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SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) After significant work educating the people of the
United States about the February 17, 2009, digital television
transition, efforts to delay the transition will confuse
people, leaving them less, rather than more, pr... | Amends the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to increase funding for the program to provide coupons for digital-to-analog converter boxes.
Directs the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to: (1) expedite the distribution of such coupons by delivering them via pr... | To provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transportation Security
Administration Ombudsman Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION OMBUDSMAN OFFICE.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 449 of title 49, United
States Code is amended by adding at the end the following... | Transportation Security Administration Ombudsman Act of 2013 - Establishes in the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) an Office of the Ombudsman to assist TSA employees who have complaints about TSA, including publicizing a toll-free telephone number to report such ... | Transportation Security Administration Ombudsman Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Physician Availability Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR PHYSICIAN AVAILABILITY IN ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS.
(a) In General.--Each covered hospital shall have a qualified
physician available in the hospital 24 hours a day, seven days a week
to attend... | Physician Availability Act of 1997 - Requires each non-Federal hospital with at least 100 licensed beds and meeting other criteria to have a qualified physician available in the hospital (other than in the emergency department) 24 hours a day, seven days a week to attend to the hospital's inpatients. Provides for enfo... | Physician Availability Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``STEM Innovation Networks Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. STATE NETWORKS AND CONSORTIA ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,
ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION (STEM) INNOVATION
NETWORKS.
(a) In General.--From amounts made available to carry o... | STEM Innovation Networks Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to state-based science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) networks or similar organizations of STEM stakeholders to expand STEM education and STEM educator development. Includes among grant uses: testing, sh... | STEM Innovation Networks Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Uniformity for Food Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL UNIFORMITY FOR FOOD.
(a) National Uniformity.--Section 403A(a) of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 343-1(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``or'' at the end of p... | National Uniformity for Food Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) to prohibit any State or political subdivision from establishing or continuing in effect as to any food in interstate commerce any requirement for food labeling or food that is not identical to specified FDCA provisions.
... | National Uniformity for Food Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Correcting Hurtful and Alienating
Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act''.
SEC. 2. MODERNIZATION OF LANGUAGE REFERRING TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT
CITIZENS OR NATIONALS OF THE UNITED STATES.
An Executive agency (as defined in section... | Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act This bill prohibits an executive agency from using the following terms in any rule, regulation, interpretation, publication, other document, display, or sign issued by the agency except to the extent that the term is used in quoting or reprod... | Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Libraries Enhancement Act of
2001.''
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 213 of the Library Services and Technology Act (20 U.S.C.
9122) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
``(7) Construction.--The term `constructi... | Public Libraries Enhancement Act of 2001 - Amends the Library Services and Technology Act to authorize increased appropriations for FY 2002 through 2006 for State allotments. Directs the Secretary of Education to identify the increased portion of a State's allotment. Authorizes a State to use such portion as the Federa... | To increase the authorization of funds under the Library Services and Technology Act, to provide funds for construction of libraries under such Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Care for the Uninsured Act of
1999''.
TITLE I--REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE
SEC. 101. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal R... | Title II: Study of Safety-Net Health Insurance Programs for the Medically Uninsurable
- Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for a study on the current state of all existing State safety-net health insurance programs. | Fair Care for the Uninsured Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Early Pest Detection and
Surveillance Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR COMMODITY INSPECTION EFFORTS TO PREVENT
INTRODUCTION OR SPREAD OF PESTS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Department of agriculture.--The term ... | Early Pest Detection and Surveillance Improvement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a cooperative agreement with any state department of agriculture that agrees to conduct early plant pest detection surveillance activities, including inspection and surveillance of domestic plant shipments betw... | To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into cooperative agreements with States to augment their efforts to conduct early detection and surveillance to prevent the establishment or spread of plant pests that endanger agriculture, the environment, and the economy of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SEC. ____. COMPLETION OF THE NATURALIZATION PROCESS FOR CERTAIN
NATIONALS OF THE PHILIPPINES.
(a) In General.--Section 405 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
of 1990 (8 U.S.C. 1440 note) is amended--
(1) by striking subparagraph (B) of subsection (a)(1) and
inserting the fo... | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1990 with respect to the naturalization of certain Philippine World War II veterans. | A bill to provide for the completion of the naturalization process for certain nationals of the Philippines. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ending Excessive Corporate
Deductions for Stock Options Act''.
SEC. 2. CONSISTENT TREATMENT OF STOCK OPTIONS BY CORPORATIONS.
(a) Consistent Treatment for Wage Deduction.--
(1) In general.--Section 83(h) of the Internal Revenue Code
... | Ending Excessive Corporate Deductions for Stock Options Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) limit the employer tax deduction for stock options granted to its employees to the value of such options as recorded on the employer's books at the time such options are granted; and (2) apply the $1 million limitatio... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that corporate tax benefits based upon stock option compensation expenses be consistent with accounting expenses shown in corporate financial statements for such compensation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Revolutionizing Education Through
Digital Investment Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CENTER FOR LEARNING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TRUST FUND.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a nonprofit corporation to
be known as the ``National Center for Learni... | Revolutionizing Education Through Digital Investment Act of 2007 - Establishes a National Center for Learning Science and Technology (the Center).
Establishes in the Treasury the "National Center for Learning Science and Technology Trust Fund," the amounts of which may be used for: (1) supporting basic and applied res... | To authorize the establishment of a National Center for Learning Science and Technology Trust Fund. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Implementation of Simpson-Bowles
Spending Reductions Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN APPROPRIATIONS TO THE WHITE HOUSE AND CONGRESS.
(a) Appropriations to the White House.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the total amount of funds appro... | Implementation of Simpson-Bowles Spending Reductions Act of 2011 - Prohibits the total amount of appropriations to: (1) the White House for the Executive Office of the President and to the President for FY2012-FY2016 from exceeding 85% of the total amount of such appropriations for FY2011, and (2) Congress for such fis... | A bill to adopt the seven immediate reforms recommended by the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to reduce spending and make the Federal government more efficient. |
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 2013''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) In 2011, registered nurses ranked fifth among all
occupations for the number of cas... | Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Labor to promulgate an interim final standard on safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention to prevent musculoskeletal disorders for direct-care registered nurses and all other health care workers that requires the use of engine... | Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Property Mitigation Assistance Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. HOMEOWNER MITIGATION LOAN PROGRAM.
Section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Assistance and
Emergency Relief Act (42 U.S.C. 5133) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (m) as... | Property Mitigation Assistance Act of 2007 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Assistance and Emergency Relief Act to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a grant program to provide assistance to states to promote pre-disaster property mitigation measures within t... | A bill to establish a homeowner mitigation loan program within the Federal Emergency Management Agency to promote pre-disaster property mitigation measures. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Aid Accountability and
Transparency Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.
Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``PART E--INSTITUTIONAL REQU... | Financial Aid Accountability and Transparency Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit an institution of higher education (IHE) from recommending student loan providers unless it has a formal written recommendation policy, publicizes such policy, and recommends a minimum of three unaffiliated l... | To provide more transparency in the financial aid process and to ensure that students are receiving the best information about financial aid opportunities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Extremely Hazardous Materials
Transportation Security Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. RULEMAKING.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in
consultation with the heads of other appr... | Extremely Hazardous Materials Transportation Security Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue regulations concerning the shipping of extremely hazardous materials that require: (1) physical security measures; (2) Federal, State, and local law enforcement authorities to be informed before such ... | To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue regulations concerning the shipping of extremely hazardous materials, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Meat and Poultry Inspection
Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION
LAWS.
(a) Authority to Assess Penalties.--The Secretary of Agriculture
may assess, by written order, a civil penalty a... | Meat and Poultry Inspection Accountability Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to assess specified civil money penalties for violations of the Federal Meat Inspection Act or the Poultry Products Inspection Act.Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize civil money penalties for violations of... | To expand the enforcement options under the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to include the imposition of civil money penalties, and to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to expand enforcement options to include such penalties with respect to meat and poultry. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Schools Empowered to Respond Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF NATIONAL SCHOOL PREPAREDNESS AND
RESPONSE.
(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 f... | Schools Empowered to Respond Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Office of the Secretary of Homeland Security an Office of National School Preparedness and Response.
Gives the Director of that office primary responsibility within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the sup... | To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security the Office of National School Preparedness and Response, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring Integrity in Contracting
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) Corporate Expatriation Transaction Defined.--
(1) In general.--In this Act, the term ``corporate
expatriation transaction''--
(A) means a... | Restoring Integrity in Contracting Act of 2007 - Disqualifies an acquiring corporation, or any subsidiary of such a corporation, that enters into a corporate expatriation transaction from federal contract awards for five years. Authorizes the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy to extend the period of ineligib... | A bill to make ineligible for Federal contract awards any expatriated corporations and any companies that do business with, or own foreign subsidiaries that do business with, state sponsors of terrorism or foreign terrorist organizations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Hydropower Development at
Existing Nonpowered Dams Act''.
SEC. 2. PROMOTING HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT AT EXISTING NONPOWERED DAMS.
Part I of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 792 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 34.... | Promoting Hydropower Development at Existing Nonpowered Dams Act (Sec.2)This bill amends the Federal Power Act to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)to establish an expedited licensing process for issuing and amending licenses and preliminary permits for any qualifying facility as defined by this ... | Promoting Hydropower Development at Existing Nonpowered Dams Act |
SECTION 1. REGIONAL STRATEGY TO ADDRESS THE THREAT POSED BY BOKO HARAM.
(a) Strategy Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the
Secretary of Defense shall jointly develop and submit to the
a... | This bill requires: the Department of State and the Department of Defense to develop jointly and submit to Congress a five-year strategy to help Nigeria, members of the Multinational Joint Task Force to Combat Boko Haram, and relevant partners to counter Boko Haram, and to assist Nigeria and its neighbors to address ... | To require a regional strategy to address the threat posed by Boko Haram. |
special habeas corpus procedures in capital cases
(a) Title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting the
following new chapter immediately following chapter 153:
``CHAPTER 154--SPECIAL HABEAS CORPUS PROCEDURES IN CAPITAL CASES
``Sec.
``2256. Prisoners in State custody subject to capital sentence;
... | Amends the Federal judicial code to set forth special habeas corpus procedures in capital cases. Applies such procedures to Federal habeas corpus cases brought by prisoners in State custody who are subject to a capital sentence.
Makes the applicability of such procedures contingent upon a State establishing a mechani... | A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide special habeas corpus procedures in capital cases. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Domain Name Piracy
Prevention Act of 1999''.
(b) References to the Trademark Act of 1946.--Any reference in this
Act to the Trademark Act of 1946 shall be a reference to the Act
entitled ``An Act to provide for the registra... | (Sec. 3) Authorizes a court to order the forfeiture or cancellation of the domain name or its transfer to the mark owner.
Prescribes conditions for an in rem civil action, in addition to any other action, against a domain name by a mark owner. Limits remedies in an in rem action to a court order for the forfeiture or c... | Domain Name Piracy Prevention Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) In General.--This Act may be cited as the ``Layoff Prevention
Act of 2017''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Temporary financing of short-time compensation payments in
... | Layoff Prevention Act of 2017 This bill requires each state that has already enacted a short-time compensation program to be paid 100% of the amount of short-time compensation paid under such program. Under a short-time compensation program, an employer may avoid a layoff of one or more employees by reducing the hours ... | Layoff Prevention Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Job Preparation and Retention
Training Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) training programs carried out under the Job Training
Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) that include a pre-
vocational c... | Job Preparation and Retention Training Act of 1998 - Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to make grants to States to assist community-based organizations in implementing enhanced pre-vocational training programs for eligible individuals.
Makes individuals eligible for such training programs if they are: (1) welfare reci... | Job Preparation and Retention Training Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. ADVISORY BOARD ON TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND WORKER HEALTH.
(a) Establishment.--Subtitle B of the Energy Employees Occupational
Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7384l et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 3632. ADVISORY BOARD ON TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND WORKER HEALTH... | Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to require the President to establish an Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health.
Requires the Board to provide advice to the President on the review and approval of the Department of Labor site exposure matrix (SEM) used to... | A bill to amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to strengthen the quality control measures in place for part B lung disease claims and part E processes with independent reviews. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Minnesota Valley National Wildlife
Refuge Protection Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) On September 21, 1998, the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service announced an agreement with the Metropoli... | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Protection Act of 1999 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from implementing any agreement entered into before this Act's enactment date that would have the effect of allowing expansion of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airp... | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Protection Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Budget Autonomy
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF FEDERAL MANDATES OVER LOCAL BUDGET PROCESS AND
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
(a) Termination of Mandates.--
(1) In general.--Part D of ... | District of Columbia Budget Autonomy Act of 2013 - Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to eliminate, with respect to each fiscal year that is not a control year, all federally-imposed mandates over the District of Columbia's: (1) local budget process, financial management, audits, and accountability requireme... | District of Columbia Budget Autonomy Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Elections Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING BALLOTS USED IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS TO BE PROVIDED ONLY
IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
(a) In General.--Subtitle A of title III of the Help America Vote
Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15481 et seq.) is amen... | American Elections Act of 2008 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require, except as provided for under this Act, that all ballots and balloting material used in federal elections be only in the English language.
Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the requirement that certain jurisdictions provi... | To require that ballots used in Federal elections be generally printed only in English and to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to modify the requirement that certain jurisdictions provide ballots and other voting materials in languages other than English, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commodity Prices Oversight and
Transparency Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR COMMISSION.
(a) Findings.--The House of Representatives finds that--
(1) the Commodity Futures Trading Commission should further ... | Commodity Prices Oversight and Transparency Act of 2008 - Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should immediately send to Congress a request for additional appropriations for FY2008 for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to: (1) help restore public confidence in commodity ... | To provide additional oversight and transparency to the commodity futures markets by authorizing greater resources and authority for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Heroes' Homeownership
Assistance Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. QUALIFIED SERVICE MEMBER HOMEBUYER CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating
section 36 ... | American Heroes' Homeownership Assistance Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow current or former members of the Uniformed Services who perform duty in a combat zone between 2001 and 2010, or their surviving spouses, a one-time tax credit for 10% of the purchase price of a principal residence, up to $... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain current and former service members to receive a refundable credit for the purchase of a principal residence. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pulmonary Hypertension Research and
Education Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Pulmonary hypertension is a serious and often fatal
condition where the blood pressure in the lungs rises to
... | Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to expand, intensify, and coordinate the Institute's pulmonary hypertension research activities.
Requires the Director to establish a Pulmonary Hyper... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a pulmonary hypertension clinical research network, to expand pulmonary hypertension research and training, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``School Breakfast Improvement Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. SEVERE NEED ASSISTANCE.
Section 4(d)(2) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
1773(d)(2)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``100 percent'' and all that follows
through ``food,... | School Breakfast Improvement Act of 2003 - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (CNA) and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NLSA) to revise requirements for the school breakfast program.
Revises severe need assistance under CNA to provide that eligible schools are entitled to receive a specified meal... | A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the school breakfast program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children Eating Well Act'' or the
``CHEW Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) ESEA terms.--The terms ``elementary school'', ``local
educational agency'', ``secondary school'', and ``State
educational agency'' have t... | Children Eating Well Act or the CHEW Act - Requires each local educational agency (LEA) participating in the school improvement program under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to: (1) develop and implement healthy eating and nutrition education programs in its schools, and (2) peri... | CHEW Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. SMART PHONE THEFT PREVENTION.
(a) In General.--Part I of title III of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 343. SMART PHONE THE... | Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2016 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit commercial mobile or data service providers from providing service on smart phones that: (1) have been reported to such provider as stolen by an authorized user, or (2) are listed as stolen on the Central Equipment Iden... | Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND
CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE UNITED STATES CAPTURED BY JAPAN
AND USED AS SLAVE LABOR BY JAPANESE CORPORATIONS DURING
WORLD WAR II.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Du... | Directs the Secretary of Defense to pay compensation as prescribed under this Act to those living members of the Armed Forces and U.S. civilian employees who were captured by Japan, who were used as slave labor during World War II, and whose application for compensation is approved.
Authorizes the Secretary of Defense... | To provide for the payment of compensation to members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the United States who, as prisoners of war, performed slave labor for Japanese corporations during World War II, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to accept contributions in order to provide additional compensation t... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Infrastructure Improvement
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Acquisition.--The term ``acquisition'' includes any
necessary activities for siting a facility, equipment,
... | National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2007 - Establishes the National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States to ensure that U.S. infrastructure meets current and future demand, facilitates economic growth, and is maintained in a manner that ensures public safety.
Requires the Commission to study th... | To establish a National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coeur d'Alene Basin Restoration Act
of 1994''.
SEC. 2. COEUR D'ALENE BASIN MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE.
Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251-
1270) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 121. COEUR D'ALENE BASIN M... | Coeur d'Alene Basin Restoration Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a Coeur d'Alene Basin Management Conference to develop a pollution prevention, control, and restoration plan for the Coeur d'Alene Basin in Idaho.
Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency ... | Coeur d'Alene Basin Restoration Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``1863 Gettysburg Campaign Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania and the resulting
Battle of Gettysburg proved decisive in the final outcome of
the American Civil War.... | 1863 Gettysburg Campaign Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue five-dollar gold coins, one-dollar silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the history and memory of the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Gettysburg, and the Gettysburg Address of President Abraham Lincoln. | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition of and to commemorate the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Gettysburg and President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mutual Fund Transparency Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN BROKERS AND
DEALERS AND MUTUAL FUND COMPANIES.
(a) In General.--Section 15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o(b)) is amen... | Mutual Fund Transparency Act of 2009 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 to require brokers and dealers of mutual funds to disclose in writing the related commissions they receive to purchasers of shares of any registered open-end or closed-end company or any interest in ... | A bill to require disclosure of financial relationships between brokers and dealers and mutual fund companies, and of certain commissions paid by mutual fund companies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Las Cienegas Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the
Sahuarita parcel of land consisting of approximately 1,280
acres, as depicted on the map entitled ``Las... | Las Cienegas Enhancement Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary), if Las Cienegas Conservation, LLC, offers to convey to the Secretary title to the Empirita-Simonson parcel of land (the non-federal land) to accept the offer and convey to Las Cienegas Conservation, LLC, the Sahuarita parcel of land ... | To provide for the exchange of certain Bureau of Land Management land in Pima County, Arizona, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Thrift Charter Conversion Tax Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF RESERVES FOR BAD DEBTS OF SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS
WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO CONVERT INTO BANKS.
(a) In General.--Section 593 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to res... | Thrift Charter Conversion Tax Act of 1995 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the reserve method of accounting for determining deductions for bad debts by thrift institutions, effective for taxable years beginning after 1995. Repeals, with respect to thrift institutions to which such accounting method applied... | Thrift Charter Conversion Tax Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Workplace Education and High
Performance Workforce Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to assist small businesses in establishing workplace
education programs to improve the productivity of such
... | Workplace Education and High Performance Workforce Act of 1993 - Authorizes appropriations.
Title I: Office of Workplace Education and High Performance Work
- Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish in the Employment and Training Administration an Office of Workplace Education and High Performance Work to provid... | Workplace Education and High Performance Workforce Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Oral History Project
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
(1) Military service during a time of war is the highest
sacrifice a citizen may make for his or her country.
(2) 4,700,000 A... | Establishes a gift account for the program in the Treasury.Authorizes appropriations. | Veterans' Oral History Project Act |
SECTION 1. RESTRICTIONS.
The Secretary of Commerce may not--
(1) discontinue the Survey of Income and Program
Participation,
(2) make any change in the design or content of such
Survey, or
(3) allow any of the foregoing,
unless the discontinuation or ch... | Prohibits the Secretary of Commerce from: (1) discontinuing the Survey of Income and Program Participation; (2) making any change in the design or content of such Survey; or (3) allowing any of the foregoing unless the discontinuation or change involved has first been approved in accordance with this Act.
Provides tha... | A bill to establish certain requirements relating to the continuation of the Survey of Income and Program Participation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Automobile Fuel Efficiency
Improvements Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. PHASED INCREASES IN FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS.
(a) Passenger Automobiles.--
(1) Minimum standards.--Subsection (b) of section 32902 of
title 49, United States Code, is amen... | Automobile Fuel Efficiency Improvements Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal transportation code to phase in an increase in average fuel economy standards: (1) from 25 miles per gallon for passenger automobiles manufactured between model years 1984 and 2006 to 40 miles per gallon for those manufactured after model year 201... | A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to improve the system for enhancing automobile fuel efficiency, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES
THAT DENY OR UNREASONABLY DELAY THE ACCEPTANCE OF
NATIONALS WHO HAVE BEEN ORDERED REMOVED FROM THE UNITED
STATES.
Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is a... | Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit funds from being dispersed to a country that denies or unreasonably delays the acceptance of its citizens, nationals, or residents who have been ordered removed under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) from the United States.
Amends INA to prohibit visa issu... | A bill to withhold Federal financial assistance from each country that denies or unreasonably delays the acceptance of nationals of such country who have been ordered removed from the United States and to prohibit the issuance of visas to nationals of such country. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ponce de Leon Discovery of Florida
Quincentennial Commission Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the National
Commission on the Quincentennial of the discovery of Florida by
... | Ponce de Leon Discovery of Florida Quincentennial Commission Act - Establishes the National Commission on the Quincentennial of the discovery of Florida by Ponce de Leon to plan, encourage, coordinate, and conduct the commemoration of the Quincentennial (500th anniversary) of the discovery of Florida by the Spanish exp... | A bill to establish a National Commission on the Quincentennial of the discovery of Florida by Ponce de Leon. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Base Transition Acceleration Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. REVISION OF DISPOSAL PROCESS.
Section 2905(b) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of
1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note)
is amended--
(1) by... | Base Transition Acceleration Act of 1995 - Amends the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Defense, with respect to the disposal of buildings and property located at military installations approved for closure under such Act after January 1, 1995, to ensure that final determinatio... | Base Transition Acceleration Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency China Trade Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States and the People's Republic of China
are among the world's largest economies and are among the
world's largest... | Emergency China Trade Act of 2010 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) a persistent trade deficit with the People's Republic of China (PRC) is harmful to the long-term health of the U.S. economy and must be corrected; and (2) the President should begin immediate negotiations with the PRC to eliminate the trade d... | To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from the products of the People's Republic of China, to provide for a balanced trade relationship between that country and the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. REMEDIATION WASTE MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT.
(a) Definitions.--Section 1004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6903) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(42) Compliance authority.--The term `compliance
authority' means the authority to issue, enter into, approve, ... | Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to define "remediation waste" as a solid waste or any medium generated during implementation of a remedial action plan (RAP) (a document issued, entered into, or approved by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or a program State, as defined in this Act, to ... | A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to improve management of remediation waste, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Best Buddies Empowerment for People
with Intellectual Disabilities Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Best Buddies operates the first national social and
recreational progra... | Best Buddies Empowerment for People with Intellectual Disabilities Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to, or enter into agreements with, Best Buddies (a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people with intellectual disabilities mesh with mainstream society) to promote the expansi... | A bill to provide assistance to Best Buddies to support the expansion and development of mentoring programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Leveraging Performance-Based
Transportation Services Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS OF LEVERAGED SYSTEMS.
(a) National Transit Database.--Section 5335 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
... | Leveraging Performance-Based Transportation Services Act of 2017 This bill authorizes an owner or operator of a leveraged system to submit directly to the National Transit Database data regarding the public transportation service provided by the system. "Leveraged system" means a provider of public transporta... | Leveraging Performance-Based Transportation Services Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Direct Funding for First Responders
Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. DISTRIBUTION OF 50 PERCENT OF GRANT FUNDS TO LOCAL ENTITIES.
(a) Direct Distribution to Local Entities.--Fifty percent of the
amounts provided under a grant to which this section applies shall ... | Direct Funding for First Responders Act of 2004 - Requires 50 percent of the amounts provided under certain Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grants for first responders to be distributed directly to local entities (including local governments and first responders) and allocated among and by such entities in the ma... | To require that 50 percent of the amounts provided under certain grants provided by the Department of Homeland Security for first responders shall be distributed directly to local entities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on Securing the United
States in the 21st Century Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is established a commission to be known as the ``Commission
on Securing the United States in the 21st Century'' (in this Act
referre... | Commission on Securing the United States in the 21st Century Act of 2008 - Establishes the Commission on Securing the United States in the 21st Century which shall review the next 20 years' global security environment to identify U.S. strategic interests and develop an appropriate national security strategy.
Terminate... | To establish the Commission on Securing the United States in the 21st Century. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Puerto Rico Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program Restoration Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE FOOD AND NUTRITION ACT OF 2008.
(a) Definitions.--Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008
(7 U.S.C. 2012) is amended--
(1) in... | Puerto Rico Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Restoration Act of 2012 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (formerly known as the Food Stamp Act of 1977) to: (1) include Puerto Rico in the definition of state for purposes of supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly food stamp) eligibilit... | To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide that Puerto Rico may be treated in the same manner as the several States for the purpose of carrying out the supplemental nutrition assistance program under such Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Return to Prudent Banking Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. GLASS-STEAGALL REVIVED.
(a) Wall Between Commercial Banks and Securities Activities
Reestablished.--Section 18 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12
U.S.C. 1828) is amended by adding at the end the f... | Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) to prohibit an insured depository institution from being an affiliate of any broker or dealer, investment adviser, investment company, or any other person or entity engaged principally in the issue, flotation, underwriting, public s... | To repeal certain provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and revive the separation between commercial banking and the securities business, in the manner provided in the Banking Act of 1933, the so-called "Glass-Steagall Act", and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. TRAVEL TO CUBA.
(a) Freedom of Travel for United States Citizens and Legal
Residents.--Subject to section 3, the President shall not regulate or
prohibit, directly or indirectly, travel to or from Cuba ... | Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2003 - Prohibits the President from regulating or prohibiting travel to or from Cuba by U.S. citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions ordinarily incident to such travel relating to: (1) accompanied personal baggage; (2) payment of living expenses and the acquisition of pe... | A bill to allow travel between the United States and Cuba. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Student Borrowers Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to protect student borrowers by
requiring institutions of higher education to assume some of the risk
of default for student loans under part D of title IV of the Hig... | Protect Student Borrowers Act of 2013 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education (IHEs) participating in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan program to accept specified risk-sharing requirements. Requires an IHE, for any fiscal year in whic... | Protect Student Borrowers Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Native and American Indian
Direct Reimbursement Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In 1988, Congress enacted section 405 of the Indian Health
Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1645) that established a
... | Requires participating hospitals and clinics to submit annual reports on the program to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Provides for: (1) application to the Secretary by an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or Alaska Native health organization for participation of a Service facility in the program (the dem... | Alaska Native and American Indian Direct Reimbursement Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. NEXT GENERATION BIOFUEL.
(a) Definitions.--Section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7545(o)(1)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), (G), and (H)
as subparagraphs (H), (E), (F), (G), respectively, and moving
subparagraph (H) (as so redesignate... | Amends the Clean Air Act to revise the renewable fuel program by: (1) requiring the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ensure that transportation fuel sold or introduced into commerce in the United States, on an annual average basis, contains at least the applicable volume of "next generation... | A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to define next generation biofuel, and to allow States the option of not participating in the corn ethanol portions of the renewable fuel standard due to conflicts with agricultural, economic, energy, and environmental goals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Access to Emergency Services
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. COST-BASED CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL AMBULANCE SERVICES CHANGES.
(a) In General.--Section 1834(l)(8) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395m(l)(8)) is amended--
(1) in subparagrap... | Rural Access to Emergency Services Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to: (1) cost-based critical access hospital ambulance services; (2) appropriate coverage of rural ground ambulance services; and (3) payments to retain emergency and other capacity for ambulances... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make improvements to payments to ambulance providers in rural areas, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans'
Compensation and Readjustment Benefits Amendments of 1996''.
(b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever
in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an am... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Veterans Compensation Benefits
Title II: Education and Other Readjustment Benefits
Title III: Other Matters
Veterans' Compensation and Readjustment Benefits Amendments of 1996 - Title I: Veterans Compensation Benefits - Adds bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma to the list of... | Veterans' Compensation and Readjustment Benefits Amendments of 1996 |
SECTION 1. CAREERS TO CLASSROOMS.
Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating part E as part F;
(2) by redesignating sections 2401 and 2402 as sections
2601 and 2602, respectively; and
(3) by... | Careers to Classrooms Act of 2001 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a Careers to Classrooms program. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to States for: (1) teacher recruitment, education, training, referral, placement, and retention activities to plac... | A bill entitled "The Careers to Classrooms Act of 2001". |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sales Tax Holiday Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. STATE SALES TAX RELIEF FOR CONSUMERS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall reimburse each
eligible State for the amount of State sales tax not collected with
respect to taxable tangible personal ... | Sales Tax Holiday Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to reimburse States and New York City for lost sales tax on tangible personal property during a moratorium between November 23, 2001, and December 2, 2001. | To provide Federal reimbursement to the States for a limited tax holiday during the period beginning November 23, 2001, and ending December 2, 2001. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hack the Department of Homeland
Security Act of 2017'' or the ``Hack DHS Act''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BUG BOUNTY PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Bug bounty program.--The term ``bug bounty program''
... | Hack the Department of Homeland Security Act of 2017 or the Hack DHS Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish, within the Office of the Chief Information Officer, a bug bounty pilot program to minimize vulnerabilities to DHS Internet-facing information technology. A "b... | Hack the Department of Homeland Security Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Lighthouse Center and
Museum Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE CENTER AND MUSEUM.
Part B of subtitle II of title 36, United States Code, is amended
by inserting after chapter 1519 the following new chapter:
``CHAPTER 1520--NATIONAL ... | National Lighthouse Center and Museum Act - Amends specified Federal law to grant a Federal charter to the National Lighthouse Center and Museum, Inc. | National Lighthouse Center and Museum Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Outsourcing and Create American
Jobs Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. IDENTIFYING CORPORATE TAX HAVEN COUNTRIES AND INCREASING
PENALTIES FOR TAX EVASION PRACTICES IN HAVEN COUNTRIES
THAT SHIP UNITED STATES JOBS OVERSEAS.
Not lat... | Stop Outsourcing and Create American Jobs Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to develop and publish a list of countries that are tax havens for corporations.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the penalties on corporations for: (1) underpayment of tax involving an undisclosed foreign financi... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the identification of corporate tax haven countries and increased penalties for tax evasion practices in haven countries that ship United States jobs overseas, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Deal for Northern New Mexico of
1998''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE, DEFINITIONS AND FINDINGS.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to create a mechanism for
the settlement of Spanish and Mexican land grant claims in New Mexico
as claimed under the Treat... | Fair Deal for Northern New Mexico of 1998 - Directs the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture to establish a Settlement Committee to develop comprehensive settlements for land grant claims arising out of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo of 1848. Requires submission of land grant claims by eligible Mexican desce... | Fair Deal for Northern New Mexico of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Korea Defense Service Medal Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) More than 40,000 members of the United States Armed
Forces have served on the Korean Peninsula each year since the
signing of th... | Korea Defense Service Medal Act - Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to issue a campaign medal, to be known as the Korea Defense Service Medal, to each member who served in the Republic of Korea or its adjacent waters after July 27, 1954. | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members of the Armed Forces who participated in operations in Korea after the end of the Korean War. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Professional Sports Franchise
Relocation Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this section:
(1) Antitrust laws.--The term ``antitrust laws''--
(A) has the meaning given it in subsection (a) of
... | Professional Sports Franchise Relocation Act of 1998 - Declares that it shall not be unlawful under the antitrust laws for a professional sports league to issue or enforce rules, or to enter into or carry out agreements, to permit or restrict the relocation of any member team of such league.
(Sec. 4) Requires any pers... | Professional Sports Franchise Relocation Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protection From Price Gouging
Against Disaster Victims Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND GOALS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the United States experiences tremendous generosity and
goodwill in the wake of natural disas... | Protection From Price Gouging Against Disaster Victims Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to direct the Federal Trade Commission to: (1) consult with certain senior law enforcement officials following declaration of a major disaster by the President in order to determine whether unconscionably excess... | A bill to prohibit price gouging relating to certain goods and services in areas affected by major disasters. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Systemic Passenger Infrastructure
and Network Overhaul through Financial Freedom Act''.
SEC. 2. INTERIM DIRECTED SERVICE.
(a) Transfer of Ownership.--Effective on the date of the enactment
of this Act--
(1) title to all property of the Nati... | Systemic Passenger Infrastructure and Network Overhaul through Financial Freedom Act - Transfers title to all property of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) consisting of the main line of the Northeast Corridor between the District of Columbia and Boston, Massachusetts, and the Autotrain to the Secret... | To provide for the competitive operation of the Northeast rail corridor and Autotrain using State and private sector initiatives. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Health Savings
Accounts Improvements Act of 2012''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title, etc.
Sec. 2. Saver's credit for contributions to health savings accounts.
Sec. 3. S... | Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to health savings accounts (HSAs), to: (1) allow a tax credit for retirement savings contributions for deductible contributions made to an HSA and salary reduction contributions under a cafeteria plan made by an employer t... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve health savings accounts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENTS TO APPALACHIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ACT OF 1965.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Appalachian
Regional Development Reauthorization Act of 2001''.
(b) Amendments to Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965.--
Except as otherwise specifically... | Appalachian Regional Development Reauthorization Act of 2001 - Amends the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (the Act) to direct the President to establish the Interagency Coordinating Council on Appalachia.Authorizes the Appalachian Regional Commission to provide technical assistance and make grants, enter i... | To reauthorize the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Authority for the Use of Military
Force Against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The terrorist organization that has referred to itself
as the Islamic State... | Authority for the Use of Military Force Against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Act This bill authorizes the President to use the U.S. Armed Forces for three years against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), any closely related successor entity, or associated persons or forces. This bill shall als... | Authority for the Use of Military Force Against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Financial Choice and
Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF MONEY MARKET FUNDS UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY
ACT OF 1940.
The Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) is
amended by adding a... | Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to allow a money market fund, under specified conditions, to elect to operate using a different method of valuation than is otherwise required. A money market fund that elects to do so shall not... | Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Access to Health Care Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to provide assistance to communities and
to consortia of health care providers and others, including those in
rural areas and including American Indian and Alas... | Community Access to Health Care Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for the purpose of assisting the development of integrated health care delivery systems to: (1) serve communities of individuals who are uninsured and individuals who... | To amend part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency, and coordination of services for the uninsured and underinsured. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Water Conservation and Quality
Incentives Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) in many parts of the United States, water supplies are
insufficient to meet current or expected future demand during
certain times... | Water Conservation and Quality Incentives Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the use of State water pollution control revolving funds for assistance to eligible recipients for construction of water conservation improvements and of water quality improvements or practices. Defines "eligibl... | Water Conservation and Quality Incentives Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Asia-Pacific Defense Commission
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States has worked cooperatively with its
allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific region for decades on
issues of mutual c... | Asia-Pacific Defense Commission Act This bill declares that it is U.S policy to continue to maintain a strong military posture in the Asia-Pacific region in order to reassure U.S. allies, deter aggression, and respond swiftly to crises. The Department of Defense (DOD) shall shall seek opportunities to enhance military ... | Asia-Pacific Defense Commission Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cluster-Based Economy Enhancement
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR CLUSTER-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
(a) In General.--Title II of the Public Works and Economic
Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end the fol... | Cluster-Based Economy Enhancement Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to a state or local government, an institution of higher education, or a nonprofit economic development organization to: (1) assess the potential for the dev... | To establish a grant program to support cluster-based economic development efforts. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Protection Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Television is seen and heard in nearly every United
States home and is a uniquely pervasive presence in the daily
lives of Ame... | Children's Protection Act of 1999 - Exempts from Federal antitrust laws any collaborative efforts by or among persons in the entertainment industry to develop and disseminate voluntary guidelines designed to: (1) alleviate the negative impact of television, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics contai... | Children's Protection Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR NON-CLINICAL TESTING EXPENSES FOR NEGLECTED
DISEASE TREATMENTS.
(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 by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 45R. NON-CLINI... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 50% of the non-clinical research expenses for certain infectious diseases or conditions for which there is no significant market in developed nations and which disproportionately affect poor and marginalized populations. Requires any taxpayer who claims this ta... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against tax for expenses paid or incurred in non-clinical research for neglected diseases. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``School Safety Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT.
(a) Procedural Safeguards.-- Section 615 of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1415) is amended by adding at the
end the followi... | Declares that a child expelled or suspended shall not be entitled to continued educational services, including a free appropriate public education, during the term of such expulsion or suspension, if the State does not require a child without a disability to receive educational services after being expelled or suspende... | School Safety Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trademark Anticounterfeiting Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED ALTERATION OF PRODUCT
IDENTIFICATION CODES.
(a) In General.--Title VIII of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide
for the registration and protection of t... | Trademark Anticounterfeiting Act of 1998 - Amends the Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act) and the Federal criminal code to declare unlawful unauthorized modification of product identification codes, including: (1) specified acts of tampering with the product identification code of any good; and (2) importing, exporting... | Trademark Anticounterfeiting Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mechanical Insulation Installation
Incentive Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. EXPENSING OF MECHANICAL INSULATION PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle A
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to itemized deductions
... | Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax deduction for a specified percentage of the cost, including labor costs, of installing and maintaining mechanical insulation property. Defines "mechanical insulation property" as insulation materials, facings, and... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax incentive for the installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Heritage Conservation Act''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL LIMITATION FOR CERTAIN CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF
ELIGIBLE FARMERS AND RANCHERS.
(a) In General.--Section 170(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to percentage limitatio... | Rural Heritage Conservation Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to farm and ranch land, to: (1) establish special rules for the charitable contribution of such land; (2) treat a farmer or rancher as an individual with respect to any such contribution with respect to the charitable contribution limit; a... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the charitable deduction for conservation contributions of land by eligible farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reports Consolidation Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) existing law imposes numerous financial and performance
management reporting requirements on agencies;
(2) these separate re... | Requires such a consolidated report: (1) that incorporates the agency's program performance report to be referred to as a performance and accountability report; (2) that does not incorporate the agency's program performance report to contain a summary of the most significant portions, including the agency's success in ... | Reports Consolidation Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Career and Technical Education
Facilities Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Career and technical education teaches academic subject
matter in ways that are relevant and consistent to the real
... | Career and Technical Education Facilities Modernization Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to direct the Secretary of Education to support local educational agencies (LEAs), community colleges, and other appropriate entities in modernizing, renovating, or repairing facilities used to... | Career and Technical Education Facilities Modernization Act |
SECTION 1. CONCERNING THE PARTICIPATION OF TAIWAN IN THE WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION (WHO).
(a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Good health is important to every citizen of the world and
access to the highest standards of health information and services
is necessary to imp... | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced on January 29, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Authorizes the Secretary of State to: (1) initiate a U.S. plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual week-long summit of the World Health Assembly (of the World Health O... | A bill concerning participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NDRF Ship Disposal Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. DISPOSAL OF NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET VESSELS.
(a) Disposal Requirement.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law
(other than paragraph (3)) and before January 1, 19... | NDRF Ship Disposal Act of 1993 - Mandates the disposal of all vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet unless: (1) assigned to the Ready Reserve Force; (2) specifically authorized or required by statute to be used for a particular purpose; (3) necessary for national defense purposes (requires annual recertificati... | NDRF Ship Disposal Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Trafficking Victims Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED PROTECTIONS FOR VULNERABLE UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN
CHILDREN AND FEMALE DETAINEES.
(a) Mandatory Training.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, in
consultation with the Office of Re... | Child Trafficking Victims Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to require live training of all DHS personnel who come into contact with unaccompanied alien children.
Sets forth related protections for such children regarding: (1) prompt placement with the Office of Refugee Resettlement, (2... | To provide for enhanced protections for vulnerable unaccompanied alien children and female detainees. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``VA Health Center Management
Stability and Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) According to data from the Department of Veterans
Affairs, several medical centers of the Department are managed
... | VA Health Center Management Stability and Improvement Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) develop and implement a plan to hire highly qualified directors for each VA medical center that lacks a permanent director, and (2) prioritize such hiring for the medical centers that hav... | VA Health Center Management Stability and Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Guaranteeing a United and Resolute
Defense Act of 2003'' or the ``GUARD Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FUNDING ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELAND SECURITY ACTIVITIES OF THE
NATIONAL GUARD.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 32, United States Code, is
amen... | Guaranteeing a United and Resolute Defense Act of 2003 or GUARD Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to provide funds to the governor of a State who submits, and receives approval of, a plan for the use of personnel and equipment of the State's National Guard in homeland security activities. Provides autho... | A bill to authorize funding assistance for the States for the discharge of homeland security activities by the National Guard. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Fiduciary Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF FIDUCIARY.
(a) In General.--(1) Chapter 55 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 5506. Definition of `fiduciary'
``For purposes of t... | Veterans Fiduciary Act of 2004 - Defines "fiduciary," for purposes of Federal veterans' benefits provisions, as a guardian or any other person having been appointed or legally vested with the responsibility or care of a veterans' benefit claimant or beneficiary, or of money paid for the use and benefit of a minor, inco... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional safeguards for Department of Veterans Affairs benefit recipients who have fiduciaries for receipt and management of benefit payments, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control
Demonstration Act''.
SEC. 2. SALT CEDAR AND RUSSIAN OLIVE CONTROL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in
this Act as the ``Secretary''), acting through the Commissioner... | Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Demonstration Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary), acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation and the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, to carry out a salt cedar (Tamarix spp) and Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) assessment and demonstration p... | To further the purposes of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 by directing the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to carry out an assessment and demonstration program to control salt cedar and Russian olive, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR BOTTLE-TYPE WATER DISPENSERS,
COMMERCIAL HOT FOOD HOLDING CABINETS, AND PORTABLE
ELECTRIC SPAS.
(a) Definitions.--Section 321 of the Energy Policy and Conservation
Act (42 U.S.C. 6291) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(6... | Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to include bottle-type water dispensers and compartment bottle-type water dispensers, commercial hot food holding cabinets, and portable electric spas as "covered products" under the Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other than Automobiles.
Sets forth requi... | A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to establish efficiency standards for bottle-type water dispensers, commercial hot food holding cabinets, and portable electric spas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Imported Assault Weapons Ban of
2016''.
SEC. 2. BAN ON IMPORTATION OF SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPONS.
(a) Prohibitions.--
(1) Importation.--Section 925 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
... | Imported Assault Weapons Ban of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the importation or assembly of certain semiautomatic firearms (or specified parts of such firearms). The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives must publish a list of firearms banned from importation by the bi... | Imported Assault Weapons Ban of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Reserve Mobilization Income
Security Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR ACTIVATED MILITARY RESERVISTS.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignatin... | Military Reserve Mobilization Income Security Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow members of the National Guard or the Ready Reserve who have been activated for military duty a refundable income tax credit for the lesser of: (1) the excess of such reservist's daily civilian compensation over the res... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a refundable wage differential credit for activated military reservists. |
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