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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coal Accountability and Retired
Employee Act of 2013'' or the ``CARE Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION ACT OF
1977.
Section 402(i)(2) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1... | Coal Accountability and Retired Employee Act of 2013 or CARE Act - Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to transfer specified excess funds derived from coal mine operator-paid reclamation fees to the trustees of the 1974 United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Pension Plan for use solely to pay p... | CARE Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Communications Commission
Authorization Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 6 of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 156) is amended to read as
follows:
``SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF... | Federal Communications Commission Authorization Act of 1994 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 (the Act) to authorize appropriations for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for FY 1995. Derives a portion of the sum of such appropriations in each fiscal year in an amount determined from the establishment a... | Federal Communications Commission Authorization Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Geologic Mapping
Reauthorization Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Section 2(a) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43
U.S.C. 31a(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(1... | National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 2005 - Amends the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 to extend deadlines for development of a five-year strategic plan for the geologic mapping program and for appointment of the advisory committee.
Removes from program objectives the development of a geophysical- an... | A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Western Shoshone Claims Distribution
Act''.
SEC. 2. DISTRIBUTION OF DOCKET 326-K FUNDS.
The funds appropriated in satisfaction of the judgment award
granted to the Western Shoshone Indians in Docket Number 326-K before
the Indian Claims Commission, in... | Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act - (Sec. 2) Provides for the per capita distribution of shares of specified funds appropriated in satisfaction of a judgment award granted to the Western Shoshone Indians in Docket Number 326-K before the Indian Claims Commission (ICC).Requires the Secretary of the Interior to es... | A bill to provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Western Shoshone identifiable group under Indian Claims Commission Docket Numbers 326-A-1, 326-A-3, 326-K, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. GRANTS FOR PURCHASE OF ULTRASOUND EQUIPMENT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human services may
make grants for the purchase of ultrasound equipment. Such ultrasound
equipment shall be used by the recipients of such grants to provide,
under the direction and supervision of a licensed med... | Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible nonprofit community based pregnancy help medical clinics to purchase ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women, under the direction and supervision of a licensed medical physician. Conditions eligibility on a clin... | To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Montgomery GI Bill Second Chance Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. OPPORTUNITY FOR ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL TO WITHDRAW AN ELECTION
NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MONTGOMERY GI BILL EDUCATION
PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Chapter 30 of title 38, ... | Montgomery GI Bill Second Chance Act of 2007 - Authorizes certain members of the Armed Forces to make an irrevocable election during October of any year beginning in 2005 to become entitled to basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill.
Requires a reduction in basic pay of those members electing such ed... | To amend title 38, United States Code, and title 10, United States Code, to provide for an opportunity for active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Pay Act of
1999''.
(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 shal... | (Sec. 4) Prohibits the discharge of or any other discrimination against an individual for opposing any act or practice made unlawful by this Act, or for assisting in an investigation or proceeding under it.
(Sec. 5) Directs courts, in any action brought under this Act for violation of such prohibition, to allow expert ... | Fair Pay Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Recovery from Trauma
Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO EXPERIENCE
TRAUMA AND VIOLENCE RELATED STRESS.
Section 582 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290hh-1) is
amended to read as follow... | Children's Recovery from Trauma Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support programs that provide for the continued operation of the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTSI) and for research on evidence-based practices for identify... | Children's Recovery from Trauma Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Family Enterprise
Preservation Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN UNIFIED ESTATE AND GIFT TAX CREDITS FOR FAMILY
ENTERPRISES.
(a) Estate Tax.--Section 2010 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to unified credit against... | National Family Enterprise Preservation Act of 1995 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the estate tax credit and the gift tax credit by amounts equal to the value of any family enterprise property, with limitations.
Increases the gift tax exclusion by the value of gifts of family enterprise property, with ... | National Family Enterprise Preservation Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Expansion Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FORT DONELSON NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD.
(a) Designation; Purpose.--There exists as a unit of the National
Park System the Fort Donelson National Battlefield to commemorate--
(1... | Fort Donelson National Battlefield Expansion Act of 2002 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire for inclusion in the Fort Donelson National Battlefield land, interests, and improvements: (1) within the boundaries of the Battlefield; and (2) outside such boundaries if the land has been identified by the A... | To expand the boundaries of the Fort Donelson National Battlefield to authorize the acquisition and interpretation of lands associated with the campaign that resulted in the capture of the fort in 1862, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Young Americans Financial Literacy
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Since 2007, there has been a nearly 20-percent drop in
the number of 18-year-olds with bank accounts, and in 2012,
nearly one in... | Young Americans Financial Literacy Act Authorizes the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to make competitive grants to, and enter agreements with, eligible institutions to establish centers of excellence to support research, development and planning, implementation, and evaluation of effective progra... | Young Americans Financial Literacy Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Long-Term Care Affordability and
Security Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF PREMIUMS ON QUALIFIED LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE
CONTRACTS.
(a) In General.--
(1) Cafeteria plans.--The last sentence of section 125(f)
of th... | Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) include long-term care insurance as a benefit under tax-exempt employee benefit cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements; and (2) make certain consumer protections applicable to long-term care insurance. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow long-term care insurance to be offered under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements and to provide additional consumer protections for long-term care insurance. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Investment for America Act''.
SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT OF 10-PERCENT DOMESTIC INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT.
(a) Allowance of Credit.--Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to amount of investment credit) is amended by
striking ``and'' at the ... | Investment for America Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reinstate a ten percent investment tax credit for domestic property placed in service after December 31, 1992. Defines domestic property as property completed in the United States and at least 60 percent of the basis of the property is attributable to va... | Investment for America Act |
SECTION 1. TIPS RECEIVED FOR CERTAIN SERVICES NOT SUBJECT TO INCOME OR
EMPLOYMENT TAXES.
(a) In General.--Section 102 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to gifts and inheritances) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
``(d) Tips Received for Certain Services... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make revisions concerning the treatment of tip income for specified services, including treating a limited amount of tips as property transferred by gift. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that tips received for certain services shall not be subject to income or employment taxes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Healthcare Innovation Zone Program
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. HEALTHCARE INNOVATION ZONE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
establish... | Healthcare Innovation Zone Program Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a Healthcare Innovation Zone (HIZ) pilot program, consisting of an HIZ planning grant program and an HIZ demonstration project, to increase health care provider integration and align health care provid... | To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Healthcare Innovation Zone pilot program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against
Children Registration Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--
(1) State guidelines.--The Attorney General shall establish
guidelines for State programs requiring any person who is
... | Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children Registration Act - Directs the Attorney General to establish guidelines for State programs requiring persons convicted of a criminal offense against a minor to register a current address with a designated State law enforcement agency (LEA) for ten years after being released from... | Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children Registration Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Melanie Blocker Stokes Mom's
Opportunity to Access Health, Education, Research, and Support for
Postpartum Depression Act'' or the ``Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``postp... | Melanie Blocker Stokes Mom's Opportunity to Access Health, Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression Act or the Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act - Title I: Research on Postpartum Conditions - (Sec. 101) Encourages the Secretary of Health and Human Services to continue: (1) activities on postpartum de... | To provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis. |
SECTION 1. CHANGE IN COMPOSITION, OPERATION, AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--The Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 (16
U.S.C. 831 et seq.) is amended by striking section 2 and inserting the
following:
``SEC. 2. MEMBERSHIP, OPERATION, A... | Amends the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to revise the membership, operation, and duties of the Board of Directors, expanding its size from three to nine members, and requiring such members to be legal residents of the service area. | A bill to amend the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to modify provisions relating to the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. TRANSFER TO A PRIVATE CORPORATION.
(a) In General.--In accordance with the plan prescribed under
section 3, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and
to all property of the Postal Service shall be transferred to a
corporation if, within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this ... | Provides for the transfer of the United States Postal Service to a private corporation.
Directs the President to transmit to the Congress: (1) a comprehensive plan providing for the transfer of property subject to this Act; and (2) recommendations for legislation as necessary.
Establishes the Postal Privatization Co... | To provide for the privatization of the United States Postal Service. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Investment in American Jobs
Act of 2013''.
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 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) U.S. ability to attract foreign direct investment is directly linked to U.S. long-term economic prosperity, global competitiveness, and security; (2) it should be mindful of the potential impact upon the U.S. ability to attract f... | Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. REGULATION OF PAYROLL TAX DEPOSIT AGENTS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 77 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to miscellaneous provisions) is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``SEC. 7529. PAYROLL TAX DEPOSIT AGENTS.
``(a) Registration.--
``(1) In general... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a registration system for payroll tax deposit agents. Requires such agents to: (1) submit to a bond or annual audit; (2) make certain disclosures to their clients concerning liability for payment of employment taxes; and (3) pay pena... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to regulate payroll tax deposit agents. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pro bono Work to Empower and
Represent Act of 2015'' or ``POWER Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Extremely high rates of domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, and stalking exist at the local, ... | . Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2015 or the POWER Act (Sec. 3) This bill requires the U.S. Attorney for a judicial district to lead at least one public event that promotes pro bono legal services as a critical way to: (1) empower survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and st... | POWER Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FDA Scientific Fairness for Women
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) With respect to the Office of Women's Health within the
Food and Drug Administration:
(A) When first established, the ... | FDA Scientific Fairness for Women Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish the Office of Women's Health within the Office of the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from finding that a reasonable assurance of safety has ... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the Office of Women's Health and the regulation of breast implants, and to provide for a scientific workshop on the use of emergency contraception by women under age 18. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Energy Innovation
Capabilities Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Advanced fission reactor.--The term ``advanced fission
reactor'' means a nuclear fission reactor with significant
improvements over the mos... | Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to revise the objectives for the civilian nuclear energy research and development programs of the Department of Energy (DOE). DOE shall carry out a specified program to enhance U.S. capabilities to develop new reactor technologie... | Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that:
(1) Adak Island is an isolated island located 1,200 miles
southwest of Anchorage, Alaska, between the Pacific Ocean and
the Bering Sea. The Island, with its unique physical and
biological features, including a deep water harbor and ab... | Ratifies the "Agreement Concerning Transfer of Lands at Adak Naval Complex" executed by the Aleut Corporation, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of the Navy. Removes such lands from the National Wildlife Refuge System. | A bill to ratify an agreement between the Aleut Corporation and the United States of America to exchange land rights received under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act for certain land interests on Adak Island, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Aviation Medical Assistance Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. MEDICAL KIT EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall
reevaluate regulations regarding: ... | Aviation Medical Assistance Act of 1998 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to reevaluate regulations regarding: (1) the equipment required to be carried in medical kits of aircraft operated by air carriers; and (2) the training required of flight attendants in the use of such equipment.... | Aviation Medical Assistance Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Canine Detection Team Augmentation
and Certification Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Canine detection teams, which consist of a canine and a
canine handler, are an important part of a layered ... | Canine Detection Team Augmentation and Certification Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) increase the number of trained canine detection teams of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at specified federal agencies; and (2) notify specified congressional committees if any such agency is ... | To increase the number of trained detection canines of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Smarter Approach to Nuclear
Expenditures Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Berlin Wall fell in 1989, the Soviet Union no
longer exists, and the Cold War is over. The nature of threats
to the nat... | Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act This bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of Department of Defense (DOD) funds: (1) for procuring more than eight Columbia-class submarines; (2) to maintain more than 150 deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles; or (3) through FY2024, for the research, developme... | Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. REHABILITATION AND REPAIR OF DEFICIENT DAMS.
(a) Definitions.--Section 2 of the National Dam Safety Program Act
(33 U.S.C. 467) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5),... | Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2004 - Amends the National Dam Safety Program Act to require the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for use in rehabilitating publicly-owned dams that fail to meet minimum safety standards and pose ... | To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Missing Mercury in Manufacturing
Monitoring and Mitigation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) mercury and mercury compounds are highly toxic to
humans, ecosystems, and wildlife;
(2) as many as 10 percent ... | Missing Mercury in Manufacturing Monitoring and Mitigation Act - Declares that the United States should develop policies and programs that will reduce: (1) mercury use and emissions; (2) mercury releases from the reservoir of mercury currently in use or circulation; and (3) exposures to mercury, particularly exposures ... | A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to phase out the use of mercury in the manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Silicone Breast Implant Research and
Information Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the Institute of Medicine, it is estimated
that 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 Amer... | Silicone Breast Implant Research and Information Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to: (1) appoint an official of the Department of Health and Human Services to serve as the NIH coordinator regarding silicone breast implant research; (2) establ... | Silicone Breast Implant Research and Information Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Long Term Care Quality and Consumer
Information Improvement Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE PAYMENT ADJUSTMENTS FOR SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES
BASED ON QUALITY DATA.
(a) In General.--Section 1888(e) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. ... | Long Term Care Quality and Consumer Information Improvement Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish between ten and 15 additional quality measures applicable to skilled nursing facilities, including a risk adjustment method... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide medicare beneficiaries with access to information concerning the quality of care provided by skilled nursing facilities and to provide incentives to skilled nursing facilities to improve the quality of care provided by those facilities by linking the amo... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Efficient Government
Technology Act''.
SEC. 2. ENERGY-EFFICIENT AND ENERGY-SAVING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES.
(a) Amendment.--Subtitle C of title V of the Energy Independence
and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140; 121 Stat. 1661) is
amende... | Energy Efficient Government Technology Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require each federal agency to coordinate with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Environmental Protection Agency to develop an implementation strateg... | Energy Efficient Government Technology Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security and Medicare
Improved Burn Injury Treatment Access Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Terrorist acts, such as the September 11, 2001, attacks
in New York and Washington, DC an... | Social Security and Medicare Improved Burn Injury Treatment Access Act of 2009 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to direct the Commissioner of Social Security to waive the application of the five-month Social Security disability waiting period in cases of... | To amend the Social Security Act to eliminate the 5-month waiting period for Social Security disability and the 24-month waiting period for Medicare benefits in the cases of individuals with disabling burn injuries. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Girl Scouts USA Centennial
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress find as follows:
(1) The Girl Scouts of the United States of America is the
world's preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls where
they build cha... | Girl Scouts USA Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 350,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the founding of the Girl Scouts of the USA.
Requires the coin design to be emblematic of the centennial of the Girl Scouts of the United States of Ame... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Lien
Simplification Act''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section o... | Tax Lien Simplification Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise procedures for the filing of federal tax liens.
Direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish and maintain a federal tax lien registry, in lieu of filing tax liens in local jurisdictions, which would be accessible to and searchable by the pub... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify, modernize, and improve public notice of and access to tax lien information by providing for a national, Internet accessible, filing system for Federal tax liens, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``SEC Regulatory Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OF THE
COSTS AND BENEFITS OF ITS REGULATIONS AND CERTAIN OTHER
AGENCY ACTIONS.
Section 23 of the Securities Exchange Act of... | SEC Regulatory Accountability Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to: before issuing a regulation under the securities laws, identify the nature and source of the problem that the proposed regulation is designed to address; adopt a r... | SEC Regulatory Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is the leading known cause of
mental retardation, and it is 100 percent preventable;
(2) each year... | Comprehensive Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a comprehensive Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects prevention program, including an education and public awareness program, an applied epidemiologic research and prevention program, support for and the ... | Comprehensive Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Haitian Protection Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Haiti remains severely devastated by the combined
effects of ongoing political turmoil and the aftermath of the
natural disasters of 2... | Haitian Protection Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti as a country whose qualifying nationals may be eligible for temporary protected status.
Provides for: (1) an initial 18-month designation period; and (2) authorization for temporary travel abroad. | To designate Haiti under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to render nationals of Haiti eligible for temporary protected status under such section. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jumpstart VA Construction Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The buildings of the Department of Veterans Affairs
have an average age of 60 years.
(2) Since 2004, use of Department faciliti... | Jumpstart VA Construction Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a 10-year pilot program of entering into partnership agreements on a competitive basis with appropriate non-federal entities for major authorized construction projects. Directs the Secretary to select 10 major medical facility proje... | Jumpstart VA Construction Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Investment in After-School Programs
Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS.
Subtitle D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act is
amended by inserting after section 365 (7 U.S.C. 2008) the following:
``SEC. 366. AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS.... | Investment in After-School Programs Act of 2008 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to local educational agencies, community-based organizations, or other entities to improve, expand, or establish rural after-school programs that provide studen... | A bill to enhance after-school programs in rural areas of the United States by establishing a pilot program to help communities establish and improve rural after-school programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Patient Access to
Healthcare Records Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
of 1996 (``HIPAA''), through certain of its implementing
... | Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of 2016 This bill amends the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act to allow a health care clearinghouse to use and disclose protected health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).The uses and discl... | Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. ADJUSTED DIFFERENTIALS.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 404(b) of the Federal Law
Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 (5 U.S.C. 5305 note) is amended by
striking the matter after ``follows:'' and inserting the following:
``Area Differential... | Amends the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to revise the special pay adjustments for federal law enforcement officers in specified consolidated metropolitan statistical areas. Includes Capitol Police as law enforcement officers under such Act.
Eliminates the limitation on premium pay for federal crimina... | To amend the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to adjust the percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ombudsman Reauthorization Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF OMBUDSMAN.
The Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) is amended by
striking section 2008 (42 U.S.C. 6917) and inserting the following:
``SEC. 2008. OFFICE OF OMBUDSMAN.
``(a) ... | Ombudsman Reauthorization Act of 2005 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to reestablish the Office of the Ombudsman within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Specifies the Ombudsman's duties and authorities. Requires the Ombudsman to appoint a Deputy Ombudsman for each EPA region.
Provides employee protect... | To provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman of the Environmental Protection Agency. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Paycheck Fairness Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Women have entered the workforce in record numbers.
(2) Even in the 1990's, women earn significantly lower pay
than men for work on job... | Paycheck Fairness Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to revise remedies for and enforcement of prohibitions against sex discrimination in the payment of wages (such FLSA prohibitions are also known as the Equal Pay Act).
(Sec. 3) Amends FLSA to provide for enhanced enforcement of equal pay requir... | Paycheck Fairness Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equity in Fertility Coverage Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. EQUITY IN PROVISION OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE.
(a) Group Health Plans.--
(1) Public health service act amendments.--(A) Subpart 2 of
part A of title XXVII of the Public Health ... | Equity in Fertility Coverage Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and Federal law provisions concerning the Federal employees health benefits program to require health plans covering impotency medications such as Viagra to also cover fertility treatmen... | To assure equitable treatment of fertility and impotence in health care coverage under group health plans, health insurance coverage, and health plans under the Federal employees' health benefits program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Retirement Advice
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to provide that advisors who--
(1) provide advice that is impermissible under the
prohibited transaction provisions under section 406 of the ... | Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to modify requirements related to fiduciaries and the provision of investment advice for employer-sponsored retirement plans. It also prohibits the Department of Labor from implementing regulations ... | Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Net Price Calculator Improvement
Act''.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR NET PRICE CALCULATORS.
Section 132(h) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1015a(h)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6);
... | Net Price Calculator Improvement Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish the minimum requirements for the net price calculator that an institution of higher education (IHE) receiving federal funds under title IV (Student Assistance) of the Act must include on its website. (An IHE's net price ... | Net Price Calculator Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum
Depression Research and Care Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Postpartum depression is a devastating mood disorder
which strikes many women during and after pregnancy.
... | Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act - Title I: Research on Postpartum Depression and Psychosis - (Sec. 101) Encourages the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Director of the National Institute of Mental He... | To provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ojito Wilderness Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Ojito
Wilderness Act'' and dated October 1, 2004.
(2) Pueblo.--The term ``Pueblo'' means the Pueblo of Zia.
... | Ojito Wilderness Act - (Sec. 3) Designates certain public land known as the Ojito Wilderness in New Mexico (wilderness area) as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
Requires that the wilderness area be managed by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with the Wilderness Act. Provides for t... | To designate the Ojito Wilderness Study Area as wilderness, to take certain land into trust for the Pueblo of Zia, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Saving Women's Lives Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The renewed commitment of the world community to the
formulation of government policies that contribute to global
populatio... | Saving Women's Lives Act of 2002 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 2002 and 2003 for U.S. voluntary contributions to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Prohibits the availability of such funds for an UNFPA country program in China. Conditions the availability of funds to UNFPA upon its maintenance of them in ... | To provide a United States voluntary contribution to the United Nations Population Fund. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Since 1935, the United States has owned a parcel of
land in Riverside, California, consisting of approximately 9.5
acres, as more specifically described in section 2(a) (in this
section referred to as the ``prope... | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey and quitclaim all interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property, including improvements, located at 4500 Glenwood Drive in Riverside, California, and administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, to the Riverside Corona Conservation... | To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of Natural Resources Conservation Service property in Riverside, California, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing America From Terrorist
Entries Act'' or the ``SAFTE Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) United States border security agencies are presently
overwhelmed with more than 400 million visits ... | Securing America From Terrorist Entries Act or the SAFTE Act - Establishes a temporary moratorium on the issuance of immigrant or (non-diplomatic) nonimmigrant visas to aliens who are, or were within 15 years of applying for U.S. admission, citizens or nationals of: (1) Afghanistan; (2) Algeria; (3) Egypt; (4) Lebanon;... | To provide for a temporary moratorium on visas for certain aliens, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Health Care Full Funding
Act''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED PROCESS FOR FUNDING VETERANS HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--(1) Chapter 3 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 321. Enhanced... | Veterans Health Care Full Funding Act - Requires: (1) that in the President's budget for each fiscal year, amounts shall be requested for veterans health care programs for each two-year period; and (2) the Veterans Health Care Funding Review Board (established in this Act) to determine the level of funding needed for e... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide an enhanced funding process to ensure an adequate level of funding for veterans health care programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other p... |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The international traffic in illicit drugs,
particularly along the Southwest Border, poses a serious threat
to the national security of the United States and to every
nation where the production, transit, or cons... | Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 with respect to certain annual presidential certifications to Congress required to allow a major drug-transit country or major illicit drug producing country to expend withheld bilateral assistance and multilateral development assistance, provided certain conditions are met. Wa... | A bill to provide that the annual drug certification procedures under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 not apply to certain countries with which the United States has bilateral agreements and other plans relating to counterdrug activities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Guam World War II
Loyalty Recognition Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Recognition of the suffering and loyalty of the re... | Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act - (Sec. 2) Recognizes the great suffering and steadfast loyalty and courage of the people of Guam during the Japanese occupation of Guam in World War II.
(Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make the following payments for Guam World War II claims: (1) spouses, ch... | To implement the recommendations of the Guam War Claims Review Commission. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Building, Renovating, Improving, and
Constructing Kids' Schools Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress make the following findings:
(1) According to a 1999 issue brief prepared by the
National Center for Education Statistics, the average... | Sets forth requirements for loan repayment and interest rate. Exempts a State entity or local government from such repayment and interest rate accrual prior to January 1, 2005, unless the amount appropriated to carry out assistance for education of all children with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities ... | Building, Renovating, Improving, and Constructing Kids' Schools Act |
SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF TAX REFUND REDUCTION PROVISION TO INCLUDE
CERTAIN LOCAL TAX DEBT.
(a) Section 3720A of title 31, United States Code (relating to
reduction of tax refund by amount of debt) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(j) Collection of Past-Due Legally Enforceable Lo... | Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to reduce the federal tax refund of any taxpayer who owes a past-due, legally enforceable tax obligation to a local government by the amount of such obligation. Requires notice to the taxpayer of the refund reduction.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit disclosure of taxpay... | To amend title 31, United States Code, to allow certain local tax debt to be collected through the reduction of Federal tax refunds. |
SECTION 1. LIQUIDATION OR RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES OF ROLLER
CHAIN.
(a) Liquidation or Reliquidation of Entries.--Notwithstanding
sections 514 and 520 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514 and
1520) or any other provision of law, the Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection shall, not ... | Directs the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to: (1) liquidate or reliquidate certain entries of roller chains without assessment of antidumping duties or interest; and (2) refund any amounts owed. | To provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Currency Harmonization Initiative
Through Neutralizing Action Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The benefit of trade concessions can be adversely
affected by misalignments in currency.
(... | Currency Harmonization Initiative through Neutralizing Action Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to analyze annually the exchange rate policies of the People's Republic of China, and to impose additional tariffs, if necessary, to equalize any currency manipulations. | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to analyze and report on the exchange rate policies of the People's Republic of China, and to require that additional tariffs be imposed on products of that country on the basis of the rate of manipulation by that country of the rate of exchange between the currency of that coun... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Electronic Freedom of Information
Improvement Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the purpose of the Freedom of Information Act is to
require agencies of the Federal Government ... | Electronic Freedom of Information Improvement Act of 1994 - Amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to: (1) direct agencies to publish by computer telecommunications, or other electronic means if such communications are not available, all information required to be published in the Federal Register; (2) include a... | Electronic Freedom of Information Improvement Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bend Pine Nursery Land Conveyance
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Agriculture.
(2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Oregon.
SEC. 3. SAL... | Grants right of first refusal to purchase the Bend Pine Nursery to the Bend Metro Parks and Recreation District in Deschutes County, Oregon.
Makes the proceeds from any such sale available to the Secretary without further appropriations Act for: (1) acquisition, construction, or improvement of administrative and visito... | Bend Pine Nursery Land Conveyance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jesse Gray Housing Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the number of rental dwelling units available for lower
income families is insufficient, and the physical condition of
a su... | Jesse Gray Housing Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a program to construct new public housing units.
Requires the Secretary to make financial assistance available for public housing projects, especially those likely to be disposed ... | Jesse Gray Housing Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arts, Humanities, and Museums
Amendments of 1993''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE
HUMANITIES ACT OF 1965.
(a) Modification of Limitation on Use of Federal Funds.--Section
5(g) of the National Foundatio... | Arts, Humanities, and Museums Amendments of 1993 - Amends the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 to extend through FY 1995 the authorization of appropriations to carry out such Act, including funds for: (1) program grants and other assistance by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and... | Arts, Humanities, and Museums Amendments of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Investment and Growth
Act''.
SEC. 2. S CORPORATION TAX RATE.
(a) In General.--Section 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to tax imposed) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
``(i) Tax Rate on C... | Small Business Investment and Growth Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish, as specified, a maximum taxable S corporation tax. Establishes a special rule for a qualified personal service corporation. Requires each S corporation to establish a qualified retained earnings account. Allows qualified distri... | Small Business Investment and Growth Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Neighbors in Need
Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--TEMPORARY EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
Sec. 101. Prog... | Neighbors in Need Act - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA) to provide a program extension for States experiencing high unemployment.
Amends the Social Security Act to require: (1) increases and decreases in the earnings credited to State accounts when States meet or fail to mee... | To extend the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Indian Education
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Nontribal colleges that serve Native American Indian
students have a valuable supplemental role to that provided ... | Native American Indian Education Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to pay institutions of higher education the out-of-state tuition of their Indian students if the schools are required to provide a tuition-free education, with the support of their state, to Native Americ... | Native American Indian Education Act |
SECTION 1. ALEXANDER CREEK VILLAGE RECOGNITION.
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``alexander creek village recognition
``Sec. 43.
``(a) Recognition of the Village of Alexander Creek.--Alexander
Creek, locate... | Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to recognize Alexander Creek in Seward Meridian, Alaska, as a Native village.
Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the Alexander Creek account in the Treasury to be available to Alexander Creek Incorporated (an Alaska Native Group corporation) for bidding o... | To amend that Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to recognize Alexander Creek as Native village, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer's Defense Act''.
SEC. 2. MANDATORY CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.
Chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after section 808 the following:
``SUBCHAPTER II--MANDATORY REVIEW OF CERTAIN RULES
``Sec. 815. Rules Subjec... | Requires an agency promulgating such a rule to submit to each House of Congress a report containing the text of the part of the rule that establishes or increases a tax, and an explanation of the rule.
Outlines procedures for House and Senate consideration of the bill authorizing the rule to take effect. | Taxpayer's Defense Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans'
Insurance Reform Act of 1995''.
(b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever
in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a
section or othe... | Veterans' Insurance Reform Act of 1995 - Redesignates the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance program as the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) program.
Merges the Retired Reservists' Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program into the Veterans' Group Life Insurance (VGLI) program. Extends the VGLI program to... | Veterans' Insurance Reform Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Unemployment
Compensation Extension Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--TEMPORARY EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSAT... | Unemployment Compensation Extension Act - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA) to extend the TEUC program through weeks of unemployment ending before July 1, 2004. Terminates individual payments for weeks beginning after December 31, 2004.
Increases to 26 weeks an eligible indivi... | A bill to provide extended unemployment benefits to displaced workers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Our Promise to America's
Children and Teachers Act'' or the ``Keep Our PACT Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Children are our Nation's future and greatest treasure.
(2) A high-quality education is ... | Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers Act or the Keep Our PACT Act - Appropriates for each of FY2015-FY2024 an amount that equals the difference between: (1) the amount appropriated for FY2015 for school improvement programs under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; an... | Keep Our PACT Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commodity Speculation Reform Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION TO ISSUE NO
ACTION LETTERS.
Section 2(a)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 2(a)(1)) is
amended by adding at the end the follow... | Commodity Speculation Reform Act of 2009 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from issuing a no action letter to any foreign board of trade that lists a contract whose price settles on the price of a contract traded on a CFTC-regulated exchange, unless the fore... | A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to clarify the treatment of purchases of certain commodity futures contracts and financial instruments with respect to limits established by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission relating to excessive speculation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Boutique Fuels Reduction Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY WAIVERS DURING SUPPLY EMERGENCIES.
Section 211(c)(4)(C) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(c)(4)(C))
is amended by inserting ``(i)'' after ``(C)'' and by adding the
following new clauses at t... | Boutique Fuels Reduction Act of 2005 - Amends the Clean Air Act (CAA) to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to temporarily waive controls or prohibitions on the use of a fuel or fuel additive regulated under specified provisions of that Act or prescribed in an applicable State Impl... | To amend the Clean Air Act to reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Oversight Commission Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is established in the legislative branch the Financial
Oversight Commission (hereafter in this Act referred to as the
``Commission'').
SEC. 3. PURPOSES.
The... | Financial Oversight Commission Act of 2009 - Establishes the Financial Oversight Commission to investigate the financial crisis of 2008, including relevant legislation, Executive Order, regulation, plan, policy, practice, or procedure that pertains to: (1) government sponsored enterprises; (2) the stock market; (3) the... | To establish the Financial Oversight Commission, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Facility Superfund
Compliance Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL ENTITIES AND FACILITIES.
Section 120 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620) is amended--
(1) by striking the... | Federal Facility Superfund Compliance Act of 1997 - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to subject each department, agency, and instrumentality of the Federal Government to all Federal, State, interstate, and local requirements and other laws relating to res... | Federal Facility Superfund Compliance Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. CHESAPEAKE BAY ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND PROTECTION
PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army (referred to in
this section as the ``Secretary'') shall establish a pilot
program to provide environmental assistance to non-Fede... | Directs the Secretary of the Army to establish a pilot program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Requires such assistance to be in the form of design and construction assistance for water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and develo... | To authorize the establishment of a pilot program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Slave Memorial Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Millions of Africans and their descendants were
enslaved in the United States and the 13 American colonies in
the period 1619 through 186... | National Slave Memorial Act - Authorizes the National Foundation for African American Heritage to establish, in the District of Columbia, a memorial to slavery to: (1) acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies; and (2) honor th... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a memorial to slavery, in the District of Columbia. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Border Health Security Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Border area.--The term ``border area'' has the meaning
given the term ``United States-Mexico Border Area'' in section
8 of the United States-Mexico... | Border Health Security Act of 2006 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary), acting through the U.S. members of the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission, to award grants to improve border residents' health.
Requires the Secretary to award grants to states, local or tribal governme... | To establish grant programs to improve the health of border area residents and for bioterrorism preparedness in the border area, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Everyone Deserves Unconditional
Access to Education (EDUCATE) Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO IDEA.
Section 611(i) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(20 U.S.C. 1411(i)) is amended to read as follows:
``(i) Funding.--
``(1) ... | Everyone Deserves Unconditional Access to Education (EDUCATE) Act - Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to reauthorize part B programs of education of all children with disabilities.
Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for part B for FY2008-FY2016 and thereafter, according to a cer... | To amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Shipping Reinvestment Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF QUALIFIED SHIPPING INVESTMENT WITHDRAWAL RULES.
(a) In General.--Section 955 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to withdrawal of previously excluded subpart F income from
qual... | American Shipping Reinvestment Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal shipping investment withdrawal tax rules; and (2) allow U.S. corporate shareholders a tax deduction for dividends attributable to foreign base company shipping income received from a controlled foreign corporation. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the shipping investment withdrawal rules in section 955 and to provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Residential Carbon Monoxide
Poisoning Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas produced
by burning any fuel. Exposure to unhealthy levels of carbon
... | Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to publish the American National Standard for Single and Multiple Station Carbon Monoxide Alarms (American National Standard ANSI/UL 2034-2005) as a mandatory consumer p... | A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet the applicable ANSI/UL standard by treating that standard as a consumer product safety rule, to encourage States to require the installation of such detectors in homes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Thorium Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the United States and foreign countries will require
massive and increasing quantities of energy during the 20-year
period ... | Thorium Energy Independence and Security Act of 2008 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish, and provide funds to, an office for the regulation of thorium fuel cycle nuclear power generation in each of: (1) the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology (ONEST) of th... | A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide for thorium fuel cycle nuclear power generation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Major Regulation Cost Review Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR PERIODIC REVIEW OF ALL MAJOR RULES.
(a) Requirement.--Chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 610 the following new section:
``Sec. 610a. Period... | Major Regulation Cost Review Act of 2008 - Requires each federal agency to publish in the Federal Register a plan for the periodic review of its major rules. Requires review of all existing major rules within five years and of all new rules within five years after their publication as a final rule.
Directs an agency t... | To require agencies to review all major rules within 10 years after issuance, including a cost-benefit analysis using a standard government-wide methodology, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Extraterritorial
Jurisdiction Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL JURISDICTION.
(a) Certain Criminal Offenses Committed Outside the United
States.--Title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
chapter 211 the following new chapter:
... | Provides that: (1) nothing herein may be construed to deprive a court-martial, military commission, provost court, or other military tribunal of concurrent jurisdiction with respect to offenders or offenses that by statute or by the law of war may be tried by such an entity; and (2) no prosecution may be commenced agai... | Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taylor Force Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Palestinian Authority's practice of paying salaries
to terrorists serving in Israeli prisons, as well as to the
families of deceased terror... | Taylor Force Act (Sec. 4) This bill prohibits certain FY2018-FY2023 economic support assistance that directly benefits the Palestinian Authority (PA) from being made available for the West Bank and Gaza unless the Department of State certifies that the PA, the Palestine Liberation Organization, and any successor or af... | Taylor Force Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Llagas Reclamation Groundwater
Remediation Initiative''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act:
(1) Groundwater remediation.--The term ``groundwater
remediation'' means actions that are necessary to prevent,
min... | Llagas Reclamation Groundwater Remediation Initiative - Establishes within the Treasury an interest bearing account to be known as the California Basins Groundwater Remediation Fund, which shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, in cooperation with the Santa Cla... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation and in coordination with other Federal, State, and local government agencies, to participate in the funding and implementation of a balanced, long-term groundwater remediation program in California, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Genetic Privacy and
Nondiscrimination Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The DNA molecule contains information about an
individual's probable medical future.
(2... | Genetic Privacy and Nondiscrimination Act of 1997 - Establishes limitations regarding genetic information disclosure and use.
Prohibits disclosure about an individual unless specifically authorized by the individual, or the individual's representative, through a written authorization that includes certain elements.
S... | Genetic Privacy and Nondiscrimination Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Financial Empowerment Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The proportion of the population of the United States
age 60 years or older is predicted to drastically increase in
the next 3... | Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2010 - Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC): (1) to disseminate to seniors and their caregivers information on mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors; (2) in response to a request about fraud committed by a particular entity or individual, to provide to the ... | To prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors in the United States, to promote efforts to increase public awareness of the enormous impact that mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud have on seniors, to educate the public, seniors, their families, and their caregivers about how to identify and c... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Trails System Willing
Seller Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) In spite of commendable efforts by State and local
governments and private volunteer trail groups to develop,
operate, and... | National Trails System Willing Seller Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that, in order to address problems involving multijurisdictional authority over the National Trails System, the Secretary of the Federal department with jurisdiction over a national scenic or historic trail should: (1) cooperate with appropriat... | To amend the National Trails System Act to clarify Federal authority relating to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of the trails in the System, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Obstetrician and
Gynecologist Access Now Act''.
SEC. 2. WOMEN'S ACCESS TO OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL SERVICES.
(a) Group Health Plans.--
(1) Public health service act amendments.--(A) Subpart 2 of
part A of title XXVII of... | Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Access Now Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans permit enrollees direct access to services of obstetrical ... | To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans permit enrollees direct access to services of obstetrical and gynecological physician services directly... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Attorney-Client Privilege Protection
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Justice is served when all parties to litigation are
represented by experienced diligent counsel.
... | Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit any U.S. agent or attorney, in any federal investigation or criminal or civil enforcement matter, including any form of administrative proceeding or adjudication, from: (1) demanding or requesting that an organization, or a ... | A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Local Government Interstate Waste
Control Act''.
SEC. 2. INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF MUNICIPAL SOLID
WASTE.
(a) In General.--Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) is amended by adding at the en... | Local Government Interstate Waste Control Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit owners or operators of landfills or incinerators from receiving out-of-State municipal solid waste unless they obtain authorization from the affected local government.
Exempts from such prohibition: (1) landfills or incine... | Local Government Interstate Waste Control Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Accountability and Transparency for Taxpayers Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. QUARTERLY REPORTS DURING CONSERVATORSHIP.
(a) Reporting Requirement.--For each reporting period, the covered
officer shall submit to the Congress a report f... | Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Accountability and Transparency for Taxpayers Act of 2010 - Directs the Inspector General (IG) of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to submit quarterly reports to Congress on the IG's activities with respect to the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan ... | To require the Inspector General of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to submit quarterly reports to the Congress during the conservatorship of the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Spacefaring Priorities for America's
Continued Exploration Act'' or the ``SPACE Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Russia is not a reliable partner.--(A) Unless Space
Shuttle operations are extended beyond 20... | Spacefaring Priorities for America's Continued Exploration Act or SPACE Act - Prohibits the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from relying solely on the Russian government for astronaut transport or cargo resupply services, except for the current Soyuz emergency escape services for astronauts on the ... | To authorize the Space Shuttle to be flown from 2010 through 2015, and to authorize appropriations for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for this purpose. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) More than 500 Baha'is in Iran have been arbitrarily
arrested since 2005. Roughly 100 Baha'is are presently
imprisoned because of their religious beliefs.
(2) In May 2010, suspected terrorists attacked two mosques
... | (Sec. 2) Directs the President to appoint a Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia within the Department of State. Requires the Special Envoy to have the rank of ambassador. (Sec. 3) Requires the Special Envoy to: (1) promote the right of religious fre... | To provide for the establishment of the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Orphan Highway Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL ORPHAN HIGHWAYS PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 165. National orphan highways program
``(a) Grants and Tech... | Orphan Highway Restoration Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make grants and provide technical assistance to States and local governments to: (1) perform preventive maintenance on or carry out projects for resurfacing, restoration, reconstruction, and rehabilitation of orphan highways; and (2) rehabilita... | To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide grants and technical assistance to restore orphan highways. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Marine Debris Act Reauthorization
Amendments of 2010''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
Section 2 of the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction
Act (33 U.S.C. 1951) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
``The purposes of this Act are--
... | Marine Debris Act Reauthorization Amendments of 2010 - Reauthorizes appropriations through FY2015 for, and revises provisions of, the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act. Replaces provisions establishing within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) the Marine Debris Prevention and... | To reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Technology Retraining And Investment
Now Act of 2004'' or the ``TRAIN Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress hereby finds:
(1) The value added by workers in the United States and in
other countries ... | Technology Retraining And Investment Now Act of 2004 (TRAIN Act of 2004) - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow businesses and individuals a tax credit for 50 percent of their information and communications technology education and training expenses up to $8,000 for a taxable year. Increases the allowable amount o... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income for certain education and training expenses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. PERSONAL ELECTRONIC RECORDS.
Section 1030(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B); and
(2) by adding at the end t... | Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) prohibit accessing a protected computer to obtain a unique identification number, address or routing code, or access device; (2) revise the definition of "protected computer" to include computers affecting interstate or foreign commerce o... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to better assure cyber-security, and for other purposes. |
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