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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Energy Price Protection Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. GASOLINE PRICE GOUGING PROHIBITED.
(a) Unlawful Conduct.--
(1) Unfair and deceptive act or practice.--It shall be an
unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of section ... | Federal Energy Price Protection Act of 2006 - Declares that it shall be an unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act for any person to sell crude oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, home heating oil, or any biofuel at a price that constitutes price gouging.
Defines "biofuel" as any f... | To prohibit price gouging in the sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil, and for other purposes. |
SECTION. 1. AUTHORITY TO AGREE TO CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO THE BORDER
ENVIRONMENT COOPERATION AGREEMENT; GRANT AUTHORITY.
(a) Amendment Authority.--Part 2 of subtitle D of title V of Public
Law 103-182 (22 U.S.C. 290m-290m-3) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 545. AUTHORITY TO AG... | (Sec. 1) Amends the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act to authorize the President to agree to amendments to the Border Environment Cooperation Agreement (the November 1993 Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Mexican States Concerning the ... | To authorize the President of the United States to agree to certain amendments to the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Mexican States concerning the establishment of a Border Environment Cooperation Commission and a North American Development Bank, and fo... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Education, Achievement, and
Opportunity Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Private schools supplement the public school system and
are a vital component of our nation's school network.
(2) The pub... | Education, Achievement, and Opportunity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a limited, income adjusted, elementary and secondary school expenses credit (up to $2,500 for elementary school expenses and $3,500 for secondary school expenses) for each qualifying child attending either a public or private sc... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable credit against income tax for tuition expenses incurred for each qualifying child of the taxpayer in attending public or private elementary or secondary school. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business International Trade
Enhancements Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR
INTERNATIONAL TRADE.
(a) Establishment.--Section 22 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
649) is amended--
... | Small Business International Trade Enhancements Act of 2009 - Amends the Small Business Act to establish an Associate Administrator for International Trade as the head of the Office of International Trade of the Small Business Administration (SBA), who shall be responsible for international trade policy. Grants the SBA... | A bill to amend the Small Business Act to improve the Office of International Trade, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``San Francisco Bay Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATION GRANT PROGRAM.
Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 123. SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATI... | San Francisco Bay Restoration Act This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize the Environmental Protection Agency to provide funding for prioritized activities, studies, or projects that advance the goals and objectives of the comprehensive management pl... | San Francisco Bay Restoration Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prescribe A Book Act''.
SEC. 2. PEDIATRIC INVOLVEMENT IN READING AND EDUCATION.
Part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7241 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``Subpart 22--P... | Prescribe A Book Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to nonprofit organizations for the implementation of Pediatric Early Literacy Programs, through which: (1) health care providers encourage parents to read aloud to their chil... | Prescribe A Book Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act
of 2015''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN THE REHABILITATION CREDIT FOR CERTAIN SMALL
PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--Section 47 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to rehabilitation credit) is amended by a... | Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for the rehabilitation of buildings and historic structures, to: (1) allow an increased 30% credit, up to $750,000, for projects with rehabilitation expenditures not exceeding $3.75 million, for which... | Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``School Lunch Protection Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) in recent years, there has been an alarming number of
instances of price-fixing and bid-rigging regarding foods
purchased for--
... | School Lunch Protection Act of 1993 - Amends the National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) to provide training and other assistance to State representatives, contracting entities, and school food service authorities to identify and prevent anticompetitive activities in the school lunc... | School Lunch Protection Act of 1993 |
TITLE I--SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS
SEC. 1000. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Retirement Savings
and Security Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--
TITLE I--SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS
Sec. 1000. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE II--C... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Short Title; Table of Contents
Title II: Conforming Railroad Retirement Benefits with
Social Security
Title I: Short Title; Table of Contents
- Retirement Savings and Security Act - Sets forth this Act's short title and table of contents.
Title II: Conforming Ra... | Retirement Savings and Security Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Improper Payments
Coordination Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF THE DO NOT PAY INITIATIVE TO THE JUDICIAL AND
LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES AND STATES.
Section 5 of the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery
Improvement Act of 2... | Federal Improper Payments Coordination Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 to: (1) extend the availability of the Do Not Pay Initiative to the judicial and legislative branches and to the states; and (2) authorize the Office of Management and Budg... | Federal Improper Payments Coordination Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities Prevention Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES.
Section 317C of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-4) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2... | Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Prevention Act of 2003 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act concerning the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (Center) to add "disabilities and health" to categories of data which the Secretary of Heath and Human Services is directed t... | A bill to revise and extend the Birth Defects Prevention Act of 1998. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Apollo 11 50th Anniversary
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) On July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 spacecraft launched from
Launch Complex 39A at the John F. Kennedy Space Center carrying
Neil Arm... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 5, 2016. Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue gold, silver, half-dollar clad, and proof silver coins in recognition and celebration of the 50th annive... | Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act |
.
Section 10(m) of the National Labor Relations Act is amended by
adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Whenever a complaint is
issued as provided in subsection (b) upon a charge that any person has
engaged in or is engaging in an unfair labor practice within the
meaning of subsection (a)(3) or (b)(2... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Truth in Employment
Title II: Fair Hearing
Title III: Justice on Time
Title IV: Attorneys Fees
Fairness for Small Business and Employees Act of 1998 -
Title I: Truth in Employment
- Amends the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to provide that nothing in speci... | Fairness for Small Business and Employees Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Professional Boxing Safety Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``boxer'' means a person who participates in a
professional boxing match;
(2) the term ``manager'' means a person or business ... | Professional Boxing Safety Act - Allows a professional boxing match to be held in the United States only if: (1) the State where the professional boxing match is to be held has a State boxing commission or has entered into an agreement with a State boxing commission of another State to oversee the match and to regulat... | Professional Boxing Safety Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Systemic Risk Designation
Improvement Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended by striking
the item relating to section 113 an... | Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2016 (Sec. 3) This bill amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to authorize the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) to subject a bank holding company to enhanced supervision and prudential standards by the Board of Governors of the Fe... | Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. ____. SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES.
Part A of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7111 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 4004--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
... | Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide such grants to States that meet specified requirements to implement prevention programs that meet a high scientific standard of program effectiveness. Sets forth program requirements for State plans, reservations and allocations of funds, State distribution of program fu... | To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994 to provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement prevention programs that meet a high scientific standard of program effectiveness. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security KidSave Accounts
Act''.
SEC. 2. SOCIAL SECURITY KIDSAVE ACCOUNTS.
Title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is
amended--
(1) by inserting before section 201 the following:
``Part A--Ins... | Social Security KidSave Accounts Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to create a new part B (KidSave Accounts). Directs the Commissioner of Social Security to establish in the name of each individual born on or after January 1, 1997, an individual reti... | Social Security KidSave Accounts Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Recreational Fee Authority Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. RECREATION FEE AUTHORITY.
(a) Definition of Secretary.--In this Act, the term ``Secretary''
means the Secretary of the Interior.
(b) Definition of Agency.--In this Act, the term ``Agency'' means
th... | Recreational Fee Authority Act of 2002 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to establish and collect fees for: (1) admission to a unit, area, or site administered by the National Park Service (NPS); and (2) the use of NPS administered areas, lands, sites, facilities, and services. Sets forth considerations for es... | A bill to enhance the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program for the National Park Service, and for other purposes. |
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(a) Program Years 4 and 5.--Parag... | Terrorism Insurance Backstop Extension Act of 2004 - Amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to define: (1) the term "Program Year 4" as the period from January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2006; and (2) the term "Program Year 5" as the period from January 1, 2007, through December 31, 2007 (thereby extending ... | To extend the terrorism insurance program of the Department of the Treasury. |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT AND FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a Commission on Structural
Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals (hereinafter referred to
as the ``Commission'').
(b) Functions.--The functions of the Commission shall be to--
(1) study the pre... | Establishes a Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals to: (1) study the present division of the United States into the several judicial circuits and the structure and alignment of the Federal Court of Appeals system, with particular reference to the Ninth Circuit; and (2) report its rec... | To establish a Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) The Act may be cited as the ``Kleptocracy Asset Recovery
Rewards Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative (StAR), a World
Bank and United Nations anti-money-laundering ef... | Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Act This bill establishes in the Department of the Treasury the Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Program. The program may provide rewards to individuals furnishing information leading to the restraining, seizure, forfeiture, or repatriation of stolen assets linked to foreign govern... | Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Chronic Kidney Disease
Management Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. DELAYING ONSET OF ESRD.
(a) Medicare Coverage of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients.--
(1) In general.--Section 226A of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 426-1) is amen... | Medicare Chronic Kidney Disease Management Act of 2002 - Entitles qualified chronic kidney disease patients to benefits under part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. Prohibits enrollment of chronic kidney disease patients in part C (Medicare+Choice) of the Social Security Act. | To amend the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare Program of chronic kidney disease patients who are not end-stage renal disease patients. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Covered land.--The term ``covered land'' means--
(A) land designated as wilderness under paragraphs
(20) through (22) of ... | San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act of 2011- Designates specified lands in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests and specified land of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Colorado as wilderness areas and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS).
Designates specified lands ... | A bill to designate certain lands in San Miguel, Ouray, and San Juan Counties, Colorado, as wilderness, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF RESERVATION.
Section 1 of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a reservation
for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, and
for other purposes,'' approved September 9, 1988 (102 Stat. 1594), is
amended as follows:
(1) In subsection (a), by addin... | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept title to any additional number of acres of real property located within the boundaries of the original 1857 reservation of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (comprised of land within the political boundaries of Polk and Yamhill Counties, Or... | To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Incentive Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTED SECURITIES.
Section 3(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77c(b)) is
amended by striking ``$5,000,000'' and inserting ``$10,000,000''.
SEC. 3. EXCLUSIONS FROM THE DEFINITION OF INVESTMEN... | Small Business Incentive Act of 1993 - Amends the Securities Act of 1933 to increase from $5 million to $10 million the size of small business offerings that are exempt from the registration requirements of the Act.
Amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to exclude from its definition of "investment company" any is... | Small Business Incentive Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Job Creation through Energy
Efficient Manufacturing Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to encourage widespread deployment of
energy efficiency and onsite renewable energy technologies in
manufacturing and industrial facilities througho... | Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program to provide grants to establish or expand programs to finance energy efficiency retrofit, onsite clean and renewable energy, smart grid systems, and al... | Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic
Lands Reacquisition Act''.
SEC. 2. LAND TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR THE EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS.
(a) Lands Into Trust.--Subject to such rights of record as may be
vested in third parties to rights-of-way or other eas... | Eastern Band Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act This bill takes specified lands and easements in Monroe County, Tennessee, into trust for the use and benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. These lands include the Sequoyah Museum, the Chota Memorial, the Tanasi Memorial, and land to provide support for ... | Eastern Band Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arthritis Prevention, Control, and
Cure Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCING THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIVITIES RELATED TO ARTHRITIS OF
THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION THROUGH
THE NATIONAL ARTHRITIS ACTION PLAN.
Part B... | Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement a National Arthritis Action Program, which may include: (1) conducting, supporting, and promoting the coordination of research, investigations,... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for arthritis research and public health, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform
Protection Act of 2010'' or the ``STANDUP Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has
reported that--
(A) ... | Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act of 2010 or the STANDUP Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to award incentive grants to states with graduated driver licensing laws that require novice drivers younger than age 21 to comply with a two-stage licensing process before receiving an unrestricte... | A bill to provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Brownfields Utilization, Investment,
and Local Development Act of 2013'' or the ``BUILD Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
Section 104(k)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1... | Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2013 or the BUILD Act - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to include among entities eligible for brownfields revitalization funding: (1) a tax-exempt charitable organization, (2) a limited l... | BUILD Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restitution for the Exonerated Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
(a) Exoneree Services Grants Authorized.--The Attorney General may
award grants to eligible organizations to carry out programs that
provide support services to exonerees.... | Restitution for the Exonerated Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants and supplemental funds to nonprofit organizations to be used only to provide support services (e.g., employment training, health care services, and legal assistance) to exonerees. Prohibits services for exonerees who have not d... | To authorize grants for programs that provide support services to exonerees. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement
Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In recent years it has become clear that programs
funded by the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice ... | No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act of 2005 - Prohibits a state from receiving for a fiscal year any drug control and system improvement (Byrne) grant funds under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, or any amount from any other law enforcement assistance progra... | To increase the evidentiary standard required to convict a person for a drug offense, to require screening of law enforcement officers or others acting under color of law participating in drug task forces, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rio Puerco Watershed Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) over time, extensive ecological changes have occurred
in the Rio Puerco watershed, including--
(A) erosion of agricultural and ra... | Rio Puerco Watershed Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) establish a clearinghouse for research and information on the management of the Rio Puerco Watershed; and (2) provide support to the Rio Puerco Management Committee to identify objectives, coordinate implementation of best management prac... | Rio Puerco Watershed Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Dairy Farmer Preservation Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL COUNTER-CYCLICAL INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR DAIRY
PRODUCERS.
(a) Income Support for Eligible Producers.--During the period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Ac... | Family Dairy Farmer Preservation Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out counter-cyclical income support programs for dairy producers in participating States through September 30, 2011. Limits individual or entity payments to 550,000 pounds of milk per month.Sets forth the following participatin... | To establish a counter-cyclical income support program for dairy producers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Advisory
Committee Act Amendments of 2010''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Ensuring independent advice and expertise... | Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) to require appointments to advisory committees to be made without regard to political affiliation or activity, unless otherwise required by federal statute.
Directs the head of an agency, prior to appointing m... | To amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act to increase the transparency and accountability of Federal advisory committees, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Vision Improvement and
Learning Readiness Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Eighty percent of what children learn is acquired
through the visual processing of information.
(2) Vis... | Children's Vision Improvement and Learning Readiness Act of 2003 - Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States for the purposes of: (1) providing comprehensive eye examinations for children identified as being at high risk of vision impairment, with priority to go to children under nine y... | To establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations to children, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prescription Drug Affordability
Act''.
TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986
SEC. 101. INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS PURCHASED BY
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ATTAINED RETIREMENT AGE.
(a) In General.--Subpart ... | Prescription Drug Affordability Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a nonrefundable tax credit for 80 percent of the amount paid for a prescribed drug during the taxable year (and not compensated for by insurance or otherwise) by a taxpayer who has attained social security retirement age.
Amends the Federa... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the purchase of prescription drugs by individuals who have attained retirement age, and to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs and the sale of such drugs through Internet sites. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dividend Taxation Elimination Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF DIVIDEND INCOME FROM TAX.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to amounts specifically
excluded from gross income) is am... | Dividend Taxation Elimination Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude dividends from gross income, with specified exceptions. Sets forth exclusion limitations prior to 2007. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to exclude dividend income. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nonappropriated Fund Equity Act''.
SEC. 2. CREDITABILITY OF SERVICE.
(a) In General.--Section 8332 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(p)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), upon application to the Office
of P... | Nonappropriated Fund Equity Act - Allows a federal employee or Member of Congress who has five or more years of creditable civilian service for purposes of civil service retirement on the date of enactment of this Act to receive credit for service performed as an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality after... | To amend subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to make service performed as an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality after 1965 and before 1987 creditable for retirement purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Charitable Giving Partnership Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.
Section 105(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
(42 U.S.C. 5305(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (23), by striking the period at the end
and inse... | Charitable Giving Partnership Act - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the use of specified community development block grant amounts provided for non-metropolitan or non-urban areas to supplant State revenues lost under a State income tax credit for contributions to certain organizat... | Charitable Giving Partnership Act |
SECTION 1. REVISION OF TAX TREATMENT OF DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS ENTERED
INTO BY A CORPORATION WITH RESPECT TO ITS STOCK.
(a) In General.--Section 1032 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to exchange of stock for property) is amended to read as
follows:
``SEC. 1032. TRANSACTIONS BY A CO... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the tax treatment of derivative transactions entered into by a corporation with respect to its stock.Provides for nonrecognition of derivative gain, loss, or deduction items (as defined by this Act). Excepts certain forward contracts from such treatment. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revise the tax treatment of derivative transactions entered into by a corporation with respect to its stock. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Efficiency Investment Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR CERTAIN ENERGY EFFICIENT PROPERTY IN RESIDENCES AND
BUSINESSES.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is ame... | Energy Efficiency Investment Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for up to 25 percent of the cost of certain energy efficient property installed in business and residential properties. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for certain energy efficient property placed in service or installed in an existing principal residence or property used by businesses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Citizen Protection Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT AND CLARIFICATION OF PROVISIONS PROHIBITING MISUSE
OF SYMBOLS, EMBLEMS, OR NAMES IN REFERENCE TO SOCIAL
SECURITY PROGRAMS AND AGENCIES.
(a) Addition to Prohibited... | Senior Citizen Protection Act of 1993 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act to revise the prohibitions and penalties against misleading mailings.
Requires penalties relating to misleading mailings to be deposited in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund.
Requires annual reports to the Congress... | Senior Citizen Protection Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. AMORTIZATION OF GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL EXPENDITURES.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 167(h)(5) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``major integrated
oil company... | End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2011- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require seven-year amortization of the geological and geophysical expenditures of covered large oil companies. Defines "covered large oil company" as a taxpayer which is a major integrated oil company or which has gross receipts in excess of $50... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Open Book on Equal Access to Justice
Act''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE PROVISIONS.
(a) Agency Proceedings.--Section 504 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``, United State... | Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Equal Access to Justice Act and the federal judicial code to require the Administrative Conference of the United States to report to Congress annually for a specified period on the amount of fees and other expenses awarded to prevailing parties othe... | Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``First Flight Commemorative Coin Act
of 1997''.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) Denominations.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue the
following coins:
(1) $10 gold c... | First Flight Commemorative Coin Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue for a limited period ten-dollar gold coins, one-dollar silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the first flight of Orville and Wilbur Wright in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Instructs the Secretary to ens... | First Flight Commemorative Coin Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Family Stability Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. PERIOD FOR RELOCATION OF SPOUSES AND DEPENDENTS OF CERTAIN
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES UNDERGOING A PERMANENT CHANGE
OF STATION.
(a) Period of Relocation.--
(1) I... | Military Family Stability Act of 2015 This bill allows a member of the Armed Forces undergoing a permanent change of station and the member's spouse to elect jointly that the spouse may relocate to the new location at the time during the covered relocation period as the member and spouse jointly select. The following f... | Military Family Stability Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Anwar Sadat Centennial Celebration
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Anwar Sadat was born on December 25, 1918, in Mit Abu
al-Kum, al-Minufiyah, Egypt, as 1 of 13 children in a poor
Egyptian family.... | Anwar Sadat Centennial Celebration Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Anwar Sadat in recognition of his achievements and heroic actions to attain comprehensive peace ... | Anwar Sadat Centennial Celebration Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``SAFE-ID Act'' or the ``SAFE-ID
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Business enterprise.--The term ``business enterprise''
means any organization, association, or venture establ... | SAFE-ID Act - Authorizes a business to transmit personally identifiable information regarding a U.S. citizen to any foreign affiliate or subcontractor located in a country certified by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as having adequate privacy protection for such information. Prohibits such business from transmittin... | A bill to regulate the transmission of personally identifiable information to foreign affiliates and subcontractors. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Education, Achievement, and
Opportunity Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Private schools supplement the public school system and
are a vital component of our Nation's school network.
(2) The pub... | Education, Achievement, and Opportunity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an annual refundable tax credit for certain expenses incurred for children enrolled in elementary or secondary public and private schools. Includes as eligible expenses: tuition and fees, computers and educational software, academic... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable credit against income tax for tuition expenses incurred for each qualifying child of the taxpayer in attending public or private elementary or secondary school. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jackson Multi-Agency Campus Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the management of public land and natural resources and the
service of the public in the area of Jackson, Wyoming, are
r... | Provides for equal value of exchanged interests.Prohibits facility construction on wetlands. | Jackson Multi-Agency Campus Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Health Care
Improvement Technical Corrections Act of 1996''.
(b) References.--Whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is
expressed in terms of an amendment to or repeal of a section or other
provision, the referen... | Indian Health Care Improvement Technical Corrections Act of 1996 - Makes technical corrections to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act concerning allopathic medicine and Indian health professions scholarships and active duty service obligations.
Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to extend through FY 1998... | Indian Health Care Improvement Technical Corrections Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Limitation on Nuclear Cooperation
with the United Arab Emirates Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
... | Limitation on Nuclear Cooperation with the United Arab Emirates Act of 2009 - Prohibits any agreement for cooperation to enter into force or any license to be issued for the export of nuclear material, equipment, or technology between the United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) pursuant to the Atomic Energy Ac... | To restrict nuclear cooperation with the United Arab Emirates, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arlington National Cemetery Burial
Eligibility Act''.
SEC. 2. PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR BURIAL IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.
(a) In General.--Chapter 24 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 241... | Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Act - Allows the remains of the following persons to be interred at Arlington National Cemetery: (1) any member of the armed forces who dies while on active duty; (2) any retired member and any person who served on active duty and at the time of death was entitled to retir... | Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trademark Amendments Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. DILUTION AS A GROUNDS FOR OPPOSITION AND CANCELATION.
(a) Registrable Marks.--Section 2 of the Act entitled ``An Act to
provide for the registration and protection of trade-marks used in
commerce, to carry ou... | (Sec. 3) Authorizes a court to grant injunctive relief for violations of this Act, as well as damages for willful violations, and an order for delivery and destruction of any articles of the defendant which constitute a willful violation.
(Sec. 4) Waives sovereign immunity for the Federal Government to grant private ci... | Trademark Amendments Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Office of Advocacy Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) excessive regulations continue to burden United States
small business concerns;
(2) Federal agencies are reluctant to comply w... | Independent Office of Advocacy Act of 2001 - Amends the Small Business Act regarding the establishment of the Office of Advocacy to: (1) require each appropriation request submitted by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to include a separate funding request for such Office; (2) allow the Office's Chief Counsel to ... | A bill to ensure the independence and nonpartisan operation of the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration. |
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Title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is
amended by adding at the end the follo... | Prekindergarten Access Act of 2003 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish Prekindergarten Programs.Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide grants to applicant States to establish or expand prekindergarten early learning programs by eligible prekindergarten providers and local ... | To provide grants to States to establish, expand, or enhance prekindergarten programs for children who are not yet enrolled in kindergarten. |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF RESERVATION.
Section 1 of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a reservation
for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, and
for other purposes,'' approved September 9, 1988 (Public Law 100-425;
102 Stat. 1594; 102 Stat. 2939; 104 Stat. 207; 106 Stat. 3255; ... | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept title to any additional number of acres of real property located within the boundaries of the original 1857 reservation of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (comprising land within the political boundaries of Polk and Yamhill Counties, Oreg... | To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Poison Control Center Enhancement
and Awareness Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Each year more than 2,000,000 poisonings are reported
to poison control centers throughout the United States. More
... | Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide coordination and assistance to regional poison control centers for the establishment of a nationwide toll-free phone number to be used to access such centers. Authorizes appropriations.
Mandates a natio... | Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foster Care Tax Credit Act''.
SEC. 2. FOSTER CARE TAX CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after
section 25D the following new section:
``SEC. 25E. FOST... | Foster Care Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a partially refundable tax credit for each qualifying foster child who resides in the home of an eligible taxpayer for at least one calendar month during the taxable year. Defines "qualifying foster child" as a child in foster care who has... | Foster Care Tax Credit Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``China Policy Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The People's Republic of China comprises one-fifth of
the world's population, or 1,200,000,000 people, and its
policies have a profo... | China Policy Act of 1995 - Urges the President to undertake diplomatic initiatives to persuade China to: (1) immediately and unconditionally release Harry Wu from detention; (2) adhere to international standards regarding the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction by, among other things, halting the export of... | China Policy Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Advantage
and Prescription Drug Accountability Act of 2004''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Requirement for reasonab... | Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Accountability Act of 2004 - Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) require the contract with a Medicare Advantage (MA) organization to provide for a minimum loss ratio and a maximum administrative cost ratio both to be... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for improved accountability in the Medicare Advantage and prescription drug programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Christopher Reeve Paralysis Act''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TITLE I--PARALYSIS RESEARCH
Sec. 101. Expansion and coordination of activities of National
Insti... | Christopher Reeve Paralysis Act - Permits the Director of the National Institutes of Health (the "Director" of NIH), acting through the Director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, to expand and coordinate the activities of NIH with respect to research on paralysis. Allows the Director to aw... | To enhance and further research into paralysis and to improve rehabilitation and the quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Liver Research Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) An estimated 25,000,000 people in the United States are
affected by a liver or liver-related disease.
(2) In excess of $5,500,000,000 ... | Liver Research Enhancement Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Center on Liver Disease Research in the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.Establishes the Liver Disease Research Advisory Board to help the Director of the Center develop the Liver Disease Rese... | To establish the National Center on Liver Disease Research, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Telework Tax Incentive Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Federal, State and local governments spend billions of
dollars annually on the Nation's transportation needs.
(2) Congestion on the Nation... | Telework Tax Incentive Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an employer or an employee a tax credit, up to $1,000 per year, for teleworking expenses incurred by or on behalf of a teleworking employee under an arrangement whereby such employee teleworks not less than 75 days per year. Defines "telework" as pe... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for expenses incurred in teleworking. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Jobs First Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF DIVIDENDS RECEIVED DEDUCTION FOR
CERTAIN REPATRIATED FOREIGN EARNINGS.
(a) In General.--Section 965 of such Code is amended by adding at
the end the following new su... | American Jobs First Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the election to deduct dividends received by a domestic corporation from a controlled foreign corporation. Increases the amount of such deduction by increases in the payroll of the domestic corporation over the previous taxable year. Require... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow temporarily a reduced rate of tax with respect to repatriated foreign earnings. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``End Discriminatory State Taxes for
Automobile Renters Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Congress has prohibited economic protectionism by State
and local governments that undu... | End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2015 This bill prohibits a state or local government from levying or collecting a discriminatory tax on the rental of motor vehicles, the business of renting motor vehicles, or motor vehicle rental property. A tax is discriminatory if it is not a generally ap... | End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Brownfield Redevelopment Assistance
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
Consistent with section 2 of the Public Works and Economic
Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121), the purposes of this Act
are--
(1) to provide targeted assistance, in... | Brownfield Redevelopment Assistance Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Commerce to coordinate activities relating to the redevelopment of brownfield sites and the promotion of eco-industrial development under such Act with other Federal agencies, State... | To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide assistance to communities for the redevelopment of brownfield sites. |
SECTION 1. PILOT PROGRAM IN CERTAIN DISTRICT COURTS.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--There is established a program, in each of
the United States district courts designated under subsection
(b), under which--
(A) those district judges of that district court
... | Establishes a 10-year pilot program in certain U.S. district courts under which: (1) those district judges who request to hear cases involving patent or plant variety protection issues are designated by the chief judge to hear them; (2) such cases are randomly assigned to the district court judges, regardless of whethe... | To establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Responsible Consumer Financial
Protection Regulations Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMISSION.
Section 1011 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12
U.S.C. 5491) is amended--
(1) by striking subsections (b), (c), ... | Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 - Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) to replace the position of Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) with a five-member Commission whose m... | Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Savings Enhancement for Education in
College Act''.
SEC. 2. COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT ALLOWED AS A QUALIFIED HIGHER
EDUCATION EXPENSE FOR SECTION 529 ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Section 529(e)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code
of... | Savings Enhancement for Education in College Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the allowance for payment of expenses for computer technology and equipment from qualified tuition programs, (2) allow a tax credit for contributions to such programs, (3) allow limited direction of investment of ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher education expenses for 529 plans, to allow certain individuals a credit against income tax for contributions to 529 plans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chapter 12 Extension and Bankruptcy
Judgeship Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CHAPTER 12 OF TITLE 11 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) Amendments.--Section 149 of title I of division C of Public Law
105-277, as amended by Public Law 106-5 and Public L... | Makes this Act effective as of July 1, 2000 (the previous expiration date).
Mandates appointments for additional temporary bankruptcy judgeships in designated districts of the following States: California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, P... | Chapter 12 Extension and Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) since September 11, 2001, the United States has been
engaged in a war different from any other in our Nation's
history;
(2) i... | Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act - Authorizes the President to present to the personal representative or next of kin of each individual who died on or after September 11, 2001, as a direct result of the act of terrorism within the United States on that date, a Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Medal in recognition of their ... | A bill to provide for a medal of appropriate design to be awarded by the President to the next of kin or other representative of those individuals killed as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Eastern New Mexico Rural Water
System Authorization Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Authority.--The term ``Authority'' means the Eastern
New Mexico Rural Water Authority, an entity formed under State
law for th... | Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Authorization Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial and technical assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority to assist in planning, designing, conducting preconstruction activities for, and constructing the Eastern New Mexico Rural Wate... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority for the planning, design, and construction of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Utilizing DNA Technology to Solve
Cold Cases Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED SEARCHES.
(a) Familial Searches.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall adopt
... | Utilizing DNA Technology to Solve Cold Cases Act of 2011 - Requires the Attorney General to adopt policies and procedures to ensure that: (1) the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) may conduct familial searches for DNA samples collected from crime scenes in federal investigations, (2) a CODIS (Combined DNA Index Sys... | To direct the Attorney General to design and implement a procedure to permit enhanced searches of the National DNA Index System. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Zero Gravity, Zero Tax Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF SPACE-RELATED INCOME FROM GROSS INCOME.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to items specifically excluded
from gross income)... | Zero Gravity, Zero Tax Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income: (1) space-related income; and (2) gain on the sale or exchange of any stock of a qualified space corporation.Establishes a space company investment credit for the purchase of qualified stock in a qualified space company. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for investing in companies involved in space-related activities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Governors Island Preservation Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) in August 1776, the fortifications at Governors Island,
New York, provided cover allowing George Washington's
... | Requires the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) prepare a management plan for the Monument; and (2) submit such plan to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
Authorizes appropriations to carry out annual operation and maintenance.
Dire... | Governors Island Preservation Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Coastal Environment and Public
Health Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT AMENDMENTS.
(a) Adoption of New or Revised Criteria and Standards.--Section
303(i)(2)(A) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1313(... | Clean Coastal Environment and Public Health Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): (1) upon the publication of the new or revised water quality criteria, to publish a list of all pathogens and pathogen in... | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify provisions relating to beach monitoring, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business-related
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 45G. EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE EXPENSES.
``(a) Gener... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow small business employers a credit against income tax for employee health insurance expenses the employer pays or incurs.Sets forth formula for deriving amount of credit.Specifies that no amount paid or incurred for health insurance coverage pursuant to a salary reduction arrang... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow small business employers a credit against income tax for employee health insurance expenses paid or incurred by the employer. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Healthcare Innovation Zone Pilot Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. HEALTHCARE INNOVATION ZONE PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall establish a Healthcare Innovation Zone pilot program to increase
health care provide... | Healthcare Innovation Zone Pilot Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a Healthcare Innovation Zone (HIZ) pilot program to increase health care provider integration and align provider incentives to reduce the rate of growth of health care costs while improving quality of ca... | To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Healthcare Innovation Zone pilot program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Fighter Aces Congressional
Gold Medal Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) An American Fighter Ace is a fighter pilot who has served
honorably in a United States military service and who has destroyed
5 ... | American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a single congressional gold medal in honor of the American Fighter Aces, collectively, in recognition of their heroic military service a... | American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PILOT PROGRAM ON DOG TRAINING
THERAPY.
(a) In General.--Commencing not later than 120 days after the date
of the enactment of the Act, the Secretary of Veterans A... | Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program for assessing the effectiveness of addressing post-deployment mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms through a therapeutic medium of service dog training and handling for veterans with disabilit... | To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-
Living Adjustment Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal ... | Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 1999, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled adult children, and dependency and indemnity c... | Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Savings Accounts Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO DISASTER SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional itemized
deductions for indi... | Disaster Savings Accounts Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish tax-exempt disaster savings accounts to pay the expenses of homeowners for equipment and materials for mitigating the effects of a natural disaster, (2) allow a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) up to $5,000 ... | Disaster Savings Accounts Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Support for Democracy and Human
Rights in Ethiopia Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Despite progress and an estimated annual growth rate of
nearly 10 percent, Ethiopia remains one of the po... | Support for Democracy and Human Rights in Ethiopia Act of 2008 - States that the President should take additional steps to support the implementation of democracy and governance institutions and organizations in Ethiopia consistent with the Ethiopian Constitution of 1994 and related national law, including: (1) support... | A bill to reaffirm United States objectives in Ethiopia and encourage critical democratic and humanitarian principles and practices, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equity in Government Compensation
Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the Federal National Mortgage Association (known as
Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
(... | Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2011 - Requires the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to: (1) suspend the compensation packages approved for 2011 for the executive officers of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (gover... | To suspend the current compensation packages for the senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and establish compensation for such positions in accordance with rates of pay for senior employees in the Executive Branch of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. JUDICIAL STRUCTURE OF GUAM.
(a) Judicial Authority; Courts.--Section 22(a) of the Organic Act
of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424(a)) is amended to read as follows:
``(a)(1) The judicial authority of Guam shall be vested in a court
established by Congress designated as the `District Court of Guam', and
a jud... | Amends the Organic Act of Guam to revise the local judicial structure of Guam to vest judicial authority, not only in the District Court of Guam (as currently), but also in a unified judicial system composed of: (1) an appellate court designated as the "Supreme Court of Guam"; (2) a trial court designated as the "Super... | To amend the Organic Act of Guam for the purposes of clarifying the local judicial structure of Guam. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) since September 11, 2001, the United States has been
engaged in a war different from any other in the history of our
Nation;
... | Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act - Authorizes the President to award a medal to be known as the "Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Medal," to the personal representative or next of kin of individuals killed as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, in recognition of their sacrifice and to honor their death... | A bill to provide for a medal of appropriate design to be awarded by the President to the next of kin or other representative of those individuals killed as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Citizen Involvement in Campaigns Act
of 2002''.
SEC. 2. TAX CREDIT FOR CERTAIN POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
(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... | Citizen Involvement in Campaigns Act of 2002 - Permits an individual a tax credit of up to $200 ($400 in the case of a joint return), equal to the verified amount of certain political contributions the individual made during the taxable year. Denies a deduction for any amount taken into account in determining the credi... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit and a deduction for small political contributions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``America's Law Enforcement and Mental
Health Project''.
SEC. 2. MENTAL HEALTH DIVERSION COURTS.
(a) Amendment.--Part V of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended to read as follows:
``PART V--MENTAL ... | America's Law Enforcement and Mental Health Project - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to States, State courts, local courts, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments, acting directly or through agreements with other public or... | America's Law Enforcement and Mental Health Project |
SECTION 1. PEDIATRIC LABELING OF DRUGS AND BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS
(a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter V of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) is amended by inserting
after section 505A the following:
``SEC. 505B. PEDIATRIC LABELING OF DRUGS AND BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS.
``(a) New... | Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require license applications for new drug and biological product to assess such drug's or product's safety and effectiveness for relevant pediatric subpopulations, including dosage.Permits extrapolation from adult studies where the course of the disease and the effects... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling containing information applicable to pediatric patients. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Buy American Improvement Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR WAIVERS.
(a) In General.--Section 2 of the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a)
is amended--
(1) by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and inserting the
following:
``(a) I... | Buy American Improvement Act of 2003 - Amends the Buy American Act to: (1) prohibit Federal agencies from making a determination that it would not be in the public interest to enter into a contract subject to Buy American requirements after a procurement notice for such contract is published; and (2) provide that Buy A... | A bill to amend the Buy American Act to increase the requirement for American-made content, to tighten the waiver provisions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. LIFESPAN RESPITE CARE.
The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``TITLE XXIX--LIFESPAN RESPITE CARE
``SEC. 2901. FINDINGS AND PU... | Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants or cooperative agreements to a recommended agency, organization, or political subdivision to develop respite care programs at the state or local level or to evaluate the effec... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unborn Victims of Violence Act of
2004'' or ``Laci and Conner's Law''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF UNBORN CHILDREN.
(a) In General.--Title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after chapter 90 the following:
``CHAPTER 90A--PROTECTIO... | Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004 or Laci and Conner's Law - Provides that persons who commit certain Federal violent crimes (conduct that violates specified provisions of the Federal criminal code, the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, or the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, or specified articles of the Uniform Code o... | To amend title 18, United States Code, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice to protect unborn children from assault and murder, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Aviation Medical Assistance Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
(2) Air carrier.--The term ``air... | Aviation Medical Assistance Act of 1998 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to review and reevaluate FAA regulations regarding: (1) the equipment required to be carried in medical kits of aircraft operated by air carriers; and (2) the training required of flight attendants in the u... | Aviation Medical Assistance Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cardiac Arrest Survival Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Each year more than 350,000 adults suffer cardiac
arrest, usually away from a hospital. More than 95 percent of
them will die, in many cases... | Cardiac Arrest Survival Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require that certain permitted field studies, large-scale testing and evaluation, and demonstrations of the National Heart, Blood Vessel, Lung, and Blood Diseases and Blood Resources Program include: (1) the development and dissemination of a core co... | Cardiac Arrest Survival Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``New Skills for New Jobs Act''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL MATCHING PAYMENTS FOR STATE NEW JOBS TRAINING TAX
CREDITS.
(a) Authority To Make Payments.--Subject to subsection (h), the
Secretary of the Treasury shall, on a quarterly basis, make a paymen... | New Skills for New Jobs Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, on a quarterly basis, to make payments to an eligible community college in an amount equal to the aggregate new job tax withholding matches for qualified training provided to job trainees who are U.S. citizens. Defines "qualified training" a... | New Skills for New Jobs Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Maximize Offshore Resource
Exploration Act of 2008'' or the ``MORE Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF PROHIBITIONS ON EXPENDITURES FOR, AND
WITHDRAWALS FROM, OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASING.
(a) Prohibitions on Expenditures.--All provisi... | Maximize Offshore Resource Exploration Act of 2008, or the MORE Act of 2008 - Declares without force or effect all federal prohibitions against the expenditure of appropriated funds to conduct natural gas leasing and pre-leasing activities for any area of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
Revokes all withdrawals of f... | To greatly enhance the Nation's environmental, energy, economic, and national security by terminating long-standing Federal prohibitions on the domestic production of abundant offshore supplies of oil and natural gas, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. INFERTILITY BENEFITS.
(a) Federal Employee Health Benefits Plans.--Section 8904 of title
5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(c)(1) Each health benefits plan described by section 8903 or
8903a which provides obstetrical benefits shall also provide coverage
for ... | Amends Federal laws concerning civilian and military health care to require any health benefits plan under the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program or TRICARE (a Department of Defense managed health care program) that provides obstetrical benefits to also provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertil... | To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, to provide that any health benefits plan which provides obstetrical benefits shall be required also to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Workplace Goods Job Growth and
Competitiveness Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. STATUTE OF REPOSE FOR DURABLE GOODS USED IN A TRADE OR
BUSINESS.
(a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this Act--
(1) no civil action may be file... | Workplace Goods Job Growth and Competitiveness Act of 2006 - Prohibits the filing of a civil action against a manufacturer or seller of a durable good (except a motor vehicle, vessel, aircraft, or train that is used primarily to transport passengers for hire) more than 12 years after it was delivered to its first purch... | To establish a statute of repose for durable goods used in a trade or business. |
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