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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nurse Retention and Quality of Care
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The current nurse workforce is aging, and the average
age of practicing registered nurses is 43.3 years, representing
an... | Nurse Retention and Quality of Care Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible health care facilities to carry out demonstrations of models and best practices in nursing care in order to develop strategies for nurse retention. Requ... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide programs to improve nurse retention, the nursing workplace, and the quality of care. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oregon Caves National Monument
Boundary Adjustment Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Oregon Caves National Monument--
(A) is comprised of a rectangular area of
... | Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2008 - Adjusts the boundary of the Oregon Caves National Monument (Monument). Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) transfer certain acreage in the Monument to the Secretary of the Interior; and (2) adjust the boundary of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National... | A bill to modify the boundary of the Oregon Caves National Monument, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Simplification for Americans Act
of 2004''.
SEC. 2. HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD FILING STATUS CHANGED TO SINGLE HEAD OF
HOUSEHOLD.
(a) In General.--The following provisions of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 are each amended by striking ``he... | Tax Simplification for Americans Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) rename the "head of household" filing status as "single head of household;" and (2) increase to $100,000 (with annual inflation adjustments after 2004) the income limit for use of tax forms 1040EZ and 1040A.
Repeals or amends certa... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify certain tax rules for individuals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ultrasound Informed Consent Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.
The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``TITLE XXX--INFORMED CONSENT
``SEC. 3001.... | Ultrasound Informed Consent Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require abortion providers, before a woman gives informed consent to any part of an abortion, to perform an obstetric ultrasound on the pregnant woman, explain the results, display the ultrasound images so the woman may view them, and provide a m... | A bill to ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be referred to as the ``VoIP
Regulatory Freedom Act of 2004''.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to prevent the imposition
of harmful obligations or a patchwork of multiple and discriminatory
regulations on the providers of applications ... | VoIP Regulatory Freedom Act of 2004 - Reserves solely to the Federal Government the responsibility and authority to regulate the offering or provision of a voice-over-Internet-protocol (VoIP) application (an application that uses the Internet or any successor protocol to offer two-way or multidirectional voice communic... | To provide a clear and unambiguous structure for the jurisdictional and regulatory treatment for the offering or provision of voice-over-Internet-protocol applications, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration Security and Efficiency
Enhancement Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The length of time it takes to process immigration
applications within the Im... | Immigration Security and Efficiency Enhancement Act of 2002 - Directs the Attorney General to submit to Congress an immigration security and efficiency enhancement plan which shall incorporate: (1) establishment of a central computer application and form database and network, and identification of applications and form... | To enhance the security and efficiency of the immigration, visa, border patrol, and naturalization functions of the United States Government. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Start Healthy Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. MEDICAID ASSISTANCE FOR UNINSURED NEWBORNS.
(a) Mandatory Coverage of Certain Newborns.--Section
1902(a)(10)(A)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)) is amended--
(1) by striking `... | Start Healthy Act of 2012 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide: (1) mandatory coverage of qualified (uninsured) newborns, and (2) 100% federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for temporary coverage of such newborns. | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide medical assistance to uninsured newborns under the Medicaid program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medigap Consumer Protection Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATING ATTAINED AGE RATING FOR INCREASES IN PREMIUMS FOR
MEDIGAP POLICIES.
Section 1882(r) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ss(r)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph ... | Medigap Consumer Protection Act of 1995 - Amends the Social Security Act to require that private insurers selling Medicare supplemental policies (Medigap policies) do not increase policyholder premiums on the basis of age attained after enrollment. | To amend the provisions of title XVIII of the Social Security Act relating to Medigap policies to eliminate age rating in premiums, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINANCIAL LITERACY SERVICES.
Part A of title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``financial literacy services
``Sec. 1150A. (a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Area agency on agin... | Amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to enable eligible entities to provide services to improve financial literacy among older individuals, including family members and legal representatives of such individuals.
Au... | A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide grants for eligible entities to provide services to improve financial literacy among older individuals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness and Accountability in
Broadcasting Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Communications Act of 1934 requires the Federal
Communications Commission and broadcast licensees to promote
the... | Fairness and Accountability in Broadcasting Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from issuing or renewing any license for a broadcasting station based upon a finding that the issuance or renewal serves the public interest, convenience, and necessity unless ... | To enforce the public interest obligations of broadcast station licensees to their local communities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the Valle Grande/Valles Caldera
Preservation bill.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress of the United States finds the following:
(1) The lands managed by the Baca Land and Cattle Company
which comprise most of the Valles Caldera in central New... | Valle Grande-Valles Caldera Preservation bill - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Forest Service, to acquire specified lands in New Mexico owned by the Baca Land and Cattle Company.
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Forest Service, and the Secretary of the Interior, acting through th... | Valle Grande/Valles Caldera Preservation bill |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Advance Directives
Education Act of 2005''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 3. Improvement of polic... | Advance Directives Education Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require a service provider, Medicare Advantage organization, or prepaid or eligible organization to: (1) provide each individual receiving medical care through such provider or organization with the opportunity to dis... | A bill to amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act and title III of the Public Health Service Act to improve access to information about individuals' health care options and legal rights for care near the end of life, to promote advance care planning and decisionmaking so that individuals' wishes are known ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Montana Mineral Exchange Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Ancillary fund.--The term ``Ancillary Fund'' means the
Northern Cheyenne Ancillary Fund established by section
5(a)(1).
(2) Annual 6 percent a... | Montana Mineral Exchange Act - Sets forth a mineral rights exchange under which the Secretary of the Interior is directed to convey to Great Northern Properties all mineral interests in certain Federal tracts concurrent with conveyance from Great Northern Properties to the United States all of its mineral interests und... | A bill to authorize an exchange of mineral rights by the Secretary of the Interior in the State of Montana. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing Americans' Vulnerability to
Ecstasy Act of 2002'' or the ``RAVE Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Each year tens of thousands of young people are
initiated into the drug culture at ``rave'' parties ... | Reducing Americans' Vulnerability to Ecstasy Act of 2002 or RAVE Act - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit knowingly leasing, renting, or using, or intentionally profiting from, any place (as well as opening, maintaining, leasing, or renting any place, as provided under current law), whether permanently or... | A bill to prohibit an individual from knowingly opening, maintaining, managing, controlling, renting, leasing, making available for use, or profiting from any place for the purpose of manufacturing, distributing, or using any controlled substance, and for other purpose. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Growth and Financial
Stabilization Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. ZERO PERCENT CAPITAL GAINS RATE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND
CORPORATIONS.
(a) Zero Percent Capital Gains Rate for Individuals.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of sect... | Economic Growth and Financial Stabilization Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prescribe a 0% capital gains rate for individuals.
Revises the formula for: (1) the alternative tax for corporations to prescribe a 0% capital gains rate; and (2) the ordinary income tax for corporations by eliminating the two tax ra... | To enhance economic growth and promote the stability of the financial system of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iran Nuclear Proliferation
Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON NUCLEAR TRADE WITH IRAN.
(a) In General.--Chapter 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 135. PROHIBITION ON NUCLEAR TRA... | Iran Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit granting any license, approval, or authorization for the export, re-export, transfer, or retransfer of specified components and facilities to a country that the President determines has provided to the Islamic Republic of Iran ... | To amend the the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to restrict exports of nuclear related materials and equipment. |
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY EXCEPTION TO SITE NEUTRAL PAYMENT RATE FOR CERTAIN
DISCHARGES INVOLVING SEVERE WOUNDS.
(a) In General.--Section 1886(m)(6) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395ww(m)(6)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)(i) by striking ``subparagraph (C)''
and inser... | This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit payment at the applicable site neutral payment rate for discharges in a cost reporting period beginning before October 1, 2017, from subsection (d) hospitals and certain long-term care hospitals that involve certain severe wounds. (Generally... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide that payment under the Medicare program to a long-term care hospital for inpatient services shall not be made at the applicable site neutral payment rate for certain discharges involving severe wounds, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Online Market Protection Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. MORATORIUM.
(a) Neither the Federal Government nor any State or political
subdivision thereof shall impose any statutory restrictions or
regulations specifically identifying and governing the creation, u... | Online Market Protection Act of 2014 - Prohibits, for a five-year moratorium period beginning June 1, 2015, federal, state, and local governments from imposing statutory restrictions or regulations specifically identifying and governing the creation, use, exploitation, possession, or transfer of any algorithmic protoco... | Online Market Protection Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Commission on Health Care
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Americans are expected to spend $1,900,000,000,000 on
health care in 2005, up from $1,400,000,000,000 in 2001.
(2) Wh... | National Commission on Health Care Act - Establishes in the legislative branch the National Commission on Health Care to conduct a study that investigates: (1) problems within the sphere of health care; (2) the rising costs of health care; (3) the impact of such rising costs on American businesses; (4) the provision of... | A bill to examine the circumstances contributing to the problems facing the health care system of the United States and to develop public and private policies as appropriate to address rising health care costs and the number of uninsured Americans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care for America's Children
Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Over 10,000,000 children in the United States, 1 in 7,
lack health insurance coverage.
(2) Nearly half of tho... | Health Care for America's Children Act of 1998 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to pay a children's enrollment performance bonus to each State that: (1) demonstrates its commitment to reach and enroll Medicaid-eligible children in its State M... | Health Care for America's Children Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Transitional Fuel Security
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that, as of the date of enactment of
this Act--
(1) fossil fuels provide more than 85 percent of all energy
consumed in... | National Transitional Fuel Security Act of 2006 - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a plan for the construction of coal-to-fuel demonstration facilities relying upon Fischer-Tropsch synthetic fuel-producing technology.
Prescribes requirements for: (1) construction of such facilities; (2) up to 49... | A bill to promote a substantial commercial coal-to-fuel industry and decrease the dependence of the United States on foreign oil, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Asian Americans and Pacific
Islanders Higher Education Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The population of Asian American and Pacific Islanders
(referred to in this section as ``AAPI'') is an exc... | Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Higher Education Enhancement Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 title III part A (Strengthening Institutions) to direct the Secretary of Education to provide grants and related assistance to certain institutions of higher education for activities to improve their capacit... | A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Omnibus Trade Act
of 2010''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE AND HEALTH COVERAGE
... | Omnibus Trade Act of 2010 - Title I: Extension of Trade Adjustment Assistance and Health Coverage Improvement - Subtitle A: Extension of Trade Adjustment Assistance - (Sec. 101) Amends the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009 to extend trade adjustment assistance (TAA) programs through February 12,... | To extend trade adjustment assistance and certain trade preference programs, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes. |
granting the consent of Congress
to the Emergency Management Assistance Compact' (Public Law 104-321;
110 Stat. 3877).
``(b) Uses.--A grant under this section shall be used to--
``(1) carry out recommendations identified in after-action
reports for the 2004 and 2005 hurricane season issued un... | United States Emergency Management Authority Act of 2006 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to replace provisions concerning the Directorate of, and the Under Secretary for, Emergency Preparedness and Response in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with provisions establishing a United States Emergency Ma... | A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the United States Emergency Management Authority, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Nuclear Safety Board Act
of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that there is a great need for--
(1) vigorous investigation of events at facilities, or
involving materials, licensed or oth... | Independent Nuclear Safety Board Act of 1994 - Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to establish the Independent Nuclear Safety Board. Directs the Board to: (1) investigate events under Nuclear Regulatory Commission jurisdiction which could adversely affect public health and safety; and (2) recommend to the C... | Independent Nuclear Safety Board Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Advancing Innovative Manufacturing
Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY CONSORTIA.
Section 33 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Act (15 U.S.C. 278r) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 33. ADVANCED MANUFACTURI... | Advancing Innovative Manufacturing Act of 2012 - Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to carry out a program to develop and support industry-led consortia that will identify, prioritize, and address long-term, ... | To accelerate research, development, and innovation in advanced manufacturing, to improve the competitiveness of American manufacturers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Notch Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. NEW GUARANTEED MINIMUM PRIMARY INSURANCE AMOUNT WHERE
ELIGIBILITY ARISES DURING TRANSITIONAL PERIOD.
Section 215(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(a)) is
amended--
(1) in... | Social Security Notch Act of 1993 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to alter the formula for computing the primary insurance amount of individuals who attain age 65 in or after 1982 and are subject to the benefit computation rules of the Social Security Amendment... | Social Security Notch Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Carbon Dioxide Storage
Capacity Assessment Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Assessment.--The term ``assessment'' means the national
assessment of geological storage capacity for carbon dioxide
c... | National Carbon Dioxide Storage Capacity Assessment Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), acting through the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, to develop a methodology for conducting a national assessment of the geological storage capacity for carbon dioxide. Sets forth elements for th... | A bill to develop a methodology for, and complete, a national assessment of geological storage capacity for carbon dioxide, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Protection and Family Support
Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FOSTER CARE MAINTENANCE PAYMENTS FOR CHILDREN WITH PARENTS IN A
LICENSED RESIDENTIAL FAMILY-BASED TREATMENT FACILITY FOR
SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
(a) In General.--Section 4... | Child Protection and Family Support Act of 2017 This bill amends Part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the removal and foster care placement of a child to meet the requirements for foster care maintenance payments if the child has been placed with a parent residi... | Child Protection and Family Support Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Environmental
Protection Act''.
TITLE I--REDESIGNATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AS DEPARTMENT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SEC. 101. REDESIGNATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AS
DEPARTMENT ... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Redesignation of Environmental Protection Agency as Department of Environmental Protection
Title II: Administrative Provisions
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Department of Environmental Protection Act -
Title I: Redesignation of Environmental Protection Agency as Department of Environme... | Department of Environmental Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``DME Access and Stabilization Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. REVISION OF PAYMENTS FOR DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT UNDER THE
MEDICARE PROGRAM.
(a) Transition to Implementation of Fee Schedule Payment
Adjustments Using Information From Competitive Bi... | DME Access and Stabilization Act of 2015 This bill amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to modify provisions relating to payment for durable medical equipment (DME) under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. (DME includes certain medically necessary equipment such as walkers,... | DME Access and Stabilization Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease
Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Lyme disease is a common but frequently misunderstood
illness that, if not caught early and ... | Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee. Requires the Committee to advise the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Health regarding how officials can: (1) ensure interag... | To provide for the expansion of Federal efforts concerning the prevention, education, treatment, and research activities related to Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, including the establishment of a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee. |
SECTION 1. FINDING.
Congress finds that the exchange of Federal land and non-Federal
land under this Act furthers the public objectives referred to in
section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1716) for the following reasons:
(1) On December 21, 2007, the Bureau of... | This bill directs the Department of the Interior, if the J.R. Simplot Company offers to convey three identified parcels of land, to convey to the Simplot Company two identified parcels of federal land within the Pocatello Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management in Idaho. The bill states that the exchange of such ... | To provide for an exchange of Federal land and non-Federal land in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Democracy Restoration Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The right to vote is the most basic constitutive act of
citizenship. Regaining the right to vote reintegrates
individuals with... | Democracy Restoration Act of 2014 - Declares that the right of a U.S. citizen to vote in any election for federal office shall not be denied or abridged because that individual has been convicted of a criminal offense unless, at the time of the election, such individual is serving a felony sentence in a correctional i... | Democracy Restoration Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``VA Medical Center Recovery Act''.
SEC. 2. EVALUATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF MEDICAL CENTERS.
(a) Underperforming Medical Centers.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 73 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 7311A ... | VA Medical Center Recovery Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to publish in the Federal Register and on a publicly available VA Internet website a compilation of key health metrics for each VA medical center. The VA shall: (1) determine on a semiannual basis whether each medical ce... | VA Medical Center Recovery Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jamestown 400th Anniversary
Commemorative Coin Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The founding of the colony at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607,
the first permanent English colony in America, and th... | Jamestown 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury (the Secretary) to mint and issue not more than 100,000 $5 gold coins and 500,000 $1 silver coins, which shall be emblematic of the settlement of Jamestown, Virginia (the first permanent English settlement in America).
P... | To provide for the issuance of a coin to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bringing Accounting, Increased
Liquidity, Oversight and Upholding Taxpayer Security Act of 2008'' or
the ``No BAILOUTS Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) distinguished economists across the world have
conclu... | Bringing Accounting, Increased Liquidity, Oversight and Upholding Taxpayer Security Act of 2008 or the No BAILOUTS Act of 2008 - Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to report to Congress on the effect of its clarification on fair value accounting issued September 30, 2008.
States that the order of the... | To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue rules regarding short selling of securities, to establish a net worth certificate program in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, increase the maximum amount of depository insurance, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. NATIONAL VOLUNTARY BIOENGINEERED FOOD LABELING STANDARD.
The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Subtitle E--National Voluntary Bioengineered Food Labeling Standard
``SEC. 291. DEFINITIONS.
``In this subtitle:
`... | . (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a national voluntary bioengineered food labeling standard. The standard applies to food that either contains or was developed or produced using genetic material that: (1) has been modified t... | An original bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered foods, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Risk Communication Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to present the public and Environmental Protection
Agency officials with the most scientifically objective
information concerning the nat... | Risk Communication Act of 1993 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to apply the following principles when preparing risk assessments to assure that such assessments are scientifically objective and inclusive of all relevant data: (1) explicitly distinguish scientific findings in such as... | Risk Communication Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NICS Denial Notification Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. REPORTING OF BACKGROUND CHECK DENIALS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 925A the following:
``Sec. 925B. Reporting of background check den... | NICS Denial Notification Act of 2018 This bill amends the federal criminal code to require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to report certain information to state and local law enforcement authorities following a determination, by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, that a prospective firearm purchase... | NICS Denial Notification Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and
Settlements Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the terms ``agency'' and ``agency action'' have the
meanings given those terms under section 551 of title 5, United
State... | Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 - Defines a "covered civil action" as a civil action seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action relating to a regulatory action that would affect: (1) the rights of private pe... | A bill to impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Compliance, Examinations, and
Inspections Restructuring Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION AND CONDUCT OF THE DIVISIONS AND OFFICES OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Section 4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 7... | Compliance, Examinations, and Inspections Restructuring Act of 2005 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to vest the inspections and examinations authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in those administrative divisions or offices to which the SEC has delegated its administrative responsibilit... | To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to establish rules and procedures for the delegation of compliance and inspections authority to the operating divisions of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National Center
for Transportation Solutions Act of 2004''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Establishment of... | National Center for Transportation Solutions Act of 2004 - Establishes the National Center for Transportation Solutions, consisting of the National Center for Transportation Solutions Board and the Director of National Transportation Research.
Directs the Center to develop and encourage the execution of a long-term ... | A bill to establish the National Center for Transportation Solutions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare HMO Protection Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO EVALUATE AND ALTER TERMINATION DECISIONS.
Section 1851(g)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
21(g)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(E) Auth... | Authorizes the Secretary to end such a delay early upon determining that an adequate provider network has been established that will provide at least an equal level of insurance coverage as existed in the area affected by the termination on the date the Medicare+Choice organization informed the Secretary of its intenti... | Medicare HMO Protection Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``End Government Reimbursement of
Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF AUTHORITY.
Congress hereby elects to use its authority under article I,
section 8, clause 4, and article I, section 8, clause 18, of the
Constitu... | End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act - (Sec. 2) Declares that Congress elects to use its constitutional authority to: (1) establish a uniform law on bankruptcy that applies to entities that have received extraordinary financial assistance from the United States on or after S... | To authorize the Attorney General to limit or recover excessive compensation paid or payable by entities that have received Federal financial assistance on or after September 1, 2008. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patriot Corporations of America Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL CONTRACTING PREFERENCE FOR PATRIOT CORPORATIONS.
In the evaluation of bids or proposals for a contract for the
procurement of goods or services, the Federal Government shall provide
a pref... | Patriot Corporations of America Act of 2006 - Grants a preference to Patriot corporations in the evaluation of bids or proposals for federal contracts. Defines " Patriot corporation" as a corporation which: (1) produces at least 90% of its goods and services in the United States; (2) does not pay its its management-lev... | To provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a reduction in the rate of income tax imposed on, Patriot corporations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Youth Service Scholarship Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) young people under 18 years of age are now our most
impoverished age group with 1 of every 5 living in poverty, a
higher proportion ... | Youth Service Scholarship Act of 2001 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a Public Service Incentives college scholarship program to reward low- and moderate-income students who have, during high school, and who continue, during college, to make significant public service contributions to their commu... | To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a scholarship program to encourage and support students who have contributed substantial public services. |
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF INCENTIVE PAYMENTS FOR REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF
GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION RESIDENTS.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (6) of section 1886(h) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)), as added by section 4626(a) of the
Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33), is repeal... | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), as amended by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, to repeal the authority and mandate for incentive payments under plans for voluntary reduction in the number of residents in a graduate medical education residency training program.
Amends the Balanced Budget... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and section 4626 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from providing any incentive payments to hospitals to reduce the number of residents in graduate medical education programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Burden Relief Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR MORTGAGE PAYMENTS MADE ON DESTROYED HOME.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefundable
personal credits) is ... | Disaster Burden Relief Act of 2001- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth special rules for homes which were destroyed as a result of a disaster in a Presidentially declared disaster area, including permitting a tax credit for certain mortgage payments. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide disaster relief for homeowners. |
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House of Representatives on January 31, 2001, and Senate
Concurrent Resolution 6, as adopted by the Senate on February
8, 2001, resolved that Congress ``expresses its support for
continuing and substantially increasing the amount of disaster
assistance ... | Relief, Community Vitalization, and Emergency Readiness in India and El Salvador (RECOVERIES) Act of 2001 - Authorizes the President to provide emergency international disaster assistance for: (1) recovery from the earthquakes of January and February 2001 in the Republic of India and the Republic of El Salvador; and (2... | To authorize emergency disaster assistance for recovery from the earthquakes of January and February 2001 in the Republic of India and the Republic of El Salvador, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Aviation and Flight Enhancement
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The events of September 11, 2001, demonstrated that the
United States needs to do more to ensure the survivability and
... | Safe Aviation and Flight Enhancement Act of 2005 - Amends federal transportation law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations requiring all commercial aircraft that must carry both a cockpit voice recorder and digital flight data recorder to be equipped with a second recorder system that utilizes ... | To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue a regulation requiring the installation of a second cockpit voice recorder and digital flight data recorder system that utilizes combination deployable recorder technology in each commercial passenger aircraft, currently required to carry each of those recorders. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Employment, Training and
Related Services Demonstration Act Amendments of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS, PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) Indian tribes and Alaska Native organizations that have
participated i... | Permits a regional consortium of Alaska Native villages or regional or village corporations to carry out a project under a plan that meets the Act's requirements through a resolution adopted by the governing body of that consortium or corporation. Provides that such authorization shall not prohibit such a village or co... | Indian Employment, Training, and Related Services Demonstration Act Amendments of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Health Office Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE OFFICE OF WOMEN'S HEALTH.
Part A of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following section:
``public health... | Women's Health Office Act of 1994 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Women's Health within the: (1) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health; (2) Office of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and (3) Office of the Director of the Agency for Health Care Poli... | Women's Health Office Act of 1994 |
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SECTION 1. LIMITING ELIGIBILITY OF ALIENS FOR PUBLIC WELFARE ASSISTANCE
TO ALIENS PERMANENTLY AND LAWFULLY IN THE UNITED STATES.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law and
except as provided in subsection (b), any alien shall be ineligible for
any assistance under any public w... | Limits alien eligibility for specified public assistance programs (excluding emergency medical assistance) to aliens who are legal permanent residents. | To limit eligibility of aliens for public welfare assistance to aliens permanently and lawfully in the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Building Code Incentive Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) mitigation planning is the foundation for saving lives,
protecting residential and commercial properties, and
developing disaster resi... | Safe Building Code Incentive Act of 2007 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to increase the maximum total of contributions for a major disaster by an amount equal to 4% of the estimated aggregate amount of grants to be made under the Act, if at the ti... | To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to enhance existing programs providing mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century STEM for Girls and
Underrepresented Minorities Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO PREPARE GIRLS AND UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES.
Title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end t... | 21st Century STEM for Girls and Underrepresented Minorities Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to provide grants to, and enter into agreements with, local educational agencies (LEAs) to improve the education of girls and underrepresented minorities in... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and underrepresented minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology. |
TITLE I--MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
SEC. 101. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that, in carrying out title I of the
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this Act as the
``Administrator'') has failed to-... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance
Title II: Redesignation of Attainment Areas
Title I: Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance
- Provides that States shall not be required to implement enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs under provisions of the Clean... | To delay for two years the required implementation date for enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs under the Clean Air Act, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to reissue regulations relating to such programs, to provide for the redesignation of certain areas, and for other... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Breaking Down
Barriers Act of 2011''.
(b) Table of Contents.--
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Advance construction of highway projects.
Sec. 3. Surface transportation project delivery pilot program.
S... | Breaking Down Barriers Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to include as part of a federal-aid highway project any activities carried out by a state before approval of its application for federal funding if such activities meet applicable project requirements.
Authorizes the Secretary, in or... | To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to accelerate the delivery process for highway and public transportation construction projects, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Kentucky National Wildlife Refuge
Authorization Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the area known as the Clarks River Basin, consisting of
20,000 acres of bottomland hardwood and associated wetlands
along th... | Kentucky National Wildlife Refuge Authorization Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to establish a staffed and fully functional Kentucky National Wildlife Refuge.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) prepare a comprehensive management plan... | Kentucky National Wildlife Refuge Authorization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Market Transparency and Taxpayer
Protection Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. DISPOSITION OF NON-MISSION CRITICAL ASSETS.
(a) Enterprise Reports to Director.--The Director of the Federal
Housing Finance Agency shall require each enterprise to submit a report
to ... | Market Transparency and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2011 - Directs the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to require the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government-sponsored enterprises or GSEs) to identify to the Director all a... | To protect the taxpayers of the United States by requiring Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to sell or dispose of the assets of such enterprises that are not critical to their missions. |
SECTION 1. NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVED WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT
ACT OF 1992.
(a) Environmental Costs._Section 7 of the Northern Cheyenne Indian
Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-374, 106
Stat. 1186 et seq.) is amended by adding the following new subsections
(f) and... | Amends the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reserve Water Rights Settlement Act of 1992 to state that: (1) all environmental costs associated with the Tongue River Dam Project (Project) mandated by Federal law and fish and wildlife measures are the sole responsibility of the United States; (2) such funds (limited to $625,000)... | A bill to make certain technical corrections. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Water Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Great Lakes contain \1/5\ of the world's fresh
water supply;
(2) the Great Lakes basin is home to over 33,000,000 people
and is ... | Great Lakes Water Protection Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to allow a Great Lakes State to receive an incentive grant under this Act to carry out conservation activities or a grant under the Safe Drinking Water Act to establish a State revolving loan fund only if the State does not issue any oil ... | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to protect 1/5 of the world's fresh water supply by directing the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study on the known and potential environmental effects of oil and gas drilling on land beneath the water in the Great Lakes, and for... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bill to Underwrite Increased Lending
to Domestic (BUILD) Manufacturing Act'' or the ``BUILD Manufacturing
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) Manufacturing company.--The term ``manufacturing
company'' means a ... | Bill to Underwrite Increased Lending to Domestic (BUILD) Manufacturing Act or BUILD Manufacturing Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should use all available powers to encourage financial institutions that are in receipt of federal financial support to immediately increase lending to the domestic ... | To create a program to guarantee loans made to manufacturing companies in order to promote increased domestic lending to the United States manufacturing industry. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Tourism Organization
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the travel and tourism industry is the second largest
retail or service industry in the United States, and travel and
tourism service... | United States Tourism Organization Act - Establishes: (1) the National Tourism Board to develop a national travel and tourism strategy for increasing U.S. tourism; and (2) the United States Tourism Organization as a non-Federal not-for-profit organization to implement the national travel and tourism strategy developed... | United States Tourism Organization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; AND FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Catalyst to Better
Diabetes Care Act of 2006''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents; and findings.
Sec. 2. Advisory group regarding diabete... | Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2006 - Requires the Secretary of Commerce to establish an advisory group to examine and recommend best practices of chronic illness employee wellness incentivization and disease management programs.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prepare, biennially, a dia... | To catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes in America. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Accountability and Transparency in
Medicare Marketing Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. STANDARDIZED MARKETING REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE MEDICARE
ADVANTAGE AND MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PROGRAMS.
(a) Medicare Advantage Program.--
(1) In ge... | Accountability and Transparency in Medicare Marketing Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to request the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to develop standardized marketing requirements for Medicare Advantage or... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for standardized marketing requirements under the Medicare Advantage Program and the Medicare Prescription Drug Program and to provide for State certification prior to waiver of licensure requirements under the Medicare Prescription Drug Program, and for other ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Retirement Savings
Assistance Act''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a sec... | Retirement Savings Assistance Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) permit specified additional pension contributions for an individual who has attained the age of 35 (but not the age of 50), and who was not a plan participant during the previous five years, until such individual attains the age of 50; and (2... | Retirement Savings Assistance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prostate Research, Outreach,
Screening, Testing, Access, and Treatment Effectiveness Act of 2010''
or the ``PROSTATE Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer
... | Prostate Research, Outreach, Screening, Testing, Access, and Treatment Effectiveness Act of 2010 or the PROSTATE Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the Interagency Prostate Cancer Coordination and Education Task Force, which shall: (1) develop a summary of advances in federal prostate ca... | To reduce disparities and improve access to effective and cost efficient diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer through advances in testing, research, and education, including through telehealth, comparative effectiveness research, and identification of best practices in patient education and outreach particularly ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping Well by Using Your Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act Plan''.
SEC. 2. OUTREACH TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS ON CERTAIN HEALTH INSURANCE
INFORMATION.
(a) In General.--Beginning not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactm... | Keeping Well by Using Your Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Plan- Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct outreach efforts to provide specified health information to: (1) individuals enrolled in qualified health plans offered through an Exchange established under the Patient Protec... | Keeping Well by Using Your Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Plan |
SECTION 1. REDUCTION OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP VOTING INTEREST OWNERSHIP
REQUIREMENT.
Subchapter I of chapter 417, of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 41714. REDUCTION OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP VOTING INTEREST OWNERSHIP
REQUIREMENT.... | Amends Federal transportation law to authorize foreign persons to purchase more than a specified percentage of the voting interests of a U.S. air carrier under certain conditions, including continued minimum 51 percent ownership or control of the voting interests, and continued predominant management of the corporation... | To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to reduce under certain circumstances the percentage of voting interests of air carriers which are required to be owned or controlled by persons who are citizens of the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mosquito Abatement for Safety and
Health Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS REGARDING PREVENTION OF MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES.
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243
et seq.), as amended by section 4 of Public Law 107-84 and section 312
... | Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to make grants to political subdivisions of States ("localities") for the operation of mosq... | To authorize grants through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Benefits for Victims of
International Terrorism Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.
There is established the Benefits for Victims of International
Terrorism Program (``Program'') under which monetary awards shall be
made in accordance wit... | Benefits for Victims of International Terrorism Act of 2003 - Establishes the Benefits for Victims of International Terrorism Program under which monetary awards shall be made (in lieu of judgments in civil actions against the U.S. or foreign governments) to eligible individuals who are physically injured, killed, or h... | A bill to establish a comprehensive federal program to provide benefits to U.S. victims of international terrorism, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Increasing Educational Stability for
Children in Foster Care Act''.
SEC. 2. STATE AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PLAN AND REPORT
REQUIREMENTS.
(a) State Plan.--Section 1111(b)(8) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.... | Increasing Educational Stability for Children in Foster Care Act - Amends the school improvement program under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require the annual report cards issued by states to include information on the academic achievement and secondary school graduation rates... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide educational stability for children in foster care, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Public Safety Officers' Benefits
Improvements Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN NONPROFIT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE
PROVIDERS; MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS.
(a) In General.--Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets A... | Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act of 2012 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise provisions concerning public safety officer death or disability benefits, including by: (1) modifying the list of recipients of death benefits payable when a public safety officer has died... | To improve the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fuel Efficiency Energy Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) Automobile.--Section 32901(a)(3) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``4-wheeled''; and
(2) by striking ``, and rated at--'' and all that f... | Fuel Efficiency Energy Act of 2007 - Amends corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) provisions to revise the definition of: (1) "automobile" to mean any vehicle that is propelled by fuel, or by alternative fuel, and is manufactured primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways (currently, four-wheeled vehicles... | A bill to improve the energy security of the United States by raising average fuel economy standards, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mercury-Free Vaccines Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) In July 1999, the Public Health Service and the
American Academy of Pediatrics issued a joint statement, which
was later endorsed by t... | Mercury-Free Vaccines Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem a banned mercury-containing vaccine to be adulterated. Amends the Public Health Service Act to deem a vaccine to be a banned mercury-containing vaccine if: (1) one dose of the vaccine contains 1 or more micrograms of mercury in ... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Infant Crib Safety Act.''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS, PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) The disability and death of infants resulting from
injuries sustained in crib incidents are a serious threat to
the public health... | Authorizes a fine and injunction against violators of this Act. | Infant Crib Safety Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeland Security Information
Sharing Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Federal Government is required by the Constitution
to protect every State from invasion, w... | Homeland Security Information Sharing Act - Directs the President to: (1) prescribe procedures for Federal agencies for sharing homeland security information with State and local personnel and for declassifying such information; and (2) ensure that such procedures apply to each element of the intelligence community and... | To provide for the sharing of homeland security information by Federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies with State and local entities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Michigan Lighthouse and Maritime
Heritage Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Surrounded by the Great Lakes, the State of Michigan
gives the Midwest region a unique maritime character.
(2) The acce... | Michigan Lighthouse and Maritime Heritage Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service Midwest Regional Office, to study and report on: (1) potential economic and tourism benefits of preserving Michigan maritime heritage resources; (2) suitable and feasible options for long-term... | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of maritime sites in the State of Michigan. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Weapons of Mass Destruction
Prohibition Improvement Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.
(a) Expansion of Jurisdictional Bases and Scope.--Section 2332a of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by--
(1) amending paragraph ... | Weapons of Mass Destruction Prohibition Improvement Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal criminal code to expand the jurisdictional bases and scope of the prohibition against the use of, and threat, attempt, or conspiracy to use, weapons of mass destruction (WMD) to cover such actions against property within the United Sta... | To strengthen and enhance the prevention and prosecution of crimes using weapons of mass destruction, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Multilateral Debt Relief Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In 1996, the international community created the
Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative (the HIPC
Initiative) to reduc... | Multilateral Debt Relief Act of 2005 - Authorizes: (1) the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. executive director of each international financial institution (the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Inter-American Development Bank, the African Development Bank, and the African Development Fund) ... | To provide multilateral debt cancellation for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Traumatic Brain Injury Act
Amendments of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Traumatic brain injury is among the nation's most
significant public health concerns. It is th... | Requires certain programs of the National Institutes of Health to include research on brain injury, its treatment, and nuerobehavioral consequences of such injury.
Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States to carry out projects (currently, demonstration projects) to improve access to health and other services r... | Traumatic Brain Injury Act Amendments of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND DEFINITIONS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Military Land
Reform and Reassessment Act of 1993''.
(b) Definitions.--As used in this Act:
(1) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the
Interior.
(2) The term ``FLPMA'' means the... | Military Land Reform and Reassessment Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to permit: (1) the military department of any State (currently, limited to Federal departments and agencies) to use, occupy, and develop public lands, subject to spec... | Military Land Reform and Reassessment Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom of Choice Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT OF FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The 1973 Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade
established constitutionally based limits on th... | Freedom of Choice Act of 1993 - Provides that a State may not restrict the right of a woman to choose to terminate a pregnancy before fetal viability. Allows a State to: (1) restrict the freedom of a woman to chose to terminate a pregnancy after viability unless the termination is necessary to protect the life or hea... | Freedom of Choice Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Better Choice in Dialysis
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE PILOT PROJECT FOR PAYMENT FOR MORE FREQUENT
HEMODIALYSIS TREATMENT.
(a) In General.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary o... | Access to Better Choice in Dialysis Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement a five-year pilot project to measure the impact of increasing the payment amount otherwise provided under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, based upon the provision of hemodialysis treatmen... | To establish a pilot project to demonstrate the impact of payment for more frequent hemodialysis treatment under the Medicare Program. |
SECTION 1. 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 general.... | Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) with respect to impact aid programs.
(Sec. 1) Adds a hold harmless provision relating to Federal acquisition of real property, whereby no eligible local educational agency (LEA) shall receive less than 85 percent of the preceding year's amount in payment... | Impact Aid Technical Amendments of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Retirement Savings Security Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. PARTICIPANT LOAN DEATH AND DISABILITY PROTECTION.
(a) Qualified Participant Loan Protection Arrangement.--Section 414
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting at the end
the follow... | Retirement Savings Security Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a qualified participant loan protection arrangement to allow a participant or beneficiary who receives any amount as a loan from an eligible retirement plan (i.e., a qualified trust, an annuity plan, or an annuity contract) the op... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for death and disability protection for loans from qualified employer plans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Water Resource Study Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) water resources in the United States are among the most
plentiful in the world;
(2) for many years, the effective development and use of
... | Requires, as a condition of receiving such assistance, the State to: (1) select a geographic area within the State having consistent, emerging, water supply needs; and (2) conduct a study on such needs.
Requires that such a study conducted under this Act: (1) identify Federal and State resources, assistance programs, r... | Water Resource Study Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Wetlands Jurisdiction Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are to--
(1) clarify the jurisdiction of the Federal Government over
waters of the United States in light of the decision of the
... | Federal Wetlands Jurisdiction Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) to clarify that waters of the United States, including the territorial seas, are subject to the jurisdiction of the permitting program for the discharge of dredged or fill material if such waters are: (1) navigable; (2) h... | To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Skilled Trades Second Responders Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Skilled construction workers are essential to
effectively providing rescue and recovery following manmade and
natural disas... | Skilled Trades Second Responders Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to establish a national program for the training, certification, registration, tracking, and integration of skilled construction workers to assist first ... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a comprehensive national system for skilled construction workers to assist first responders in disasters. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``United States-
Russian Federation Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Act of 2008''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definition... | United States-Russian Federation Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Act of 2008 - States that Congress favors the United States-Russian Federation Agreement for Cooperation on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, subject to certain requirements.
Prohibits the issuance of a license for the export of nuclear material, equipment,... | To implement the United States-Russian Federation Agreement for Cooperation on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Worker and Investor
Protection Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. CERTAIN SALES OF COMPANY STOCK BY CORPORATE INSIDERS TO BE
SUBJECT TO EXCISE TAX ON GOLDEN PARACHUTE PAYMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1... | Emergency Worker and Investor Protection Act of 2002 - Amends Internal Revenue Code concerning golden parachute payments to include within the definition of the term "excess parachute payment" any amount realized by a corporate insider on the sale or exchange of stock in the corporation with respect to which an individ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the golden parachute excise tax to sales of company stock by corporate insiders occurring when the company prevents rank-and-file employees from selling company stock held in their 401(k) plan, and to ensure more accurate reporting of liabilities to workers and share... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Shark Finning Prohibition Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to eliminate shark-finning by addressing
the problem comprehensively at both the national and international
levels.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON REMOVING SHARK FIN AND DISCARDING S... | Requires the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) initiate international negotiations for the prohibition of shark-finning; (2) submit to Congress a list of nations whose vessels conduct shark- finning, set forth a plan of action for the international conservation of sharks, and include recommendations for U.S. compliance wit... | Shark Finning Prohibition Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Biliteracy Education Seal and
Teaching Act'' or the ``BEST Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The people of the United States celebrate cultural and
linguistic diversity and seek to prepare students with skil... | Biliteracy Education Seal and Teaching Act or the BEST Act This bill directs the Department of Education to award renewable two-year grants to states to establish or improve Seal of Biliteracy programs to recognize student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in both English and a second language. States must... | Biliteracy Education Seal and Teaching Act |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYER COSTS OF PROVIDING MAMMOGRAPHY
SCREENING.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
thereof the following new section:
``SEC. 30. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYER COSTS OF PROVIDING MAM... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an employer a tax credit for 50 percent of qualified mammography screening costs.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish standards to assure the safety and accuracy of such mammography screening. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an employer a credit against income tax for the cost of providing mammography screening for his employees. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that:
(1) By Interstate Compact (Chapter 170 of the Laws of 1937
of the State of New York; Chapter 148 of the Laws of 1937 of
the State of New Jersey) and by Resolution of the 75th Congress
(H.J. Resolution 445), the Palisades Interstat... | Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior to be transferred to the Palisades Interstate Park Commission to be used to acquire an undeveloped, open space tract of land presently owned by the Sterling Forest Corporation to protect the watershed, outdoor recreational, wildlife habitat, and Appalachian Tra... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide funds to the Palisades Interstate Park Commission for acquisition of lands in the Sterling Forest area of the New York/New Jersey Highlands Region. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wall Street Accountability through
Sustainable Funding Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT THAT THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
IMPOSE FEES AND ASSESSMENTS TO RECOVER THE COST OF
APPROPRIATIONS TO THE COMMISSION.
Section 12... | Wall Street Accountability through Sustainable Funding Act - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to require the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to impose a fee on each agreement, contract, or transaction that is a contract of sale of a commodity for future delivery, an option on such a contract, or a swap to ... | To require the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of appropriations to the Commission. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Election Law Reform
Commission Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE OF COMMISSION.
There is established a commission to be known as the ``Federal
Election Law Reform Commission'' (hereinafter in this Act referred to
as the ``Commission'').... | Federal Election Law Reform Commission Act - Establishes the Federal Election Law Reform Commission to recommend Federal election law reform.
Requires a Federal election bill to be introduced in the House and the Senate within a specified time of the Commission's submittal of draft legislation.
Authorizes appropriati... | Federal Election Law Reform Commission Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bullying Prevention and Intervention
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. BULLYING PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS; REAUTHORIZATION
OF JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY BLOCK GRANTS.
(a) Allowing Juvenile Accountability Block Grants To Be Used for
Bullying... | Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2010 - Amends the Omnnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) allow the use of juvenile accountability block grants for bullying prevention and intervention programs; (2) require the Attorney General to establish voluntary guidelines for use by states and loc... | To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require the Attorney General to establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of bullying, to provide for grant funding to States for programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying, and to reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block... |
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