancing CCUS Technology Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Fish Hatchery System
Volunteer Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Fish Hatchery System (in this Act referred to
as the ``System'')--
(A) consists of ... | National Fish Hatchery System Volunteer Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept gifts for the benefit of the National Fish Hatchery System, allowing restrictive or affirmative covenants or conditions of servitude. Allows the gifts and their proceeds to be spent without further appropriation.
D... | To enhance an existing volunteer program of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and promote community partnerships for the benefit of national fish hatcheries and fisheries program offices. |
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 1 OF TITLE II OF THE TRADE ACT OF
1974.
(a) Test for Positive Adjustments to Import Competition.--Section
201(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2251(a)) is amended by
striking ``be a substantial cause of serious injury, or the threat
thereof,'' and inserting ... | (Sec. 1) Revises certain factors the International Trade Commission (ITC) must consider when investigating to determine whether an article is being imported into the United States in such increased quantities as to be a substantial cause of serious injury (or threat) to the domestic industry producing an article like o... | To modify the standards for responding to import surges under section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974, to establish mechanisms for import monitoring and the prevention of circumvention of United States trade laws, and to strengthen the enforcement of United States trade remedy laws. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Transition toward
Excellence, Achievement, and Mobility through Empowerment Act of 2011''
or the ``TEAM-Empowerment Act of 2011''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Sho... | Transition toward Excellence, Achievement, and Mobility through Empowerment Act of 2011 or the TEAM-Empowerment Act of 2011 - Amends the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award competitive grants to states for the developme... | To amend the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 to provide assistance to States for development and implementation of an individual transition plan for each individual with a developmental disability in the State who is making the transition from the secondary school system into adulth... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy and Water Research
Integration Act''.
SEC. 2. ENERGY AND WATER RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall assess each of the
energy research, development, and demonstration programs and projects
of the Department of... | Energy and Water Research Integration Act - (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of Energy to identify each of the Department of Energy's (DOE's) energy research, development, and demonstration programs and projects into which it is appropriate to integrate water considerations. Requires the Secretary to: (1) seek to advance... | To ensure consideration of water intensity in the Department of Energy's energy research, development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and water resources. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act
of 2013''.
SEC. 2. REVISIONS TO PROVISIONS LIMITING PAYMENT OF BENEFITS TO
FUGITIVE FELONS UNDER TITLES II, VIII, AND XVI OF THE
SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.
(a) Title II Amendments.--
... | Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2013 - Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI), VIII (Special Benefits for Certain World War II Veterans), and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to prohibit from receiving benefits under those titles any individual... | Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cyber Warrior Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The report of the Department of Defense Science Board
Task Force on Resilient Military Systems and the Advanced Cyber
Threat finds tha... | Cyber Warrior Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to establish in each state and the District of Columbia a separate team of National Guard members to be known as the Cyber and Computer Network Incident Response Team to perform analysis and protection in support of programs to prepare for and respond t... | Cyber Warrior Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. COMPENSATION FOR UNITED STATES CITIZENS TAKEN HOSTAGE BY
TERRORISTS OR STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM.
(a) In General.--In accordance with such procedures as the
President may by regulation establish, the President or his designee
shall receive the claims of, and pay compensation to, any n... | Authorizes the President to compensate a U.S. national, or his or her estate, who: (1) has a claim pending in U.S. court against a foreign state seeking compensation for injuries caused by an act of hostage-taking, or has obtained a judgment on such a claim that has not been fully satisfied; (2) on or after August 2, 1... | A bill to provide compensation for United States citizens taken hostage by terrorists or State sponsors of terrorism. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Mitigation Fisheries
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. They
provide inexpen... | National Mitigation Fisheries Coordination Act - Directs the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to impose a charge for conducting mitigation fishery activities in connection with federal water resources development projects carried out by water development agencies (Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamatio... | To ensure the continuation of successful fisheries mitigation programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Water Infrastructure Revitalization
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers.
(2) State.--The term ``State'' m... | Water Infrastructure Revitalization Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to establish a program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in North Dakota, which may be provided in the form of design and construction assistance for water-related environmental... | A bill to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in the State of North Dakota. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Youth Anti-Drug Media
Campaign Reauthorization Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS TO NATIONAL ANTI-DRUG MEDIA CAMPAIGN AND
REAUTHORIZATION.
The Drug-Free Media Campaign Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)
is amended--
... | National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign Reauthorization Act of 2003 - Amends the Drug-Free Media Campaign Act of 1998 to require the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to conduct a national youth anti-drug media campaign, the purposes of which shall include: (1) increasing the awareness of adults of... | To make improvements with respect to the Drug-Free Media Campaign Act of 1998 and to authorize such Campaign through fiscal year 2008. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teacher Health and Wellness Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) High levels of stress are adversely affecting teachers'
health. Teachers with high levels of stress are less effective
in raising student... | Teacher Health and Wellness Act This bill directs the National Institutes of Health to carry out a five-year study on reducing teacher stress and increasing teacher retention and well-being by implementing and analyzing the results of any of several types of innovative approaches that include: workplace wellness progr... | Teacher Health and Wellness Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Government Accountability
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCING INDEPENDENCE OF INSPECTORS GENERAL.
(a) Removal for Cause.--The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
App.) is amended--
(1) in section 3(b) by adding at the end the fol... | Improving Government Accountability Act of 2003 - Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to allow an Inspector General (IG) to be removed from office prior to the expiration of his term on the grounds of: (1) permanent disability; (2) inefficiency; (3) neglect of duty; (4) malfeasance; or (5) conviction of a felony o... | To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) to enhance the independence of the Inspectors General, create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Plymouth 400th Commemoration
Commission Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the voyage of the Mayflower and the founding of the
colony at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620, the first ... | Plymouth 400th Commemoration Commission Act of 2016 This bill establishes the Plymouth 400th Commemoration Commission to: assist in the planning, development, and implementation of programs and activities to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the voyage of Mayflower and the founding of Plymouth Colony, Massachusett... | Plymouth 400th Commemoration Commission Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Little Rock Central High School
Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) September 2007, marks the 50th anniversary of the
desegregation of Little Rock Central High School ... | Little Rock Central High School Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue coins commemorating the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Requires the design of such coins to be emblematic ... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of the Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Protection and
Restoration Act of 2000''.
TITLE I--SEDIMENT REMEDIATION GRANT PROGRAM
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2000''.
SEC. 102. GRANTS FOR THE REMEDIATION OF SEDIMENT ... | Sets forth limitations on projects.
Requires the non-Federal share of project costs to be at least 35 percent and 100 percent for project operation and maintenance costs. Conditions grants on a grantee achieving a specified maintenance of effort requirement with respect to expenditures from other sources for remediatio... | Great Lakes Protection and Restoration Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Voter Advocate and Democracy Index
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF THE VOTER ADVOCATE AND STATE REQUIREMENT TO REPORT
VOTER DATA.
(a) Office of the Voter Advocate.--
(1) In general.--Subtitle A of title II of the Help America... | Voter Advocate and Democracy Index Act of 2007 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish within the Election Assistance Commission an Office of the Voter Advocate to develop and administer a program to: (1) collect specified voter data from states with respect to each election for federal office; (2) deve... | A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 in order to measure, compare, and improve the quality of voter access to polls and voter services in the administration of Federal elections in the States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Book Stamp Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Literacy is fundamental to all learning.
(2) Between 40 and 60 percent of the Nation's children do
not read at grade level, particularly children in fa... | Book Stamp Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a grant program (based on certain State allocations under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990) to promote child literacy and improve children's access to books at home and in early learning, child care, literacy an... | A bill to establish a program to promote child literacy by making books available through early learning, child care, literacy, and nutrition programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``GEAR UP
Enhancement Act of 2007''.
(b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever
in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, th... | GEAR UP Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Program (GEAR UP) created to facilitate the transition of low-income high school students into postsecondary education.
Establishes a seven year GEAR UP grant period.
Require... | To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve and enhance the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP). |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gulf Coast Conservation Corps Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On April 20, 2010, the mobile offshore drilling unit
Deepwater Horizon, operated by BP, P.L.C. (in this Act referred
to as ``B... | Gulf Coast Conservation Corps Act of 2010 - Establishes the Gulf Coast Conservation Corps.
Requires the President, through the Corps, to hire individuals who meet certain requirements (unemployed, U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents, physically capable of performing work, and not enrolled as a full-time student... | To establish the Gulf Coast Conservation Corps under the direction of the President in order to create jobs cleaning up the oil spill and restoring the Gulf of Mexico and surrounding areas, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Emergencies Lack Provider
Specialists Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In communities facing environmental health hazards that
have been declared a public health emergency (pursuant ... | Health Emergencies Lack Provider Specialists Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to make eligible for the National Health Service Corps loan repayment and scholarship programs specialists needed to serve medically underserved areas or populations that have needs for particular specialists related to a pu... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of particular specialists determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to be directly related to the health needs stemming from environmental health hazards that have led to its declaration as a Public Health Emergency to be elig... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Rural Physician Recruitment
and Retention Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States is facing shortages in a wide range
of health workforce professions, including as many ... | Medicare Rural Physician Recruitment and Retention Act of 2010 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) extend the current update to the single conversion factor in the formula for the Medicare physician fee schedule through December 31, 2010; and (2) add an update for 2011 and subsequent year... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the recruitment and retention of physicians under the Medicare program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Electronic Privacy Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO INFORMATION COLLECTION DEVICES.
(a) Prohibition.--It is unlawful for any person to knowingly make,
import, export, distribute, sell, offer for sale, install, or use an
information co... | Sets forth civil penalties for violations of this Act. | Electronic Privacy Protection Act |
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