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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Funding for Sanctuary Campuses
Act''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF SANCTUARY CAMPUSES.
(a) In General.--Part G of title IV of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 493E. TREATMENT O... | No Funding for Sanctuary Campuses Act This bill amends title IV (Student Aid) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make an institution of higher education (IHE) that is a sanctuary campus ineligible for funds under title IV. It defines the term "sanctuary campus." The Department of Homeland Security must... | No Funding for Sanctuary Campuses Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FHA Bailout Protection Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. TAXPAYER PROTECTION AT THE FHA.
(a) Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund.--Section 205 of the National
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1711) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(g) Taxpayer Protection.--... | FHA Bailout Protection Act of 2011 - Amends the National Housing Act (NHA) to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to take action to ensure that the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund attains and maintains a capital ratio of at least 2%. Includes among such actions: (1) increasing mortgage insurance ... | A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from providing extra support to the Federal Housing Administration. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et
seq.)--
(A) was passed directly in response to the Exxon
... | Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to establish the Oil Spill Recovery Fund for payment of covered removal costs and damages described in the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 that are associated with a discharge, or substantial threat of discharge, of oil.
Prohibits ... | A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit a person from entering into any Federal oil or gas lease or contract unless the person pays into an Oil Spill Recovery Fund, or posts a bond, in an amount equal to the total of the outstanding liability of the person and any removal costs incurred by, or... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Quality Child Care Loan Forgiveness
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) New scientific research shows that the electrical
activity of brain cells actually changes the physical structure
of th... | Quality Child Care Loan Forgiveness Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to carry out a demonstration program of student loan forgiveness for individuals who earn a degree in early childhood education and obtain full-time employment in the early child care profession.
R... | Quality Child Care Loan Forgiveness Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chlorine Zero Discharge Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. ZERO DISCHARGE OF TOXIC PERSISTENT AND BIOACCUMULATIVE
SUBSTANCES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) substances that persist and/or bioaccumulate in the
enviro... | Chlorine Zero Discharge Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require pulp and paper manufacturing facilities to achieve zero discharge into water of organochlorine compounds, byproducts, or metabolites formulated as a result of the use of chlorine or any other chlorinated oxidizing agent in t... | Chlorine Zero Discharge Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``The Retirement Health Savings Act of
2015''.
SECTION 2. ROLLOVERS FROM RETIREMENT PLANS TO HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section
139E ... | Retirement Health Savings Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income, for income tax purposes, distributions from certain tax-exempt retirement plans to a heath savings account in which an individual who is covered by a high deductible health care plan is participating (qualifie... | Retirement Health Savings Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Student Responsibility
Act''.
SEC. 2. FOREIGN STATE ASSISTANCE IN ENSURING THAT PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS
ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ADMISSION INTO UNITED STATES.
(a) In General.--Upon receiving an application from a citizen or
national o... | International Student Responsibility Act - Provides for: (1) foreign country assistance in ensuring that prospective foreign students are eligible for U.S. admission; and (2) U.S. entry prohibition of foreign students from a country that fails to provide such assistance, or from a country from which a substantial numbe... | To ensure that aliens studying in the United States comply with the terms and conditions applicable to such study, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Working Families Tax Relief Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. STRENGTHENING THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.
(a) Increased Credit for Individuals With No Qualifying Children.--
(1) In general.--The table in subparagraph (A) of section
32(b)(2) of... | Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the earned income tax credit, to: (1) increase the credit and reduce the phaseout percentage for taxpayers with no qualifying children, (2) reduce from 25 to 21 the qualifying age for individuals with no children, (3) r... | Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Pay Act of
2009''.
(b) Reference.--Except as provided in section 8, 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 shall be
consider... | Fair Pay Act of 2009 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin. (Allows payment of different wages under seniority systems, merit systems, systems that measure earnings by quantity or quality of production, or differentia... | To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) Ukraine has adopted administrative procedures that
accord its citizens the right to emigrate, travel freely, and
to return to their country without restriction, and has been
found to be in full compliance with the freedom of ... | Authorizes the President to extend unconditional and permanent nondiscriminatory (permanent normal trade relations) treatment to the products of the Ukraine.
Declares congressional findings that the 1992 trade agreement between the United States and Ukraine remains in force between the two countries and provides the U... | 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 ``Phone Scam Prevention Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``Commission'' means the Federal
Communications Commission; and
(2) the term ``voice service'' means any service that
furnishes... | Phone Scam Prevention Act of 2015 Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to publish on its website a report that identifies existing technologies that consumers can use to protect against misleading or inaccurate caller identification information. Requires the FCC, within one year after enactment of this ... | Phone Scam Prevention Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Put America to Work Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO STATES, UNITS OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND INDIAN
TRIBES.
(a) Establishment.--Subject to the availability of appropriations
for such purpose, the Secretary of Labor shall make grant... | Put America to Work Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to make grants to states, local government units, and Indian tribes to create employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents of distressed communities.
Specifies grant uses, including funding of fast-track jobs for: (1) painting and ... | To direct the Secretary of Labor to make grants to States, units of general local government, and Indian tribes for the purpose of creating employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents in distressed communities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Disability Benefit Fairness Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF 5-MONTH WAITING PERIOD FOR BENEFITS BASED ON
DISABILITY.
(a) Disability Insurance Benefits.--
(1) In general.--The first sentence of section 223(a)(1) of
... | Disability Benefit Fairness Act of 2004 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to eliminate: (1) the five-month waiting period for an individual (including a disabled widow or widower) to be eligible for benefits based on disability; and (2) eliminate an... | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 5-month waiting period for entitlement to disability benefits and to eliminate reconsideration as an intervening step between initial benefit entitlement decisions and subsequent hearings on the record on such decisions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Medicaid Provides
Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources, and Care Act'' or the
``EMPOWER Care Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF DEMONSTRATION.
(a) Funding.--Section 6071(h) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
(42 U.S.C. 1396a note) is ame... | Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources, and Care Act or the EMPOWER Care Act This bill amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to extend funding through FY2022 for the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and to otherwise revise the program. ... | Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources, and Care Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Creating Transparency to Have Drug
Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF DRUG DISCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Section 1150A of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1320b-23) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c), in t... | Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2017 This bill amends title XI (General Provisions) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to require the public disclosure of certain information provided to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM)&... | Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. INCREASED FREQUENCY OF DISCLOSURE BY POLITICAL
ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 527(j) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to required disclosure) is amended to
read as follows:
``(2) Required disclosures.--
``(A) In gen... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise disclosure requirements for tax-exempt political organizations. Requires such an organization to make monthly reports in any election year in which it accepts contributions or makes expenditures of $25,000 or more. Requires quarterly reports for organizations with less than $2... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the frequency of disclosure of information by political organizations and to improve the linkage between databases for public disclosure of election-related information maintained by the Department of the Treasury and the Federal Election Commission. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The insurgency in Iraq has been fueled by the United
States occupation and the prospect of a long-term presence as
indicated by the building of permanent United States military
bases.
(2) A United States decla... | Requires that all U.S. Armed Forces be completely withdrawn from Iraq and returned to the United States or redeployed outside of the Middle East within three months of enactment of this Act.
Prohibits fund use under any provision of law to deploy or continue to deploy members or units of the U.S. Armed Forces to Iraq ... | To end the United States occupation of Iraq immediately. |
SECTION 1. NONIMMIGRANT ALIEN STATUS FOR CERTAIN OLDER ALIENS.
(a) Definitions.--Section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) is amended
(1) in subparagraph (R), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (S), by striking the period at the end
... | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize four-year nonimmigrant visitor visas for an alien who: (1) is at least 55 years old; (2) is a citizen of Canada or a citizen of certain (visa) pilot program countries; (3) owns, or whose spouse owns, a U.S. residence; and (4) has health coverage. Prohibits such ... | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit certain aliens who are at least 55 years of age to obtain a 4-year nonimmigrant visitor's visa. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home and Farm Wind Energy Systems
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR WIND ENERGY PROPERTY INSTALLED IN RESIDENCES AND
BUSINESSES.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is a... | Home and Farm Wind Energy Systems Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a limited credit for amounts paid for qualified wind energy property from which at least 50 percent of the energy produced is consumed on site. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide credits for individuals and businesses for the installations of certain wind energy property. |
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS.
(a) Chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after section 1718 the following new section:
``Sec. 1718A. Nonprofit corporations
``(a) The Secretary may authorize the establishment at any Veterans
Health Administration facili... | Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish at any Veterans Health Administration facility a nonprofit corporation to: (1) arrange for therapeutic work for patients of such facility or other Department of Veterans Affairs facilities; and (2) provide a funding mechanism to achieve such purposes. Requires ... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide continuity of care in the rehabilitation of chronically mentally ill veterans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Supervisor Training Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. MANDATORY TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR SUPERVISORS.
(a) In General.--Section 4121 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by inserting before ``In consultation with'' the
followi... | Federal Supervisor Training Act of 2006 - Revises provisions relating to specific training programs for managers of federal agencies. Specifies that the head of each federal agency shall establish: (1) a program to provide training to supervisors on prohibited personnel practices; and (2) a program under which experien... | A bill to amend chapter 41 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the establishment and authorization of funding for certain training programs for supervisors of Federal employees. |
SECTION 1. NO INCREASE IN PAY OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``The No Pay
Raise for Congress Until the Budget is Balanced Act''.
(b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Article I, section 9, of the United States Constitution
ma... | No Pay Raise for Congress Until the Budget is Balanced Act - Eliminates automatic cost of living adjustments (COLAs) for Members of Congress during FY2011 or any succeeding fiscal year, until the fiscal year following the first fiscal year that the annual federal budget deficit is $0.
Requires the Secretary of the Tr... | A bill to require Congress to lead by example and freeze its own pay and fully offset the cost of the extension of unemployment benefits and other Federal aid. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Care Affordability Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. ALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION FOR EXPENSES FOR HOUSEHOLD AND DEPENDENT
CARE SERVICES NECESSARY FOR GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT.
(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenu... | Child Care Affordability Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax deduction for expenses paid for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment; (2) increase the dollar limitation on the tax credit for such expenses; (3) provide for an inflation adjustment after 2008 t... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for expenses paid for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment and to increase, and make refundable, the credit for such expenses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Article V Records Transparency Act
of 2017''.
SEC. 2. COMPILATION AND TRANSMISSION TO CONGRESS OF APPLICATIONS AND
RESCISSIONS OF APPLICATIONS TO CALL A CONVENTION FOR
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION AND RESCISSIONS
... | Article V Records Transparency Act of 2017 This bill directs the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to make and transmit to Congress an organized compilation of all applications and rescissions of applications ever made by states under article V of the Constitution to call a convention for proposing co... | Article V Records Transparency Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gulf Coast Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. GULF COAST ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Chair.--The term ``Chair'' means the Chair of the Task
Force appointed under subsection (d)(3).
(2) State coas... | Gulf Coast Restoration Act - Establishes the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force, which shall: (1) consult with, and provide recommendations to, the Chair of the Task Force regarding approval of State Coastal Ecosystem Restoration Plans submitted by the governors of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and... | To provide for restoration of the coastal areas of the Gulf of Mexico affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Labor-Management Partnership
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL LABOR-MANAGEMENT PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a council to be known as
the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council (hereinafter in this
Act refer... | Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2007 - Establishes the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council to advise the President on matters involving labor-management relations in the executive branch. Includes among the Council's activities: (1) supporting the creation of local labor-management partnership coun... | To establish the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterinary Health Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOLARSHIP AND LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS
REGARDING VETERINARY MEDICINE.
Subpart III of part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 254l et seq.) is amended b... | Veterinary Health Enhancement Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish veterinary scholarship and loan repayment programs in return for service in veterinary shortage areas. Authorizes appropriations. | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish scholarship and loan repayment programs regarding the provision of veterinary services in veterinarian shortage areas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Chronic Care Rapid Learning
Network (MCCRLN) Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Two-thirds of all Medicare spending involves
beneficiaries living with 5 or more chronic condition... | Medicare Chronic Care Practice Research Network Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a Medicare Chronic Care Rapid Learning Network to develop and evaluate evidence-based chronic care management for Medicare beneficiaries with multiple, chronic illnesses, with a focus on b... | To establish a Medicare Chronic Care Rapid Learning Network to develop and apply improved practices in care management for Medicare beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Meeting the Housing and Service
Needs of Seniors Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The senior population (persons 65 or older) in this
country is rapidly growing, and is expected to increase from
... | Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act of 2005 - Establishes in the executive branch the independent Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors, which shall identify and promote coordination of senior citizen housing, health care, and service needs. | To establish the Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bank Examination Report Protection
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 45. BANK SUPERVISORY... | Bank Examination Report Protection Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Act to establish a privileged status for confidential supervisory information. Declares such information to be the property of the Federal banking agency that created or requested it.
Prohibits the d... | Bank Examination Report Protection Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Benefit Integrity Act''.
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN ONLY TO
CITIZENS AND NATIONALS OF THE UNITED STATES.
(a) In General.--Section 402(a) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended--
... | Federal Benefit Integrity Act - Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) (AFDC) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) reduce the amount of AFDC currently being paid to families which do not include a U.S. citizen or national; and (2) prohibit AFDC from being paid to any family applying fo... | Federal Benefit Integrity Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Equity and Accountability
through Research Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES.
(a) Redesignation.--
(1) In general.--Title IV of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 281 e... | Health Equity and Accountability through Research Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to rename the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities as the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities. Revises and expands the duties of the Director of such Institute relating to ... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to redesignate the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities as the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Development Lab Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The effectiveness of United States foreign assistance
can be greatly enhanced by fostering innovation, applying
science and technolog... | Global Development Lab Act of 2017 This bill establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) the United States Global Development Lab, the duties of which shall include: increasing the application of science, technology, innovation and partnerships to develop new solutions to end extreme poverty... | Global Development Lab Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consular Review Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF A BOARD OF VISA APPEALS.
(a) In General.--The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by
inserting after section 224 the following new section:
``SEC. 225. BOARD OF VISA APPEALS.
``(a) Est... | Consular Review Act of 1993 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish within the Department of State a Board of Visa Appeals to review, and revise if appropriate, consular determinations of alien excludability and visa denial or revocation.
Authorizes specified interested parties to act on behalf of an... | Consular Review Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Chinese Government does not grant United States
officials, journalists, and other citizens access to the
People's Republic of... | Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of State to submit an annual, publicly-available report to Congress containing: (1) an assessment of the level of access Chinese authorities granted U.S. diplomats, journalists, and tourists to Tibetan areas in China; (2) a list of the persons in senior lea... | Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Human Rights in India Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) In India, tens of thousands of political prisoners,
including prisoners of conscience, are being held without
charge or trial under special... | Human Rights in India Act - Prohibits development assistance for India for any fiscal year unless the President certifies to the Congress that the Government of India: (1) has released all prisoners of conscience; (2) ensures that all political prisoners are brought to trial promptly and fairly or released and have ac... | Human Rights in India Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Embassy Construction and
Counterterrorism Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On August 17, 1998, two United States embassies in
Nairobi, Kenya, and in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, were des... | Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 - Establishes within the Treasury an embassy construction and security account for the purpose of constructing, or providing security upgrades to, U.S. diplomatic facilities in order to meet specified security requirements, including that: (1) threat assessme... | Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Farm to School Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. ACCESS TO LOCAL FOODS: FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAM.
Section 18(g) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act
(42 U.S.C. 1769(g)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by strikin... | Farm to School Act of 2015 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to reauthorize the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Farm to School Program through FY2021 and modify the program. The program currently provides grants and technical assistance to schools, state and local agencies, Indian ... | Farm to School Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare VA Reimbursement Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF MEDICARE SUBVENTION FOR VETERANS.
(a) In General.--Section 1862 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395y) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(n) Medic... | Medicare VA Reimbursement Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in cooperation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), to establish a Medicare VA reimbursement program under which the HHS Secretary shall reimburse the VA S... | To provide Medicare payments to Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities for items and services provided to Medicare-eligible veterans for non-service-connected conditions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Infrastructure Banks for
Schools Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) According to a 1996 study conducted by the American
School & University, $10.42 billion was spent to address the
... | State Infrastructure Banks for Schools Act of 1997 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) enter into cooperative agreements with States for the establishment of State infrastructure banks and multistate infrastructure banks for making loans to local educational agencies (LEAs) for building or repairing ele... | State Infrastructure Banks for Schools Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Postreproductive Health Care Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM FOR POSTREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE.
Part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
254b et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subpart:
... | Postreproductive Health Care Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to mandate grants for: (1) prevention and outpatient treatment of, and counseling for, health conditions unique to, more serious, or more prevalent for women of menopausal age or older, or for which the medical risk or types of medical interventio... | Postreproductive Health Care Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enhanced Violent Crime Community
Policing Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the U.S. Department of Justice, from
Fiscal Year 1995 to Fiscal Year 2000, the COPS program funded
10... | Enhanced Violent Crime Community Policing Act of 2009 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) allow the use of public safety and community policing grants to hire and train new career law enforcement officers for deployment in communities with high incidences of violent crime; (2) direct... | A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for grants to increase the number of law enforcement officers on the streets by 5 to 10 percent in areas with high incidences of violent crime. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teenage Pregnancy Reduction Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS FOR PREVENTION OF ADOLESCENT
PREGNANCY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
(directly or through grants or contracts awarde... | Teenage Pregnancy Reduction Act of 1999 - Instructs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to arrange for the evaluation of a wide variety of existing adolescent pregnancy prevention programs, including those that are not Federal grant recipients, in order to determine: (1) program efficacy and contributory factors... | Teenage Pregnancy Reduction Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Universal Prekindergarten Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) High-quality prekindergarten programs help children to
succeed academically. Children who attended a high-quality
... | Universal Prekindergarten Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide grants to a designated State agency for development of universal prekindergaten programs for all children three, four, and five years old in the State.
Requires the State to: (1) match Federal funds by at least 20 percent; an... | To assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program to ensure that all children 3, 4, and 5 years old have access to a high-quality full-day, full-calendar-year prekindergarten education. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeowners Access to Visitability
Enhancements (HAVE) Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. VISITABLE HOMES GRANTS.
(a) Authority.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
may make grants to... | Homeowners Access to Visitability Enhancements (HAVE) Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to low-income families to assist them in obtaining residences that are visitable for individuals. A residence shall be "visitable" if it complies with the most ... | Homeowners Access to Visitability Enhancements (HAVE) Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Judicial Conduct Reform Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. REFORM OF JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE SYSTEM.
(a) Creation of Judicial Conduct Board and Court of Judicial
Discipline.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 17 of title 28, United States
Code, is amended... | Judicial Conduct Reform Act of 1997 - Establishes in the judicial branch: (1) a Judicial Conduct Board; and (2) a Court of Judicial Discipline. Sets forth provisions regarding functions, composition and terms, termination, compensation, personnel, and administrative services.
Revises Federal judicial code provisions... | Judicial Conduct Reform Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Families Learning and Understanding
English Together Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Census Bureau reports that in 2011, 20.8 percent of
United States households speak a language other than... | Families Learning and Understanding English Together Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Education (ED) to make grants to providers of family literacy services in order to improve the literacy and English skills of limited English proficient individuals who are parents or children in families where each ... | Families Learning and Understanding English Together Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Recognizing Addiction as a Disease
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Addiction is a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is
characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite
... | Recognizing Addiction as a Disease Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and related enactments to redesignate: (1) the National Institute on Drug Abuse as the National Institute on Diseases of Addiction; and (2) the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism as the National Institute on Alcohol Di... | A bill to change the name of the National Institute on Drug Abuse to the National Institute on Diseases of Addiction and to change the name of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to the National Institute on Alcohol Disorders and Health. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Crime Victim Assistance Improvement
Act''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ON CONVICTED PERSONS.
(a) Increase.--Section 3013(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``$50'' and inserting
... | Crime Victim Assistance Improvement Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to increase the special assessments on convicted persons in the case of a felony. Extends the period of obligation to pay an assessment.
Prohibits a person sentenced to pay a fine or restitution from being released from custody following sente... | Crime Victim Assistance Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States International
Leadership Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) International organizations and other multilateral
institutions play a key role in United States foreign policy
... | United States International Leadership Act of 2003 - Directs the President, acting through the Secretary of State and the relevant U.S. chiefs of mission, to seek to establish a democracy caucus at the United Nations (UN), the UN Human Rights Commission, the UN Conference on Disarmament, and at other broad-based intern... | To enhance United States leadership and the functioning of international organizations and multilateral institutions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``High Technology Indexation Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. INDEXING STANDARDS.
Section 5(g) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C.
App. 2404(g)) is amended to read as follows:
``(g) Indexing.--
``(1) Removal of obsolete requirements... | High Technology Indexation Act of 1993 - Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to change from discretionary to mandatory the Secretary of Commerce's authority to establish indexing standards which provide for automatic increases (instead of currently authorized annual increases) in the performance levels of cert... | High Technology Indexation Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Investment in American Jobs
Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) It remains an urgent national priority to improve
economic growth and create new jobs.
(2) National security requires ... | Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2012 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) U.S. ability to attract inbound investment (particularly net new investment) is directly linked to U.S. long-term economic prosperity, competitiveness, and security; (2) Congress and federal departments and agencies should be min... | To direct the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, to produce a report on enhancing the competitiveness of the United States in attracting foreign direct investment, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Harbor Services Fund Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. HARBOR SERVICES FEE.
(a) In General.--There is hereby imposed a fee on services provided
to commercial vessels for port use.
(b) Amount of Fee.--The amount of the fee imposed by subsection (a)
shall be... | Harbor Services Fund Act of 1999 - Imposes a fee on services provided to commercial vessels for port use based on vessel category and vessel capacity as specified under this Act. Requires that the aggregate amount of such fees in a fiscal year be sufficient to pay the projected total expenditures of the Department of ... | Harbor Services Fund Act of 1999 |
That section 2805(a) of
the Act of October 30, 1992 (106 Stat. 4692; 16 U.S.C. 4601-33(a), is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Any person who violates any such regulation which is
issued pursuant to this Act shall be fined under title 18,
United States Code, imprisoned n... | Amends the Reclamation Recreation Management Act of 1992 to provide for criminal penalties for any person who violates any regulation issued pursuant to such Act regarding protection of reclamation lands and projects. Allows any person charged with a violation to be tried and sentenced by any U.S. magistrate judge.Auth... | A bill to amend the Reclamation Recreation Management Act of 1992 in order to provide for the security of dams, facilities, and resources under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Reclamation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Firefighting Research and
Coordination Act''.
SEC. 2. NEW FIREFIGHTING TECHNOLOGY.
(a) In General.--Section 8 of the Federal Fire Prevention and
Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2207) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsec... | Firefighting Research and Coordination Act - Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to direct the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration (Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)) to: (1) develop new, and utilize existing, measurement techniques and testing methodol... | A bill to provide for the establishment of a scientific basis for new firefighting technology standards, improve coordination among Federal, State, and local fire officials in training for and responding to terrorist attacks and other national emergencies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. IDENTIFICATION OF ILLEGAL ALIENS WHO CONSUME HEALTH
RESOURCES.
(a) Requirement of Disclosure.--
(1) In general.--Each Federally-subsidized health care
provider (as defined in subsection (d)(1)) that provides health
care services described in paragraph (2) to ... | Requires: (1) each federally-subsidized health care provider that provides health care services to an illegal alien to identify such person to the Immigration and Naturalization Service; (2) the Attorney General to give such alien deportation priority; and (3) withholding of specified U.S. assistance to such alien's h... | To identify illegal aliens who consume scarce health care resources in the United States and who do not pay for such care and to seek reimbursement for this care from the home government of the aliens. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Aviation Funding Stability Act''.
SEC. 2. TRUST FUND OFF BUDGET.
(a) Trust Fund Off Budget.--Section 48114 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 48114. Trust fund off budget
``(a) Airport and Airway Trust Fund Guaran... | Aviation Funding Stability Act This bill requires that, beginning October 1, 2017, receipts and disbursements of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund shall not be subject to: (1) any sequestration order; (2) apportionment; (3) appropriation; and (4) any legal requirement, directive, or other provision of law of or related... | Aviation Funding Stability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Government Efficiency Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL REVIEW COMMISSIONS.
(a) In General.--Part I of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new chapter:
``CHAPTER 10--FEDERAL REVIEW ... | Government Efficiency Act of 2006 - Authorizes the establishment of Federal Review Commissions with respect to specific aspects of federal programs and agencies. Requires a Commission to review and make recommendations on how to improve the operations, effectiveness, and efficiency of such federal programs and agencies... | To provide for the establishment of Federal Review Commissions to review and make recommendations on improving the operations, effectiveness, and efficiency of Federal programs and agencies, and to require a schedule for such reviews of all Federal agencies and programs. |
SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chacoan Outliers Protection Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
Section 501(b) of Public Law 96-550 (16 U.S.C. 410ii(b)) is amended
by striking ``San Juan Basin;'' and inserting ``San Juan Basin and
surrounding areas;''.
SEC. 3. ADDITIONS TO CHACO CULT... | Chacoan Outliers Protection Act of 1995 - Designates eight new outlying areas as Chaco Culture Archaeological Protection Sites associated with Chacoan Anasazi Indian culture in the San Juan Basin and surrounding areas of New Mexico and Colorado. Expands the boundaries and removes or reduces the acreage of certain exis... | Chacoan Outliers Protection Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Anti-phishing Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) American society is increasingly dependent on the
Internet for communications, entertainment, commerce, and
banking.
(2) For the In... | Anti-phishing Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to criminalize Internet scams involving fraudulently obtaining personal information (phishing).
Imposes a fine or imprisonment for up to five years, or both, for a person who knowingly and with the intent to engage in an activity constituting fraud or identi... | A bill to criminalize Internet scams involving fraudulently obtaining personal information, commonly known as phishing. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Elections and Political
Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF LIMITATIONS ON FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN
CONTRIBUTIONS.
Section 315(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2
U.S.C. 441a(a)) is amended by adding at the end ... | Fair Elections and Political Accountability Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to eliminate current limitations on Federal election campaign contributions after 1998.
Requires (current law permits) electronic filing of FECA reports. Repeals reporting requirements for certain contributions re... | Fair Elections and Political Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chief Justice John Marshall
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) John Marshall served as the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of the United States from 1801 to 1835, the
longest tenure of ... | Chief Justice John Marshall Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 400,000 silver one-ollar coins emblematic of Chief Justice John Marshall and his contributions to the United States in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of his birth.
Directs that all sales o... | A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Chief Justice John Marshall. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enhancing Oversight and Security at
United States Missions Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. INCREASED OVERSIGHT OF PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS AT UNITED
STATES MISSIONS IN AREAS OF COMBAT OPERATIONS.
(a) Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not la... | Enhancing Oversight and Security at United States Missions Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of State to submit a plan to Congress to increase oversight of private security contractors by U.S. government personnel at U.S. missions where the Armed Forces are engaged in combat operations in order to ensure that securit... | A bill to increase oversight of private security contractors and establish the proper ratio of United States Government security personnel to private security contractors at United States missions where the armed forces are engaged in combat operations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Electronic Voting
Standards and Disclosure Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR SOFTWARE USED IN ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES IN
FEDERAL ELECTIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 301(a) of the Help America Vote Act of
2002 (42 U.S.C... | Improving Electronic Voting Standards and Disclosure Act of 2005 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to: (1) establish specific requirements for software used in electronic voting machines in Federal elections; (2) prohibit Election Assistance Commission accreditation of a laboratory unless it meets standards th... | To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require the software used in the operation of an electronic voting machine to meet certain requirements as a condition of the use of the machine in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Court Security
Improvement Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Ensuring Consultation and Coordination With the Judiciary.--
Section 566 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the... | Court Security Improvement Act of 2005 - Amends the federal judicial code to require the Director of the U.S. Marshals Service and the Judicial Conference of the United States to consult and coordinate with each other on a continuing basis on security requirements for the judicial branch.
Extends protections against d... | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN COVERED BENEFICIARIES IN FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM.
(a) FEHBP Option.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 1079a the following new section:
``Sec. 1079b. Health care coverage through Federal Employees Heal... | Amends the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) to allow certain eligible covered beneficiaries to enroll in any health benefits plan under the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHB) offering medical and dental care comparable to that offered under CHAMPUS. Includes as an el... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit beneficiaries of the military health care system to enroll in Federal employees health benefits plans; to improve health care benefits under the CHAMPUS and TRICARE Standard, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arsenic-Treated Residential-Use Wood
Prohibition Act''.
SEC. 2. HAZARDOUS WASTE CLASSIFICATION.
Section 3001(e) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6921(e))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) CCA-treated wood.--
... | Arsenic-Treated Residential-Use Wood Prohibition Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to: (1) list CCA-treated wood (wood treated with a pesticide that is an inorganic arsenical or chromated copper arsenical) as a hazardous waste; (2) require disposal of discarded CCA wood, notwithstanding regulations exempting ce... | A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the use of arsenic-treated lumber as mulch, compost, or a soil amendment, and to prohibit the manufacture of arsenic-treated wood for use as playground equipment for children, fences, walkways, or decks ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employees Paid Parental
Leave Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. PAID PARENTAL LEAVE FOR EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYEES.
(a) Amendment to Title 5.--Section 6382(d) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``An em... | Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017 This bill allows executive branch employees to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay for either: (1) the birth of a child, or (2) the placement of a child for adoption or foster care. It makes available for any of the 12 weeks of leave an employe... | Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Help End Assault Rifle Tragedies
(HEART) Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE TRANSFER, LOAN, OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF A
MACHINEGUN OR SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPON TO AN
INDIVIDUAL UNDER AGE 16.
(a) In General.--Section... | Help End Assault Rifle Tragedies (HEART) Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly transfer, loan, or dispose of a machinegun or semiautomatic assault weapon to an individual who is known or reasonably believed to be less than 16 years of age. It defines the term "semia... | Help End Assault Rifle Tragedies (HEART) Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Opioid Workforce Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. DISTRIBUTION OF ADDITIONAL RESIDENCY POSITIONS TO HELP COMBAT
OPIOID CRISIS.
(a) In General.--Section 1886(h) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395ww(h)) is amended--
(1) in paragra... | Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 This bill increases the number of residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for hospitals that have addiction or pain management programs, with an aggregate increase of 1,000 positions over a five-year period. | Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Graduation Really Achieves Dreams
Act'' or the ``GRAD Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The national high school graduation rate is only 70
percent, and in urban districts that percentage drops ... | Graduation Really Achieves Dreams Act - GRAD Act - Authorizes a grant to Project GRAD USA, a nonprofit educational organization for improving high school graduation and college-going rates for disadvantaged students, to provide technical assistance and support through subgrants to existing and new programs that impleme... | To authorize the Project GRAD program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. GENERALLY AVAILABLE SOFTWARE.
Section 17 of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App.
2416) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
subsection:
``(g) Computers and Related Equipment.--
``(1) General rule.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the
Se... | Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to grant the Secretary of Commerce exclusive authority to control exports of all computer hardware, software, and technology for information security (including encryption), except any specifically designed or modified for military use.
Exempts specified items from license ... | To amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 with respect to the control of computers and related equipment. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Better Oversight of Secondary Sales
and Accountability in Concert Ticketing Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act the following definitions apply:
(1) The term ``ancillary charges'' means service fees,
convenience ... | Better Oversight of Secondary Sales and Accountability in Concert Ticketing Act of 2016 This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate rules for the primary or secondary sale, distribution, or pricing of tickets for sporting events, theater, musical performances, or places of public amusement. For p... | Better Oversight of Secondary Sales and Accountability in Concert Ticketing Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protection of Lawful Commerce in
Arms Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution
provides that the right of the people to keep and b... | Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act - Prohibits a qualified civil liability action from being brought in any state or federal court against a manufacturer or seller of a firearm, ammunition, or a component of a firearm that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce (or against a trade asso... | To prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages or injunctive or other relief resulting from the misuse of their products by others. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Microloan
Amendments and Modernization Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--MICROLOAN
Sec. 101.... | Microloan Amendments and Modernization Act - Title I: Microloan - (Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Act with regard to the Microloan program (a program administered by the Small Business Administration [SBA] to provide small-scale loans to startup, newly established, or growing small businesses for working capital o... | To amend the Small Business Act to improve the Microloan program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Newborn Screening
Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2014''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Improved newborn and child screenin... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 8, 2014. Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend through FY2019 a grant program for screening, counseling, and other services related to heritable diso... | Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Craft Beverage Bond Simplification
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF BOND REQUIREMENTS AND EXTENDING FILING PERIODS FOR
CERTAIN TAXPAYERS WITH LIMITED EXCISE TAX LIABILITY.
(a) Filing Requirements.--Paragraph (4) of section 5061(d) of the... | Craft Beverage Bond Simplification Act of 2015 This bill allows taxpayers who are liable for not more than $50,000 per year in excise taxes on distilled spirits, wine, or beer to file and pay such taxes quarterly without the requirement to post a bond covering the operations and withdrawals of such distilled spirits, ... | Craft Beverage Bond Simplification Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. APALACHICOLA, CHATTAHOOCHEE, AND FLINT RIVER PROJECTS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint projects.--The term
``Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint projects'' means the Federal
water resources projects on the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee,
... | Directs the Department of the Army to operate the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint federal water resources projects on the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia in a manner that ensures the maintenance of freshwater flows. Defines "freshwater flows" to mean the quality, quantity... | To direct the Secretary of the Army to provide for modification of certain Federal water resources development projects on the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Crimes Accountability Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to--
(1) strengthen the efforts of the Department of Justice and
Federal, State, and local agencies to investigate and prosecute
sig... | Financial Crimes Accountability Act of 2008 - Directs the Attorney General to establish within the Department of Justice (DOJ) a Special Joint Task Force on Financial Crimes to: (1) provide direction for the investigation and prosecution of financial crimes (i.e., fraud, misrepresentation, or malfeasance involving fina... | A bill to establish a Special Joint Task Force on Financial Crimes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Empowering America Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CREDIT FOR RESIDENTIAL ENERGY
EFFICIENT PROPERTY.
(a) Extension.--Subsection (g) of section 25D of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to termination) is amen... | Empowering America Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase and extend through 2015: (1) the tax credit for residential energy efficient property; (2) the tax credit for nonbusiness energy property; and (3) the tax deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings. Extends through 2015 the energy ta... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify conservation and energy efficiency tax incentives, to extend the energy efficient appliance rebate program, to establish the Center for Advanced Solar Research, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Health Education and
Awareness Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish a 4-year pilot program to
provide information and educational materials to small business
concerns regarding health insurance options... | Small Business Health Education and Awareness Act of 2006 - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a four-year pilot program to make grants to small business development centers to provide information and educational materials regarding health insurance options to small busine... | A bill to establish a 4-year small business health insurance information pilot program. |
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO PROVIDE COVERED ASSISTANCE TO
AL QAEDA, JABHAT FATEH AL-SHAM, AND ISIL, AND TO
COUNTRIES SUPPORTING THOSE ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Prohibition With Respect to Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, and
Isil.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding ... | This bill prohibits the use of federal agency funds to provide covered assistance to: (1) Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or any individual or group that is affiliated with, associated with, cooperating with, or adherents to such groups; or (2) the government of any coun... | To prohibit the use of United States Government funds to provide assistance to Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and to countries supporting those organizations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Economic
Revitalization Tax Act 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,... | Economic Revitalization Tax Act of 2001 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions concerning investment of earnings in U.S. property to set forth a separate rule governing any foreign corporation which is a controlled foreign corporation and is created or organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an appropriate and permanent tax structure for investments in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the possessions of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cabinet-Level Interagency Task Force
on Welfare Reform Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish a cabinet-level interagency
task force to develop a comprehensive legislative proposal that
coordinates and reforms all Fede... | Cabinet-Level Interagency Task Force on Welfare Reform Act of 1993 - Establishes the Cabinet-Level Interagency Task Force on Welfare Reform to develop a comprehensive legislative proposal that coordinates and reforms all Federal programs that provide assistance to individuals with limited incomes in order to help them ... | Cabinet-Level Interagency Task Force on Welfare Reform Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medically
Underserved Access to Care Act of 2001''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Minority individuals living in medically underserved
areas are generally less well-off socioeconomically,... | Medically Underserved Access to Care Act of 2001 - Directs a managed care organization offering a managed care plan to establish and maintain adequate arrangements with a sufficient number, mix, and distribution of health care professionals and providers to assure that covered items and services are available and acces... | To require managed care organizations to contract with providers in medically underserved areas, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FEGLI Living Benefits Act''.
SEC. 2. OPTION TO RECEIVE ``LIVING BENEFITS''.
(a) In General.--Chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 8714c the following:
``Sec. 8714d. Option to receive `living benefits'
``... | FEGLI Living Benefits Act - Provides that a Federal employee enrolled in the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program who has been diagnosed as terminally ill with a life expectancy of nine months or less may elect to receive a lump-sum payment of his or her basic insurance amount, as adjusted actuarially... | FEGLI Living Benefits Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving our Equine Heritage on
Public Land Act''.
SEC. 2. USE AND ACCESS OF PACK AND SADDLE ANIMALS ON PUBLIC LAND.
(a) National Park System Land.--Section 12 of Public Law 91-383 (16
U.S.C. 1a-7) is amended by adding at the end the following:
`... | Preserving our Equine Heritage on Public Land Act - Provides for: (1) the continued preservation and use of pack and saddle stock animals on public land administered by the National Park Service, and Bureau of Land Management, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest Service on which there is a histor... | A bill to preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals on public land administered by the National Park Service, and Bureau of Land Management, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest Service on which there is a historical tradition of the use of pack and saddle stock animals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare and Medicaid Third Party
Liability Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) illnesses and diseases that result from the use of
tobacco products cost Federal Government health care pr... | Medicare and Medicaid Third Party Liability Act - Authorizes the Attorney General to seek a class action recovery from tobacco product manufacturers of any payments made under the Medicare, Medicaid, veterans' health care, or any other similar Federal health care program to or on behalf of more than one recipient with ... | Medicare and Medicaid Third Party Liability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restoration of Parental Rights and
State Sovereignty Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF STATE SOVEREIGNTY OVER PUBLIC EDUCATION AND
PARENTAL RIGHTS OVER THE EDUCATION OF THEIR CHILDREN.
Part E of title IX of the Elementary and Secondar... | Restoration of Parental Rights and State Sovereignty Act of 2015 Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to prohibit the Secretary of Education from forcing a state to satisfy any requirement imposed as a condition of receiving assistance under an ESEA grant program. Prohibits the Secretary fro... | Restoration of Parental Rights and State Sovereignty Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS DISARMING FIREARMS-TRAINED
MILITARY PERSONNEL AND PROHIBITION ON REIMPOSING BANS ON
MILITARY PERSONNEL CARRYING FIREARMS.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In the attack on the Armed Forces Recruitment Cente... | This bill repeals (1) Army Regulation 190-14, entitled "Carrying of Firearms and Use of Force for Law Enforcement and Security Duties"; and (2) Department of Defense Directive Number 5210.56, entitled "Use of Deadly Force and the Carrying of Firearms by DOD Personnel Engaged in Law Enforcement and Security Duties." An... | A bill to safeguard military personnel on Armed Forces military installations by repealing bans on military personnel carrying firearms, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Afghanistan and Central Asian
Republics Sustainable Food Production Trust Fund Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) abject poverty and the inability to produce food, even
at the subsistence level, in the ru... | Afghanistan and Central Asian Republics Sustainable Food Production Trust Fund Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into negotiations with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to establish an Afghanistan and Central Asian Republics Sustainable Food Production Trust Fund at t... | To provide for the establishment of a trust fund at the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to address long-term food production and rural development needs in Afghanistan and the Central Asian Republics. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, about 35 percent of adults aged 65 and over were
obese in the... | Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the "Medicare and You Handbook." Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and implement a plan to coo... | Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Infant Protection and Baby Switching
Prevention Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PAYMENTS TO HOSPITALS CONTINGENT ON
IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY PROCEDURES REGARDING INFANT
PATIENT PROTECTION AND BABY SWITCHING.
... | Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require certain hospitals reimbursed under Medicare to have in effect security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching, including procedures for identifyin... | Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Budget Enforcement and Deficit
Reduction Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. MAXIMUM DEFICIT AMOUNTS AND DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS FOR
FISCAL YEAR 1994-1998.
(a) Maximum Deficit Amounts.--Section 601(a)(1) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ... | Budget Enforcement and Deficit Reduction Act of 1993 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to increase the maximum deficit amounts for FY 1994 and 1995 and to establish such amounts for FY 1996 through 1998.
Repeals discretionary spending limits for FY 1994 and 1995. Establishes such limits for FY 1994 through... | Budget Enforcement and Deficit Reduction Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. DEAUTHORIZATION OF THE BLUNT RESERVOIR FEATURE OF THE OAHE
IRRIGATION PROJECT, SOUTH DAKOTA; CONVEYANCE.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Blunt reservoir feature.--The term ``Blunt Reservoir
feature'' means the Blunt Reservoir feature of the Oahe
Irriga... | Deauthorizes the Blunt Reservoir feature of the Oahe Irrigation Project authorized as part of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to convey all of the preferential lease parcels to the Commission of Schools and Public Lands... | A bill to deauthorize the Blunt Reservoir feature of the Oahe Irrigation Project, South Dakota, and direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain parcels of land acquired for the reservoir to the Commission of Schools and Public Lands of the State of South Dakota, on the condition that the current preferential... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``Mynisha's Law''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds--
(1) with an estimated 24,500 gangs operating within the
United States, gang violence and drug trafficking remain
serious problems throughout the country, causing injury and
... | Mynisha's Law - Authorizes any local or tribal government or a group of counties to submit an application to the Attorney General for designation as a Comprehensive Gang Prevention and Relief Area. Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish criteria for reviewing such applications and for selecting areas for design... | To provide Federal coordination and assistance in preventing gang violence. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Results Through Innovation Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. TARGETED EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROJECTS.
Section 16(h)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2025(h)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(G) Targeted ... | Results Through Innovation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require the Department of Agriculture to establish and carry out a program that provides grants on a competitive basis to states to carry out three-year projects to provide targeted employment and training services for Supple... | Results Through Innovation Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Revitalizing Cities Through Parks
Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) open spaces and community parks are a critically
important portion of urban infrastructure;
(2) many inne... | Revitalizing Cities Through Parks Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to eligible community organizations to establish urban open space and parks on municipally owned vacant lots.
Authorizes appropriations. | Revitalizing Cities Through Parks Enhancement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Employee Health Benefits Disclosure
Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYER COST OF PROVIDING HEALTH COVERAGE FOR
EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--Every large employer who provides health coverage
for an employee during any calendar y... | Provides a penalty for noncompliance.
Applies this Act to calendar years after 2004. | Employee Health Benefits Disclosure Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Afghanistan Freedom Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The rise to power of the Taliban in Afghanistan has
caused a drastic decline in the human, political, and civil
rights of the Af... | Afghanistan Freedom Act of 2001- Declares it the policy of the United States to promote the removal from power of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan in order to diminish the risk of terrorist attack on the United States and to restore basic freedoms to the Afghan people.Authorizes the President to provide military assis... | To contribute to the defense of the United States against future terrorist attack by providing for the removal from power of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. |
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