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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fusion Innovation Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FUSION INNOVATION INITIATIVE.
(a) In General.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Science of the
Department of Energy shall establish a Fusion Innovati... | Fusion Innovation Act of 2015 Directs the Office of Science of the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a Fusion Innovation Initiative, under which the Office shall issue a competitive, merit-reviewed funding opportunity announcement to solicit proposals for engineering designs for innovative fusion energy systems, ... | Fusion Innovation Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Small Business Cyber
Security Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. ROLE OF SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS IN CYBER SECURITY
AND PREPAREDNESS.
Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648) is amended--
(1) in subsection ... | Improving Small Business Cyber Security Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make grants to small business development centers (SBDCs) in furtherance of a Small Business Development Center Cyber Strategy to be developed by the SBA and the D... | Improving Small Business Cyber Security Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Maximizing Efficiency and Improving
Access to Providers at the Department of Veterans Affairs Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON INCREASING THE USE OF MEDICAL SCRIBES TO
MAXIMIZE THE EFFICIENCY OF PHYSICIANS AT MEDICAL
FAC... | Maximizing Efficiency and Improving Access to Providers at the Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out an 18-month pilot program to increase the use of medical scribes to maximize the efficiency of physicians at VA medical facilities. A "medical ... | Maximizing Efficiency and Improving Access to Providers at the Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Belarus Arms Transfers
Accountability Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Congressional Research Service has estimated that
Belarus exported arms officially valued at $1,000,000,000
betwee... | Belarus Arms Transfers Accountability Act of 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Secretary of State should consider reports of arms sales by Belarus to state sponsors of terrorism and states that do not cooperate with the United States in its anti-terrorism efforts, as well as any information gathered ... | To direct the Secretary of State to submit to Congress an annual report on exports of weapons and related services by the Government of Belarus and Belarusian enterprises and related matters. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthen Families, Strengthen
Education Act''.
SEC. 2. PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT LEAVE FOR PRIVATE EMPLOYEES.
(a) Leave Requirement.--Section 102(a) of the Family and Medical
Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)) is amended by adding at the end
the follo... | Strengthen Families, Strengthen Education Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow employees covered by such Act to take up to four hours during any 30-day period, and up to 24 hours during any 12-month period, of parental involvement leave to participate in or attend academic, school-sponsored ac... | Strengthen Families, Strengthen Education Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor
Program Moratorium Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE RECOVERY AUDIT CONTRACTOR PROGRAM MORATORIUM.
(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (c), the
Secretary of Health and Human Services--
(1) shal... | Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to effect a one-year moratorium on the Medicare recovery audit contractor program, under which the Secretary contracts with recovery audit contractors to identify underpayments and overpayments, and re... | To impose a moratorium on the use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Deferred Benefits Adjustment Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. INDEXATION OF DEFERRED ANNUITIES.
(a) Amendments to Subchapter III of Chapter 83.--Section 8338 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (d) by striking ``(d) An'' an... | Deferred Benefits Adjustment Act of 2013 - Amends federal civil service law to provide for the indexation of deferred annuities, including survivor annuities, under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) and for individuals becoming subject to FERS by election.Ter... | Deferred Benefits Adjustment Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Justice Access and
Implementation Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) Definition of Environmental Justice.--For purposes of carrying
out this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) The term ``environmental justice... | Environmental Justice Access and Implementation Act of 2007 - Requires specified federal agencies to establish an Office of Environmental Justice pursuant to Executive Order 12898 (concerning federal actions to address environmental justice in minority and low-income populations).
Defines "environmental justice" as th... | To direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Home Health Fair Payment
Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. REVISION OF PER BENEFICIARY LIMITS AND PER VISIT PAYMENT LIMITS
FOR PAYMENT FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES UNDER THE MEDICARE
PROGRAM.
(a) Revision of Per Beneficiary Limit... | Medicare Home Health Fair Payment Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to the computation formula of the interim system of limited payments for services provided by home health agencies, as amended by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, in order to: (1) create a new formula... | Medicare Home Health Fair Payment Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. UNITED STATES PENSION PLANS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States and the international community face
no greater threat to their security than the prospect of rogue
regimes who support international terrorism obtaining weapons
of mass... | Directs the President to publish in the Federal Register a list of all U.S. and foreign entities that have invested more than $20 million in Iran's energy sector (including an itemization of individual investments of such entities) between August 5, 1996, and the date of such publication.
Requires managers of federal... | To require divestiture of current investments in Iran, to prohibit future investments in Iran, and to require disclosure to investors of information relating to such investments. |
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS FOR HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
(a) Increase in Monthly Limit.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (2) of section 223(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to monthly limitation)
is amended to read as follows:
``(2) Monthly limi... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow participants in high deductible health care insurance plans an increased tax deduction for contributions to a health savings account. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the contribution limits for health savings accounts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Clean and Safe Water Fund
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency has determined that more than 40 percent of the assessed
water of the Un... | National Clean and Safe Water Fund Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a National Clean and Sage Water Fund to carry out water quality projects.
Grants priority to projects located in a watershed in a State where there has been a violation of that Act or the Safe Drinking Water Ac... | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a National Clean and Sage Water Fund and to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to use amounts in the Fund to carry out projects to promote the recovery of waters of the United States from damage resulting from violation... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chinese Currency Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The economy and national security of the United States
are critically dependent upon a vibrant manufacturing base.
(2) The good ... | Chinese Currency Act of 2005 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 regarding countervailing duty investigations to revise the definition of countervailable subsidy to include exchange-rate manipulation.
Defines "exchange-rate manipulation" as protracted large-scale intervention by an authority to undervalue its currency i... | To clarify that exchange-rate manipulation by the People's Republic of China is actionable under the countervailing duty provisions and the product-specific safeguard mechanisms of the trade laws of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Savings for American Families'
Future Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF SAVER'S CREDIT.
(a) 50 Percent Credit for All Taxpayers: Expansion of Phaseout
Ranges.--Subsection (b) of section 25B of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended to read ... | Savings for American Families' Future Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the rate of the tax credit for retirement savings contributions; (2) make such credit refundable; and (3) direct the Secretary of the Treasury to pay matching credit amounts into taxpayer retirement accounts. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the availability of the saver's credit, to make the credit refundable, and to make Federal matching contributions into the retirement savings of the taxpayer. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Self-Sufficiency Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) A principal objective of programs under the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
(PRWORA) is to move economic... | Self-Sufficiency Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require State TANF plans to include a specification of the income needs of families adequate for attaining self-sufficiency.Requires the State to: (1) collect information on the monthly ... | To measure the self-sufficiency of families leaving State programs providing temporary assistance to needy families, and to provide an incentive for States to help move families toward self-sufficiency. |
SECTION 1. ONE-TIME DISTRIBUTION FROM RETIREMENT PLANS TO FUND HEALTH
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Section 402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to taxability of beneficiary of employees' trust) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(l) HSA Funding ... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of an employee covered under a high deductible health care plan a distribution from such employee's qualified retirement plan to fund a health savings account. Exempts such a distribution from the 10 percent penalty on early distributions from qualified ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit one-time, tax-free distributions from retirement plans to fund health savings accounts. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mobile Workforce State Income Tax
Fairness and Simplification Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON STATE AND LOCALITY WITHHOLDING AND TAXATION OF
EMPLOYEE INCOME.
(a) In General.--No part of the wages or other remuneration paid to
an em... | Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2007- Limits state or local taxation of the compensation of any employee who performs duties in more than one state or locality to: (1) the state or locality of the employee's residence; and (2) the state or locality in which the employee is physicall... | To limit the authority of States and localities to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States and localities. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Federal Government has owned Plum Island, New York,
since 1899.
(2) Since 1954, the Plum Island Animal Disease Center has
conducted unrivaled scientific research on a variety of
infectious animal-borne dis... | (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to assess the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) study of the options for the disposition of Plum Island, New York. (In 2005, DHS announced that the operations of the Plum Island Animal Disease Center will move from Plum Island, New York, to ... | To authorize the Comptroller General of the United States to assess a study on the alternatives for the disposition of Plum Island Animal Disease Center, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair And Immediate Release of
Generic Drugs Act'' or the ``FAIR Generics Act''.
SEC. 2. 180-DAY EXCLUSIVITY PERIOD AMENDMENTS REGARDING FIRST APPLICANT
STATUS.
(a) Amendments to Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.--
(1) In g... | Fair And Immediate Release of Generic Drugs Act or the FAIR Generics Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to disqualify from being a “first applicant” an applicant submitting an abbreviated new drug application (for a generic drug) to the Food and Drug Administration that ha... | FAIR Generics Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Espionage and Protection of
Proprietary Economic Information Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) sustaining a healthy and competitive national economy
is imperative to maint... | Economic Espionage and Protection of Proprietary Economic Information Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal criminal code to impose penalties upon individuals and corporations that engage in economic espionage to aid foreign nations' governments, corporations, institutions, or instrumentalities, including attempting, solici... | Economic Espionage and Protection of Proprietary Economic Information Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enhanced Security Clearance Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCING GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAMS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``covered individual'' means an individual who
has been determined eligible for ac... | Enhanced Security Clearance Act of 2014 - Requires the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to implement a plan to eliminate backlogs of overdue periodic reinvestigations of individuals eligible for access to classified information or eligible to hold a sensitive position. Sets forth time intervals within which per... | Enhanced Security Clearance Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Biofuels Security
Act of 2006''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--RENEWABLE FUELS
Sec. 101. Renewable ... | Biofuels Security Act of 2006 - Amends the Clean Air Act to replace provisions prescribing the volume of renewable fuel that gasoline sold in the United States must contain with provisions that require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine the applicable volume for 2010 and beyond.... | A bill to promote renewable fuel and energy security of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. DENIAL OF EPA BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN PERSONS.
(a) Ineligibility.--Any person who applies for an Environmental
Protection Agency benefit is ineligible from receiving the benefit if
the person has been--
(1) convicted of violating any Federal environmental law;
or
(2) foun... | Denies Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) benefits for ten years to any person: (1) convicted of violating a Federal environmental law; or (2) found to have held a beneficial business interest in a business concern required to be listed on a disclosure statement under this Act and convicted of violating a Federal e... | To disqualify any individual or business concern who violates a Federal environmental law, or who holds a beneficial business interest in a person who has violated such a law, from being eligible to receive certain benefits from the Environmental Protection Agency for a period of 10 years. |
SECTION 1. FEASIBILITY STUDY.
(a) Study.--Pursuant to Federal reclamation law (the Act of June 7,
1902, and all Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto), the
Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, is authorized to
conduct a feasibility study to determine the most feasible method of
meeti... | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a study to determine the most feasible method of meeting water supply and storage requirements within the area served by the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado.
Prohibits the Secretary from entering into any new contracts ... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to engage in a feasibility study relating to long term water needs for the area served by the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research
and Treatment Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Between 20,000 and 30,000 Americans are diagnosed each
year with myelodysplastic syndromes, aplastic anemia,
... | Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) develop a system to collect data on acquired bone marrow failure disea... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry, to authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Brigadier General Francis Marion
Memorial Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Brigadier General Francis Marion--
(A) was born in 1732 in St. John's Parish, Berkeley
County, South Ca... | Brigadier General Francis Marion Memorial Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Marion Park Project and Committee of the Palmetto Conservation Foundation to jointly establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to honor the service of Brigadier General Francis Marion to the United S... | A bill to authorize the Marion Park Project and Committee of the Palmetto Conservation Foundation to establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to honor Brigadier General Francis Marion. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``School Social Workers Improving
Student Success Act''.
SEC. 2. SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS GRANTS.
Subpart 2 of part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding after section 5421 (20
U.S.C. 7245) the following ne... | School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award renewable grants to high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) to retain or hire additional school social workers.
Permits grantees to use the funds to reimb... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a grant program to fund additional school social workers and retain school social workers already employed in high-need local educational agencies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Government Employee Accountability
Act''.
SEC. 2. SUSPENSION FOR 14 DAYS OR LESS FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE
EMPLOYEES.
Paragraph (1) of section 7501 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
``(1) `empl... | Government Employee Accountability Act - Sets forth guidelines for placing career employees of the Senior Executive Service (SES) on investigative leave. Defines "investigative leave" as a temporary absence without duty for disciplinary reasons, of a period not greater than 90 days. Authorizes a federal agency to: (1) ... | Government Employee Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Servicemembers' Electronic
Records' Viability Act'' or the ``E-SERV Act''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
INTERAGENCY PROGRAM OFFICE.
(a) Purpose of Office.--Section 1635(b)(2)(A) of the Wounded
War... | Ensuring Servicemembers' Electronic Records' Viability Act or the E-SERV Act - Amends the Wounded Warrior Act to make the interagency program office of the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) established by such Act the single: (1) point of accountability and authority (currently, ac... | To improve the electronic health information systems and capabilities of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mutual Holding Company Beneficial
Owners' Protection Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. APPROVAL OF STOCK BENEFIT PLANS BY SHAREHOLDERS OF SAVINGS
ASSOCIATIONS.
Section 10(o) of the Home Owners' Loan Act (U.S.C. 1467a(o)) is
amended--
(1... | Mutual Holding Company Beneficial Owners' Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Home Owners' Loan Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, and the Bank Holding Company Act to prohibit any savings association, savings and loan holding company, insured depository institution, or bank holding company that is a subsidiary of ... | To protect the rights of public shareholders of mutual holding companies by promoting fair corporate governance procedures when considering management or employee stock benefit plans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--In order to avoid or minimize the need for
involuntary separations due to a reduction in force, reorganization,
transfer of function, or other similar action, the head of an agency
may offer early retirement under this section to employees of such
agency--
(1)... | Authorizes the head of a Federal agency to offer early retirement to employees of such agency: (1) in any component thereof; (2) in any occupation; (3) in any geographic location; or (4) in any combination of the three.
Redetermines the reduction in retirement benefits for such employees caused by such early retireme... | To allow agencies to offer certain Federal employees an opportunity to take early retirement without having to remain subject to the otherwise applicable reduction, based on age, after attaining age 55. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Democracy for All Americans
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Despite Federal efforts to increase uniformity in
voting procedures for elections for Federal office, there
remains much variatio... | Secure Democracy for All Americans Act - Establishes the Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures to study and report to the President and Congress on all issues relating to voting procedures in Federal, State, and local elections. | To establish a commission to develop uniform standards which may be adopted by the States for the administration of elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``LESS Government Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; POLICY.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Nearly 100 major United States corporations, and many
government entities around the world, have reduced waste in
their op... | LESS Government Act - Requires the head of each federal agency to describe the implementation of continuous process improvement in the agency's periodic update on agency performance. Defines "continuous process improvement" as a management methodology (commonly referred to as lean six sigma) that combines tools to impr... | To require government-wide application of continuous process improvement methods to reduce waste and improve the effectiveness of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Authorization Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act, the term--
(1) ``Act of 1890'' means the Act entitled ``An Act to
increase the efficiency and reduce the... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: NOAA Atmospheric and Satellite Programs
Title II: NOAA Ocean and Coastal Programs
Title III: NOAA Marine Fishery Programs
Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1994 -
Title I: NOAA Atmospheric an... | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. LOSS OF PENSIONS ACCRUED DURING SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF CONGRESS
FOR ABUSING THE PUBLIC TRUST.
(a) Civil Service Retirement System.--Section 8332 of title 5,
United States Code, is a... | Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act of 2006 - Requires the Office of Personnel and Management (OPM) to prescribe regulations that prohibit eligibility in the governmental retirement system for a Member convicted of certain felony offenses in which: (1) every act or omission of such individual that is needed to satisfy... | To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny retirement benefits to any Member of Congress convicted of a criminal offense involving abuse of the public trust. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Consumer Access to
Generic Drugs Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE ACTS AND PRACTICES RELATED TO NEW DRUG
APPLICATIONS.
(a) Conduct Prohibited.--It shall be unlawful for any person to
directly or indirectly be a part... | Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2007 - Prohibits, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice and an unfair method of competition in or affecting interstate commerce, any person from being a party to any agreement resolving or settling a patent infringement claim in which: (1) an abbreviated new drug ... | To prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 1081 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the matter immediately following the colon, by
designating the first 5 undesignated paragraphs as pa... | Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prescribe penalties to be imposed against any person who, while engaged in the business of betting or wagering, knowingly uses a communication facility for the transmission or receipt in interstate or foreign commerce of bets or wagers, inf... | Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Panama-Pacific International
Exposition and Panama Canal Commemorative Coins Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition was a
world's fair held in San Francisco, C... | Panama-Pacific International Exposition and Panama Canal Commemorative Coins Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue, in commemoration of the centennial of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama Canal: (1) $5 octagonal gold coins, (2) $5 round gold coins, (3) $1 silver coins, a... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama Canal. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe
Rental Car Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Covered vehicle.--The term ``covered vehicle'' means a
motor vehicle that--
(A) is rated at 26,000 pounds gross ve... | Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2011 - Makes it unlawful for a rental company, unless the defect or noncompliance has already been remedied, to rent, lease, or sell a covered vehicle on or after the earlier of: (1) the receipt by the company of a Secretary of Transportation (DOT) ordered notificatio... | A bill to designate certain conduct by car and truck rental companies relating to motor vehicle safety defects and recalls as unfair and deceptive acts or practices to be regulated by the Federal Trade Commission, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Depleted Uranium
Munitions Study Act of 2003'' .
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Purposes.
Sec. 4. Study of h... | Depleted Uranium Munitions Study Act of 2003 - Requires the Director of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and the Director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct jointly and report to Congress on: (1) a comprehensive study of the health effects of exposure to depleted uranium mun... | To require certain studies regarding the health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions, to require the cleanup and mitigation of depleted uranium contamination at sites of depleted uranium munition use and production in the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trafficking Awareness Training for
Health Care Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICES.
(a) Grant for Development of Best Practices.--Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and
Human Service... | Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act of 2014 - Requires the Administrator of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to award one medical or nursing school a grant to develop best practices for health care professionals to recognize and respond appropriately to victims of severe forms of human traf... | Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Table of contents.
TITLE I--EFFECTIVE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY PROSECUTION ACT OF 2007
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Findings.
Sec. 103. Clarifying ban of child pornography.
TITLE II--ENHANCING THE EFFECTIVE PROSECUTION O... | Title I: Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007 - Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to expand the jurisdictional basis for prosecutions of sexual exploitation of children, selling or buying of children, or child pornography crimes to include activities t... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF RESIDENTIAL OR MOTOR VEHICLE LEASES.
Section 304 of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940
(50 U.S.C. App. 534) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 304. TERMINATION BY LESSEES OF RESIDENTIAL OR MOTOR VEHICLE
LEASES ENTERED INTO BEFORE MILITARY SERVICE OR BE... | Amends the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to allow a lessee to terminate a residential or motor vehicle lease which was entered into before military service or before receiving permanent change of station or deployment orders at any time after: (1) entry into military service; or (2) the date of the le... | To amend the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to provide protections to servicemembers who terminate motor vehicle or residential leases entered into before permanent change of station or deployment orders or motor vehicle leases entered into before military service. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hurricane Katrina Victims Emergency
Shelter Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF HUD INVENTORY PROPERTIES.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall make covered
properties avai... | Hurricane Katrina Victims Emergency Shelter Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make single family properties held by HUD pursuant to foreclosure under the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance program available to a person or family whose primary residence as... | To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make single family properties held by the Department pursuant to foreclosure under the FHA mortgage insurance program available for occupancy by families displaced by Hurricane Katrina. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Civilian Technology Corporation Act
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF CORPORATION.
(a) In General.--There shall be established a Civilian Technology
Corporation. The Corporation shall be operated for the purpose of
providing financial support for pr... | Civilian Technology Corporation Act of 1993 - Establishes the Civilian Technology Corporation to finance precommercial research and development technologies that are significant to the U.S. technology base.
Establishes in the Treasury the Civilian Technology Development Fund.
Directs the President, the Senate, and t... | Civilian Technology Corporation Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Evaluation Parity for
Servicemembers Act of 2014'' or the ``MEPS Act''.
SEC. 2. PRELIMINARY MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS BECOMING
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 31 of title 10, United States Cod... | Medical Evaluation Parity for Servicemembers Act of 2014 or the MEPS Act - Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to: (1) provide an individual with a mental health assessment before such individual enlists, or is commissioned as an officer, in the Armed Forces; and (2) use assessment results as a b... | MEPS Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tuberculosis Prevention and Control
Amendments of 1995''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAMS OF CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION.
(a) Provision of Services for Prevention, Control, and
Elimination.--
(1) In general.--Section 317E of the Public Heal... | Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Amendments of 1995 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for grants for the prevention, control, and elimination of tuberculosis. Includes services regarding incarceration in the purposes for which the grants may be expended. Increases the amount authori... | Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Amendments of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Tribal Surface Transportation
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO INDIAN TRIBES.
(a) Obligation Limitation.--Section 1102(c)(1) of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 104 note) is
amended--
(1) by... | Indian Tribal Surface Transportation Act of 2001 - Amends the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from distributing the obligation authority for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for FY 2002 and 2003 with respect to amounts autho... | A bill to amend the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to make certain amendments with respect to Indian tribes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lance Corporal Josef Lopez Fairness
for Servicemembers Harmed by Vaccines Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. TRAUMATIC SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR
ADVERSE REACTIONS TO VACCINATIONS ADMINISTERED BY
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE... | Lance Corporal Josef Lopez Fairness for Servicemembers Harmed by Vaccines Act of 2009 - Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) from excluding from coverage under traumatic injury provisions with respect to the Servicemember's Group life Insurance program a member suffering a qualifying loss resulting from an ... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide coverage under Traumatic Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance for adverse reactions to vaccinations administered by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Soldiers Accountability Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE RECRUITMENT AND USE OF CHILD SOLDIERS.
(a) Crime for Recruiting or Using Child Soldiers.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 118 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by ... | Child Soldiers Accountability Act of 2008- Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or 20-year prison term for knowingly recruiting, enlisting, or conscripting a person under 15 years of age into an armed force or group (other than a group assembled solely for nonviolent political association) or using suc... | A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Guardsmen and Reservists Financial
Relief Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. PENALTY-FREE WITHDRAWALS FROM RETIREMENT PLANS FOR INDIVIDUALS
CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY FOR AT LEAST 179 DAYS.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 72(t) of the Internal
... | Guardsmen and Reservists Financial Relief Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the ten percent penalty on early distributions from tax-exempt retirement plans, withdrawals made by military reservists or national guardsmen called to active duty for a period in excess of 179 days or for an indefi... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans during the period that a military reservist or national guardsman is called to active duty for an extended period, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CERTAIN ENTRIES OF EDUCATIONAL TOYS ENTERED IN JULY 17
THROUGH OCTOBER 30, 2004.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, upon proper
request filed with the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection within
180 ... | Directs the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to liquidate or reliquidate certain entries of educational toys and refund any amounts owed. | A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of educational toys entered in July 17 through October 30, 2004. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Project SeaHawk Implementation Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADDITIONAL INTERAGENCY OPERATIONAL CENTERS FOR
PORT SECURITY.
(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Homela... | Project SeaHawk Implementation Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Commandant of the Coast Guard, to establish or designate an interagency operational center for maritime and port security in each region designated by the Commandant as a Coast Guard sector. Declares that the pur... | A bill to improve maritime and cargo security and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Defense Civilian
Workforce Realignment Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR VOLUNTARY SEPARATIONS IN REDUCTIONS
IN FORCE.
Section 3502(f)(5) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``September 30... | (Sec. 3) Amends Federal provisions concerning the use of voluntary separation incentive pay and voluntary early retirement authority to: (1) extend the voluntary separation pay authority through FY 2005; (2) add as a purpose of the voluntary separation incentive program the restructuring of the defense workforce for va... | Department of Defense Civilian Workforce Realignment Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``ERISA Child Abuse Accountability Act
of 1995''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME
SECURITY ACT OF 1974.
(a) Creation or Assignment of Rights to Benefits Under Qualified
Child Abuse Orders.--Section 206(d)(3)... | ERISA Child Abuse Accountability Act of 1995 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to allow the creation or assignment of rights to employee pension benefits, under a qualified child abuse order, if this is necessary to satisfy a judgment against an employee ... | ERISA Child Abuse Accountability Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Increasing Education Opportunities
for Nurses and Nurse Faculty Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) In recent years, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) has
described the American health care system in... | Increasing Education Opportunities for Nurses and Nurse Faculty Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award grants to nursing schools to enhance their capacity to accommodate additional students in: (1) Registered Nurse (RN) associate or baccalaureate degree progr... | To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to create a capitation grant program to increase the number of nurses and graduate educated nurse faculty to meet the future need for qualified nurses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Extension of exclusivity period.
Sec. 4. Priority review.
Sec. 5. Fa... | Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to: (1) extend for five years the exclusivity period for the first licensure of a qualified infectious disease product; (2) grant priority review to an application for approval or licensure of a qualified infectious disea... | To provide incentives for the development of qualified infectious disease products. |
SECTION 1. LIFETIME SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter F of Chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to exempt organizations) is amended by adding at
the end the following new part:
``PART IX--LIFETIME SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
``SEC. 530A. LIFETIME SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
``... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to create a tax-exempt trust to be known as a "Lifetime Savings Account" for the benefit of an individual taxpayer or his beneficiaries. Allows an individual taxpayer to make cash contributions up to $5,000 each year to such trusts. Prohibits: (1) investment of trust assets in life insu... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create Lifetime Savings Accounts. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Office of Planning for Future
Intercity Transportation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) High-speed passenger rail technology, while not new in
Europe and Asia, is a new transportation technology in the
... | Office of Planning for Future Intercity Transportation Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish within the Office of the Secretary the Office of Planning for Future Intercity Transportation (Office), headed by the Assistant Secretary for Intercity Transportation Planning. Requires the Office to... | Office of Planning for Future Intercity Transportation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring Overtime Pay for Working
Americans Act''.
SEC. 2. SALARY THRESHOLDS, HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES, AND PRIMARY
DUTIES.
(a) Salary Thresholds for Executive, Administrative, and
Professional Employees.--Section 13 of the Fair Lab... | Restoring Overtime Pay for Working Americans Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to establish salary thresholds for the exemption of executive, administrative, and professional employees from federal minimum wage and maximum hour requirements (allowing these individuals to receive overtime pay.) Es... | Restoring Overtime Pay for Working Americans Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Benefits Protection
and Restoration Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Initial Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Over the last 5 decades, billions of dollars in social
security taxes hav... | Social Security Benefits Protection and Restoration Act of 1997 - Directs the Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) study jointly and report to the Congress on the inability of the Social Security Administration to provide American workers with their full social security benefits be... | Social Security Benefits Protection and Restoration Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alien Tort Statute Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. SUITS BY ALIENS.
Section 1350 of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:
``Sec. 1350. Alien's action for tort
``(a) Jurisdiction of District Courts.--The district courts shall
have origi... | Alien Tort Statute Reform Act - Amends the federal judicial code to revise the alien tort (injury) statute. Grants exclusive, as well as original, jurisdiction to U.S. district courts over tort claims brought by aliens against U.S. individuals and business entities (e.g., corporations and partnerships). Specifies the t... | A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify jurisdiction of Federal Courts over a tort action brought by an alien, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Caribbean Coral Reef Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It shall be the policy of the United States to--
(1) undertake the necessary measures to deny the Government
of Cuba, the Cuban Communist Party, or any agent or
... | Caribbean Coral Reef Protection Act -States that it shall be U.S. policy to: (1) undertake measures to deny the government of Cuba, the Cuban Communist Party, or any of their instrumentalities the financial resources to engage in activities that threaten U.S. national security and other interests, threaten Cuba's envir... | To protect the environmental integrity of coral reefs and other coastal marine resources from exploration, development, and production activities for petroleum resources located in a maritime exclusive economic zone of the United States that is contiguous to a foreign exclusive economic zone. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Charitable IRA Rollover Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. TAX-FREE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS FOR
CHARITABLE PURPOSES.
(a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 408 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to individua... | Charitable IRA Rollover Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from inclusion as income individual retirement account (IRA) distributions used for qualified charitable purposes. Sets forth related rules for charitable remainder trusts, pooled income funds, and charitable gift annuities. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive the income inclusion on a distribution from an individual retirement account to the extent that the distribution is contributed for charitable purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Next Generation Technology
Innovation Awards Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. NEXT-GENERATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AWARDS FOR SCHOOLS.
(a) In General.--Part B of title III of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6891 et seq.) is amended... | Authorizes the Secretary of Education, through the Office of Educational Technology, to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements on a competitive basis to eligible applicants, which are consortia that include: (1) at least one State educational agency or local educational agency; and (2) at least one institut... | Next Generation Technology Innovation Awards Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Targeted Use of Sanctions for
Killing Elephants in Their Range Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) poaching of African elephants has increased
dramatically since 2006, and has re... | Targeted Use of Sanctions for Killing Elephants in Their Range Act of 2014 - Amends the African Elephant Conservation Act to make it a policy to prevent additional African elephant ivory from entering global commerce, and to reduce demand for ivory that is driving elephant poaching by limiting natural resources-related... | Targeted Use of Sanctions for Killing Elephants in Their Range Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Tax Ban Extension and
Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. 2-YEAR EXTENSION OF MORATORIUM.
Section 1101(a) of the Internet Tax Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151
note) is amended--
(1) by striking ``2003--'' and inserting ``2005:'';
(2) ... | Internet Tax Ban Extension and Improvement Act - Amends the Internet Tax Freedom Act to extend the ban on State taxation of Internet access and on multiple or discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce until November 1, 2005.
Makes such tax ban inapplicable to a tax on Internet access that was generally imposed and e... | A bill to revive and extend the Internet Tax Freedom Act for 2 years, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``USA PATRIOT Reauthorization Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. USA PATRIOT IMPROVEMENT AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT SUNSET
PROVISIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 102(b)(1) of the USA PATRIOT Improvement
and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-177; ... | USA PATRIOT Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Amends the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 to extend until December 31, 2013, provisions: (1) granting roving electronic surveillance authority; and (2) authorizing the production of tangible things (including books, records, papers, and documents) for f... | A bill to safeguard intelligence collection and enact a fair and responsible reauthorization of the 3 expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvements and Reauthorization Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Obesity Prevention Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL TASK FORCE ON OBESITY; ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON OBESITY.
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 399S. ... | National Obesity Prevention Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Office of the National Coordinator of Obesity Initiatives. Requires the National Coordinator to implement and coordinate a national strategy to eliminate the occurrence of obesity in the United States.
Requires the Secretar... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide coordinated leadership in Federal efforts to prevent and reduce obesity and to promote sound health and nutrition among Americans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SITING OF INTERSTATE ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACILITIES.
Section 216 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824p) is amended to
read as follows:
``SEC. 216. SITING OF INTERSTATE ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACILITIES.
``(a) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States that the
national interstate transmi... | This bill amends the Federal Power Act to declare U.S. policy regarding the national interstate electricity transmission system, and to ensure that high-priority regional transmission (HPRT) projects are in the public interest. The bill prohibits a project developer from seeking a certificate for construction without f... | A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the siting of interstate electric transmission facilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Insurance
Tax Cut of 2001''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other prov... | Economic Insurance Tax Cut of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to add a 10-percent income tax rate bracket. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a 10-percent income tax rate bracket, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Americans Giving Care to Elders
(AGE) Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR ELDERCARE EXPENSES.
(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... | Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow caregivers a tax credit for up to $6,000 of the eldercare expenses incurred for their parents (or ancestors of such parents). Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to: (1) increase and extend funding for the National Family C... | Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veteran-Centered
Access to Coordinated Health Care Act of 2014''.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) veterans who are authorized by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to ... | Veteran-Centered Access to Coordinated Health Care Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide certain enrolled veterans with health services (authorized hospital care or medical, rehabilitative, or preventive health services) that are provided by a non-VA provider with whom the Secretary en... | Veteran-Centered Access to Coordinated Health Care Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe
Rental Car Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS TO CAR RENTAL
COMPANIES.
(a) Covered Rental Vehicle and Rental Company Defined.--Section
30102(a) of title 49, United State... | Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2012 - Requires a rental company that receives a Secretary of Transportation (DOT) ordered notification from the manufacturer of a covered rental vehicle of equipment defect, or noncompliance with federal motor vehicle safety standards, during the vehicle rental perio... | A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit rental of motor vehicles under a safety recall because of a defect related to motor vehicle safety or noncompliance with an applicable motor vehicle safety standard until the defect or noncompliance is remedied, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Work and Family Integration Act''.
SEC. 2. FLEXIBLE AND COMPRESSED SCHEDULES AND REHIRING PREFERENCE.
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is amended by inserting after
section 13 (29 U.S.C. 213) the following new sections:
``SEC. 13A. FLEXIBLE AND COM... | Work and Family Integration Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to revise the 40-hour maximum workweek provision to allow employees to work flexible work schedules of 160 hours in any combination over a four-week period before employers would have to pay overtime compensation. Allows employees to request... | Work and Family Integration Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Closing Regulatory Loopholes Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS.
(a) Definitions.--Chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking section 804 and inserting the following:
``Sec. 804. Definitions
... | Closing Regulatory Loopholes Act of 2011 - Requires federal agency guidance documents and major guidance documents to be submitted for congressional review prior to implementation. Defines: (1) "guidance document" as an agency statement of general applicability and future effect that sets forth a policy on a statutory... | A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 15, United States Code, to provide for congressional review of agency guidance documents. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Truck Fuel Savings
Demonstration Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) diesel fuel prices have increased more than 50 percent
during the 1-year period between May 2007 and May 2008;
(2) la... | Commercial Truck Fuel Savings Demonstration Act of 2008 - Prohibits any reduction of an apportionment of federal-aid highway funds to a state that allows the operation of certain commercial truck vehicles weighing over 80,000 pounds on Interstate System highways in the state when the weighted average retail price of re... | A bill to permit commercial trucks to use certain highways of the Interstate System to provide significant savings in the transportation of goods throughout the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Human-Powered Travel in Wilderness
Areas Act''.
SEC. 2. RETURNING HUMAN-POWERED TRAVEL TO WILDERNESS AREAS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Local official.--The term ``local official'' means the
officer or employee who is the... | Human-Powered Travel in Wilderness Areas Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (with respect to National Forest System land) and the Department of the Interior (with respect to public land) to authorize relevant local officials to determine all permissible forms of recreational use by nonmotorized transp... | Human-Powered Travel in Wilderness Areas Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Voluntary and Material
Assistance Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that a program to dispose of United States
donated nonlethal personal property to foreign countries--
(1) would benefit the conduct of forei... | United States Voluntary and Material Assistance Act of 1996 - Establishes the United States Voluntary and Material Assistance Program for the disposition of donated private sector and U.S. Government nonlethal personal property needed by eligible foreign countries.
Authorizes the President, under the Program, to: (1)... | United States Voluntary and Material Assistance Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Municipal Waste Flow Control
Transition Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
CONTROL OVER MOVEMENT OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AND
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS.
Subtitle D of the Solid Waste... | Municipal Waste Flow Control Transition Act of 1995 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize States and political subdivisions to exercise flow control authority for municipal solid waste, and recyclable materials voluntarily relinquished by the owner or generator, generated in their jurisdictions directing s... | Municipal Waste Flow Control Transition Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Minority Entrepreneurship
Development Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) in 2005, the African American unemployment rate was 9.5
percent and the Hispanic American unemployment rate was 6
percent, wel... | Minority Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2006 - Amends the Small Business Act to establish within the Small Business Administration (SBA) an Office of Minority Small Business Development to, among other things, formulate, execute, and promote SBA policies and programs that provide assistance to small businesses own... | A bill to foster development of minority-owned small businesses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Farm to School Improvements Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAM.
(a) Amendment.--The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act
(42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 19, the
following:
``SEC. 19A. FARM TO SCHOOL P... | Farm to School Improvements Act of 2010 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide competitive matching grants to schools, nonprofit organizations, and other able entities for farm to school programs that improve the access of school lunch and breakfast p... | To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to award grants to eligible entities for farm to school programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Humane Care for Primates Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Nonhuman primates, such as chimpanzees, gorillas,
orangutans, macaques, and numerous other species, often face
abusive and crue... | Humane Care for Primates Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to promulgate a final rule revising federal regulations regarding the importation of nonhuman primates (i.e. chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, macaques, and numerous other species) to expand the categories of uses for which... | Humane Care for Primates Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``527 Reform Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF SECTION 527 ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Definition of Political Committee.--Section 301(4) of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(4)) is amended by
striking the period at the end of subparagraph... | 527 Reform Act of 2006 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to subject to its requirements as a political committee any applicable 527 organization.
Excludes from the meaning of 527 organization for these purposes any committee, club, association, or other group of persons organized to influence: (1) the... | A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must register as political committees, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ESTATE AND GIFT TAX RATES REDUCED TO 30 PERCENT.
(a) Estate Tax.--
(1) In general.--Section 2001 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to estate tax) is amended by striking
subsections (b) and (c) and by inserting after subsection (a)
the following new sub... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reduce estate and gift tax rates to 30 percent; (2) increase the exclusion equivalent of the unified credit to $10 million; and (3) increase the annual gift tax exclusion to $50,000. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce estate and gift tax rates to 30 percent, to increase the exclusion equivalent of the unified credit to $10,000,000, and to increase the annual gift tax exclusion to $50,000. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Bonuses for Terrorists Act''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY AND THE
PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION.
Chapter 1 of part III of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2351 et seq.) is amended by ... | No Bonuses for Terrorists Act This bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit the provision of assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) until the Department of State has certified that the PA and the PLO have ceased paying financial compensation or a... | No Bonuses for Terrorists Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Heritage Conservation Act''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL LIMITATION FOR CERTAIN CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF
ELIGIBLE FARMERS AND RANCHERS.
(a) In General.--Section 170(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to percentage limitatio... | Rural Heritage Conservation Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to farm and ranch land, to: (1) establish special rules for the charitable contribution of such land; (2) treat a farmer or rancher, for purposes of the charitable contribution limit, as an individual with respect to any such contribution;... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the charitable deduction for conservation contributions of land by eligible farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CAPITAL GAIN TREATMENT OF GAIN FROM CONSTRUCTIVE OWNERSHIP
TRANSACTIONS.
(a) In General.--Part IV of subchapter P of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special rules for
determining capital gains and losses) is amended by inserting after
section 1259 the follow... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat a gain as a short-term capital gain to the extent such gain exceeds the net underlying long-term capital gain where the taxpayer has gain from a constructive ownership transaction with respect to any financial position and such gain otherwise would be treated as a long-term cap... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the conversion of ordinary income or short-term capital gain into income eligible for the long-term capital gain rates, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO VIOLATIONS OF RELIGIOUS
FREEDOM.
Section 401(b)(2) of the International Religious Freedom Act of
1998 (22 U.S.C. 6441(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
``(2) Deadline for actions.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provi... | Amends the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to revise presidential requirements, including reporting requirements, with respect to the designation of a country as a country of particular concern for religious freedom. | A bill to amend the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to support religious freedom in foreign countries. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive National Mercury
Monitoring Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) mercury is a potent neurotoxin of significant
ecological and public health concern;
(2) exposure to mercury occurs largely by c... | Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a national-scale mercury monitoring program. Requires such program to monitor: (1) long-term changes in mercury levels in the air and watersheds; (2) mercury levels in water and soil chemi... | A bill to provide for the establishment of a national mercury monitoring program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patient Safety and Quality
Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In 1999, the Institute of Medicine released a report
entitled To Err is Human that described medi... | Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to make patient safety data privileged and confidential. Excludes such data from subpoena, discovery, disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), evidentiary use, or any credentialing or licensing situation. Permits disclosure... | A bill to amend title IX of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the improvement of patient safety and to reduce the incidence of events that adversely effect patient safety. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Three Kids Mine Remediation and
Reclamation Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the
approximately 948 acres of Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of
Land Management land... | Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Henderson Redevelopment Agency of the city of Henderson, Nevada, the Three Kids Mine Project Site for the environmental remediation and reclamation of the Site.
Requires Henderson Redevelopment Agency to pay the fa... | A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in Clark County, Nevada, for the environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act
of 1998''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF EARNINGS TEST FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ATTAINED
RETIREMENT AGE.
Section 203 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 403) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(1... | Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act of 1998 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to repeal the limitation on the amount of outside income which beneficiaries who have attained retirement age may earn (earnings test) without incurring a reduction in benefits... | Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Deepwater Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF ACQUISITION UNDER THE DEEPWATER PROGRAM OF THE
COAST GUARD.
(a) Competition Requirements for Future Acquisitions.--
(1) Requirement.--The Secretary of Homeland Security sha... | Deepwater Accountability Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, after reaching the end of the period of performance currently under contract with Integrated Coast Guard Systems (ICGS) under the Deepwater program of the Coast Guard, to acquire all assets under that contract through new competitive contracts, ... | A bill to improve acquisition under the Deepwater program of the Coast Guard, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pre-College Engineering Education
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to studies by the National Academy of
Engineering, there is a widespread interest in improving
science, tec... | Pre-College Engineering Education Act This bill establishes a grant program to encourage, through public-private partnerships, the development and implementation by states and local educational agencies of sustainable engineering education programs in elementary and secondary schools. The National Scienc... | Pre-College Engineering Education Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Appalachian
Regional Development Act Amendments of 1997''.
(b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever
in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a
section or other provision, th... | Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 1997 - Amends the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 to repeal a requirement that public investments made in the Appalachian region under the Act be concentrated in areas with a significant potential for future growth and where the expected return on public d... | Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Gasoline Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) according to the National Air Quality and Emissions
Trends Report of the Environmental Protection Agency, dated
1996, motor vehicles account for a maj... | Clean Gasoline Act of 1998 - Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the manufacture, sale, supply, dispensation, transport, or introduction into commerce of motor vehicle gasoline that contains a concentration of sulfur exceeding 40 parts per million per gallon of gasoline.
Provides that a person shall not be in violati... | Clean Gasoline Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Prison Conditions
Improvement Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Millions of incarcerated people in the world suffer
inhumane conditions in prisons and other detention facilities
... | Foreign Prison Conditions Improvement Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of State to annually report to Congress describing prison and detention facility conditions in countries receiving U.S. assistance, including a list of countries whose governments do not meet minimum prison and detention facility standards but ar... | To authorize appropriations of United States assistance to help eliminate conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet minimum humane standards of health, sanitation, and safety, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in
Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Affordable, comprehensive health insurance that
includes coverage for a full range of pre... | Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017 This bill requires the federal government: (1) to ensure coverage for abortion care in public health insurance programs including Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); (2) as an employer or health plan spons... | Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Ownership Must Expand for
Teachers and Public Safety Officers Act''.
SEC. 2. DISCOUNT AND DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR PURCHASE OF HOMES IN
REVITALIZATION AREAS BY TEACHERS AND PUBLIC SAFETY
OFFICERS.
(a) In General.--Se... | Home Ownership Must Expand for Teachers and Public Safety Officers Act - Amends the National Housing Act to provide purchase discount and downpayment assistance for qualifying elementary and secondary school teachers and public safety officers to buy Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-owned single family... | To make single family properties owned by the Department of Housing and Urban Development available at a discount to elementary and secondary school teachers and public safety officers, and for other purposes. |
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