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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reservist Opportunities and
Protection of Education Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. REFUNDS AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR MILITARY SERVICE.
(a) Leave of Absence for Military Service.--Part G of title IV of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting aft... | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to require institutions of higher education that participate in HEA title IV student assistance programs to grant military leaves of absence, and provide refunds of or credits for tuition and fees paid, to individuals who are unable to complete a period of instruction or re... | To require institutions of higher education to make full refunds of tuitions and fees paid by members of the Armed Forces and National Guard called to active duty or active service during a war or national emergency. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Commission on TV
Violence and Children Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the United States is continuing to experience
widespread increases in violence and violent crime which
threaten the ... | Presidential Commission on TV Violence and Children Act - Establishes a Presidential Commission on TV Violence and Children.
Directs the Commission to: (1) review and report on findings linking television (TV) violence and violence in children and society; (2) solicit opinions from children and their parents on their... | Presidential Commission on TV Violence and Children Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Shimon Peres was born in Poland in 1923.
(2) The Peres family emigrated to Tel Aviv in 1934, and all
of the family members of Shimon Peres who remained in Poland
were murdered during the Holocaust.
... | . Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a congressional gold medal in honor of President Shimon Peres of Israel. | A bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Unemployment
Insurance Solvency Act of 2011''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Extension of assistance for States with advances... | Unemployment Insurance Solvency Act of 2011 - Amends title XII of the Social Security Act (Advances to State Unemployment Funds) to: (1) extend through December 31, 2012, the waiver granted to states for payment of interest on advances made from the federal unemployment account in the Unemployment Trust Fund; and (2) a... | A bill to provide assistance to certain employers and States in 2011 and 2012, to improve the long-term solvency of the Unemployment Compensation program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. VEGETATION MANAGEMENT ON FEDERAL LANDS CONTAINING ELECTRIC
TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES.
(a) In General.--Title V of the Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``SEC. 512. VEGETATION... | Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to direct the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior, with respect to public lands under their respective jurisdictions, to ensure that existing and future authorizations of rights-of-way and easements for electrical transmission and distribution facilities... | To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act to enhance the reliability of the electricity grid and reduce the threat of wildfires to electric transmission and distribution facilities on Federal lands by authorizing vegetation management on such lands. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Opportunities for Fairness in
Farming Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the generic programs to promote and provide research
and information for an agricultural commodity (commonly known
as ``checko... | Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 2017 This bill establishes restrictions and requirements for checkoff programs, which are programs overseen by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to promote and provide research and information for a particular agricultural commodity without reference to specific producers... | Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR RECYCLING OR REMANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT.
(a) In General.--Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to amount of investment credit) is amended by striking
``and'' at the end of paragraph (1), by striking the period at the end
of paragraph (2) and inserting ``, and'', and by ... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for investment in qualified reclamation property. Defines "qualified reclamation property" as tangible depreciable recycling or remanufacturing property with a useful life of at least five years. Limits the amount of such credit to 20 percent of the basis (not exce... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for recycling or remanufacturing equipment, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Accounting Standards Board
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act--
(1) FASB.--The term ``FASB'' means the Financial Accounting
Standards Board.
(2) Federal regulatory program.--The term ``Federal
... | Financial Accounting Standards Board Act - States that the duty of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is to establish and improve standards of financial accounting and reporting.Cites general principles and operating objectives to be followed when establishing financial accounting and reporting standards.I... | To preserve the integrity of the establishment of accounting standards by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transforming Undergraduate STEM
Education Act''.
SEC. 2. TRANSFORMING UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION IN STEM.
Section 17 of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of
2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n-6) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 17. TRANSFORMING U... | Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education Act - Amends the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to make changes to the program requiring the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award competitive grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to expand previously implemented reforms ... | To authorize the National Science Foundation to provide grants for implementing or expanding research-based reforms in undergraduate STEM education for the purpose of increasing the number and quality of students studying toward and completing baccalaureate degrees in STEM. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Lost Creek Land Exchange Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE.
(a) General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to in this title as the
``Secretary'') is authorized and directed to acquire b... | Lost Creek Land Exchange Act of 1995 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire certain lands owned by the Brand S Corporation and located in the Lost Creek area of the Deerlodge National Forest and within the Gallatin National Forest (to be added to and administered as part of such National Forests) in exchange... | Lost Creek Land Exchange Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-New Zealand Free Trade
Agreement Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Economic growth in the United States has been
considerably enhanced by bilateral agreements to lower barriers... | United States-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement Act of 2001 - Declares it to be U.S. policy to seek the elimination of tariff and nontariff barriers in order to achieve more open market access, on a reciprocal basis, to internationally-traded goods and services, through bilateral free trade agreements with like-minded c... | A bill to authorize the negotiation of a Free Trade Agreement with New Zealand, and to provide for expedited congressional consideration of such an agreement. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Advocacy Improvement
Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Excessive regulations continue to burden the Nation's
small businesses.
(2) Federal agenc... | Small Business Advocacy Improvement Act of 2002 - Requires appointment to the position of Chief Counsel of the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration (SBA) without regard to political affiliation and on the basis of fitness to perform duties. Prohibits appointment of an individual who has served as an ... | To improve small business advocacy, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing Environmental Barriers to
Unified Infrastructure and Land Development Act of 2011 Act'' or the
``REBUILD Act''.
SEC. 2. ASSIGNMENT TO STATES OF FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
RESPONSIBILITIES.
Title I of the National Environmental... | Reducing Environmental Barriers to Unified Infrastructure and Land Development Act of 2011 Act or the REBUILD Act - Amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to authorize a responsible federal official to assign, and a state to assume, the responsibilities of such official with respect to covered fede... | To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to authorize assignment to States of Federal agency environmental review responsibilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Quality Water Supply Enhancement
Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to provide for the development of economically viable
advanced water supply enhancement demonstration projects,
including desalina... | Quality Water Supply Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in coordination with specified Federal agencies (Water Resource Agencies or WRAs) and the lead facility described in the National Water Supply Technology Program White Paper (Program Coordinator), to establish and carry out a desalination and... | To establish a water supply enhancement demonstration program, including the demonstration of desalination, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pay Down the Debt Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DEBT STABILIZATION PROCESS.
(a) In General.--The Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by
inserting after title V the following:
``TITLE VI--DEBT STABILIZATION
``SEC. 601. DEBT STABIL... | Pay Down the Debt Act of 2013 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish a budget target for: (1) FY2016 that is a ratio of debt held by the public to the estimated gross domestic product (GDP) that is lower than the ratio in FY2015, and (2) a fiscal year after FY2016 that is a ratio of such debt to the... | Pay Down the Debt Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Health Workforce Act
of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The environmental health workforce is vital to
protecting the health and safety of the public.
(2) For years, State and l... | Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)to develop model standards and guidelines for credentialing environmental health professionals. Additionally, HHS must develop a comprehensive and coordinated plan for the environmental health workforce that: ... | Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. CRIMINAL OFFENSES COMMITTED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES BY
PERSONS SERVING WITH, EMPLOYED BY, OR ACCOMPANYING THE
ARMED FORCES.
(a) In General.--Subtitle A of title 10 of the United States Code
is amended by inserting after chapter 49 the following new chapter:
``CHAPTER ... | Provides that persons serving with, employed by, or accompanying the armed forces outside the United States who engage in conduct which would constitute a criminal offense within the maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States shall be guilty of a like offense against the United States and shall be subje... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for jurisdiction, apprehension, and detention of certain civilians accompanying the Armed Forces outside the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expedited Disability Insurance
Payments for Terminally Ill Individuals Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. PHASED-IN PAYMENT OF SSDI BENEFITS DURING THE WAITING PERIOD
FOR THE TERMINALLY ILL.
(a) In General.--Section 223 of the Social Security Act (42... | Expedited Disability Insurance Payments for Terminally Ill Individuals Act of 2013 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to prescribe formulae for payment of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits over a period of 24 consecutive calendar months ... | Expedited Disability Insurance Payments for Terminally Ill Individuals Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NATO Freedom Consolidation Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The sustained commitment of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) to mutual defense has made possible the
democratic transforma... | NATO Freedom Consolidation Act of 2007 - Designates Albania, Croatia, Georgia, Macedonia (FYROM), and Ukraine as eligible to receive assistance under the NATO Participation Act of 1994.
States that such designation: (1) is in addition to the designation of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia pursuant to ... | A bill to endorse further enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and to facilitate the timely admission of new members to NATO, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bed Bug Management, Prevention, and
Research Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF RESEARCH PROGRAM TO CONTROL AND ERADICATE BED
BUGS.
(a) Bed Bug Research Program.--Section 1672 of the Food,
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7... | Bed Bug Management, Prevention, and Research Act - Amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to: (1) award grants for bed bug management and eradication, (2) appoint a bed bug task force, and (3) award grants for related research projects.
Amends t... | To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to support efforts to control and eradicate bed bugs with respect to public health, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Information Technology
Investment Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR RURAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTERS.
Part C of the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration Organization Act is amended by inserting after section
158 (47 U.S.C. 942)... | Rural Information Technology Investment Act - Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to direct the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to provide grants to rural businesses, not-for-profit organizations, or to a state, local, or tribal govern... | To authorize the National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the Department of Commerce to make grants for the establishment of information technology centers in rural areas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Regulatory Fair Warning Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Federal regulations advance many important goals,
including protecting the environment and the health and safety
of all American... | Regulatory Fair Warning Act of 1999 - Prohibits a Federal agency or court from imposing a sanction for a violation of a rule if the agency or court finds any one of the following: (1) the rule was not printed in the Code of Federal Regulations or in the Federal Register, was not known to the person, or was not knowabl... | Regulatory Fair Warning Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Airport and Airway
Extension Act of 2015''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--AIRPORT AND AIRWAY PROGRAMS
Se... | . The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2015 TITLE I--AIRPORT AND AIRWAY PROGRAMS (Sec. 101) This bill reauthorizes for the period October 1, 2015, through March 31, 2016, the airport improvement program. (Sec. 102) The following expiring authorities ar... | Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Ukraine allows its citizens the right and opportunity
to emigrate, free of anything more than a nominal tax on
emigration or on the visas or other documents required for
emigration and free of any tax, levy, fine, fee, or other
... | Authorizes the President to extend unconditional and permanent nondiscriminatory (permanent normal trade relations) treatment to the products of the Ukraine.
Expresses the sense of Congress regarding full commitment of the United States to a multifaceted engagement with Ukraine.
Applies to Ukraine to the same extent ... | A bill to authorize the extension of unconditional and permanent nondiscriminatory treatment (permanent normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Ukraine, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Access to Vision Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Good vision is essential for proper physical
development and educational progress in growing children.
(2) Many serious ocular c... | Children's Access to Vision Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to make grants to states for providing: (1) comprehensive eye examinations for children, with priority given to children under nine years ... | To establish a grant program to provide follow-up treatment for children identified to have a vision disorder. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Weather Services Duties Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC
ADMINISTRATION AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
(a) National Weather Service.--To protect life and property, the
Secreta... | National Weather Services Duties Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the National Weather Service (NWS), in order to protect life and property, to be responsible for: (1) the preparation and issuance of severe weather forecasts and warnings; (2) the preparation and issuance of hydrometeorol... | A bill to clarify the duties and responsibilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather Service, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ambassador James R. Lilley and
Congressman Stephen J. Solarz North Korea Human Rights Reauthorization
Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-
333; 22 U.S.C. ... | Ambassador James R. Lilley and Congressman Stephen J. Solarz North Korea Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2012 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should: (1) continue to seek cooperation from foreign governments to allow the United States to process North Korean refugees overseas for U.S. reset... | To reauthorize the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Contraception and Infertility
Research Centers Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR RESEARCH CENTERS WITH RESPECT TO
CONTRACEPTION AND RESEARCH CENTERS WITH RESPECT TO
INFERTILITY.
Subpart 7 of part C of title IV... | Contraception and Infertility Research Centers Act of 1993 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to mandate grants or contracts for centers for improving methods of contraception and diagnosing and treating infertility. Requires each center to: (1) conduct applied research; (2) develop training protocols and conduct ... | Contraception and Infertility Research Centers Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. TRANSFER BY CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF PORTION
OF ENTITLEMENT TO EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE
MONTGOMERY GI BILL.
(a) In General.--Chapter 30 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating section 3020 as section 3020A; and
... | Authorizes military personnel who have completed at least six years of service and who agree to serve for at least four more years to transfer a portion of their entitlement to veterans' basic educational assistance to a spouse, child, or combination of such individuals. Limits the transferable number of months of such... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit the transfer to spouses and children of a portion of the entitlement of certain members of the Armed Forces to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Offshore Wind for Territories Act''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS ACT WITH RESPECT
TO TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES.
(a) In General.--Section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
(43 U.S.C. 1331) is amende... | Offshore Wind for Territories Act This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize offshore wind development in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone adjacent to U.S. territories. The bill also establishes the Coral Reef Conservation Fund for the Department of Commerce to carry out the Coral Reef Conserva... | Offshore Wind for Territories Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Plain Language in Health Insurance
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to improve the effectiveness and
accountability of health insurance issuers, health plans, and Federal
health care programs by promoting clear communication ... | Plain Language in Health Insurance Act of 2009 - Requires any health insurance issuer, health plan, and federal health care program to use plain language in any publicly distributed document.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on implementing such requirements. | To enhance citizen awareness of insurance information and services by establishing that insurance documents issued to the public must be written clearly, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) John Birks ``Dizzy'' Gillespie is one of the most
recognized and beloved artists in the world today, admired not
only for his unique musicianship, but for his ability to reach
people on a distinctly personal level.
... | Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to present a gold medal to John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie in recognition of his accomplishments as a musician. Authorizes appropriations.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for the sale of bronze duplicates of the medal. | To award a congressional gold medal to John Birks "Dizzy Gillespie". |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Inbox Privacy Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. TRANSMISSIONS OF UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL ELECTRONIC MAIL.
(a) Prohibition on Transmission to Persons Declining Receipt.--
(1) In general.--A person may not initiate the transmission
of unsolicited ... | Inbox Privacy Act of 1999 - Prohibits a person from initiating the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (mail) to an individual who submits to such person a request that such mail not occur. Presumes constructive authorization of mail when the recipient secures a good or service from, or otherwise re... | Inbox Privacy Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Methamphetamine Information
Clearinghouse Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``Council'' means the National Methamphetamine
Advisory Council established under section 3(b)(1);
(2) the... | National Methamphetamine Information Clearinghouse Act of 2005 - Establishes: (1) the National Methamphetamine Information Clearinghouse, under the supervision of the Attorney General, to promote sharing information regarding successful law enforcement, treatment, environmental, social services, and other programs rela... | A bill to establish a National Methamphetamine Information Clearinghouse to promote sharing information regarding successful law enforcement, treatment, environmental, social services, and other programs related to the production, use, or effects of methamphetamine and grants available for such programs, and for the ot... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Max Cleland Over-the-Road Bus
Security and Safety Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. EMERGENCY OVER-THE-ROAD BUS SECURITY ASSISTANCE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security acting through
the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration... | Max Cleland Over-the-Road Bus Security and Safety Act of 2003 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), to make grants to private operators of over-the-road buses for specified system-wide security improvements to thei... | A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for security improvements to over-the-road bus operations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``YMCA Teen Action Agenda Enhancement
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) one in 10 teens, 2,400,000 teens across the Nation, are
currently involved in a program offered by a local YMCA;
(2) recogniz... | YMCA Teen Action Agenda Enhancement of 2001 - Directs the Attorney General to award a grant to the YMCA of the USA to make subgrants to local YMCAs for programs for at-risk teens which include specified types of activities. | A bill to improve academic and social outcomes for teenage youth. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gasoline Availablity Stabilization
(GAS) Reserves Act''.
SEC. 2. GASOLINE AVAILABILITY STABILIZATION RESERVE.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) Authority.--The Secretary shall establish a Gasoline
Availability Stabilization Reserve (in this ... | Gasoline Availablity Stabilization (GAS) Reserves Act - Directs the Secretary [of Energy] to: (1) establish a Gasoline Availability Stabilization Reserve (GAS Reserve) system with a total capacity of 20 million barrels of regular unleaded gasoline; and (2) determine a site for one GAS Reserve each in the Northeast and ... | To authorize the construction and operation of regional reserves of gasoline, for use as a response to acute gasoline price increases resulting from accidents or other physical disruptions to regional supplies of gasoline. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Medicare Seniors from
being Confused due to Abusive Marketing (Prevent Medicare SCAMs) Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. STRICTER PENALTIES FOR MA-PD PLANS AND MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION
DRUG PLANS THAT VIOLATE MARKETING REQUIREMENTS.
Section... | Preventing Medicare Seniors from being Confused due to Abusive Marketing (Prevent Medicare SCAMs) Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) enhanced penalties for Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug (MA-PD) plans and Medicare prescription drug plans that violate marketi... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide broader and more informed protection to Medicare eligible individuals from abusive marketing practices of Medicare prescription drug plans and MA-PD plans to permit enrollees under Medicare prescription drug plans that have been sanctioned to elect to enroll un... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid and CHIP
Safety Net Preservation 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; purposes; rule of construct... | Medicaid and CHIP Safety Net Preservation Act of 2004 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) conduct research and demonstration projects under several programs, including Medicaid and SCHIP (State Children's Heal... | To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to clarify and ensure that the authority granted to the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 1115 of that Act is used solely to promote the objectives of the Medicaid and State children's health insurance programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Retirement Savings for Working
Americans Act''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF SAVER'S CREDIT.
(a) Full Credit Amount Made as Payment Into Retirement Accounts.--
The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 25B as sec... | Retirement Savings for Working Americans Act - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the tax credit for retirement savings contributions (saver's credit) to: (1) require the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit saver's credit amounts directly into the designated retirement account of the taxpayer; (2) exp... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the saver's credit. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wetlands and Green Space
Preservation Assistance Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL VALUATION FOR SENSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL AREAS.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter A of chapter 11 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to gross estate) is amen... | Wetlands and Green Space Preservation Assistance Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for determining the environmental use value of sensitive environmental areas for estate tax purposes. Requires the estate to grant an environmental preservation easement for a period of ten years after the death ... | Wetlands and Green Space Preservation Assistance Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Child Protection Amendments
Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. RELATIONSHIP TO STATE STATUTES.
The amendments made by this Act shall not affect the validity of
any State statute dealing with criminal history background checks of
care providers enacted in... | Directs the Attorney General to provide guidance to authorized agencies and qualified entities in making provider fitness determinations based upon criminal history information.
Provides criminal penalties for the unauthorized request or use of such information by a qualified entity. | National Child Protection Amendments Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``America Realizing the Informational
Skills and Initiative of New Graduates Act of 2017'' or ``America
RISING Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2012
th... | America Realizing the Informational Skills and Initiative of New Graduates Act of 2017 or America RISING Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Labor and the Department of Health and Human Services to jointly establish a grant program to defray the costs paid by: (1) employers to compensate recent college g... | America Realizing the Informational Skills and Initiative of New Graduates Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Budget Control Act
of 1994''.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to create a mechanism to
monitor total costs of direct spending programs, and, in the event that
actual or projected costs exceed targeted levels, to requi... | Budget Control Act of 1994 - Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to submit a report to the Congress setting forth projected direct spending targets for FY 1994 through 1997. Makes the initial targets equal to the total outlays for all direct spending (except net interest and deposit insur... | Budget Control Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Training the Next Generation of
Primary Care Doctors Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The program of payments to teaching health centers for
graduate medical education under section 340H of the Pub... | Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to extend and expand funding through FY2020 for graduate medical education programs at teaching centers (which train medical residents in primary care specialties). The bill allows funds to be used for mainta... | Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Core Opportunity Resources for
Equity and Excellence Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. STATE AND SCHOOL DISTRICT ACCOUNTABILITY.
(a) In General.--Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended--
(1) i... | Core Opportunity Resources for Equity and Excellence Act of 2014 - Amends the school improvement program under part A of title I of the the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require states to adopt student achievement standards that lead to college and career readiness by high school graduation. ... | Core Opportunity Resources for Equity and Excellence Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to promote the retention of members
of the Armed Forces in critical specialties by establishing a bonus
savings plan that provides significant resources for meeting the
expenses encountered by the members in providing for the education of
the members of their f... | Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to purchase U.S. savings bonds for military personnel who have completed certain periods of active duty and who enter into a commitment to perform at least six years of additional active-duty service in a specialty designated as critical by such Secretary. Make... | A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to establish an education savings plan to encourage reenlistments and extensions of service by members of the Armed Forces in critical specialties, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness in Musical Licensing Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. BUSINESS EXEMPTION.
Section 110(5) of title 17, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
``(5) communication of a transmission embodying a
performance or display of a w... | Fairness in Musical Licensing Act of 1994 - Revises Federal copyright law to provide that a communication of a transmission embodying a performance or display of a work by electronic players or by the public reception of a broadcast, cable, or satellite transmission on a receiving apparatus in any commercial establishm... | Fairness in Musical Licensing Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Neotropical Migratory Bird
Conservation Improvement Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION ACT.
(a) Findings.--Section 2(1) of the Neotropical Migratory Bird
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6101(1)) is amended by inser... | Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Improvement Act of 2005 - Amends the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to apply to migratory bird species from Canada.
Increases (from 25 to 50 percent) the federal share of costs for funded projects. Prescribes forms of payment for projects undertaken in the United St... | A bill to reauthorize the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``California Central Coast National
Marine Sanctuary Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the marine environment of the waters of the California
Central Coast has special national cultural, educational,
rese... | California Central Coast National Marine Sanctuary Act - Designates a specified area of submerged lands and waters, including living and other resources, as the California Central Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Allows the Governor of California to prevent this Act from taking effect for any area in California State ... | California Central Coast National Marine Sanctuary Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``English Learning and Innovation Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. ENGLISH LEARNER COMPETITIVE GRANTS.
(a) In General.--Title III of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 3001(a)--
... | English Learning and Innovation Act of 2011 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award renewable, competitive Innovation grants to states, local educational agencies (LEAs), and public charter schools or charter school management organizations to carry o... | A bill to promote innovative practices for the education of English learners and to help States and local educational agencies with English learner populations build capacity to ensure that English learners receive high-quality instruction that enables English learners to become proficient in English and access the aca... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``African-American Civil War Memorial
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) $1 Silver Coins.--In commemoration of African-American Civil
War veterans, the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act
referred to as the ``Secreta... | African-American Civil War Memorial Commemorative Coin Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue one dollar coins in commemoration of African-American Civil War veterans. Mandates that the coin design be: (1) emblematic of the African-American Civil War Memorial; (2) selected by the Secretary after consu... | African-American Civil War Memorial Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the superlative natural and scenic resources of the
Yellowstone area lead Congress in 1872 to establish Yellowstone
National Park as the world's first national park;
(2) in recognition of its resource values and internatio... | Establishes the Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area within the Gallatin and Custer National Forests in Montana.
Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) administer the Area in accordance with this Act and with the provisions of law generally applicable to national forest system units; (2) develop a m... | To establish the Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area within the Gallatin and Custer National Forests in the State of Montana, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arctic Tundra Habitat Emergency
Conservation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The winter index population of mid-continent light geese
was 800,000 birds in 1969, while the total popu... | (Sec. 3) Makes such requirement applicable until the latest of: (1) the effective date of rules issued by the Service after enactment of this Act to control overabundant populations of such geese; (2) the date of the publication of a final environmental impact statement for such rules; or (3) May 15, 2001.
(Sec. 4) Dir... | Arctic Tundra Habitat Emergency Conservation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Identification Card Act
2015''.
SEC. 2. VETERANS IDENTIFICATION CARD.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Effective on the day before the date of the enactment of
this Act, veteran identification cards were issue... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on June 22, 2015. Veteran's Identification Card Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue a veteran's identification card to a requesting veteran who is neither entitled to military retired pay nor enrolled in the ... | Veterans Identification Card Act 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``China Human Rights and Democracy Act
of 1997''.
SEC. 2. UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING TO CHINA.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations for International Broadcasting
to China.--In addition to such sums as are otherwise authorized to be
appropr... | China Human Rights and Democracy Act of 1997 - Authorizes appropriations for International Broadcasting Activities only for broadcasting to China. Earmarks funds for: (1) capital expenditures for the purchase and construction of transmission facilities; and (2) Radio Free Asia.
(Sec. 2) Expresses the sense of the Co... | China Human Rights and Democracy Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fueling America's Future Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE
REFUELING PROPERTY CREDIT.
(a) Repeal of Limitation for Zero Carbon Emission Fuel.--Paragraph
(6) of section 30C(e) of the Internal Re... | Fueling America's Future Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of zero carbon emission refueling property, to: (1) exempt the tax credit for such property from the limitation applicable to the alternative fuel vehicle refueling property tax credit; (2) extend throug... | Fueling America's Future Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Curt Flood Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this legislation to state that major league
baseball players are covered under the antitrust laws (i.e., that major
league baseball players will have the same rights under the antitrust
l... | Curt Flood Act of 1998 - Amends the Clayton Act to declare that the antitrust laws apply to the conduct, acts, practices, or agreements (conduct) of persons in the business of organized professional major league baseball relating to or affecting employment of major league baseball players to play baseball at the major ... | Curt Flood Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Neighborhood Preservation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Depository institutions and affiliates of depository
institutions currently may control and lease foreclosed
property for a limited period... | Neighborhood Preservation Act - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to authorize any depository institution (or affiliate) to lease, including lease with an option to purchase, to any individual for up to five years an interest in residential property which: (1) was or is security for an extension of credit by suc... | To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to authorize depository institutions and depository institution holding companies to lease foreclosed property held by such institutions and companies for up to 5 years, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Management Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Agency.
(2) Agency.--The term ``Agency'' means the Federal
Emerge... | Disaster Management Act of 2016 This bill requires the National Advisory Council of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to commence a comprehensive study relating to disaster losses and federal disaster assistance. The council shall consider: (1) an assessment of trends in disaster costs and losses and feder... | Disaster Management Act of 2016 |
That this Act may be
cited as the ``Hispanic American Affairs Act of 1993''.
statement of purpose
Sec. 2. It is the purpose of this Act to--
(1) assure that Federal programs and resources are reaching
all Mexican Americans, Puerto Rican Americans, Cuban Americans,
... | Hispanic American Affairs Act of 1993 - Establishes in the Executive Office of the President the Office of Hispanic American Affairs to be headed by a Director.
Makes it the duty of the Director to advise Federal departments and agencies regarding, and assist Hispanic Americans in receiving, the various types of assis... | Hispanic American Affairs Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect the Homeland from North
Korean and Iranian Ballistic Missiles Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States Constitution indicates one of the
first purposes of government is to provide for the ... | Protect the Homeland from North Korean and Iranian Ballistic Missiles Act - States the concern of Congress over North Korean and Iranian long-range ballistic missile technology and the spread of such technology. Expresses support for ballistic missile protection of U.S. allies and forward deployed forces but also the b... | To direct the Secretary of Defense to deploy ground-based interceptors as part of the missile defense system, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Agency Accountability for
Sexual Harassment Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Any 1-year period.--The term ``any 1-year period''--
(A) means a continuous period that commences not
earlie... | Public Agency Accountability for Sexual Harassment Act - Prohibits sexual harassment (as defined under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) by any individual who is an agent of an organization or government and who administers a program or activity from which an annual benefit of more than $5,000 is derived. Req... | A bill to prohibit sexual harassment by individuals administering programs and activities receiving Federal assistance. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Regulatory Sunset Act
of 2014''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``agency'' has the meaning given the term in
section 551 of title 5, United States Code;
(2) the term ``covered rule'' means... | Small Business Regulatory Sunset Act of 2014 - Requires each federal agency to establish a plan for the periodic review (every nine years) of: (1) its rules that have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, and (2) any small entity compliance guide required to be published by an agency.... | Small Business Regulatory Sunset Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Universal Product Number
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. UNIVERSAL PRODUCT NUMBERS ON CLAIMS FORMS FOR REIMBURSEMENT
UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.
(a) Accommodation of UPNs on Medicare Claims Forms.--Not later than
February 1, 2001, all cl... | Amends SSA title XVIII to require any claim for reimbursement for any UPN covered item under Medicare to contain the UPN of the covered item in order for the claim to be paid.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and report periodically to the Congress on the implementation of this Act.
Authorize... | Medicare Universal Product Number Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Coast Guard Museum Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) There is no national museum to commemorate and honor
the Coast Guard's history, mission, personnel, and traditions
or those ... | National Coast Guard Museum Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Commandant of the Coast Guard to establish, operate, and maintain a National Coast Guard Museum on Federal lands that are administered by the Coast Guard and specified by the Commandant.Establishes in the Treasury the National Coast Guard Museum Fund. | To provide for the establishment of the National Coast Guard Museum on Federal lands administered by the Coast Guard. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home School Non-Discrimination Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) The right of parents to direct the education of their
children is an established principle and precedent under the
United States... | Home School Non-Discrimination Act of 2005 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) with respect to: (1) student aid eligibility of home-schooled students who have satisfied certain secondary education standards; and (2) institutional aid eligibility of the higher education institutions that such students attend... | A bill to amend selected statutes to clarify existing Federal law as to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR PRINTED MATERIALS AND ADVERTISEMENTS BY
FEDERAL AGENCIES.
(a) Identification of Funding Sources.--Each communication funded
by a Federal agency for advertising or educational p... | Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2013 - Requires each communication funded by a federal agency for advertising or educational purposes to clearly state: (1) in the case of a printed communication, including mass mailings, signs, and billboards, that the communication is printed and published at taxpayer expense; and (2) in... | Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Receipt Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF TAXPAYER RECEIPT.
(a) In General.--Chapter 77 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to miscellaneous provisions) is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``SEC. 7529. TAXP... | Taxpayer Receipt Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury to provide individual taxpayers via U.S. mail by October 15 of each year a tax receipt for income taxes reported for the preceding taxable year. Requires such tax receipt to: (1) state the amount of taxes paid by, a... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the Secretary of the Treasury provide a Tax Receipt to each taxpayer who files a Federal income tax return. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Water and Energy Efficient
Appliances Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR WATER AND ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLIANCES.
(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
credit... | Water and Energy Efficient Appliances Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business tax credit for the production of certain water and energy efficient appliances (i.e. dishwashers, clothes washers, and refrigerators). Sets the amount of the credit based upon certain energy and water efficiency rat... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for the production of water and energy efficient appliances. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dietary Supplement Safety Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. ADVERSE EXPERIENCES WITH DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS.
(a) In General.--Chapter IV of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 416. ... | Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require each manufacturer of a dietary supplement (supplement), and each packer or distributor of a supplement the name of which appears on the labeling, to report serious adverse experiences to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and to investigate such occurre... | A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that manufacturers of dietary supplements submit to the Food and Drug Administration reports on adverse experiences with dietary supplements, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Cities Investment Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES.
(a) Advances From Federal Home Loan Banks.--Section 108 of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308) is
amended by adding at the end the ... | American Cities Investment Act of 1997 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to: (1) set limitations on maximum outstanding loan guarantees issued by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; (2) authorize the Secretary to guarantee advances from Federal Home Loan Banks; and (3) expand the c... | American Cities Investment Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mutual Depository Institution
Conversion Protection Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. MUTUAL-TO-STOCK CONVERSIONS BY STATE INSTITUTIONS.
Section 5(j) of the Home Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1464(j)) is
amended to read as follows:
``(j) Stock Conversions by St... | Mutual Depository Institution Conversion Protection Act of 1994 - Amends the Home Owners' Loan Act with respect to conversions from mutual to stock form of ownership by State and Federal savings banks and associations to: (1) subject State institutions to Federal regulations; (2) authorize State regulatory authorities... | Mutual Depository Institution Conversion Protection Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``William Orton Law Library
Improvement and Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR LAW LIBRARY OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
(a) Financial Support.--In addition to any other amounts made
available for the salaries and expenses of the Library of Con... | William Orton Law Library Improvement and Modernization Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Library of Congress for the maintenance and administration of the operations of the Law Library of the Library of Congress, including the cataloguing of the collections of the Law Library.
Directs the Law Library to electron... | To provide financial support for the operation of the law library of the Library of Congress, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Low-Income Gasoline Assistance
Program Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to create new emergency assistance
programs to assist families receiving assistance under part A of title
IV of the Social Security Act and low-income working fa... | Low-Income Gasoline Assistance Program Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to states to establish emergency assistance programs to pay eligible households for the purchase of gasoline.
Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security ... | To provide emergency assistance for families receiving assistance under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act and low-income working families. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. EGTRRA AND JGTRRA TAX RELIEF MADE PERMANENT.
(a) Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001.--
Title IX of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of
2001 is hereby repealed.
(... | Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2010 - Makes permanent: (1) the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001; and (2) provisions of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 that reduce income tax rates on dividend and capital gains income.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide for ... | To prevent pending tax increases and to permanently repeal the estate tax. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Roadmap for Addressing Climate
Change in China and India Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the United States, the People's Republic of China, and
the Republic of India are some of... | Roadmap for Addressing Climate Change in China and India Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to prepare an interagency report on climate change and energy policy in China and India and submit such report to specified committees of Congress. | A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to prepare a report on climate change and energy policy in the People's Republic of China and in the Republic of India. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Certified Registered Nurse
First Assistant Direct Reimbursement Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF SURGICAL FIRST ASSISTING SERVICES OF
CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE FIRST ASSISTANTS.
(a) Services Covered.--Section 1861(s)(... | Provides for payment of such nurses on an assignment-related basis.
Excludes services of such nurses from the definition of "covered skilled nursing facility services" for purposes of applying a prospective payment formula for such services.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reduce the amount of Med... | Medicare Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant Direct Reimbursement Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. RURAL HEALTH-CARE CLINIC PROGRAM.
(a) Program.--(1) Chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end of subchapter II the following new
section:
``Sec. 1720E. Rural health-care clinics: pilot program
``(a) During the three-year period beginning on October 1, 1993,
the S... | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, during the three-year period beginning on October 1, 1993, to conduct a rural health-care clinic program in States where significant numbers of veterans reside in areas geographically remote from existing health-care facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Directs t... | A bill to amend chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, to establish a program of rural health-care clinics, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Aviation Research and
Evaluation Act'' (the FARE Act).
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the ``Federal
Aviation Research and Evaluation Board'' (referred to in this Act as
the ``Commission'').
SEC. 3. DUT... | Federal Aviation Research and Evaluation Act (the FARE Act) - Establishes the Federal Aviation Research and Evaluation Board (Commission). Sets forth the duties of the Commission, including to: (1) review complaints alleging predatory practices by air carriers; (2) study airfare marketing and pricing practices and ser... | FARE Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812
Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) During the War of 1812, on September 13, 1814, Francis
Scott Key visited the British fleet in Chesapeak... | Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $1 coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the Star-Spangled Banner and the War of 1812.
Requires a coin design emblematic of the War of 1812, particularly the Battl... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the "Star Spangled Banner" and the War of 1812, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Viral Hepatitis Testing Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. REVISION AND EXTENSION OF HEPATITIS SURVEILLANCE, EDUCATION,
AND TESTING PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 317N of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 247b-15) is amended--
... | Viral Hepatitis Testing Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to carry out surveillance, education, and testing programs with respect to hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) virus infections. Requires the Secretary to establish a national syste... | Viral Hepatitis Testing Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child and Family Services Extension
and Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 425 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
625) is amended by striking ``2007 t... | Child and Family Services Extension and Enhancement Act - Amends title IV part B (Child and Family Services) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise and extend the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program.
Requires each state plan for oversight and coordination of health care services for any child in a... | To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to extend the child and family services program through fiscal year 2016, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Responsibility Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to promote compliance with Article I of
the United States Constitution, which grants legislative powers solely
to Congress. Article I ensures that Federal regulati... | Congressional Responsibility Act of 1995 - Prohibits a regulation from taking effect before the enactment of a bill comprised solely of the text of the regulation.
Requires an agency, whenever it promulgates a regulation, to submit to each House of the Congress a report containing its text and an explanation.
Sets fo... | Congressional Responsibility Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES.
(a) Extension of Duty-Free Treatment Under System.--Section 505 of
the Trade Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 2465) is amended by striking ``June
30, 1998'' and inserting ``June 30, 2000''.
(b) Retroactive Application for Certain Liquidations and
Reliquidatio... | Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences through June 30, 2000.
(Sec. 1) Provides, upon request filed with the Customs Service, for the liquidation or reliquidation (refund of duties) on entries of articles to which duty-free treatment under the Generalized... | To reauthorize the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Helium Disposal Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF HELIUM ACT.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal
of, a section or other provision, the reference shal... | Helium Disposal Act of 1995 - Amends the Helium Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into agreements with private parties for the recovery, disposal, and sale of helium on Federal lands. Mandates that all proceeds received from such transactions be deposited into the Treasury. Repeals the Secretary... | Helium Disposal Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FHA Downpayment Simplification Act
of 2002''.
SEC. 2. DOWNPAYMENT SIMPLIFICATION.
Section 203 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ``shall--'' and inserting ``shall comply... | FHA Downpayment Simplification Act of 2002 - Amends the National Housing Act to make the existing Federal Home Administration (FHA) single-family downpayment provisions permanent. (Such provisions are to expire at the end of 2002.)Requires an original lender, in conjunction with a FDA insured loan, to provide a prospec... | A bill to amend the National Housing Act to simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Counterfeiting
Prevention Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON INTERNATIONAL COUNTERFEITING OF
UNITED STATES CURRENCY.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury, the
... | International Counterfeiting Prevention Act of 1996 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary), the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Secretary of State to establish, and appoint the members of, an interagency task force to: (1) monitor the use and holding of U.S. curre... | International Counterfeiting Prevention Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY
PAYMENTS.
(a) Extension and Modification of Payments.--Section 2201 of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009... | Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2010 - Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act, title II of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009, to extend: (1) through 2011 the $250 economic recovery payments to recipients of Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mandates Information Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Before acting on proposed private sector mandates, the
Congress should carefully consider the effects on consumers,
workers, and sma... | Mandates Information Act of 1997 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (the Act) to require a congressional committee report on any bill or joint resolution that includes any Federal mandate to contain information concerning the impact of such mandate on consumers, workers, and small businesses, including any d... | Mandates Information Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Law Enforcement Training
Centers Reform and Improvement Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTERS.
(a) Establishment.--Section 884 of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 464) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. ... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 10, 2016. Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers Reform and Improvement Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to codify the establishment of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) within th... | Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers Reform and Improvement Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Tribute to Dr. Norman
E. Borlaug Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, was born in Iowa where he grew
up on a family farm, and received his primary and secondary
... | Congressional Tribute to Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Act of 2006 - Authorizes The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design, to Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, in recognition of... | To award a congressional gold medal to Dr. Norman E. Borlaug. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Law Enforcement Officers Pay
Equity and Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY.
(a) In General.--Section 5547 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``5545a,'';
(2) in su... | Federal Law Enforcement Officers Pay Equity and Reform Act - Excludes availability pay for Federal criminal investigators from premium pay limitations.Amends the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to increase the Federal special pay differential for Federal law enforcement officers employed in specified met... | To amend chapter 55 of title 5, United States Code, to exclude availability pay for Federal criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay; to modify levels of special pay adjustments for Federal law enforcement officers in certain areas, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ecosystem and Indigenous Peoples
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Congress is pleased that the institutions of the
World Bank Group have adopted envi... | Amends the International Financial Institutions Act to provide that no U.S. funds may be made available to the World Bank Group: (1) if a determination is made that the use of any part of the funds will have a significant adverse environmental impact, or will violate an environmental or social policy of the World Bank ... | Ecosystem and Indigenous Peoples Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Surplus Property Reform Act
of 1995''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL AUTHORITIES OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE REGARDING DISPOSAL
OF EXCESS AND SURPLUS PROPERTY.
(a) Support of Counter-Drug Activities.--Section 1208 of the
National Defense Authoriza... | Federal Surplus Property Reform Act of 1995 - Amends Federal law to repeal the Secretary of Defense's authority to make surplus Department of Defense ("Defense") property available for Federal, State, and local law enforcement in counter-drug activities.
Repeals the mandate for Defense participation in infrastructure ... | Federal Surplus Property Reform Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Bank Access to Capital Act
of 2017''.
SEC. 2. BASEL III EXEMPTION FOR COMMUNITY BANKS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``community bank'' means--
(A) an insured depository institution; and
... | Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2017 This bill directs the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to exempt banks with assets not greater than $50 billion from certain international financial standards. The bill amends the Sarban... | Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Toxic Cleanup Equity and
Acceleration Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AND SEWAGE SLUDGE.
(a) Definitions.--Section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601) is
amended by add... | Toxic Cleanup Equity and Acceleration Act of 1993 - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to absolve municipalities or other persons of liability (other than to the President) for claims of contribution or other response costs for the generation, transportatio... | Toxic Cleanup Equity and Acceleration Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. TITLE.
The Act may be cited as the ``Indian Tribal Development
Consolidated Funding Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) A unique legal and political relationship exists
between the United States and Indian tribe... | Directs the President to promulgate regulations to carry out this Act and to ensure it is applied and implemented by all executive agencies.
Outlines procedures for processing requests for joint financing (financing by at least two Federal assistance programs). Authorizes the establishment of a joint assistance fund to... | Indian Tribal Development Consolidated Funding Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Organized Retail Theft Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT.
(a) In General.--Chapter 103 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 2120. Organized retail theft
``(a) In Gene... | Organized Retail Theft Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit organized retail theft. Prescribes penalties to be imposed for: (1) obstructing, delaying, or affecting commerce or the movement of any article or commodity in commerce by taking possession of, carrying away, or transferring, with intent ... | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to combat, deter, and punish individuals and enterprises engaged in organized retail theft. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coltsville National Historical Park
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act:
(1) City.--The term ``city'' means the city of Hartford,
Connecticut.
(2) Historic district.--The term ``Historic District''
... | Coltsville National Historical Park Act - (Sec. 3) Establishes the Coltsville National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System in Connecticut. Delays establishment of the Park until specified conditions have been met, including that: (1) Connecticut, the city of Hartford, or private property owner, as ap... | Coltsville National Historical Park Act |
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