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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gynecologic Cancer Education and
Awareness Act of 2005'' or ``Johanna's Law''.
SEC. 2. CERTAIN PROGRAMS REGARDING GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS.
(a) National Public Awareness Campaign.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
... | Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act of 2005 or Johanna's Law - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a national campaign to increase the awareness and knowledge of women with respect to gynecologic cancers, which shall include: (1) maintaining a supply of written materials to provid... | A bill to provide for programs to increase the awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Cord Blood
Education and Awareness Act of 2009''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Public education campaign.
... | Cord Blood Education and Awareness Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a publication relating to umbilical cord blood that includes: (1) an explanation of the potential value and uses of umbilical cord blood; (2) the medical processes involved in the collection of cord blo... | To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a public education campaign on umbilical cord blood stem cells, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Christen O'Donnell Equestrian Helmet
Safety Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Head injuries are the number one reason for hospital
admissions of horseback riders and the leading cause of death
... | Christen O'Donnell Equestrian Helmet Safety Act of 2013 [sic] - Establishes an interim standard for equestrian helmets manufactured nine months after enactment of this Act, pending establishment of a final standard. Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to begin rulemaking proceedings for development o... | Christen O'Donnell Equestrian Helmet Safety Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Marine Vessel Emissions Reduction
Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) emissions of air pollutants from marine vessels
contribute significantly to dangerous air pollution in many
areas in the United St... | Marine Vessel Emissions Reduction Act of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Clean Air Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate regulations that require specified marine vessels to use fuel that contains not more than 1,000 parts per million of sulfur in their main and auxiliary... | A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce air pollution from marine vessels. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Accountable Budgeting Commission Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) President Lyndon Johnson created the Commission on
Budget Concepts in 1967 by executive order to assess the basic... | Accountable Budgeting Commission Act of 2006 - Establishes the Accountable Budgeting Commission to review, evaluate, and make recommendations respecting the budget concepts that underlie the federal budget and its process.
Prohibits the Commission from making findings, conclusions, or recommendations with respect to S... | To establish the Accountable Budgeting Commission. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Empowerment and Advocacy
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.
(a) Adjustments to Discretionary Spending Limits.--In the matter
that precedes subparagraph (A) of section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced
Budget and Emerge... | Taxpayer Empowerment and Advocacy Act of 2009 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to extend through FY2014 the spending limits (spending caps) for the discretionary categories in new budget authority and outlays.
Revises requirements for adjustments to dis... | To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to extend the discretionary spending limits through fiscal year 2014, to extend paygo for direct spending, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gestational Diabetes Act of 2006''
or the ``GEDI Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The prevalence of gestational diabetes among pregnant
women in the United States is increasing.
(2) Gestational ... | Gestational Diabetes Act of 2006 or the GEDI Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to convene a Research Advisory Committee. Requires the Director of CDC, in consultation with... | To establish an Advisory Committee on Gestational Diabetes, to provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Autism Spectrum Disorders
Initiative Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS
INITIATIVE.
Part R of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
280i et seq.) is amended--
... | National Autism Spectrum Disorders Initiative Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Autism Spectrum Disorders Initiative in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to improve the lives of persons with autism spectrum disorders through research focused on pre... | To establish a National Autism Spectrum Disorders Initiative, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Terry Peak Land Transfer Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Certain National Forest System land located in the Black
Hills National Forest in Lawrence County, South Dakota, is
... | Terry Peak Land Transfer Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain Black Hills National Forest land in South Dakota to the Terry Peak Ski Area. | Terry Peak Land Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Appeals Assistance and
Improvement Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS THAT
FURNISH LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO VETERANS SEEKING REVIEW BY
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS C... | Veterans Appeals Assistance and Improvement Act of 2015 This bill directs the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to establish a financial assistance program to provide legal and other assistance without charge for veterans and other persons seeking Court review who are unable to afford legal representation costs... | Veterans Appeals Assistance and Improvement Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to
Repair Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The ability to diagnose, service, and repair a motor
vehicle in a timely, reliable, and afforda... | Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act of 2001 - Requires a manufacturer of a motor vehicle sold or introduced into commerce in the United States to disclose to the vehicle owner, a repair facility, and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) the information necessary to diagnose, service, or repair the vehicle.Sets fort... | To protect the rights of American consumers to diagnose, service, and repair motor vehicles purchased in the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Museum of African American
History and Culture Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) since its founding, the United States has grown into a
symbol of democracy and freedom around the world, and the legacy of
Afric... | National Museum of African American History and Culture Act - (Sec. 4) Establishes within the Smithsonian Institution (SI) the National Museum of African American History and Culture, to be operated as a center for scholarship and a location for museum training, public education, exhibits, and collection and study of i... | To establish within the Smithsonian Institution the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Elizabeth Cady Stanton Pregnant and
Parenting Student Services Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) pregnant college students should not have to make a
choice between keeping their baby an... | Elizabeth Cady Stanton Pregnant and Parenting Student Services Act of 2005 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) pregnant college students should not have to make a choice between keeping their baby and staying in school; (2) the pilot program under this Act will help institutions of higher education to establish... | To establish a pilot program to provide grants to encourage eligible institutions of higher education to establish and operate pregnant and parenting student services offices for pregnant students, parenting students, prospective parenting students who are anticipating a birth or adoption, and students who are placing ... |
SECTION 1. FEDERAL CHARTER.
VietNow, a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the
State of Illinois, is recognized and granted a Federal charter.
SEC. 2. POWERS.
The corporation shall have only the powers granted to it through
its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in the States in which... | Grants a Federal charter to VietNow (a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of Illinois). | To grant a Federal charter to VietNow. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Breast Cancer Prescription Drug
Fairness Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) All women are at risk for breast cancer and that risk
increases with age.
(2) Br... | Breast Cancer Prescription Drug Fairness Act of 2001 - Requires each participating manufacturer of a covered outpatient drug to make available for purchase by each pharmacy a covered outpatient drug: (1) in an amount equal to the aggregate amount of the covered outpatient drug sold or distributed by the pharmacy to Med... | To provide for substantial reductions in the price of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries and for women diagnosed with breast cancer. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Compacts of Free Association
Amendments Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENTS.
Section 101 of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of
2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by inser... | Compacts of Free Association Amendments Act of 2005 - Amends the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 with respect to the provision of emergency and disaster assistance through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to the Federate... | A bill to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President, was one of the
Nation's greatest leaders, demonstrating true courage during the
Civil War, one of the grea... | Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 500,000 $1 coins emblematic of the life and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln.
States that only one facility of the U.S. Mint may be used to strike any particular quality of the coins.
Authorizes the Sec... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. |
SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Pike and San
Isabel Restoration Charter Forest Act of 2002''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Wildland-u... | Pike and San Isabel Restoration Charter Forest Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Chief of the Forest Service, to conduct a ten-year wildland-urban restoration charter forest demonstration project for the Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands in ... | To require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a wildland-urban restoration charter forest demonstration project in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands to increase community involvement in decisionmaking regarding the management of those forests and grasslands, to ... |
SECTION 1. APPLICATION OF SECTION 355 TO DISTRIBUTIONS FOLLOWED BY
ACQUISITIONS AND TO INTRAGROUP TRANSACTIONS.
(a) Distributions Followed by Acquisitions.--Section 355 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to distribution of stock and
securities of a controlled corporation) is amended by... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to regulate the recognition of gain when there is a distribution of stock or securities that is part of a plan (or series of related transactions) pursuant to which a person acquires stock representing a 50 percent or greater interest in the distributing corporation or any controlled co... | To amend section 355 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of corporate tax on prearranged sales of corporate stock, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Change the Course in Iraq Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) members of the United States Armed Forces have shown
great valor and courage in Iraq in the performance of their
duties; and
... | Change the Course in Iraq Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) members of the U.S. Armed Forces have shown great valor and courage in Iraq in the performance of their duties; and (2) the sacrifices of such members and their families are recognized and appreciated.
Repeals the Authorization for Use of Milita... | To commend the members of the United States Armed Forces on their performance and bravery in Iraq, to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution (Public Law 107-243), to require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a plan for the phased redeployment of United States Armed Force... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unlawful Employers Accountability
and Illegal Alien State Reimbursement Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. COMPLIANCE WITH RESPECT TO THE UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS.
(a) Civil Penalty.--Paragraph (4) of subsection (e) of section 274A
of the Immigration and Nati... | Unlawful Employers Accountability and Illegal Alien State Reimbursement Act of 2007 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise (based upon the number of employees) and increase civil money penalties for employers who knowingly hire, recruit, refer, or continue to employ illegal aliens in the United States. ... | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve enforcement of restrictions on employment in the United States of unauthorized aliens and to reimburse State and local governments for costs associated with serving illegal aliens. |
SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION AGAINST TERRORIST
STATES; DAMAGES.
(a) Right of Action.--Section 1605 of title 28, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) in subsection (f), in the first sentence, by inserting
``or (h)'' after ``subsection (a)(7)''; and
... | Amends the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) to require that a foreign state designated as a state sponsor of terrorism under specified laws, or an official, employee, or agent of such a foreign state, shall be liable to a U.S. national for the national's personal injury or death caused by acts of that st... | To amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify that persons may bring private rights of actions against foriegn states for certain terrorist acts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO MEXICO.
Except as provided in section 2, and notwithstanding any other
provision of law, neither the President nor the Secretary of the
Treasury may--
(1) provide any assistance (including the unobligated
balance of assistance to the Government of Mexic... | Prohibits the President or the Secretary of the Treasury from providing assistance under the exchange stabilization fund to the Government of Mexico, unless the President submits a written statement to the Congress that such Government has: (1) taken immediate action to comply with all outstanding requests for extradi... | A bill to limit the provision of assistance to the Government of Mexico using the exchange stabilization fund established pursuant to section 5302 of title 31, United States Code, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Communications of Utilities
from Terrorist Threats'' or the ``SCOUTS Act''.
SEC. 2. POLICY.
(a) Security and Resilience.--The Secretary of Homeland Security,
in coordination with the sector-specific agencies, may work with
critical infrastruc... | Securing Communications of Utilities from Terrorist Threats or the SCOUTS Act This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to work with critical infrastructure owners and operators and state, local, tribal, and territorial entities to seek voluntary participation of sector-specific agencies to determi... | Securing Communications of Utilities from Terrorist Threats |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal
Trade Commission.
(2) Foreclosure consultant.--The term ``foreclosure
consul... | Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Act of 2008 - Prohibits a foreclosure consultant from: (1) receiving compensation from a homeowner for services performed regarding residential real property until such consultant has fully performed each service contracted for; (2) holding power of attorney from any homeowner, except to inspec... | A bill to protect the property and security of homeowners who are subject to foreclosure proceedings, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Big Cat Public Safety Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 2 of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16
U.S.C. 3371) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (k) as
subsections (b) through (l), respecti... | Big Cat Public Safety Act This bill amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit any person from breeding or possessing prohibited wildlife species (i.e., any live species of lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar or any hybrid of such species). Breeding means facilitating propagation or reproduction (... | Big Cat Public Safety Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Retirement Age
Reform Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PHASED IN 5-YEAR INCREASE IN AGE FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR OASDI
BENEFITS BY THE YEAR 2030.
(a) Definitions.--Section 216(l) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 416(l)) is amended ... | Social Security Retirement Age Reform Act of 1993 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to phase in an increase in the age for normal and early retirement to, respectively, ages 70 and 67. | Social Security Retirement Age Reform Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Safety Net
Enhancement Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
Sec. 101. Extended benefits trigg... | Safety Net Enhancement Act - Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to revise the federal-state extended unemployment compensation program established under the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise the formula for "on" and "off" indicators on the state level used to determine extended un... | To reform the Federal unemployment benefits system, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Economic Advisory
Council Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds--
(1) the United States has a special political and legal
relationship and responsibility to promote the welfare of the
Native Americ... | Native American Economic Advisory Council Act of 2010 - Establishes the Native American Economic Advisory Council to assist the Executive Office of the President and federal agencies to ensure that Native Americans have: (1) the means and capacity to benefit from economic stimulus and growth; and (2) opportunities to p... | To establish a Native American Economic Advisory Council, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sensible Accounting to Value Energy
Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Covered agency.--The term ``covered agency''--
(A) means--
... | Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to issue guidelines for all federal mortgage agencies (including the Federal National Mortgage Association [Fannie Mae], the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation [Freddie Mac], and any affiliates) to impleme... | A bill to improve the accuracy of mortgage underwriting used by Federal mortgage agencies by ensuring that energy costs are included in the underwriting process, to reduce the amount of energy consumed by homes, to facilitate the creation of energy efficiency retrofit and construction jobs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Student Loan Refinancing
Act''.
SEC. 2. STUDENT LOAN CONSOLIDATION.
Section 459B of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087i-
2) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``section'' and
inserting ``subsect... | Federal Student Loan Refinancing Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow borrowers that received loans under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (DL) or Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program on or after July 1, 2006, to consolidate those loans as Federa... | Federal Student Loan Refinancing Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Voter Choice Act of 2005''.
TITLE I--PERMITTING USE OF MULTISEAT DISTRICTS FOR HOUSE ELECTIONS
SEC. 101. MULTISEAT DISTRICTS PERMITTED FOR ELECTION OF REPRESENTATIVES
FOR STATES WITH A PROPORTIONAL VOTING SYSTEM.
(a) In General.--Notwi... | Voter Choice Act of 2005 - Authorizes a state entitled to more than one Representative in Congress to establish a number of districts for election of Representatives that is less than the number of Representatives to which the state is entitled, as long as the Representatives are elected: (1) under a system meeting the... | To provide that a State may use a proportional voting system for multiseat congressional districts, to require the use of instant runoff voting in certain elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Palestinian Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF THE TERM ``PALESTINE'' IN UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS.
(a) In General.--No United States Government document may refer to
the areas controlled by the Palestinian Autho... | Palestinian Accountability Act - Prohibits any U.S. government document from referring to the areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority (PA) as Palestine until the Secretary of State certifies to Congress that the PA: (1) does not inappropriately influence elections in PA-contolled areas; (2) is promoting human rig... | Palestinian Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security
Disability Insurance Return to Work Act of 2016''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Revising disability classif... | Social Security Disability Insurance Return to Work Act of 2016 This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to: (1) establish specified new disability classifications, and (2) require periodic continuing disability reviews for beneficiaries classified as ... | Social Security Disability Insurance Return to Work Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Multidistrict, Multiparty,
Multiforum Trial Jurisdiction Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION.
Section 1407 of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the third sentence of subsection (a), by inserting
``or orde... | Multidistrict, Multiparty, Multiforum Trial Jurisdiction Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal judicial code to allow a civil action transferred for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings (multidistrict litigation) to be transferred to the transferee or other district for trial purposes in the interest of justice ... | To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow a judge to whom a case is transferred to retain jurisdiction over certain multidistrict litigation cases for trial, and to provide for Federal jurisdiction of certain multiparty, multiforum civil actions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Nutritious Meals for Young
Children Act of 2009''.
TITLE I--INCREASING ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS MEALS
SEC. 101. CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM.
(a) National Average Payment.--
(1) Lunches and suppers.--Section 17(c) of... | Access to Nutritious Meals for Young Children Act of 2009 - Amends the the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to increase reimbursement rates for free, reduced price, and paid meals and snacks served under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) at nonresidential child care centers and family or group d... | A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve access to nutritious meals for young children in child care. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Fire Administration
Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 17(g)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of
1974 (15 U.S.C. 2216(g)(1)) is amended--
(1) by st... | United States Fire Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999 - Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for FY 1998 and 1999.
Permits successor fire safety standards to be used as guidelines in addition to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) S... | United States Fire Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999 |
SECTION 1. CONTINUED USE OF 2009 MEDICARE PRACTICE EXPENSE RELATIVE
VALUE UNITS FOR CERTAIN CARDIOLOGY SERVICES.
Section 1848(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
4(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(K) Continued use of 2009 p... | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize continued use of 2009 Medicare practice expense relative value units for certain cardiology services.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to contract with an independent entity to study and report to Congress on the practice exp... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to continue using 2009 Medicare practice expense relative value units for certain cardiology services. |
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF PENSION AND EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS MAINTAINED
BY TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.
(a) Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--
(1) Qualified public safety employee.--Section 72(t)(10)(B)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining qualified public
... | This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to treat employee benefit or pension plans maintained by Indian tribes and domestic relations orders issued pursuant to tribal law in the same manner as plans maintained by states and domestic relations orders iss... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the treatment of pension and employee benefit plans maintained by tribal governments. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protection Against Executive
Compensation Abuse Act''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION DISCLOSURES.
(a) Amendment.--Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(15 U.S.C. 78n) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsectio... | Protection Against Executive Compensation Abuse Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to set forth additional compensation disclosure requirements, including: (1) a comprehensive statement of the issuer's compensation plan for its principal executive officers; (2) any type of compensation (whether present, d... | To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require additional disclosure to shareholders of executive compensation. |
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION FOR STATE AND LOCAL CANDIDATE COMMITTEES FROM
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Exemption From Notification Requirements.--Paragraph (5) of
section 527(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
organizations must notify Secretary that they are section 527
organization... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exempt State and local candidate committees from specified notification requirements; (2) exempt State and local political committees from specified reporting and annual gross receipts-based return requirements; and (3) authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to waive certain re... | A bill to amend section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate notification and return requirements for State and local candidate committees and avoid duplicate reporting by certain State and local political committees of information required to be reported and made publicly available under State law. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Automotive Products
Export Reform Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The economic and national security interests of the
United States are enhanced when--
(A) the United... | Commercial Automotive Products Export Reform Act of 2012 - Directs the President to issue proposed regulations to remove from the United States Munitions List and Commerce Control List all commercially-available automotive products and technologies, whether listed in sections of such lists devoted specifically to autom... | To reform United States export control restrictions relating to commercially-available automotive products and technologies, and for other purposes. |
TITLE I--DRUG COURTS
SEC. 101. GRANT AUTHORITY.
The Attorney General may make grants to States, State courts, local
courts, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments,
acting directly or through agreements with other public or private
entities, for programs that involve--
(1) continui... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Drug Courts
Title II: Youth Courts
Title I: Drug Courts
- Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to States, State and local courts, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments for programs that involve: (1) continuing judicial supervision over offenders ... | To provide for programs that involve continuing judicial supervision over offenders with substance abuse problems who are not violent offenders. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Endangered Species
Habitat Protection Act of 1997''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Enhanced deduction for ... | Endangered Species Habitat Protection Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a deduction for the donation of property as a conservation easement. Provides for the valuation of the property.
Requires that the value of a taxable estate be determined by deducting from the value of the gross estate... | Endangered Species Habitat Protection Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wireless Eavesdropping Protection
Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. COMMERCE IN ELECTRONIC EAVESDROPPING DEVICES.
(a) Prohibition on Modification.--Section 302(b) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 302a(b)) is amended by inserting
before the period at ... | Directs the FCC, with respect to scanning receivers capable of receiving transmissions in frequencies used by commercial mobile services and that are shared by public safety users, to examine methods and prescribe regulations to enhance the privacy of users of such frequencies. Requires tampering prevention measures an... | Wireless Eavesdropping Protection Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital
Improvement Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Long-term care hospitals (in this Act referred to as
``LTCHs'') serve a valuable role in the post-acute care
co... | Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prescribe requirements for a long-term care hospital (LTCH) and patient criteria for prospective payment to an LTCH.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) determine a list of medi... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for Peace Officers Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Thousands of fugitives have fled to Mexico to escape
prosecution in the United States, including individuals accused
of murdering peac... | Justice for Peace Officers Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prescribe penalties to be imposed on anyone who: (1) murders a federal, state, or local peace officer engaged in, or on account of the performance of, official duties and moves or travels in foreign commerce with intent to avoid prosecution or confine... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the penalty on persons who are convicted of killing peace officers and who flee the country, and to express the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State should renegotiate the extradition treaty with Mexico. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Retiree Continuation Coverage Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF COBRA CONTINUATION COVERAGE.
(a) Public Health Service Act.--
(1) Period of coverage.--Section 2202(2)(A) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300bb-2(2)(A)) i... | Retiree Continuation Coverage Act of 1995 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to extend group health plan insurance continuation coverage under COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985) to retirees and th... | Retiree Continuation Coverage Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Accountability, Bargaining,
and Compassion for Part D (ABC for D) Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) employees and volunteers of the Social Security
Administration (SSA), Area Agencies ... | Medicare Accountability, Bargaining, and Compassion for Part D (ABC for D) Act - Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to outreach and education for the prescription drug program under Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program).
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1)... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve implementation of the Medicare prescription drug benefit. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Put Trafficking Victims First Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON SAFE HARBOR LAWS.
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office for Victims
of Crime, shall issue a report... | Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Office for Victims of Crime within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to publish a report on state safe harbor laws, including: (1) the impact of state safe harbor laws on victims of trafficking, and (2) best practices and recommendations on the deve... | Enforcing Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Yerington Land Conveyance and
Sustainable Development Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the city of Yerington, Nevada, which has an
unemployment rate of 16 percent, has the highest unemployment
rate in the ... | Yerington Land Conveyance and Sustainable Development Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the city of Yerington, Nevada, all interest of the United States in the federal lands located in Lyon and Mineral Counties, Nevada, identified as "City of Yerington Sustainable Development Conveyance Lands" in... | To convey certain Federal land to the city of Yerington, Nevada. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Opportunity Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. ANGEL INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``SEC. 30E. ANG... | American Opportunity Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 25% of a qualified equity investment in a qualified small business entity. Defines "qualified small business entity" as a domestic corporation or partnership that: (1) is a small business headquarted in the United States, (2) ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for equity investments in small business concerns. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Anthrax Victims Fund Fairness Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever 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 sh... | Anthrax Victims Fund Fairness Act of 2003 - Amends the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 to provide compensation for victims of a terrorist-related laboratory-confirmed anthrax infection in the United States during the period beginning on September 13, 2001, through November 30, 2001, on the same basis as... | A bill to amend the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 (Public Law 107-42; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note) to provide compensation for the United States Citizens who were victims of a terrorist-related labratory-confirmed anthrax infection in the United States during the period beginning on September 13, 2001, throu... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare's Elderly Receiving
Innovative Treatments (MERIT) Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF PAYMENT RULES.
Section 1853 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-23) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking ``subsection... | Medicare's Elderly Receiving Innovative Treatments (MERIT) Act of 1999 - Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with regard to the frail elderly, modifying: (1) payment rules (including requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement a new paym... | Medicare's Elderly Receiving Innovative Treatments (MERIT) Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF TAX SUBSIDIES FOR ETHANOL FUEL.
(a) Elimination of Credit for Alcohol Used as Fuel.--
(1) In general.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of
chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
striking section 40 (relating to alcohol used as fuel).... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the credit for alcohol used as fuel; (2) tax fuel alcohol to the same extent as gasoline and diesel fuel; and (3) repeal specified incentives for alcohol fuels. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate tax subsidies for ethanol fuel. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``United States-Mexico Border Sewage
Cleanup Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(a) In General.--The Congress finds that it is necessary to take
appropriate actions to address the comprehensive treatment of sewage
emanating from the Tijuana River in order to ... | Permits the Commission to enter into a fee-for-services contract with the owner of the Mexican Facility (proposed wastewater treatment facility to be constructed within Mexico for treating sewage flows generated within Mexico, which flows impact U.S. and Mexican surface waters, health, and safety). Sets forth contract ... | United States-Mexico Border Sewage Cleanup Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Federal Council on the Aging.--Section 204(g) of the Older
Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3015(g)) is amended by striking
``$300,000 for fiscal year 1992 and such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995'' and inserting ``such sums as may ... | Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for FY 1999 through 2001 for: (1) the Federal Council on the Aging; (2) administration; (3) grants for State and community programs on aging; (4) the availability of surplus commodities; (5) training, research, and discretionary projects and programs; ... | To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to extend the authorizations of appropriations for that Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Accurate Education for Prenatal
Screenings Act''.
SEC. 2. CELL-FREE DNA PRENATAL SCREENING EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by
inserting, after section 317T (42 U.S.C. 247b-22), the following:
``SEC. ... | Accurate Education for Prenatal Screenings Act Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop, implement, and maintain two programs, one to educate patients and one to educate health care providers regarding: the purposes and definitions of cell-free DNA... | Accurate Education for Prenatal Screenings Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Adult Day Achievement Center
Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Multiple sclerosis (or MS) is a chronic, often
disabling disease that attacks the central nervous system,
which is made... | Adult Day Achievement Center Enhancement Act - Requires the Assistant Secretary for Aging to initiate a comprehensive survey of current adult day programs that provide care and support to individuals living with multiple sclerosis, to include: (1) identifying ongoing successful multiple sclerosis adult day programs (MS... | To expand and enhance existing adult day programs for people with multiple sclerosis or other similar diseases, to support and improve access to respite services for family caregivers who are taking care of such people, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) 99ers are a group of people whose numbers have
increased six fold in the past 3 years, and comprise nearly 10
percent of the unemployment in the third quarter of 2010
(Department of Labor).
(2) From Decemb... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a work opportunity tax credit for hiring a 99er (defined by this Act as an individual who has exhausted all rights to emergency unemployment compensation under the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 during the period beginning on December 1, 2007, and ending on the... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include individuals who have exhausted all rights to emergency unemployment compensation under title IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 as a targeted group for purposes of the work opportunity tax credit. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safeguarding Explosives for Homeland
Security Act''.
SEC. 2. PREVENTION OF UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS STORED
BY STATE OR LOCAL AGENCIES.
(a) Reports on Locations, Types, and Amounts of Stored Explosive
Materials.--
... | Safeguarding Explosives for Homeland Security Act - Requires each state to submit to the Attorney General a written report (and subsequent updates) that specifies each location at which any agency operating under state law stores or keeps explosive materials that have been transported in interstate or foreign commerce ... | To enhance homeland security by preventing unauthorized access to explosive materials stored by State or local agencies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Servicemembers Online Act
of 2017''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON NONCONSENSUAL DISTRIBUTION OF PRIVATE SEXUAL
IMAGES.
(a) Prohibition.--Section 920c of title 10, United States Code
(article 120c of the Uniform Code of Military Just... | Protecting Servicemembers Online Act of 2017 This bill subjects to a court-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice a person who: knowingly broadcasts or distributes an identifiable visual image of another person who is at least 18 years old, who is engaged in a sexual act or exposes a private area, and who... | Protecting Servicemembers Online Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. REMOTE MONITORING PILOT PROJECTS.
(a) Pilot Projects.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 9 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'')
shall conduct pilot projects unde... | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct pilot projects under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act for the purpose of providing incentives to home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technology. | A bill to establish pilot projects under the medicare program to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technologies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Military Academy
Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) Five Dollar Gold Coins.--
(1) Issuance.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in
this Act referred to as the ``Secret... | United States Military Academy Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue five-dollar gold coins, one-dollar silver coins, and half dollar clad coins emblematic of the U.S. Military Academy. Mandates that surcharges collected from coin sales be paid to the Association ... | United States Military Academy Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federalization of Crimes Uniform
Standards Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The State and Federal courts together comprise an
intertwined system for the delivery of justice in the United
St... | (Sec. 4) Specifies that it shall not be in order in either the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any measure containing a provision that would increase the law enforcement responsibilities of the Federal Government, unless that measure is accompanied by a Federal law enforcement impact statement.
(Sec.... | Federalization of Crimes Uniform Standards Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rocky Mountain Forest Insects
Response Enhancement and Support Act'' or the ``Rocky Mountain FIRES
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) fire beetles, bark beetles, and other insects that feed
o... | Rocky Mountain Forest Insects Response Enhancement and Support Act or the Rocky Mountain FIRES Act - Amends the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to require the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to use not less than 70% of the funds allocated for authorized hazardous fuel r... | A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to help reduce the increased risk of severe wildfires to communities in forested areas affected by infestations of bark beetles and other insects, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Pay Act of
1994''.
(b) Reference.--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 considered to be made to a s... | Fair Pay Act of 1994 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in payment of wages on the basis of sex, race, or national origin.
Requires such nondiscriminatory equal pay for equivalent jobs with the same employer, unless the differential payment is made pursuant to a system of seniorit... | Fair Pay Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Skin Cancer Prevention, Education,
and Consumer Right-To-Know Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Skin cancer is a growing epidemic in the United States
with more than 1,000,000 new cases diagnosed each year.... | Skin Cancer Prevention, Education, and Consumer Right-To-Know Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem a drug that is a sunscreen product whose labeling violates this Act to be adulterated.
Prohibits the labeling of a drug that is a sunscreen product that fails to meet the standards adopted under ... | To require the Food and Drug Administration to establish a standard for broad-spectrum protection in sunscreen products, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Part D
Patient Safety and Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2013''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Establishing PDP safety... | Medicare Part D Patient Safety and Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to establish a safe pharmacy access program under which a prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsor (or a Medicare Advantage (MA) organ... | Medicare Part D Patient Safety and Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife
Restoration Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Great Lakes Fishery Resources Restoration Study, for
which a report was submitted to Congress in 1995, was a
comprehensive study o... | Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1998 - Amends the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 to: (1) include among the Act's purposes to develop and implement proposals for the restoration of fish and wildlife resources in the Great Lakes Basin; and (2) add a reference to "other organisms" ... | Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Right to a Second Medical Opinion
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF SECOND OPINIONS.
(a) Group Health Plans.--
(1) ERISA amendments.--
(A) Subpart B of part 7 of title I of the Employee
Retirement Income... | Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act of 2009 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require a group health plan to provide coverage for a second opinion requested by a participant or beneficiary or a health care prac... | To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to require that group health plans and issuers of health insurance coverage provide coverage for second opinions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Environmentally Efficient
Building Materials Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) The te... | Federal Environmentally Efficient Building Materials Act of 1993 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a three-year pilot program to promote research on, and development of, environmentally efficient building materials through use of such materials in new and existing Federal f... | Federal Environmentally Efficient Building Materials Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prevent Election Hacking Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. HACK THE ELECTION PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program to be
known as the ``Hack the Election Program'' ... | Prevent Election Hacking Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to establish the Hack the Election Program to improve the cybersecurity of the systems used to administer federal elections by facilitating and encouraging assessments by independent technical experts, in cooperation with state a... | Prevent Election Hacking Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. MUSIC LICENSE FEES.
Section 110(5) of title 17, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
``(5) communication within a commercial establishment of a
transmission embodying a performance or display of a work by
the reception of a broadcast, cable, satellite, or oth... | Exempts from copyright infringement the communication within a commercial establishment of the transmission of a performance or display of a work by the reception of a broadcast, cable, satellite, or other transmission, if no direct charge is made to see or hear the transmission, its reception is authorized, and such t... | A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, relating to the copyright interests of certain musical performances, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIV... | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 - Title I: Intelligence Activities - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2006 for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the: (1) Office of the Director of National Intelligence; (2) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); (3) Department ... | To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ethical Stem Cell Research Tax
Credit Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR ETHICAL STEM CELL RESEARCH.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
(relating to business related credits) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amend... | Ethical Stem Cell Research Tax Credit Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 30% of qualified stem cell research expenses paid or incurred in a taxable year. Defines "qualified stem cell research expenses" as expenses for carrying out basic and applied research to develop techniques fo... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain stem cell research expenditures. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Towing Vessel Safety Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM NAVIGATIONAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT FOR TOWING VESSELS.
(a) In General.--Section 4102 of title 46, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(f)(1) In prescribing regulations f... | Towing Vessel Safety Act of 1996 - Amends Federal marine safety law to require the Secretary of Transportation, in prescribing regulations for towing vessels, to: (1) consider the characteristics and nature of the service of towing vessels; (2) consult with the Towing Safety Advisory Committee; and (3) require the ins... | Towing Vessel Safety Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. INDIAN EDUCATION ASSISTANCE TRUST FUNDS.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) Arizona fund.--
(A) In general.--There is established in the
Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the
Interim Arizona InterTribal Education Assistance Trust ... | Establishes in the Treasury the Interim Arizona InterTribal Education Assistance Trust Fund and the Interim Navajo Education Assistance Trust Fund (interim education funds). Subjects such funds to the same conditions as those for the Arizona InterTribal Trust Fund and the Navajo Trust Fund (permanent funds) under the ... | To provide Indian education assistance to carry out the purposes of title IV of the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988, Public Law 100-696, to provide for reimbursement to the Treasury by certain private parties, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cyber Security and American Cyber
Competitiveness Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Malicious state, terrorist, and criminal actors
exploiting vulnerabilities in information and communicatio... | Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2011 - Calls for the enactment of bipartisan legislation to secure the United States against cyber attack, enhance American competitiveness and create jobs in the information technology industry, and protect the identities and sensitive information of American ci... | A bill to secure the United States against cyber attack, to enhance American competitiveness and create jobs in the information technology industry, and to protect the identities and sensitive information of American citizens and businesses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Africa Counter Terrorism Initiative
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The proliferation of terrorist groups is rampant in
unstable countries in West and sub-Saharan Africa. The biggest
regional thre... | Africa Counter Terrorism Initiative Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to develop, submit to Congress, and implement within one year after enactment of this Act a plan to transfer the headquarters of AFRICOM from Stuttgart, Germany, to a location in the continental United States. Requires the plan to provide... | Africa Counter Terrorism Initiative Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Fuels for Energy Security
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. RENEWABLE CONTENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Biodiesel.--The term ``biodiesel'' means mono alkyl
esters of long chain fatty acids derived ... | Renewable Fuels for Energy Security Act of 2001 - Sets forth requirements for a renewable fuel program under which the motor vehicle fuel placed into commerce by a refiner, blender, or importer shall be composed of renewable fuel measured according to a statutory formula for specified calendar years.Establishes civil p... | A bill to provide for the energy security of the United States and promote environmental quality by enhancing the use of motor vehicle fuels from renewable sources, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Servicemember Employment Protection
Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. UNENFORCEABILITY OF AGREEMENTS TO ARBITRATE DISPUTES ARISING
UNDER USERRA.
(a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 43 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at ... | Servicemember Employment Protection Act of 2012 - Makes unenforceable any clause of an agreement between an employer and employee requiring arbitration of a dispute arising under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). Provides an exception when both parties voluntarily agree to arbitrat... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Opportunities for Service-
Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS DEFINITION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN
CONSOLIDATED.
Section 3(q) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)) is
amended--
... | Improving Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2014 - Amends the Small Business Act to expand the definition of "small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans" for purposes of federal agencies awarding small business contracts pursuant to Small Busines... | Improving Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Territories
Infrastructure Bond Bank Authorization Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Bank.--The term ``Bank'' means the United States
Territories Infrastructure Bond Bank.
(2) Board.--The term ``... | United States Territories Infrastructure Bond Bank Authorization Act - Directs the Secretary to establish a United States Territories Infrastructure Bond Bank to provide low-cost financing for the governments of American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands to construct infrastructure ... | To establish the United States Territories Infrastructure Bond Bank, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Museum of Asian Pacific
American History and Culture Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Board of regents.--The term ``Board of Regents'' means
the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
(2) C... | National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act This bill establishes a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture within the Smithsonian Institution to provide for the collection, study, and establishment of programs related to Asian Pacific American life, art, history, and culture... | National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Youth Violence Commission
Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL YOUTH VIOLENCE COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment of Commission.--There is established a commission
to be known as the National Youth Violence Commission (hereinafter
referred to in this Act as the... | National Youth Violence Commission Act - Establishes a National Youth Violence Commission to: (1) conduct a comprehensive study of incidents of youth violence to determine the root causes of such violence; and (2) report to the President and Congress recommendations to address the causes of, and reduce incidences of, y... | National Youth Violence Commission Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sales Tax Holiday Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. STATE AND LOCAL SALES TAX RELIEF FOR CONSUMERS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall reimburse each State for the
amount of State and local sales tax payable and not collected during
the sales tax holiday period... | Sales Tax Holiday Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to reimburse each State for the amount of State and local sales tax payable and not collected during the sales tax holiday period, as specified. | To provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited sales, use, and retailers' occupation tax holiday. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Transforming
America's Regions Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION TO THE HUBZONE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 3(p) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
632(p)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A)... | Small Business Transforming America's Regions Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Act to include in the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) program a qualified area designated by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in response to a petition by the governor of a state, the Distric... | Small Business Transforming America's Regions Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tech Bond Initiative of 2001''.
SEC. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Access to high-speed Internet is as important to 21st
Century businesses as access to the railroads meant to
businesses of the last century.
... | Tech Bond Initiative of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to create a limited credit for the holder of a "qualified technology bond" (as defined). | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit to holders of bonds financing new communications technologies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Seabed Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) More than \2/3\ of Earth's surface is covered by
oceans.
(2) The oceans and marine waters contain a greater variety
of forms of lif... | Directs the Secretary to report annually to specified congressional committees regarding the recovery of such marine areas from the effects of bottom trawling and use of other mobile fishing gear on the seabed.
Provides that such prohibition shall not apply to an area after the Secretary publishes a finding that there ... | Seabed Protection Act |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR COVERAGE UNDER PRIOR GROUP HEALTH PLAN AGAINST
ANY PREEXISTING CONDITION LIMITATION.
(a) In General.--Section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (i) and by
inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsec... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to imposition of the excise tax for failure of group health plans to meet certain requirements, to require any preexisting condition limitation period with respect to an individual who commences coverage after December 31, 1995, to be reduced by the aggregate of the indivi... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require employer-provided group health plans to credit coverage under a prior group health plan against any preexisting condition limitation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keep America's Oil Here Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States is taking a number of steps to reduce
domestic consumption of oil, many of which will soon take
effect.
(2)... | Keep America's Oil Here Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept bids on any new oil and gas leases of federal lands (including submerged lands) only from bidders certifying that all crude oil produced under such leases, and all refined petroleum products made from such crude oil, shall be offered for s... | To provide that the Secretary of the Interior may accept bids on any new oil and gas leases of Federal lands (including submerged lands) only from bidders certifying that all oil produced pursuant to such leases, and all refined petroleum products produced from such oil, shall be offered for sale only in the United Sta... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for the Victims of Pan Am
103 Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) 270 people, including 189 Americans, were killed in the
terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotlan... | Justice for the Victims of Pan Am 103 Act of 2001 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Government of Libya and its leader, Moammar Gaddafi, should be condemned for support of international terrorism, including the bombing of Pan Am 103; (2) the Government of Libya should make a full apology for the bombing o... | A bill to provide for United States policy toward Libya. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Flu Response Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. EMERGENCY FLU RESPONSE.
Title XXI of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300aa-1 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Subtitle 3--Influenza Vaccine
``SEC. 214... | Emergency Flu Response Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to immediately declare the shortage of the influenza vaccine to be a public health emergency justifying an authorization of the use of unapproved products.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) cons... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to address the shortage of influenza vaccine, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Buy-American Investment Incentive
Act''.
SEC. 2. INCREMENTAL INVESTMENT 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 end of paragraph ... | Buy-American Investment Incentive Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an incremental investment credit in an amount equal to ten percent of the excess of the aggregate bases of qualified investment credit properties placed in service over 80 percent of the base amount.
Excludes: (1) property if completed ... | Buy-American Investment Incentive Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Second Chance Homes Promotion Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States has the highest rates of teenage
pregnancy and births in the western industrialized world.
(2) T... | Second Chance Homes Promotion Act of 2001 Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants on a competitive and matching-funds basis to enable eligible entities to establish, expand, or enhance a community-based, adult-supervised group home that provides mothers age 23 or under and their children w... | A bill to support community-based group homes for young mothers and their children. |
SECTION l. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Invest in the Deficit Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. NEW REVENUE TO REDUCE DEFICITS.
(a) In General.--Except as provided by subsection (b), whenever a
law is enacted that provides new revenue or an asset of the United
States is sold to the public, all such rev... | Invest in the Deficit Act of 1993 - Declares that whenever a law is enacted that provides new revenue or an asset of the United States is sold to the public, all such revenue and proceeds sales shall be dedicated to the reduction of any annual Federal budget deficit.
Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to incr... | Invest in the Deficit Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Medal for Outstanding
Contributions in Math and Science Education Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of
the National Science Foundation.
... | Congressional Medal for Outstanding Contributions in Math and Science Education Act of 2004 - (Sec. 3) Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a Congressional Medal for Outstanding Contributions in Math and Science Education program.
(Sec. 4) Requires the Director to annually name a... | To establish the Congressional Medal for Outstanding Contributions in Math and Science Education program to recognize private entities for their outstanding contributions to elementary and secondary science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agriculture Competition Enhancement
Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON MERGERS.
It shall be unlawful for a person in the business of purchasing
livestock, poultry, or a basic agricultural commodity for wholesale
resale either unprocessed or processe... | (Sec. 3) Requires such a purchaser filing a premerger notice under the Clayton Act to also file with the Secretary of Agriculture. Provides for: (1) public comment; and (2) review by the Secretary respecting such action's anticompetitive effects.
(Sec. 4) Subjects such actions to specified enforcement provisions of th... | Agriculture Competition Enhancement Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Wetlands Conservation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) according to the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, approximately 170,200,000 acres of wetlands existed in
Alaska in the 1780s and app... | Alaska Wetlands Conservation Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide that specified guidelines for disposal sites for the discharge of dredged and fill material into navigable waters for States with substantial conserved wetlands areas: (1) shall not require mitigation to compensate for wetlands... | Alaska Wetlands Conservation Act |
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